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Card shooter apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-06-19
ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO LTD
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[0043]Preferably, the card reader further includes a win / lose determining means that determines the win or lose of a card game on the basis of the numbers of the cards that are sequentially read by the black light sensors, and an output means that outputs a game result determined by the win / lose determining means. Accordingly, the progress of a game can be supported, and an illegal act can be prevented.
[0005]The invention has been made in view of the above problems. It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a card reader that is capable of utilizing an existing card shooter, is high in reading precision, and is high in the threshold value of the card speed at the time of reading.

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However, in the conventional apparatus, reading precision is restricted by the CCD image sensor and related optical system components.

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[0039]The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. The following detailed description and the accompanying drawings do not limit the invention. Instead, the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

[0040]A card reader includes: a platform that is set on a game table and has a card shooter mounted thereon; a card guide unit that is provided in the platform to guide cards, which are pulled out one by one from the card shooter, onto the game table; and black light sensors that are provided in the card guide unit to read an ultraviolet-ray reaction code including the number of a card from the card.

[0041]According to this card reader, the platform is provided between the game table and the card shooter, and the platform is provided with a card reading function. Thus, reading of a card is enabled while the existing card shooter is utilized. Moreover, since the black light sensors are used, reading precision is high, and the threshold value of the...

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A card shooter apparatus 200 is set on a game table 20, and a card shooter unit 204 and card guide unit 204 are provided with a housing 202. The card guide unit 214 guides cards, which are pulled out one by one from the card shooter unit 204 by hand, onto the game table 20. The card guide unit 214 is provided with sensor unit 216 which reads the card pulled out. A control unit 208 determine win or lose of a card game based on reading result of the sensor unit 216, and display units 210 and 212 displays win or lose. Thus, an illegal act can be prevented while the progress of a game be supported.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a card shooter apparatus that is used suitably for a card game in which playing cards (trump cards; hereinafter simply referred to as cards) are to be used.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Conventionally, a card reader that is used suitably for a card game in a casino, etc. is suggested. For example, PCT Japanese Translation Patent Publication No. 10-508236 (Page 12, FIG. 1) discloses a card reader equipped with a card shooter. In the apparatus of this literature, a CCD image sensor and related optical system components are built in the card shooter. Further, an outlet of the card shooter is provided with a card reading window. Also, when a card passes through the shooter outlet, the card is read through the reading window.[0003]However, in the conventional apparatus, reading precision is restricted by the CCD image sensor and related optical system components. The reading precision is desired to improve as much as possible. This point is als...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F1/14A63F1/12A63F1/06A63F9/24
CPCA63F1/14A63F2250/58A63F2009/2419A63F1/18A63F2009/2425
Inventor SHIGETA, YASUSHI
Owner ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO LTD
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