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- the present invention relates to a trading card used in a trading card game and, more particularly, to a trading card package that has a plurality of rareness degrees and is classified into any one of the rareness degrees, information concerning the rareness degree being printed on the trading card package, and is individually packed in a combination conforming to predetermined rules and a manufacturing method for the trading card package.
- Some trading cards have a high rareness degree and are purchased at a high price.
- the trading card having the high rareness degree is likely to be stolen or replaced and repackaged in a process of sales. In that case, even if such an illegal act is committed, the illegal act cannot be found because an original combination of packages is unknown.
- AU2008330607 discloses a packaging method with an ID for specifying a packaged card.
- the present invention is to solve the problems described above and an object of the present invention is to provide a trading card package and a manufacturing method for the trading card package that link a combination of enclosed trading cards and a package ID to eliminate room for illegal acts such as replacement and forgery.
- a manufacturing method for a trading card package includes: a grouping step of grouping a predetermined number of trading cards in order to combine the trading cards, which are classified into different rareness degrees, according to predetermined rules and package the trading cards as one package, the trading cards having a plurality of rareness degrees and each being classified into any one of the rareness degrees, and information concerning the rareness degrees being printed on the trading cards; and a packaging step of packaging, in one package, a group of the trading cards grouped in the grouping step.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards.
- the trading cards are selected to form a group to group, in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group, the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees according to the predetermined rules, and the trading card IDs of the selected trading cards are registered in a database.
- a package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package.
- a code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- the package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database.
- a predetermined number of trading cards are grouped in order to combine, according to predetermined rules, the trading cards classified into different rareness degrees and package the trading cards in one package.
- the grouped trading cards are packaged in one package.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards.
- the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees are grouped according to the predetermined rules, and the trading card IDs of a plurality of trading cards in the group are registered in a database.
- a package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package.
- a code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- the package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database.
- a trading card package and content of the trading card package are linked and the content can be specified. Therefore, it is possible to provide a trading card with which an illegal act can be found.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of trading cards having a plurality of rareness degrees according to an embodiment of the present invention are packaged.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a trading card according to the embodiment of the present invention is printed on a card base sheet and the printed trading card is set in a deposit cylinder.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing steps until trading cards are grouped and packaged in a manufacturing process of the trading cards according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the trading cards according to the embodiment of the present invention are packaged, boxed in an inner box, stacked on a carton, and carried.
- a process management system 400 In a manufacturing process for trading cards 4 according to this embodiment, it is desirable that consistent process management from order reception to shipment is performed by a process management system 400 .
- a process management system 400 is configured by a computer including a program.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of trading cards according to this embodiment are packaged.
- the trading cards in the present invention are classified into predetermined rareness degrees RM.
- Information concerning the rareness degrees RM to which the trading cards are classified is respectively imparted to the trading cards.
- the trading cards classified into different rareness degrees RM are combined according to predetermined rules and packaged in one package 1 .
- Types of the rareness degrees RM are different depending on games. Types of the rareness degrees RM in this embodiment are five types, that is, common (C) that is most general and has a lowest rareness degree RM, uncommon (U) that has the rareness degree RM higher than the rareness degree RM of C, rare (R) that has the rareness degree RM higher than the rareness degree RM of U, super rare (SR) that has the rareness degree RM higher than the rareness degree of R, and hyper rare (HR) that has the highest rareness degree RM.
- C common
- U uncommon
- R that has the rareness degree RM higher than the rareness degree RM of C
- R rare
- SR super rare
- HR hyper rare
- FIG. 2 shows a state in which a front pattern of the same rareness degree RM is printed for each base sheet in a predetermined layout on one surface of a card base sheet 20 according to this embodiment, a rear pattern is printed on the rear surface, and a printed card base sheet is cut into individual cards by a cutter and thereafter deposited in deposit cylinders 101 in order of the layout on the card base sheet (in FIG. 2 , order of 1 to 56 are repeatedly set three or more times). Therefore, the trading cards 4 are repeatedly set in the deposit cylinders 101 in order in which the trading cards 4 should be taken out.
- the trading cards 4 having the same rareness degree RM are printed on the same card base sheet. However, different front patterns are respectively printed on the trading cards 4 .
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a manufacturing method centering on a grouping machine 100 used in packaging the trading cards 4 in a process for manufacturing the trading cards 4 according to this embodiment.
- the grouping machine 100 includes deck deposit cylinders 101 , a belt conveyor 102 , belt conveyor moving rollers 103 , a card receiving section 104 , and cameras 105 .
- the trading cards 4 of the common C are set in the same layout order as in FIG. 1 .
- the trading cards of the uncommon U are set in a deposit cylinder 101 b
- the trading cards of the rare R are set in a deposit cylinder 101 c
- the trading cards of the super rare SR are set in a deposit cylinder 101 d
- the trading cards of the hyper rare HR are set in a deposit cylinder 101 e.
- FIG. 3 a configuration in which the deck deposit cylinders 101 include six cylinders is illustrated. However, the number of cylinders is optional.
- a deck of a card 7 imparted with a package ID 3 is set in the most downstream cylinder (a deck deposit cylinder 101 f in FIG. 3 ). However, the package ID 3 may be attached to only the package 1 .
- the card 7 imparted with the package ID 3 may be enclosed in the package 1 and the package ID 3 may be attached to the package 1 itself.
- the belt conveyor 102 slides according to rotation of the rollers 103 .
- the trading cards 4 are discharged onto the belt conveyor 102 from the deck deposit cylinders 101 .
- the number of trading cards to be discharged and a distribution of the rareness degrees RM of the discharged trading cards are determined beforehand in all cylinder sets.
- a predetermined number of trading cards 4 are discharged at predetermined timings from discharging devices 301 a to 301 f attached to the respective deposit cylinders 101 according to signals from a trading-card-discharge managing device 300 .
- the trading cards enter as shown in FIG. 1 three trading cards are discharged from the deposit cylinder 101 a in FIG. 3 .
- Two trading cards in total are discharged from the deposit cylinders 101 b to 101 e at a predetermined probability.
- one card 7 imparted with the package ID 3 is discharged from the deposit cylinder 101 f.
- Six cards in total are discharged and packaged.
- the trading cards are set such that the front surfaces of the trading cards face upward (the cameras 105 side). Every time one card 4 is dropped to the belt conveyor 102 by the discharging devices 301 a to 301 f, the cameras 105 acquire images of the card 4 . The acquired images are sent to a database DB.
- the image of the card surface photographed by the cameras 105 is subjected to image analysis processing in an image processing section of the process management system 400 that manages a manufacturing line including the grouping machine 100 .
- a trading card ID 2 of the card dropped from the deck deposit cylinders 101 to the belt conveyor 102 is detected by the image analysis processing. That is, in the grouping machine 100 , every time a card is dropped from the deck deposit cylinders 101 , an ID (the card ID 2 ) of the card is detected. It is confirmed whether cards are discharged from the respective cylinders in predetermined order and are discharged according to predetermined rules. Further, this is recorded in the database DB.
- the predetermined rules are: for example, not all of five cards are discharged from one deposit cylinder 101 , different patterns are laid out on card base sheets, the cards are discharged in layout order, and, therefore, cards having the same pattern are not continuously discharged.
- the predetermined rules are different depending on trading card games.
- the number of enclosed cards per one inner box is eleven to twelve in the common C, four in the uncommon U, one to two in the rare R, and zero to two in the super rare SR and the hyper rare HR.
- the number of enclosed cards per one carton is 132 to 144 in the common C, forty-eight in the uncommon U, twelve to twenty-four in the rare R, and one to twenty-four in the super rare SR and the hyper rare HR.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of packages 1 (e.g., thirty packages) in which the trading cards 4 according to this embodiment are packaged are collected and boxed in one inner box 5 and twelve inner boxes 5 are collected and enclosed in one carton.
- a plurality of packages 1 e.g., thirty packages
- the trading cards 4 according to this embodiment are packaged are collected and boxed in one inner box 5 and twelve inner boxes 5 are collected and enclosed in one carton.
- a manufacturer of the trading cards 4 classifies the rareness degrees RM and inputs information concerning the classified rareness degrees RM to the process management system 400 .
- An input method for the information is optional.
- the rareness degrees RM are attached to the cards. However, the rareness degrees RM may not be attached to the cards and may be present only on the database DB.
- the manufacturer of the trading cards 4 selects trading cards and forms a group to group, according to the predetermined rules, the trading cards 4 classified into different rareness degrees RM.
- the manufacturer inputs the trading card IDs 2 of the selected trading cards to the process management system 400 .
- the manufacturer of the trading cards 4 inputs the package ID 3 for specifying a package to the process management system 400 .
- the manufacturer boxes the thirty packages 1 in the inner box 5 , imparts a peculiar ID 200 (an inner box ID 200 ) to each inner box, and inputs the inner box IDs 200 to the process management system 400 .
- the manufacturer imparts a peculiar ID 201 (carton ID) to each carton, and inputs the carton IDs 201 to the process management system 400 .
- Predetermined information among the information input in the processes in this way is associated with the trading card ID 2 on the database DB of the process management system 400 as explained below.
- the database DB may be provided in the process management system 400 or may be provided outside the process management system 400 .
- the respective IDs are registered in the database DB in this way. Consequently, when some defect is found later, it is possible to specify content of a defective product by performing a database DB search on the basis of the IDs.
- the process management system 400 may generate an ID for specifying the inner box (an inner box ID 200 ) and print a barcode representing the inner box ID on a seal. It is possible to perform management in units of the inner box by sticking the seal to the inner box.
- the generated inner box ID is registered in the database DB in association with the package ID 3 of the package 1 packed in the inner box.
- the inner box IDs 200 may be read by a barcode reader from all the inner boxes loaded on the one carton and the read inner box IDs 200 may be registered in the database DB of the process management system 400 in association with an ID (the carton ID 201 ) for specifying the carton.
- the process management system 400 when the barcode reading from all the inner boxes in the one carton is completed, the process management system 400 generates an ID (the carton ID 201 ) for specifying the carton and prints a barcode representing the carton ID on a seal. It is possible to perform management in units of the carton by sticking the seal to the carton.
- the carton IDs 201 may be read by the barcode reader from all the cartons loaded on the one pallet and the read carton IDs 201 may be registered in the database DB of the process management system 400 in association with an ID (a pallet ID) for specifying the pallet.
- the process management system 400 when the barcode reading from all the cartons in one pallet is completed, the process management system 400 generates an ID (a pallet ID) for specifying the pallet and prints a barcode representing the pallet ID on a seal. It is possible to perform management in units of the pallet by sticking the seal to the pallet.
- the management in units of the inner box and in units of the carton by not only attaching the trading card ID 2 and the package ID 3 but also attaching the inner box ID 200 and the carton ID 201 to the inner box, the carton, and the like. That is, for example, when some defect is found in certain one trading card 4 , it is possible to retrieve, on the basis of the trading card ID 2 of the trading card 4 , from the database DB, IDs of a package, an inner box, and a carton in which the trading card 4 is stored. It is also possible to perform disposal in units of the package, the inner box, and the carton in which the defective trading card 4 is stored. Conversely, it is possible to learn, from the carton ID 201 , all the inner box IDs 200 and the trading card IDs 2 of inner boxes and trading cards stored in the carton having the carton ID 201 .
- the inspecting step is performed by the process management system 400 .
- the inspecting step includes a step of inspecting, from the trading card IDs 2 and the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards 4 included in the package 1 , the inner box 5 , or the carton 6 , whether the number and the group of the trading cards 4 in the package 1 are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules, a step of inspecting, in a state in which the group of the trading cards 4 included in the package 1 , the inner box 5 , or the carton 6 is included in the package 1 , from weight or thickness, whether the number of the trading cards 4 in the package 1 is the number conforming to the predetermined rules, and a step of reading the carton ID 201 to thereby specify the inner box ID 200 and the package ID 3 and further specify how many trading cards 4 having predetermined rareness degrees RM are stored in the carton 6 and inspecting whether the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards 4 are set according to a predetermined ratio.
- the grouping machine 100 illustrated in the embodiment is only an example.
- a specific configuration of the grouping machine is not limited to the example.
- a configuration for discharging cards from the deposit cylinders 101 is not limited to the deposit cylinder and the rollers explained above and may be a configuration in which the cards are taken out by a mechanism such as a robot arm.
- the trading card ID and the ID of the package, the inner box, or the carton related to the trading card 4 are registered in the database DB in association with each other. Consequently, the following advantages are obtained.
- the customer informs the manufacturer of the trading card 4 of the package ID 3 .
- the customer may send, to the manufacture, the package 1 on which the package ID 3 is printed or the trading card 4 .
- the manufacturer may read the package ID 3 .
- the customer may read the package ID 3 with a barcode reader or the like and transmit read data to the manufacturer with communication means such as an electronic mail. Consequently, the manufacture can find, by searching through the database DB on the basis of the package ID 3 , the five trading card IDs 2 that should be originally included in the package 1 .
- the manufacturer can specify authenticity and a defect of the trading card 4 in the package 1 by collating an ID on the database DB and an ID of the trading card 4 actually included in the package 1 .
- the manufacturer may download data (a trading card ID and information associated with the trading card ID) concerning a delivery target package 1 from the database DB to a portable storage medium and deliver the package 1 attached with the storage medium to the customer.
- a data structure (a format) of the download data from the database DB to the storage medium is optional on condition that the data can be referred to in a computer of the customer.
- the customer when the customer finds a defect such as a bend of the trading card 4 , the customer can inform the manufacturer of the package ID 3 .
- the manufacturer can read the package ID 3 of the defective package 1 with a barcode reader or the like and retrieve data on the storage medium on the basis of the read package ID 3 .
- the manufacturer can find, by collating and checking the package ID 3 stored in the storage medium and the trading card ID 2 of the delivered product, that there is the trading card 4 having a trading card ID absent in a storage medium provided during the delivery or the trading card 4 having a trading card ID that should be present is absent, the manufacturer can determine that the trading card 4 is mixed or is plucked out for the illegal purpose. Consequently, it is possible to prevent an outsider from mixing an illegal product or plucking out the trading card 4 .
- a manufacturing method for a trading card package including: a front surface printing step of printing a front pattern of a trading card on one surface of a base sheet; a rear surface printing step of printing a rear pattern on another surface of the base sheet; a step of cutting, with a cutter, a printed card base sheet having undergone both of the front surface printing step and the rear surface printing step into individual trading cards; a grouping step of classifying the individual trading cards cut in the cutting step into any one of rareness degrees RM and grouping a predetermined number of trading cards in order to combine the trading cards on which information concerning the rareness degrees RM is printed, the trading cards being classified into different rareness degrees, according to predetermined rules and package the trading cards as one package; and a packaging step of packaging, in one package, a group of the trading cards grouped in the grouping step.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards.
- the trading cards are selected to form a group to group, in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group, the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees RM according to the predetermined rules, and the trading card IDs of the selected trading cards are registered in a database DB.
- a package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package.
- a code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- the package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database DB.
- the respective trading card IDs are read when the trading cards are grouped in the grouping step or before the group of the trading cards is packaged in the packaging step or during the packaging.
- the manufacturing method further includes a boxing step of enclosing a plurality of the packages having undergone the packaging step in an inner box.
- a unique inner box ID different for each inner box is imparted to the inner box enclosing the plurality of packages.
- Package IDs of the plurality of packages included in the inner box and the inner box ID are associated in the database DB.
- the manufacturing method further includes a packing step of packing a plurality of the inner boxes in a carton.
- a unique carton ID different for each carton is imparted to the carton.
- the carton ID and inner box IDs of the plurality of inner boxes included in the carton are associated in the database DB.
- the manufacturing method may further include an inspecting step of inspecting, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards included in the package, the inner box, or the carton, whether a number and a group of the trading cards in the package are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules.
- the manufacturing method may further include an inspecting step of inspecting, in a state in which the group of the trading cards included in the package, the inner box, or the carton is included in the package, from weight or thickness, whether a number of the trading cards in the package is a number conforming to the predetermined rules.
- the manufacturing method may further include a step of reading the carton ID to thereby specify the inner box ID and the package ID and further specify how many trading cards having predetermined rareness degrees RM are respectively included in the carton and inspecting whether the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards are set according to a predetermined ratio.
- the trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID.
- the trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID.
- the manufacturing method may further include a step of inspecting, when the carton ID is read from an outside, whether a combination of the trading cards in the carton is correct.
- the package may be an opaque package to prevent content of the package from being seen.
- the package may include a fixed explanation card or extra card.
- the package ID 3 may be imparted to the package, the explanation card, or the extra card.
- the package ID 3 and all other cards in the package may be associated.
- the package ID 3 may be associated with a predetermined online game system in an online and may be usable in the online game.
- a manufacturing method for a trading card package including: a front surface printing step of printing a front pattern of a trading card on one surface of a base sheet; a rear surface printing step of printing a rear pattern on another surface of the base sheet; and a step of cutting, with a cutter, a printed card base sheet having undergone both of the front surface printing step and the rear surface printing step into individual trading cards.
- the individual trading cards cut in the cutting step are classified into predetermined rareness degrees RM and information concerning the rareness degrees RM to which the trading cards are classified is respectively imparted to the trading cards.
- a predetermined number of the trading cards are grouped in order to combine, according to predetermined rules, the trading cards classified into different rareness degrees RM and package the trading cards as one package.
- the grouped trading cards are packaged in one package.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards.
- the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees RM according to the predetermined rules are grouped in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group.
- the trading card IDs of a plurality of the trading cards are registered in a database DB.
- a package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package.
- a code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- the package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database DB.
- a plurality of the packaged packages may be enclosed in an inner box.
- the manufacturing method may further include a step of imparting a unique inner box ID different for each inner box to the inner box enclosing the plurality of packages.
- Package IDs of the plurality of packages included in the inner box and the inner box ID may be associated in the database DB.
- a plurality of the inner boxes may be packed in a carton.
- the manufacturing method may further include a step of imparting a unique carton ID different for each carton to the carton.
- the carton ID and inner box IDs of the plurality of inner boxes included in the carton may be associated in the database DB.
- the manufacturing method may further include a step of inspecting, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards included in the package, the inner box, or the carton, whether a number and a group of the trading cards in the package are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules.
- the manufacturing method may further include a step of reading the carton ID to thereby specify the inner box ID and the package ID and further specify how many trading cards having predetermined rareness degrees RM are respectively included in the carton and inspecting whether the rareness degrees RM are set according to a predetermined ratio.
- the trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID.
- the trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID.
- the manufacturing method may further include a step of inspecting, when the carton ID is read from an outside, whether a combination of the trading cards in the carton is correct.
- the package may be an opaque package to prevent content of the package from being seen.
- the package may include a fixed explanation card or extra card.
- the package ID 3 may be imparted to the package, the explanation card, or the extra card.
- the package ID 3 and all other cards in the package may be associated.
- the package ID 3 may be associated with a predetermined online game system on the online and may be usable in the online game.
- the present invention has industrial applicability as a trading card package, content of which is specified, and a manufacturing method for the trading card package.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a trading card used in a trading card game and, more particularly, to a trading card package that has a plurality of rareness degrees and is classified into any one of the rareness degrees, information concerning the rareness degree being printed on the trading card package, and is individually packed in a combination conforming to predetermined rules and a manufacturing method for the trading card package.
- Some trading cards have a high rareness degree and are purchased at a high price. The trading card having the high rareness degree is likely to be stolen or replaced and repackaged in a process of sales. In that case, even if such an illegal act is committed, the illegal act cannot be found because an original combination of packages is unknown.
- For example, AU2008330607 (Patent Literature 1) discloses a packaging method with an ID for specifying a packaged card.
- In the packaging method disclosed in
Patent Literature 1, a unique ID is attached to a package and the ID and a shuffle machine are associated. However, content of the package cannot be specified by the ID. Therefore, in this mechanism, even if the package is replaced, the replacement cannot be noticed. - The present invention is to solve the problems described above and an object of the present invention is to provide a trading card package and a manufacturing method for the trading card package that link a combination of enclosed trading cards and a package ID to eliminate room for illegal acts such as replacement and forgery.
- In order to achieve the object, a manufacturing method for a trading card package according to the present invention includes: a grouping step of grouping a predetermined number of trading cards in order to combine the trading cards, which are classified into different rareness degrees, according to predetermined rules and package the trading cards as one package, the trading cards having a plurality of rareness degrees and each being classified into any one of the rareness degrees, and information concerning the rareness degrees being printed on the trading cards; and a packaging step of packaging, in one package, a group of the trading cards grouped in the grouping step.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards. In the grouping step, the trading cards are selected to form a group to group, in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group, the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees according to the predetermined rules, and the trading card IDs of the selected trading cards are registered in a database.
- A package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package. A code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- The package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database.
- In order to achieve the object, in a package in which trading cards are classified into predetermined rareness degrees according to the present invention, information concerning the rareness degrees into which the trading cards are classified is respectively imparted to the trading cards.
- A predetermined number of trading cards are grouped in order to combine, according to predetermined rules, the trading cards classified into different rareness degrees and package the trading cards in one package.
- The grouped trading cards are packaged in one package.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards. In the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group, the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees are grouped according to the predetermined rules, and the trading card IDs of a plurality of trading cards in the group are registered in a database.
- A package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package. A code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- The package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database.
- According to the present invention, a trading card package and content of the trading card package are linked and the content can be specified. Therefore, it is possible to provide a trading card with which an illegal act can be found.
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FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of trading cards having a plurality of rareness degrees according to an embodiment of the present invention are packaged. -
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a trading card according to the embodiment of the present invention is printed on a card base sheet and the printed trading card is set in a deposit cylinder. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing steps until trading cards are grouped and packaged in a manufacturing process of the trading cards according to the embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the trading cards according to the embodiment of the present invention are packaged, boxed in an inner box, stacked on a carton, and carried. - A trading card package and a manufacturing method for the trading card package according to an embodiment of the present invention are explained below with reference to the drawings.
- In a manufacturing process for
trading cards 4 according to this embodiment, it is desirable that consistent process management from order reception to shipment is performed by aprocess management system 400. In this embodiment, a manufacturing process using such aprocess management system 400 is explained. Theprocess management system 400 is configured by a computer including a program. -
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of trading cards according to this embodiment are packaged. The trading cards in the present invention are classified into predetermined rareness degrees RM. Information concerning the rareness degrees RM to which the trading cards are classified is respectively imparted to the trading cards. The trading cards classified into different rareness degrees RM are combined according to predetermined rules and packaged in onepackage 1. - As the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards according to this embodiment are higher, the trading cards have higher values in a game. Types of the rareness degrees RM are different depending on games. Types of the rareness degrees RM in this embodiment are five types, that is, common (C) that is most general and has a lowest rareness degree RM, uncommon (U) that has the rareness degree RM higher than the rareness degree RM of C, rare (R) that has the rareness degree RM higher than the rareness degree RM of U, super rare (SR) that has the rareness degree RM higher than the rareness degree of R, and hyper rare (HR) that has the highest rareness degree RM.
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FIG. 2 shows a state in which a front pattern of the same rareness degree RM is printed for each base sheet in a predetermined layout on one surface of acard base sheet 20 according to this embodiment, a rear pattern is printed on the rear surface, and a printed card base sheet is cut into individual cards by a cutter and thereafter deposited in deposit cylinders 101 in order of the layout on the card base sheet (inFIG. 2 , order of 1 to 56 are repeatedly set three or more times). Therefore, thetrading cards 4 are repeatedly set in the deposit cylinders 101 in order in which thetrading cards 4 should be taken out. Thetrading cards 4 having the same rareness degree RM are printed on the same card base sheet. However, different front patterns are respectively printed on thetrading cards 4. - Grouping and packaging processes in the embodiment of the present invention are explained.
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FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a manufacturing method centering on agrouping machine 100 used in packaging thetrading cards 4 in a process for manufacturing thetrading cards 4 according to this embodiment. As shown inFIG. 3 , thegrouping machine 100 includes deck deposit cylinders 101, abelt conveyor 102, beltconveyor moving rollers 103, acard receiving section 104, and cameras 105. In adeck deposit cylinder 101 a inFIG. 3 , thetrading cards 4 of the common C are set in the same layout order as inFIG. 1 . Similarly, the trading cards of the uncommon U are set in adeposit cylinder 101 b, the trading cards of the rare R are set in adeposit cylinder 101 c, the trading cards of the super rare SR are set in adeposit cylinder 101 d, and the trading cards of the hyper rare HR are set in adeposit cylinder 101 e. - In the configuration shown in
FIG. 3 , a configuration in which the deck deposit cylinders 101 include six cylinders is illustrated. However, the number of cylinders is optional. A deck of acard 7 imparted with apackage ID 3 is set in the most downstream cylinder (adeck deposit cylinder 101 f inFIG. 3 ). However, thepackage ID 3 may be attached to only thepackage 1. Thecard 7 imparted with thepackage ID 3 may be enclosed in thepackage 1 and thepackage ID 3 may be attached to thepackage 1 itself. When a trading card is set, thebelt conveyor 102 slides according to rotation of therollers 103. Thetrading cards 4 are discharged onto thebelt conveyor 102 from the deck deposit cylinders 101. The number of trading cards to be discharged and a distribution of the rareness degrees RM of the discharged trading cards are determined beforehand in all cylinder sets. A predetermined number oftrading cards 4 are discharged at predetermined timings fromdischarging devices 301 a to 301 f attached to the respective deposit cylinders 101 according to signals from a trading-card-discharge managingdevice 300. For example, when the trading cards enter as shown inFIG. 1 , three trading cards are discharged from thedeposit cylinder 101 a inFIG. 3 . Two trading cards in total are discharged from thedeposit cylinders 101 b to 101 e at a predetermined probability. Finally, onecard 7 imparted with thepackage ID 3 is discharged from thedeposit cylinder 101 f. Six cards in total are discharged and packaged. - In the deck deposit cylinders 101, the trading cards are set such that the front surfaces of the trading cards face upward (the cameras 105 side). Every time one
card 4 is dropped to thebelt conveyor 102 by the dischargingdevices 301 a to 301 f, the cameras 105 acquire images of thecard 4. The acquired images are sent to a database DB. - In the
grouping machine 100, the image of the card surface photographed by the cameras 105 is subjected to image analysis processing in an image processing section of theprocess management system 400 that manages a manufacturing line including thegrouping machine 100. Atrading card ID 2 of the card dropped from the deck deposit cylinders 101 to thebelt conveyor 102 is detected by the image analysis processing. That is, in thegrouping machine 100, every time a card is dropped from the deck deposit cylinders 101, an ID (the card ID 2) of the card is detected. It is confirmed whether cards are discharged from the respective cylinders in predetermined order and are discharged according to predetermined rules. Further, this is recorded in the database DB. - The predetermined rules are: for example, not all of five cards are discharged from one deposit cylinder 101, different patterns are laid out on card base sheets, the cards are discharged in layout order, and, therefore, cards having the same pattern are not continuously discharged. As an example of the predetermined rules, the predetermined rules are different depending on trading card games. For example, the number of enclosed cards per one inner box is eleven to twelve in the common C, four in the uncommon U, one to two in the rare R, and zero to two in the super rare SR and the hyper rare HR. Further, the number of enclosed cards per one carton is 132 to 144 in the common C, forty-eight in the uncommon U, twelve to twenty-four in the rare R, and one to twenty-four in the super rare SR and the hyper rare HR.
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FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a plurality of packages 1 (e.g., thirty packages) in which thetrading cards 4 according to this embodiment are packaged are collected and boxed in oneinner box 5 and twelveinner boxes 5 are collected and enclosed in one carton. - A manufacturer of the
trading cards 4 classifies the rareness degrees RM and inputs information concerning the classified rareness degrees RM to theprocess management system 400. An input method for the information is optional. In the embodiment, the rareness degrees RM are attached to the cards. However, the rareness degrees RM may not be attached to the cards and may be present only on the database DB. In a grouping process for grouping a predetermined number of trading cards, the manufacturer of thetrading cards 4 selects trading cards and forms a group to group, according to the predetermined rules, thetrading cards 4 classified into different rareness degrees RM. The manufacturer inputs thetrading card IDs 2 of the selected trading cards to theprocess management system 400. Further, in a packaging process, the manufacturer of thetrading cards 4 inputs thepackage ID 3 for specifying a package to theprocess management system 400. Further, in a process for enclosing thirtypackages 1 in aninner box 5, the manufacturer boxes the thirtypackages 1 in theinner box 5, imparts a peculiar ID 200 (an inner box ID 200) to each inner box, and inputs theinner box IDs 200 to theprocess management system 400. Further, in a process for enclosing twelveinner boxes 5 in acarton 6, the manufacturer imparts a peculiar ID 201 (carton ID) to each carton, and inputs thecarton IDs 201 to theprocess management system 400. Predetermined information among the information input in the processes in this way is associated with thetrading card ID 2 on the database DB of theprocess management system 400 as explained below. The database DB may be provided in theprocess management system 400 or may be provided outside theprocess management system 400. The respective IDs are registered in the database DB in this way. Consequently, when some defect is found later, it is possible to specify content of a defective product by performing a database DB search on the basis of the IDs. - In the inner box boxing processing, a predetermined number of
packages 1 are packed in one inner box. At this time, by reading thepackage IDs 3 of thepackages 1 in the inner box with a camera, it is possible to easily register thepackage IDs 3 of thepackages 1 packed in one inner box in the database DB of theprocess management system 400. When reading ofbarcodes 3 of all thepackages 1 in one inner box is completed, theprocess management system 400 may generate an ID for specifying the inner box (an inner box ID 200) and print a barcode representing the inner box ID on a seal. It is possible to perform management in units of the inner box by sticking the seal to the inner box. The generated inner box ID is registered in the database DB in association with thepackage ID 3 of thepackage 1 packed in the inner box. - Similarly, when a predetermined number of
inner boxes 5 are loaded on onecarton 6 and a plurality of inner boxes are packed in the carton, theinner box IDs 200 may be read by a barcode reader from all the inner boxes loaded on the one carton and the readinner box IDs 200 may be registered in the database DB of theprocess management system 400 in association with an ID (the carton ID 201) for specifying the carton. At this time, when the barcode reading from all the inner boxes in the one carton is completed, theprocess management system 400 generates an ID (the carton ID 201) for specifying the carton and prints a barcode representing the carton ID on a seal. It is possible to perform management in units of the carton by sticking the seal to the carton. - Further, when a predetermined number of cartons are loaded on a pallet and a plurality of cartons are stacked on the pallet, the
carton IDs 201 may be read by the barcode reader from all the cartons loaded on the one pallet and the readcarton IDs 201 may be registered in the database DB of theprocess management system 400 in association with an ID (a pallet ID) for specifying the pallet. At this time, when the barcode reading from all the cartons in one pallet is completed, theprocess management system 400 generates an ID (a pallet ID) for specifying the pallet and prints a barcode representing the pallet ID on a seal. It is possible to perform management in units of the pallet by sticking the seal to the pallet. - As explained above, it is possible to perform the management in units of the inner box and in units of the carton by not only attaching the
trading card ID 2 and thepackage ID 3 but also attaching theinner box ID 200 and thecarton ID 201 to the inner box, the carton, and the like. That is, for example, when some defect is found in certain onetrading card 4, it is possible to retrieve, on the basis of thetrading card ID 2 of thetrading card 4, from the database DB, IDs of a package, an inner box, and a carton in which thetrading card 4 is stored. It is also possible to perform disposal in units of the package, the inner box, and the carton in which thedefective trading card 4 is stored. Conversely, it is possible to learn, from thecarton ID 201, all theinner box IDs 200 and thetrading card IDs 2 of inner boxes and trading cards stored in the carton having thecarton ID 201. - An inspecting step in this embodiment is explained. The inspecting step is performed by the
process management system 400. In this embodiment, the inspecting step includes a step of inspecting, from thetrading card IDs 2 and the rareness degrees RM of thetrading cards 4 included in thepackage 1, theinner box 5, or thecarton 6, whether the number and the group of thetrading cards 4 in thepackage 1 are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules, a step of inspecting, in a state in which the group of thetrading cards 4 included in thepackage 1, theinner box 5, or thecarton 6 is included in thepackage 1, from weight or thickness, whether the number of thetrading cards 4 in thepackage 1 is the number conforming to the predetermined rules, and a step of reading thecarton ID 201 to thereby specify theinner box ID 200 and thepackage ID 3 and further specify howmany trading cards 4 having predetermined rareness degrees RM are stored in thecarton 6 and inspecting whether the rareness degrees RM of thetrading cards 4 are set according to a predetermined ratio. - The
grouping machine 100 illustrated in the embodiment is only an example. A specific configuration of the grouping machine is not limited to the example. For example, a configuration for discharging cards from the deposit cylinders 101 is not limited to the deposit cylinder and the rollers explained above and may be a configuration in which the cards are taken out by a mechanism such as a robot arm. - In this embodiment, the trading card ID and the ID of the package, the inner box, or the carton related to the
trading card 4 are registered in the database DB in association with each other. Consequently, the following advantages are obtained. - For example, when a customer who purchases the
package 1 notices that the purchasedtrading card 4 has some defect, the customer informs the manufacturer of thetrading card 4 of thepackage ID 3. At this time, the customer may send, to the manufacture, thepackage 1 on which thepackage ID 3 is printed or thetrading card 4. The manufacturer may read thepackage ID 3. Alternatively, the customer may read thepackage ID 3 with a barcode reader or the like and transmit read data to the manufacturer with communication means such as an electronic mail. Consequently, the manufacture can find, by searching through the database DB on the basis of thepackage ID 3, the fivetrading card IDs 2 that should be originally included in thepackage 1. The manufacturer can specify authenticity and a defect of thetrading card 4 in thepackage 1 by collating an ID on the database DB and an ID of thetrading card 4 actually included in thepackage 1. - In delivery, the manufacturer may download data (a trading card ID and information associated with the trading card ID) concerning a
delivery target package 1 from the database DB to a portable storage medium and deliver thepackage 1 attached with the storage medium to the customer. A data structure (a format) of the download data from the database DB to the storage medium is optional on condition that the data can be referred to in a computer of the customer. In this case, when the customer finds a defect such as a bend of thetrading card 4, the customer can inform the manufacturer of thepackage ID 3. The manufacturer can read thepackage ID 3 of thedefective package 1 with a barcode reader or the like and retrieve data on the storage medium on the basis of the readpackage ID 3. Even if thetrading card 4 is mixed in a delivered product to the customer or thetrading card 4 is plucked out from the delivered product for an illegal purpose, if the manufacturer can find, by collating and checking thepackage ID 3 stored in the storage medium and thetrading card ID 2 of the delivered product, that there is thetrading card 4 having a trading card ID absent in a storage medium provided during the delivery or thetrading card 4 having a trading card ID that should be present is absent, the manufacturer can determine that thetrading card 4 is mixed or is plucked out for the illegal purpose. Consequently, it is possible to prevent an outsider from mixing an illegal product or plucking out thetrading card 4. - The embodiment of the present invention is explained above. However, the technical scope of the present invention covers the following notes.
- [Note 1] A manufacturing method for a trading card package, the manufacturing method including: a front surface printing step of printing a front pattern of a trading card on one surface of a base sheet; a rear surface printing step of printing a rear pattern on another surface of the base sheet; a step of cutting, with a cutter, a printed card base sheet having undergone both of the front surface printing step and the rear surface printing step into individual trading cards; a grouping step of classifying the individual trading cards cut in the cutting step into any one of rareness degrees RM and grouping a predetermined number of trading cards in order to combine the trading cards on which information concerning the rareness degrees RM is printed, the trading cards being classified into different rareness degrees, according to predetermined rules and package the trading cards as one package; and a packaging step of packaging, in one package, a group of the trading cards grouped in the grouping step.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards. In the grouping step, the trading cards are selected to form a group to group, in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group, the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees RM according to the predetermined rules, and the trading card IDs of the selected trading cards are registered in a database DB.
- A package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package. A code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- The package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database DB.
- The respective trading card IDs are read when the trading cards are grouped in the grouping step or before the group of the trading cards is packaged in the packaging step or during the packaging.
- The manufacturing method further includes a boxing step of enclosing a plurality of the packages having undergone the packaging step in an inner box.
- A unique inner box ID different for each inner box is imparted to the inner box enclosing the plurality of packages. Package IDs of the plurality of packages included in the inner box and the inner box ID are associated in the database DB.
- The manufacturing method further includes a packing step of packing a plurality of the inner boxes in a carton.
- A unique carton ID different for each carton is imparted to the carton.
- The carton ID and inner box IDs of the plurality of inner boxes included in the carton are associated in the database DB.
- [Note 2] The manufacturing method may further include an inspecting step of inspecting, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards included in the package, the inner box, or the carton, whether a number and a group of the trading cards in the package are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules.
- [Note 3] The manufacturing method may further include an inspecting step of inspecting, in a state in which the group of the trading cards included in the package, the inner box, or the carton is included in the package, from weight or thickness, whether a number of the trading cards in the package is a number conforming to the predetermined rules.
- [Note 4] The manufacturing method may further include a step of reading the carton ID to thereby specify the inner box ID and the package ID and further specify how many trading cards having predetermined rareness degrees RM are respectively included in the carton and inspecting whether the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards are set according to a predetermined ratio.
- [Note 5] The trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID.
- [Note 6] The trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID. The manufacturing method may further include a step of inspecting, when the carton ID is read from an outside, whether a combination of the trading cards in the carton is correct.
- [Note 7] The package may be an opaque package to prevent content of the package from being seen.
- [Note 8] The package may include a fixed explanation card or extra card. The
package ID 3 may be imparted to the package, the explanation card, or the extra card. Thepackage ID 3 and all other cards in the package may be associated. Thepackage ID 3 may be associated with a predetermined online game system in an online and may be usable in the online game. - [Note 9] By reading the carton ID and the inner box ID, at least one of the following may be grasped: (1) which ID is sold to which customer when a trading card is shipped; (2) When a claim is received from a customer, whether a trading card is shipped by the company; (3) whether a trading card is taken out, although the trading card is not shipped; and (4) whether a trading card is discarded when the trading card is discarded.
- [Note 10] A manufacturing method for a trading card package, the manufacturing method including: a front surface printing step of printing a front pattern of a trading card on one surface of a base sheet; a rear surface printing step of printing a rear pattern on another surface of the base sheet; and a step of cutting, with a cutter, a printed card base sheet having undergone both of the front surface printing step and the rear surface printing step into individual trading cards.
- The individual trading cards cut in the cutting step are classified into predetermined rareness degrees RM and information concerning the rareness degrees RM to which the trading cards are classified is respectively imparted to the trading cards.
- A predetermined number of the trading cards are grouped in order to combine, according to predetermined rules, the trading cards classified into different rareness degrees RM and package the trading cards as one package.
- The grouped trading cards are packaged in one package.
- Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards. The trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees RM according to the predetermined rules are grouped in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group. The trading card IDs of a plurality of the trading cards are registered in a database DB.
- A package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package. A code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package.
- The package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database DB.
- [Note 11] A plurality of the packaged packages may be enclosed in an inner box.
- The manufacturing method may further include a step of imparting a unique inner box ID different for each inner box to the inner box enclosing the plurality of packages. Package IDs of the plurality of packages included in the inner box and the inner box ID may be associated in the database DB.
- [Note 12] A plurality of the inner boxes may be packed in a carton.
- The manufacturing method may further include a step of imparting a unique carton ID different for each carton to the carton.
- The carton ID and inner box IDs of the plurality of inner boxes included in the carton may be associated in the database DB.
- [Note 13] The manufacturing method may further include a step of inspecting, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees RM of the trading cards included in the package, the inner box, or the carton, whether a number and a group of the trading cards in the package are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules.
- [Note 14] The manufacturing method may further include a step of reading the carton ID to thereby specify the inner box ID and the package ID and further specify how many trading cards having predetermined rareness degrees RM are respectively included in the carton and inspecting whether the rareness degrees RM are set according to a predetermined ratio.
- [Note 15] The trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID.
- [Note 16] The trading card ID, the package ID, or the inner box ID may be an RFID. The manufacturing method may further include a step of inspecting, when the carton ID is read from an outside, whether a combination of the trading cards in the carton is correct.
- [Note 17] The package may be an opaque package to prevent content of the package from being seen.
- [Note 18] The package may include a fixed explanation card or extra card. The
package ID 3 may be imparted to the package, the explanation card, or the extra card. Thepackage ID 3 and all other cards in the package may be associated. Thepackage ID 3 may be associated with a predetermined online game system on the online and may be usable in the online game. - [Note 19] By reading the carton ID and the inner box ID, at least one of the following may be grasped: (1) which ID is sold to which customer when a trading card is shipped; (2) When a claim is received from a customer, whether a trading card is shipped; (3) whether a trading card is taken out, although the trading card is not shipped; and (4) whether a trading card is discarded when the trading card is discarded.
- The present invention has industrial applicability as a trading card package, content of which is specified, and a manufacturing method for the trading card package.
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