EP3783576A1 - Procédé de détection et d'analyse des données affichées sur un écran d'une machine de divertissement à prépaiement - Google Patents

Procédé de détection et d'analyse des données affichées sur un écran d'une machine de divertissement à prépaiement Download PDF

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EP3783576A1
EP3783576A1 EP20401012.8A EP20401012A EP3783576A1 EP 3783576 A1 EP3783576 A1 EP 3783576A1 EP 20401012 A EP20401012 A EP 20401012A EP 3783576 A1 EP3783576 A1 EP 3783576A1
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entertainment machine
control unit
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Jörg Bewersdorff
Werner Schröer
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ASP Gauselmann GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3209—Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3211—Display means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3223—Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3227—Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters

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  • the invention relates to a method for acquiring and analyzing data displayed on a screen of a coin operated amusement machine according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the entertainment machine comprises a video display with a pressure-sensitive sensor as the input medium and a plurality of mechanical buttons arranged on the control panel which and the input medium are in operative connection with a control unit.
  • the user of the gaming machine can, on the one hand, make the necessary inputs via the pressure-sensitive sensor or, on the other hand, via the mechanical buttons.
  • the mechanical buttons achieve the same function as if the pressure-sensitive sensor superimposed on the screen was operated.
  • a method is known with which screen data is acquired, evaluated by means of optical character recognition and analyzed and interpreted using optical character recognition. An analysis is performed on the monitored data so that text boxes and image text as well as layout and commands can be analyzed and determined. Tabular reports are created from the recorded data.
  • the system also includes input and output devices. The user can enter commands and information into the system via input devices.
  • the object of the invention is to design a coin-operated amusement machine in such a way that it can access game programs from third-party online platforms via a network and that the user of the amusement machine is offered the option to use the amusement machine via a pressure or touch-sensitive sensor - touchscreen - operated via mechanical buttons.
  • a coin-operated entertainment machine that is operated with the method according to the invention has the advantage that games that are offered on the entertainment machines by third-party online platforms and that require a pressure- or touch-sensitive sensor - touchscreen - as an input medium now also have the operating elements of the entertainment machine, which are designed as buttons, can be used without restriction.
  • the existing buttons of the entertainment machine are dynamically or statistically assigned to the original input fields. Depending on the situation, the buttons are marked to indicate to the user that the control element is ready for use.
  • the use of the method according to the invention ensures that every game from any online platform can be operated on the entertainment machine in the essential functionalities with the key elements. There is no need for a manually created configuration table in which it is determined which pressure-sensitive or touch-sensitive input field is assigned to which pushbutton. This takes place dynamically while the game or the entertainment machine is being used.
  • a coin-operated entertainment machine has a display means on the front for displaying profitable symbol combinations. Below the display means, a plurality of operating elements, which are designed as buttons, are preferably arranged in a control surface designed like a desk. The buttons are in operative connection with a control unit arranged in the housing of the entertainment machine.
  • the control unit comprises at least one microcomputer system to which memory modules are assigned and comprises an input / output unit to which the peripheral elements such as a keyboard are connected. Furthermore, the control unit comprises a communication interface by means of which a connection to at least one data server can be established.
  • the control unit of the coin-operated entertainment machine also includes a graphical user interface. As a rule, the graphical user interface is an Internet browser that displays the game content provided by an online casino.
  • a device for accepting means of payment is arranged on the front of the coin-operated entertainment machine.
  • the means of payment fed to the entertainment machine are fed to a test device.
  • the determined monetary value is displayed with display means of the coin-operated entertainment machine and subsequently, after the payment means has been accepted, games available to the user are displayed for selection.
  • the games offered can be stored on the one hand on a data memory of the control unit of the coin-operated entertainment machine, on the other hand can be via the Communication interface for third-party games to be accessed from a game data server.
  • a third-party game that has been accessed in this way can have a large number of input fields provided for operating the game, the use of which takes place by actuating a pressure-sensitive or touch-sensitive sensor.
  • An analysis software of the coin-operated amusement machine determines during the display of the game elements on the display means of the coin-operated amusement machine by "screen scraping" which texts are assigned to the display fields and / or input fields. Using the screen scraping and the analysis system, which includes optical character and pattern recognition, the texts or designations assigned to each input field can be recognized. The control elements arranged on the front are assigned to these display fields. The assignment is displayed to the user in such a way that a corresponding operating element is identified at the time of a required input. The identification takes place by activating a light source, which is part of the operating element, or with a transparently illuminated display field with labeling.
  • a dot matrix display is assigned to the control element, with which the current function of the control element is displayed.

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EP20401012.8A 2019-08-22 2020-02-18 Procédé de détection et d'analyse des données affichées sur un écran d'une machine de divertissement à prépaiement Pending EP3783576A1 (fr)

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