JP2014094201A - Wandering information collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To highly accurately track a player distribution in a game parlor in real time and time series.SOLUTION: A wandering information collection system includes: at least three radio relay devices disposed in a game parlor; game machines whose installation locations in the game parlor are identified on the basis of differences in respective radio field intensities from the radio relay devices; display means connected to a central management server; and players' terminals that are connected to the central management server via the radio relay devices and to which unique terminal identification information is offered. On the basis of the differences in the respective radio field intensities from the radio relay devices, the central management server: creates an intra-parlor map representing respective locations of a plurality of game machines and game islands each formed by installing a prescribed number of game machines in line, individually identifies the player terminal by the terminal identification information; identifies each player's terminal by the terminal identification information; periodically maps, on the intra-parlor map, a location of each player's terminal changing every second in the game parlor on the basis of each radio field intensity received from the radio relay devices; and displays, on the display means, the intra-parlor map formed by mapping the latest location of each identified player's terminal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for collecting excursion information using a position identification technique by radio communication and an AR (Augmented Reality: hereinafter referred to as “AR”) technique.

  Nowadays, at the amusement hall, a player's entry history is collected and used for operational management, sales strategy planning, and customer service improvement. Among the technologies for these purposes, it is possible to acquire a wide range of game behavior data of players based on position information of GPS (Global Positioning System: hereinafter referred to as “GPS”). A possible game trend management system is also known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

In the game trend management system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a portable terminal of a player reads a QR code (registered trademark) attached to each gaming machine and acquires model information and connection information. And it connects to a management server based on this connection information. In addition, the mobile terminal acquires position information by the GPS function.
The management server extracts the player's game trend information based on the player behavior data (including model information and position information) transmitted from the mobile terminal, and provides this information to the hall computer with the game place.

  Further, as this type of system, there is also known a gaming machine related information distribution system for specifying a terminal position owned by a player by wireless LAN communication (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2012-1000074 A JP 2012-187236 A

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that obligates the position information notification function to the mobile phone, the GPS position measurement accuracy mounted on a general mobile terminal is several tens of meters or less. For this reason, GPS cannot be expected to provide a measurement accuracy that can identify which player's terminal has approached among the gaming tables arranged in an orderly manner in the game hall. In addition, if it is outdoors, the current position can be specified with relatively high accuracy even by GPS technology, but it is difficult to obtain good measurement accuracy that can specify each game table indoors such as a game arcade.
Therefore, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, simply bringing the conventional GPS technology into the indoor environment, which is a particular circumstance of a game arcade, is not necessarily preferable as a player specifying means.

Further, from the viewpoint of the game hall, as a guide for knowing the success of the hall, not only the trend of the player who read the QR code (registered trademark) attached to the game stand, but also other players play. We also want information on trends in standing visitors who are interested in the situation (standing positions, number of people, etc.). This is because there is a possibility of becoming a potential player even if it is merely in the sights.
Here, the system of Patent Document 1 described above can acquire the position information of the player terminal for the first time when a QR code (registered trademark) reading operation is performed. However, when actually playing a game, the player is substantially in a state of occupying the game table being played. For this reason, it is considered that it is inconvenient for a player or spectator who is looking for a table to play a game to read the QR code (registered trademark) attached to the table while others are playing. .
For this reason, in the game trend management system of Patent Document 1, although the position specifying function capable of tracking the position information at any time is installed in the player terminal, the track of the customer including the standing person is tracked in the field. There is also a problem that the advantage of the function is not fully utilized.

On the other hand, according to the system disclosed in Patent Document 2, the GPS is not used as the position specifying means, but the wireless LAN communication is used to adapt to the position specifying in an indoor environment such as a game arcade.
However, this system only uses the information on the terminal position obtained by wireless LAN communication for the purpose of identifying which game island the player has shot a specific symbol, and the player distribution in the venue is sometimes used. It cannot be tracked in a line.

In addition to using the above-described system, it is also conceivable that a game hall employee visually confirms the number of customers and manually inputs the number into the counting system.
However, today's game halls are growing in size, and it is not uncommon to see a game hall with hundreds to thousands of game machines. There are even large halls that have stores across multiple floors in a building.
Under such circumstances, when checking the number of players in each predetermined section, such as a game island, the employee can despise each section one by one in a game hall of considerable size, and determine the number of each player. We will confirm it.
Here, since the distribution of the players in the place changes every moment, the employee is forced to perform input work to the system each time. Therefore, in order to follow the change in the distribution in the field and realize real-time performance by this method, the burden on the employee becomes excessive. Furthermore, since the business is originally interrupted by the input work, the business efficiency is greatly reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to be able to follow the player distribution in the field in a time series with high accuracy and in real time.

[First invention]
Then, in order to solve said subject, the excursion information collection system which concerns on 1st invention of this application is:
A plurality of game machines installed in a game hall; a central management server that is communicably connected to the plurality of game machines; and a player terminal owned by a player, wherein the central management server includes: In a tour information collecting system configured to manage game information and other information received from a gaming table and the player terminal,

At least three wireless relay devices arranged in the game hall;
Based on the difference of each radio wave intensity from the wireless relay device, the game table in which the installation position in the game hall is specified;
Display means connected to the central management server;
The player terminal connected to the central management server via the wireless relay device and given unique terminal identification information, and

The central management server
A process of creating an in-place map showing each position of the game island in which the plurality of game machines and a predetermined number of the game machines are installed in a row based on a difference in radio field intensity from the wireless relay device When,
A process of individually identifying the player terminals by the terminal identification information;
Based on each radio wave intensity received from the wireless relay device by the player terminal, the process of periodically mapping the position of each player terminal that changes every moment in the game hall on the map in the hall;
A process of displaying an on-site map in which the latest position of each identified player terminal is mapped on the display means;
Configured to perform.

According to the excursion information collecting system according to the first invention of the present application, by specifying the position of the player terminal using wireless communication, the game hall can be obtained with an accuracy that can uniquely identify the installation position of each gaming table. This system overcomes the difficulty of realization of this system, which cannot be realized by GPS positioning technology.
According to the present system, the central management server is configured such that the plurality of game machines and a predetermined number of the game machines are arranged in a row based on a difference in radio field intensity from the radio relay device. A process of creating an in-place map showing each position of the game island, a process of individually identifying the player terminal based on the terminal identification information, and each radio wave intensity received by the player terminal from the wireless relay device. In addition, the processing for periodically mapping the position of each player terminal that changes every moment in the game hall on the map in the hall, and the in-place map in which the latest position of each identified player terminal is mapped are displayed. Processing to be displayed on the means.
Therefore, even if the employee does not check each section in the wide game hall, the player distribution in the hall can be followed in time series with high accuracy and in real time. In addition, since the store side can acquire useful information for managing the game table and the game island, it can contribute to the operation management of the playground, the planning of the sales strategy, the cost reduction, and the improvement of the customer service.
Furthermore, it becomes possible to show the player the “liveness” of the hall including the spectators through the player terminal.

[Second invention]
In order to solve the above problem, the excursion information collection system according to the second invention of the present application is the excursion information collection system according to the first invention of the present application,
The central management server
A process of periodically storing the reception time at which the player terminal receives radio waves from the wireless relay device in association with the position of the player terminal at the reception time;
A process of mapping a locus of a position where the player terminal has moved in the game hall to the in-place map and displaying it on the display means may be executed.

  In particular, as in the second invention, when the central management server maps the trajectory of the position where the player terminal has moved in the game hall to the in-place map and displays it on the display means, each player Since it is possible to track the history of movement in the hall, it is possible to grasp which area in the game hall the player's interest has changed.

[Third invention]
In order to solve the above problem, a tour information collecting system according to the third invention of the present application is a tour information collecting system according to the first or second invention of the present application,
The central management server
A process of totaling the number of player terminals connected to the central management server via the wireless relay device for each predetermined section in the game hall each including at least two game tables;
In accordance with the number of the player terminals, a process for evaluating a division success rank for each of the predetermined divisions;
A process of highlighting each of the predetermined sections in the on-site map according to the section success rank may be configured to be executed.

  In particular, as in the third aspect of the invention, the central management server evaluates the partition success rank for each predetermined partition according to the number of the player terminals in the predetermined partition, and responds to the partition success rank. When highlighting each of the predetermined sections in the in-place map, when the user confirms the in-place map, it is possible to determine the prosperity of each predetermined section at a glance, thereby improving the visibility.

[Fourth Invention]
In order to solve the above problem, a tour information collection system according to the fourth invention of the present application is a tour information collection system according to the first to third inventions of the present application,
The player terminal comprising a camera capable of recognizing a pattern code;
The central management server for creating game table information unique to the game table based on the game information and other information, and displaying the game table information on a monitor of the player terminal;
A plurality of game machines each associated with the pattern code,

The central management server
When the pattern code is imaged by the camera of the player terminal in the communication area of the wireless relay device, the player is interested in the game table associated with the pattern code based on the game table information. A process of counting as a game machine,
According to the number of gaming machines counted, a process of evaluating a gaming machine success rank for each gaming machine,
A process of highlighting each of the game tables in the on-site map according to the game table success rank,
May be configured to execute.

  In particular, as in the fourth invention, when the pattern code is captured by the camera of the player terminal in the communication area of the wireless relay device, the central management server uses the pattern code based on the game table information. The game tables associated with the game table are counted as the game tables that the player is interested in, and the game stand success rank for each play stand is evaluated according to the counted number of the play stands. Accordingly, when each of the game tables in the in-place map is highlighted, it is possible to follow the player distribution in the place in a time series with high accuracy and in real time, and further, the player's interest in one of the game tables. The degree of can also be evaluated.

[Fifth Invention]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a tour information collection system according to the fifth invention of the present application is a tour information collection system according to the first to third inventions of the present application,
The plurality of game machines individually provided with wireless communication units capable of wireless communication;
The player terminal connectable to the central management server via the wireless communication unit, and
The central management server
When the player terminal wirelessly communicates via the wireless communication unit, a process of counting a gaming machine equipped with the wireless communication unit as a gaming machine that the player is interested in;
According to the number of gaming machines counted, a process of evaluating a gaming machine success rank for each gaming machine,
A process of highlighting each of the game tables in the on-site map according to the game table success rank,
May be configured to execute.

  In particular, as in the fifth aspect, when the central management server communicates wirelessly with the player terminal via the wireless communication unit, the player is interested in the gaming machine equipped with the wireless communication unit. When counting as gaming machines, evaluating the gaming machine prosperity rank for each gaming machine according to the counted number of gaming machines, and highlighting each gaming machine in the on-site map according to the gaming machine prosperity rank Similarly to the fourth invention, it is possible to follow the player distribution in the venue in a time series with high accuracy and in real time, and further, it is possible to evaluate the degree of interest of the player with respect to each gaming table. Further, even if the player does not read the pattern code, it is possible to acquire information on the gaming table that the player is interested in.

[Sixth Invention]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the excursion information collecting system according to the sixth invention of the present application is:
A tour information collecting system according to the first to fifth inventions of the present application,
An in-field device capable of communicating with the player terminal, further comprising a biometric information reading function for reading biometric information for uniquely identifying each player;

The on-site device is
When the biometric information is read, a process of transmitting the biometric information and the terminal identification information of the player terminal to the central management server is executed.

The central management server
A process of storing the player terminal's biometric information and the terminal identification information unique to the player terminal in association with the position of the player terminal that changes every moment;
When the correspondence between the biometric information transmitted from the on-site device and the terminal identification information does not match the correspondence between the biometric information stored in the central management server and the terminal identification information, the transmission A process of storing the position of the player terminal specified by the terminal identification information in association with the biometric information and the terminal identification information that has been performed;
May be configured to execute.

In particular, as in the sixth invention, the correspondence between the biological information transmitted from the on-site device and the terminal identification information corresponds to the correspondence between the biological information stored in the central management server and the terminal identification information. When the transmitted biometric information and terminal identification information are stored in association with the position of the player terminal specified by the terminal identification information when the relationship does not match, the biometric information and the terminal identification information It is possible to manage the position of the player terminal in the game hall by distinguishing each correspondence relationship.
In particular, among the correspondence between the biometric information and the terminal identification information transmitted from the on-site device or the player terminal, only the terminal identification information matches the terminal identification information already stored in the central management server, and the biometric information is different. In other words, even when the same player terminal is shared and used by a plurality of players, it is possible to distinguish and grasp the trends of each player.

[Seventh Invention]
In addition, in order to solve the above problem, the excursion information collecting system according to the seventh invention of the present application is:
A tour information collecting system according to the first to sixth inventions of the present application,
A weight measuring device capable of measuring the weight of a container in which a game medium owned by a player of each game table is accommodated individually for each of the plurality of game tables;
The central management server communicatively connected to the weight measuring device,

The central management server
Based on the weight of the container for each gaming machine measured by the weight measuring device, a process for evaluating a gaming machine success rank indicating the success of each gaming machine,
You may comprise so that the said game stand prosperity rank may be displayed for each said game stand on the map in the place where the position of the said player terminal was mapped.

  In particular, as in the seventh aspect of the invention, the central management server evaluates the game stand prosperity rank indicating the prosperity of the respective game stand based on the weight of the container for each play stand measured by the weight measuring device. When the game stand prosperity rank is displayed on an on-site map in which the position of the player terminal is mapped for each of the game stands, the density of the players in the game place, In addition to the player trends based on the act in the game, it is possible to grasp the liveliness of the venue based on the actual boxing situation of game media (pachinko balls, medals, etc.).

The above-mentioned “central management server” includes a hall server that collects game information from game machines and on-site devices, an information management server that creates, manages, and provides game machine information unique to the game machine, A map processing server that maps the location of the player terminal to the on-site map, and the number of player terminals in each predetermined section, and information on the gaming tables that the player has been interested in (number, model, unit number, etc.) A configuration in which the functions are individually distributed to the server with evaluation and the functions are physically assigned to different apparatuses is also included.
Furthermore, the “central management server” includes a configuration in which the hall server, the information management server, the map processing server, and the server with evaluation are connected to different network environments. In this case, one of them may be installed inside the game hall, and the rest may be a cloud server installed in an external environment such as the Internet.
Further, the “display means” may be a display device provided in the central management server, or a display device owned by a game arcade store connected to the central management server. Further, in the case where the in-place map indicating the position of the player terminal is also disclosed to the player, the display means includes a monitor provided in the player terminal.

  The “predetermined section” is a game island in which a predetermined number of game machines are installed in a line, and the installation position in the game hall is specified based on the difference in radio field intensity from the wireless relay device. It may be amusement island. Further, by selecting a part of the game island (for example, a part where the same model is installed) as the predetermined section, a plurality of predetermined sections may be included in one game island.

The “wireless communication unit” is not limited to the unit provided on the game table itself, but other than the game table, such as a case where the game table substitutes the wireless communication unit provided in the on-site device connected to the game table. A case is also included in which the wireless communication unit possessed by the other device functions in a state where it is substantially directly provided on the game machine.
As an example of such a case, there is a case where the on-site device is provided with an insertion port of a communication cable connected to an external device, and the gaming table communicates with the outside via the on-site device.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the excursion information collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of arrangement | positioning in the field of a wireless access point (wireless relay apparatus). It is a figure which shows an example of the installation aspect of the wireless access point in amusement island. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the central management server in 1st Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a radio field intensity distribution on amusement island A of a single wireless relay device installed on amusement island A. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a radio field intensity distribution in the direction of amusement island A of a single wireless relay device installed on amusement island B. It is a schematic diagram showing the radio wave intensity distribution with respect to the direction of amusement island A of a wireless relay device alone installed on amusement island C. It is a schematic diagram showing the radio wave intensity distribution with respect to the direction of amusement island A of a single radio relay device installed on amusement island D. It is a schematic diagram showing a radio field intensity distribution that reaches the game island A from each wireless relay device installed on the game islands B, C, and D. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of electromagnetic wave intensity distribution information. It is a schematic diagram which shows the positional relationship of the present location of a player terminal, and the predetermined division specified by the electromagnetic wave intensity from a radio relay apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of excursion information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of division evaluation division information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of division evaluation information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of game machine information. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the player terminal in 1st Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the excursion information collection system which concerns on 1st Embodiment at the time of excursion information collection. (A) It is a figure which shows an example of the display image of the map in a field (entire map in the field) in time T1. (B) It is a figure which shows an example of the display image of the map in a field (entire in-field figure) in the time T2. (C) It is a figure which shows an example of the display image of the in-place map (entire view in the place) at time T3. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image of the map (entire view in a field) which showed the locus | trajectory which each player terminal moved in the field in time series. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image of the place map (game island whole figure) which showed the position of each player terminal. It is a figure which shows the external appearance structure of the game stand to which AR marker was attached | subjected. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the central management server in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of popular stand evaluation division information. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of game machine information. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the player terminal in 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the excursion information collection system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment at the time of a game stand tag display. (A) It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the time transition of the reading frequency of the AR marker attached | subjected to the game machine of a specific model. (B) It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the time transition of the reading frequency of the AR marker attached | subjected to the game machine of a specific model. (C) It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the time transition of the frequency | count of reading of the AR marker attached | subjected to the game machine of a specific machine number. (C) It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the time transition of the frequency | count of reading of the AR marker attached | subjected to the game machine of a specific machine number. It is a figure which shows an example of the display image of the place map which showed the game stand success rank with respect to each game stand. In 2nd Embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the image containing the game stand imaged with the player terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the game table information by a game table tag. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the player terminal in the modification of 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the positional relationship of the imaging direction seen from the present position of a player terminal, and the game stand in the direction. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of game machine direction information. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the excursion information collection system which concerns on the modification of 2nd Embodiment, when displaying a game stand tag using a terminal position. It is a schematic diagram which shows the positional relationship of the present position of the player terminal specified by radio | wireless communication, and the game stand in the vicinity. 1 is an external view of a game machine with a built-in wireless communication unit. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of electromagnetic wave intensity distribution information. It is a schematic diagram showing the radio field intensity distribution of the communication area on the game island A of the wireless relay device installed on the game island A, and the communication area on the game island A of the wireless relay unit provided on each game machine. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the excursion information collection system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment at the time of game stand prosperity rank evaluation. It is a figure which shows an example of the in-place map which showed the game stand prosperity rank with respect to each game stand in 3rd Embodiment. (A) It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning when a camera (biological information reading means) is installed in the display apparatus near a game stand. (B) It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning when a camera (biological information reading means) is installed in the game table. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning when a pattern reading sensor is installed in the operation part of a game stand. It is a figure which shows a mode that the player is playing in the game stand by which the pattern reading sensor was provided in the operation part. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the central management server in 4th Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the excursion information collection system which concerns on 4th Embodiment at the time of the authentication of the player using biometric information. It is a figure which shows an example of the map (entire view in a field) which showed the locus | trajectory which each player moved in the field in time series when a mutually different player shares the same player terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning when a weight measuring device is installed corresponding to each one game stand. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of box packing evaluation information. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the central management server in 5th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, the excursion information collection system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention is an example in which a migration information collection system for tracking a player's in-place trajectory in a game arcade is applied by applying a player terminal location technology and an AR technology by wireless communication.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the excursion information collection system 1 according to the first embodiment.
The excursion information collection system 1 of this example includes a plurality of game machines 5 installed in a game arcade, a central management server 4 that is communicably connected to these game machines 5, and a player terminal owned by the player 10.
The system 1 also includes at least three wireless relay devices 21 arranged in the game hall, and a gaming table 5 in which the installation position in the game hall is specified based on the difference in radio wave intensity from the wireless relay device 21. And a display means connected to the central management server 4 and a player terminal 10 connected to the central management server 4 via the wireless relay device 21 and given unique terminal identification information.
The central management server 4 determines each position of the game island in which a plurality of game tables 5 and a predetermined number of game tables 5 are installed in a row based on the difference in radio wave intensity from the radio relay device 21. On the basis of the processing for creating the in-place map showing the game, the processing for individually identifying the player terminals 5 based on the terminal identification information, and the radio wave intensity received from the wireless relay device 21 by the player terminal 10 The process of periodically mapping the position of each player terminal 10 that changes to the on-site map, and the process of displaying the on-site map mapping the latest position of each identified player terminal 10 on the display means Configured to run.
Hereinafter, this content will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the excursion information collection system 1 is a system in which an in-game system 2 and a player terminal 10 are connected in a communicable state via a wireless relay device 21 and a public communication line 3. is there.
In this system, in order to realize the characteristic function of the present invention (function to specify the current position of the player terminal 10 in the hall with high accuracy by wireless communication), the number of the wireless relay devices 21 is three or more. It has become.
Then, based on this highly accurate position information, 1) regular update of the latest player distribution in the game hall, and 2) provision of a history of the players traveling around the hall. When the public communication line 3 such as the Internet or a mobile communication network is adopted, a high security level can be secured by using, for example, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the on-site system 2 includes a central management server 4, three or more wireless relay devices 21, a plurality of game tables 5, a ball rental device 61, a display device 62, Call lamp (not shown), counter for each table (not shown), CR unit (not shown), monitor between tables (not shown), information display between tables (not shown), air cleaner between tables (not shown) And a repeater 63.

In the on-site system 2, the central management server 4, each wireless relay device 21, a plurality of game tables 5, a ball rental device 61, a display device 62, and a ball collection device / exchange device / counter counting device for collecting used balls ( An in-field device (not shown) is connected in a communicable state via the in-field network 20. In this example, a local area network (LAN) is adopted as the on-site network 20.
The on-site system 2 is connected to the public communication line 3 via the central management server 4.

The game table 5 to be a game target is a pachinko machine or a slot machine. The slot machine is not limited to a slot machine in a narrow sense using medals or the like as game media, but may also be Parrot (registered trademark) using pachinko balls as game media.
In this example, the game machine 5 is a pachinko machine called a so-called seven machine. The game stand 5 performs a jackpot lottery based on a theoretical jackpot probability in accordance with a winning at the start opening. Moreover, the symbol fluctuation | variation according to a lottery result is performed, and a big hit state is generated according to the result. The game stand 5 has a so-called hold function for holding a big hit lottery up to a predetermined number (in this example, a maximum of 8).

The jackpot type is configured by combining two or more of the maximum number of rounds that can be executed in the jackpot game, the normal jackpot, the probable jackpot, and the short time.
Probability is a gaming state in which the probability of winning a jackpot is greatly improved and the time-short state (time-short) becomes high when the winning rate at the starting port is high. In addition, the latent probability change is a gaming state in which the winning rate at the starting port does not change (that is, there is no time saving), although the big hit probability is greatly improved.
The probability change continues until the next big hit, and ends with the occurrence of a big hit (normal big hit) that becomes a normal gaming state (normal state) that is neither a big hit nor a probable change with the end of the big hit. In addition, after the normal big hit, the single time is short until a symbol change is performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times), and then the normal state is restored. These probability changes, latent probability changes, and short-time states are more advantageous to the player than the normal state because, for example, a big hit is likely to occur.

When a big hit occurs on the game table 5, a round process of opening the big winning opening is repeatedly executed for a predetermined round (R). The upper limit winning number and upper limit opening time for 1R are arbitrary, but in this example, the upper limit winning number for 1R is 10 and the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied. When 1R is completed, 1R ends. In this big hit state, the big hit flag is set to the on state.
In this example, the gaming table 5 is configured to output various signals, which will be described later, as gaming information via the relay 63, but the gaming information is transmitted from the gaming table 5 to the network interface of the display device 62. It is also possible to configure to output via Further, in an environment in which the central management server 4 and the game machine 5 are directly connected, game information is output without going through other in-ground devices.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lending device 61 is a device that lends (dispenses) a ball (game medium) used for a game as a lending ball. The lending device 61 is installed in a space between the adjacent game machines 5 so as to individually correspond to the game machines 5. The lending device 61 outputs, as game information, a sales signal each time a predetermined number of balls (equivalent to 100 yen) are rented for cash.

  The lending device 61 includes a money insertion slot for inserting banknotes, coins and the like as the price of the lending balls, and a dispensing nozzle for dispensing the balls. Further, in the lending device 61 of this example, a card reading unit including a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit that is rotatably attached to display a simple message for a player, and a card slit into which a membership card or a counting card is inserted. (Not shown) is further provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display device 62 is configured to display various types of game information (such as the number of big hits, the number of revolutions, and the number of holding balls) that is helpful for the player to select the game table 5. In this example, the display device 62 includes a call button and also functions as a call lamp.
In this example, a label representing a unique machine number is attached to each game machine 5 allocated by the game hall store to each display device 62. In addition, as shown in this example, in the game number attached to the game machine 5, the game machine number including 4 or 9 may be excluded as a situation peculiar to pachinko.

As shown in FIG. 1, the repeater 63 is connected to the gaming table 5, the lending device 61, the display device 62, and the ball collecting device (not shown), and is connected to the gaming table 5 / lending device 61 and the central management server 4. A device that relays transmission and reception of information between them.
The repeater 63 associates a game number (game table key number) with the game information output from each gaming machine 5, each lending device 61, and each display device 62, and sends the game information to the on-site network 20. The communication information is taken from the on-site network 20.

The repeater 63 transmits game information to the central management server 4 via the on-site network 20. Examples of game information include the following signals.
1) Out signal: The ball recovery device outputs one pulse for every 10 recovered balls (used balls, driven balls). Out (number of used media) is the number of out signals × 10 balls.
2) Safe signal: The gaming base 5 outputs one pulse for every 10 payout balls. Safe (number of payout media) is the number of safe signals × 10 balls.
3) Start signal: The game table 5 outputs one pulse for each symbol change in the character that fluctuates due to winning in the starting row or winning in the starting port.
4) Big hit signal: A status signal that is output by the game table 5 during a big hit.
5) Probability change signal: a special game state signal output by the gaming table 5 during the occurrence of a probability change state or a short time state.
6) Sales signal: Among the game media rented to the player (hereinafter referred to as “lending balls”), one lending device 61 is provided for 25 lending balls (for 100 yen) that are paid for economic value such as cash. Is output.
7) Security signal: A status signal that is level-output by the gaming table 5 when the possibility of fraud such as opening of the glass frame of the gaming table 5 or a sensory device is detected.

The wireless relay device 21 is a device for connecting the central management server 4 and the player terminal 10 so as to be capable of wireless communication, and functions as an access point for the player terminal 10 to connect to the in-place network 20 in the game hall. .
When the player terminal 10 accesses the wireless relay device 21, each wireless relay device 21 transmits a MAC (Media Access Control) address uniquely assigned to itself. Therefore, the player terminal 10 can distinguish the received radio wave intensity for each wireless relay device 21 provided in the hall. Note that the intensity of radio waves transmitted from each wireless relay device 21 can be adjusted by a game arcade or a third party.
Each player terminal 10 is also given unique terminal identification information (for example, a MAC address), and each device such as the central management server 4 identifies each player terminal 10 based on this terminal identification information. Is possible.

Further, in the present invention, each installation position of the gaming table 5 and the current position of the player terminal 10 (hereinafter also referred to as “terminal position”) are specified based on the difference in radio field intensity from the radio relay device 21. For this reason, three or more wireless relay devices 21 are required.
In this example, the number is four, and as shown in FIG. 2, one wireless relay device 21 is arranged in the field for each game island. Moreover, as an example of the installation mode of the radio relay device 21 on the game island, as shown in FIG.
In addition, since this system implement | achieves the highly accurate terminal location specifying technology in a place by arrange | positioning three or more radio | wireless relay apparatuses 21 in the arbitrary locations in a game arcade, the radio relay apparatus 21 is a game stand. 5 or a case for storing in the inside of the in-place device, etc., can be installed in any place.

The central management server 4 is a device that centrally manages game information, and as shown in FIG. 1, is installed in a game arcade in this example. The central management server 4 can also be installed outside the on-site system 2.
The central management server 4 includes an output unit 45 such as a liquid crystal display and a printer (not shown), an apparatus main body that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit 44 including a keyboard and a mouse (not shown).

Next, the electrical configuration of the central management server 4 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the main body of the central management server 4 includes a control unit 41 including a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, a storage unit 42 including a hard disk drive (HDD), ROM, RAM, and the like, and various signals. Or the communication part 43 containing the communication port (not shown) which makes the input-output path | route of information is provided.

The communication unit 43 is connected to the on-site network 20 and receives game information (out signal, safe signal, sales signal, etc.) from each game machine 5 for each game machine 5 separately.
Further, the communication unit 43 receives the received radio wave intensity, the reception time of the radio wave, and the terminal identification information from the player terminal 10 via the wireless relay device 21.
In this example, since the in-field position of the terminal 10 is specified by the radio wave intensity received by the player terminal 10, this radio wave reception time becomes time information for tracking the movement history of the player.
As the communication unit 43, a network interface, a modem, or the like is used. Note that the wireless relay device 21 through which communication is performed may be arbitrary, but in this example, the wireless relay device 21 through the wireless relay device 21 having the strongest received radio wave intensity among the four devices.

  The control unit 41 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and loads and executes an application program stored in the ROM / storage unit 42 in the RAM. , Thereby realizing various logical means. In the central management server 4, game machine information creation means 411, map creation means 412, mapping means 413, evaluation means 414 and display control means 415 are realized.

The game table information creating means 411 is means for creating game table information based on the game information collected from each game table 5. In this example, the game table information creating means 411 creates game table information (see FIG. 15) including rank information unique to each game table 5.
The map creation means 412 creates an in-place map based on the difference in radio field intensity received by the player terminal 10 from the wireless relay device 21.
Here, the in-place map is a gaming island in which each position of a plurality of gaming machines 5 specified by the difference in radio field intensity from the wireless relay device 21 and a predetermined number of gaming machines 5 are installed in a row. This is a map showing each position of.
In the above-mentioned in-place map, a predetermined section obtained by dividing the entire game field into a plurality of parts so as to include at least two game tables 5 and the radio wave intensity from the wireless relay device 21 measured in advance in each predetermined section are associated with each other. It has been.

The mapping unit 413 is a unit that periodically maps the position of each player terminal 10 that changes every moment in the game hall on the in-place map based on each radio wave intensity received by the player terminal 10 from the wireless relay device 21. It is.
The mapping means 413 determines the radio field intensity from each radio relay apparatus 21 measured in advance in each place (in this example, each predetermined section) and the radio field intensity received by the player terminal 10 from each radio relay apparatus 21. In comparison, a predetermined section in which the radio field intensities match each other is specified as the in-place position of the player terminal 10.
The mapping means 413 individually identifies each player terminal 10 based on the terminal identification information prior to the mapping (specification) of the position of the player terminal 10. Thereby, each position of the player terminal 10 can be separately sorted and tracked.
Also, the mapping means 413 associates the position of the player terminal 10 at the reception time with the reception time when the player terminal 10 receives the radio wave from the wireless relay device 21, and converts the association information to the travel information (see FIG. 12) is periodically written in the storage unit 42. Thereby, the mapping means 413 accumulate | stores the position which the player terminal 10 moved in the field as a log | history so that each player could track the locus | trajectory which moved in the field.

The evaluation means 414 is a means for evaluating the individual success rank for each predetermined section or each game machine 5.
In this example, the evaluation means 414 evaluates the division success rank, which is an evaluation index indicating the success of every predetermined division, for each predetermined division. And these division | segmentation prosperity ranks are matched with reception time, and are written in the memory | storage part 42 as division evaluation information (FIG. 14). The evaluation classification of the division success rank can be arbitrarily set by the store side or a third party.
In this example, according to the number of players in each predetermined section as the section prosperity rank, there are five grades of evaluation categories of “large success”, “high success”, “liveness”, “average”, and “recession” (FIG. 13). In addition, corresponding to these evaluation categories, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue colors are defined as display colors when highlighting a predetermined section.

The display control means 415 is a means for displaying an on-site map (see FIG. 18) in which the latest position of each player terminal 10 is mapped on the display means. In this example, the output unit 45 connected to the central management server 4 corresponds to this display means.
Further, the display control means 415 maps the trajectory (FIG. 19) that the player terminal 10 has moved in the game hall in response to the trajectory reference operation via the input unit 44, and displays the trajectory map on the display means.
The display control means 415 displays the in-field map on the display means at the instructed scale in accordance with the enlargement scale changing operation via the input unit 44. In this example, as the scale ratio of the in-place map, there are prepared a scale (FIG. 18) that allows a bird's-eye view of the entire game hall when viewed from above, a scale that allows an entire bird's-eye view (FIG. 20), and the like. Yes.

Also, the display control means 415 highlights each predetermined section (in this example, a game island including a plurality of predetermined sections) on the in-place map according to the section success rank. In this example, if the division success rank is “high success”, it is displayed in a separate manner such as red, and if it is “slight recession”, it is displayed separately.
In addition, the form of highlighting should just distinguish each game island and each game stand 5 according to each prosperity rank, and is not restricted to a colored display like this example, A thick line and a double line Arbitrary display forms such as display with a predetermined line, different types of shaded display, and blinking display can be employed.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 9, a method will be described in which the mapping unit 413 specifies the position of the player terminal 10 in the game hall based on the radio wave intensity received by the player terminal 10 from each wireless relay device 21. To do.
First, as shown in FIG. 5, the reception intensity of the radio wave output from the wireless communication device 21 on the game island A is adjusted to be equal to the level A1 at each installation position of the game machine 5 in the game island A. Yes.
Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the reception intensity of the radio wave output from the wireless communication device 21 on the game island B at the game island A is equal at the level B3 at the positions where the game tables 5 in the 118th to 122th are installed. is there.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the reception intensity of the radio wave output from the wireless communication device 21 on the game island C on the game island A varies depending on the installation positions of the game machines 5 in the 118th to 122th series. Arise. In this example, as the distance from the game island C increases, the radio wave reception intensity decreases at level C2 at the 121st and 122nd levels and at level C3 at the 118th and 120th levels.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the reception intensity of the radio wave output from the wireless communication device 21 on the game island D on the game island A varies depending on the installation positions of the game tables 5 in the 118th to 122th ranges. In this example, as the distance from the game island D increases, the radio wave reception intensity decreases at level D3 at the 121st and 122nd levels and at level D4 at the 118th and 120th levels.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the player can select which game in the game island A using the reception intensity of each radio wave output from the radio communication device 21 on the game island B / C / D on the game island A as a parameter. It is possible to specify whether the base 5 is in a predetermined section where it is installed.
In the above explanation example, for easy understanding, the radio wave intensity of the wireless communication device 21 provided on the game island A is uniformly set to the level A1 in the game island A (FIG. 5). By doing so, the wireless communication device 21 on the game island A can be used to specify the section where the player is located.

In this example, corresponding to the above-described position specifying method, the map storage means 421 of the storage unit 42 shows the distribution of the radio field intensity of each wireless relay device 21 at each point in the game hall as shown in FIG. Radio wave intensity distribution information is stored. In the first embodiment, the radio wave intensity distribution information is set so as to represent the radio wave intensity distribution (FIG. 11) measured in advance in each predetermined section.
The data structure of the radio wave intensity distribution information may be arbitrary. In the example of FIG. 10, the key number (in this example, the island number) of each game island is associated with the installation position, and the radio wave intensity in each predetermined section included in the game island is also associated. . Furthermore, the key number (in this example, the machine number) of each gaming machine 5 included in each predetermined section and its installation position are also associated.
The key number is identification information for uniquely identifying each gaming island or each gaming machine 5. The key number of each game island or the key number of each game machine 5 is a combination of an island number or a game number assigned to the game island in advance and a store number assigned to manage each store of the game hall. It may be a thing.
Note that the position of the player terminal 10 specified based on the radio wave intensity is associated with the reception time when the player terminal 10 receives the radio wave from the wireless relay device 21, as shown in FIG. Every time, it is recorded in the storage unit 42 as excursion information. Note that the terminal identification information is used when the excursion information is sorted for each player terminal 10.
Further, in this example, the evaluation means 414 calculates the number of players for each predetermined section based on the position information of each player terminal 10, and according to the total number of persons according to the section evaluation section shown in FIG. , The high ranking of the amusement islands is determined. Note that, as shown in FIG. 14, the evaluated rankings of the gaming islands are accumulated in time series for each radio wave reception time of the player terminal 10.

In the storage unit 42, game table information is stored separately for each game island. The game table information is information for designating a correspondence relationship between a machine number allocated to the game machine 5 and information unique to the game machine 5 (the number of big hits, the number of rotations, etc.).
As shown in FIG. 15, in the gaming machine information, for example, model information (model master) of the gaming machine 5 to be managed is associated with a key number (machine number). The model information refers to comprehensive information such as model names of all models in the amusement hall, basic specifications and capture information for each model.
That is, in the gaming machine information, which model is installed in which machine number in the game hall is associated. For example, information is stored such that the game machines 5 with the machine numbers 118 to 120 have the model name “CR Arsène Lupine” and the game machines 5 with the machine numbers 121 to 122 have the model name “CR Ultra Goro”.

In addition, examples of the basic specifications of the model include the following specifications.
1) Theoretical TS: Theoretically, the average value of the number of lottery lotteries (number of symbol variations) necessary to generate a big hit. In other words, the reciprocal of the jackpot winning probability in the normal gaming state.
2) Start prize ball: Number of prize balls when winning the start ball 3) Notice / reach production 4) State discrimination: Game state indicated by LED lamps and 7-segment display on the game area (eg, latency) Probable change state).

Next, the electrical configuration of the player terminal 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 16, the player terminal 10 includes a control unit 11 including a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, a storage unit 12 including a hard disk drive (HDD), ROM, RAM, and the like, input / output of various signals or information. A communication unit 13 including a communication port (not shown) that forms a path, an input unit 14, and an output unit 15 are provided.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and loads and executes an application program stored in the ROM / storage unit 12 in the RAM. , Thereby realizing various logical means. In the player terminal 10, a radio wave intensity measuring unit 111 and a time measuring unit 112 are realized.

The radio field intensity measuring unit 111 is a unit that measures the radio field intensity received by the communication unit 13 from the wireless relay device 21.
The time measuring means 112 is a means for measuring the current time. In this example, when the radio wave intensity from the wireless relay device 21 is measured by the time measuring unit 112, the reception time when the radio wave is received is acquired.

  The storage unit 12 stores various data and programs, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory is used. The storage unit 12 stores a player application 121. The player application 121 is a program in which transmission processing of received radio wave intensity measured periodically is described.

The communication unit 13 is connected to the on-site network 20 via the wireless relay device 21 and transmits the received radio wave intensity, the reception time of the radio wave, and terminal identification information to the central management server 4.
The input unit 14 is information input means for accepting a player's operation. In this example, a touch panel sensor that detects a user's pressing is provided as the input unit 14. The output unit 15 is a means for outputting an arbitrary image / information. In this example, a liquid crystal display is used.

Next, the operation of the excursion information collection system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described.
A player who visits the game hall visits each of the game islands in a wide game hall to find a game machine 5 that he likes, or plays a game when a game machine 5 that suits his / her preference is found. Also, in some cases, the player may watch the other players playing a game in order to know the appearance status of each car 5.
At this time, if the player application 121 is running in the game hall, the player terminal 10 measures the received radio wave intensity in the communication area of the wireless relay device 21 as shown in FIG. 17 (step S11). The received radio wave intensity is transmitted to the central management server 4 together with the reception time and terminal identification information specific to the terminal 10 (step S12).

The central management server 4 identifies (maps) the terminal position of the player terminal 10 on the in-place map based on the received radio wave intensity transmitted from the player terminal 10 (step S13).
In this example, the central management server 4 receives the radio field intensity (FIG. 10) from each wireless relay device 21 measured in advance in each predetermined section and the player terminal 10 actually received from each wireless relay device 21. The radio field strengths are compared, and a predetermined section where the radio field strengths match each other is specified as the in-place position of the player terminal 10.
The central management server 4 individually identifies each player terminal 10 based on the terminal identification information prior to the mapping of the position of the player terminal 10.

  The central management server 4 associates the reception time when the player terminal 10 receives the radio wave from the wireless relay device 21 with the position of the player terminal 10 at the reception time, and periodically stores the information as excursion information (step S14). ). Thereby, the history of the player terminal 10 moving in the field is accumulated, and the trajectory of the player moving in the field can be tracked in time series.

Further, the central management server 4 evaluates the division success rank indicating the success of each predetermined division for each predetermined division (step S15). Specifically, the central management server 4 calculates the number of players in each predetermined section by counting the number of player terminals 10 for each predetermined section. And each predetermined division is each classified into the evaluation division (FIG. 13) of division prosperity rank according to the number of players.
In this example, if the number of players in the predetermined section is 7-8, it is “very successful”, if it is 5-6, it is “successful”, if it is 3-4, it is “live”, 1-2 If it is “ordinary”, the rank is ranked as “depression”, and if it is 0, the block success rank is evaluated.

Furthermore, the central management server 4 displays the on-site map (FIG. 18) in which the latest position of each player terminal 10 is mapped on the display means (in this example, the output unit 45) (step S16).
In this in-place map, as shown in FIG. 18, due to the characteristic function of the present invention, each predetermined section is highlighted with a display color corresponding to each section success rank. The highlighting is performed so that a user of the in-place map (in this example, the game hall store side) can identify the prosperity rank of each predetermined section at a glance.
In the example of FIGS. 18A to 18C, when attention is paid to the game island D, the prosperity rank changes from “normal”, “live”, and “very prosperous” as the times T1, T2, and T3 elapse. Therefore, the display color also changes from green through yellow to red.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the central management server 4 displays the trajectory that the player terminal 10 has moved in the field in a time-series manner in the field map in response to the trajectory reference operation via the input unit 44. Display on means. The number of players (number of terminals) displayed on the screen as a trajectory may be either plural or single.
The on-site map display screen (FIGS. 18 and 19) shows that the player can use the SNS (Social Networking Service) represented by Facebook (registered trademark), Twitter (registered trademark), etc. It is also possible to provide a link to SNS so that game table information can be shared. This matter also applies to each of the following embodiments.

In addition, the central management server 4 displays the in-field map on the display unit at the instructed scale in accordance with the enlargement scale changing operation via the input unit 44.
For example, when a scale is selected so as to overlook a specific game island, as shown in FIG. 20, each predetermined section (Area 13 to Area 16) included in that game island (game island D in this example). The player's position can be confirmed every time. In this case, as detailed information on the status of success, the information display field 301 shows comments indicating the characteristics of the gaming island, the ranking of the ranking of the gaming island, the number of players, the number of players in each zone, and the previous success. You may display the increase / decrease in the number of players compared with a rank.
As for the in-place map displayed on the display means, assuming a general usage scene, only one on-site map is displayed on the screen, and the scale of the on-site map being displayed is changed according to the enlargement scale change operation. However, it is also possible to divide a single monitor screen and display a plurality of in-place maps each having a different scale (in the above example, an overall view of the place and an entire view of a specific game island) at the same time.

As described above, according to the excursion information collection system according to the first embodiment, the position of the player terminal 10 is specified using wireless communication. As a result, it is possible to obtain an accuracy that can uniquely identify the installation position of each gaming table 5 to cope with the specific circumstances of the game hall, and to overcome the difficulty of realization of the present system that cannot be realized by the GPS location method. Yes.
Moreover, even if an employee does not check each section in a wide game hall, the player distribution in the hall can be followed in time series with high accuracy and in real time. Therefore, it is possible to track the history of movement of each player in the hall, and to grasp in which area in the gaming hall the player's interest has changed.
Furthermore, since the store side can efficiently acquire the player trends useful for managing the game machine 5 and the game island, it can contribute to the management of the playground, the planning of the sales strategy, the cost reduction and the improvement of the customer service. .

The central management server 4 includes a hall server that collects game information from the game machine 5 and in-game devices, an information management server that creates and manages game machine information unique to the game machine 5, and games in the game hall. A map processing server that maps and displays the position of the player terminal 10 on the in-place map, the number of player terminals in each predetermined section, and information on the game stand 5 that the player has been interested in (number, model, stand) It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the functions are individually distributed to the server with evaluation that counts the number and the like, and these functions are physically provided in different apparatuses.
Furthermore, under a configuration in which the functions are distributed, the network environment connecting the hall server, the information management server, the map processing server, and the server with evaluation can be separated. At this time, the game information collected by the hall server is handed over to the information management server via the network, and game table information is generated on the information management server side. In the map processing server, the terminal position is mapped to the in-place map, and the evaluation of the high rank is performed by the server with evaluation.
When the central management server 4 (game information collection function / information management function / mapping processing function / evaluation function) is installed outside the game hall, it functions as the central management server 4 as seen in today's cloud computing technology. You may install the computer to provide in the provider side (for example, third party organization) which provides the said function as a service. In this case, the store side of the amusement hall receives a service from the public communication line 3 side as a cloud computing user. These matters are the same in the following embodiments.

The on-site map showing the position of each player in the field and the success of the site is not limited to referencing by the game store, but may also be provided to the player.
Under this configuration, 1) the central management server 4 sends an in-place map in which the in-place position of the player terminal 10 is indicated and each predetermined section is highlighted in accordance with the section prosperity rank to the player terminal 10 Also good.
In addition, 2) the player terminal 10 downloads the in-field map in advance, and maps the in-field position to the in-field map based on the radio wave intensity received by the terminal 10, while the other terminal 10 The on-site position and the evaluation success rank for each predetermined section can be acquired from the central management server 4 and highlighted on the on-site map stored in the terminal 10. It should be noted that downloading of the in-place map to the player terminal 10 side can be executed at any timing before the in-place map is displayed, but when the player first activates the player application 121 in the place. You may download in advance.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment of the present invention, not only a player who is near a game island by wireless communication but also a player when an AR marker MM (FIG. 21) corresponding to each one of the game tables 5 is read. Is an example in which it is detected that the table (the game table 5 from which the AR marker MM has been read) is interested, and the evaluation of the popular table is performed based on this. In this example, in order to realize the AR technology, the player terminal 10A includes a camera capable of reading the AR marker MM.
The AR marker MM may be displayed by a predetermined display object (for example, a label or the like) affixed in the vicinity of each game table 5 or may be displayed on a monitor of the display device 62. The AR marker MM is associated with the key number (in this example, the machine number) of the gaming machine 5 to which the marker MM is attached.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, the central management server 4A receives the received radio wave intensity and the imaging direction of the camera from the player terminal 10A via the wireless relay device 21 by the communication unit 43. The game table information is transmitted to the player terminal 10A.
Further, the communication unit 43 transmits the display position of the tag (game table tag MT: see FIG. 30) together with the game table information to the player terminal 10A. The game table tag MT refers to an AR tag for displaying game table information unique to each game table 5.

The central management server 4A includes a tag position determination unit 416 in addition to the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.
The tag position determination means 416 is a means for determining the display position of the game table tag MT (FIG. 30) in the captured image of the player terminal 10A.
In this example, the tag position determining means 416 determines the display position of the game table tag MT based on the current position of the player terminal 10A and the camera imaging direction.

As shown in FIG. 23, the central management server 4A stores popular stand evaluation division information for evaluating the popularity status of each gaming machine 5. The popular stand evaluation division information is information in which a division of the number of times of reading of the AR marker MM, a game stand prosperity rank as an evaluation index corresponding to the division, and a display color determined according to the rank are associated with each other. .
The game table tag storage means 422 in the storage unit 42 stores game table information unique to each game table 5. In the second embodiment, the gaming machine information is information for designating the correspondence between the machine number allocated to the gaming machine 5 and the gaming machine prosperity rank of the gaming machine 5, and part of it is a player terminal 10 is displayed.
The game stand prosperity rank is a classification for evaluating the degree of interest of the player with respect to the game stand 5 quantified based on the number of times the AR marker MM is read by the player terminal 10.

In the game table information, as shown in FIG. 24, the game table prosperity rank used by the store side for the purpose of analyzing the player trend is associated with a key number (stand number) that uniquely identifies the game table 5. .
Here, in order to encourage the player to read the AR marker MM using the player terminal 10, it is necessary to devise and incentivize the player to enjoy some merit through the reading action.
Therefore, in this example, a high-ranking rank for the user is provided via the AR marker MM so as to increase the fun when the game machine 5 is selected by the player. The prosperity rank for users is reference information for making it easy for a player to find an excellent platform according to his / her preference.
In order to realize this providing function, in this example, as shown in FIG. 24, a rank image reminiscent of the success rank for the user of the stand 5 and the success rank, The number of times of reading the AR marker MM, the voting results from game fans, game information, and the like are associated with each other.

It should be noted that the game stand prosperity rank referred to by the game hall side can also be provided to the player as it is without modifying the data content as part of the information for the player.
However, while the game stand prosperity rank is valuable information for the player when selecting the game stand 5, from the store side, it can also be a trade secret for managing the playground. For this reason, it may be dismissed to directly provide the player with the game stand prosperity rank and related information (for example, the number of times of AR reading).
Therefore, in such a case, the raw data such as the game stand prosperity rank and AR reading count is processed, and the game stand information provided via the AR marker MM is designed to be enjoyed by the players in the hall. It is considered appropriate to recreate the information so that it can be used as reference information.
In consideration of such circumstances, in this example, in addition to the game information such as the number of AR readings, the number of jackpots, the number of rotations, etc., the number of fan votes, fortune-telling / weather and other arbitrary things not related to the game It is evaluated comprehensively with the information of.
Thereby, an interest of a player can be attracted and the fun at the time of selection of the game stand 5 can be increased. In addition, by incorporating random elements that change with the number of executions and the passage of time, such as fortune-telling and weather, it is possible to avoid fixing the information provided, making it difficult for players to get bored There is also an accompanying merit that

The rank image with respect to the prosperous rank for users can be set and changed independently and arbitrarily by the game hall or a third party. In this example, as shown in FIG. 24, rank images are determined by comparing animals such as “Rabbit”, “Kame”, “Panda” and the like that are familiar to the player according to the evaluation zone classification of the prosperous rank for users. It has been.
In addition, the number of divisions of the above-mentioned popular ranks for users can be arbitrarily set by the game hall or a third party, and by increasing this number, the types of rank images also increase, and the player who is selecting the game stand 5 On the other hand, it is possible to produce a variety and richness.
Of the symbols representing the rank image (hereinafter referred to as “characters”), a rare character with a low appearance frequency may be set to appear (display) more easily as the number of big hits or the number of rotations of the game table 5 increases. Good. It should be noted that each character that actually appears during the game may be downloadable to the player terminal 10A so that the player can use it as a wallpaper, or may be automatically saved in the player terminal 10A.

The prosperity rank for the user itself is merely a convenient evaluation index that enhances the production effect so that the player can find the platform 5 that suits his taste. For this reason, when providing the game table information, it is not always necessary to present the information about the high rank for the user, and only the rank image or a character representing the rank image may be provided to the player terminal 10A.
Information irrelevant to the game used to determine the prosperity rank for the user, such as fortune-telling and weather, may be obtained from a predetermined website via the public communication line 3, and has its own fortune-telling information creation means, etc. May be created. In this example, as shown in FIG. 24, fortune-telling results are registered as fortune-telling information, and weather information in Japan is registered as weather information. Fortune-telling information and weather information are updated each time the AR marker MM is read, and the prosperity rank for users is also updated based on these updated information.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 25, the player terminal 10A further includes a marker reading unit 113, a game table tag display unit 114, and a camera 16 in addition to the same configuration as that of the first embodiment.
The camera 16 is means for capturing an arbitrary image. The marker reading unit 113 is a unit for recognizing the AR marker MM reflected in the image captured by the camera 16.
The game table tag display means 114 is means for displaying game table information in accordance with the display position / orientation of the game table tag MT designated from the central management server 4A.

The storage unit 12 stores various data and programs, and a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory is used. The storage unit 12 stores a player application 121A and marker correspondence information 122.
The player application 121A is a program in which a key number transmission process associated with the read AR marker MM and a tag display process of game machine information when the game machine 5 is imaged by the camera 16 are described. .

  The communication unit 13 transmits the reading time of the AR marker MM and the imaging direction of the camera 16 to the central management server 4A via the wireless relay device 21, and the display position of the game machine information and the tag from the central management server 4A. Receive.

Next, the operation of the excursion information collection system according to the second embodiment will be described.
When the player application 121A is activated in the game hall, as shown in FIG. 26, information on all AR markers MM attached in the game hall (correspondence between the AR marker MM and the key number of each of the game tables 5) Is downloaded in advance to the player terminal 10A side and stored as the marker correspondence information 122 (step S21). This is to improve the processing speed at the time of marker reading in the player terminal 10A.
If the marker correspondence information 122 is downloaded before the start of information transmission / reception via the AR marker MM, the processing speed can be improved by executing it at an arbitrary timing. Accordingly, the download process is not limited to being performed immediately after the application 121A is activated, but may be configured to be executed when the AR marker MM is first read.

When the player is interested in a specific gaming table 5 and an image (FIG. 29) including the AR marker MM is captured by the camera 16 of the player terminal 10A (step S22), the AR marker MM is read (step S22). S23). In the case where the AR markers MM attached to the plurality of game machines 5 are reflected in the image, all these AR markers MM are read.
The player terminal 10A identifies the key number (unit number) associated with the read AR marker MM from the marker correspondence information 122, and transmits the identified key number to the central management server 4 together with the reading time of the AR marker MM. (Step S24).

When the key number and the reading time are transmitted from the terminal 10A side, the central management server 4A performs a process for providing information for the game hall store and a process for providing information for the player.
First, the central management server 4A searches for a machine number that matches the key number transmitted from the player terminal 10A, and evaluates a popular machine based on the key number (step S25).
In this example, the central management server 4A determines the number of times the AR marker MM has been read for each unit number as illustrated in FIGS. 27C and 27D, or FIGS. As illustrated in (1), the game machine 5 is classified for each model and counted (aggregated) in time series. When counting, the central management server 4A stores the reading time of the AR marker MM and the number of readings at that time in association with each other.
Then, as shown in FIG. 26, the central management server 4A sets each gaming machine 5 shown in the on-site map (FIG. 28) to the respective gaming machine success rank with respect to the display means (in this example, the store side). In accordance with the above, highlighting is performed (step S26).
In this example, the total number of readings is managed in association with the reading time and the terminal identification information, so that the AR by a specific player terminal 10A out of the player terminals 10A in the venue, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to display the past number of readings of the marker MM, the total number of readings on the day, or a subtotal within a predetermined period.
Furthermore, in this example, the gaming machine 5 approached by the player can be individually identified through the reading operation of the AR marker MM. Therefore, taking advantage of the advantage, the reading of the AR marker MM can be used as an opportunity for various game information. It may be recorded in time series in association with the terminal identification information. Thereby, it is possible to grasp the game situation (the number of big hits, the number of revolutions, the out (number of used media), the safe (number of payout balls), etc.) of the player who possesses the player terminal 10A that has read the AR marker MM.
Note that the game stand prosperity rank and other detailed information shown in FIG. 28 may be displayed when the pointer is overlaid on the display position of the game stand 5 in the on-site map by the pointer movement operation.

Further, the central management server 4A searches for a machine number that matches the key number transmitted from the player terminal 10A in order to provide information for the player, and the game machine associated with the machine number Read information.
In this example, as the game table information for the player, the prosperity rank for the user and its rank image and character image are extracted. In addition to this, the model name, basic specifications, and capture information of the gaming machine 5 on which the marker is read may be provided. When providing model information, a link to model information may be displayed on the game machine tag MT.
Further, the central management server 4 determines the display position / orientation of the gaming machine tag MT (step S27), and transmits this display position / orientation to the player terminal 3 through the in-game network 20 together with the extracted gaming machine information. (Step S28).
The player terminal 10 displays the game table information transmitted from the central management server 4 via the game table tag MT (FIG. 30) superimposed on the display position of the AR marker MM shown in the image ( Step S29).
In the screen example of FIG. 30, the success rank for the user is displayed in the rank display column 311, and the rank image (“panda” in this example) and the character image are displayed in the image display column 312. The appearing character image may be downloadable to the player terminal 10A according to the player's operation, and may be automatically saved in the storage unit 12 of the player terminal 10A by the player application 121A. Good.

In the second embodiment as well, as in the first embodiment, the central management server 4A evaluates the division success rank based on the received radio wave intensity with respect to the radio relay device 21 of the player terminal 10A.
That is, when the terminal identification information and the reception time / received radio wave intensity are transmitted from the player terminal 10A, the position of each player terminal 10 is specified based on the radio wave intensity, and each predetermined section is assigned to each player. The on-site map highlighted according to the number of crowded situations is displayed on the display means.

  As described above, according to the excursion information collection system according to the second embodiment, it is possible to follow the player distribution in the hall in time series with high accuracy and in real time, and further, according to the game stand prosperity rank, The degree of player's interest in each vehicle can also be evaluated.

As a pattern code for displaying the game table tag MT, various AR technologies such as an AR marker method and a markerless method, and an arbitrary two-dimensional pattern code such as a QR code (registered trademark) can be adopted.
When the AR marker method is adopted, an arbitrary pattern code that functions as an AR marker, including an AR marker composed of a black outline that forms a rectangle and a predetermined pattern arranged inside the outline, which is commonly seen today. Can be used.
Further, instead of the AR code, the shape of the subject (for example, the game table 5) reflected in the captured image may be directly adopted as a reading target as seen in recent markerless AR technology. Is possible.
When a general QR code (registered trademark) is adopted as the pattern code, only one QR code (registered trademark) is read by one camera shooting, and the amount of information obtained by one reading operation is also large. Although it is limited to the gaming machine information for one gaming machine, if it is an AR marker, even if a plurality of AR markers are reflected at once, the plurality of markers are recognized at a time, and one reading operation is performed. There is an advantage that information on a plurality of game machines can be obtained at a stretch.

[Second Embodiment (Modification)]
The above-described evaluation of the game stand success rank can be realized by combining the terminal position specified by the received radio wave intensity with respect to the wireless relay device 21 and the AR technology.
In this case, since the game table tag MT is directly displayed based on the terminal position specified using wireless communication, it is not necessary to attach the AR marker MM to each of the game tables 5. Become. In addition, it is unnecessary to provide the marker correspondence information 122 to the player terminal 10B.

Further, under this configuration, as shown in FIG. 31, the player terminal 10B further includes the geomagnetic sensor 17 in addition to the configuration similar to the second embodiment (FIG. 25), but lacks the marker reading unit 113. ing.
The geomagnetic sensor 17 is an element that combines two magnetic sensors at right angles, detects geomagnetism in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and calculates the north direction from the strength. In the present invention, the imaging direction of the camera 16 can be detected by the geomagnetic sensor 17.
The storage unit 12 stores a player application 121B. The player application 121 </ b> B is a program in which processing for transmitting received radio wave intensity measured periodically and tag display processing for game table information when the game table 5 is imaged by the camera 16 are described.
The communication unit 14 is connected to the on-site network 20 via the wireless relay device 21 and transmits the radio wave intensity and the imaging direction of the camera 16 to the central management server 4A, and the game table information and tag information from the central management server 4A. Receive the display position.

Next, the tag position determination means 416 provided in the central management server 4A displays the display position of the game table tag MT in the captured image of the player terminal 10B based on the position of the player terminal 10B and the camera imaging direction specified by wireless communication. A method for determining the value will be described.
As shown in FIG. 32, if the position of the player terminal 10B in the field can be specified, it is possible to specify the gaming table 5 in that direction based on the imaging direction at that position. In the example of FIG. 32, when the camera 16 is turned to the south at the player terminal 10B, the 121th and 122th gaming tables 5 are reflected, while when the camera 16 is directed to the southeast, only the 122th number is reflected. Become.
In order to realize this position specifying method, in this example, the central management server 4A stores game table orientation information as shown in FIG. This game table orientation information is information indicating a correspondence relationship between the terminal position that represents the radio wave intensity as a parameter and the game table 5 that is reflected in the camera 16 when the camera 16 faces the imaging direction from that position.
When the player terminal 10A reads the AR marker MM with the camera 16, the communication unit 13 transmits the key number of the gaming machine 5 associated with the AR marker MM to the central management server 4A.

Next, the operation of the excursion information collecting system according to this modification will be described.
As shown in FIG. 34, the player terminal 10 periodically measures the received radio wave intensity within the communication area of the wireless relay device 21 (step S30).
When a player is interested in a specific gaming table 5 and an image including the gaming table 5 is captured by the camera 16 of the player terminal 10 within a predetermined section where the table 5 is placed (step S31). The imaging direction of the camera 16 is detected (step S32). Then, the player terminal 10B transmits the received radio wave intensity, the reception time, and the imaging direction to the central management server 4A together with the terminal identification information unique to the terminal 10B (step S33).

The central management server 4 specifies the position of the player terminal 10B (predetermined section in which the player terminal 10B is located) based on the received radio wave intensity transmitted from the player terminal 10 (step S34).
Further, the central management server 4A specifies the gaming table 5 near the player terminal 10B that is reflected in the captured image based on the position of the player terminal 10B and the imaging direction of the camera 16, and the gaming table of the table 5 The success rank is evaluated (step S35).
Specifically, the number of times the gaming machine 5 is photographed in a predetermined section is classified for each machine number or for each model of the gaming machine 5 and counted in time series. Thereby, the total result similar to FIG. 28 can be obtained. At the time of counting, the central management server 4A stores the reading time of the AR marker MM and the counted number of readings in association with each other.
Further, as shown in FIG. 34, the central management server 4A highlights each gaming machine 5 shown in the in-place map as shown in FIG. 28 in accordance with each gaming machine success rank on the display means (step S36).
This makes it possible to evaluate the degree of player's interest in each of the game tables while tracking the player's distribution in the field with high accuracy and in real time.

Further, the central management server 4A determines the display position of the game table tag MT associated with the game table 5 shown in the captured image based on the position of the player terminal 10B and the imaging direction of the camera 16 ( Step S37)
Further, in this example, as the gaming table information provided to the player terminal 10B, the prosperity rank for the user associated with the key number of the identified gaming table 5, the rank image, and the character image are the gaming table information. Extracted from
Further, the central management server 4 transmits the display position of the gaming machine tag MT to the player terminal 10B via the in-game network 20 together with the extracted gaming machine information (step S38).
The player terminal 10B incorporates the game table information (such as a user success rank and rank image and character image) transmitted from the central management server 4A into the image via the game table tag MT (FIG. 30). It is displayed superimposed on the game table 5 (step S39).
Thereby, the stage effect at the time of finding the stand 5 which a player suits liking increases, and the fun can be increased.

[Third Embodiment]
In the third embodiment of the present invention, an access point for relaying wireless communication is provided not only on the game island but also on the vicinity of each game machine 5 to detect which game machine 5 the player is near, Based on this, it is an example that is configured to automatically evaluate a popular stand based on the popularity rank of the game stand.

When the in-game position of the player terminal 10 is specified in the game hall, as shown in FIG. 35, the size of the predetermined section is set so as to include one game machine 5, and the position of each predetermined section is set to each section. The radio wave intensity measured in the is associated.
In order to realize such a position specifying method, as shown in FIG. 36, each of the gaming tables 5 can wirelessly communicate with the player terminal 10 and is connected to the central management server 4. The unit 51 (broken line portion in FIG. 36) is incorporated. The wireless communication unit 51 may be attached outside the gaming table 5.
Under this configuration, as shown in FIG. 37, the radio wave intensity distribution information indicating the radio wave intensity distribution of each radio relay device 21 at each point in the game hall is a key number (in this example, a machine number). ) Is associated with the installation position of the game table 5 and the radio wave intensity level at that position.

The player terminal 10 is configured similarly to the first embodiment (FIG. 16). However, in the third embodiment, the player terminal 10 is configured to be connectable to the central management server 4 not only via the wireless relay device 21 but also via the wireless communication unit 51 of the gaming table 5.
In this example, as shown in FIG. 38, the radio wave intensity level A0 output from the wireless communication unit 51 of the gaming table 5 is such that the gaming table 5 closest to the player terminal 10 can be identified. In the vicinity of the installation position, the output is set to be higher than the radio wave intensity level A1 from the wireless relay device 21 (that is, A0> A1).
In addition, when the player terminal 10 performs wireless communication via the wireless communication unit 51, the central management server 4 counts the gaming machine 5 including the wireless communication unit 51 as the gaming machine 5 in which the player is interested. To be configured. Such a counting process is usually performed when the player is interested in a specific gaming table 5 in order to confirm the state of the table or actually start the game. It is because it is thought that it approaches.

Next, the operation of the excursion information collection system according to the third embodiment will be described.
First, the operation when the game stand prosperity rank is evaluated by the excursion information collecting system will be described. When the player is attracted to and approaches the gaming table 5, wireless communication occurs between the player terminal 10 and the wireless communication unit 51 provided on the gaming table 5.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 39, the player terminal 10 measures the radio field intensity actually received from the radio relay device 21 by the radio communication unit 51 as needed (step S41), and receives the measured received radio field intensity. The time and terminal identification information are periodically transmitted to the central management server 4 (step S42).

When the received radio wave intensity, the reception time, and the terminal identification information are transmitted from the player terminal 10, the central management server 4 transmits the data via the wireless communication unit 51 or the wireless relay device 21. It is determined whether it is a thing (step S43).
In this example, in order for this determination to be possible, the magnitude relationship between the radio wave intensity level A0 from the wireless communication unit 51 in the vicinity of the gaming machine 5 and the radio wave intensity level A1 from the wireless relay device 21 in the vicinity of the gaming machine 5 is A0. > A1.
Therefore, when the received radio wave intensity transmitted from the player terminal 10 is greater than A1, the central management server 4 determines that the data has been transmitted via the wireless communication unit 51, while being transmitted from the player terminal 10. If the received radio wave intensity is A1 or less, it is determined that data has been transmitted via the wireless relay device 21.
Note that the determination of the transmission path is not limited to the determination of the magnitude of the radio wave intensity, but the transmission path is determined by analyzing the IP address or MAC address attached to the transmission packet from the player terminal 10A. It is possible to determine which of 51 or the wireless relay device 21 has been passed.

When data such as the received radio wave intensity is transmitted from the player terminal 10 via the wireless communication unit 51, the player has approached the gaming table 5, and the player has shown interest in the table 5. The possibility is high.
Therefore, first, the central management server 4A specifies the game stand 5 near the player terminal 10 on the in-place map based on the radio wave intensity (step S44).
Subsequently, the central management server 4A writes the information (table number and model name) of the gaming machine 5 near the terminal 10 in association with the reception time (step S45). In addition, it classify | categorizes for every terminal 10 based on terminal identification information, and is recorded in time series.
In step S45, the game information of the gaming table 5 communicated with the player terminal 10A via the wireless communication unit 51 may be recorded in time series with the reception time as the start time. Thereby, it becomes possible to grasp the game situation (the number of big hits, the number of rotations, the out (number of used media), the safe (number of payout balls), etc.) of the player possessing the player terminal 10. Further, by calculating the elapsed time from the communication start time to the communication end time for communication via the wireless communication unit 51, it is possible to estimate the game time by the player.
Further, the central management server 4A adds (counts) the number of readings to the machine number and model name of the game machine 5 (step S46). The total of the number of readings becomes an evaluation target of the game stand prosperity rank.
Then, the central management server 4A displays an on-site map (FIG. 40) showing each table 5 in an emphasized manner according to the game table prosperity rank on the display means (step S47).
When data related to the received radio wave intensity from the player terminal 10A is transmitted via the wireless relay device 21, the central management server 4A determines that the wireless relay device of the player terminal 10 is the same as in the first embodiment. On the basis of the received radio wave intensity with respect to 21, the division success rank is evaluated.

As described above, according to the excursion information collection system according to the third embodiment of the present application, it is possible to follow the player distribution in the hall in time series with high accuracy and in real time. The degree of player interest in can also be evaluated.
Further, even if the player does not read the pattern code, it is possible to acquire information on the gaming table that the player is interested in.

Note that the wireless communication unit 51 is not limited to being provided on the gaming table 5 itself.
For example, a wireless communication unit 51 is provided in an on-site device (display device 62, ball lending device 61, etc.) that is connected to the game table 5 and installed in the vicinity of the game table 5, and the game table 5 uses the unit 51 as an alternative. You may comprise as follows. In this case, the wireless communication unit 51 provided in the on-site device functions in a state where it is substantially provided directly on the game table 5.
As an example of such a case, the on-site device is provided with an insertion port of a communication cable connected to another device, and the game table 5 connected to this port is externally connected via the wireless communication unit 51 of the on-site device ( A case of communicating with the central management server 4 or the like) can be given.

The above-mentioned wireless communication unit 51 has recently been attracting attention as a new standard for an ultra-high speed wireless LAN with a data transmission rate exceeding 1 Gbit / sec.
As well as wireless LAN units compatible with 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ad, etc., other short-range wireless communications are represented by Bluetooth (registered trademark), and FeliCa and MIFARE (both registered trademarks). An IC card non-contact type wireless communication unit can also be employed.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a tour information collecting system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In each of the above embodiments, the player terminals 10 are individually distinguished by the terminal identification information, and the player trends are grasped. Such an approach is very important because when a certain terminal 10 is always used by the same player, grasping the trend of the terminal 10 is directly linked to grasping the game trend of the player who owns it. It can be said that it is effective.
However, when the same player terminal 10 is shared and used by a plurality of players, in the above method, even if the terminal trend such as the in-place position is tracked, the player's behavior pattern is accurately displayed on the data. It is hard to appear in. Therefore, in this example, the players using the player terminal 10 are individually distinguished by biometric authentication so that player trends can be grasped more accurately.

In this example, any on-site device (for example, the gaming table 5, the display device 62, the ball rental device 61, etc.) installed in the game hall reads the biometric information for reading the biometric information for uniquely identifying each player. It has a reading function.
The biometric information herein includes arbitrary information that can uniquely identify the player, such as a face, an iris or retina of eyes, a fingerprint pattern, a palm print pattern, a vein pattern, or a voice print.

When authenticating a player by face authentication or iris authentication, a camera 70 that realizes a biometric information reading function may be provided in the on-site device. For example, as shown in FIG. 41A, the camera 70 can be provided on the display device 62, or the camera 70 can be attached to the frame of the game table 5 as shown in FIG. .
Furthermore, the angle of the camera 70 may be adjusted so as to capture the entrance of the game hall so that face authentication can be performed when the player enters the store, and the camera 70 may be installed so that fixed point observation is possible at a predetermined location in the game hall facility.

When a player is identified by fingerprint authentication / palmprint authentication, the player is determined by extracting feature points (for example, the direction of the ridge) from the pattern of the ridge (the ridge that forms the fingerprint pattern). Or by taking a fingerprint as an image and comparing the images with each other for pattern matching. For vein authentication, pattern matching is used for the determination.
When reading fingerprints, palm prints, and vein patterns, as shown in FIG. 42, the operation part of the game table 5 that the player touches with hands during the game (handle lever for pachinko machines, stop button for rotating drum for slot machines, etc.) ) Is provided with a pattern reading sensor 71 for reading a fingerprint or palm print by scattered light from the finger or palm.
By adopting near-infrared rays as light emitted from the pattern reading sensor 71 to the finger or palm of the player, the near-infrared rays caused by reduced hemoglobin in the blood can be obtained by the sensor 71 without providing a separate sensor. The absorption of the vein pattern around the body is also possible by absorption.
The biological information reading means such as the camera 70 and the pattern reading sensor 71 are not necessarily built in the in-field device, and may be physically separated from the in-field device. In this case, the biological information reading means is externally attached to or installed near the on-site device that is frequently used by the player. Further, when the player terminal 10 has a camera, the camera on the terminal side may be used as a biological information reading unit to acquire a player's face image or the like.

Moreover, in this example, the on-site apparatus provided with the biometric information reading unit includes a wireless communication unit and is configured to be able to communicate with the player terminal 10.
The on-site device reads the player's biological information, acquires terminal identification information unique to the terminal 10 through wireless communication with the player terminal 10, and transmits the biological information and terminal identification information to the central management server 4.
As shown in FIG. 43, when the gaming table 5 has a pattern reading sensor 71 as biometric information reading means, the player terminal 10 performs wireless communication with the wireless relay device 21 for the purpose of specifying the in-place position, and biometric authentication. Therefore, data is transmitted through two communication paths for wireless communication to the wireless communication unit 51 for the purpose.

As shown in FIG. 44, the central management server 4C of this example further includes biometric information storage means 423 and player authentication means 417 in a configuration substantially similar to that of the central management server 4 (FIG. 4) of the first embodiment. .
The biometric information storage unit 423 stores the biometric information of the player who owns the player terminal 10 registered in advance and terminal identification information unique to the terminal 10 in association with each other.
The player authenticating means 417 determines whether or not the correspondence relationship between the terminal identification information sent from the on-site device and the biological information is already stored in the storage unit 42.

If the player authentication unit 417 determines that the correspondence between the received biometric information and the terminal identification information is not yet stored in the storage unit 42, the player authentication unit 417 stores the correspondence between the biometric information received from the on-site device and the terminal identification information. Write to 42. In this case, the mapping unit 413 records the terminal position in the field (writes to the storage unit 42) in association with the combination of the biometric information newly added by the player authentication unit 417 and the terminal identification information.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the correspondence between the received biometric information and the terminal identification information is already stored in the storage unit 42, the mapping unit 413 stores the registered player who owns the player terminal 10 and has already registered. In association with the combination of the biometric information and the terminal identification information unique to the terminal 10, the terminal position in the place that changes every moment is recorded (written in the storage unit 42).

Next, the operation of the excursion information collection system according to the fourth embodiment will be described.
When the player in the field starts playing, as shown in FIG. 45, the biometric information reading function (pattern reading sensor 71) provided in the in-field device (in this example, the game table 5) provides a biological body unique to the player. Information is read (step S51).
In addition, the player terminal 10 performs wireless communication with the on-site device and transmits terminal identification information (step S52). Then, the device in the hall transmits the terminal identification information acquired from the player terminal 10 to the central management server 4C together with the read biological information (step S53).

The central management server 4C determines whether or not the correspondence relationship between the terminal identification information and the biometric information sent from the on-site device is already stored in the storage unit 42 (step S54).
If the same correspondence (combination of terminal identification information and biometric information) is already stored in the storage unit 42, the player specified by the current biometric information has the terminal 10 in the past. You are visiting a game hall. Therefore, the central management server 4C records the player's in-place position in association with the combination of biometric information and terminal identification information that has been confirmed to be stored.

On the other hand, when the same correspondence (combination of terminal identification information and biometric information) is not yet stored in the storage unit 42, the player terminal 10 that has been brought into the field once in the past is different from the previous one. Either the player is using it, or a completely new customer who has never visited the game hall in the past has the player terminal 10 that he / she has brought to the game hall for the first time. It corresponds to.
Here, from the viewpoint of the amusement hall store side, considering the grasp of accurate player trends, the player terminal 10 that has been brought into the field in the past and has a record of the history in the hall as in the former, In the case of being used by a different person from the previous terminal user, it is necessary to record it separately from the recorded history of the in-place position (player trend).
In addition, the case of a new customer in which both terminal identification information and biometric information are not compatible with those in the storage unit 42 also needs to be separated from the player trends recorded so far.

Therefore, when the same correspondence relationship is not stored, the central management server 4C newly writes the correspondence relationship between the terminal identification information and the biometric information transmitted from the in-field device into the storage unit 42 (step S55).
Then, the terminal position in the field is recorded in time series in association with the correspondence relationship between the newly added biometric information and the terminal identification information (step S56). In addition, the evaluation of the rank succession rank is performed according to the density of the players for each predetermined section, and the in-place map in which the predetermined section is highlighted according to each rank is displayed on the display means.
Thus, as shown in FIG. 46, the same player terminal 10 (in the example of FIG. 46, the terminal with terminal identification information ID-1) is used for different players (user 1 and user 2) in different time zones. Even if it has been done, it is possible to distinguish and track each player trend.
In addition, in the case where the on-site device is installed near the game machine 5, the on-site device may transmit the reading time of the biological information to the central management server 4C together with the terminal identification information and the biological information. In step S56, the central management server 4C records the game information of the gaming table 5 communicated with the player terminal 10 via the wireless communication unit 51 in time series using the reading time as the start time. Thereby, it becomes possible to grasp the game situation (the number of big hits, the number of revolutions, the out (number of used media), the safe (number of payout balls), etc.) in a state in which individual players are distinguished.
Further, under such a configuration, it is possible to estimate the game time by the player by calculating the elapsed time from one reading time to the next reading time.

As described above, according to the excursion information collection system according to the fourth embodiment of the present application, even when the same player terminal 10 is shared and used by a plurality of players, the trend of each player is observed. It is possible to distinguish and grasp.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, a tour information collecting system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the excursion information collection system of this example, as shown in FIG. 47, game media owned by the players of each game table 5 are located near each game table 5 in the hall, corresponding to one game table. A weight measuring device 80 for measuring the weight of the accommodated container 81 is installed.
The gravity measuring device 80 may be a thin weight sensor, or a weight scale generally found may be substituted. In the example of FIG. 47, a weight sensor is employed as the weight measuring device 80, and is connected to the central management server 4 through a predetermined interface such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection. In the case where the weight measuring device 80 is equipped with a wireless communication unit, the measurement result (the weight of the container 81 containing the game medium) may be transmitted to the central management server 4 via the wireless relay device 21.

As shown in FIG. 48, the central management server 4D stores boxing evaluation information for evaluating the boxing situation in each gaming machine 5. The boxed evaluation information includes the weight classification of the container 81 including the game medium measured by the weight measuring device 80, the boxing success rank that is an evaluation index according to the classification, and the display determined according to the evaluation index. This is information that associates colors.
Further, the central management server 4D includes box product evaluation means 418 as shown in FIG.
The box product evaluation means 418 refers to the box stack evaluation information based on the weight of the container 81 for each gaming table 5 obtained from the weight measuring device 80, and shows the success of paying out game media in each gaming table 5. Evaluate the boxing success rank shown.
In addition, the central management server 4D displays an on-site map that highlights each vehicle 5 in accordance with the box loading success rank on the display means.
Note that the number of game media payouts is usually assumed to be high by the player's interest, so the boxing success rank is a game stand success rank for evaluating the player's interest in the game stand 5 in a broad sense. Belongs to. Therefore, in this example, the game stand prosperity rank is the number of times of reading of the AR marker MM described above in the second and third embodiments, in addition to the evaluation result of the box stacking status based on the weight of the container 81 (box load prosperity rank). Alternatively, the overall evaluation may be performed in consideration of the number of times of communication with the wireless communication unit 51 included in the game table 5.

  As described above, according to the tour information collection system according to the fifth embodiment of the present application, as in each of the above-described embodiments, the crowded state of players in the game hall and the actions around the player's gaming table 5 In addition to player trends based on the game, it is possible to grasp the prosperity of the venue based on the actual boxing status of actual game media (pachinko balls, medals, etc.) that are considered to be one of the major concerns for players. .

  The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 round trip information collection system 2 in-field system 3 public communication line 4 central management server 5 game console 10 player terminal 20 in-field network 21 wireless relay device 61 ball rental device 62 display device 63 relay 70 camera 71 pattern reading sensor 80 weight sensor

Claims (7)

A plurality of game machines installed in a game hall; a central management server that is communicably connected to the plurality of game machines; and a player terminal owned by a player, wherein the central management server includes: In a tour information collecting system configured to manage game information and other information received from a gaming table and the player terminal,

At least three wireless relay devices arranged in the game hall;
Based on the difference of each radio wave intensity from the wireless relay device, the game table in which the installation position in the game hall is specified;
Display means connected to the central management server;
The player terminal connected to the central management server via the wireless relay device and given unique terminal identification information, and

The central management server
A process of creating an in-place map showing each position of the game island in which the plurality of game machines and a predetermined number of the game machines are installed in a row based on a difference in radio field intensity from the wireless relay device When,
A process of individually identifying the player terminals by the terminal identification information;
Based on each radio wave intensity received from the wireless relay device by the player terminal, the process of periodically mapping the position of each player terminal that changes every moment in the game hall on the map in the hall;
A process of displaying an on-site map in which the latest position of each identified player terminal is mapped on the display means;
The excursion information collection system characterized by being configured to execute
The excursion information collecting system according to claim 1,
The central management server
A process of periodically storing the reception time at which the player terminal receives radio waves from the wireless relay device in association with the position of the player terminal at the reception time;
A travel information collecting system configured to execute a process of mapping a trajectory of a position where the player terminal has moved in the game hall onto the in-place map and displaying the same on the display means.
The excursion information collection system according to claim 1 or 2,
The central management server
A process of totaling the number of player terminals connected to the central management server via the wireless relay device for each predetermined section in the game hall each including at least two game tables;
In accordance with the number of the player terminals, a process for evaluating a division success rank for each of the predetermined divisions;
A process of highlighting each of the predetermined sections in the on-site map according to the section success rank,
The excursion information collection system characterized by being configured to execute
The excursion information collection system according to claim 1,
The player terminal comprising a camera capable of recognizing a pattern code;
The central management server for creating game table information unique to the game table based on the game information and other information, and displaying the game table information on a monitor of the player terminal;
A plurality of game machines each associated with the pattern code,

The central management server
When the pattern code is imaged by the camera of the player terminal in the communication area of the wireless relay device, the player is interested in the game table associated with the pattern code based on the game table information. A process of counting as a game machine,
According to the number of gaming machines counted, a process of evaluating a gaming machine success rank for each gaming machine,
A process of highlighting each of the game tables in the on-site map according to the game table success rank,
The excursion information collection system characterized by being configured to execute
The excursion information collection system according to claim 1,
The plurality of game machines individually provided with wireless communication units capable of wireless communication;
The player terminal connectable to the central management server via the wireless communication unit, and
The central management server
When the player terminal wirelessly communicates via the wireless communication unit, a process of counting a gaming machine equipped with the wireless communication unit as a gaming machine that the player is interested in;
According to the number of gaming machines counted, a process of evaluating a gaming machine success rank for each gaming machine,
A process of highlighting each of the game tables in the on-site map according to the game table success rank,
The excursion information collection system characterized by being configured to execute
The excursion information collection system according to claim 1,
An in-field device capable of communicating with the player terminal, further comprising a biometric information reading function for reading biometric information for uniquely identifying each player;

The on-site device is
When the biometric information is read, a process of transmitting the biometric information and the terminal identification information of the player terminal to the central management server is executed.

The central management server
A process of storing the player terminal's biometric information and the terminal identification information unique to the player terminal in association with the position of the player terminal that changes every moment;
When the correspondence between the biometric information transmitted from the on-site device and the terminal identification information does not match the correspondence between the biometric information stored in the central management server and the terminal identification information, the transmission A process of storing the position of the player terminal specified by the terminal identification information in association with the biometric information and the terminal identification information that has been performed;
The excursion information collection system characterized by performing.
The excursion information collection system according to claim 1,
A weight measuring device capable of measuring the weight of a container in which a game medium owned by a player of each game table is accommodated individually for each of the plurality of game tables;
The central management server communicatively connected to the weight measuring device,

The central management server
Based on the weight of the container for each gaming machine measured by the weight measuring device, a process for evaluating a gaming machine success rank indicating the success of each gaming machine,
A process of displaying the game stand prosperity rank on the on-site map in which the position of the player terminal is mapped for each game stand;
The excursion information collection system characterized by being configured to execute

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