JP6035485B2 - GAME INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information providing system and an information processing apparatus that provide predetermined game information to a player or a store clerk of a game hall, and in particular, a photograph taken by a camera provided in a terminal device carried by the player or the store clerk. The present invention relates to a game information providing system and an information processing apparatus that provide game information by combining and displaying game information on an image.

Generally, game data such as the number of hits per game machine, game information such as game explanations explaining how to play, etc. are given to players at game machines where slot machines and pachinko machines are installed. Various game information providing devices are provided.
As such a game information providing device, for example, it is arranged for each gaming machine, and a hit state such as a big hit or a bonus generated in the gaming machine is notified in a predetermined mode (for example, blinking of an LED), There is a call lamp for notifying the number of occurrences and the number of start times (game times) spent until reaching a winning state in a predetermined manner (for example, displaying characters on a liquid crystal display).
There is also a game information display device that is provided at an end of a gaming machine island to which a gaming machine is attached and displays the gaming information of all gaming machines installed in the gaming hall so as to be viewable (for example, Patent Document 1). .
In such a game information providing apparatus, a player's input operation is accepted, game information desired to be browsed is selected, and the selected game information is displayed.

JP 2002-177610 A

The present invention has an object to provide a game information system and an information processing apparatus that can provide Yu technique information.

In order to achieve the above object, a game information providing system of the present invention has a marker attached to a predetermined location of a game arcade, a display means for displaying a camera and a captured image including the marker image captured by the camera. A terminal device that can be carried by a player or a shop clerk, and an information processing device that is connected to the terminal device so as to be capable of wireless communication and that provides game information corresponding to the marker to the terminal device. A game information providing system, wherein game information storage means for storing game information corresponding to the marker, marker identification means for identifying the marker from the photographed image, and game information corresponding to the identified marker Game information extracting means for extracting the game information, information converting means for converting the extracted game information into image information that can be displayed on the display means, and a table for combining the image information with the captured image. And a synthesis display unit for, the marker identifying means, said identifying the orientation of the camera based on the angular displacement of the marker image in the captured image, wherein the game information extracting means, to the identified said marker The game information corresponding to the direction of the camera is extracted .

An information processing apparatus according to the present invention is an information processing apparatus that is connected to a terminal device that can be carried by a player or a shop clerk so as to be able to perform wireless communication, and provides predetermined game information to the terminal device. A game information storage means for storing game information corresponding to a marker attached to a predetermined location of a game hall and included in a captured image captured by a camera provided in the terminal device; and from among the captured images Marker identifying means for identifying the marker, and game information extracting means for extracting game information corresponding to the marker, wherein the marker identifying means is a camera based on an angular displacement of the marker image in the captured image. identify the orientation, the game information extraction means, a game information corresponding to the identified said marker, it is configured so as to extract the game information corresponding to the orientation of the camera

It is the schematic which shows the structure of a game information provision system typically. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the apparatus which comprises a game information provision system, (a) is a block diagram of an access point, (b) is a block diagram of a terminal device, (c) is a server It is a block diagram of an apparatus. It is a chart of the correspondence data which shows the correspondence between the kind of marker and the kind of game information corresponding to this. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game information synthetically displayed when the call lamp with a marker attached is image | photographed with the camera, (a) is a front view of the call lamp with a marker, (b ) Is a diagram illustrating a procedure in which game information is synthesized and displayed on the display unit of the terminal device. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game information synthesized and displayed when the call lamp with the marker attached was image | photographed with the camera, (a) is a terminal device when the game information for shop assistants is synthesized and displayed. It is a front view, (b) is a front view of the terminal device when a list of item names of game information that can be browsed is synthesized and displayed, and (c) is game information of an item name desired by a selection operation. It is a front view of a terminal device when combined and displayed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game information synthesized and displayed when the game machine with a marker was image | photographed with the camera, (a) is a board | plate | board view of a pachinko machine, (b) is a game of a game It is a front view of a terminal device when game information which shows a method is synthesized and displayed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game information synthesized and displayed when the game machine with the marker was image | photographed with the camera, (a) is a board surface view of a pachinko machine, (b) is a nail adjustment It is a front view of a terminal device when the game information regarding is synthesized and displayed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game information synthesized and displayed when the channel | path of the game hall where the marker was attached | subjected was image | photographed with the camera, (a) is a perspective view when the channel | path of a game hall is seen from one direction (B) is a front view of the terminal device when game information for guiding the installed model is combined and displayed on the captured image of the passage, and (c) is a captured image of the passage. It is a front view of a terminal device when the game information for demonstrating the characteristic situation of the installed gaming machine is synthesized and displayed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game information synthesized and displayed when the channel | path of the game hall where the marker was attached | subjected was image | photographed with the camera, (a) is when the channel | path of a game hall is seen from another direction It is a perspective view, (b) is a front view of the terminal device when the ball box game information indicating the number of ball boxes for each gaming machine is synthesized and displayed on the captured image of the passage, (c) is the path It is a front view of the terminal device when the game information for guiding the equipment of the game hall is synthesized and displayed on the photographed image of (1), and (d) explains the appearance of the entire game machine installed. It is a front view of a terminal device when the game information for a composite is displayed. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the game information synthesized and displayed when a salesclerk with a marker is photographed with a camera, (a) is a figure showing a salesclerk in a game hall, (b) is a salesclerk It is a front view of a terminal device when game information about a store clerk is synthesized and displayed on the photographed image. (A) is a flowchart which shows the exchange of information between a terminal device and a server apparatus when performing the setting process for enabling transmission of game information corresponding to a marker, and (b) is imaging of a marker. It is a flowchart which shows the exchange of the information performed between a terminal device, a server apparatus, and a management apparatus after game information corresponding to this marker is synthesize | combined and displayed after starting. Since the shooting of the marker is started and before the game information corresponding to the specific information of the terminal device is synthesized and displayed while corresponding to the marker, the information of information performed between the terminal device, the server device, and the management device It is a flowchart which shows exchange. After the shooting of the marker is started, a list of game information item names corresponding to the marker is synthesized and displayed, and further, the game information is synthesized and displayed based on the selection operation. It is a flowchart which shows the exchange of the information performed between. (A) is performed between the terminal device, the server device, and the management device after the shooting of the marker is started and before the game information corresponding to the shooting direction of the marker (the direction of the camera) is displayed. (B) is a flow chart showing the exchange of information between the terminal device and the server device after the shooting of the marker is started until the game information relating to the number of ball boxes corresponding to the marker is synthesized and displayed. It is a flowchart which shows the exchange of the information performed between management apparatuses.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a game information providing system and an information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a game machine (hall) where a plurality of game machines 10 are installed. The computer 50, the management device 60, the access point 70, the terminal device 80, and the server device 90 are configured.
The gaming machine 10, the inter-table machine 20, the calling lamp 30, the base computer 40, the island computer 50, the management device 60, the access point 70, and the server device 90 are connected to a local area network (hereinafter referred to as “the local computer”). The terminal device 80 is communicably connected to the server device 90 on the LAN 140 via the wireless LAN line 110 provided by the access point 70.

In the game information system of the present embodiment configured as described above, the marker attached to a predetermined location of the game hall is photographed by a camera provided in the terminal device 80 carried by the player or the store clerk of the game hall. Game information related to a device and a place where a marker is attached to a photographed image is synthesized and displayed to provide game information.
Hereinafter, the configuration of each device of the game information providing system 1 will be described in detail.

The gaming machine 10 includes various gaming machines that use a gaming medium such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, an arrangement ball machine, and a sparrow ball machine, and a game medium such as a medal.
From these gaming machines 10, a big hit signal indicating a big hit state, a probability varying gaming state in which the lottery probability of the big hit is higher than that in the normal gaming state, and / or a time shortening gaming state in which the variation time of the symbol is shortened from the normal gaming state. Games such as a probability change / time-short signal indicating a game signal, an out signal indicating the number of game media inserted into the gaming machine 10, a safe signal indicating the number of game media paid out from the game machine 10, and a start signal output for each game A signal is output.
These game signals are input to the call lamp 30 and the stand computer 40.

  The inter-machine 20 includes, for example, a game medium lending device that lends a game medium provided for each gaming machine 10, and the game medium corresponding to the amount of money to be inserted is inserted by inserting cash, a storage member card, IC coin, or the like. In addition to lending, a sales signal indicating the number or amount of lending of game media is output and input to the computer 40.

The calling lamp 30 is installed above the gaming machine 10 and the like, and as shown in FIG. 4A, data having an electric display unit having lamps such as a light bulb and LED, and display means such as a liquid crystal display. Display unit 31, such as jackpots, bonuses, etc. based on gaming signals indicating the status of gaming machines such as jackpot signals, bonus signals, probability change / short time signals, etc. output from gaming machines 10 such as pachinko machines and slot machines Notification of the hit state, probability change / short-time state by the light emission mode of the lamps, the number of hit states (number of big hits) based on the number of input of the big hit signal and start signal and the number of start times spent until the hit state ( The number of games) is displayed on the data display unit 31.
In the graph display area 301, the number of starts between the big hit signal and the bonus signal is represented by, for example, a bar graph in which 100 games are set as one mark (in this embodiment, a square), and these are displayed in the order of occurrence of the hit state. Displays the history of the hit counts arranged side by side.

The stand computer 40 is an information processing apparatus provided for each gaming machine 10 and the like, and collects game signals and sales signals input from the gaming machine 10 and the inter-table machine 20, and game information for each gaming machine 10 ( For example, the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of start times, the number of jackpots, the cumulative value for every predetermined time such as the sales amount) are tabulated.
The collected game information is transmitted to the island computer 50 at predetermined intervals or in response to a request from the island computer 50.

The island computer 50 is a higher-level information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of computer computers 40. The island computer 50 stores and stores game information input from the computer 40 for each gaming machine 10, and also uses gaming machine islands (multiple gaming machines). The game information is totaled for each unit) that represents the entire gaming machine 10 corresponding to the computer 40.
This game information is transmitted to the management device 60 every predetermined period or in response to a request from the management device 60.

The management device 60 is a higher-level information processing device connected to a plurality of island computers 50, and stores and stores game information transmitted from the island computer 50 for each gaming machine 10 and each gaming machine island. This is a so-called hall computer that collects game information for the entire venue.
Further, the management device 60 operates as a game information storage unit that stores game information corresponding to the marker. And the probability base / probability of short-time gaming state), the big hit ball (T1Y) indicating the number of acquired game media during the big hit, the number of acquired game media, the acquired game media obtained from the difference between the safe number cumulative value and the out number cumulative value The number of ball boxes converted into the number of ball boxes containing game media, the game method indicating the game method, the game description indicating the performance of the game machine, the nail adjustment data for each business day of the pachinko machine, the sales of the slot machine Stores the daily set probability data for each gaming machine 10, and stores the total (total) of these in units of gaming machine islands (including gaming machine island units facing each other across the passage). In addition, various games such as layout information indicating the installation layout of equipment such as prize exchanges, toilets, and gaming machines 10 in the amusement hall, model names of the installed gaming machines 10, and clerk information regarding the clerk including the current work status I remember information.
These pieces of game information are transmitted to the server device 90 based on a request signal from the server device 90 while being constantly updated to the latest value.

One or a plurality of access points 70 are installed in the amusement hall, and exist on the network by connecting to the LAN 140 via the wireless LAN line 110 with respect to the terminal device 80 in a region where the radio wave emitted by itself satisfies a certain intensity. There is a relay communication device that enables communication with the server device 90.
Specifically, the access point 70 operates to connect the terminal device 80 carried by the player or the store clerk of the game hall and the server device 90 via the wireless LAN line 110 so as to be communicable. ), A wireless communication unit 71 that performs wireless connection with the terminal device 80, a communication unit 72 that performs wired connection with the server device 90, a storage unit 73 including a predetermined memory, a CPU, a ROM, A control unit 74 having a RAM and the like and operating as a computer, and by constantly transmitting a radio wave of a specific frequency from an antenna (not shown), the control unit 74 detects an SSID (Service Set) from the terminal device 80 that has detected the radio wave. When a connection request is received together with (Identifier), the SSID is collated, and the terminal device 80 is connected when the collation matches.

The terminal device 80 includes a communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) in addition to a smartphone.
In addition to performing general communication operations (call line connection, Internet connection), the terminal device 80 displays operations for accessing the server device 90 via the access point 70 and game information transmitted from the accessed server device 90. The operation to perform is performed.
Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2B, the terminal device 80 includes a wireless LAN communication unit 81 that performs communication with the server device 90 via a connection with the access point 70, a camera 82, and image processing. Unit 83, a display unit 84 including a liquid crystal display or the like for displaying an image captured by camera 82 and game information (image information) transmitted from server device 90, and unique terminal identification information attached to itself And a control unit 86 having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like and operating as a computer. The control unit 86 controls these units to perform the following characteristic operations. .

The control unit 86 causes the wireless LAN communication unit 81 to operate as a communication unit to perform communication with the server device 90 via the access point 70.
The wireless LAN communication unit 81 is a module corresponding to, for example, WiFi (a standard in which the mutual connectivity between wireless LAN devices is authenticated by WiFi ALLIANCE), and includes an antenna, a CPU, and a memory (not shown). Is operated in the background, the captured image captured by the camera 82 is transmitted to the server device 90, and game information (image information) corresponding to the marker image included in the captured image is received from the server device 90. . In addition, when the captured image is transmitted to the server device 90, it is transmitted with unique terminal identification information such as a MAC address and a mail address.

Further, the control unit 86 operates the image processing unit 83 as a composite display unit, so that the game information (image information) transmitted from the server device 90 is the size of the marker image included in the captured image captured by the camera 82. The image is displayed so as to overlap the display position (display area of the display unit 84) according to the height and arrangement.
This is because the control unit 86 identifies the size and arrangement (a concept including angular displacement described later) in the captured image from the marker image included in the captured image, and the game information (image information) is used as the game information. Displaying in accordance with the size and arrangement of the identified marker while referring to relative information (information transmitted from the server device 90 to be described later) indicating the relative size relationship and positional relationship with the marker when combining and displaying It is realized by doing.

The control unit 86 can also operate the display unit 84 as a selection unit.
For example, by configuring the display unit 84 with a touch panel that can be touch-operated, the control unit 86 not only operates the display unit 84 as a display unit that displays a captured image, a moving image, text, a numeric keypad, but also a finger or a touch pen. By touching the display on the screen, it is operated as an input means for receiving input (for example, communication operation, character input operation, selection operation, etc.).
As a result, as will be described later, item names of a plurality of game information that can be requested to be browsed are displayed in a list on the display unit 84, and one or more item names desired to be browsed are selected and operated from the server device 90. The game information to be transmitted is transmitted.

The server device 90 is an example of an information processing device that transmits game information corresponding to a marker to the terminal device 80. The server device 90 acquires game information corresponding to the marker transmitted from the terminal device 80 from the management device 60 and acquires the terminal device 80. Send to.
Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2C, the server device 90 includes a communication unit 91 (transmission unit) that performs communication with the management device 60, the terminal device 80, and the game information acquired from the management device 60. A game information image conversion unit 92 that converts image data into image information, a storage unit 93 having a memory such as a hard disk, and a control unit 94 that includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like and operates as a computer.

The storage unit 93 stores a plurality of data as described below in order to request game information corresponding to the marker from the management device 60 and to transmit the game information acquired in response to the request to the terminal device 80. ing.
For example, the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80 carried by the store clerk, correspondence data indicating the correspondence between the marker type and the game information type, an image processing program, image data, and the like are stored.

FIG. 3 is a chart showing the correspondence data. As described above, the marker includes a marker in which one game information is associated with one type of marker (hereinafter referred to as a normal marker), and one type of marker. There are markers associated with a plurality of game information.
Markers in which a plurality of pieces of game information are associated with one type of marker include an identification marker, a selection marker, and an angular displacement marker.
The identification marker is a marker having a function of changing game information to be provided according to the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80. The terminal identification information related to the store clerk is associated with the game information for the store clerk, and the other terminal identification The information is associated with player game information.
The selection marker is a marker having a function of selecting game information desired to be browsed, and is associated with item names of a plurality of selectable game information.
The angular displacement marker is a marker having a function of changing game information to be provided according to the angular displacement of the marker in the captured image, and a plurality of game information is associated with the angular displacement.
In addition, the identification marker, the selection marker, and the angular displacement marker can be combined with each other, for example, the marker m4 has a function of both the angular displacement marker and the selection marker. Game information can be selected.

In addition, the storage unit 93 stores not only the type of game information corresponding to such a marker, but also image data such as illustration data indicating the appearance of a ball box containing a game medium.
Further, the storage unit 93 includes a sample photographed image of a photographed image including a marker image, and a relative magnitude relationship and position between a marker serving as an index when the game information corresponding to the marker is combined and displayed on the photographed image and the game information. Relative information indicating the relationship is stored for each type of marker.
The server device 90 having such a configuration performs the following characteristic operations when the control unit 94 controls each unit.

The control unit 94 operates as marker identifying means to identify the marker from the captured image transmitted from the terminal device 80.
For example, as a marker, two-dimensional code such as ARTToolKit (Augmented Reality Tool: C language library that supports augmented reality application work) in which a plurality of types of black and white patterns are drawn in a square, QR code (registered trademark), etc. The control unit 94 extracts squares and black and white patterns from the captured image by image processing or the like, thereby identifying the marker and specifying the type of marker.
Thereby, if the kind of marker is specified, the kind of corresponding game information will be specified based on said correspondence data.

In addition, when the specified marker type is an angular displacement marker, the control unit 94 identifies the angular displacement of the marker in the captured image.
The angular displacement of the marker is an angular displacement when the marker is viewed from the front in the photographed image. For example, the photographed image is obtained from the arrangement relationship of the black and white pattern in the square or the outer shape of the marker is rectangular. The angular displacement of the marker in the captured image can also be identified from the difference in the length of the side of the marker inside.
In the above correspondence data, when the angular displacement marker is rotated to a plurality of angles such as 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, and 270 degrees, they are defined as different types of markers, and the respective angular displacement markers. Different types of game information are associated with each other.
As a result, by identifying that the marker type in the captured image is an angular displacement marker and identifying the angular displacement, the same display mode marker can be regarded as a different type of marker for each angular displacement. The type of corresponding game information can be specified based on the relationship data.
If the angular displacement of the marker in the photographed image is identified in this way, the orientation of the camera 82 is determined. Then, the photographing direction in which the camera 82 is photographing, that is, the photographing target is also automatically determined. The game information corresponding to the direction of the game is exactly the game information related to the shooting target.
Note that the terminal device 80 may be provided with such a function as marker identifying means. Thereby, the terminal device 80 can identify the marker from the photographed image and specify the marker type, and can directly request the game information corresponding to the specified marker type from the server device 90 or the management device 60. .

The control unit 94 operates as game information extraction means, thereby extracting game information corresponding to the identified marker.
For example, when the control unit 94 specifies the marker type by identifying the marker from the captured image, the control unit 94 requests the management device 60 for game information corresponding to the specified marker type based on the correspondence data. Thereby, the game information corresponding to the specified marker type is extracted by extracting the requested game information from the game information stored in the management device 60 and transmitting it to the server device 90. .
For example, when the specified marker type is an angular displacement marker, game information corresponding to the angular displacement of the captured image is extracted.

When the specified marker type is a selection marker, item names of a plurality of game information corresponding to one selection marker are specified.
Since the selection marker has a plurality of selectable game information defined in the correspondence data, when the identified marker is the selection marker, a plurality of selection markers corresponding to the selection marker are selected based on the correspondence data. The item name of the game information is specified.
As a result, the control unit 94 transmits a plurality of identified item names as game information to the terminal device 80, so that the terminal device 80 can display a list of item names on the display unit 84, and a player or a store clerk can One or more desired item names can be selected from a list of item names by operating the touch panel. Furthermore, by transmitting the selected item name to the server device 90, the control unit 94 can acquire game information corresponding to the selected item name from the management device 60.
Thereby, when the identified marker is a selection marker, game information corresponding to the identified marker is extracted although a selection operation is interposed in the middle.

Further, when the type of the identified marker is an identification marker, the control unit 94 extracts game information corresponding to the terminal identification information based on the terminal identification information transmitted from the terminal device 80, that is, a terminal related to the player Different game information can be extracted between the identification information and the terminal identification information related to the store clerk.
The terminal device 80 transmits unique terminal identification information such as a MAC address and a mail address when transmitting a captured image captured by the camera 82 to the server device 90.
The storage unit 93 stores the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80 carried by the store clerk, and the game information corresponding to the identification marker is a game that can be viewed by both the player and the store clerk in the correspondence data. The game information for store personnel and the game information for store clerk that can only be viewed by store clerk are stored separately.
Therefore, when the type of the identified marker is an identification marker, the control unit 94 performs comparison / collation of whether or not the terminal identification information received from the terminal device 80 is the terminal identification information of the store clerk stored in the storage unit 93, When the terminal identification information of the store clerk is determined, the game information for the store clerk is requested to the management device 60, and when the terminal identification information other than the store clerk is determined, the game information for the player is requested to the management device 60. Different game information is extracted between the terminal identification information relating to the terminal identification information and the terminal identification information relating to the store clerk.
Thereby, for example, the nail adjustment data of each gaming machine 10 stored in the management device 60, the probability setting data of each gaming machine 10 in the case of a slot machine, etc. that are not desired to be notified to the player. However, as a store clerk, from the viewpoint of determining whether or not a ball is illegally stolen by a fraudulent person, it is confirmed whether or not the actual ball appearance status matches the nail adjustment data or the probability setting data. Therefore, game information such as nail adjustment data and probability setting data that the player does not want to be known can be provided only to the store clerk.

In addition, the control unit 94 operates the game information image conversion unit 92 as an information conversion unit, and converts the extracted game information into image information that can be displayed on the display unit 84.
For example, when the control unit 94 receives text data as game information corresponding to the type of marker from the management device 60, the control unit 94 develops the text data in a game information image conversion unit 92 configured as, for example, a VRAM, thereby By converting to map data, game information is converted to image information.
In addition, when the number of ball boxes corresponding to the number of acquired game media for each gaming machine 10 is received as game information corresponding to the type of marker from the management device 60, illustration data indicating the appearance of the ball box stored in the storage unit 93. The game information is converted into image information by reading (ball box image information) and developing it in the game information image conversion unit 92.

The control unit 94 operates using the communication unit 91 as a transmission unit, and transmits the game information thus converted into the image information to the terminal device 80.
However, in the terminal device 80, even if game information (image information) is simply received, it is possible to determine at what display position of the display unit 84 and in what size the game information (image information) should be displayed. Can not.
Therefore, the control unit 94 transmits relative information for each marker stored in the storage unit 93 when transmitting the game information converted into the image information to the terminal device 80.
Since the relative information is information indicating a relative magnitude relationship and a positional relationship between the marker and the game information (image information), the terminal device 80 can detect the size of the marker in the captured image and the marker in the captured image. By identifying the arrangement by image processing or the like, it is possible to determine at what position on the display unit 84 and in what size the image information should be displayed while referring to the transmitted relative information.
Specifically, the terminal device 80 identifies the size of the marker in the captured image and the arrangement of the marker in the captured image by image processing or the like, and refers to the relative information to determine the size of the identified marker and The game information (image information) is enlarged / reduced and the display position is adjusted so that the relative size relationship between the marker indicated by the relative information and the game information and the similar relationship to the positional relationship are established.
Thereby, the transmitted game information (image information) is displayed on the display unit 84 at the optimum size and display position.

  Further, the control unit 94 operates as a display position correcting unit, and the combined display unit (image processing unit 83) of the terminal device 80 displays and displays the ball box image information (illustration data indicating the appearance of the ball box) on the captured image. When the display of the ball box image information for each gaming machine 10 sometimes overlaps, the display position of the overlapped ball box image information is shifted to the extent that each piece of ball box image information can be identified.

In the storage unit 93, a sample photographed image indicating a passage of a game arcade in which a plurality of gaming machines 10 are arranged side by side is stored as a sample photographed image including a marker image (for example, FIG. )reference). In addition, in this sample photographed image, the marker position coordinates indicating the position of the marker, the installation position coordinates indicating the installation position for each gaming machine 10, and the display position of the ball box for each gaming machine 10 corresponding to the installation position coordinates are shown. The ball box display position coordinates are attached.
Further, assuming that the marker in the photographed image transmitted from the terminal device 80 requests game information indicating the number of ball boxes of each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 arranged in the passage, the control unit 94 includes a plurality of The number of ball boxes for each gaming machine 10 is acquired from the management device 60, and the ball box image information (illustration data) indicating the appearance of the ball box stored in the storage unit 93 is read out to correspond to the number of ball boxes. The game information is converted into image information by developing the ball box image information in the game information image conversion unit 92 (for example, VRAM). At this time, the game information image conversion unit 92 is developed with reference to the above-mentioned coordinates of the ball box display position.

However, when the ball box image information is expanded to a position corresponding to the ball box display position coordinates, the ball box image information of the gaming machines 10 may overlap. For example, when a large amount of game media is acquired by a certain gaming machine 10, as a ball box image information, ball box image information in which illustration data indicating the appearance of one ball box is stacked in many layers is displayed. become. If it does so, the ball box image information of other gaming machines 10 may be blocked by the ball box image information stacked in many stages.
Therefore, the control unit 94 expands the ball box image information of each gaming machine 10 to a position corresponding to the ball box display position coordinates, and when the display areas of the ball box image information of the gaming machines 10 overlap, The box image information is shifted to such an extent that it can be identified.
For example, in the game information image conversion unit 92 (for example, VRAM), the control unit 94 determines whether or not the illustration data (ball box image information) overlaps in the VRAM area, and defines the direction of shifting up and down, left and right, etc. This can be realized by moving the ball box image information so as not to overlap according to the priorities.
In this way, regardless of whether or not the display position is corrected, the ball box image information of the plurality of gaming machines 10 developed in the gaming information image conversion unit 92 is the relative magnitude relationship between the marker and the gaming information (image information). It is transmitted to the terminal device 80 together with the relative information indicating the positional relationship, and the ball box image information that does not overlap is displayed on the display unit 84 of the terminal device 80 (see FIG. 9B).

  Due to the characteristic operations of the management device 60, the terminal device 80, and the server device 90 as described above, game information corresponding to the marker is displayed on the display unit 84 of the terminal device 80 after shooting of a real image including the marker is started. Specific examples of the combined display will be described with reference to FIGS.

For example, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining game information that is compositely displayed when the call lamp 30 with the marker m1 is photographed by the camera 82.
FIG. 4A is a front view of the calling lamp 30 and shows a real image of the calling lamp 30 itself. The call lamp 30 is provided with a marker m1.
The game information corresponding to the marker m1 is defined in correspondence data indicating the correspondence between the marker type and the game information type (see the player in FIG. 3), and is attached to the call lamp 30, for example. Game information relating to the gaming machine 10 (for example, slot machine), which is the number of hits (for example, bonus) corresponding to each bar graph displayed in the graph display area 301. In other words, the marker m1 includes information that can identify the gaming machine 10 (for example, a gaming machine number) and information that can identify the number of hit start times.

Therefore, when a real image of the calling lamp 30 including the marker m1 is captured by the camera 82, the captured image s1 is transmitted to the server device 90, and the marker in the captured image s1 is specified by the server device 90 as the marker m1. As a result, the hit start count which is the game information corresponding to the marker m1 is specified based on the correspondence data, and the server device 90 acquires the hit start count of the corresponding gaming machine 10 as the game information from the management device 60. It will be.
Further, the server device 90 converts the hit start count into the image information g1 (FIG. 4 (b), the upper diagram), and the relative size relationship between the converted image information g1 and the marker m1 and the image information g1. And the relative information which can specify a positional relationship is transmitted to the terminal device 80.
The terminal device 80 identifies the size and position of the marker m1 in the captured image s1, and displays the image information g1 transmitted from the server device 90 on the display unit 84 with reference to relative information. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4B, the image information g1 is synthesized and displayed at a position consistent with each bar graph displayed in the graph display area 301.
The image information g1 is, for example, a numerical value representing the number of start times between bonus signals of the slot machine. As described above, each bar graph displayed in the graph display area 301 represents 100 games with one mark (in this embodiment, a rectangle), and cannot represent the number of games less than 100 games. It has become.
Therefore, by combining and displaying the image information g1 to complement the bar graph display, the number of games less than 100 games becomes clear, and detailed game information can be obtained.
For example, in the case of a slot machine, there is one having a specification that makes a transition to a high probability state in which a bonus is likely to occur again within a predetermined number of games after the bonus, and the number of games is not necessarily 100 game units. In order for a person or the like to accurately grasp the past behavior of the gaming machine 10, a detailed number of start times between bonus signals is required. In other words, the image information g1 that is the number of start times between the digitized bonus signals is provided as valuable game information for a player who is familiar with the specifications of the gaming machine 10.
By combining and displaying game information in this way, game information can be provided while complementing constraints such as the physical size of the graph display area 301.

FIG. 5 (a) is an explanatory diagram for explaining game information that is synthesized and displayed when the call lamp 30 to which the marker m1 is attached is photographed by the camera 82, and particularly according to the difference in terminal identification information. It is explanatory drawing when different game information is combined and displayed.
The game information corresponding to the marker m1 is defined in correspondence data indicating the correspondence between the marker type and the game information type, and different game information is defined according to the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80. ing.
That is, the marker m1 is an identification marker (see FIG. 3), and the player terminal identification information defines the number of hit start times corresponding to each bar graph displayed in the graph display area 301 as described above. In the terminal identification information of the store clerk, the base number indicating the ratio of the number of start times, the number of outs and the safe number (the normal base indicating the base of the normal gaming state, the probability base indicating the base of the probabilistic / short-time gaming state), and the acquisition during the big hit Each average value of the big hit ball (T1Y) indicating the number of game media is defined.

When the real image of the calling lamp 30 including the marker m1 is captured by the camera 82 and the captured image s1 is transmitted to the server device 90, when the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80 is transmitted, the server device 90 captures the captured image. The marker in s1 is specified as the marker m1, and the terminal identification information of the store clerk stored in advance is compared with the transmitted terminal identification information.
If it is determined by this comparison that the transmitted terminal identification information is not the clerk's terminal identification information, the aforementioned hit count is specified as the game information for the player, and the transmitted terminal identification information is used as the clerk's terminal identification. When it is determined that the information is information, each average value is specified as game information for the store clerk.
When the transmitted terminal identification information is the clerk's terminal identification information and each average value is specified, the server device 90 acquires each average value as game information from the management device 60, and each average value is converted into image information. The image information g2 and g3 converted to g2 and g3, and relative information capable of specifying the relative size relationship and positional relationship between the marker m1 and the image information g2 and g3 are transmitted to the terminal device 80.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 5A, the image information g2 and g3 are combined and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
As described above, the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80 of the store clerk is stored, and the game information is stored separately for the store clerk game information and the player game information, so that only the store clerk stores game information that the store clerk does not want to be known to the player. Can be provided.
In particular, the game information indicated by the image information g2 and g3 includes a base indicating the ratio of the number of start times, the number of outs and the safe number (a normal base indicating the base of the normal gaming state, a probability base indicating the base of the probability variation / short time gaming state). Since it is the average value of each of the big hit balls (T1Y) indicating the number of acquired game media during the big hit, and is the nail adjustment data necessary for adjusting the game nails implanted in the pachinko machine, When the game machine 10 to be installed is a pachinko machine, for example, after the amusement hall is closed, the store clerk does not carry the nail adjustment data (average value) printed on paper or the like with the terminal device 80 carried by himself / herself. It is very convenient because the game nail of the gaming machine 10 can be adjusted while visually recognizing these nail adjustment data.

FIGS. 5B and 5C are explanatory diagrams for explaining the game information that is synthesized and displayed when the call lamp 30 with the marker m2 is photographed by the camera 82. In particular, a plurality of games are displayed. It is explanatory drawing when the item name of information is synthesized and displayed, and the game information of the item name selected from these item names is synthesized and displayed.
The marker m2 is a selection marker (see FIG. 3), and is associated with item names of a plurality of game information in the correspondence data. For example, as the item names of the plurality of game information, start (number of times), base (A base indicating a normal base in a normal gaming state, a probability base indicating a base in a probability change / short-time gaming state) and a big hit ball (T1Y) are associated with each other.

When a real image of the calling lamp 30 including the marker m2 is captured by the camera 82 and the captured image s2 is transmitted to the server device 90, the marker in the captured image s2 is specified as the marker m2 in the server device 90. Thereby, the item name of the some game information corresponding to the marker m2 is specified based on correspondence data.
Further, the storage unit 93 stores text data indicating item names of game information, the item names of a plurality of specified game information are converted from text data to image information, converted image information g4, Relative information capable of specifying the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship between the marker m2 and the image information g4 is transmitted to the terminal device 80.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, the image information g4 is synthesized and displayed at an optimal position based on the relative information, and a plurality of item names are displayed in a list on the display unit 84.

In the terminal device 80, when the combined and displayed image information g4 is touched and one or more item names are selected from a plurality of item names, the selected item names are transmitted to the server device 90. The server device 90 acquires game information corresponding to the selected item name from the management device 60. For example, when the start count is acquired as the selected item name, this is converted into image information g5, and the relative size relationship and positional relationship between the converted image information g5 and the marker m2 and the image information g5 can be specified. Relative information is transmitted to the terminal device 80.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 5C, the image information g5 (start count) is synthesized and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
In this way, by providing game information desired to be browsed through the player's selection operation, a plurality of game information can be associated with one marker, so that the game information related to the marked part is This is suitable for a wide variety of cases.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the game information that is synthesized and displayed when the pachinko machine P1 is photographed by the camera 82, which is the gaming machine 10 to which the marker m3 is attached.
FIG. 6A is a front view of the pachinko machine P1, and shows a real image of the pachinko machine P1 itself. A marker m3 is attached to the pachinko machine P1.
The game information corresponding to the marker m3 is defined in the correspondence data (see the player in FIG. 3), and is a game method that indicates how to play the pachinko machine P1, for example.

Thereby, when the real image of the pachinko machine P1 including the marker m3 is photographed by the camera 82 and this photographed image s3 is transmitted to the server device 90, the marker in the photographed image s3 is identified as the marker m3 in the server device 90, Based on the correspondence data, the game method of the pachinko machine P1 that is the game information corresponding to the marker m3 is specified, and the server device 90 acquires the game method from the management device 60 as the game information.
Furthermore, the server device 90 converts the gaming method into image information g6 (arrow) and g7 (target here), and the converted image information g6 and g7 and the relative relationship between the marker m3 and the image information g6 and g7. Relative information that can specify the magnitude relationship and the positional relationship is transmitted to the terminal device 80.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 6B, the image information g6 and g7 are combined and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
With these pieces of image information g6 and g7, the player can recognize how to play with the pachinko machine P1, and can play without hesitation.
Not only the game method but also a game description showing the performance of the pachinko machine P1 (such as a big hit probability), a description of effects, and the like can be displayed in a synthesized manner.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining game information synthesized and displayed when the pachinko machine P2 to which the marker m3 is attached is photographed by the camera 82, and in particular, games that differ depending on differences in terminal identification information It is explanatory drawing when information is synthesized and displayed.
FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a real image of the pachinko machine P2 itself, and is a front view that can identify the layout of the game nails. This pachinko machine P2 is provided with a marker m3 as in FIG.
The marker m3 is an identification marker (see FIG. 3), and in the correspondence data, different game information is defined according to the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80.
For example, in the terminal identification information of the player, as described above, a gaming method indicating how to play the pachinko machine P2 is defined. On the other hand, in the terminal identification information of the store clerk, the sales of game nails planted in the pachinko machine P2 is defined. Nail adjustment data indicating daily opening and closing is defined.

When the real image of the pachinko machine P2 including the marker m3 is captured by the camera 82 and the captured image s4 is transmitted to the server device 90, when the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80 is transmitted, the server device 90 captures the captured image. The marker in s4 is specified as the marker m3 (identification marker), and the terminal identification information of the store clerk stored in advance is compared and collated with the transmitted terminal identification information.
If it is determined by this comparison / collation that the transmitted terminal identification information is not the clerk's terminal identification information, the game method is specified as the player's game information, and the transmitted terminal identification information is the clerk's terminal identification information. If it is determined that there is, the nail adjustment data is specified as the store clerk game information.
When the transmitted terminal identification information is the clerk's terminal identification information, and the nail adjustment data is specified, the server device 90 acquires the nail adjustment data as game information from the management device 60, and uses the nail adjustment data as image information. While converting into g8-g12, the converted image information g8-g12 and the relative information which can specify the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship of the marker m3 and the image information g8-g12 are transmitted to the terminal device 80.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 7B, the image information g8 to g12 is synthesized and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
The image information g8 to g12 indicates the opening and closing of game nails for each business day such as the day before, the day before, and the current day. For example, the image information g8 includes game information and images indicating the display mode of the opening and closing. Information g9 is game information indicating an average value such as today's start count, base, and big hit ball (T1Y), image information g10 is game information indicating a history of opening and closing game nail A, and image information g11 is a game. The game information indicating the opening / closing history of the nail B and the image information g12 are game information indicating the opening / closing history of the game nail C.
Thereby, after the game hall is closed, the clerk does not carry around the nail adjustment data printed on paper or the like, but visually recognizes these nail adjustment data with the terminal device 80 carried by himself, so that the game nail of the gaming machine 10 can be viewed. Can be adjusted.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the game information that is synthesized and displayed when the camera 82 captures the passage y1 of the game hall with the markers m4 and m5. It is explanatory drawing when the game information of the item name selected from these item names is synthesized and displayed while the names are synthesized and displayed.
FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the game hall passage y1 as viewed from the D direction toward the B direction (see the arrow in the figure), and shows a real image of the game hall passage y1 itself. is there. Markers m4 and m5 are attached to the floor (floor) of the passage y1 of this game hall. Note that the markers m4 and m5 are not limited to the floor but can be attached to the ceiling.
These markers m4 and m5 can be individually associated with different game information, or can be associated with the same game information. Further, the markers m4 and m5 can be regarded as one marker and can be associated with one game information by a combination thereof. Furthermore, in each of the above cases, it can be associated with item names of a plurality of game information. Here, only the marker m4 will be taken up, and a case will be described where the selected marker is associated with item names of a plurality of game information.

For example, the item name of the game information corresponding to the marker m4 includes the model name of the gaming machine 10 installed in the passage (AC) orthogonal to the passage (BD) to which the marker m4 is attached, and the game situation It has become.
When a real image of the passage (BD) including the marker m4 is captured by the camera 82 and this captured image s5 is transmitted to the server device 90, the marker in the captured image s5 is specified as the marker m4 in the server device 90. . As a result, the model name and the game situation are specified as the item names of the plurality of game information corresponding to the marker m4 based on the correspondence data (see 0 degree angular displacement in FIG. 3).
These identified item names are converted into image information, and the converted image information and relative information capable of specifying the relative magnitude and positional relationship between the marker m4 and the image information are transmitted to the terminal device 80. .
In the terminal device 80, although not specifically shown, the model name and the item name of the game situation are combined and displayed, and when the image information of the item name desired to be browsed is touched, the selected item name is displayed on the server device 90. Sent. The server device 90 acquires game information corresponding to the selected item name from the management device 60.

For example, when the model name is acquired as the selected item name, it is converted into image information g13 and g14, and the relative size relationship between the converted image information g13 and g14 and the marker m4 and the image information g13 and g14. And the relative information which can specify a positional relationship is transmitted to the terminal device 80.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 8B, the image information g13 and g14 are combined and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
In this example, the image information g13 (“model A”) is the model name (model A) of the gaming machine 10 installed in the passage in the A direction, and the image information g14 (“model B”) is in the passage in the C direction. The game information indicates the model name (model B) of the installed gaming machine 10. Instead of the model name of the installed gaming machine 10, the number of the gaming machine 10 (for example, image information g13: 1 to 20th, image information g14: 21 to 40th, etc.) can be displayed in a synthesized manner.

On the other hand, when the game situation is selected in the terminal device 80, as shown in FIG. 8C, the image information g15 and g16 are combined and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
The image information g15 (“model A corner, 5th series, 8th series”) is the gaming situation of the gaming machine 10 installed in the passage in the A direction. For example, the probability variation of a certain gaming machine 10 (5th series) It is game information indicating the number of consecutive times (8 consecutive channels), and the image information g16 (“there is a model B corner vacant stand”) is the game situation of the gaming machine 10 installed in the passage in the C direction. In the installed gaming machine 10, the game information has a content for notifying that there is a vacant base that the player does not play.
When two item names of a model name and a game situation are selected in the terminal device 80, the image information g13 to g16 are combined and displayed at an optimal position based on the relative information. At this time, if the display positions of the image information g13 to g16 overlap, the display position of the image information g13 to g16 is corrected (shifted) in the server device 90 as in the case of the ball box image information, and the terminal device On the display unit 80, non-overlapping image information g13 to g16 are displayed.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining game information synthesized and displayed when the camera 82 captures the passage y2 of the game hall to which the marker m4 is attached. In particular, the angular displacement of the marker m4 is identified. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram when providing game information corresponding to the direction of the camera 82.
FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the amusement hall passage y1 as viewed from the C direction toward the A direction (see the arrow in FIG. 8A). A real image of the amusement hall passage y2 itself is shown. FIG. Similar to FIG. 8A, a marker m4 is attached to the floor of the aisle y2 of the game hall.
The marker m4 is an angular displacement marker (see FIG. 3), and its display mode is the same as the marker m4 in FIG. 8A, but is identified as a different marker depending on the shooting direction.
Specifically, the marker m4 is identified as a different marker when viewed from the C direction toward the A direction and when viewed from the D direction toward the B direction.
This is because, for example, the marker m4 of the present embodiment has an outer shape made of a rectangle having a long side in the BD direction, so the vertical side in the captured image when the marker m4 is captured by the camera 82 is used. When the horizontal side in the captured image is longer than the vertical side, it can be determined that the marker m4 is a captured image when viewed from the C direction toward the A direction. When the horizontal side is shorter than the vertical side, the captured image can be determined when the marker m4 is viewed from the D direction toward the B direction.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, item names of a plurality of game information are associated with the marker m4 viewed from the C direction toward the A direction (see 90 degrees of angular displacement in FIG. 3).
For example, in the item names of the plurality of game information corresponding to the marker m4 viewed from the C direction toward the A direction, the game status of the plurality of game machines 10 installed in the passage in the A direction is obtained at each gaming machine. The marker m4 is added as layout information indicating the installation layout of the amusement facility such as the prize exchange, the toilet, and the gaming machine 10 in the amusement hall. There is a game facility name installed in the passage (BD) orthogonal to the passage (AC).
When a real image of the passage in the A direction including the marker m4 is captured by the camera 82 and this captured image s6 is transmitted to the server device 90, the marker in the captured image s6 is moved from the C direction toward the A direction in the server device 90. The identified marker m4 (marker m4 with an angular displacement of 90 degrees in FIG. 3) is specified. Thereby, as the item name of the game information corresponding to the marker m4 viewed from the C direction toward the A direction based on the correspondence relationship data, the number of ball boxes, the total number of jackpots, and the game hall facility name are specified.
These identified item names are converted into image information, and the converted image information and relative information capable of specifying the relative magnitude and positional relationship between the marker m4 and the image information are transmitted to the terminal device 80. .
In the terminal device 80, although not particularly illustrated, when the number of ball boxes, the total number of jackpots, and the item name of the game facility name are combined and displayed, and image information of the item name desired to be browsed is touch-operated, The selected item name is transmitted to the server device 90. The server device 90 acquires game information corresponding to the selected item name from the management device 60.

For example, when the number of ball boxes is acquired as the selected item name, it is converted into ball box image information g17 to g22, and the converted ball box image information g17 to g22, marker m4, and image information g17 to g22 are displayed. Relative information that can specify the relative magnitude relationship and the positional relationship is transmitted to the terminal device 80. Each ball box image information g17 to g22 is corrected so that the display areas do not overlap each other, and the corrected information is transmitted as a lump of image information.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 9B, the ball box image information g17 to g22 is synthesized and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
Although the ball box image information g17 to g22 is corrected so as not to overlap, it is displayed at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 installed in the passage A2 in the A direction. It is possible to recognize at a glance whether you have a ball box.
In addition, such a ball box image display is a game hall that employs a game information providing system that counts and manages the acquired game media with a counting device provided for each gaming machine without being stored in the ball box. Suitable for

On the other hand, when the game facility name is selected in the terminal device 80, as shown in FIG. 9C, the image information g23 and g24 are combined and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
In this example, the image information g23 (“Premium exchange is on the left”) is a game facility that is installed in the direction D of the passage y1 and indicates the prize exchange, and the image information g24 (“Toilet” Is right ”)) is a game hall facility installed in the direction B of the passage y1, which is game information indicating a toilet.
Thereby, the destination can be reached by moving according to the guidance indicated by the game information.

Further, when the total number of big hits is selected in the terminal device 80, as shown in FIG. 9D, the image information g25 is synthesized and displayed at an optimal position based on the relative information.
The image information g25 (“the total number of jackpots at this corner is 85 times”) is the sum of the number of jackpots (for example, the gaming machines facing each other across the path) installed in the path A2 in the A direction (for example, 85 times), it is possible to grasp at a glance the appearance status of the gaming machine 10 installed in the passage y2 in the A direction.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the game information synthesized and displayed when the clerk t with the marker m6 is photographed by the camera 82.
FIG. 10A is a side view of the store clerk t and shows a real image of the store clerk t itself. A marker m6 is attached to this clerk t.
This marker m6 is a normal marker (see FIG. 3), and is defined on a one-to-one basis in the correspondence data. For example, the marker m6 is clerk information regarding the clerk such as the current work status of the clerk t.

As a result, a real image of the store clerk t including the marker m6 is captured by the camera 82, and when the captured image s7 is transmitted to the server device 90, the marker in the captured image s7 is identified as the marker m6 in the server device 90, and Based on the relationship data, the clerk information of the clerk t, which is game information corresponding to the marker m6, is specified, and the server device 90 acquires the clerk information of the clerk t as game information from the management device 60.
Further, the server device 90 can convert the clerk information into the image information g26 and g27, and can specify the relative size relationship and the positional relationship between the converted image information g26 and g27 and the marker m6 and the image information g26 and g27. Relative information is transmitted to the terminal device 80.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 10B, the image information g26 and g27 are combined and displayed at the optimum position based on the relative information.
In this example, the image information g26 (“I am a clerk A. Please feel free to contact me if there is a request.”) Is the clerk information indicating the self-introduction of the clerk t, and the image information g27 ")" Is clerk information indicating the current work situation of the clerk t, and is game information that allows the work situation of the clerk to be grasped at a glance.
The work status is transmitted to the management device 60 via the terminal device 80, the income, etc. carried by the store clerk every time the store clerk performs or schedules the work.
At the same time as the current work status, a work schedule such as “What number is the next call correspondence?” Can be displayed. Thereby, when the player who called the store clerk photographs the store clerk with the terminal device 80 on hand, his / her waiting order can be confirmed.

As described above, the game information corresponding to the photographed marker is synthesized and displayed on the display unit 84 of the terminal device 80 by the characteristic operation of the management device 60, the terminal device 80, and the server device 90, and the marker is attached. The game information related to the device and place will be provided.
Such a characteristic operation is realized by the management device 60, the terminal device 80, and the server device 90 exchanging information with each other according to the flowcharts of FIGS.

FIG. 11A is a flowchart illustrating a setting process for establishing communication between the terminal device 80 and the server device 90 in providing game information corresponding to a marker.
In the flowchart of this setting process, first, the terminal device 80 is a program for identifying the size and arrangement of the marker from the photographed image via a predetermined Internet site, a composite display program for performing composite display based on relative information, Download and install an application program (application) including an IP address that can identify the server device 90 that performs bidirectional communication, a communication program for performing bidirectional communication with the server device 90, and the server device 90. The initial setting for establishing communication between them is performed (S1).
Next, the terminal device 80 activates the application and transmits its terminal identification information to the server device 90 (S2). The server device 90 temporarily stores the transmitted terminal identification information (S3), and transmits registration completion information indicating the completion of registration to the terminal device 80 (S4).
Upon receiving the registration completion information, the terminal device 80 displays a registration completion screen on the display unit 84 and performs registration completion notification indicating the completion of registration (S5). Thereby, transmission of the picked-up image image | photographed with the camera 82 containing a marker image and reception of the game information (image information) corresponding to a marker can be performed after that. The terminal information of the store clerk is stored in advance in the server device 90 by input through an input unit such as a mouse or a keyboard provided in the server device 80, or is stored in the terminal identification information transmitted from the terminal device 80 in S2. An identifier capable of identifying the store clerk is attached and stored.

  FIG. 11B shows the exchange of information performed between the terminal device, the server device, and the management device from when the shooting of the marker is started until the game information corresponding to the marker is displayed in combination. It is a flowchart, Comprising: It is a flowchart when game information corresponding to a marker is uniquely determined (for a normal marker) (for example, corresponding to the example of FIG. 10).

When the terminal device 80 starts capturing a real image including a marker (for example, the marker m6) via the camera 82 (S10), the captured image is transmitted to the server device 90 (S11).
The server device 90 identifies the marker from the captured image, specifies the type of marker as a normal marker, and specifies game information corresponding to the normal marker specified based on the correspondence data. Then, the specified game information is requested to the management device 60 (S12).
The management device 60 extracts the requested game information (S13) and transmits the game information to the server device 90 (S14).
The server device 90 converts the transmitted game information into image information (S15). At this time, when there are a plurality of pieces of image information, correction is made so that the pieces of image information do not overlap. Thereafter, the image information is transmitted to the terminal device 80 together with relative information capable of specifying the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship with the marker (S16).
The terminal device 80 refers to the relative information while identifying the size and arrangement of the markers in the captured image, and uses the received image information (for example, g26 and g27 in FIG. 10) as the captured image (for example, FIG. 10). The combined display is displayed at s7) (S17).
Thereby, game information corresponding to a marker (normal marker, for example, marker m6) is provided.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the exchange of information performed between the terminal device, the server device, and the management device from when the shooting of the marker is started until the game information corresponding to the marker is compositely displayed. FIG. 8 is a flowchart when different game information is provided (for an identification marker) according to the terminal identification information of the terminal device 80 (for example, corresponding to the examples of FIGS. 6 and 7).

When the terminal device 80 starts capturing a real image including a marker (for example, the marker m3) via the camera 82 (S20), the captured image is transmitted to the server device 90 (S21).
Server device 90 identifies the marker from the captured image and identifies the type of marker as an identification marker. Further, it is determined whether the terminal identification information transmitted together with the photographed image is terminal information of a store clerk stored in advance (S22).
If it is determined that the transmitted terminal identification information is the clerk's terminal information (S22-YES), the clerk game information corresponding to the identification marker identified based on the correspondence data is requested to the management device 60 (S23).
The management device 60 extracts the requested store clerk game information (S24), and transmits the store clerk game information to the server device 90 (S25).
The server device 90 converts the transmitted store clerk game information into image information (S26). Thereafter, the image information (for example, g8 to g12 in FIG. 7B) is transmitted to the terminal device 80 together with relative information that can specify the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship with the marker (S27).
On the other hand, if it is determined that it is not the terminal identification information of the store clerk (S22-NO), the game information for the player corresponding to the identification marker specified based on the correspondence data is requested to the management device 60 (S28).
The management device 60 extracts the requested player game information (S29), and transmits the player game information to the server device 90 (S30).
The server device 90 converts the transmitted game information for the player into image information (S31). Thereafter, the image information (for example, g6 and g7 in FIG. 6B) is transmitted to the terminal device 80 together with relative information that can specify the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship with the marker (S27).
The terminal device 80 synthesizes and displays the received image information on the captured image with reference to the relative information while identifying the size and arrangement of the markers in the captured image (S32).
Thereby, game information corresponding to the terminal identification information is provided while corresponding to the marker (identification marker, for example, marker m3).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the exchange of information performed between the terminal device, the server device, and the management device after the shooting of the marker is started until the game information corresponding to the marker is synthesized and displayed. When the item names of a plurality of game information are combined and displayed, and the game information of the item name selected from these item names is combined and displayed (selected marker) (for example, FIG. 5B). , (Corresponding to the example of (c)).

When the terminal device 80 starts capturing a real image including a marker (for example, the marker m2) via the camera 82 (S40), the captured image is transmitted to the server device 90 (S41).
Server device 90 identifies the marker from the captured image and identifies the type of marker as the selected marker. Based on the correspondence data, the item names of the plurality of game information associated with the selected marker are converted into image information (S42), and the image information is transmitted to the terminal device 80 together with the relative information (S43).
The terminal device 80 refers to the relative information while identifying the size and arrangement of the marker in the captured image, and uses the received image information (the item name of the game information, for example, g4 in FIG. 5B). A composite image is displayed on the captured image (S44).
When the item name (for example, start) of one or more game information desired to be viewed is selected via the touch panel, the item name of the selected game information is transmitted to the server device 90 (S45).
The server device 90 requests the management device 60 for the selected game information (S46).
The management device 60 extracts the requested game information (S47) and transmits the game information to the server device 90 (S48).
The server device 90 converts the transmitted game information into image information (for example, g5 in FIG. 5C) (S49), and then specifies the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship of the image information with the marker. It transmits to the terminal device 80 with possible relative information (S50).
The terminal device 80 refers to the relative information while identifying the size and arrangement of the markers in the captured image, and uses the received image information (for example, g5 in FIG. 5C) as the captured image (for example, FIG. 5 (c) is synthesized and displayed at s2) (S51).
Thereby, game information corresponding to the selected item name is provided while being game information corresponding to the marker.

  FIG. 14A shows the exchange of information performed between the terminal device, the server device, and the management device after the shooting of the marker is started until the game information corresponding to the marker is displayed in combination. It is a flowchart, Comprising: Game information according to the imaging | photography direction of a marker is combined and displayed (for an angular displacement marker) (for example, corresponding to the example of FIG. 9).

When the terminal device 80 starts capturing a real image including a marker (for example, the marker m4) via the camera 82 (S60), the captured image is transmitted to the server device 90 (S61).
Server device 90 identifies the marker from the captured image and identifies the type of marker as an angular displacement marker. Further, the photographing direction, that is, the angular displacement in the photographed image of the angular displacement marker is identified, and game information corresponding to the identified angular displacement is specified based on the correspondence data. Then, the management device 60 is requested to transmit this game information (S62).
The management device 60 extracts the requested game information (S63), and transmits the game information to the server device 90 (S64).
The server device 90 converts the transmitted game information into image information (for example, g25 in FIG. 9D) (S65), and then specifies the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship of the image information with the marker. It transmits to the terminal device 80 with possible relative information (S66).
The terminal device 80 refers to the relative information while identifying the size and arrangement of the marker in the captured image, and uses the received image information (for example, g25 in FIG. 9D) as the captured image (for example, FIG. In 9 (d), the combined display is made at s6) (S67).
Thereby, game information corresponding to the angular displacement of the marker (angular displacement marker, for example, marker m4) is provided.

  FIG. 14B shows the exchange of information performed between the terminal device, the server device, and the management device after the shooting of the marker is started until the game information corresponding to the marker is displayed in a synthesized manner. It is a flowchart, Comprising: It corrects so that image information may not overlap (for example, it respond | corresponds to the example of FIG.9 (b)).

When the terminal device 80 starts capturing a real image including a marker (for example, the marker m4) via the camera 82 (S71), the captured image is transmitted to the server device 90 (S72).
The server device 90 identifies the marker from the captured image, identifies the type of the marker, and identifies the number of ball boxes of the plurality of gaming machines 10 as game information corresponding to the marker identified based on the correspondence data. Then, the management device 60 is requested for the number of ball boxes (S73).
The management device 60 extracts the requested number of ball boxes (S74), and transmits the game information to the server device 90 (S75).
The server device 90 converts the transmitted number of ball boxes into ball box image information (for example, g17 to g22 in FIG. 9B) (S76).
At this time, it is determined whether or not the ball box image information overlaps (S77). When the ball box image information overlaps (S77-YES), correction is performed so that the display areas of the ball box image information do not overlap each other (S78). The ball box image information is transmitted to the terminal device 80 together with relative information capable of specifying the relative magnitude relationship and positional relationship with the marker (S79). On the other hand, when they do not overlap (S77-NO), the ball box image information is transmitted to the terminal device 80 together with the relative information without correction (S79).
The terminal device 80 refers to the relative information while identifying the size and arrangement of the markers in the captured image, and uses the received ball box image information (for example, g17 to g22 in FIG. 9B) as the captured image. (For example, s6 in FIG. 9B) is synthesized and displayed (S80).
Thus, game information corresponding to the marker (for example, marker m4) and game information indicating the number of ball boxes is provided without being overlapped.

As described above, according to the game information providing system 1 of the present embodiment, the game information related to the place where the marker is attached, the device, and the like are superimposed on the image projected on the terminal device carried by the player and the store clerk. Since it can be displayed, game information can be provided without being constrained by physical restrictions of the object.
However, the conventional game information providing device has a limit on the amount of information that can be provided.
For example, in the call lamp and the game information display device disclosed in Patent Document 1, physical restrictions such as the size of a display that displays game information, restrictions on storage capacity for storing game information, and human recognition are possible. Since there are limitations on the size of characters, there are various limitations such as the limitation on the number of characters that can be displayed, so the amount of information that can be provided is also limited.
In addition, such a game information providing apparatus may be browsed not only by a player but also by a store clerk who circulates in the game hall, and in this case, there is also game information that the player does not want to show to the player.
For example, the nail adjustment setting status of individual gaming machines for pachinko machines, and the probability setting status of individual gaming machines for slot machines are game information that the player does not want to inform the player, but as a store clerk, Since it is necessary to check whether the actual appearance of the ball is consistent with the nail adjustment setting status or the probability setting status, it is necessary to check whether the ball has been illegally stolen. Or it is very convenient if the probability setting status can be confirmed from such a game information providing apparatus.
In this case, the game information providing device needs to have a function for distinguishing whether browsing by a player or browsing by a store clerk by some means, so that the load due to multi-function becomes more and more, development cost, manufacturing Not only the cost but also the selling price will rise.
In addition to game information related to gaming machines, event information is updated not only in game information related to services such as events held at game halls, but also in game information related to guidance on equipment installed in gaming machines, toilets, prize exchanges, etc. It is necessary to replace the display means such as posters, banners, and guidance display boards every time a new machine is replaced or refurbished, and such a replacement cost has been a burden on the management of the amusement hall.
In addition, with the recent development of mobile phone and communication infrastructure technologies, smartphones equipped with communication interfaces that can handle mobile phone lines and wireless communication lines called WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), respectively, can be used for various applications. The spread of communication terminal devices such as the above has been spreading, and an environment in which the Internet or the like can be easily accessed regardless of the location of the user is being prepared.
For this reason, by using such a communication terminal device, it has been required to provide a highly convenient service that allows a player to browse game information from anywhere.
The present invention has been proposed to solve such a conventional problem, and supplementarily provides game information that the conventional game information providing apparatus could not provide, or identifies any information to the game information providing apparatus. Identifies players and store clerk without providing functions, provides game information according to each, and does not change display means such as posters, banners, information display boards, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game information providing system and an information processing apparatus that can provide game information related to guidance.

  The preferred embodiments of the game information providing system and the information processing apparatus according to the present invention have been described above. However, the game information providing system and the information processing apparatus according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments. It goes without saying that various modifications can be made within the range described above.

For example, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 80 is a communication terminal such as a smartphone, but an attachment type communication terminal such as a head-mounted display (HMD) can also be used.
In addition, although an application program (application) related to information provision has been downloaded from a predetermined Internet site, it can also be downloaded from the server device 90 by including in the marker an IP address that can identify the server device 90 that performs two-way communication. it can.
In the present embodiment, the game information is stored and stored in the management device 60, but can be stored and stored in the server device 60 itself and transmitted to the terminal device 80.
Further, the server device 60 can acquire game information not only from the management device 60 but also from the stand computer 40 and the island computer 50.
In addition, the selection marker is associated with a plurality of model names of the gaming machine 10, and image information such as an arrow indicating the installation location of the gaming machine of the selected model name is combined and displayed on the photographed image, so that a game desired to be played You can also guide the installation location of the machine.

  In the present embodiment, the marker identifying unit, the game information extracting unit, the information converting unit, and the display position correcting unit are provided in the server device 90. However, all or part of them may be provided in the terminal device 80.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game information provision system 10 Game machine 20 Machine between machines 30 Call lamp 40 Computer 50 Island computer 60 Management apparatus (information processing apparatus, game information storage means)
70 access point 80 terminal device 83 image processing unit (composite display means)
84 Display section (display means, selection means)
90 Server device (information processing device, marker identification means, game information extraction means, display position correction means)
91 Communication unit (transmission means)
92 Game information image conversion unit (information conversion means)
94 Control unit 110 Wireless LAN line 140 LAN

Claims (4)

A terminal device that has a marker attached to a predetermined location of a game arcade and a display unit that displays a camera and a photographed image including the marker image photographed by the camera; An information processing device connected to the terminal device so as to be capable of wireless communication and providing game information corresponding to the marker to the terminal device;
Game information storage means for storing game information corresponding to the marker;
Marker identifying means for identifying the marker from the captured image;
Game information extracting means for extracting game information corresponding to the identified marker;
Information conversion means for converting the extracted game information into image information that can be displayed on the display means;
Combining display means for combining and displaying the image information on the photographed image,
The marker identifying means identifies the orientation of the camera based on the angular displacement of the marker image in the captured image,
The game information extraction system is characterized in that the game information extraction means extracts game information corresponding to the identified marker and corresponding to the direction of the camera. A terminal device that has a marker attached to a predetermined location of a game arcade and a display unit that displays a camera and a photographed image including the marker image photographed by the camera; An information processing device connected to the terminal device so as to be capable of wireless communication and providing game information corresponding to the marker to the terminal device;
Game information storage means for storing game information corresponding to the marker;
Marker identifying means for identifying the marker from the captured image;
Game information extracting means for extracting game information corresponding to the identified marker;
Information conversion means for converting the extracted game information into image information that can be displayed on the display means;
Combining display means for combining and displaying the image information on the photographed image,
The game information extracting means includes
Game information corresponding to the identified marker, and extracting game information corresponding to unique information that can identify the terminal device;
A game information providing system, wherein game information different from the specific information related to the player and the specific information related to the store clerk is extracted. An information processing apparatus that is connected to a terminal device that can be carried by a player or a store clerk of the game hall so as to be able to perform wireless communication, and that provides predetermined game information to the terminal device,
Game information storage means for storing game information corresponding to a marker attached to a predetermined location of a game hall and included in a captured image captured by a camera provided in the terminal device;
Marker identifying means for identifying the marker from the captured image;
Game information extracting means for extracting game information corresponding to the marker,
The marker identifying means identifies the orientation of the camera based on the angular displacement of the marker image in the captured image,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the game information extracting means extracts game information corresponding to the identified marker and corresponding to the orientation of the camera. An information processing apparatus that is connected to a terminal device that can be carried by a player or a store clerk of the game hall so as to be able to perform wireless communication, and that provides predetermined game information to the terminal device,
Game information storage means for storing game information corresponding to a marker attached to a predetermined location of a game hall and included in a captured image captured by a camera provided in the terminal device;
Marker identifying means for identifying the marker from the captured image;
Game information extracting means for extracting game information corresponding to the marker,
The game information extracting means includes
Game information corresponding to the identified marker, and extracting game information corresponding to unique information that can identify the terminal device;
An information processing apparatus characterized by extracting game information different between unique information relating to a player and unique information relating to a store clerk.

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