Card Disposal System with Voiding Mechanism for Fraud Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional card disposal systems fail to ensure complete disposal of used cards from a table game without omission, leaving a risk of fraudulent reuse, as they do not verify the presence of a predetermined number of cards and cannot prevent re-use of cards after verification.
Innovation Solution
A card disposal system that includes a card disposal apparatus with a disposed card stocker capable of housing voided cards, featuring a void hole or notch creation mechanism to prevent re-use, and a control device for authenticating the number and type of cards, ensuring all cards are accounted for and rendered unusable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cards are collected and re-combined for reuse after a game, then resource utilization is improved, but the risk of fraudulent reuse increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of card completeness and authenticity before disposal. The verification unit checks whether the number of collected cards matches the predetermined total, and the voiding unit creates physical void holes or notches in advance during the disposal process, preventing any subsequent fraudulent reuse while maintaining efficient resource management
2Productivity
If conventional card disposal methods are used, then disposal speed is improved, but complete verification of card count is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates a verification unit that provides feedback on the completeness of card collection by comparing the actual card count against the predetermined total. This feedback mechanism ensures accurate verification while maintaining efficient disposal throughput, as the verification process is integrated into the automated disposal flow rather than being a separate manual step
3Productivity
If cards are not sufficiently disposed of, then operational efficiency is improved, but fraudulent reuse becomes possible
Solution Approach 1:
The system treats cards as disposable items by creating permanent physical void holes or notches through the voiding unit during the disposal process. This renders the cards completely unusable for any future games, eliminating fraudulent reuse risk while maintaining operational efficiency through automated processing that doesn't require manual inspection of each card
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AI summary
A card disposal system for a table game is provided that is capable of assuring the disposal of all of cards corresponding to a predetermined number of decks that are used at a game table without any deficiency and without any fraudulent diversion being made over such cards. A card disposal system for a table game of the present invention includes a discharge opening (4) for disposal of cards (3) after a game, a disposed card receiving board (5) for receiving the cards 3 from the discharge opening (4), a disposed card information acquiring means (6) that acquires information on the number (rank) of the card 3 placed in the discharge opening (4), a group information acquiring means (7) that acquires group information of the card (3) disposed of, a card counter (8) serving as a number counting means that counts the number of cards (3) that are placed in the discharge opening (4) for disposal, a deck examination means (13) that determines whether cards (3h) to be disposed of includes all the cards within a predetermined number of decks, for example, 416 cards in case of 8 decks (52 cards x 8 decks), and an output means (10) that outputs a result of the determination. With the card disposal system, a void hole is made on the card to be disposed of, and the disposal of all the cards without any deficiency and without any fraudulent diversion being made over such cards is assured.