JP7071423B2 - Table game management system, token coins, and inspection equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a table game management system in a playground.

At amusement parks such as casinos, attempts are being made to prevent mishandling of various dealer coins (chips). The amusement park is equipped with a surveillance camera for monitoring dealer chip handling mistakes, and prevention by collecting and redeeming mistakes and frauds that differ from the winning and losing results from the images obtained from the surveillance cameras. I am doing.

On the other hand, in order to grasp the number and total amount of bet tokens for games, it has been proposed to attach an IC tag to each tokens for games and to grasp the amount of tokens for games.

In the card game monitoring system described in Patent Document 1, whether or not the token coins placed on the game table have been collected or redeemed according to the winning or losing result is determined by image analysis of the movement of the token coins. , Dealer chip handling errors are monitored.

International Publication No. 2015/107902

In amusement parks such as casinos, tokens for games are piled up in bulk and placed on the game table, but there is a problem that the total amount cannot be read accurately by the IC tag reading device installed under the game table. If the sensitivity of the device is increased, there is a problem that the token coins placed in different positions (winning or losing depends on the position) are added up and the total amount of the token coins for each position cannot be grasped. do. Further, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle of the token coin (chip) T for a game is complicated, and if a large number of chips are stacked, the number of stacked chips cannot be accurately grasped by the camera. There is a problem.

In addition, the fraud in the game table has become more sophisticated, and the new issue that the camera cannot detect fraud due to advanced betting methods that cannot be detected by detecting that the amount of money simply won in the game table is large has been grasped. ing.

In addition, the dealer needs to collect or redeem the token coins placed on the game table according to the outcome of the victory or defeat. Even if you try to determine this by image analysis of the chips, whether or not the dealer accurately redeemed the chips corresponding to the bet chips because the pattern of the token coin (chip) is complicated. It cannot be determined by the existing practical image analysis technique, and there is a problem that the prevention of mistakes is not sufficient.

In order to solve the above-mentioned various problems, the table game management system of the present invention is used.
A card distribution device that determines and displays the outcome of each game on the game table,
A measuring device that measures the type and number of tokens for games placed on the game table using a camera, and
Each game has a management control device that identifies and stores the position, type, and number of game tokens placed on the game table by the game participants using the measurement results of the measuring device.
The token coin has a multi-layered structure in which a plurality of layers of plastics having different colors are laminated, a colored layer is provided at least in the middle, and a white layer or a light-colored layer is laminated on both sides of the intermediate colored layer. It has a structure in which a striped pattern in the stacking direction is formed on the side surface, and the type of token coin for play can be specified by the colored layer.
The management control device determines the winners and losers of the participants in each game by using the winning / losing results obtained from the card distribution device and the measurement results of the position, type, and number of tokens placed by the game participants. At the same time, it has a calculation function for calculating the balance of payments on the casino side of the game table for each game.

Further, in the management system, the management control device has a function of measuring the number of colored layers, white layers, or light-colored layers of the token coins placed by each game participant to determine the number of token coins. It is a structure equipped with.

In order to solve the above-mentioned various problems, the token coin of the present invention has a plurality of layers of plastics having different colors laminated, has a colored layer at least in the middle, and has white layers or thin layers on both sides of the colored layer. The colored layers are laminated to form a striped pattern in the stacking direction on the side surface, and the colored layer has a structure in which the type of token coin for play can be specified.

Further, the token coins for games are printed on the surface of the white layer or the light-colored layer to indicate the type of tokens for games, a transparent layer is provided on the outermost layer, and each layer is thermocompression bonded to at least five layers. Form a structure.

Further, token coins for games are those in which the surface of the white layer or the light color layer is marked with UV ink or carbon black ink, or the outermost transparent layer is embossed or the outermost layer. The edge of the transparent layer may be R-processed, or the colored layer may be formed of a plurality of layers, and the colored layer may contain RFID.

In order to solve the above-mentioned various problems, the inspection device for inspecting the token coin for play of the present invention is
Passages with entrances and exits through which tokens for games can pass in the radial direction,
A chip type determination device that photographs the side surface of the token coin passing through the passage and determines the color of the striped pattern in the stacking direction of the side surface.
A mark reader that reads marks with UV ink or carbon black ink provided on the surface of passing token coins,
A print inspection device that reads a print indicating the type provided on the surface of the token coin from the direction perpendicular to the passage, and a print inspection device.
Equipped with a control device for the entire device,
The control device has a configuration for inspecting whether or not the chip type determined by the chip type determination device matches the print content representing the type obtained from the print inspection device.

According to the system of the present invention, the number of chips can be determined by image analysis even if a large number of tokens for games are piled up, and the total amount of tokens for games that are relatively overlapped can be grasped by the position and color. be able to.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an overall outline of a table game management system for a game hall according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional token for playing games. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of a token coin for play according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which token coins for games grasped in the embodiment of the present invention are piled up. 5A and 5B are views of a token coin for play according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is a front view and FIG. 5B is a plan view. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the token coin inspection device for playing games according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective explanatory photographic diagram of a state in which different types of token coins for play according to the embodiment of the present invention are stacked.

A table game management system in a playground having a game table according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall outline of the system, in which a table game management system in a game field having a plurality of game tables 1 determines the progress of a game played on the game table 1 by game participants 2 and dealers. A measuring device 6 provided with an image analyzer 5 that records as an image through a plurality of cameras 4 including 3 and analyzes the recorded image of the progress of the game, and a game table 1 shows the winning / losing result of each game. A card distribution device 7 for determining and displaying is provided. The card distribution device 7 is already used and known by those skilled in the art. It is a so-called electronic shoe, and the rules of the game are programmed in advance, and the structure is such that the information (rank and suit) of the card C to be distributed can be read to determine the outcome of the game. For example, in a baccarat game, a bunker win, a player win, and a tie (draw) are basically determined by the rank of each 2-3 cards, and the judgment result (win / loss result) is displayed by the display lamp 8. ..

The management control device 9 reads the information (rank and suit) of the card C obtained from the card distribution device 7 to determine the winning / losing result of each game, and also determines the game substitute currency 100 (chip T) placed by the game participant 2. ), The winner 2W and the loser 2L among the participants 2 in each game are determined by using the measurement result of the position, the type, and the number of sheets. Further, the balance calculation on the casino side at the game table 1 (the game token 100 (chip T) redeemed from the total amount of the game token 100 (chip T) bet by the loser 2L to the winner 2W of the participants 2). It is equipped with a calculation function that performs (the amount obtained by subtracting the total amount of) for each game.

The image analysis device 5, the measurement device 6, and the management control device 9 in this detection system have a structure in which a computer, a program, and a memory having one or a plurality of configurations are provided in a complex manner.

Next, the details of the token coin (chip) used for the game will be described. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of a token coin (chip T) 100 used in the detection system, in which a plurality of layers of plastics having different colors are laminated, and a colored layer 101 is provided at least in the middle thereof. It has a multi-layer structure in which a white layer 102 or a light-colored layer (not shown, but a layer having a lighter color than the colored layer 101) is laminated on both sides of the colored layer 101. As described above, the colored layer 101 is provided, and a white layer 102 or a light-colored layer (not shown, but a layer having a lighter color than the colored layer 101 may be used) is laminated on both sides of the intermediate colored layer 101 to form a multilayer structure. As shown in FIG. 5, by forming a striped pattern in the stacking direction on the side surface and changing the color of the colored layer 101 (red, green, yellow, blue, etc.), there are 100 types of game substitute coins (10 points, 20 points, etc.). , 100 points, 1000 points, etc.).

Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the game substitute currency 100 is printed 103 (100 points, etc.) indicating the type of the game substitute currency 100 on the surface (upper surface and lower surface) of the white layer 102. A transparent layer 104 is provided on the outermost layer, and each layer is thermocompression bonded to form at least a five-layer structure. These token coins for games 100 are made of an elongated long plastic material, and in a long state, the layers (colored layer 101, white layer 102, transparent layer 104) are thermocompression-bonded and adhered to each other (5). A layered structure, etc.) is formed, and then punched into a circle or rectangle by a press or the like. When punching by pressing, the dimensions of the die and punch for punching are designed, and the end of the transparent layer 104 of the outermost layer is R-processed (rounded corners).

Further, the token coin 100 for games is provided with a mark M made of UV ink or carbon black ink on the surface of the white layer 102. This mark M represents the authenticity of the token coin 100 for games, and when exposed to ultraviolet rays (or infrared rays), the mark becomes visible, and the combination of its shape and number represents the authenticity. A transparent layer 104 is thermocompression-bonded or coated (coated) on the outermost layer so as to cover the print 103 and the mark M, and the transparent layer 104 is embossed so that the token coins for games 100 are in close contact with each other. Is preventing.

The edge of the outermost transparent layer 104 to which printing 103 (100 points, etc.) has been printed is R-processed (R), and the surface of the white layer 102 is deformed to the side surface in the punching process of the token coin 100 for games. It prevents it from appearing. Also, the token coin 100 prevents sharp edges from damaging the remaining hand or other chips T.

As shown in FIG. 3, the colored layer 101 may be formed of a plurality of colored layers (three layers in FIG. 3). Since the plurality of colored layers (three layers in FIG. 3) are thermocompression bonded to each other, the three-layer structure is not in a visible state as in FIG. 3, and FIG. 3 represents the three layers for explanation. Further, a hollow B is partially provided in the middle layer of the three layers of the colored layer 101, and an RFID is built in the hollow B.

The management control device 9 takes an image of the token coin 100 placed by the participant 2 of the game on the game table 1 with the camera 4, and bets on the bunker, bets on the player, or is paired with each area 24 (bet on the bunker, bet on the player, or pair). (PAIR) or Thailand (TIE) bet) is measured by a measuring device 6 provided with an image analyzer 5, and a colored layer 101 of a token coin 100 (chip T) laminated in each area. The measuring device 6 (using the information obtained by the image analyzer 5) analyzes and measures the number and color of the (or light-colored layer) or the white layer 102, and determines the type and number of token coins 100 for games.

The management control device 9 may be a control device having an artificial intelligence utilization type or a deep learning structure. The management control device 9 is a position 24 (position bet on the player, bunker, or pair) of the game token T bet by each participant 2 via the camera 4 and the image analysis device 5, and a type (game token). 100 is assigned a different amount of value for each color) and it is possible to grasp the number of sheets. In the artificial intelligence utilization type computer or control system, deep learning (structure) technology, the position 24 (position bet on the player, bunker, or pair) and type of the game substitute currency T are used by using the self-learning function and the like. (A different amount of value is assigned to each color of the game substitute currency) and the number of cards can be grasped. Therefore, according to the winning / losing result of the game determined by the card distribution device 7 in each game, each game The result of the game is that the losing participant 2L collects the bet game substitute currency 100 (indicated by the arrow L) and the winning game participant 2W wins the game substitute currency 100 (payment (TW)). The management control device 9 determines whether or not the game has been properly performed in accordance with the above by analyzing the video of the progress state of the game via the image analysis device 5.

In such a case, as shown in FIG. 4, the image analyzer has a laminated multi-layer structure (compared to the conventional chip shown in FIG. 2), and a striped pattern in the stacking direction is clearly formed on the side surface. The measuring device 6 including 5 can easily accurately measure the type and number of chips. Furthermore, if an artificial intelligence-based computer or control system or deep learning (structural) technology is used, image analysis and judgment can be performed more accurately. Since artificial intelligence-based computers or control systems and deep learning (structural) techniques are already known and available to those skilled in the art, detailed explanations are omitted.

The management control device 9 can analyze and grasp the total amount of the game substitute currency T in the game substitute currency tray 10 of the dealer 3 of the game table 1 by using the image analyzer 5, and after the game is completed and settled, each Collection of the losing game substitute currency T bet by the game participant 2 and winning to the winning game participant 2W Payment to the game substitute currency The game substitute in the game substitute currency tray 10 according to the amount of TW. Whether or not the total amount of money T has increased or decreased can be compared and calculated according to the outcome of the game. Even if the total amount of the token coin T in the token coin tray 10 is always grasped by means such as RFID, the management control device 9 determines whether the increase / decrease amount is correct or not. Judgment is made by analyzing the video of the progress of the game through. These may also utilize artificial intelligence utilization type or deep learning structure.

The management control device 9 grasps the position (position bet on the player, bunker, or pair) and amount (type and number of sheets) of the game substitute coin bet at each play position 22 of the game table 1, and of each game. A peculiar situation (casino) by comparing the winning / losing history of each game participant 2 obtained by the winning / losing result and the amount of play substitute money (winning amount) obtained with the statistical data of many past games (big data). It may be an artificial intelligence utilization type or a deep learning structure that can be extracted as (set by). Typically, a certain amount (1 million dollars) or more is generated, or at the play position 22 of a certain game table 1, the amount of betting game substitute money when losing is small, and it is used for betting game when winning. A management control device with an artificial intelligence utilization type or deep learning structure that can extract this as a peculiar situation compared to the statistical data (big data etc.) of past games, where the amount of substitute money is large for several games. 9 is provided.

In the management control device 9, the total amount of the token coin 100 in the token coin tray 10 of the dealer 3 of the game table 1 is settled with the token coin 100 bet by each participant 2 after each game. It has a structure that allows comparative calculation of whether or not the increase or decrease of tokens for games corresponding to the settlement is correct after the settlement. In the chip tray 10 for holding the play token 100 of the dealer 3 shown in FIG. 1, the number and color of the colored layer 101 or the white layer 102 of the play token 100 (chip T) laminated in the lateral direction are used. The type and number of token coins for games 100 can be determined by analysis and measurement by the measuring device 6 (using the information obtained by the image analysis device 5). The total amount of the token coin 100 for play in the holding chip tray 10 is always (or at predetermined time intervals) grasped in this way. The management control device 9 redeemed the settlement amount of each game (the balance calculation on the casino side in the game table 1 (the total amount of the token coin 100 (chip T) bet by the loser 2L to the winner 2W of the participants 2). Since it has a calculation function (see paragraph 0016) that performs (the amount obtained by subtracting the total amount of the game substitute money 100 (chip T))) for each game, the total amount of the game substitute money 100 of the chip tray 10 is always (or predetermined). Validated (at time intervals). That is, it is verified whether or not the increase / decrease of the token coin for the game matches the settlement amount of each game by the image analysis result dealer 3 by the image analysis device 5.

Next, the inspection device 200 for inspecting the token coin 100 for play, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described. The inspection device 200 includes a passage 203 having an inlet 201 and an exit 201 through which the token coin 100 for play can pass in the radial direction (arrow Y direction). The passage 203 is inclined, and the token coin 100 for games passes in the direction of the arrow Y. In the passage 203, a chip type determination device 204 that photographs the side surface of the game substitute currency 100 to determine the color of the striped pattern in the stacking direction of the side surface, and UV ink provided on the surface of the passing game substitute currency 100. Alternatively, a mark reading device 205 that reads the mark M with carbon black ink, a printing inspection device 206 that reads a print 103 indicating the type provided on the surface of the game substitute currency from the direction perpendicular to the passage 203, and a control device for the entire device. The control device 207 is configured to inspect whether or not the chip type determined by the chip type determination device 204 and the print content representing the type obtained from the print inspection device 206 match. ..

The inspection device 200 makes it possible to inspect whether or not the printed token 103 of the manufactured token coin 100 is correctly printed in accordance with the chip type according to the color of the striped pattern of the token coin 100.

1 Game table 2 Player 3 Dealer 4 Camera 5 Image analyzer 6 Measuring device 7 Card distribution device that determines and displays the outcome of the game 9 Management control device 10 Token coin tray 100 (T) Token coin 200 Inspection device

Claims (11)

It is a table game management system,
A card distribution device that determines and displays the outcome of each game on the game table,
A measuring device that measures the type and number of tokens for games placed on the game table using a camera, and
Each game has a management control device that identifies and stores the position, type, and number of tokens for games placed on the game table by the game participants using the measurement results of the measuring device.
The token coin has a multi-layered structure in which a plurality of layers of plastics having different colors are laminated, a colored layer is provided at least in the middle, and a white layer or a light-colored layer is laminated on both sides of the intermediate colored layer. It has a structure in which a striped pattern in the stacking direction is formed on the side surface, and the type of token for gaming can be specified by the color of the colored layer.
The management control device determines the winners and losers of the participants in each game by using the winning / losing results obtained from the card distribution device and the measurement results of the position, type, and number of tokens placed by the game participants. At the same time, it is equipped with a calculation function for calculating the balance of payments on the casino side at the game table for each game.
Table game management system. The management control device has a function of measuring the number of colored layers, white layers, or light-colored layers of the tokens placed by each game participant to determine the number of tokens for the game, claim 1. The table game management system described in. A chip tray for holding the game tokens for each type is further provided, and the management control device measures the type and number of the game tokens on the chip tray, and the game on the chip tray. The table game management system according to claim 1 or 2, which is configured to be capable of measuring the total amount of token coins. A plurality of layers of plastics having different colors are laminated, and a colored layer is provided at least in the middle, and a white layer or a light-colored layer is laminated on both sides of the colored layer to form a striped pattern in the stacking direction on the side surface. A token coin having a structure in which the type of token coin can be specified by the color of the colored layer. 4. The surface of the white layer or the light-colored layer is printed to indicate the type of token coin, a transparent layer is provided on the outermost layer, and each layer is thermocompression bonded to form at least a five-layer structure. Token coin for games described in. The token for gaming according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a mark made of UV ink or carbon black ink is provided on the surface of the white layer or the light color layer. The token for gaming according to claim 5 , wherein the transparent layer of the outermost layer is embossed. The token for gaming according to claim 5 , wherein the edge of the transparent layer of the outermost layer is R-processed. The token for gaming according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the colored layer is formed by a plurality of layers. The token for gaming according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein RFID is built in the colored layer. An inspection device for inspecting a token coin according to any one of claims 4 to 10.
Passages with entrances and exits through which token coins can pass in the radial direction,
A chip type determination device that photographs the side surface of the token coin passing through the passage and determines the color of the striped pattern in the stacking direction of the side surface.
A mark reader that reads marks with UV ink or carbon black ink provided on the surface of passing token coins,
A print inspection device that reads a print indicating the type provided on the surface of the token coin from the direction perpendicular to the passage, and a print inspection device.
Equipped with a control device for the entire device,
The control device is an inspection device having a configuration for inspecting whether or not the chip type determined by the chip type determination device and the content of printing representing the type obtained from the print inspection device match.

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