JP5855970B2 - Amusement park management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game hall management system.

Conventionally, for each gaming machine (for example, slot machine, pachinko machine) installed in a game hall, adjustment information (for example, 1 in the case of a slot machine) regarding the possibility of transition to a gaming state in which a relatively large number of gaming media can be acquired. The winning rate is set in 6 stages from ~ 6, and if it is a pachinko machine, the distance between the two nails above the starting winning opening etc.), and this adjustment information is scheduled to be adjusted by the game hall employees, or The adjusted result is shown. Speaking of slot machines, game machines with a low winning rate (so-called low setting stand) and gaming machines with a high winning rate (so-called high setting stand) can be mixed together, so that the overall amusement hall side can make an appropriate profit. It is general to adjust to. It is not easy for the player to determine the adjustment information of each gaming machine from the appearance of the gaming machine.

By the way, recently, a so-called hitting game has been regarded as a problem. This is because a person (such as an employee) who knows adjustment information (such as winning rate setting information), which is confidential information on the game arcade, transfers information on gaming machines that are adjusted advantageously for the player to a third party (indented). ) Is leaked into the game machine and played on the game machine, and the reward is obtained. When such a hitting game is rampant, it becomes difficult for general players to play with a gaming machine that is advantageously adjusted for the players, which in turn causes the customer to move away and deteriorate management. Arise.

A configuration of a management system for a game hall shown in Patent Document 1 is disclosed for such a game using a hammer. In this management system for gaming halls, within a predetermined time from the start of business, the gaming machine with a high slot machine winning rate is operated by the player, while the entire gaming machine installed in the gaming hall is operated. A configuration is disclosed in which the warning generation means generates a warning when the rate is less than a predetermined value.
JP 2008-279181 A

However, in the configuration shown in Patent Document 1, it is a coincidence that the gaming machine used by the player was a high setting table (a gaming machine adjusted advantageously for the player) that happened to have a high winning rate. The accuracy of detection of a person who is likely to be hit (illegal suspect) is low.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game hall management system capable of accurately detecting such a fraudulent person in order to cope with the above-described problems.

In order to achieve the object, the invention of claim 1
Imaging means for imaging a person in the amusement hall;
A storage means for storing the model flow line of the fraud accused,
Control for calculating the position of each captured image in the game hall of the person based on the image captured by the imaging means;
Control for creating a flow line of the person in the game hall based on the position of each captured image in the person's game hall;
It said flow line of said person game arcade, a relatively large number of advantageously being adjusted position and the predetermined period of each game machine for adjusting information relating to possibility of transfer game media to acquire possible gaming state player Control to display at the same time ,
Control means for comparing the flow line of the person in the amusement hall with the model flow line of the fraud suspicious person and determining whether or not the person is a fraud suspicion person ;
Predetermined and the flow line of the person game arcade, a relatively large number of adjustment information relating to the possibility of transition to the achievable gaming state game media and the position of each game machine is advantageously adjusted for the player A game hall management system comprising display means for simultaneously displaying the period .

The invention of claim 2
The game hall management according to claim 1, wherein the control means performs control to calculate a position for each captured image in the game hall of the person in a designated time zone based on an image captured by the imaging means. The system.

The present invention is configured so that a game attendee (= player) can grasp a trend from entering the game hall to leaving the game hall. Can be detected well.

The present invention provides an image pickup means for picking up a person in a game hall, a storage means for storing a model flow line of a fraud suspicious person, and an image picked up by the image pickup means for each picked-up image in the game place of the person control of calculating the position, control to create a flow line of the person game arcade based on the position of each captured image in a game arcade of the person, and the flow line of the person game arcade, a relatively large number of game media Control to display simultaneously the position of each gaming machine whose adjustment information relating to the possibility of transitioning to a gaming state in which the game can be acquired is advantageously adjusted for the player, the flow line of the person in the game hall and fraud suspicion by comparing the model flow line's and control means for controlling the said person to determine whether a fraud suspects, and the flow line of the person game arcade, a relatively large number of gaming Win media Since the adjustment information on the possibility to shift to performance gaming state is configured to include a display means for displaying a predetermined period at the same time and the position of each game machine is advantageously adjusted for the player, capable of Uchiko It is possible to accurately detect a characteristic person (illegal suspect).

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the components described in this embodiment are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to them.

<Amusement center management system configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram exemplarily showing the system configuration of the game hall management system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game hall management system includes an imaging unit 100, a management device 200, a gaming machine 300, and networks 501 and 502 that connect these devices. Each device will be described in detail below.

In this embodiment, each image pickup means 100 has at least one each area, for example, near the ceiling of the game hall, so that it can pick up at least each of the chargeable areas (eight image pickup areas 101 partitioned by dotted lines in FIG. 2). Are installed at predetermined intervals. The imaging unit 100 is, for example, a CCD camera or the like that captures 30 frames per second, and the number of the imaging unit 100 is appropriately determined in consideration of the size, cost, and the like of the game arcade.

The management device 200 is connected to each imaging unit 100, receives an image captured by the imaging unit 100, executes image processing, detects and identifies a visitor to the game arcade, and within the attendee's game hall It is the information processing apparatus which calculates the position in. Details will be described later. It should be noted that the visitors to the game hall are mostly players, and in the following description, the visitors may be expressed as players.

The gaming machine 300 is a pachinko machine, a pachislot machine (slot machine), a pacilot, or the like in which a game is played by a player using pachinko balls or medals. And each game machine 300, hitting balls signal indicating its own operating status if a pachinko machine, a稼work signal such payout signal, IN signal if the slot machine, the operation signal such as OUT signal, the management apparatus 200 is appropriately transmitted. Here, the稼work signal output from each of the gaming machine 300, a signal indicating the number of replenishment balls from hitting balls signals and supply device from the gaming machine 300 peripheral devices (e.g. outbox, the dispensing machine (not Sales signal etc. output from (omitted). Hereinafter, the gaming machine 300 in this embodiment will be described by taking a pachislot machine as an example.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the layout in the game hall will be briefly described. In the amusement hall, a gaming island 10 in which a plurality of gaming machines 300 are arranged back to back is installed (two islands in FIG. 2). In front of each gaming machine 300, a chair 20 on which a player sits is installed corresponding to the gaming machine 300. Corresponding to each gaming machine 300, a table machine (not shown) having a function of lending gaming media such as medals and pachinko balls to the player is installed. Further, a counter (not shown) for counting game media may be installed at the end of each island 2.

Furthermore, a change machine 30 for exchanging high-value banknotes for low-value banknotes, or exchange low-value banknotes for coins, and a vending machine 40 such as can juice are also installed in the game hall. Further, a counter 60 that stops when the game medium acquired by the player is exchanged for a prize is arranged in the lateral direction of the entrance / exit 50 of the game hall. On the counter 60, a POS terminal, a membership card processor, etc. (not shown) are installed. A prize shelf 70 is provided behind the counter 60, and a plurality of types of prizes that can be exchanged according to the number of game media are arranged on the prize shelf 70.

<Configuration of Management Device 200>
The management device 200 manages the entire game hall management system, and the operation information such as the number of games, the number of bonuses, the number of INs, the number of OUTs, etc. of each gaming machine 300 and between each unit provided corresponding to the gaming machine 300 This is an information processing device that counts and manages sales signals of machines (not shown). The management device 200 is realized by, for example, a personal computer (PC) or a workstation (WS).

Next, the hardware configuration of the management apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the hardware configuration of the management apparatus 200.

The time measuring means 202 is a real time clock or the like for measuring the current time.

External recording medium connecting means 203 is for realizing the access to the medium, it is possible to load media (recording medium) 204 to recorded programs or the like to the management apparatus 200. The media 204 includes, for example, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a PC card, a DVD, an IC memory card, an MO, a memory stick, and the like.

The storage unit 205 has, for example, an HDD (= hard disk drive) that functions as a large-capacity memory. The storage unit 205 stores an application program, an OS, a control program, a related program, and the like.

The storage means 205 is provided with an image data storage area 251, a reference pattern storage area 252, a coordinate storage area 253, an adjustment information storage area 254, a visitor information storage area 255, and a floor plan storage area 256. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the image data storage area 251, the reference pattern storage area 252, the coordinate storage area 253, the adjustment information storage area 254, the visitor information storage area 255, and the floor plan storage area 256 are used as media. It is good also as a structure provided in 204. FIG.

<Configuration of Image Data Storage Area 251>
The image data storage area 251 stores an image received from each imaging unit 100. Specifically, each image is stored in association with imaging unit identification information that can identify the imaging unit 100 that has performed imaging. Each image is stored with date information that is the date when the management apparatus 200 received the image from the imaging unit 100. In this embodiment, these image data are accumulated in time series in the image data storage area 251 within a range not exceeding the predetermined accumulation amount, and the latest data exceeding the accumulation amount is accumulated. The configuration is such that the latest ones are accumulated by erasing in order from the past ones.

<Configuration of Reference Pattern Storage Area 252>
In the reference pattern storage area 252, image data obtained by capturing each sample person classified by sex, age, body type, height, and the like is stored as a reference pattern.

<Configuration of coordinate storage area 253>
The coordinate storage area 253 stores the coordinates of each device installed in the game hall. Specifically, the coordinates of each device in the game hall are stored in association with the identification information (device name, identification number, etc.) of each device installed in the game hall. Each of these coordinates consists of an “X coordinate” and a “Y coordinate” indicating a two-dimensional position, but each coordinate also has a predetermined range so that the installation location of the device has a predetermined area. It is more desirable to have a configuration. When the device is the chair 20, gaming machine identification information such as a machine number for identifying the gaming machine 300 corresponding to the chair 20 is stored in association with the identification information of the chair 20 and the coordinates of the chair.

<Configuration of Adjustment Information Storage Area 254>
In the adjustment information storage area 254, adjustment information of each gaming machine 300 installed in the game arcade (in this embodiment, a winning rate setting value (for example, any one of six levels 1 to 6)) is stored. It is stored in association with gaming machine identification information such as the machine number of the gaming machine 300. Note that a user such as a game hall employee sets the winning rate displayed on the display means 207 as shown in FIG. 4 before causing the game hall management system to execute the flow line display process of the attendee described later. While watching the value input screen, the setting value of the winning rate of each gaming machine 300 installed in the game hall is input in advance using the input means 206 and stored in the adjustment information storage area 254.

<Configuration of Visitor Information Storage Area 255>
In the visitor information storage area 255, as shown in FIG. 5, the visitor information is stored for each visitor. That is, in association with the visitor identification information for identifying each visitor, “ date and time ”, “X coordinate”, “Y coordinate”, “gaming machine identification information”, “employee flag”, “predicted X coordinate”, “ The “predicted Y coordinate” and the like are stored.

“Attendee identification information” is given to a visitor who has entered the game hall and identifies each visitor, for example, a character, a figure, a symbol, or a combination thereof. “Date and time” indicates the date and time when the management apparatus 200 received the image from the imaging unit 100. The “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” indicate the positions of the visitors in the game hall. As will be described later, in order to indicate the positions of the visitors in the game hall, coordinates are assigned in advance to the floor map stored in the floor map storage area 256, respectively. The “gaming machine identification information” is, for example, a character, a figure, a symbol, or a combination thereof that identifies each gaming machine 300 installed in the game hall. The “employee flag” is for distinguishing between employees and players among the visitors to the game hall. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, “1” represents an employee, and “0”. Represents a player. Note that the “employee flag” column is not limited to this configuration, and may be configured such that, for example, numbers such as “1” to “5” are stored to distinguish employees. The “predicted X coordinate” and “predicted Y coordinate” are prediction results obtained by predicting the destination of the visitor.

<Floor map storage area 256>
In the floor diagram storage area 256, a floor diagram of the game hall (a floor diagram for each floor when the game hall extends over a plurality of floors) is stored. This floor diagram is composed of two dimensions in the vertical and horizontal directions, and coordinates are assigned in advance so that each point on the floor diagram can be expressed using "X coordinate" and "Y coordinate".

Note that the storage unit 205 may have a configuration in which a program such as a basic I / O program and various data used in basic processing are stored, for example, a ROM (= Read Only Memory). Further, the storage unit 205 may be configured to have, for example, a RAM (= Random Access Memory) that functions as a main memory, a work area, or the like of the control unit 210 for temporarily storing various data.

The input unit 206 is, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device (such as a mouse), or a touch panel. Using the input unit 206, an employee of the game hall instructs the management apparatus 200 to input a command or the like for controlling the management apparatus 200. In particular, a user such as a game hall employee uses the input means 206 to select a floor diagram to be subjected to the flow line display process of the attendee from the floor diagram of the game hall. In addition, a user such as a game hall employee uses the input means 206 to input a winning rate setting value for each gaming machine 300 installed in the game hall. Also, a user such as an amusement hall employee uses the input means 206 to designate a time zone during which the flow line display process of the visitors is performed.

The display unit 207 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or a CRT, and displays a command input from the input unit 206, a response output of the management apparatus 200 for the command, and the like.

The bus 209 controls the flow of data in the management apparatus 200, and is a signal line that connects each device such as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 205 in the management apparatus 200. A communication unit 208 exchanges data with an external device via the communication unit 208.

Control means 210 is, for example, a CPU (= Central Processing Unit), an application program in the storage unit 205 are stored, and executes an operating system (OS) and control program, the execution of the program in a storage unit 2 05 Control to temporarily store necessary information, files, etc.

When the control unit 210 receives an image from the imaging unit 100, the control unit 210 performs control to store the image in the image data storage area 251 after adding date and time information with reference to the time measuring unit 202.

The control unit 210 performs control to call the floor map of the corresponding game hall from the floor diagram storage area 256 in accordance with the selection operation received by the input unit 206. Further, the control means 210 determines that the gaming machine 300 having the setting value of 3 or more is a high setting base based on the winning rate setting value of each gaming machine 300 stored in the adjustment information storage area 254 , and the gaming machine Control for calling the gaming machine identification information 300 is performed. In addition, the control unit 210 performs control to call up the image data related to the designated time zone from the image data storage area 251 in accordance with the designation operation received by the input unit 206.

In addition, the control unit 210 moves from the image obtained by capturing the vicinity of the entrance / exit 50 of the game hall to the same frame as the initial image (= the image obtained when the object is not present) and the initial image. Control is performed to generate a difference image using the next image in which the object is reflected. Then, the control unit 210 performs control to compare the shape of the object shown in the difference image with the reference pattern stored in the reference pattern storage area 252 in advance. Control to judge that. Then, control for calculating the position coordinates of the image of the person is performed.

Further, the control unit 210 calculates “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the image data received this time, and calculates the calculated position coordinate and “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the image data received before that. Control to compare with. As a result, when there is a change in the position coordinates, control is performed to generate a difference image using the image data received this time and the image data received before that. And based on the produced | generated difference image, control which estimates the position coordinate after the movement of the person reflected in the image is performed.

Further, the control unit 210 “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate after movement) related to the image data received this time, and “prediction X coordinate” and “prediction Y” which are the predicted position coordinates after movement. Compare coordinates. As a result, if they match, control is performed to determine that they are the same visitors.

Further, the control unit 210 associates with the visitor identification information related to the visitor determined to be the same person, the “predicted X coordinate” and “predicted Y coordinate” which are the predicted position coordinates after the movement, and the image data received this time The “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate after movement) are controlled to be stored in the visitor information storage area 255. In addition, when storing the position coordinates after movement, the control unit 210 performs control to store the date and time information added to the corresponding image data in the visitor information storage area 255.

In addition, the control unit 210 determines that the predicted position coordinates after the movement are inside the game room from the “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” (= position coordinates before the movement) related to the image data received before that. Determines that the person is a visitor of the game hall, and performs control to give the person identification information to the person. Then, the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate before movement) related to the image data received before that in association with the visitor identification information, and the predicted position coordinate after movement “prediction X” Control is performed to store the “coordinates” and “predicted Y coordinates” and the “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” (= position coordinates after movement) related to the image data received this time in the attendee information storage area 255. In addition, when storing the position coordinates before the movement and the position coordinates after the movement, the control unit 210 performs control to store the date and time information added to the corresponding image data in the visitor information storage area 255, respectively.

On the other hand, if the predicted position coordinates after the movement are outside the game hall from the position coordinates related to the image data received before, the control means 210 determines that the person is a person who has left the game hall. Then, control to end the tracking of the person is performed.

Further, the control unit 210 compares the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the image data received this time with the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the image data received before, as a result of comparing the position coordinates. When there is almost no change, the control is performed to determine that the attendee is almost stopped (= substantially stopped). In that case, control is performed to continuously assign the same visitor identification information to the attendee.

In addition, when it is determined that the attendee is stopped, the control unit 210 further performs control for determining whether or not it is a seated person. When the control unit 210 determines that the person is a seated person, the control unit 210 converts the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine 300 corresponding to the chair 20 on which the person is seated into the person identification information related to the person concerned. In association with this, control is performed to store the information in the visitor information storage area 255.

Further, when the control means 210 acquires the position coordinates of the game hall visitors along the time series in the designated time zone, the control means 210 causes the display means 207 to display the floor map of the game hall, and on the floor map, Control is performed to display the flow line of each visitor created based on the acquired position coordinates. Further, the control means 210 can distinguish the gaming machine 300 related to the high setting table from the other gaming machines 300 such as displaying in red or blinking among the gaming machines 300 displayed on the floor map. Control to display on the screen.

In addition, it can also comprise as a substitute of a hardware apparatus with the software which implement | achieves a function equivalent to the above each means.

In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the program and related data according to the present embodiment are directly loaded from the medium 204 into the RAM or the like of the storage unit 205 and executed, but in addition to this, the program according to the present embodiment is also executed. Each time the program is operated, the program may be loaded from the HDD or the like of the storage unit 205 in which the program is already installed into the RAM or the like of the storage unit 205. It is also possible to store the program according to the present embodiment in the ROM or the like of the storage unit 205, configure the program so as to form a part of the memory map, and execute it directly by the control unit 210.

In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, a configuration in which the management device 200 is realized by one device will be described. However, the management device 200 may be realized by a configuration in which resources are distributed to a plurality of devices. For example, storage and calculation resources may be distributed in a plurality of devices. Alternatively, resources may be distributed for each component virtually realized on the management apparatus 200, and parallel processing may be performed.

<Network configuration>
The networks 501 and 502 are typically LANs (Local Area Networks), but may have any configuration as long as they can transmit and receive data regardless of wired / wireless. For example, a public line (analog line, ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network, etc.)), WAN (Wide Area Network), wireless LAN, etc. may be used. For example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) can be adopted as a communication protocol on the networks 501 and 502.

<Specific processing flow of the game hall management system>
Next, a specific process flow in which the game hall management system performs the flow line display process for the visitors will be described with reference to FIG. First, a user such as an amusement hall employee uses the input means 206 to select a target floor on which to perform a flow line display process for the visitors. Then, the management device 200 calls the corresponding floor map of the game hall from the floor map storage area 256 (step S601). Note that the floor selection operation is necessary when a game hall is spread over a plurality of floors and the floor map of each floor is stored in the floor map storage area 256. Therefore, when there is one floor and this is drawn and stored in one floor diagram, this selection operation may be omitted. Next, based on the winning rate setting value of each gaming machine 300 stored in the adjustment information storage area 254 , the management device 200 determines that the gaming machine 300 with the setting value of 3 or more is a high setting base, and the gaming machine The gaming machine identification information related to 300 is called (step S602). Next, a user such as a game hall employee uses the input means 206 to perform a flow line display process for the visitors (for example, from 10:00 to 10:00, which is 5 minutes from the opening of the game hall). 05 minutes). Then, the management apparatus 200 calls the image data related to the designated time zone from the image data storage area 251 (step S603).

Then, the management device 200 calls image data obtained by imaging the vicinity of the entrance / exit 50 of the game arcade from the image data related to the designated time zone that has been called (step S604). Among these images, using an initial image (= an image obtained by imaging a state in which no object is present) and a subsequent image in which an object moved to the same frame as the initial image is shown, A difference image is generated (step S605). In the difference image, an object that has moved there is imaged. Then, the management apparatus 200 compares the shape of the object shown in the difference image with the reference pattern stored in the reference pattern storage area 252 in advance, and if they match (YES in step S606), the shape of the object Is determined to be a person (step S607). Then, the position coordinates of the person's image are calculated. More specifically, the position coordinate is calculated based on the floor map and the difference image of the game hall that the management apparatus 200 has called from the floor map storage area 256, and where the person is on the X and Y coordinates in the floor map of the game hall. Is calculated.

Next, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the management apparatus 200 calculates “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” related to the image data received this time, and calculates “X coordinates” related to the calculated position coordinates and the previously received image data. The “coordinate” and the “Y coordinate” are compared. As a result, if there is a change in the position coordinates (YES in step S701), a difference image is generated using the image data received this time and the image data received before (step S702). And based on the produced | generated difference image, the position coordinate after the said visitor's movement is estimated (step S703).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the position coordinates of the center of gravity of the person in the difference image (= the portion surrounded by the two crescent-shaped regions) and the “X coordinate” and “ Based on the “Y coordinate” (= position coordinates of the person before movement), the position coordinates after movement of the person are predicted. For example, when paying attention to the human head, when the human head moves slightly, as shown in the figure, the difference image appears so that two crescent-shaped regions are connected. Therefore, first, the two crescent-shaped regions are first extracted from the difference image, and then the center of gravity of the two crescent-shaped regions is obtained. The center of gravity will be approximately in the part enclosed by the two crescent-shaped regions. Next, based on the position coordinates of the center of gravity and the “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” (= position coordinates of the person before movement) related to the image data received before that, the person after movement (current) Predict the position coordinates.

Next, the management apparatus 200 performs “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate after movement) related to the image data received this time, and “prediction X coordinate” and “prediction” that are predicted position coordinates after movement. Compare "Y coordinate". As a result, if they match (YES in step S704), it is determined that they are the same visitors.

If the predicted position coordinates after the movement are inside the game room from the “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” (= position coordinates before movement) related to the image data received before that (in step S705). YES), the management apparatus 200 determines that the person is a visitor of the game hall, and gives the person identification information to the person (step S706). In addition, the management device 200 associates the visitor identification information with the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinates before movement) related to the image data received before that, and the predicted position coordinates after movement. “Predicted X coordinate” and “Predicted Y coordinate” and “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate after movement) related to the currently received image data are stored in the visitor information storage area 255. . When the management apparatus 200 stores the position coordinates before the movement and the position coordinates after the movement, the management apparatus 200 stores the date and time information added to the corresponding image data in the attendee information storage area 255, respectively.

On the other hand, when the position coordinates after movement predicted from the “X coordinates” and “Y coordinates” (= position coordinates before movement) related to the image data received before that are outside the game hall (in step S705). NO), the management apparatus 200 determines that the person is a person leaving the game hall, and ends the tracking of the person.

Tracking is continued for visitors who have been given visitor identification information. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the management apparatus 200 displays the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the image data received this time and the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the image data received before that. Compare. As a result, if there is a change in the position coordinates (YES in step S801), a difference image is generated using the image data received this time and the image data received before (step S802). And based on the produced | generated difference image, the position coordinate after the said visitor's movement is estimated (step S803). Next, the management apparatus 200 displays “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate after movement) related to the image data received this time, and “prediction X coordinate” and “ The predicted Y coordinate is compared. As a result, if they match (YES in step S804), it is determined that they are the same visitors. Then, “predicted X coordinate” and “predicted Y coordinate” which are the position coordinates after movement predicted in association with the visitor identification information related to the visitor determined to be the same person, and “X coordinate” related to the image data received this time The “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate after movement) is stored in the visitor information storage area 255 (step S805). The management device 200 stores the date and time information added to the corresponding image data in the visitor information storage area 255 when storing the position coordinates after movement.

On the other hand, the management apparatus 200 compares the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the image data received this time with the “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” related to the previously received image data, If there is almost no change in coordinates (NO in step S801), it is determined that the attendee is substantially stopped (= almost stopped) as shown in FIG. 9 (step S901). In that case, the same visitor identification information is continuously assigned to the visitor (step S902). Specifically, “X coordinate” and “Y coordinate” (= position coordinate after movement) related to the image data received this time in association with the visitor identification information related to the visitor, the “X coordinate” and “ The same coordinates as the “Y coordinate” are stored in the visitor information storage area 255 as the predicted position coordinates after movement. The management device 200 stores the date and time information added to the corresponding image data in the visitor information storage area 255 when storing the position coordinates after movement.

In addition, when determining that the attendee is almost stopped, the management device 200 further determines whether or not the attendee is a seated person (step S903). explain in detail. As described above, the chairs 20 are installed so as to have a one-to-one relationship with the gaming machine 300, respectively. The coordinates indicating the position of each chair 20 are set as a range having a certain area around the chair and are stored in the coordinate storage area 253. Therefore, the position coordinates of the visitor determined to be almost stopped and the coordinates indicating the position of each chair 20 called from the coordinate storage area 253 are compared, and the position coordinates of the visitor are any of the coordinates indicating the chair 20. If they match (or if the position coordinates of the attendee are included in the coordinate range indicating any chair 20), the attendee is determined to be a seated person. In that case, the gaming machine identification information of the gaming machine 300 corresponding to the chair 20 on which the visitor is seated is stored in the visitor information storage area 255 in association with the visitor identification information related to the visitor. (Step S904).

In addition to the coordinates indicating the position of each chair 20 described above, an employee determination area (not shown) can also be set. The employee determination area is set to a certain range such as an inner space of the counter 60, for example, and the position coordinates of the area are stored in the coordinate storage area 253 as the employee determination area. The employee who has come to the office first stops inside the counter 60.

As described above, when a person enters the game hall, the person identification information is given to the person. Therefore, in this state, the management device 200 cannot determine whether this person is an employee of the game hall or a player. Therefore, when the visitor identification information is given to a certain person and the visitor enters the employee determination area, an employee flag indicating that the visitor is an employee is set. Specifically, the management device 200 stores a value of “1” in the employee flag column for the visitor in the visitor information storage area 255.

The management apparatus 200 repeats the above-described image processing for the image data called from the image data storage area 251, and acquires the position coordinates of the game hall visitors along the time series in the designated time zone ( YES in step S806). Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the management device 200 displays the floor map of the game hall on the display means 207, and displays the flow lines of each visitor created based on the acquired position coordinates on the floor map. (Step S807). In addition, among the gaming machines 300 displayed on the floor diagram, the gaming machine 300 related to the high setting table is displayed in a distinguishable manner from other gaming machines 300 such as displaying in red or blinking.

By configuring such a game hall management system, it is possible to grasp the trend from the entrance of the game hall (= player) to the exit from the game hall, and the possibility of being hit It is possible to accurately detect a certain person (illegal suspect).

In addition, when the management apparatus 200 detects a fraud suspicion person, the fact that the fraud suspicion person has been detected and the use of the fraud suspicion person are displayed through the income and display means 207 possessed by each employee of the game hall. The game machine identification number relating to the gaming machine 300 being played is notified to a user such as an employee of the game hall, or a call lamp (not shown) provided in correspondence with the gaming machine 300 used by the fraudster. ) May blink to give a warning.

In the present embodiment, the management device 200 determines that a gaming machine 300 having a setting value of 3 or more among the winning rate setting values of each gaming machine 300 stored in the adjustment information storage area 254 is a high setting base. Although the configuration is shown, it is not limited to this configuration. For example, the management device 200 has a gaming machine 300 with the highest setting value and a gaming machine 300 with the next highest setting value among the winning rate setting values of each gaming machine 300 stored in the adjustment information storage area 254. May be determined as a high setting table. Further, the gaming machines 300 having the setting values of 3 and 4 may be determined as the semi-high setting base, and the gaming machines 300 having the setting values of 5 and 6 may be determined as the high setting base. The relationship between this set value and the high setting table or the semi-high setting table may be set arbitrarily.

Further, in the present embodiment, the management device 200 has been configured to display the flow line of the game hall visitors only during the time period designated in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the management device 200 always obtains the position coordinates of the game hall attendees along the time series, performs processing to classify the obtained position coordinates for each visitor, and stores them. When designated, the flow line may be displayed based on the position coordinates of each visitor in the designated time zone.

Further, in this embodiment, image data obtained by imaging a sample person classified by sex, age, body type, height, etc. is stored in the reference pattern storage area 252 as a reference pattern, and compared with this reference pattern. However, such a process may be omitted, and if two consecutive crescent moon regions can be detected from the difference image, it may be determined as a person.

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In addition, an imaging means (not shown) such as a CCD camera may be provided in the vicinity of each gaming machine 300, and the player's face may be imaged when the gaming machine 300 starts a game. In that case, when a user such as an amusement hall employee clicks the flow line of the attendee using the input means 206, and the attendee is playing a game on any of the gaming machines 300, The face of the visitor is configured to be displayed on the display means 207. Then, a user such as an amusement hall employee can confirm the face of the fraud accused, which is convenient.

In addition, since the management device 200 is configured to store the operation information for each gaming machine 300 installed in the game arcade, any one of the gaming machines 300 displayed on the display unit 207 is input to the input unit 206. If specified using, operation information related to the gaming machine 300 may be displayed. Based on the leaked adjustment information of the gaming machine 300, a fraudulent suspect who is playing a game on the gaming machine 300 (high setting stand) that is advantageously adjusted for the player should acquire as much gaming media as possible. Since it is often devoted to games, it is convenient to be able to detect fraud suspects more accurately by referring to operation information.

Further, when any of the gaming machines 300 displayed on the display unit 207 is designated using the input unit 206, only the flow line from the entrance to the game hall of the player seated on the gaming machine 300 is obtained. Or it is good also as a structure displayed so that the said player's flow line can be distinguished from another flow line. In this way, for example, only the flow line from the entrance of the player seated on the gaming machine 300 with the high setting stand designated, or the flow line from the entry of the player is distinguished from other flow lines. Since it is displayed so that it can be performed, it is easy to determine the presence or absence of a fraudulent suspect by paying attention to the high setting stand, which is convenient.

Further, the model traffic line of the fraud accused is stored in advance in the storage means 205, and compared to the flow line from the entrance to the game hall of the player judged to be seated, the player It may be configured that the control unit 210 determines whether or not. In this case, for example, the approximate shortest path from the doorway 50 to each gaming machine 300 is stored as a model flow line, and the player who has determined that each gaming machine 300 is seated from the entrance to the game hall is stored. If the control means 210 determines that they are generally matched (comparative rate is relatively high: for example, the match rate is 70% or higher) compared to the flow line, the player who has been seated in the gaming machine 300 is illegal. It is configured to be judged as a suspicious person.

Further, in this embodiment, a pachislot machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine 300, but a pachinko machine or a pachilot machine may be used as described above. For pachinko machines, adjustment information causes stored in association with the nail distance information and gaming machine identification information storage area 254, advance how much of the reference nail interval information storage means nail spacing above determines the high setting table It is stored in 205. In step S602 of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not it is a high setting table from the nail interval information stored in the adjustment information storage area 254 and the above-described reference nail interval information, and the gaming machine identification information of the high setting table is called. The configuration. Alternatively, the adjustment information storage area 254 may be configured to store the high setting table or the low setting table in association with the gaming machine identification information.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a system, apparatus, method, program, storage medium, or the like.

The present invention can also be achieved by supplying a program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments directly or remotely to a system or apparatus, and reading and executing the program code supplied by the computer of the system or apparatus. Including the case.

Therefore, in order to implement the functional processing of the present invention on a computer, the program itself installed in this computer is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. That is, the present invention includes a computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention. In this case, the program providing method includes a method of providing using a storage medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, a method of providing via a telecommunication line, and the like.

1 is a conceptual diagram exemplarily showing an overall configuration of a game hall management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the layout of the game hall used as the management object of the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows illustartively the hardware constitutions of the management apparatus of the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the setting value input screen of the winning rate of the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the structure of the visitor information storage area which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention performs. It is the figure explaining the content of the image processing which the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention performs. It is the figure which showed an example of the display screen of the flow line of each visitor in the game hall management system which concerns on one Example of this invention.

100: imaging means,
200: management apparatus, 202: time measuring means, 203: External Symbol recording medium connecting means 204: Media, 205: storage unit, 206: input means, 207: display unit, 208: communication unit, 209: bus, 210: control means,
251: Image data storage area, 252: Reference pattern storage area,
253: Coordinate storage area, 254: Adjustment information storage area,
255: Visitor information storage area, 256: Floor plan storage area,
300: gaming machine,
501: Network, 502: Network

Claims (2)

Imaging means for imaging a person in the amusement hall;
A storage means for storing the model flow line of the fraud accused,
Control for calculating the position of each captured image in the game hall of the person based on the image captured by the imaging means;
Control for creating a flow line of the person in the game hall based on the position of each captured image in the person's game hall;
It said flow line of said person game arcade, a relatively large number of advantageously being adjusted position and the predetermined period of each game machine for adjusting information relating to possibility of transfer game media to acquire possible gaming state player Control to display at the same time ,
Control means for comparing the flow line of the person in the amusement hall with the model flow line of the fraud suspicious person and determining whether or not the person is a fraud suspicion person ;
Predetermined and the flow line of the person game arcade, a relatively large number of adjustment information relating to the possibility of transition to the achievable gaming state game media and the position of each game machine is advantageously adjusted for the player A game hall management system comprising display means for simultaneously displaying periods .   2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control to calculate a position for each captured image in the game hall of the person in a designated time zone based on an image captured by the imaging unit. The game hall management system described.