US 12,409,378 B2
Card show apparatus and table game system
Yasushi Shigeta, Shiga (JP)
Assigned to ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed by ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/441,442.
Application 18/441,442 is a continuation of application No. 18/103,959, filed on Jan. 31, 2023, abandoned.
Application 18/103,959 is a continuation of application No. 17/230,258, filed on Apr. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,596,856, issued on Mar. 7, 2023.
Application 17/230,258 is a continuation of application No. 16/409,319, filed on May 10, 2019, granted, now 11,007,422, issued on May 18, 2021.
Application 16/409,319 is a continuation of application No. 15/456,322, filed on Mar. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,335,670, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/456,322 is a continuation of application No. 14/431,239, granted, now 10,124,242, issued on Nov. 13, 2018, previously published as PCT/JP2013/004956, filed on Aug. 22, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 2012-227444 (JP), filed on Sep. 25, 2012; and application No. PCT/JP2012/006230 (WO), filed on Sep. 28, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181332 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 1/14 (2006.01); A63F 1/12 (2006.01); A63F 1/18 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 1/14 (2013.01) [A63F 1/12 (2013.01); A63F 1/18 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2419 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2451 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2457 (2013.01); A63F 2250/58 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shuffle check system for shuffled playing cards, the shuffle check system comprising:
a card reader that is configured to read rank or suit information from a card of the shuffled playing cards; and
a computer including a memory, the computer configured to detect whether there is a special arrangement of the shuffle playing cards based on rank or suit information of one or more cards of the shuffled playing cards,
wherein the special arrangement of the shuffle playing cards includes:
a case where the rank goes up or down one by one in order for a predetermined number of cards,
a case where the same rank continues at a predetermined number of cards,
a case where the same suit continues at a predetermined number of cards,
a case where the cards repeat the same sequence at a predetermined number of cards, or
a case where the arrangement order of a predetermined number of cards matches an arrangement order registered in advance.