JP7047805B2 - Recording device for inter-unit machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recording device for a machine-to-machine machine installed in a machine-to-machine machine that rents out a game medium used in a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a pachi-slot machine installed in a game hall.

Even now, in pachinko parlors and amusement machines (game stores) represented by pachislot stores, fraud is constantly occurring and the forms of fraud are changing into various forms. All of these fraudulent acts will reduce the sales of the amusement park, which will eventually put pressure on the management of the amusement park. Therefore, in the amusement park, measures are taken such as increasing the number of staff (employees) and strengthening the monitoring of fraudulent activities.

In addition, in order to deal with these fraudulent activities, a camera is installed on the platform machine, and the face image of the player playing on the platform is linked to the operation of the player and the detection of abnormalities in the game table and the platform. There has been proposed a technique of photographing an image and transmitting it to an image management server (external device) installed in a game hall (Patent Document 1).

Furthermore, sensors are installed in the equipment and facilities in the game hall such as the game table and the platform machine to detect events such as unauthorized operation on the game table, and the captured image of the surveillance camera is stopped according to the content of the detected event. A technique for recording images or moving images has also been proposed (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-26178 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-57175

However, in the conventional technique described in Patent Document 1, although the image is taken in conjunction with the abnormality detection, when an attempt is made to utilize the face image stored in the image management server as evidence of fraudulent activity, In some cases, the moment or the movement of a series of cheating that is surely evidence is not captured as an image. In that case, the fraudster cannot be cracked down.

Further, in the conventional technique described in Patent Document 2, the image captured by the surveillance camera is recorded as a moving image according to the content of the detected event, but the surveillance camera installed on the ceiling or the like so as to give a bird's-eye view of the venue. It is a captured image of. Therefore, there is a case where an image that is evidence of fraudulent activity is not captured due to being blocked by another player or the like in the amusement park, and there is the same problem as in Patent Document 1.

One aspect of the present invention is that it is possible to obtain an image that is evidence of fraudulent activity with high certainty and without requiring complicated search work, etc., and it is possible to effectively crack down on fraudulent persons. The purpose is to realize a machine recording device.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following configuration.

That is, the recording device for a platform machine according to one aspect of the present invention is installed corresponding to the platform device, and is set so that the imaging area includes the face of the user of the game table and its surroundings. The first image captured by the first image pickup device is linked to the linking information including the device identification information, the image pickup date / time information, and the card identification information for identifying the machine. Attached, the first recording unit that constantly records during the substantial operation period of the platform machine, and when an event occurs in the platform machine, the first image captured at the time of the event occurrence is externally recorded together with the linking information. Upon receiving a transmission request for a recorded image from the captured image transmission unit to be transmitted to the information processing device and the external information processing device, a plurality of frames in a predetermined period including the first image of the frame satisfying the conditions included in the transmission request. It includes a recorded image transmission unit that transmits the first image to the external information processing device.

According to the above configuration, the first recording unit is a stand-by machine for the first image, which is an image captured by the first image pickup device in which the image pickup area is set so as to include the face of the user of the game table and its surroundings. Always record during the actual operating period of. As a result, the moment of fraud and the movement of a series of fraudulent acts that are surely evidence are captured as images, and the image of the moment of fraudulent activity and the image of a series of movements of fraudulent activity that are evidence of fraudulent activity are highly certain. Can be obtained.

Moreover, when an event occurs in the machine, the captured image transmitting unit transmits the first image captured at the time of the event to the external information processing device together with the association information. Therefore, in the external information processing device, it is possible to identify the face of the fraudulent person who committed the fraudulent act by using the first image captured when the event occurred received from the recording device for the machine.

Further, when the recorded image transmitting unit receives the transmission request of the recorded image from the external information processing device, the recorded image transmitting unit externally outputs the first image of a plurality of frames in a predetermined period including the first image of the frame satisfying the condition included in the transmission request. Send to the information processing device. Therefore, in the external information processing device, the movement of an unauthorized person can be confirmed by designating the conditions and acquiring and playing back the first image of a plurality of frames satisfying the conditions from the recording device for the inter-unit machine. .. That is, a series of movements of fraudulent activity can be confirmed on the image.

As a result, the recorded image of the first image that is constantly recorded can be specified by a time zone and can be searched and extracted in association with the event that has occurred, and the recorded image can be effectively used.

In the recording device for a platform machine according to the above aspect, the association information of the first image captured at the time of event occurrence may include event information indicating the event that has occurred. According to the above configuration, since the event information is included in the association information, the recorded image can be searched on the condition of the event information, and the recorded image can be used more effectively.

A second image captured by a second image pickup device in which the image pickup area is set to include the head and hand of the user of the corresponding game console in the recording device for a platform machine according to the one aspect. In connection with the first image, a second recording unit that constantly records during the substantially operating period of the machine is provided, and the recorded image transmission unit receives a transmission request for a recorded image from the external information processing device. Then, the first image of the plurality of frames in the predetermined period and the second image of the plurality of frames in the predetermined period associated with the first image of the plurality of frames in the predetermined period are transmitted to the external information processing apparatus. It can also be.

According to the above configuration, when the recorded image transmitting unit receives the transmission request of the recorded image from the external information processing apparatus, the recorded image transmitting unit receives the transmission request of the recorded image, and together with the first image of the plurality of frames, the second image of the plurality of frames associated with the first image of the plurality of frames. To an external information processing device.

Therefore, in the external information processing device, the movement of the user of the game table can be confirmed not only by the first image including the face and its surroundings, but also by the second image including the head and hands. It is possible to acquire an image of the moment of cheating and an image of a series of movements of cheating with higher certainty.

In the recording device for a platform machine according to the one aspect, the first image captured by the first imaging device is periodically transmitted as a monitoring image to the external information processing device immediately after the imaging. Immediately after imaging the first image imaged by the first image pickup apparatus, the second image image captured by the second image pickup apparatus, or both of them as a monitoring image. It can also be configured to include a monitoring image transmission unit for transmitting to an external information processing device.

According to the above configuration, the monitoring image can be provided to the external information processing device. Since the provided surveillance image is specified in the image around the corresponding game console, for example, the situation around the corresponding game console is more than the image of the surveillance camera installed on the ceiling and taking a bird's-eye view of the inside of the venue. It is easy to check the image of the moment of cheating and it is easy to find a series of movements of cheating.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to obtain an image that is evidence of fraudulent activity with high certainty and without requiring complicated search work, etc., and it is possible to effectively crack down on fraudulent persons. It is possible to realize a recording device for an inter-unit machine.

It is a system block diagram which shows the whole image of the playground system of the playground of the embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the recording apparatus included in the said playground system. It is a flowchart of the image pickup image recording operation of the said recording apparatus. It is a flowchart of the recorded image transmission operation of the said recording apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the hall computer as the external information processing apparatus, the medium lending management apparatus and the image management apparatus included in the playground system. It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of the use history list of the playground equipment displayed on the display device of the hall computer. It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of the card use image list which displayed the frontal image | image displayed on the display device of the hall computer. It is explanatory drawing which shows the user moving image confirmation image which reproduces and displays the recorded image displayed on the display device of the hall computer. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the player from entering the store, finishing the game, and leaving the store, and the operation of the game hall system related to the operation. It is a flowchart which shows the process of confirming the fact using a hall computer from the report from a player or a staff member.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, embodiments relating to one aspect of the present disclosure (hereinafter, also referred to as “the present embodiment”) will be described with reference to the drawings.
§1 Application example First, an example of a situation in which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall image of the playground system 1 of the playground according to the embodiment of the present invention. The game hall system 1 includes a plurality of recording devices 10 provided corresponding to a plurality of machines in the game hall, a hall computer 100 as an external information processing device, a medium lending management device 110, and an image management device 120. including,
Each recording device 10 can acquire the frontal captured image of the user using the game table 2 captured by the platform camera 4 of the corresponding platform machine 3, the platform machine identification information, the imaging date / time information, and the image capture date / time information. If this is the case, it is linked to the linking information including the card identification information, and is constantly recorded during the substantial operating period of the stand-to-machine machine 3. Further, when an event occurs in the corresponding platform machine 3, each recording device 10 transmits the front image captured at the time of the event occurrence to the external information processing device together with the association information. Then, when the transmission request of the recorded image is received from the external information processing device, the front image of a plurality of frames in a predetermined period including the front image of the frame satisfying the condition included in the transmission request is transmitted to the external information processing device. ..

The external information processing device manages the front image captured images received from the plurality of recording devices 10 together with the associating information, and when the search conditions for the recorded images recorded and stored by the plurality of recording devices 10 are input, the search conditions are met. When the frontal captured image is displayed and the display request of the recorded image corresponding to the displayed frontal captured image is received, the frontal captured image of a plurality of frames in a predetermined period including the frontal captured image of the requested frame (requested). The recording device is requested to transmit the frontal captured image of a plurality of frames captured in the time zone before and after the time indicated by the captured date and time information of the front captured image), and when the front captured image of the plurality of frames is received, it is reproduced and displayed.

As a result, the front image captured by the camera 4 can be constantly recorded during the substantially operating period of the machine 3. Moreover, the recorded image of the front captured image that is constantly recorded can be specified by a time zone and can be searched and extracted in association with the event that has occurred, so that the recorded image can be effectively used.

§2 Configuration example Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

(Approximate configuration of the amusement park system 1)
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall image of the playground system 1 of the playground according to the embodiment of the present invention. The amusement park is a so-called pachinko parlor, pachislot parlor, casino store, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game hall system 1 includes a plurality of game consoles 2, a plurality of inter-unit machines 3, a plurality of inter-unit machine cameras (first image pickup device) 4, and a plurality of recording devices (inter-units). Machine recording device) 10, a plurality of overhead cameras (second image pickup device) 6, a checkout machine 50, a POS 51, a counting machine 52, a hall computer 100, a medium lending management device 110, and an image management device 120. And have.

The game consoles 2 are arranged side by side on each of a plurality of game islands (not shown) arranged in the game hall. The inter-table machine 3 is installed on the side of the corresponding game table 2 in a one-to-one correspondence. The platform machine 3 accepts cards such as a visitor card issued to a general player who has not registered as a member and a membership card issued to a member player who has registered as a member, and the corresponding game. Processing for lending game media (game balls and medals) to the table 2 and counting the game media acquired in the game on the corresponding game table 2 are counted, and the game media within the range of the counted number of game media are counted. Pay out (return).

The platform camera 4 is installed or built in the platform 3. The imaging area of the platform camera 4 is set to include the face of the user of the corresponding game table 2 and its surroundings. Hereinafter, the image captured by the platform camera 4 is referred to as a frontal captured image (first image).

The recording device 10 is installed on the corresponding tabletop machine in a one-to-one correspondence, and records and stores the frontal image captured by the tabletop machine camera 4. The detailed configuration of the recording device 10 will be described later, but the frontal captured image is constantly recorded.

The overhead camera 6 is installed one-to-one above the corresponding game console 2. The imaging area of the overhead camera 6 is set to include the head and hand of the user of the corresponding game table 2. Hereinafter, the image captured by the platform camera 4 is referred to as an overhead captured image (second image). The overhead camera 6 is provided as a more preferable configuration. The overhead captured image captured by the overhead camera 6 is also recorded and stored in the recording device 10 installed in the corresponding platform machine 3 (the platform machine 3 corresponding to the corresponding game table 2) in the same manner as the front captured image. Will be done. By using the image captured by the overhead camera 6 that can obtain an image at hand that cannot be confirmed only by the front image, it is possible to acquire an image at the moment of fraud and an image of a series of movements of fraud with higher certainty. Can be done.

The checkout machine 50 setstles and pays out cash based on the information on the remaining number of game media. The POS 51 exchanges prizes based on information on the remaining number of game media lent out as a frequency such as a card. The counting machine 52 counts the number of game media acquired by playing a game, and outputs the counting result on a card, a receipt, or the like.

The checkout machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 correspond to predetermined devices, and a device camera (third image pickup device) 55 is installed in each of them. The imaging area of the device camera 55 is set to include the face of the user who uses the device and its surroundings. Hereinafter, the image captured by the device camera 55 is referred to as a device camera image (third image).

Each device camera 55 provided in the checkout machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 captures a device camera image when an event occurs in the corresponding device. For the settlement machine 50, the events that are the timing of imaging include settlement, forgetting to take banknotes (payment money), forgetting to take cards, maintenance operation by staff, opening and closing doors, and the like. Further, in the case of POS51, there is a game medium settlement (prize exchange). The counting machine 52 includes counting, counting of medals of different materials (when the game medium is a medal), counting of irregular medals (when the game medium is a medal), counting of illegal (excessive) game media, and issuing of a game medium.

The checkout machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 transmit the device camera image captured by the corresponding device camera 55 to the image management device 120 together with the association information. The association information includes device identification information for identifying the corresponding device, imaging date / time information indicating the imaging date / time, and card information when card information (card identification information) is recognized. In the present embodiment, as a more preferable configuration, event information indicating an event that has occurred is also included.

The hall computer 100 manages information related to the game, such as machine data of each game table 2 installed in the game hall. The hall computer 100 manages the system in the amusement park. For example, the hall computer 100 monitors the operation of each game table 2 (information on payout of the game medium (game ball / medal) of the game table 2, call information of the player of each game table 2, occurrence of an error, etc.). are doing.

The medium lending management device 110 relates to the card used in each inter-machine machine 3, the operation in the inter-unit machine 3, and the lending of the game medium to be rented based on the information from the settlement machine 50, the POS 51, and the counting machine 52. Manage information.

The image management device (image management unit) 120 is associated with the front image captured from each recording device 10 and the device camera image transmitted from the checkout machine 50, the POS 51, and the counting machine 52. Manage with. In the present embodiment, the recorded images and the like, which will be described later, transmitted from each recording device 10 are also transmitted to the image management device 120 and transmitted to the hall computer 100 via the image management device 120.

The hall computer 100, the medium lending management device 110, and the image management device 120 correspond to an external information processing device. The external information processing device utilizes the front captured image managed by the image management device 120, and as will be described later, with respect to the recorded images (front captured image and overhead captured image) stored and recorded in each recording device 10. Effective search is performed, necessary recorded images are extracted, and displayed on the display device of the external information processing device.

In this embodiment, a configuration is exemplified in which the hall computer 100 performs a process of searching for recorded images stored and recorded in each recording device 10 to extract and display necessary recorded images. However, it may be performed by the medium lending management device 110 or the image management device 120. Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration in which the external information processing device is divided into three computers is illustrated. However, the functions may be integrated into one or two computers, or the functions may be distributed and possessed by more computers.

As shown in FIG. 1, each device constituting such a game hall system 1 is connected so as to enable bidirectional data communication via a hub (HUB) 7 and a communication cable 8. A local IP address is assigned to each connected device to form a local area network (LAN). Each of these devices connected to the local area network (LAN) is given a device ID (device identification information) that can individually identify the device. Then, each device is identified from the device (unit) ID by having an IP address table, a unit management table (not shown), or the like in which the device (unit) ID and the local IP address are associated with each other. By assigning each local IP address to the transmission data and transmitting / receiving, data can be transmitted / received to each other.

(Configuration of recording device 10)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the recording device 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the recording device 10 includes a recording medium 11, a first recording unit 12, a captured image transmission unit 13, a recorded image transmission unit 14, a second recording unit 15, and a monitoring image transmission unit. It is equipped with 16. The recording medium 11 is a large-capacity recording medium such as an HDD.

The first recording unit 12 associates the front image captured by the platform camera 4 of the corresponding platform machine 3 with the linking information, and puts the platform device 3 on the recording medium 11. Always record during operation. The term "always recording during the actual operation of the machine-to-machine machine 3" as used herein means that the operation period (power-on period) of the machine-to-machine machine 3 and the recording period should be substantially the same. For example, if the power of the stand-up machine is turned on before the predetermined time T1 of opening the store, the imaging may be started after T1 hour has passed after the power is turned on. Further, if the power is turned off after a predetermined time T2 after the store is closed, the imaging may be completed 2 hours before the power is turned off. Further, it may be set to always record during the time zone when the game hall is open.

The associative information associated with the frontal captured image includes the device identification information for identifying the stand-to-stand machine 3, the imaging date and time information, and the card information when the card information is recognized. As a more preferable configuration, the present embodiment includes event information indicating an event that has occurred in the machine 3 which will be described later.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first recording unit 12 is provided with the function of the second recording unit 15. The second recording unit 15 captures the overhead image captured by the overhead camera 6 of the game console 2 corresponding to the corresponding platform 3 on the recording medium 11 and the front image captured by the platform camera 4. In association with the image, it is recorded at all times during the actual operation of the platform machine 3. Recording in association with a frontal captured image includes linking and managing the same associative information as the frontal captured image. Hereinafter, the frontal image and the overhead image recorded and stored in the recording medium 11 may be collectively referred to as a recorded image.

In the present embodiment, the first recording unit 12 and the second recording unit 15 are used as still images in which a frontal image and an overhead image are constantly recorded, and a reproduced image such as a stop motion moving image can be obtained by continuous reproduction. I'm recording. In this way, the amount of data can be compressed by thinning out the images. The interval for thinning out shooting may be arbitrarily set by the manager of the amusement park.

When an event occurs in the platform machine 3, the captured image transmission unit 13 transmits the front captured image captured at the time of the event occurrence to the image management device 120 as an external information processing device together with the association information. Events that occur in the machine 3 include deposit, additional deposit, card insertion, game media lending, game media payout, storage game media payout, card ejection (return), card totaling, gaming media sharing, special prize card ejection, There are counting, different material medal counting (when the game medium is a medal), irregular medal counting (when the game medium is a medal), and illegal (excess) game medium counting. Every time an event occurs, the recording device 10 is notified by the machine 3 of the event occurrence notification that the event has occurred together with the event information indicating the content of the event.

When the recorded image transmission unit 14 receives a transmission request for a recorded image recorded on the recording medium 11 from the hall computer 100 as an external information processing device, the recorded image transmission unit 14 obtains a frontal captured image of a frame satisfying the conditions included in the transmission request. The frontal captured images of a plurality of frames in a predetermined period including are read out from the recording medium 11 and transmitted to the image management device 120. The transmission request includes date and time information, event information, card information, and the like.

In the present embodiment, as will be described later, the front image is first displayed as a face confirmation image on the hall computer 100, and the recording device 10 is requested to transmit the recorded image while the front image is displayed. It is supposed to be made. Therefore, the transmission request includes the image capture date and time information included in the designated frontal image capture image association information, and the recorded image transmission unit 14 has the time indicated by the image capture date and time information included in the transmission request. The frontal captured images of a plurality of frames captured in the time zone before and after are transmitted to the image management device 120.

For example, if the date and time information (imaging date and time information) is 10:10:05 on the XX year △△ month XX day and the predetermined period is set to 60 seconds, the XX year △△ month ○ Multiple 60 seconds including 10:10:05 on the day ○○ year △△ month ○○ day 10:09:25 ~ ○○ year △△ month ○○ day 10:10:35 The front image of the frame is transmitted. It is preferable that the time width of the predetermined period can be arbitrarily set by the manager of the amusement park. Further, the transmission request may be configured to be designated by the hall computer 100, for example, a recorded image for 30 seconds before and after.

Further, in the present embodiment, as a more preferable configuration, when the recorded image transmission unit 14 receives a transmission request for the recorded image from the hall computer 100, the front captured image of the plurality of frames is combined with the front captured image of the plurality of frames satisfying the conditions. The overhead captured images of a plurality of frames associated with the above are also transmitted to the image management device 120.

Further, in the present embodiment, the monitoring image transmission unit 16 is provided. The monitoring image transmission unit 16 periodically transmits the front image as a monitoring image to the image management device 120 immediately after imaging. In the present embodiment, the overhead captured image captured by the overhead camera 6 is also transmitted as a monitoring image to the image management device 120 immediately after the imaging. Either one of the front image and the overhead image may be used as the monitoring image, or the configuration may be such that which image is used can be selected.

(Operation of recording device 10)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the captured image recording operation of the recording device 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the recording device 10 determines whether or not the power of the platform machine 3 has been turned on (S1), and if YES, the front captured image captured by the platform camera 4 is determined. Always start recording (S2). In the present embodiment, if YES is determined, constant recording of the overhead captured image captured by the overhead camera 6 is also started in S2. After starting the continuous recording, it is determined whether or not the event occurrence notification has been received from the machine 3 while performing the continuous recording (S3).

If YES is determined in S3, the front image captured when the event occurs is transmitted to the image management device 120 together with the association information (S4). If NO is determined in S3, it is subsequently determined whether it is time to transmit the surveillance image (S5). If YES is determined in S5, the next captured front image is transmitted to the image management device 120 (S6). If NO is determined in S5, it is determined whether the power of the machine 3 is turned off (S7), and if NO is determined in S7, the process returns to S3. On the other hand, if YES is determined in S7, the constant recording of the frontal image and the overhead image captured by the platform camera 4 and the overhead camera 6 is terminated (S8), and the process is terminated.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the recorded image transmission operation of the recording device 10. The recorded image transmission operation is performed in parallel with the captured image recording operation of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the recording device 10 constantly determines whether or not a transmission request for a recorded image has been received from the hall computer 100 (S11). If YES is determined in S11, the recorded image satisfying the conditions included in the transmission request is transmitted to the image management device 120. In the present embodiment, a plurality of frames of frontal captured images captured in a time zone before and after the time indicated by the imaging date and time information and a plurality of frames of overhead captured images associated with the frontal captured images are transmitted.

After that, the process proceeds to S13 to determine whether the power of the recording device 10 has been turned off, and if NO is determined, the process returns to S11, and if YES is determined, the process ends. In S12, the image may be transmitted directly to the hall computer 100 without going through the image management device 120.

(Search and extraction of recorded images by an external information processing device)
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a hall computer 100 as an external information processing device, a medium lending management device 110, and an image management device 120.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hall computer 100 includes a search condition input unit 101, a face confirmation image display unit 102, a recorded image transmission request unit 104, a recorded image reproduction display unit 105, and a monitoring image display unit 106. , It is equipped with a store visit notification unit 107.

The search condition input unit 101 causes the search conditions for searching the recorded images stored in the recording devices 10 installed corresponding to the inter-unit machines 3 to be input. For example, the search condition input unit 101 displays a search condition input screen (not shown) on the display device of the hall computer 100, and causes input using an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse of the hall computer 100. From the search condition input screen, for example, the game console ID (device identification information of the game console), date and time information, card number, event information, etc. can be input as search conditions. It is the staff of the amusement park who inputs the search conditions.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the usage history list of the amusement park equipment displayed on the display device of the hall computer 100. In the present embodiment, the search condition input unit 101 causes the search condition to be input by using such a usage history list. The hall computer 100 links the front captured image managed by the image management device 120 with the information regarding the rental of the game medium managed by the medium rental management device 110 and the information regarding the game of the game table 2. , A list of usage history of the equipment of the amusement park as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. The example of FIG. 6 shows a part of the usage history list associated with the date and time information. By inputting the search conditions using the usage history list, the search work can be easily performed and the target stored image can be confirmed more quickly.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a card-based image list on which a frontal captured image displayed on the display device of the hall computer 100 is displayed. The face confirmation image display unit 102 acquires and displays a frontal captured image indicated by reference numeral P1 in FIG. 7, which matches the search conditions input by the search condition input unit 101, from the image management device 120. In the present embodiment, the usage history is selected in the usage history list shown in FIG. 6, more specifically, the search condition is input by operating the detail button B1, and the front captured image P1 that matches the search condition is displayed. To.

Further, when the card information can be specified from the input search conditions, the face confirmation image display unit 102 acquires the front image P1 and the device camera image P3 associated with the same card information from the image management device. And display a list. In the example of FIG. 7, by operating the detail button B1 of the history of the processing time “11:52” in the usage history list of FIG. 6, the same card information (card ID) is included in the association information. And the device camera image P3 are displayed. In this way, by displaying the players (users) who used the same card together in a state where their faces can be confirmed, when a fraudulent act such as another user using the lost card is performed. It is possible to easily identify the occurrence of fraudulent activity and the fraudulent person.

The recorded image transmission requesting unit 104 receives a display request for a recorded image corresponding to the frontal captured image P1 displayed by the face confirmation image display unit 102, and a plurality of recorded image transmission requesting units 104 in a predetermined period including the frontal captured image P1 of the requested frame. The transmission request of the front image of the frame is transmitted to the corresponding recording device 10. In the example of FIG. 7, by operating the play button B2 superimposed on the front image captured image P1, the corresponding recording device 10 includes the front surface of a plurality of frames in a predetermined period including the front image P1 of the frame. Requests transmission of captured images.

In acquiring a frontal captured image of a plurality of frames from the corresponding recording device 10, the face image is first confirmed by using the frontal captured image P1 managed by the image management device 120 in this way. The necessary recorded images can be efficiently searched and acquired.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a user moving image confirmation image that reproduces and displays the recorded image displayed on the display device of the hall computer 100. When the recorded image reproduction display unit 105 receives the front image of a plurality of frames corresponding to the transmission request from the corresponding recording device 10, the recorded image reproduction display unit 105 reproduces and displays the front image as shown by reference numeral P1 ... Shown in FIG. .. Since the front captured image is recorded as a still image, the reproduced image is a reproduced image such as a stop motion moving image.

Further, in the present embodiment, the recording device 10 records and stores the overhead captured image P2 together with the front captured image P1, and the recording device 10 records and stores a plurality of frames of the front captured image P1 as a recorded image. The overhead image P2 of the frame is also transmitted. Therefore, as shown by the reference reference numeral P2 ... Shown in FIG. 8, the overhead captured image P2 is also reproduced and displayed.

The monitoring image display unit 106 displays the monitoring images periodically transmitted from the recording device 10 of each machine 3 in real time. The surveillance image may be a frontal image, an overhead image, or both. In any case, it is transmitted immediately after imaging.

In order to effectively utilize the limited screen of the display device of the hall computer 100, the monitoring images received from each recording device 10 may be displayed while being sequentially switched. Further, a game table to be displayed may be designated, and the monitoring image transmitted from the recording device 10 of the machine 3 corresponding to the game table 2 may be continuously displayed.

As a result, the recording device 10 of each inter-unit machine 3 can be made to take on the function of the surveillance camera in the hall. Since the provided surveillance image is specified in the image around the corresponding game console 2, for example, the image around the corresponding game console 2 is more than the image of the surveillance camera installed on the ceiling and taking a bird's-eye view of the inside of the hall. It is easy to check the situation, and it is easy to find an image of the moment of cheating and a series of movements of cheating.

The store visit notification unit 107 is a frontal captured image (transmitted when an event occurs) transmitted by each recording device 10 when an event occurs from the image management device 120, and a device camera transmitted by the settlement machine 50, POS 51, and the counter 52 when the event occurs. Upon receiving a notification that the face image extracted from the image matches the face image of the fraudulent player in the fraudulent player face image database 124, the staff at the game hall is notified that the fraudulent player is visiting the store. do. As a result, it is possible to quickly grasp the visit of an unauthorized player (person requiring attention) and take measures such as centralized management using the monitoring image display unit 106 before damage occurs.

As described above, the image management device 120 is associated with the front image captured from the recording device 10 and the device camera image transmitted from the checkout machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52. Manage with. Further, in the present embodiment, as a more preferable configuration, the image management device 120 includes a face image extraction unit 121, a face recognition unit 123, and an unauthorized player face image database 124.

The face image extraction unit 121 extracts a face image from the front captured image transmitted from each recording device 10 when an event occurs. In the present embodiment, the face image is also extracted from the device camera image transmitted by the checkout machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 when an event occurs. The image management device 120 manages the face image extracted by the face image extraction unit in association with the front image taken from the extraction source and the device camera image. Extracting a face image means cutting out (trimming) the face image. In addition to being provided in the image management device 120 as an external information processing device, the face image extraction unit 121 may be provided in each recording device 10, the settlement machine 50, the POS 51, and the counting machine 52 that are the transmission sources of the images. ..

The face recognition unit 123 compares the face images and determines whether they match. Various methods can be used to determine whether they match. The fraudulent player face image database 124 is a database in which face images of fraudulent players are accumulated. For example, the face image of the fraudulent player is registered by operating the registration button B3 in the card usage image list shown in FIG. 7, for example.

In the image management device 120, the face image extracted by the face image extraction unit 121 from the front image captured image or the device camera image transmitted from each recording device 10, the checkout machine 50, the POS 51, and the counter 52 when an event occurs is When the face authentication unit 123 determines that the face image of the fraudulent player matches the face image of the fraudulent player in the fraudulent player face image database 124, the hall computer 100 is notified to that effect. As a result, the store visit notification unit 107 notifies the staff of the game hall that an unauthorized player is visiting the store.

(Operation of the game hall system related to the operation of the player from entering the store to leaving the store)
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the player from entering (entering) the game to exiting (exiting) the game, and the operation of the game hall system related to the operation.

As shown in FIG. 9, the player makes an initial deposit or inserts a card into the machine 3. The recording device 10 transmits the captured front image to the image management device 120 in conjunction with the occurrence of the event of the first deposit / card insertion.

When the theft pattern 1 by a third party withdrawing the card occurs while the player leaves the seat and returns from the seat after the start of the game, the recording device 10 ejects the card when the card is withdrawn according to the theft pattern 1. In conjunction with the occurrence of the event, the captured front image is transmitted to the image management device 120. As for the pattern 2 of the theft of baggage and game media being taken away (deferred), the event does not occur, so that the captured front image is not generated in the image management device 120 in conjunction with the event.

The player who has returned from his / her seat will be aware of the theft pattern 2 in which the baggage and the game medium have been taken away at this point, and will report it to the staff at the game hall (1). The person in charge who received the declaration accesses the recording device 10 of the inter-table machine 3 corresponding to the game table 2 in which the player is playing from the hall computer 100, and confirms the recorded image.

On the other hand, regarding the pattern 1 of theft when the card is taken out, it cannot be noticed when returning from the seat, and when the game on the corresponding game console 2 is finished and the card is ejected from the machine 3 I noticed it, and at this point I reported it to the staff at the amusement park (2). Since the card ejection event occurs when the player gives an instruction to eject the card, the recording device 10 interlocks with this and transmits the captured front image to the image management device 120. At this time, by including the event information in the search condition, it is possible to find the recorded image to be confirmed in a shorter time, that is, the image in which the card removal action is captured.

If the card has a balance, the player who has finished the game pays with the checkout machine 50. The settlement machine 50 transmits the captured device camera image to the image management device 120 in conjunction with the occurrence of the settlement event. In addition, if the game medium remains, the player who has obtained the game exchanges it for a prize at POS 51. The POS 51 transmits the captured device camera image to the image management device 120 in conjunction with the occurrence of the prize exchange event.

(Procedure to check the recorded image by declaration)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process of confirming facts using the hall computer 100 from a report from a player or a staff member. As shown in FIG. 10, upon receiving a report from the player or the staff member, the staff member confirms the machine number (device identification information) of the game table played and the information of the time when the incident occurred (S41). Then, when the machine number (device identification information) and the time information of the game console are input on the search condition input screen of the hall computer 100, the usage history satisfying the entered game machine machine number and time information conditions is searched. (S42). It is also possible to narrow down the conditions by inputting event information on the search condition input screen. The hall computer 100 determines whether the card number can be specified (S43), and if it can be specified, displays the usage image history based on the card number (S46). The clerk confirms the front captured image using the usage image history based on the card number displayed in S46 (S47). On the other hand, when the card number cannot be specified, the hall computer 100 displays the usage image history based on the time zone (S44). The clerk confirms the front captured image using the usage image history based on the time zone displayed in S44 (S45).

In S44 to S47, the usage history screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display device of the hall computer 100, and the staff member presses the detail button B1 to display the front captured image as shown in FIG. 7. You can check the user's face. The confirmation of the front captured image on the usage history screen can be repeatedly displayed by returning to S42 and changing the time information.

As shown in FIG. 8, by selecting the user's image (S48) while displaying the front captured image as shown in FIG. 7, that is, by pressing the play button B2 on the confirmation screen shown in FIG. A user video confirmation screen is displayed (S49).

Using such a reproduced image, the staff member confirms the facts (S50), and when he / she confirms an illegal operation, he / she presses the registration button B3 on the confirmation screen shown in FIG. 7. As a result, the hall computer 100 determines whether the registration button B3 has been operated (S51), and if it is operated, registers a suspicious person in S52 and then ends the image confirmation process.

[Example of implementation by software]
The control block of the recording device 10, the hall computer 100, and the image management device 120 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

In the latter case, the recording device 10, the hall computer 100, and the image management device 120 include a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium that stores the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium", for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the above program may be further provided. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. It should be noted that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the above program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Game hall system 2 Game table 3 machines 4 machines Camera (1st image pickup device)
6 Overhead camera (second imaging device)
10 Recording device 11 Recording medium 12 First recording unit 13 Captured image transmission unit 14 Recorded image transmission unit 15 Second recording unit 16 Monitoring image transmission unit 50 Settlement machine 51 POS
52 Counting machine 55 Equipment camera 100 Hall computer 101 Search condition input unit 102 Face confirmation image display unit 104 Recorded image transmission request unit 105 Recorded image playback display unit 106 Monitoring image display unit 107 Store visit notification unit 110 Media rental management device 120 Image management Device 121 Face image extraction unit 123 Face authentication unit 124 Unauthorized player face image database B1 Details button B2 Playback button B3 Registration button P1 Front image (first image)
P2 overhead image (second image)
P3 device camera image

Claims (5)

Installed corresponding to the inter-unit machine,
The first image captured by the first imaging device set so that the image pickup area includes the face of the user of the game table corresponding to the image pickup area and its surroundings, the device identification information for identifying the machine, the image pickup date and time. When the information and the card identification information are recognized, the first recording unit, which is linked to the linking information including the card identification information and constantly records during the actual operation period of the machine,
When an event occurs in the machine, an image transmission unit that transmits the first image captured at the time of the event to the external information processing device together with the linking information.
When a transmission request for a recorded image is received from the external information processing device, the first image of a plurality of frames in a predetermined period including the first image of the frame satisfying the condition included in the transmission request is transmitted to the external information processing device. Recorded image transmitter and
A recording device for a stand-to-machine machine. The recording device for a platform machine according to claim 1, wherein the association information of the first image captured at the time of event occurrence includes event information indicating the event that has occurred. The second image captured by the second image pickup device in which the image pickup area is set to include the head and hand of the user of the corresponding game table is associated with the first image, and the platform machine is used. Equipped with a second recording unit that constantly records during the actual operation period,
When the recorded image transmission unit receives a transmission request for a recorded image from the external information processing apparatus, the recorded image transmission unit is associated with the first image of a plurality of frames in the predetermined period and the first image of the plurality of frames in the predetermined period. The recording device for a platform machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second image of a plurality of frames in a predetermined period is transmitted to the external information processing device. The platform according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a monitoring image transmission unit that periodically transmits a first image captured by the first imaging device as a monitoring image to the external information processing device immediately after imaging. Machine recording device. The first image captured by the first image pickup device and / or the second image captured by the second image pickup device are periodically transmitted to the external information processing device as a monitoring image immediately after the image pickup. The recording device for a stand-in machine according to claim 3, further comprising a monitoring image transmitting unit.

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