Game system

Abstract

The invention provides a game system which is used for playing games using physical game coins and can display images on the upper surface of a game table according to the game coins placed on the upper surface of the game table. The game system (100) is used for playing games using game coins (9) and game cards, and is provided with: a game table (1) having a game table upper surface (11) including a display surface (111) capable of displaying images; cameras (21, 23) which shoot game coins placed on the game table upper surface (11) and generate images; an image recognition device (61) that recognizes the placement content by analyzing the image; a game determination device (3) that reads the content of the game cards distributed to the game table upper surface (11) and determines a game result; and an image control device (7) that displays, on a display surface (111), an image corresponding to the placement content recognized by the image recognition device (61) and the game result determined by the game determination device (3).

Description

[0001] Divisional application

[0002] This application is a divisional application of a patent application with an application date of June 5, 2024, application number: 202410721503.1, and invention name: Game system. Technical Field

[0003] The present invention relates to a game system for playing a game using game tokens. Background Art

[0004] Conventionally, there is known a game system for a card game, which displays a token placement area of ​​each game participant as an image and changes the display state of the token placement area according to the state of the game as the game progresses.

[0005] For example, such prior art is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2019-097908. Summary of the invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the invention

[0007] However, in the game system of Japanese Patent Publication No. 2019-097908, although the winning can be displayed in the placement box that determines the winning, or it can be lit up or flashed during the process of winning or losing, the display is not changed to correspond to the actual placement (first embodiment) or the game coins in the physical sense are not used (second embodiment).

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system for playing a game using physical game tokens, which can display an image on a game table surface based on game tokens placed on the game table surface.

[0009] Means used to solve problems

[0010] A gaming system according to one embodiment of the present invention is a gaming system for playing a game using game coins and game cards, and has the following structure, which comprises: a gaming table having a gaming table top surface, the gaming table top surface including a display surface; a camera that photographs gaming coins placed on the gaming table top surface and generates an image; an image recognition device that recognizes the placement content by analyzing the image; a game determination device that reads the content of the game cards distributed to the gaming table top surface to determine the game result; and an image control device that displays an image of the layout of a placement area on the display surface, wherein the placement area includes a plurality of placement objects on which the game is placed due to the placement of the gaming coins, and based on the placement content recognized by the image recognition device and / or the game result determined by the game determination device, an image whose content changes according to the placement content and / or the placement result is displayed on the display surface.

[0011] In the above-mentioned game system, the image control device can display the layout at least in the placement phase.

[0012] The above-mentioned game system can also have a discard sensor, which detects that the game cards are put into a discard box for discarding the game cards used in the game. When the discard sensor detects the game cards, the image control device can display the layout to proceed to the next game.

[0013] In the above-mentioned game system, the image recognition device can identify the position, type and number of the game coins by analyzing the image, and based on the position, type and number, identify the placement amount of each placement object as the placement content.

[0014] In the above-mentioned game system, the image control device may display a mark indicating that the gaming coin is detected at the position recognized by the image recognition device.

[0015] In the above-mentioned game system, at each position recognized by the image recognition device, the image control device may display the mark corresponding to the placement amount recognized by the image recognition device.

[0016] In the above-mentioned game system, the image control device may display a number indicating the deposit amount recognized by the image recognition device near each position recognized by the image recognition device.

[0017] In the above-mentioned game system, the image control device may display a mark indicating that the placing object has the highest amount in a manner associated with the placing object having the highest amount according to the type of each placing object in the game.

[0018] In the above-mentioned game system, after the placement phase ends and the placement content is determined, the image control device can display the placement object with the game coin placed thereon and the placement object without the game coin placed thereon in a distinguishable manner.

[0019] In the above-mentioned game system, after the placement phase ends and the placement content is determined, the image control device can eliminate the display of the placement object on which the game coin is not placed.

[0020] The above-mentioned game system may also have a liquidation determination device, which determines the liquidation based on the placement content recognized by the image recognition device and the game result determined by the game determination device. During the liquidation stage, the image control device can display an image corresponding to the liquidation determined by the liquidation determination device.

[0021] In the above-mentioned game system, for each stack of game coins placed or each placement object on which game coins are placed, the settlement judgment device can determine whether the game coins should be recovered or the game coins should be repaid, and the image control device can display the judgment result of the settlement judgment device, i.e., whether the game coins should be recovered or the game coins should be repaid, in a manner associated with the stack of game coins placed or the placement object on which game coins are placed.

[0022] In the above-mentioned game system, the settlement determination device can determine the repayment amount of the game coins, and the image control device can display the repayment amount in a manner associated with the game coin stack receiving repayment or in association with the placement object receiving repayment.

[0023] In the above-mentioned game system, the placement object may include participating in a drawing game, and the game system may also include a drawing execution device, which performs a drawing when the image recognition device recognizes that the game coin is placed as the placement content to participate in the drawing game, and the image control device can display an image of the drawing game.

[0024] In the above-mentioned game system, the image control device can display the carry-over amount of the lottery game during the placement phase.

[0025] In the above-mentioned game system, the display surface may be a light-transmitting screen, and the image control device may be a projector that projects the image onto the screen from below the upper surface of the game table.

[0026] In the above-mentioned game system, the image control device may be a display device that displays the image, and the display surface may be a display panel of the display device.

[0027] In the above-mentioned game system, the display surface may be a screen, and the image control device may be a projector that projects the image onto the screen from above the surface of the game table.

[0028] A gaming system in another embodiment of the present invention is a gaming system for playing games using gaming coins, and has the following structure, which comprises: a gaming table having a display surface capable of displaying images, and using the display surface as the gaming table top surface; a camera that photographs gaming coins placed on the gaming table top surface and generates an image; an image recognition device that identifies the position, type, and number of gaming coins placed on the gaming table top surface by analyzing the image; and an image control device that displays an image corresponding to the recognition result of the image recognition device on the display surface.

[0029] The game system may further include a determination device that determines a result of the game, and the image control device may further display an image corresponding to the determination result of the determination device on the display surface.

[0030] Another embodiment of a game system of the present invention is a game system for playing games using game coins and game cards, and has the following structure, which comprises: a game table having a game table surface, the game table surface including a display surface capable of displaying images; a camera that photographs the game coins placed on the game table surface and generates an image; an image recognition device that recognizes the placed contents by analyzing the image; a game determination device that reads the contents of the game cards distributed to the game table surface to determine the game result; and an image control device that displays on the display surface an image corresponding to the placed contents recognized by the image recognition device and the game result determined by the game determination device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 2 is an external view showing the state of a game system using an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 3 is a perspective view of a gaming coin according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the structure of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 6 A diagram showing an example of a portion of an image generated by photographing a camera for photographing game tokens according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0039] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Fig.10 is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Fig.11A is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Fig. 11B is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Fig.12 This is a diagram showing an example of an image generated by a camera for capturing images of a player and a token according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are examples of the implementation of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the specific structures described below. When implementing the present invention, a specific structure corresponding to the embodiments can be appropriately adopted.

[0045] In the following embodiments, although the game system of the present invention is applied to a card game which is a game using game coins and game cards, the game system can be applied to games other than the card game.

[0046] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 1 is an external view showing the state of a game system using an embodiment of the present invention. The game system 100 is provided on a game table 1. The game table 1 has a flat game table surface 11. The game is played on the game table surface 11. The game table surface 11 has a display surface 111 capable of displaying an image on at least a portion of the game table surface 11. It should be noted that the "image" mentioned in this specification can be an animation or a still picture whose content can be switched.

[0047] The game table 1 has a dealer side where the dealer is located and a player side where a plurality of players are located. Rods are erected on both sides of the dealer side, and two cameras are installed on the upper part of each rod. Specifically, a camera 21 is provided on the left side, which is used to shoot game coins placed in the placement area 74 from the left side and generate images; and a camera 22 is provided on the left side, which is used to shoot game coins and players in the placement area 74 from the left side and generate images, and a camera 23 is provided on the right side, which is used to shoot game coins placed in the placement area 74 from the right side and generate images; and a camera 24 is provided on the right side, which is used to shoot game coins and players in the placement area 74 from the right side and generate images.

[0048] The camera 21 and the camera 23 that shoot the placement area 74 can both shoot the entire placement area 74. Therefore, the game coin 9 placed at any position in the placement area 74 is shot from different angles by the camera 21 and the camera 23. The cameras 21 to 24 all shoot the game coin 9 placed in the placement area 74 from obliquely above. Therefore, the cameras 21 to 24 can identify which placement object (position) the game coin 9 is placed on in the placement area 74 configured in a two-dimensional direction, and the type that can be determined from its side based on the images they shoot. There is a situation where the game coin 9 is placed in the placement area 74 in the state of a game coin stack formed by stacking a plurality of game coins 9, and the cameras 21 to 24 shoot the side surfaces of each game coin 9 in the game coin stack and the upper surface of the top game coin 9.

[0049] The spatial resolution of the cameras 21 and 23 for photographing the game coins 9 placed in the placement area 74 is different from that of the cameras 22 and 24 for photographing not only the game coins 9 but also the players. As described later, since the images of the cameras 21 and 23 are used to determine the type of the game coins 9 based on the pattern on the side of the game coins 9, the resolution is relatively high, while the images of the cameras 22 and 24 are used to determine the relationship between the game coins 9 and the player operating the game coins 9, the resolution is relatively low.

[0050] A card shoe 3 for storing shuffled multiple decks of game cards is placed on the dealer side of the game table surface 11. The dealer draws game cards one by one from the card shoe 3 to play the game. The front of the game card is marked with a code that is invisible under visible light but visible by irradiation with ultraviolet light. The code indicates at least the face value and suit of the game card.

[0051] A discard box 4 is also provided on the dealer side of the game table top 11. The discard box 4 is used to discard the game cards used in the game after the game is over. The discard box 4 has a discard inlet 41 exposed on the game table top 11 and a discard sensor 42 for detecting the game cards passing through the discard inlet 41.

[0052] A coin tray 5 for storing the dealer's coins 9 is also provided on the dealer side of the game table top surface 11. When the player places a bet and loses the game, the dealer collects the coins 9 from the placement area 74 and stores them in the coin tray 5. In addition, when the player places a bet and wins the game, the dealer pays the placed coins 9 from the coin tray 5 in the amount of coins 9 obtained according to the rules and the game results.

[0053] Figure 3 : This is a three-dimensional diagram of a game coin according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game coin 9 has a disc shape. Three layers of colors are shown in the thickness direction of the side surface forming the circumference. The middle layer (center line) 91 is a color that has nothing to do with the type (value) of the game coin 9, and its upper and lower layers 92 have colors corresponding to the type. Thus, the type of the game coin 9 can be determined based on the colors of the upper and lower layers 92 on its side surface.

[0054] The game coin 9 has a plurality of plug-ins 93, which are spaced at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction and are continuous from the side to the upper surface and the lower surface. The plug-ins 93 can be observed from both the side and the upper surface. The plug-ins 93 also indicate the type of the game coin 9 by its color and / or shape (for example, the difference between a VIP game coin and a public game coin; or the difference between a cash code, a transfer code, and a promotional code).

[0055] The token 9 has an RFID tag 94 inside. The RFID tag 94 stores token identification information for uniquely identifying the token 9, the type of the token 9, the casino where it is used, information related to manufacturing, and the like.

[0056] An antenna 51 is provided inside the coin tray 5 , and the antenna 51 is used to read the RFID tag 94 of the coin 9 stored in the coin tray 5 .

[0057] Back to Figure 1 The game system 100 includes a calculation device 6, a projector 7, and an RFID reader 52 below the game table top surface 11, that is, inside the game table 1. The calculation device 6 is composed of a general-purpose computer and operates according to the program of the embodiment of the present invention.

[0058] The projector 7 is a device that controls the image displayed on the display surface 111 by projecting the image onto the display surface 111, and is equivalent to an image control device. The projector 7 is connected to the calculation device 6, and projects the image onto the display surface 111 based on the control of the calculation device 6. The projector 7 displays the image on the display surface 111 by projecting the image onto the display surface 111. The display surface 111 is made of a light-transmitting material (i.e., a transparent or translucent material). The display surface 111 does not show any pattern and is colorless, or even if it is colored, it is colored with one color. If the projector 7 projects the image onto the display surface 111 from the bottom of the display surface 111, then Figure 2 As shown, the projected image passes through the top of the display surface 111 , that is, the upper surface of the display surface 111 , and the projected image is displayed on the upper surface 11 of the game table.

[0059] The RFID reader 52 decodes the signal received by the antenna 51 and outputs it to the calculation device 6 .

[0060] Figure 4 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 and Figure 2 The card shoe 3 shown in the figure. The game determination device 3 is equipped with a structure for reading the code of the drawn game card. Specifically, the card shoe 3 includes: an ultraviolet lamp (not shown in the figure), which irradiates ultraviolet rays to the code-marked part of the drawn game card; a code sensor 31, which reads the code visualized by the ultraviolet rays; and a decoder (not shown in the figure), which decodes the code read by the code sensor 31 to determine the suit and face value of the drawn game card.

[0061] Furthermore, the game determination device 3 has a determination device 32, which determines the game result of the card game (player wins, banker wins, tie, player pair, banker pair, etc.) according to the rules of the card game based on the face values ​​read in sequence from multiple game cards drawn in sequence.

[0062] The calculation device 6 functions as an image recognition device 61, a settlement determination device 62, a drawing execution device 63, and an image generation device 64 by executing the table game program of this embodiment. The table game program can be stored in a non-temporary storage medium and installed in the calculation device 6 by reading it from the storage medium. The image recognition device 61 recognizes the placed content by analyzing the images generated by the cameras 21 to 24. The image generation device 64 generates an image based on the placed content recognized by the image recognition device 61 and the game stage and game result determined by the game determination device 3.

[0063] The image control device 7 is Figure 2The image control device 7 projects the image generated by the image generating device 64 onto the display surface 111, thereby displaying the image on the display surface 111. The image generation by the image generating device 64 and the image display by the image control device 7 will be specifically described below.

[0064] First, the image generation device 64 generates an image of the placement area 74 including a plurality of placement objects in the placement phase, and the image control device 7 displays the image on the display surface 111. If the discarding sensor 42 detects the discarding of the game card used in the previous game, the image generation device 64 receives this and recognizes it as the start of the placement phase of the next game, and generates an image of the placement area 74.

[0065] Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the placement phase, the display screen 111 displays Figure 5 The layout shown in FIG. 1 includes a placement area 74. In addition, in the layout, the dealer side of the display surface 111 includes a player hand area 71 for arranging player hands and a banker hand area 72 for arranging banker hands. Furthermore, the layout has a jackpot amount (carryover amount) 73 of the lottery game described later, i.e., the jackpot, between the player hand area 71 and the banker hand area 72.

[0066] The placement area 74 includes a plurality of placement objects for players. Figure 5 In the example of FIG. 1 , each of the six player positions (1 to 6) is provided with a plurality of placement objects. The placement areas 74 for the player positions are arranged horizontally.

[0067] The placement area 74 for each player position is provided with a "Player" area for placing a Player win, a "Banker" area for placing a Banker win, a "Tie" area for placing a Tie, a "PP" area for placing a Player pair, a "BP" area for placing a Banker pair, and a "JP" area for challenging the jackpot.

[0068] In the placement area 74 for each player position, a column of "Player" areas, a column of "Banker" areas, a column of "PP" areas and "BP" areas, and a column of "JP" areas and "Tie" areas are arranged vertically.

[0069] When the placement phase begins, the cameras 21 and 23 continuously shoot at a specified frame rate and send the sequentially generated images to the calculation device 6. The image recognition device 61 of the calculation device 6 analyzes the images obtained from the cameras 21 and 23 to recognize the position, type and number of the game coins 9 displayed in the image.

[0070] Figure 6 This is a diagram showing an example of a portion of an image generated by shooting with a camera for shooting game coins according to an embodiment of the present invention. Since the placement object of the placement area 74 is also displayed in the image, the image recognition device 61 recognizes the placement object on which the game coin 9 is placed by recognizing the position of the game coin 9.

[0071] As described above, a stack of game coins 900 formed by stacking a plurality of game coins 9 is sometimes placed in the placement area 74. In this case, the image recognition device 61 identifies the position of the stack of game coins 900, that is, the placement object on which the stack of game coins 900 is placed. In addition, as described above, since the camera 21 and the camera 23 shoot the placement area 74 displayed on the display surface 111 from obliquely above, the placement object on which the stack of game coins 900 is placed can be shot, and the side surfaces of each game coin 9 included in the stack of game coins 900 can be shot.

[0072] As described above, since the side of the game coin 9 has a pattern indicating the type of the game coin 9, the image recognition device 61 can identify the type of the game coin 9 included in the game coin pile 900 by analyzing the image. Since the type of the game coin 9 corresponds to the price of the game coin 9, the image recognition device 61 can identify the price of each game coin 9 included in the game coin pile 900. Furthermore, the image recognition device 61 can calculate the total amount of the game coin pile 900 by adding the prices of the multiple game coins 9 constituting the game coin pile 900.

[0073] In this way, the image recognition device 61 identifies the placement amount of each placement object in the placement area 74 as the placement content by analyzing the images obtained from the camera 21 and the camera 23. In the image analysis performed by the image recognition device 61, a machine learning model or a deep neural network trained by learning can be used. Specifically, the image recognition device 61 can identify the placement content by performing a plurality of processes such as segmenting the game coin stack 900 from the image, identifying each game coin 9 by extracting the characteristic part (for example, the center line) of each game coin 9 from the game coin stack 900, distinguishing the type of each game coin 9, and distinguishing the placement object on which the game coin stack 900 is placed. In this case, different machine learning models and even different neural network models can be used in each process.

[0074] The image recognition device 61 performs the above-mentioned processing on the image from the camera 21 and the image from the camera 23, respectively. As described above, since the camera 21 and the camera 23 both shoot the entire placement area 74, in principle, the game coin 9 placed in the placement area 74 is captured by both the camera 21 and the camera 23. However, due to the positional relationship of a plurality of game coin piles 900, there is a situation in which only one of the cameras 21 and 23 is captured, and a part or all of the game coins 9 of the game coin pile 900 is not captured by another camera because it is in the shadow of other game coin piles 900. Even in such a case, the game coin pile 900 can be captured by one of the cameras 21 and 23 and recognized by the image recognition device 61.

[0075] The image recognition device 61 recognizes the coin stacks 900 recognized based on the image from the camera 21 and the coin stacks 900 recognized based on the image from the camera 23 as being the same coin stack 900 .

[0076] If the image recognition device 61 recognizes the game coin stack 900, the image generation device 64 generates an image at a position on the display surface 111 corresponding to the position of the game coin stack 900, which displays a mark indicating that the game coin 9 is detected and a number indicating the total amount of the game coin stack 900.

[0077] Figure 7 2 is a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 In the example of , a situation in which a stack of game coins 900 consisting of three 100-point game coins with a total amount of 300 points is placed in the "dealer" area of ​​the player position "4" is shown. As described above, since the image recognition device 61 recognizes the position of the game coin stack 900 by analyzing the images from the camera 21 and the camera 23, the image generation device 64 generates an image for displaying a mark (placement mark) 75 at the recognized position. The placement mark 75 is a circular mark with a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the game coin 9. The number 76 representing the total amount of the game coin stack 900 is displayed at a position that forms a specified positional relationship with the placement mark 75.

[0078] The image generating device 64 can correct the position of the placement mark 75 by feedback control. That is, as described above, since the camera 21 and the camera 23 continue to shoot after the placement mark 75 is displayed, the image showing the placement mark 75 is input to the image recognition device 61. At this time, the image recognition device 61 can recognize the positional relationship between the game coin pile 900 and the placement mark 75, and output the result to the image generating device 64. The image generating device 64 can generate an image in which the position of the placement mark 75 is corrected by the movement amount corresponding to the positional relationship between the game coin pile 900 and the placement mark 75, that is, the offset amount between the game coin pile 900 and the placement mark 75.

[0079] The pattern (shape, color) of the placement mark 75 may be different according to the total amount of the game coin stack 900. For example, the placement mark 75 may be displayed in different colors and / or different shapes for each of the cases where the total amount of the game coin stack 900 is less than 100 points, less than 1000 points, and more than 1000 points.

[0080] The placement mark 75 representing the position of these game coin piles 900 and the number 76 representing the total amount of the game coin piles 900 can disappear after only displaying the prescribed time since the game coin piles 900 are identified. The image generating device 64 generates an image in which the placement mark 75 and the number 76 disappear after a prescribed time since the display of these placement marks 75 and the number 76. Like this, whenever the game coin piles 900 placed are identified using the camera 21, the camera 23 and the image recognition device 61, the number 76 representing the placement amount is displayed in real time. In addition, when the player reduces or increases the placement amount, the camera 21, the camera 23 and the image recognition device 61 re-identify the game coin piles 900 to re-determine its placement amount, and re-display the number 76 representing the new placement amount.

[0081] In addition, the image generating device 64 determines the position of the player who places the highest amount in the "Player" area and the position of the player who places the highest amount in the "Banker" area, and displays a mark (card viewing mark) 77 to indicate that the player at the player position has the right to see the corresponding hand cards.

[0082] Figure 8 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 In the example of , since player position 3 places the highest amount in the "Player" area and player position 4 places the highest amount in the "Banker" area, a card look mark 77 is displayed at each player position.

[0083] The image generating device 64 can be configured to display the card looking mark 77 at the position of the player who has placed the highest amount at that point in time during the placement phase, and change the position of the player who has placed the highest amount every time the position of the player changes, or display the card looking mark 77 only after the placement phase ends and all the placed contents of the placement area 74 are determined.

[0084] When the placement phase ends and the dealer enters the card distribution phase, the image generation device 64 switches the image displayed on the display surface 111. For this purpose, when the first game card is drawn, the card shoe 3 as a game determination device sends a signal indicating this to the calculation device 6.

[0085] The calculation device 6 determines that the first card is drawn based on the signal from the card shoe 3, that is, the placement phase ends and enters the card distribution phase. It should be noted that, as an alternative, the dealer can make a "NO MORE BET" action on the surface of the game table (typically, the palm of the hand sweeps across the air above the placement area 74), and any of the cameras 21 to 24 captures it, and the image recognition device 61 recognizes the action, thereby determining that the placement phase ends and enters the card distribution phase.

[0086] After the placement phase is over and the placement content is determined, the image generation device 64 displays the placement objects with game coins 9 placed thereon and the placement objects without game coins 9 placed thereon in a distinguishable manner. Specifically, the image generation device 64 prominently displays the placement objects with game coins 9 placed thereon by eliminating the display of the placement objects without game coins 9 placed thereon and maintaining the display of the placement objects with game coins 9 placed thereon.

[0087] Fig. 9 It is a diagram showing a display example of a display surface according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 An example of display in the card distribution phase is shown. In this image, only the placement objects with game coins 9 placed are displayed, and the placement objects without game coins 9 placed are not displayed. In addition, in this display example, a card viewing mark 77 is displayed at the corresponding player position. Further, in this display example, the total amount of the placement amount of each player position is displayed.

[0088] As described above, the game determination device 3 reads the card values ​​of the game cards drawn one by one and determines the game result. The game determination device 3 sends the determined game result to the calculation device 6. The settlement determination device 62 of the calculation device 6 determines the settlement based on the placement content determined by the image recognition device 61 and the game result determined by the game determination device 3.

[0089] When the first prize is placed, before the liquidation determination device 62 determines the liquidation, the lottery execution device 63 executes the lottery game. The lottery result is either winning or not winning. The lottery execution device 63 uses a random number to perform a lottery and obtains a winning or not winning lottery result. When the lottery execution device 63 executes the lottery game, the image generation device 64 generates an image that increases the fun of the lottery game.

[0090] Fig.10 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.10 In the example, a lottery game is displayed. The image of the lottery game is an image of a lottery game machine with three reels. When the lottery result is a winning prize, the image generation device 64 stops the reels one by one after they rotate and finally generates an image with a consistent winning pattern. When the lottery result is a non-winning prize, the image generation device 64 stops the reels one by one after they rotate and finally generates an image with inconsistent winning patterns.

[0091] As described above, the bonus of the first prize is the cumulative amount (carry-over amount) of the amount placed for the first prize that was recovered due to non-selection at multiple game tables in the casino until the prize was won. Therefore, the bonus will be accumulated every time when no selection is made at other game tables, and the bonus will be reduced when a selection is made at any game table, and the bonus changes all the time. Therefore, the image generation device 64 receives the carry-over amount based on the placement of the first prize of other game tables and the selection results at a specified time interval (for example, every 5 seconds) regardless of whether it is in the placement stage or in the card distribution stage, and updates the carry-over amount displayed on the display surface.

[0092] It should be noted that the entry fee (placement amount) for the first prize is a fixed amount (50 points in this embodiment). When the result of judging the placement content is that although a game coin 9 is placed in the "JP" area, the amount is not 50 points, the image recognition device 61 determines it as cheating and reports it to the image generation device 64. The image generation device 64 generates an image showing a warning at the position of the game coin 9 involved in the placement amount of cheating for the first prize.

[0093] If the lottery for the first prize is over, the liquidation stage is entered. In the liquidation, there is the recovery of lost game coins 9 and the repayment of won game coins 9. The image generation device 64 displays an image corresponding to the liquidation determined by the liquidation determination device 62. For each game coin pile 900 of the game coin piles 900 of the placed game coins 9 or each placement object on which the game coins 9 are placed, the liquidation determination device 62 determines whether the game coins 9 should be recovered (lost the game) or the repayment of the game coins 9 should be accepted (win the game). Furthermore, for the game coin piles 900 that are determined to be the ones that should receive the repayment of the game coins 9, the repayment amount is calculated according to the game rules.

[0094] The image generating device 64 generates the following image: it displays whether the game coins 9 should be recycled or accepted for repayment in a manner associated with the game coin stack 900 of the placed game coins 9 or in a manner associated with the placement object on which the game coins 9 are placed, and it displays the repayment amount in a manner associated with the game coin stack 900 of the game coins 9 that are accepted for repayment or in a manner associated with the placement object that is accepted for repayment.

[0095] Fig.11A and Fig. 11B FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.11A and Fig. 11B In the example of , the image generation device 64 shows a display example of the display surface 111 when the jackpot is not won and the game result is that the player wins. In this case, the "player" area of ​​the placement object that won the game is highlighted in color, and the other areas of the placement object that lost the game are displayed in colorless.

[0096] like Fig.11A As shown in FIG. 1 , a column of numbers indicating the settlement is displayed at each player's position. From the top column, the order of the deposit amount, the repayment amount (if repayment exists), and the recovery amount (if recovery exists) is displayed. The image generating device 64 displays the amount in accordance with the display, such as Fig. 11B As shown, the final settlement amount obtained by adding and subtracting these amounts is displayed. In the case of full recovery (the situation where there are no remaining game coins 9 on the scene after liquidation, that is, the actuarial amount is zero), there is no display.

[0097] The image generating device 64 can generate an image in which the repayment amount gradually decreases as the deposit amount gradually increases, and the recovery amount (negative) gradually decreases as the deposit amount gradually decreases, so as to obtain Fig.11A Display entry Fig. 11B In addition, even in the case of a jackpot, the image generating device 64 can generate an image in which the carry-over amount 73 displayed in front of the dealer gradually decreases as the repayment amount of the player's position gradually increases.

[0098] The settlement determination device 62 can determine whether the settlement is performed correctly. In this case, the camera 21 and the camera 23 continue to shoot in the settlement stage, and the image recognition device 61 recognizes the game coins 9 on the game table 1 including the game coins 9 paid back in the settlement stage. The settlement determination device 62 can determine whether the correct amount based on the rules is paid back for the game coins 9 winning the game based on the recognition result.

[0099] Furthermore, in addition to or in lieu of the above, the settlement determination device 62 may determine whether settlement has been performed correctly based on the increase or decrease in the amount of the game coins 9 in the game coin tray 5 .

[0100] When the settlement determination device 62 determines whether the settlement is performed correctly, the image generation device 64 can generate the following image: indicating the determination result, and, when there is cheating settlement, indicating the placement object that caused the cheating.

[0101] As shown above, according to the game system of this embodiment, the display surface 111 constituting at least a part of the game table surface 11 can display not only images corresponding to the progress of the game, but also images corresponding to the game results of the game using the physical game cards or the placement contents of the game coins 9 using the physical game coins. These displays are used to guide the player to play the game or to increase the fun of the game, to assist the dealer in operations such as clearing, and to confirm the accuracy of various operations of the game.

[0102] It should be noted that in the above embodiment, the display surface 111 is a light-transmitting screen, and the image control device 7 is a projector that projects images from the bottom of the game table surface 11 onto the screen, but the display surface 111 and the image control device 7 are not limited to this.

[0103] For example, the image control device 7 may be a display device that displays images. In this case, the display surface 111 is a display panel of the display device. The display device may be a liquid crystal display device. Alternatively, the display surface 111 may be a screen that is not light-transmissive. In this case, the image control device 7 may be a projector that projects images from above the game table surface 11 onto the screen. That is, a holographic projection may be performed on the display surface 111.

[0104] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiments and their variations, a cloth for improving the hand feel may be covered on the display surface 111. Alternatively, a touch sensor may be provided on the display surface 111, and various information may be switched and displayed through touch operation.

[0105] As described above, the camera 22 and the camera 24 generate an image including the player and the placed game tokens. The image recognition device 61 can associate the player with the placed game token stack 900 by analyzing the image and determine the placement content of each player. In this way, customer rating can be performed.

[0106] Fig.122 is a diagram showing an example of an image generated by a camera for photographing a player and game coins according to an embodiment of the present invention. Through the camera 22 and the camera 24, an image with a larger range than the image photographed by the camera 21 and the camera 23 can be obtained. The image recognition device 61 analyzes the image generated by the camera 22 and the camera 24, thereby recognizing the player's skeleton model based on the image, and also recognizes the game coin pile 900, and determines which player has placed which game coin pile 900 in the placement area 74 based on the positional relationship between the game coin pile 900 and the hand of the skeleton model.

[0107] As described above, since the image recognition device 61 recognizes the players, the image generation device 64 can generate an image of the placement area based on the number and position of the players. Specifically, the image generation device 64 can generate an image of a placement area having a placement object for each player corresponding to the number of players. Alternatively, the image generation device 64 can generate an image of a placement area having a placement object for each player based on the position where the player exists.

[0108] Furthermore, in each of the stages of the placement phase, the card distribution phase, and the settlement phase, the image generation device 64 may generate images including background animation in addition to the displays described above.

[0109] In addition, in this embodiment, the camera captures the placed game coins 9 and generates an image, and by analyzing the image, the position of the game coin stack 900, the type and number of game coins 9 included in the game coin stack 900 are identified to determine the placed content. However, as an alternative or on the basis of this, an RFID antenna can be embedded inside the display surface 111 to read the RFID tag 94 of the placed game coin 9 to determine the placed content.

[0110] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the game result is determined by the card shoe 3 reading the face value of the game cards drawn one by one. As an alternative or in addition to this, the game result can be determined by reading the cards drawn and turned over on the game table surface 11 by a camera. In this case, for example, the camera 21 and the camera 23 shoot a range including the area where the game cards are arranged (the player hand area 71 and the banker hand area 72). The image recognition device 61 determines the face value of each hand by recognizing the game cards in the image and determines the game result according to the rules.

[0111] In addition to the image generation device 64 and the image control device 7, a sound generation device and a sound output device may be provided to output sound along with the image. For example, when the image recognition device 61 detects that a game coin 9 is placed, a sound indicating that the game coin 9 is detected may be output accordingly.

[0112] Furthermore, when there are no players, the display of the display surface 111 may be turned off, and a human sensor for detecting players may be provided or image recognition of the cameras 22 and 24 may be continuously performed, and when the first player arrives at the game table 1 when there are no players, this may be detected and the display surface 111 may be activated. Furthermore, when no players are detected and a predetermined time has passed, the display surface 111 may be automatically turned off or even enter a dormant state. When the first player is detected and the display of the display surface 111 is started, an animation at the start for welcoming the player may be displayed.

[0113] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the jackpot is executed by the drawing execution device 63 using random numbers, but as an alternative, the winning or losing of the jackpot can be determined by the face value of the game cards drawn from the card shoe 3. For example, when the face values ​​of the four game cards drawn first are all the same, it can be regarded as the winning of the jackpot. In this case, the card shoe 3 as a game determination device functions as a drawing execution device. It should be noted that even in this case, the image of the drawing game can be displayed on the display surface 111 in the same way as in the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0114] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an example of displaying a layout for a card game is described, but the image generating device 64 may be capable of generating images of layouts for a variety of card games, or may generate and display images of layouts of different types every day, for example. In addition, the image generating device 64 may generate images of layouts for games other than the card game, such as a certain other card game and guessing the size, or may select and display images of layouts corresponding to the game played on the game table 1. Furthermore, the image generating device 64 may generate and display images of layouts in which the number, size, and spacing of placement areas of each player position are adjusted according to the number of players participating in the game recognized by the image recognition device 61. In addition, the following structure may be adopted: a part of the layout is printed on the surface 11 of the game table, and the layout is completed by combining it with the image of the layout generated and displayed by the image generating device 64.

[0115] In addition, the image generation device 64 can generate an image showing the following content: the total value of the face value of the game cards distributed from the card shoe 3 as the game determination device to the game table 1. Specifically, with respect to the card game, the image generation device 64 can calculate the total value of the face value of the multiple game cards constituting the player's hand or the unit digit of the total value as the player's hand value, and calculate the total value of the face value of the multiple game cards constituting the dealer's hand or the unit digit of the total value as the dealer's hand value, generate an image including these values ​​and display them. Further, in the card game, after two cards are distributed to the player and the dealer respectively, when further cards should be distributed based on the rules, the image of the hand value of the hand to which the cards should be further distributed can be made to flash. That is, when the third card should be distributed to the player, the total value of the face value of the first two cards distributed to the player or the unit digit of the total value can be made to flash and display. The same is true for the dealer. When the third card is to be distributed to the dealer, the total value of the face value of the first two cards distributed to the dealer or the unit digit of the total value can be flashed. In addition, for some other card games, the total value of the face value of multiple game cards constituting the respective hands of each player and the dealer or the unit digit of the total value can also be calculated, and an image including the value can be generated and displayed.

[0116] In addition, the image generation device 64 may also generate and display an image of a tutorial for guiding the player in the game. Specifically, the image generation device 64 may generate and display an image of guiding the player as follows: in a card game or some other card game, at a stage where a portion of the game cards in each hand have been dealt, which game card of which face value will be dealt next will be beneficial to the hand, or whether the hand can win the game.

[0117] In particular, for beginners of the game, the image generation device 64 can generate the following tutorial images. That is, the image generation device 64 can generate an image including a description of the winning conditions of each player based on the placement content of each player recognized by the image recognition device 61. In addition, when the minimum bet (MinimumBet) or maximum bet (MaximumBet) condition is set, the image generation device 64 can generate an image including a warning when the set minimum bet (MinimumBet) or maximum bet (MaximumBet) condition is not met. The rules of each game and the winning conditions of the main bet and the side bet can be always displayed on the desktop, or the operation of the player or the dealer, the movement of the hand, etc. can be detected, and the display and non-display can be switched.

[0118] In addition, during the game, when a new bet can be made based on a specific condition, the image generation device 64 can generate and display an image that informs the player of the situation, and an image that displays a new bet area and odds. For example, in some other card games, when insurance, double bet, split cards, etc. can be made based on the recognition of the drawn cards, an image that urges the player to make a bet can be generated and displayed. In addition, even in a card game, a new bet, i.e., "insurance", can be made during the game. For example, when a player (game participant) places a bet on the banker, "banker insurance" that can be added to the banker's loss during the game. When banker insurance can be placed based on the cards distributed to the player and the banker, a new bet area for banker insurance can be displayed. Further, the multiple of the expenditure of such a new bet can be calculated based on the distributed cards, and the multiple can be displayed. In addition, the maximum amount that can be placed (maximum bet, Maximum Bet) can be calculated and displayed, and an alarm is displayed when the amount placed exceeds the maximum bet. Further, the winning rate (theoretical probability of winning) of placement can be calculated and displayed. When the idle home is placed, on the way of the game, the situation of "idle home insurance" placed for the idle home to lose is also the same.

[0119] Furthermore, an image of the history of past winning and losing results on the game table can be generated and displayed, and the data of the history record can be updated and displayed every time each game ends.

[0120] There is a button that can be pressed by the dealer's foot, which can be used to change the layout and switch the images displayed in the game. The layout change can be a change in the type of game (card game and some other card game, etc.) and a change to a different layout in the same game. The switching of images in the game includes: displaying the unit digit of the total value of the face value of the drawn cards, displaying the winning and losing results of the game, and displaying the recovery amount of the lost game coins and the repayment amount of the won game coins.

[0121] The part describing the image generating device 64 "generating" an image includes a case where the image generating device 64 selects a suitable image from a plurality of images that have been generated and prepared, and also includes a case where the image generating device 64 selects a suitable image from a plurality of images that have been generated and prepared, and processes the selected image or superimposes other images on the selected image.

[0122] Explanation of symbols:

[0123] 100 Game System

[0124] 1 Game Table

[0125] 3 Card Boots (Game Judgment Device)

[0126] 4 Waste Box

[0127] 5. Game Coin Tray

[0128] 6 Calculation device

[0129] 7Projector (image control device)

[0130] 9 Game Coins

[0131] 11 Game Table Surface

[0132] 21~24 cameras

[0133] 51 Antenna

[0134] 52RFID Reader

[0135] 61 Image recognition device

[0136] 62 Liquidation determination device

[0137] 63 Lottery execution device

[0138] 64 Image Generating Device

[0139] 71 Player Hand Area

[0140] 72 Dealer Hand Area

[0141] 73 Accumulated bonus amount (carryover amount)

[0142] 74 Placement Area

[0143] 75 Place marker

[0144] 76 Numbers

[0145] 77 Card Mark

[0146] 91 Centerline

[0147] 92 Upper and Lower Levels

[0148] 93 Plugins

[0149] 94RFID tags

[0150] 111 Display surface

[0151] 900 Coin Stacks.

Claims

1. A game system for playing a game using game coins and game cards, comprising: A game table having a game table top surface, the game table top surface including a display surface; A camera that captures game coins placed on the surface of the game table and generates an image; An image recognition device that recognizes the placed content by analyzing the image; A game determination device that reads the contents of the game cards distributed to the surface of the game table to determine the game result; as well as An image control device displays an image of the layout of a placement area on the display surface, wherein the placement area includes a plurality of placement objects on which the game is placed due to the placement of the game coins, and based on the placement content recognized by the image recognition device and / or the game result determined by the game determination device, an image whose content changes according to the placement content and / or the placement result is displayed on the display surface.

2. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein: The image control device displays the layout at least in the placement phase.

3. The gaming system according to claim 2, wherein: A discard sensor is further provided, which detects that the game cards have been put into a discard box for discarding the game cards used in the game, When the discard sensor detects the game card, the image control device displays the layout to proceed with the next game.

4. The gaming system according to claim 2, wherein: The image recognition device recognizes the position, type and number of the game coins by analyzing the image, and recognizes the placement amount of each placement object based on the position, type and number as the placement content.

5. The gaming system according to claim 4, wherein: The image control device displays a mark indicating that the gaming coin is detected at the position recognized by the image recognition device.

6. The gaming system according to claim 5, wherein: At each position recognized by the image recognition device, the image control device displays the mark corresponding to the placement amount recognized by the image recognition device.

7. The gaming system according to claim 4, wherein: The image control device displays a number indicating the deposit amount recognized by the image recognition device in the vicinity of each position recognized by the image recognition device.

8. The gaming system according to claim 4, wherein: The image control device displays a mark indicating that the betting amount is the highest amount in a manner associated with the betting object having the highest amount according to the type of each betting object in the game.

9. The gaming system according to claim 2, wherein: After the placement phase is finished and the placement content is determined, the image control device displays the placement object with the game coin placed thereon and the placement object without the game coin placed thereon in a distinguishable manner.

10. The gaming system according to claim 9, wherein: After the placement phase is finished and the placement content is determined, the image control device eliminates the display of the placement object on which the game coin is not placed.

11. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein: There is also a settlement determination device, which determines the settlement based on the placement content recognized by the image recognition device and the game result determined by the game determination device, In the clearing stage, the image control device displays an image corresponding to the clearing determined by the clearing determination device.

12. The gaming system according to claim 11, wherein: For each stack of game coins placed or each object on which game coins are placed, the liquidation determination device determines whether the game coins should be recovered or whether the game coins should be repaid. The image control device displays the determination result of the settlement determination device, i.e., whether the game coins should be recovered or repaid, in a manner associated with the stack of game coins placed or the placement object on which the game coins are placed.

13. The gaming system according to claim 12, wherein: The liquidation determination device determines the repayment amount of the game coins, The image control device displays the repayment amount in a manner associated with the game coin stack that is to be repaid or in a manner associated with the placement object that is to be repaid.

14. The gaming system according to claim 2, wherein: The placing of objects includes participating in a lottery game, The game system further includes a drawing execution device, which performs a drawing when the image recognition device recognizes that the game coin is placed as the placement content for participating in the drawing game, The image control device displays an image of the lottery game.

15. The gaming system according to claim 14, wherein: The image control device displays the carry-over amount of the lottery game during the placement phase.

16. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein: The display surface is a light-transmitting screen. The image control device is a projector that projects the image onto the screen from below the upper surface of the game table.

17. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein: The image control device is a display device that displays the image. The display surface is a display panel of the display device.

18. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein: The display surface is a screen, The image control device is a projector that projects the image onto the screen from above the surface of the game table.

19. A game system for playing a game using game coins, comprising: A game table having a display surface capable of displaying images, and the display surface is used as the upper surface of the game table; A camera that captures game coins placed on the surface of the game table and generates an image; An image recognition device that recognizes the position, type and number of game coins placed on the surface of the game table by analyzing the image; and An image control device displays an image corresponding to the recognition result of the image recognition device on the display surface.

20. The gaming system of claim 19, wherein: Also provided is a determination device, which determines the result of the game, The image control device further displays an image corresponding to the determination result of the determination device on the display surface.

21. A game system for playing a game using game coins and game cards, comprising: A game table having a game table top surface, the game table top surface including a display surface capable of displaying images; A camera that captures game coins placed on the surface of the game table and generates an image; An image recognition device that recognizes the placed content by analyzing the image; A game determination device that reads the contents of the game cards distributed to the surface of the game table to determine the game result; as well as An image control device displays an image corresponding to the placed content recognized by the image recognition device and the game result determined by the game determination device on the display surface.

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