Patent · US Expired

Card game device, card data reader, card game control method, recording medium, program, and card

US7431297B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by
13References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 1, 2002
Grant dateOct 7, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/8088
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A card game apparatus includes a large-size panel display, a main control unit that controls screens on the large-size panel display, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses that are communicably connected to the main control unit. A game player purchases an integrated circuit card and, for example, eleven player cards on each of which, a soccer player's photograph is printed. When the game player arranges the player cards on a player card arrangement panel of one of the terminal apparatuses, card data recorded on the back of the player card will be read by an internal image sensor. Then, a team is organized by the player cards, and a game starts. The game player can direct a player's position and formation by changing placement of the player card.

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