JP2003340124A - Monitoring device in pachinko parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitoring device in a Pachinko parlor for obtaining a higher restraining effect against an illegal act and a crime in the Pachinko parlor. <P>SOLUTION: This monitoring device in the Pachinko parlor provided with a game machine 1 has imaging means 5a and 5b arranged in a prescribed position in the Pachinko parlor so as to be capable of imaging prescribed areas 1, 30, 40, 50 and 60 in the Pachinko parlor including the game machine 1, abnormality detecting means S1 to S12, 30 and 50 for detecting the occurrence of predetermined abnormality, a continuous image recording means 10 for recording an image continuously recorded by the imaging means 5a, and an abnormal time image recording means 10 for recording the image recorded by the imaging means 5b in response to the abnormality occurrence in detection of abnormality by the abnormality detecting means S1 to S12, 30 and 50. The continuous image recording means 10 records the image by time laps image recording recording the image at a prescribed time interval longer than image recording time interval in recording an ordinary animation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitoring device capable of recording a monitoring image in a game arcade in a game arcade where a game machine is installed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a monitoring device in a game hall of this type, opening a door of a game table installed in the game hall,
Anomaly detection sensors that detect the occurrence of various types of anomalies such as nighttime intrusions are provided, and when these anomaly detection sensors detect anomalies, the video taken by the anomaly monitoring camera is recorded, and cheating is performed. There was a monitoring device that could easily identify suspicious persons.

However, these monitoring devices do not record illegal acts or crimes inside the game arcade which cannot be detected by the abnormality detecting sensor, and thus have a certain deterrent effect against illegal acts and crimes. Since there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain a deterrent effect on fraud and crime that cannot be detected by these abnormality detection sensors,
In recent years, JP-A-11-57175 has been used for the purpose of recording an image of a fraudulent activity that is not detected by an abnormality detection sensor in the above-mentioned monitoring device or a crime inside a game arcade.
As shown in (1), there has been proposed a monitoring device provided with a constant monitoring camera for constantly monitoring the inside of a game hall in addition to the abnormal condition monitoring camera.

However, in a surveillance device equipped with these abnormal surveillance cameras and constant surveillance cameras, the images of the constant surveillance cameras are recorded and detailed images of fraudulent acts and criminal acts are displayed. If recording is performed in the same manner as the recording in the abnormal surveillance camera for recording, the data capacity of these continuous surveillance cameras becomes enormous, and there is a problem that these continuous surveillance images cannot be recorded for a long period of time.

Therefore, the present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and by having a constant monitoring camera, it is possible to further prevent fraudulent acts and crimes in the game arcade which are not detected by the abnormality detection sensor or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a monitoring device in a game arcade, which enables long-term recording by the constant monitoring camera while obtaining the effect.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a monitoring device in a game arcade of the present invention is a monitoring device in a game arcade in which a gaming machine is installed. An image pickup means installed at a predetermined position in the game arcade so that a predetermined area can be imaged, an abnormality detection means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined abnormality, and an image constantly recorded by the image pickup means Always recording means,
An abnormality recording means for recording an image recorded by the image pickup means in response to the abnormality when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detection means, and the continuous recording means is a normal moving image. It is characterized in that the time-lapse recording is performed at predetermined time intervals longer than the recording interval time in the recording. According to this feature, in addition to the image when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detecting unit, an image of a fraudulent act or a crime that cannot be detected by the abnormality detecting unit is normally recorded. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a high deterrent effect against a fraudulent activity or crime that cannot be detected by the anomaly detection means, and also a time-lapse recording of a constantly monitored image of a fraudulent activity or a crime that cannot be detected by the abnormality detection means. By doing so, the data capacity of the image data recorded by the continuous recording means can be reduced, and images for a long time can be stored in the same storage capacity.

In the surveillance device in the game hall of the present invention, the image pickup means includes a constant surveillance camera for constantly recording.
It is preferable that it is configured with an abnormality monitoring camera for recording an abnormality image corresponding to the occurrence abnormality when the abnormality occurs. By doing so, even when an abnormality is detected, the constant surveillance camera can continue recording images as it is, and the surveillance capability of the surveillance device can be further enhanced.

It is preferable that the monitoring device in the game hall of the present invention is provided with a recording interval time setting means for time lapse recording in the constant recording means. In this way, the imaging interval can be changed appropriately according to the storage capacity, the monitoring target, the monitoring time zone, etc., and the data volume of the image data can be reduced, thereby recording for a longer time. Is possible.

In the game machine monitoring apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the constant recording means or the abnormal recording means record a recorded image on a fixed magnetic disk device. With this configuration, the fixed magnetic disk device has a relatively large storage capacity, and thus can store images for a long period of time.

The monitoring device in the amusement hall of the present invention is installed in the amusement hall which is the object of recording, in the abnormal time image data recorded by the abnormal time recording means, recording date and time of each abnormal time image data. The device identification information that can identify the device and the information that can identify the occurrence abnormality are added as additional data, and a list of the abnormal image data recorded by the abnormal recording means is used to display each abnormal image. It is preferable to provide an output means for outputting together with the recording date and time based on the added data added to the data, the device identification information, and the content of the abnormal occurrence. By doing so, it is possible to easily grasp the recording date and time, the content of the occurrence abnormality, and the identification information of the gaming machine that is the subject of the abnormality, for each image data at the time of abnormality.

The monitoring device in the game hall of the present invention receives the search condition, and extracts the abnormal time image data corresponding to the search condition from the abnormal time image data recorded by the abnormal time recording means. And outputting the extracted abnormal image data list to the output means. By doing so, it is possible to output the corresponding abnormal image data only by inputting the desired search condition, and it is possible to improve the workability of the monitoring work.

In the monitoring device in the game arcade of the present invention, it is preferable that the search condition is the device identification information.
In this way, when there is a gaming machine that is suspected of conducting a fraudulent activity, the abnormal image data relating to the gaming machine can be easily extracted, and the workability of the monitoring work can be improved.

In the monitoring device in the game arcade of the present invention, it is preferable that the search condition is information on an occurrence abnormality or information capable of specifying the occurrence abnormality. By doing so, it is possible to easily extract the abnormal time image data corresponding to the content (type) of the specific occurrence abnormality and improve the workability of the monitoring work.

In the gaming machine monitoring apparatus of the present invention, the output means includes a reproduction display means for reproducing and displaying the selected abnormal time image data based on the selection of the abnormal time image data displayed in the list. It is preferable. In this way, by selecting the abnormal time image data displayed in the list, the selected abnormal time image data is reproduced, so that the abnormal image can be easily confirmed.

In the game machine monitoring apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the output unit includes a printer that prints out the list. In this way, not only can these list lists be printed and checked, but also these list lists can be stored.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a monitoring device in a game arcade of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing connections between respective devices provided in the game arcade and a computer for managing these devices. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the situation, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main device 10 that constitutes the monitoring device of this embodiment.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of gaming machines 1 and, as shown in FIG. 1, a gaming machine 1 to which the monitoring device of this embodiment is applied, are arranged in front of each gaming machine 1 in a one-to-one correspondence. The chair 2 is installed, and as the configuration of the monitoring device, a plurality of constant monitoring cameras 5a and abnormal condition monitoring cameras 5b as image pickup means installed at predetermined positions on the ceiling in the game arcade, and these monitoring cameras 5a. 5b, which are connected via connecting cables 9a and 9b, respectively,
Main device 10 capable of collecting images taken by a and b
And the game machine 1, the card unit 30, the card issuing machine 40, the money changer 50, the jet counter 60, the inside of the device, and the doorway and windows of the game arcade. It is mainly composed of respective sensors S1 to S12 which are abnormality detecting means for detecting the above, and each device is provided with a device ID as device identification information for identifying each device in advance. There is.

The constant surveillance camera 5a connected to the main unit 10 is provided with a hard disk 19 which will be described later by the main unit 10 for an image photographed by the constant surveillance camera 5a.
In addition to the recording, the monitoring camera 5b at the time of abnormality is provided with each sensor S which is the abnormality detecting means.
1 to S12 or when a predetermined abnormality occurs in various devices, the main device 10 sets a predetermined imaging state for monitoring the generated abnormality, and captures a monitoring image at the time of the abnormality. The monitoring image at the time of these abnormalities, together with the monitoring image of the constant monitoring camera 5a, is also included in the hard disk 19 which will be described later and is built in the main device 10.
It is supposed to be recorded on.

As described above, in the surveillance device according to the present embodiment, the image pickup means records the constant surveillance camera 5a for performing continuous recording and the abnormal time image corresponding to the abnormal occurrence when the abnormality occurs. Since it is configured with the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b, the constant monitoring camera 5a can continue to record images as it is even when an abnormality is detected, and the monitoring capability of the monitoring device can be improved, which is preferable. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the recording is performed so that the setting that can switch from the constant monitoring recording to the abnormal monitoring recording can be performed by using one monitoring camera. Is also good.

The plurality of constant monitoring cameras 5a installed in the game hall and the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b are
It is an ordinary small-sized surveillance camera that is equipped with an optical lens and an image sensor (CCD) to convert an image in a target photographing area into an electric signal and can output it as a high frequency signal to the connection cables 9a and 9b. And surveillance cameras 5a, 5
A camera number (camera number) is individually assigned to b.

The monitoring camera 5a used in this embodiment is
5b uses a normal small surveillance camera,
The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an infrared camera capable of shooting even when the store is closed or at night, or a camera capable of capturing an image even in a place with a low light amount such as a night vision camera is used to close the store. A suspicious person who invades at time or late at night,
Abnormalities such as illegal operations, so-called goto actions, may be clearly recorded.

These monitoring cameras 5a and 5b are installed in the game hall in such a manner that the number of the cameras installed is as small as possible.
As shown in Figure 1, one surveillance camera 5 covers the entire surface of the game island.
A total of 12 abnormal condition monitoring cameras 5b are installed at the ceiling positions where a and 5b can be photographed, and the ceiling positions where the doorways 3 provided at two places on the left and right of the game arcade can be monitored. In addition, two abnormal condition monitoring cameras 5b each, a jet counter 60 which is a counting machine for pachinko balls and the like, and a card issuing machine 40 which issues a prepaid card which is a game recording medium used when playing a game Also, two abnormal-time monitoring cameras 5b installed for monitoring the money-changing machine 50 for exchanging money, and a total of 16 abnormal-time monitoring cameras 5b are installed in the game hall, and these abnormal-time monitoring cameras 5b are installed. The surveillance camera 5a is always 16 so as to form a pair.
A stand is installed, and these 32 surveillance cameras are connected to the main device 10.

Main device 10 constituting the monitoring device of this embodiment
Is a hall computer 20 and a communication cable 21a capable of concentrating and managing data such as the occurrence and the number of big hits of each gaming machine 1 in the game arcade, the number of times the variable display is started, the number of replenishing balls, and the number of ejecting balls. Is connected to the system controller 100 for managing the sales status of prepaid cards and the status of ball rental, and is also installed in the various devices in the game arcade or in the game arcade. When an abnormality from each of the sensors S1 to S12 or a predetermined abnormality content in each device occurs, predetermined data capable of specifying the abnormality content from the hall computer 20 or the system controller 100 connected to each device. Is output to the main device 10, it becomes possible to grasp the details of the abnormality that the main device 10 has generated. The abnormality monitoring camera 5b corresponding to the monitoring of the abnormality is detected device based on the detection of abnormal
The main device 10 records the monitoring image photographed in.

The main device 10 used in this embodiment
The external appearance of the surveillance camera 5 is shown in FIG.
Display device 1 capable of displaying images and the like captured in a and 5b
1 and has an appearance similar to that of an ordinary desktop computer.

As shown in FIG. 3, the configuration of the main unit 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 13 as a recording unit for continuous / abnormal recording on a data bus 8 for transmitting / receiving data inside the main unit 10. , A RAM 16, a display device 11 as an output means including a reproduction display means for reproducing and displaying recorded abnormal image data, an RTC (real time clock) 18 capable of outputting date and time information, an input device 12 such as a keyboard and a mouse, the display Data communication is performed with a printer 17 as an output unit capable of printing an image displayed on the device 11, a hard disk 19 as a storage unit having a magnetic disk capable of randomly accessing recorded data, and the hall computer 20. Communication interface 1
5a, a communication interface 15b for performing data communication with the system controller 100, the sensor (intrusion sensor) S12 provided at the doorway 3, the window, or the like.
Sensor interface 15 for receiving abnormal signals from
In the present embodiment, an image processing board 14 as a change detecting means is attached to the board slot connected to the data bus 8 to serve as the main device 10. The surveillance cameras 5a and 5b are connected to the processing board 14 by connecting cables 9a and 9 respectively.
It is connected via b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the image processing board 14 used in the present embodiment is connected to the respective surveillance cameras 5a and 5b through the connection cables 9a and 9b, so that a relatively high speed is achieved. There is provided a video capture circuit for digitizing and outputting an image for each frame, and an image processing circuit including a frame memory in which the digitized digital image data for each frame is written.

Further, in this embodiment, the normal-time monitoring camera 5a is used.
And the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b are provided as a single image processing board 14
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and, for example, when there are a large number of surveillance cameras installed in the game hall, when there is an abnormality with the normal surveillance cameras 5a. An individual image processing board 14 may be provided for each surveillance camera 5b to reduce the load on one image processing board 14 in image processing.

Further, in the hard disk 19 as the fixed magnetic disk device which is the recording means of this embodiment, the image data photographed by each of the monitoring cameras 5a and 5b is digital data by the image processing board 14 as described above. After being converted into a file, the data is recorded as a recording file by the writing / recording control of the CPU 13, and various kinds of abnormality content (abnormality type code) and the device in which the abnormality has occurred are identified on the hard disk 19 as shown in FIG. A device ID as possible device identification information, a camera number of the abnormal-time monitoring camera 5b that is determined to capture a monitoring image at the time of occurrence of an abnormality, and an abnormal time when the abnormality occurs A camera setting database that is registered in association with camera setting data such as the direction of the surveillance camera 5b and operation such as zooming. As shown in FIG. 6, the date and time of occurrence of the abnormality, the time of occurrence and the place where the abnormality is detected so that the recorded image data recorded at the time of abnormality described later and the image data at the time of abnormality can be searched ( Device) and the type of abnormality are associated and registered together with the recorded image data name, and a monitoring program for the central processing unit (CPU) 13 to perform the monitoring process of this embodiment is stored. .

As in these embodiments, the monitoring images taken by the constant monitoring camera 5a and the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b are used for the hard disk 1 as a fixed magnetic disk device.
9 is preferable because the fixed magnetic disk device has a relatively large storage capacity and can store (record) an image for a long period of time, but the present invention is not limited to this. The storage medium for recording each of these monitoring images may be appropriately selected according to the number of cameras used and the amount of stored data.

In the camera setting database, as shown in FIG. 5, the details of the abnormality detected as described above, the location (apparatus) where the abnormality is detected, and the abnormality monitoring camera 5b at which an image is taken are recorded. The camera number and the movement of the surveillance camera 5b at the time of abnormality are set, for example, 0
When the machine frame is opened in the 01st gaming machine 1, an error code E is obtained by combining a machine number 001, which is a device ID that can identify the gaming machine, and an abnormality type code 01, which indicates the machine frame opening. -01-001 is output from the hall computer 20 as predetermined data for notifying an abnormality, so that the main device 10 causes the error code E-01-0.
The abnormality monitoring camera 5b, which is predetermined to monitor the 01 abnormality, specifies that the camera number is 01, rotates the specified camera number 01 to the right by 65 °, and By setting to the enlargement (zoom) state, the whole view of the gaming machine 1 in the 001's can be photographed by the camera of the camera number 01,
Imaging the situation of opening the machine frame in the 001 series gaming machine 1,
As shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to record, and in these recorded files, the date and time when the recording is started and the device identification capable of identifying the device installed in the game arcade which is the recording target. The error code E-01-001 is added and recorded as information and information that can specify the occurrence abnormality.

Based on the recorded files recorded in this way, the display device 11 of the main device 10 displays a list of abnormal image data as shown in FIG. In the example list, the date and time of occurrence of an abnormality, the time of occurrence, the location (device) where the abnormality was detected, and the abnormality type code indicating the type of abnormality are displayed in association with the recording file recorded at each abnormality. In the lower part of the window, which is an abnormality type corresponding to the abnormality type code, 01-machine frame opening of gaming machine 1, 02-glass frame opening of gaming machine 1, 03-magnetic detection of gaming machine 1 , 04-card matching error by the card unit 30, 05-radio wave detection of the gaming machine 1, 06-card reading failure by the card unit 30, 07-radio wave detection of the jet counter 60, 08-jet Counting error of the counter 60, 09
The doors of the card issuing machine 40 and the money changer 50 are opened, 10-the banknote reading error in the card issuing machine 40 and the money changer 50, 11-the radio wave detection of the card issuing machine 40 and the money changer 50,
12-Unauthorized intrusion at the time of closing the store, 13-Opening the curtain plate provided on the upper portion of the gaming machine 1 are displayed in association with the code, and it is understood which abnormality the abnormality type code indicates. You can do it.

In the present embodiment, the abnormality type code is displayed in the list, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the abnormality type name is replaced by the abnormality type name. It may be displayed directly.

As described above, in this embodiment, the abnormal time image data recorded by the abnormal time monitoring camera 5b is set at the recording date and time of each abnormal time image data and in the game arcade which is the recording target. A device I that is device identification information that can identify the game machine 1, the card unit 30, the card issuing machine 40, the money changer 50, the jet counter 60, and the like that are the devices.
D and an abnormality type that is information that can specify the occurrence abnormality are added as additional data, and a list of abnormal time image data captured by the abnormal time monitoring camera 5b is added to each abnormal time image data. Display device 1 as output means for outputting together with the recording date and time based on the added data, the device identification information, and the occurrence abnormality content.
1 or by including the printer 17, it becomes possible to easily grasp the recording date and time, the content of the occurrence abnormality, and the identification information of the gaming machine 1 to be the abnormality for each image data at the time of abnormality. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only the images may be reduced and displayed as a list without displaying the image data at the time of abnormality, and the list display function is not provided. It may be configured.

Next, the relationship among the main device 10, the system controller 100, the hall computer 20, and various devices connected to the system controller 100 and the hall computer 20 will be described with reference to FIG. Includes a gaming machine 1 provided in the gaming hall for the player to play a game, and a jet counter 60 for counting the payouts obtained by the player on the gaming machine 1.
A currency exchange machine 50 for exchanging high-value bills and the like for the player to play a game on the gaming machine 1 is connected. Further, the system controller 100 is provided for each gaming machine 1 and performs a ball lending process by inserting a prepaid card or the like issued by the card issuing machine 40 into the card unit 3.
0 and the card issuing machine 40 are connected.

Here, the hall computer 20 and the system controller 100 used in this embodiment will be briefly described. First, the hall computer 20 determines the number of payouts of the connected gaming machine 1 and the jet counter 60.
The number of pachinko balls that are the game media counted in
It is designed to manage the operation of the money changer 50.
The system controller 100 sells each of the members and visitors registered at the amusement hall, total sales amount, total amount paid to the membership card, total payment amount of the membership card, etc., and for each card unit 30 on the selected date. Information such as sales of members and visitors, the total amount of sales, and the total amount of money deposited into the membership card is managed.

Each of the above-mentioned various devices is provided with a sensor for detecting an abnormality.
In order to detect the opening of the machine frame of the gaming machine 1, the sensor S1 in the machine frame of the gaming machine 1, the sensor S2 provided in the glass frame of detecting the opening of the glass frame of the gaming machine 1, and the inside of the gaming machine 1 Provided are a sensor S3 that detects a radio wave having a predetermined frequency when the radio wave is received, and a sensor S4 that detects a magnetic force when a magnet approaches the vicinity of the gaming machine 1, and each sensor S1, When the abnormality is detected by S2, S3, S4, the abnormality signal is output to the hall computer 20, and the abnormality signal is detected in the hall computer 20 which receives the abnormality signal output from each sensor S1, S2, S3, S4. Which abnormality of the gaming machine 1 is output from the sensor for detecting the abnormality, that is, the machine number of the gaming machine 1 and the sensor number are specified, and the machine of the gaming machine 1 in which the abnormality has occurred as the device identification information to the main device 10 is identified. No. and, which outputs an error command is a predetermined data consisting of the error code indicating the error content, the main unit 10, based on the error command received, by collating the camera settings database shown in FIG. 5,
The camera number of the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b to be photographed and the operation of the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b at the time of photographing are set, and the recording of the monitoring image photographed by the set abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b is started.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the image data (recording file) recorded on the hard disk 19 is as follows.
The recording date and recording time of the image and an error code for identifying the device in which the abnormality has been detected and the type of the abnormality that has occurred are added and stored. As shown in FIG. 6, the list of files can be browsed on the display device 11 as a reproduction display means and can be output from the printer 17.

Further, a sensor S5 for detecting the opening of the curtain plate on the upper portion of the game machine 1 is provided on the top of the gaming machine 1, and when the opening of the curtain plate is detected by the sensor S5, This abnormal signal is also output to the hall computer 20 similarly to the gaming machine 1, and then is an error command (only one of which is open) which is predetermined data including a curtain plate number capable of specifying the curtain plate and an error code indicating an error content. ) Is output to the main unit 10 to identify the curtain plate opened by the main unit 10 and is imaged by the abnormality monitoring camera 5b which is predetermined to monitor the identified curtain plate. It is designed to start recording surveillance images.

Next, the jet counter 60 is provided in the jet counter 60, and is provided with a sensor S6 for detecting a radio wave having a predetermined frequency when the radio wave is received, and a sensor S6 in the vicinity of the counting portion of the jet counter 60. When the sensor S6 detects the reception of a predetermined frequency radio wave and the sensor S7 detects an abnormal counting such as a pachinko ball, this abnormal signal is also output from the gaming machine. Hall computer 20 as in 1.
After being output to the main device 10, an error command, which is predetermined data including an device number (device ID) capable of specifying the jet counter 60 in which an abnormality is detected and an error code indicating the error content, is output to the main device 10. In addition to identifying the jet counter 60 in which an abnormality is detected in 10,
Recording of a monitoring image taken by the monitoring camera 5b during an abnormality, which is predetermined to monitor the specified jet counter 60, is started.

Next, the money changer 50 is provided with a sensor S10 for detecting the opening of the door of the money changer 50, and a sensor S11 provided inside the money changer 50 for detecting a radio wave of a predetermined frequency when the electric wave is received. When the opening of the door is detected by the sensor S10 and the reception of the radio wave of the predetermined frequency is detected by the sensor S11, the abnormality signal is also output to the hall computer 20 like the gaming machine 1, and then the abnormality is detected. An error command, which is predetermined data including a device number (device ID) capable of identifying the money changer 50 and an error code indicating the error content, is output to the main device 10, and the money changer 50 in which an abnormality is detected in the main device 10 And to start recording the surveillance image taken by the surveillance camera 5b at the time of abnormality, which is predetermined to monitor the identified money changer 50. You have me.

A bill discriminating unit (not shown) is provided in the money changer 50. When the bill discriminating unit continuously produces a predetermined number of bill reading errors, an abnormal signal is output. , This abnormal signal is also output from the bill discriminating unit to the hall computer 20 as with the gaming machine 1, and then the device number (device I) that can identify the currency changer 50 is output.
D) and an error command, which is predetermined data including an error code indicating the error content, are output to the main device 10, and the main device 10 causes a bill reading error to occur.
When 0 is specified, the recording of the monitoring image taken by the monitoring camera 5b at the time of abnormality, which is predetermined to monitor the specified money changer 50, is started.

Next, a card reader / writer (not shown) is provided inside the card unit 30 which is provided corresponding to the gaming machine 1 and performs the ball lending process, and is inserted in this card reader / writer. If it is determined that the prepaid card or membership card that is
When the reading becomes defective due to dirt or fold of the card, an abnormal signal is output from the card unit 30 to the system controller 100, and the system controller 100 tells the main unit 10 that the error has occurred. By outputting an error command, which is predetermined data including a device number (device ID) capable of identifying the unit 30 and an error code indicating the error content, the card unit 30 in which an abnormality has occurred in the main device 10 is identified. The contents of the abnormality that has occurred can be grasped, and the recording of the monitoring image taken by the abnormality monitoring camera 5b, which is predetermined to monitor the specified card unit 30, is started. It is like this.

When using the membership card, if the personal identification number entered for authenticating the person is different from the personal identification number registered in the system controller 100, the personal identification number registered in the system controller 100. An error command, which is predetermined data including an apparatus number (apparatus ID) capable of identifying the card unit 30 to which a number different from the entered number and an error code (identification code identification error), is output to the main apparatus 10. , A card unit 30 in which a number different from the personal identification number registered in the system controller 100 in the main device 10 is input
Is specified, and recording of the monitoring image taken by the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b, which is predetermined to monitor the specified card unit 30, is started.

Next, in the card issuing machine 40, a sensor S8 for detecting the opening of the door of the card issuing machine 40, and a sensor S9 provided in the card issuing machine 40 for detecting this when a radio wave of a predetermined frequency is received. When the door open is detected by the sensor S8 and the reception of the radio wave of the predetermined frequency is detected by the sensor S9, this abnormal signal is also output to the system controller 100 similarly to the card unit 30. The main device 1 is an error command, which is predetermined data including a device number (device ID) that can identify the detected card issuing device 40 and an error code indicating the error content.
0, the main device 10 identifies the card issuing machine 40 in which the abnormality is detected, and the abnormality monitoring camera 5b which is predetermined to monitor the identified card issuing machine 40. Recording of the captured surveillance image is started.

Further, the card issuing machine 40 is provided with a bill discriminating section (not shown) like the currency exchange machine 50. In the bill discriminating section, when a predetermined number of bill reading errors occur continuously, , An abnormal signal is output, and this abnormal signal is also output from the bill discriminating unit to the system controller 100, and then predetermined data including an apparatus number (apparatus ID) capable of identifying the card issuing machine 40 and an error code indicating the error content. Is output to the main unit 10 to specify the card issuing machine 40 in which the banknote reading error has occurred in the main unit 10 and to monitor the specified card issuing machine 40 in advance. Recording of the surveillance image taken by the surveillance camera 5b at the time of abnormality is started.

Further, a sensor S12 for detecting the entry and exit of a person is provided on a window, a door or the like provided in the game hall such as the entrance and exit 3 of the game hall so that a suspicious person can enter when the store is closed or at night. However, if an abnormality is detected by the sensor S12,
The signal output from the sensor S12 is the communication cable 21c.
From the sensor interface 15c to the main device 10 via
Is transmitted to the main device 10 to identify the sensor S12 in which an unauthorized intrusion has occurred, and the identified sensor S12
Recording of a surveillance image taken by the surveillance camera 5b at the time of abnormality, which is predetermined so as to monitor the vicinity, is started.

The normal-time image data recorded on the hard disk 19 by using the normal-time monitoring camera 5a used in this embodiment is not recorded as a complete moving image but is recorded at a fixed time interval. The time-lapse recording method used is adopted. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, in this embodiment, the normal-time monitoring camera 5a sets the recording interval time to 125 msec and records one frame of image every 125 msec. (Therefore, it records 8 images per second.)

3 per second to record a complete movie
Since two frames of images are required, the normal monitoring camera 5a
Since the image recorded in (4) is recorded with a quarter of the number of frames, the amount of data required is one fourth that of a complete moving image.

The image recorded by the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b is recorded as a complete moving image because it is necessary to clearly record the state of the abnormal condition.

In the present embodiment, a normal recording setting screen as shown in FIG. 4A is provided as the recording interval time setting means, and the normal recording time is set by the normal-time monitoring camera 5a. 16 frames / sec (125 frames per image)
The setting can be changed from 1 frame per msec) to 1 frame / second.

It should be noted that the recording interval time may be set so as to be automatically changed according to the time when recording is performed, for example, when a detailed image is not required at the time of closing the store or at night.

By providing the normal recording setting screen in this way, the imaging interval can be changed appropriately according to the storage capacity, the monitoring target or the monitoring time zone, and the data capacity of the image data can be reduced. However, the present invention is not limited to this, because it is possible to record for a longer time, but the imaging intervals may be recorded at regular intervals.

Next, in FIG. 7, the situation when the abnormality is detected is taken by the abnormality monitoring camera 5b, and the hard disk 1
9 shows a state in which the image recorded in 9 is displayed on the display device 11 as a reproduction display means connected to the main device 10. Here, the uppermost row of the list of abnormal image data in FIG. 6 is shown. By selecting the data file name of the image data displayed in, the selected recording file is read from the hard disk 19 and displayed on the display device 11. Here, together with the image data, the date and time when the abnormality was detected and recording was performed, the type of the abnormality that occurred, the machine number of the gaming machine 1 as the device identification information where the abnormality was detected, and the number of various devices , The number of the surveillance camera 5b at the time of photographing is displayed, and by looking at the display device 11 displaying the image data at the time of abnormality, it is possible to instantly, when, where, and how. It is possible to know if any abnormalities have been detected.

As described above, the display device 11 as the output means is a reproduction display for executing the reproduction display of the abnormal time image data selected from the list in FIG. By including the means, the selected abnormal image data is reproduced on the display device 11, so that the abnormal image can be easily confirmed on the screen of the display device 11, which is preferable. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to display a thumbnail of the image data at the time of an abnormality in the list so that it is possible to roughly confirm what kind of abnormality has occurred on the list. Select the hour image data,
It is possible to know the details of the abnormality without replaying.

Further, the recording file list of FIG. 6 can be printed from the printer 17 as an output means by selecting the print button at the lower right of the screen, and when the search button is selected, The search screen shown in FIG. 8 to be described later is displayed.

In this embodiment, the abnormal data recorded so far can be extracted and searched from the recorded file list under a certain condition. In the search screen as shown in FIG. Select the type of device you want to search as information (device ID) and enter the device number of that device, or select the abnormality content type as information that can specify the occurrence abnormality content you want to search and execute the search It is possible to set the search condition here to the gaming machine 1
A search is executed as abnormal data in the 006 series of (device ID-01), and the search result is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 9 (a), the abnormality detection of the 006 series of the gaming machine 1 is displayed in the latest order from the time when the abnormality occurs, and when it is desired to print all the records, By selecting a "print all records" button provided at the bottom of the window, all data retrieved from the printer 17 is output. In addition, the latest 30 abnormal data are stored in the printer 1.
It is also possible to print with 7.

As described above, the monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment is provided with the printer 17 as the output means and can print each list as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 9, thereby printing the list of lists. Not only can you check them, but you can also keep a list of these lists.
The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, only the image data of the designated image file may be output.

In FIG. 9 (b), the retrieval condition at the time of retrieval is displayed with the retrieval condition of FIG. 8 set to open the curtain of the abnormality type code -13 as the abnormality content type. Similar to 9 (a), the information is displayed in the latest order from the time when the abnormality occurred.

As described above, the monitoring apparatus according to the present embodiment uses the identification information of each device such as the apparatus ID and the machine number or the abnormality content type as the search condition when searching the abnormal image data. The abnormal image data corresponding to the search condition can be easily extracted from the recorded file list based on the input search condition, and the workability of the monitoring work can be improved, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, you can search for abnormal image data by increasing the search conditions, such as performing a search by combining these conditions and inputting the date and time when the error occurred. If you do this, you will be able to accurately search the data you want to search.

As described above, according to the monitoring device of the present invention, in addition to the images when the abnormality is detected by the various sensors S1 to S12 which are the abnormality detecting means and each device, the constant monitoring is performed even in the normal time. Since the images recorded by the camera 5a are to be recorded, the various sensors S1 to S12
The image data can be reasonably and efficiently recorded even in the case of a fraudulent act or crime that cannot be detected by the above, and the data capacity of the image data recorded by the constant surveillance camera 5 can be reduced, so that the same storage capacity can be achieved. Can memorize time images.

The respective elements in the above embodiment correspond to the present invention as follows. Claim 1 of the present invention
A monitoring device in a game arcade where the game arcade 1 is installed, which is an image pickup means (always monitoring camera 5a, when an abnormality occurs) installed at a predetermined position in the game arcade so that a predetermined area in the game arcade including the game machine 1 can be imaged. Surveillance camera 5b) and an abnormality detection means (sensor S) for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined abnormality.
1 to S12, a card unit 30, a money changer 50), and a continuous recording means (main device 10) for recording an image constantly recorded by the image capturing means (continuous monitoring camera 5a).
And when an abnormality occurs due to the abnormality detecting means (sensors S1 to S12, the card unit 30, the money changer 50),
An abnormal-time recording means (main device 10) for recording an image recorded by the imaging means (abnormal-time monitoring camera 5b) corresponding to the occurrence abnormality, and the continuous recording means (main device) In 10), the time-lapse recording is performed at predetermined time intervals longer than the recording interval time in the normal moving image recording.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the image pickup means (the constant monitoring camera 5a, the abnormality monitoring camera 5b) corresponds to the constant monitoring camera 5a for performing continuous recording, and the occurrence abnormality when the abnormality occurs. It is composed of an abnormality monitoring camera 5b for recording an abnormal image.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the recording interval time setting means (normal recording setting screen) for the time-lapse recording in the constant recording means (main device 10) is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the continuous recording means (main device 10) or the abnormal recording means (main device 10).
Records the recorded image on the fixed magnetic disk device (hard disk 19).

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the abnormal time image data recorded by the abnormal time recording means (main device 10), the recording date and time of each abnormal time image data and the inside of the game hall as the recording object are set. Device identification information (device ID) that can identify the installed device (gaming machine 1, card unit 30, card issuing machine 40, currency exchange machine 50, jet counter 60), and information that can identify an abnormal occurrence (error code) Is a list of abnormal image data recorded by the abnormal recording means (main device 10) while being added as additional data, recording date and time based on the additional data added to each abnormal image data, Outputting means (display device 11, which outputs together with the device identification information and the occurrence abnormality content)
A printer 17) is provided.

Claim 6 of the present invention accepts search conditions,
The abnormal time image data is provided with an extraction processing unit (CPU 13) that extracts abnormal time image data corresponding to the search condition from the abnormal time image data recorded by the abnormal time recording unit (main device 10). The list of is output to the output means (display device 11, printer 17).

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the search condition is the device identification information (device ID).

According to claim 8 of the present invention, the search condition is information (abnormality content type) capable of specifying the occurrence abnormality content or the occurrence abnormality.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the output means (display device 11) reproduces and displays the selected abnormal time image data based on the selection of the abnormal time image data displayed in the list. Including means.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the output means (printer 17) includes a printer 17 which prints out the list.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and changes and additions can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that even if there is, it is included in the present invention.

For example, in the amusement hall in the above embodiment, the game machine 1 which mainly uses a pachinko ball to play a game has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a medal is used. It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to a game hall where any gaming machine such as a slot machine to be used is mounted.

Further, in the above embodiment, the surveillance camera 5
Although a and 5b output the captured image as a high frequency signal to the main device 10, the present invention is not limited to this, and the captured images are digital data as the main device using the monitoring cameras 5a and 5b as digital cameras. You may make it output to 10.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the hard disk 19 is used as the recording means for recording the image data because the recording data can be randomly accessed, but the present invention is not limited to this. , Other random-accessible recording media, for example, an image is stored in an external storage medium such as a CD-R or a DVD, or is stored by using a holographic disk, which has recently attracted attention as a large capacity storage medium. Alternatively, a conventionally used video tape may be used for recording.

Further, separate storage devices are provided for the image data taken by the normal monitoring camera 5a (normal image data) and the image data taken by the abnormal monitoring camera 5b (abnormal image data). To remember
In addition, two hard disks are provided in one storage device so that the normal image data and the abnormal image data are stored in different disks, and the area is divided in one hard disk. The normal time image data and the abnormal time image data may be stored respectively.

As for the trigger for ending the recording of the captured image after the abnormal condition monitoring camera 5b starts the recording, the recording is performed only while the sensors S1 to S12 detect the abnormality. Alternatively, the recording may be continued until an appropriate time elapses after the sensors S1 to S12 stop detecting an abnormality.
This makes it possible to record all images from the time of occurrence of abnormality until it is not abnormal, and it is preferable because the possibility of recording the face and figure of the criminal who caused the abnormality increases. Is not limited to this.

Further, in the above embodiment, the notification of the abnormality by each of the sensors is carried out via the hall computer 20 or the system controller 100, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the sensor S12 is used. As described above, the main device 10 receives signals from each sensor,
The main device 10 may directly detect the occurrence of the abnormality.

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The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the invention of claim 1, in addition to an image when an abnormality is detected by the abnormality detecting unit, an image of a fraudulent act or a crime that cannot be detected by the abnormality detecting unit is normally displayed. Since the data is recorded, it is possible to obtain a high deterrent effect against fraudulent acts and crimes that cannot be detected by the abnormality detection means, and at the same time, constantly monitor images of fraudulent acts and crimes that cannot be detected by the abnormality detection means. Also, by performing the time-lapse recording, it is possible to reduce the data capacity of the image data recorded by the constant recording means, and it is possible to store images for a long time in the same storage capacity.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, even when an abnormality is detected, the constant surveillance camera can continue to record images as it is, and the surveillance capability of the surveillance device can be further enhanced.

(C) According to the third aspect of the invention, the imaging interval can be appropriately changed according to the storage capacity, the monitoring target or the monitoring time zone, and the data capacity of the image data can be reduced. By doing so, it becomes possible to record for a longer time.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, since the fixed magnetic disk device has a relatively large storage capacity, images can be stored for a long period of time.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to easily grasp, for each image data at the time of abnormality, the recording date and time, the content of the abnormality that has occurred, and the identification information of the gaming machine that is the subject of the abnormality. .

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, it is possible to output the relevant image data at the time of abnormality only by inputting a desired search condition, and it is possible to improve the workability of the monitoring work.

(G) According to the invention of claim 7, when there is a gaming machine which is suspected of carrying out a fraudulent activity, the abnormal image data relating to the gaming machine can be easily extracted and the workability of the monitoring work is improved. it can.

(H) According to the invention of claim 8, abnormal time image data corresponding to the content (type) of a specific occurrence abnormality can be easily extracted and the workability of the monitoring work can be improved.

(I) According to the invention of claim 9, by selecting the abnormal image data displayed in the list,
Since the selected abnormal image data is reproduced, the abnormal image can be easily confirmed.

(J) According to the invention of claim 10, not only can these list lists be printed and confirmed, but also these list lists can be stored.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a monitoring device in a game arcade according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a connection state between each device provided in the game arcade of the embodiment of the present invention and a computer that manages these devices.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a main device that constitutes the monitoring device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a normal recording setting screen and a concept of time lapse recording in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a camera setting database in the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a structure of a recording file in the present embodiment and a diagram showing a list of abnormal image data.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which an image of abnormality detection is displayed on the display device in the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a search screen for abnormal image data in the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a search result of abnormal image data in the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Gaming Machine 2 Chair 3 Doorway 5a Constant Monitoring Camera 5b Abnormal Monitoring Camera 8 Data Bus 9a, 9b Connection Cable 10 Main Device 11 Display Device 12 Input Device 13 Central Processing Unit (CP)
U) 14 image processing boards 15a, 15b communication interface 15c sensor interface 16 RAM 17 printer 18 RTC 19 hard disk 20 hall computer 21a, 21b, 21c communication cable 30 card unit 40 card issuing machine 50 currency exchange machine 60 jet counter 100 system controller S1 S12 sensor

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A monitoring device in a game arcade in which a game arcade is installed, comprising: an image pickup means installed at a predetermined position in the game arcade so that a predetermined area in the game arcade including the game machine can be imaged; Abnormality detecting means for detecting the occurrence of an abnormality, a continuous recording means for recording an image constantly recorded by the image capturing means, and when an abnormality occurs by the abnormality detecting means An abnormal condition recording unit for recording an image recorded by the image capturing unit, and the constant recording unit performs recording at a predetermined time interval longer than a recording interval time in normal moving image recording. A monitoring device in a game hall, which records by time-lapse recording. 2. The image pickup means comprises a continuous monitoring camera for performing continuous recording, and an abnormal time monitoring camera for recording an abnormal time image corresponding to the abnormal occurrence when an abnormal condition occurs. Item 2. A monitoring device in a game arcade according to Item 1. 3. A monitoring device in a game arcade according to claim 1, further comprising recording interval time setting means for time-lapse recording in said constant recording means. 4. A monitoring device in a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein said constant recording means or abnormal recording means records a recorded image on a fixed magnetic disk device. 5. The abnormal time image data recorded by the abnormal time recording means includes recording date and time for each abnormal time image data and device identification information capable of specifying a device installed in a game arcade which is a recording target. , And information capable of specifying the occurrence abnormality are added as additional data, and a list of the abnormal image data recorded by the abnormal recording means is added to the additional data added to each abnormal image data. The monitoring device in a game arcade according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: an output unit that outputs the recording date and time based on the recording date, the device identification information, and the occurrence abnormality content. 6. An extraction processing means for receiving the search condition and extracting abnormal time image data corresponding to the search condition from the abnormal time image data recorded by the abnormal time recording means is provided. The monitoring device in a game arcade according to claim 5, wherein a list of image data is output to the output means. 7. The monitoring device in a game arcade according to claim 6, wherein the search condition is the device identification information. 8. The monitoring device in a game arcade according to claim 6, wherein the search condition is information on the occurrence abnormality or information capable of specifying the occurrence abnormality. 9. The output means includes reproduction display means for reproducing and displaying the selected abnormal image data based on the selection of the abnormal image data displayed in the list. The monitoring device in the game hall according to. 10. The monitoring device in a game arcade according to claim 5, wherein the output means includes a printer that prints out the list.