Attendant device and gaming machine

• US 10,290,181 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2016
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interblock DOO
• Original Assignee: Aruze Gaming Hong Kong Limited (Universal Entertainment Corporation), Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Inventors: Sato, Junpei, Nagasaki, Yoshihiro, Joko, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Harper, Tramar Y
• Application Number:
  US15/276,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20170330407A1
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/0005 Automatic roulette
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/062 the material being plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/10 Terrestrial scenes scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/176 Dynamic expression
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3269 Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3272 Games involving multiple players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/38 : Ball games; Shooting apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 : Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/25 : using position of the lips, movement of the lips or face analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 : Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/00 : Speaker identification or verification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 : Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/63 : for estimating an emotional state
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 : Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 : for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 : Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 : Controlling the colour of the light

Abstract

The present invention provides a reception device, which comprises an operation device which is used to perform a variety of operations, a camera device which is used to take dynamic images for the peripheral area of the operation device, and a control device analyzing the action of the personage presented in the peripheral area according to the dynamic images of the peripheral area taken by the camera device and performing a control to cause the operation device to perform the operation corresponding to the analysis result.

Claims

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a dealer replacement device which simulates a human dealer, and comprises an arm which is used to perform a variety of operations including a handling operation for a gaming equipment used in a game and a body which supports the arm;

more than one terminal devices which are used to allow a player to conduct the game;

a camera device which is used to take dynamic images for a peripheral area including the terminal devices;

a control device which analyzes operations of a personage presented in the peripheral area according to the dynamic images of the peripheral area taken by the camera device and performs a control to cause the dealer replacement device to perform an operation corresponding to an analysis result,

wherein when the operations of the personage include a motion of the personage, the control device analyzes the motion according to the dynamic images, and

wherein the control device analyzes an action of a person existing in the peripheral area based on the dynamic images, and controls an operation of the arm to prevent collision when determining that the dealer replacement device is likely to collide with the person based on the action of the person.

2. The gaming machine according to the claim 1, wherein the control device further forming an application video associated with the analysis result and a target personage who is analyzed and distribute the video according to the dynamic images of the peripheral area.

3. The gaming machine according to the claim 1, wherein the arm has multiple degrees of freedom in a state that the arm is connected to the body.

4. The gaming machine according to the claim 1, wherein the arm includes a handling part which handles the gaming equipment, and

wherein the arm is used to cause the handling part to move in a 3D space and locate at any position of the 3D space.

5. The gaming machine according to the claim 1, wherein the arm includes a handling part which handles the gaming equipment, and

wherein the handling part includes an object holder that holds the gaming equipment.

6. The gaming machine according to the claim 5, wherein the object holder holds the gaming equipment by pressure reduction.

7. The gaming machine according to the claim 1, wherein when the operations of the personage include the motion of the personage, the operation corresponding to the analysis result includes an action of moving the arm according to the analysis result.

8. The gaming machine according to the claim 1, wherein when the operations of the personage include the motion of the personage, the operation corresponding to the analysis result includes an action of utterance according to the analysis result.

9. The gaming machine according to the claim 1, wherein the control device stores a data table in which emotions are associated with actions, respectively, determines an action of the player from the dynamic images, analyzes an emotion of the player associated with the action of the player based on the data table, and causes the dealer replacement device to perform an operation corresponding to the emotion.

10. A gaming machine, comprising:

a dealer replacement device which simulates a human dealer and performs an effect operation for a player, the dealer replacement device comprising an arm which is used to cause a handling part to move in a 3D space and locate at any position of the 3D space and a body supporting the arm, wherein the handling part handles a gaming equipment used in a game;

a plurality of terminal devices which are used to allow a player to conduct a game;

a camera device which is used to take pictures overall for the plurality of terminal devices; and

a control device which analyzes an operation of a personage taken by the camera device and causing the dealer replacement device to perform an operation according to the operation which is analyzed,

wherein when the operation of the personage includes a motion of the personage, the control device analyzes the motion according to the pictures, and

wherein the control device analyzes an action of a person existing in the peripheral area based on the pictures, and controls an operation of the arm to prevent collision when determining that the dealer replacement device is likely to collide with the person based on the action of the person.

11. The gaming machine according to the claim 10, wherein the arm has multiple degrees of freedom in a state that the arm is connected to the body.

12. The gaming machine according to the claim 10, wherein the handling part includes an object holder that holds the gaming equipment.

13. The gaming machine according to the claim 12, wherein the object holder holds the gaming equipment by pressure reduction.

14. The gaming machine according to the claim 10, wherein when the operation of the personage includes the motion of the personage, the operation according to the operation which is analyzed includes an action of moving the arm according to the operation which is analyzed.

15. The gaming machine according to the claim 10, wherein when the operation of the personage includes the motion of the personage, the operation corresponding to the analysis result includes an action of utterance according to the operation which is analyzed.

16. The gaming machine according to the claim 10, wherein the control device stores a data table in which emotions are associated with actions, respectively, determines an action of the player from the pictures, analyzes an emotion of the player associated with the action of the player based on the data table, and causes the dealer replacement device to perform an operation corresponding to the emotion.