System and method for delivering playing cards
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May 23, 2017
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Oct 24, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Abstract
A method of delivering cards from a card housing unit during a card game including automatically detecting, using one or more processors, at least one of a card being held within an opening in the card housing unit for a period of time longer than a predetermined period of time or an attempt to manually draw a card from the opening after the card game ends, and based on the automatic detection, controlling, using one or more processors, operation of a lock member to restrict movement of the card relative to the opening in the card housing unit.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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ANGEL GROUP CO LTD | 4600 AONO-CHO HIGASHIOMI SHIGA 527-0232 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Shigeta, Yasushi | Osaka, JP | 455 | 3753 |
# of filed Patents : 455 Total Citations : 3753 |
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