JP2006198431A - Game hall management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game hall management system for managing more useful information for a manager of a game hall. <P>SOLUTION: Game information from each game stand 500 is received by an information processor B200, and a player is photographed by a TV camera 400 and image-processed by an information processor A100 to detect the player of each game stand 500. An information processor C300 outputs management information with game information of each game stand 500 related to the player. Thus, information for each player is obtained, and it is useful information for the manager of the game hall. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system for managing a game hall where game machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines (slot machines) are installed.

In amusement arcades operating with game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, various information in the amusement arcade is managed in order to improve operational efficiency and meet customer demands. For example, game information such as the number of games and the number of jackpots on each game machine is collected and managed by a hall computer, which is used for daily sales. A part of such game information is also provided to the player via a display unit provided on each game table, and is also used as a guide when the player selects the game table. Yes.
JP 2001-187249 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-295914 JP 2000-348181 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-64505

  However, the information managed in the past is limited to information such as the number of games and the number of jackpots of each game machine, and is not necessarily sufficient as information used by the game hall manager for daily business.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game hall management system that manages information that is more useful to a game hall manager.

  According to the present invention, receiving means for receiving game information of each gaming table from each gaming table, detecting means for detecting a player of each gaming table, and each of the gaming tables received by the receiving means There is provided a game hall management system comprising output means for outputting management information in which the game information and the player detected by the detection means are associated with each other.

  According to the present invention, the photographing means for photographing the player in the game hall, the means for identifying the position of each player in the game hall for each time based on the image photographed by the photographing means, and the identification There is provided a game hall management system comprising storage means for storing information on the position of each player in the game hall in association with time.

  The game hall management system of the present invention can manage information that is more useful to a game hall manager.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a system configuration of a game hall management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a diagram showing an example of a layout of a game hall to be managed by this game hall management system 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the game hall management system 1 includes an information processing device A100, an information processing device B200, and an information processing device C300, and a plurality of TV cameras 400 distributed in the game hall. .

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that eight TV cameras 400 are prepared, and each TV camera 400 takes a picture of a responsible area (eight shooting areas 401 partitioned by dotted lines in FIG. 1B). For example, they are arranged at a predetermined interval near the ceiling (not shown in FIG. 1B). The TV camera 400 is composed of, for example, a CCD camera or the like, and the number of TV cameras 400 is appropriately determined in consideration of the size, cost, etc. of the game hall.

  Each gaming table 500 and the information processing apparatuses A100, B200, and C300 are connected to each other via a communication line 600 laid in the game hall. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that communication processing is performed using the wired communication line 600, but it is needless to say that the communication processing can be performed wirelessly.

  Further, it is assumed that each gaming machine 500 has a configuration necessary for information communication with the information processing apparatus B200 via the communication line 600. However, a recent game machine usually has such a configuration and is centrally managed by a hall computer.

  The information processing apparatus A100 is connected to the TV camera 400, captures an image captured by the TV camera 400, executes image processing, detects and identifies a visitor to the amusement park, A computer device for calculating a position. In most cases, the visitors to the game hall are players, and in the following description, the visitors may be expressed as players.

  The information processing device B200 is a computer device that receives game information output from each gaming machine 500 and executes a totaling process. The information processing device C300 is a computer device that integrates and manages the visitor information indicating information related to the visitor output from the information processing device A100 and the game information output from the information processing device B200. In the present embodiment, three information processing apparatuses are provided as described above to realize distributed processing. However, all processing may be performed by one information processing apparatus.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 1B, the layout in the game hall will be briefly described. In the amusement hall, two game islands 10 in which a plurality of game machines 500 (here, slot machines are assumed) are arranged back to back are installed. A chair 20 on which a player sits is prepared in front of each game table 500 (not shown in FIG. 1B). Although not particularly illustrated, a medal lending machine or the like for lending out a medal as a game medium to a player is disposed between the game machines 500.

  Furthermore, a change machine 30 for exchanging high-value banknotes for low-value banknotes, or exchange low-value banknotes for coins, and a vending machine 40 such as can juice are also installed in the game hall. In addition, a counter 60 that stops when a game medal or the like is exchanged for a prize or the like is disposed in the lateral direction of the entrance / exit 50 of the game hall. On the counter 60, a POS terminal, a membership card processor, a jet counter, etc. (not shown) are installed. A prize shelf 70 is provided behind the counter 60, and a plurality of types of prizes that can be exchanged according to the number of game medals are arranged on the prize shelf 70.

  Next, the configuration of the information processing apparatuses A100 to C300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information processing apparatuses A100 to C300.

  The information processing apparatus A100 includes an output apparatus A (display) 101 that displays various information and data, an output apparatus B (printer) 102 that prints out necessary information and data, and instructions from an operator (operator). A main unit having an input device (keyboard, mouse) 103 to be received, a CPU 104 for performing control and arithmetic processing of the entire device, a program and data executed by the CPU 104, and a work area required for executing the program A memory 105, an image input device 106 for capturing image data output from the TV camera 400, an image memory 107 for temporarily storing the captured image data, and a visitor information management database 108 for storing visitor information. And for communicating with other devices via the communication line 600 It comprises a signal interface 109, a.

  The visitor information management database 108 is stored in, for example, a hard disk, and for example, the following visitor information is accumulated. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of visitor information stored in the visitor information management database 108.

  In the visitor information management database 108, the types of information are “attendant number”, “time”, “X coordinate”, “Y coordinate”, “unit number”, “employee”, “predicted X coordinate”, “ There is an item such as “predicted Y coordinate”.

  The “entrance number” is an identification number for management that is individually assigned to a person who has entered the game hall, and is information that identifies the attendee. “Time” is a time stamp stored every time an image is acquired, and is expressed in the format of X hour X minute X second XX. The “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” are coordinate information representing the position of the visitor in the game hall. In the amusement hall, an X coordinate and a Y coordinate are set in advance. The “table number” is a number assigned to each game machine 500.

  “Employee” is a flag for discriminating between employees and players among the visitors, “1” represents an employee, and “0” represents a player. “Predicted X coordinate” and “Predicted Y coordinate” are prediction results when the destination of the visitor is predicted. Details of each item will be described later in order.

  Next, returning to FIG. 2, the configuration of the information processing apparatus B200 is substantially the same as that of the information processing apparatus A100. The output apparatus A (display) 201, the output apparatus B (printer) 202, the input apparatus (keyboard, mouse) 203, A CPU 204, a main memory 205, and a communication interface 207 are provided.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus B 200 includes a game information management database 206 that stores game information output from each gaming machine 500 as a database. The gaming information from each gaming machine 500 is transmitted via the communication line 600. Received by the communication interface 207. In the present embodiment, the game information is information indicating the status of each gaming machine 500 and is created in each gaming machine 500. As described above, since a recent gaming table is configured to be communicable with a hall computer and is centrally managed thereby, it is a known technique that such gaming information is created.

  The game information management database 206 is stored in, for example, a hard disk, and the following game information is accumulated. FIG. 3C is a diagram illustrating an example of game information stored in the game information management database 206.

  In the game information management database 206, the information type includes items such as “game number”, “IN”, “OUT”, “difference number”, and “big hit number” in addition to the above-mentioned “unit number” and “time”. Exists.

  “Time” is a time stamp indicating the collection timing (for example, every second) of game information. “Number of games” represents the number of games played on the game machine 500. “IN” is the cumulative value of the number of medals inserted into the gaming table 500 at that time. “OUT” is the cumulative value of the number of medals paid out from the gaming table 500 at that time. The “difference number” is a difference between “IN” and “OUT”. In the case of the present embodiment, this “difference number” is calculated at each gaming machine and transmitted to the information processing apparatus B200. However, “IN” and “OUT” are collected from each gaming machine, It may be calculated on the information processing apparatus B200 side. In addition, “IN” and “OUT” are not time units but units of each game, that is, cumulative values at the time of each game, and “difference” may be calculated.

  Furthermore, “IN” and “OUT” transmitted from each game machine are not used as accumulated values, but are used as individual inserted and paid out numbers, and the information processing apparatus B calculates these accumulated values to obtain “difference”. May be calculated. In this case, on the information processing apparatus B side, the accumulated value of the inserted number and the paid-out number may not be calculated, and the individual difference between the individual inserted number and the paid-out number may be accumulated to be the “difference number”. For example, when the information “IN” = 3 and “OUT” = 0 is transmitted from the gaming machine when the “difference” of the gaming machine is “+20”, the “difference” is (+20). It is updated as + (− 3 + 0) = + 17.

  The “big hit number” represents, for example, the number of bonuses in a slot machine.

  Next, returning to FIG. 2, the configuration of the information processing apparatus C300 is substantially the same as that of the information processing apparatus A100. The output apparatus A (display) 301, the output apparatus B (printer) 302, the input apparatus (keyboard, mouse) 303, The CPU 304, the main memory 305, and the communication interface 307 are provided, and the visitor information stored in the visitor information management database 108 of the information processing apparatus A100 and the game information management database 206 of the information processing apparatus B200 are stored. An integrated management database 306 that integrates game information is provided.

  The integrated management database 306 is stored in, for example, a hard disk, and the following information is accumulated. FIG. 3A and FIG. 4A are diagrams showing an example of information stored in the integrated management database 306.

  The integrated management database 306 is basically a database having both the contents of the above-mentioned visitor information management database 108 and the contents of the game information management database 206. However, “time” is recorded not in milliseconds but in units of seconds (management unit on the game information management database 206 side). The contents of the integrated management database 306 are displayed as a graph on the display 301 as will be described later. However, if the resolution in the time direction of this graph is about minutes, it is sufficient to store data in seconds. Display results can be obtained.

  In addition, each of the above three databases can accumulate not only the current day but also past data. As will be described later, by inputting the date, the data of the day can be called. Further, if the storage capacity is sufficient, data may be accumulated for several years.

  Here, each of the three databases described above manages game information and visitor information with time as the axis. However, the remaining game information and the visitor information may be managed around the “number of games” included in the game information without using the time. In this case, the game information is periodically picked up by the information processing apparatus B200 from each game machine, and when the number of games is updated on any game machine, the detection of visitors and the update of the database are performed. It is also possible to update the database only for information relating to the gaming table in which the number of games has been updated. By using the number of games as an axis in this way, the amount of information can be reduced and the memory can be effectively utilized when the information in the database hardly changes in a time zone where there are few players in the game hall.

<Processing of information processing apparatus>
Next, the processing of each information processing apparatus will be described in detail.

<Information processing apparatus A>
5 and 6 are a flowchart showing the processing flow of the information processing apparatus A and the contents of the image processing. The information processing apparatus A observes the behavior of the visitors using the TV camera 400, and in particular, detects which visitors are visitors of each gaming table 500. The captured image data is sequentially transmitted from the plurality of TV cameras 400, and the processing of FIG. 5 is started.

  In S001, it is determined whether image data from the TV camera 400 has been received. If image data has been received, the process proceeds to S002. In step S002, the acquired image data is stored in the image memory 107. At this time, in order to know later which of the eight TV cameras 400 the image data was taken from, the No. And the time stamp are stored in the image data. The image data is accumulated in time series in a range not exceeding a predetermined accumulation amount, and when the latest data is added, the image data is erased in order from the past.

  In S003, these difference images (inter-frame difference images) are generated using the image data acquired this time and the image data acquired last time (the previous image data of the same TV camera 400).

  In S004, the current position of the person who has moved to the image is predicted based on the generated difference image. For example, when focusing on the head of a person, when the head of the person moves slightly, as shown in the figure, the difference image appears so that two crescent-shaped regions are connected.

  Therefore, first, the two crescent-shaped regions are first extracted from the difference image, and then the center of gravity of the two crescent-shaped regions is obtained. The center of gravity will be approximately in the part surrounded by two crescent-shaped regions (outlined part). Next, based on the position of the center of gravity and the position of the person before the movement, the position of the person after the movement (current) can be predicted.

  This prediction result is stored in the “predicted X coordinate” and “predicted Y coordinate” of the visitor information management database in FIG. As will be described later, the predicted coordinates are used when determining which person in the current image corresponds to the person existing in the previous image. If a certain person exists at a position predicted for a certain person, it can be determined that they are the same person.

  If the predicted position near the entrance / exit 50 of the game hall is outside the game hall with respect to the previous position, the person can be determined to be a person leaving the game hall. Further, if the predicted position is inside the game hall in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the game hall, it can be determined that the person is a person entering the game hall.

  In S005, a difference image with respect to the initial image (an image captured in advance when no object exists) is generated. This difference image is used when calculating the coordinate position of the person in the next step. In this difference image, needless to say, the shape of an object that has moved to the position later appears.

  For example, if the vicinity of the vending machine 40 has been taken as an initial image, and then a person who passes by the vending machine 40 is photographed, the person is not shown in the initial image. Only an image showing this person appears.

  In S006, the shape of the difference image is compared with a reference pattern prepared in advance, and it is determined whether or not they match. If they match, the difference image is extracted as an image showing a person. .

  In S007, the coordinate position of the center of gravity of the extracted person image is calculated. As described above, a two-dimensional coordinate system is set in advance in the game arcade, and the position of the center of gravity is determined based on this coordinate system.

  In S008, it is determined whether or not the extracted person is a person entering the game hall. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the current image data is image data transmitted from the TV camera 400 shooting the vicinity of the entrance / exit 50 of the amusement hall. It is determined whether or not the extracted person is a specific person (a person near the entrance / exit 50 of the game hall).

  Then, if this specific person is extracted, it is determined whether this person is a person whose predicted coordinates are located outside the playground based on the previous coordinates. It is regarded as a person entering the amusement hall (that is, a visitor), and the process proceeds to S009. Otherwise, the process proceeds to S010.

  In S009, a new visitor number is assigned to this visitor. Specifically, the new visitor number is stored in “entry number” of the visitor information management database in FIG. 3B, and the coordinate position calculated in S007 is stored in the row of this “entry number”. Stored in “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate”.

  In S010, it is determined whether or not the extracted person is a person moving in the hall. Specifically, if the predicted coordinates calculated in S004 substantially match the coordinates calculated in S007, the person is determined to be the same person (that is, a moving person). If it is determined that the person is a moving person, the process proceeds to S011, and if not, the process proceeds to S012. In S011, the same visitor number as the previously extracted person is assigned to this person. That is, the coordinate position of this person calculated in S006 is stored in the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” of the same “entry number” row as the previous time.

  In S012, it is determined whether or not the extracted person is a person leaving the game hall. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the current image data is image data transmitted from the TV camera 400 shooting the vicinity of the entrance / exit 50 of the amusement hall. It is determined whether or not the extracted person is a specific person (a person near the entrance / exit 50 of the game hall).

  Then, if this specific person is extracted, it is determined whether this person is a person whose predicted coordinates are located inside the game hall based on the previous coordinates. The process proceeds to S013 assuming that the person leaves the amusement hall (ie, the person leaving the game hall). Otherwise, the process proceeds to S014.

  In S013, the visitor number is stripped from this person. The deprivation of the visitor number is not particularly shown, but information indicating that the visitor has gone out is recorded in the visitor number column of the person, and the tracking of the visitor is ended.

  In S014 of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the extracted person is a stopped person (such as a person who is stopped). Specifically, although it was not extracted in the inter-frame difference image in S003, it is determined whether or not the extracted person exists in the difference image with respect to the initial image in S005. Consider a person. If there is a stopped person, the process proceeds to S015; otherwise, the process proceeds to S016. In S015, the same visitor number as the previously extracted person is assigned to this person. That is, the coordinate position of this person calculated in S006 is stored in the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” of the same “entry number” row as the previous time.

  In S016, it is determined whether or not the extracted person is a seated person. The chairs 20 in front of the game tables 500 are in a one-to-one relationship with the respective game tables 500, and a coordinate area indicating the position of the chairs 20 is provided. This coordinate area is an area having a certain area around the chair, and when the coordinate position calculated in S006 exists in this area, the person is identified as the player of the gaming table 500.

  Information on each coordinate area is stored in advance in the main memory 305 or the like. That is, in S016, it is determined whether or not the coordinate position of the person is within the coordinate area. If it is determined that the person is within the coordinate area, the process proceeds to S017. Otherwise, the process proceeds to S018. .

  In the case of the present embodiment, the player of each gaming table 500 is specified by setting the coordinate area around the chair 50 assigned to each gaming table 500 in this way. In other words, the player of each gaming table 500 is specified based on the position of the player and the arrangement of the gaming table 500.

  In S017, the “unit number” of the seated seat is recorded in the column of the visitor number of the person. Specifically, in the visitor information management database 108, the number of the seated table is stored in the row of the “entry number” of the person. When “0” is stored in the “unit number” of this visitor information management database, it indicates that the player is not sitting on the chair.

  Thereafter, in S018, it is determined whether or not an end button (not shown) is set to ON in S016. If it is set to ON, the process ends. If not, the process returns to S001 again.

  In addition to the coordinate area for each chair 40 described above, an employee determination area (not shown) can also be set. This employee determination area is set to a certain range such as an inner space of the counter 60, for example. The employee who has come to the office first stops inside the counter 60. As described above, when a person enters the game hall, the person is given an attendee number unconditionally.

  Therefore, in this state, the system cannot immediately determine whether this person is a game hall employee or a game hall customer. Therefore, after a visitor number is given to a certain person, when that person enters the employee determination area, information indicating that the person is an employee is assigned to the person. This information is stored in the “employee” section of the visitor information management database in FIG.

  “1” in the item “employee” indicates that the employee is an employee, and “0” indicates that the player is a player. Note that numbers such as “1” to “5” may be stored in the item “employee” so that the employees can be distinguished from each other.

  The processing flow of the information processing apparatus A has been described above, but here, the description has been made mainly focusing on the captured image of one TV camera 400. However, actually, since a plurality of TV cameras 400 are prepared, the visitors are tracked using the image data of each camera. For example, one coordinate system is configured by connecting image data captured by each camera. Thereby, it becomes possible to grasp the movements of the visitors seamlessly between the shooting areas.

  Further, with respect to an image obtained by photographing a doorway (not shown) of a toilet, image processing with relatively high accuracy may be performed so that a person who enters and exits the toilet can be completely grasped. If it does in this way, even if a visitor number is once stripped when entering a toilet, the same entrance number will be given when leaving a toilet.

  Further, if the configuration is such that a person who enters and exits the game hall is completely identified, even if a person who has once left the game hall reenters the game hall, the same visitor number can be assigned. Furthermore, it becomes possible to collate the image of the visitor with the image of the wanted person and contribute to crime prevention. It is also possible to determine whether the person is the first visitor to the game hall or the regular customer.

<Information processing apparatus B>
Each game stand 500 is provided with a calling lamp unit (not shown). The calling lamp unit is provided with a display unit made up of liquid crystal or LED, in addition to buttons and lamps for the player to call employees of the game hall. Various signals output from the gaming table 500 are once input to the calling lamp unit, and then output to the information processing apparatus B200 as game information. The calling lamp unit displays the number of games, the number of jackpots, and the like on the display unit based on the signal output from the game table 500.

  Then, the information processing apparatus B200 receives and collects game information output from each gaming table 500, and stores the collected information in the above-described game information management database (FIG. 3C).

<Information processing apparatus C>
The information processing apparatus C300 acquires the accumulated data of the visitor information management database 108 and the game information management database 206 and constructs the integrated management database 306, as indicated by the arrows in FIG. The timing at which the information processing apparatus C300 acquires each accumulated data is not particularly limited. For example, the accumulated data may be collectively collected while the information processing apparatuses A100 and B200 stop normal processing (such as after a game arcade is closed). Further, the stored data may be sucked up in real time while causing the information processing apparatuses A100 and B100 to perform normal processing. In this embodiment, the former example (night collective transmission after a closed game hall) is assumed.

  Next, the information processing apparatus C outputs various management information using various information stored in the integrated management database 306. In the case of this embodiment, the management information is associated with the visitor information, and can provide various information according to the trend of the visitor. In this embodiment, a case where management information is displayed on the display 301 will be described. However, it is also possible to print out from the printer 302. 14 to 18 are flowcharts showing processing of the information processing apparatus C.

  First, in S101 of the figure, a menu screen is displayed on the display 301. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the menu screen. In the menu screen shown in the figure, an item group related to the operating status of the gaming machine 500, an item group related to the distribution of visitors, an item group related to the slump graph, and an item group directly related to the system are displayed in a classified manner. Has been. When any item is selected via the input device 303, processing corresponding to each item is executed. Hereinafter, each item will be described in order.

<1. Items related to operating status>
<1-1. Table by time>
In S102 of FIG. 14, selection of each item is accepted, and in S103, it is determined whether or not “table time chart” is selected on the menu screen, and it is determined that “table time chart” is selected. Displays the initial screen of the “table time chart” in the process of S104.

  FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a display example of the “table time chart”. Note that FIG. 8A shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data portion (unit number, band graph, etc.), but these are not displayed on the initial screen.

  In S105, the input of “Date” and “Unit Number” is accepted. The operator can input a desired date in the “year / month / day” input field at the lower left of the screen, and can input a desired car number in the “device number” input field at the lower right of the screen. The machine number can be entered by specifying a range.

  In S <b> 106, data is called from the integrated management database 306 for the input “year / month / day”. For example, if the database file is managed on a daily basis, the file containing the entered “year / month / day” data is accessed. In S107, the time zone is calculated based on the “time” and “entrance number” corresponding to the inputted “vehicle number”.

  For example, when “16” is input as “unit number”, the data example of the integrated management database 306 shown in FIG. 4A will be described. In FIG. When the entered machine number (“16”) is found, the time (“10:00:01”) is read and stored in the main memory 305. As long as the row of the same machine number continues, it is determined that the machine is in operation at that time, and if that machine number disappears (if “0” is stored as the machine number), the time (“10:20 : 02 ”) and the visitor number (“ 30 ”) are read out and stored in the main memory 305.

  The first stored time (“10:00:01”) is the start time of a certain operation period (referred to as operation period A) of the unit, and the last recorded time (“10:20:02”) Is the end time of the operation period A. Thereby, the time zone of the operation period A is specified. In addition, a player who has played a game during the operation period A (“entrance number 30”) is also identified.

  Such processing is repeated and executed in the same manner for all inputted “unit numbers”. The execution result is displayed as a stand-by time chart in S108. For example, in the time chart for each table shown in FIG. 8A, data of “device numbers 16, 17, 18” are displayed.

  According to this stand-by time chart, in the gaming machine 500 with “table number 16”, the player with “entry number 30” starts playing from around 10:00, and ends at around 15:00. Yes. Thereafter, in the gaming machine 500 with “table number 16”, the player with “entry number 113” starts playing from about 16:00, and the game ends at about 19:00. Finally, the player with “entry number 257” starts playing from about 20:00, and the game ends around 23:00. In this way, in the gaming machine 500 of “table number 16”, it can be seen that three players played a game that day.

  In S109, a message indicating whether or not to return to the menu screen is displayed at the corner of the screen (not shown). If Yes is selected, the menu screen is displayed. If No is selected, the process returns to S105 again. Various inputs can be accepted.

  According to the table-specific time chart described above, it becomes obvious at a glance which player played the game in which time zone for each gaming table 500. And if you look at this stand-by time chart and find, for example, a stand that has a particularly high operating rate on weekday evenings compared to other stands, the stand will be popular among office workers on the way home. You can make predictions. Also, if you find a table that does not play at all from the hour before the game hall is closed, you will be shunned because of the spec that the period of medals can be acquired intensively for more than one hour. Then what? Etc. can be expected. The manager of the amusement hall can use these results as a guide for determining the subsequent business form.

<1-2. Total graph by table>
In S110 of FIG. 14, it is determined whether or not “total graph for each table” has been selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “total graph for each table” has been selected, then “ Displays the initial screen of “Another Total Graph”.

  FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a display example of the “total graph for each table”. FIG. 8B shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data portion (unit number, band graph, etc.), but these are not displayed on the initial screen.

  In S112, the input of "date", "order", and "display type" is accepted. The operator can input a desired date in the “year / month / day” input field at the lower left of the screen, and can input a desired order in the “rank” input field at the lower right of the screen. The “rank” is a rank assigned in order from a table with a high operating rate, and can be input by designating a range of ranks to be displayed. Regarding “display type”, items of “time” and “number of games” are prepared, and the operator can select one of them.

  In S <b> 113, data is called from the integrated management database 306 for the input “year / month / day”. In S114, it is determined whether or not “time” has been selected (whether or not “number of games” has been selected). When “time” is selected, the operating status is displayed in units of time, and when “number of games” is selected, the operating status is displayed in units of number of games.

  In S114, if “time” is selected, the process proceeds to S115, and if “number of games” is selected, the process proceeds to S120. In S115, the operating time of each unit is calculated based on the “unit number” and “time”.

  When the integrated management database 306 shown in FIG. 4A is used to explain, the item “unit number” is searched in order from the top, and if any unit number (for example, “16”) is stored, the time (“10:00”) is stored. : 01 ") is stored in the main memory 305 as the start time. As long as the row of the same machine number continues, it is determined that the machine is in operation, and when that machine number disappears (if “0” is stored as the machine number), the time (“10:20:02”) ) As the end time.

  Next, the difference between the end time and the start time is calculated to obtain the operation time, and as shown in FIG. 4B (a), the calculated operation time, the machine number (“16”), and the visitor number (“ 30 ”) and a group of data are created and stored in the main memory 305. By repeating this process, multiple groups of data are created. Finally, using this group of group data, add the operating time for each unit (for each “unit number”). The working hours of the day can be obtained.

  In S116, the gaming machine 500 corresponding to the input “rank” is specified based on the daily operating time of each machine. If the input “rank” is, for example, “1” to “3”, the gaming machine 500 from the longest operating time to the third gaming machine 500 is specified. In S117, the operating time for each “entry number” of the gaming machine 500 specified in S116 is calculated by using the group group generated in S115 again.

  The above processing results are displayed as a stand-alone total graph in S118. In the total graph for each table shown in FIG. 8B, “17”, “9”, and “8” are displayed as “device numbers”. According to the total graph according to the table, the first operating rate (No. 1) is the gaming machine 500 having the “phone number 17”. In the gaming machine 500 having the “phone number 17”, the “entrance number 8” is displayed. Players have been playing for 13 hours. The third place (No. 3) is a gaming machine 500 with “table number 18”. In this gaming machine 500 with “table number 18”, a player with “entry number 5” and an “entry number” The players of “101” played the game for 6 hours each.

  If “number of games” is selected in S114, the integrated management database 306 is referred to in S120, and the total number of games for each device is acquired based on the “unit number” and “number of games”. To do.

  Specifically, the “number of games” of all the gaming tables 500 stored in the integrated management database 306 is checked, and the maximum “number of games” of each “table number” is acquired. This is the number of games per day.

  In S121, based on the number of games per day for each table, the game table 500 corresponding to the input “rank” is specified. For example, if the input ranking is “1” to “3”, three gaming tables 500 having a large number of games per day are specified. In S122, the number of games for each “entry number” of the specified gaming machine 500 is calculated.

  To explain using the data example of the integrated management database 306 shown in FIG. 4A, if the “unit number” item is searched in order from the top and the extracted unit number (“16”) is stored, the number of games ( “406”) is stored in the main memory 305 as the number of starting games. As long as the row with the same machine number continues, it is determined that the machine is in operation, and when the machine number disappears (if "0" is stored as the machine number), the number of games ("460") is terminated. Remember as the number of games.

  Next, the difference between the number of end games (“460”) and the number of start games (“406”) is calculated to obtain the number of operating games, the number of operating games, the unit number (“16”), and the visitors As shown in FIG. 4B (b), the number (“30”) is created as a set of data and stored in the main memory 305.

  By repeating such processing, data of a plurality of groups for each number of active games is created. Finally, using the data of this group group, the active games are classified for each visitor (for each “entry number”). If the number is added, the number of active games for each visitor on the gaming table 500 can be calculated.

  The above processing result is displayed as a total graph in S123. In the total graph for each table shown in FIG. 8C, “17”, “9”, and “8” are displayed as “device numbers”, and the operation status is displayed by the number of games. According to this table-specific time chart, it can be seen that, for example, in the gaming machine 500 of “table number 17”, the player of “entry number 8” is playing about 7000 times a day. Thereafter, in S119, similar to the processing in S109, whether or not to return to the menu screen is performed.

  The total graph (time / number of games) has been described above, but according to this total graph, not only the operating time and number of times of each unit can be understood, but also the breakdown (which player is how much games It ’s also obvious at a glance. In other words, even with the gaming table 500 having the same operating time, it is possible to analyze whether the player is frequently replaced, or whether each player is playing carefully.

<1-3. Time chart by visitor>
In S201 of FIG. 15, it is determined whether or not “time chart for each visitor” is selected on the menu screen, and when it is determined that “time chart for each visitor” is selected, in the process of S202, Display the initial screen of “Time Chart by Visitor”.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a display example of a “time chart for each visitor”. FIG. 9A shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data part (entrant number, band graph, etc.), but these are not displayed on the initial screen.

  In S203, the input of “date of month” and “entry number” is accepted. The operator can input a desired date in the “year / month / day” input field at the lower left of the screen, and can input a desired visitor number in the “entry number” input field at the lower right of the screen. The visitor number can be entered by specifying a range.

  In S <b> 204, the input “year / month / day” data is called from the integrated management database 306. For example, in the case of a system that saves a database on a daily basis, a file containing the input “year / month / day” data is accessed. In S205, the time zone is calculated based on the “unit number” and “time” corresponding to the input “entry number”.

  For example, the case where “30” is input as “entrance number” will be described using the data example of the integrated management database 306 shown in FIG. 4A. First, the data associated with “entry number 30” will be described. In this data, the item “unit number” is searched in order from the top, and if any unit number (“16”) is stored, the time (“10:00:01”) is stored in the main memory 305. To do. As long as the row of the same machine number continues, it is determined that the machine is in operation, and when that machine number disappears (if “0” is stored as the machine number), the time (“10:20:02”) ) And the machine number (“16”).

  The first stored time (“10:00:01”) is the start time of a certain operation period of the unit, and the last recorded time (“10:20:02”) is the end of this operation period. It's time. Thereby, the time zone of a certain operation period is specified. In addition, the gaming machine 500 (“table number 16”) in which a game has been performed during this operation period is also specified.

  Such processing is executed for the data related to the “entry number 30”. The execution result is displayed as a time chart for each visitor in S206. For example, in the time chart for each visitor shown in FIG. 9A, data of “visitor numbers 41, 42, and 43” are displayed.

  According to the time chart for each visitor, the player with the “entry number 41” starts the game on the gaming table 500 with the “table number 30” from about 10:00, and the “table number from about 14:00. The game table 500 moves to “29”, and it can be seen that a game is played on the game table 500 of “table number 25” from about 17:00 to about 20:00. Thus, the player with the “entry number 41” played the game on the three gaming tables 500 that day. In S207, as in the process of S109 described above, whether or not to return to the menu screen is performed.

  According to the attendee time chart described above, it is possible to know the player's trends in detail for each time zone.

<1-4. Total graph by visitors>
In S208 of FIG. 15, it is determined whether or not “total graph for each visitor” is selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “total graph for each visitor” is selected, the processing in S209 is performed. Display the initial screen of “Total Graph by Visitor”.

  FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating a display example of the “total graph by visitor”. FIG. 9B shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data portion (entrant number, band graph, etc.), but these are not displayed on the initial screen.

  In S210, input of “date of month”, “order”, and “display type” is accepted. The operator inputs a desired date in the “year / month / day” input field at the lower left of the screen, and inputs a desired order in the “rank” input field at the lower right of the screen. The “order” here is a number assigned in order from the player who has played the game for the longest time of the day, and can be input by designating a range. Regarding “display type”, items of “time” and “number of games” are prepared, and either of them can be selected.

  In S <b> 211, the input “year / month / day” data is called from the integrated management database 306. In S212, it is determined whether or not “time” has been selected (whether or not “number of games” has been selected). When “time” is selected, the operating status is displayed as operating time, and when “number of games” is selected, the operating status is displayed as the number of games.

  Specifically, in S212, when “time” is selected, the process proceeds to S213, and when “number of games” is selected, the process proceeds to S218. In S 213, the operating time for each visitor is calculated based on the “visitor number” and “time”.

  The data example of the integrated management database 306 shown in FIG. 4A will be described. When the “unit number” item is searched in order from the top and a certain unit number (for example, “16”) is stored, the time (“ 10:00:01 ") is stored in the main memory 305 as the start time. As long as the row of the same machine number continues, it is determined that the machine is in operation, and when that machine number disappears (if “0” is stored as the machine number), the time (“10:20:02”) ) As the end time.

  After that, the difference between the end time and the start time is calculated to obtain the operation time, and this operation time, the machine number (“16”), and the visitor number (“30”) are grouped into a set of data. Is stored in the main memory 305. By repeating this process, multiple groups of data for each operating time are created. Finally, using the data of this group of groups, the operating time is set for each visitor (for each “entry number”). If you add, you can know the working hours of each day for each visitor.

  In S214, the player corresponding to the input “rank” is specified based on the daily operating time for each visitor. If the input ranking is, for example, “1” to “3”, three players from the longest game time are specified.

In S215, the operation time for each “unit number” of the player specified in S214 is calculated by using the data of the group group created in S213 again. The above processing results are displayed as a total graph for each visitor in S216.
In the total graph for each visitor shown in FIG. 9B, “8”, “9”, and “10” are displayed as the “entry number”. According to the total graph for each visitor, the first place is the player of “entry number 8”, and this person has played for 13 hours on the gaming table 500 of “table number 17”. Become.

  Next, when “the number of games” is selected in S212, the integrated management database 306 is referred to in S218, and the total number of games of each visitor is determined based on “the number of visitors” and “the number of games”. To get.

  To explain using the data example of the integrated management database 306 in FIG. 4A, the item “unit number” is searched in order from the top, and if any unit number (“16”) is stored, the number of games (“406”) is stored. ) Is stored in the main memory 305 as the number of starting games. As long as the row with the same machine number continues, it is determined that the machine is in operation, and when the machine number disappears (if "0" is stored as the machine number), the number of games ("460") is terminated. Remember as the number of games.

  Next, a difference between the number of end games (“460”) and the number of start games (“406”) is calculated to obtain the number of operating games, the number of operating games, a unit number (“16”), and an attendee number Data with ("30") as a group is created and stored.

  By repeating such processing, data of a plurality of groups for each number of active games is created. Finally, using the data of this group group, the active games are classified for each visitor (for each “entry number”). If the number is added, the number of active games per day for each visitor is calculated.

  In S219, the player corresponding to the inputted “rank” is specified based on the number of active games per day for each visitor. For example, if the input rank is, for example, “1” to “3”, three players are identified from the players with the largest number of games.

  In S220, using the group group data created in S218, the number of active games for each “unit number” of the player identified in S219 is acquired.

  The above processing results are displayed in a total graph for each visitor in S221. In the total graph for each visitor shown in FIG. 9C, “8”, “9”, and “10” are displayed as the “entry number”. In the figure, the first place is the “entrance number 8” entrant, and this player has played about 7000 times on the gaming table 500 of “unit number 17”.

  So far, the total graph (time / number of games) by visitors has been explained, but if you look at this total graph by visitors, you can see the players who move from table to table in a short time and the type that sits in one. Information such as the ratio of players can be obtained. It is also possible to calculate data such as the number of game machines 500 on which an average player is sitting.

<2. Distribution of visitors>
<2-1. Distribution within business hours>
In S301 of FIG. 16, it is determined whether or not “distribution within business hours” is selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “distribution within business hours” is selected, “within business hours” is determined in S302. The initial screen of “Distribution” is displayed.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the “distribution within business hours” screen. FIG. 10 shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data portion (number of people, bar graph, etc.), but these are not displayed on the initial screen.

  In step S303, an input of “year / month / day” is accepted. The operator can input a desired date in the “year / month / day” input field at the upper right of the screen. In step S <b> 304, the input “year / month / day” data is called from the integrated management database 306.

  In S305, the number of visitors per unit time is calculated based on the “visitor number” and “time”. Specifically, the “time” is read in order, and the “visitor number” per unit time (for example, 1 hour, which can be arbitrarily set) is counted. As a result, in the process of S306, “distribution within business hours” is displayed as a graph as shown in FIG. In this business hours distribution graph, the number of visitors per hour is displayed.

  According to the “distribution within business hours” graph described above, it is possible to determine how crowded the game hall is by time zone. For example, the manager of the game hall can use the graph to determine the employee's You can also decide the number of people. In S307, similar to the processing in S109 described above, whether or not to return to the menu screen is accepted and processing is performed.

<2-2. Distribution within the area (entrance location)>
In S308 of FIG. 16, it is determined whether or not “distribution in area (entrance position)” is selected on the menu screen, and if it is determined that “distribution in area (entrance position)” is selected, In the process of S309, an initial screen of “distribution in area (position of visitors)” is displayed.

  FIG. 11A is a diagram illustrating a display example of the “distribution in area (entrance location)” screen. FIG. 11A shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data portion (such as an attendee number), but these are not displayed on the initial screen.

  In S310, the input of “year / month / day / hour / minute / second” is accepted. The operator can input a desired year / month / day / hour / minute / second in the “year / month / day / hour / minute / second” input field at the upper left of the screen.

In S <b> 311, the input date data is called from the integrated management database 306. In S312, with reference to the read data, all the “entry number” corresponding to the inputted “hour / minute / second” and its “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” are extracted. This result is displayed as “distribution in area (position of visitors)” as shown in FIG. 11A in the process of S313.
On this “area distribution (entrance location)” screen, the location of each visitor at the designated time is displayed two-dimensionally together with the layout of the game hall. By looking at this “area distribution (entrance position)” screen, it is possible to immediately know which player is sitting on the chair 50 of which game stand 500 at a certain time. In S314, as in the process of S109 described above, whether or not to return to the menu screen is accepted and the process is performed.

<2-3. Distribution within the area (traffic lines according to visitors)>
In S315 of FIG. 16, it is determined whether or not “distribution in area (traffic flow by visitor)” is selected on the menu screen, and it is determined that “distribution in area (traffic flow by visitor)” is selected. In this case, an initial screen of “distribution in area (traffic line for each visitor)” is displayed in the process of S316.

  FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a display example of the “in-area distribution (traffic line for each visitor)” screen. FIG. 11B shows a mode in which the data portion (flow line) is displayed, but this is not displayed on the initial screen.

  Then, in S317, input of “date” and “entrance number” is accepted. The operator can input a desired date in the “year / month / day” input field at the upper left of the screen, and can input a desired visitor number in the “entry number” input field.

  In step S <b> 318, the entered date data is called from the integrated management database 306. In S 319, all “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” relating to the inputted “entry number” are extracted with reference to the called data. This result is displayed in S320 as an “intra-area distribution (traffic line for each visitor)” screen shown in FIG.

  According to this screen, the flow lines of the visitors on the designated day are displayed two-dimensionally together with the layout of the game hall. This flow line is a line representing the action trajectory of the visitor, and is created by connecting the points indicated by the extracted “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” with a line. According to this intra-area distribution (visitor position) screen, it is possible to track the movement of a specific player.

  In other words, if you look at this area distribution (entrance location) screen and find a person who is disturbing, you can also make an action on the amusement hall side, such as suspecting whether cheating has been performed Become. If a person is specified, it is also possible to confirm the position of the person at a predetermined time by using the above-mentioned “in-area distribution (entrance position)”. Note that the time zone can be designated, and the movement of the player in the designated time zone may be displayed as a flow line.

  In S321, similar to the process in S109 described above, whether or not to return to the menu screen is performed.

<2-4. Distribution within area (overall flow line)>
In S322 of FIG. 16, it is determined whether or not “intra area distribution (overall flow line)” is selected on the menu screen, and when it is determined that “intra area distribution (overall flow line)” is selected, In S323, an initial screen of “in-area distribution (overall flow line)” is displayed.

  FIG. 11C is a diagram showing a display example of the “in-area distribution (overall flow line)” screen. FIG. 11C shows a mode in which the data portion (flow line) is displayed, but this is not displayed on the initial screen.

  In step S324, an input of “year / month / day” is accepted. The operator can input a desired date in the “year / month / day” input field at the upper left of the screen.

In S 325, the input date data is called from the integrated management database 306. In S326, all the “visitor numbers” corresponding to the input “year / month / day” and all the “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” corresponding thereto are extracted. This result is displayed in S327 as an “intra-area distribution (overall flow line)” screen shown in FIG.
According to the “in-area distribution (overall flow line)” screen shown in FIG. 11C, the flow lines of all the visitors on the specified date are displayed two-dimensionally together with the layout of the game hall. . This area distribution (overall flow line) screen makes it easy to identify areas where traffic frequently enters and exits, so it is extremely important when considering the layout change of equipment (exchange machines, vending machines, etc.). It becomes a meaningful material. In addition, managers who are considering the construction of a new amusement hall store may design the layout of the next amusement hall after considering the distribution (overall flow line) data in the area of the existing amusement hall. it can. In S328, as in the above-described process of S109, whether or not to return to the menu screen is performed.

<3. Slump graph>
<3-1. Slump graph by table>
In S401 of FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not “standby slump graph” is selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “standby slump graph” is selected, in S402, “standby slump graph” is selected. The initial screen of “Graph” is displayed.

  FIG. 12A is a diagram illustrating a display example of the “standby slump graph”. FIG. 12A shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data portion (unit number, line graph, etc.), but these are not displayed on the initial screen. The vertical axis represents “difference number”.

  In S403, the input of "date", "unit number", and "display type" is accepted. In S <b> 404, the input date data is called from the integrated management database 306. In S405, it is determined whether or not “hour and minute” has been selected (whether or not “number of games” has been selected). If “hours and minutes” is selected, the process proceeds to S406. If “number of games” is selected, the process proceeds to S409. In S406, “entrance number”, “time”, and “difference number” corresponding to the inputted “vehicle number” are acquired.

  For example, the case where “16” is input as the “unit number” will be described using the data example shown in FIG. 4A. The item “unit number” is searched in order from the top, and the input unit number (“ 16 ”) is stored, the current time (“ 10:00:01 ”) and the difference number (“ 606 ”) are stored as a pair, and this process is executed as long as the row with the same unit number continues. And stored as one data group. This data group is later displayed as one section of a line graph (slump graph). Thereafter, the visitor (“visitor number 30”) corresponding to this data group (one section) is specified.

  The above process is repeated, and the obtained result is displayed as a stand-alone slump graph as shown in FIG. According to this stand-by slump graph, in this gaming table 500, the player of “entrance number 13” plays from around 09:00 to around 12:00, and then the visitors are shown in the situation shown in the graph. It can be seen that the players with the numbers “65”, “95”, “143”, and “260” are playing games.

  On the other hand, in S409, “entry number”, “number of games”, and “difference number” corresponding to the inputted “device number” are acquired. In S409, the “time” in S406 described above is simply replaced with “number of games”, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  This result is displayed in S410 as a stand-by slump graph as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in this gaming machine 500, the player of “entrance number 17” plays a game from the beginning of the game hall until the number of games reaches about 4000 times, and thereafter, “entrance number 121”. It can be seen that the players in the game are playing until the number of games reaches about 6000 times.

<3-2. Slump graph by visitor>
In S411 of FIG. 17, it is determined whether or not “Slump graph by visitor” has been selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “Slump graph by visitor” has been selected, “ Displays the initial screen of “Slump graph by person”. FIG. 12C is a diagram illustrating a display example of the “slump graph by visitor”. FIG. 12C shows a mode in which information is displayed in the data portion (unit number, line graph, etc.), but these are not displayed on the initial screen. The vertical axis represents “difference number”.

  In step S413, input of "date", "entry number", and "display type" is accepted. In S414, it is determined whether or not “hours and minutes” has been selected (whether or not “number of games” has been selected). If “hours and minutes” is selected, the process proceeds to S416. If “number of games” is selected, the process proceeds to S419. In S416, the “unit number”, “time”, and “difference number” corresponding to the input “entry number” are acquired. For example, in the case where “51” is input as the “entry number”, the integrated management database 306 shows the data example shown in FIG. 4B (only the items necessary for explanation are shown. Individual differences and individual games If the number is the calculation result.), The data of “entry number 51” will be referred to, the item “unit number” will be searched in this data in order, and some unit number (“29”) Is stored, the difference number (“800”) at that time is used as a reference value. After that, if rows with the same machine number are consecutive, the difference from the reference value is calculated while obtaining the difference number of the rows.

  That is, if the reference value is (“800”) and the acquired difference number is (“804”), the individual difference number at that time is (“4”). Such processing is executed as long as the same machine number continues. Then, as shown in the figure, when a new unit number (unit number 19) appears, the “individual difference number” at that time is stored again as a reference value, and thereafter the difference is calculated using this reference value. Calculate. As a result, even if a player plays a plurality of games, these game results can be managed as one piece of personal data.

  In S417, the calculated “individual differences” are arranged for each “time” and displayed as a slump graph for each visitor as shown in FIG. In this figure, this player plays a game on the gaming table 500 of “table number 23” from about 13:00 to about 18:00, and plays a game of “table number 26” from about 18:00 to about 21:00. It can be seen that a game is played on the table 500.

  On the other hand, in S419, both the process performed in S416 (calculation process of “individual difference”) and the process shown in the rightmost column of FIG. 4B (c) (calculation process of “number of individual games”) are performed. To do. As shown in the figure, the “individual game count” calculation process is similar to the “individual difference count” calculation process (that is, each time the game machine 500 is changed, the current value is treated as the next reference value). Therefore, detailed explanation is omitted.

  In S420, the calculated “individual difference number” is arranged for each calculated “individual game number” and displayed as a slump graph for each visitor as shown in FIG. In this figure, this player plays a game on the gaming machine 500 of “table number 11” from the beginning of the game hall until the number of games reaches about 4000 times, and then plays the game on the gaming machine 500 of “table number 31”. It can be seen that the game is played until it reaches about 6,000 times.

  According to the slump graph for each visitor, it is possible to completely grasp the number of acquired players. Of course, the number of games lost at the amusement hall is also revealed. For this reason, for example, when a player counts medals and the like through a jet counter, the count result is compared with the final data of the total graph for each visitor of the player. If the customer has clearly won a large number of medals, it can be determined that fraud has occurred and some measures can be taken.

  In addition to such a slump graph for each visitor, intermediate results and final results of the number of visitors acquired may be displayed. For example, in FIG. 4B (c), if the “individual difference” in the final game (“358”) of “unit number 29” is displayed numerically, the number of players acquired for “unit number 29” can be determined. If the “individual difference” of the final game (“1237”) of “table number 19” is displayed numerically, it becomes possible to know the final acquired number of the player.

<4. System-related>
<4-1. Stand number display>
In S501 of FIG. 18, it is determined whether or not “display unit number display” has been selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “display unit number display” has been selected, in the process of S502, “display unit number display”. "Is displayed.

  FIG. 13A is a diagram showing a display example of the “unit number display” screen. On this “device number display” screen, the device numbers (No. 1 to No. 32) of the respective game devices 500 are displayed together with the layout in the game hall. If the operator wants to confirm the machine number and its arrangement, the "machine number display" screen can be viewed. In S503, similar to the processing in S109 described above, whether or not to return to the menu screen is performed.

<4-2. Shooting area display>
In S504 of FIG. 18, it is determined whether or not “shooting area display” is selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “shooting area display” is selected, in the process of S505, “shooting area display” is selected. "Is displayed.

  FIG. 13B is a diagram showing a display example of the “shooting area display” screen. This “shooting area display” screen displays each shooting area (shooting area (1) to shooting area (8)) that each TV camera 400 is in charge of, together with the layout in the game hall. Confirmation of the shooting area of each TV camera 400 may be performed by looking at this “shooting area display” screen.

<4-3. Coordinate display>
In S506, it is determined whether or not “coordinate display” is selected on the menu screen. If it is determined that “coordinate display” is selected, the “coordinate display” screen is displayed in the process of S507.

  FIG. 13C is a diagram showing a display example of the “coordinate display” screen. In this “coordinate display” screen, the coordinates used when calculating the position and the like of the visitors in the game hall are displayed. The scale of coordinates is not particularly limited as long as the position of the visitor can be accurately detected.

<Other embodiments>
The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various forms can be adopted.

  In the display process of the information processing apparatus C in the above-described embodiment, the data relating to the operation status and the distribution of visitors is displayed as a graph on a display or the like. However, each data does not necessarily need to be graphed, and may be output from an output device (display or printer) in the state of numerical data.

  In the above embodiment, the entire amusement hall is photographed with a plurality of TV cameras, and all the movements of the visitors are grasped. However, it is not always necessary to grasp all the movements of the visitors unless information on the distribution of visitors (entrance positions, flow line display, etc.) is collected.

  For example, a small TV camera is attached around each game table or each game table, and while shooting a player with this TV camera, the captured images are collected by an information processing device, and which person sits on which table You may make it the structure which identifies whether it is. In this case, it is not possible to track the person walking around in the game hall, but it is possible to reliably determine which person was sitting on the game table at which time zone. In addition, when managing the various types of information described above with respect to the number of games instead of the time, it is beneficial to use such a small TV camera, and a player is photographed whenever the number of games is updated. Can identify the player.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that each piece of information is exclusively used on the manager side of the game hall, but each piece of information may be provided to the player. The player can use it as a reference when choosing a stand.

(A) is the figure which showed the system configuration | structure of the game hall management system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (B) is a figure which shows an example of the layout of the game hall used as the management object of this game hall management system 1. FIG. It is a block diagram of information processing apparatus A100-C300. (A) is a figure showing an example of information accumulated in integrated management database 306. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of visitor information stored in the visitor information management database 108. (C) is a diagram showing an example of game information stored in the game information management database 206. It is the figure which showed the other example of the information accumulate | stored in the integrated management database. (A) is a figure which shows the example of the data which made operating time, a unit number, and a visitor number into a set group. (B) is a figure which shows the example of the data which made the number of active games, the unit number, and the visitor number a group. (C) is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the integrated management database 306. It is the figure which showed the flow of the process of the information processing apparatus A, and the figure which showed the content of the image process. It is the figure which showed the flow of the process of the information processing apparatus A, and the figure which showed the content of the image process. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the menu screen displayed on the display 301 of information processing apparatus C300. (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a "time chart according to a table". (B) And (c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a "table total graph". (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a "time chart according to a visitor." (B) And (c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a "total graph according to a visitor." It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a "business hours distribution" screen. (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of an "area distribution (entrance position)" screen. (B) is a figure which shows the example of a display of an "in-area distribution (traffic line according to visitors)" screen. (C) is a figure which shows the example of a display of an "in-area distribution (whole flow line)" screen. (A) And (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of "a stand-by slump graph." (C) And (d) is the figure which showed the example of a display of "the slump graph classified by visitor". (A) is the figure which showed the example of a display of the "unit number display" screen. (B) is a diagram showing a display example of the “shooting area display” screen. (C) is a diagram showing a display example of the “coordinate display” screen. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the information processing apparatus C. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the information processing apparatus C. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the information processing apparatus C. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the information processing apparatus C. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the information processing apparatus C.

Claims (9)

Receiving means for receiving game information of the game table from each game table;
Detecting means for detecting a player of each of the game tables;
Output means for outputting management information in which the gaming information of each of the gaming tables received by the receiving means and the player detected by the detecting means are associated;
A game hall management system characterized by comprising: Furthermore,
A game information database in which the game information received by the receiving means is stored in association with each of the game tables and time;
A player database stored by associating the players detected by the detecting means with each of the game tables and times;
Creating means for creating the management information based on the information stored in the game information database and the player database;
The game hall management system according to claim 1, further comprising: The management information output from the output means is
The game hall management system according to claim 2, comprising a relationship between game information of the game table and a player of the game table for each time. The game information is
Including information indicating the number of games played on the game table,
The management information output from the output means is
2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, comprising a relationship among each of the game tables, a player of the game table, and the number of games of the game table. The game information is
Information indicating the number of games played on the game table, and information indicating the number of game media inserted into the game table and the number of game media paid out from the game table at each game. Including
The management information output from the output means is
2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, including a relationship between each of the game tables, a player of the game table, and a cumulative value of a difference between the input number and the payout number. The detection means is
Photographing means for photographing the player in the amusement hall;
Means for identifying a player of each of the game tables based on an image photographed by the photographing means;
The game hall management system according to claim 1, further comprising: The detection means is
Photographing means for photographing the player in the amusement hall;
Means for calculating the position of each player based on the image photographed by the photographing means,
2. The game hall management system according to claim 1, wherein a player of each of the game tables is detected based on the calculated position of the player. Photographing means for photographing the player in the amusement hall;
Means for calculating a position in the game hall of each player for each time based on the image photographed by the photographing means;
Storage means for storing information on the calculated position of each player in the game hall in association with time;
A game hall management system characterized by comprising: Furthermore,
9. The game hall management system according to claim 8, further comprising display means for displaying a flow line of a player's behavior in the game hall based on the position information stored in the storage means.

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