JP2023051186A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game system capable of further accurately acquiring game information of members.SOLUTION: A game system manages game information of each member acquired based on a member card, with it associated with a face image of each member. The game system causes a face authentication server to determine whether or not the face of a player's face image captured by a game apparatus, the player using a visitor card, matches a face of a face image of any member, and when it is determined to match, associates the visitor card with the member whose face matches and integrates game information acquired based on the visitor card into the game information of the member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a game system using a game machine such as a pachinko machine.

In a conventional game hall, for example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a general card (general recording medium) issued to an unspecified number of players, and a A gaming machine that allows the use of both a membership card (membership recording medium) issued in response to such a situation has become commonplace.

Specifically, for example, a player who wants to use member-oriented services such as ball storage registers as a member, is issued a membership card, and uses the membership card in a gaming machine. By playing a game with a member card, the management device can acquire game information related to the game, such as the member's game trends. As a result, the member can receive services for enjoying the game, such as providing information that matches the member's preference for the game from the game arcade. In addition, there is an advantage that the amusement arcade that provides the service can secure regular customers. On the other hand, a player who has not registered as a member uses a general card.

Further, in a conventional game arcade, as described in Patent Document 2 below, for example, a surveillance camera captures a face image of a player, and when paying or exchanging prizes, the face of the payer or the prize exchange is detected. A mechanism has also been proposed in which the image is compared with the image, and if the image does not match, no adjustment or prize exchange is performed.

JP 2015-100459 A JP 2013-158504 A

However, even if you are a member, if you forget your membership card, you will have to use your general card to play the game. For this reason, the game information when playing a game using a general card cannot be managed in association with the member, and there is a problem that the accurate game information of the member cannot be grasped.

An object of one aspect of the present invention is to realize a gaming system that can more accurately grasp member's gaming information.

In order to solve the above problems, a gaming system according to one aspect of the present invention employs the following configuration.

That is, a gaming system according to one aspect of the present invention provides a plurality of gaming machines and a recording medium that can be used for the plurality of gaming machines for a member who is a player who has performed a predetermined membership registration procedure. A member recording medium issued by a member, a general recording medium issued to an unspecified number of players, and each member's gaming information obtained based on the member recording medium are linked to each member's face image. A management device that manages, a photographing device that photographs a player, a face authentication device that compares face images and determines if the face matches, and a player using the general recording medium photographed by the photographing device The face authentication device determines whether the face of the face image matches the face of the face image of any member, and if it is determined that the face matches, the face of the general recording medium is matched. an integration unit that associates the member with the game information obtained based on the general recording medium and integrates the game information of the member whose face matches with the game information.

According to the above configuration, even when a member plays a game using a general recording medium, the integration unit can link the game information at that time to the member based on the face image, and the member's accurate information can be obtained. Game information can be grasped.

In the gaming system according to one aspect of the present invention, the plurality of gaming machines are provided corresponding to each gaming machine that plays games using game media, receive deposits, and play games within the accepted deposit amount. a lending unit that lends a game medium that is a value and associates the recording medium with a deposit balance indicating the balance of the deposit amount; An inter-machine machine having a counting unit that associates a game value balance indicating a game value obtained by counting, a settlement machine that pays out the amount of the deposit balance associated with the recording medium, and an association with the recording medium. The configuration may include a prize exchange machine for exchanging a game value balance and a prize.

According to the above configuration, since the plurality of gaming machines include the inter-machine machine, the fare adjustment machine, and the prize exchange machine, it is possible to obtain the game information based on this information.

In the gaming system according to one aspect of the present invention, the shooting device is provided in each of the plurality of gaming machines, and shoots a face image of a player who operates the corresponding gaming machine, and each gaming machine: The player may be photographed at the timing when a predetermined event occurs, and the face authentication device may have a function of accumulating face images photographed by the plurality of gaming machines.

According to the above configuration, the face images of the operators who have operated the game machines, which are necessary for integrating the game information, are accumulated, so that the face images of each member can be collated at any timing. .

In the gaming system according to one aspect of the present invention, a configuration further including a counter that counts the game media inserted, counts the inserted game media, and associates the game value balance obtained by counting with the recording medium good too.

According to the above configuration, by including a counter into which game media are inserted as a plurality of gaming machines, information when such a counter is used can also be obtained as game information.

In the gaming system according to one aspect of the present invention, the inter-stand machine captures a face image of the player at least when the recording medium is received, and the face authentication device captures the recording medium captured by the inter-stand machine. It is determined whether the face of the face image photographed at the time of acceptance matches the face of any member's face image, and the machine is determined to match by the face authentication device In this case, the gaming value may be loaned after the general recording medium is linked by the integration unit.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to link the game information before the start of the game, so that the same services as when the member card is used can be received from the start of the game with respect to the predetermined service.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to realize a gaming system that can more accurately ascertain the gaming information of members.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overview of a game system of a game arcade according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing face image shooting timings in the gaming system according to the present embodiment in association with actions of players. FIG. 10 is a flow chart relating to a process of integrating the visitor card and the game information of the visitor card with the member based on the facial image by the inter-machine in the gaming system according to the present embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an image of a process of integrating the visitor card and the game information associated with the visitor card with the member based on the facial image by the integrating unit in the gaming system 1 according to the present embodiment.

[Embodiment]
An embodiment (hereinafter also referred to as "this embodiment") according to one aspect of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings.

§1 Application Example First, an example of a scene to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overview of a gaming system 1 for a gaming facility according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming system 1 includes a plurality of gaming machines 2, a plurality of inter-machine machines 3, a payment machine 50, a prize exchange POS (hereinafter abbreviated as POS) 51, a counter 52, A hall computer 100, a prepaid management server 110, a face authentication server (FVF: product name) 120, a plurality of HUBs 7, and an integration unit 10 are provided.

In the example of FIG. 1, the plurality of inter-machine machines 3, the payment machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 correspond to the plurality of gaming devices. A plurality of inter-machine machines 3, fare adjustment machines 50, POS 51, and counters 52 are provided with card readers that accept prepaid cards, which are recording media for recording value information. Prepaid cards include membership cards (member recording media) issued to players who have completed a prescribed membership registration procedure, and visitor cards (general record media) issued to an unspecified number of players. media) and A card reader accepts membership cards and visitor cards.

A prepayment management server (management device) 110 manages the member's gaming information obtained based on the member information registered in the member registration procedure and the member's membership card owned by the member. The member information is also associated with the member's face image stored in the face authentication server 120, which is a face image authentication device.

Each inter-machine 3 having a lending unit and a counting unit is provided with an inter-machine camera (photographing device) 4 for photographing a face image of a player playing a game on the gaming machine 2 . Further, the settlement machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 are provided with a device camera (photographing device) 55, which captures the facial images of the payer, the person exchanging prizes, and the user of the counter 52. The photographed face images are accumulated in a face authentication server (face authentication device) 120 .

The face authentication server 120 has a face authentication function of comparing face images and determining matching of faces. The face authentication server 120 recognizes the player, the checkout person, the prize exchange person, or the user of the counter 52 photographed by the inter-machine camera and the equipment camera 55 as the face image registered in the face authentication server 120. It can be identified from a list of players.

That is, even when a member uses a visitor card to play a game, the face image of the player using the visitor card is compared with the face image of the member whose face image is registered in the face authentication server 120, match, the visitor card is associated with the member.

The integration unit 10 causes the face authentication server 120 to determine whether the face image of the player using the visitor card matches the face image of any member. The visitor card is linked to the member whose face image matches, and the game information obtained based on the visitor card is integrated with the game information of the member whose face image matches. In this embodiment, the configuration in which the inter-machine machine 3 is provided with the integrating section 10 is exemplified. However, it is not limited to this, and the integrating section 10 may be provided in the hall computer 100, the prepaid management server 110, the face authentication server 120, or the like. Further, for example, the inter-machine machine 3 may be provided with a function of linking a member of the integration unit 10 and a visitor card, and the prepaid management server 110 may be provided with a function of integrating game information. Note that the hall computer 100, the prepaid management server 110, the face authentication server 120, or the like may have the function of linking the member of the integration unit 10 with the visitor card.

With such a game system 1, it is possible to acquire game information when a member plays a game using a prepaid card, and it is possible to grasp the member's game information more accurately.

§2 Configuration example (1. Overview of gaming system 1)
The gaming machine 2 is a device in which a player plays a game using game media, and is a so-called pachinko machine, a slot machine, or the like. Game media are, for example, game balls for pachinko machines, coins for slot machines, and the like. For convenience of explanation, the following description assumes that the game medium is a game ball.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming system 1 includes a plurality of gaming machines 2, a plurality of inter-machine machines 3, a payment machine 50, a prize exchange POS (hereinafter abbreviated as POS) 51, a counter 52, A hall computer 100, a prepaid management server 110, a face authentication server 120, a plurality of HUBs 7, and an integration unit 10 are provided.

The inter-machine machine 3 includes a lending section and a counting section, and is provided on the side of the gaming machine 2 corresponding to each gaming machine 2 . Specifically, the inter-machine machine 3 includes a display, a ball payout mechanism (lending section), a bill depositing device (lending section), a non-contact IC reader, a counting sensor (counting section), a payout switch, a card reader, and a control board. etc.

An inter-machine machine 3 lends a game ball, which is a game value within the range of the amount deposited by the banknote depositing device, from the ball dispensing mechanism. In addition, the inter-machine machine 3 accepts a prepaid card with a card reader, and performs payment balance processing for associating the accepted prepaid card with a payment balance indicating the balance of the payment amount. An intermachine machine 3 issues a visitor card when money is deposited without accepting a prepaid card. Prepaid cards include membership cards and visitor cards, as described later.

In addition, the inter-machine machine 3 counts the number of game balls paid out from the gaming machine 2 and collected through the inter-machine machine 3 with a counting sensor, and stores the received prepaid cards in relation to the execution of the game. A game value balance process for associating the game value balance indicating the obtained game value is performed.

When the payout switch is pressed, the inter-machine machine 3 discharges the member card regardless of the presence or absence of the deposit balance and the game value balance, and discharges the visitor card when the deposit balance or the game value balance remains. do.

An inter-machine camera 4 is provided in each inter-machine machine 3, and an image captured by the inter-machine camera 4 is output to an external device. The inter-machine camera 4 is installed or built in the inter-machine 3. - 特許庁The photographing area of the inter-machine camera 4 is set so as to include the face of the player of the corresponding gaming machine 2 who is the operator of the inter-machine machine 3 and its surroundings.

The settlement machine 50 includes a display, a banknote dispensing device, a curing dispensing device, a non-contact IC reader, a settlement switch, a card reader, and the like. The settlement machine 50 dispenses cash from the banknote dispensing device or the hardening dispensing device based on the deposited balance associated with the prepaid card accepted by the card reader, and sets the balance of the prepaid card to zero. Perform payment balance processing. A device camera 55 is installed or built in the payment machine 50 .

The POS 51 is a gift exchange machine, and includes a display, keyboard, card reader, bar code reader, and the like. The POS 51 exchanges the game value balance (the number of balls played) associated with the prepaid card accepted by the card reader with a prize, and sets the game value balance to zero for the prepaid card. . Also, the POS 51 exchanges the game value balance indicated by the barcode of the receipt read by the barcode reader for the prize. A device camera 55 is installed or built in the POS 51 .

The counting machine 52 includes a display, a ball dispensing mechanism, a counting sensor, a non-contact IC reader, a ticket issuing switch, a card reader, and the like. The counter 52 counts the game balls thrown in by the player, and performs game value balance processing for associating the game value balance with the received prepaid card. Alternatively, a receipt with a bar code indicating the game value balance is issued. A device camera 55 is installed or built into the counter 52 .

The hall computer (sales terminal) 100 manages information (hall sales data) on games of the respective gaming machines 2 installed in the game hall. Also, the hall computer 100 manages the system in the game hall. For example, the hall business data corresponds to the operation of each gaming machine 2 (information on the payout of game balls from each gaming machine 2, information on calling players from each gaming machine 2, information on errors, etc.). 100 monitors these information.

The prepaid management server 110 manages valuable value data, which is the amount deposited by each inter-machine 3, based on information from each inter-machine 3, payment machine 50, POS 51, and counter 52. That is, it manages the exchange of game balls (valuable value) and cash.

In addition, the prepaid management server (management device) 110 associates (associates) with the card ID (identification information) of the prepaid card, and when the player uses the prepaid card to play the gaming machine, It manages the game information obtained by (corresponding to). The game information includes, for example, information that uniquely identifies the gaming machine 2 that played the game, information on the date and time the game was played, information on the amount of money deposited during the game, and game balls paid out from the gaming machine 2 during the game. , etc., are included.

The prepaid management server (management device) 110 also has a function as a member management server that stores member information including personal information of players who have registered as members of the game arcade. When the prepaid card is a membership card, the prepaid management server 110 manages the obtained game information as the member's game information. In other words, the prepaid management server 110 associates the game information with the member's card ID (identification information) so that each member can use the member's card to play the game machine. It manages the obtained gaming information of each member. The prepaid management server 110 manages "storage/carry over" information and holds "storage/carry over" data for members as information that provides different added value for visitors and members.

The prepaid management server 110 manages valuable value data information and member gaming information in association with face images in face image data registered in the face authentication server 120 . The game information of the player using the visitor card is also managed in association with the face image of the face image data registered in the face authentication server 120 .

A face authentication server (face authentication device) 120 manages face images (face image data) captured by each inter-machine camera 4 and each device camera 55 in a database. The face authentication server manages face image data. When the face authentication server (face authentication device) 120 receives the face image taken when the prepaid card is accepted from the inter-machine 3, it accumulates it in a database and refers to it, and the player playing on the gaming machine 2. exists in the face image list of the registered member in the face authentication server 120, the member is specified.

In the face image data, for example, for each ID information (recording medium identifier) of the prepaid card, a plurality of face images of the player, the event in which the image was taken, information on the occurrence time of the event, etc. are stored. there is Among the stored face images, face images having a strong feature amount suitable for face authentication have an authentication face image flag set, and may be preferentially used for face authentication. There may be a plurality of face image flags for authentication, and they are assigned in descending order of feature quantity. Of the face images stored in the face image data, those relating to the visitor card may be overwritten and stored, for example, every other day. Data related to membership cards may also be overwritten and saved sequentially from the oldest data.

In addition, although not shown, the POS 51 in the gaming system 1 manages prize exchange data such as prize inventory information and exchange date and time information when a prize is exchanged for the remaining number of game balls. A free gift exchange management server or the like may be included.

The integration unit 10 causes the face authentication server 120 to determine whether the face image of the player using the visitor card matches the face image of any member. A visitor card is linked to a member whose face matches, and game information obtained based on the visitor card is integrated with the game information of the member whose face matches. In this embodiment, as described above, the inter-machine machine 3 has the function of the integration unit 10 .

HUB 7 is a so-called switching hub, and establishes mutual communication with each machine 3 , fare adjustment machine 50 , POS 51 , counter 52 , hall computer 100 , prepaid management server 110 and face authentication server 120 .

(2. Types of prepaid cards)
As described above, prepaid cards include membership cards and visitor cards. A membership card is a card issued to a member who is a player who has completed a predetermined membership registration procedure. By playing a game using a membership card, various services such as storing and carrying over game balls can be received.

On the other hand, a visitor card is a card issued to an unspecified number of players. The visitor card can be used only on the day it can be issued by the inter-machine 3 without registering member information. Since the card is issued to an unspecified number of players, even if the member is a member, the visitor card can be issued to play the game if the member forgets the member card.

Card information is recorded in the prepaid card. The card information includes the type of the prepaid card (whether it is a visitor card that is a membership card), ID information (recording medium identifier) of the prepaid card, and the like. The prepaid management server 110 manages the information of the deposit balance, the information of the game value balance, etc., in association with the card information of the prepaid card.

By collating the ID information of the prepaid card with the prepaid management server 110 and the face authentication server 120, for example, the hall computer 100 displays the face image of the player linked to the prepaid card on the display. be able to. The display of the face image of the player linked to the prepaid card can be performed not only by the hall computer 100 but also by the prepaid management server 110, the face authentication server 120, the prize exchange server, or the like.

(3. Shooting Timing of Face Image of Player in Game System 1)
FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the facial image photographing timing in the gaming system 1 according to the present embodiment in association with the action of the player.

The player inserts a prepaid card (member card or visitor card) with a deposit balance or a game value balance into the card reader of the inter-machine 3, or deposits bills from the bill deposit device of the inter-machine 3, Issue a visitor card. The inserted prepaid card and the issued visitor card are held in the card reader until the end of the game. The inter-machine camera 4 captures the face of the player who inserted the prepaid card or made the first deposit when the prepaid card was inserted into the inter-machine 3 or when the first deposit was made and the visitor card was issued. An image is taken (S1).

Next, the player receives a game ball loaned from the machine 3 and starts playing (S2). During the game, the inter-machine camera 4 takes a picture when the player temporarily stops the game and leaves the seat (S3).

After that, the player ends the game (S4) and operates the payout switch on the inter-machine 3 to discharge the prepaid card held (S5). A member card is ejected regardless of a deposit balance or a game value balance, but a visitor card is ejected only when there is a deposit balance or a game value balance. An inter-machine camera 4 photographs a face image of a player (card ejector) who operates a payout switch when a prepaid card is discharged from the inter-machine 3. - 特許庁

When there is no deposit balance and game value balance (NO in S6), the player leaves the store without performing S8 and S10. On the other hand, if there is a deposit balance or game value balance (YES in S6), the player performs S8 or S10.

If there is a deposit balance (if YES in S7), the player causes the payment machine 50 to read the ejected prepaid card, and settles the balance using the payment machine 50. - 特許庁Here, the settlement machine 50 pays out the balance based on the deposited balance associated with the read prepaid card. The equipment camera 55 of the checkout machine 50 captures the facial image of the player (checkout person) who operated the checkout machine 50 at the time of checkout (S8).

If there is a game value balance (YES in S9), the player causes the POS 51 to read the ejected prepaid card, and the POS 51 exchanges the game value balance for a prize. Here, the POS 51 pays out the balance based on the game value balance associated with the read prepaid card. The equipment camera 55 of the POS 51 photographs the face image of the player (prize exchange person) who has operated the POS 51 (S10). The player leaves the store after completing the payment, the exchange of prizes, or both.

(4. Flow of processing for linking the visitor card and the game information of the visitor card to the member based on the face image and integrating the game information)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart relating to the process of integrating the visitor card and the game information of the visitor card with the member based on the facial image by the inter-machine machine 3 in the gaming system 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 also shows related processing in the face authentication server 120 and the prepaid management server that are performed in parallel.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the prepaid card is inserted into the inter-machine 3 (S21), the inter-machine camera 4 takes a face image of the player (inserter) (S22). Here, the inter-stand machine 3 may perform background removal or the like on the photographed face image.

The stand-alone machine 3 transmits the photographed face image (face image data) to the face authentication server 120 (S23). Here, the inter-machine 3 includes, for example, the card information of the inserted prepaid card, the time information of the photographing, the photographed event (in this case, card insertion), the information that can uniquely identify the corresponding gaming machine (inter-machine (such as a device number that can identify each device individually) may be sent together.

When the face authentication server 120 receives the face image from the inter-stand machine 3, the face authentication server 120 stores the face image in the database and refers to the member's face image list, and the received input face image and the face authentication server 120 are stored. The member's face image is compared to determine whether the same person is included (S41).

Subsequently, the inter-machine machine 3 transmits the card information (card type information and card ID) of the inserted prepaid card to the prepaid management server 110, and inquires about value information (S24).

When the prepaid management server 110 receives an inquiry about the value information from the inter-machine machine, the prepaid card management server 110 reads out the value data associated with (linked to) the prepaid card of the card information, and transmits it to the inter-machine machine 3. (S51), and the inter-stand machine 3 receives this.

Subsequently, the inter-stand machine 3 inquires of the determination result to the face authentication server 120 (S25), and upon receiving the inquiry, the inter-stand machine 3 transmits the determination result to the inter-stand machine 3 (S42). receive this.

The inter-machine machine 3 determines whether or not the player is a member based on the determination result received from the face authentication server 120. If the player is not a member (NO in S26), the process advances to S31 to enable play. That is, it enables the payout of game balls. On the other hand, if the player is a member (YES in S26), the inter-machine machine 3 proceeds to S27 and inquires of the prepaid management server 110 about the member's card information and game information.

When the prepaid management server 110 receives an inquiry about the member's card information and game information from the inter-stand machine 3, the prepaid management server 110 reads out the member's card information and game information, and transmits the information to the inter-stand machine 3 (S52). receives this.

The inter-machine machine 3 determines whether or not the card information of the member received from the prepaid management server 110 includes the card information of the prepaid card inserted in the inter-machine machine 3 (inserted prepaid card) (S28). ). If the inter-machine machine 3 is included (YES in S28), the member and the inserted prepaid card are already linked, so the process proceeds to S31 to enable the game.

On the other hand, if it is not included (NO in S28), the inter-machine machine 3 inquires of the prepaid management server 110 about the game information of the inserted prepaid card (S29). When the prepaid management server 110 receives an inquiry about the game information of the inserted prepaid card, the prepaid management server 110 reads out the game information of the inserted prepaid card and transmits it to the inter-stand machine 3 (S53), and the inter-stand machine 3 receives it. do.

The inter-machine machine 3 integrates the game information of the member's card information received from the prepaid management server 110 with the game information of the inserted prepaid card, and converts the card information of the inserted prepaid card into the relevant card information. Link to the member (or the member's card information). Then, the integrated information is transmitted to the prepaid management server 110 (S30). After that, the inter-machine machine 3 advances to S31 to enable the game. When the prepaid management server 110 receives the integrated information from the inter-machine 3, it updates the member's card information and game information to the integrated information (S54).

In FIG. 3, the integrating unit 10 is provided in the inter-stand machine 3, and the inter-stand machine 3 compares the face image of the player on the visitor card with the face image on the member face image list when the prepaid card is inserted. The configuration is such that the game information is integrated before the start of the game. Therefore, with respect to predetermined services such as guidance of recommended information, the same services as when using a membership card can be received from the start of the game.

However, the integrating section 10 may be installed in the hall computer 100 , the prepaid management server 110 , or the face authentication server 120 . The integration unit 10 causes the face authentication server 120 to compare the face image of the player in the visitor card with the face image in the member face image list, and if the face image matches the member face image, instructs the prepaid management server 110 to The game information can be integrated by linking the visitor card to the card information of the member who participates. The timing at which the integration unit 10 performs such integration is not particularly limited, either.

(5. Conceptual image of the process of linking the visitor card and the game information of the visitor card to the member and integrating the game information based on the facial image)
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an image of the process of integrating the visitor card and the game information linked to the member with the game information of the visitor card based on the face image by the integration unit 10 in the gaming system 1 according to the present embodiment. . A certain member A has the member information registered at the time of member registration, the face image, the card information of the issued membership card: "membership card 001", and the game information obtained by playing with the membership card. It is linked and managed (by the prepaid management server 110). Face images are managed by list numbers or the like in the member face image list of the face authentication server 120 . When the member A plays a game using the member card, the game information is updated to include the newly played game information.

If member A forgets to bring his or her membership card, member A can issue a visitor card to play the game. For example, when a visitor card whose card information is "visitor card 005" is issued and a game is played, the face image photographed at each occurrence of an event at the machine 3, the payment machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 is , is linked to the visitor card 005 and accumulated in the face authentication server 120 .

In accordance with the request from the integration unit 10, the face authentication server 120 compares the accumulated face image data with the face images in the member face image list, and identifies the face of the face image linked to the visitor card 005 as the member. If the face image in the face image list matches Member A, the player using the visitor card 005 is identified as Member A.

In this way, when the face authentication server 120 identifies that the player using the visitor card 005 is the member A, the integration unit 10 identifies the member A's card information as "member card 001". The "visitor card 005" is linked, and the game information obtained by playing a game using the member card "visitor card 005" is integrated with the member's game information. Further, when the integration is completed while member A is using "visitor card 005", the prepaid management server uses the integrated gaming information for member A using "visitor card 005". provide services such as introduction of their favorite gaming machines.

(6. Effect)
According to the configuration of the gaming system 1 described above, even when a member plays a game using a visitor card, the integration unit 10 can associate the gaming information at that time with the member based on the facial image. , the member's accurate game information can be grasped. As a result, the member can receive more detailed services from the game arcade based on accurate game information, and can enjoy the game more. In addition, on the game arcade side that provides services, it becomes possible to provide more detailed services based on accurate game information, and to effectively secure regular customers.

[Example of realization by software]
The functions of the stand machine 3, the hall computer 100, the prepaid management server 110, and the face authentication server 120 (hereinafter referred to as "apparatus") are programs for causing a computer to function as the apparatus. It can be realized by a program for causing a computer to function as a control block.

In this case, the apparatus comprises a computer having at least one control device (eg processor) and at least one storage device (eg memory) as hardware for executing the program. Each function described in each of the above embodiments is realized by executing the above program using the control device and the storage device.

The program may be recorded on one or more computer-readable recording media, not temporary. The recording medium may or may not be included in the device. In the latter case, the program may be supplied to the device via any transmission medium, wired or wireless.

Also, part or all of the functions of the above control blocks can be realized by logic circuits. For example, integrated circuits in which logic circuits functioning as the control blocks described above are formed are also included in the scope of the present invention. In addition, it is also possible to implement the functions of the control blocks described above by, for example, a quantum computer.

Further, each process described in each of the above embodiments may be executed by AI (Artificial Intelligence). In this case, the AI may operate on the control device, or may operate on another device (for example, an edge computer or a cloud server).

[Additional notes]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims, and can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Gaming system 2 Gaming machine 3 Inter-machine (gaming equipment)
4 Machine machine camera 7 HUB
10/Fig. 10 Integration unit 50 Settlement machine (gaming equipment)
51 Prize exchange machine (POS, gaming equipment)
52 counting machine (gaming equipment)
55 Equipment camera 100 Hall computer 110 Prepaid management server (management device)
120 face authentication server (face authentication device)

Claims (5)

a plurality of gaming machines;
A member recording medium issued to a member who is a player who has completed a predetermined membership registration procedure, and a member recording medium issued to an unspecified number of players. a general recording medium that
a management device that manages the gaming information of each member obtained based on the member recording medium in association with the face image of each member;
a photographing device for photographing a player;
a face authentication device that compares face images and determines face matching;
The face recognition device determines whether or not the face of the face image of the player using the general recording medium photographed by the photographing device matches the face of the face image of any member, and if they match, an integration unit for linking the general recording medium to the member whose face matches the member, and integrating the game information obtained based on the general recording medium with the game information of the member whose face matches and a gaming system. The plurality of gaming machines are
It is provided corresponding to each gaming machine that plays games using game media, accepts payment, lends game media that are game values within the range of the received payment amount, and balances the payment amount in the recording medium. and a counting unit that counts the game media obtained in connection with the execution of the game and associates the game value balance that indicates the game value obtained by counting with respect to the recording medium. a table machine;
a settlement machine that pays out the amount of the deposit balance associated with the recording medium;
2. The gaming system according to claim 1, further comprising a prize exchange machine for exchanging a prize for a game value balance associated with said recording medium. the photographing device is provided in each of the plurality of gaming machines, and photographs a face image of a player who operates the corresponding gaming machine;
Each gaming machine takes a picture of the player at the timing when a predetermined event occurs,
3. The game system according to claim 1, wherein said face authentication device has a function of accumulating face images photographed by said plurality of game machines. 4. The plurality of gaming devices further include a counter that counts the game media inserted, counts the inserted game media, and associates the game value balance obtained by counting with the recording medium. The game system according to any one of 1. The inter-stand machine captures a face image of the player at least when the recording medium is received,
The face authentication device determines whether the face of the face image taken when receiving the recording medium taken by the stand machine matches the face of any member's face image,
4. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the inter-stand machine lends a game value after linking the general recording medium by the integrating unit when the face authentication device determines that the faces match.

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