JP2005224363A - Game hall control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To alleviate a management burden of a game hall relating to the management of the operating condition of a game machine, and to make it possible to be able to quickly respond against the action causing a reduction in the operating rate of the game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The presence or the absence of game machines in an unoperating and staying condition is determined (S56) on the basis of the presence or absence of the operation of the respective pachinko game machine based on operating information (S51), and the presence or absence of a stayer identified by a change in the image of monitoring areas set individually in the respective pachinko game machines (S55), and when there is judged to be game machines in unoperating and staying condition, the message that there are the pachinko game machine given the above judgement is displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management system for managing a game hall. Specifically, the present invention relates to a game hall management system for managing a game hall provided with a plurality of gaming machines.

  What is conventionally known as this type of game center management system is, for example, a game room where a plurality of game machines such as pachinko machines are provided, and the operation status of the game machine is managed. There was something to manage the place.

In such a conventional game hall management system, it is determined whether the gaming machine is in an operating state or a non-operating state based on the gaming information output from each gaming machine, and based on the determination, The operating status is managed (Patent Document 1).
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-79263 (FIG. 3)

  However, in the conventional game hall management system as described above, a non-operating gaming machine is simply non-operating because a player who is not sitting is seated, or a person who is not playing a seat is seated As a result, it was not possible to distinguish whether it was out of service. Here, the person who sits without playing a game includes, for example, a visitor of an adjacent gaming machine. When a gaming machine becomes non-operating due to the presence of a person who sits without playing a game in this way, the operating rate of the gaming machine decreases, for example, the game cannot be performed even if there is a person who wants to play with the gaming machine. There is a problem. Furthermore, in order to prevent such problems from occurring, it is necessary for attendants at the game hall to go around the amusement hall and pay attention to the person who sits without playing games, and the administrative burden of the attendant is reduced. The problem of getting heavier also arises.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the management burden of the game hall relating to the management of the operating status of the gaming machine and to acts that cause a reduction in the operating rate of the gaming machine. Another object of the present invention is to provide a game hall management system that enables a quick response.

Specific examples of means for solving the problems and their effects

(1) A game hall management system (centralized management device 9 or the like) that manages a game hall (game hall 10) provided with a plurality of game machines (pachinko machine 1),
Imaging means (residence monitoring camera 4) for imaging a predetermined area including the plurality of gaming machines in the game hall;
Monitoring area setting means (centralized management device 9, control unit 90, input unit 95, S1 to S6, etc.) for individually setting a monitoring area for each gaming machine within the imaging area by the imaging means;
Operation information input means (centralized management device 9, input / output interface 94) for receiving operation information (out ball detection information) indicating the operation status of each of the plurality of gaming machines;
Based on the operation information input from the operation information input means, operation presence / absence specifying means (central management device 9, control unit 90, S41 to S46, etc.) for specifying the presence / absence of operation in each gaming machine,
A staying person presence / absence specifying means (staying monitoring) that specifies the presence or absence of a staying person staying in each monitoring area based on a change in the image of each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means in the image taken by the imaging means. Camera control device 6, control unit 60, S21 to S26, S61 to S69, etc.),
Based on the presence / absence of the operation specified by the operation presence / absence specifying means and the presence / absence of the staying person specified by the staying person presence / absence specifying means, there is no operation and there is a staying non-working state. State determination means (centralized management device 9, control unit 90, S51, S55, S56, etc.) for determining whether there is a gaming machine;
When the state determination unit determines that there is a non-operating staying gaming machine, the notification unit (centralized management device 9, control unit 90, S88 to S91) notifies that the determined gaming machine is present. , S98, etc., display unit 96, speaker 98, intercom control device 99, intercom 990).

  According to such a configuration, based on the presence / absence of the operation in each gaming machine based on the operation information and the presence / absence of the staying person specified by the change in the image of the monitoring area individually set for each gaming machine, It is determined whether or not there is an operating and staying gaming machine, and when it is determined that there is a non-operating and staying gaming machine, the fact that there is a gaming machine that has been determined is notified. For this reason, since it is possible to grasp the presence of a game machine that is not in operation despite the presence of a staying person, that is, the presence of a non-working staying game machine without the attendant directly looking at it, It is possible to reduce the management burden of the amusement hall related to the management of the operation status. In addition, it is possible to grasp the existence of a non-operating game machine without the attendant looking directly at it, so that measures to deal with the game machine in that state can be taken quickly. It is possible to respond quickly to actions that cause the rate to decline.

(2) magnifying imaging means (magnifying surveillance camera 5) for enlarging and imaging each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means;
Enlarged imaging information setting means (concentration) that sets information (zoom magnification data, imaging direction data) for each monitoring area for enlarging and imaging each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means for each monitoring area Management device 9, control unit 90, input unit 95, S11 to S16, etc.),
Enlarged image output means (display unit 96) for outputting an image picked up by the enlarged image pickup means;
When the state determination unit determines that there is a non-operating staying gaming machine, the gaming machine is based on the information set by the enlarged imaging information setting unit for the monitoring area corresponding to the gaming machine. A magnified imaging processing means (centralized management device 9, control unit 90, S88, S91a) that performs processing for enlarging and imaging the monitoring area corresponding to the image by the enlarged imaging means and outputting the captured image from the enlarged image output means , S98, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, when it is determined that there is a non-operating staying gaming machine, the monitoring area corresponding to the gaming machine is enlarged and imaged. Can be made easier to check.

(3) The state determination means is not operating and staying based on the presence or absence of the operation specified by the operation presence / absence specifying means and the presence or absence of the staying person specified by the staying person presence / absence specifying means. It is further determined whether or not there is a non-operating / non-retaining state that is none, or an operation / retaining state that is active and has a retentive state (S51, S52, S53, S55, S57, etc.) ),
The informing means further informs that there is a gaming machine in the determined state when the state determining means determines that there is a gaming machine in the non-operating non-staying state or the working staying state. (S84 to S87, S98, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, it is determined whether or not there is a non-operating non-staying state or an operating staying state gaming machine, and it is notified that there is a gaming machine in the state in which the determination is made. The relationship between the operating state and the staying person can be grasped more clearly.

(4) The state determination means is operating and staying based on the presence or absence of the operation specified by the operation presence / absence specifying means and the presence or absence of the staying person specified by the staying person presence / absence specifying means. It is further determined whether or not there is a non-operating gaming machine that is not in operation (S51, S52, S54, etc.)
When the state determining unit determines that there is a non-operating gaming machine, the notification unit notifies that there is a gaming machine in the determined state (S92 to S95, S98). etc).

  According to such a configuration, it is determined whether or not there is a non-operating gaming machine, and it is notified that there is a gaming machine in which the determination is made. Management of amusement halls related to management of the operating status of gaming machines, since it is possible to grasp the presence of abnormal operating statuses, that is, the presence of non-operating gaming machines without the attendant having to go directly to see them. The burden can be further reduced.

  (5) When the notification unit performs the notification, the notification unit displays an image in which an arrangement position of the gaming machine in the state determined by the state determination unit in the array of the plurality of gaming machines in the game hall is specified ( FIG. 4, S85, S87, S89, S93, S98, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, when the state determined by the state determination unit is notified, the arrangement position of the gaming machine in the state determined by the state determination unit in the arrangement of a plurality of gaming machines in the game hall is specified. Since the displayed image is displayed, it is possible to facilitate the confirmation of the position of the gaming machine to be notified, and it is possible to take measures to deal with the gaming machine in this state more quickly.

(6) calculation means (central management device 9, control unit 90, S81, etc.) for calculating the number of gaming machines in each state determined by the state determination means;
It further includes a judgment machine number notifying means for dividing and notifying the number of gaming machines in each state calculated by the calculating means (FIG. 4, centralized management device 9, control unit 90, display unit 96, S82, etc.). ).

  According to such a configuration, the number of gaming machines in each state determined by the state determination unit is calculated, and the number of gaming machines is classified and notified for each state, so the number of gaming machines in each state Confirmation can be facilitated.

(7) Each of the plurality of gaming machines is assigned a different number (unit number),
Gaming machine number setting means (centralized management device 9, control unit 90, S6, etc.) for setting a gaming machine number corresponding to each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means;
Gaming machine number specifying means (centralized management device 9, control unit 90, S83, S97, etc.) for specifying the number of the gaming machine in the state determined by the state determining means based on the setting in the gaming machine number setting means; Further including
When the notification means notifies that there is a gaming machine in the state determined by the state determination means, the notification means further notifies the number of the gaming machine specified by the gaming machine number specifying means (FIG. 4, S85, S87, S89, S91, S93, S95, S98, etc.).

  According to such a configuration, when notifying that there is a gaming machine in the state determined by the state determining means, the number of the specified gaming machine is further notified, so that the state of the determined state Measures for dealing with gaming machines can be taken even more quickly. For example, for non-operating non-operating gaming machines and non-operating non-operating gaming machines, it is possible to quickly take measures to alert persons related to the gaming machine. It is possible to quickly take a call to recommend a game with the gaming machine in the non-operating state in the hall.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a system including a stay monitoring camera control device, a centralized management device, and the like will be described as an example of a game center management system. However, a game that manages a game hall provided with a plurality of game machines is described. As long as it is a venue management system, it can be applied to any game hall management system. In this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and examples of gaming machines include coin gaming machines, slot machines that use coins, and predetermined coins instead of inserting coins. Any other gaming machine such as a gaming machine in which a number of gaming balls are inserted and a slot machine game is played may be used.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of various devices in a game hall where a game hall management system is provided.

  In a game hall 10 which is a game store, a pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine, a card vending machine (“card” in the figure) 11 as an example of a gaming device, a jet counter (an example of a gaming device) "JC" in the figure) 12, a settlement machine 13 as an example of a gaming device, a POS (Point Of Sales) device 14 as an example of a gaming device, a stay monitoring camera 4 as an example of an imaging means, and an enlarged imaging Various devices such as an enlarged monitoring camera 5 are provided as an example of means. In the game hall 10, for example, a gaming machine installation island 100 in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed and a counter 15 in which counter prize exchange is performed are provided as main structures. In addition to these, the game hall 10 is provided with a management room (not shown) in which various devices such as a hall management computer and a centralized management device described later are provided.

  In the game hall 10, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 in which a game is played using a game ball (pachinko ball) as an example of a game medium back-to-back (in a form in which the back side faces each other) (for example, a total of 10 on each side) 20) A plurality of gaming machine installation islands 100 installed side by side (for example, 10 islands) are provided side by side. Each pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a chair (not shown) on which a player sits for playing.

  Further, a card unit is attached to the left of each pachinko gaming machine 1 in a one-to-one correspondence with one pachinko gaming machine 1 (not shown). In this card unit, a game card (prepaid card) as a recording medium individually issued to a player at the game hall can be used for receiving a game ball.

  The game card can be issued by a player at a predetermined issuing location such as the card vending machine 11. For example, a plurality of card vending machines 11 are arranged in the game hall 10 in a manner provided at the end of the gaming machine installation island 100, and as a process related to the game, cash is input (payment) from the player. In response, a process for issuing a game card is performed.

  The game balls acquired by the player in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be counted by the jet counter 12 and the count value can be recorded on a gift exchange receipt and output. For example, a plurality of jet counters 12 are arranged in the game hall 10 in a manner provided at the end of the gaming machine installation island 100, and the number of game balls flowing into the apparatus is set as a ball as processing related to the game. The detection unit detects and counts the number of detections, and performs a process of issuing a prize replacement receipt in which the count value of the game ball is recorded. The player obtains a prize exchange receipt in which the count value is recorded by putting the acquired game ball into the jet counter, and takes the prize exchange receipt to the counter 15 and submits it. It is possible to exchange prizes for exchanging spheres for prizes.

  A settlement machine 13 is provided in the vicinity of the counter 15. In the settlement machine 13, as a process related to the game, a so-called settlement process is performed in which the card balance of the game card is converted into cash and paid back to the player. The player can receive a cash payout converted from the card balance from a cash payout exit of the checkout machine 13 by inserting a game card into the card insertion slot of the checkout machine 13 and performing a checkout operation.

  The counter 15 is provided with a POS device 14. As processing relating to the game, the POS device 14 reads the count value recorded on the gift exchange receipt and performs processing for exchanging the count value for the prize. In this game hall 100, the POS device 14 and the settlement machine 13 are provided in an adjacent manner.

  The stay monitoring camera 4 captures a pair of stereo images using two CCDs (Charge Coupled Devices) arranged at a predetermined distance in the vertical direction, and recognizes an object such as a person in a three-dimensional shape. (A camera having the same function as the camera disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-66319). This stay monitoring camera 4 uses a plurality of CCDs to image the same object from different positions, so that the position in space coordinates of the object is determined from the difference (parallax) of coordinates on the images captured by each CCD. It has a function that can be detected.

  Such a stay monitoring camera 4 mainly monitors stayers in each pachinko gaming machine 1 (who are sitting on the chair of the pachinko machine 1 and staying in the chair, including visitors and cheating persons). For this purpose, the imaging direction is fixed. The stay monitoring camera 4 is also provided for monitoring game machines such as the card vending machines 11, the jet counters 12, the checkout machine 13, and the POS device 14.

  The plurality of stay monitoring cameras 4 can share and image all of the pachinko gaming machine 1, each card vending machine 11, each jet counter 12, the checkout machine 13, and the POS device 14 provided in the game hall 10. In this manner, a plurality of units are provided on the ceiling of the game hall 10. The plurality of stay monitoring cameras 4 are a camera that performs imaging for monitoring only a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 and a gaming device (in this example, a card vending machine 11 and a jet counter 12). And a camera that performs imaging for monitoring only the gaming device as described above (in this example, the POS device 14 and the checkout machine 13).

  In FIG. 1, the horizontal imaging range for each stay monitoring camera 4 is indicated by a broken line. As shown in the figure, the two rows of pachinko gaming machines 1 facing each other across the passage between the gaming machine installation islands 100 are two stay monitors arranged so as to face each other from both ends of the passage. Images are taken by the camera 4. Therefore, the stay monitoring camera 4 that performs imaging for monitoring the pachinko gaming machine 1 is disposed at a position where the two rows of pachinko gaming machines 1 can enter the imaging range.

  The number of pachinko gaming machines 1 allocated as monitoring targets of one staying monitoring camera 4 is 10 in total, including 5 in one row on each side and 2 rows on both sides. This five on one side means that it is half of the number of installed pachinko gaming machines 1 in one row on one gaming machine installation island 100. That is, in this case, the number of pachinko gaming machines 1 to be monitored by one stay monitoring camera 4 is set to half of the total number of two rows of pachinko gaming machines 1 facing each other across the passage. .

  In addition, as shown in the figure, there is no gaming machine installation island 100 (a gaming machine installed at the end of the game hall 10) where there is no gaming machine installation island 100 that faces the pachinko gaming machines 1 in one row on one side across the passage. The pachinko gaming machines 1 in one row on one side of the installation island) are imaged by two stay monitoring cameras 4 arranged so as to face each other at both ends of the passage. In this case, the number of pachinko gaming machines 1 allocated as monitoring targets of one stay monitoring camera 4 is five, which is half of the number in one row.

  Among the stay monitoring cameras 4 that perform image capturing for monitoring the pachinko gaming machine 1, cameras that also perform image capturing for monitoring the gaming apparatus are each game installed at the end of the gaming machine installation island 100. The device for use is also arranged at a position where it can enter the imaging range.

  Further, as shown in the figure, for the stay monitoring camera 4 that performs imaging for monitoring only the gaming device (in this example, the POS device 14 and the checkout machine 13), the gaming device to be imaged has an imaging range. It is arranged at a position where it can enter.

  In such a game hall 10, a plurality of enlarged monitoring cameras 5 are provided in a manner corresponding to each of the plurality of staying monitoring cameras 4 installed on a one-to-one basis or two-to-one basis. Unlike the stay monitoring camera 4, the magnification monitoring camera 5 is a video camera for capturing an image using one CCD and recognizing an object such as a person in a two-dimensional shape. The enlargement monitoring camera 5 has an enlargement imaging function, that is, a zoom imaging function, and the imaging direction is movable. The enlargement monitoring camera 5 is provided with a drive device (not shown) that drives the direction of the camera body with a motor in order to change the imaging direction to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. By the direction of the lens unit in the camera main body being changed by this driving device, a plurality of monitoring areas set in the imaging area of the corresponding one or two stay monitoring cameras 4 are individually separated by the enlarged monitoring camera 5. Enlarged imaging is possible.

  Next, an example of the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. Below, a 1st type gaming machine is demonstrated as an example of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Since the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is a well-known configuration, the illustration is omitted.

  When the player operates the hitting operation handle, the game balls on the upper plate are shot and fired one by one and are put into the game area. A game ball that has been shot into the game area is detected by a shot ball detector. If a hit ball (hit ball) that is thrown into the game area wins the start winning opening, the winning ball is detected by the start winning ball detector, and the variable display area of the variable display device provided at the center of the game area ( For example, the variable display area has three variable display areas arranged on the left, middle, and right), and a special symbol variable display (also called update display or variable display) consisting of multiple types of symbols such as numbers starts. Is done. Note that the hitting of the hit ball at the start winning opening is particularly called the start winning.

  Then, if the stop display result of the special symbol variation display in the variation display device becomes a big hit symbol that is a predetermined specific display mode (for example, a combination of the symbols of the flats such as 777), the big hit state as the specific gaming state Occurs. There are a plurality of types of jackpot symbol combinations. If any one of the jackpot symbol combinations is stopped and displayed, a jackpot state occurs.

  When the big hit state occurs, the open / close plate provided in the variable winning ball apparatus located in the lower portion of the variable display device is opened, the big winning opening is opened, and the variable winning ball apparatus is advantageous for the player. It becomes the state of. In the variable winning ball device, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls to the variable winning ball device or a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds), whichever comes first, is satisfied. As a result, the first state ends, and the open / close plate is closed to change to the second state which is disadvantageous to the player.

  If the hitting ball wins again at the starting hole during the fluctuation display of the fluctuation display device, the start winning is memorized and waits until the fluctuation display device is variably stopped and can be variably started again. The display device is variably started again. The upper limit value of the start winning memory is set to “4” and is displayed at a predetermined location.

  A winning ball that has entered the variable winning ball device during the period in which the variable winning ball device is in the first state is detected by a 10-count sensor or a specific winning ball sensor. If a winning ball is detected by the specific winning ball sensor, repeated continuation control for controlling the variable winning ball device to the first state again is performed after the completion of the first state of the variable winning ball device at that time. It is. The upper limit number of executions of this repeated continuation control is set to 16 times, for example.

  After the repeated continuous control is finished, the so-called big hit state is finished, and the open / close plate is not opened unless a big hit occurs again. It should be noted that when the state is shifted to such a state, when the jackpot generated before the state shift is caused by a combination of a particular symbol, control is performed such that the probability of the jackpot occurring is increased. That is, when there are a plurality of types of symbol combinations in which a big hit occurs, and when a big hit occurs in a combination of symbols, control is performed so that the probability that a big hit will occur is increased.

  A gaming state in which the jackpot probability fluctuates in this way is particularly called a probability variation state (abbreviation, probability variation). Such a state in which the jackpot probability is changed continues, for example, until the next jackpot occurs.

  Further, in the game area, in addition to the above-described start winning opening, a normal winning opening is provided. Further, game balls that have not won any winning area (winning area and winning area in the variable winning ball apparatus) are collected by an out port provided at the lower part of the gaming area. The game balls collected by the out port and the game balls that have won the winning area are merged inside the pachinko gaming machine 1 and discharged to the outside through a predetermined discharge route. This out ball is detected for each pachinko gaming machine 1 by an out ball detector provided below the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the gaming machine installation island 100.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine 1, when a game ball is won, a predetermined number of award balls are paid out according to the type of the win, and the game ball can be repeatedly fired repeatedly to play a game. . Both game balls to be paid out for lending and game balls to be paid out as prize balls are supplied into the pachinko gaming machine 1 through a predetermined supply route. In the following description, the game ball paid out in this way is called a supply ball. This supply ball is detected for each pachinko gaming machine 1 by a supply ball detector provided above the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the gaming machine installation island 100. The game balls to be paid out are basically sent to the upper plate, but when the upper plate is full (full tank), it is sent to the lower plate provided below the upper plate.

  Next, the configuration of a system for managing the situation in the game hall 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the game hall management system provided in the game hall 10.

  In the game hall 10, in addition to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the card unit described above, the base terminal device 2, the island terminal device 3, the hall management computer 8, the stay monitoring camera control device 6, the enlarged monitoring camera control device 7, and centralized management Various devices such as the device 9, the speaker 98, and the intercom control device 99 are provided. Also, in the game hall 10, there is an intercom 990 that is a portable communication device that is held by each staff member of the game hall 10 and performs wireless communication between the staff members and between the staff member and the management room. doing.

  For each pachinko gaming machine 1, various game information including operation information indicating the operation status of the pachinko gaming machine such as start information, out-ball detection information, launch information, supply information, and jackpot information is stored in each pachinko gaming machine 1. , And output from the gaming machine-compatible various detectors 20 provided on the gaming machine installation island 100 corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1. Here, the various detectors 20 corresponding to the gaming machine is a general term for various detectors including an out-ball detector and a supplementary ball detector provided outside the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  The start information is information indicating that a start win has occurred, and is output based on the detection of a start win ball by the start win ball detector. The out sphere detection information is information indicating that an out sphere has occurred, and is output based on the detection of an out sphere by the above-described out sphere detector. The launch information is information indicating that a game ball has been launched, and is output based on the detection of a hit ball by the hit ball detector described above. The jackpot information is information indicating that a jackpot has occurred and the game is in a jackpot gaming state.

  Various pieces of game information including the above-described operation information output from each pachinko gaming machine 1 and various detectors 20 corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1 are provided for every four pachinko gaming machines 1. The information is transmitted to the hall management computer 8 through the platform terminal device 2 which is a provided terminal device and further through the island terminal device 3 which is a terminal device provided for each gaming machine installation island 100. When various game information including such operation information is transmitted, in order to identify which pachinko gaming machine 1 is information in the transmitted information, it is given to the pachinko gaming machine 1 that is the target of the information. The information of the set machine number (the number assigned to each pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order in order to identify each pachinko gaming machine 1 in the game hall 10 and a number different for each pachinko gaming machine 1) is shown. . As a result, the hall management computer 8 grasps the number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 with which the transmitted information is based on the transmitted information, and stores the game information for each pachinko gaming machine 1. Various management such as management is performed.

  The hall management computer 8 is a device that is provided in the above-described management room and manages various information such as game information with the entire game room 10 as a management target. The hall management computer 8 individually manages the operating status of each pachinko gaming machine 1 based on the information sent from each pachinko gaming machine 1 as described above. Further, when the outball detection information corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1 is sent as described above, the hall management computer 8 updates the management information of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 and the corresponding pachinko gaming machine. As the operation information of the machine 1, out ball detection information specifying the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is transmitted to the centralized management device 9.

  The stay monitoring camera control device 6 is a device that controls each stay monitoring camera 4 and is provided in the management room. Each stay monitoring camera 4 is assigned a camera ID (IDentification) for identifying each camera, and is managed by the stay monitoring camera control device 6 and the centralized management device 9 based on the camera ID.

  The stay monitoring camera control device 6 controls the operation of each stay monitoring camera 4 by giving a control signal to each stay monitoring camera 4 based on an instruction of the control content by the control signal from the central management device 9. Further, the stay monitoring camera control device 6 performs control to give the image data obtained by the image picked up by each stay monitoring camera 4 to the central management device 9, and for various controls related to the stay monitoring camera 4 as follows, for example. Execute the process.

  Image data obtained by imaging by each stay monitoring camera 4 is input to the stay monitoring camera control device 6. In the stay monitoring camera control device 6, image data obtained by imaging by each stay monitoring camera 4 is stored as time-sequential digital data. The stay monitoring camera control device 6 specifies an image area in which the person image in the image pickup area of each stay monitoring camera 4 is identified and tracked as a tracking target person image based on image data obtained by imaging by each stay monitoring camera 4. The inside person image tracking process is executed. The stay monitoring camera control device 6 then enters the person to be tracked tracked by the person image tracking process in the imaging area into each monitoring area set in the imaging area of each stay monitoring camera 4 and then the person. Is determined to be a staying person (details will be described later) or not (determined based on whether or not the tracking target person image exists in each monitoring area for a predetermined staying specific time or more). A management area image specifying process is performed in which the presence / absence of a staying person (details will be described later) is specified, and the staying person presence / absence information indicating the presence / absence of the specified staying person is transmitted to the central management apparatus 9.

  The stay monitoring camera control device 6 includes a control unit 60 that executes the above-described control and a storage unit 61 that includes a nonvolatile memory that stores various data. The control unit 60 is configured by a microcomputer, and includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing various control programs, a RAM (Random Access Memory) used as a work memory, and a control program stored in the ROM. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) that performs control operations and an input / output interface are included. The storage unit 61 stores a plurality of frames of image data obtained by imaging with each stay monitoring camera 4. As a result, the image data corresponding to each stay monitoring camera 4 can appropriately refer to images in the past a plurality of frames.

  The enlargement monitoring camera control device 7 is a device that controls each enlargement monitoring camera 5, and is provided in the management room. Each enlargement monitoring camera 5 is assigned a camera ID for identifying each camera, and is managed by the enlargement monitoring camera control device 7 and the centralized management device 9 based on the camera ID.

  The enlargement monitoring camera control device 7 controls the operation of the main body of each enlargement monitoring camera 5 by giving a control signal to each enlargement monitoring camera 5 based on an instruction of the control content by the control signal from the central management device 9. At the same time, a drive signal is given to each magnification monitoring camera 5 to control the operation of the drive section of each magnification monitoring camera 5. Further, the enlargement monitoring camera control device 7 performs various controls related to each enlargement monitoring camera 5 such as performing control to give image data including enlarged image data obtained by imaging by each enlargement monitoring camera 5 to the centralized management device 9. Execute the process.

  The enlargement monitoring camera control device 7 includes a control unit 70 that executes the above-described control, a storage unit 71 that includes a nonvolatile memory that stores various data, and changes the imaging direction of each enlargement monitoring camera 5 as described above. In order to achieve this, a drive unit 72 that performs processing for driving a drive device that drives the direction of the main body unit by a motor is included. The control unit 70 is composed of a microcomputer, a ROM that stores various control programs, a RAM that is used as a work memory, a CPU that performs a control operation in accordance with a control program stored in the ROM, and an input / output Interface is included.

  The centralized management device 9 is a device that centrally manages information on staying persons, such as monitoring of staying persons and measures when staying persons are discovered, and is provided in the management room. The central management device 9 includes a control unit 90, an input unit 95, a display unit 96, and a storage unit 97.

  The control unit 90 is constituted by a microcomputer, and includes a ROM 91 that stores programs for executing various processes as described later, a RAM 92 that is used as a work memory, a CPU 93 that performs various processing operations according to programs stored in the ROM, An input / output interface 94 for inputting / outputting data in the control unit 90 is also included. The input unit 95 includes input operation means such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a joystick that can be input by the administrator, and inputs various data to the control unit 90 according to the operation of the administrator. The display unit 96 includes a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying an arbitrary image, and display control is performed by the control unit 90. The storage unit 97 includes a nonvolatile memory and stores various data.

  Furthermore, the management room is provided with a speaker 98 that outputs an alarm sound based on monitoring of the monitoring area by the centralized management device 9. Further, the management room is a device for controlling communication by the intercom 990, and is an intercom control device for transmitting predetermined notification information to the intercom 990 based on the monitoring area monitoring by the centralized management device 9. 99 is provided.

  In the centralized management device 9, a monitoring area for setting information related to a monitoring area in the imaging area of each stay monitoring camera 4 (hereinafter referred to as monitoring area setting information) in response to a data input operation by an administrator in the input unit 95. A setting process and an enlarged imaging information setting process for setting information (hereinafter referred to as enlarged imaging setting information) for enlarging imaging by each of the enlarging monitoring cameras 5 are executed. When a monitoring area is set for the stay monitoring camera 4, monitoring area setting information that is information indicating the setting contents is transmitted to the stay monitoring camera control device 6.

  Further, the centralized management device 9 performs an operation presence / absence specifying process for specifying whether or not each pachinko gaming machine 1 is in an operating state based on the out-ball detection information transmitted from the hall management computer 8, and so on. Based on the operation presence / absence information indicating the presence / absence of the specified operation state and the stay presence / absence information transmitted from the stay monitoring camera control device 6, a state indicating the relationship between the presence / absence of the stay and the presence / absence of operation in each pachinko gaming machine is displayed. A state determination process for determining what state is present is executed.

  Further, in the centralized management device 9, based on the predetermined information such as the determination result information in the state determination process described above, the display unit 96 displays the arrangement image corresponding to the actual arrangement of the gaming machines on the state of each pachinko gaming machine 1 A state notification process for performing various notifications such as notification by color-coding, outputting an alarm sound from the speaker 98, and making a predetermined notification to each intercom 990 is executed.

  Next, a method for setting monitoring area setting information in the above-described monitoring area setting process will be described. FIG. 3 is a display screen diagram on the display unit 96 showing a method for setting the monitoring area setting information in the monitoring area setting process. In FIG. 3, an example of an image displayed on the display unit 96 of the centralized management apparatus 9 in order to specify the range of the monitoring area in the monitoring area setting mode which is a setting mode for setting the monitoring area setting information. It is shown.

  On the display unit 96 of the centralized management device 9, menu images for displaying various menu buttons are displayed as basic display images for monitoring the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Among the menu button images included in the menu image, a plurality of menu button images for displaying various setting screens are included. As the menu button image, a menu button image for selecting a monitoring area setting mode for executing the above-described monitoring area setting process, a menu button image for selecting an enlarged imaging information setting mode for executing the above-described enlarged imaging information setting process, and It is included.

  When the administrator selects and operates the menu button image for selecting the monitoring area setting mode on the image on the display unit 96 by operating the mouse or the like on the input unit 95, first, the stay monitoring to be the target for setting the monitoring area is performed. A monitoring camera selection image for inputting the camera ID of the camera 4 is displayed on the display unit 96. This data can be input by operating a keyboard at the input unit 95.

  When the camera ID is input in the monitoring camera selection image, as shown in FIG. 3, on the display unit 96, the imaging area captured by the stay monitoring camera 4 of the camera ID specified in the monitoring camera selection image is displayed. In addition, a machine number designation area (not shown) for inputting data for designating a machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 for newly setting a monitoring area, and a residence specific time designation area for inputting data for designating the above-mentioned residence specific time (Not shown), a setting button image 961 that is operated to set (register) setting information relating to a monitoring area E that has already been set, a monitoring area that specifies a range, and setting information that relates to a monitoring area monitoring area that specifies a range A monitoring region setting image is displayed on which a clear button image 962 operated to clear (delete) is displayed. Here, the staying specific time is a time determination value used for specifying (determining) whether or not the tracking target person image is staying in the monitoring area, and the tracking target person image exists in each monitoring area. The tracking target person image is identified as staying in the corresponding monitoring area when the staying time satisfies the staying specified time. The residence specific time may be a fixed number for each monitoring area or may be different for each monitoring area. This is because the range of the monitoring area can be arbitrarily set as described above.

  In the monitoring area setting image as shown in FIG. 3, the administrator operates the keyboard in the input unit 95 to input the machine number in the above machine number designation area, thereby designating the machine number. For the pachinko gaming machine 1 with the machine number, the range of the monitoring area E designated for the pachinko gaming machine 1 with the designated machine number is red by dragging with the mouse at the input unit 95 from the start point to the end point of the desired range. It is displayed as a square frame. Even after the red frame is displayed once, the monitoring area E can be moved by dragging and dropping by specifying the frame with the mouse pointer and dragging by specifying the frame with the mouse pointer. By doing so, it is possible to change the range. In the monitoring area setting image, the specific stay time in the management area E in which the range is specified is arbitrarily specified by operating the keyboard in the input unit 95 and inputting the specific stay time in the stay specific time specifying area. Is possible.

  The monitoring area E set for each pachinko gaming machine 1 is an area for monitoring whether a person is seated and staying in a chair 1a provided corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1. For this reason, the monitoring area E set for each pachinko gaming machine 1 is a position where it is easy to image such a person, that is, a person seated on a chair 1a provided corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1 (For example, a space between each chair 1a and the pachinko gaming machine 1 located in front of the chair 1a as shown as a monitoring area E in the figure, which is predetermined from the seat surface. Is preferably set to a range up to a height (for example, a range up to the average height of a person sitting).

  In such a monitoring area setting image, when the administrator operates the setting button image 961 with the mouse, data indicating the specified camera ID, data indicating the machine number of the specified pachinko gaming machine 1, and monitoring The data indicating the monitoring area number assigned the same number as the corresponding machine number as the area specifying number, the data indicating the range of the specified monitoring area, and the data indicating the specified stay specifying time are associated with each other. The data (hereinafter referred to as monitoring area setting information) is stored in a database (hereinafter referred to as monitoring area database) provided in the storage unit 97.

  The monitoring area setting information for each pachinko gaming machine 1 is set and registered by repeatedly performing the setting operation of the monitoring area setting information as described above for each pachinko gaming machine 1.

  In addition, when a clear button image 962 is operated after selecting an arbitrary displayed monitoring area E by an operation using a mouse in the monitoring area setting image, the selected monitoring area E is designated or set as a target. Various data is deleted.

  Further, in the monitoring area setting image, for the pachinko gaming machine 1 with the serial number in which the monitoring area has already been set in the imaging range of each stay monitoring camera 4 of the corresponding camera ID, the monitoring area E is preliminarily set as a blue square frame. It is displayed. For this reason, the administrator can easily distinguish between the range of the monitoring area to be set this time and the range of the monitoring area that has already been set, while confirming how the set monitoring area is. A monitoring area of each pachinko gaming machine 1 can be set. In addition, at the stage before the setting button image 961 is operated after the red frame is displayed once the range of the monitoring area to be newly set is specified (the stage where it has been specified but not yet set). The position can be moved by dragging and dropping the selected frame with the mouse pointer, and the range can be changed by dragging the frame with the mouse pointer. .

  Also, in the monitoring area setting image, when a machine number that designates the pachinko gaming machine 1 for which the monitoring area is already set is input, the specified monitoring area E that has been set is displayed as a red square frame, and the frame is displayed with the mouse pointer. The range can be changed by specifying and dragging. For this reason, when changing the range of the monitoring area corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 for which the monitoring area is already set, it is possible to change the setting of the range of the monitoring area by performing such an input operation. .

  Next, a method for setting enlarged imaging setting information in the above-described enlarged imaging information setting process will be described. In the menu image displayed on the display unit 96 of the centralized management device 9, a menu button image for selecting an enlarged imaging information setting mode for executing the enlarged imaging information setting process is displayed by the administrator operating the input unit 95 with a mouse or the like. When selected and operated above, first, an enlarged imaging camera selection image for inputting data specifying the camera ID of the enlarged imaging camera 5 for setting the enlarged imaging setting information is displayed.

  When a camera ID is input in such an enlarged imaging camera selection image, the following image is displayed on the display unit 96 as an enlarged imaging information setting image. In such an enlarged imaging information setting image, an image of the imaging area captured by the enlarged imaging camera 5 having the camera ID designated by the enlarged imaging camera selection image (for example, an image similar to the image shown in FIG. 3). Is displayed on the display unit 96. Furthermore, in the enlarged imaging information setting image, a machine number designation area (not shown) for inputting data designating the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 for newly setting an enlarged imaging area, and designated enlarged imaging setting information are set ( A setting button image that is operated to register) and a clear button image that is operated to clear (delete) the specified enlarged imaging setting information are also displayed.

  In such an enlarged imaging information setting image, an imaging image in a state where the enlarged imaging is not performed as shown in FIG. 3 in the initial state is displayed on the display unit 96. In the enlarged image information setting image, the manager operating the keyboard in the input unit 95 and inputting the machine number in the machine number designation area described above designates the machine number for setting the enlarged imaging information. In the enlarged imaging information setting image, when the administrator appropriately operates the joystick in the input unit 95, the enlarged imaging image to be designated is actually captured and displayed on the display unit 96. In this case, enlarged image data including data indicating the zoom magnification and data indicating the imaging direction is designated. In the joystick, an enlargement switch operated to enlarge (zoom in) an image to be captured, a reduction switch operated to reduce (zoom out) the image to be captured, and an operation to change the imaging direction (angle) And a lever to be provided. When the enlarged imaging information setting image is displayed, the administrator operates the lever on the joystick to specify the imaging direction, and operates the enlargement switch and the reduction switch to specify the zoom magnification. An enlarged image can be taken. That is, an operation signal corresponding to each operation with the joystick is given from the input unit 95 to the centralized management device 9, and the centralized management device 9 controls the operation of the enlarged surveillance camera 5 from the centralized management device 9 according to the operation signal. The enlargement monitoring camera 5 is controlled by giving a control signal for performing the operation, and an image with an imaging direction and a zoom magnification according to the operation of the joystick is taken.

  When the machine number is specified in the enlarged imaging information setting image and the enlarged captured image is actually taken, the enlarged imaging camera 5 being imaged that the control unit 90 has as the control data of the designated enlarged monitoring camera 5 The data indicating the zoom magnification and the data indicating the imaging direction are temporarily stored in the enlarged imaging data temporary storage area provided in the RAM 92. As a result, based on the operation of the joystick as described above, enlarged image data including data indicating the zoom magnification and data indicating the imaging direction when enlarging an image is designated.

  In the enlarged imaging information setting image, when the administrator operates the setting button image 961 with the mouse, the data indicating the zoom magnification of the enlarged imaging camera 5 at the time of the operation and the data indicating the imaging direction are enlarged. Read from the temporary data storage area. Then, data indicating the designated camera number, data indicating the designated camera ID, data indicating the read zoom magnification, and data indicating the read imaging direction (hereinafter referred to as data) Is stored in a database (hereinafter referred to as an enlarged imaging database) provided in the storage unit 97. On the other hand, when the clear button image 962 is operated using the mouse in the enlarged imaging information setting image, the enlarged imaging setting information corresponding to the machine number designated at that time is deleted, and the surveillance camera selection image is displayed again. Is displayed.

  The enlarged imaging data set for each pachinko gaming machine 1 is a chair 1a provided corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1 in order to make it easier to identify a person staying in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a non-operating staying state. It is preferable to set so that an enlarged image can be captured so that the face of the person seated on can be identified.

  By repeating the setting operation of the enlarged imaging setting information as described above for each pachinko gaming machine 1, the enlarged imaging setting information for each pachinko gaming machine 1 is set and registered.

  Next, an operation status display image will be described as an example of an image displayed on the display unit 96 of the central management device 9 by the state notification process described above. FIG. 4 is a display screen diagram showing an operation status display image displayed on the display unit 96 of the centralized management device 9.

  In FIG. 4A, a plurality of gaming machine installation islands (in this example, all gaming machine installation islands) are displayed in a positional relationship corresponding to the arrangement in the gaming hall, and each gaming machine installation island is also displayed. A first operation status display image is shown in which all pachinko gaming machines are displayed in a positional relationship corresponding to the arrangement in the gaming machine installation island. FIG. 4B shows one gaming machine installation island, and all pachinko gaming machines in the gaming machine installation island are displayed in a positional relationship corresponding to the arrangement in the gaming machine installation island. 2 An operation status display image is shown.

  Referring to (a), in the first operation status display image, a plurality of island images 965 (islands 1 to 10) that are images indicating the gaming machine installation island 100 are displayed side by side. The arrangement of the plurality of island images 965 has a positional relationship corresponding to the arrangement of the gaming machine installation islands 100 in the game hall 10 as shown in FIG.

  Further, in each island image 965, a plurality of games are shown in which all pachinko gaming machines 1 in each gaming machine installation island 100 are divided by a square area according to the positional relationship corresponding to the arrangement in the gaming machine installation island 100. A machine area 9650 is included. In each gaming machine area 9650, the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is displayed, and the state of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is an operation staying state, a non-working staying state, a non-working non-staying state, and The state is classified into four states of the non-operating state, and the corresponding state is indicated by a color. In this example, the operation retention state is white, the non-operation retention state is red, the non-operation non-retention state is blue, and the operation non-retention state is yellow.

  Here, the operation staying state refers to a state in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in operation and there is no staying person. The non-operating staying state refers to a state in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not in operation and a staying person is present. The non-operating non-staying state refers to a state in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not operated and no staying person is present. The operation non-staying state refers to a state in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in operation and there is no staying person. In addition, the determination condition for the presence / absence of operation and the determination condition for the presence / absence of stay in such a state will be described later.

  In the first operation status display image, the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to each of the four states described above is targeted for all the pachinko gaming machines 1 installed on all gaming machine installation islands 100 in the game hall 10. A first state-specific number notification image 966a showing the number of each of which is classified by state is displayed. In the first-state number-of-units notification image 966a, in order to clearly distinguish the four states described above, for each state, a corresponding color in the gaming machine area 9650, a symbol indicating whether or not it is in an operating state (operation is ◯, Non-operating is indicated by x), a symbol indicating whether or not the vehicle is in a staying state (○ for staying, x for non-staying), and the number of corresponding pachinko gaming machines 1. For example, in this example, the operation retention state (operation state is ○, retention state is ○) is 140 units, non-operation retention state (operation state is ×, retention state is ○), non-operation non-retention state (operation The first state number notification image 966a indicates that the state is x and the staying state is x, and the operation non-stagnation state is 4 (the operation state is o and the staying state is x).

  In the first operation status display image, a cross key image 963 operated to change (move) the range of the island image 965 to be displayed is displayed. When the number of gaming machine installation islands 100 provided in the game hall 10 is larger than a predetermined number (10 islands in this example), all the gaming machine installation islands 100 cannot be displayed at one time. In such a case, the island image 965 of the gaming machine installation island 100 that is not displayed is displayed by changing (moving) the range of the island image 965 to be displayed by operating the cross key image 963. To. Then, a cross key image 963 is displayed to change (move) the range of the island image 965. The cross key image 963 can be operated with a mouse to instruct a change in four directions, up, down, left, and right. When the cross key image 963 is operated, the display range of the island image 965 is changed by scrolling in the direction corresponding to the operation.

  Further, in the first operation status display image, the mouse pointer 967 is positioned on an arbitrary island image 965 and a selection operation (click operation of the mouse button) is performed, whereby the selected 1 as shown in (b) is displayed. A second operating state display image that is an enlarged display of two island images 965 (in this example, the image of island 1) is displayed. When the second operation status display image is displayed, all the pachinko games installed on the selected gaming machine installation island 100 (island 1 in this example) instead of the aforementioned first state-specific number notification image 966a. For the machine 1, a second state-specific number notification image 966b showing the number of pachinko gaming machines 1 corresponding to each of the four states described above for each state is displayed.

  The cross key image 963 is also displayed when the second operation status display image is displayed. The cross key image 963 at this time is used for performing an operation of changing the gaming machine installation island 100 selected as the display target of the second operation status display image. That is, when the right direction is designated by the operation of the cross key image 963, the island image 965 (the image of the island 1) that is currently selected and displayed as the second operation status display image is displayed instead of the island image that is located on the right side of the island image 965. An image 965 (an image of island 2) is selected and enlarged. In addition, when a downward direction is indicated by operating the cross key image 963, the island image 965 (the image of the island 1) that is currently selected and displayed as the second operation status display image is displayed instead of the island image that is located below the island image 965. An image 965 (an image of island 6) is selected and enlarged. Thus, when the second operation status display image is displayed, the game machine installation island 100 to be enlarged is changed according to the operation of the cross key image 963.

  When the second operation status display image is displayed, a return button image 968 that is an image showing a button operated to return to the display of the first operation status display image is displayed. When this return button image 968 is operated with the mouse, the displayed image is returned to the display of the first operating status display image shown in FIG.

  Next, a monitoring area setting process executed by the CPU 93 of the control unit 90 in the central management apparatus 9 will be described. This monitoring area setting process is one of subroutine programs started by a main routine program executed for various processes in the control unit 90. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the monitoring area setting process executed in the control unit 90 of the centralized management apparatus 9.

  First, in step S (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 1, it is determined whether or not the above-described monitoring area setting mode is designated. If it is determined that the area is not designated in S1, the monitoring area setting process ends and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is designated by S1, the process proceeds to S2. At this stage, the aforementioned monitoring camera selection image is displayed on the display unit 96 by executing another subroutine program. In S2, it is determined whether or not a camera ID is designated based on the input of the camera ID in the surveillance camera selection image. If it is determined in S2 that the camera ID is not designated, the monitoring area setting process is terminated and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined in S2 that the camera ID is designated, the process proceeds to S3. At this stage, the aforementioned monitoring area setting image (see FIG. 3) as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display unit 96 by executing another subroutine program. In S3, it is determined whether or not the machine number is designated based on the input of the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the machine number designation area in the monitoring area setting image.

  If it is determined in S3 that the machine number is not designated, the monitoring area setting process is terminated and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined in S3 that the machine number is designated, the process proceeds to S4, and the operation corresponding to the designated machine number is performed by the operation for designating the monitoring area range on the monitoring area setting image described above. It is determined whether or not the range of the monitoring area E as shown in FIG. If it is determined in S4 that the range of the monitoring area is not designated, the monitoring area setting process ends and the process returns. On the other hand, when it is determined in S4 that the range of the monitoring area is designated, the process proceeds to S4a. At this stage, the range of the designated monitoring area E as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed in red by executing another subroutine program. In S4a, it is determined whether or not the specific stay time is designated based on the input of the stay specific time to the stay specific time designation area on the monitoring area setting image.

  If it is determined in S4a that the specific residence time has not been specified, the monitoring area setting process ends and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that the staying specific time is designated, the process proceeds to S5, and whether or not the setting button image 961 as the setting button on the monitoring region setting image as shown in FIG. To be judged.

  If it is determined in S5 that the operation has not been performed, the monitoring area setting process ends, and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that the operation has been performed in S5, the process proceeds to S6, in which the data indicating the specified camera number, the data indicating the specified camera ID, and the table corresponding as the number for specifying the specified monitoring area. The monitoring area setting information in which the data indicating the monitoring area number assigned the same number as the number, the data indicating the range of the specified monitoring area, and the data indicating the specified residence specific time are associated with each other as described above Processing to be stored in the area database is performed. When the monitoring area setting information is stored in the monitoring area database in this way, the monitoring area is set for the pachinko gaming machine 1 having the corresponding machine number. In the monitoring area setting image, the set monitoring area E is set. Will be displayed in blue.

  Next, the process proceeds to S7, and processing for transmitting the monitoring area setting information set in S6 to the stay monitoring camera control device 6 is performed. The monitoring area setting information transmitted in this way is used in the stay monitoring camera control device 6 to identify the stand number and the monitoring area number to which each stay monitoring camera 4 corresponds. After S7, this enlarged imaging information setting process ends, and the process returns.

  By executing such monitoring area setting processing, the administrator can store monitoring area setting information for each pachinko gaming machine 1 in the monitoring area database.

  Next, an enlarged imaging information setting process executed by the CPU 93 of the control unit 90 in the central management device 9 will be described. This enlarged imaging information setting process is one of the aforementioned subroutine programs executed by the control unit 90. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the enlarged imaging information setting process executed in the control unit 90 of the centralized management apparatus 9.

  First, in S11, it is determined whether or not the above-described enlarged imaging information setting mode is designated. If it is determined in S11 that it has not been designated, this enlarged imaging information setting process ends, and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that it is designated in S11, the process proceeds to S12. At this stage, the above-described enlarged imaging camera selection image is displayed on the display unit 96 by executing another subroutine program. In S12, it is determined whether or not a camera ID has been designated based on the input of the camera ID in the enlarged captured camera selection image. If it is determined in S12 that the camera ID is not designated, the enlarged imaging information setting process is terminated and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined in S12 that the camera ID is designated, the process proceeds to S13. At this stage, the above-described enlarged imaging information setting image is displayed on the display unit 96 by executing another subroutine program. In S13, it is determined whether or not the machine number is designated based on the entry of the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the machine number designation area in the enlarged imaging information setting image.

  If it is determined in S13 that the machine number is not designated, the enlarged imaging information setting process is terminated and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined in S13 that the machine number is designated, the process proceeds to S14 to designate enlarged imaging data using the joystick as described above when the enlarged imaging information setting image is displayed. Enlarged imaging data (data indicating the zoom magnification and data indicating the imaging direction) corresponding to the designated camera ID and unit number is designated along with the operation (imaging direction designation operation, zoom magnification designation operation). It is determined whether or not (data is temporarily stored in the enlarged imaging data temporary storage area). If it is determined in S14 that the enlarged imaging data is not designated, the enlarged imaging information setting process ends, and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined in S14 that enlarged imaging data is designated, the process proceeds to S15, and it is determined whether or not the setting button (setting button image) on the enlarged imaging information setting image is operated. .

  If it is determined that the operation has not been performed in S15, the enlarged imaging information setting process ends, and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that the operation has been performed in S15, the process proceeds to S16, in which data indicating the designated machine number includes data indicating the designated camera ID, and designated enlarged imaging data (in the RAM 92 as described above). A process of storing the enlarged imaging setting information associated with the temporarily stored data indicating the zoom magnification and the data indicating the imaging direction) in the above-described enlarged imaging database provided in the storage unit 97 is performed. For such enlarged image data, there are data stored in the RAM 92 and data stored in the enlarged image database, but the data temporarily stored in the RAM 92 is used for imaging in a state other than when data is set. First, data stored in the enlarged imaging database is used for enlarged imaging in a state notification process described later. After S16, this enlarged imaging information setting process ends, and the process returns.

  By executing such an enlarged imaging information setting process, the administrator can store the enlarged imaging setting information for each pachinko gaming machine 1 in the enlarged imaging database.

  Next, the person image tracking process in the imaging region executed by the CPU of the control unit 60 in the stay monitoring camera control device 6 will be described. This person-image tracking process in the imaging area is one of subroutine programs activated by a main routine program executed for various processes in the control unit 60.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the person image tracking process in the imaging area executed by the control unit 60 of the stay monitoring camera control device 6. The human image tracking process in the imaging area shown below is executed in parallel for each stay monitoring camera 4 for each stay monitoring camera 4 as a target.

  First, in S21, a process of acquiring image data as imaging data of the imaging area to be tracked sent from the staying monitoring camera 4 to be tracked is performed. Then, in S22, based on the image data acquired in S21, a process of specifying a person image (an image showing a person) existing in the imaging region to be tracked is performed. The identification of the person image in S22 is performed using the background subtraction method, which is a well-known method for extracting an object image in an image based on a change in the captured image. Here, the background subtraction method refers to an image processing method in which a newly captured image is compared with a background image that has been captured in advance, and a moving object is detected based on the difference between these image data.

  More specifically, in S22, the following processing is performed. First, an image when no person is present in the imaging region to be tracked is imaged in advance as a background image, the image data is stored in the storage unit 61 as background image data, and the image data acquired in S21 Compare the stored background image data, and if there is a difference (change) such as a color difference or density difference between these image data, the image of the part with the difference is specified as a person image To do.

  In this embodiment, since the stay monitoring camera 4 for recognizing an object in a three-dimensional shape is used, the person image is specified as follows.

  First, the principle of recognizing an object in a three-dimensional shape by the stay monitoring camera 4 will be described. The two CCDs provided in the stay monitoring camera 4 are provided so as to pick up images from different directions in the same monitoring region, and pick up images at the same timing. Since the imaging directions of both CCDs with respect to the same object are different, the position of an arbitrary feature point in the object existing in each of two two-dimensional image (planar image) data captured by both CCDs has different coordinate values. For both CDDs, the installation position, the focal position of the lens, and the imaging direction are determined in advance. And about the feature point imaged in this way, the two-dimensional coordinate position in each of two two-dimensional image data imaged with both CCD is calculated | required by image processing. Then, the first straight line connecting the focal position of one CCD and the coordinate position of the feature point in the corresponding two-dimensional image data, and the coordinate position of the feature point in the two-dimensional image data corresponding to the focal position of the other CCD. By obtaining the spatial coordinate position (three-dimensional coordinate position) of the intersection with the second straight line connecting the two, the three-dimensional coordinate position of the feature point is obtained. Thereby, based on the image pick-up by the stay monitoring camera 4, an object can be recognized with a three-dimensional shape. In this way, the stay monitoring camera 4 uses two CCDs to image the same object from different positions, so that the difference in coordinates (parallax) on the image captured by each CCD can be used on the spatial coordinates of the object. It has a function that can detect the position of.

  When an object is recognized in a three-dimensional shape as described above, image data of the background image as described above is captured and stored in advance with either one of the two CCDs. And the image data of the CCD acquired in S21, and when there is a difference (change) such as a color difference between these image data, the image of the part having the difference is used as a feature point. A plurality of feature points on the image are specified as a person image. A plurality of feature points in such a person image are stored in the person image storage area of the storage unit 61 in association with the two-dimensional image data captured by the two CCDs as the data of the three-dimensional coordinates as described above. Such image data is stored and updated for a plurality of frames from the latest.

  Next, it progresses to S23 and it is judged whether there exists any person image specified within the imaging region by S22. When it is determined that there is no person image specified in S23, the person image tracking process in the imaging region is finished and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a person image specified in S23, the process proceeds to S24, and among the specified person images, is there an unregistered person image to be tracked in the tracking target imaging area? It is determined whether or not. Here, the setting registration of the tracking target person image is set as a tracking target image by storing the image data of the person image specified in S22 in the storage unit 61 as the tracking target person image data in S25 described later. It means registering.

  If it is determined in S24 that there is no unregistered registration, it is not necessary to newly register and register a tracking target person image, so the process proceeds to S26 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S24 that there is an unregistered registered image, the process proceeds to S25, and among the person images specified as described above, an unregistered registered person image is newly registered as a tracking target person image. Processing for setting and registering as a tracking target person image by storing data of an unset person image as new tracking target person image data in a tracking person storage area provided in the storage unit 61 Is done. After S25, the process proceeds to S26.

  In S26, a process for tracking the tracking target person image registered and registered is performed. Specifically, in S26, the tracking target person image is tracked by performing the following processing. For the tracking target person image newly set and registered in S25, the image data of the person image specified in S22, the position data of the center of gravity of the tracking target person image (the feature points of the person image specified in S22). Includes the information that identifies the position of the center of gravity within the imaging area by extracting the position of the center of gravity of the tracking target person image from the three-dimensional coordinate data), and the tracking time data (information that tracks the tracking time from the time of new registration) Create and register new tracking target data.

  In addition, for the tracking target person image that has already been set and registered, by performing a proximity search based on the tracking target person image data created for the tracking target person image in the previous imaging region person image tracking process, Track the tracking target person image. Here, the neighborhood search means searching for an image as follows. First, the barycentric position of each person image specified in S22 is extracted, and the vicinity of the position indicated by the barycentric position data of each tracking target data (data one frame before) created in the previous process is extracted from the person image. In the range of a predetermined distance estimated to advance when the tracking target person image data moves at a speed at which a person walks, a person image having a gravity center position is searched. Then, when there is such a person image, the image data of the person image is compared with the image data of the tracking target person image, and when the predetermined data matching condition is satisfied, the person image is tracked. Identify as subject image. In such a human image search, for the tracking target person image, the movement amount of the center of gravity between one frame is calculated based on the past two frames of image data, and based on the calculated movement amount, Next, the person image may be searched by estimating the position where the center of gravity of the tracking target person image exists. Further, the tracking target data of the identified tracking target person image is recorded by updating and recording the image data of the human image thus identified and the position data of the center of gravity in the tracking target data of the identified tracking target person image. It is updated and used for tracking the next tracking target person image. As described above, the tracking target person image that has already been set and registered is tracked by searching for such a person image. After S26, the person-in-image area tracking processing in the imaging area is completed, and the process returns.

  Next, the monitoring area image specifying process executed by the CPU of the control unit 60 in the stay monitoring camera control device 6 will be described. This monitoring area image specifying process is one of the aforementioned subroutine programs executed by the control unit 60.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the in-monitoring area image specifying process executed by the control unit 60 of the stay monitoring camera control device 6. The in-monitor area image specifying process described below is executed in parallel for all the monitor areas set as described above.

  First, in S61, a process of acquiring image data as imaging data of the monitoring area sent from an image captured by the corresponding stay monitoring camera 4 for the monitoring area to be identified is performed. In S62, the tracking target data created in S25 and S26 described above is acquired for the imaging region including the monitoring area of the specific target in order to grasp the tracking target person image in the monitoring area of the specific target. Processing is performed.

  Then, in S63, based on the tracking target data acquired in S62, it is determined whether there is a tracking target person image in the monitoring area of the specific target. If it is determined in S63 that there is no tracking target person image, the process proceeds to S69 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S63 that there is a tracking target person image, the process proceeds to S64, and the tracking target person image determined in S63 measures the time in the monitoring area as the residence time in the monitoring target area. It is determined whether or not the setting has been registered as the target time measurement target image.

  If it is determined in S64 that the setting has been completed, the process proceeds to S66 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S64 that the setting has not been made, the process proceeds to S65, and processing for setting and registering the corresponding tracking target person image as the time measurement target image is performed. After S65, the process proceeds to S66.

  In S66, the measured value of the time in the monitoring area of the time measurement target image registered and registered is updated. That is, S66 is a step for measuring the time within the monitoring area of the time measurement target image, and the monitoring area image specifying process is executed at a predetermined time period (for example, 2 msec), so that every time S66 is executed. In addition, the measured value of the time in the monitoring area is added and updated every predetermined time (for example, 2 msec).

  Next, whether or not the time in the monitoring area of the time measurement target image that has been set and registered is equal to or longer than the stay specific time (for example, 30 seconds) set as described above for the monitoring area to be specified by S67. Is judged. If it is determined in S67 that the time in the monitoring area is equal to or longer than the set staying specific time, the process proceeds to S68, and there is a staying person in the specific target monitoring area data stored in the predetermined storage area in the storage unit 61. The data with the staying person, which is data indicating that this is to be performed, is set (stored). After S68, the process proceeds to S70. On the other hand, if it is determined in S67 that the time in the monitoring area is not equal to or longer than the specified staying specific time, the process proceeds to S69, and the staying is data indicating that no staying person exists in the specific target monitoring area data. Unattended data is set (stored). After S69, the process proceeds to S70.

  In this way, when the tracking target person image exists for a specified stay time or longer in the monitoring area, it is specified that there is a staying person in the monitoring area, and the tracking target person image is set in the monitoring area. When it does not exist for a specific time or more, it is specified that there is no staying person in the monitoring area. For this reason, when the tracking target person image exists for more than the specified staying time within the monitoring area, the person corresponding to the tracking target person image is specified as the staying person.

  In S <b> 70, it is determined whether or not data with a staying person is set in the specific target monitoring area data. If it is determined by S70 that the data with staying person is set, the process proceeds to S71, and the staying person information specifying the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the monitoring area to be specified is sent to the centralized management device 9. Sent. Here, the staying person presence information is information indicating that there is a staying person in the monitoring area to be identified. Further, the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the monitoring area to be specified is specified based on the monitoring area setting information transmitted to the control unit 60 of the stay monitoring camera control device 6 in S6 described above. After S71, the monitoring area in-image specifying process ends, and the process returns.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S70 that the data with staying person is not set, the process proceeds to S72, and no staying person information specifying the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 corresponding to the monitoring area to be specified is the centralized management device. 9 is transmitted. Here, the no-staying person information is information indicating that there is no staying person in the specific monitoring area. After S72, the monitoring area image specifying process ends, and the process returns. In this way, the information on the presence / absence of the staying person and the information on the absence of staying person transmitted to the centralized management device 9 are provided in the storage unit 97 in association with the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 in the received centralized management device 9. Is stored as the staying person specifying information (information indicating whether there is a staying person or no staying person).

  Next, the operation presence / absence specifying process executed by the CPU 93 of the control unit 90 in the centralized management apparatus 9 will be described. This operation presence / absence specifying process is one of the aforementioned subroutine programs executed by the control unit 90. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the operation presence / absence specifying processing executed in the control unit 90 of the centralized management apparatus 9. The operation presence / absence specifying process shown below is executed in parallel for each pachinko gaming machine 1 targeted for each pachinko gaming machine 1.

  First, in S41, it is determined whether or not out ball detection information corresponding to the specific target pachinko gaming machine 1 has been input. If it is determined in S41 that the out ball detection information has been input, the process proceeds to S42, and a process of adding and updating the out ball counter provided for the specific target pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. It progresses to S43 after S42. On the other hand, if it is determined in S41 that the out sphere detection information has not been input, the process proceeds to S43 as it is.

  In S43, it is determined whether or not an operation determination timing, which is a timing for determining an operation state, every predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has been reached. If it is determined in S43 that the operation determination timing is not reached, the operation presence / absence specifying process ends, and the process returns. On the other hand, if it is determined in S43 that the operation determination timing is reached, the process proceeds to S44, and it is determined whether or not the value of the out ball counter of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be specified is a predetermined number (for example, 10) or more. Is done.

  If it is determined in S44 that the value of the out ball counter is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, the process proceeds to S45, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be specified is operated in the operation specific data stored in the predetermined storage area in the storage unit 97. Operation specific data that is data indicating that the state is in the state is set (stored). After S45, the process proceeds to S47. On the other hand, if it is determined in S44 that the value of the out ball counter is not equal to or larger than the predetermined number, the process proceeds to S46, and the above-mentioned operation specifying data is data indicating that the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be specified is not in an operating state. Certain non-operation specific data is set (stored). After S46, the process proceeds to S47.

  In S47, a process of initializing the out ball counter for the specific target pachinko gaming machine 1 (setting the count value to “0”) is performed. After S47, the operation presence / absence specifying process ends, and the process returns. In this operation presence / absence specifying process, it is specified that the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which 10 or more out balls have been detected in 30 seconds is in an operating state, and 10 or more out balls have not been detected in 30 seconds. It is specified that the machine 1 is in a non-operating state.

  Next, a state determination process executed by the CPU 93 of the control unit 90 in the central management apparatus 9 will be described. This state determination process is one of the aforementioned subroutine programs executed in the control unit 90. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the state determination processing executed in the control unit 90 of the centralized management device 9. The state determination process shown below is executed in parallel for each pachinko gaming machine 1 targeted for each pachinko gaming machine 1.

  First, by S50, the staying person specifying information and the operation presence / absence specifying information about the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be determined are acquired. The staying person specifying information is acquired by reading information (staying person specifying information) transmitted from the stay monitoring camera control device 6 and stored in the storage unit 97, and the operation presence / absence specifying information is stored in the storage unit 97. It is obtained by reading the data set in the specified operation specific data.

  Next, in S51, it is determined whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be determined is in an operating state based on the operation specifying data acquired in S50. If it is determined in S51 that it is not in the operating state, the process proceeds to S55 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S51 that the machine is in the operating state, the process proceeds to S52, and whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be determined is in a state where there is a staying person based on the staying person presence / absence specifying information acquired in S50. Is judged.

  If it is determined by S52 that there is a staying person, there is a staying person and the person is in operation, and the process proceeds to S53, where the determination target stored in the predetermined storage area in the storage unit 97 is stored. In the state determination data of the pachinko gaming machine 1, operation staying identification data indicating that the operation staying state is set. After S53, this state determination process ends, and the process returns.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S52 that there is no staying person, there is no staying person and the machine is in operation, and the process proceeds to S54 and is stored in a predetermined storage area in the storage unit 97. The operation non-staying specific data indicating the non-working state is set in the state determination data of the target pachinko gaming machine 1. After S54, the state determination process ends and the process returns.

  Further, when it is determined that the operation state is not in S51 and the process proceeds to S55, the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be determined is in a state where there is a stayer based on the stayer presence / absence specifying information acquired in S50 by S55. It is determined whether or not. If it is determined in S55 that there is a staying person, there is a staying person and the person is not operating, and the process proceeds to S56, where the determination target stored in the predetermined storage area in the storage unit 97 is stored. Non-operating staying specific data indicating the non-operating staying state is set in the state determination data of the pachinko gaming machine 1. After S56, this state determination process ends, and the process returns.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S55 that there is no staying person, there is no staying person and the person is not in operation, and the process proceeds to S57 and is stored in a predetermined storage area in the storage unit 97. Non-operating / non-retaining specific data indicating the non-operating / non-retaining state is set in the state determination data of the target pachinko gaming machine 1. After S57, this state determination process ends and the process returns.

  According to the state determination process as described above, the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be determined is based on the staying person presence / absence information and the operation presence / absence information, and the operation staying state, the operation non-staying state, the non-working staying state, and the non-working state. It is determined which state is the non-staying state.

  Next, a state notification process executed by the CPU 93 of the control unit 90 in the central management device 9 will be described. This state notification process is one of the aforementioned subroutine programs executed in the control unit 90. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the state notification processing executed in the control unit 90 of the centralized management device 9. The status notification process shown below is a process that is executed sequentially for every pachinko gaming machine 1 for all pachinko gaming machines 1, and the central management device 9 monitors the inside of the game hall during the business hours of the gaming hall 10. It is executed repeatedly when

  First, by S81, the above-described state determination data is read for all the pachinko gaming machines 1 in the game hall 10, and the operation retention state, the operation non-retention state, the non-operation retention state, and the non-operation non-retention state 4 For each state, a process of counting the number of pachinko gaming machines 1 in each state is performed. In S81, the number of pachinko gaming machines 1 in each state is calculated for each state based on the state determination data of all pachinko gaming machines 1.

Next, in S82, a process for distinguishing and displaying the number of units for each state counted in S81 is performed. Specifically, in S82, the first state number notification image 966a shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. Next, an initial value (“1”) of the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as a target for performing various notifications as described later is acquired through S83. Thereby, the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that is the target of the processing related to the notification performed below is determined.

  Next, it progresses to S84 and it is determined whether the operation residence determination data is set as the state determination data of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be notified. If it is determined in S84 that the operation retention determination data is not set, the process proceeds to S86 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S84 that the operation retention determination data is set, the process proceeds to S85, and the game corresponding to the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 in the operation status display image as shown in FIG. Processing for setting data for displaying the machine area 9650 in white is performed. As a result, for the pachinko gaming machine 1 that is in an operation staying state, in the corresponding gaming machine area 9650, a machine number is displayed and a notification that the color of the area is white is performed. After S85, the process proceeds to S96 described later.

  If it is determined in S84 that the operation retention determination data is not set and the process proceeds to S86, whether or not non-operation / non-retention determination data is set as the state determination data of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be notified. Is judged. If it is determined in S86 that the non-operating / non-staying determination data is not set, the process proceeds to S88 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S86 that the non-operating / non-staying determination data is set, the process proceeds to S87 and corresponds to the unit number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 in the operating status display image as shown in FIG. Processing for setting data for displaying the gaming machine area 9650 to be displayed in blue is performed. As a result, for the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a non-operating non-retaining state, in the corresponding gaming machine area 9650, the machine number is displayed and a notification that the color of the area is blue is performed. After S87, the process proceeds to S96 described later.

  If it is determined in S86 that the non-operating / non-staying determination data is not set and the process proceeds to S88, is non-operating staying determination data set as the state determining data of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be notified? It is determined whether or not. If it is determined in S88 that the non-operating stay determination data is not set, the process proceeds to S92 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S88 that the non-operating stay determination data is set, the process proceeds to S89, and corresponds to the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 unit number in the operating status display image as shown in FIG. Processing for setting data for displaying the gaming machine area 9650 in red is performed. Thereby, for the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the non-operating staying state, in the corresponding gaming machine area 9650, the machine number is displayed and a notification that the color of the area is red is performed.

  Next, the process proceeds to S90, and a process of setting data for outputting an alarm sound for notifying that the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the non-operating staying state from the speaker 98 is performed. Thereby, when the non-operating stay state occurs, a notification that outputs a predetermined warning sound from the speaker 98 is performed. Then, the process proceeds to S91, and a process for setting data for notifying the intercom 990 in the game hall 10 that the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a non-operating staying state is performed. Specifically, this notification is made by outputting a voice that clearly specifies how many units are in a non-operating staying state on the intercom 990. As a result, when a non-operating stay state occurs, the central control device 9 transmits a command signal for instructing the intercom control device 99 to perform the above-mentioned voice notification, and based on the command signal, the intercom control device 99 The cam control device 99 notifies each intercom 990 of the above notification.

  The data for making such a report is provided in the storage unit 97, the intercom report data is stored in an intercom report database that stores the data in the order in which the data was set, and sequentially read out in the stored order. Used for the aforementioned notification. Thereby, the notification of the non-operating stay state for a plurality of units can be prevented from being performed at the same time. In addition, such a notification is controlled so as not to be executed for a while once it is executed in order to avoid repeated notification in a short period.

  Next, proceeding to S91a, the camera ID data and the enlarged imaging data (data indicating the zoom magnification and the data stored in the above-described enlarged imaging database corresponding to the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the non-operating staying state) (Data indicating the imaging direction), and based on the data, data for executing enlarged imaging set in correspondence with the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a non-operating staying state with the corresponding enlarged monitoring camera 5 The process of setting is performed. Based on the data set in this way, a control signal for causing the corresponding enlarged monitoring camera 5 to capture the set enlarged imaging is provided from the centralized management device 9 to the stay monitoring camera control device 6, and the control signal is included in the control signal. Based on this, the stay monitoring camera controller 6 controls the operation of the corresponding enlargement monitoring camera 5, so that the vicinity of the pachinko gaming machine 1 that is in a non-operating staying state is enlarged and imaged by the enlargement monitoring camera 5. It can be easily specified. It progresses to S96 mentioned later after S91a.

  When it is necessary to execute such enlargement imaging on a plurality of pachinko gaming machines in a short time with a single enlargement monitoring camera 5, the enlargement imaging targets are sequentially switched to capture a plurality of enlargement imaging targets. The image data is sequentially stored in the enlarged captured image database provided in the storage unit 97, and after the imaging of all the enlarged imaging targets is completed, the display unit 96 is performed as necessary based on the stored image data. A process for displaying an enlarged captured image taken on the screen is performed.

  If it is determined in S88 that the non-operating stay determination data is not set and the process proceeds to S92, whether or not the non-operating stay determination data is set as the state determination data of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be notified. Is judged. If it is determined in S92 that the operation non-staying determination data is not set, the process proceeds to S96 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in S92 that the operation non-staying determination data is set, the process proceeds to S93, and corresponds to the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 in the operation status display image as shown in FIG. Processing for setting data for displaying the gaming machine area 9650 in yellow is performed. Thereby, for the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the non-operating state, in the corresponding gaming machine area 9650, the machine number is displayed and a notification that the area color is yellow is performed.

  Next, the process proceeds to S94, and processing for setting data for outputting an alarm sound for notifying that the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the non-operating state from the speaker 98 is performed. As a result, when an operation non-staying state occurs, notification that outputs a predetermined alarm sound from the speaker 98 is performed. Then, the process proceeds to S95, and processing is performed for setting data for reporting to the intercom 990 in the game hall 10 that the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the non-operating state. As a result, when a non-operating state occurs, the central control device 9 transmits a command signal instructing the intercom control device 99 to perform the above-mentioned notification, and based on the command signal, the intercom control is performed. The device 99 notifies each intercom 990 of the above-mentioned notification. After S95, the process proceeds to S96.

  Next, in S96, whether or not the initial value of the machine number is set in S83 and the processes of S84 to S95 scheduled to be sequentially executed for all the pachinko gaming machines 1 are executed for all the pachinko gaming machines and ended. To be judged. Specifically, in S96, it is determined whether or not the unit number that is incremented and updated one by one from the first unit every time S84 to S95 are executed becomes a predetermined final unit number.

  If it is determined in S96 that the process has not been completed for all pachinko gaming machines, the process proceeds to S97, and a process of adding and updating the machine number that is the notification target in the current process by one is performed. As a result, every time the processing of S84 to S95 is executed, the pachinko gaming machine 1 with the next machine number becomes a notification target, and as a result, all the pachinko gaming machines 1 from the first machine to the last machine are used. Are sequentially targeted. After S97, the processing of S84 to S95 is performed for the pachinko gaming machine 1 with the machine number updated in S97.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S96 that the processing has been completed for all the pachinko gaming machines, the process proceeds to S98, and the notification that the data is set in S85, S87, S89, S90, S91, S93, S94, or S95 and Processing for executing enlarged imaging with data set in S91a is performed. After S98, the state determination process ends and the process returns.

  According to the state notification process as described above, the state of each pachinko gaming machine 1 is notified by being distinguished into four states of an operation staying state, a non-operation staying state, a non-working non-staying state, and an operation non-staying state. Therefore, the administrator can easily grasp what state each pachinko gaming machine 1 is in.

  Furthermore, when a non-operating staying state occurs, an alarm sound is output, an intercom 990 is notified, and an enlarged image of the vicinity of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. Coping becomes easy. Further, when an operation non-staying state occurs, an alarm sound is output and a notification to the intercom 990 is made, so that it becomes easy for the game hall to cope with the operation non-staying state. In addition, since the number of the pachinko gaming machines 1 is aggregated and displayed according to the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1, it becomes easy to grasp the situation for many pachinko gaming machines 1 in the game hall 10.

  Next, main effects obtained by this embodiment will be described together.

  As shown in S51, S55, and S56 of FIG. 10, it is specified by the presence / absence of operation in each pachinko gaming machine 1 based on the operation information, and the change in the image of the monitoring area set for each pachinko gaming machine 1 individually. It is determined whether there is a pachinko gaming machine 1 in a non-operating staying state based on the presence or absence of a staying person. When it is determined that there is a pachinko gaming machine 1 in a non-operating staying state, as shown in S88 to S91 and S98 in FIG. 11, it is notified that there is a pachinko gaming machine that has been determined. For this reason, it is possible to grasp the presence of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in the non-operating staying state that is not in operation even though there is a staying person, even if the attendant does not go directly to see the pachinko gaming machine 1 It is possible to reduce the management burden of the game hall 10 related to the management of the operation status. Further, pachinko games such as being able to grasp the existence of the gaming machine 10 in a non-operating staying state without taking the attendant directly to take measures to deal with the gaming machine 10 in that state. It is possible to quickly respond to an action that causes a reduction in the operating rate of the machine 1.

  In addition, as shown in S88, S91a, and S98 in FIG. 11, when it is determined that there is a pachinko gaming machine 1 in a non-operating staying state, the monitoring area corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is enlarged and imaged. Therefore, it is possible to make it easier to check the staying person involved in the non-working staying state.

  Further, as shown in S51, S52, S53, S55, and S57 in FIG. 10, it is determined whether or not there is a non-operating / non-retaining state or operating staying state, and S84 to S87 and S98 in FIG. As shown, since it is notified that there is a pachinko gaming machine 1 in the state of the determination, the relationship between the operating state and the staying person in the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be grasped more clearly.

  Further, as shown in S51, S52, and S54 in FIG. 10, it is determined whether there is a pachinko gaming machine 1 that is not in operation, and the determination is made as shown in S92 to S95 and S98 in FIG. Since there is a notification that there is a pachinko gaming machine 1 that has been defeated, the presence of the pachinko gaming machine 1 in an abnormal state that is in an operating state despite the absence of a staying person, that is, the non-operating pachinko gaming machine 1 Since it is possible to grasp even if the attendant does not go to see directly, it is possible to further reduce the management burden of the game hall related to the management of the operation status of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the state determined by the state determination process is notified, the arrangement of the pachinko gaming machine 1 whose state is determined in the arrangement of the pachinko gaming machines 1 in the game hall 10 Since the image specifying the position is displayed, the position confirmation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to be notified can be facilitated, and measures for dealing with the gaming machine in this state can be taken more quickly.

  In addition, as shown in the first state-specific number notification image 966a in FIG. 4, when the state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is notified, the number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machines 1 is notified for each state. Therefore, confirmation of the number of gaming machines in each state can be facilitated.

  Further, as shown in the display screen diagram of FIG. 4 and S85, S87, S89, S91, S93, S95, and S98 of FIG. 10, it is notified that there is a pachinko gaming machine in which the non-operating staying state is determined. Sometimes, the machine number of the identified pachinko gaming machine is also notified, so that measures for dealing with the pachinko gaming machine in the determined state can be taken more quickly. For example, for pachinko machines that are not in operation and in pachinko machines that are not in operation, it is possible to quickly take measures to alert those who are related to the pachinko machine. With regard to the machine, it is possible to quickly take a call to recommend a game in the pachinko gaming machine in the non-operating state in the game hall.

  Next, modifications and feature points of the embodiment described above are listed below.

  (1) In the above-described embodiment, the first type of pachinko gaming machine is shown as the pachinko gaming machine 1, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the second type of pachinko gaming machine and the third type are used as pachinko gaming machines. Other types of pachinko gaming machines, such as a type of pachinko gaming machine, may be used.

  (2) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a camera that obtains three-dimensional image data by imaging is used as the stay monitoring camera 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the two-dimensional image by imaging is not limited thereto. You may use the camera which acquires data.

  (3) In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the person image tracking process in the imaging area shown in FIG. 7 and the image identification process in the monitoring area shown in FIG. 8 are executed in the control unit 60 of the stay monitoring camera control device 6. showed that. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the person image tracking process within the imaging area and the image identification process within the monitoring area may be executed by the control unit 60 of the centralized management device 9.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the person image tracking process in the imaging area shown in FIG. 7 and the image specifying process in the monitoring area shown in FIG. 8 are executed in parallel for each monitoring area has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these processes may be executed sequentially for each monitored area in the game arcade or for each of a plurality of units (for example, for each gaming machine installed island).

  (5) In the above-described embodiment, the operation presence / absence specifying process shown in FIG. 9 and the state determination process shown in FIG. 10 are executed in parallel for each pachinko gaming machine 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these processes may be executed sequentially for each pachinko machine in the game hall one by one or a plurality (for example, for each gaming machine installation island).

  (6) In the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the state notification process shown in FIG. 11 is executed one by one for all the pachinko gaming machines in the game hall. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these processes may be executed in parallel for each pachinko gaming machine 1, or may be executed sequentially by a plurality of units (for example, for each gaming machine installation island). .

  (7) In the above-described embodiment, as the determination conditions for the four states of the operation retention state, the non-operation retention state, the non-operation non-retention state, and the operation non-retention state in the state determination process shown in FIG. An example is shown in which it is immediately determined that the condition of the combination of the staying person presence / absence information and the operation presence / absence information is satisfied. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be added as a determination condition for each state that a state in which the combination condition of the staying person presence / absence information and the operation presence / absence information is satisfied continues for a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds).

  (8) As the person identification method in the above-described embodiment, an example using the background subtraction method has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the following identification method may be adopted as a person identification method. As a method for identifying a person, when a plurality of frames of image data are stored, the image data is compared between the newly captured image data and the image data of the previous frame, and the color of the image data When there is a difference (change) such as a difference and a difference in density, a difference method may be used in which an image of the part having the difference is specified as a person image. In addition, as a person identification method, the above-described difference method and the background difference method may be used in combination. For example, when a plurality of frames of image data are stored, first, a process for specifying a first-stage human image based on a difference (change) in image data is performed using the above-described difference method. In the identification of the human image in the first stage, when there is a difference (change) in the image data between frames, is there a difference in the image data due to the imaging of another person who is replaced from a certain person? It is difficult to specify whether a difference has occurred in the image data because a certain person disappeared and the background was captured. For this reason, the difference (change) in image data between frames using the background difference method as described in the above-described embodiment as the person identification process in the second stage after the identification by the difference method on the first stage surface. Based on the above, the process of specifying the second-stage person image is performed. If the background difference method for comparing the newly captured image with the previously stored background image is executed as the second stage process, the portion of the image in which there is a difference (change) in image data between frames. Identifies whether there was a difference in the image data due to the imaging of another person who was replaced from a certain person, or a difference in the image data due to the absence of a certain person and the imaging of the background can do.

  (9) In the above-described embodiment, the following technique may be employed from the viewpoint of protecting personal information. When a member card (a card that can be stored) that is a game card issued to a member of the game hall 10 is newly issued, the central management device 9 collects a personal identification image such as a member's face image in addition to the member personal information. Is registered (stored) in the storage unit 97. Then, when the enlarged image of the staying person is captured by the enlargement imaging camera 5 in response to the occurrence of the non-operating staying state, the centralized management device 9 extracts and registers the feature points of the staying person from the image data. A process of identifying who is the staying person is performed by comparing the feature points of the individual specific image of each member. In this way, a staying person can be specified easily.

  (10) When the technology for identifying the staying person is adopted as in (9), the relationship between the staying person's image captured in the game hall 10 and the personal information is as follows. It may not be easily grasped by the side. For example, anonymity is registered as the personal identification information notified at the time of registration of a membership card, and the anonymous and legitimate personal identification information is paired and registered with a reliable third party organization (member card issuing company, etc.). . In this case, the game hall can know the member's legitimate personal identification information because special conditions such as when a fraudulent act is detected by taking an enlarged image of the staying person in a non-operating staying state are established. Only when When the special conditions are established, information indicating anonymity registered is sent online from the amusement hall to the third party institution, and the third party institution determines the personal identification information corresponding to the anonymity and provides the personal identification information. Try to respond to the playground.

  In this case, it is necessary to prove that the anonymity notified at the time of registration of the membership card at the amusement hall is the anonymity that is properly registered in the third party organization. Therefore, prior to the new registration of the membership card, the player registers anonymous and legitimate personal identification information with a third party institution, and based on this, proves that the anonymity is legitimately registered with the third party institution. The electronic certificate is issued, and the data of the electronic certificate is recorded on a card or a mobile phone owned by the member. In addition, upon anonymity notification at the time of registration of a membership card at the game hall, the electronic certificate is presented so that it can be verified that the anonymity is properly registered.

  In such a case, if the member's regular address is reported when a new member card is registered, the real name of the member may be calculated from the address regardless of how much anonymity is reported. On the other hand, if the address is not notified to the game hall, there is a disadvantage that it becomes impossible to mail the direct mail for members sent from the game hall to the player. Therefore, the member reports anonymity to the nearest convenience store, uses the address of the convenience store in place of the member's address (hereinafter referred to as an anonymous address), and reports the anonymous address to the amusement hall. As a result, direct mail for members from the amusement hall is mailed to the convenience store. The member goes to the convenience store, presents an electronic certificate, verifies that the person is an anonymous person, and receives a direct mail etc. sent.

  In this way, it is possible to prevent the distribution of the player's imaging data and personal identification information such as the address and name at the time of membership card registration, and distribution and sale as a pair of information on the dark route, etc. Can be protected.

  (11) In the above-described embodiment, the out-ball detection information is described as an example of the operation information used for specifying whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the operation state in the operation presence / absence specifying process of FIG. . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the operation information used for specifying whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in an operation state in the operation presence / absence specifying process may be the above-described start information or launch information. Further, as such operation information, a supply ball provided on the gaming machine installation island 100 and replenished to each pachinko gaming machine 1 (each pachinko machine for use as a payout ball when each pachinko gaming machine 1 is in operation). The supply ball detection information output from the supply ball detector for detecting the ball supplied to the gaming machine 1 via the table terminal device 2 and the island terminal device 3 may be used. In other words, the operation information used for specifying whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the operating state in the operation presence / absence specifying process is any information that can specify whether or not each gaming machine is operating. The information output from each pachinko gaming machine 1 and the information output from the gaming machine installation island 100 may be used.

  (12) The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a top view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the various apparatuses in the game hall where a game hall management system is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the game hall management system provided in the game hall. It is a display screen figure in a display part which shows the setting method of the monitoring area setting information in a monitoring area setting process. It is a display screen figure which shows the operation condition display image displayed on the display part of a centralized management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the monitoring area | region setting process performed in the control part of a centralized management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the expansion imaging information setting process performed in the control part of a centralized management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the person image tracking process in an imaging region performed in the control part of a stay monitoring camera control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the image identification process in a monitoring area | region performed in the control part of a stay monitoring camera control apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the operation presence or absence identification process performed in the control part of a centralized management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the state determination process performed in the control part of a centralized management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the status alerting | reporting process performed in the control part of a centralized management apparatus.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine, 10 amusement hall, 9 centralized management apparatus, 4 stagnation monitoring camera, 9 centralized management apparatus, 90 control part, 94 input / output interface, 6 stagnation monitoring camera control apparatus, 60 control part, 96 display part, 98 speaker , 99 intercom control device, 990 intercom, 5 magnification monitoring camera, 95 input unit.

Claims (7)

A gaming hall management system for managing a gaming hall provided with a plurality of gaming machines,
Imaging means for imaging a predetermined area including the plurality of gaming machines in the game hall;
Monitoring area setting means for individually setting a monitoring area for each gaming machine within the imaging area by the imaging means;
Operation information input means for receiving operation information indicating the operation status of each of the plurality of gaming machines;
Based on the operation information input from the operation information input means, an operation presence / absence specifying means for specifying the presence / absence of operation in each gaming machine;
A staying person presence / absence specifying means for specifying the presence / absence of a staying person staying in each monitoring area according to a change in the image of each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means in the image taken by the imaging means;
Based on the presence / absence of the operation specified by the operation presence / absence specifying means and the presence / absence of the staying person specified by the staying person presence / absence specifying means, there is no operation and there is a staying non-working state. State determination means for determining whether or not there is a gaming machine;
And a notifying means for notifying that there is a determined gaming machine when it is determined by the status determining means that there is a non-operating staying gaming machine. . Magnifying imaging means for enlarging and imaging each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means;
Enlarged imaging information setting means for setting information for enlarging and imaging each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means for each monitoring area;
An enlarged image output means for outputting an image picked up by the enlarged image pickup means;
When the state determination unit determines that there is a non-operating staying gaming machine, the gaming machine is based on the information set by the enlarged imaging information setting unit for the monitoring area corresponding to the gaming machine. The image processing apparatus further includes an enlargement imaging processing unit that performs processing for enlarging and imaging the monitoring area corresponding to the image by the enlargement imaging unit and outputting the captured image from the enlarged image output unit. The game hall management system described in 1. The state determination means becomes non-operating and non-resident based on the presence / absence of the operation specified by the operation presence / absence specifying means and the presence / absence of the staying person specified by the staying person presence / absence specifying means. Further determine whether there is a non-operating non-resident state, or an operating and staying gaming machine that is in operation and has a resident,
The informing means further informs that there is a gaming machine in the determined state when the state determining means determines that there is a gaming machine in the non-operating non-staying state or the working staying state. The game hall management system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above. The state determination means is in operation and has no resident based on the presence / absence of the operation specified by the operation presence / absence specifying means and the presence / absence of the staying person specified by the staying person presence / absence specifying means. Further determine whether there is a non-operating gaming machine in operation,
The informing means further informs that there is a gaming machine in the determined state when it is determined by the state determining means that there is a non-operating gaming machine. The game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The informing means displays an image specifying an arrangement position of the gaming machines in the state determined by the state judging means in the arrangement of the plurality of gaming machines in the game hall when the informing is performed. The game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Calculating means for calculating the number of gaming machines in each state determined by the state determining means;
The game hall according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising a determination machine number notifying means for dividing and notifying the number of gaming machines in each state calculated by the calculating means for each state. Management system. A different number is assigned to each of the plurality of gaming machines,
A gaming machine number setting means for setting a gaming machine number corresponding to each monitoring area set by the monitoring area setting means;
Further comprising gaming machine number specifying means for specifying the number of the gaming machine in the state determined by the state determining means based on the setting in the gaming machine number setting means,
The notifying means, when notifying that there is a gaming machine in the state determined by the state determining means, further notifies the number of the gaming machine specified by the gaming machine number specifying means. The game hall management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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