KR101721745B1 - Authenticity game instrument verification and management system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game machine, a game machine, An image processing unit for acquiring data on an image of the game tool by image processing of an image obtained from the camera; A determination unit for comparing the data obtained by the image processing unit with reference data for an image of a normal registered game tool to determine whether the game apparatus is authentic; A memory unit for storing the reference data to be provided to the determination unit; And a display unit for externally displaying a result of the determination by the determination unit.
According to the present invention, it is possible to promptly and accurately confirm whether or not a game tool is authentic, so that a game can be fairly performed, a fairness of a casino to perform a game can be secured, Not only does not inconvenience the game player, but also allows the game to proceed smoothly. According to the management system for verifying the authenticity of the game tool according to the present invention, it is possible not only to confirm whether chips are exchanged between game players through recognition of a chip used in a game, determination of win or loss, .

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a management system for authenticating game tools,

The present invention relates to a management system for confirming authenticity of a game tool, and more particularly, to a management system for authenticating a game tool to allow a game to be checked fairly and accurately, will be.

In general, a gaming card is also called a trump, which is divided into four types, Spade, Diamond, Heart, and Clover. Ace, King, It consists of 4 pieces of Queen, Jack and 9 of numbers 2 to 10, plus a total of 54 pieces of 2 Jokers. These gaming cards are used for games such as poker, blackjack, hula and one card, which are popular with the public, and are used in many other card games.

Conventional game cards are manufactured continuously using the same copper plate or film having the same back side, so that they have the same printed surface, thereby preventing the cards from being distinguished from each other only by the back side in an inverted state.

However, in the game card, there is a case in which the game player manipulates the game by swapping a card, which is replaced with a previously hidden card, in addition to the card received during the game, Companies that specialize in playing card games, such as casinos, will not be able to guarantee a fair game, which will reduce reliability.

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2012-0103850 discloses a game card printed with a unique identification table formula, which is a combination of a plurality of cards, And at least one unique identification table expression is printed on one side of the printing side of the game card so as to prove that the same card is the same card.

However, the prior art has a disadvantage in that a unique identification mark must be discriminated by the naked eye of the game, and it is difficult to smoothly progress the card game due to such inconvenience. These problems also apply to various game tools such as cards, mahjong, mahjong, and roulette.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention is to rapidly and accurately perform the authenticity of the game tool, thereby allowing a fair game to be performed, securing the fairness of the game in a casino or the like, It is not only inconvenient to the player while confirming whether or not it is possible to play the game,

It is another object of the present invention to make sure whether a correct amount of chips are exchanged through determination of a chip used in a game and determination of a win or loss, and to improve the fairness of a game.

Other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following description of the embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device comprising: a camera for capturing an image of a game tool used in a game to acquire an image; An image processing unit for acquiring data on an image of the game tool by image processing of an image obtained from the camera; A determination unit for comparing the data obtained by the image processing unit with reference data for an image of a normal registered game tool to determine whether the game apparatus is authentic; A memory unit for storing the reference data to be provided to the determination unit; And a display unit for externally displaying a result of the determination by the determination unit.

The camera may be installed in a large number so as to correspond to the game tools of the players on the upper side of the game table.

The determination unit may acquire image data of a normal game tool photographed by a camera from the image processing unit and control the image data to be stored in the memory unit so as to utilize the image data as the reference data.

The camera may be a photographing apparatus provided to photograph a game on a broadcast apparatus for relaying a game, and the image processing unit may be an image picked up by the photographing apparatus or taken by the photographing apparatus, It is possible to acquire data on the image of the game tool through the relay broadcast image.

Wherein the judging unit judges whether or not to win or lose from the data obtained by the image processing unit through the winning and losing data stored in the memory unit regarding matters related to win or loss of the game tool and stores the win or loss in the memory unit .

A management unit that processes data on whether or not to win or lose stored in the memory unit so that the data can be managed through extraction, browsing, or sorting; And an output unit for outputting the data indicating whether or not to win or lose according to a signal from the management unit.

The judging unit obtains data on a pattern marked with an ink which is difficult to be visually distinguished by a specific pattern printed on the game tool from the data obtained by the image processing unit, The authenticity can be determined by comparing the reference data of the marked pattern.

Wherein the image processing unit causes the camera to acquire data on the chip by image processing an image obtained by photographing the chip as a game tool, and the determination unit determines the data on the chip obtained by the image processing unit The reference data for the chip registered in the memory unit may be compared with each other, and the amount indicated by the chip may be calculated and displayed on the display unit.

Further comprising an auxiliary camera further disposed at different angles with respect to the camera to acquire an image of the chip, wherein the image processing unit is configured to perform image processing on the image of the chip obtained by the camera and the auxiliary camera, And the determination unit compares the first data and the second data with the reference data for the chip registered in the memory unit to calculate the amount indicated by the chip, If the calculated amounts are the same, the same amount is controlled to be displayed through the display unit, and when the calculated amounts are different, a large amount of money can be controlled to be displayed through the display unit.

The determination unit may classify the bet amount, dealer's return amount, and return amount according to the game player, and store the classified battle amount, the dealer amount, and the returned amount in the memory unit.

And an alarm generating unit for generating an alarm based on a control signal of the determining unit when it is determined by the determining unit that the game tool is fake.

And a communication unit for transmitting a result of the determination by the determination unit to a terminal through a wireless communication network.

And a terminal for receiving and displaying the determination result of the determination unit through the communication unit.

According to the management system for verifying the authenticity of the game tool according to the present invention, it is possible to promptly and accurately confirm whether or not the game tool is authentic, so that the game can be performed fairly and the fairness of the casino And not only does not inconvenience the game player while confirming the authenticity of the game tool, but also enables the game to proceed smoothly.

According to the management system for verifying the authenticity of the game tool according to the present invention, it is possible not only to confirm whether chips are exchanged between game players through recognition of a chip used for a game, determination of win or loss, .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a management system for confirming authenticity of a game tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view showing a camera installation example of a management system for confirming authenticity of a game tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a side view showing a camera installation example of a management system for confirming authenticity of a game tool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated and described in detail in the drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but is to be understood to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, And the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a management system for authenticating a game tool according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a camera installation example of a management system for verifying authenticity of a game tool according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

1 and 2, a management system 100 for authenticating a game tool according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a camera 11, an image processing unit 12, a determination unit 13, a memory unit 14 And a display unit 15, as shown in Fig.

The camera 11 shoots the game tool used in the game to acquire an image. Here, the game tool may be a tool used for various games including a card corresponding to a trump card, a chip, a fire, a mahjong, a roulette, a dice, etc. In this embodiment, the card 2 and the chip 3 are exemplified One way is to judge authenticity of the card 2 and the chip 3 by comparing the shapes and printed patterns by image processing and to grasp the significance of the numerical values and the numerical values represented by the images through the image The same applies to game tools.

The camera 11 can be installed on a game tool used for a game, for example, on the upper side of the card 2. An image of the card 2 is acquired to acquire an image. For example, a charge-coupled device camera ) May be used, and various other types of cameras may be used to obtain the resolution necessary for recognition of the game tool. Also, the camera 11 may be a special camera that can acquire an image of a pattern marked with invisible ink, such as UV ink, fluorescent ink, or the like.

The camera 11 may be a photographing apparatus provided to photograph a game on a broadcast apparatus for relaying a game. In this case, the image processing unit 12, which will be described later, can acquire data on the image of the game tool through the image photographed by the photographing apparatus or the image broadcasted from the broadcast apparatus by the photographing apparatus.

The camera 11 may be installed on the upper side of the game table 1 so as to correspond to game tools of the respective players, for example, the card 2. For example, on the game table 1, A plurality of game machines are mounted on the ceiling of the game table 1 by brackets or the like so as to photograph the game areas 1a and 1b to be placed, for example, a game area 1a corresponding to a customer and a game area 1b corresponding to a dealer, And can be installed so that the photographing angle can be adjusted by the bracket. Further, the camera 11 can be installed such that the shooting region has an area out of the range where the player can see his / her card 2 while holding the card 2, or an angle outside this range. Therefore, the installation area and angle can be limited so that the player 11 can not shoot the hidden card of the player.

The image processing unit 12 allows the image obtained from the camera 11 to acquire data on a game tool, for example, a pattern printed on the card 2 by image processing. The image processing unit 12 can acquire, for example, data on a pattern printed on a card 2, an image or a mahjong or the like, an image of a roulette, an eye position or a shape of a die as a game tool, And acquire data of an image that can be confirmed as authenticity with respect to other game tools.

The image processing unit 12 can extract a pattern from a game tool photographed by the camera 11, for example, an image of the back of the card 2 within a predetermined range on the basis of the edge, and as another example, The pattern can be extracted within a predetermined range based on the edge of the image of the back of the card 2 photographed by the camera 11. As another example, As another example, a specific pattern can be extracted from the image of the back face of the card 2 photographed by the camera 11, and data on the extracted pattern can be extracted Can be obtained.

In order to digitize the extracted pattern, for example, the image processing unit 12 divides the extracted pattern into pixel units including brightness, saturation, and color information, and calculates a brightness, a saturation, , Which can be converted into data by various digital processing techniques including an image processing method such as image processing for the position and arrangement of pixels constituting the extracted pattern, .

The determination unit 13 determines reference data for the image obtained by the image processing unit 12 and reference data for the image of the normal game tool registered in advance such as the reference data for the pattern printed on the card 2 in the case of the card 2 And judges whether or not the authenticity is true. Therefore, when a false game tool different from the normal game tool registered in advance is used in the game, the judging unit 13 judges whether the false game tool is authentic or not through the difference of the pattern or shape, . On the other hand, the judging unit 13 judges that the reference data for the pattern printed on the already registered normal card indicates a specific pattern printed arbitrarily on the normal card, so that the data obtained by the image processing unit 12 If there is no data, it can be judged as a fake card.

The judging unit 13 judges whether or not to win or lose from the data obtained by the image processing unit 12 through the victory or defeat data stored in the memory unit 14, for example, the genealogy of the game, It is possible to store the win or loss in the memory unit 14 as data. On the other hand, a management unit 19 corresponding to, for example, a PC, a notebook or the like that processes data on whether or not to win or lose stored in the memory unit 14 so as to be managed through extraction, For example, a printer or a monitor, for outputting the data of the image data.

The judging unit 13 judges whether or not a specific pattern printed on a game tool having a pattern such as a game tool such as a card, a tattoo or a mahjong or a pattern marked with an ink such as UV ink or fluorescent ink The data can be obtained from the data obtained by the image processing unit 12 and the authenticity can be determined by comparing the reference pattern for the pattern printed on the already registered normal game tool or the marked pattern. On the other hand, the camera 11 may be a special camera, such as an infrared camera, which is capable of photographing according to the characteristics of the ink which is hard to be visually recognized.

The memory unit 14 stores the reference data to be provided to the determination unit 13 and further stores the reference data to be changed by the control unit 13 under the control of the operation unit 17, The reference data may be stored or a plurality of reference data may be stored so as to be selected corresponding to the game tool used. On the other hand, the determination unit 13 acquires image data of the normal game tool photographed by the camera 11 from the image processing unit 12 in accordance with an operation signal of the operation unit 17 or a predetermined process, And to be stored in the memory unit 14 so as to be utilized. Accordingly, when a dealer opens the normal game tool provided to a casino or the like and exposes the normal game tool to the specified camera 11, the camera 11 acquires the normal game tool as an image so that the image processing unit 12 and the determination unit 13, So that the data of the image of the tool can be utilized as the reference data.

The display unit 15 displays the determination result by the determination unit 13 externally. The display unit 15 may include various monitors such as an LED monitor or an LCD monitor, and may be displayed by various methods including printing. The display unit 15 may also display the authenticity of each game player or each game area 1a and 1b by the determination unit 13. [

A management system 10 for verifying the authenticity of a game tool according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system 10 for managing the authenticity of a game tool in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 comprises a single or a plurality of game areas 1a, 1b or chips 3 positioned in a betting area 3, It is possible to calculate the amount of money represented by the plurality of chips 3 and the amount of money due to the movement of the chip 3. For this purpose, the image processing unit 12, by means of the camera 11, To acquire data on the chip 3 by image processing. The camera 11 can be installed not only in the game areas 1a and 1b described above for photographing the chip 3 but also on the upper side of the betting chip area 1c where the betted chip 3 is located, 2 and the chip 3 can be photographed. A separate camera for capturing only the chip 3 may be provided on the upper side of the betting chip area 1c. Such a separate camera may also follow the camera 11 installation method described above.

The determination unit 13 compares the data of the chip 3 obtained by the image processing unit 12 with the reference data of the chip previously registered in the memory unit 14 to calculate the amount indicated by the chip, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 15, < / RTI > The image processing unit 12 converts the color or the number of the chip 3 into data from the image captured by the camera 11, and such data is described as described above. The memory unit 14 stores reference data for previously registered chips. For example, the memory unit 14 stores data on the color or number of the chip and the amount of each data. The determination unit 13 determines the type and the number of the chips 3 from the data on the chip 3 acquired by the image processing unit 12 through the reference data for the chip provided from the memory unit 14, The amount of the chip 3 located in the game areas 1a and 1b or the amount of the chip 3 provided from the game areas 1a and 1b or the amount of the chips 3b located in the betting chip area 1c And the amount of money or the amount of money in the display area 15 can be displayed for each of the areas 1a, 1b, and 1c through the display unit 15. [

As shown in Fig. 3, an auxiliary camera 21 may be provided which is additionally arranged at different angles with respect to the camera 11 to acquire an image for the chip 3. Fig. The auxiliary camera 21 may be provided to correspond to each of the cameras 11 and may be provided so as to be inclined with respect to the vertical line at an angle 2 different from the angle 1 formed by the camera 11 with respect to the vertical line, The camera 11 can be installed at a larger angle? 2 than the angle? 1 of the camera 11, that is, more obliquely than the camera 11, Thereby making it possible to advantageously confirm the number of stacked chips 3 stacked. Therefore, the angle [theta] 1 of the camera 11 may be 0 to 15 degrees and the angle [theta] 2 of the auxiliary camera 21 may be 10 to 30 degrees, for example. .

The image processing section 12 causes each of the images acquired by the camera 11 and the auxiliary camera 21 to acquire the first and second data for the chip 3, respectively, by image processing. That is, the image processing unit 12 acquires the first data which is the image data of the chip 3 by the camera 11 and the second data which is the image data of the same chip 3 by the auxiliary camera 21 . At this time, the chip 3 may be a single number as well as a plurality of chips.

The determination unit 13 compares the first data and the second data with the reference data for the chip registered in the memory unit 14, for example, image data for the color or number of the chip, That is, the amount depending on the color, the number and the number of the chips 3 on the basis of the amount of each kind of the chips 3 stored in the memory unit 14, and stores the calculated amounts, for example, first and second data The same amount is controlled to be displayed through the display unit 15, and when the calculated amounts are different, a large amount of money can be controlled to be displayed through the display unit 15 . At this time, the determination unit 13 may display the amount of money or the amount of the chip 3 by the areas 1a, 1b, and 1c through the display unit 15.

The determination unit 13 may classify the bet amount, dealer's return amount, and return amount into game data according to the estimated amount, and store the classified data in the memory unit 14, So that the stored game-specific classification data can be viewed through the display unit 15.

When it is determined by the determination unit 13 that the game tool is fake, an alarm can be generated through the alarm generation unit 16 by the control signal of the determination unit 13. [ The alarm generating unit 16 may include a speaker for outputting an alarm message or an alarm image through the display unit 15, a speaker for generating an alarm sound, or a lamp for blinking or lighting for an alarm.

A communication unit 18 for transmitting a result of the determination by the determination unit 13 to the terminal 23 via a wireless communication network and a terminal 23 for performing such wireless communication. The communication unit 18 enables wireless communication with the terminal 23 by various wireless communication methods including bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The terminal 23 receives the determination result of the determination unit 13 by performing wireless communication with the communication unit 18 by execution of a predetermined application and displays the result of determination by the determination unit 13 And may receive the above determination result after authentication such as input of an ID and a password through the determination unit 13 so that the determination result is not easily known to the outside, Various terminals that are mass produced or manufactured separately may be used.

 According to the management system for confirming authenticity of the game tool according to the present invention, it is possible to promptly and accurately confirm whether or not the game tool is authentic, so that the game can be fairly performed, and the fairness of the casino And not only does not inconvenience the game player while confirming the authenticity of the game tool, but also allows the game to proceed smoothly. Further, according to the management system for verifying the authenticity of the game tool according to the present invention, it is possible not only to confirm whether chips are exchanged between game players through the determination of a chip used for a game or a win or loss, have.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

1: game table 1a, 1b: game area
1c: betting chip area 2: card
3: chip 11: camera
12: image processing unit 13:
14: memory unit 15: display unit
16: alarm generating unit 17:
18: communication unit 19:
21: auxiliary camera 22: output unit
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Claims (13)

A camera for shooting an image of a game tool used in a game;
An image processing unit for acquiring data on an image of the game tool by image processing of an image obtained from the camera;
A determination unit for comparing the data obtained by the image processing unit with reference data for an image of a normal registered game tool to determine whether the game apparatus is authentic;
A memory unit for storing the reference data to be provided to the determination unit; And
A display unit for externally displaying a result of the determination by the determination unit;
An alarm generating unit for generating an alarm based on a control signal of the determining unit when it is determined by the determining unit that the game tool is fake;
A communication unit for transmitting a result of the determination by the determination unit to a terminal through a wireless communication network;
A terminal for receiving a result of the determination by the determination unit through the communication unit;
An auxiliary camera further disposed at a different angle relative to the camera to obtain an image for the chip;
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The camera comprises:
A plurality of game apparatuses are provided on the upper side of the game table to correspond to game tools of respective players,
The sub-
Wherein the camera is provided at an angle larger than an angle formed by the camera with respect to the vertical line,
Wherein the image processing unit comprises:
Each of the images of the chip obtained by the camera and the auxiliary camera is subjected to image processing to obtain first and second data for the chip,
Wherein,
Comparing the first data and the second data with the reference data for the chip registered in the memory unit to calculate the amount indicated by the chip, and if the calculated amount is the same, the same amount is displayed through the display unit And controls the display unit to display a large amount of money when the calculated amounts are different from each other,
Wherein,
The bet amount, dealer's return amount and return amount are classified into game data by the calculated amount, stored in the memory unit,
The camera comprises:
And a photographing apparatus arranged to photograph a game on a broadcast apparatus for relaying a game,
Wherein the image processing unit comprises:
And acquiring data on an image of a game tool through an image photographed by the photographing apparatus or an image broadcast by the photographing apparatus and relayed from the broadcast apparatus,
Wherein,
Determining whether or not to win or lose from data obtained by the image processing unit through the winning / losing data stored in the memory unit with respect to matters related to winning / losing of the game tool, storing the winning /
A management unit that processes data on whether or not to win or lose stored in the memory unit so that the data can be managed through extraction, browsing, or sorting; And
An output unit for outputting the data on whether or not to win or lose in response to a signal from the management unit;
Further comprising: a management system for authenticating the game tool. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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