JP2018094122A - Game player management system and game player management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently manage game players entering a game parlor.SOLUTION: An entry collation processing part 97b of an image management device 90 performs collation processing for image data on a game player entering a game parlor captured by a camera 93 installed at the entrance of the parlor and image data of warning object person registration data 96a, and updates a state of the person while he/she stays at the parlor when the data coincides with each other. An in-parlor collation processing part 97c performs collation processing for image data on the game player playing a game captured by a camera 94 installed near an inter-machine card processing machine 10 and the image data of the warning object person registration data 96a. An operation control unit 97d performs a card lock control to the inter-machine card processing machine 10 so as to prohibit usage and/or return of a card when the person captured by the camera 94 coincides with the warning object person staying at the parlor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a player management system and a player management method for managing players who visit a game store.

  Conventionally, a game store provides a game with a game medium interposed therebetween. For example, in a pachinko game, a game ball is used as a game medium, and a game ball is driven into a game board surface to play a game. A plurality of winning areas (winning openings) are provided on the game board surface, and a predetermined number of gaming balls are awarded as winning balls based on the passing of the gaming balls through the winning area. In this way, the number of game media increases or decreases depending on the result of the game, and the player can exchange the acquired game media for prizes.

  It is common for game machines to be equipped with each device. Each stand device accepts the deposit and performs a game media lending process. In addition, each device manages the number of game media acquired by the game as the number of game media, and performs replay processing for subtracting the number of game media and paying out the game media (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .)

  When the player finishes the game and operates a return button provided on the gaming machine, each device discharges the number of game media managed by the player after associating it with the card. The player can exchange for a prize according to the number of associated game media by presenting the card at the prize counter. The card is also associated with a valuable value that can be used for lending gaming media. The balance of the valuable value remaining at the end of the game can be settled with a settlement machine.

  In this way, the use of cards can improve the convenience of handling the number of game media and the value of valuables, but on the other hand, illegally increase the number of game media and steal other people's cards. Dealing with players who perform such actions becomes a problem. For this reason, a system is considered in which a game clerk registers a face image of a player to be warned, images the player at the entrance of the game store, matches the registered face image, and notifies the game clerk if they match. It has been.

JP 2011-131037 A

  However, in the conventional technology, even when a visitor's visit registered as an alert target is detected, only the game store clerk is notified, and the game by the alert target player cannot be suppressed. was there.

  In addition, there is a problem that a game store clerk has a heavy burden because a game store clerk must find and register a player who has taken suspicious behavior. Furthermore, since registration is not performed unless a game clerk can be found, there is a situation in which registration of a person to be warned occurs, and fraud prevention cannot be sufficiently performed.

  For these reasons, it has been an important issue to efficiently register the players who are likely to perform fraudulent activities, identify the players who have visited the store with high accuracy, and suppress fraud. It is important not only to prevent fraud but also to improve the service for regular customers by accurately identifying the player who has visited the store and detecting the store visit.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems and to solve the problems, and provides a player management system and a player management method capable of efficiently managing players who visit a game store. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a player management system for managing a player who visits a game store, and is a storage unit capable of storing image data of a player as registered image data A first image pickup unit provided in the game store for picking up an image of the player, first image data picked up by the first image pickup unit, and registered image data stored in the storage unit A first verification processing unit that performs a verification process, a second imaging unit that is provided in the game store and captures an image of the player, and second image data captured by the second imaging unit And a second collation processing unit that collates the registered image data stored in the storage unit, and controls an operation related to the second collation processing unit based on a collation result by the first collation processing unit. And an operation control unit.

  Further, in the present invention according to the above-described invention, the first imaging unit images a player who passes through an entrance of a game store, and the second imaging unit is installed in association with a gaming machine, and the gaming machine It is characterized by imaging a player who uses the game.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the storage unit stores an image of a player designated as a warning target as registered image data of a warning target person, and the operation control unit includes the first verification processing unit. As a result of the collation, when it is determined that the first image data matches the registered image data of the person to be warned, it is determined that the person to be warned is visiting the store, and the collation by the second collation processing unit As a result, when it is determined that the second image data matches the registered image data of the person being watched while visiting the store, operation control is performed so as to limit the game by the gaming machine corresponding to the second imaging unit. It is characterized by.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the collation threshold used by the second collation processing unit is lower in the rejection rate than the collation threshold used by the first collation processing unit.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, when an inappropriate action by the player is detected, a registration processing unit that stores the second image data in the storage unit as registered image data of a candidate to be warned It is further provided with a feature.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the registration processing unit updates the registered image data of the warning target person when the registered image data of the warning target candidate satisfies a predetermined condition. To do.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein as a result of collation by the first collation processing unit and / or the second collation processing unit, the first image data and / or the second image data are registered. When it is determined that the image data coincides with the image data, the information processing unit further includes a notification processing unit that notifies a game clerk.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the operation control unit determines that the first image data matches the registered image data as a result of the collation by the first collation processing unit, the registered image By changing a collation threshold value used for collation processing between data and the second image data, the person rejection rate by the second collation processing unit is lowered.

  Further, the present invention is a player management method for managing a player who visits a game store, the storage step of storing the image data of the player in a storage unit as registered image data, and the game store. A first imaging step of capturing an image of the player by the first imaging unit, the first image data obtained by the first imaging step and the registered image data stored in the storage unit are collated A first image processing step to be processed; a second image capturing step for capturing an image of the player by a second image capturing unit provided in the game shop; and a second image captured by the second image capturing step. The second collation processing step for collating the image data and the registered image data stored in the storage unit, and the second collation processing step based on the collation result of the first collation processing step. Characterized in that including an operation control step of controlling the operation.

  According to the present invention, the image data of the player is stored in the storage unit as registered image data, and the first image data and registered image data of the player captured by the first image capturing unit provided in the game store Is collated by the first collation processing unit, and the second image data and the registered image data of the player imaged by the second imaging unit provided in the game store are collated by the second collation processing unit. Since the processing is performed and the operation related to the second collation processing unit is controlled based on the collation result by the first collation processing unit, it is possible to efficiently manage the players who visit the game store.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the concept of player management according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the amusement store. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the appearance of the inter-card card processing machine. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the inter-card card processor. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit of the inter-card card processor. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the image management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit of the image management apparatus. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the card management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit of the card management apparatus. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the member management apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit illustrated in FIG. 10. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for player management. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for registration in the alarm subject person registration data. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for card user management.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a player management system and a player management method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In this specification, “mochitama” refers to data indicating the number of game media acquired by the player in the game or the number of the game media, and may be used again for the game only during that day (time before closing). Say what you can do. The stored ball is data indicating the game media acquired by the player in the game or the number of the game media, and can be used again for the game after the next day (time after closing). Mochidama can be used by both general players and member players, and is used when a gaming machine used for gaming is changed (so-called table movement). The stored ball is normally only available to member players, and is used when the acquired game medium is used for games from the next day. A predetermined fee may be imposed on the use of the stored ball.

  First, the concept of player management according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the concept of player management according to the present embodiment. A plurality of gaming machines 20 are installed in the game store, and each gaming machine 20 is provided with an inter-card card processing machine 10 which is each unit device. In addition, a camera 93 is installed at the entrance of the game store, and a player who enters the store can be imaged. Further, a camera 94 is provided in the vicinity of the inter-card card processor 10 or in the vicinity thereof, and a player who operates the inter-card card processor 10 can be imaged.

  The camera 93 and the camera 94 transmit the captured image data to the image management apparatus 90. The image management device 90 is a device that performs various processes related to images, and includes a storage unit 96, a store entry verification processing unit 97b, an in-store verification processing unit 97c, and an operation control unit 97d.

  The storage unit 96 stores a person to be warned as guard object person registration data 96a. The warning target person registration data 96a includes image data of a person who is a warning target and a state indicating whether or not the person is visiting the store.

  The store entry verification processing unit 97b performs a verification process on the image data of the player when entering the store captured by the camera 93 and the image data of the alert target person registration data 96a. If the image data at the time of entering the store matches the image data of the alert target person registration data 96a, the store entry verification processing unit 97b updates the state of the person during the store visit.

  The in-store collation processing unit 97c performs collation processing between the image data of the player who is picked up by the camera 94 and the image data of the alarm target person registration data 96a. Here, the in-store collation processing unit 97c performs collation processing on the image data of the person who is in the store in the alert target person registration data 96a.

  The operation control unit 97d performs card lock control on the inter-card card processing machine 10 if the person imaged by the camera 94 matches the alert target during the visit as a result of the collation processing by the in-store collation processing unit 97c. The inter-card processing machine 10 that has received the card lock control prohibits the use or return of the card.

  As described above, in the player management system according to the present embodiment, the image data of the player who is the subject of alert is stored in the storage unit 96 as the alert subject person registration data 96a, and the image data and alert when the player enters the store. By comparing with the target person registration data 96a, it is detected that the player who is the subject of alert is coming to the store. And since card lock control is performed when a player who is warned who has detected a visit is imaged and detected in the vicinity of the inter-card card processing machine 10, the game by the player who is warned is suppressed, and fraudulent acts are effective. Can be prevented.

  The camera 93 that images the entrance / exit is easy to have higher performance than the camera 94 installed for each inter-card card processing machine 10. For this reason, the verification based on the image data at the time of entering the store can be performed with higher accuracy than the verification based on the image data during the game. In the present embodiment, a visit of a player is detected by collation based on image data at the time of entering the store, and collation based on image data during the game is performed for the player who has detected the visit. By detecting the store visit at the first stage with high accuracy, it is possible to identify the player as a whole with high accuracy even if the accuracy of matching during the game at the second stage is low. From this point, it is desirable to set a threshold value with an emphasis on a decrease in the acceptance rate of others in matching at the time of entering a store, and set a threshold value with an emphasis on a decrease in the person rejection rate in matching during games. Specifically, the collation threshold used by the in-store collation processing unit 97c is set so that the person rejection rate is lower than the collation threshold used by the store entry collation processing unit 97b.

  Next, the system configuration of the amusement store will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the amusement store. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of gaming machines 20 and an inter-card card processing machine 10 provided corresponding to each gaming machine 20 are installed in the gaming store. The inter-card processing machine 10 is connected to a communication line, which is an in-store network, via the island controller 30. An island controller 30, a card management device 40, a member management device 50, a prize management device 60, a settlement machine 80, and an image management device 90 are connected to the communication line.

  The image management device 90 is connected to a camera 93 installed at the entrance of the amusement store, and is connected to a plurality of cameras 94 installed in association with the plurality of inter-card card processing machines 10. In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the camera 94 is installed independently of the inter-card card processor 10 and connected to the image management apparatus 90 will be described as an example. However, the camera 94 is built in the inter-card card processor 10. May be. In the configuration in which the camera 94 is built in the inter-card card processor 10, image data captured by the camera 94 is transmitted to the image management device 90 via the island controller 30.

  The gaming machine 20 is a device that plays a game by driving game balls into the game board surface. The gaming board surface of the gaming machine 20 is provided with a plurality of winning areas (winning openings), and a predetermined number of gaming balls are given as prize balls based on the passing of the gaming balls through the winning area. It has become. In addition, a predetermined number of start areas (start ports) are provided on the game board surface, and a predetermined lottery is performed based on the game balls passing through the start areas. If the lottery is a big win, an operation that is advantageous in terms of game is performed, for example, by increasing the probability of passing the game ball to the winning area or other starting area by operating a predetermined movable member or the like. The result of the lottery by passing the ball to the starting port is displayed on a special symbol display device that displays the result of the lottery. The display of the lottery result of the special symbol display device is performed in such a manner that a fixed display is performed after a fluctuation display for a predetermined time. In addition, the game board surface is provided with a decorative symbol display device that variably displays a decorative symbol such as a predetermined number based on the lottery result. If the lottery result is a big hit, for example, (7, 7 , 7) and the like are displayed for notification. An area that serves as both a start area and a winning area may be provided.

  The winning area is provided with a winning sensor for detecting the passing of a game ball to the winning area, and the winning sensor detects the passing (winning) of the game ball that has been driven into the winning area. It has become. The control unit of the gaming machine 20 has a prize ball memory that stores the number of game balls to be given as prize balls for each winning area.

  Therefore, when the passing of a game ball that has been struck to a specific winning area is detected by the winning sensor, the gaming machine 20 should be given from the stored contents of the winning ball memory and the number of game balls that have passed the winning area. The number of prize balls can be determined, and the determined number of prize balls can be paid out. In addition, the game balls that have been struck are finally discharged out of the gaming machine from the back side of the gaming board regardless of whether or not they have passed through the winning area. The game balls discharged to the outside of the gaming machine are detected by an out ball detection device attached to each gaming machine.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 accepts payment, rents out game balls, and communicates with the card management device 40. When the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts a bill inserted by the player, the inter-card processing device 10 transmits deposit notification data including the amount of the bill to the card management device 40, and the prepaid value managed by the card management device 40. The number corresponding to is added. If a predetermined ball lending operation is performed, a ball lending request is transmitted to the card management device 40, the prepaid value managed by the card management device 40 is subtracted, and the number of games corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value Perform the ball payout process.

  Further, if the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts the insertion of the card, it transmits the card insertion notification data to the card management device 40. Further, if the inter-card card processing machine 10 receives data including the prepaid value, the number of possessed balls, and the number of stored balls from the card management device 40, it stores the received prepaid value, the number of retained balls, and the number of stored balls. If the number of possessed balls is stored, the inter-card processing machine 10 transmits the retained ball subtraction request data to the card management device 40, thereby reducing the number of retained balls managed by the card management device 40 to zero. clear.

  Also, when the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the possession ball replay operation, the predetermined number is subtracted from the number of possession balls stored in the own device, and the payout processing of the number of game balls corresponding to the subtracted number of possession balls is performed. Do. In addition, when the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the stored ball replay operation, it transmits the stored ball replay request data to the card management device 40, thereby subtracting a predetermined number from the number of stored balls managed by the member management device 50. The payout processing of the number of game balls corresponding to the subtracted number of stored balls is performed.

  In addition, when the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the card return operation, the inter-card processing machine 10 transmits to the card management device 40 the possession ball addition request data including the number of possession balls managed by the own device, and After the number is added, the card discharge notification data is transmitted to the card management device 40 to control the card discharge.

  The island controller 30 is a relay device that bundles a group of gaming machines 20 and inter-card card processing machines 10 provided on the gaming island.

  The card management device 40 is a device that manages the prepaid value of the card, the number of balls, etc. as card data. When the card management device 40 receives the card insertion notification data from the inter-card card processor 10, the card management device 40 manages the card ID of the inserted card and the device ID of the inter-card card processor 10 in association with each other. The prepaid value and the number of possessions associated with are transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10. When the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification data is the card ID of the member card, the card management device 40 transmits the card insertion notification data to the member management device 50 and receives it from the member management device 50. The stored ball replay data is transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  Moreover, when the card management apparatus 40 receives the ball subtraction request data from the inter-card card processor 10, the card management device 40 clears the number of balls to zero. In addition, when the card management device 40 receives the ball addition request data from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card management device 40 sets the number of balls included in the ball addition request data to the number of balls managed by the card management device 40. to add.

  Further, when the card management device 40 receives the ball lending request data from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the card management device 40 subtracts a predetermined value from the prepaid value associated with the card ID, and uses the inter-card card processing machine 10 Send to. If the storage ball replay request data is received, the stored ball replay request data is transmitted to the member management device 50. If the member management device 50 outputs the storage ball replay data, Transmit to the card processor 10.

  Further, when the card management device 40 receives the card ID from the prize management device 60, the card management device 40 notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of balls associated with the card ID. Further, when the card ID is received from the settlement machine 80, the prepaid value associated with the card ID is notified to the settlement machine 80.

  The member management device 50 is a management device that manages member management data of members registered as members in the amusement store. Specifically, the number of stored balls, the number of points, the password, the name, etc. are managed in association with the member card ID issued to the member.

  When the member management device 50 receives the card insertion notification data from the inter-card processing machine 10, the member management device 50 stores the stored ball replay data including the number of stored balls and the password associated with the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification data. To the inter-card processing machine 10. In addition, when the member management device 50 receives the stored ball replay request data from the inter-card card processor 10, the member management device 50 subtracts a predetermined number from the number of stored balls associated with the card ID indicated in the stored ball replay request data, The stored ball replay data including the number of stored balls after subtraction is transmitted to the inter-card processing machine 10. Note that communication between the inter-card card processor 10 and the member management device 50 is performed via the card management device 40.

  Further, when the member management device 50 receives an inquiry about the number of stored balls from the prize management device 60, the member management device 50 notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of stored balls corresponding to the designated card ID.

  The prize management device 60 is a prize exchange terminal device provided in the prize exchange counter in the amusement store, and performs prize exchange processing for exchanging the acquired balls, the number of stored balls, and the number of held balls for prizes. The prize management device 60 is connected to a card reader that reads a card ID from a card and a prize dispensing device that dispenses prizes. The prize management device 60 transmits the card ID to the card management device 40 when the card ID is read from the general card or the membership card (or when the identification data corresponding to the card ID is read from the portable terminal or the like). Requesting the number of balls with the card ID. When exchanging prizes for the number of stored balls, the member management device 50 is requested for the number of stored balls.

  When the card associated with the prepaid value is inserted, the checkout machine 80 transmits the card ID of the card to the card management device 40 and receives the response data to obtain the prepaid value associated with the card. And pays out money according to the acquired prepaid value.

  The image management apparatus 90 stores the person to be warned as the guardian registration data 96a, and performs a collation process with the image data at the time of entering the store captured by the camera 93 and the image data during the game captured by the camera 94. And based on the result of collation, card lock control is performed with respect to the apparatus used by the person to be warned. Although details will be described later, the card lock control is performed via the card management device 40. Further, the image management device 90 performs notification to the game shop clerk based on alarm target registration, alarm target candidate registration, and alarm target or alarm target candidate detection. These operations will also be described later.

  Next, the ball lending process of the gaming system shown in FIG. 2 will be described. When the player performs a ball lending operation on the inter-card card processing machine 10, the inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits the ball lending request data to the card management device 40. The ball lending request data includes a card ID of a card inserted in the inter-card card processing machine 10 and an address or arbitrary identification data for specifying the inter-card card processing machine 10 that is a transmission source.

  Upon receiving the ball lending request data, the card management device 40 subtracts a predetermined value from the prepaid value associated with the card ID of the ball lending request data. Then, the card management device 40 transmits the ball lending permission data to the inter-card card processing machine 10 that is the transmission source. The inter-card card processing machine 10 that has received the ball lending permission data performs payout processing of the number of game balls corresponding to the subtracted prepaid value.

  Next, a description will be given of the ball replay process in the case of replaying the ball in the gaming system shown in FIG. When the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts the insertion of the general card or the membership card, it transmits the card insertion notification data to the card management device 40. This card insertion notification data includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processor 10, an address or arbitrary identification data for identifying the inter-card card processor 10 that is the transmission source, and the inter-card card processor Data for specifying 10 rates.

  When the card management device 40 receives the card insertion notification data from the inter-card card processor 10, the card management device 40 gives the inter-card card processor 10 the number of balls held at each rate associated with the card ID in the card insertion notification data. Notice.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 stores the number of balls received from the card management device 40. Then, data for specifying the card ID, rate, and holding ball subtraction request data indicating that the number of holding balls is cleared to zero are transmitted to the card management device 40. When the card management device 40 receives the ball subtraction request data, the card management device 40 clears the number of balls in each rate specified by the card ID to zero. Further, when the inter-card processing machine 10 accepts a holding ball replay operation and performs a holding ball replay, the predetermined number is subtracted from the stored number of holding balls, and a payout process for the corresponding number of gaming balls is performed. . When performing the payout process, the payout process is performed by transmitting a payout instruction to the gaming machine for multiples of units that can be paid out by the gaming machine (for example, 25 balls), and the rest is paid out from the nozzle unit 18a of the own machine. The payout process is performed.

  When the inter-card card processing machine 10 accepts the card return operation, the inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits the possession ball addition request data to the card management device 40. This possession ball addition request data includes the card ID of the card to be returned, the address or arbitrary identification data that identifies the inter-card processor 10 that is the transmission source, and the number of possessions at each rate. .

  When the card management device 40 accepts the possession ball addition request data, the card management device 40 adds the possession number included in the possession ball addition request data to the number of possessions at each rate associated with the card ID. Thereafter, the inter-card card processor 10 transmits the card ejection notification data to the card management device 40 and controls the ejection of the card.

  Next, the stored ball replay process in the gaming system shown in FIG. 2 will be described. When the inter-card card processor 10 reads the card ID from the membership card or the portable terminal that can be used as the membership card, it transmits the card insertion notification data to the card management device 40. This card insertion notification data includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processor 10, an address or arbitrary identification data for identifying the inter-card card processor 10 that is the transmission source, and the inter-card card processor Data for specifying 10 rates.

  The card management device 40 transmits the card insertion notification data received from the inter-card card processor 10 to the member management device 50. When the member management device 50 receives the card insertion notification data, the membership number associated with the card ID in the card insertion notification data and the number of stored balls at the rate specified by the card insertion notification data among the stored balls. Then, the stored ball replay data including the possible number of stored ball replays is transmitted to the inter-card processing machine 10. The possible number of pool replays indicates the number of balls that can be replayed. The possible number of replays of the stored balls is a multiple of the number of payout units of game balls in the replay of stored balls. If an upper limit is set for the replay of stored balls, the maximum value within the range of the number of stored balls and the upper limit is the possible number of replay of stored balls. In addition, you may use the frequency | count in which the stored ball replay is possible instead of the possible number of the stored ball replay as the stored ball replay frequency. The stored ball replay frequency is a quotient obtained by dividing the number of stored balls by the number of payout units of game balls in the stored ball replay. However, in the case where an upper limit is set for the stored ball replay, the upper limit of the stored ball replay frequency is limited by this upper limit.

  The inter-card processing unit 10 stores the received stored ball replay data, and allows the stored ball replay operation to be accepted when the possible number of stored ball replays indicated in the stored ball replay data is 1 or more.

  When the storage card replay data is stored for the first time after the storage ball replay data is stored, the inter-card processing machine 10 requests the player to input a password, and the input password is the stored ball replay data. It is determined whether or not it matches the password shown in FIG.

  The inter-card card processing machine 10 transmits the stored ball replay request data to the card management device 40 when the passwords match. This storage ball replay request data includes the card ID of the card inserted in the inter-card card processing machine 10, the address or arbitrary identification data for specifying the inter-card card processing machine 10 that is the transmission source, and inter-card processing. Data for specifying the rate of the machine 10.

  The card management device 40 transmits the stored ball replay request data to the member management device 50. When the member management apparatus 50 receives the stored ball replay request data, the member management device 50 subtracts a predetermined value from the stored ball associated with the card ID in the stored ball replay request data at a rate specified by the message. Then, recalculate the possible number of replays of the stored ball. Then, stored ball replay data including the balance after subtraction and the possible number of stored ball replays is transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The inter-card processing machine 10 updates the number of stored balls to be stored, and performs a payout process for the number of game balls corresponding to the number of payout units for storing replay. In addition, it is determined whether the number of possible replays of the renewed stored ball is 1 or more. If the possible number of pool replays is 0, the storage ball replay operation cannot be accepted. If the number of possible replays of stored balls after renewal is 1 or more, the replay operation of stored balls can be accepted again. In the second and subsequent replays, it is not necessary to confirm the password. Note that the password may be confirmed every time. Moreover, although the case where the member management device 50 subtracts the balance of the stored ball and then the inter-card card processing machine 10 performs the game ball payout process is illustrated here, the game ball payout process is performed based on the stored ball replay request. After doing so, the balance of the stored ball may be subtracted. This is because the storage ball replay data before the storage ball replay request indicates the possible number of storage ball replays, and it does not become a situation where the balance shortage is found after receiving the storage ball replay request.

  Next, the transition from the holding ball to the storage ball in the closing process will be described. The card management device 40 checks the number of balls in the card management data during the closing process, and if there is a record associated with a number of balls larger than zero, the number of balls in the record is displayed together with the card ID and the rate. The member management apparatus 50 is notified. The member management device 50 adds the number of balls informed from the card management device 40 to the number of balls specified by the card ID and rate. Thereafter, the card management device 40 clears the number of possessed balls to zero.

  Next, the external appearance of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the appearance of the inter-card card processing machine 10. In FIG. 3, the appearance of the inter-card card processing machine 10 connected to the gaming machine 20 is shown as the inter-card card processing machine 10. Moreover, the gaming machine 20 provided side by side is illustrated with a broken line. Moreover, in FIG. 3, although the inter-card processing machine 10 which receives only a banknote was illustrated, the unit for coin reception can also be provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes a state display unit 11, a bill insertion slot 12a, a display operation unit 13, a card insertion slot 14a, a holding unit 14b, a nozzle unit 18a, and a counting unit 18b.

  The status display unit 11 displays the status of the inter-card card processor 10 by lighting or blinking a lamp of a predetermined color. The banknote insertion slot 12a is an insertion slot for various banknotes necessary for lending game balls. The display operation unit 13 is a device that accepts display of operation buttons such as a touch panel type liquid crystal display and input operation using the operation buttons.

  The card insertion slot 14a is an insertion slot for cards possessed by the player. The holding part 14b is a part that holds the portable terminal used for member registration. When the portable terminal is held over the holding part 14b, data such as a unique ID (for example, IDm) of the portable terminal is read from the portable terminal. The nozzle unit 18 a is a mechanism for throwing out game balls to the gaming machine 20. The counting unit 18b is a mechanism for counting game balls dropped from the lower plate of the gaming machine 20.

  Next, the configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of the inter-card card processing machine 10 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the inter-card card processing machine 10 includes a banknote transport unit 12, a display operation unit 13, a reader / writer 14, a holding unit 14 b, a communication unit 15, a storage unit 16, and a control unit 17. And a nozzle unit 18a and a counting unit 18b.

  The banknote conveyance part 12 is a conveyance part conveyed to the banknote storage part which is not shown in figure, discriminating the money type and authenticity of the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion port 12a. The display operation unit 13 is an input / output device such as a touch panel type liquid crystal display that displays various information such as a prepaid value that can be used for ball lending, the number of balls held, and the number of balls stored, and accepts various operations such as ball lending operations. It is.

  The reader / writer 14 is a device that reads a card ID from a card inserted into the card insertion slot 14a. The card inserted into the card insertion slot 14a is stored in a card storage section (not shown) through the reader / writer 14. The holding unit 14b is an interface unit that reads various kinds of information such as a unique ID (for example, IDm) of the portable terminal by short-range wireless communication when the portable terminal is held over. The reader / writer 14 also issues a new card by associating value data such as a ball or a prepaid value indicated in the card data 16b with a card stored in the card storage unit in response to a player's return operation. Also have. However, when the prepaid value shown in the card data 16b is 0 and the number of possessed balls is less than a certain number (minimum holding number), control is performed so that the card is not returned even if a return operation is performed. This is a control for preventing a loss in a game store caused by discarding a card associated with a small amount of balls. As a certain number, for example, the value obtained by multiplying the number of balls held by the lending unit price per ball can be set so that the value of the card or the prize at the lowest price in the game store is not limited to this. Can be set freely according to store policy. In addition, when controlling to not return the card even if there is a return operation, you can pay out the stored ball, but display that the card can not be returned and prompt the player to replay the ball May be.

  The communication unit 15 is an interface unit for performing data communication between the gaming machine 20 and the island controller 30. The nozzle unit 18a is used for part or all of the payout when the game balls are paid out by lending or replaying balls. The counting unit 18b is a unit that counts game balls.

  The storage unit 16 is a storage device including a hard disk device, a nonvolatile memory, and the like. The storage unit 16 stores its own device state data 16a and card data 16b.

  The own device status data 16a is data indicating the status of the inter-card card processing machine 10. The own device status data 16a includes the device ID of the inter-card processing machine and the game settings. The device ID of the inter-card card processing machine is identification data for uniquely identifying the inter-card card processing machine 10 within the amusement store. The game setting is data indicating a game type or the like set in the inter-card card processing machine 10. When handling multiple rate game balls in a game store, “ball 1” for 4 yen game balls, “ball 2” for 2 yen game balls, “ball 3” for 1 yen rate game balls In this way, the game type name is set and managed for each rate. The inter-card processing machine 10 selects a rate used for the game from these game types and stores it as a game setting.

  The card data 16b is data relating to a card that is being used by a player. The card data 16b includes a card ID, a prepaid value, a holding ball, a stored ball, a possible number of stored ball replays, and the like. There are data for each game type (rate) for the possession balls and storage balls. The card ID is a card ID read by the reader / writer 14. When a card is transported from a card storage section (not shown) to the card insertion slot 14a and the card is ejected, the card data 16b is updated with the card ID read by the reader / writer 14 during the transport. Also, when a card is transported from the card insertion slot 14a to a card storage unit (not shown), the card data 16b is updated with the card ID read by the reader / writer 14 during the transport.

  The control unit 17 is a control unit that controls the entire inter-card card processing machine 10, and includes a data management unit 17a, a counting processing unit 17b, a fraud detection unit 17c, and a lock processing unit 17d.

  When the card is inserted, the data management unit 17a transmits card insertion notification data including the device ID of the device status data 16a and the card ID of the card data 16b to the card management device 40. Further, when the data management unit 17a receives data including value data (at least one of prepaid value, number of possessions and number of balls) from the card management device 40, the data management unit 17a updates the card data 16b with the received value data. . The data management unit 17a appropriately controls the display operation unit 13 to display the prepaid value, the number of possessed balls, and the number of stored balls indicated in the card data 16b.

  Moreover, if a banknote is inserted in the banknote insertion slot 12a, the data management part 17a will transmit the payment notification data containing the money amount of inserted banknote, card ID, and inter-card processing machine ID to the card management apparatus 40. FIG.

  Further, the data management unit 17a transmits the ball lending request data including the card ID and the device ID to the card management device 40 when the ball lending operation is performed by the player. If the ball lending permission data is received as a response to the ball lending request data, the data management unit 17a performs a predetermined number of game ball payout processing.

  The data management unit 17a subtracts a predetermined number from the number of possessed balls indicated in the card data 16b when the player performs a possession replay operation, and performs a payout process for the corresponding number of game balls. Do.

  In addition, when the possible number of reclaimed balls indicated in the card data 16b is 1 or more, the data management unit 17a displays a replay button for reclaimed balls on the display operation unit 13 and can accept a replay operation for reclaimed balls. And The data management unit 17a transmits the stored ball replay request data including the card ID and the inter-card card processing machine ID to the member management device 50 when the stored ball replay operation is performed by the player. If the stored ball replay data is received as a response to the stored ball replay request data, the number of stored balls in the card data 16b is updated, and a game ball payout process for the number of payout units of the stored ball replay is performed. At the time of the first re-playing operation of the stored ball replay, the user is requested to input a password, and the stored ball re-play request data is transmitted on condition that the password matches the password shown in the card data 16b.

  In addition, when the card return operation is performed by the player, the data management unit 17a transmits to the card management device 40 the ball addition request data including the card ID, the device ID, and the number of balls, and the card data 16b. After clearing the number of holding balls to zero, the card discharge notification data is transmitted to the card management device 40, and the card is discharged.

  When the game ball is inserted into the counting unit 18b, the counting processing unit 17b causes the counting unit 18b to count the game ball and performs a process of adding the counting result to the number of balls in the card data 16b.

The fraud detector 17c is a processing unit that detects fraud by a player. Specifically, the fraud detection unit 17c detects an input error of a predetermined number of times or more in the input of the password used for the replay of the stored ball as fraud. In addition, when the number of balls that have been driven into the gaming machine 20 or the number of prize balls that have been paid out from the gaming machine can be acquired, the number of balls to be paid out and the number of cards that have been paid out by the inter-card processing unit 10 It is also possible to determine the number of difference balls using the number of balls counted by the inter-card processing machine 10 and to detect that the difference is out of the proper range. The difference in the number of balls is
The number of difference balls = the number of balls to be paid-the number of balls to be thrown + the number of balls to be awarded-the number of balls to be counted.

  The fraud detector 17c notifies the card management device 40 of the fact that fraud has been detected and the content of the fraud when the fraud is detected by the player.

  When the lock processing unit 17d receives card lock control from the card management device 40, the lock processing unit 17d performs processing for prohibiting use of a value (prepaid value, possession ball, storage ball) associated with the card and return of the card. At this time, the inter-card card processing machine 10 may be caused to error-down so that not only the use and return of the card but also all operations by the player are not accepted.

  Next, an example of data stored in the storage unit 16 of the inter-card card processing machine 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit 16 of the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The own apparatus state data 16a shown in FIG. 5A indicates a state in which the ID of the inter-card card processing machine 10 is “3001” and “ball 1” is set as the game type of the inter-card card processing machine 10. ing.

  The card data 16b shown in FIG. 5B shows a state where the ID of the card inserted into the inter-card card processing machine 10 is “2002”. Here, the first digit of the card ID indicates the type of card, the card with the first digit “1” being a general card, and the card with the first digit “2” being a membership card. The card data 16b indicates a state where the prepaid value is “2000 degrees”. Here, the frequency of prepaid value is equivalent to 1 yen per frequency. The card data 16b indicates that the number of balls 1 has “375 balls”, the number of balls 2 has “500 balls”, and the number of balls 3 has “2000 balls”. Show.

  Further, the card data 16b has a password for replaying the stored ball of “7777”, the possible number of replayed stored balls is “250 balls”, the stored number of balls 1 is “250 balls”, and the ball 2 The number of stored balls is “1000 balls”, and the number of stored balls of ball 3 is “4000 balls”. In addition, although the structure which stores here the number of balls which can be replayed as a possible number of replays was shown, you may store the frequency | count of possible replays as a replay frequency. Although not shown, the card management device 40 also stores ON / OFF of a “lock” flag indicating validity / invalidity of the card in addition to the possession ball, storage ball, and prepaid value in association with the card ID. When a card theft is detected, it is turned ON by an employee operation. These data are also stored in the card data 16b. In addition, this “lock” flag can be set for each function (“use of pool”, “entry”, etc.). For example, only the “entry” function is subject to “lock” as requested by the player. It can also be used to prevent erroneous operation.

  Next, the configuration of the image management apparatus 90 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the image management apparatus 90 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the image management apparatus 90 is connected to a display unit 91, an input unit 92, a camera 93, and a plurality of cameras 94. The image management apparatus 90 includes a store network communication unit 95, a storage unit 96, and a control unit 97.

  The display unit 91 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. The input unit 92 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. The store network communication unit 95 is an interface unit for data communication with the card management device 40, the member management device 50, and the like via a communication line in the game store.

  The storage unit 96 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and stores alert target person registration data 96a. The guard target person registration data 96a is data in which a customer ID, a customer type, image data, a state, and a processing history are associated with each other. The customer ID is given to each person who is determined to be the same by collation. The customer type indicates customer attributes such as “warning target” and “warning target candidate”. The image data is image data of a player captured by the camera 93 or the camera 94. The image data includes a portion showing a feature such as a player's face, and a clearer feature portion is better image data that contributes to an improvement in collation accuracy. Therefore, the best image data among a plurality of image data captured by the camera 93 and the camera 94 for the same person is used as the image data to be registered in the guard subject registration data 96a. The state is “currently visiting” when the visitor's visit is detected, “unknown visit” when the visitor's visit is not detected, or the like. The processing history indicates a history of processing performed on the player.

  The control unit 97 is a control unit that controls the entire image management apparatus 90, and includes a registration processing unit 97a, a store entry verification processing unit 97b, an in-store verification processing unit 97c, an operation control unit 97d, and a notification processing unit 97e. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed, whereby a registration processing unit 97a, The store matching processing unit 97b, the in-store verification processing unit 97c, the operation control unit 97d, and the notification processing unit 97e execute corresponding processes.

  The registration processing unit 97a is a processing unit that registers information related to a person to be warned in the guard object person registration data 96a. When a certain person is registered in the warning target person registration data 96a, “warning target” or “warning target candidate” is set as the attribute. A person who is set as a “warning target” is a target for notifying a game store clerk of a store visit or whereabouts, and a target for card lock control. A person set as a “warning target candidate” is a target for notifying a game clerk of a visit or location, but is not a target for card lock control.

  Registration by the registration processing unit 97a is performed not only by an operation from a game shop clerk, but also when a fraud is detected by the inter-card card processing machine 10 or the like. Furthermore, it is also possible to acquire and register information about a person to be watched from other amusement stores or the police.

  When registering based on the operation of a game clerk, enter the reason for the game clerk to register the person and specify whether to be a "warning target" or "warning target candidate" depending on the reason . When a fraud is detected by the inter-card processor 10 or the like, it is determined whether to be a “warning target” or a “warning target candidate” according to the detected fraud content. When registering based on information from other amusement stores, police, etc., it is determined based on the acquired information whether to be “warning target” or “warning target candidate”.

  Furthermore, when fraud is detected by the inter-card card processing machine 10 or the like, the registration processing unit 97a accumulates the fraud history by adding the contents to the alert target person registration data 96a. Then, if the fraud history of the person set as the “warning target candidate” satisfies a predetermined condition, the “warning target candidate” is changed to “warning target”. As the predetermined condition, for example, the number of times of fraud may be used, or an evaluation value weighted according to the content of fraud may be used.

  The store entry verification processing unit 97b performs a verification process on the image data of the player when entering the store captured by the camera 93 and the image data of the alert target person registration data 96a. If the image data at the time of entering the store matches the image data of the alert target person registration data 96a, the store entry verification processing unit 97b updates the state of the person during the store visit.

  The in-store collation processing unit 97c performs collation processing between the image data of the player who is picked up by the camera 94 and the image data of the alarm target person registration data 96a. Here, the in-store collation processing unit 97c performs collation processing on the image data of the person who is in the store in the alert target person registration data 96a.

  The operation control unit 97d performs card lock control on the inter-card card processing machine 10 if the person imaged by the camera 94 matches the alert target during the visit as a result of the collation processing by the in-store collation processing unit 97c. This card lock control is performed by transmitting a card lock request including information specifying the installation position of the camera 94 to the card management device 40. Upon receiving the card lock request, the card management device 40 identifies the inter-card card processor 10 corresponding to the installation position of the camera 94, and designates the card ID of the card used in the inter-card card processor 10. Perform card lock control. The inter-card processing machine 10 that has received the card lock control prohibits the use or return of the card.

  In the present embodiment, a case is shown in which the in-store verification processing unit 97c performs verification for a person who is determined to be in the store based on the verification result of the store verification processing unit 97b. A configuration may be used in which all persons registered in the person registration data 96a are collated. In such a configuration, the operation control unit 97d changes the collation threshold used by the in-store collation processing unit 97c based on the collation result of the store entry collation processing unit 97b. Specifically, when it is determined that the store is currently visited based on the result of the verification by the store entry verification processing unit 97b, the verification threshold value of the store entrance verification processing unit 97b is changed so as to reduce the person rejection rate.

  The notification processing unit 97e notifies the game store clerk when the image data at the time of entering the store matches the image data registered in the alert target person registration data 96a as a result of the matching process by the store matching processing unit 97b. . By including the image data registered in the alert target person registration data 96a and the customer type in this notification, the game clerk can recognize which player has visited the store.

  In addition, the notification processing unit 97e notifies the game store clerk when the image data in the game matches the image data registered in the alert target person registration data 96a as a result of the verification processing by the in-store verification processing unit 97c. . The notification includes the image data registered in the alert target person registration data 96a, the customer type, and the position information corresponding to the installation position of the captured camera 94, so that the game clerk recognizes which player is located where. can do.

  Next, an example of data stored in the storage unit 96 of the image management apparatus 90 illustrated in FIG. 6 will be described. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit 96 of the image management apparatus 90.

  The alert target person registration data 96a illustrated in FIG. 7 is data in which a customer ID, a customer type, image data, a state, and a processing history are associated with each other. Specifically, the alarm target person registration data 96a is a state in which the customer type “alarm target”, the image data “G0001.jpg”, the status “visiting store”, and the processing history are associated with the customer ID “U001”. . Further, as the processing history, the processing content “date of 2016/10/20 11:10:00” “registration of fraud detection (abnormality difference) alarm target candidate”, date “2016/10/22 14:05:00 The processing content “Illegal detection (PIN number mismatch)”, the processing date “2016/11/05 17:12:00”, “Tamper detection (PIN mismatch) Update to alert”, and the like are included.

  Further, the alarm target person registration data 96a is a state in which the customer type “alarm target candidate”, the image data “G0027.jpg”, the state “unknown store visit”, and the processing history are associated with the customer ID “U002”. Further, the processing history includes the processing content “Registered as clerk operation warning target candidate” on the date “2016/10/21 15:40:00”.

  Similarly, the alarm target person registration data 96a is a state in which the customer type “alarm target”, the image data “G0113.jpg”, the status “unknown store visit”, and the processing history are associated with the customer ID “U003”. In addition, the processing history includes the processing content “Date / time“ 2016/10/24 10:53:00 ”“ Registered as clerk operation alert ”.

  Next, the configuration of the card management device 40 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the card management device 40 shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the card management device 40 includes a display unit 41, an input unit 42, an external network communication unit 43, a store network communication unit 44, a storage unit 45, and a control unit 46.

  The display unit 41 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. The input unit 42 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. The external network communication unit 43 is an interface unit for data communication via a network outside the game store. The store network communication unit 44 is an interface unit for data communication with the island controller 30, the member management device 50, the prize management device 60, the checkout machine 80, and the image management device 90 via a communication line in the amusement store.

  The storage unit 45 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and stores game type setting data 45a, card management data 45b, and device management data 45c.

  The game type setting data 45a is data in which the lending rate and the display name are associated with the game type. The card management data 45b is data in which a prepaid value, the number of possessions of each game type, and a use destination device ID indicating a device ID of the inter-card processing machine 10 in which the card is inserted are associated with the card ID. is there. The device management data 45c is data relating to a device placed in the amusement store. The device management data 45c includes the device ID of the inter-card card processing machine, the address of the inter-card card processing machine 10, the installation location, the gaming machine ID and model data of the attached gaming machine.

  The control unit 46 is a control unit that controls the entire card management device 40. The game type setting management unit 46a, the card management unit 46b, the device management unit 46c, the lock control unit 46d, the fraud detection result notification unit 46e, and the card use Person manager 46f. Actually, a program corresponding to these functional units is stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed to thereby execute a game type setting management unit. 46a, the card management unit 46b, the device management unit 46c, the lock control unit 46d, the fraud detection result notification unit 46e, and the card user management unit 46f are caused to execute corresponding processes.

  The game type setting management unit 46a is a processing unit that manages the game type used in the game store, the rate, and the display name in association with each other as the game type setting data 45a.

  The card management unit 46b is a processing unit that manages the card management data 45b. Specifically, when the card management unit 46b receives the card insertion notification data from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46b also notifies the card insertion notification of the used device ID of the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification data. The device ID shown in the data is assumed. In addition, the prepaid value associated with the card ID indicated in the card insertion notification data and the number of possessions at each rate are notified to the inter-card processing machine 10 as value data. If the inserted card is a member card, card insertion notification data is transmitted to the member management device. When the card management unit 46b receives the ball subtraction request data from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46b clears the number of balls having the rate indicated in the ball subtraction request data to zero.

  Further, when receiving the ball lending request data including the card ID from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46b determines whether or not the prepaid value associated with the card ID is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. . If the prepaid value is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the card management unit 46b subtracts the predetermined value from the prepaid value stored in the card management data 45b and includes the updated prepaid value in the inter-card card processor 10. Send ball lending permission data. On the other hand, when the prepaid value is less than the predetermined value, the card management unit 46b notifies the inter-card card processing machine 10 of the ball lending impossibility data.

  In addition, when the card management unit 46b receives payment notification data including the amount of money inserted from the inter-card processing machine 10, the card ID, and the device ID, the card management unit 46b notifies the payment to the prepaid value associated with the card ID. Add the prepaid value for the amount shown in.

  In addition, when the stored card replay request data is received from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the card management unit 46 b transfers the stored ball replay request data to the member management device 50. Also, response data from the member management device 50 to the stored ball replay request data is also transferred to the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  In addition, when the card management unit 46b receives the possession ball addition request data, the card management unit 46b adds the possession number included in the possession ball addition request data to the number of possessions at the corresponding rate. Further, when the card management unit 46b receives the card discharge notification data, the card management unit 46b deletes the used device ID of the card ID.

  Further, when the card management unit 46b receives the card ID from the prize management device 60, the card management unit 46b notifies the prize management device 60 of the number of possessions of each rate associated with the card ID. Further, when the card management unit 46b receives the card ID from the payment machine 80, the card management unit 46b notifies the payment machine 80 of the prepaid value associated with the card ID.

  The device management unit 46c is a processing unit that manages the device management data 45c. The device management unit 46c generates and updates the device management data 45c based on the device ID acquired from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the address of the inter-card card processing machine 10, the installation location, and the gaming machine ID.

  The lock control unit 46d performs processing related to card lock control. Specifically, the lock control unit 46d receives a card lock request from the image management apparatus 90, specifies the inter-card card processor 10 corresponding to the installation position of the camera 94 indicated in the card lock request, and The card ID of the card used in the inter-card processing machine 10 is specified, and the card lock control is performed on the inter-card processing machine 10.

  When the fraud detection result notifying unit 46e receives a notification about the fraud detection result from the inter-card card processing machine 10, the fraud detection result notification unit 46e performs processing to transfer the notification to the image management apparatus 90. Upon receiving the notification of the transferred fraud detection result, the image management apparatus 90 performs registration and update in the alert target person registration data 96a.

  The card user management unit 46f performs processing for associating the face image data of the player who uses the card with the card ID. Specifically, when the use of a card is detected, image data captured by the corresponding camera 94 is acquired from the image management device 90, and the card management data 45b is updated in association with the card ID of the card whose use has been detected. .

  When the use of the card is detected, the card management data 45b is referred to. If the image data is already associated with the card ID, the existing image data is compared with the newly acquired image data. If it is determined as a result of the collation, the use of the card is permitted, and if it is determined as the mismatch, the use of the card is prohibited and a game store clerk is notified. Furthermore, if it is determined as a result of the collation, it is determined which of the existing image data and the newly acquired image data is better for the collation, and the newly acquired image data is better. If there is, the image data of the card management data 45b is replaced with newly acquired image data.

  Next, an example of data stored in the storage unit 45 of the card management device 40 illustrated in FIG. 8 will be described. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit 45 of the card management device 40.

  The game type setting data 45a shown in FIG. 7A associates the rate “4 yen” and the display name “4 pachis” with the game type name “ball 1”. In addition, the game type setting data 45a associates the rate “2 yen” and the display name “2 pachis” with the game type name “ball 2”. Further, the game type setting data 45a associates the rate “1 yen” and the display name “1 pachi” with the game type name “ball 3”.

  In the card management data 45b shown in FIG. 7B, the card ID “1001” has a prepaid value “2500”, the number of balls 1 “1500”, the number of balls 2 “2300”, and ball 3 Is associated with image data “G0099.jpg”. That is, the card with the card ID “1001” is not inserted into the inter-card processing machine 10, and the management of the possession balls is performed by the card management device 40.

  Also, in the card management data 45b shown in FIG. 7B, the prepaid value “500” for the card ID “1002”, the number of possessed balls “0” for each rate, the used device ID “3004”, and the image data “G0113. jpg ". That is, the card with the card ID “1002” is inserted into the inter-card card processing machine 10 with the device ID “3004”, and the management shifts to the inter-card card processing machine 10 regarding the number of balls. For this reason, the number of balls in each rate is zero.

  Further, in the card management data 45b shown in FIG. 7B, the prepaid value “2000”, the number of balls held at each rate “0”, the usage device ID “3001”, and the image data “G0102. jpg ". That is, the card with the card ID “2002” is inserted into the inter-card card processing machine 10 with the device ID “3001”, and the management of the holding ball is transferred to the inter-card card processing machine 10. For this reason, the number of balls in each rate is zero.

  In the device management data 45c shown in FIG. 7C, the network address of the inter-card card processor 10 with ID “3001” is “AB.CD.EF.GH”, and the installation location is “island 1-1. ”, The ID of the connected gaming machine 20 is“ P001 ”, the game type is“ ball 3 ”, and the model of the connected gaming machine 20 is“ EV01 ”. It also shows that this gaming machine 20 is in use.

  Next, the internal configuration of the member management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the member management apparatus 50 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the member management apparatus 50 is connected to a display unit 51 and an input unit 52. The display unit 51 is a liquid crystal panel, a display device, or the like, and the input unit 52 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

  The member management apparatus 50 includes an external network communication unit 53, a store network communication unit 54, a storage unit 55, and a control unit 56. The external network communication unit 53 is an interface unit for data communication via a network outside the game store. The store network communication unit 54 is an interface unit for data communication with the prize management device 60, the card management device 40, the image management device 90, and the like via a communication line in the amusement store.

  The storage unit 55 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and stores member management data 55a, game type setting data 55b, and a prize master 55c. The member management data 55a is data in which a name, a storage ball, a portable ID m, an address, a telephone number, and the like are associated with the card ID of the member card issued to the member. The game type setting data 55b is data in which a rate and a display name are associated with a game type. The prize master 55c is data used when exchanging game balls for prizes.

  The control unit 56 is a control unit that totally controls the member management apparatus 50, and includes a member management unit 56a, a prize master management unit 56b, and a member image management unit 56c. In practice, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed, whereby the member management unit 56a, Processes corresponding to the prize master management unit 56b and the member image management unit 56c are executed.

  The member management unit 56a is a processing unit that manages the member management data 55a. The member management unit 56a communicates with the card management device 40 and the prize management device 60, and updates the balance of the stored balls associated with the card ID. In addition, when the member management unit 56a receives a member registration request, the member management unit 56a performs an update for adding a member to the member management data 55a.

  Here, the stored ball replay process by the member management unit 56a will be described. When the member management unit 56a receives the storage ball replay request data from the inter-card processing machine 10, the balance of the storage balls of the payout destination rate among the storage balls associated with the card ID in the storage ball replay request data Is deducted by the number of payout units, and the number of possible replays of the stored ball is recalculated. Then, stored ball replay data including the balance after subtraction and the possible number of stored ball replays is transmitted to the inter-card card processing machine 10.

  The prize master management unit 56b is a processing unit that manages the prize master 55c. The prize master management unit 56b distributes the prize master 55c to the prize management device 60 in the amusement store when the prize master 55c is updated.

  The member image management unit 56c performs processing for associating the face image data of the player using the member card with the card ID. Specifically, when the use of a member card is detected, image data captured by the corresponding camera 94 is acquired from the image management device 90, and the member management data 55a is associated with the card ID of the member card whose use has been detected. Update.

  Next, a specific example of data stored in the storage unit 55 illustrated in FIG. 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of data stored in the storage unit 55. The member management data 55a shown in FIG. 11A includes a card ID “2002”, a name “BC”, a balance of each game type, a portable ID m “ID mX1”, image data “G0097.jpg”, and the like. Indicates the associated state. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the member management data 55a can match | combine a point, the frequency | count of a store visit, a game history, a PIN code, etc. with card ID. The mobile IDm is identification data that can specify a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, and is used when the mobile terminal is used as a membership card.

  Further, in FIG. 11A, the storage balls are provided for five game types of “ball 1”, “ball 2”, and “ball 3”. For example, the balance of the storage ball of “ball 1” with the card ID “2002” is “250”, the balance of the storage ball of “ball 2” is “1000”, and the balance of the storage ball of “ball 3” is “4000”.

  The game type setting data 55b shown in FIG. 11B associates the rate “4 yen” and the display name “4 pachis” with the game type name “ball 1”. Further, the game type setting data 55b associates the rate “2 yen” and the display name “2 pachis” with the game type name “ball 2”. The game type setting data 55b associates the rate “1 yen” and the display name “1 pachi” with the game type name “ball 3”.

  The prize master 55c shown in FIG. 11C is data in which a prize name, a group code, a prize value, and the number of exchange balls are associated with a prize code that uniquely identifies a prize. Here, the group code is identification information for classifying and managing prizes. The group code “01” indicates an exchangeable prize that can be transferred at a predetermined value through a certain procedure. The group code “02” and thereafter are general prizes including daily necessities other than the exchange prize.

  The prize master 55c has a prize code “0001”, a prize name “Grand Prize”, a group code “01”, a prize value “1000”, the exchange number of balls 1 “250”, and the exchange number of balls 2 “500”. ”, The number of exchange balls“ 1000 ”of the balls 3 is associated.

  In addition, the prize master 55c, for the prize code “0002”, the prize name “small prize”, the group code “01”, the prize value “500”, the number of exchanged balls “125”, the number of exchanged balls 2 “250” and the number of exchange balls “500” of the balls 3 are associated with each other.

  In addition, the prize master 55c, for the prize code “0100”, the prize name “M Seven”, the group code “02”, the prize value “400”, the number of exchanged balls “100”, the number of exchanged balls 2 “200” and the number of exchange balls “400” of ball 3 are associated with each other.

  In addition, the prize master 55c, with respect to the prize code “0101,” the prize name “rack”, the group code “02”, the prize value “420”, the exchanged number of balls 1 “105”, and the exchanged number of balls 2 “ 210 ”and the number of exchange balls“ 420 ”of ball 3 are associated with each other.

  In addition, the prize master 55c, with respect to the prize code “0600”, the prize name “Akira Tamada”, the group code “04”, the prize value “12”, the number of exchanged balls “3”, and the exchanged balls 2 The number “6” and the number of replacement balls “12” of the ball 3 are associated with each other.

  Next, a processing procedure for player management will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for player management. First, a player entering the store is photographed by a camera 93 installed at the entrance of the game store (step S101). The store entry verification processing unit 97b of the image management device 90 performs a verification process on the image data when the player enters the store and the image data of the alert target person registration data 96a (step S102). It is determined whether or not the person to be registered has been registered (step S103).

  If the corresponding person has already been registered (step S103; Yes), the store entry verification processing unit 97b updates the state of the person during the visit (step S104). Further, the notification processing unit 97e of the image management device 90 notifies the game store clerk of the person visiting the store (step S105).

  After step S105 or when the corresponding person has not been registered (step S103; No), the camera 94 installed in the store such as in the vicinity of the inter-card card processing machine 10 images the player (step S106). The in-store collation processing unit 97c of the image management device 90 collates the image data of the player imaged by the camera 94 with the image data of the alarm target person registration data 96a (step S107), and the object of the alarm target is visited during the store visit. It is determined whether or not the person is a person (step S108).

  If the person is a person to be warned while visiting the store (step S108; Yes), the operation control unit 97d performs card lock control (step S109). If the person is not a guarded person while visiting the store (step S108; No), the in-store verification processing unit 97c determines whether the person is a guarded candidate person while visiting the store (step S111). If the person is not in the vigilance candidate while visiting the store (step S111; No), the process is terminated.

  After the card lock control (step S109), or when visiting the store and being a person who is a candidate for caution (step S111; Yes), the notification processing unit 97e of the image management device 90 notifies the game store clerk of the location of the person. (Step S110), and the process ends.

  Next, the registration process to the warning subject person registration data 96a is demonstrated. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for registration in the alert subject person registration data 96a. First, the fraud detector 17c of the inter-card card processing machine 10 determines whether or not an illegal action by a player has been performed (step S201). If no fraud is detected as a result of the determination (step S202; No), the processing ends.

  If fraud is detected (step S202; Yes), the detection result is notified to the image management apparatus 90 via the card management apparatus 40. If fraud is detected, the registration processing unit 97a of the image management apparatus 90 images the player with the camera 94 and collates it with the image data of the alert target person registration data 96a to register the person. Whether or not (step S203). As a result, if it has not been registered (step S203; No), it is newly registered in the guard target person registration data 96a (step S208), and the process is terminated. At this time, whether to register as a “warning target” or “warning target candidate” is determined by the detected content illegally.

  On the other hand, if the person imaged by the camera 94 has been registered (step S203; Yes), the detected illegal content is added to the processing history of the warning subject registration data 96a and updated (step S204). Then, based on the updated processing history, the registration processing unit 97a determines whether a condition for shifting the “warning target candidate” to the “warning target” is satisfied (step S205).

  If the condition for shifting the “warning target candidate” to the “warning target” is established (step S206; Yes), the registration processing unit 97a updates the “warning target candidate” to “warning target” (step S207). The process is terminated. On the other hand, if the condition for shifting the “warning target candidate” to the “warning target” is not satisfied (step S206; No), the processing is ended as it is.

  Next, management of the card user will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for card user management. The card user management unit 46f of the card management device 40 detects the use of the card (step S301), and acquires the image data captured by the corresponding camera 94 from the image management device 90 (step S302).

  The card user management unit 46f refers to the card management data 45b and determines whether image data has already been associated with the card ID (step S303). If there is no existing image data (step S303; No), the card user management unit 46f registers the image data by associating the acquired image data with the card ID of the card whose use is detected (step S309), The card management data 45b is updated.

  If the image data is already associated (step S202; Yes), the existing image data is collated with the newly acquired image data (step S304). As a result of the collation, if it is determined that they do not match (step S305; No), the card user management unit 46f prohibits the use of the card and notifies the game store clerk (step S310), and ends the process.

  If it is determined as a result of the collation (step S305), the card user management unit 46f permits the use of the card (step S306). Furthermore, it is determined whether the replacement of the image data is necessary by determining which of the existing image data and the newly acquired image data is good for collation (step S307). If the existing image data is better and the replacement of the image data is not necessary (step S307; No), the process is terminated as it is. On the other hand, if the new image data is better and the replacement of the image data is necessary (step S307; Yes), the image data is replaced by replacing the existing image data with the new image data (step S308). ), The process is terminated.

  As described above, in the game management system according to the embodiment, the image management device 90 stores the image data of the player who is the alert target in the storage unit 96 as the alert subject person registration data 96a, and when the player enters the store. By comparing the image data and the alert target person registration data 96a, the visit of the player who is the alert target is detected. And since card lock control is performed when a player who is warned who has detected a visit is imaged and detected in the vicinity of the inter-card card processing machine 10, the game by the player who is warned is suppressed, and fraudulent acts are effective. Can be prevented.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the visit of the player is detected by collation based on the image data at the time of entering the store, and collation based on the image data during the game is performed for the player who has detected the visit. By detecting the store visit at the first stage with high accuracy, it is possible to identify the player as a whole with high accuracy even if the accuracy of matching during the game at the second stage is low.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when improper behavior by a player is detected, the image data is registered as a warning target candidate or a warning target, so that the burden on the game clerk is reduced and the person who should be a warning target Registration omissions can be prevented.

  In addition, the history of processing related to a person registered as a candidate for alerting is accumulated, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it is possible to change from the candidate for alerting to the subject of alerting. Can be done.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the in-store verification processing unit 97c performs verification for a person who is determined to be in the store based on the verification result of the store verification processing unit 97b is shown. It is good also as a structure which collates about all the persons registered into the object person registration data 96a. In such a configuration, the operation control unit 97d changes the collation threshold used by the in-store collation processing unit 97c based on the collation result of the store entry collation processing unit 97b. Specifically, when it is determined that the store is currently visited based on the result of the verification by the store entry verification processing unit 97b, the verification threshold value of the store entrance verification processing unit 97b is changed so as to reduce the person rejection rate.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where card lock control and registration at the time of fraud detection are performed using the camera 94 provided in the vicinity of the inter-card card processing machine 10 has been described as an example for the sake of simplicity. However, the camera 94 is not limited to the vicinity of the inter-card card processing machine 10, but can be installed in the vicinity of any device such as the settlement machine 80, the prize management device 60, and the island edge counter provided on the island edge. With such a configuration, card lock control and registration at the time of fraud detection can be performed for a player who uses these devices.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration is shown in which the store visit determination is performed using the image data captured by the camera 93, but the store exit determination may also be performed using the image data captured by the camera 93. In the configuration in which only the visit determination is performed, the “in-store” state may be reset to “unknown store” when the store is closed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the players are individually managed has been described. However, a plurality of players may be managed as a group. By managing as a group, it is possible to detect and prevent fraudulent acts that a plurality of people collaborate.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been made mainly on the management of a player who may be fraudulent. However, the present invention provides a specific service by detecting the visit of a regular customer, etc. Can be widely used for identification and management.

  In the above-described embodiment, a detailed description of the form of the card, which is a medium for associating the number of game media, is omitted, but such a card includes a magnetic card, an IC card, and the like. Further, although the “card” has been described as an example here for convenience of explanation, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a chip, a stick, a portable terminal, or the like is used in addition to such a card.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where a game ball is used as a game medium has been described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to the case where a medal for a slot machine is used.

  Each illustrated configuration is schematic in function, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally / physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be configured.

  For example, the camera 94 can be incorporated in the inter-card card processing machine 10, the checkout machine 80, the prize management device 60, the island edge counter provided on the island edge, or the like. Further, the collation processing with the image data captured by the camera 94 may be performed by the inter-card card processing machine 10, the settlement machine 80, the prize management device 60, the island edge counter, and the like. The image management device 90 may be integrated with the card management device 40, the member management device 50, and the like.

  As described above, the game management system and the game management method according to the present invention are suitable for efficiently managing the players who visit the game store.

10 inter-card processing machine 11 status display unit 12 banknote transport unit 12a banknote insertion slot 13 display operation unit 14 reader / writer 14a card insertion slot 14b holding unit 15 communication unit 16, 45, 55, 96 storage unit 16a own device status data 16b Card data 17, 46, 56, 97 Control unit 17a Data management unit 17b Count processing unit 17c Fraud detection unit 17d Lock processing unit 18a Nozzle unit 18b Counting unit 20 Game machine 30 Island controller 40 Card management device 41, 51, 91 Display unit 42, 52, 92 Input unit 43, 53 External network communication unit 44, 54, 95 Store network communication unit 45a Game type setting data 45b Card management data 45c Device management data 46a Game type setting management unit 46b Card management unit 46c Device management unit 46d Lock control unit 46e Fraud detection result notification unit 46f Card user management unit 50 Member management device 55a Member management data 55b Game type setting data 55c Prize master 56a Member management unit 56b Prize master management unit 56c Member image management unit 60 Prize management device 80 Settlement machine 90 Image management device 93, 94 Camera 96a Alert target person registration data 97a Registration processing unit 97b In-store verification processing unit 97c In-store verification processing unit 97d Operation control unit 97e Notification processing unit

Claims (9)

A player management system for managing players visiting a game store,
A storage unit capable of storing player image data as registered image data;
A first image pickup unit provided in the game store for picking up an image of the player;
A first collation processing unit for collating the first image data captured by the first image capturing unit with the registered image data stored in the storage unit;
A second imaging unit provided in the game store for capturing an image of the player;
A second collation processing unit for collating the second image data captured by the second image capturing unit with the registered image data stored in the storage unit;
A player management system comprising: an operation control unit that controls an operation related to the second verification processing unit based on a verification result by the first verification processing unit.   The first imaging unit images a player passing through an entrance of a game store, and the second imaging unit is installed in association with a gaming machine to capture a player who uses the gaming machine. The player management system according to claim 1, wherein The storage unit stores the image of the player designated as the alert target as registered image data of the alert target person,
When the operation control unit determines that the first image data matches the registered image data of the alert target person as a result of the verification by the first verification processing unit, the alert target person is visiting the store. Corresponding to the second imaging unit when it is determined that the second image data matches the registered image data of the person being watched while visiting the store as a result of the collation by the second collation processing unit 3. The player management system according to claim 2, wherein operation control is performed so as to limit a game by the gaming machine.   4. The player management system according to claim 3, wherein the collation threshold used by the second collation processing unit has a lower principal rejection rate than the collation threshold used by the first collation processing unit. 5.   The registration processing unit for storing the second image data in the storage unit as registered image data of a warning target candidate when an inappropriate action by the player is detected. The player management system as described in any one of 2-4.   6. The player management according to claim 5, wherein the registration processing unit updates the registered image data of the warning target person when the registered image data of the warning target candidate satisfies a predetermined condition. system.   When it is determined that the first image data and / or the second image data match the registered image data as a result of the collation by the first collation processing unit and / or the second collation processing unit, The player management system according to claim 1, further comprising a notification processing unit that notifies a game clerk.   The operation control unit, when it is determined that the first image data matches the registered image data as a result of the collation by the first collation processing unit, the registration image data and the second image data The player management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a principal rejection rate by the second matching processing unit is lowered by changing a matching threshold used for the matching process. A player management method for managing a player who visits a game store,
A storage step of storing the image data of the player in the storage unit as registered image data;
A first imaging step of capturing an image of the player by a first imaging unit provided in the game shop;
A first collation processing step for collating the first image data obtained in the first imaging step and the registered image data stored in the storage unit;
A second imaging step of capturing an image of the player by a second imaging unit provided in the game shop;
A second collation processing step of collating the second image data captured in the second imaging step with the registered image data stored in the storage unit;
An operation control step for controlling an operation related to the second collation processing step based on a collation result in the first collation processing step.

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