JP5270447B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To draw attention of a manager of a game parlor when a fraud doer enters or leaves the game parlor while inhibiting increase in the cost or the like as much as possible. <P>SOLUTION: When fraudulence in the target game parlor for management is detected, a management device 5 registers a vehicle entering or leaving a parking lot at the time corresponding to the time when the fraudulence is detected as a fraudulent vehicle. In this way, a fraudulent vehicle matching an actual fraudulent situation in the game parlor can be effectively registered, and while inhibiting problems of cost or the like as much as possible by eliminating the need to set a camera in each game machine 1, and the attention of the manager of the game parlor can be drawn when a fraud doer enters or leaves the game parlor by registering the effective image of the vehicle related to the fraud doer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention is for a game hall that is configured to be able to alert a game hall manager when a fraudster who cheats game equipment such as a gaming machine or a counter enters or leaves the game hall. About the system.

  In amusement halls, there is a concern that unauthorized persons who cheat gaming machines such as gaming machines or counters will enter and leave the gaming hall. For example, in Patent Document 1, a camera is installed in a terminal device corresponding to each gaming machine, and a player's image acquired by the camera is collated with an image of an unauthorized person registered in advance, and the camera captures the image. It is proposed to notify when a player is determined to be an unauthorized person.

JP 2003-926 A

  However, Patent Document 1 has the following problems. The first problem is a configuration in which a camera is installed for each gaming machine, so that it takes a cost to install a camera, and there is a possibility of giving an uncomfortable feeling to the player when imaging is performed for all the players who play. is there. The second problem is that it is necessary to register fraudster images in advance, so what kind of fraudsters are to be registered, that is, registering images of highly versatile fraudsters nationwide By doing so, it is extremely unlikely that the fraudster matches the fraudster in the actual playground, and it is difficult to obtain other valid fraudster images.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an image relating to an effective fraudster while minimizing the cost and other problems by eliminating the need to install a camera for each gaming machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game hall system that can alert a game hall manager when an unauthorized person enters or leaves a game hall by registering a game.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an imaging unit that captures a vehicle image that can identify a vehicle number that can be used to identify the vehicle attached to a vehicle that enters and exits a parking lot of a game arcade, and the imaging unit captures the image. Vehicle number specifying means for specifying a vehicle number from the vehicle image, entry / exit determination means for determining whether the vehicle whose vehicle number is specified by the vehicle number specifying means has entered the parking lot or has left the parking lot, and a game Detection means for detecting fraud that has occurred in the venue, setting means for setting setting information that can specify a monitoring period related to fraud detection by the detection means, and the time of fraud detection by the detection means as a reference time from the reference time The monitoring period set by the setting means from the reference time and the retroactive monitoring period, which is the monitoring period starting from the time that is set back by the monitoring period set by the setting means A monitoring period specifying means for specifying at least one of the progress monitoring periods, which is the monitoring period with the last period as an end, and the retroactive monitoring period based on the specification of the retroactive monitoring period by the monitoring period specifying means Based on the retroactive determination process for determining the vehicle that has been determined to enter as an abnormal vehicle and the specification of the progress monitoring period by the monitoring period specifying means, the vehicle that has been determined to exit within the progress monitoring period is determined as an abnormal vehicle Abnormal vehicle determination means for performing at least one determination process among the progress determination processes to be performed, and unauthorized vehicle management means for managing the vehicle number of the vehicle determined as the abnormal vehicle by the abnormal vehicle determination means as the vehicle number of the unauthorized vehicle; The vehicle number identification means identifies the vehicle number managed as the vehicle number of the unauthorized vehicle by the unauthorized vehicle management means. Characterized in place with a, and output means for outputting a caution vehicle information indicating a.

  In the invention described in claim 2, when the setting unit sets the setting information that can specify the retroactive monitoring period as the monitoring period, the setting period is a period when a predetermined period has elapsed from the starting period. When setting the setting information that can specify the progress monitoring period as the monitoring period, while setting the end period retroactive for a predetermined period from the reference time, the predetermined period is traced back from the end period and the end period The start period that is a time and a predetermined period has elapsed from the reference time can be specified, and the monitoring period specifying unit is specified by setting information set by the setting unit when specifying the monitoring period. The monitoring period is specified based on the start and end periods.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the setting means includes a threshold value of an index serving as a reference for whether or not the vehicle is managed as an unauthorized vehicle by the unauthorized vehicle management means, and a plurality of frauds that are targets of fraud detection by the detection means. The type and the added value of the index corresponding to each fraud type are set, and when the detection means performs the fraud detection, the fraud type is one of the fraud types set by the setting means. The unauthorized vehicle management means manages the index for each vehicle number, and when the abnormal vehicle is determined by the abnormal vehicle determination means, the setting means The addition value of the index corresponding to the illegal fraud type that caused the determination process to be set is added to the index of the vehicle number of the vehicle determined to be an abnormal vehicle, and the index after the addition and the Characterized in place to manage the vehicle number as the vehicle number of the unauthorized vehicle in accordance with the comparison result between the value.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the setting means sets the setting information so as to be able to specify whether or not to perform the retroactive determination process for each fraud type, and the abnormal vehicle determination means is fraudulent by the detection means. When it is detected, if it is set that the retroactive determination process is set for the detected illegal type, the retroactive determination process is performed, whereas if it is not set that the retroactive determination process is set, the retroactive determination is performed. It is characterized in that the progress determination process is performed without performing the process.

  In the invention described in claim 5, the abnormal vehicle determination means performs both the retroactive determination process and the progress determination process for a predetermined fraud type, and the illegal vehicle management means performs the same fraud detection. When the same vehicle is determined as an abnormal vehicle by both of the determination processes in response, the index more than the sum of the indices added when the both determination processes alone are determined to be abnormal vehicles. It is characterized in that it is added to the index of the vehicle number of the vehicle determined as an abnormal vehicle or is an unauthorized vehicle without referring to the index.

  The invention described in claim 6 includes entrance / exit time management means for managing the entrance time and exit time for each vehicle number based on the determination result by the entrance / exit determination means, wherein the monitoring period specifying means The detection time is specified, and the start time that is the start time of the monitoring period and the end time that is the end time are specified based on the specified fraud detection time and the setting information set by the setting means The abnormal vehicle determination means, when performing the retroactive determination process, collates the retroactive monitoring period with the entrance time managed by the entrance / exit time management means, while the progress determination In the case of performing the process, the determination process is performed by comparing the progress monitoring period with the exit time managed by the entrance / exit time management means.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the monitoring period specifying means, when specifying the progress monitoring period, from when the operation of the delay timer that operates from the time of fraud detection by the detecting means to the start time is stopped or from the reference time The monitoring timer that can be operated until the end of the period is activated in response to the stoppage of the operation of the delay timer or the fraud detection by the detection means, and the operation of the monitoring timer is specified as the progress monitoring period.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a fraud is detected in a game hall to be managed, the vehicle that has entered or exited at the time corresponding to the fraud detection when the fraud was detected is registered as an unauthorized vehicle. Because it is configured, it is possible to effectively register illegal vehicles that match the actual illegal situation in the game hall, and it is effective while minimizing the cost and other problems by eliminating the need to install a camera for each gaming machine By registering a vehicle image relating to a typical fraudster, it is possible to alert the game hall manager when the fraudster enters or leaves the game hall.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the minimum time required for the vehicle to leave the vehicle after the fraudulent person cheats in the amusement hall or the minimum time from the time when the fraudulent enters the vehicle until the fraud is performed. The limited time can be excluded, and the detection accuracy of unauthorized vehicles can be increased.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, by adding an index corresponding to the type of fraud performed by an unauthorized person in the game hall, it is possible to identify the unauthorized vehicle according to the damage of the game hall, and by chance. Registration of unauthorized vehicles can be prevented.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, for example, a fraudulent type such as radio fraud or abnormal count value that can be performed immediately after coming to the game hall is determined retroactively, while continuous jackpot It is possible to detect in accordance with the actual fraud situation, such as not performing retroactive judgment for fraudulent types such as fraudulent persons such as or base abnormalities that gradually take time after coming to the game hall. , Fraud detection accuracy can be increased.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to identify an unauthorized person who has visited the store only for the purpose of fraud, and prevent accidental unauthorized registration.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Figure showing a vehicle image Figure showing the vehicle number list The figure which shows a vehicle number storage area Figure showing setting information Diagram showing the fraud list Figure showing vehicle information that needs attention The figure which shows the display mode of the vehicle information which needs attention Flow chart showing fraud detection handling processing performed by the management device The flowchart which shows the vehicle number specific process which a management apparatus performs

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration. A lending device 2 is installed in the game hall corresponding to a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a gaming machine) 1, and two gaming machines 1 and two lending devices 2 are connected to a relay device 3. Yes. The relay device 3 is connected via a LAN 4 to a management device 5 installed in a management room, for example. The management device 5 receives the game signal output from the gaming machine 1 side (the gaming machine 1 and the lending device 2) via the relay device 3. Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 5.

  The gaming machine 1 has a well-known configuration as a so-called digipachi, and is guided from the upper ball receiving tray 6 by an upper ball receiving tray 6 that receives the game balls that have been paid out, a ball overflowing from the upper ball receiving tray 6 or a lever operation (not shown). A lower ball receiving tray 7 for receiving balls and a handle 8 for firing the balls of the upper ball receiving tray 6 onto the board surface are provided. In addition, on the board surface of the gaming machine 1, display is made according to the winnings to the ordinary (ordinary symbol) winning port 9, the first starting port 10, the second starting port 11, the first starting port 10 or the second starting port 11. There are provided a liquid crystal display unit 12 in which the symbols change, and a big winning opening 13 that is opened at the time of jackpot that occurs when the symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 12 is a jackpot symbol.

  The lending device 2 is a touch panel type having a money insertion slot 14 for a player to insert money, a display function for displaying various information such as game information, balance and earned balls, and an input reception function for receiving input from the player. A liquid crystal display unit 15, a card insertion slot 16 for a player to insert a membership card, and a discharge button 17 operated by the player to eject the membership card inserted in the card insertion slot 16. .

  In addition, a ball outlet 18 is provided at a position slightly above the upper ball tray 6 of the gaming machine 1, and a discharge nozzle 19 is provided so as to cover the ball outlet 18. The played game balls are supplied to the upper ball tray 6 via the dispensing nozzle 19. A storage unit (stocker) capable of storing a predetermined number of cards (for example, 5 cards) is provided in the back of the card insertion slot 16.

The gaming signal shown below is output from the gaming machine 1 side.
Out signal: a signal output from an out BOX that collects used balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (used and driven) balls, the number of out signals × 10 is specified as the number of used media (out). In addition, you may output from the gaming machine 1.
Safe signal: a signal output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payout balls, the number of safe signals × 10 is specified as the number of payout media (safe). Note that the replenishment signal from the replenishing device may be a safe signal.
Start signal: a signal output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output per symbol change (actual operation, start processing) in the liquid crystal display unit 11 (combination) that fluctuates (operates) due to winning at the first start opening 10 or the second start opening 11, The number of starting signals × 1 is specified as the number of symbol fluctuations (start). It should be noted that a signal output in response to winning at the first start port 10 or the second start port 11 may be regarded as a big hit lottery and used as a start signal.

Jackpot signal: A signal output from the gaming machine 1. Since the status signal is level-output during the jackpot, receiving the jackpot signal is identified as being jackpot.
Special state signal: a signal output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a state signal (probability change signal) that is output in a special state, which is a state where it is easier to generate a big hit such as during probability change that increases the probability of jackpots than the normal state, it is specified that the special state signal is being received as being in the special state To do. It is also possible to use a status signal (time reduction signal) that is level-output during a time when the winning rate to the first start port 10 or the second start port 11 is improved.
Sales signal: a signal output from the lending device 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 balls lent to the player, the sales signal × 25 is specified as the sales ball, and the sales ball × the lending unit price is specified as the sales amount.

  The management device 5 includes a control unit comprising a CPU (vehicle number identification means, entry / exit determination means, detection means, setting means, monitoring period identification means, abnormal vehicle determination means, unauthorized vehicle management means, entry / exit time management in the present invention. Means), a storage unit (storage unit as referred to in the present invention) composed of HDD, RAM, ROM, etc., a transmission / reception unit composed of I / F, an output unit (output means as defined in the present invention) composed of a monitor and a printer, a keyboard and a mouse For each gaming machine ID (unit number) individually assigned to the gaming machine 1 on the basis of receiving a gaming signal output from the gaming machine 1 side. It has a function of counting and specifying.

  The game hall is provided with a parking lot for parking the vehicle when the player visits the game hall using the vehicle. Players who use the vehicle enter the amusement park after parking the vehicle in the parking lot when coming to the store, and board the vehicle parked in the parking lot after leaving the amusement park when leaving the store. Get out of the parking lot. A camera 20 (imaging means in the present invention) is installed at the entrance of the vehicle in the parking lot, and the camera 20 is connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4.

  The camera 20 is attached to the vehicle body as shown in FIG. 2 when a vehicle entering and exiting the parking lot of the amusement hall is detected by, for example, issuing or receiving a parking ticket and opening the gate. The vehicle image which can identify the vehicle number (registration number) of the vehicle which goes in and out with respect to a parking lot is imaged by imaging the number plate which is, and the acquired vehicle image is transmitted to the management apparatus 5.

  When receiving the vehicle image transmitted from the camera 20, the management device 5 analyzes the received vehicle image based on a predetermined image analysis program to identify the vehicle number. The camera 20 may be in any installation form as long as it can acquire a vehicle image that can specify the vehicle number of a vehicle entering and leaving the parking lot. That is, as shown in FIG. 1 of this embodiment, if only one camera 20 is installed in which the imaging direction is fixed in the direction from the inside to the outside of the parking lot, the vehicle is placed in the parking lot. When entering, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), when a vehicle image that can identify the vehicle number is acquired by imaging a license plate attached to the front side of the vehicle body, and the vehicle leaves the parking lot As shown in FIG. 2B, a vehicle image in which the vehicle number can be specified is acquired by imaging a license plate attached to the rear side of the vehicle body.

  Further, the management device 5 stores and holds the vehicle number list shown in FIG. 3, and as described above, the vehicle image is image-analyzed and the vehicle number is specified to determine and update the vehicle entry / exit. . That is, when the management device 5 identifies the vehicle number, there is no record corresponding to the identified vehicle number in the vehicle number list shown in FIG. 3 or the delivery time is recorded even if there is a record. On the other hand, if it is determined that the vehicle has been received, otherwise (if the record corresponding to the specified vehicle number is in the vehicle number list shown in FIG. 3 and the departure time is not recorded), the vehicle Determine delivery. The vehicle number list includes items of “type”, “dwelling time”, and “last visit date”, and the meaning of each item is as follows.

“Type”: Normal or business type specified by the vehicle number.
“Residence time”: Elapsed time from the entry time to the exit time (when leaving) or the current time (when not leaving).
“Last visit date”: The last visit date in the vehicle number storage area shown in FIG.
The management device 5 creates a record in the vehicle number list and records the warehousing time, vehicle number, type, and last visit date while determining whether the vehicle has been delivered. If there is, record the delivery time and residence time.

  The management device 5 has a vehicle number storage area shown in FIG. 4, manages the attribute information of the vehicle for each vehicle number, and determines the average residence time of the vehicle number, the number of store visits, etc. Update. Moreover, the management apparatus 5 produces a new record, when determining the receipt of the vehicle with no corresponding record. The vehicle number storage area includes items of “average residence time”, “number of visits”, “previous visit date”, and “visit status”, and the meaning of each item is as follows.

“Average residence time”: Average residence time per visit obtained by dividing the accumulated residence time (total residence time) by the number of visits.
“Number of visits”: Number of days the vehicle was detected.
“Last visit date”: The date when the previous (recent) vehicle was detected.
“Visit to store”: “Non-visit” until vehicle entry is determined, “Staying” after vehicle entry is determined, and “Store exit” after vehicle exit is determined.

  The management device 5 stores and holds the setting information shown in FIG. The setting information includes “detection time”, “delay timer”, “monitoring timer”, “allowable upper limit”, “illegal item”, “elapsed illegal index”, “timer activation”, “retroactive judgment”, “retroactive illegal index” The meaning of each item is as follows.

“Detection time”: a time range of retroactive determination processing for correlating a vehicle that has entered the parking lot retroactively from the fraud detection time, which is the time when fraud was detected. The start time (60 minutes) is set based on the time it takes for a fraudster to enter the parking lot with a vehicle until the fraud is performed in the amusement hall. Set (10 minutes). In addition, it becomes effective only for an illegal item whose “retrogression determination” described later is “present”.
“Delay timer”: A timer from when a fraud is detected until the monitoring timer is activated. The time from when an unauthorized person cheats in the game hall to getting into the vehicle and leaving the vehicle, that is, the shortest time is set as a guide.
“Monitoring timer”: A timer corresponding to a monitoring time for performing a progress determination process for associating a vehicle that has been delivered after an illegal termination with an unauthorized operation. The time from the end of fraud to the time when the unauthorized person leaves the store, that is, the longest time is set as a guide.

“Allowable upper limit”: an allowable upper limit that the vehicle is not a fraudulent vehicle due to a fraud index described later. When the fraud index exceeds the allowable limit, it is registered in the fraud list.
“Unauthorized item”: an unauthorized item identified as fraud detection, and here, “radio wave unauthorized”, “abnormal count value”, “continuous jackpot”, “base abnormal” are exemplified. These contents will be described later.
“Progression fraud index”: This is a fraud index to be added when a fraudulent item is associated with fraud in the progress determination process corresponding to the fraudulent item. This value is added to the fraud index corresponding to the vehicle number associated with the fraud corresponding to the monitoring timer operating.
“Timer activation”: A starting point for operating a delay timer, and is a starting point for an unauthorized person to escape after being fraudulent. “At detection” is a time of fraud detection, and “At the end of game” is a determination of the end of the game in the gaming machine 1 that has been detected as fraud, and either one is set.

“Backward Judgment”: Information indicating whether or not the retroactive judgment process is performed. Set “Yes” for fraud items that can be performed immediately after an unauthorized person enters the amusement hall, such as “radio wave fraud” and “abnormal count value”, and immediately after the unauthorized person enters the amusement hall Set "None" for illegal items that cannot be done (gradually).
“Backward fraud index”: A value of a fraud index to be added when it is determined that the vehicle is retroactive from the fraud detection time, corresponding to the fraud of “Yes”.

The meanings of the items “radio wave fraud”, “count value anomaly”, “continuous jackpot”, and “base anomaly” in the “illicit item” are as follows.
“Radio fraud”: When radio waves are detected by a radio wave detector provided in association with the gaming machine 1, that is, when it is detected that illegal radio waves have been emitted to operate the control board of the gaming machine 1 illegally,
It is detected as invalid.
“Abnormal count value”: When a counter counts balls of a predetermined value (for example, 1000 balls) within a predetermined period (for example, 1 second), that is, balls are counted at a counting speed that is not possible normally, and illegally counted. If it is determined that the processing has been performed, it is detected as being illegal.

“Consecutive jackpot”: In a normal state that is not a special game state such as a probability change, when a predetermined number (for example, 30) of big hits is continuously generated at the start of a predetermined number (for example, 30), that is, attachment of an illegal board, etc. When the gaming machine 1 is abnormally operated, and it is determined that the game machine 1 is continuously illegal with a probability that is not possible, it is detected as unauthorized.
“Base abnormality”: For example, when the number of safes detected every occurrence of a predetermined number (for example, 1000) exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 800), that is, a nail on the game board surface is bent or a ball is guided by a magnet or the like. If a ball is illegally won and a ball is obtained, it is detected as illegal.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 show fraud detection handling processing and vehicle number identification processing performed by the management apparatus 5 in relation to the present invention. The management device 5 periodically shifts to a fraud detection handling process and a vehicle number identification process when a main process (not shown) is being executed. Hereinafter, these processes will be sequentially described.

(1) Fraud detection handling process When the fraud detection handling process is started, the management device 5 has detected any of the above-mentioned “radio wave fraud”, “count value abnormality”, “continuous jackpot”, or “base abnormality”. By determining whether or not there is fraud detection, it is determined (A1). Here, if the management apparatus 5 determines that there is no fraud detection (A1: NO), it ends the fraud detection handling process and returns to the main process.

  On the other hand, the management device 5 determines that any one of “radio wave fraud”, “count value abnormality”, “continuous big hit”, and “base abnormality” is detected, and if it is determined that there is fraud detection (A1: YES). Then, it is determined whether or not the fraudulent item that has been fraudulently detected is a fraud item for which retroactive determination processing is performed (A2). That is, as described with reference to FIG. 5, if the fraudulent item detected as fraud is “radio wave fraud” or “count value abnormality”, the management device 5 determines that the fraud item is a fraud item for which the retroactive determination process is performed (A2: On the other hand, if the fraudulent item that has been fraudulently detected is “continuous jackpot” or “base abnormality”, it is determined that the fraud item is not subjected to retroactive determination (A2: NO).

  When the management device 5 determines that the item is an unauthorized item for which the retroactive determination process is performed, the retroactive determination process specifies a time that is a detection time backward from the current time as the time range, and the vehicle number that has entered the time range. It is determined whether or not there is. For example, if the fraud detection time at which fraud is detected is “21:00”, the management device 5 sets the start time of the “detection time” of the setting information described in FIG. 5 to 60 minutes and sets the end time to 10 minutes. Therefore, “20: 00 to 20: 50” is specified as the time range, the vehicle number list described in FIG. 3 is searched, and the specified time range “20: 00 to 20: 50” is set. It is determined whether there is a vehicle number that has been received. In addition, even if it has entered in the time range, the vehicle number that has already been delivered is excluded from the determination target.

  If the management device 5 determines that there is a vehicle number stored in “20:00 to 20:50” that is the specified time range (A3: YES), the corresponding vehicle number in the vehicle number storage area described in FIG. Is added by the retroactive fraud index in the setting information described with reference to FIG. 5 corresponding to the current fraud item, and the vehicle number is associated with the fraud (A4). Next, the management device 5 compares and determines the fraud index after associating the vehicle number with the fraud and the allowable upper limit in the setting information described in FIG. 5 (A5), and the fraud index reaches the allowable upper limit ( If it is determined that the fraud index is greater than or equal to the allowable upper limit (A5: YES), the vehicle number is added to the fraud list (A6).

  FIG. 6 shows an unauthorized list. When the management device 5 displays the vehicle number storage area described with reference to FIG. 4, the management device 5 corresponds to the vehicle number of the vehicle in the unauthorized list so that the vehicle number of the vehicle in the unauthorized list can be specified. When displaying the numerical values in the “Staying” column in the store visit status column and the fraud index column and displaying the fraud list described in FIG. 6, of the vehicles registered in the fraud list, In order to make it possible to specify the vehicle number, “Staying” in the column of visit status is identified and displayed.

Next, after executing the retroactive determination process, the management device 5 starts operating the delay timer in the setting information described with reference to FIG. 5 (A7), and determines whether or not the delay timer has expired (expired) (A8). ). When the management device 5 determines that the delay timer has expired (A8: YES), the management device 5 starts operating the monitoring timer in the setting information described in FIG. 5 (A9), and determines whether the monitoring timer has expired. If it is determined (A10) and it is determined that the monitoring timer has expired (A10: YES), the fraud detection corresponding process is terminated and the process returns to the main process.

(2) Vehicle Number Identification Processing When the vehicle number identification processing is started, the management device 5 determines whether a vehicle image is received from the camera 20 (B1). If the management device 5 determines that a vehicle image has not been received from the camera 20 (B1: NO), the management device 5 ends the vehicle number specifying process and returns to the main process.

  On the other hand, if the management apparatus 5 determines that a vehicle image has been received from the camera 20 (B1: YES), the vehicle number is specified by analyzing the received vehicle image based on a predetermined image analysis program (B2). ), It is determined based on the vehicle number list described in FIG.

  The management device 5 determines that the record of the specified vehicle number is not in the vehicle number list or that the delivery time has been recorded even if there is a record, and creates a new record in the vehicle number list when determining the entry of the vehicle Then (B4), it is determined whether or not the specified vehicle number is a vehicle number registered in the fraud list described with reference to FIG. 6 (B5). If the management device 5 determines that the identified vehicle number is a vehicle number registered in the fraud list (B5: YES), the management vehicle information is updated as shown in FIG. 7A (B6). ), The updated vehicle information requiring attention is displayed in a pop-up format, for example, as shown in FIG. 8A (B7).

  In other words, if it is determined that the vehicle has been received, the management device 5 adds “1” to the value of the warehousing meter in the caution vehicle information and adds “1” to the staying value. The headline of the information is displayed as “Needs to visit a vehicle requiring attention”, and the numerical value of the warehousing total and the numerical value during the stay are displayed. In the present embodiment, when a vehicle having a vehicle number registered in the fraud list is received, a total of four vehicles registered in the fraud list are received, and three of them are stagnant. The vehicle information that needs attention is shown.

  On the other hand, if the management apparatus 5 determines that the record of the specified vehicle number is in the vehicle number list and the departure time is not recorded, and determines the departure of the vehicle, the management apparatus 5 updates the vehicle number list (B8). As a process, it is determined whether or not the monitoring timer is operating (B9). If the management device 5 determines that the monitoring timer is operating (B9: YES), the illegal index of the corresponding vehicle number in the vehicle number storage area described in FIG. 5 is added to the elapsed fraud index in the setting information described in FIG. 5 to associate the vehicle number with the fraud (B10). Next, the management device 5 compares and determines the fraud index after associating the vehicle number with the fraud and the allowable upper limit in the setting information described in FIG. 5 (B11), and the fraud index reaches the allowable upper limit ( If it is determined that the fraud index is greater than or equal to the allowable upper limit (A11: YES), the vehicle number is added to the fraud list (B12).

  Then, the management device 5 determines whether or not the identified vehicle number is a vehicle number registered in the unauthorized list described in FIG. 6 (B5), and the identified vehicle number is registered in the unauthorized list. In this case, the vehicle information requiring attention is updated as shown in FIG. 7B (B6), and the vehicle information requiring attention is updated as shown in FIG. 8B. As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the data is displayed in a pop-up format (B7), the vehicle number specifying process is terminated, and the process returns to the main process.

  In other words, if it is determined that the vehicle is leaving, the management device 5 subtracts “1” from the staying numerical value in the caution vehicle information and sets the headline of the caution vehicle information as “requires caution vehicle exit”. Displays the value of the warehousing total and the value during the stay. In the present embodiment, when a vehicle having a vehicle number registered in the fraud list is issued, a total of three vehicles registered in the fraud list are received, and one of them is stagnant. The vehicle information that needs attention is shown.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
When fraud is detected in a managed game hall, the vehicle entered or exited at the time corresponding to the fraud detection when the fraud was detected is registered as a fraudulent vehicle. It is possible to effectively register illegal vehicles commensurate with each other, and register vehicle images relating to effective fraudsters while minimizing the cost and other problems by eliminating the need to install a camera for each gaming machine 1. By doing so, it is possible to alert the game hall manager when an unauthorized person enters or exits the game hall.

  Exclude the minimum time required for a fraudulent person to leave the vehicle after the fraudulent person has performed a fraud or the minimum time required for a fraudulent person to enter the vehicle and perform the fraud. It is possible to improve the detection accuracy of unauthorized vehicles. In addition, by adding an index corresponding to the type of fraud performed by a fraudster in the game hall, it is possible to identify a fraudulent vehicle according to the damage of the game hall, and to prevent registration of a fraudulent vehicle by chance. it can.

  Also, for example, fraudulent types such as radio fraud and abnormal count values that can be performed immediately after coming to the amusement hall are determined retroactively. It is possible to detect in accordance with the actual fraud mode, such as not to perform retroactive judgment for fraud types that take time after visiting the amusement hall, and increase fraud detection accuracy. it can. Furthermore, it is possible to identify an unauthorized person who has visited the store only for fraud, and to prevent unauthorized registration by chance.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The entrance / exit of the vehicle in the parking lot of the amusement hall may be separated into an entrance only and an exit only, and a camera may be installed separately.
The fraud detection handling process may be performed in parallel when a new fraud is detected while any of the timers is operating. In this case, if the monitoring timer is operating for a plurality of fraud items, if the departure is determined, or if a plurality of time ranges overlap the same vehicle number, each of the fraud indexes may be added. Only one predetermined fraud index may be added, such as adding only a large fraud index.

The fraud detection may be performed by a fraud detection method based on the well-known game signal described in the present embodiment. In addition, since an abnormal count value or the like is detected by the counter, the management device may detect the fraud by receiving an illegal signal corresponding to the fraud detection.
The fraud that becomes the fraud item may be any fraud item, and any judgment method may be used to determine whether the fraud is the fraud item. Of course, it is also possible to set a single illegal item without setting a plurality of illegal items.

The fraud index is not necessarily used to add the corresponding value for each fraud item, but may be simply registered in the fraud list when the number of times of warehousing or the number of warehousing according to fraud detection exceeds an allowable value. In addition, different fraud indices may be associated before and after fraud detection, and the same fraud index may be associated before and after fraud detection (the fraud index may be shared).
The vehicle information requiring attention may be output by voice or printing. Of course, the vehicle number list described with reference to FIG. 3, the vehicle number storage area described with reference to FIG. 4, the setting information described with reference to FIG. 5, and the incorrect list described with reference to FIG. Further, the vehicle information requiring attention may be output in either case of leaving or warehousing.

Since the fraud index increases with the number of visits to the store, the allowable upper limit of the fraud index is not set as a fixed set value, but the set value is set to a permissible value for one store visit (for example, 10), and the allowable value is multiplied by the number of visits. It is also possible to collate the value with the fraud index, or collate the value obtained by dividing the fraud index by the number of visits with the set value similar to the embodiment.
When the same fraud detection is associated with fraud in both the retroactive judgment process and the progress judgment process, the fraud index to be registered or added to the fraud list is increased regardless of the fraud index. Also good.
Manages the fraud history for each fraud detection, stores the warehousing time, the evacuation time, and the fraud index corresponding to the determination of warehousing or delivery, and manages and outputs the attribute information of the detected vehicle Also good.

Not only in the configuration that operates the monitoring timer, but in the same way as the retroactive judgment, for example, when a collective fraud detection condition is established, such as when a store is closed, the time range is specified before and after the fraud time detected in a batch. An injustice may be associated in response to determining entry or exit. Similarly, each time a warehouse is entered for retroactive determination, a monitoring timer is activated in association with the vehicle number, and when fraud is detected while the monitoring timer is activated, the fraud may be associated with the vehicle number. In this case, the delay timer may be operated in the same manner as the progress detection so as to correspond to the final stage in the setting information described with reference to FIG. In addition, time management can be made unnecessary by performing detection by such a monitoring timer or a delay timer.
The monitoring timer may be operated without operating the delay timer. That is, the start of the progress monitoring time may be set as the time of fraud detection. Similarly, the end of the retroactive monitoring period may be set as the time of fraud detection.
The target gaming machine may be a slot machine or the like, and the gaming medium may be a medal or the like.
A configuration may be adopted in which a part of the processing related to the present invention performed by the management apparatus is performed by the relay apparatus, the camera, or another management apparatus.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 5 is a management device (vehicle number identification means, entry / exit determination means, detection means, setting means, monitoring period identification means, abnormal vehicle determination means, unauthorized vehicle management means, entry / exit time management means, Output means), 20 is a camera (imaging means).

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Imaging means for capturing a vehicle image that can identify a vehicle number that can identify the vehicle attached to a vehicle entering and exiting a parking lot of a game hall;
Vehicle number specifying means for specifying a vehicle number from a vehicle image picked up by the image pickup means;
Entry / exit determination means for determining whether the vehicle whose vehicle number is specified by the vehicle number specifying means has entered the parking lot or has left the parking lot;
Detection means for detecting fraud occurring in the amusement hall;
Setting means for setting setting information capable of specifying a monitoring period related to fraud detection by the detection means;
Set by the setting means from the retroactive monitoring period, which is the monitoring period starting from the time when the fraud is detected by the detecting means as the reference time, and the time that is set back by the monitoring period set by the setting means from the reference time. Monitoring period specifying means for specifying at least one monitoring period of the progress monitoring period, which is the monitoring period that ends when the elapsed monitoring period has elapsed,
Based on the specification of the retroactive monitoring period by the monitoring period specifying means, the retroactive determination process for determining the vehicle that has been determined to enter within the retroactive monitoring period as an abnormal vehicle, and the identification of the progress monitoring period by the monitoring period specifying means An abnormal vehicle determination means for performing at least one determination process among the progress determination processes for determining the vehicle determined to leave within the progress monitoring period as an abnormal vehicle,
Unauthorized vehicle management means for managing the vehicle number of the vehicle determined as an abnormal vehicle by the abnormal vehicle determination means as the vehicle number of the unauthorized vehicle;
An amusement hall comprising output means for outputting caution vehicle information indicating that the vehicle number specifying means specifies a vehicle number managed as a vehicle number of an unauthorized vehicle by the unauthorized vehicle management means System. When the setting means sets the setting information that can identify the retroactive monitoring period as the monitoring period, the setting means is a period that has passed a predetermined period from the start period and the reference period, and is a predetermined period before the reference period While setting the end period to be identifiable, when setting the setting information that can specify the progress monitoring period as the monitoring period, the end period and a period that is a predetermined period later than the end period, and that is earlier than the reference time Set the start time after a certain period to be specified,
The monitoring period specifying unit, when specifying the monitoring period, specifies the monitoring period based on a start period and an end period specified by setting information set by the setting unit. A game system described in 1. The setting means corresponds to a threshold value of an index serving as a reference as to whether or not the vehicle is managed as an unauthorized vehicle by the unauthorized vehicle management means, a plurality of unauthorized types to be detected by the detecting means, and each of the unauthorized types. Set the added value of the exponent,
The detection means, when performing the fraud detection, performs the fraud detection so that it can be specified whether the fraud belongs to any of the fraud types set by the setting means,
The illegal vehicle management means manages the index for each vehicle number, and when the abnormal vehicle is determined by the abnormal vehicle determination means, the illegal vehicle management means causes the determination process set by the setting means. The addition value of the index corresponding to the unauthorized type is added to the index of the vehicle number of the vehicle determined to be an abnormal vehicle, and the vehicle number is determined to be the vehicle of the unauthorized vehicle according to the comparison result between the index after the addition and the threshold value. It manages as a number, The system for game rooms of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. The setting means sets the setting information so as to be able to specify whether or not to perform the retroactive determination process for each fraud type,
The abnormal vehicle determination means performs the retroactive determination process if the detection means is set to perform the retroactive determination process for the detected illegal type, while the retroactive determination process is performed. 4. The game hall system according to claim 3, wherein the progress determination process is performed without performing the retroactive determination process unless setting is made to perform the game. 5. The abnormal vehicle determination means performs both the retroactive determination process and the progress determination process for a predetermined fraud type,
The unauthorized vehicle management means is added when the same vehicle is determined as an abnormal vehicle by both determination processes in response to the same fraud detection, and when both of the determination processes are determined as abnormal vehicles alone. 5 or 4 is added to the index of the vehicle number of the vehicle determined as the abnormal vehicle, or the vehicle is an unauthorized vehicle without referring to the index. The described amusement system. With entry / exit time management means for managing the entry time and exit time for each vehicle number according to the determination result by the entry / exit determination means,
The monitoring period specifying means specifies a fraud detection time by the detecting means, and a start time that is a time that becomes a start time of the monitoring period based on the specified fraud detection time and setting information set by the setting means And specifying the monitoring period by specifying the end time, which is the end time,
The abnormal vehicle determination means collates the retroactive monitoring period with the entrance time managed by the entrance / exit time management means when performing the retroactive determination process, and the progress monitoring when performing the progress determination process. 6. The game hall system according to claim 1, wherein the determination process is performed by comparing a period with an exit time managed by the entrance / exit time management means.   The monitoring period specifying means, when specifying the progress monitoring period, is a monitoring timer that can be operated from the time of fraud detection by the detecting means to the start period, or from the reference time to the end period. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the delay timer is activated in response to a stoppage of operation or an unauthorized detection by the detection means, and the operation of the monitoring timer is specified as the progress monitoring period. Field system.

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