WO2023126129A1 - Dispositif permettant de fournir des jeux de cartes - Google Patents

Dispositif permettant de fournir des jeux de cartes Download PDF

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WO2023126129A1
WO2023126129A1 PCT/EP2022/084417 EP2022084417W WO2023126129A1 WO 2023126129 A1 WO2023126129 A1 WO 2023126129A1 EP 2022084417 W EP2022084417 W EP 2022084417W WO 2023126129 A1 WO2023126129 A1 WO 2023126129A1
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Tom Astrid Louis VERHEYEN
Marco Dehouwer
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Cartamundi Services Nv
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/12—Card shufflers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/14—Card dealers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2401—Detail of input, input devices
    • A63F2009/243—Detail of input, input devices with other kinds of input
    • A63F2009/2435—Detail of input, input devices with other kinds of input using a video camera
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/58—Antifraud or preventing misuse

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  • the present invention generally relates to devices for providing sets of cards, such as sets of playing cards.
  • the present invention also relates to methods to provide sets of cards, such as sets of playing cards.
  • Card games are well known nowadays. Often the game is based upon the unpredictability of the order of cards being dealt or drawn from a randomly ordered deck or set of playing cards, wherein a set of playing cards comprises more than one deck of playing cards being randomly ordered at set level.
  • baccarat is played with a randomly ordered set of 8 decks of playing cards, in total 416 randomly ordered cards.
  • the drawn cards cannot be used anymore as such, since the order of drawing and setting aside the drawn cards can be monitored.
  • Players can turn the cards themselves after the bet resulting in compromised, damaged, or destroyed cards. Reusing the used cards may create the opportunity for a player to predict the future sequence of cards, hence cheating.
  • a system for creating sets of randomly ordered playing cards is described in WO201 2042823.
  • This system comprises a plurality of playing cards collecting means to collect playing cards thereby providing a set of playing cards. Playing cards in random order are supplied to the plurality of playing cards collecting means via a route including a plurality of gates and mechanically moving elements.
  • any source of fraudulent behaviour must be avoided as well. The handling time between production of a set of cards and any handling of the cards by the public needs to be as little as possible to avoid to large extent the possibility for fraudulent actions. Neither should any defect be noticeable on such kind of cards.
  • Reclaimed or recycled cards are cards which have been part of a set or deck of cards, which set or deck has been used for playing at least one card game, e.g. at a card playing table, such as a casino table.
  • a device for providing sets of cards comprising:
  • the control means may be adapted to randomly assign each card to one of the plurality of card storage means until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means.
  • a device for providing sets of cards may further comprise: • a card identifying means adapted to read the identification element of each card in said series of randomly ordered cards;
  • a card sorting means adapted to direct each of the identified cards to the assigned card storage means; wherein a control means, such as said control means, is adapted to assign each of the identified cards to one of the card storage means and wherein
  • said plurality of card storage means comprises N groups of M card storage means, N being an integer equal or more than 1 , M being an integer equal or more than 2, each of said N times M card storage means is uniquely identified by a group identifier being a sign n selected from a first group of N signs and an intra-group identifier being a sign m selected from a second group of M signs;
  • control means is adapted to o memorize the number of cards with given identification element being provided to each of said N times M card storage means, and o randomly generate, for each card to be directed to said plurality of card storage means,
  • the intra-group identifier m equals said sign Q and/or the group identifier n equals said sign IT;
  • the control means may be adapted to randomly assign each card to one of the plurality of card storage means until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means
  • a card is not to be understood limitative as playing cards having a face side showing a rank and suit as their identification element.
  • Cards may also be understood as e.g. game cards, casino cards, collectible cards and trading cards, i.e. cards having an identification element on the face side of the cards, different from a rank and suit, which identification element cause the card to have an own identity in the deck or set of cards to which it may belong.
  • the cards in the series of cards are not limited to cards with given rank and suit. Other functional cards, like cut cards, may be part of the series of cards.
  • the sets of playing cards may comprise a plurality of decks of playing cards, such as 8 or 10 decks, randomly ordered at set level.
  • the threshold value T can be individually set.
  • the threshold value T is identical.
  • the threshold value T is identical.
  • the threshold value may be 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 , 12 or any other integer.
  • the device for providing sets of cards further may comprise:
  • a card sorting means adapted to direct each of the identified cards to the assigned card storage means; wherein a control means, such as said control means, is adapted to assign each of the identified cards to one of the card storage means and wherein
  • said plurality of card storage means comprises N groups of M card storage means, N being an integer equal or more than 1 , M being an integer equal or more than 2, each of said N times M card storage means is uniquely identified by a group identifier being a sign n selected from a first group of N signs and an intra-group identifier being a sign m selected from a second group of M signs;
  • said control means is adapted to o memorize the number of cards with given identification element being provided to each of said N times M card storage means, and o randomly generate, for each card to be directed to said plurality of card storage means, a sign Q chosen from the second group of M signs and o assign each identified card to a card storage means for which
  • control means may be adapted to randomly assign each card to one of the plurality of card storage means until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means
  • a device for providing sets of cards further may comprise:
  • a control means adapted to assign each of the identified cards to one of the card storage means; wherein a control means, such as said control means, is adapted to assign each of the identified cards to one of the card storage means and wherein
  • said plurality of card storage means comprises N groups of M card storage means, N being an integer equal or more than 1 , M being an integer equal or more than 2, each of said N times M card storage means is uniquely identified by a group identifier being a sign n selected from a first group of N signs and an intra-group identifier being a sign m selected from a second group of M signs;
  • said control means is adapted to o memorize the number of cards with given identification element being provided to each of said N times M card storage means, and o randomly generate, for each card to be directed to said plurality of card storage means, a sign IT chosen from the first group of N signs; and o assign each identified card to a card storage means for which
  • the control means may be adapted to randomly assign each card to one of the plurality of card storage means until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means
  • a device for providing sets of cards further may comprise: • a card identifying means adapted to read the identification element of each card in said series of randomly ordered cards;
  • a control means adapted to assign each of the identified cards to one of the card storage means; wherein a control means, such as said control means, is adapted to assign each of the identified cards to one of the card storage means and wherein
  • said plurality of card storage means comprises N groups of M card storage means, N being an integer equal or more than 1 , M being an integer equal or more than 2, each of said N times M card storage means is uniquely identified by a group identifier being a sign n selected from a first group of N signs and an intra-group identifier being a sign m selected from a second group of M signs;
  • control means is adapted to o memorize the number of cards with given identification element being provided to each of said N times M card storage means, and o randomly generate, for each card to be directed to said plurality of card storage means,
  • the control means may be adapted to randomly assign each card to one of the plurality of card storage means until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means
  • N may be equal or larger than 2, preferably N being 3.
  • M may be larger than 2, preferably M being 2 or 3. Most preferably, N equals 3, M being 2 or 3.
  • the first group of N signs preferably is a group of integers, ranging from 0 to N- 1 or from 1 to N, such as the group consisting of integers 1 and 2, or the group consisting of integers 1 , 2 and 3. As such one may call the groups as group 1 , group 2 and group 3.
  • the second group of M signs preferably is a group of integers, ranging from 1 to M, or from 0 to M-1 , such as the group consisting of integers 0 and 1 , or the group consisting of integers 0, 1 and 2.
  • each card storage means may so-to- say be identified by a couple of coordinates (a,b), “a” being the group identifier n from the group of N signs and “b” being the intra-group identifier m from the group of M signs.
  • the device according to the invention may provide sets of cards, such as sets of playing cards, for which the sequence of cards in the generated sets of cards have a higher guarantee of unpredictability, and wherein both reclaimed and virgin cards can be used.
  • the device according to the invention has the advantage that the use of a randomly generated sign or signs, e.g. a sign chosen from a group of M signs and/or a sign chosen from a group of N signs, and using also this sign or these signs to allocate the card storage means to an identified card, will cause that any possible knowledge of the sequence of cards in the series of cards being provided, will be broken. In general, as the series of cards is randomly ordered, there is no knowledge of the sequence of cards in the series of cards.
  • the plurality of card storage means further may comprise an overflow card storage means (also referred to as card recuperation means).
  • the control means is adapted to assign an identified card to this overflow card storage means if all N card storage means identified by said intra-group identifier equalling the sign Q, comprises T cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card and/or if all M card storage means identified by said group identifier equalling the sign IT, comprises T cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card.
  • overflow card storage means avoids interruptions of the device in the unlikely case that an identified card, with identified identification element, does not fit any longer in any of the N card storage means characterised by its intragroup identifier being the randomly generated sign Q and/or does not fit any longer in any of the M card storage means characterised by its intra-group identifier being the randomly generated sign IT.
  • the device which otherwise would be interrupted, may continue its process, and assign the card to the overflow card storage means.
  • the cards collected in this overflow card storage means may later be re-introduced in the series of cards provided by the card supply means. Also, in case a card cannot be identified or in case of any error in identification, recognition or handling of a card, this card may be directed to the overflow card storage means.
  • the card supply means may comprise at least one card printing unit.
  • the card printing unit may comprise at least a first inkjet printing unit, printing cards in random order.
  • the card printing unit may comprise one or more inkjet printing unit and/or one or more offset printing units.
  • the card printing unit provides virgin cards to the series of cards.
  • the card printing unit may print the cards in random order, such it is not known in which sequence the different cards are in the series of cards.
  • the card supply means may comprise at least one card recuperation unit to provide reclaimed cards to said series of randomly ordered cards.
  • Reclaimed cards are cards which have already been used at least once as a card of a set of cards on a card game table, e.g. cards which have been dealt in a game, or cards which have been part of a set of cards on a card game table, but which have not been dealt.
  • the plurality of card storage means further may comprise a card recuperation means (also referred to as overflow card storage means), said control means being adapted to assign card to said card recuperation means if the control unit cannot assign the identified card to any of the other card storage means for whatever reason.
  • a card recuperation means also referred to as overflow card storage means
  • the card recuperation means may be identical to the card storage means, or it may be a card storage means dedicated to function as the card recuperation means.
  • the card supply means may comprise a card transportation means like a conveyor belt.
  • the conveyor belt being a continuous belt or band for transporting material from one place to another, may be an endless belt or may be a continuous belt provided from a strip of a belt, the 2 ends of this strip being connected one to the other to form a continuous belt, e.g. by thermal welding, by means of staples, or alike.
  • the series of cards may be provided on the conveyor belt as a train of cards, each of the cards being individualised, i.e. not in touch with any other card.
  • the cards may be positioned on the conveyor belt by the card recuperation units and/or the card printing units.
  • the device may comprise a card inspection means to recognize defective cards in said series of randomly ordered cards.
  • Defective cards are card which have one or more defects on its face and/or backside. Such defects may be printing defects or scratches, dots, stains, small cutting defects, cracks, etc. As these cards may be recognized by its defect or defects, these cards need to be removed from the series of cards. This is in particularly the case when reclaimed cards are used as part of the series of cards.
  • the card inspection means may comprise one or more cameras to make images of the face and optionally the backside of the cards. Optionally the cameras may be the same cameras as used by the card identifying means.
  • the plurality of card storage means further may comprise a card removal means, said control means being adapted to assign defective card to said card removal means.
  • the card removal means may be identical to the card storage means, or it may be a card storage means dedicated to function as the card removal means.
  • the card identifying means may be adapted to identify the identification element, such as suit and rank, of each card in the series of randomly ordered cards.
  • the card identifying means may read the identification element from the card and/or may read a card identification code printed of the face side of the card, from this card surface, and may obtain, e.g. deduce, the identification element from this card identification code.
  • the card identifying means may read both the identification element from the card and the card identification code, the read identification element and the identification element deduced from the card identification code being compared. If these two identification elements do not match, the card may be identified as defective card, being a possible subject of fraud.
  • the control means may check if a card with the given card identification code is a card which may be expected to be present in the series of randomly ordered cards, e.g. by comparing the card identification code with a list of card identification codes in a database of card identification codes. If the card with the card identification code is not expected to be present in the series of cards, the card may be identified as defective card, being a possible subject of fraud.
  • the card identifying means may comprise one or more cameras, optionally at least one camera sensitive for UV-light, e.g. for reading the card identification code.
  • the identifying means comprises a lighting device, such as a UV-lighting device, e.g. for illuminating the card identification code which may be provided from UV-radiating ink.
  • the card identifying means and the card inspection means share the same camera of cameras.
  • the card identifying means and the card inspection means are combined in one device, such as an optical device.
  • the card sorting means is adapted to bring each of the cards in the series of randomly ordered card to one of the card storage means.
  • This card storage means is controlled by the control means.
  • the card sorting means may be any kind of means adapted to guide and direct a card to its assigned card sorting means. It may make use of rollers and valves, or conveyor belts, such as vacuum belts, combined with interruption means to interrupt the connection of the card to e.g. the lower side of the conveyor belt, like air knifes.
  • the card sorting means may be any kind of means, as long as the cards are directed to the assigned card storage means.
  • the control means may be a control cabinet in which hardware and/or software may control the functioning of the device.
  • the control cabinet may comprise processing units, memory units, units to generate a random number of sign, communication units to communicate with other devices and/or the internet via wire or wireless, a user interface including e.g. display screens, keyboards, mouses, touchpads, touchscreens, etc.
  • the control means may control the functioning of the card supply means to supply a series of randomly ordered cards, like printers or card recuperation units.
  • the control means may control the card identifying means by e.g. converting the images taken by the camera or cameras into the identification elements of the cards being identified.
  • the control means may control the inspection means.
  • the control means may control the card storage means, e.g.
  • the control means may control the generation of the signs Q chosen from the second group of M signs and/or the signs IT chosen from the first group of N.
  • the control means may control the assignment of each of the identified cards to one of the card storage means, card recuperation means and/or card removal means.
  • the control means may control the card sorting means being adapted to direct each of the identified cards to the assigned card storage means, card recuperation means and/or card removal means, which may include the control of the functioning of e.g. conveyor belts and air valves and alike.
  • the control means may control the synchronisation of all means, units and elements of the device.
  • the cards being identified and having a known position in the sequence of cards, will be brought to the assigned cards collecting means.
  • the control means knowing which identified card at what position in the sequence of cards is brought to which cards storage means, can generate a sequence of rank and suit and/or one or more identification elements and/or card identities, per cards storage means. As such, for each set of cards generated by the system, the sequence of the cards in the set is known.
  • the control means may use different criteria to direct cards with a special function within the set of cards, to a card storage means.
  • the control means may only assign a cut card to a card storage means if at least a given amount of playing cards have been assigned and directed to this card storage means. This amount may be a given number of cards, or a percentage of the total number of cards in the set of cards to be collected in the card storage means.
  • the assignment of a card storage means may be based upon the randomly generation of a sign Q which is to equal the intra-group identifier m of the card storage means, and the selection of a card storage means for which the number of cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card has not reached a threshold value T.
  • T a threshold value
  • the latter means that a group identifier n is to be designated.
  • the designated group identifier and the randomly selected intra-group identifier m together is sufficient to assign the card storage means to an identified card.
  • the intra-group identifier m is to match the random generated sign Q.
  • the control means may use a strategy to select the group identifier n amongst the possible card storage means.
  • the first group of N signs may be a group with a hierarchy between the N signs.
  • the control means may always assign the identified card to the card storage means having its group identifier equal to the sign with the highest rank in the hierarchy, for which card storage means it is true that the number of cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card has not reached a threshold value T. “The number of cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card has not reached a threshold value T” is hereafter referred to as the “equation”.
  • the hierarchy may decrease from the first to the Nth sign in the group of N signs.
  • the first group of N signs may be an ordered group of N signs, each sign having its position in this group of N signs.
  • the control means may verify for the card storage means having its group identifier equal to the sign with a given position in the order of signs, if the equation is true. This first sign in the order of N signs has the priority position at that moment, the corresponding sign being the preferred sign. If this equation is true, this card storage means with this preferred sign is assigned to the identified card. If the equation is not true, the control means may verify for the card storage means having its group identifier equal to the sign with the first adjacent position in the order of signs, if the equation is true.
  • the control means verifies the equation for the card storage means having its group identifier equal to the sign with the first position in the order of signs, and continues to verify the equation for the sign with the adjacent position in the group of N signs, until a card storage means meeting the equation is reached, or until the preferred sign with the priority position in the order of signs is reached.
  • the assignment of a card storage means may be based upon the randomly generation of a sign IT which is to equal the group identifier n of the card storage means, and the selection of a card storage means for which the number of cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card has not reached a threshold value T.
  • T a threshold value
  • the latter means that a group identifier m is to be designated.
  • the designated intra-group identifier and the selected group identifier n together is sufficient to assign the card storage means to an identified card.
  • the group identifier n is to match the random generated sign IT.
  • the control means may use a strategy to select the intra-group identifier m amongst the possible card storage means.
  • the first group of M signs may be a group with a hierarchy between the M signs.
  • the control means may always assign the identified card to the card storage means having its intra-group identifier equal to the sign with the highest rank in the hierarchy, for which card storage means the equation is true.
  • the hierarchy may decrease from the first to the Mth sign in the group of M signs.
  • the second group of M signs may be an ordered group of M signs, each sign having its position in this group of M signs.
  • the control means may verify for the card storage means having its intra-group identifier equal to the sign with a given position in the order of signs, if the equation is true.
  • This first sign in the order of M signs has the priority position at that moment, the corresponding sign being the preferred sign. If this equation is true, this card storage means with this preferred sign is assigned to the identified cards. If the equation is not true, the control means may verify for the card storage means having its intra-group identifier equal to the sign with the first adjacent position in the order of signs, if the equation is true.
  • the control means verifies the equation for the card storage means having its intra-group identifier equal to the sign with the first position in the order of signs, and continues to verify the equation for the sign with the adjacent position in the group of M signs, until a card storage means meeting the equation is reached, or until the preferred sign with the priority position in the order of signs is reached.
  • the assignment of a card storage means may be based upon the randomly generation of a sign IT which is to equal the group identifier n of the card storage means and a sign Q which is to equal the intra-group identifier m of the card storage means.
  • the equation is checked for the card storage means with group identifier IT and intragroup identifier Q. If the equation is true, the card storage means with group identifier IT and intra-group identifier Q is assigned to the card. If the equation is false, a new sign IT which is to equal the group identifier n of the card storage means and/or a new sign Q which is to equal the intra-group identifier m of the card storage means is randomly generated, and this until a card storage means is found for which the equation is true.
  • the device according to the first aspect of the invention may be used to in a method to provide sets of cards according to a second aspect of the present invention.
  • a method for providing sets of cards comprising the steps of:
  • a method to provide sets of cards wherein randomly assigning each card to one of the plurality of card storage means, preferably until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means, the method comprises the steps of a) read the identification element of a card from the series of randomly ordered cards by the card identifying means, thereby providing an identified card; b) generate by the control means a randomly generated sign Q chosen from the group of M signs and/or generate by the control means a randomly generated sign IT chosen from the group of N signs; and c) assign to said identified card a card storage means for which
  • the card storage means has an intra-group identifier being said sign Q and/or the card storage means has a group identifier being said sign IT;
  • a method to provide sets of cards wherein randomly assigning each card to one of the plurality of card storage means, preferably until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means, the method comprises the steps of a) read the identification element of a card from the series of randomly ordered cards by the card identifying means, thereby providing an identified card; b) generate by the control means a randomly generated sign Q chosen from the group of M signs; and c) assign to said identified card a card storage means for which
  • the card storage means has an intra-group identifier being said sign Q and
  • the method to provide sets of cards wherein randomly assigning each card to one of the plurality of card storage means, preferably until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means, the method comprises the steps of a) read the identification element of a card from the series of randomly ordered cards by the card identifying means, thereby providing an identified card; b) generate by the control means a randomly generated sign IT chosen from the group of N signs; and c) assign to said identified card a card storage means for which
  • the card storage means has a group identifier being said sign IT
  • the method to provide sets of cards wherein randomly assigning each card to one of the plurality of card storage means, preferably until a complete set of cards is generated in at least two , such as in each of the plurality of card storage means, the method comprises the steps of a) read the identification element of a card from the series of randomly ordered cards by the card identifying means, thereby providing an identified card; b) generate by the control means a randomly generated sign Q chosen from the group of M signs and generate by the control means a randomly generated sign IT chosen from the group of N signs; and c) assign to said identified card a card storage means for which
  • the card storage means has an intra-group identifier being said sign Q and a group identifier being said sign IT;
  • the steps b) and c) are repeated until for the card storage means has an intra-group identifier being said sign Q and a group identifier being said sign IT, the number of cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card, has not reached a threshold value T.
  • the device may be a device wherein the plurality of card storage means further comprises an overflow card storage means, the control means being adapted to assign an identified card to this overflow card storage means if all N card storage means identified by said intra-group identifier equalling the sign Q comprises T cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card and/or if all M card storage means identified by said group identifier equalling the sign IT comprises T cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card.
  • the overflow card storage means may be assigned to the identified card if all card storage means identified by said sign Q comprises T cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card, or if all card storage means identified by said sign IT comprises T cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card, or if all card storage means identified by said sign IT and said sign Q comprises T cards with identification element being equal to the identified identification element of said identified card.
  • the cards stored in overflow card storage means may be introduced in the series of randomly ordered cards. The disposal of cards in the overflow card storage means is thereby avoided.
  • an inspection means may be used to recognize defective cards in the series of randomly ordered cards, in step c) the card removal means is assigned to said defective card.
  • the defects may function as traces enabling cards to be recognised by defrauding persons, e.g. during a card game. Hence the evacuation of defective cards from the sets of cards may reduce the risk on fraud during the use of the set of cards being generated in the card storage means.
  • the control means may comprise counters to count and memorise or store, for each card storage means and for each card with a given identification element in the set of cards to be generated, the number of cards with given identification element being provided to each of said card storage means.
  • complete sets of cards may be removed from the card storage means.
  • a complete set of cards means a set of cards comprising for each card with a given identification element, a predefined number or threshold number T of these cards.
  • the control means resets the number of cards with said identification element to 0.
  • the control means resets the counters of the cards with the identification element to 0.
  • the generated series of randomly ordered cards may comprise at least reclaimed cards.
  • the generated series of randomly ordered cards may comprise at least virgin printed cards, preferably provided by an inkjet printing device.
  • the randomness of the cards in the series of cards can be increased, as the sequence of the cards being printed can be based upon a randomly generating printing instructions for the identity of the cards to be printed.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates schematically a device according to the first aspect of the invention.
  • a device 100 for providing sets of cards is schematically shown in figure 1 .
  • the device 100 comprises a card supply means, which in this embodiment comprises an ink jet printer 101 and two card recuperation units 102 and 103 and a conveyor belt 104. These printer and card recuperation units provide playing cards 200 on a conveyor belt 104, with the face side of the cards facing the conveyor belt surface.
  • the conveyor belt 104 brings the series of randomly ordered cards, being a train of playing cards 200, to a vacuum belt 105; where the cards are sucked to the belt of the vacuum belt 105 with their backside facing the belt of the vacuum belt 105. As such the face side of the cards 200 is visible for the cameras 106 and 107.
  • the cameras 106 and 107 are part of a card identifying means, which a card identifying means is adapted to read the identification element of each card in said series of randomly ordered cards; the images of the cameras 106 and 107 are provided to the control means 108, where the rank and suit of each card is identified from the images taken.
  • the images of the cameras 106 and/or 107 are used by a card inspection means, checking the cards for defects.
  • a further camera (not shown) is provided above the conveyor belt 104 immediately before the point where the cards are passed from the conveyor belt 104 to the vacuum belt 105.
  • the device 100 further comprises six card storage means, in which the identified cards of said series of randomly ordered cards are to be stored.
  • Card storage means 112 is used as card reclaiming means, the control means being adapted to assign card to this card reclaiming means 112 for which the control means cannot assign any of the six card storage means, being A0, A1 , B0, B1 , CO and C1.
  • the control means For each card which is not a defective card, the control means generates a random sign IT selected from the group consisting of A, B and C. The control means checks to which of the two card storage means TTO or TT1 the identified card can be assigned. Such identified card can be assigned to a card storage means if the number of cards present in the card storage means with the identified identification element has not reached a threshold value T. As an example, in each card storage means a set of cards is generated comprising 8 decks of playing cards. An identified card with a given identification element can be assigned to a card storage means if the number of cards present in the card storage means with the identified identification element has not reached 8.
  • the control unit selecting the card storage means from the two card storage means TTO or TT1 may start with the card storage means with lowest ranking inter group sign (hence 0), and assigns the identified card to the card storage means TTO if the threshold number for cards with this identification element has not been met. If the threshold value has been met, the control unit checks the number of cards with the given identification element in TT1 . The control unit assigns the identified card to the card storage means TT1 if the threshold number for cards with this identification element has not been met. If also for TT1 the threshold value is reached, the control means assigns the card to the card reclaiming means 112. If the card was a defective card, the card is assigned by the control means to the card removal means 111.
  • control unit similarly the control unit generates a random sign Q selected from the group consisting of 0 and 1 .
  • the control unit sequentially, checks if the card can be assigned to the card storage means AQ, BQ or CQ, and assigns the card to the first card storage means having a number of cards with the given identification element being less than the threshold value. If for all these card storage means the threshold value is reached, the control means assigns the card to the card reclaiming means 112. If the card was a defective card, the card is assigned by the control means to the card removal means 111.
  • the card sorting means will direct each of the identified cards to the assigned card storage means, in this example, the vacuum belt 105 will pass the cards along the card storage means, the card reclaiming means 112 and the card removal means 111 .
  • An activatable detaching means such as an air knife or a couple of air knifes 120, one air knife being present at each side of the vacuum belt, will timely pulse an air stream causing the vacuum between vacuum belt 105 and card being interrupted.
  • the card will fall into the assigned card storage means AO, A1 , BO, B1 , CO or C1 , the card reclaiming means 112 or the card removal means 111.
  • the synchronisation of the moving of the vacuum belt and the pulsation of the air knifes 120 may be controlled by control means 108.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif permettant de fournir des jeux de cartes, comprenant un moyen d'alimentation en cartes pour fournir une série de cartes ordonnées de manière aléatoire, une pluralité de moyens de stockage de cartes, dans lesquels les cartes de ladite série de cartes ordonnées de manière aléatoire doivent être stockées, et un moyen de commande pour attribuer de manière aléatoire chaque carte à un moyen de stockage de cartes de la pluralité de moyens de stockage de cartes, de préférence jusqu'à ce qu'un jeu complet de cartes soit généré dans au moins deux moyens de stockage de cartes de la pluralité de moyens de stockage de cartes. Le dispositif peut fournir des jeux de cartes, tels que des jeux de cartes à jouer, pour lesquels la séquence de cartes dans les jeux de cartes générés présente une garantie d'imprévisibilité supérieure et dans lesquels à la fois des cartes récupérées et vierges peuvent être utilisées.
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