WO1999043403A1 - Set of different cards, tickets or tokens each comprising an electronic microcircuit, and arrangement for controlling the course of a game - Google Patents

Set of different cards, tickets or tokens each comprising an electronic microcircuit, and arrangement for controlling the course of a game Download PDF

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WO1999043403A1
WO1999043403A1 PCT/FR1999/000296 FR9900296W WO9943403A1 WO 1999043403 A1 WO1999043403 A1 WO 1999043403A1 FR 9900296 W FR9900296 W FR 9900296W WO 9943403 A1 WO9943403 A1 WO 9943403A1
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Stéphane AYALA
Laurent Oddou
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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
    • A63F1/02—Cards; Special shapes of cards
    • 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
    • A63F2009/2411—Input form cards, tapes, discs
    • A63F2009/2429—IC card, chip card, smart card
    • 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
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/06—Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games
    • A63F3/065—Tickets or accessories for use therewith

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  • the present invention relates to a set of cards, tickets or different tokens, in particular of different colors and / or values, each of which comprises a support, in particular of cardboard made of glued sheets of paper, one of the faces of which comprises visible information, including signs of color and / or value.
  • the invention relates for example to a set of cards, also called a card game, which is commonly used for the practice of many games whose course of the games follow precise rules and which can be associated with money bets within the framework tournaments or in specialized establishments such as casinos.
  • a game can be played between several players, such as for example poker or bridge, or it can oppose players to the "bank” as for example in the case of blackjack.
  • a first important point lies in the integrity of the deck of cards used and in particular in the authenticity of each card in that it does indeed belong to a determined deck of cards used during a game.
  • counting points after a game can be particularly tedious, and lead to disputes and cheating, especially when the potential winnings are linked to the number of players' points.
  • the invention also relates to tickets used for regulated games of chance, such as lotteries or draws in which the tickets are printed by an authorized body and sold for sale to the public, each ticket being identified and individualized as soon as it is issued and including the possible mention of a specific predetermined gain or of belonging to a category of gains.
  • each card, ticket or token comprises:
  • the interface means consist of an antenna connected to the electronic microcircuit 4 and the electronic microcircuit and the antenna are arranged in the thickness of the support.
  • the identification data comprise a serial number of the electronic microcircuit.
  • the identification data can be associated with data representative of the visible information.
  • the identification data are associated with data representative of said information.
  • the identification data can be associated with the data representative of said information by means of an external correspondence table, which can for example be a table contained in memory registers, or any other medium, of a computer.
  • the data representative of said information can be part of the identification data contained in a memory register of the electronic microcircuit of each card, ticket or token.
  • the invention also provides an arrangement for controlling the progress of a game, characterized in that it comprises:
  • a data processing unit read in particular for the verification of the authenticity of cards, tickets or tokens used in that they belong to a determined set, and / or for the automated counting of points according to the Rule of the game. 5
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a map belonging to a deck of cards in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 schematically shows a game table for use with a deck of cards according to the teachings of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a card 1 0 which, according to a known general design, consists of a stack of several sheets of paper glued together, among which there is a front outer sheet 12 and an outer back sheet 14.
  • the visible face 16 of the front sheet 12 comprises information visible to the players which indicates the value and / or the color of the card, that is to say an ace of diamonds in the example. shown in figure 1.
  • the visible face of the external light on the back side 1 4 traditionally includes a uniform pattern repeated on all the cards of the same deck so that the value and / or the color of the cards cannot be distinguished when they are are upside down, that is to say placed with their faces 16 on a game table.
  • the rigid or semi-rigid support of each card constituted by the association of at least the sheets of front 12 and back 14, comprises an electronic microcircuit 18, or chip, individualized which is associated with an interface antenna 20.
  • the electronic microcircuit 18 may include one or more memory registers containing prerecorded and / or rewritable data.
  • the electronic microcircuit 1 8 can be placed and / or bonded to the internal face of the back sheet 14 and the antenna 20 can be produced by screen printing.
  • the sheets 12 and 14 are associated for example by means of an intermediate sheet bonding 26 which is a film of glue or another sheet of paper whose two opposite faces are pre-glued, the final association being for example carried out by hot rolling by associating this operation with the use of hot-melt glue.
  • the intermediate bonding sheet 26 may have a hole or a window 28 facing the electronic microcircuit 1 8.
  • Each playing card 1 0 thus produced constitutes an electronic device identified and individualized by its electronic microcircuit 18.
  • This identification can be carried out by reading means (not shown in FIG. 1), which allow exchanges with the electronic microcircuit 18 associated with the interface antenna 20, in particular for reading different data contained in one or more registers of memory of the electronic microcircuit 18.
  • a first identification method consists in using the serial number of each electronic microcircuit 18 which is recorded in a memory register as an identifier for this card. 7
  • the identification data can of course be different from the serial number of the electronic microcircuit and / or supplement the latter.
  • Each individual electronic microcircuit 18 can also carry data relating to the visible information carried by the card, that is to say data which, when they are read, make it possible to determine the color and the value of the card, here l 'ace of diamonds, in particular to facilitate an automated counting of the points represented by a set or lot of cards belonging to a game in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
  • the point counting can be carried out by means of an external correspondence table, managed by a computer, in which each serial number is memorized and is associated on the one hand with a batch of serial numbers making it possible to identify a card as belonging to a set of cards forming a determined set of cards and, on the other hand, with information relating to the value and the color of the card in which the determined electronic microcircuit is incorporated.
  • an external correspondence table managed by a computer, in which each serial number is memorized and is associated on the one hand with a batch of serial numbers making it possible to identify a card as belonging to a set of cards forming a determined set of cards and, on the other hand, with information relating to the value and the color of the card in which the determined electronic microcircuit is incorporated.
  • the means 34 are connected to a unit for reading and processing the data exchanged (not shown in the figure) which in particular allows automated control of the correct progress of part of a deck of cards in accordance with a rule of the game.
  • the devices 34 are for example HF antennas which are connected to a computer by a coaxial cable, the computer implementing an application management software calling on the database, mentioned previously, of the card games used. .
  • the means used firstly make it possible to verify that all the cards used are authentic and indeed belong to a determined game used during the game. Depending on the rules of the game, the means of control also make it possible to check whether unauthorized movement or manipulation of cards is practiced by the players.
  • the means of control can allow an automated counting of the points of each player at the end of the game.
  • the cards in accordance with the teachings of the invention and the arrangement illustrated schematically in Figure 2 thus avoid any risk of exchange, forgetting or adding unauthorized cards during a game.
  • the use of cards in the form of “contactless” electronic devices thus provides great reliability and security in the practice of card games while respecting the already known constraints inherent in card games, that is to say -to say in particular the absence of visible signs of recognition on the cards, in particular on the visible faces of their back, nor by modifying their behavior in humidity and their solidity.
  • the invention is not limited to its implementation in the context of a set or deck of cards, but is also particularly applicable to game tickets, such as scratch cards for which all the current characteristics are preserved, and in particular their structure in rigid or semi-rigid paper or cardboard and their presentation, while providing the advantages linked to the presence of an electronic microcircuit without contact in each ticket for verification of its authenticity and for the totalization of winnings corresponding to a batch of winning tickets.

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The invention concerns a set of different cards, tickets or tokens, in particular of various colours and/or values, each of which comprises a support, in particular of paper or cardboard, glued (12, 14, 16) whereof one (16) the faces comprises visible data, in particular colour and/or value signs, characterised in that each card (10), ticket or token comprises: an electronic microcircuit (18) whereof a memory register contains data for identifying the card, ticket or token concerned; and interface means (20) between the electronic microcircuit (18) and means for reading the identification data; and interface means between the microcircuit and the means for reading the identification data.

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Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons différents comportant chacun un microcircuit électronique, et agencement pour le contrôle du déroulement d'un jeuSet of cards, tickets or different tokens each comprising an electronic microcircuit, and arrangement for monitoring the progress of a game
La présente invention concerne un ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons différents, notamment de couleurs et/ou de valeurs diverses, dont chacun comporte un support, notamment en carton fait de feuilles de papier collées, dont l'une des faces comporte des informations visibles, notamment des signes de couleur et/ou de valeur.The present invention relates to a set of cards, tickets or different tokens, in particular of different colors and / or values, each of which comprises a support, in particular of cardboard made of glued sheets of paper, one of the faces of which comprises visible information, including signs of color and / or value.
L'invention concerne par exemple un ensemble de cartes, aussi appelé jeu de cartes, qui est couramment utilisé pour la pratique de nombreux jeux dont le déroulement des parties suivent des règles précises et qui peuvent être associés à des paris d'argent dans le cadre de tournois ou dans des établissements spécialisés tels que des casinos.The invention relates for example to a set of cards, also called a card game, which is commonly used for the practice of many games whose course of the games follow precise rules and which can be associated with money bets within the framework tournaments or in specialized establishments such as casinos.
Une partie peut être pratiquée entre plusieurs joueurs, tels que par exemple le poker ou le bridge, ou elle peut opposer des joueurs à la « banque » comme par exemple dans le cas du black-jack.A game can be played between several players, such as for example poker or bridge, or it can oppose players to the "bank" as for example in the case of blackjack.
Dans tous les cas, il est souhaitable de pouvoir éviter toute tricherie, les tricheries pouvant revêtir différents aspects. Un premier point important réside dans l'intégrité du jeu de cartes utilisé et notamment dans l'authenticité de chaque carte en ce qu'elle appartient bien à un jeu déterminé de cartes utilisé au cours d'une partie.In any case, it is desirable to be able to avoid any cheating, cheating being able to take different aspects. A first important point lies in the integrity of the deck of cards used and in particular in the authenticity of each card in that it does indeed belong to a determined deck of cards used during a game.
Il est aussi nécessaire d'éviter que des joueurs manipulent les cartes de manière non autorisée, c'est-à-dire d'une manière ne correspondant pas à la règle du jeu, par exemple en les déplaçant sur une table de jeu et/ou en les reprenant de façon frauduleuse. 2It is also necessary to prevent players from handling the cards in an unauthorized manner, that is to say in a manner which does not correspond to the rules of the game, for example by moving them on a game table and / or by taking them fraudulently. 2
Enfin, pour certains jeux, le comptage des points à l'issue d'une partie peut s'avérer particulièrement fastidieux, et entraîner des contestations et des tricheries, notamment lorsque les gains potentiels sont liés au nombre de points des joueurs.Finally, for some games, counting points after a game can be particularly tedious, and lead to disputes and cheating, especially when the potential winnings are linked to the number of players' points.
Il est donc souhaitable de pouvoir disposer de moyens permettant de résoudre les problèmes qui viennent d'être mentionnés en évitant notamment le recours à des moyens humains de contrôle visuel qui sont insuffisamment fiables et souvent contestables.It is therefore desirable to be able to have means making it possible to solve the problems which have just been mentioned by avoiding in particular the recourse to human means of visual control which are insufficiently reliable and often questionable.
L'invention concerne aussi les tickets utilisés pour des jeux de hasard réglementés, tels que des loteries ou des tirages dans lesquels les tickets sont imprimés par un organisme autorisé et mis en vente dans le public, chaque ticket étant identifié et individualisé dès son émission et comportant la mention éventuelle d'un gain prédéterminé précis ou d'une appartenance à une catégorie de gains.The invention also relates to tickets used for regulated games of chance, such as lotteries or draws in which the tickets are printed by an authorized body and sold for sale to the public, each ticket being identified and individualized as soon as it is issued and including the possible mention of a specific predetermined gain or of belonging to a category of gains.
C'est notamment le cas des jeux dits de « grattage » dans lesquels le joueur, après avoir acheté un ticket, découvre par grattage une indication de son gain éventuel. Pour le paiement des gains, les joueurs s'adressent au revendeur ou à l'organisme émetteur qui, notamment pour les gains importants, vérifie, préalablement au paiement, l'authenticité du ticket gagnant en comparant une indication figurant sur le ticket, le plus généralement un numéro, et le gain figurant sur le ticket avec des informations similaires figurant dans une table d'authenticité établie lors de l'émission des tickets.This is particularly the case of so-called “scratching” games in which the player, after buying a ticket, discovers by scratching an indication of his possible winnings. For the payment of winnings, the players contact the reseller or the issuing body which, in particular for large winnings, checks, prior to payment, the authenticity of the winning ticket by comparing an indication appearing on the ticket, the most generally a number, and the payout shown on the ticket with similar information appearing in an authenticity table established when tickets were issued.
Ces opérations de vérification sont effectuées manuellement et elles sont donc longues et peu fiables du point de vue de la sécurité de la transaction, car elles n'évitent pas l'intervention éventuelle d'un employé malveillant acceptant le paiement d'un faux ticket ou d'un ticket falsifié. 3These verification operations are carried out manually and they are therefore long and unreliable from the point of view of the security of the transaction, because they do not avoid the possible intervention of a malicious employee accepting the payment of a false ticket or of a falsified ticket. 3
Par ailleurs, les petits gains sont payés directement aux joueurs par les revendeurs de tickets qui sont ensuite remboursés au revendeur par l'organisme émetteur, ce dernier devant comptabiliser un par un tous les tickets gagnants qui lui ont été remis par le revendeur afin de déterminer le montant total du remboursement. Ce total est aujourd'hui effectué de manière semi-automatique par lecture de codes-barre figurant sur le verso des tickets au moyen d'un appareil de lecture ou scanner. Cette opération est parfois rendue difficile notamment lorsque le code-barre est endommagé.In addition, small winnings are paid directly to players by ticket resellers who are then reimbursed to the reseller by the issuing body, the latter having to count one by one all the winning tickets which have been given to it by the reseller in order to determine the total amount of the reimbursement. This total is now made semi-automatically by reading bar codes on the back of tickets using a scanner or reader. This operation is sometimes made difficult, especially when the barcode is damaged.
Il est donc souhaitable de pouvoir remédier aux problèmes qui viennent d'être mentionnés en fiabilisant le paiement des tickets gagnants et en facilitant le traitement de ceux-ci .It is therefore desirable to be able to remedy the problems which have just been mentioned by making the payment of the winning tickets more reliable and by facilitating the processing thereof.
Il existe aussi de nombreux jeux, et notamment des jeux de société, faisant appel à des tickets ou des jetons différents dont il est souhaitable de pouvoir améliorer la pratique notamment en les transformant en jeux interactifs avec l'intervention d'un ordinateur associé à des moyens simples d'interface permettant de reconnaître les cartes, tickets ou jetons utilisés par les joueurs.There are also many games, and in particular board games, using different tickets or tokens which it is desirable to be able to improve the practice in particular by transforming them into interactive games with the intervention of a computer associated with simple interface means for recognizing cards, tickets or tokens used by players.
Ainsi, l'invention propose un ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons du type mentionné précédemment, caractérisé en ce que chaque carte, ticket ou jeton comporte :Thus, the invention provides a set of cards, tickets or tokens of the type mentioned above, characterized in that each card, ticket or token comprises:
- un microcircuit électronique dont un registre de mémoire contient des données d'identification de la carte, du ticket ou du jeton considéré ;- an electronic microcircuit of which a memory register contains identification data of the card, the ticket or the token considered;
- et des moyens d'interface entre le microcircuit et des moyens de lecture des données d'identification .- And interface means between the microcircuit and means for reading the identification data.
De manière préférée, les moyens d'interface sont constitués par une antenne reliée au microcircuit électronique 4 et le microcircuit électronique et l'antenne sont agencés dans l'épaisseur du support.Preferably, the interface means consist of an antenna connected to the electronic microcircuit 4 and the electronic microcircuit and the antenna are arranged in the thickness of the support.
Selon une caractéristique particulièrement avantageuse, les données d'identification comportent un numéro de série du microcircuit électronique.According to a particularly advantageous characteristic, the identification data comprise a serial number of the electronic microcircuit.
Afin de faciliter le comptage de points ou le paiement de gains, les données d'identification peuvent être associées à des données représentatives des informations visibles.In order to facilitate the counting of points or the payment of winnings, the identification data can be associated with data representative of the visible information.
Les données d'identification sont associées à des données représentatives desdites informations.The identification data are associated with data representative of said information.
Les données d'identification peuvent être associées aux données représentatives desdites informations au moyen d'une table externe de correspondance, qui peut par exemple être une table contenue dans des registres de mémoire, ou tout autre support, d'un ordinateur.The identification data can be associated with the data representative of said information by means of an external correspondence table, which can for example be a table contained in memory registers, or any other medium, of a computer.
A titre de variante, les données représentatives desdites informations peuvent faire partie des données d'identification contenues dans un registre de mémoire du microcircuit électronique de chaque carte, ticket ou jeton. L'invention propose aussi un agencement pour le contrôle du déroulement d'un jeu, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte :As a variant, the data representative of said information can be part of the identification data contained in a memory register of the electronic microcircuit of each card, ticket or token. The invention also provides an arrangement for controlling the progress of a game, characterized in that it comprises:
- au moins une unité de lecture des données d'identification de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons, nécessaires à la pratique du jeu et appartenant à un ensemble conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes ;- At least one unit for reading the identification data of cards, tickets or tokens, necessary for the practice of the game and belonging to a set according to any one of the preceding claims;
- et une unité de traitement des données lues notamment pour la vérification de l'authenticité des cartes, des tickets ou des jetons utilisés en ce qu'ils appartiennent à un ensemble déterminé, et/ou pour le comptage automatisé de points en fonction de la règle du jeu. 5- And a data processing unit read in particular for the verification of the authenticity of cards, tickets or tokens used in that they belong to a determined set, and / or for the automated counting of points according to the Rule of the game. 5
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre pour la compréhension de laquelle on se reportera au dessin annexé dans lequel : - La figure 1 est une vue schématique en perspective éclatée d'une carte appartenant à un jeu de cartes conforme aux enseignements de l'invention ; etOther characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows for the understanding of which reference will be made to the appended drawing in which: - Figure 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a map belonging to a deck of cards in accordance with the teachings of the invention; and
- la figure 2 représente de manière schématique une table de jeu destinée à être utilisée avec un jeu de cartes conforme aux enseignements de l'invention .- Figure 2 schematically shows a game table for use with a deck of cards according to the teachings of the invention.
On a représenté sur la figure 1 une carte 1 0 qui, selon une conception générale connue, est constituée par un empilage de plusieurs feuilles de papier collées entre elles parmi lesquelles on distingue une feuille externe de recto 12 et une feuille externe de verso 14.FIG. 1 shows a card 1 0 which, according to a known general design, consists of a stack of several sheets of paper glued together, among which there is a front outer sheet 12 and an outer back sheet 14.
D'une manière connue, la face visible 16 de la feuille de recto 12 comporte des informations visibles par les joueurs qui indiquent la valeur et/ou de la couleur de la carte, c'est à dire un as de carreau dans l'exemple représenté à la figure 1 . La face visible de la feu ille externe de verso 1 4 comporte traditionnement un motif uniforme répété sur toutes les cartes d'un même jeu de manière que l'on ne puisse pas distinguer la valeur et/ou la couleur des cartes lorsque celles- ci sont à l'envers, c'est-à-dire posées avec leurs faces 16 sur une table de jeu.In a known manner, the visible face 16 of the front sheet 12 comprises information visible to the players which indicates the value and / or the color of the card, that is to say an ace of diamonds in the example. shown in figure 1. The visible face of the external light on the back side 1 4 traditionally includes a uniform pattern repeated on all the cards of the same deck so that the value and / or the color of the cards cannot be distinguished when they are are upside down, that is to say placed with their faces 16 on a game table.
Conformément aux enseignements de l'invention, le support rigide ou semi-rigide de chaque carte, constitué par l'association d'au moins les feuilles de recto 12 et de verso 14, comporte un microcircuit électronique 18, ou puce, individualisé qui est associé à une antenne d'interface 20. 6In accordance with the teachings of the invention, the rigid or semi-rigid support of each card, constituted by the association of at least the sheets of front 12 and back 14, comprises an electronic microcircuit 18, or chip, individualized which is associated with an interface antenna 20. 6
De manière connue, le microcircuit électronique 18 peut comporter un ou plusieurs registres de mémoire contenant des données préenregistrées et/ou réinscriptibles.In known manner, the electronic microcircuit 18 may include one or more memory registers containing prerecorded and / or rewritable data.
Le microcircuit électronique 1 8 peut être posé et/ou collé sur la face interne de la feuille de verso 14 et l'antenne 20 peut être réalisée par sérigraphie.The electronic microcircuit 1 8 can be placed and / or bonded to the internal face of the back sheet 14 and the antenna 20 can be produced by screen printing.
Afin de réaliser une carte à jouer 1 0, après que l'antenne 20 ait été reliée au microcircuit électronique 18, par exemple par des liaisons 24 en colle conductrice, les feuilles 12 et 14 sont associées par exemple au moyen d'une feuille intermédiaire de collage 26 qui est un film de colle ou une autre feuille de papier dont les deux faces opposées sont préencollées, l'association finale étant par exemple réalisée par laminage à chaud en associant cette opération à l'usage de colle thermofusible.In order to produce a playing card 1 0, after the antenna 20 has been connected to the electronic microcircuit 18, for example by connections 24 of conductive adhesive, the sheets 12 and 14 are associated for example by means of an intermediate sheet bonding 26 which is a film of glue or another sheet of paper whose two opposite faces are pre-glued, the final association being for example carried out by hot rolling by associating this operation with the use of hot-melt glue.
Afin d'éviter l'endommagement du microcircuit électronique 1 8 lors de l'opération de laminage, la feuille intermédiaire de collage 26 peut comporter un trou ou une fenêtre 28 en regard du microcircuit électronique 1 8. Chaque carte à jouer 1 0 ainsi réalisée constitue un dispositif électronique identifié et individualisé par son microcircuit électronique 18.In order to avoid damage to the electronic microcircuit 1 8 during the laminating operation, the intermediate bonding sheet 26 may have a hole or a window 28 facing the electronic microcircuit 1 8. Each playing card 1 0 thus produced constitutes an electronic device identified and individualized by its electronic microcircuit 18.
Cette identification peut être effectuée par des moyens de lecture (non représentés à la figure 1 ), qui permettent des échanges avec le microcircuit électronique 18 associé à l'antenne d'interface 20, notamment pour lire différentes données contenues dans un ou plusieurs registres de mémoire du microcircuit électronique 18.This identification can be carried out by reading means (not shown in FIG. 1), which allow exchanges with the electronic microcircuit 18 associated with the interface antenna 20, in particular for reading different data contained in one or more registers of memory of the electronic microcircuit 18.
Afin que chaque carte soit identifiée et individualisée, un premier procédé d'identification consiste à utiliser le numéro de série de chaque microcircuit électronique 1 8 qui est inscrit dans un registre de mémoire comme identifiant de ce 7In order for each card to be identified and individualized, a first identification method consists in using the serial number of each electronic microcircuit 18 which is recorded in a memory register as an identifier for this card. 7
microcircuit et donc comme données d'identification de la carte 10 à laquelle le microcircuit électronique est incorporé.microcircuit and therefore as identification data of the card 10 in which the electronic microcircuit is incorporated.
Les données d'identification peuvent bien entendu être différentes du numéro de série du microcircuit électronique et/ou compléter ce dernier.The identification data can of course be different from the serial number of the electronic microcircuit and / or supplement the latter.
Chaque microcircuit électronique individuel 18 peut aussi porter des données relatives aux informations visibles portées par la carte, c'est-à-dire des données qui , lorsqu'elles sont lues, permettent de déterminer la couleur et la valeur de la carte, ici l'as de carreau, notamment en vue de faciliter un comptage automatisé des points représentés par un ensemble ou lot de cartes appartenant à un jeu conforme aux enseignements de l'invention .Each individual electronic microcircuit 18 can also carry data relating to the visible information carried by the card, that is to say data which, when they are read, make it possible to determine the color and the value of the card, here l 'ace of diamonds, in particular to facilitate an automated counting of the points represented by a set or lot of cards belonging to a game in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
Lorsque le microcircuit électronique 1 8 ne contient comme seules données que des données d'identification, par exemple son numéro de série, le comptage des points peut être réalisé au moyen d'une table externe de correspondance, gérée par un ordinateur, dans laquelle chaque numéro de série est mémorisé et est associé d'une part à un lot de numéros de série permettant d'identifier une carte comme appartenant à un ensemble de cartes formant un jeu déterminé de cartes et, d'autre part, à des informations relatives à la valeur et à la couleur de la carte dans laquelle le microcircuit électronique déterminé est incorporé. On a représenté de manière schématique à la figure 2 une table de jeu 30, par exemple pour quatre joueurs, dont la face supérieure 32, qui est par exemple un tapis de jeu, masque des moyens 34 d'échange de données avec des cartes 10 réalisés conformément aux enseignements de l'invention et comportant notamment chacune un microcircuit électronique 1 8 et une antenne d'interface 20. 8When the electronic microcircuit 1 8 only contains identification data, for example its serial number, the point counting can be carried out by means of an external correspondence table, managed by a computer, in which each serial number is memorized and is associated on the one hand with a batch of serial numbers making it possible to identify a card as belonging to a set of cards forming a determined set of cards and, on the other hand, with information relating to the value and the color of the card in which the determined electronic microcircuit is incorporated. There is shown schematically in FIG. 2 a game table 30, for example for four players, the upper face 32 of which, for example is a play mat, hides means 34 for exchanging data with cards 10 produced in accordance with the teachings of the invention and in particular each comprising an electronic microcircuit 18 and an interface antenna 20. 8
Les moyens 34 sont reliés à une unité de lecture et de traitement des données échangées (non représentée sur la figure) qui permet notamment le contrôle automatisé du bon déroulement d'une partie d'un jeu de cartes conformément à une règle du jeu.The means 34 are connected to a unit for reading and processing the data exchanged (not shown in the figure) which in particular allows automated control of the correct progress of part of a deck of cards in accordance with a rule of the game.
Les dispositifs 34 sont par exemple des antennes H. F. qui sont reliées à un ordinateur par un câble coaxial, l'ordinateur mettant en oeuvre un logiciel de gestion de l'application faisant appel à la base de données, mentionnée précédemment, des jeux de cartes utilisées.The devices 34 are for example HF antennas which are connected to a computer by a coaxial cable, the computer implementing an application management software calling on the database, mentioned previously, of the card games used. .
Les moyens mis en oeuvre permettent tout d'abord de vérifier que toutes les cartes utilisées sont authentiques et appartiennent bien à un jeu déterminé utilisé lors de la partie. En fonction de la règle du jeu pratiqué, les moyens de contrôle permettent aussi de vérifier si des déplacements ou manipulations de cartes non autorisées sont pratiqués par les joueurs.The means used firstly make it possible to verify that all the cards used are authentic and indeed belong to a determined game used during the game. Depending on the rules of the game, the means of control also make it possible to check whether unauthorized movement or manipulation of cards is practiced by the players.
Enfin, les moyens de contrôle peuvent permettre un comptage automatisé des points de chaque joueur à la fin de la partie.Finally, the means of control can allow an automated counting of the points of each player at the end of the game.
Les cartes conformes aux enseignements de l'invention et l'agencement illustré de manière schématique à la figure 2 permettent ainsi d'éviter tout risque d'échange, d'oubli ou d'ajout de cartes non autorisés durant une partie. L'utilisation de cartes se présentant sous la forme de dispositifs électroniques « sans contact » procure ainsi une grande fiabilité et une grande sécurité dans la pratique des jeux de cartes en respectant les contraintes déjà connues inhérentes aux jeux de cartes, c'est-à-dire notamment l'absence de signes visibles de reconnaissance sur les cartes, notamment sur les faces visibles de leur verso, ni en modifiant leur tenue en humidité et leur solidité. 9The cards in accordance with the teachings of the invention and the arrangement illustrated schematically in Figure 2 thus avoid any risk of exchange, forgetting or adding unauthorized cards during a game. The use of cards in the form of “contactless” electronic devices thus provides great reliability and security in the practice of card games while respecting the already known constraints inherent in card games, that is to say -to say in particular the absence of visible signs of recognition on the cards, in particular on the visible faces of their back, nor by modifying their behavior in humidity and their solidity. 9
Comme cela a été mentionné dans le préambule de la description, l'invention n'est pas limitée à sa mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un ensemble ou jeu de cartes, mais trouve aussi particulièrement à s'appliquer aux tickets de jeu, tels que des tickets de jeu de grattage dont l'ensemble des caractéristiques actuelles sont conservées, et notamment leur structure en papier ou carton rigide ou semi-rigide et leur présentation, tout en procurant les avantages liés à la présence d'un microcircuit électronique sans contact dans chaque ticket pour la vérification de son authenticité et pour la totalisation des gains correspondant à un lot de tickets gagnants. As was mentioned in the preamble to the description, the invention is not limited to its implementation in the context of a set or deck of cards, but is also particularly applicable to game tickets, such as scratch cards for which all the current characteristics are preserved, and in particular their structure in rigid or semi-rigid paper or cardboard and their presentation, while providing the advantages linked to the presence of an electronic microcircuit without contact in each ticket for verification of its authenticity and for the totalization of winnings corresponding to a batch of winning tickets.

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REVENDICATIONS 1 . Ensemble de cartes (10), de tickets ou de jetons différents, notamment de couleurs et/ou de valeurs diverses, dont chacun comporte un support, notamment en papier ou en carton fait de feuilles de papier collées (12, 14, 26) dont l'une (16) des faces comporte des informations visibles, notamment des signes de couleur et/ou de valeur, caractérisé en ce que chaque carte (10), ticket ou jeton comporte :CLAIMS 1. Set of cards (10), tickets or different tokens, in particular of different colors and / or values, each of which includes a support, in particular made of paper or cardboard made of glued sheets of paper (12, 14, 26) of which one (16) of the faces includes visible information, in particular signs of color and / or value, characterized in that each card (10), ticket or token comprises:
- un microcircuit électronique (18) dont un registre de mémoire contient des données d'identification de la carte, du ticket ou du jeton considéré ;- an electronic microcircuit (18) of which a memory register contains identification data of the card, the ticket or the token considered;
- et des moyens (20) d'interface entre le microcircuit électronique (18) et des moyens (34) de lecture des données d'identification. - And means (20) for interfacing between the electronic microcircuit (18) and means (34) for reading identification data.
2. Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'interface (20) sont constitués par une antenne reliée au microcircuit électronique (18).2. Set of cards, tickets or tokens according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the interface means (20) consist of an antenna connected to the electronic microcircuit (18).
3. Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le microcircuit électronique (18) est agencé dans l'épaisseur du support (12, 14, 26).3. Set of cards, tickets or tokens according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electronic microcircuit (18) is arranged in the thickness of the support (12, 14, 26).
4. Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons selon la revendication précédente prise en combinaison avec la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'antenne (20) est agencée dans l'épaisseur du support (12, 14, 26).4. Set of cards, tickets or tokens according to the preceding claim taken in combination with claim 2, characterized in that the antenna (20) is arranged in the thickness of the support (12, 14, 26).
5. Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les données d'identification comportent un numéro de série du microcircuit électronique (18).5. Set of cards, tickets or tokens according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the identification data comprise a serial number of the electronic microcircuit (18).
6. Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé 116. Set of cards, tickets or tokens according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized 11
en ce que les données d'identification sont associées à des données représentatives desdites informations.in that the identification data are associated with data representative of said information.
7. Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les données d'identification sont associées aux données représentatives desdites informations au moyen d'une table externe de correspondance.7. Set of cards, tickets or tokens according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the identification data are associated with the data representative of said information by means of an external correspondence table.
8. Ensemble de cartes, de tickets ou de jetons selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que les données représentatives desdites informations font partie des données d'identification contenues dans un registre de mémoire du microcircuit électronique.8. Set of cards, tickets or tokens according to claim 6, characterized in that the data representative of said information form part of the identification data contained in a memory register of the electronic microcircuit.
9. Agencement pour le contrôle du déroulement d'un jeu, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte : - au moins une unité (34) de lecture des données d'identification de cartes (10), de tickets ou de jetons, nécessaires à la pratique du jeu et appartenant à un ensemble conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes ;9. Arrangement for controlling the progress of a game, characterized in that it comprises: - at least one unit (34) for reading identification data from cards (10), tickets or tokens, necessary for playing the game and belonging to a set according to any one of the preceding claims;
- et une unité de traitement des données lues notamment pour la vérification de l'authenticité des cartes, des tickets ou des jetons utilisés en ce qu'ils appartiennent à un ensemble déterminé, et/ou pour le comptage automatisé de points en fonction de la règle du jeu . - And a data processing unit read in particular for the verification of the authenticity of cards, tickets or tokens used in that they belong to a determined set, and / or for the automated counting of points according to the Rule of the game .
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