JP4119378B2 - Card reader system for card game and card mount - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a card game card reader system, and relates to a card installation base used in this card game card reader system.

  Conventionally, there has been known a card game in which a plurality of players (players) place one or more cards in the field (place), determine the match with the card placed by the opponent, and determine the outcome of the game. It has been. Each card used in such a card game has unique properties, abilities, etc., and each player performs a calculation based on the abilities, etc. set for each card and is presented to the field. It is common to make a card match determination. However, this calculation process is complicated, and there is a problem that it takes time to get used to the card game, and there is a problem that a person who is not familiar with the card game such as a beginner is deprived of the opportunity to become familiar with the card game. It was.

  In order to solve such a problem, a game in which a card game is virtually realized on a game device is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such a game device, a card game progresses by holding a large number of cards as game data, presenting these virtual cards, and making a battle determination of the cards on the game device. However, in the card game realized by this game device, since an actual card is not used, there is a problem that the player has a lack of reality that the card game is actually performed.

  By the way, in addition to the above-mentioned properties and abilities, cards used in actual card games are often drawn with illustrations of characters, etc., increasing the willingness to collect cards and distributing them as trading cards Yes. Such trading cards are not only marketed but also widely distributed by card collectors. However, since the actual card is not used in the virtual card game that runs on the above-described game device, there is a problem that the card sales promotion cannot be promoted for the merchant who sells the card.

  To solve such a problem, a game system is known in which card information set on an actual card is read and used for game data of an electronic game machine (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In such a game system, a data reader that reads card information from a card is provided in the electronic game machine, and the player can guide the guide unit provided in the data reader before the game starts or during the game. By moving the card along the line, the card information in the data storage area of the card recorded with a barcode or the like is read, and this card information is used as game data. In such a game system, since an actual card is used for the game, the player can widen the game by collecting the card, and the card seller can promote the sales of the card.

JP 2000-325528 A JP 2003-236032 A

However, in the game system described in Patent Document 2, once the card information is read by the data reader, the card from which the card information has been read is no longer necessary for the game. There remains a problem that the sense of playing games is poor. Further, when the card information is read at the start of the game or during the game, it is necessary to move the card along the guide portion each time, and there is a problem that the operation becomes complicated. Furthermore, depending on the actual card game, the state is indicated by the posture of the card presented in the field, and this state has a specific meaning, but the card posture at the time of such presentation is reflected in the card game. There is a problem that you can not.
For this reason, there has been a demand for a card game system capable of performing a card operation close to the usage status of a card in an actual card game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a card reader for card game , and a card installation base that can realize card operations substantially the same as those of an actual card game in a computer card game performed using an actual card. is there.

  In the card reader for card game according to the present invention, players present each other on the field at least one of a plurality of substantially rectangular cards each having a defined ability, and the card's posture is determined according to the posture of the card at the time of presentation. A card game comprising a plurality of card installation bases as fields for presenting the cards and a computer communicably connected to each card installation base in order to execute a card game in which a battle progresses while representing a state Card reader system, each card has a notch in one of the four corners, the card is recorded card information according to the ability of the card, the card installation table, A card positioning unit for positioning the presented card in the posture of the card presented by the player; and the card positioning A card information reading unit that reads card information recorded on a card positioned on the card, converts it into an electrical signal and outputs it to the computer, obtains the attitude of the positioned card, converts it into an electrical signal, and converts it into the computer A card orientation acquisition unit that outputs to the card, and the card positioning unit is formed in a substantially L shape according to the size of the card so that the card is installed vertically and horizontally. The card position acquisition unit is installed in the card positioning unit in either the horizontal position or the vertical position in either case of vertical placement or horizontal placement of the card. A card detection unit for detecting the presence or absence of the card, wherein the card detection unit is installed in the card positioning unit, and the notch is An outer card detection unit provided at a position corresponding to the notch when not in the presence area, and an inner card detection provided at a position inside the outer card detection unit and covered by the installed card The computer, based on the electrical signals output from the card information reading unit and the card orientation acquisition unit of each of the card installation table, the battle determination of the card installed in each of the card installation table It is characterized by having a battle determination unit to perform.

  According to the present invention, the player can present the card in a posture desired by the player to the card positioning unit provided on the card placement table, and the card placement table can receive the card information and the card posture from the presented card. Is output to a computer, and a battle determination unit provided in the computer for determining a battle can perform a process based on the card signal and the electrical signal converted in the card posture, thereby allowing the card game to proceed. That is, the player can advance the game by presenting the card in a desired posture so that the actual card game is played using the actual card. Also, the calculation process during the game which seems complicated for the player can be processed by a computer having high calculation ability. Accordingly, on the one hand, it is possible to give the player a sense of reality that a card game is played using an actual card, and on the other hand, by making the computer process the game battle determination, the player himself can perform the battle determination. The burden can be reduced and the game can be easily advanced.

Further, since the card information reading unit reads the card information from the card positioned by the card positioning unit, the card is moved along the guide unit provided in the data reader as in Patent Document 2 described above. Operation can be made unnecessary. Accordingly, it is possible to have the same operability as that of an actual card game, the card information can be easily read, and the player can be given more realism.
Furthermore, since the card used in such a card game card reader system can be distributed in the market in the same manner as the card used in an actual card game, it is possible to promote the sales of the card.

  In addition, since the card is installed in the card positioning unit and the card information is read, the player can easily check which card is presented in which posture. Here, in the game system described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, since the card information needs to be completely passed through the data reader, the card information of which card is read after the card information is read. It is difficult to determine whether or not On the other hand, in the card reader for card game according to the present invention, the player can easily determine the position of the card and the card at the time of data reading by checking the position of the card and the position of the card positioned on the card positioning portion of the card installation table. Can be confirmed.

In addition, since the card positioning portion is formed in a substantially L shape in accordance with the size of the card formed in a substantially rectangular shape, the card can be placed in a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation simply by presenting the card to the card positioning portion. The posture can be stably positioned. According to this, when positioning the presented card, it is not necessary to provide a member for fixing the card, so that not only can the card be easily positioned, but also the structure of the card positioning unit, and thus the card installation The structure of the table can be simplified.
Furthermore, since the card orientation acquisition unit includes a card detection unit provided in at least one of the areas of the card positioning unit covered by the card when the card is placed vertically and horizontally, The posture of the card can be acquired by the detection unit detecting the card presented vertically or horizontally. That is, for example, when a card detection unit is provided in the vertical placement area, if the card detection unit detects a card, the card is presented vertically and no card is detected. In this case, the card is presented horizontally. Therefore, the posture of the card can be detected with a simple configuration.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the card includes an IC chip embedded in the card and records the card information, and the card information reading unit reads information recorded on the IC chip.
According to the present invention, a large amount of card information can be recorded on the card, and the card can be manufactured at low cost. Further, since the card information reading unit reads the card information from the IC chip embedded in the card, the card information can be read regardless of the posture of the card at the time of presentation. Furthermore, if such an IC chip is constituted by a non-contact type IC chip, the card information reading unit in the card positioning unit and the card information can be reliably read even if the position of the IC chip of the card does not match, The card installation table can be configured without worrying about the position of the card information reading unit.

Alternatively, in the present invention, it is preferable that the card is formed on the card and includes a bar code representing the card information, and the card information reading unit includes an image sensor that reads the bar code.
According to the present invention, card information is recorded on the card by a barcode. According to this, since the barcode can be formed by printing in the card manufacturing process, the card on which the card information is recorded can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the card information reading unit is provided in the shared area.
According to the present invention, the card information reading unit is provided in the area of the card positioning unit that is covered with the card regardless of whether the card is placed vertically or horizontally. Even if it is placed, the card information can be read reliably.

In this invention, it is preferable that the said card | curd detection part is comprised from the light receiving element which outputs to an electrical signal according to the received light.
According to this, the presence of the card is detected by detecting the light because the light is incident on the light receiving element depending on the presentation of the card to the card positioning unit. can do. Therefore, the configuration of the card detection unit that detects the card can be simplified.

In this invention, it is preferable that the said card installation stand is equipped with the capability display part which displays the remaining capability of the installed card based on the result performed in the said battle determination part.
According to this, since the ability of the card that changes with the progress of the card game is displayed on the ability display unit, the state of the presented card can be easily grasped, and the progress of the card game can be assisted. it can.

In the present invention, it is preferable that an identifier of the card is recorded as card information on the card, and the computer is provided with a capability information database in which the capability information of the card corresponding to the identifier is recorded.
According to the present invention, an identifier for identifying the presented card is set in the card as card information, and the capability information database in which the capability information of the card based on this identifier is recorded is provided in the computer. In addition to reducing the amount of card information to be recorded, processing using more capability information based on the identifier can be realized on a computer.

  In addition, the card setting table of the present invention has players each presenting on the field at least one of a plurality of substantially rectangular cards in which unique abilities are defined and card information corresponding to the abilities is set. The card game card reader system is used to execute a card game in which a battle progresses while representing the state of the card according to the posture of the card at the time of presentation. A card setting table for reading the card information from the displayed card and outputting the card information to a communicably connected computer, and positioning the presented card in the posture of the card presented by the player The card information recorded on the card positioned on the card positioning unit and the card positioning unit A card information reading unit that captures and converts to an electrical signal and outputs to the computer; and a card orientation acquisition unit that acquires the orientation of the positioned card and converts to an electrical signal and outputs to the computer, The card positioning portion is formed in a substantially L shape in accordance with the size of the card so that the card can be installed vertically and horizontally, and the card positioning portion can be placed either vertically or horizontally. Even in this case, the card detection unit has a shared area covered with the card, and the card posture acquisition unit detects the presence / absence of the card installed in the card positioning unit in either the horizontal or vertical posture. The card detection unit includes the card installed in the card positioning unit, and the notch formed in any one of the four corners of the card is not in the shared area. An outer card detection unit provided at a position corresponding to the notch, and an inner card detection unit provided at a position inside the outer card detection unit and covered by the installed card. It is characterized by being.

According to the present invention, the card is set by using a card in which card information corresponding to each unique ability is set and connecting to a computer that performs a battle determination based on an electric signal that is converted and output from the card information. The stand can constitute the above card game card reader system. Thus, at the start of the game or during the progress of the game, the player can present the card in a desired posture to the card positioning unit provided on the card setting table, and the card information and the presentation posture are displayed on the card positioning unit. It can be acquired from the presented card by the card information reading unit and the card posture acquisition unit. Accordingly, it is possible to perform a card operation substantially similar to an actual card game, to give a player a sense of reality that an actual card game is being performed, and to perform complicated operations such as moving a card and reading data. Therefore, the card information can be read easily.
Further, since the card from which the card information is read and the posture of the card can be confirmed by looking at the card presented to the card positioning unit, the presented card and the posture of the card can be easily confirmed.

Each card set composed of the above-mentioned cards has a unique ability, and players present each other on the field at least one of a plurality of cards set with card information according to the ability. A card set for executing a card game in which a battle progresses while representing the state of the card by the posture of the card at the time of presentation, each card having a notch at one of the four corners It formed in a rectangular shape, wherein the respective cards, IC chip card information corresponding to the determined capacity is recorded that has been embedded.

According to this , since the card information can be read by the IC chip on which the card information is recorded regardless of the posture of the card, the card information can be surely read even if the card is presented in a desired posture of the player. Can do. Therefore, the player can present the card in a desired posture so as to perform an actual card game. Moreover, card information can be processed by a computer etc., and a card game can be advanced easily.

Alternatively, card sets constituted by the aforementioned card, each defined the inherent ability, at least one of the plurality of cards card information corresponding to該能force is set, the player each other mutually presented on the field A card set for executing a card game in which a battle progresses while representing the state of the card by the posture of the card at the time of presentation, each card having a notch at one of the four corners It formed in a rectangular shape, wherein the each card, bar code representing the card information corresponding to the determined capacity is that is formed.

According to this , substantially the same effect as the above-described card set can be obtained. That is, since card information corresponding to the ability is recorded on the card by a barcode, the card game can be easily advanced by reading this card information and processing it with a computer or the like. Further, by forming such a barcode according to the card presentation posture, it is possible not only to easily grasp the card posture, but also to realize processing according to the card posture. Further, since the card information is recorded by a bar code, these bar codes can be formed by printing or the like at the card manufacturing stage, so that the card can be manufactured at a low cost.

[1. First Embodiment]
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a card reader for card game 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 shows the back side of the card 2 included in the card game card reader system 1 of the first embodiment.
The card game card reader system 1 according to the first embodiment is used for a virtual card game performed on a computer. As shown in FIG. 1, a card 2 having a substantially rectangular shape (two points in FIG. 1). A plurality of card installation bases 3 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) on which the card 2 is installed, a computer 4 to which the card installation bases 3 are communicably connected, and the computer 4 And a connected display 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the card 2 has a substantially rectangular shape and is not shown in the figure, but on the surface of the card 2, an illustration of a character or the like, a card ID, a property and ability of the card 2 are described. On the back side, a pattern or the like for not specifying the type of the card 2 is described. A plurality of such cards 2 can be manufactured with different illustrations, card IDs, properties and abilities, etc. By collecting a large number of cards 2 and using the collected cards 2, the width of the card game can be increased. It can be expanded.

An IC chip 21 in which a card ID as an identifier written on the card 2 is recorded is embedded in the approximate center of the card 2. More specifically, on the IC chip 21, in addition to the card ID, the card name, card type and other properties, abilities, special abilities, and graphic information for displaying the illustration drawn on the card 2 on the display 5, etc. Is set. Here, the property includes, for example, classification of tools, humans, animals, and the like, and the ability includes, for example, attack power, defense power, physical strength, magic power, and the like.
The IC chip 21 is a non-contact type IC chip, and a semiconductor chip is built in an antenna coil (not shown). Further, the card 2 having such an IC chip 21 therein is a non-contact type, but is configured as a close-contact type card, and is brought into close contact with the card information reading unit 312 provided on the card setting table 3. The card information is read.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the card setting table 3 constitutes a field in which the card 2 is presented, acquires card information and a presentation posture of the card 2 from the presented card 2, and sends the card 4 to the computer 4. Information and presentation posture are output. One card setting table 3 is prepared for each player who performs a card game, and each card setting table 3 is communicably connected to a computer 4 via a cable C. In the present embodiment, the card installation table 3 and the computer 4 are connected by the cable C, but may be connected by wireless communication or infrared communication. As connection using the cable C, USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection can be adopted, and IEEE1394 (FIREWIRE (registered trademark), i link (registered trademark)) connection can be employed.

The card installation table 3 is provided with four card reader units 31 on which the cards 2 are presented. The card reader unit 31 includes a card positioning unit 311 that positions the player according to the posture of presenting the card 2, and an indicator 314 that is a capability display unit that displays capabilities based on the card information acquired from the card 2. These card reader units 31 are configured to operate independently of each other. The indicator 314 is composed of a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and power ON / OFF, display items, and the like are controlled by electrical signals output from the computer 4.
The card positioning portion 311 is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view in accordance with the shape and dimensions of the card 2 and is formed in a substantially concave shape in cross section. Accordingly, the card 2 is positioned vertically and horizontally along each side of the card positioning unit 311.

The card positioning unit 311 is provided with a card information reading unit 312 that reads card information recorded on the IC chip 21 of the presented card 2 and a card posture acquisition unit 313 that acquires the posture of the presented card 2. ing.
The card information reading unit 312 is provided substantially at the center of the card positioning unit 311. More specifically, the card information reading unit 312 is provided substantially at the center of the area of the card positioning unit 311 covered with the card 2 when the card 2 is placed vertically or horizontally. For this reason, even if the card 2 is placed in either the portrait orientation or the landscape orientation in the card positioning unit 311, the card information can be read by the card information reading unit 312. The card information read in this way is converted into an electrical signal and output to the connected computer 4.
As described above, the card 2 is configured as a non-contact and contact type card, and the position of the IC chip 21 of the card 2 and the position of the card information reading unit 312 on the card positioning unit 311 Need not match exactly.

  The card posture acquisition unit 313 is configured by two card detection units 313H and 313V provided at the respective leading end portions of the substantially L-shaped card positioning unit 311. In other words, the card detection units 313H and 313V are either in the vertical or horizontal position in the area of the card positioning unit 311 covered with the card 2 when the card 2 is placed vertically or horizontally. It is provided at the L-shaped tip portion of the card positioning portion 311 excluding the area covered by the card 2.

Among these card detection units 313H and 313V, the card detection unit 313H is provided at the right end of the card positioning unit 311 in FIG. 1 and detects the horizontally placed card 2. The card detection unit 313V is provided at the top end of the card positioning unit 311 in FIG. 1 and detects the vertically placed card 2. These card detection units 313H and 313V detect the presentation posture of the card 2.
More specifically, when the card detection unit 313H detects the card 2, the card 2 is placed horizontally on the card positioning unit 311, and when the card detection unit 313V detects the card 2, the card 2 detects the card positioning. The unit 311 is placed vertically. The attitude information of the card 2 obtained in this way is converted into an electrical signal and output to the computer 4 as with the card information.
Although not shown, the card detectors 313H and 313V include an infrared light emitting diode and an infrared sensor as a light receiving element, and the infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitting diode is reflected by the card 2 and is reflected by the infrared sensor. By detecting this, the presence of the card 2 is detected.

  The indicator 314 includes the card information read from the card 2 by the card information reading unit 312, the card 2 presented to the card reader unit 31 provided with the indicator 314, and the card presented to another card installation base 3. 2 or the like is displayed. For example, the indicator 314 displays the initial value of the ability included in the card information, the value of the ability that increases or decreases as the game progresses, and the like. In addition, characters and images indicating the usage load are displayed on the indicator 314 of the card reader unit 31 on which the card 2 that can no longer be used is presented. Such character and image display is controlled by an electrical signal output from the computer 4. That is, the indicators 314 are individually connected to the computer 4, and characters and images are displayed on the indicators 314 based on the electrical signals output from the computer 4.

  As described above, the computer 4 is connected to the card installation table 3 and the display 5, and card information and posture information of the card 2 presented on the card installation table 3 are input as electric signals. Although not shown in the figure, a battle determination unit for determining a battle between the cards 2 presented on each card installation table 3 is provided in the computer 4 based on electrical signals output from the plurality of card installation tables 3. It has been. The determination result by the battle determination unit is output to the display 5 and the indicator 314 of the card installation base 3. Such battle determination by the battle determination unit is generally performed by comparing the ability values included in the card information set in the card 2. For example, when a card 2 with the same setting is attacked using a card 2 set with attack power 3, defense power 2, and physical strength 10, 1 obtained by subtracting the defense power from the attack power is applied to the opponent's card 2. For example, a battle determination in which damage 1 is subtracted from physical strength 10 and physical strength of opponent's card 2 is 9 is shown.

  Although not shown, the computer 4 is provided with an externally connected device that reads a program for executing a battle determination process by the battle determination unit. Examples of such externally connected devices include a drive for reading a program recorded on a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and the like, and a modem and an adapter for downloading the program via a network. Further, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a semiconductor memory, and the like that store programs and data acquired by downloading and the like may be provided.

  As described above, such a computer not only performs the battle determination by calculating the value of the ability, but also displays a screen according to the progress of the game on the display 5 or through a speaker (not shown). Sound effects and the like may be output. Specifically, hints and guide screens related to game progress, BGM, sound effects at the time of attack, and the like can be given.

According to such 1st Embodiment, there can exist the following effects.
(1-1) In the card reader for card game 1, an IC chip 21 in which card information is set is embedded in the card 2, and this card 2 is a card positioning unit provided on the card installation base 3. 311 is presented vertically or horizontally. The card information of the presented card 2 is read by the card information reading unit 312 provided in the card positioning unit 311, and the posture of the presented card 2 is acquired by the card posture acquisition unit 313, and each electric signal To be output to the computer 4. The battle determination unit of the computer 4 determines the battle of the card 2 presented on each card installation base 3 based on the output electrical signal, and displays the display 5 and the card reader unit 31 on which each card 2 is presented. Is displayed on the indicator 314.
According to this, the player can present the card 2 in consideration of the vertical or horizontal orientation of the card 2 in FIG. 1 in the same manner as in the actual card game, and these are presented. Since the battle determination of the card 2 is processed by the battle determination unit of the computer 4, the troublesome calculation process of the battle determination can be omitted for the player. Therefore, the player can present the card 2 in a desired posture, and can give a sense of reality of playing an actual card game. Further, it is possible to prevent the player from making complicated calculations and to easily advance the card game.

  (1-2) When the card 2 is presented to the card positioning unit 311, the card information of the card 2 is read by the card information reading unit 312. According to this, since the card operation at the time of reading the card information is the same as the card operation to present the card 2, not only can the card operation at the time of reading the card information be performed simply, but also the present system 1 The card operation of the card game performed using can be substantially matched with the operation in the actual card game. Therefore, it is possible to give the player a sense of reality that is playing an actual card game.

  (1-3) The presented card 2 is positioned by the card positioning unit 311 unless the player removes it as the game progresses. According to this, not only the presented card 2 can be easily confirmed, but also the presentation posture of the card 2 can be easily confirmed. Also, in the actual card game, the card remains presented on the field until the battle ends or is removed by the player. It can be realized in a card game using

(1-4) Since the card 2 has a configuration in which the IC chip 21 with the capacity and properties is set, it can be manufactured at low cost, and a large number of such cards 2 can be collected, By providing the card game using the card reader system 1 for the card game, the width of the card game can be widened. Also in the computer 4, the card information of the card 2 is set in the IC chip 21. Can be processed as game data. Therefore, the player can improve the willingness to collect cards and can promote the sales of the card 2.
Further, since the card information can be read from the IC chip 21 regardless of the posture of the card 2, the card information can be reliably acquired by the card information reading unit 312.

  (1-5) The card positioning unit 311 is formed in a substantially L shape according to the size of the card 2 and is configured so that the card 2 is presented vertically or horizontally. According to this, when positioning the card 2 on the card installation base 3, it is not necessary to newly provide a member for holding the card 2 so that the posture of the card 2 does not change. Therefore, not only can the card 2 be stably positioned, but the structure of the card positioning portion 311 can be simplified, and consequently the structure of the card installation base 3 can be simplified.

(1-6) The card information reading unit 312 is provided substantially at the center of the card positioning unit 311 formed in a substantially L shape. According to this, even if the card 2 is presented vertically or horizontally, the card information can be reliably read from the IC chip 21 of the card 2.
Further, the card posture acquisition unit 313 includes card detection units 313H and 313V provided at the respective leading ends of the card positioning unit 311. According to this, when the card detection unit 313V detects the card 2, the horizontal orientation of the card 2 can be detected, and when the card detection unit 313H detects the card 2, the vertical position of the card 2 can be detected. The placement posture can be detected. Therefore, by providing the card detection units 313H and 313V, it is possible to reliably detect the vertical and horizontal postures of the card 2.
Further, since the card detection units 313H and 313V are configured by infrared light emitting diodes and infrared sensors, the presence of the card 2 can be detected with a simple configuration.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Next, a card game card reader system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The card reader for card game of the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the card reader for card game shown in the first embodiment, but the shape of the card used in the card reader for card game The configuration of the card orientation acquisition unit provided on the card installation table is different from the first embodiment. In the following description, parts that are the same as or substantially the same as those already described are assigned the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a card game card reader system 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows the back side of the card 2A included in the card reader for card game 1A.
As shown in FIG. 3, the card reader for card game 1A is similar to the card reader for card game 1 described above, and the card 2A presented by the player and the cards constituting the field on which the card 2A is presented. The installation table 3A and the card installation table 3A are communicably connected, the card information and the card posture of the card 2A installed in the card installation table 3A are output, and the battle determination of the card 2A installed in each card installation table 3A And a display 5 connected to the computer 4 and outputting the presented card information, the result of the battle determination, and the like.

  As with the card 2 described above, the card 2A has illustrations and abilities of characters and the like on the front surface and a predetermined pattern on the back surface. As shown in FIG. 4, an IC chip 21A similar to that of the card 2 is embedded in the approximate center of the card 2A, and card information such as a card ID, properties, and abilities is set. Furthermore, a notch 22A in which a part of the card 2A is cut out in a substantially triangular shape at the upper right corner when the back surface of the card 2A is directed forward and one end in the longitudinal direction of the card 2A is directed upward. Is formed.

As with the card setting table 3, the card setting table 3A is provided with four card reader units 32. As shown in FIG. 3, each card reader unit 32 has a card 2A in the posture presented by the player. A card positioning unit 311 for positioning the card and an indicator 314 are provided.
A card information reading unit 312 for reading card information from the card 2A is provided at the approximate center of the card positioning unit 311 formed in a substantially L shape. A card posture acquisition unit 323 for detecting the presentation posture of each card 2A is provided.

  The card orientation acquisition unit 323 is provided at the upper right end of the card positioning unit 311 in the right direction in FIG. 3, and detects the presence or absence of the horizontally placed card 2A and the card positioning unit 311 on the upper side in FIG. A card detection unit 323V that is provided at the left end of the direction and detects the presence or absence of the vertically placed card 2A is configured. Each of the card detection units 323H and 323V has an outer card detection unit 323HO and 323VO on the outer edge side of the card positioning unit 311 and a predetermined interval obliquely inward from the outer card detection units 323HO and 323VO. The inner card detection units 323HI and 323VI are provided.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the card detection unit 323V and the card 2A.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the card 2A is presented to the card positioning unit 311 so that the surface of the card 2A can be seen, the notch 22A formed on the card 2A is positioned above the card positioning unit 311 ( There are two patterns: a presentation posture 1) and a case where it is positioned below (presentation posture 2).
Here, in the case of the presentation posture 1 (in the case of FIG. 5), since the card 2A is not located on the outer card detection unit 323VO, the outer card detection unit 323VO does not detect the card 2A, but on the inner card detection unit 323VI. Since the card 2A is located, only the inner card detection unit 323VI detects the card 2A.
On the other hand, in the case of the presentation posture 2, the position of the notch 22A and the position of the card detection unit 323V do not overlap, so each of the outer card detection unit 323VO and the inner card detection unit 323VI detects the card 2A.

As described above, when the card 2A is vertically placed on the card positioning unit 311, only the inner card detection unit 323VO provided in the card detection unit 323V detects the card 2A, and the inner card detection unit 323VI and the outer card. It is possible to detect two patterns of card orientations when the detection unit 323VO detects the card 2A.
The range indicated by X and Y in FIG. 5 is an operation range when the card 2A is positioned on the card positioning unit 311. The card is placed on the card positioning unit 311 and the card 2A from the card positioning unit 311 is placed. The outer card detection unit 323VO and the inner card detection unit 323VI are provided apart from each other by the moving range.

The positional relationship between the outer card detection unit 323VO and the inner card detection unit 323VI constituting the card detection unit 323V and the notch 22A of the card 2A is determined by the outer card detection unit 323VO and the inner card detection constituting the card detection unit 323H. The positional relationship between the part 323VI and the notch 22A of the card 2A is the same.
That is, when the card 2A is presented horizontally on the card positioning unit 311 and only the inner card detection unit 323HI detects the card 2A, the card 2A is presented with the notch 22A facing right (presentation posture 3). Means that. Further, when each of the inner card detection unit 323HI and the outer card detection unit 323HO detects the card 2A, it means that the card 22A is presented with the notch 22A facing left (presentation posture 4). Therefore, even when the card 2A is presented horizontally, it is possible to detect two patterns of card postures of the presentation postures 3 and 4.
Further, the outer card detection unit 323HO and the inner card detection unit 323HI are provided apart from each other by the moving range of the card 2A, similarly to the card detection unit 323V described above, to facilitate the installation / removal of the card 2A. However, the detection error of the card 2A does not occur.

  Therefore, by detecting the position of the notch 22A when the card 2A is presented vertically and horizontally by the card posture acquisition unit 323 including the card detection units 323V and 323H, 4 of the card 2A is detected. The presentation posture of the pattern can be detected.

According to the second embodiment, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the effects similar to those of the first embodiment described above.
(2-1) Card 2A in which IC chip 21A in which card information is set is embedded in card positioning portion 311 formed in a substantially L shape is presented in four postures of presentation postures 1 to 4. . Reading of the card information from the card 2A is read by the card information reading unit 312 formed substantially at the center of the card positioning unit 311. The posture of the card 2A is acquired by the card posture acquisition unit 323. According to this, card information and a presentation attitude | position can be acquired from the card | curd 2A shown with the player's desired attitude | position, A card game can be advanced, making a battle | competition determination based on these information with the computer 4. FIG. That is, the player can place the card 2 </ b> A on the card placement table 3 that is a field by performing a card operation that is substantially the same as the actual card game. Moreover, since the battle determination of these installed cards 2A is processed by the battle determination unit of the computer 4, the card game can be advanced without the player performing troublesome battle determination. Therefore, it is possible to easily advance the card game with a sense of reality that the player is actually playing the card game.

  (2-2) The notch 22A is formed in the card 2A, and the card posture acquisition unit 323 includes card detection units 323V and 323H each including an outer card detection unit 323VO and 323HO and an inner card detection unit 323VI and 323HI, respectively. It is configured to include. According to this, by detecting the position of the notch 22A of the card 2A by the card detection units 323V and 323H, the postures of the four patterns of the card 2A can be detected. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the installation posture of the card 2A can be improved and the width of the card game can be expanded.

(2-3) The card information of the card 2A is read by the card information reading unit 312 from the IC chip 21A of the card 2A presented to the card positioning unit 311. According to this, card operation in reading card information can be made unnecessary. Therefore, the card information reading operation can be easily performed.
Further, the card 2A once presented remains presented to the card positioning unit 311 unless the player removes it. Therefore, the card 2A that is presented and the card information is read and the posture of the card 2A at the time of presentation are shown. It can be made easier to check.

[3. Third Embodiment]
Next, a card game card reader system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The card reader for card game of the third embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the card reader for card game shown in the first and second embodiments, but the card used for the card reader for card game. In addition, the present embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in that the card information corresponding to the presented posture is set and the card posture acquisition unit is not provided.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a card reader for card game 1B according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows the back side of the card 2B included in the card reader system 1B for card game.
As shown in FIG. 6, the card game card reader system 1B, like the card game card reader systems 1 and 1A described above, includes a card 2B presented by the player and a field where the card 2B is presented. A plurality of card installation tables 3B (only one is shown in FIG. 6) and the card installation table 3B are communicably connected to each other, and the card information of the card 2B presented to the card installation table 3B is output. A computer 4 that performs a battle determination of the card 2B presented on the card installation base 3B, and a display 5 that is connected to the computer 4 and displays card information, a result of the battle determination, an auxiliary screen in the game progress, and the like. It is prepared for.

  The card 2B is formed in a substantially rectangular shape like the above-described cards 2 and 2A, and on the surface, in addition to illustrations, card information such as a card name, properties, and abilities is described. In addition, a pattern (not shown) is drawn on the back surface so that the card 2B is not discriminated, and data setting portions 2B1, 2B2, 2B3, and 2B4 in which card information is set at four corners are formed. In these data setting units 2B1, 2B2, 2B3, and 2B4, although not shown, two-dimensional barcodes in which different card information is recorded according to the state indicated by the posture of the card 2B are written. Here, a QR code can be adopted as the type of the two-dimensional barcode, and in this case, the card information can be read even if the card 2B is rotated 360 °. In addition to the QR code, DataMatrix (Data code), Maxi code, Aztec code, or the like may be employed.

Similarly to the card setting tables 3 and 3A described above, the card setting table 3B constitutes a field in which the player presents the card 2B, and reads card information from the card 2B that is presented, and is connected via the cable C. This is for converting the card information into an electrical signal and outputting it to the computer 4.
The card installation table 3B is provided with four card reader units 33, and each card reader unit 33 is provided with a card positioning unit 311 and an indicator 314.

A bar code reader 315 serving as a card information reading unit for reading the two-dimensional bar code of the card 2B is provided at the substantially L-shaped base end portion of the card positioning unit 311. The bar code reader 315 is a CCD scanner that reads card information recorded by a two-dimensional bar code. A card detection unit 316 that detects the presence or absence of the card 2B in the card positioning unit 311 is provided in the approximate center of the card positioning unit 311.
The bar code reader 315 is composed of a CCD scanner as an image sensor for reading a two-dimensional bar code, but a laser scanner may be adopted.

  The card detection unit 316 is configured in substantially the same manner as the card detection units 313H and 313V described above, and includes an infrared light emitting diode and an infrared sensor (not shown). Only when the card 2B is detected by the card detection unit 316, the barcode reader 315 is controlled to read the two-dimensional barcode of the card 2B corresponding to the position of the barcode reader 315.

Here, presentation of the card 2B to the card positioning unit 311 and data setting units 2B1 to 2B4 of the card 2B read by the barcode reader 315 provided in the card positioning unit 311 will be described.
The card 2B is vertically or horizontally placed on the card positioning unit 311 so that the surface can be seen, but the data setting units 2B1 to 2B4 of the card 2B read by the barcode reader 315 differ depending on the presentation posture.
That is, when the card 2B is vertically placed on the card positioning unit 311 and presented so that the data setting units 2B1 and 2B2 of the card 2B face upward (presentation posture 5), the position of the data setting unit 2B4 is the barcode reader. The two-dimensional bar code written in the data setting unit 2B4 is read. When the card 2B is presented vertically so that the data setting units 2B3 and 2B4 face upward (presentation posture 6), the position of the data setting unit 2B1 corresponds to the position of the barcode reader 315. The two-dimensional barcode of the data setting unit 2B1 is read.

Similarly, when the card 2B is presented horizontally on the card positioning unit 311 so that the data setting units 2B1 and 2B3 face upward (presentation posture 7), the two-dimensional barcode of the data setting unit 2B2 is a barcode. Read by reader 315. In addition, when the card 2B is presented sideways so that the data setting units 2B2 and 2B4 face upward (presentation posture 8), the two-dimensional barcode of the data setting unit 2B3 is read.
Accordingly, in the four corners of the card 2B, the card information is set by a two-dimensional barcode in accordance with the four patterns of the card presentation posture, and the barcode reader 315 provided in the card positioning unit 311 has the barcode reader 315. The two-dimensional barcode of the card 2B corresponding to the position of is read. In other words, the barcode reader 315 that is a card information reading unit functions as a card posture acquisition unit that reads the card information and acquires the posture of the card 2B.

Here, the card information set as the two-dimensional barcode in the data setting units 2B1 to 2B4 of the card 2B includes different information. That is, the card information corresponding to the state indicated by the posture of the card 2B presented to the card positioning unit 311 is set in the data setting units 2B1 to 2B4 of the card 2B.
For example, as a rule of the card game, when the card 2B is presented in the aforementioned presentation posture 5, it means an attack on the card 2B presented by the opponent, and when presented in the presentation posture 6, the opponent's This means defense against an attack from the presented card 2B. When presented in the presentation posture 7, it means expression of a predetermined property with respect to the card 2B presented on the opponent's card installation table 3B. When presented, it means the expression of a predetermined property with respect to the card 2B presented to the player's own card setting table 3B. In this case, in the two-dimensional barcode of the data setting unit 2B4 read in the presentation posture 5, in addition to basic card information such as a card name, an ability value related to an attack is set in detail. Similarly, the two-dimensional barcodes of the data setting units 2B1, 2B2, and 2B3 are set in detail with information such as the defense, the property with respect to the opponent's card, and the property with respect to the player's own card. Therefore, card information corresponding to the state indicated by the presentation posture of the card 2B is set as a two-dimensional barcode in each of the data setting units 2B1 to 2B4.

According to the third embodiment as described above, it is possible to achieve substantially the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments described above and the following effects.
(3-1) At the four corners of the card 2B, data setting units 2B1 to 2B4 in which card information is set by a two-dimensional bar code are provided, and the data setting units 2B1 to 2B4 are provided at the time of the card 2B presentation. Card information corresponding to the states indicated by the presentation postures 5 to 8 is set as a two-dimensional barcode. The card placement table 3 is provided with a substantially L-shaped card positioning portion 311, and a barcode reader 315 for reading a two-dimensional barcode is provided at a substantially L-shaped base end portion of the card positioning portion 311. Is provided. According to this, the player can change the posture of the card 2B and present it to the card positioning unit 311 and can perform the card game by performing a card operation substantially the same as the actual card game. Further, since the match determination of the presented card 2B is processed by the match determination unit of the computer 4, the card game can be advanced without the player making troublesome match determination. Therefore, it is possible to easily advance the card game with a sense of reality that the player is actually playing the card game.

  (3-2) The barcode reader 315 reads a two-dimensional barcode at a position corresponding to the position of the barcode reader 315 among the data setting units 2B1 to 2B4 of the card 2B presented to the card positioning unit 311. According to this, since the card information of the card 2B is read if the card 2B is presented to the card positioning unit 311 in an arbitrary posture of the player so as to advance the actual card game, the card 2B is read. When reading information, it is possible to eliminate the need for a card operation to move the card 2B. Therefore, the card operation at the time of reading the card information can be simplified, and the card operation almost the same as the actual card game can be realized.

  (3-3) The card 2B presented to the card positioning unit 311 remains positioned at the card positioning unit 311 unless it is removed by the player even after the card information is read. According to this, it can be made substantially the same as the card operation in the progress of the actual card game, and the type of the card 2B that has been presented and read the card information and the presenting posture of the card 2B can be easily confirmed. Can do.

  (3-4) Card information is recorded on the card 2B by a two-dimensional barcode. According to this, since the two-dimensional barcode can be formed at the printing stage in the manufacturing process of the card 2B, the card 2B can be manufactured inexpensively and easily.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a card game card reader system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The card reader for card game of the fourth embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the card reader for card game shown in the first to third embodiments, but the card is used for the card reader for card game. The first data positioning unit is provided with two data setting units, and the first card positioning unit for reading card information and the second card positioning unit for presenting the card are provided on the card installation base. This is different from the third embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a card reader for card game 1C according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 8 shows the back side of the card 2C included in the card game card reader system 1C.
As shown in FIG. 8, the card reader for card game 1C is similar to the card reader for card games 1, 1A, 1B described above, and the card 2C presented by the player and the field on which the card 2C is presented. A plurality of card installation bases 3C (only one is shown in FIG. 6), and a card installation base 3C communicably connected to each other via a cable C, and a battle between each card 2C presented to each card installation base 3C The computer 4 is configured to include a computer 4 for performing the determination and a display 5 connected to the computer 4.

  The card 2C is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, similar to the cards 2, 2A, 2B described above, and on the surface, in addition to illustrations, card information such as a card name, properties, and abilities is described. In addition, a pattern (not shown) is drawn on the back surface, and data setting units 2C1 and 2C2 in which card information is set are formed in the vicinity of two corners formed at one end in the longitudinal direction. Yes. Although not shown in the drawings, these data setting sections 2C1 and 2C2 have two-dimensional barcodes in which different card information is recorded according to the state indicated by the posture of the card 2C.

  Similarly to the card installation tables 3, 3 </ b> A, 3 </ b> B, the card installation table 3 </ b> C constitutes a field where the card 2 </ b> C is presented and outputs card information and card presentation attitude information to the computer 4. The card installation table 3C includes one card reader unit 34 as a first card positioning unit, four card presentation units 35 as second card positioning units, and each card presentation unit 35 from the card reader unit 34. And a guide lamp GL for connecting the above.

  The card reader unit 34 is a part that reads card information from the card 2 </ b> C, converts the read card information into an electrical signal, and outputs it to the computer 4. The card reader unit 34 includes a card positioning unit 311 and a bar code reader 315 as a card information reading unit that reads card information from the card 2C positioned by the card positioning unit 311.

  The card presentation unit 35 is a part that constitutes a field where the card 2C is presented, detects the presentation posture of the presented card 2C, converts the detected posture information into an electrical signal, and outputs it to the computer 4. . The card presenting unit 35 is provided with a substantially L-shaped card positioning unit 311 and an indicator 314. The card positioning unit 311 of the card presenting unit 35 is provided with a card posture acquisition unit 313 at each of the substantially L-shaped tip portions. The card posture acquisition unit 313 includes a card detection unit 313H that detects a card 2C placed horizontally on the card positioning unit 311 and a card detection unit 313V that detects a card 2C placed vertically. Information as to whether the card detection units 313H and 313V have detected the card 2C is converted into an electrical signal and output to the computer 4.

  As described above, the guide lamp GL is connected to the card reader unit 34 and the respective card presenting units 35, and is configured by a plurality of LEDs arranged in a line. This guide lamp GL is used to indicate to the player the position of the card presenting section 35 to be presented next by the card 2C after the card information is read by the card reader section 34 by turning on the guide lamp GL. is there. The turning on / off of the guide lamp GL is controlled by an electrical signal output from the computer 4 as the card game progresses.

In a card game using such a card game card reader system 1C, the player proceeds by performing the following card operations.
First, the player presents an arbitrary card 2C vertically or horizontally to the card positioning unit 311 of the card reader unit 34, and causes the barcode reader 315 to read the card information of the card 2C. Here, an electrical signal is output from the computer 4 to which the read card information is output, and one of the guide lamps GL is lit according to the electrical signal.
The player presents the card 2C presented to the card reader unit 34 in the posture presented to the card positioning unit 311 of the card reader unit 34 to the card positioning unit 311 of the card presentation unit 35 indicated by the lit guide lamp GL. As for the presentation posture of the card 2C, the card posture acquisition unit 313 provided in the card presentation unit 35 detects whether the card 2C is placed vertically or horizontally, and the posture information is converted into an electrical signal and output to the computer 4. The
In the computer 4 to which the card information and the posture information are output, the battle determination unit provided in the computer 4 determines the battle of the card 2C presented on each card installation table 3C, and the battle result is displayed on the display 5 and the indicator. It is output to 314. Here, when the presentation posture of the card 2C presented to the card presentation unit 35 is changed, the card 2C whose posture is changed is presented to the card positioning unit 311 of the card reader unit 34 in the changed presentation posture. After the information is read again, it is presented to the card positioning unit 311 of the card presenting unit 35 where the card 2C was presented.

According to such 4th Embodiment, the effect similar to the above-mentioned 1st-3rd embodiment can be show | played, and there can exist the following effects.
(4-1) Data setting units 2C1 and 2C2 are provided at two adjacent corners in the longitudinal direction of the card 2C. Among these, the data setting unit 2C1 has a two-dimensional bar code in which card information is set according to the vertical state of the card 2C, and the data setting unit 2C2 has a card according to the horizontal state. A two-dimensional barcode in which information is set is written. The card placement table 3C on which such a card 2C is presented is provided with one card reader unit 34 and four card presentation units 35, each provided with a card positioning unit 311 and a card reader unit 34. Is provided with a barcode reader 315, and the card presentation unit 35 is provided with a card posture acquisition unit 313.
According to this, the player can place the card 2C on the card positioning unit 311 provided in the card reader unit 34 and the card presenting unit 35 by selecting either the vertical orientation or the horizontal orientation. The card game can be carried out by performing a card operation substantially the same as the actual card game. Even if the card 2C is placed in either the portrait orientation or the landscape orientation, the barcode reader 315 of the card reader unit 34 reads the two-dimensional barcode of the data setting unit 2C2 or 2C1 formed on the card 2C. The presentation posture of the card 2C can be acquired by the card posture acquisition unit 313. For this reason, since the card information according to the presentation posture of the card 2C of the player and the presentation posture of the card 2C can be acquired, the player can actually perform the card game using the card reader system 1C for the card game. The card game can be advanced by operating the card 2C so as to play a card game. Therefore, it is possible to give the player a sense of reality as if an actual card game is being played.

  (4-2) The card information and the card attitude information acquired by the card reader unit 34 and the card presentation unit 35 of the card setting table 3C are output to the computer 4, and the battle determination unit performs the battle determination. The result of this battle determination is output and displayed on the display 5 or the like. According to this, by causing the computer 4 with high computing ability to determine the battle, the player who is unfamiliar with the card game, such as a beginner, does not have to spend time and effort to determine the battle of the presented card 2C. You can proceed without.

  (4-3) One card reader unit 34 and four card presentation units 35 are provided on the card setting table 3C. According to this, when the card 2C is presented, the card information is read by the card reader unit 34 and then presented to the card presentation unit 35. Therefore, a barcode is provided on each of the plurality of card presentation units 35 provided. The need to provide the reader 315 can be eliminated. Therefore, the number of parts constituting the card installation table 3C can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the card installation table 3C can be reduced.

  (4-4) A card reader unit 34 and a card presentation unit 35 are connected to the card installation table 3C, and the card 2C whose card information has been read by the card reader unit 34 is to be presented next. A guide lamp GL indicated by lighting 35 is provided. The turning on / off of the guide lamp GL is controlled by an electric signal from the computer 4. According to this, even when a player unfamiliar with a card game such as a beginner plays a card game, the card presenting unit 35 presenting the card 2C from which the card information is read is guided by the control of the computer 4. Since it is indicated by the lighting of GL, the card game can proceed smoothly.

(4-5) The card information from the card 2C is read by the bar code reader 315 when the card 2C is presented to the card positioning unit 311 of the card reader unit 34. The presentation posture of the card 2C is acquired by the card posture acquisition unit 313 when the card 2C is presented to the card positioning unit 311 of the card presentation unit 35. According to this, the card information and the card posture information can be acquired by substantially the same card operation as the actual card game. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, the card operation for moving the card and reading the card information can be made unnecessary, and the card operation can be performed more easily.
The card 2 </ b> C from which the card information has been read is presented to the card positioning unit 311 of the card presentation unit 35 in the posture presented to the card reader unit 34. According to this, it is possible to easily confirm the card 2C from which the card information is read and the presentation posture thereof.

[5. Modification of Embodiment]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.
For example, in the third embodiment, the card information set in the card 2B is described as a two-dimensional barcode, but in the present invention, it may be set in another mode. In this case, for example, a one-dimensional barcode may be adopted.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a card game card reader system 1D obtained by modifying the card reader system 1B of the third embodiment. Further, FIG. 8 shows the back side of a card 2D included in the card reader for card game 1D.
As shown in FIG. 10, the card game card reader system 1D has substantially the same configuration as that of the card game card reader system 1B shown in the third embodiment. Is different from the card reader 3D in that the bar code reader 315 provided in the card reader unit 33 of the card installation table 3B is a one-dimensional bar code reader 317.

As shown in FIG. 11, at the four corners of the back surface of the card 2D formed in a substantially rectangular shape, the data setting units 2D1 to 2D1 extend so as to extend rightward from the corners when the corners face the upper left. 2D4 is provided, and each data setting unit 2D1 to 2D4 has a one-dimensional barcode indicating the card information of the card 2D (not shown).
Here, as with the card 2B of the third embodiment described above, the card setting units 2D1 to 2D4 to be read differ depending on the attitude of the card 2D. Therefore, each card setting unit 2D1 to 2D4 has a basic name such as a card name. In addition to the information, information related to the state indicated by the posture of the card 2D is set.

According to such a card game card reader system 1D, it is possible to achieve substantially the same effect as the card game card reader system 1B described above, and a one-dimensional barcode reader 317 that reads a one-dimensional barcode is a two-dimensional Since the bar code reader 315 for reading the bar code can be manufactured at a lower cost, the card mounting table 3B can be manufactured at a lower cost.
Note that if the card information of the card 2B is set in a two-dimensional barcode as in the card reader for card game 1B, more card information can be set than in the case of a one-dimensional barcode.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the card installation bases 3, 3A, 3B, 3C are provided separately from the computer 4 and are communicably connected by the cable C. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the card installation bases The computer may be integrally formed.

  In the first to third embodiments, four card reader units 31, 32, and 33 are provided on each of the card mounting tables 3, 3A, and 3B. In the fourth embodiment, the card presenting unit 35 is Although four each is provided on the card installation base 3C, the present invention is not limited to four. That is, it may be less or more than this.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the card positioning unit 311 is formed in a substantially L shape so that the card can be placed vertically and horizontally. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is substantially the same as the card to be presented. You may form in the same dimension. Specifically, the card positioning part may be formed with substantially the same dimensions as the card, and the card positioning part itself may be formed to be rotatable. In this case, the posture of the card can be changed by rotating the card positioning portion on which the card is presented. If the rotation angle of the card positioning portion is detected, the posture of the card can be detected. it can. With this configuration, more states can be set according to the posture of the card, and the width of the card game can be expanded.

In the first and second embodiments, the card information includes basic information such as a card name, property, and ability, and the third and fourth include posture information in addition to the basic information. However, only the card ID may be set as card information, and data based on the card information may be stored in a capability information database provided in the computer 4. In this case, data exceeding the card information that can be recorded on the IC chip or barcode can be associated with the card. On the other hand, when multiple items of card information are set for each card as in the above-described embodiments, the card is newly collected and used in a card game without requiring an operation such as adding data. can do.
In addition, the card information more than the capacity that can be recorded on the IC chip or the barcode is stored in the capability information database, and when playing the card game, the computer is based on the card information of the card presented on the card installation base. The configuration may be such that the capability information database is searched and used for a card game.

  In each of the above embodiments, the card detection units 313H, 313V, 316, 323V, and 323H are configured to include an infrared light emitting diode and an infrared sensor. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and no infrared light emitting diode is provided. Moreover, it is good also as an optical sensor which detects visible light instead of an infrared sensor. According to this configuration, when a card game is performed, the card game is performed under visible light to identify the card, so that the card is presented to the card positioning unit and the optical sensor is covered with the card. The presence of the card can be detected by detecting visible light. Therefore, the configuration of the card detection unit can be further simplified.

  In each of the above embodiments, when the card is placed vertically, it means an attack on the card presented on the other card installation stand, but in the present invention, the state indicated by the posture of the card is appropriately determined according to the rules of the card game. You can do it.

  The present invention can be used for a card reader system for a card game in which a battle determination process is performed by a computer.

The schematic diagram which shows the card reader system for card games concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. The rear view which shows the card | curd in the said embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the card reader system for card games concerning 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The rear view which shows the card | curd in the said embodiment. The figure which shows the positional relationship of the card | curd attitude | position acquisition part and card | curd in the said embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the card reader system for card games concerning 3rd Embodiment of this invention. The rear view which shows the card | curd in the said embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the card reader system for card games concerning 4th Embodiment of this invention. The rear view which shows the card | curd in the said embodiment. The schematic diagram which shows the deformation | transformation of the card reader system for card games in the said 3rd Embodiment. The rear view which shows the deformation | transformation of the card | curd in the said 3rd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D ... Card reader system for card game 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D ... Card 3, 3A, 3B, 3C ... Card installation table 4 ... Computer 21 ... IC chip 311 ... Card positioning unit 312 ... Card information reading unit 313, 323 ... Card posture acquisition unit 313V, 313H, 316, 323V, 323H ... Card detection unit 314 ... Indicator (capability display unit)
315 ... Barcode reader (imaging device)

Claims (8)

A card in which a battle progresses while players present each other on the field at least one of a plurality of substantially rectangular cards with each ability defined, and indicate the state of the card according to the posture of the card at the time of presentation. A card game card reader system comprising a plurality of card installation bases as fields for presenting the cards and a computer communicably connected to each card installation base for executing a game,
Each of the cards has a notch at one of the four corners,
In the card, card information corresponding to the ability of the card is recorded,
The card mounting base is
A card positioning unit for positioning the presented card in the posture of the card presented by the player;
A card information reading unit that reads card information recorded on a card positioned in the card positioning unit, converts the card information into an electrical signal, and outputs the signal to the computer;
A card attitude acquisition unit that acquires the attitude of the positioned card, converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs it to the computer;
The card positioning portion is formed in a substantially L shape in accordance with the size of the card so that the card can be installed vertically and horizontally,
The card positioning part
Having a shared area covered with the card in both cases of the card being placed vertically and horizontally;
The card posture acquisition unit
The card positioning unit includes a card detection unit that detects the presence or absence of the card installed in either a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation,
The card detection unit
An outer card detection unit provided at a position corresponding to the notch when the card is installed in the card positioning unit and the notch is not in the shared area;
An inner card detection unit provided at a position inside the outer card detection unit and covered by the installed card,
The computer includes a battle determination unit that performs a battle determination of a card installed in each of the card installation tables based on an electrical signal output from the card information reading unit and the card posture acquisition unit of each of the card installation tables. A card reader system for card games, comprising: In the card reader system for card games according to claim 1,
The card includes an IC chip embedded in the card and recording the card information,
The card information card reader system for card games, wherein the card information reading unit reads information recorded on the IC chip. In the card reader system for card games according to claim 1,
The card is formed on the card and includes a barcode representing the card information.
A card reader for card game, wherein the card information reading unit includes an image sensor for reading the barcode. In the card reader system for card games according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The card reader for card game, wherein the card information reader is provided in the shared area. In the card reader for card games according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The card game card reader system, wherein the card detection unit is composed of a light receiving element that outputs an electrical signal in response to received light. In the card reader system for card games in any one of Claims 1-5,
The card game card reader system according to claim 1, wherein the card setting table includes an ability display unit that displays a remaining ability of an installed card based on a result of the battle determination unit. In the card reader system for card games in any one of Claims 1-6,
On the card, an identifier of the card is recorded as card information,
A card reader system for card games, wherein the computer includes a capability information database in which card capability information corresponding to the identifier is recorded. Each player presents on the field at least one of a plurality of substantially rectangular cards, each of which has a unique ability and card information corresponding to the ability, and depending on the posture of the card at the time of presentation, Representing the state of the card, used in a card game card reader system for executing a card game in which a battle proceeds, constituting a field where the card is presented, reading card information from the presented card, A card installation table for outputting the card information to a computer that is communicably connected,
A card positioning unit for positioning the presented card in the posture of the card presented by the player;
A card information reading unit that reads the card information recorded on the card positioned in the card positioning unit, converts the card information into an electrical signal, and outputs the signal to the computer;
A card attitude acquisition unit that acquires the attitude of the positioned card, converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs it to the computer;
The card positioning portion is formed in a substantially L shape in accordance with the size of the card so that the card can be installed vertically and horizontally,
The card positioning part
A shared area that is covered with the card in both cases of the card being placed vertically and horizontally;
The card posture acquisition unit
The card positioning unit includes a card detection unit that detects the presence or absence of the card installed in either a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation,
The card detection unit
When the card is installed in the card positioning unit and a notch formed at one of the four corners of the card is not in the shared area, an outer card detection unit provided at a position corresponding to the notch When,
An inner card detection unit provided inside the outer card detection unit and at a position covered by the installed card.

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