JP2015084141A - Name plate with information collection function, program, and information collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a name plate with an information collection function capable of collecting image, voice or sensor information effectively for detecting a fraudulent action.SOLUTION: A name plate 4 with an information collection function includes a camera part 4A and a microphone part 4B and a sensor part 4C or the like packaged inside. The camera part 4A captures a dynamic image or a still picture. The microphone part 4B detects a voice. The sensor part 4C detects sensor information (e.g., acceleration sensor information, illuminance sensor information, temperature sensor information or positional information) indicating a state of the name plate 4 with the information collection function. In the name plate 4 with the information collection function, a mounting part 4D is provided on the back and in response to rotation of a hinge part 4E in an arrow direction in the figure, the mounting part 4D can be put into a pocket or the like of a jacket of an employee. Because of such a casing, the name plate 4 with the information collection function is capable of collecting image, voice or sensor information without being noticed by a third person.

Description

  The present invention relates to a name tag with an information collecting function for detecting fraudulent acts and abnormal behaviors of dealers and players in a casino game hall or the like.

  Conventionally, various illegal acts have been performed in casino games. For this reason, casino amusement halls are often equipped with surveillance cameras for monitoring fraud. In this case, fraudulent acts of both the dealer (the casino game provider) and the player (casino game center customer) are monitored using the video of the surveillance camera. There is also a concern that fraudulent acts may lead to violent acts.

  Thus, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system for photographing an improper suspect with a surveillance camera.

JP 2008-253553 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, fraudulent acts and violent acts are judged by image recognition, and there is a problem that the credibility of judgment is actually lacking. That is, in many cases, the surveillance camera has a problem that no audio is recorded and the video is unclear. Also, there is a problem that only the direction in which the surveillance camera is facing is taken, and it was difficult to make a comprehensive rational and scientific judgment of what actually happened there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide images (hereinafter referred to as images including still images and moving images), sound, and sensors in casino game halls and the like. It is to provide a name tag with an information collecting function capable of collecting information such as the above in a complex manner.

A first invention for achieving the above-described object is a name tag with an information collecting function for collecting information with a built-in computer, a camera unit for photographing an image including at least one of a still image and a moving image, and an audio And a wireless communication means for transmitting the image, the sound, and the sensor information, a microphone unit for detecting the sensor, a sensor unit for detecting sensor information indicating a state of the name tag with the information collecting function, and It is a name tag with an information collection function.
According to the first invention, it is possible to collect images, sounds, sensor information, etc. without being noticed by a third party, and to use it for detection of fraud.

The sensor information includes at least one of acceleration sensor information, illuminance sensor information, temperature sensor information, and position information.
This enables rational and scientific detection of fraud and abnormal behavior according to various sensor information.

A storage unit that stores the image, the sound, and the sensor information is further provided.
As a result, the collected image, sound, and sensor information can be stored, stored in a predetermined amount, and then transferred to the server, and an abnormal value can be detected on the server side.

It is desirable to further include a name display unit for displaying the name and a clip unit for attaching to the clothes.
Thus, it is possible to display the name of the user of the name tag with information collecting function (employee such as a dealer) and attach it to the clothes.

A second invention is a program for causing a computer including a camera, a microphone, and a sensor to function as a name tag with an information collecting function for collecting information, and the computer includes at least one of a still image and a moving image. As camera means for taking an image, microphone means for detecting sound, sensor means for detecting sensor information indicating the state of the name tag with the information collecting function, wireless communication means for transmitting the image, the sound, and the sensor information It is a program to make it function.
According to the second invention, it is possible to collect images, sounds, sensor information, etc. without being noticed by a third party, and to use it for detecting fraud.

A third invention is an information collection system in which a name tag with an information collection function for collecting information containing a computer and a server are connected via a network, wherein the name tag with an information collection function is a still image or a moving image. A camera unit that captures an image including at least one of the above, a microphone unit that detects sound, a sensor unit that detects sensor information indicating a state of the name tag with the information collection function, the image, the sound, and the sensor Wireless communication means for transmitting information to the server, and the server collects the image, the sound, and the sensor information from the name tag with the information collection function, and the collected sensor And an abnormality detection means for determining whether or not there is a sensor value exceeding a predetermined threshold in the information. .
According to the third invention, the name tag with an information collecting function can transmit images, sounds, sensor information, etc. without being noticed by a third party, and the server can send images, sounds, sensor information, etc. It is possible to judge fraud by collecting and abnormal images, sounds, or sensor values.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to rationally and scientifically determine fraud or abnormal behavior based on such information by collecting image, sound, and sensor information at a casino amusement park or the like. .

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information collection system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. An external view of a name tag with an information collection function is shown. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the hardware of a server. It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of a server. It is a figure which shows the example of an employee information database. It is a figure which shows the example of a collection information database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the hardware of the name tag with an information collection function. It is a flowchart explaining an information collection process. It is a flowchart explaining an abnormality detection process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Embodiments of the present invention]
(Configuration of information collection system)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information collection system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the information collecting system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a server 2 and name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with information collecting functions attached to employees A, B, and C are connected to each other via a network 5. Consists of. Note that the number of name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with an information collection function is arbitrary, and it is of course possible to provide a plurality of name tags.

  The server 2 is a computer system including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and the like.

  The server 2 manages information on employees (dealers) and information (for example, images, sounds, sensor information, etc.) collected by the name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with an information collection function in a database.

  An IC reader 3 is connected to the server 2. The IC reader 3 outputs the information to the server 2 when receiving the name tag ID stored in the name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with the information collecting function by non-contact or contact.

The server 2 associates the name tag ID acquired in response to the operation of the employee name input by the employee (dealer) and the information about the employee, and stores them in the database.
The server 2 stores the collected information acquired from the name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with the information collecting function in the database in association with the name tag ID.
Further, the server 2 displays a warning when an abnormal value of the collected information stored in the database is detected.

  Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish the name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with the information collection function, they are simply referred to as the name tags 4 with the information collection function.

FIG. 2A shows an external perspective view of the name tag 4 with an information collection function. As shown in the figure, the name tag 4 with an information collecting function includes a camera unit 4A, a microphone unit 4B, and a sensor unit 4C.
The camera unit 4A is a small digital camera and takes a moving image or a still image. The microphone unit 4B is composed of a small microphone or the like and detects sound. The sensor unit 4C includes an acceleration sensor, an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, a position sensor (typically, there is a GPS (Global Positioning System)), and the like, and each sensor information (for example, the status of the name tag 4 with an information collecting function) , Acceleration sensor information, illuminance sensor information, temperature sensor information, position information, etc.) are detected (acquired).

  FIG. 2B shows an external side view of the name tag 4 with an information collection function in FIG. As shown in the figure, the name tag 4 with the information collecting function is provided with a mounting portion 4D on the back surface, and the mounting portion 4D is attached to the employee according to the rotation of the hinge portion 4E in the arrow direction in the figure. It can be put in the outer jacket pocket. The attachment portion 4D and the hinge portion 4E are collectively referred to as a clip portion.

  Further, the name tag 4 with the information collecting function is provided with a name display section (not shown) for displaying the name. The name display part is a part for displaying the name of an employee such as a dealer who uses the name tag 4 with the information collecting function, and the name display part may be affixed directly with a pen or the like. Further, the name tag 4 with the information collecting function may be provided with a small liquid crystal display or the like, and the name display unit may electronically display the name.

  The name tag 4 with an information collection function is an ordinary name tag in appearance, but is a name tag type computer capable of collecting image, sound, sensor information, and the like. Such a housing makes it possible to collect images, sounds, sensor information, and the like without being noticed by a third party.

  The name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with an information collection function are used to send the image collected by the camera unit 4A, the voice collected by the microphone unit 4B, and the sensor information collected by the sensor unit 4C via the network 5 in real time. Send to.

In addition to the method for transmitting the collected information to the server 2 via the network 5 in real time, there are the following two methods.
1. Information stored in the name tag 4 with the information collection function is transmitted to the server 2 via the network 5 at predetermined time intervals.
2. The name tag 4 with information collection function is directly connected to the server 2, and the information stored in the name tag 4 with information collection function is transferred to the server 2.

  The network 5 is a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet, and the connection with the server 2 is not particularly limited to wired or wireless, but the connection with the name tags 4-1 to 4-3 with an information collecting function is , Wireless.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the management operation area is a place for managing and managing casino games, and a server 2 and an IC reader 3 are installed. The casino store area is a place where employees engage in customer service for casino games, and an employee wearing the name tag 4 with an information collecting function enters the area and monitors fraud.

(Server configuration)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the server 2. Note that the hardware configuration in FIG. 2 is an example, and various configurations can be adopted depending on the application and purpose.

  A computer that implements the server 2 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a media input / output unit 13, a communication control unit 14, an input unit 15, a display unit 16, a peripheral device I / F (interface) unit 17, etc. Connected through.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The CPU calls a program stored in the storage unit 12, ROM, recording medium, etc. to a work memory area on the RAM and executes it, and drives and controls each unit connected via the bus 18, which will be described later. Realize processing. The ROM is a non-volatile memory, and permanently stores programs such as computer boot programs, BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), data, and the like. The RAM is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores a program, data, and the like loaded from the storage unit 12, ROM, recording medium, and the like, and includes a work area used by the control unit 11 to perform various processes.

  The storage unit 12 is an HDD, and stores a program executed by the control unit 11, data necessary for program execution, an OS (operating system), and the like. As for the program, a control program corresponding to the OS and an application program for causing a computer to execute processing to be described later are stored. Each of these program codes is read by the control unit 11 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, read by the CPU, and executed as various means.

  The media input / output unit 13 (drive device) inputs / outputs data, for example, media such as a CD drive (-ROM, -R, -RW, etc.), DVD drive (-ROM, -R, -RW, etc.) Has input / output devices. The communication control unit 14 includes a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and is a communication interface that mediates communication between the computer and the network 5, and controls communication with other computers via the network 5.

  The input unit 15 inputs data and includes, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, and an input device such as a numeric keypad. An operation instruction, an operation instruction, data input, and the like can be performed on the computer via the input unit 15.

  The display unit 16 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and a logic circuit or the like (video adapter or the like) for realizing a video function of the computer in cooperation with the display device.

The peripheral device I / F (interface) unit 17 is a port for connecting a peripheral device to the computer, and the computer transmits and receives data to and from the peripheral device via the peripheral device I / F unit 17. The peripheral device I / F unit 17 is a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics).
Engineers) 1394, RS-232C, etc., and usually has a plurality of peripheral devices I / F. The connection form with the peripheral device may be wired or wireless. The bus 18 is a path that mediates transmission / reception of control signals, data signals, and the like between the devices.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the server 2. At least a part of the functional units shown in FIG. 4 is realized by executing a predetermined program by the control unit 11 of FIG.

  The employee information database 21 stores information on employees (dealers). The collection information data database 22 stores the collection information acquired from the name tag 4 with an information collection function.

  The employee authentication unit 23 refers to the employee information database 21 based on employee information (for example, employee name or user ID, password, etc.) input via the input unit 15 and authenticates the employee. . The employee authentication unit 23 associates the name tag ID acquired through the IC reader 3 when inputting the employee name with the information related to the authenticated employee, and stores it in the employee information database 21.

  The information collecting unit 24 collects the name tag ID and information (for example, image, sound, sensor information, etc.) from the name tag 4 with information collecting function and stores them in the collected information database 22.

  The abnormality detection unit 25 determines whether or not there is an abnormal value from the collection information stored in the collection information database 22, and if it determines that there is an abnormal value, detects the collection information and displays the display unit 16 Display a warning.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the employee information database 21.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the employee information database 21 stores at least an employee ID 21A and an employee name 21B in association with each other.

  The employee ID 21A is information for uniquely identifying an employee (dealer). The employee name 21B indicates the name of the employee.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the collection information database 22.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the collection information database 22 includes at least a name tag ID 22A, employee ID 22B, sensor information 22C, image information 22D, audio information 22E, and collection time 21E, and a name tag ID (name tag 4 with information collection function). ) Remember every time.

  The name tag ID 22A is information for uniquely identifying the name tag 4 with the information collection function. The employee ID 22B is information for uniquely identifying the employee, and is associated with the employee ID 21A of the employee information database 21. The sensor information 22C indicates acceleration sensor information, illuminance sensor information, temperature sensor information, position information, and the like. The image information 22D indicates information regarding still images and moving images. The audio information 22D indicates information related to audio. The collection time 22F indicates the time when the sensor information 22C to the sound information 22E are collected.

(Configuration of mobile device)

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the name tag 4 with an information collection function. Note that the hardware configuration in FIG. 7 is merely an example, and various configurations can be adopted depending on applications and purposes.

  The name tag 4 with the information collecting function is connected to the control unit 31, the storage unit 32, the communication control unit 33, the camera unit 4A, the microphone unit 4B, the sensor unit 4C, and the like via the bus 34.

  The control unit 31 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like. The control unit 31 performs predetermined processing based on the program stored in the storage unit 32, and realizes an information collection function, a communication function, and the like.

  The storage unit 32 stores a program executed by the control unit 31, data necessary for program execution, an OS, and the like, and stores data from the camera unit 4A, the microphone unit 4B, and the sensor unit 4C.

The communication control unit 33 performs wireless communication between the name tag 4 with an information collection function and the network 5 using an antenna (not shown).
The camera 4A, the microphone unit 4B, and the sensor unit 4C are as described above.
In addition, the name tag 4 with the information collecting function may include a display unit (liquid crystal display) for displaying the name of the user (employee such as a dealer).

(Information collection process)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining information collection processing executed by the information collection system 1.

  The employee (dealer) puts the name tag 4 with the information collecting function over the IC reader 3 installed in the management operation area before entering the casino store area with the name tag 4 with the information collecting function. Thereby, in step S <b> 1, the control unit 11 of the server 2 reads the name tag ID of the name tag 4 with the information collection function via the IC reader 3.

  Next, the employee inputs employee information (for example, employee name or user ID, password, etc.) using the input unit 15 of the server 2. Thereby, in step S2, the control part 11 of the server 2 acquires the input employee information.

  In step S3, the employee authentication unit 23 of the server 2 refers to the employee information database 21 and authenticates the employee based on the employee information input in the process of step S2. After authentication, the employee wears a name tag 4 with an information collecting function and enters the casino store area to perform customer service.

  In step S4, the employee authentication unit 23 of the server 2 associates the name tag ID acquired in the process of step S1 with the employee information authenticated in the process of step S3, and stores it in the employee information database 21.

  In step S5, the control part 31 of the name tag 4 with an information collection function acquires the image information imaged by the camera part 4A, the voice information detected by the microphone part 4B, and the sensor information detected by the sensor part 4C.

  In step S6, the control unit 31 of the name tag 4 with the information collecting function sends the image information, voice information, and sensor information acquired in the process of step S5 together with the name tag ID to the server 2 via the communication control unit 33 and the network 5. Send to.

  In step S <b> 7, the information collection unit 24 of the server 2 collects (receives) the name tag ID, image information, audio information, and sensor information transmitted from the name tag 4 with an information collection function via the network 5.

  In step S <b> 8, the information collection unit 24 stores the name tag ID, image information, audio information, and sensor information collected in step S <b> 7 in the collection information database 22.

  In step S9, the control unit 11 of the server 2 determines whether or not the name tag ID of the same name tag 4 with the information collecting function read in the process of step S1 is read via the IC reader 3, and the name tag ID is still Is determined not to be read, the process returns to step S7, and the information collection process and the storage process to the collection information database 22 are repeatedly executed.

  When the customer service in the casino store area is completed, the employee again holds the name tag 4 with the information collecting function over the IC reader 3 installed in the management operation area. As a result, in step S9, the control unit 11 of the server 2 determines that the name tag ID of the name tag 4 with the same information collecting function as that read in the process of step S1 has been read via the IC reader 3, and ends the process. To do.

  As described above, the server 2 can collect the image information, audio information, and sensor information detected by the name tag 4 with the information collecting function via the network 5.

(Abnormality detection processing)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining processing for detecting an abnormal value from the collected sensor information.

In step S <b> 21, the abnormality detection unit 25 of the server 2 acquires sensor information from the collected information database 22.
In step S22, the abnormality detection unit 25 of the server 2 determines whether or not there is a sensor value exceeding a preset threshold among the sensor information acquired in the process of step S21, and if there is a sensor value exceeding the threshold. When it determines, it progresses to step S23.

  In step S <b> 23, the abnormality detection unit 25 of the server 2 displays a warning message on the display unit 16, for example, a message such as “Abnormality has been detected”, the time when the abnormality was detected, and the like.

  In step S22, when the abnormality detection unit 25 of the server 2 determines that there is no sensor value exceeding the threshold among the sensor information acquired in the process of step S21, the process ends.

  As described above, based on the sensor information acquired from the name tag 4 with the information collection function, it is possible to easily detect an abnormality (injustice). In addition, it is desirable to perform the abnormality detection process shown in FIG. 9 periodically.

  In addition, when an abnormality is detected, the casino game manager or the like confirms whether an illegal act has been performed by visually confirming an image at the time when the abnormality is detected or listening to sound. It is also possible to judge sex rationally and scientifically.

[Effects of the embodiment of the present invention]
As described above, by implementing the function to collect image, sound, sensor information, etc. on the name tag, it is possible to collect image, sound, sensor information, etc. without being noticed by a third party, and to detect fraud. It can be useful.

  Note that the name tag 1 with an information collecting function according to the embodiment of the present invention is not applicable only in a casino amusement hall, and some trouble may occur between an employee and a customer, such as a pachinko store or a hospital. It can be applied as a name tag for employees in situations where there is a need to collect information in the employees and their surrounding environment.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of the name tag with an information collection function which concerns on this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, this invention is not limited to this example. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1 ... Information collection system 2 ... Server 3 ... IC reader 4-1 to 1-3 ... Name tag with information collection function 4A ... Camera unit 4B ... Microphone unit 4C ... Sensor Part 5 ………… Network 11 ………… Control part 12 ………… Storage part 14 ………… Communication control part 15 ………… Input part 16 ………… Display part 21 ………… Employee information database 22 ………… Collecting Information database 23... Employee authentication unit 24... Information collection unit 25... Abnormality detection unit 31 ... Control unit 32 ... Storage unit 33 ... Communication control unit

Claims (6)

A name tag with an information collection function that collects information with a built-in computer,
A camera unit that captures an image including at least one of a still image and a moving image;
A microphone for detecting voice;
A sensor unit for detecting sensor information indicating a state of the name tag with the information collecting function;
Wireless communication means for transmitting the image, the sound, and the sensor information;
A name tag with an information collecting function, characterized by comprising: The name tag with an information collection function according to claim 1, wherein the sensor information includes at least one of acceleration sensor information, illuminance sensor information, temperature sensor information, and position information. Storage means for storing the image, the sound, and the sensor information;
The name tag with an information collecting function according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: A name display for displaying the name,
A clip part for attaching to clothes,
The name tag with an information collecting function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: A program for causing a computer including a camera, a microphone, and a sensor to function as a name tag with an information collecting function for collecting information,
The computer,
Camera means for capturing an image including at least one of a still image and a moving image;
Microphone means for detecting voice,
Sensor means for detecting sensor information indicating a state of the name tag with the information collecting function;
Wireless communication means for transmitting the image, the sound, and the sensor information;
Program to function as. An information collection system in which a name tag with an information collection function for collecting information containing a computer and a server are connected via a network,
The name tag with the information collecting function is
A camera unit that captures an image including at least one of a still image and a moving image;
A microphone for detecting voice;
A sensor unit for detecting sensor information indicating a state of the name tag with the information collecting function;
Wireless communication means for transmitting the image, the sound, and the sensor information to the server,
The server
Information collecting means for collecting the image, the sound, and the sensor information from the name tag with the information collecting function;
An abnormality detection means for determining whether or not there is a sensor value exceeding a predetermined threshold in the collected sensor information. An information collection system comprising:

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