US 12,456,347 B2
Game management system
Yasushi Shigeta, Shiga (JP)
Assigned to ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed by ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,076.
Application 18/222,076 is a continuation of application No. 17/381,519, filed on Jul. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,810,423.
Application 17/381,519 is a continuation of application No. 16/710,247, filed on Dec. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,158,161, issued on Oct. 26, 2021.
Application 16/710,247 is a continuation of application No. 16/021,768, filed on Jun. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,580,254, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-125723 (JP), filed on Jun. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0360475 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 1/00 (2006.01); A63F 1/14 (2006.01); A63F 1/18 (2006.01); A63F 3/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/34 (2012.01)
CPC G07F 17/3241 (2013.01) [A63F 1/18 (2013.01); A63F 3/00157 (2013.01); G06Q 50/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3206 (2013.01); G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3234 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); A63F 2001/001 (2013.01); A63F 1/14 (2013.01); A63F 2250/58 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A game management system for management of one or more games played on a game table using a plurality of playing cards, the game management system comprising:
a card distribution device configured to house the plurality of playing cards, detect drawing of a playing card of the plurality of playing cards from the card distribution device, and detect an input operation provided to the card distribution device;
a controller configured to determine, for each game of the one or more games, based on the detected drawing of the playing cards, the detected input operation, or a combination thereof:
a betting phase during which one or more gaming chips associated with the game are bet by a player, and
a gaming phase during which one or more playing cards of the plurality of playing cards is drawn from the card distribution device by a dealer; and
a recording device configured to, for each game of the one or more games, store:
time data associated with a betting time based on the determined betting phase, and
second time data associated with a gaming time based on the determined gaming phase.