Global Patent Index - EP 4201495 A1

EP 4201495 A1 20230628 - DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SETS OF CARDS

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SETS OF CARDS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM BEREITSTELLEN VON KARTENSÄTZEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR FOURNIR DES ENSEMBLES DE CARTES

Publication

EP 4201495 A1 20230628 (EN)

Application

EP 21217837 A 20211227

Priority

EP 21217837 A 20211227

Abstract (en)

A device for providing sets of cards, comprising a card supply means to supply a series of randomly ordered cards, a plurality of card storage means, in which the cards of said series of randomly ordered cards are to be stored, and a control means to randomly assign each card to one of the plurality of card storage means. The device 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.

IPC 8 full level

A63F 1/12 (2006.01); A63F 1/14 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63F 1/12 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US); A63F 2009/2435 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2250/58 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

WO 2012042823 A1 20120405 - ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO LTD [JP], et al

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4201495 A1 20230628; CA 3239317 A1 20230706; CN 117157127 A 20231201; US 2024173615 A1 20240530; WO 2023126129 A1 20230706

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21217837 A 20211227; CA 3239317 A 20221205; CN 202280028890 A 20221205; EP 2022084417 W 20221205; US 202218553336 A 20221205