JP5952015B2 - Player management system and visitor management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a player management system and a visitor management system for managing by imaging and specifying a player who has visited a game hall or a visitor who has visited a facility.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a game hall where a plurality of gaming machines are installed, a technique for managing a player who plays with a gaming machine has been proposed. Patent Document 1 describes that a camera is provided corresponding to a gaming machine, and the player is identified by identifying the characteristics of the player's face captured by the camera. Also, by identifying the player, when the player starts playing on a gaming machine, he or she has been moved after playing a game on another gaming machine or newly arrived It is possible to specify whether the player is a player.

JP 2006-277284 A

However, a large number of players visit the game hall, and players with similar facial features may visit. If a player with similar facial features is present, it will be erroneously determined to be the same person even though they are different persons. In this case, it may be determined that there are a plurality of the same person in the game hall. Note that this problem is not limited to the amusement hall, and applies to any facility where a plurality of visitors enter.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the frequency of misjudging that a person with similar characteristics is the same person despite being a different person. Is to provide a player management system and a visitor management system.

The present invention relates to a player management system for managing a plurality of players who have visited a game hall where gaming machines are installed.
Stores personal data associating registration information, which is information corresponding to an image of a person, and gaming machine information, which is information indicating the type of gaming machine or gaming machine in which a player corresponding to the registration information has played. Personal data storage means, imaging means provided corresponding to each gaming machine and imaging a player who plays a game on the corresponding gaming machine, information corresponding to the imaging result of the imaging means, Identification information which is identifiable information, player search means for searching the personal data associated with registration information in which the matching rate of the identification information exceeds a predetermined reference matching rate, and the player searching means As a result of executing the search, when there are a plurality of personal data corresponding to the registration information exceeding the reference information and the identification information corresponding to the current imaging result, or the identification information corresponding to the current imaging result and the If the personal data corresponding to the registration information exceeding the quasi-match rate has already been identified as corresponding to another player, it is assumed that there is a player with similar identification information, and a similar game Special determination means for determining whether or not the personal data storage means stores special information for distinguishing the person in association with the personal data, and the determination result of the special determination means stores the special information. The player specifying means for specifying one personal data corresponding to the identification information based on the special information, and the determination result of the special determining means stores the special information. A special information extractor that extracts the special information for distinguishing identification information of similar players and stores the special information in association with the personal data, As a result of the search performed by the player search means, there is no personal data corresponding to the identification information corresponding to the current imaging result and registration information exceeding the reference matching rate, or the current imaging The special information extracting means extracts the special information based on the fact that the identification data corresponding to the result and the personal data corresponding to the registration information exceeding the information matching rate are already identified as corresponding to another player. A personal data creation means for newly creating a player's personal data corresponding to the current imaging result , wherein the personal data creation means matches the reference information and the identification information corresponding to the current imaging result. Based on the fact that the special information extracting means has extracted the special information based on the fact that the personal data corresponding to the registration information exceeding the rate has already been identified as corresponding to another player When personal data is created, the gaming machine information of the newly created personal data includes at least a part of the gaming machine information of the personal data already identified as corresponding to another player (Claim 1).

In the player management system according to claim 1,
When the search result by the player search means identifies only one piece of the personal data for the identification information, the player and the individual corresponding to the identification information are executed without executing the determination by the special determination means. You may make it provide the special player specific means which determines with the player corresponding to data being the same person (Claim 2).

In the player management system according to claim 1 or 2 ,
It said personal data creation means, when creating the personal data may be set for the identification information as the registration information (claim 3).

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when there are a plurality of similar players in the game hall, the player is specified based on the player-specific special information different from the identification information. Accordingly, even if players with similar identification information are in the game hall, they can be distinguished, and the accuracy of the process of identifying the player based on the imaging result can be improved. Furthermore, when a player with similar identification information exists in the game hall, the player can be specified without increasing the matching rate of the identification information for specifying the same person. In addition, since special information is extracted when there is a player with similar identification information, extra information is burdened by extracting special information even though there is no player with similar identification information. Such a situation and the need for extra storage capacity can be suppressed.
In addition, when there are players with similar identification information, it is possible to specify which player among the players with similar game machine information associated with the personal data so far It becomes difficult. However, when newly creating personal data of a player with similar identification information, if no gaming machine information is included, the previous gaming machine information cannot be specified, which is not preferable for managing the player. . In this regard, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the newly created personal data can include the same information as the gaming machine information of the already created personal data. As a result, when personal data is newly created, even if similar players exist, it is possible to prevent the player's gaming machine information corresponding to the new personal data from being identified at all. it can. In this case, the personal data is managed so that the gaming machine information before the new personal data of the similar player is newly created and the gaming machine information after the new personal data of the similar player is newly created can be distinguished. Is desirable.

  According to the invention of claim 2, when there is only one personal data corresponding to the identification information, a player corresponding to the identification information and a player corresponding to the specified personal data are determined without determining whether there is special information. Are determined to be the same person. Thereby, it is possible to suppress an excessive processing load by determining the presence or absence of special information even though there is no player with similar identification information.

According to the invention of claim 3 , the imaging result of the imaging means is used as registration information. This makes it possible to create personal data without installing a new device for setting registration information.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the player management system in one Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the personal data example of the player Schematic showing the unique characteristics of the player Diagram showing personal data of a new player The flowchart which shows the player data management process by a management apparatus The flowchart which shows the similar player corresponding | compatible process by a management apparatus

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 of the player management system. A lending device 2 is installed corresponding to the gaming machine 1 in the game hall, and a management device 3 (personal data storage means, player search means, special determination means, player identification means, special information extraction means, Equivalent to personal data creation means and special player identification means). The relay device 4 is connected to two gaming machines 1, two lending devices 2 and a management device 3 via a LAN 5. The management device 3 manages game information for each gaming machine 1 by receiving a gaming signal transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the lending device 2, etc.) via the relay device 4.

  The game machine 1 to be managed performs a lottery lottery in response to a ball (game medium) fired on the board surface 7 by operating the operation handle 6 constituting the launching device winning a prize (start prize) at the start opening 8, The lottery result is notified by symbol variation performed on the display unit 9, and a big hit is made according to the variation result. When a big hit occurs, the grand prize winning opening 10 is opened for 15 rounds (R). The balls paid out from the gaming machine 1 by winning are received by the upper tray 11, and the overflowing balls when the upper tray 11 is full are received by the lower tray 12. In addition, the upper limit winning number of 1R is 10, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

The next game signal is output from the gaming machine side.
Out signal = a signal that can specify the number of used balls (out, used game media) output from an out BOX that collects used balls (used media). Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (used and driven) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal output from the gaming machine 1 may be used.
Safe signal = a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (safe, granted game medium) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payouts corresponding to a game (winning) in the gaming machine 1, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal.
Start signal = a signal that can specify the number of symbol fluctuations (number of actuated items, start) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output per symbol change (actual action, start process) in the display unit 9 that changes (actuates) due to winning at the start port 8, “start signal number × 1” is specified as a start. A start winning signal that is output in response to a winning at the start port 8 may be used as a start signal.
-Jackpot signal = a signal that can identify the jackpot output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a status signal that is output at a level during the jackpot, it is determined that the jackpot signal is being received as being a jackpot.
Sales signal = signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the lending device 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 balls that are valued as valuable to the player, “sales signal number × 25” is specified as the number of sales balls, and the number of sales balls × the rental unit price is specified as the sales amount. (Hereinafter, the sales amount corresponding to the amount used by the individual player is also referred to as the investment amount invested by the player).
Replay signal = a signal that can specify the number of replay balls (replay media) output from the lending device 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 replay balls that are paid for the player's stored balls, “the number of replay signals × 25” is specified as the number of replay balls.

  The lending device 2 pays out a ball corresponding to the price from the nozzle 14 when money is inserted from the money insertion slot 13. Further, a face authentication camera 15 (corresponding to an imaging means) is incorporated, and the upper body centering on the face of the corresponding player is photographed obliquely from the front, and face data is output to the management device 3. Furthermore, the information display device 16 is provided, and the game information of the corresponding gaming machine 1 or the game information of the designated gaming machine 1 can be displayed by the information display device 16.

  The management device 3 creates game information based on various game signals from the gaming machine side. This game information is obtained by accumulating table data and sales data in a range in which it can be determined that one player has continued to play after starting the game based on the face data output from the face authentication camera 15. It is. Such identification by face authentication is performed by extracting features of faces (eyes, nose, mouth, etc.) and digitizing them, and comparing the digitized data (corresponding to identification information). The details are omitted because it is a complicated technology.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing player data management processing by the management apparatus 3. The management device 3 determines whether or not the player's game start has been specified (A1). This determination is based on the fact that the insertion of a membership card has been detected, the occurrence of outs continuously, the player being imaged from a state where the player has not been imaged, etc. The identification method may be arbitrarily changed. If it is determined that the player starts the game (A1: YES), the player is identified by face authentication (A2), and then it is determined whether there is matching personal data (A3). Matching means that the matching ratio of the digitized data of features is 80% (corresponding to the reference matching ratio) or more. Since there is no matching personal data in the first face authentication after visiting the game hall (A3: NO), personal data is created by associating the information of the gaming machine 1 that started the game with the image information of the imaging result. (A4).

FIG. 2 shows an example of the player's personal data. As personal data of the player, face data (corresponding to registration information) obtained by imaging the face of the player, game machine type, machine number (corresponding to gaming machine information), event, time, and usage amount are set. In this case, although it is not displayed as personal data, digitized data obtained by extracting feature points of the captured face is also stored as internal information.
In the example shown in FIG. 2, it is shown that the player with ID 777 started the game with the fifth pachinko machine A. In FIG. 2, the face data is schematically shown, and the horizontal straight line of the forehead portion indicates wrinkles. That is, the player indicates that the forehead has a large bag that can be identified by imaging. The example of such a wrinkle is for explaining a characteristic part that is a difference from the face of a similar player described later, and actually a part other than the wrinkle is also a characteristic part.

When the player replays after a break or moves to a table, the management device 3 matches the player data (A2) when the player is identified by face authentication (A3: YES). It is determined whether there are a plurality of personal data to be processed (A5). In this case, since there is only one matching personal data (A5: NO), it is determined whether the matching personal data is compatible with another player (A6). Since the matching personal data is not in correspondence with other players (A6: NO), the gaming machine that started the game this time updates the personal data in association with the personal data (A7).
In the example shown in FIG. 2, the player with ID 777 has moved to the 12th pachinko machine B, and the personal data is being handled.

  Now, if the facial features of a new player (no personal data) who visited the amusement hall are similar to the facial features of a player with ID 777, and the matching rate of the digitized data of the features is 80% or more, When the new player starts a game, the management device 3 determines that the new player matches the player with ID 777 through face authentication (A3: YES). However, since the personal data of the player with ID 777 is being handled by another player (A6: YES), the similar player handling process is executed (A8).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the similar player handling process by the management apparatus 3. The management device 3 determines whether the special information has been extracted (B1). This special information is information indicating a characteristic part of a face unique to a player for identifying different players determined to have matching personal data. In this case, it is determined that the special information has not been extracted (B1: NO). Thus, the case of determining “B1: NO” is the case of determining that two players correspond to one personal data. That is, it is a case where it is determined for the first time that a similar player exists. Note that the situation where it is determined that the game has not been extracted in this way is only the situation where a player similar to the player who started the game this time has already started the game. After that, in order to extract the special information, the player who started the game this time and another similar player who has already played the game are respectively imaged (B2), and the special information is extracted by comparing the imaging results. (B3). The method of extracting special information is performed by comparing predetermined parts of the face in order and finding a dissimilar part. In the example shown in FIG. 3, it is specified that it can be distinguished by the presence or absence of a specific mole or the presence or absence of a specific wrinkle. That is, a specific mole or specific bag specific to the player corresponds to the special information.
Next, the management device 3 updates the personal data of the other ID777 player who has already played a game with special amount information added as “special amount” (B4). This special information is stored as internal information and is not displayed as personal data.

The management apparatus 3 creates personal data by associating the history information of the personal data of the next similar player, the information of the gaming machine that started the game this time, the image information of the imaging result, and the special information ( B5).
In the example shown in FIG. 4, since the player with ID 999 has started the game in pachinko game C, the history information of pachinko machine A is associated as the history information of the personal data of the similar player with ID 777. Thereby, a part of the history of the personal data of the player with ID 999 becomes the same as the history of the game that has ended at the player with ID 777. The reason why such a creation method is adopted is that the individual is identified by identifying the face, so that the history up to that point may be incorrect. That is, depending on the start timing of the game, there is a possibility that one piece of personal data so far corresponds to both of the two players. Specifically, this is a case where two similar players did not play the game at the same time by chance, and the data of the two players were collected as one personal data. For this reason, the administrator needs to be aware that the same history exists. In this case, the personal data is managed so that the gaming machine information before the new personal data of the similar player is newly created and the gaming machine information after the new personal data of the similar player is newly created can be distinguished. Is desirable. As shown in FIG. 4, the new personal data of the player with ID 999 does not include information on the pachinko machine B in which the player with ID 777 is playing.

  When the special information has been extracted as described above (B1: YES), the management device 3 identifies the personal data using the special information (B6), and if the player can be identified by the personal data ( (B7: YES), the specified personal data is updated (B8). If the two pieces of special information match, it is necessary to extract different special information so that the personal data can be specified.

  By the way, when there are two similar players and special information has already been extracted, if a new similar player arrives, the player may not be identified from the special information. That is, if there are three or more persons with similar characteristics, personal data may not be specified even if special information has been extracted. For example, if the special information of the similar player A is a specific bag and the special information of the player B is a specific mole, the player C has no specific hook and no specific mole for the new player C. Cannot be identified.

In such a case, since the management apparatus 3 determines that there are a plurality of matching personal data in the player data management process (A5: YES), the management apparatus 3 executes a similar player handling process (A8). Then, in the similar player handling process, the identification of the personal data using the extracted special information fails (B7: NO), so the player who started the game this time is imaged (B9), and the already registered features After extracting the special information of the player who has started this game by comparing with the digitized data (B10), personal data is created (B11). In other words, the personal data is created by extracting the special information other than the specific basket that is the special information of the player A and the specific mole that is the special information of the player B.
As described above, the special information is extracted from the digitized data associated with the personal data because a similar player is not always playing. It may be determined whether or not a game is in progress, and if the game is being played, special information may be extracted by imaging again.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be produced.
As a result of searching for personal data with matching face data, the management device 3 distinguishes the players when there are a plurality of personal data, or when the matching personal data already corresponds to another player. Special information is newly extracted, and the player is identified based on the extracted special information. Therefore, even if there is matching personal data, it is possible to distinguish them, and the game is based on the imaging result. The accuracy of the process for identifying the person can be improved.

If there is only one personal data with matching face data, it is determined that the player whose face is authenticated and the player corresponding to the personal data are the same person, so there is no player with similar identification information. Regardless of this, it is possible to suppress an extra processing load by determining the presence or absence of special information.
When personal data is created based on the fact that personal data with matching face data already corresponds to another player, the game data of the newly created personal data is already compatible with another player. Since some of the game machine information of the personal data identified as being included is included, there is a similar player when the personal data is newly created, so the new personal data It is possible to suppress the fact that the gaming machine information of the player corresponding to can no longer be specified.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
You may apply to facilities other than an amusement hall. In other words, in a facility where a plurality of visitors visit, if the visitor is specified by a camera, the structure of the present invention is applied, and when a visitor similar to the facility visits, the distinction between those visitors is good. Can be done.
The coincidence rate for determining that facial features are similar is not limited to 80%, and can be arbitrarily set.
The gaming machine information associated with the personal data may be only the gaming machine model, not the machine number, or the gaming machine type. The types of gaming machines are largely pachinko machines and pachislot machines. Specifically, in the case of pachinko machines, there are MAX type, middle type, sweet decipe, feathers, and the like.

The face authentication camera 15 may be provided in the gaming machine 1, or the face authentication camera 15 may correspond to a plurality of gaming machines 1.
The gaming machine may correspond to other gaming machines such as slot machines other than pachinko machines.
It is not limited to specifying a player by face authentication. For example, the player may be specified from the imaging result of the whole body of the player, or the player may be specified by a portion different from the face.
The special information for finally identifying the player may be, for example, the color of clothes, whether or not glasses are worn, and the like. That is, the special information is not limited to the characteristics of the player's body. In addition, a player may be determined based on the presence or absence of one type of feature, such as determining player A if there is a defect in a specific location and determining player B if there is no defect in a specific location. .

The identification information for identifying the player registered in the personal data is not limited to the information captured by the face authentication camera 15, and for example, information captured in advance such as a photograph of a member card may be used.
When new personal data is created based on the presence of a similar player, it is not necessary to create gaming machine information having the same history as the personal data originally present in the newly created personal data.
In the case of extracting the special information, capturing the player again is not limited. In other words, even when the player can be imaged, the special information may be extracted from the identification information of the personal data.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a lending device, 3 is a management device (personal data storage means, player search means, special determination means, player identification means, special information extraction means, personal data creation means, special player (Identifying means) 15 is a face authentication camera (imaging means).

Claims (3)

In a player management system for managing a plurality of players who have visited a game hall where gaming machines are installed,
Stores personal data associating registration information, which is information corresponding to an image of a person, and gaming machine information, which is information indicating the type of gaming machine or gaming machine in which a player corresponding to the registration information has played. Personal data storage means,
Imaging means provided for each gaming machine and imaging a player who plays a game on the corresponding gaming machine;
Identification information that is information corresponding to the imaging result of the imaging means and is information that can identify a player, and the personal data associated with registration information in which the matching rate of the identification information exceeds a predetermined reference matching rate Player search means for searching for,
As a result of the search performed by the player search means, there is a plurality of personal data corresponding to the identification information corresponding to the current imaging result and registration information exceeding the reference matching rate, or corresponding to the current imaging result If the identification data and the personal data corresponding to the registration information exceeding the reference matching rate have already been identified as corresponding to another player, a player with similar identification information exists. Special determination means for determining whether or not the personal data storage means stores special information for distinguishing similar players in association with the personal data,
A player specifying means for specifying one piece of personal data corresponding to the identification information based on the special information when the determination result of the special determination means corresponds to storing the special information; ,
When the determination result of the special determination means corresponds to the fact that the special information is not stored, the special information for distinguishing identification information of similar players is extracted, and the special information is extracted from the individual Special information extraction means for storing data in association with the data;
As a result of the search performed by the player search means, there is no personal data corresponding to the identification information corresponding to the current imaging result and registration information exceeding the reference matching rate, or in the current imaging result When the special information extracting unit extracts the special information based on the fact that the corresponding personal data corresponding to the identification information and the registration information exceeding the information matching rate is already corresponding to another player. And a personal data creating means for creating new personal data of the player corresponding to the current imaging result ,
The personal data creation means is based on the fact that the identification data corresponding to the current imaging result and the personal data corresponding to the registration information exceeding the reference matching rate are already identified as corresponding to another player. When the personal information is created based on the fact that the special information extracting means has extracted the special information, the individual identified as already corresponding to another player in the gaming machine information of the newly created personal data A player management system comprising at least a part of information of the gaming machine information of data .   When the search result by the player search means identifies only one piece of the personal data for the identification information, the player and the individual corresponding to the identification information are executed without executing the determination by the special determination means. 2. A player management system according to claim 1, further comprising special player specifying means for determining that the players corresponding to the data are the same person. 3. The player management system according to claim 1, wherein the personal data creation unit sets the identification information as the registration information when creating the personal data. 4.

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