JPH07239879A - Attraction system using portable article incorporating id - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discriminate a player and his position by only his placing of a portable article incorporating ID in a prescribed place by discriminating the player based on ID read by a terminal equipment and discriminating his position based on ID and the identifier of the terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:An input terminal equipment 21 reads ID of a placed ID pyramid and transmits it to a host computer 100 through a communication system together with inputted personal information. The host computer 100 stores input information in an information storage area corresponding to ID. In an attraction live place, an ID read command is sent from the host computer 100 to a pyramid terminal equipment 22, and ID of the ID pyramid is received from the pyramid terminal equipment 22 through the communication system, and the player is discriminated by ID. Further, the position of the player, namely, his seat in the live place is discriminated based on preliminarily registered arrangement information of the pyramid terminal equipment and the identifier of the terminal equipment in input information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an attraction system of a multi-person participation type in which a large number of participants can experience the attraction at the same time. The present invention relates to an attraction system using a portable object with a built-in ID, which is capable of performing attraction for persons.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an attraction system in which a large number of people can participate and enjoy some kind of attraction while watching the image at a live concert, etc., a staging effect can be achieved by displaying a stereoscopic image or devising a sound effect. I try to raise it. In such an attraction system, the participants simply watch and enjoy the video, and the video displayed on the screen or the like has the same content every time as long as it has the same theme.

On the other hand, as a system in which not only a large number of participants can watch and enjoy, but also a viewer can input an answer to a question by a video from the system side, for example,
Examples include educational systems at automobile testing grounds and systems such as TV quiz programs. In such a viewer participation type system, each participant inputs an answer to a question from a video by pressing a button of an input device, and the total of the input result is displayed.

[0004]

By the way, in the viewer participation type system as described above, the participant only answers the question from the system side, and the system side proceeds unilaterally. Is a simple interactive system. In addition, in the multi-person attraction system, even if there is a simple interactive system as well, one-to-one bi-directional information transmission is carried out, and the information from the participants is reflected to the participants. An attraction system that promotes the above-mentioned attractions has not been realized. Furthermore, with the attraction system, each participant sits in any seat, but an attraction system is also realized that automatically determines what kind of person is in which seat and executes the attraction in accordance with the determination result. There wasn't.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to automatically determine which participant is where and what each participant is doing when each participant performs some operation. An object of the present invention is to provide an attraction system using a portable object with a built-in ID, which can be discriminated and which can perform attraction for the participant while reflecting information from the participant.

[0006]

The present invention relates to an attraction system of a multi-person participation type in which a large number of participants can experience the attraction at the same time, and the above-mentioned object of the present invention is to carry each of the participants of the attraction. And a terminal device having an ID reading function for reading the ID of the ID-carrying portable object placed on the mounting part, and the participant is identified based on the ID read by the terminal device. This is achieved by discriminating the position of the participant based on the ID and the identifier of the terminal device.

[0007]

In the present invention, since the participant is discriminated based on the ID of the portable object with the ID read by the terminal device,
The player (participant) can automatically identify the player only by placing the ID-equipped portable object in a predetermined place. Further, since the position of the player concerned is determined based on the ID and the identifier of the terminal device, it is possible to determine which input information from the terminal device is from which player and at what place. It can be determined automatically. In addition, by storing the input information from the terminal device for each player and reflecting the information from the player, one-to-one bidirectional information transmission is performed, and the information for the player is reflected to the player. You can proceed the attraction of.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an attraction system using a portable object with a built-in ID according to the present invention. First, the outline of the entire system will be described using this figure. The rooms related to the execution of attractions are divided into three areas: an input room for inputting player's personal information, one or more live venues where the attractions are performed, and a print room for receiving the results of the attractions. The example of the figure is an example applied to a fortune-telling system, and the number of persons accommodated in one area is about 50. Participants at attractions are grouped around 50 people and play around each area.

The entire system is controlled by the host computer
The attraction execution is performed by the fortune-telling control computer 200, and the attraction execution result is output by the printer control computer 300. A personal computer is used as each of the computers 100, 200 and 300, an input terminal device 21 provided in the input room is connected to the host computer 100, and a terminal device 22 provided at the live performance is a terminal control device 120 and a data line transfer device 110. Connected to the host computer 100 via. Here, in this embodiment, since a portable object with a built-in ID in the shape of a pyramid (hereinafter referred to as an ID pyramid) is used, the terminal device 22 arranged at the live venue will be
It is called a “pyramid terminal device”.

At the live venue, a projector 411 for displaying a question or the like from the player on the screen,
A speaker 421 and a laser beam projector 431 are provided and connected to the host computer 100 via an image controller 410, a sound / voice controller 420 and a laser beam controller 430, respectively. Further, the printing device 23 provided in the printing room is a print concentrator.
It is connected to the printer control computer 300 via 310.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of an ID pyramid used in the system of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a plan view,
FIG. 3B is a side view. The inside of the ID pyramid 10 is filled with a liquid 10C, and a star pattern 10D is formed on the inner wall of the bottom surface, so that the stars can be seen floating from above. An ID 10A and an antitheft coil 10B are embedded at predetermined positions on the bottom surface side of the ID pyramid 10. The size of the ID pyramid 10 may be any size that is convenient for carrying, and in the example of the figure, the length of one side of the quadrangular pyramid is 8 cm.

In such a structure, the processing relating to the execution of attractions will be described for each area.
Input room: This is an area for inputting the personal information of the player, and each player receives the ID pyramid 10 at the reception desk, takes it into the input room, and enters any input terminal device 21.
Place it on the placing part. Then, the personal information (name, sex, date of birth, birth time, place of birth, etc.) is input using the input terminal device 21. The input terminal device 21 reads the ID 10A of the placed ID pyramid 10 and sends it together with the input information to the host computer 100 via the communication system. The host computer 100 stores the input information in the information storage area corresponding to each ID (individual). The player who finished input has the ID pyramid 10 and moves to the live venue.

Live venue: An area where attractions are played, each player sits in an arbitrary seat, and places the ID pyramid 10 on the mounting portion of the pyramid terminal device 22 attached in front of the seat. The host computer 100 receives the ID of the ID pyramid 10 from the pyramid terminal device 22 via the communication system, determines which player is sitting at each seat based on the ID, and displays various questions to each player. Ask. Questions are asked based on the aggregated personal information.

Each player answers the question by touching the ID pyramid 10. That is, the answer is made by selecting between the two by touching / non-touching the hands. The pyramid terminal device 22 is provided with a sensor, and the answer from each player is read by the pyramid terminal device 22 and sent to the host computer 100 via the communication system, and stored in the information storage area corresponding to each ID. It In the fortune-telling control computer 200,
Ask the next question on the video based on each player's answer,
Repeat questions and answers interactively.

In response to the question, a specific person is selected from the unspecified number of people based on the personal information of each player, and a lighting command is sent to the pyramid terminal device 22 of the seat of the player. Pyramid terminal device that received a lighting command
At 22, the light is projected onto the ID pyramid 10 by the light projecting means,
Make the entire ID pyramid shine. In the example of the fortune-telling system, for example, "a person who has a strong fortune today" is searched for in the player, and the ID pyramid 10 of the corresponding player is searched.
Light up.

For image display, in addition to screen display using the projector 411, three-dimensional display by holography is performed using three projectors. In the example of the fortune-telling system, a projector 411, a sound / voice control device 420
, And a laser beam projector 431 are used to create a fantastic atmosphere with light, images and sounds. When the attraction at the live venue is completed, the host computer 100 sends an output command of the execution result to the printer control computer 300. Each player has an ID pyramid 10 and moves to the print room.

Print room: This is an area for printing out the results of the attraction execution at the live venue, and the player can place the ID pyramid 10 on the mounting portion of any printing device 23.
Put. The printer control computer 300 that receives the execution result output command receives the ID of the ID pyramid 10 from the printing device 23 via the communication system, and creates it based on the information information of the player stored in the storage area. The execution result is output to the printing device 23 that is the input source of the ID.
The printing apparatus 23 is provided with a collection mechanism of the ID pyramid 10, and the printing apparatus 23 outputs the result (data) and collects the ID pyramid 10.

Next, the player discrimination processing in the attraction system using the ID-equipped portable object of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the input terminal device 21, the pyramid terminal device 22, and the printing device 23,
Each ID of the ID pyramid 10 placed on the placing part
ID reading means for reading 10A is provided. The reading of the ID by the terminal device 21, 22, 23 is performed by a known technique. For example, the resonance ID is used as the non-contact type data carrier, the resonance frequency of the resonance ID is detected, and the ID (for example,
Read the serial number of the ID pyramid (step S)
1).

The input terminal device 21 transmits the input personal information to the host computer 100 via the communication system. The host computer 100 stores the input information in the information storage area corresponding to the ID (step S2). At the live venue, which is the main attraction, the host computer 100 sends an ID reading command to the pyramid terminal device 22, and the ID of the ID pyramid 10 is sent to the pyramid terminal device.
It is received from 22 via the communication system, and the player is discriminated by the ID (step S3). Further, based on the arrangement information of the pyramid terminal device registered in advance and the identifier of the terminal device included in the input information, the position of the player, that is, the seat of the live place is determined (step S4).

After that, the fortune-telling control computer 200 executes the attraction for the player based on the personal information of the player and the position information of the player stored in the storage means. The attraction for the player is done simultaneously for each player. Furthermore, one-to-one bidirectional information transmission is performed to advance the attraction while reflecting the player's input information (step S5). In the print room, an ID reading command is sent from the printer control computer 300 to the printing device 23, and the ID of the ID pyramid 10 is printed by the printing device.
It is received from 23 through the communication system, and the player is identified by the ID. Then, the information on the attraction result of the player stored corresponding to the ID is read, transmitted to the printing device 23, printed on the result sheet, and finished (step S6).

In the above-mentioned embodiment, an example of a fortune-telling system was described, but the system of the present invention is not limited to the fortune-telling system, and may be applied to a system other than the interaction system, for example, an education system. be able to.

[0022]

As described above, according to the player discriminating method in the attraction system of the present invention, the player can be discriminated automatically only by placing the ID-equipped portable object at a predetermined place. Also, when each player performs some operation, it is possible to determine which player did what and where. In addition, it is possible to perform one-to-one bidirectional information transmission for each player, and execute an attraction for the player while reflecting the information from the player.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an attraction system using an ID-equipped portable object of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an ID-equipped portable object used in the system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a player discrimination process in the system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ID pyramid 10A ID 10B Anti-theft coil 21 Input terminal device 22 Pyramid terminal device 23 Printing device 100 Host computer 110 Data concentrator / transfer device 120 Terminal control device 200 Fortune-telling control computer 300 Printer control computer 310 Printer concentrator 410 Video control Equipment 411 Projector 420 Sound / voice control equipment 421 Speaker 430 Laser beam control equipment 431 Laser beam projector

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In an attraction system of multi-participation type in which a large number of participants can experience the attraction at the same time, a portable object with a built-in ID carried by each participant of the attraction and the built-in ID mounted on a mounting unit. A terminal device having an ID reading function for reading an ID of a portable object, the participant is discriminated based on the ID read by the terminal device, and the participant based on the ID and the identifier of the terminal device. An attraction system using a portable object with a built-in ID, which is characterized in that the position where there is is identified. 2. Execution of the attraction is directed to the participant based on the personal information of the participant input from the terminal device and stored in a storage unit, and the information of the determined position of the participant. The attraction system using a portable object with a built-in ID according to claim 1, wherein the attraction for the participant is simultaneously performed for the plurality of participants while performing the attraction.