JP2016047287A - Device for game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for a game parlor capable of calculating the number of new visiting customers which is made close to the actual number of new visiting customers even when specification as to whether to be new visiting customers cannot be performed.SOLUTION: Identification information includes identification information showing that a storage medium is a member card and identification information showing that the storage medium is not a member card. Visiting customer information storage means can erase image data at a prescribed time in the case where the stored image data is the image data and time data which are stored in correspondence with the identification information that does not show to be the member card, and on the other hand, the visiting customer information storage means can hold the image data without erasing the image data at the prescribed time in the case where the stored image data is image data which is stored in correspondence with the identification information showing to be the customer card.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an amusement hall apparatus that manages a visitor in a gaming hall where gaming machines such as pachislot machines and pachinko machines are installed.

  In the amusement hall (amusement shop), game data relating to each gaming machine is collected by the amusement hall apparatus, and sales, appearances, visitors to the amusement hall (visitors), and the like are managed. In addition, an imaging means such as a camera is provided in the game hall or the game hall apparatus. The device for amusement hall images a customer's face by an imaging means, and specifies a person based on a face image obtained by imaging the customer's face. The game hall device determines whether or not the specified person is a new visitor, and when it is determined that the specified person is a new visitor (hereinafter referred to as “new visitor”). Count as a new visitor. The amusement hall apparatus classifies the number of new customers by time zone based on the time when the new customers are imaged. In this way, a game room apparatus is disclosed in which the number of new store visitors can be known by time zone (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-187074 A

  However, in the above-mentioned device for amusement hall, when the face image obtained by capturing the face of the store visitor is unclear, it cannot be specified whether the specified person is a new store visitor. Even if a person is a new visitor, it may not be counted as a new visitor.

  If a person who has not been identified as a new visitor leaves the amusement hall without being counted as a new visitor, the number of new visits counted is the actual new visitor number. There was a possibility that the number would be far from the number.

  The management and managers of the amusement hall need to know new customers every predetermined time. During times when there are many new customers, it is necessary to provide a smooth service by arranging a large number of store staff at the amusement hall. On the other hand, during times when there are few new customers, it is necessary to reduce labor costs by arranging a small number of store staff at the amusement hall. Thus, from the viewpoints of services for new customers, labor costs, etc., there has been a demand for a device for a game hall that can accurately grasp new customers every predetermined time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object of the present invention is to determine the actual number of new customers even if it is not possible to specify whether or not the customer is a new customer. An object of the present invention is to provide an amusement hall device capable of calculating the number of new store visitors that are brought closer.

An embodiment of the game room apparatus according to the present invention is as follows.
Imaging means capable of imaging a store visitor, image data transmission means for transmitting image data of the store visitor imaged by the imaging means, storage medium reception means for receiving a storage medium for storing identification information, and the storage medium reception An identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information stored in a storage medium received by the means, and a game room apparatus provided in association with a gaming apparatus,
Image data receiving means for receiving the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting means;
Identification information receiving means for receiving identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting means;
First determination means for determining whether or not a store visitor can be identified from the image data received by the image data receiving means;
When the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data, the image data is associated with the identification information received by the identification information reception means, and the image data and the captured time data are Storeable customer information storage means,
Based on the store visitor information stored in the store visitor information storage unit, a store visitor counting unit capable of counting the number of store visitors in a time zone according to the time data,
With
The identification information includes identification information indicating that the storage medium is a membership card, and identification information not indicating that the storage medium is a membership card,
The store visitor information storage means can erase the image data at a predetermined time when the stored image data is image data and time data stored corresponding to identification information that does not indicate the membership card. While
When the stored image data is image data stored corresponding to the identification information indicating that it is the membership card, the image data can be retained without being erased at the predetermined time,
The store visitor counting means
If the stored store visitor information is store visitor information stored corresponding to identification information that does not indicate the membership card, at least both the time data and the image data are stored. , Counting as visitors in the time zone according to the time data,
When the stored store visitor information is store visitor information stored in correspondence with the identification information indicating that it is the member card, at least according to the time data, provided that the time data is stored. It is to count as a visitor in a certain time zone.
An embodiment of the game room apparatus according to the present invention further includes:
Game information receiving means for receiving game information which is information relating to a game;
First storage means for storing a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means;
Second storage means for storing a value based on game information corresponding to a visitor counted by the visitor counting means among the game information received by the game information receiving means;
First calculation means for calculating a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means;
Second calculating means for calculating an estimated number of shoppers based on the correction value and the counting result of the shopkeeper counting means.
In addition, an embodiment of the game room apparatus according to the present invention is:
A gaming machine provided with gaming information transmitting means for transmitting gaming information that is information relating to a game, an imaging means provided corresponding to the gaming machine and capable of imaging a store visitor, and a visitor imaged by the imaging means An image data transmitting means for transmitting the image data, and a game hall device provided corresponding to the game device,
Game information receiving means for receiving game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means;
Image data receiving means for receiving the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting means;
First determination means for determining whether or not a store visitor can be identified from the image data received by the image data receiving means;
Second determination means for determining whether or not image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. When,
Based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means, the store visitor determined to be identifiable from the image data by the first determination means is a new visitor. New store visitor counting means for counting as
First storage means for storing a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means;
Second storage means for storing a value based on game information corresponding to a new store visitor counted by the new store visitor count unit among the game information received by the game information receiving unit;
First calculation means for calculating a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means;
Second calculation means for calculating an estimated number of new store visitors based on the correction value calculated by the first calculation unit and the counting result of the new store visitor counting unit;
With
The image data storage means is image data based on the image data received by the image data receiving means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. Is to remember.

  By doing in this way, even when the store visitor's image imaged by the imaging means is unclear and cannot be specified as a person, and it is not counted as a new store visitor, the estimated number of new store visitor can be calculated. As a result, the number of new store visitors that is close to the actual number of new store visitors can be calculated.

In addition, an embodiment of the game room apparatus according to the present invention is:
A gaming machine provided with gaming information transmitting means for transmitting gaming information that is information relating to a game, an imaging means provided corresponding to the gaming machine and capable of imaging a store visitor, and a visitor imaged by the imaging means A first determination unit that determines whether or not a store visitor can be identified from the image data of the image, and an image based on the image data based on the fact that the first determination unit determines that the store visitor can be identified from the image data An image data transmitting means for transmitting data, and a game hall device provided corresponding to the game device,
Game information receiving means for receiving game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means;
Image data receiving means for receiving the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting means;
Second determination means for determining whether image data corresponding to the image data received by the image data receiving means is stored in the image data storage means;
Based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means, a new visitor can be identified from the image data received by the image data reception means. New store visitor counting means for counting as
First storage means for storing a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means;
Second storage means for storing a value based on game information corresponding to a new store visitor counted by the new store visitor count unit among the game information received by the game information receiving unit;
First calculation means for calculating a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means;
Second calculation means for calculating an estimated number of new store visitors based on the correction value calculated by the first calculation unit and the counting result of the new store visitor counting unit;
With
The image data storage means is image data based on the image data received by the image data receiving means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. Is to remember.

  By doing in this way, even when the store visitor's image imaged by the imaging means is unclear and cannot be specified as a person, and it is not counted as a new store visitor, the estimated number of new store visitor can be calculated. As a result, the number of new store visitors that is close to the actual number of new store visitors can be calculated.

The embodiment according to the present invention further includes:
A first display for displaying the number of new store visitors in a first period from a predetermined time to a first time based on a counting result counted by the new store visitor counting means;
The number of new store visitors in the second period from the predetermined time to the second time after the first time is displayed based on the counting result counted by the new store counting unit. A second display;
And a third display for displaying a new store visitor in a third period from the first time to the second time.

  By doing this, it is possible to display the number of new customers who have visited from a predetermined time to the first time, from a predetermined time to the second time, and from the first time to the second time. it can. Therefore, the manager of the game hall and the store clerk can know the new store visitor who visited the store at a desired time zone without calculating himself.

An embodiment of a game hall system according to the present invention includes:
A gaming machine capable of executing a predetermined game;
An amusement hall device provided corresponding to the gaming machine;
In a game hall system equipped with
An imaging means capable of imaging a visitor;
First determination means for determining whether or not the store visitor can be identified from the image data of the store visitor imaged by the imaging unit;
With
The gaming machine includes game information transmitting means for transmitting game information that is information relating to a game,
The amusement park apparatus comprises:
Game information receiving means for receiving game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means;
Second determination means for determining whether or not image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. When,
Based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means, the store visitor determined to be identifiable from the image data by the first determination means is a new visitor. New store visitor counting means for counting as
First storage means for storing a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means;
Second storage means for storing a value based on game information corresponding to a new store visitor counted by the new store visitor count unit among the game information received by the game information receiving unit;
First calculation means for calculating a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means;
Second calculation means for calculating an estimated number of new store visitors based on the correction value calculated by the first calculation unit and the counting result of the new store visitor counting unit;
With
The image data storage means stores image data based on the image data picked up by the image pickup means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. It is to be.

  By doing in this way, even when the store visitor's image imaged by the imaging means is unclear and cannot be specified as a person, and it is not counted as a new store visitor, the estimated number of new store visitor can be calculated. As a result, the number of new store visitors that is close to the actual number of new store visitors can be calculated.

  Even if it is not possible to specify whether or not the customer is a new store visitor, the number of new store visits close to the actual number of new store visits can be calculated.

It is the schematic which shows the outline of the apparatus for game rooms by this Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the outline of the apparatus for game rooms by this Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the game hall system provided with the hall computer which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a pachislot machine. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of sand. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a sand. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a hall computer. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the payment machine for games. It is a flowchart which shows the main control process of a sand. It is a flowchart which shows a value medium reception process. It is a figure which shows the visitor card player management table which prescribes | regulates the correspondence of card ID data linked | related with a visitor card, face image data, the imaging time of face image data, and balance data. Member who prescribes correspondence relationship between member ID data linked to member card, face image data (registered), face image data (today), imaging time of face image data for today, and balance data It is a figure which shows a card player management table. It is a flowchart which shows an information card reception process. It is a flowchart which shows an information card return process. It is a flowchart which shows an imaging interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows a payment machine process. It is a flowchart which shows the main control processing of a hall computer. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of data reception. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of data reception. It is a figure which shows the new store visitor management table which prescribes | regulates the correspondence of face image data and imaging time. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of the predetermined period from a predetermined time to different predetermined time, and the number of new store visitors. It is a figure which shows the example of the correspondence of the 1st period from predetermined time to 1st time, and the number of new store visitors. It is a flowchart which shows the information card reception process of the sand in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the information card return process in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the imaging interruption process in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of the data reception in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of the data reception in a modification. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of the signal reception in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the main control processing of the hall computer in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the new store visitor number correction process in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows interruption processing at the time of receiving number data reception in a 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the new store visitor number management table according to time zone which shows the correspondence of the time in 2nd Embodiment, and the number of new store visitors corresponding to time. It is a flowchart which shows the main control process of the sand in the modification of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the imaging interruption process in the modification of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of the signal reception in the modification of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the main control processing of the hall computer in the modification of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the new store visitor number correction process in the modification of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the interruption process at the time of the data reception in the modification of 3rd Embodiment.

  Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the game room apparatus according to the present embodiment
An image pickup means (for example, a camera 35 to be described later) capable of picking up a store visitor, and an image data transmission means (for example, a main CPU 121 and an IF 125 to be described later) for transmitting image data of the store visitor imaged by the image pickup means. A storage medium receiving means (for example, a card insertion slot 32 described later) for receiving a storage medium (for example, an information card 611 described later) for storing the identification information, and a storage medium received by the storage medium receiving means A game hall device (for example, a hall computer 500 to be described later) provided in association with a gaming apparatus having an identification information transmitting means (for example, a main CPU 121 or an IF 125 to be described later) for transmitting the identification information to be played. Because
Image data receiving means (for example, a main CPU 501 or an interface 507 described later) for receiving image data transmitted from the image data transmitting means;
Identification information receiving means (for example, a main CPU 501 or an interface 507 described later) for receiving identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting means;
First determination means (for example, a main CPU 501 described later) for determining whether or not a store visitor can be specified from the image data received by the image data receiving means;
When the first determination unit determines that the store visitor cannot be specified from the image data, the imaging time of the image based on the image data is stored in association with the identification information received by the identification information reception unit. Imaging time storage means (for example, RAM 504 described later);
Second determination means for determining whether or not image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. (For example, a main CPU 121 described later),
Third determination means for determining whether or not an imaging time is stored by the imaging time storage means based on determination by the second determination means that no image data is stored in the image data storage means (For example, a main CPU 501 described later),
Based on the fact that the imaging time is stored by the third determining means, a new visitor corresponding to the imaging time is determined as being able to be identified from the image data by the first determining means. New store visitor counting means (for example, a main CPU 501 described later),
The new store visitor counting unit is configured to determine the store visitor determined by the first determination unit as being identifiable from the image data based on the determination that the imaging time is not stored by the third determination unit. Count as a new store visitor corresponding to the image capture time based on the image data,
The image data storage means stores the image data based on the image data by the image data receiving means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. .

In addition, the game room apparatus according to the present embodiment has the following configuration.
Imaging means (for example, a camera 35 to be described later) that can image a store visitor and first determination means for determining whether or not the store visitor can be identified from image data of the store visitor imaged by the imaging means (for example, A main CPU 501, which will be described later, and an image data transmitting unit (for example, a main CPU, which will be described later) that transmits image data based on the image data based on the fact that the first determination unit determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data CPU 121, IF 125, etc.) and imaging time transmission means (for example, main CPU 121, IF 125, etc., which will be described later) for transmitting imaging time data indicating the imaging time based on the fact that the customer has been imaged by the imaging means, and identification Storage medium receiving means for receiving a storage medium for storing information (for example, an information card 611 described later) For example, a card insertion slot 32 to be described later) and identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information stored in the storage medium received by the storage medium receiving means (for example, main CPU 121 and IF 125 to be described later) A game room device provided in association with a game device comprising:
Image data receiving means (for example, a main CPU 501 or an interface 507 described later) for receiving image data transmitted from the image data transmitting means;
Identification information receiving means (for example, a main CPU 501 or an interface 507 described later) for receiving identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting means;
Imaging time receiving means (for example, a main CPU 501 and an interface 507 described later) for receiving imaging time data transmitted by the imaging time transmitting means;
Based on the fact that the image data received by the image data receiving means is not received, the identification information receiving means receives the identification information, and the imaging time receiving means receives the imaging time data. Imaging time storage means (for example, a RAM 504 described later) for storing the imaging time indicated by the imaging time data in association with the identification information;
Second determination means (for example, a main CPU 501 described later) for determining whether or not image data corresponding to the image data received by the image data receiving means is stored in the image data storage means;
Third determination means for determining whether or not an imaging time is stored by the imaging time storage means based on determination by the second determination means that no image data is stored in the image data storage means (For example, a main CPU 501 described later),
Based on the fact that the imaging time is stored by the third determining means, a new visitor corresponding to the imaging time can be identified from the image data received by the image data receiving means. New store visitor counting means (for example, a main CPU 501 described later),
The new store visitor counting unit is configured to identify a store visitor that can be identified from the image data received by the image data receiving unit based on the fact that the imaging time is not stored by the third determination unit. Count as a new store visitor corresponding to the imaging time indicated by the imaging time data received by the imaging time receiving means,
The image data storage means stores the image data received by the image data reception means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. A device for a game hall characterized by the above.

  The game room device is provided in association with the game device. Examples of the game room apparatus include a hall computer installed in the game hall. Examples of the gaming device include a sand installed corresponding to the gaming machine. Specifically, the game room device is provided to be able to communicate with the game device. For example, a game room device is provided to be able to communicate with a game device via a network. The network may be wired or wireless. The gaming apparatus includes an imaging unit, an image data transmission unit, a recording medium reception unit, and an identification information transmission unit.

  The imaging means images the store visitor. Specifically, the image pickup means is preferably an apparatus for picking up an image of a player's face playing a game machine and obtaining player image data. Note that there may be no player who plays with a gaming machine. In this case, it can be determined that there is no person playing a game on the gaming machine.

  The image data transmitting unit transmits the image data of the store visitor imaged by the imaging unit. The imaging means images the front of the gaming machine and outputs it as player image data. The player image data may be data obtained by imaging the front of the gaming machine, and may be still image data or moving image data.

  The recording medium receiving unit receives the recording medium. An example of the recording medium is an information card described later. In the present embodiment, the information card includes a membership card and a visitor card.

  The membership card is a card issued from the game hall when registered as a member at the game hall. Membership cards can be used for so-called savings. Saving money refers to temporarily depositing game media in a game hall. In other words, after the player has played a game by storing balls, the game medium is temporarily deposited in the game hall, and when the player visits the game hall again later, the game medium deposited in the game hall Can be used to play games. By adopting such a system in the game hall, it is possible to give the player a motivation to visit the game hall again.

  The visitor card is a card that can be used at the amusement hall without the procedure of membership registration. The visitor card can temporarily record the possession ball. By recording the possession ball on the visitor card, it is possible to move to another game machine and play a game without carrying around the game medium. The possession ball is a game medium owned by the player. The game media owned by the player include game media acquired by the player through the game and game media lent out from a gaming device (for example, sand).

  The recording medium receiving means receives the recording medium. The recording medium is owned by a visitor in the game hall, and if the recording medium can be specified in the game hall, the visitor can be specified as a predetermined player.

  The identification information transmitting means transmits identification information for identifying the store visitor. The identification information for identifying the store visitor can be information for identifying the recording medium, for example. Information for identifying the recording medium is written in advance on the recording medium. The information for identifying the recording medium cannot be rewritten, and one recording medium is specified by the information for identifying one recording medium. By specifying one recording medium, the owner (visitor) who owns the recording medium can be specified.

  The game room apparatus includes an image data receiving unit, an identification information receiving unit, an image data storage unit, an identification information storage unit, a first determination unit, an imaging time storage unit, a second determination unit, a third determination unit, and a new store visitor count. Means.

  The image data receiving unit receives the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting unit. As described above, the image data is data generated by imaging the front of the gaming machine by the imaging means. Therefore, there are a case where a person playing a game on a gaming machine is imaged and a case where a person is not imaged. The game room apparatus can acquire the image data by the image data receiving means.

  The identification information receiving unit receives the identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting unit. The game room apparatus can acquire identification information for identifying the store visitor by the identification information receiving means.

  The image data storage means stores the received image data. The identification information storage means stores the received identification information.

  The first determination unit determines whether or not the person can be specified based on the received image data. For example, the image data is subjected to image processing to determine whether or not a human image is included in the image data. When the image data includes a person image, the player's face can be detected.

  When the player is playing in front of the gaming machine, the person's face can be detected and identified as a person because the image data includes a person's image. Further, when there is no player in front of the gaming machine, the image of the person is not included in the image data, so the face of the person cannot be detected and cannot be specified as a person. Furthermore, even when the player is playing in front of the gaming machine, the lighting may be dark or the person is moving, and the image may become unclear and cannot be specified as the person.

  When there is no player in front of the gaming machine, identification information for identifying the store visitor cannot be acquired, and therefore it can be determined that there is no player in front of the gaming machine. On the other hand, when the image becomes unclear and cannot be specified as a person, the identification information for identifying the store visitor can be acquired. Therefore, it can be determined that the image is unclear and the person cannot be specified.

  The imaging time storage unit corresponds to the identification information received by the identification information receiving unit based on the fact that the first determination unit determines that the store visitor cannot be identified from the image data. Add and remember. That is, since it is not possible to specify a person in the acquired image data this time, it is not meaningful to store the image data. Therefore, in this case, the imaging time storage means stores only the identification information and the imaging time in association with each other. That is, only the identification information and the imaging time are provisionally stored in the imaging time storage means.

  The second determination means determines whether or not the image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. To do. That is, if the first determination unit can identify the person, it is determined whether the image data acquired this time is included in the image data already stored in the image data storage unit.

  The third determination means determines whether or not the imaging time is stored by the imaging time storage means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. That is, when it is determined that the image data acquired this time is not included in the image data already stored in the image data storage unit, it is determined whether the imaging time is already stored.

  The new store visitor counting means, based on the determination that the imaging time is stored by the third determining means, the store visitor determined that the first determining means can be identified from the image data at the imaging time. Count as new visitors in the corresponding time zone. Further, the new store visitor counting means, when it is determined that the imaging time is not stored by the third determining means, the store visitor determined by the first determining means that can be specified from the image data, Count as a new store visitor in the time zone corresponding to the image capture time based on the image data.

  The image data storage means stores image data based on the image data received by the image data receiving means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. .

  By doing in this way, even if the store visitor image captured by the image capturing means is unclear and cannot be identified as a person and is not counted as a new store visitor at the time of the first image capture, When the person's image is clear and can be specified as a person, the person can be counted as a new visitor at the time of the first image pickup, so the new visitor by time can be accurately counted.

The game room apparatus according to the present embodiment further includes:
A first display for displaying the number of new store visitors in a first period from a predetermined time to a first time based on a counting result counted by the new store visitor counting means;
The number of new store visitors in the second period from the predetermined time to the second time after the first time is displayed based on the counting result counted by the new store counting unit. A second display;
Display means capable of displaying a third display for displaying a new store visitor in a third period from the first time to the second time.

  The game room apparatus further includes display means. The display means can display the first display, the second display, and the third display. The first display is a display indicating the number of new store visitors in the first period from a predetermined time to the first time. That is, the number of customers who visited the game hall for the first time on that day is displayed between the predetermined time and the first time.

  The second display is a display showing the number of new customers in the second period from the predetermined time to the second time. The second time is a time later than the first time. That is, the number of visitors who visit the game hall for the first time on that day is displayed between the predetermined time and the second time.

  The third display is a display showing the number of new store visitors in the third period from the first time to the second time. That is, during the period from the first time to the second time, the number of customers who visited the game hall for the first time on the same day is displayed.

  As described above, the number of customers who have visited the store from the predetermined time to the first time, from the predetermined time to the second time, and from the first time to the second time can be displayed. Therefore, the manager of the game hall and the store clerk can know the store visitor who visited the store at a desired time zone without calculating himself.

The game room apparatus according to the present embodiment further includes:
There is provided switching means for selectively switching any one of the first display, the second display, and the third display.

  A manager or a store clerk of the amusement hall can know by switching and displaying the customers who visited the store during a desired time zone.

  In the above-described example, the game room apparatus is configured to include the first determination unit, the imaging time storage unit, the second determination unit, the third determination unit, and the new store visitor counting unit. However, the first determination unit, the imaging time storage unit, the second determination unit, the third determination unit, and the new store visitor counting unit do not need to be provided only in the game hall device, and are distributed as a game hall system. May be.

The game hall system according to the present embodiment is
A gaming device;
A game room apparatus corresponding to the game apparatus;
In a game hall system equipped with
An imaging means capable of imaging a visitor;
First determination means for determining whether or not the store visitor can be identified from the image data of the store visitor imaged by the imaging unit;
With
The gaming device is:
Storage medium receiving means for receiving a storage medium for storing identification information;
Identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information stored in the storage medium received by the storage medium receiving means;
With
The amusement park apparatus comprises:
Identification information receiving means for receiving identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting means;
When the first determination unit determines that the store visitor cannot be specified from the image data, the imaging time of the image based on the image data is stored in association with the identification information received by the identification information reception unit. Imaging time storage means;
Second determination means for determining whether or not image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. When,
Third determination means for determining whether or not an imaging time is stored by the imaging time storage means based on determination by the second determination means that no image data is stored in the image data storage means When,
Based on the fact that the imaging time is stored by the third determining means, a new visitor corresponding to the imaging time is determined as being able to be identified from the image data by the first determining means. And a new store visitor counting means for counting as
The new store visitor counting unit is configured to determine the store visitor determined by the first determination unit as being identifiable from the image data based on the determination that the imaging time is not stored by the third determination unit. Count as a new store visitor corresponding to the image capture time based on the image data,
The image data storage means stores image data based on the image data picked up by the image pickup means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. To do.

  In this way, when the image becomes unclear and cannot be specified as a person, the identification information, the imaging time, and the image data are stored in association with each other when a clear image can be acquired. . Since the newly acquired clear image data is associated with the already stored image capturing time, that is, the image capturing time when it is determined as ambiguous, the store has already been visited from the image capturing time when it is determined as ambiguous. Can be recorded. In this way, the imaging time can be retroactively counted, and the number of visitors can be counted in correspondence with the exact time zone when the visitor visited.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the gaming hall device according to the present embodiment
A gaming machine (for example, a pachislot machine 10 to be described later) provided with gaming information transmission means (for example, a main CPU 261 or IF 210 to be described later) for transmitting game information that is information relating to a game, and provided corresponding to the gaming machine An image pickup means (for example, a camera 35 to be described later) that can image a store visitor and an image data transmission means (for example, a main CPU 121 and an IF 125 to be described later) that transmit image data of the store visitor imaged by the image pickup means. ) And a gaming device (for example, a hall computer 500 described later) provided corresponding to a gaming device (for example, a sand 20 described later),
Game information receiving means (for example, a main CPU 501 or an interface 507 described later) for receiving game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means;
Image data receiving means (for example, a main CPU 501 or an interface 507 described later) for receiving image data transmitted from the image data transmitting means;
First determination means (for example, a main CPU 501 described later) for determining whether or not a store visitor can be specified from the image data received by the image data receiving means;
Second determination means for determining whether or not image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. (For example, a main CPU 501 described later),
Based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means, the store visitor determined to be identifiable from the image data by the first determination means is a new visitor. New store visitor counting means (for example, a main CPU 501 described later),
First storage means for storing a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means (for example, RAM 504 described later);
Of the game information received by the game information receiving means, second storage means for storing a value based on game information corresponding to a new visitor counted by the new visitor counting means (for example, RAM 504 described later) )When,
First calculation means for calculating a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means (for example, a main CPU 501 and a RAM 504 described later);
Based on the correction value calculated by the first calculation means and the counting result of the new visitor counting means, second calculation means (for example, a main CPU 501 described later) RAM 504, etc.)
With
The image data storage means is image data based on the image data received by the image data receiving means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. Remember.

  The game room apparatus according to the present embodiment is provided corresponding to the game machine and the game apparatus. Examples of the game room apparatus include a hall computer installed in the game hall. Examples of the gaming device include a sand installed corresponding to the gaming machine. Specifically, the game room device is provided to be able to communicate with the game device. For example, a game room device is provided to be able to communicate with a game device via a network. The network may be wired or wireless.

  The gaming machine has game information transmitting means. The game information transmitting means transmits game information that is information related to the game. Information relating to the game indicates information indicating the number of game media (game media used for playing a game) inserted to play a game, and the number of game media paid out based on the game result. There is information and information indicating that a jackpot has occurred. In other words, information related to a game includes information related to a game medium, information related to a game result, information determined in the middle of a game, such as a result of lottery processing.

  The gaming apparatus includes an imaging unit and an image data transmission unit.

  The imaging means images the front of the gaming machine. Specifically, the image pickup means is preferably an apparatus for obtaining face data by picking up an image of the face of a player playing a game on a gaming machine. Note that there may be no player who plays with a gaming machine. In this case, it can be determined that there is no person playing a game on the gaming machine.

  The image data transmission unit transmits the image data output from the imaging unit. The imaging means images a store visitor and outputs it as image data. The image data may be data obtained by imaging the front of the gaming machine, and may be still image data or moving image data.

  The game room apparatus includes a game information receiving unit, an image data receiving unit, a first determination unit, a second determination unit, a new store visitor counting unit, a first storage unit, a second storage unit, a first calculation unit, and a second calculation. Means.

  The game information receiving means receives the game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means. The image data receiving unit receives the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting unit.

  The first determining means determines whether or not the store visitor can be specified from the image data received by the image data receiving means. For example, it is a process for determining whether or not a person image is included in the image data by performing image processing on the image data received by the image data receiving means. When the image data includes a person image, the player's face can be detected.

  The second determination means determines whether or not the image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. To do. For example, when it is determined by the first determination means that the store visitor can be specified, it is a process for determining whether or not the image data of the store visitor who can be specified this time is stored in the image data storage unit.

  The new store visitor counting means selects the store visitor determined by the first determination means that the image data can be specified from the image data based on the determination by the second determination means that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. Count as new customers. That is, when the second determination means can identify a person who is not stored in the image data storage means, the number of visitors is counted with the store visitor identified by the first determination means as a new visitor. In other words, when a new image is clear and can be specified as a person, the number of persons is counted with the person as a new store visitor.

  The first storage means stores a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means. The game information is transmitted from the game information transmission means of all the gaming machines installed in the game hall. That is, here, the game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means of the gaming machine in which a player including both a player who can be specified as a person and a player who cannot be specified as a person is playing. The value based on is stored. In other words, a value based on the game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means of the gaming machine is stored.

  A 2nd memory | storage means memorize | stores the value based on the game information corresponding to the new store visitor counted by the new store visitor count means among the game information received by the game information receiving means. The game information is transmitted from the game information transmission means of the gaming machine installed in the game hall. Accordingly, the game information is transmitted from a gaming machine in which a player who can be identified as a person is playing, and from a gaming machine in which a player who has not been identified as a person is playing a game. There are both things. The value stored in the second storage means is game information transmitted from a gaming machine played by a player who can be identified as a person, that is, a gaming machine played by a player counted as a new visitor It is a value based on game information transmitted from.

  The first calculation means calculates a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means. For example, it is preferable that the first calculation unit calculates a ratio of the value stored in the second storage unit with respect to the value stored in the first storage unit, and calculates the correction value based on the ratio.

  The second calculation means calculates the estimated number of new store visitors based on the correction value calculated by the first calculation unit and the counting result of the new store visitor counting unit.

  The image data storage means stores image data based on the image data received by the image data receiving means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. For example, when the second determination unit is positive, the image data based on the image data received by the image data receiving unit is not stored. If the second determination means is negative, the image data based on the image data received by the image data receiving means is stored.

  Even if the image of the store visitor imaged by the imaging means is unclear and cannot be specified as a person, the estimated number of new store visitor can be calculated even if the image is not counted as a new store visitor. As a result, the number of new store visitors that is close to the actual number of new store visitors can be calculated.

  Even if the image obtained by imaging the face of the store visitor by the image pickup means is unclear and cannot be identified as a person, the estimated number of store visitor can be calculated even if the image is not counted as a store visitor. By doing in this way, it can be brought close to an actual visitor, and the manager of the game hall can grasp the visitor who has visited the game hall.

  In the above-described example, the game hall device includes a game information receiving unit, an image data receiving unit, a first determination unit, a second determination unit, a new store visitor counting unit, a first storage unit, a second storage unit, and a first calculation. It was the structure provided with a means and a 2nd calculation means. However, the game information receiving means, the image data receiving means, the first determination means, the second determination means, the new store visitor counting means, the first storage means, the second storage means, the first calculation means, and the second calculation means are: It is not necessary to have only in the game hall device, and the game hall system may be configured in a distributed manner.

In addition, the game hall system according to the present embodiment is
A gaming machine capable of executing a predetermined game;
An amusement hall device provided corresponding to the gaming machine;
In a game hall system equipped with
An imaging means capable of imaging a visitor;
First determination means for determining whether or not the store visitor can be identified from the image data of the store visitor imaged by the imaging unit;
With
The gaming machine includes game information transmitting means for transmitting game information that is information relating to a game,
The amusement park apparatus comprises:
Game information receiving means for receiving game information transmitted from the game information transmitting means;
Second determination means for determining whether or not image data corresponding to the image data is stored in the image data storage means based on the fact that the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data. When,
Based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means, the store visitor determined to be identifiable from the image data by the first determination means is a new visitor. New store visitor counting means for counting as
First storage means for storing a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means;
Second storage means for storing a value based on game information corresponding to a new store visitor counted by the new store visitor count unit among the game information received by the game information receiving unit;
First calculation means for calculating a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means;
Second calculation means for calculating an estimated number of new store visitors based on the correction value calculated by the first calculation unit and the counting result of the new store visitor counting unit;
With
The image data storage means stores image data based on the image data picked up by the image pickup means based on the fact that the second determination means determines that no image data is stored in the image data storage means. To do.

  By doing in this way, even when the store visitor's image imaged by the imaging means is unclear and cannot be specified as a person, and it is not counted as a new store visitor, the estimated number of new store visitor can be calculated. As a result, the number of new store visitors that is close to the actual number of new store visitors can be calculated.

<<<<< Embodiment of an Amusement Device Apparatus According to the Present Invention >>>>
<<<< first embodiment >>>>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. A game hall system provided with a hall computer as a game hall apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

<<< Amusement Hall System 1 >>>
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of the game hall system 1. The game hall system 1 includes a plurality of pachislot machines 10, a plurality of sands 20, and a hall computer 500.

<< Pachislot machine 10 >>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the pachislot machine 10. The pachislot machine 10 includes a main control circuit 250, a sub-control circuit 280, and peripheral devices (actuators) electrically connected thereto. The main control circuit 250 includes a microcomputer 260 installed on a circuit board as a main component. The microcomputer 260 includes a main CPU 261, a main ROM 262, and a main RAM 263.

  The main ROM 262 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 261, a data table such as an internal lottery table, data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 280, and the like. The main RAM 263 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  The main CPU 261 is connected with a clock pulse generation circuit 252, a frequency divider 253, a random number generator 254, and a sampling circuit 255. The clock pulse generation circuit 252 and the frequency divider 253 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 261 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 254 generates a random number in a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). The sampling circuit 255 extracts one value from the random numbers generated by the random number generator 254.

  A switch or the like is connected to the input port of the microcomputer 260. The main CPU 261 receives input from a switch or the like, and controls the operation of peripheral devices such as stepping motors 271L, 271C, and 271R. The stop switch 312S detects that each of the three stop buttons 312L, 312C, 312R has been stopped by the player. The start switch 310S, which is a start operation detection means, detects that the start lever has been operated by the player (start operation).

  The medal sensor 240S detects that a medal received at the medal slot 11 (see FIG. 2) has passed through the selector. The bet switch 332S detects that the bet button has been pressed by the player. Further, the settlement switch 334S detects that the settlement button has been pressed by the player. Further, the door sensor 335S detects that the casing door (not shown) of the pachislot machine 10 has been opened.

  Peripheral devices whose operations are controlled by the microcomputer 260 include stepping motors 271L, 271C, 271R, a 7-segment display 314, and a hopper (medal payout device) 350. A circuit for controlling the operation of each peripheral device is connected to the output port of the microcomputer 260.

  The motor driving circuit 272 controls driving of stepping motors 271L, 271C, and 271R provided corresponding to the reels 320L, 320C, and 320R. The reel position detection circuit 270 detects a reel index indicating that the reels 320L, 320C, and 320R have made one rotation by an optical sensor having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit in accordance with each of the reels 320L, 320C, and 320R.

  The stepping motors 271L, 271C, and 271R have a configuration in which the momentum is proportional to the number of output pulses and the rotation axis can be stopped at a specified angle. The driving force of the stepping motors 271L, 271C, 271R is transmitted to the reels 320L, 320C, 320R via gears having a predetermined reduction ratio. Each time one pulse is output to the stepping motors 271L, 271C, 271R, the reels 320L, 320C, 320R rotate at a constant angle.

  The main CPU 261 counts the number of times pulses are output to the stepping motors 271L, 271C, and 271R after detecting the reel index, thereby rotating the rotation angles of the reels 320L, 320C, and 320R (mainly, the number of symbols of the reel The position of each symbol arranged on the surface of the reels 320L, 320C, 320R is managed.

  The display driver circuit 315 controls the operation of the 7-segment display 314. The hopper drive circuit 352 controls the operation of the hopper 350. The payout completion signal circuit 353 manages the detection of medals performed by the medal detection unit 351 provided in the hopper 350, and checks whether or not the medals discharged from the hopper 350 have reached the payout number.

  The sub control circuit 280 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 250. The sub control circuit 280 performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on the command transmitted from the main control circuit 250. The sub control circuit 280 mainly includes a sub CPU, a sub ROM, a sub RAM, a rendering processor, a drawing RAM, a driver, a DSP (digital signal processor), an audio RAM, and the like.

  The sub CPU executes a control program stored in the sub ROM in accordance with a command transmitted from the main control circuit 250, and controls output of video, sound, and light. The sub-RAM is provided with a storage area for registering the determined contents and effects data, and a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 250. The sub ROM basically includes a program storage area and a data storage area.

  The sub ROM stores effect data for performing effects by light in a light emitting effect device (not shown). The sub CPU outputs this effect data based on the command transmitted from the main control circuit 250 and causes the lamp 412 to emit light. The sub ROM stores effect data for effecting with sound effects and images. The sub CPU outputs the effect data based on the command transmitted from the main control circuit 250, and the speaker. A sound effect is output from 414 and an effect image is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 410.

  An interface 210 is connected to the main control circuit 250. The main CPU 261 communicates with the sand 20 and the hall computer 500 (see FIG. 2) via the interface 210. The main CPU 261 transmits information such as medal insertion information and medal payout information to the sand 20 for each game while communicating with the sand 20. The medal insertion information is, for example, the number of medals inserted into the pachislot machine 10 for a game during a certain period. The medal payout information is, for example, the number of medal payouts. For example, the main CPU 261 transmits medal insertion information to the sand 20 when the start lever is operated by the player. The main CPU 261 transmits medal payout information to the sand 20 every time one medal is paid out.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each sand 20 is provided on the right side of the corresponding pachislot machine 10 and connected to the corresponding pachislot machine 10 so as to be communicable. Each sand 20 is communicably connected to a hall computer 500 that performs system management and sales management of the sand 20 of the entire hall. The sand 20 and the hall computer 500 can recognize the current time by using a real time clock (RTC) (not shown) for inputting the current time.

<< Sand 20 >>
As shown in FIG. 4, an LED unit 31, a card insertion slot 32, a banknote insertion slot 33 into which a banknote can be inserted, an operation unit 34 constituted by a touch panel LCD, a camera 35, a non-printing unit, and the like. A contact IC card reader 36, a medal payout tray 37, a speaker cover 38, a medal counting slot 39, and the like are provided. The card insertion slot 32 is an insertion slot that can accept an information card 611 issued by a sand 20 or a hall, for example. In this embodiment, the information card 611 includes both a member card (referred to as a member card) and a visitor card (referred to as a visitor card). The information card 611 is configured by an IC card. When the information card 611 is a visitor card, a predetermined number of information cards 611, for example, about ten information cards 611 can be held in the sand 20 so as to be usable in advance.

  When a bill, for example, a 10,000 yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 33 of the sand 20, money amount information indicating 10,000 yen is written in the information card 611. Thereafter, when the pachislot machine 10 plays a game for 1000 yen, the amount information is updated as a balance to amount information indicating 9000 yen obtained by subtracting 1000 yen. Furthermore, when returning, the information card 611 on which the amount information is recorded is discharged from the card insertion slot 32.

  In the above-described example, the case where the money amount information is written in the information card 611 is shown. The processing is not limited to this, and the amount information may be stored in the hall computer 500 instead of writing the amount information in the information card 611. In particular, if the information card 611 is a membership card, the amount information may be stored in the hall computer 500, and if the information card 611 is a visitor card, the amount information may be stored in the information card 611. .

  When the information card 611 is a visitor card, when the balance is exhausted, the information card 611 is collected inside the sand 20, and when there is a balance, the information card 611 is ejected from the sand 20 and lent out again to the player. Can do. When the information card 611 is a membership card, the information card 611 is ejected from the sand 20 and returned to the player regardless of whether or not there is a balance.

  In the information card 611, unique information for identifying the information card 611, such as a serial number, is stored in advance. Information unique to the information card 611 (referred to as a card ID) can be handled as a player ID for identifying a member player or a visitor player. In the present embodiment, in the case of a member player, the member ID is a player ID, and in the case of a visitor player, the card ID is a player ID. The member ID is an ID assigned to a player in order to identify the player by a procedure such as member registration in the game hall.

  As will be described later, the information card 611 and the player who owns the information card 611 can be linked by associating the player ID with facial data.

  When the information card 611 is a membership card, a holding ball, a storage ball, etc. based on the counting result in the sand 20 are stored in the information card 611. Further, when the information card 611 is a visitor card, a holding ball or the like based on the counting result in the sand 20 is stored in the information card 611.

  The LED unit 31 includes a full color LED 31A and an infrared LED 31B. The card insertion slot 32 is for inserting an information card 611, and the banknote insertion slot 33 is for inserting a banknote. When the information card 611 is a visitor card, the information card 611 is issued when the player inserts a predetermined amount of bills into the bill insertion slot 33. On the other hand, when the information card 611 is a membership card, the information card 611 is issued by performing a predetermined registration procedure at the game hall. The information card 611 may be issued by a card issuing machine (not shown) installed in the hall.

  The operation unit 34 includes a liquid crystal display device (not shown) that displays images (not shown) of a plurality of touch panel type operation buttons. The images of the plurality of operation buttons are images for accepting the player's operation, and include a loan button image, a count button image, a medal payout button image, and a return button image. The player can execute the process by touching the image of the operation button corresponding to the desired process.

  For example, the image of the lending button is an image that is operated when the information card 611 is inserted into the card insertion slot 32 or cash is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 33 and a medal lending is desired. The image of the counting button is an image operated when counting medals with the counting hopper 71 (see FIG. 5). The image of the handed medal payout button is an image operated when paying out the number of medals specified by the player from the handed medal stored in the sand 20. The image of the return button is an image operated when the inserted information card 611 is returned.

  When the image of the return button is touched by the player, the information card 611 is written with the amount information indicating the balance, the possession ball, the storage ball, and the like. When the amount information indicating the balance is stored in the hall computer 500, the amount information is stored in the storage area corresponding to the player ID in the hall computer 500 in accordance with the operation of the return button. In addition, the hall computer 500 can store not only money amount information but also various kinds of information such as holding balls and storage balls.

  Further, in addition to the plurality of operation buttons, the operation unit 34 displays the medal information and information about the operation, and the display screen is switched according to the operation on the plurality of operation buttons.

  The player can receive or pay out medals as game media necessary for the game by inserting the information card 611 or a predetermined amount of banknotes into the card insertion slot 32 or the banknote insertion slot 33.

  Further, the player can receive a medal required for the game by holding the non-contact IC card as the information card 611 over the non-contact IC card reader 36. The non-contact IC card has a Felica (trademark) function.

  When the sand 20 receives various value media such as banknotes and information cards 611, the medal is counted according to the number of medals according to the amount of the value media inserted by the payout hopper 51 provided inside. Payout from the payout tray 37. Further, when the sand 20 receives the information card 611 on which the number of usable medals is written, the number of sheets designated by the player is within a range corresponding to the number of medals written on the inserted information card 611. The medals are counted by the payout hopper 51 provided inside and paid out from the medal payout tray 37. The player can play a game in the pachislot machine 10 by inserting the medals paid out from the medal payout tray 37 into the medal slot 11 of the pachislot machine 10.

  In the pachislot machine 10, medals are paid out to the medal payout tray 12 in accordance with the game result. The player can cause the sand 20 to count medals by inserting the medals paid out to the medal payout tray 12 into the medal counting slot 39 of the sand 20. The sand 20 counts medals inserted from the medal counting insertion port 39 by a counting hopper 71 provided inside. As described above, the sand 20 is provided in the pachislot machine 10 and has a side surface as each stand counting device that counts medals paid out from the pachislot machine 10 according to the result of the game.

  The medal counting result is recorded in the information card 611 inserted from the card insertion slot 32 in accordance with the player's instruction, and further stored in the storage area corresponding to the player ID in the hall computer 500.

  The medals counted in the counting hopper 71 are discharged from the discharge port provided on the bottom surface of the sand 20 to the transport conveyor and collected. In a place where no conveyor is provided, a storage box for storing medals may be installed below the sand 20 and the medals may be discharged into the storage box.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the medal counting slot 39 is provided at the same height as the medal payout tray 12 of the pachislot machine 10. Thereby, the player can easily carry the medals paid out to the medal payout tray 12 of the pachislot machine 10 to the medal counting slot 39. The height of the medal counting slot 39 is not limited to the same height as the medal payout tray 12 of the pachislot machine 10, and may be provided at a position lower than the medal payout tray 12. In this way, the player can easily carry medals.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a front panel 23 is provided on the front portion 21 of the sand 20, and a speaker cover 38 is provided on the front panel 23. The speaker cover 38 has a plurality of transmission ports through which sound from a speaker provided on the back side of the front panel 23 (speaker cover 38) is transmitted forward. A speaker 81 (see FIG. 5) is provided on the back side of the transmission port. In the case of the present embodiment, the speaker 81 is fixed to the front portion of the payout hopper 51.

  The medal counting slot 39 shown in FIG. 4 has a size that is difficult for a player to enter. A plate-shaped medal guide member 29 is fixed to the medal counting insertion port 39 along with the front panel 23. This makes it difficult for the player's hand to enter from the medal counting slot 39.

  Further, a photosensor 77 (see FIG. 5) is provided in the opening of the counting hopper 71 so that it is detected when the player's hand enters. Accordingly, when the player's hand is inserted by mistake or when the hand is inserted by fraud, the detection by the photosensor 77 can be performed and the operation of the counting hopper 71 can be stopped.

  Further, the sand 20 is provided with a lamp (not shown). The lamp is a device for notifying by light emission. For example, the lamp is turned on or blinked to notify the occurrence of an abnormal situation in the sand 20 or to prevent the information card 611 from being forgotten.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the components of the sand 20. The main CPU 121 reads the control program stored in the ROM 122 and executes medal counting and other processing. Various data relating to the processing is stored in the RAM 123.

  The main CPU 121 stores the amount information read from the information card 611 via the card insertion slot 32 in the RAM 123 as balance data. When the amount designated by the player is smaller than the balance data based on the balance data and the operation result output from the operation unit 34, the main CPU 121 pays out a medal for the designated amount. The balance data is updated by counting and paying out and subtracting the amount of medals paid out from the balance data. The main CPU 121 can drive the payout hopper 51 by controlling the drive circuit 131. Further, the counting hopper 71 is connected to the main CPU 121 via the driving circuit 132, and the main CPU 121 can drive the counting hopper 71 by controlling the driving circuit 132.

  The main CPU 121 stores the medal count data read from the information card 611 via the IC card reader / writer 62 or the medal count data counted via the counting hopper 71 in the RAM 123. When the medal count is already stored in the RAM 123 when the medal count is counted via the counting hopper 71, the medal count data is updated based on the counted medal count.

  Based on this medal number data and the operation result output from the operation unit 34, the main CPU 121 determines that the number of medals specified by the player is smaller than the medal number data. The medal count data is updated by subtracting the number of medals paid out from the medal count data by counting and paying out medals in the payout hopper 51.

  An image of a return button for returning the information card 611 is displayed on the operation unit 34, and the main CPU 121 is inserted into the IC card reader / writer 62 when the player touches the image of the return button. The information card 611 is discharged from the card insertion slot 32.

  The main CPU 121 stores the banknote identification result output from the banknote identification device 61 in the RAM 123 as balance data. When the amount designated by the player is smaller than the balance data based on the balance data and the operation result output from the operation unit 34, the main CPU 121 pays out a medal for the designated amount. The balance data is updated by counting and paying out and subtracting the amount of medals paid out from the balance data. The main CPU 121 can drive the payout hopper 51 by controlling the drive circuit 131.

  The main CPU 121 uses the infrared LED 31 </ b> B of the LED unit 31 as a monitoring projector, reflects the infrared light from the infrared LED 31 </ b> B by the player, and images this with the camera 35. The main CPU 121 stores player image data obtained by capturing the face of the store visitor with the camera 35 in the RAM 123, and detects the presence or change of the player based on the image data. This detection process is always performed. When the player's state changes to a non-detection (seating) state and the information card 611 inserted from the card insertion slot 32 remains inserted, or the amount data of the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 33 When there is a balance, the main CPU 121 can alert the player who is about to leave the seat by issuing a warning sound or a warning sound through the speaker 81. As the warning voice, a voice such as “Forgot card” is issued.

  The main CPU 121 communicates with the pachislot machine 10 and the hall computer 500 via the interface 125. The pachislot machine 10 periodically sends the number of medals paid out as a game result and the number of medals inserted by the player to play the game to the sand 20, and the main CPU 121 of the sand 20 Are stored in the RAM 123.

  The main CPU 121 periodically captures the player's face image via the camera 35 and stores it in the RAM 123. The face image stored in the RAM 123 may be still image data or moving image data. The face image stored in the RAM 123 is transmitted to the hall computer 500 via the interface 125 at a predetermined timing. An image may be captured by the camera 35 until a face image can be acquired, and player image data that is data of the captured image may be transmitted to the hall computer 500.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachislot machine 10 and the sand 20 are each connected to the hall computer 500 so as to be communicable. From the sand 20, information on the number of medals (medal number information) such as the movement of the number of medals of the inserted information card 611 and the counting result by the counting hopper 71 and the data of the player's face image are received. In the following description, unless otherwise explained, “injection” means use for playing a game in the pachislot machine 10. For example, in the case of “number of game medals inserted”, the number of game medals used is In the case of “number of inserted game media”, the number of game media used is indicated. In the case of “medal insertion information”, information on the number of used medals is indicated.

<Hall computer 500>
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the hall computer 500. The hall computer 500 includes a main CPU 501, a ROM 502, a RAM 504, a display 505, and a speaker 506. In the hall computer 500, when it is necessary to store a large amount of data, a storage device such as an HDD may be provided.

  The main CPU 501 reads and executes the control program stored in the ROM 502. Specifically, the main CPU 501 controls the display 505 and the speaker 506.

  The display 505 displays game data managed by the hall computer 500 or notifies the occurrence of fraud or abnormality. The display 505 is realized by a liquid crystal display device, for example.

  The speaker 506 performs notification together with the display 505 when an irregularity or abnormality such as illegally bringing in a medal occurs. The speaker 506 outputs various audio data in addition to the notification of fraud or abnormality.

  The hall computer 500 is communicably connected to the sand 20 via the interface 507, and is communicably connected to the management server 510 via the HUB 508. The management server 510 manages, for example, player data (player ID, savings, visit history, etc.) registered in the game hall, past game data, and the like.

<Game settlement machine 600>
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the game settlement machine 600. The game settlement machine 600 has a plurality of components centering on the microcomputer 621.

  The microcomputer 621 includes a main CPU (Central Processing Unit) 622, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 623, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 624. The main CPU 622 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 624, inputs / outputs signals to / from other components via the I / O port 625, and controls the overall operation of the game settlement machine 600. The RAM 623 stores data and programs used when the main CPU 622 operates. The ROM 624 stores programs executed by the main CPU 622 and permanent data.

  The game settlement machine 600 includes a card reader 635, a communication control unit 626, and a communication processing unit 627.

  The card reader 635 reads the player ID stored in the information card 611 when the information card 611 is inserted into the card insertion slot, and sends the read player ID to the main CPU 622 via the I / O port 625. input.

  The communication control unit 626 operates in accordance with an instruction from the main CPU 622 and controls connection and disconnection of a line for communicating with the game terminal device 100, the hall computer 500, and the sand 20. The communication processing unit 627 operates in accordance with an instruction from the communication control unit 626 and receives the winning information IN1 and the payout instruction data IN2 via the networks N1 and N2. The communication processing unit 627 operates in accordance with an instruction from the communication control unit 626, and transmits and receives various types of information to and from the sand 20 and the hall computer 500 via the networks N1 and N2.

  Further, the game settlement machine 600 includes a coin hopper driving circuit 628a, a coin hopper 628b, a coin counting unit 628c, and a coin payout completion signal circuit 628d. And a banknote counting unit 629c and a banknote payout completion signal circuit 629d.

  The coin hopper drive circuit 628a drives the coin hopper 628b according to the control of the main CPU 622. The coin hopper 628b performs an operation for paying out coins as a dividend. The coin counting unit 628 counts the number of coins paid out by the coin hopper 628b, and notifies the coin payout completion signal circuit 628d of data of the counted number value. The coin payout completion signal circuit 628d, when data of the number of coins is input from the coin counting unit 628c, a signal for notifying completion of coin payout when the input value reaches the set number of data. Input to the CPU 622.

  The banknote discharge device drive circuit 629a drives the banknote discharge device 629b according to the control of the main CPU 622. The banknote discharge device 629b performs an operation for paying out a banknote as a dividend. The bill counting unit 629c counts the number of bills paid out by the bill discharge device 629b, and notifies the bill payout completion signal circuit 629d of the counted number value data. When the banknote payout completion signal circuit 629d receives data on the number of banknotes from the banknote counting unit 629c, a signal for notifying completion of banknote payout when the input value reaches the set number of data. Input to the CPU 622.

  The game settlement machine 600 has an image control circuit 630. The image control circuit 630 controls the image display on the liquid crystal display panel 608 and causes the liquid crystal display panel 608 to display a selection screen for performing a predetermined operation or procedure when paying out a payout.

<<< Sand 20, Various Processing in Hall Computer 500 >>>

<< Main control process >>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the main control process of the sand 20 in the present embodiment.

  First, when power is turned on to the sand 20, the main CPU 121 performs initialization processing (step S811). In this process, it is determined whether the backup is normal or the setting has been changed appropriately, and an initialization process is performed according to the determination result. Specifically, a process for initializing the previous lending time recorded in the RAM 123 is performed. When this process is completed, the sand 20 is in a state where a gaming medal can be lent.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs display control processing for displaying various information on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 (step S813). Various information displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 includes, for example, information card balance, the number of stored balls, the number of stored medals, the number of held balls, the number of held medals, the image of a lending button, the image of a replay button, Images, information card return button images, etc.

  Note that these various types of information displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 may be displayed all at once. Further, an operation device such as a switching button is provided on the sand 20 body so that only information desired by the player is displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 by operating the operation device by the player. preferable.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs sound control processing (step S815). In this process, the sound is controlled according to the situation of the sand 20. For example, when an abnormal situation occurs in the sand 20, an error sound is emitted from the speaker 81, or when the information card 611 is returned, a warning sound for preventing the information card 611 from being forgotten is emitted from the speaker 81. As the warning sound, for example, a sound such as “I forgot the card” is emitted from the speaker 81.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs lamp control processing (step S817). In this process, lighting, extinguishing, blinking, and the like of a lamp (not shown) are controlled according to the state of the sand 20. For example, when an abnormal situation occurs in the sand 20, the main CPU 121 notifies by turning on the lamp, or blinks the lamp in a predetermined manner to prevent the information card 611 from being forgotten when the information card 611 is returned. Is done.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs value medium reception processing which will be described later with reference to FIG. 9 (step S819). In this processing, when the main CPU 121 newly receives a value medium, for example, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 33, the main CPU 121 uses value data for specifying the value of the received banknote and the information card 611. Value medium specifying data including the specified player ID is transmitted to the hall computer 500. When the information card 611 is a visitor card, the card ID associated with the visitor card and identifying the visitor card can be used as the player ID. When the information card 611 is a member card, the member ID for identifying the member card linked to the member card can be used as the player ID.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs information card reception processing which will be described later with reference to FIG. 12 (step S821). In this process, the main CPU 121 determines the player image data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35 and the game specified by the information card 611 when the information card 611 is inserted into the card insertion slot 32. The person ID is transmitted to the hall computer 500. In the present embodiment, the player image data is, for example, a player's still image data or moving image data obtained by capturing an image of a customer's face using an imaging device.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs an information card return process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 13 (step S823). In this process, when the information card 611 is returned to the player, it is determined whether or not the player has returned the information card 611. When it is determined that the return operation has been performed, the information card 611 is returned to the player. .

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs a game medium lending process (step S825). In this process, the main CPU 121 transmits lending request data including a player ID and a game medium lending request to the hall computer 500, and a game for lending request data including the player ID and the game medium from the hall computer 500 is performed. When the lending permission data including the player ID and the lending permission is received, the game medium is lent to the player. Note that the player ID included in the lending permission data transmitted for the lending request data is the same player ID as the received lending request data.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs other control processing (step S827). For example, a game medium counting process, a transmission process for transmitting the number of counted game media, and the like to the data display device are executed. After executing this process, the main CPU 121 returns the process to the display control process in step S813.

<<< Value medium reception processing >>>
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a value medium reception process executed by the main CPU 121.

  First, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not a value medium is received (step S911). Specifically, in what situation it is determined that a banknote is received, after the banknote being received is returned to the player in the value medium return process of S915 described later, a new banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 33. This is a case where the inserted banknote is received, or a case where a banknote is newly inserted into the banknote insertion slot 33 after the value medium specifying data is transmitted in the process of S917 described later, and the banknote is received. Here, the value medium is, for example, a bill or a coin. Specifically, in step S911, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not banknotes are accepted. In step S911, when the main CPU 121 determines that banknotes are not received (NO), the value medium receiving process ends.

  In step S911, when the main CPU 121 determines that a value medium has been received (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether an information card 611 having balance data of 0 is being received (step S913). Specifically, when the main CPU 121 determines in step S911 that a banknote is accepted (YES), the process of step S913 is executed.

  Here, the sand 20 performs bidirectional communication with the hall computer 500 via the interface 125. The sand 20 reads the player ID of the information card 611 inserted into the card insertion slot 32 by the IC card reader / writer 62. The player ID is read when the information card 611 is a visitor card. The player ID is read when the information card 611 is a member card. The sand 20 transmits the read player ID to the hall computer 500. The hall computer 500 receives the player ID transmitted from the sand 20, and transmits balance data associated with the player ID recorded in the RAM 504 to the sand 20. The main CPU 121 receives the balance data associated with the player ID transmitted from the hall computer 500, acquires the balance from the received balance data, and determines whether or not the value of the acquired balance is 0. judge. Note that balance data may be recorded on the information card 611 itself, and the information card 611 itself may be read to acquire the balance data and determine whether there is a balance.

  In step S913, when the main CPU 121 determines that an information card whose balance data is 0 is not being received (NO), that is, when an information card having balance data is being received, the banknote being received A value medium return process (step S915) for returning the value to the player is executed. The main CPU 121 ends the value medium receiving process after executing the process of step S915 described above.

  In step S913, when the main CPU 121 determines that an information card whose balance data is 0 is being received (YES), that is, when an information card without balance data is being received, the value being received. Value medium specifying data including balance data for specifying the medium and the card ID or member ID of the information card is transmitted to the hall computer 500 (step S917). In step S917, based on the value medium specifying data transmitted by the main CPU 121, the hall computer 500 associates the balance data corresponding to the banknote received from the banknote insertion slot 33 with the player ID of the received information card. Specifically, the hall computer 500 registers the balance data and the player ID in association with a visitor card player management table or a member card player management table described later. After executing the process of step S917 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the value medium receiving process. Hereinafter, the visitor card player management table or the member card player management table is simply referred to as a player management table when it is not necessary to distinguish between them.

<<<<< Visitor Card Player Management Table >>>>
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a visitor card player management table showing a correspondence relationship between the card ID associated with the visitor card, the face image data, the imaging time of the face image data, and the balance data.

  As shown in FIG. 10, each cell number (No.) is registered in association with a card ID, face image data, imaging time of face image data, and balance data. The card ID is data associated with the visitor card. One visitor card corresponds to one card ID. The face image data is data indicating the player's face image acquired by the hall computer 500 from the player's player image data obtained by capturing the visitor (player) with the camera 35 provided on the sand 20. It is. In the present embodiment and the modifications after the present embodiment and the embodiment, the player image data is described as data indicating a substantially whole body image of the player, but is not limited to this, and at least the player Any data including any face image may be used. The imaging time is data indicating the time at which the hall computer 500 receives the player image data of the player obtained by imaging the store visitor with the camera 35 provided on the sand 20. The balance data is data used to rent game media. In the present embodiment, the balance data “1” is data equivalent to 100 yen, and the lending unit price for lending one medal is 20 yen, so that five medals are lent out per balance data “1”. become. The amount and lending unit price corresponding to the balance data “1” are not limited to those described above. For example, the amount corresponding to the balance data “1” may be 10 yen or 1000 yen, The lending unit price corresponding to the balance data “1” may be 5 yen or 100 yen.

  A cell ID “aaa”, face image data “A”, imaging time “10:01”, and balance data “10” are registered in association with the cell number “1”. In cell number “2”, card ID “aaab”, face image data “unregistered”, imaging time “10:05”, and balance data “60” are registered in association with each other. A cell ID “aaac”, face image data “E”, imaging time “10:06”, and balance data “25” are registered in association with the cell number “3”. In the cell number “10”, a card ID “aaaj”, face image data “F”, imaging time “11:20”, and balance data “70” are registered in association with each other. Although not shown, the card IDs, face image data, imaging time, and balance data are also registered in association with the cell numbers “4” to “9”. Similarly, the cell numbers “11” and later are registered in association with each other.

  For example, the card ID “aaaa” is registered in association with the cell number “1”. The hall computer 500 stores the face image data A of the player who currently owns the visitor card associated with the card ID “aaaa” and the face image data “A” of the player. The time “10:01” at which the player image data of the player who acquired the image is received is registered in association with the imaging time. Further, the card ID “aaaa” and the visitor card balance data “10” associated with the card ID “aaaa” are registered in association with each other. As a result, the cell number “1”, the card ID “aaa”, the face image data “A”, the imaging time “10:01”, and the balance data “10” are associated with each other. Similarly, for the card ID “aaab”, the card ID “aaaac”, the card ID “aaaj”, and other card IDs not shown, the cell number, the card ID, the face image data, and the imaging The time can be registered in association with the balance data.

  The relationship between the face image data “A” and the imaging time “10:01” in the card ID “aaaa” will be described. The sand 20 images the player with the camera 35 when the player inserts a visitor card into the card insertion slot 32 and receives the information card. The sand 20 transmits the player image data obtained by imaging the store visitor to the hall computer 500. When transmitting the player image data to the hall computer 500, the sand 20 transmits the player image data as the player data including the player image data and the card ID. When the main CPU 501 receives player data including player image data, the main CPU 501 determines whether or not face image data that can identify a store visitor is included from the player image data. A face authentication technique is used to determine whether or not the player image data performed by the main CPU 501 includes face image data that can identify a store visitor.

  This face authentication technique is a technique for authenticating and specifying an individual based on, for example, the formation of a human face. It authenticates the shape of the face, the position, shape, interrelationships, and muscles of the parts that make up the face, such as the eyes, mouth, nose and ears. As a result of the face authentication, when the main CPU 501 determines that the received player image data includes face image data that can identify a store visitor, the main CPU 501 includes the received player data in the visitor card player management table. And the face image data “A” included in the player image data included in the received player data are registered in association with each other. Next, “10:01”, which is the time when the player data is received, is registered as the imaging time in association with the card ID included in the received player data. That is, the player's face image data obtained by imaging the player using the newly used visitor card and the imaging time are associated with each other and registered in the visitor card player management table. By doing so, the visit time of the player who uses the visitor card is considered to be the time when the face image data is acquired, so it is possible to know at what time the player has visited the store. Here, “determining that face image data that can identify a store visitor is included” refers to determining that face image data that can be specified as a person is included.

  The relationship between the face image data “unregistered” and the imaging time “10:05” in the card ID “aaab” will be described. The sand 20 transmits the player data described above to the hall computer 500. When the main CPU 501 determines that the received player data does not contain face image data that can identify the store visitor as a result of performing the face authentication described above, for example, the lighting is dark or the person is moving. When each part included in the image data cannot be authenticated, the face card data is associated with the card ID included in the received player data in the visitor card player management table. Do not register. That is, “unregistered” in the face image data indicates that the face image data is not registered.

  Next, in association with the card ID included in the player data received by the hall computer 500, “10:05” that is the time (time t1) at which the player data is received is registered as the imaging time.

  FIG. 10 shows that the face image data is not registered for the card ID “aaab”. However, in this state, a predetermined time has elapsed since the sand 20 received the player data by the hall computer 500. After that (time t2), a case where a player who uses a visitor card with the same card ID is imaged will be described. When the sand 20 picks up an image of the player at time t2, when the hall computer 500 determines at this time t2 that the player image data includes face image data that can identify the store visitor, In the player management table, the card ID included in the received player data and the face image data included in the player image data included in the received player data are registered in association with each other. Also, the main CPU 501 does not register the time t2 in the visitor card player management table, but keeps registering the time t1 associated with the card ID included in the already received player data. That is, the main CPU 501 manages the visitor card player in association with the first registered imaging time (time t1), not the imaging time (time t2) when the face image data can be registered in association with the card ID. Register in the table. By doing so, the visit time of the player using the visitor card is considered to be the time of the first imaging time (time t1), so it is possible to know at what time the player has visited the store Is possible.

  Further, the main CPU 501 determines the card ID of the visitor card player management table and the face image data associated with the card ID at a predetermined time, for example, the time from when the game hall is closed until the store is opened. Data related to the card ID such as the imaging time is deleted. By doing so, the association between the card ID and the player can be deleted without operating the hall computer 500 on the next business day of the game hall. Note that the time of deletion can be changed as appropriate. In addition, a new visitor card player management table is created without deleting the card ID and the data related to the card ID, and the visitor card user of the next business day is associated with the created visitor card player management table. Also good.

<<<<< Membership card player management table >>>>
FIG. 11 shows the correspondence between the member ID linked to the member card, face image data (registered), face image data (today), the imaging time of the face image data for today, and balance data. It is a figure which shows the member card | curd player management table to show.

  As shown in FIG. 11, each cell number (No.) includes a member ID, face image data (registered), face image data (today), imaging time of the face image data for today, and balance data. Registered in association. The member ID is data associated with the member card, and one member card corresponds to one member ID. That is, the member ID is data that uniquely identifies a player who has become a member. The face image data (registered) is data indicating face image data when the player has been imaged so far. Specifically, for example, from the face image data acquired from the player image data obtained by imaging the player when the membership card is issued, or the player image data obtained by imaging the player the previous day The acquired face image data is registered. The face image data (today) shows the player's face image acquired by the hall computer 500 from the player image data obtained by imaging the store visitor (player) with the camera 35 provided on the sand 20. It is data. The imaging time is data indicating the time when the hall computer 500 receives player data including player image data. The balance data is data used for lending game media to each member.

  The cell number “1” corresponds to the member ID “0000”, face image data (registered) “K”, face image data (today) “K”, imaging time “11:00”, and balance data “100”. It is registered with it. The cell number “2” includes a member ID “0001”, face image data (registered) “L”, face image data (today) “unregistered”, imaging time “10:10”, and balance data “90”. Registered in association. The cell number “3” corresponds to the member ID “0003”, face image data (registered) “M”, face image data (today) “unregistered”, imaging time “unregistered”, and balance data “50”. It is registered with it. The cell number “10” corresponds to the member ID “0010”, face image data (registered) “T”, face image data (today) “T”, imaging time “11:20”, and balance data “60”. It is registered with it. Although not shown, the cell numbers “4” to “9” are similarly associated with the member ID, face image data (registered), face image data (today), imaging time, and balance data. Registered. Similarly, the cell numbers “11” and later are registered in association with each other.

  For example, the member ID “0000” is registered in association with the cell number “1”. Face image data (one of the face image data acquired from the player image data obtained by imaging by the previous day of the player specified by the member card associated with the member ID “0000”) “Registered” “K” and member ID are registered in association with each other. The hall computer 500 stores the player image data of the player specified by the member card associated with the member ID “0000” obtained by imaging the face of the store visitor with the camera 35 provided in the sand 20 today. Received and received the face image data (today) “K” obtained from the received player image data and the time “11:00” when the player image data obtained from the player's face image data K is received. Are registered in association with each other. Further, the member ID “0000” and the balance data “100” of the member card associated with the member ID “0000” are registered in association with each other. As a result, the cell number “1”, the member ID “0000”, the face image data (registered) “K”, the face image data (today) “K”, the imaging time “11:00”, and the balance Data “100” is registered in association with each other. Similarly, for the member ID “0001”, the member ID “0002”, the member ID “0010”, and other member IDs not shown, the cell number, the member ID, and the face image data (registered) Completed), face image data (today), imaging time, and balance data can be registered in association with each other.

  The face image data (registered) will be described. The member card associated with the member ID is used by a specific player, and it is not normally that the player who uses this member card is changed. Therefore, face image data acquired from the player image data of the player who issued the member card is registered in the member card player management table in association with the member ID. That is, the face image data (registered) is always registered in the member card player management table regardless of whether or not the customer has visited the store. In this way, when the player loses the membership card, it becomes possible to perform identity verification in the reissue by using the face image data registered in the membership card player management table. Time and effort can be reduced.

  The relationship between the face image data (today), the imaging time, and the member ID “0000” will be described. The sand 20 takes an image of the player with the camera 35 when the player inserts the membership card into the card insertion slot 32 and receives the information card. The sand 20 transmits player image data obtained by imaging the player to the hall computer 500. When transmitting the player image data to the hall computer 500, the sand 20 transmits the player image data as player data including the player image data and the member ID. When the hall computer 500 receives player data including player image data, the hall computer 500 registers the received time as an imaging time. Further, the face authentication technique described above is used to determine whether or not face image data that can identify a store visitor is included from the player image data.

  As a result of the face authentication, when the main CPU 501 determines that the received player image data includes face image data that can identify the store visitor, the main CPU 501 includes the received player data in the member card player management table. And the face image data “K” included in the player image data included in the received player data are registered in association with each other. Next, “11:00”, which is the time when the player data is received, is registered as the imaging time in association with the member ID included in the received player data. That is, the imaging time when the member card is used for the first time today and the face image data of the player who uses the member card are associated with each other and registered in the member card player management table. By doing so, it is considered that the player's visit time using the membership card is the time when the player data is received, so it is possible to know at which time the player has visited the store. Here, “determining that face image data that can identify a store visitor is included” refers to determining that face image data that can be specified as a person is included.

  The relationship between unregistered face image data and imaging time will be described based on the member ID “0001”. As a result of the face authentication, the main CPU 501 determines that the player image data included in the player image data included in the player data received by the hall computer 500 does not include face image data that can be specified as a person. When, for example, the player image data is unclear and each part included in the player image data cannot be authenticated, the member card player management table corresponds to the member ID included in the received player data. In addition, face image data is not registered in the face image data (today). That is, “unregistered” in the face image data (today) indicates that face image data is not registered. Next, the time (time t1) when the player image data is received this time at the imaging time that is the time when the player image data is received in association with the member ID included in the player data received by the hall computer 500. “10:10” is registered as the imaging time. When the face image data of the player using the membership card cannot be acquired, the imaging time is associated and registered.

  FIG. 11 shows that the face image data is not registered for the member ID “0001”, but in this state, the sand 20 is assumed to have a predetermined time from the time when the hall computer 500 receives the player data. A case will be described in which a player who uses a member card with the same member ID is imaged after a lapse (time t2). When the sand 20 images a player at time t2, when the hall computer 500 determines at this time t2 that the received player data includes face image data that can identify the store visitor, The member ID included in the received player data and the player image data included in the received player data are registered in association with the face image data in the card player management table. Further, the main CPU 501 does not register the time t2 in the member card player management table, but keeps registering the time t1 associated with the member ID already included in the received player data. That is, the main CPU 501 associates the face image data with the member ID in association with the first registered image capture time (time t1), not the image capture time (time t2) when the face image data can be registered. Register in the card player management table. By doing in this way, it is possible to register whether the player has visited the store at that time since the store visit time of the player using the membership card is the time of the first imaging time. In addition, by doing so, it is considered that the player's visit time using the membership card is the first time t1, so it is possible to know at what time the player has visited the store. It becomes.

  The relationship between unregistered face image data (today) and unregistered at the imaging time will be described based on the member ID “0002”. This means that the face image data (today) has not been registered and the imaging time has not been registered, that is, the face image data for today has not been acquired and has not been captured. This means that the player who owns the member card associated with the member ID “0002” has not visited the store or has not started the game.

  Further, the main CPU 501 determines the member ID of the member card player management table and the face image data associated with the member ID at a predetermined time, for example, the time from when the game hall is closed until the store is opened. Data relating to the member ID such as the imaging time is not deleted.

  In addition, from the member card player management table, the member ID and the data related to the member ID such as the face image data associated with the member ID and the imaging time are stored at a predetermined time, for example, after the game hall is closed and opened. You may delete at the time between. In this case, a table in which member IDs and players are associated with each other is stored in the RAM 504, and on the next business day, a new member card player management table is created, and a certain member ID stored in the RAM 504 is stored. The association between the member ID and the player may be registered from the table that associates the player.

<<< Information card acceptance process >>>
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an information card reception process executed by the main CPU 121.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not a new information card 611 has been received (step S1211). Specifically, in what situation it is determined that the information card 611 has been received, it is when the information card 611 is newly inserted into the card insertion slot 32 and the information card 611 is received. When it is determined in step S1211 that a new information card 611 has not been received (NO), the information card receiving process is terminated.

  In step S1211, when determining that the information card 611 is newly received in the card insertion slot 32 (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not a membership card or a visitor card having balance data has been received (step). S1213).

  In step S1213, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having balance data has already been received (YES), the newly received information card 611 is ejected from the card insertion slot 32, and the player is notified. The information card 611 is returned (step S1215). The main CPU 121 ends the information card receiving process after executing the process of step S1215 described above.

  In step S1213, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is not received (NO), the main CPU 121 performs face image data registration determination data acquisition processing (step S1217). In step S1217, the sand 20 notifies the hall computer 500 whether or not the player ID read from the information card 611 and the face image data associated with the player ID are registered in the player management table. The face image correspondence data to be transmitted is transmitted. When the main CPU 501 receives the player ID transmitted from the sand 20 and the face image correspondence data, whether or not the face image data associated with the player ID is registered in the player management table. Determine. When the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data associated with the received player ID is registered in the player management table, the main CPU 501 is data indicating that the associated face image data is already registered. Send certain face image response data. On the other hand, when the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data associated with the received player ID is not registered in the player management table, the main CPU 501 indicates that the associated face image data is not registered. The face image incompatible reply data is transmitted.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the face image data has been registered in the player management table (step S1219). In step S1219, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image correspondence reply data from the hall computer 500 (YES), the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data has been registered. In step S1219, when the main CPU 121 receives face image non-correspondence reply data from the hall computer 500 (NO), the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data is not registered.

  In step S1219, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image correspondence reply data and determines that the face image data has already been registered in the player management table (YES), the information card acceptance process ends.

  In step S1219, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image non-correspondence reply data and determines that the face image data is not registered in the player management table (NO), the player image picks up the player with the camera 35. Processing is performed (step S1221). Note that player image data, which is data obtained by imaging the player in the player imaging process in step S1221, is stored in the RAM 123. The player image data may be still image data or moving image data.

  The main CPU 121 transmits player image data including the player image data obtained by imaging the player this time with the camera 35 and the player ID read from the received information card 611 to the hall computer 500 (step). S1223). The main CPU 501 of the hall computer 500 that has received the player data acquires face image data from the player image data included in the received player data, and the player included in the player data that has received the acquired face image data. In association with the ID, it is registered in the player management table. The main CPU 121 completes the information card receiving process after executing the process of step S1223 described above.

<<< Information card return processing >>>
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an information card return process executed by the main CPU 121.

  First, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is being received (step S1310). In step S1310, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having a balance is not being received (NO), the information card return process is terminated.

  In step S1310, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is being received (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the player has input a return operation for the information card 611. Is determined (step S1311). That is, it is determined whether or not the player has operated the operation unit 34 to perform the return operation of the information card 611. When determining that the player has performed the return operation of the information card 611 (YES), the main CPU 121 ejects the accepted information card 611 from the card insertion slot 32 and returns the information card 611 to the player (step S1313). ). The main CPU 121 ends the information card return process after executing the process of step S1313 described above.

  In step S1311, when determining that the player has not performed the return operation of the information card 611 (NO), the main CPU 121 ends the information card return process.

<<< Image capture interrupt processing >>>
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an imaging interrupt process executed by the main CPU 121. This imaging interruption process is performed every predetermined time, for example, every 5 minutes, every 10 minutes, every 30 minutes, and every hour, and the camera 35 images the player. The main CPU 121 transmits player image data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35 to the hall computer 500. The hall computer 500 acquires face image data from the received player image data, and detects that the player has visited the store. The hall computer 500 registers the face image data in the player management table, thereby determining the time when the imaged player has visited the store.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the balance data of the received information card 611 is 0 (step S1411). The balance data determination process in step S1411 is the same as the process in step S913 in the above-described value medium reception process in FIG. The main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 and transmits the read player ID to the hall computer 500. The hall computer 500 receives the player ID transmitted from the sand 20, and transmits balance data associated with the player ID registered in the player management table to the sand 20. The main CPU 121 receives balance data associated with the player ID, and determines whether or not the received balance data is zero.

  In S1411, when determining that the balance data is 0 (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the type of the information card 611 currently accepted is a visitor card (Step S1413).

  In step S1413, the main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 currently accepted by the IC card reader / writer 62, and does not determine that the read player ID is the card ID (NO), that is, the member When it is determined that it is an ID, the imaging interruption process is terminated.

  In step S1413, the main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 currently accepted by the IC card reader / writer 62, and determines that the read player ID is the card ID (YES). Clear command data including the ID is transmitted to the hall computer 500 (step S1415). When the hall computer 500 receives the clear command data including the card ID, the main CPU 501 manages each data (face image data, imaging time, balance data) corresponding to the card ID included in the clear command data by visitor card player management. Clear (erase) from the table. The main CPU 121 ends the imaging interrupt process after executing the process of step S1415 described above. In this specification, “clear” means to delete each data, but it may mean to delete the correspondence between each data.

  In step S1411, when determining that the balance data of the received information card 611 is not 0 (NO), the main CPU 121 performs face image data registration determination data acquisition processing (step S1417). The face image data registration determination data acquisition process in step S1417 is the same as the process in step S1217 in the information card reception process of FIG. In step S1417, the sand 20 notifies the hall computer 500 whether or not the player ID read from the information card 611 and the face image data associated with the player ID are registered in the player management table. The face image correspondence data to be transmitted is transmitted. When the main CPU 501 receives the player ID transmitted from the sand 20 and the face image correspondence data, whether or not the face image data associated with the player ID is registered in the player management table. Determine. When the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data associated with the received player ID is registered in the player management table, the main CPU 501 is data indicating that the associated face image data is already registered. A certain face image corresponding reply data is transmitted to the sand 20. On the other hand, when the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data associated with the received player ID is not registered in the player management table, the face image data associated with the received face image correspondence data is registered. The face image non-corresponding reply data, which is data indicating that it is not performed, is transmitted to the sand 20.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether the face image data has been registered in the player management table by determining whether the face image correspondence reply data has been received from the hall computer 500 or the face image non-correspondence reply data has been received. Is determined (step S1419).

  In step S1419, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image correspondence reply data, the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data has already been registered in the player management table (YES), and ends the imaging interruption process.

  In step S1419, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image non-corresponding reply data, the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data is not registered in the player management table (NO), and the player captures the player with the camera 35. Processing is performed (step S1421). The main CPU 121 transmits player image data, which is data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35, to the hall computer 500. In step S1421, the player image data may be still image data or moving image data.

  The main CPU 121 transmits player data including player image data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35 this time and the player ID read from the received information card 611 to the hall computer 500 (step S1423). ). The main CPU 501 of the hall computer 500 that has received the player data acquires face image data from the player image data included in the received player data, and the player included in the player data that has received the acquired face image data. In association with the ID, it is registered in the player management table. The main CPU 121 ends the imaging interrupt process after executing the process of step S1423 described above.

<Game settlement machine 600>
<< Settlement machine processing >>
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a settlement machine process executed by the game settlement machine 600.

  The main CPU 622 determines whether or not the information card 611 is received in the card insertion slot (step S1511). Specifically, in what circumstances it is determined that the information card 611 is accepted, after returning the member card being accepted to the player in the member card return process of step S1515 or step S1527 described later, When the information card 611 is inserted into the card insertion slot and the information card 611 is received, or after the visitor card being accepted in the visitor card taking process in step S1525 described later is taken into the game checkout machine 600, a new The information card 611 is inserted into the card insertion slot and the information card 611 is received.

  In step S1511, when determining that the information card 611 is received (YES), the main CPU 622 determines whether or not the balance data of the received information card 611 is 0 (step S1513). Note that the balance data determination process in step S1513 is not the sand 20 but determines whether or not the balance data is 0 in the process of step S913 in the above-described value medium reception process of FIG. The only difference is that it is 600, and the description is omitted because it is substantially the same.

  In step S1513, when the main CPU 622 determines that the balance data of the received information card 611 is 0 (YES), the main CPU 622 determines that this information card 611 is a membership card, and gives the player the information card 611. Return (step S1515). The main CPU 622 terminates the checkout process after executing the process of step S1515 described above. In the present embodiment, even if the balance data is 0 on the membership card, the membership card is returned to the player. However, if the balance data is 0 on the visitor card, the sand 20 or the game settlement is used. Since it is taken into the machine 600 and is not returned to the player, when the balance data of the accepted information card 611 is 0, the accepted information card 611 is a membership card.

  When the main CPU 622 determines in step S1511 that the information card 611 has not been received (NO) or in step S1513, the main CPU 622 determines that the balance data of the received information card 611 is not 0 (NO). The balance is displayed on the display panel 608, and it is determined whether or not the player has made a settlement input (step S1517). In step S1517, when the main CPU 622 determines that the player has not performed the settlement operation and the settlement input has not been performed (NO), the settlement machine process ends.

  In step S1517, when the main CPU 622 determines that a settlement operation has been performed by the player (YES), based on the balance data of the currently accepted information card 611 acquired from the hall computer 500, the main CPU 622 provides the player with a value medium. Payout (step S1519). The value medium is, for example, a bill. The value medium to be paid out is paid out to the player from the bill return port.

  The main CPU 622 pays out the value medium to the player, and transmits clear command data including the card ID to the hall computer 500 when the information card 611 for which the settlement operation has been performed is a visitor card. Further, when the information card 611 for which the value medium is paid out to the player and the settlement operation is performed is a member card, clear command data including the member ID is transmitted to the hall computer 500 (step S1521).

  When the hall computer 500 receives the clear command data transmitted from the game settlement machine 600, the hall computer 500 determines whether the player ID included in the clear command data is a card ID or a member ID. When the hall computer 500 receives the clear command data including the card ID, the main CPU 501 receives each of the card IDs corresponding to the card ID included in the clear command data in the same manner as when the clear command data including the card ID is received from the sand 20. Data (face image data, imaging time, balance data) is cleared (erased) from the visitor card player management table. Note that the data erased by the clear command data can be changed as appropriate.

  Further, when the hall computer 500 receives the clear command data including the member ID, the main CPU 501 clears (erases) only the balance data corresponding to the member ID included in the clear command data from the member card player management table. Note that the data erased by the clear command data can be changed as appropriate.

  After transmitting the clear command data, the main CPU 622 determines whether the currently accepted information card 611 is a visitor card (step S1523). The main CPU 622 determines whether the received information card 611 is a visitor card by determining whether the player ID read from the currently received information card 611 is a card ID or a member ID. Or, determine whether it is a membership card.

  In step S1523, when the main CPU 622 determines that the currently accepted information card 611 is a visitor card (YES), a visitor card conveyance path (not shown) that leads from the card insertion slot to a visitor card storage section (not shown). Thus, a visitor card take-in process for storing the visitor card in the visitor card storage unit inside the game settlement machine 600 is performed (step S1525). After executing the process of step S1525 described above, the main CPU 622 ends the settlement machine process. By doing so, since the association between the previous card ID and the player is cleared, another player can use the visitor card once used again.

  In step S1523, when the player ID read from the currently accepted information card 611 is not a card ID but a member ID (NO), the main CPU 622 determines that the currently accepted information card 611 is a member card. Then, a membership card return process for returning the membership card to the player is performed (step S1527). After executing the process of step S1527 described above, the main CPU 622 ends the settlement machine process.

<Hall computer 500>
Next, main control performed by the hall computer 500 will be described.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing main control processing executed by the hall computer 500.

  When the hall computer 500 is powered on, the main CPU 501 performs an initialization process. In this process, the main CPU 501 reads the control program stored in the ROM 502, determines whether the backup is normal, and whether the setting has been appropriately changed, and performs an initialization process according to the determination result (step S1). S1611).

  Next, the main CPU 501 performs display control processing for displaying various information on the display 505 (step S1613). The various types of information displayed on the display 505 are, for example, the tables described above and later, and some information indicated by the tables. Note that various information displayed on the display 505 can be changed as appropriate.

  Next, the main CPU 501 performs sound control processing (step S1615). In this process, the sound is controlled according to the situation of the hall computer 500, and the sound is controlled according to the situation of each in-game room device, for example, the sand 20, the game settlement machine 600, and the pachislot machine 10. For example, when it is detected that an abnormality has occurred in the hall computer 500, the sand 20, the game settlement machine 600, and the pachislot machine 10, a warning sound is emitted from the speaker 506 to notify that the abnormality has occurred.

  Next, the main CPU 501 performs lamp control processing (step S1617). In this process, the lamp is controlled according to the status of the hall computer 500, and the lamp is controlled according to the status of each in-game room device such as the sand 20, the game settlement machine 600, and the pachislot machine 10. For example, when it is detected that an abnormality has occurred in the hall computer 500, the sand 20, the game settlement machine 600, or the pachislot machine 10, the fact that the abnormality has occurred is notified by blinking a lamp.

  Next, the main CPU 501 performs an operation determination process (step S1619). In this process, it is determined whether or not an operation for switching various types of information displayed in the display control process has been performed. When the switching operation is performed, the display of various types of information is switched.

  Next, the main CPU 501 performs other control processing, for example, processing for receiving data from the sand 20, the game settlement machine 600, and the pachislot machine 10, and data to the sand 20, the game settlement machine 600, and the pachislot machine 10. A transmission process is performed (step S1621). When this process is executed, the main CPU 501 returns to the display control process.

<< Interrupt processing when receiving data >>
Next, a data reception interrupt process executed by the hall computer 500 will be described.

  17 and 18 are flowcharts showing the data reception interrupt process executed by the hall computer 500. FIG.

  When the hall computer 500 receives various data transmitted from the sand 20 or the game settlement machine 600, the hall computer 500 executes a data reception interrupt process.

  First, the main CPU 501 determines whether or not value medium specifying data has been received (step S1711). In step S1711, when the main CPU 501 determines that the value medium specifying data has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 is registered in the player management table stored in the RAM 504 based on the value medium specifying data transmitted from the sand 20. The remaining balance data is updated (step S1713). After executing the process of step S1713 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  Next, when determining in step S1711 that the main medium 501 has not received value medium specifying data (NO), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not player data has been received from the sand 20 (step S1715). In step S1715, when the main CPU 501 receives the player image data transmitted from the sand 20 (YES), the player image data included in the received player data (hereinafter simply “received player image data”). Whether or not) is included is determined (step S1717). That is, it is determined whether or not the player image data includes face image data. In step S1717, the face authentication technology described above is used to determine whether or not the player image data includes face image data.

In step S1717, the main CPU 501 determines that face image data is not included in the received player image data (NO), that is, when face image data cannot be authenticated in the received player image data. Then, the player ID and the imaging time are registered in association with each other in the player management table (step S1719). After executing the process of step S1719 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.
In the present embodiment, the player image data transmitted from the sand 20 is registered in the player management table with the time when the hall computer 500 receives the image data as the imaging time, but the time when the sand 20 images the player is recorded. Even if the data indicating the imaging time is transmitted to the hall computer 500 together with the player data and the data indicating the imaging time included in the player data received by the hall computer 500 is registered as the imaging time. Good.

  In step S1717, when the main CPU 501 determines that the received player image data includes face image data (YES), the main CPU 501 performs face image data acquisition processing for acquiring face image data from the player image data ( Step S1721).

  The main CPU 501 determines whether or not the face image data acquired from the received player image data matches face image data registered in a new store visitor management table described later (step S1723). Note that the definition of “the acquired face image data matches the face image data registered in the new store visitor management table” includes, of course, those that completely match, but those that at least partially match Included. That is, if the acquired face image data and the registered face image data have a corresponding part (for example, the eyes match), it is determined that they match.

  In step S1723, when the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data acquired from the received player image data matches the face image data registered in the new store management table described later (YES), the player management table. It is determined whether or not the imaging time is registered in association with the player ID (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “received player ID”) included in the player data received in (step S1725). When the face image data is not registered in the player management table and the player ID and the imaging time are registered in the player management table, for example, face authentication of the face image data is not performed accurately, This is a case where the player ID and the imaging time are registered in the player management table. Specifically, for example, when the player image data is unclear or when the player has not been imaged.

  In step S1725, when the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time is associated with the received player ID and registered in the player management table (YES), the imaging time is not newly registered, and the player is not registered. The player ID and face image data are registered in association with each other in the management table (step S1727). Specifically, when the player ID is a card ID, the face image data and the card ID are associated and registered in the visitor card player management table. Further, when the player ID is a member ID, the face image data and the member ID are registered in association with the member card player management table. After executing the process of step S1727 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  When the imaging time associated with the player ID has already been registered in the player management table and the face image data is not registered, the time when the current information card is received is not set as the imaging time, but first. The imaging time is retroactively assumed that the face image data has been acquired at the time associated with receiving the information card. In this way, even when the information card is first received and the face image data cannot be acquired, the time in which the player ID is associated with the imaging time is registered as the time when the player visits the store. be able to. For this reason, it is easier for the game hall side to authenticate the time when the player visits the game and starts the game more accurately, and information that is useful for the management of the game hall, for example, the allocation of personnel to the number of new customers It becomes easy to acquire information related to the optimization of the number of people and information related to determination of the time at which an event or the like is to be performed.

  In step S1725, when the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time is associated with the received player ID and is not registered (NO), the player ID and the time when the current information card is received are used as the imaging time. In association with the face image data, it is registered in the player management table (step S1729). That is, when the player ID is a card ID, the face image data, the card ID, and the imaging time are registered in association with the visitor card player management table. Further, when the player ID is a member ID, the face image data, the member ID, and the imaging time are registered in association with the member card player management table. After executing the process of step S1729, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process. By doing so, it becomes easy to store the time when the player came to the store and started the game in the RAM 504. Therefore, for the game hall side, the time when the player came to the store and started the game is more Acquire information that is easy to record accurately and that is useful for the management of amusement halls, such as information related to the optimization of the number of staff for the number of new customers, and information related to the determination of the time at which events etc. Easy to do.

  In step S1723, when the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data acquired from the player image data received this time does not match the face image data registered in the new visitor management table (NO), the new visit The face image data is registered as a new visitor in the person management table and stored in the RAM 504 (step S1731). The new store visitor management table will be described later.

  The main CPU 501 determines whether or not the imaging time is associated with the received player ID and registered (step S1733). In step S1733, when the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time is associated with the currently received player ID and has been registered in the player management table (YES), the main CPU 501 corresponds to the time zone of the already registered imaging time. The new store visitor is registered in the new store visit number management table by time zone (step S1735). The new store visit number management table by time zone will be described later. Although not shown, in step S1735, the already registered imaging time is registered in association with the face image data registered in the new customer management table in step S1731.

  The main CPU 501 associates the player ID included in the received player data, the face image data registered in the new customer management table, and the imaging time registered in the new customer management table, Registration is made in the corresponding player management table (step S1737). After executing the process of step S1737 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  In step S1733, when the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time is associated with the player ID received this time and has not been registered in the player management table (NO), a new player comes to the store at the imaging time captured this time. The new store visitor corresponding to the time zone of the current imaging time is registered in the new store visit number management table by time zone (step S1739). Although not shown, in step S1739, the current imaging time is registered in association with the face image data registered in the new customer management table in step S1731.

  The main CPU 501 associates the imaging time of the current imaging, the player ID, and the face image data with each other and registers them in the player management table (step S1741). The main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process after executing the process of step S1741 described above.

  In step S1715, when determining that the player data has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the transmitted clear command data has been received (step S1811).

  In step S1811, when determining that the clear command data has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the clear command data includes a card ID (step S1813).

  In step S1813, when the main CPU 501 determines that the card ID is included in the clear command data (YES), the data registered in the visitor card player management table corresponding to the received card ID is cleared (step S1813). S1815). The data to be cleared here is face image data, imaging time, and balance data. After executing the process of step S1815 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process. By doing so, the card ID of the visitor card and the correspondence between the player and the player are cleared, so that when another player uses the visitor card again, the card ID of the visitor card to be used again Since the association is performed with another player, the visitor card can be reused.

  In the present embodiment, the data registered in the visitor card player management table is cleared except for the card ID, but the card ID may be left registered in the visitor card player management table. The data to be cleared from the visitor card player management table can be changed as appropriate.

  In step S1813, when the main CPU 501 determines that the card ID is not included in the clear command data (NO), that is, when the member ID is included in the clear command data, the member corresponding to the received member ID. The data registered in the card player management table is cleared (step S1817). The data cleared here is balance data. The main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process after executing the process of step S1817 described above. By doing so, since the association between one player and the member ID linked to one member card remains registered in the member card player management table, the player and member ID Is associated with the hall computer 500.

  In step S1811, when the main CPU 501 determines that clear command data has not been received (NO), whether or not the loan request data including the player ID and the loan request that the sand 20 transmits in the game medium lending process has been received. Is determined (step S1819).

  In step S1819, when the main CPU 501 determines that the loan request data including the player ID and the loan request has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 performs a game medium rental presence / absence determination data transmission process (step S1821).

  In step S1821, the main CPU 501 extracts the numerical value of the balance data associated with the player ID registered in the player management table. The main CPU 501 determines whether or not the balance data extracted is larger than the numerical value of the received loan request data. When the main CPU 501 determines that the numeric value of the extracted balance data is larger than the numeric value of the loan request data, the main CPU 501 subtracts the loan amount data acquired from the loan request data from the extracted balance data to newly calculate balance data. The main CPU 501 overwrites the player management table with the newly calculated balance data, and transmits the player ID and the lending permission data to the sand 20. After executing the process of step S1821 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  In step S1821, when the main CPU 501 determines that the value of the extracted balance data is smaller than the value of the loan request data, the main CPU 501 transmits an error signal to the sand 20. When the sand 20 receives the error signal, the sand 20 displays a message such as “insufficient balance” on the display unit, and informs the player that the game media cannot be rented because the balance is insufficient.

  In step S1819, when determining that the loan request data including the player ID and the loan request has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 determines whether face image correspondence data has been received (step S1823).

  In step S1823, has the main CPU 501 received the player ID read by the sand 20 from the information card 611 and the face image correspondence data for notifying whether or not the player image is associated with the face image data? Determine whether or not.

  In step S1823, when the main CPU 501 determines that face image correspondence data has been received (YES), the requested data is transmitted to the sand 20 (step S1825). Specifically, when receiving the face image correspondence data, the main CPU 501 transmits the face image correspondence reply data when the face image data has been registered in association with the player ID. The main CPU 501 transmits face image non-correspondence reply data when face image correspondence data is received, and face image data is not registered in association with the player ID. After executing the process of step S1825 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  In step S1823, when the main CPU 501 determines that face image correspondence data has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 executes processing based on other received data (step S1827). The other processes based on the received data are, for example, a process of receiving game information of the pachislot machine 10, and a process of receiving the number of inserted and paid-out game medals in the pachislot machine 10. After executing the process of step S1827 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

<< New visitor management table >>
FIG. 19 is a new store visitor management table showing the correspondence between face image data and imaging time. The new store visitor management table is stored in the RAM 504, and is registered by associating face image data with an imaging time indicating the time when the player image data obtained from the face image data is received. As shown in FIG. 19, the face image data and the imaging time are associated with each other. The face image data is data acquired from the player image data obtained by capturing the face of the store visitor by the camera 35 and transmitted by the sand 20 to the hall computer 500. The imaging time is the time at which the hall computer 500 receives the player image data transmitted from the sand 20 to the hall computer 500.

  In the example shown in FIG. 19, the face image data is “A”, “E”, “F”, and “T”. The imaging times are “10:01”, “10:06”, “11:20”, and “11:30”.

  The new store visitor management table is used when face image data can be acquired. Specifically, it is used to determine whether or not face image data that matches face image data acquired from the player image data transmitted from the sand 20 has already been registered in the new store visitor management table. It is a table.

<< New store visitor management table by time zone >>
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a new store visit management table for each time zone, which is a table for managing the above-mentioned number of new store visits by time zone, classified by time zone.

  20A corresponds to the “new visitor number management table by time zone” described in FIG. 17 described above, and the number of new visitor numbers is as follows. This is a table in which the number of new visitors is registered (added) to the “number of new visitors” of “time” corresponding to the imaging time of the new visitor whenever the number increases. This new store visit management table for each first time zone shows the relationship between “time” and “number of new visitor” corresponding to “time”. In the example shown in FIG. 20A, the “time” is “10:00 to 10:59”, “10: 0 to 11:59”, and “10:00 to 12:59”. . The “number of new customers” is “100 people”, “200 people”, and “250 people”. Here, a time T01 of “10:00 to 10:59” is referred to as a period P01, a time T02 of “10: 0 to 11:59” is referred to as a period P02, and a time of “10: 0 to 12:59” T03 is referred to as a period P03. In addition, “100 people” in the period P01 is referred to as a new store visit number N01, “200 people” in the period P02 is referred to as a new store visit number N02, and “250 people” in the period P03 is referred to as a new store visit number N03.

  The number of new visitor number management tables by the first time zone is the respective times T01 to T03 from the predetermined time “10:00” to the first time “10:59”, “11:59”, “12:59”. The number of new store visitors during the period P01 to P03 is shown. That is, the first period P01 indicating the time T01 from the predetermined time (10:00) to the first time (10:59), the time after the predetermined time (10:00) to the first time (10:59). A second period P02 indicating a time T02 until the second time (11:59), a third time (12:12) which is a time after the predetermined time (10:00) and the second time (11:59). 59) The number of new store visitors in the third period P03 indicating the time T03 until 59) is calculated and displayed. A new visitor number management table for each first time zone is stored in the RAM 504. Further, the main CPU 501 displays a first visitor number management table for each first time zone on the display 505. In addition, you may produce | generate the new store visitor number management table according to the 1st time slot | zone based on the calculation result of a new store visitor management table.

  20B is a table generated based on the result calculated using the first time zone new store visitor number management table. A specific calculation formula will be described later. The relationship between “time” and “number of new customers” corresponding to “time” is shown. In the example shown in FIG. 20B, the “time” is “10: 0 to 12:59”, “11: 0 to 12:59”, and “12: 0 to 12:59”. . “Number of new customers” is “50 people”, “150 people”, and “250 people”. Here, a time T11 of “10: 0 to 12:59” is referred to as a period P11, a time T12 of “11: 0 to 12:59” is referred to as a period P12, and a time of “12: 0 to 12:59” T13 is referred to as period P13. Further, “50 people” in the period P11 is referred to as the number of new store visitors N11, “150 people” in the period P12 is referred to as the number of new store visitors N12, and “250 people” in the period P13 is referred to as the number of new store visitors N13.

  The number of new store visitor management tables by time zone indicates the number of new store visitors during periods P11 to P13 at times T11 to T13. The number of people N11 to N13 registered in each period P11 to P13 is a counting result calculated using the above-described first new store visitor number management table. That is, the period P13 from the predetermined time (12:00) to the third time (12:59), the period P12 from the fourth time (11:00) to the third time (12:59), the predetermined time (10: 00) to the third time (12:59), the number of new customers in the period P11 is calculated and displayed. The new store visit number management table for each second time zone is stored in the RAM 504. Further, the main CPU 501 displays a new store visit number management table for each second time zone on the display 505.

  A method of calculating the new store visit number management table by second time zone from the first store visit management table by time zone will be described. The number of new store visits management table by first time zone displays the total number of new store visits from the start of counting to a predetermined time. When the switching operation is performed in the first time zone new store visitor number management table, the main CPU 501 indicates the number of new store visitors in the periods P11, P12, and P13 in the second time zone new store visitor number management table, respectively. calculate. The main CPU 501 subtracts the value of the number of new store visitors N02 in the period P02 from the value of the number of new store visitors N03 in the period P03 in the first time zone new store visitor number management table. To calculate. Further, the main CPU 501 subtracts the value of the number of new customers in the period P01 from the value of the number of new visitors N03 in the period P03 in the first time zone management table. calculate. Further, the main CPU 501 displays the number of new store visitors in the period P13, the number of new store visitors by first time zone, and the value of the number of new store visitors N03 in the period P03. In this way, not only the cumulative new store visitor count from the counting start time to the predetermined time can be displayed, but the cumulative new store visitor count from the predetermined time to the current time can be calculated and displayed.

  A new visitor number management table for each first time zone is displayed on the display 505. When the operation unit (not shown) is operated, the main CPU 501 switches the first visitor number management table for each first time zone to the new visitor number management table for each second time zone, and displays it on the display 505. To do. In addition, you may display on the display 505 both the 1st and 2nd time zone new store visitor number management tables.

  In this way, a period between a desired time and a predetermined time, for example, 10:00 to 10:59, 10: 0 to 11:59, 10: 0 to 12:59, 11:00 ~ 11: 59, 12:00 to 12:59, it is easy for the game hall to grasp the number of new visitors, for example, placing a large number of people in a time zone with a large number of new visitors, It becomes easy to perform efficient game hall management such as conducting events.

  Further, by performing the switching operation, it is possible to display not the start time but the total number of new store visitors from a predetermined time to the present. Therefore, it is possible to know without calculating the number of new customers in a specific period.

<< New store visit management table 2 by time zone >>
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a new visitor number management table for each first time period showing the correspondence relationship between the number of new store visitors in the first period from the predetermined time to the first time.

  21A shows the relationship between “time” and “number of new visitors” corresponding to “time”. In the example shown in FIG. 21A, the times are “10:00 to 10:59”, “10: 0 to 11:59”, and “10: 0 to 12:59”. In addition, the number of new customers is “100 people”, “200 people”, and “250 people”. A new visitor number management table for each first time zone is stored in the RAM 504. Further, the main CPU 501 displays a first visitor number management table for each first time zone on the display 505.

  The first time zone new store visitor number management table shown in FIG. 21B shows the relationship between “time” and “number of new store visitors” corresponding to “time”. In the example shown in FIG. 21B, the time is the same as in FIG. In addition, the number of new customers is “100 people”, “201 people”, and “251 people”.

  Here, registration in the new store visitor number management table by time zone will be described. A player who uses a visitor card with a card ID “aaaj” will be described as an example. Specifically, a player who uses a visitor card with the card ID “aaaj” was captured for the first time at the time “11:20” included in the periods P02 and P03, but the face was not clear. The case where image data is not registered in the new store visitor management table will be described.

  When the visitor card associated with the card ID “aaaj” is used, the sand 20 transmits the player image data obtained by imaging the target player with the camera 35 to the hall computer 500. The hall computer 500 acquires face image data from the received player image data. At this time, when face authentication of the face image data cannot be performed because the face image data is unclear or the player has moved, the hall computer 500 this time in the visitor card player management table displays the player image data. “11:20” is registered. Next, after the predetermined time elapses, for example, when face authentication can be performed using the face image data acquired as described above at time “12:15”, instead of the time “12:15” that can be authenticated this time, The player 20 sends the player image data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35 to the hall computer 500, and the hall computer 500 receives the player image data and registers it in the visitor card player management table. Going back to the time “11:20”, the time is registered as a new store visitor at the corresponding time in the second time zone new store visit number management table. That is, at times “10:00” to “11:59”, the time before “12:15” when the facial image data could be authenticated was not counted as a new store visitor, but “12:16” At subsequent times, the number of new customers is counted. Accordingly, the number of new store visitors from “10:00” to “11:59”, which is a period including the time “11:20”, is increased by 1, and the number of new store visits by time zone at the subsequent times is increased. It is adding. By doing this, even when face image data cannot be acquired, the time at which the first hall computer receives the player image data and the player ID are associated with each other and registered in the player management table. , You can know how many players came to the store at which time. Therefore, the amusement hall side can easily know the number of new visitors to the game for each time zone. For example, a large number of people are placed in a time zone with a large number of new customers, or an event is performed. This makes it easier to manage an efficient amusement hall.

  In the present embodiment, the player is imaged by the camera 35 provided on the sand 20, but in other places such as the pachislot machine 10, the data display machine, the game settlement machine 600, and the game hall. You may make it image.

  Further, although it is determined whether or not the hall computer 500 is a new customer, it may be determined whether or not the sand 20 is a new customer. In this case, the sand 20 stores the face image data acquired from the player image data in the RAM 123, and based on whether the already stored face image data matches the newly acquired face image data. What is necessary is just to determine whether it is a new visitor.

  The sand 20 transmits the player image data obtained by capturing the face of the store visitor with the camera 35 to the hall computer 500, and images the time when the hall computer 500 receives the player image data in the player management table. Register as time. The imaging time may be the time when the camera 35 images the player.

  In the present embodiment, the face image data is acquired from the player image data and registered in each table. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the player image data itself may be registered. The player may be managed by registering only a part of the face. Further, the face image data is obtained after it is determined that the player image data includes the face image data. However, after the face image data is obtained from the player image data first, the face image data is obtained. It may be determined whether or not the store visitor can be specified from the image data. If the determination result is a positive result, the image data may be stored, and if the determination result is a negative result, the store data may not be stored. Further, it is determined whether or not the face image data corresponding to the member ID in the received face image correspondence data matches the face image data associated with the member ID registered as a member. Even a visitor may not be registered in the new visitor management table.

  The process for determining whether or not the balance data is 0 is, for example, the process of step S1411 in the imaging interruption process or the process of step S1513 in the checkout process, which is recorded in association with the card. You may change to the process which determines whether or not is 0.

<Modification>
A modification of the first embodiment will be described. Since the first embodiment and this modification are different in information card reception processing, information card return processing, imaging interruption processing, and data reception interruption processing, the other configurations are common, Only the different parts will be described, and the description of other parts will be omitted.

<< Sand 20 >>
<<< Information card acceptance process >>>
FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing information card reception processing executed by the main CPU 121 in the modification.

  First, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not a newly inserted information card 611 has been received (step S2211). Specifically, in what situation it is determined that the information card 611 has been received, it is when the information card 611 is newly inserted into the card insertion slot 32 and the information card 611 is received. In step S2211, when the main CPU 121 determines that the information card 611 is not newly received (NO), the information card receiving process is terminated.

  In step S2211, when determining that the information card 611 has been received (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is already being received (step S2213).

  In step S2213, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having balance data has already been received (YES), the newly inserted information card 611 is ejected from the card insertion slot 32, and the player Information card 611 is returned to (step S2215). After executing the process of step S2215 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the information card acceptance process.

  In step S2213, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is not received (NO), the main CPU 121 performs face image data registration determination data acquisition processing (step S2217). In step S2217, the sand 20 notifies the hall computer 500 whether or not the player ID read from the information card 611 and the face image data associated with the player ID are registered in the player management table. The face image correspondence data to be transmitted is transmitted. When the main CPU 501 receives the player ID transmitted from the sand 20 and the face image correspondence data, whether or not the face image data associated with the player ID is registered in the player management table. Determine. When the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data associated with the received player ID is registered in the player management table, the main CPU 501 is data indicating that the associated face image data is already registered. Send certain face image response data. On the other hand, when the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data associated with the received player ID is not registered in the player management table, the main CPU 501 indicates that the associated face image data is not registered. The face image incompatible reply data is transmitted.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the face image data has been registered in the player management table (step S2219). In step S <b> 2219, when the main CPU 121 receives face image correspondence reply data from the hall computer 500 (YES), the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data has been registered. In step S2219, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image non-correspondence reply data from the hall computer 500 (NO), the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data is not registered.

  In step S2219, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image correspondence reply data and determines that the face image data has already been registered in the player management table (YES), the main CPU 121 turns on the face image acquisition flag (step S2229). ). After executing the process of step S2229 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the information card acceptance process.

  In step S2219, when the main CPU 121 receives the face image non-correspondence reply data and determines that the face image data is not registered in the player management table (NO), the camera 35 captures the face image of the player. A player imaging process is performed (step S2221). In step S 2221, the main CPU 121 images the face of the store visitor with the camera 35. In this step, the face of the store visitor imaged by the camera 35 may be a still image or a moving image.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the face image data is included in the player image data obtained by imaging the player (step S2223). The main CPU 501 determines whether face image data is included in the player image data by the face authentication technique described above. In step S2223, when the main CPU 121 determines that face image data is included in the player image data (YES), it extracts the face image data from the player image data and acquires the face image data (step S2223). S2225). The main CPU 121 transmits player data including the acquired face image data, player ID, and imaging time acquired in the player imaging process to the hall computer 500 (step S2227). The hall computer 500 receives the transmitted face image data, player ID, and imaging time, registers each data in the player management table based on the player ID, and stores it in the RAM 504.

  After transmitting the player data to the hall computer 500, the main CPU 121 changes the value of the face image acquisition flag stored in the RAM 123 from 0 to 1, and turns on the face image acquisition flag (step S2229). After executing the process of step S2229 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the information card acceptance process. The main CPU 121 can determine whether the acquired face image data is already registered by determining whether the state of the face image acquisition flag is ON or OFF.

  In step S2223, when the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data is not included in the player image data (NO), the main CPU 121 performs imaging time registration determination data acquisition processing (step S2231). That is, the main CPU 121 transmits imaging time correspondence data including the player ID to the hall computer 500. When the main CPU 501 receives the imaging time correspondence data, the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the imaging time is associated with the player ID included in the received imaging time correspondence data in the player management table. When the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time is registered in association with the player ID, the main CPU 501 transmits the imaging time correspondence reply data to the sand 20. When the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time is not registered in association with the player ID, the main CPU 501 transmits the imaging time incompatible reply data to the sand 20.

  In step S2233, when the main CPU 121 receives the imaging time correspondence data from the hall computer 500, the main CPU 121 determines that the imaging time has already been associated and registered (YES). When the main CPU 121 receives the imaging time non-corresponding data from the hall computer 500, the main CPU 121 determines that the imaging time has not been registered (NO).

  In step S2233, when the main CPU 121 determines that the player ID and the imaging time are registered in association with each other (YES), the information card receiving process ends.

  In step S2233, when the main CPU 121 receives the imaging time non-correspondence data from the hall computer 500 (NO), the main CPU 121 transmits imaging time specifying data including the player ID and the imaging time when the player is imaged to the hall computer 500. (Step S2235). That is, since face image data has not yet been acquired, data indicating only the imaging time is transmitted to the hall computer 500. After executing the process of step S2235 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the information card reception process. The imaging time may not be included in the imaging time specifying data. In this case, the time at which the hall computer 500 receives the imaging time specifying data may be set as the imaging time.

<<< Information card return processing >>>
FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an information card return process executed by the main CPU 121.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is being received in the card insertion slot 32 (step S2310). In step S2310, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is not being received (NO), the information card return process is terminated.

  In step S2310, when the main CPU 121 determines that a membership card or a visitor card having balance data is being received (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the player has input a return operation for the information card 611. (Step S2311). That is, the operation unit 34 is operated to determine whether or not the operation for returning the information card 611 has been performed.

  In step S2311, when determining that there is no information card return operation (NO), the main CPU 121 ends the information card return process.

  In step S2311, when determining that the player has performed the return operation of the information card 611 (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the face image acquisition flag recorded in the RAM 123 is ON (step S2313). ). That is, the main CPU 121 accepts that the player has input a return operation of the information card 611, and determines whether the face image acquisition flag is ON or OFF.

  When the main CPU 121 determines in step S2313 that the face image acquisition flag is not ON (NO), that is, when the face image acquisition flag is OFF, the main CPU 121 inserts the received information card 611 into the card insertion slot. An information card return process is performed in which the information card 611 is returned to the player after being discharged from 32 (step S2317). The main CPU 121 ends the information card return process after executing the process of step S2317 described above.

  In step S2313, when the main CPU 121 determines that the face image acquisition flag is ON (YES), the main CPU 121 sets the face image acquisition flag to OFF (step S2315). After turning off the face image acquisition flag, the main CPU 121 ejects the accepted information card 611 from the card insertion slot 32, and performs an information card return process for returning the information card 611 to the player (step S2317). The main CPU 121 ends the information card return process after executing the process of step S2317 described above. In this way, by switching the face image acquisition flag to the OFF state before returning the information card 611 to the player, it is possible to easily determine the replacement of the player. It becomes easier to grasp the number of players who are actually playing the game.

<<< Image capture interrupt processing >>>
FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an imaging interrupt process executed by the main CPU 121. This imaging interruption process is performed every predetermined time, and is a process of imaging the player by the camera 35. The main CPU 121 acquires face image data from the player image data obtained by imaging the player. That is, in the present modification, the sand 20 acquires face image data from the player image data.

  First, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the face image acquisition flag is ON (step S2411). The main CPU 121 acquires the numerical value of the face image acquisition flag recorded in the RAM 123, and the acquired numerical value is 1, that is, the face image acquisition flag is ON, or the acquired numerical value is 0, that is, the face image acquisition flag is OFF. Determine if there is.

  In step S2411, when determining that the face image acquisition flag is ON (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the balance data of the received information card 611 is 0 (step S2413). The balance data determination process in step S2413 is the same as the process in step S913 in the above-described value medium reception process in FIG. The main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 and transmits the read player ID to the hall computer 500. The hall computer 500 receives the player ID transmitted from the sand 20, and transmits balance data associated with the player ID registered in the player management table to the sand 20. The main CPU 121 receives balance data associated with the player ID, and determines whether or not the received balance data is zero.

  In step S2413, when the main CPU 121 determines that the received balance data is 0 (YES), it determines whether or not the type of the information card 611 currently accepted is a membership card (step S2415).

  In step S2415, the main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 currently accepted by the IC card reader / writer, and does not determine that the read player ID is the card ID (NO), that is, the member When it is determined that it is an ID, the imaging interruption process is terminated.

  In step S2415, when the main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 currently accepted by the IC card reader / writer and determines that the read player ID is the card ID (YES), the face image acquisition is performed. The flag is turned off (step S2417). That is, when the face image data has been acquired, the balance data is 0, and the visitor card is being accepted, the face image acquisition flag is turned OFF. The main CPU 121 ends the imaging interrupt process after executing the process of step S2417 described above.

  In step S2411, when the main CPU 121 determines that the face image acquisition flag is not ON, that is, is OFF (NO), the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the balance data of the currently accepted information card 611 is 0 ( Step S2419). Note that the balance data determination processing in step S2419 is the same as the processing in step S2413 described above, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  In step S2419, when the main CPU 121 determines that the received balance data is 0 (YES), the main CPU 121 determines whether the currently accepted information card 611 is a visitor card (step S2421).

  In step S2421, the main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 currently accepted by the IC card reader / writer, and does not determine that the read player ID is the card ID (NO), that is, the member When it is determined that it is an ID, the imaging interruption process is terminated.

  In step S2421, the main CPU 121 reads the player ID from the information card 611 currently accepted by the IC card reader / writer, and determines that the read player ID is the card ID (YES). Clear command data including the ID is transmitted to the hall computer 500 (step S2423). When the hall computer 500 receives the clear command data including the card ID, the main CPU 501 manages each data (face image data, imaging time, balance data) corresponding to the card ID included in the clear command data by visitor card player management. Clear (erase) from the table. The main CPU 121 ends the imaging interrupt process after executing the process of step S2423 described above.

  In step S2419, when the main CPU 121 determines that the received balance data is not 0 (NO), the main CPU 121 performs player imaging processing for imaging the player with the camera 35 (step S2425). In this step, the player image data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35 may be still image data or moving image data.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether face image data is included in the player image data stored in the RAM 123 (step S2427). The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the player image data is included in the player image data by using the above-described face authentication technique based on the player image data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35 (step S2427). . In step S2427, when determining that the player image data includes face image data (YES), the main CPU 121 performs face image data acquisition processing for acquiring face image data from the player image data (step S2427). S2429). In step S2427, when the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data is not included in the player image data (NO), the imaging interrupt process ends. After executing the face image data acquisition process in step S2429, the main CPU 121 transmits player data to the hall computer 500 (step S2431). The main CPU 121 ends the imaging interrupt process after executing the process of step S2431 described above.

  After transmitting the player data to the hall computer 500, the main CPU 121 changes the value of the face image acquisition flag stored in the RAM 504 from 0 to 1, and turns on the face image acquisition flag. The main CPU 121 can determine whether the acquired face image data is already registered by determining whether the state of the face image acquisition flag is ON or OFF.

<< Hall computer 500 >>
<<< Interrupt processing when receiving data >>>
Next, a data reception interrupt process executed by the hall computer 500 will be described.

  FIG. 25 and FIG. 26 are flowcharts showing data reception interrupt processing executed by the hall computer 500.

  When the hall computer 500 receives data transmitted from the sand 20 or the game settlement machine 600, the hall computer 500 executes a data reception interrupt process. That is, when various data are received from the sand 20, the hall computer 500 executes a data reception interrupt process.

  First, the main CPU 501 determines whether or not value medium specifying data has been received (step S2511). In step S2511, when the main CPU 501 receives the value medium specifying data transmitted from the sand 20 (YES), the player management table stored in the RAM 504 based on the value medium specifying data transmitted from the sand 20. The balance data registered in is updated (step S2513). After executing the process of step S2513 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  Next, when determining in step S2511, that the main CPU 501 has not received value medium specifying data (NO), it determines whether or not player data has been received from the sand 20 (step S2515). In step S2515, when the main CPU 501 receives player data transmitted from the sand 20 (YES), it is also described as face image data (hereinafter simply “received face image data”) included in the received player data. ) Is matched with the face image data registered in the new store visitor management table (step S2517). Note that the definition of “the face image data included in the player data matches the face image data registered in the new store visitor management table” includes, of course, a completely matching definition, but at least a part of the definition is included. Matches are also included. That is, if the received face image data and the registered face image data have a corresponding portion (for example, eyes match), it is determined that they match.

  In step S2517, when the main CPU 501 determines that the received face image data matches the face image data registered in the new visitor management table (YES), the main CPU 501 includes the received player data in the player management table. The player ID, the imaging time, and the face image data, which are data to be recorded, are registered in association with each other (step S2527). If the player ID and imaging time are already registered in association with each other in step S2527, the imaging time is not newly stored. The main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process after executing the process of step S2527 described above.

  In step S2517, when the main CPU 501 determines that the received face image data does not match the face image data registered in the new store visitor management table (NO), the new store visitor management stored in the RAM 504 is reached. The received face image data is registered in the table as a new visitor (step S2519).

  The main CPU 501 determines whether or not the imaging time is registered in association with the player ID in the player management table (step S2521).

In step S2521, when the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time is registered in association with the player ID in the player management table (YES), the face image data acquired this time at the registered imaging time. It is determined that the player has visited the store. The time at which the player has visited the store is registered in the new store visitor count management table by time zone, going back to the registered imaging time (step S2523). Although not shown, in step S2523, in step S2519, the face image data registered in the new store visitor management table is registered in association with the already registered imaging time. After registering the player in the new store management table, the main CPU 501 registers the player ID, imaging time, and face image data in association with the player management table (step S2527). In step S2527, the main CPU 501 does not overwrite the imaging time.
In this way, even if the face image data is unclear and cannot be acquired, the player can visit the store at any time zone by registering the first imaging time and the player ID in association with each other. You can know what happened. Therefore, the amusement hall side can easily know the number of new visitors to the game for each time zone. For example, a large number of people are placed in a time zone with a large number of new customers, or an event is performed. This makes it easier to manage an efficient amusement hall.

  In step S2521, the main CPU 501 determines that the received player ID has not yet registered the imaging time in the new store management table (NO), that is, when the face image data is acquired for the first time this time. The new store visitor corresponding to the time zone of the received imaging time is registered in the new store visitor count management table by time zone (step S2525). After registering the player in the new store visitor number management table by time zone, the main CPU 501 registers the player ID, imaging time, and face image data in association with the player management table (step S2527). By doing in this way, when face image data can be acquired, it can be determined that the player has visited the store at the first imaging time, and it is possible to know at which time the player has visited the store. Therefore, the amusement hall side can easily know the number of new visitors to the game for each time zone. For example, a large number of people are placed in a time zone with a large number of new customers, or an event is performed. This makes it easier to manage an efficient amusement hall.

  When determining that the face image correspondence data has not been received from the sand 20, the main CPU 501 determines whether or not imaging time specifying data including the player ID and the imaging time at which the player was imaged has been received (step) S2611).

  In step S2611, when the main CPU 501 determines that the imaging time specifying data that is data for notifying the imaging time has been received (YES), the player ID and the imaging time are registered in association with each other in the player management table. (Step S2613). After executing the process of step S2613 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  In step S2611, when determining that the imaging time specifying data has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the transmitted clear command data has been received (step S2615). In each process of step S2615 to step S2621, each process at the time of clear command data reception is the same as each process in the first embodiment described above, and the information to be deleted by the clear command data is the first process described above. Since it is the same as the information in the embodiment, detailed description is omitted.

  In step S2615, when determining that the clear command data has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the clear command data includes a card ID (step S2617).

  If the main CPU 501 determines in step S2617 that the clear command data includes a card ID (YES), the main CPU 501 clears the data registered in the visitor card player management table corresponding to the received card ID (step S2617). S2619). After executing the process of step S2619 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  In step S2617, when determining that the card ID is not included in the clear command data (NO), the main CPU 501 clears the data registered in the member card player management table corresponding to the received member ID (step S2617). S2621). After executing the process of step S2621 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process. Since the process of step S2621 is the same process as the first embodiment described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In step S2615, when the main CPU 501 determines that the clear command data has not been received (NO), whether or not the loan request data including the player ID and the loan request that the sand 20 transmits in the game medium lending process has been received. Is determined (step S2623).

  In step S2623, when the main CPU 501 determines that the loan request data including the player ID and the loan request has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 performs a game medium rental presence / absence determination data transmission process (step S2625). Note that the game medium lending presence / absence determination data transmission process in step S2625 is the same as the game medium lending presence / absence determination data transmission process (step S1821 in FIG. 18) of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. The main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process after executing the above-described process of step S2625.

  In step S2623, when determining that the loan request data including the player ID and the loan request has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 determines whether the face image correspondence data or the imaging time specifying data has been received. (Step S2627). In step S2627, whether the main CPU 501 has received the face image correspondence data for notifying the player ID read by the sand 20 from the information card 611 and whether or not the face image data is associated with this player ID. Determine whether or not. In step S2627, if the main CPU 501 determines that the face image correspondence data has been received, the face image data is associated with the player ID included in the received face image correspondence data and registered in the player management table. It is determined whether or not it has been done.

  In step S2627, when the main CPU 501 receives face image correspondence data (YES), whether or not the face image data is registered in the player management table in association with the player ID included in the received face image correspondence data. The requested data is transmitted based on the message (step S2629). In step S2627, when the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data is registered in the player management table in association with the player ID included in the received face image correspondence data, the face image correspondence reply data is stored in the sand 20 (Step S2629). On the other hand, when the main CPU 501 determines in step S2627 that the face image data is associated with the player ID included in the received face image correspondence data and is not registered in the player management table, the face image non-correspondence reply data. Is transmitted (step S2629).

  When the main CPU 501 determines in step S2627 that the imaging time correspondence data has been received (YES), whether or not the imaging time is associated with the player ID included in the imaging time correspondence data and registered in the player management table. Determine whether. In step S2627, when the main CPU 501 determines that the shooting time is associated with the player ID included in the shooting time correspondence data and is registered in the player management table, the main CPU 501 adds the shooting time correspondence reply data indicating that to the player ID. 20 (step S2629). On the other hand, when it is determined that the imaging time is associated with the player ID included in the imaging time correspondence data and is not registered in the player management table, the imaging time non-response reply data indicating that is transmitted to the sand 20 ( Step S2629). After executing the process of step S2629 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process. Further, when various data are not registered in the player management table, the main CPU 501 transmits data indicating that it is not registered.

  In step S2627, when the main CPU 501 determines that face image correspondence data or imaging time correspondence data has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 executes other processing based on the received data (step S2631). In step S2627, when face image correspondence data or imaging time correspondence data is not transmitted from the sand 20 (NO), for example, game information of the pachislot machine 10 is received, and processing based on the received data, pachislot machine 10 The number of game medals inserted and paid out are received, and processing based on the received data is executed (step S2631). After executing the process of step S2631 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

<< Other Modifications >>
In the first embodiment, the case where the hall computer 500 executes the data reception interruption process of FIGS. 17, 18, 25, and 26 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this example, and the data reception interruption process of FIGS. 17 and 18 may be executed by the sand 20. In this case, data necessary for processing in the sand 20 may be transmitted from the hall computer 500 to the sand 20.

<<<< Second Embodiment >>>>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, once the face image data is registered in the player management table, a player who has registered the face image data once again has the registered date even if various data are deleted from the player management table. Although it will be described that the face image data is surely registered again in the player management table based on the insertion of banknotes into the sand 20, it is within the scope of the present invention even when it is not surely registered. .

<< Sand 20 >>
The sand 20 executes the same processing as the processing shown in the first embodiment, and also executes a signal reception interrupt processing described later. In addition, since it is the same process as 1st Embodiment except the signal reception interruption process, description is abbreviate | omitted.

<<< Interrupt processing during signal reception >>>
FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing signal reception interrupt processing executed by the main CPU 121. Each time the game medium is used, the pachislot machine 10 transmits an insertion signal indicating the number of used game media to the sand 20, and the main CPU 121 receives an insertion signal indicating medal insertion information transmitted from the pachislot machine 10. When received, the signal reception interrupt process shown in FIG. 27 is executed.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not an insertion signal indicating insertion information of gaming medals has been received (step S2711). That is, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not an insertion signal which is a signal indicating medal insertion information is transmitted from the pachislot machine 10.

  In step S2711, when the main CPU 121 determines that the insertion signal has been received (YES), the number of insertions including the player ID of the accepted information card and the number of medals inserted by the insertion signal received from the pachislot machine 10. Data is transmitted to the hall computer 500 (step S2713). In step S <b> 2713, the main CPU 121 transmits the transmitted player ID and input number data to the hall computer 500. After executing the process of step S2713 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the signal reception interrupt process.

  In step S2711, when the main CPU 121 determines that the input signal has not been received (NO), the main CPU 121 executes other processing based on the received signal (step S2715). After executing the process of step S2715 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the signal reception interrupt process. In step S2715, other signals received by the main CPU 121 include, for example, a jackpot signal indicating that a jackpot has occurred, a payout signal indicating medal payout information, and the like.

<< Game settlement machine 600 >>
The game settlement machine 600 executes the settlement machine process shown in FIG.

<< Hall computer 500 >>
Next, main control processing executed by the hall computer 500 will be described.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing main control processing executed by the hall computer 500. Since this main control process is the same as the main control process shown in FIG. 16 in the first embodiment except for the new store visitor number correction process in step S2821, which will be described later, this main control process is the same as the first embodiment. Description of this process is omitted.

  After executing the operation determination process in step S2819, the main CPU 501 executes a new store visitor number correction process to be described later (step S2821). In step S2821, the main CPU 501 calculates the ratio of the number of game media inserted in the pachislot machine 10 in which the player who has acquired facial image data plays the number of game media input in the entire pachislot machine 10. The main CPU 501 performs processing for correcting the number of new customers based on the calculated ratio.

<<< New visitor number correction processing >>>
FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the new store visitor number correction process executed by the main CPU 501. After executing the operation determination process in the main control process, the main CPU 501 executes a new store visitor number correction process shown in FIG.

  First, the main CPU 501 determines whether or not a correction condition is satisfied (step S2911). In step S2911, the main CPU 501 determines whether, for example, a predetermined time (for example, 00 minutes from 00 minutes to 59 minutes) or a predetermined operation has been performed as a correction condition. In step S2911, when determining that the correction condition is not satisfied (NO), the main CPU 501 ends the new store visitor number correction process. The correction condition is not satisfied when, for example, it is not a predetermined time or when a predetermined operation is not performed.

  In step S2911, when determining that the correction condition is satisfied (YES), the main CPU 501 calculates a value for calculating the correction value based on the value indicated by the first counter and the value indicated by the second counter. (Step S2913).

  The first counter is a counter that counts the number of inserted game media. Here, the number of inserted game media refers to the player whose face image data was acquired, that is, the player whose face image data was registered in the player management table (the player registered as a new visitor (new visitor) )) Is the total number of game medals inserted into the pachislot machine 10 (used in the pachislot machine 10). The count value of the first counter is stored in the RAM 504.

  The second counter is a counter that counts the total number of input game media. Here, the total number of inserted game media is the total number of game medals inserted into all the pachislot machines 10 in the game hall. The count value of the second counter is recorded in the RAM 504.

  In step S2913, the main CPU 501 calculates a value by dividing the total number of game media input by the pachislot machine 10 from the total number of game media input by the new store visitor, and subtracts the calculated value from 1 to obtain a correction value. A value for calculating is calculated.

  The main CPU 501 corrects the number of new visitors registered in the new store visit management table for each time zone based on the calculated ratio and the number of new store visitors registered in the new store visit management table for each time zone. A value is calculated (step S2915). In step S2915, the main CPU 501 multiplies the value calculated in step S2913 by the number of new store visitors registered in the new store number management table for each time period to calculate a correction value for the number of new store visitors.

  The main CPU 501 registers a value obtained by adding the calculated correction value and the value of the number of new visitors to the new store visitor number correction management table for each time zone (step S2917). After executing the process of step S2917 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the new store visitor number correction process. By doing in this way, even if the image acquired by the imaging means is unclear, the number of new store visitors can be brought close to the actual value.

<<< Interrupt processing when receiving input data >>>
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the insertion number data reception interrupt process executed by the main CPU 501. The main CPU 501 executes the insertion number data reception interrupt process shown in FIG. 30 every time the insertion number data is received from the sand 20.

  The main CPU 501 determines whether or not face image data is registered in association with the player ID included in the received input number data (step S3011). The main CPU 501 makes a determination by referring to the face image data included in the received input number data and the face image data registered in the above-described player management table.

  In step S3011, when the main CPU 501 determines that the face image data corresponding to the player ID included in the received input number data has been registered (YES), the value corresponding to the input number is the value of the first counter. Are added (step S3013).

  Next, the main CPU 501 adds a value corresponding to the second counter (step S3015).

  In step S3011, when the main CPU 501 determines that face image data corresponding to the player ID included in the received input number data has not been registered (NO), the main CPU 501 adds a value corresponding to the input number to the second counter. (Step S3015).

  The main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process after executing the above-described process of step S3015.

<<< New store visitor management table by time zone >>>
FIG. 31A is a diagram showing a new store visitor number management table by time zone showing the correspondence between time and the number of new store visitors corresponding to the time. The new visitor number management table for each time period is the same table as the first visitor number management table for each time period shown in FIG. 20A, although the registered numerical values are different.

  The time zone new store visitor number management table shown in FIG. 31A shows the relationship between “time” and “number of new store visitors” corresponding to “time”. In the example shown in FIG. 31A, the times are “10:00 to 10:59”, “10: 0 to 11:59”, and “10: 0 to 12:59”. In addition, the number of new customers is “90” and “−”. Note that “-” indicates uncounted.

  The new store visit number management table for each time zone is stored in the RAM 504. Further, the main CPU 501 displays a new visitor number management table by time zone on the display 505.

  FIG. 31B is a new store visitor number correction management table by time zone.

  The new store visitor number correction management table by time zone shown in FIG. 31B shows the relationship between “time” and “number of new store visitors” corresponding to “time”. In the example shown in FIG. 31B, the times are “10:00 to 10:59”, “10: 0 to 11:59”, and “10: 0 to 12:59”. The number of new customers is “99” and “−”. Note that “-” indicates uncounted.

  The new store visit number correction management table for each time zone is stored in the RAM 504. Also, the main CPU 501 displays a new visitor number correction management table for each time zone on the display 505.

  Here, a description will be given of processing in which the main CPU 501 corrects the number of new store visitors by time zone and registers the number of new store visitors at the time corresponding to the time zone new store visit number correction management table.

  For example, from 10:00 to 10:40 from the current time, the number of players who have been able to acquire face image data (the number of players counted as new visitors) is 90, and the game medium of the entire pachislot machine 10 In the following description, it is assumed that the total number of inserted game media is 1000, and that the number of game media thrown into the pachislot machine 10 by 90 players who have acquired facial image data is 900.

  When the correction condition is satisfied (YES in step S2911), the main CPU 501 determines the face image data from “10:00” to the current time “10:40” in the new store number management table by time zone. Since 90 players have been able to acquire, 90 are registered as the number of new visitors at the time “10:00 to 10:59”. At this time, the total number of inserted game media of the players for whom face image data has been acquired is counted by the first counter based on the received input number data. The value of the first counter is currently “900”. Further, the total number of inserted sheets of the pachislot machine 10 is counted by the second counter based on the received number-of-insertions data. The value of the second counter is currently “1000 sheets”.

  That is, the total number of game medals inserted by the player who has acquired the current face image data is 90% of the total number of inserted pachislot machines 10. For this reason, the main CPU 501 stores the face image data of the player who played a game using the 100 sheets even though the remaining 100 sheets obtained by subtracting 900 sheets from the 1000 sheets are put in the pachislot machine 10. It will not be acquired. Therefore, the main CPU 501 calculates the number of players who have played a game using these 100 cards as a correction value, and the number of games counted as a new visitor in the total number of game media inserted in the entire pachislot machine 10. A value (0.9) obtained by dividing the total number of game media inserted, which is the total number of game media input by the user, is calculated, and a value (0.1) obtained by subtracting this calculated value from 1 is calculated (step) S2913). When the calculated value is 0.1, it is determined that face image data has not been acquired (not recognized as a new store visitor) for 10% of the players.

  Since the number of current players registered in the new store number management table by time zone is “90”, the main CPU 501 determines that the actual number of players is 10% calculated from the total number of players inserted. It is determined that face image data for a certain number of persons cannot be acquired. Therefore, the main CPU 501 multiplies 90 people by 0.1, which is the value calculated in step S2913, and calculates 9 as a correction value (step S2915). The main CPU 501 adds 99, which is a value obtained by adding the calculated 9 value to “90 people” shown in “10:00 to 10:59” of the new store visit management table by time zone. It is registered as a new visitor of “10:00 to 10:59” in the number correction management table.

  The main CPU 501 displays the registered new store visitor number correction management table for each time zone on the display 505.

  As in the first embodiment, for example, the number of new customers in a period indicating the time from a predetermined time (10:00) to the first time (10:59, 11; 59, 12:59) is shown. It is good also as composition which corrects. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, for example, a time from the first time to the second time, for example, a period of “11: 0 to 11:59”, “12: 0 to 12:59” It is good also as a structure which correct | amends the number of new store visitors. Moreover, other time may be sufficient.

  In addition, as in the first embodiment, the time displayed in the new visitor number management table by time zone and the contents of the data can be changed as appropriate by operating the hall computer 500. Also, the new store visit number management table by time zone and the new store visit number correction management table by time zone may be displayed at the same time, or one of them may be displayed.

  Although the number of inserted game media is used to calculate the correction value, the present invention is not limited to this, and the correction value may be calculated based on other game information. That is, the value obtained by dividing the total number of game media paid out in all the pachislot machines 10 by subtracting from 1 is subtracted from 1 from the total number of game media paid out in the pachislot machine 10 played by the player whose face image data was acquired. May be calculated based on the value, or from the number of occurrences of an advantageous state such as a big hit that occurred in the pachislot machine 10 played by the player from which the face image data was acquired, the big hits etc. that occurred in all the pachislot machines 10 You may calculate based on the value which subtracted from 1 the value which divided the frequency | count of occurrence of an advantageous state. Further, the correction value may be calculated by a method other than the calculation formula described above. Further, when a numerical value after the decimal point is generated as a result of the calculation, the value after the decimal point may be rounded down or rounded off.

<<< Third Embodiment >>>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, a player whose facial image data has been registered in the new customer management table once has various data deleted from the new customer management table on the date of registration. Although it will be described that the face image data is surely registered in the player management table again based on the insertion of the banknote into the sand 20 again, the scope of the present invention is applicable even when it is not surely registered. Is within.

<< Sand 20 >>
The sand 20 executes a main control process shown in FIG. The main CPU 121 performs initialization processing (step S3211), display control processing (step S3213), sound control processing (step S3215), lamp control processing (step S3217), value medium reception processing (step S3219), An information card acceptance process (step S3221), an information card return process (step S3223), a game medium lending process (step S3225), and other control processes (step S3227) are executed.

  First, when power is turned on to the sand 20, the main CPU 121 performs initialization processing (step S3211). In this process, it is determined whether the backup is normal or the setting has been changed appropriately, and an initialization process is performed according to the determination result. Specifically, a process for initializing the previous lending time recorded in the RAM 123 is performed. When this process is completed, the sand 20 is in a state where a gaming medal can be lent.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs display control processing for displaying various information on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 (step S3213). Various information displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 includes, for example, information card balance, the number of stored balls, the number of stored medals, the number of held balls, the number of held medals, the image of a lending button, the image of a replay button, Images, information card return button images, etc.

  Note that these various types of information displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 may be displayed all at once. Further, an operation device such as a switching button is provided on the sand 20 body so that only information desired by the player is displayed on the liquid crystal display device of the operation unit 34 by operating the operation device by the player. preferable.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs sound control processing (step S3215). In this process, the sound is controlled according to the situation of the sand 20. For example, when an abnormal situation occurs in the sand 20, an error sound is emitted from the speaker 81, or when the information card 611 is returned, a warning sound for preventing the information card 611 from being forgotten is emitted from the speaker 81. As the warning sound, for example, a sound such as “I forgot the card” is emitted from the speaker 81.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs lamp control processing (step S3217). In this process, lighting, extinguishing, blinking, and the like of a lamp (not shown) are controlled according to the state of the sand 20. For example, when an abnormal situation occurs in the sand 20, the main CPU 121 notifies by turning on the lamp, or blinks the lamp in a predetermined manner to prevent the information card 611 from being forgotten when the information card 611 is returned. Is done.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs value medium reception processing (step S3219). In this processing, when the main CPU 121 newly receives a value medium, for example, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 33, the main CPU 121 uses value data for specifying the value of the received banknote and the information card 611. Value medium specifying data including the specified player ID is transmitted to the hall computer 500. When the information card 611 is a visitor card, the card ID associated with the visitor card and identifying the visitor card can be used as the player ID. When the information card 611 is a member card, the player ID can be used as a member ID associated with the member card and used to identify the member card.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs information card reception processing (step S3221). In this processing, the main CPU 121 performs processing for receiving the information card 611 when the information card 611 is inserted into the card insertion slot 32.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs an information card return process (step S3223). In this process, when the information card 611 is returned to the player, it is determined whether or not the player has returned the information card 611. When it is determined that the return operation has been performed, the information card 611 is returned to the player. .

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs a game medium rental process (step S3225). In this process, the main CPU 121 performs a process for lending out game media based on the information stored in the received information card 611.

  Next, the main CPU 121 performs other control processes (step S3227). For example, a game medium counting process, a transmission process for transmitting the number of counted game media, and the like to the data display device are executed. After executing this process, the main CPU 121 returns the process to the display control process in step S3213.

<<< Imaging time interruption process >>>
FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing an imaging interrupt process executed by the main CPU 121. The main CPU 121 executes an imaging time interruption process shown in FIG. 33 every predetermined time.

  The main CPU 121 executes player imaging processing for imaging the player with the camera 35 (step S3311). In step S <b> 3311, the main CPU 121 stores player image data obtained by imaging the player with the camera 35 in the RAM 123.

  In step S3311, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not the face image data is included in the player image data obtained by imaging the player (step S3313). In step S3313, the main CPU 121 determines whether or not face image data is included by the face authentication technique described above.

  In step S3313, when the main CPU 121 determines that face image data is not included (NO), the main CPU 121 adds 1 to the value of the face image non-acquisition counter (step S3315). In step S3315, the main CPU 121 stores the added face image non-acquisition counter value in the RAM 123.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the value of the face image non-acquisition counter is 5 or more (step S3317). Specifically, in step S3317, the main CPU 121 reads the value of the face image non-acquisition counter recorded in the RAM 123 and acquires the value of the current face image non-acquisition counter. The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the value of the acquired face image non-acquisition counter is 5 or more. In step S3317, when the main CPU 121 determines that the value of the face image non-acquisition counter is less than 5 (NO), the imaging interrupt process ends.

  In step S3317, when the main CPU 121 determines that the value of the face image non-acquisition counter is 5 or more (YES), clear command data including a sand ID that is a unique identification number associated with each sand 20 Is transmitted (step S3319). After executing the process of step S3319 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  In step S3313, when the main CPU 121 determines that the face image data is included in the player image data obtained by imaging the face of the player (YES), the main CPU 121 obtains the face image data from the player image data. A face image data acquisition process for extracting and acquiring face image data is executed (step S3321).

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not the player has been changed (step S3323). In step S3323, the main CPU 121 makes a determination by comparing the face image data acquired by the above-described face image data acquisition process (step S3321) with the face image data stored in the RAM 123. In the determination process, If the acquired face image data does not match the face image data stored in the RAM 123, it is determined that the player has changed (YES). Note that the definition of “the acquired face image data and the face image data stored in the RAM 123 match” includes, of course, those that completely match, but also those that at least partially match. . That is, if the acquired face image data and the stored face image data have a corresponding portion (for example, eyes match), it is determined that they match. In step S3323, when the face image data is not stored in the RAM 123, the main CPU 121 determines that the player has changed (YES).

  In step S3323, when determining that the player has changed (YES), the main CPU 121 stores the face image data in the RAM 123 (step S3325).

  The main CPU 121 transmits player data including a sand ID and face image data (step S3327). That is, the main CPU 121 transmits the sand ID and face image data to the hall computer 500.

  The main CPU 121 clears the face image non-acquisition counter and sets the value to 0 (step S3329). The main CPU 121 ends the imaging interrupt process after executing the process of step S3329 described above.

  In step S3325, when the main CPU 121 determines that the player has not changed (NO), the main CPU 121 clears the face image non-acquisition counter and sets the value to 0 (step S3329). The main CPU 121 ends the imaging interrupt process after executing the process of step S3329 described above.

<<< Interrupt processing during signal reception >>>
Next, a signal reception interrupt process executed by the main CPU 121 will be described. FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing a signal reception interrupt process executed by the main CPU 121. When the main CPU 121 receives the input signal from the pachislot machine 10, the main CPU 121 executes a signal reception interrupt process shown in FIG.

  The main CPU 121 determines whether or not a closing signal has been received (step S3411). In step S3411, when the main CPU 121 determines that the game medal insertion signal has been received from the pachislot machine 10 (YES), the sand ID that is the ID of the sand 20 that has received the game medal insertion signal and the medal indicated by the insertion signal. Is sent to the hall computer 500 (step S3413). The hall computer 500 that has received the input number data adds the input number indicated by the input number data to the first counter or the second counter. After executing the process of step S3413 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the signal reception interrupt process.

  In step S3411, when determining that the game medal insertion signal has not been received from the pachislot machine 10 (NO), the main CPU 121 executes other processing based on the received data (step S3415). After executing the process of step S3415 described above, the main CPU 121 ends the signal reception interrupt process.

<Hall computer 500>
Next, main control processing executed by the hall computer 500 will be described.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the main control process executed by the hall computer 500, and therefore, detailed description of the same process is omitted, and only the process for step S3521 is described.

  After executing the operation determination process (step S3519), the main CPU 501 executes a new store visitor number correction process described later (step S3521).

  After executing the new store visitor number correction process (step S3521), the main CPU 501 executes other control processes (step S3523).

<<< New visitor number correction processing >>>
Next, the new store visitor number correction process executed by the main CPU 501 will be described.

  FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing a new store visitor number correction process executed by the main CPU 501. After executing the operation determination process in the main control process, the main CPU 501 executes a new store visitor number correction process shown in FIG.

  First, the main CPU 501 determines whether or not a correction condition is satisfied (step S3611). In step S3611, the main CPU 501 determines, for example, whether a correction time is a predetermined time (for example, 00 minutes from 00 minutes to 59 minutes) or whether a predetermined operation has been performed. In step S3611, when determining that the correction condition is not satisfied (NO), the main CPU 501 ends the new store visitor number correction process. The correction condition is not satisfied when, for example, it is not a predetermined time and a predetermined operation is not performed.

  In step S3611, when determining that the correction condition is satisfied (YES), the main CPU 501 calculates a value for calculating the correction value based on the value indicated by the first counter and the value indicated by the second counter, which will be described later. (Step S3613).

  Since the first counter and the second counter are the same as those in the second embodiment described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Regarding the new store visitor number correction process, a process executed by the main CPU 501 will be specifically described. Below, there are 90 players counted by the new store visitor counter, and the total number of inserted game media of the entire pachislot machine 10 at present is 1000, and the number of input game media of 90 players who have acquired face images. Is 900 sheets.

  In step S3613, the main CPU 501 calculates a value by dividing the total number of game media input by the pachislot machine 10 from the total number of game media input by the new store visitor, and subtracts the calculated value from 1 to obtain a correction value. A value for calculating is calculated.

  The main CPU 501 calculates a correction value for the number of new customers based on the calculated ratio and the value of the new customer counter (step S3615). In step S3615, the main CPU 501 multiplies the number calculated by the new store visitor counter by the value calculated in step S3613 to calculate a correction value for the number of new store visitors.

  The main CPU 501 sets a value obtained by adding the calculated correction value and the value of the new store visitor counter to the new store visitor number correction counter (step S3617). The main CPU 501 ends the new store visitor number correction process after executing the process of step S3617 described above. By doing in this way, even if the image obtained by imaging the face of the store visitor by the imaging means is unclear and cannot be specified as a person, the estimated number of store visitor can be calculated even if the image is not counted as a store visitor . By doing in this way, it can be brought close to an actual visitor, and the manager of the game hall can grasp the visitor who has visited the game hall.

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Next, a data reception interrupt process executed by the main CPU 501 will be described.

  FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing a data reception interrupt process executed by the main CPU 501.

  The main CPU 501 determines whether or not player data has been received (step S3711).

  In step S3711, when determining that the player data has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the flag corresponding to the sand ID included in the received player data is ON (step S3713). . In step S <b> 3713, the main CPU 501 acquires a flag corresponding to the received ID from the sand ID flag stored in the RAM 504. The main CPU 501 determines whether the acquired flag is ON or OFF. The flag corresponding to the sand ID is managed in association with each of the various sands.

  In step S3713, when the main CPU 501 determines that the flag is not ON (NO), the main CPU 501 turns on the flag corresponding to the sand ID included in the received player data (step S3715).

  The main CPU 501 determines whether or not there is face image data (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “received face image data”) included in the received player data (step S3717). In step S3717, the main CPU 501 determines whether there is matching face image data by comparing the received face image data with the face image data registered in the new visitor management table. The definition of “face image data that matches the received face image data” includes, of course, a completely matching definition, but also includes a definition that at least partially matches. That is, if the acquired face image data and the registered face image data have a corresponding part (for example, the eyes match), it is determined that they match. Further, the new store visitor management table here is the same as that described above, so the description thereof is omitted. However, as long as the face image data is registered, the imaging time may not be registered.

  In step S3713, when the main CPU 501 determines that the flag is ON (YES), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not face image data that matches the received face image data exists in the new store visitor management table (step S3717). .

  In step S3717, when the main CPU 501 determines that there is face image data that matches the received face image data (YES), the data reception interrupt process is terminated.

  In step S3717, when the main CPU 501 determines that there is no face image data that matches the received face image data (NO), it registers the face image data in the RAM 504 (step S3719). That is, in step S3719, the main CPU 501 registers the player's face image data in the new store visitor management table.

  After executing the process of step S3719, the main CPU 501 increments the value of the new store visitor counter corresponding to the time when the player data is received (step S3721). In step S3721, the new store visitor counter is a counter that counts new store visits by time zone, and is a new store visitor counter corresponding to 10:00 to 10:59, and a new store visitor corresponding to 11:00 to 11:59. A new store counter corresponding to each time zone is provided, such as a store counter. In step S3721, data indicating the imaged time may be transmitted, and the value of the new store visitor counter corresponding to the time may be increased by one.

  The main CPU 501 completes the data reception interrupt process after executing the process of step S3721 described above.

  In step S3711, when determining that the player data has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the insertion number data has been received (step S3723).

  In step S3723, when determining that the input number data has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 determines whether or not the flag corresponding to the sand ID included in the received data is ON (step S3725).

  In step S3725, when the main CPU 501 determines that the flag corresponding to the sand ID included in the received input number data is ON (YES), the main CPU 501 sets the input number which is data included in the input number data in the first counter. Corresponding values are added (step S3727).

  In step S3725, when the main CPU 501 determines that the flag corresponding to the sand ID included in the received input number data is not ON (NO), the main CPU 501 sets the input number which is data included in the input number data in the second counter. Corresponding values are added (step S3731). Further, after executing the processing of step S3727, the main CPU 501 adds a value corresponding to the number of inputs to the second counter (step S3729). The input number is data included in the input number data.

  In step S3725, when the main CPU 501 determines that the flag corresponding to the sand ID included in the received input number data is not ON (NO), the main CPU 501 adds a value corresponding to the input number to the second counter (step S3729). ). After executing the process of step S3729 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.

  In step S3723, when the main CPU 501 determines that it has not received input number data (NO), it determines whether or not clear command data has been received (step S3731).

  In step S3731, when determining that the clear command data has been received (YES), the main CPU 501 turns off the sand ID flag based on the sand ID included in the received clear command data (step S3733). The main CPU 501 terminates the data reception interrupt process after executing the process of step S3733 described above.

In step S3731, when the main CPU 501 determines that clear command data has not been received (NO), the main CPU 501 executes processing based on the other received data (step S3735). After executing the process of step S3735 described above, the main CPU 501 ends the data reception interrupt process.
In this way, the number of new store visitors that is close to the actual number of new store visitors can be calculated without using the information card 611.

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In the second and third embodiments, the hall computer 500 performs the new store visitor number correction process of FIGS. 29 and 36, the input number data reception interrupt process of FIG. 30, and the data reception interrupt process of FIG. Shown when to run. Without being limited to this example, these processes may be executed by the sand 20. In this case, data necessary for processing in the sand 20 may be transmitted from the hall computer 500 to the sand 20.

  In the first to third embodiments and other modified examples, the image data transmitted by the image data transmission unit includes all images obtained by imaging, but is obtained by imaging. It is sufficient that the image data includes at least a part of the image, and it is not necessary to include all the images obtained by imaging. In addition, the player himself is imaged and the face image is acquired therefrom, but the face image may be captured from the beginning. Thus, when a face image is captured from the beginning, the hall computer 500 determines whether or not the face image corresponding to the face image (face image data) has already been registered in the new store management table. It is not necessary to perform the process of extracting the face image from the image (image data) transmitted from the sand 20, so that the processing burden on the hall computer 500 side can be reduced. Moreover, you may manage a new visitor according to model classification or rental unit price. When calculating a new value when managing a new store visitor by machine type or lending unit price, the sum of values based on game information corresponding to the new store visitor calculated by machine type or lending unit price, Alternatively, the correction value may be calculated based on the sum of the values based on the game information calculated for each lending unit price. Various information may be transmitted one by one without being included in one data. In the first to third embodiments and other modified examples, the description is applied to a pachislot machine. However, the present invention is not limited to a pachislot machine, and a pachinko game that uses a game ball to play games It is also applicable to the machine.

10 Pachi-slot machines (game machines)
20 Sand (Game equipment)
35 Camera (imaging means)
500 hall computer (game room equipment)

Claims (2)

Imaging means capable of imaging a store visitor, image data transmission means for transmitting image data of the store visitor imaged by the imaging means, storage medium reception means for receiving a storage medium for storing identification information, and the storage medium reception An identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information stored in a storage medium received by the means, and a game room apparatus provided in association with a gaming apparatus,
Image data receiving means for receiving the image data transmitted from the image data transmitting means;
Identification information receiving means for receiving identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting means;
First determination means for determining whether or not a store visitor can be identified from the image data received by the image data receiving means;
When the first determination means determines that the store visitor can be specified from the image data, the image data is associated with the identification information received by the identification information reception means, and the image data and the captured time data are Storeable customer information storage means,
Based on the store visitor information stored in the store visitor information storage unit, a store visitor counting unit capable of counting the number of store visitors in a time zone according to the time data,
With
The identification information includes identification information indicating that the storage medium is a membership card, and identification information not indicating that the storage medium is a membership card,
The store visitor information storage means can erase the image data at a predetermined time when the stored image data is image data and time data stored corresponding to identification information that does not indicate the membership card. While
When the stored image data is image data stored corresponding to the identification information indicating that it is the membership card, the image data can be retained without being erased at the predetermined time,
The store visitor counting means
If the stored store visitor information is store visitor information stored corresponding to identification information that does not indicate the membership card, at least both the time data and the image data are stored. , Counting as visitors in the time zone according to the time data,
When the stored store visitor information is store visitor information stored in correspondence with the identification information indicating that it is the member card, at least according to the time data, provided that the time data is stored. A device for a game hall, characterized in that it counts as a visitor in a certain time zone. Game information receiving means for receiving game information which is information relating to a game;
First storage means for storing a value based on the game information received by the game information receiving means;
Second storage means for storing a value based on game information corresponding to a visitor counted by the visitor counting means among the game information received by the game information receiving means;
First calculation means for calculating a correction value based on the value stored in the first storage means and the value stored in the second storage means;
2. The game field apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second calculation unit that calculates an estimated number of store visitors based on the correction value and the counting result of the store visitor counting unit.

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