JP2019180886A - Game hall system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game hall system that can make it easier for family members and acquaintances to provide support and improvement to game addiction.SOLUTION: In a game hall system, a supporter can monitor whether a subject person is playing games or not. Therefore, it becomes easier for the supporter to determine whether game frequency of the subject person is high or not. Further, since a subject person image 91d showing the subject person playing games is transmitted to the terminal of the supporter, the image becomes easy to use as a material when the supporter gives guidance to the subject person. As a result of these, an effect can be obtained that makes family members and acquaintances become easier to provide support and improvement to game addiction. Further, it is possible to urge to curb games if the supporter considers that an amount spent by the subject person is increasing, etc.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system.

  It is regarded as a problem that a player becomes addicted to a game and uses an excessive amount of money for the game. For this reason, the technique which suppresses use of an excessive amount is proposed, for example, in the special complaint document 1, the amount used by the player in association with the membership card is managed, and the amount used is the upper limit amount. It is described that when it reaches, a notification for preventing dent is given to the player.

JP 2014-151001 A

  By the way, in order to improve the dependence on games, it is desirable to have support from family and acquaintances. However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1 described above, whether or not to continue the game is determined by the player, and is not supported by family members or acquaintances. Thus, the actual situation is that a system for supporting family and acquaintances for improvement of game dependence has not been sufficiently constructed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system for a game arcade that can make it easier for family members and acquaintances to improve the game dependence.

  Since the supporter can monitor whether or not the target person is playing a game, the supporter can easily determine whether or not the target person's game frequency is high. Moreover, since the image of the target person playing a game is transmitted to the supporter terminal, the supporter can easily use it as a material when the target person is instructed. As a result, it is possible to obtain an effect that makes it easier for family members and acquaintances to improve the game dependence. Furthermore, when the support person thinks that the amount of money used by the target person has increased, it is possible to promote the suppression of the game.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Front view of the counting and lending unit shown together with the gaming machine Functional block diagram centering on the counting lending unit Data registered in response to a player's declaration or a supporter's application, (a) is member attribute data, (b) is addiction countermeasure target data, (c) is support family data Figure Data managed and totaled by the management device, where (a) is member-owned value data, (b) is member game history data, (c) is member game total data, and (d) is all-member game limit setting data. An explanatory diagram showing Screens for the first and second special notifications on the display unit of the counting lending unit Menu screen for addiction recovery support on the display of the supporter terminal Screen to display the search results of the target person (Part 1) Screen to display the search results of the target person (part 2) Screen that displays the image after the first special notification (part 1) Screen that displays the image after the first special notification (part 2)

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the three game halls A, B, and C illustrated in FIG. 1, a common system (game hall system 100) for managing the game situation of each player is constructed. The configuration will be mainly described.

  In the game hall A, a plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed, and a count lending unit 2 and a game information display device 3 are respectively installed corresponding to each gaming machine 1. Two gaming machines 1, counting and lending units 2, and game information display devices 3 are connected to the relay device 4 two by two. The relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

  In the game hall A, a payment device 7 and a gift exchange terminal (hereinafter referred to as POS) 8 are also installed, and the payment device 7 and POS 8 are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. When a general card or a membership card (indicated by reference numerals 9 and 10 in FIG. 3) is inserted into the card insertion slot 7a, the checkout apparatus 7 reads the cards 9 and 10 with a card reader / writer (not shown) and specifies the deposit balance. Then, a return process for paying back banknotes and coins corresponding to the deposit balance from the return port 7b is performed. The POS 8 reads the cards 9 and 10 with the attached card processor 8a, specifies the game value (the number of possessed balls / the number of stored balls), and performs a prize exchange process based on the game value. Note that “mochi” refers to balls counted during the day, and “save ball” refers to balls counted before the previous day.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall A, and is connected to a monitor 6m, a keyboard 6k, and the like. The management device 6 inputs the game data output from the various devices described above, such as the gaming machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, the game information display device 3, etc. Manage personal data. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 including the so-called slot machines in addition to the pachinko machines shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 is a CR pachinko machine, and has an operation handle 12, an upper tray 13, and a lower tray 14 that constitute a launching device that launches a ball on the board surface 11, and a liquid crystal display on the board surface 11. Section 15, start port 16, and special winning port 17. In addition, on the upper surface of the upper tray 13 in the gaming machine 1, there are a lending button 13a and a return button 13b arranged side by side.

  When the player operates the operation handle 12, a ball is fired on the board surface 11, and when the ball wins the start port 16, the number of balls corresponding to the winning is paid out or a jackpot lottery is performed. In the jackpot lottery, the liquid crystal display unit 15 executes a symbol variation based on a so-called special symbol (special symbol), and a jackpot occurs when the symbol that is stopped and displayed is a jackpot symbol. When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 17 is opened for 15 rounds, for example.

The following signals are transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the management device 6 in accordance with the execution of the game.
-Driving signal: A signal indicating the number of balls (the number of game media) that have been driven into the gaming machine 1.
-Payout signal: A signal indicating the number of balls paid out from the gaming machine 1.
-Jackpot signal: A signal indicating that a jackpot condition has occurred.
-Start signal: A signal that indicates that the electric utility that triggers the jackpot is activated (symbol fluctuation).

  The counting lending unit 2 is provided corresponding to each gaming machine 1 and has a so-called each-counter counting function. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the counting and lending unit 2 includes a state display unit 21 indicating a current operation state (for example, a normal state, an error state, etc.), a bill insertion slot 22 into which a bill is inserted, and a well-known CMOS. A camera 23 including an image sensor such as a sensor or CCD sensor (only the front camera window 23a is shown in FIG. 2), a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 24 for displaying the deposit balance, the number of possessed balls, the number of accumulated balls, etc. A payout button 25 for paying out a unit number of balls, a payout nozzle 26 through which the payout ball passes, a card insertion slot 28 into which a general card 9 or a member card 10 is inserted, and a lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 A detachable counting tray 29 and the like located below are provided.

  The functional block diagram of FIG. 3 mainly shows the configuration of the counting lending unit 2. The control unit 20 of the counting / lending unit 2 is mainly configured by a microcomputer having a CPU 20a, a ROM 20b, a RAM 20c, an I / O 20d, and the like. The peripheral unit connected to the control unit 20 includes the state display unit 21, the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the payout button 25, and transmits / receives various signals and various information to / from the management device 6 and the gaming machine 1. The I / F unit 20e, the bill processing unit 22a for determining the authenticity of the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 22, the touch panel 24a provided on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the cards 9 and 10 inserted into the card insertion slot 28 When a card RW (reader / writer) 28a for reading and writing various stored information, a card stock unit 28b capable of stocking up to 10 general cards 9, and a payout button 25 are operated once. A payout unit 25a for paying out the balls from the payout nozzle 26, a counting unit 29a for counting the number of balls flowing in from the counting tray 29, and the like are included. On the other hand, four cameras 23 are connected to the image processing device 30 as shown in FIG. 1 without being connected to the control unit 20. The image processing device 30 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5.

  The general card 9 is a card that is valid only on the day and has an IC chip 9a built therein. The IC chip 9a stores a general ID that can identify a card, and stores the deposit balance and the number of balls that have been deposited in the counting lending unit 2. The number of balls in the general card 9 is valid only on that day, and the deposit balance can be used from the next day.

  The membership card 10 is a card that is valid until a preset expiration date (for example, three years), and includes an IC chip 10a. The IC chip 10a stores a member ID that can identify a player who has registered as a member, and stores a deposit balance. The number of possessed balls and the number of stored balls corresponding to the member card 10 are stored in the member account of the management device 6. The number of possessed balls, the number of stored balls, and the deposit balance of the membership card 10 are usable from the next day.

The counting lending unit 2 has the following functions.
(1) When a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 22 in a state where the cards 9 and 10 are not inserted is received (when currency acceptance processing is performed), the general card 9 stored in the card stock portion 28b is fed to the card RW 28a. The deposit amount (1000 yen unit) is stored, and the deposit amount (deposit balance) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. At this time, since the number of times (500 yen) is 125 balls in a pachinko machine with a lending unit price of 4 yen, the frequency corresponding to the deposit balance may be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24.

(2) A lending process for lending a ball corresponding to the number of times within the range of the deposit balance from the payout mechanism inside the gaming machine 1 is performed in accordance with the operation (lending operation) of the lending button 13a of the gaming machine 1.
(3) The balls that have fallen from the lower tray 14 of the gaming machine 1 and received by the counting tray 29 flow into the counting section 29a to count the balls, and the liquid crystal display section displays the counted number of balls as the counted number of balls. 24.

(4) Depending on the operation of the payout button 25, the payout mechanism pays out one by one within the range of the number of balls (number of balls) or the number of balls (in the case of a member player).
(5) In accordance with the operation of the return button 13b of the gaming machine 1, the deposit balance and the number of possessions are stored in the general card 9 inserted in the card insertion slot 28 and issued. When the member card 10 is inserted, the deposit balance is stored in the member card 10 and issued. If no card 9 or 10 is inserted in the card insertion slot 28, the general card 9 stocked in the card stock portion 28b is fed to the card RW 28a by a recording medium moving means (not shown), and the card 9 is deposited. The balance and the number of balls are stored and issued.

  When both the deposit balance and the number of possessed balls become “0”, the general card 9 set in the card RW 28a is collected in the card stock unit 28b by the recording medium moving means. When the card 9 in the card stock unit 28b runs out, the status display unit 21 indicates an error state, and when the employee replenishes the card 9 from the insertion slot 28, the normal state is restored.

  (6) When the general card 9 is inserted into the card insertion slot 28, the deposit balance and the number of possessed balls stored in the general card 9 are read out by the card RW 28a and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. When the membership card 10 is inserted, the deposit balance stored in the membership card 10 is read out and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the number of possessed balls is received from the management device 6 and displayed. The number of stored balls is received from the management device 6 on the condition of input and displayed.

The control unit 20 of the counting lending unit 2 (hereinafter, abbreviated as “counting lending unit 2” as appropriate) has a function of transmitting the following signals to the management device 6 side in addition to the functions described above.
Sales signal: A signal indicating the amount of money used for lending balls (the amount of money used).
-Savings payout signal: A signal indicating the number of paying out balls when using the savings card with the member card 10.
Card issuance signal: A signal indicating the deposit balance and the number of balls stored in the corresponding cards 9 and 10 when the above-described issuance processing (return processing) of the cards 9 and 10 is performed.

  The camera 23 of the counting / lending unit 2 captures an image at every predetermined period (for example, every 4 seconds) as an image capturing means capable of capturing an image of a player who plays a game on the corresponding gaming machine 1, and performs image processing on the captured image. To device 30. The imaging range of the camera 23 is set so as to be an area including a part of the player's face and trunk while the player is facing the gaming machine 1 (an image in FIG. 10 described later). 101d, 101e 'heads He and He' and upper body parts Bo and Bo ').

  The image processing apparatus 30 captures each image transmitted from the four cameras 23 at intervals of 1 second, and analyzes the captured image to determine whether or not a player's face image exists in the image. If it is determined that the face image exists, the face image is transmitted to the management device 6. In this regard, even if a player is included in the image transmitted from the camera 23, if the player is playing in an unnatural posture, for example, by facing an unnatural direction, the image processing apparatus 30 Since the face image cannot be recognized, the image may not be transmitted to the management apparatus 6 in some cases.

  The management apparatus 6 that has received the face image from the image processing apparatus 30 performs the same person determination and the person requiring attention determination. In the same person determination, the received face image is subjected to image processing such as feature point extraction, and is compared with the face image already registered in the face image database on the current day to determine whether or not they are the same person. . If it is determined that the collated face image is a face image that is not yet registered in the face image database (that is, a new player), the face ID is assigned and registered in the face image database of the day, and the face ID is added to the game. Store in association with data. On the other hand, if it is determined that the face image is a face image already registered in the face image database (that is, a known player), game data associated with the face ID is updated. In the attention person determination, the face image and the face image registered in the attention database are collated to determine whether the face image of the same person is registered in the attention database. When it is determined that the face image of the same person is registered in the caution database, the game hall employee is notified by an income device (not shown), for example, that the caution person has visited the store.

In addition, when the player plays a game using the member card 10, the management device 6 of the present embodiment manages the member ID and the face image in association with each other.
The control unit 60 of the management device 6 shown in FIG. 3 (hereinafter, abbreviated as “management device 6” as appropriate) is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and includes a storage unit 60a such as ROM and RAM, an I / O, and the like. The operation is performed according to the control program stored in the storage unit 60a. Also, the management device 6 manages various game data including the following game data based on the various game signals transmitted from the gaming machine 1 and the counting / lending unit 2 (see FIG. 5B). .

-Number of shots: The number of shots that have been shot into the gaming machine 1.
-Number of balls paid out: The number of balls paid out from the gaming machine 1.
-Number of jackpots: The number of jackpots that occurred in the gaming machine 1.
-Operating time: The time during which the gaming machine 1 is operating.

  The management apparatus 6 can be connected to a communication line (Internet, virtual private network (VPN), etc.) 32 shown in FIG. 1, and is connected to the management server 31 installed in the center via the communication line 32 and the like. Communication is possible. The same configuration of the game hall A is realized in the game halls B and C, and the management devices 6 (not shown) of the game halls B and C are connected to the communication line 32 as in the management device 6 of the game hall A. It is possible.

  The portable terminal 33 in FIG. 1 is a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone, for example, and provides various communication services provided by the communication carrier by concluding a predetermined contract between the user and the communication carrier. It becomes possible to receive. The mobile terminal 33 includes a control unit including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a data communication unit connected to the communication line 32, a microphone for inputting a transmission voice when making a call, and a touch operation on a screen (a touch panel for receiving input). ) A liquid crystal display unit 33a having a function and a function of displaying various information is provided.

  The management server 31 is communicably connected to the management devices 6 of the game halls A to C via the communication line 32. The management server 31 stores various game data in each of the game halls A to C, and stores applications described later corresponding to an OS (Operating System) such as the portable terminal 33. You can download the application. The management server 31 and the management devices 6 of the game halls A to C also store member mail addresses (see FIG. 4A) and function as mail servers.

  By the way, as described in “Prior Art”, regarding the problem of gambling dependence in recent years, it has been regarded as a problem that an excessive amount of money is used for games. In this regard, for example, a configuration in which the management device 6 manages the usage amount in association with the member card 10 (member ID) and notifies the player when the usage amount reaches an upper limit value can be considered. However, even in such a configuration, the player decides whether or not to continue the game, and the fact is that a great effect cannot be expected.

  Therefore, in the game hall system 100 of the present embodiment, the management device 6 registers (stores) a specific player as a special notification target person in advance, and the target person is playing a game. The imaging result of the target person is transmitted to the portable terminal 33 of the supporter who supports the target person. When the supporter performs a predetermined special operation on the mobile terminal 33, the count lending unit 2 executes a special notification (first special notification) for prompting the target person to suppress the game (for example, the end of the game). To do.

  The configuration of the game hall system 100 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings after FIG. Here, FIGS. 4 and 5 show game data managed by the management device 6 and can be displayed on the monitor 6m or printed on a printing device (not shown).

  Among these, FIG. 4A shows member attribute data of one player. Member attribute data includes “name”, “gender”, “age”, “profession”, “address”, and “e-mail address” (the e-mail address of the mobile terminal, abbreviated as mobile mail in the figure) The information is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID “member No.”. Such member attribute data is input to the management device 6 based on, for example, a member registration form (self-declaration using a sheet not shown) entered by the player when registering in advance at the game hall A.

  FIG. 4B shows a part of the addiction countermeasure target person data. As shown in FIG. 5B, the data for the addiction countermeasure target person is stored in the management device 6 in association with the member ID and the “game restriction condition” represented by the upper limit of the amount of money used, for example, 30000 yen. Stored in the unit 60a. This game restriction condition defines a condition for executing a second special notification (see FIG. 6B to be described later) that promotes the suppression of the game in relation to the amount of money used, and the first special notification (FIG. 6). The conditions for executing (see (a)) are not defined.

  In addition, the member ID can be registered in the target person data without defining the game restriction condition of FIG. That is, regardless of whether or not there is a game restriction condition, the registration of the member ID in the target person data is performed when a self-report is received at the time of member registration or when an operation input from the portable terminal 33 described later is received. Registration is performed by the management device 6. Thereby, the management apparatus 6 functions as a target person registration means for registering a specific player as a target person of the first special notification or the second special notification that promotes the suppression of the game. The “game restriction condition” is also input to the management device 6 in response to self-reporting at the time of member registration or operation input on the mobile terminal 33.

  In addition, since the target person is a player registered by the target person registration means and can perform registration as appropriate, the target person is included in the player depending on the presence or absence of the registration. “Player” and “subject” can be read interchangeably.

  FIG. 4C shows the support family data of one supporter. The support family data includes the “account ID”, “mail address”, “password”, and “terminal ID” of the supporter, and is stored in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID of the target person. The support family data is data that is received when a registration request for addiction recovery support is received from the portable terminal 33 of the supporter, and “terminal ID” is an IP address assigned to the terminal 33, and “account ID” "Or" password "is used for authentication when executing the application.

  The account ID corresponds to transmission destination information of the portable terminal 33 of the supporter as an ID (application ID) related to the application. As described above, the support family data includes the transmission destination information of the portable terminal 33 (hereinafter, abbreviated as “supporter terminal 33S”) owned (possessed) by the supporter, and the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 stores the transmission destination information. This corresponds to transmission destination storage means for storing information.

  A supporter is a person who can send an imaging result of the target person regarding the game of the target person, or asks for consent regarding the continuation of the game, and can be a supporter who works together with the target person on recovery from addiction. Because of this, the subject's relatives, friends, acquaintances, etc. are listed, and are not limited to families. Support family data including transmission destination information is also stored in the management server 31 (transmission destination storage means).

  FIG. 5A shows member possession value data of one player. In the member possession value data, the “payment balance”, “the number of possessed balls”, and “the number of stored balls” owned by the member are stored in the storage unit 60 a of the management device 6 in association with the member ID of the player. The management device 6 updates the membership value data based on the sales signal, the card issuance signal, etc. according to the player's game using the membership card 10 accepted by the counting / lending unit 2.

  As described above, the control unit 20 and the card RW 28a of the counting / lending unit 2 accept the membership card 10 (recording medium) possessed by the player in order to identify the player, and the management device 6 serves as the management means. Based on the receipt of the member card 10 by the accepting means, the member possession value data (game data) of the player carrying the card 10 is managed. In addition, the management device 6 aggregates and stores various game data including member-owned value data regardless of whether or not the user is registered, and totalizes and stores various data related to the addiction countermeasure target person data. .

  FIG. 5B shows game data indicating the game situation of the player, and game data of all players registered as members indicates member game history data. The member game history data is based on the “Amount used”, “Number of shots”, “Number of balls paid out”, “Number of jackpots”, and “Number of coins” in the “Game machine No.” where the player actually played the game. Corresponding to the “game start” and “game end” time (game time) in the gaming machine 1 is stored in the storage unit 60 a of the management device 6. The member game history data includes data of a “game restriction” flag indicating whether or not the second special notification is executed, and data of a “consent confirmation” flag of a supporter indicating release of a game restriction described later (consent to release). Including.

  FIG.5 (c) has shown the member game total data which totaled the member game history data of FIG.5 (b) for every business day. The management device 6 obtains a total value of “use amount”, “number of balls to be placed”, “number of balls to be paid out”, and “number of jackpots” for the member game total data on the business day, and history of the “game limit” flag The total number of executions of the second special notification based on the number of agreements and disagreements based on the history of the “consent confirmation” flag is obtained.

  FIG. 5D shows all member game restriction setting data in the game hall A. The all-member game limit setting data includes the “number of all members” registered as a member of the game hall A and the number of players who set the upper limit of the amount of money to be used as “game limit available” and the “game limit” of the total number of members "Percentage" and "Average upper limit" representing the average of the set upper limit values, and are tabulated in business days.

  As described below, the information transmitted from each game hall A to C to the management server 31 is actually accepted by the count lending unit 2 of each game hall A to C in addition to the various game data described above. Information on the currently accepted card 10 and an image captured by the camera 23 of the counting / lending unit 2 (an image to be transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S) are also included.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following, “1. Registration and history confirmation of target person at supporter terminal”, “2. First special notification and subsequent imaging result”, “3. Upper limit amount setting and second special notification at supporter terminal” Will be described in the order. 6 represents the screens 61 and 62 of the liquid crystal display unit 24 in the counting lending unit 2, and FIGS. 7 to 11 represent the screens 71 to 111 of the liquid crystal display unit 33a in the supporter terminal 33S.

<1. Target person registration and history confirmation on supporter terminal>
In order to use the support service provided by the game system 100 described above, an application is downloaded from the management server 31 to the supporter terminal 33S, and information related to support family data is registered. Thus, the supporter terminal 33S displays the screen 71 shown in FIG. 7 on the liquid crystal display unit 33a by executing the application on the condition that the registered account ID and password are authenticated.

  A screen 71 in FIG. 7 represents a menu screen related to the addiction recovery support for the supporter terminal 33S. The menu screen 71 includes a “support target person registration” button 71 a, a “support target person history confirmation” button 71 b, and an “upper limit amount setting” button 71 c. In addition, an “end” button 71 d for logging out is provided at the bottom of the menu screen 71.

  When the “support target person registration” button 71 a is touch-operated on the menu screen 71, a transition is made to a support target person registration screen (not shown). The support target person registration screen is provided with fields for inputting “name”, “age”, and “password” of the target person who has registered as a member at the game hall A. Information input to each column, that is, identification information of the player as a target person is transmitted from the supporter terminal 33S by an operation input (touch operation on the liquid crystal display unit 33a) to each column, and the management device 6 manages the information. The target person is registered based on the identification information received from the terminal 33S via the server 31 (see FIG. 4).

  In this way, “support target person history confirmation” and “upper limit amount setting” can be performed for the registered target person by an operation on the supporter terminal 33S. On the other hand, the management device 6 registers the target person based on the identification information of the player input from the supporter terminal 33S and manages it as support family data associated with the member ID of the target person (FIG. 4 (c)). The game data is managed with support family (see FIGS. 5B to 5D). The identification information can be registered up to 10 target persons per supporter (one supporter terminal 33S), that is, a plurality of registrations as a target list.

  When the “support target person history check” button 71b is touched (searched) on the menu screen 71, the search result of the target person registered in advance on the supporter terminal 33S is displayed on the screen 81 of FIG. 8 or FIG. Transition to screen 91.

  That is, when the supporter performs a search operation on the supporter terminal 33S, when the management device 6 of each of the game halls A to C receives a search request from the terminal 33S via the management server 31, the support of the terminal 33S is supported. Based on the member ID associated with the family data, the target person plays a game by searching whether or not the corresponding member card 10 is being used in the counting lending unit 2 (whether or not it is being accepted). It is determined whether or not. Alternatively, when the management server 31 receives a search request from the terminal 33S, the management server 31 searches whether or not the corresponding member card 10 is being accepted by the counting lending unit 2 of each of the game halls A to C (that is, in the app alliance hall). By doing so, it can be determined whether or not the subject is playing a game.

  As described above, the management device 6 or the management server 31 functions as a game determination unit and a transmission unit that determine whether or not the target person is playing a game, and based on the determination result and the app ID, In the case where the target person is picked up by the camera 23, the image pickup result is transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S together with information related to the target person's game. Is transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S. The transmission destination supporter terminal 33S is identified by the application ID of the search request source terminal 33S by the transmission means, and information for each target person registered in advance in the terminal 33S is transmitted.

Therefore, among the target persons A, B,... Registered in advance in the supporter terminal 33S, when the target A is not playing a game on the day, the screen 81 in FIG. 8 is displayed.
The screen 81 in FIG. 8 includes a field 81a for specifying “target person A”, an “arrow” button 81b for switching to another target person B,..., And a “display past game history” button 81c. And a field 81d for displaying a message that the member card 10 is not accepted on the day. When the “display past game history” button 81c is touched, a transition is made to a game history screen (not shown), and the past game history of the player A (for example, date, game hall name, model, amount used, game time) Etc.) are displayed by date. When the “arrow” button 81b is touched on the supporter terminal 33S, the screen transitions to the screen 91 in FIG.

  A screen 91 in FIG. 9 shows a screen when the target person B is actually playing a game. As in the previous screen 81, the screen 91 is provided with a column 91a for specifying the “subject B”, an “arrow” button 91b, and a “display past game history” button 91c. A person image 91d and an “image recording” button 91e are provided. The subject person image 91d is an image representing an imaging result of the person B captured by the camera 23 of the counting and lending unit 2 receiving the subject 10 card 10. The “image recording” button 91e stores the data of the screen 91 including the image 91d of the subject B in the storage unit of the supporter terminal 33S using the touch operation as a screen shot operation.

  Further, the screen 91 is provided with a field 91 f for displaying the game history of the day and a button 91 g for “execute game end notification”. In the field 91f for displaying the game history of the day, the date of the day, the name of the playground B where the subject B is playing, the model in use, the amount of money used, the amount of money, the game time, etc. can be specified. To do. This display represents information received via the management server 31 that is aggregated and transmitted by the management device 6 of the corresponding game hall B. Therefore, for example, if the information on the number of balls is not transmitted from the game hall B, the display of the game history can be changed as appropriate, such as not displaying “0 balls” in FIG.

<2. First special notification and subsequent imaging results>
The touch operation of the button 91g for “execute game end notification” on the screen 91 of FIG. 9 described above is a special operation, and when the special operation is performed, a notification request is transmitted from the supporter terminal 33S. Thereby, if the management apparatus 6 receives the notification request via the management server 31, the management device 6 causes the counting lending unit 2 receiving the card 10 of the target person B to execute the first special notification. Here, FIG. 6A shows a screen 61 displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24 in the counting lending unit 2 as the special notification execution unit.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, on the screen 61 of the counting and lending unit 2, a message “The game has been notified from the supporter. Please end the game.” It is displayed together with the button 61a. In the first special notification, the screen 61 is continuously displayed until the “card ejection” button 61a is touched, and even if the lending operation is performed in the counting lending unit 2, the subject B's It is in a state where it is restricted so that a new lending process using the membership card 10 is not executed. Thus, the counting lending unit 2 functions as a first special notification execution unit, and the target person B causes the lending unit 2 to eject the card 10 by a touch operation of the “card ejection” button 61a.

  Here, the management device 6 does not accept the membership card 10 after executing the first special notification in the counting / lending unit 2, and in the corresponding gaming machine 1, determines whether or not the player (the target person B). If it is determined that the player has played a game, the result of imaging the player with the camera 23 is transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S. The imaging result transmitted at this time is transmitted from the management apparatus 6 to the supporter terminal 33S via the management server 31 after performing the mosaic processing described below. Accordingly, the screen 101 of FIG. 10 or the screen 111 of FIG. 11 is displayed on the supporter terminal 33S.

  That is, first, in the screen 101 of FIG. 10, in the same manner as the above-described screen 91, in addition to the column 101a for specifying the “subject B”, the “arrow” button 101b, the “display past game history” button 101c, In addition to the “in-game image” 101d of the target person B (that is, the target person image 91d), a “post-notification image” 101e ′ and a message field 101f after the first special notification are included. In the column 101f of this message, “(No. 1) After the special notification, the membership card is not accepted. After the special notification, an image of the player who played the game is displayed.” The supporter is notified of the game situation of the target person B after the first special notification.

  The “post-notification image” 101e ′ on the screen 101 in FIG. 10 is displayed on the camera 23 when another player starts a game on the corresponding gaming machine 1 after executing the first special notification on the counting / lending unit 2. An imaged result of imaging is shown. In other words, when the subject B discharges the card 10 from the counting lending unit 2 and leaves after the first special notification is made, if another player plays a game in the gaming machine 1, As shown by the screen 101 of FIG. 10, the “post-notification image” 101e ′ of the player different from the “in-game image” 101d of the previous target person B is displayed.

  On the other hand, the screen 111 of FIG. 11 is different from the screen 101 of FIG. 10 in that the “post-notification image” 101e is an image of the subject B. Therefore, in the counting and lending unit 2, when the target person B continues playing the game machine 1 without using his / her card 10 after the execution of the first special notification, the screen 111 in FIG. Thus, the “post-notification image” 101e of the same person as the “in-game image” 101d of the target person B is displayed.

  As described above, the “post-notification images” 101e ′ and 101e can include the imaging result of another player who is not involved with the supporter. Therefore, the management device 6 causes the head of the player in the images 101e ′ and 101e to be included. Transmit after mosaicing at least part of He´ and He. Specifically, the management device 6 uses the image of the player who started the game without using the card 10 in the gaming machine 1 or the target person B (face image first detected as normal face authentication). The positions of the eyes, nose, and mouth extracted by the image processing are specified, rectangular frames Rec ′ and Rec that include the eyes, nose, and mouth are set, and mosaics are set in the rectangular frames Rec ′ and Rec. Apply mosaic processing. For convenience of explanation, FIGS. 10 and 11 show only the outer frame of the mosaiced regions Rec ′ and Rec, and the mosaic processing means that the regions Rec ′ and Rec have a resolution higher than that of other regions. This is image processing that makes it difficult to see by dropping the image. Therefore, the image processing of the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e can be performed by a device other than the management device 6, such as the management server 31.

  On the other hand, the “in-game image” 101d in the upper part of FIGS. 10 and 11 is an image of the day imaged when the first special notification is executed, and is not subjected to mosaic processing. The imaging range of the in-game image 101d is a range captured mainly with the face including the head He ', the entire He and the upper body Bo', Bo, like the post-notification images 101e ', 101e.

  Thus, in the supporter terminal 33S, when the post-notification image 101e of another player is received together with the in-game image 101d when the first special notification is executed (see FIG. 10), both images 101d, In 101e ′, since the hairstyle and clothes are different, it can be determined that the subject B is a different person. Further, since the person image 101e ′ is abstracted by mosaic processing (it becomes difficult to identify who the person is), privacy protection can be achieved.

  On the other hand, in the supporter terminal 33S, when the post-notification image 101e (see FIG. 11) of the target person B is received together with the in-game image 101d, the hairstyle and clothes match in both the images 101d and 101e. Even if the mosaic processing is performed, it is possible to determine and infer that the subject is a target person. In other words, the supporter has a mosaic 101 image of the target person who is playing using the membership card 10 and a mosaic of the person who is playing the game without using the card 10 after the first special notification. By comparing the images 101e ′ or 101e, it is possible to determine whether the target person B is continuing the game or whether another person has newly started the game.

<3. Upper limit setting and second special notification at supporter terminal>
As shown in FIG. 7, when a “maximum amount setting” button 71c is touched on the menu screen 71, a transition is made to an upper limit amount setting screen (not shown). In the upper limit amount setting screen, when the identification information is registered for a plurality of target persons, the upper limit value of the usage amount of the target person selected from the target person list is input. The upper limit of the usage amount is entered for each subject using a numeric keypad (not shown) displayed when the input field on the screen is touched. The upper limit value of the usage amount input in this input field is transmitted from the supporter terminal 33S together with the identification information of the subject, and the management device 6 uses the usage amount based on the identification information received from the terminal 33S via the management server 31. Is stored (see FIG. 4B). In addition, although detailed illustration and description are omitted, the target person can also display the upper limit amount setting screen on the liquid crystal display unit 24 of the counting lending unit 2 and input the upper limit value of the usage amount.

  The management device 6 preferentially sets the upper limit value of the usage amount input on the upper limit amount setting screen of the supporter terminal 33 </ b> S even if the upper limit value of the usage amount is previously set by the target person. In the following, for the target person whose upper limit of the usage amount is set to 30000 yen by the operation input from the supporter terminal 33S (see FIG. 4B), the second special notification is performed in the counting lending unit 2 An example will be described. In the following, it is assumed that support family data is registered in advance in the management device 6.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5 (b), the target person puts a banknote worth 3,000 yen into the banknote slot 22 during a game from "10:15" to "12:23" on "Game Machine No.123". It is assumed that the balls are sequentially inserted and the number of balls is consumed by the lending process, and then the table is moved in a state where the number of balls held is 1240. Then, the target person started the game from “12:28” on “Machine Machine No. 125” moved to the platform, and after first consuming all the 1240 balls acquired at Game Machine No. 123, Assume that 27,000 yen of banknotes are sequentially inserted into the banknote slot 22, and the number of balls is consumed by the lending process.

  In this case, when it is determined by the management device 6 that the total usage amount of the subject person has reached the upper limit of 30000 yen at 15:47 illustrated in FIG. The game is stored as member game history data associated with the flag “1”, and the game of the target person is limited on the condition of such determination. Thereby, in the count lending unit 2, it will be in the state restricted so that the new lending process using the said member's membership card 10 might not be performed.

  Further, in this case, when the management device 6 determines that the support family data of the target person is registered, when the lending operation is performed in the counting lending unit 2 (a state in which the usage amount has reached the upper limit value) 6), the screen 62 of FIG. 6B is displayed. This screen 62 is a screen related to the execution of the second special notification, and is a message of “Usage amount of“ 30000 yen ”of the upper limit value and“ Do you want to end the game? In addition, a “game end” button 62a and an “additional deposit” button 62b are displayed. Here, when the target person selects the “game end” button 62a by touch operation, the target card 10 is ejected from the insertion slot 28 to end the game, while the “additional deposit” button 62b is selected by touch operation. In this case, a confirmation notification for confirming whether or not to agree to continue the game is automatically transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S owned by the supporter of the target person.

  As a result, a consent confirmation screen (not shown) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 33a of the supporter terminal 33S. On this screen, “A confirmation of additional payment has been received from Mr. XX □□ (name of the target person) who is playing at Amusement Hall A. The maximum amount of money for XX □□ is 30,000 yen. A message “Do you agree to deposit?”, Game data at the present time (the start count, the number of jackpots, etc.), and buttons for selecting “agree” and “not agree” are displayed. Therefore, the supporter can determine whether or not to agree by looking at the game data displayed on the screen.

  Thereafter, the management server 31 receives a response to the confirmation notification from the supporter terminal 33S, and does not receive a response from the supporter terminal 33S even after the standby time has elapsed (the button for selecting is a touch operation). If not, it will be processed as if there was a reply “I do not agree”. Therefore, the management device 6 sets the “consent confirmation” flag in FIG. 5B to “1” when the answer received via the management server 31 indicates consent to continue the game, and counts the lending unit. The restriction by 2 is released and the game is allowed to continue. In this case, the counting lending unit 2 transits from the screen 62 of FIG. 6B to an additional deposit consent reception screen (not shown), displays a message that the supporter has consented, and enables lending processing. In this case, the additional deposit amount of the target person is 10,000 yen per consent of the supporter, but the additional deposit amount may be designated on the supporter terminal 33S side.

  Thereafter, when it is determined by the management device 6 that the additional usage amount of the target person has reached 10,000 yen (again, a game restriction has occurred again) at 16:27 illustrated in FIG. 5B. The “game restriction” flag in (b) is set to “1”, and the lending process using the member card 10 of the target person in the counting lending unit 2 is restricted.

  At this time, although not shown in the drawing, the counting lending unit 2 is similar to the screen 62 in FIG. 6B regarding the use of the additional deposit, “Do you want to end the game? And a “game end” button and an “additional deposit” button are displayed. Here, even if the target person selects the “additional deposit” button by a touch operation, when there is a “disagree” response from the supporter terminal 33S (or when the response is not received), the management device 6 displays FIG. The “consent confirmation” flag in (b) is set to “0”, and the restriction of the lending process in the counting lending unit 2 is maintained. In this case, the counting lending unit 2 displays a message saying “It was not possible to obtain consent for additional payment from the family. Please quit the game” to prompt the target person to suppress the game. .

  As described above, when the usage amount of the target person reaches the upper limit value, the count lending unit 2 executes the second special notification that prompts the target person to suppress the game (see FIG. 6B), and the supporter terminal By consent / disagreement in 33S, it becomes possible to decide whether or not to continue the game of the subject person, that is, whether or not to release the restriction.

  As described above, since the supporter can monitor whether or not the target person is playing the game with his / her terminal 33S, it is easy for the supporter to determine whether or not the target person's game frequency is high. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 9, since the target person image 91d in which the target person is playing is transmitted to the supporter terminal, the supporter can easily use it as a material when instructing the target person. As a result, it is possible to obtain an effect that makes it easier for family members and acquaintances to support improvement of game dependence. Further, the supporter can view the game result on the terminal 33S and can promote the suppression of the game. As a result, it is possible to promote the suppression of the game when the usage amount is large.

  Depending on the player, even if the first special notification is executed in the counting and lending unit 2, it may be possible to continue the game without receiving the membership card 10 thereafter. On the other hand, in this configuration, since the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e of the player who has played the game after executing the first special notification to the terminal 33S of the supporter are transmitted, The supporter can determine whether or not the process is continued. As a result, when the target person continues the game, it is possible to take measures such as paying attention from the supporter. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from being excessively involved in the game.

  Another player may play a game after performing the first special notification, and it is not preferable to transmit the imaging result after the execution of the first special notification as it is. In this respect, since the images 101e ′ and 101e in which the player's face is difficult to specify are transmitted as the post-notification image after the first special notification, the individual is specified when the post-notification player is not the target person. Can be suppressed. Further, even if the individual cannot be completely specified from the images 101e ′ and 101e, the supporter can determine whether or not the subject continues the game from the difference in the skeleton. That is, if it is this structure, a support material can be appropriately given to a supporter.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as follows, or may be combined with the above-described embodiments, or may be combined with each of the modified examples.

  When a special operation is performed on the supporter terminal 33S, the first lending unit 2 executes the first special notification as a special notification that prompts the target person to suppress the game, but the special notification is limited to the first special notification. is not. For example, instead of the first special notification message illustrated in FIG. 6A, a special notification is performed by voice output, or a special notification is performed by turning on an error lamp such as the status display unit 21. It is also possible to do. Further, the special operation of the supporter as the execution condition of the special notification is not limited to the operation of the button 91g on the screen 91 of FIG. 9, but when the usage amount reaches the upper limit amount (when the second special notification is performed). The operation for determining consent or disagreement at the supporter terminal 33S may be a special operation. That is, the special notification execution condition may be arbitrarily changed.

  Further, when the supporter performs a special operation, the management device 6 displays, as a special notification execution means, information (such as a machine number) for identifying a target person who is urged to suppress the game on the monitor 6m, or an income. The information may be notified to a game hall employee via a device (not shown) (special notification is executed), and the employee may be encouraged to suppress the game from the employee. As described above, the special notification may be executed by either or both of the counting / lending unit 2 and the management device 6.

  Special notifications, as described above, encourage the game to be “terminated” by prompting “inhibition” of the game. To suppress such a game, “reducing the amount used”, “reducing the game time” Of course, “to do” and “to take a break” are also included.

  After executing the special notification, the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e are transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S on the condition that the player who plays the game machine 1 does not use the membership card 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e may be transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S even when the player is using the card 10. With this configuration, it is possible to transmit the images 101e ′ and 101e that allow the supporter to determine whether the target person is playing a game using the other person's member card 10 or not. That is, the images 101e ′ and 101e can be transmitted to the supporter terminal 33S regardless of whether or not the member card 10 is used.

  Although the configuration is such that the image 101d (or the subject image 91d) of the target person and the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e are transmitted to the supporter, only the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e are transmitted. Good. In addition, although the supporter's smartphone is illustrated as the supporter terminal 33S, other mobile terminals, home personal computers, and the like may be employed.

  Although the application ID is exemplified as the transmission destination information, the IP address or mail address of the supporter terminal 33S can be adopted as the transmission destination information. In the case of adopting a mail address, it may be configured to transmit a message attached with the images 101d, 101e ′ and 101e described above by electronic mail.

  As a search method for determining whether or not the target person is playing a game, a method for searching for whether or not the target person is using the membership card 10 has been exemplified, but the search method is not limited thereto. For example, for the target person to be searched, by registering a face image in advance in the management device 6 (or based on the face image and member ID managed in association with the same person determination process described above), You may make it the structure which searches whether the subject person of the face image is playing a game. Furthermore, with respect to the gender and age of the target person to be searched, the gender and age on the face image database obtained from the result of face authentication (analysis of the image described above) are collated, and the corresponding search result is supported. You may make it the structure displayed on the terminal 33S.

  In addition, the search timing of whether or not the target person is playing a game is matched with the operation timing of the history confirmation button 71b on the supporter terminal 33S, but only one target person in the target list is searched. An executable configuration may be used. If it is this structure, it can search to the target person who does not require a search, and can suppress that an excess processing load is applied.

  The camera 23 is provided integrally with the counting and lending unit 2, but the camera can be installed anywhere on the ceiling of the game hall or the so-called gaming machine island so long as it can capture the player's face and a characteristic state. It is not necessary to be integrated with the counting lending unit 2.

  The imaging range of the camera 23 may be arbitrarily changed, may be an image that does not include the player's face and includes only the torso, or an image in which the imaging range of the torso is wider than the player's face. It is good. Specifically, by shifting the imaging range of the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e in FIG. 10 to be lower than the mosaic areas Rec ′ and Rec, the imaging range of the heads He ′ and He is changed to the body. It is configured to be narrower than the imaging range of the parts Bo ′ and Bo, or to be an imaging range of only the body parts Bo ′ and Bo. In this structure, a supporter will judge whether it is a subject person from physique, clothes, etc. FIG.

  In addition, the post-notification images 101e ′ and 101e may be configured such that the areas Rec ′ and Rec to which the mosaic is applied are changed, for example, the mosaic is applied only to the eye portion, or the mosaic is not applied at all.

  The membership card 10 is exemplified as the recording medium. However, the recording medium may be any medium that can identify the target person. For example, an IC coin or a portable terminal 33 such as a mobile phone possessed by the player may be adopted as the recording medium. Is possible. When the portable terminal 33 is adopted as a recording medium, communication is performed with the count lending unit 2 or the like by the communication function of the terminal 33, the portable terminal 33 is authenticated on the management device 6 side, and the owner of the portable terminal 33 is identified. You may make it the structure specified as an object person.

  The type of game data managed on the management device 6 side is not limited to this embodiment, and various types of game data can be obtained based on various game signals received from the gaming machine 1, the counting lending unit 2, or the like. It is possible to ask.

  The apparatus provided with each function illustrated may be changed suitably, for example, you may make it the structure which memorize | stores the information related to registration of a subject person, the transmission destination information of a supporter, etc. by the count lending unit 2 side. That is, the counting / lending unit 2 may be configured as a subject person registration unit, a transmission destination storage unit, or the like, or may be configured to have these various units or various functions in separate devices 2 and 6, respectively.

  The gaming machine 1 may be an enclosed gaming machine that does not pay out gaming media and adds and stores it as electronic data, or is a complete credit type slot machine in which a game progresses by consuming points without using medals. May be. That is, it is not limited to the illustrated gaming machine.

  Each numerical value described above is an example, and it goes without saying that any numerical value may be adopted. In addition, regarding “memory”, “record”, and “registration” in the above description, for example, “memory” in the storage unit 60a of the management device 6 is referred to as “registration”, and the same meaning is understood. can do.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a counting lending unit (accepting means, special notification executing means), 6 is a management device (target person registration means, transmission destination storage means, management means, transmission means, game determination means, special notification) (Execution means), 23 is a camera (imaging means), 31 is a management server (transmission means, transmission destination storage means, game determination means), 33S is a supporter terminal, and 100 is a game system.

Claims (3)

In a game hall system that manages a game situation of each player corresponding to a game hall where a plurality of gaming machines are installed,
A target person registration means for registering a player as a target of a special notice for encouraging game suppression;
A destination storage means for storing destination information of a supporter terminal owned by a supporter supporting the target person;
An accepting means provided corresponding to a gaming machine, for receiving a recording medium possessed by the target person in order to identify the target person;
A management means for managing game data indicating a game situation of the target person possessing the recording medium based on the reception means receiving the recording medium;
Imaging means capable of imaging a player performing a game on a gaming machine;
A game determination means for determining whether or not the target person is playing a game when the supporter performs a search operation on the supporter terminal;
Based on the determination result of the game determination unit and the transmission destination information, a transmission unit that transmits the imaging result of the target person to the supporter terminal when the target person is playing a game;
A game hall system, comprising: special notification execution means for executing the special notification to the target person when the supporter performs a special operation on the supporter terminal.   In addition to the imaging result of the target person, the transmission means transmits the imaging result of the player to the supporter terminal when the player plays a game after the special notification execution means executes the special notification. The game system according to claim 1.   The transmission means, as an imaging result after execution of the special notification, an image obtained by applying a mosaic to at least a part of the player's head, or an image in which the imaging range of the trunk is wider than the player's face The game room system according to claim 2, wherein a rear image is transmitted to the supporter terminal.

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