JPH09276518A - Monitoring system for pachinok parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To grasp the situation of a fraud properly. SOLUTION: CPUs 5 are installed in pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machines 1, 1..., and a monitoring camera 3 is built in a calling lamp mounted in the upper part of each pachinko machine 1, 1.... The CPUs 5, 5... and cameras 3, 3... are connected with a monitoring device 6 installed in a monitoring room located outside of the pachinko parlor. In this monitoring system, the cameras 3, 3... are in off state at normal times, but when any machine has got the bonus hit condition, its camera 3 acknowledges the behavior, etc., of the applicable player, and the produced images are displayed on the screen of a TV monitor 7 in the monitoring device 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a surveillance system for crime prevention in pachinko halls.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional pachinko hall surveillance system, a surveillance camera is installed at an appropriate place such as the ceiling of the pachinko hall, and the information recognized by the surveillance camera is displayed below the hall employee counter or in the surveillance room. It is known that the illegal activity of the player in the pachinko hall is monitored by monitoring the television set in the.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional surveillance system, for example, when the surveillance camera is arranged on the ceiling, the surveillance camera recognizes the situation from behind the player. The player's hand is hidden by the player's body and cannot be seen, or the player's personal appearance cannot be discerned. Moreover, since the surveillance camera is installed at a position distant from the player, it is not possible to accurately show the scene of the misconduct. In recent years, in particular, an illegal act using a so-called high-tech device may be performed within an extremely short period of time, and in such a case, the actual situation thereof can hardly be grasped. Also, since many pachinko machines are monitored simultaneously by one surveillance camera, it is not possible to intensively monitor the pachinko machines that are paying out a lot of game balls. Unable to find out the fraudulent act of monopolizing the pachinko machine of No. (continue to play only by fellow comrades).

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional monitoring system and to provide a monitoring system capable of accurately grasping the situation of fraudulent acts.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, the first one is provided.
According to the invention, there is a pachinko hall surveillance system in which a surveillance camera is installed on the top of a pachinko machine and the video information recognized by the surveillance camera can be monitored at another position.

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the surveillance camera is activated when the pachinko machine is in the jackpot activation state.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a monitoring system of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine adopting a surveillance system, and a surveillance camera 3 is built in a call lamp 2 above each pachinko machine 1, 1 ... Installed in a pachinko hall. Has been done. The surveillance camera 3 has a zoom function as well as being formed in a very small size.
It also allows wide-angle shooting. Each of the pachinko machines 1, 1 ... Is a so-called number-matching type pachinko machine, and a "7,
When the same number such as "7, 7" is displayed, the jackpot is activated and a large amount of game balls are paid out.

On the other hand, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the monitoring system. Each pachinko machine 1, 1, ... A surveillance camera 3 built in the call lamp 2 on the upper side, and a cpu (central control unit) 5 built in each pachinko machine 1, 1.
Is connected to a monitoring device 6 installed in a monitoring room outside the pachinko hall. The monitoring device 6 includes a television monitor 7, a recording unit 8, a keyboard-shaped operation unit 9, and the like.
CPU (central control unit) via interface 10
It has a structure connected with 4.

The operation contents of the above-mentioned monitoring system will be described below.

In the above-mentioned surveillance system, the surveillance cameras 3, 3, ... Are normally inactive. When each of the pachinko machines 1, 1, ... Is in the jackpot operating state, the cp built in each pachinko machine 1, 1 ,.
A jackpot occurrence signal is transmitted from u5 to the CPU 4 in the monitoring device 6. Upon receiving the jackpot occurrence signal, the CPU 4 transmits an operation start signal to each of the monitoring cameras 3, 3 ...

When the operation start signal is transmitted, each surveillance camera 3, 3, ... Shows the state of the player of the pachinko machine 1 in which the surveillance camera 3 is installed (for example, the human face and hand movements). It recognizes and converts the recognized image into an electric signal and transmits it to the monitoring device 6. The transmitted electric signal is transmitted to the television monitor 7 in the monitoring device 6. When the electric signal is transmitted, the television monitor 7 converts the electric signal into an image and displays the image recognized by the surveillance camera 3 on the screen.

The monitoring device 6 can display the images recognized by the plurality of monitoring cameras 3, 3, ... Simultaneously on the screen of the television monitor 7 in a split manner by operating the operation unit 9, or differently. It can also be projected separately on the channel. Further, by operating the operation unit 9, each surveillance camera 3,
The images recognized by 3 ... Can be stored in the recording unit 8 and the zoom function of each surveillance camera 3, 3 ... Can be activated, or each surveillance camera 3, 3 ... You can also In addition, it is also possible to operate each surveillance camera 3, 3, ... When the pachinko machine 1 is not in the jackpot operating state.

According to the monitoring system configured as described above, the televisions are photographed by the monitoring cameras 3, 3 ... Installed above the respective pachinko machines 1, 1 .. Since it can be displayed on the monitor 7,
It is possible to accurately grasp the player's hands and personal appearance, and in the case of a fraudulent act, it is possible to accurately and promptly find the scene.

Also, the cpu5 of each pachinko machine 1, 1 ...
Are connected to the monitoring device 6, and the respective surveillance cameras 3, 3 ... Operate only in the situation where the fraudulent activity is most likely to occur, such as the jackpot operation state, and therefore the fraudulent scene can be found very efficiently. It is also possible to easily find a fraudulent act of monopolizing a particular pachinko machine 1 that pays out a lot of game balls due to frequent occurrence of jackpots.

The configuration of the surveillance system of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but the shape and structure of the surveillance camera, the construction of the surveillance device, the pachinko machine, and the connection mode between the surveillance camera and the surveillance device. The configurations such as the above can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, it is possible to install the surveillance camera separately from the calling lamp for the purpose of appealing the presence of the camera to the player without incorporating the surveillance camera in the calling lamp. In some cases, it can be built into the pachinko machine itself.

Further, the surveillance camera may not always operate when the pachinko machine is in the jackpot operation state, but the surveillance camera may always operate, or the pachinko machine pays out a game ball over a certain amount. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the surveillance camera is activated in the event of a failure.

On the other hand, the monitoring device can be installed not under the pachinko hall but under the hall employee counter or the like.

The surveillance system of the present invention can be installed in any type of pachinko machine other than the number-matching type pachinko machine, and is not used in all pachinko machines in the hall. It is also possible to use it only for the machine.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a surveillance camera installed on the upper part of a pachinko machine can photograph a player from a very close position in front and monitor the player at another position. The site can be accurately projected.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the surveillance camera operates only in a situation where fraudulent activity is most likely to occur, it is possible to efficiently find out the fraudulent activity site, and the jackpot operating state frequently occurs, which is often the case. It is also possible to easily find fraudulent acts of monopolizing a specific pachinko machine that pays out a game ball with fellow comrades.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a pachinko machine adopting a monitoring system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of a monitoring system.
1 ... pachinko machine, 2 ... calling lamp, 3 ... monitoring camera, 4 ... CPU, 5 ... cpu, 6 ... monitoring device, 7
..TV monitor, 8 ... Recording unit, 9 ... Operating unit, 10
..I / O (input / output) interface.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A surveillance system for a pachinko hall, wherein a surveillance camera is installed on an upper portion of a pachinko machine, and video information recognized by the surveillance camera can be monitored at another position. 2. The pachinko hall surveillance system according to claim 1, wherein the surveillance camera is activated when the pachinko machine is in a jackpot activation state.