CN100518873C - Gaming machine - Google Patents

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CN100518873C
CN100518873C CN 200510073058 CN200510073058A CN100518873C CN 100518873 C CN100518873 C CN 100518873C CN 200510073058 CN200510073058 CN 200510073058 CN 200510073058 A CN200510073058 A CN 200510073058A CN 100518873 C CN100518873 C CN 100518873C
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The present invention provides a gaming machine with a game table in which a plural kinds of objects are put on the game table in a game, each object having an outline characteristic which is different every each kind, and in which plural players conduct the game, the gaming machine comprising: an image taking device for taking an image of the game table on which the object is put and outputting image data of the game table; a object determination device for processing the image data output from the image taking device and determining the outline characteristic of the object and outputting object information indicating the player who uses the object and a bet position to which the object is betted; and a controller for wholly controlling the gaming machine based on the object information output from the object determination device.

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Game machine
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to game machine, particularly, relate to following game machine, display image on such as the image focusing arrangement of screen for example wherein, and use game money (medal), each game money all have different figures and the player different with each corresponding, and the game money that is placed on the screen discerned the make a bet position of making a bet (frame of making a bet) of game money of the player of the game money of can determining thus to make a bet and this player.
Background technology
Usually, being installed in game machine in amusement arcade or the play place has multiplely, and each game machine all provides recreation, shows the playing card platform or the plate etc. of making a bet simultaneously on monitor display screen.For example, as not examining shown in the Japanese communique No.2003-325726, a kind of game machine (roulette game apparatus) has been proposed, the monitor display screen that it has wheel disc and uses LCD or CRT monitor, show the platform of making a bet on this monitor display screen, this platform of making a bet shows a plurality of numberings, and each numbering all is the object that the player makes a bet.
In this game machine, each player uses the recreation that is set in place near the console panel this player to carry out device or load button, confirming button and the button of making a bet usually, import his determine (the make a bet position and the amount of money of making a bet that for example, make a bet) as input unit.
Yet under the situation of the input unit that utilizes the console panel of being operated by the player, the player is difficult to enjoy the sense of reality (presence) of recreation.That is to say that in the actual play such as roulette, the player reaches his/her hand on the game table, and chip or game money be placed on the position of expectation that thus, this player has indicated the make a bet amount of money and the position of making a bet on game table.Yet, under the situation of the device that utilizes the console panel of operating by the player, need not the player and carry out this operation, and only need the player, in the traditional game machine, only come the operate game keyboard by the player as in the traditional game machine, pressing the button simply.Therefore, above traditional game machine is unsuitable for providing the sense of reality (presence) of recreation.
Summary of the invention
The present invention has been proposed in order to overcome the above problems, and the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of game machine, in this game machine, can will be placed into the operation of the position of making a bet of game table to hand such as the object of chip or game money, handle as input to game machine by player oneself.
In order to realize above purpose, according to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of game machine with game table, wherein when recreation, multiple object can be placed on the game table, various objects have the surface that differs from one another, and wherein a plurality of player plays
This game machine comprises:
Image collecting device is used to gather the image of game table, and exports the view data of this game table, wherein is placed with object on this game table;
Object is determined device, be used for handling from the view data of described image collecting device output, and the definite position of described object on described game table, and the surface of this object, and output object information, this object information represents to use the player of described object, and the position of making a bet of placing described object; And
Controller is used for according to the object information of determining device output from described object described game machine being carried out whole control.
According to above-mentioned game machine, can realize the operation feeling of player's actual wager chip on game table or the effect of the sense of reality.And in this game machine, the object even a plurality of player simultaneously or almost simultaneously makes a bet also can identify the make a bet position of making a bet of object of each player.Therefore, different with the situation of the game sequence of controlling the player, needn't worry that game process becomes unusual.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of game machine with game table, wherein in when recreation multiple object has been placed on the game table, various objects have the surface that differs from one another, and wherein a plurality of player plays,
This game machine comprises:
Projection arrangement is used for image is carried out projection, to show described game table;
Screen apparatus is used for the image by described projection device is focused on;
Image collecting device is used to gather the image that is placed on the object on the described screen apparatus, and exports the view data of this object;
Object is determined device, be used for handling from the view data of described image collecting device output, and the definite position of described object on described screen apparatus and the surface of described object, and output object information, this object information represents to use the player of described object, and the position of making a bet of the described object of making a bet; And
Controller is used for according to the object information of determining device output from described object described game machine being carried out whole control.
According to above-mentioned game machine, can realize the operation feeling of player's actual wager chip on game table or the effect of the sense of reality.And in this game machine, the object even a plurality of player simultaneously or almost simultaneously makes a bet also can identify the make a bet position of making a bet of object of each player.Therefore, different with the situation of the game sequence of controlling the player, needn't worry that game process becomes unusual.In addition, can also avoid correctly to obtain object information thus owing to external disturbance (reflexing to unnecessary image on the game table from the ancillary equipment of game machine) causes unnecessary information is added to the view data.
According to the present invention, by using object such as chip, can provide the actual sense of reality of making a bet on game table to the player as this player, even and a plurality of player object of simultaneously or almost simultaneously making a bet, also can identify the make a bet position of making a bet of object of each player.
When reading in conjunction with the accompanying drawings following detailed description, according to following detailed description, above and other purpose of the present invention and novel feature will become more obvious.Yet, should be appreciated that accompanying drawing only for illustrated purpose, is not to be intended to limit the present invention.
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Comprise accompanying drawing and constitute the part of this specification, accompanying drawing shows embodiments of the invention, and with specification, is used for illustrating purpose of the present invention, advantage and principle.
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The basic structure of Fig. 1 presentation video display system,
Another basic structure of Fig. 2 presentation video display system,
Fig. 3 is the profile stereogram of game machine that expression utilizes the embodiment of this image display system,
Fig. 4 represents to constitute the structure of optical system of the game machine of this embodiment,
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of electronic system of the game machine of this embodiment of expression,
Example images before Fig. 6 represents to be presented on the display,
Fig. 7 represents to be presented at the example images on the transparent screen of this game machine,
Fig. 8 is by utilizing view data to carry out the flow chart that game money determine to be handled,
Fig. 9 represents the difference of the figure between the game money,
Figure 10 represents to be placed with on it platform case picture of game money, and this case picture is gathered by camera, and
Figure 11 is the block diagram of expression according to the electronic system of the modified example of the game machine of this embodiment.
The specific embodiment
Embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to accompanying drawings.
[first embodiment]
At first, illustrate according to the first embodiment of the present invention with reference to Fig. 1.Fig. 1 represents the basic structure according to the image display system with measuring ability of first embodiment of the invention.
Image display system 1 comprises: screen apparatus 10 is used for focusedimage thereon; Image control apparatus 30 is used to provide view data; Projection arrangement 20 is used for according to the view data that provides from image control apparatus 30, from the back plane of screen apparatus 10 with image projection on screen apparatus 10; Image collecting device 40, the image of the object M on the frontal plane (surface) that is used to gather screen apparatus 10 and be placed on screen apparatus 10; Object is determined device 50, be used to receive from the view data of the frontal plane of the screen apparatus 10 of image collecting device 40 outputs, and according to this view data determine object M the position and with the corresponding player of this object M, export object information thus, this object information comprises the information of the position of expression object M, and expression and the corresponding player's of this object M information; And main control unit 60, be used for according to the object information of determining device 50 from object, control the operation of image display system 1, and, the image of waiting to project on the screen apparatus 10 is sent to image control apparatus 30 according to the object information of determining device 50 from object.Screen apparatus 10, projection arrangement 20 and image control apparatus 30 are configured to the image display device 70 into user's display image.
Can use above-mentioned image display system 1 simultaneously by a plurality of players (user).Here, on screen apparatus 10, for each player has prepared control position (directed position), and expression and the corresponding player's in this control position object M.
As object M, as long as can place it on the screen apparatus 10, just can use any object, for example, can use plastics chip, metal game money etc.In addition, for object M,, just can use various article as long as they have the surface that can distinguish mutually separately.For example can usage flag (marker), coin or chess piece (piece).
In the present embodiment, used object M, and every kind of object M has the surface that can be different from another kind of object M more than two kinds.The surface of each object M is all corresponding with the player who uses this object M.This surface is by color, shape or pattern, and perhaps two or more combination wherein limits.For example, can expect, color is added on a kind of object M as surface, can distinguish this object M and another kind of object M by this color.Now, suppose that five players use image display system 1, and use five kinds of object M.Here, as five kinds of object M, for example, it is identical to prepare five kinds of shapes, and that color is respectively is blue, red, yellow, the plastics chip of white and black is just enough.
Except that above-mentioned, surface is not limited to the surface that can discern under visible light.Surface can be the feature that can discern under the light of specific frequency spectrum (for example, ultraviolet light) having.
Screen apparatus 10 has transparency, and the light before and after therefore shining on the plane can pass screen apparatus 10.This screen apparatus 10 for example is the transparent screen of liquid crystal projection apparatus.Transparent screen as screen apparatus 10 has light scattering layer, and comprises a screen, and this screen can projection goes out to have the image of high optical contrast ratio by the light from liquid crystal projection apparatus is carried out effective scattering.When the frontal plane of user U viewing screen proscenia 10, user U sensation focuses on the screen apparatus 10 as being both by the optical imagery of projection arrangement 20 towards the back plane projection of screen apparatus 10, as a result, this user U can see and discern go out by projection arrangement 20 projections with the corresponding image of view data.
Projection arrangement 20 is made of optical projection system, this optical projection system can according to view data with optical image projection on screen apparatus 10.For example, projection arrangement 20 is liquid crystal projection apparatus (DLP (a digital lcd projecting apparatus)).
Image collecting device 40 is devices of the view data of the image that is used for the frontal plane by gathering screen apparatus 10 frontal plane that generates this screen apparatus 10, and for example is made of digital camera, digital video camcorder, CCD camera unit etc.
Image control apparatus 30, object determine device 50 and main control unit 60 constituted have calculation processing apparatus (CPU), main storage (RAM), read-only storage (ROM), input/output unit (I/O) and such as the device of the external memory storage (if necessary) of hard disk unit, and for example be information processor such as computer, work station, LSI chip etc.And storage is used to operate the program of determining the information processor of device 50 or main control unit 60 as image control apparatus 30, object in ROM or hard disk unit, and with these procedure stores in main storage, and carry out these programs by CPU, realize that by this information processor image control apparatus 30, object determine device 50 or main control unit 60 thus.In addition, need not the above program of storage in the storage arrangement in being arranged on information processor, but can provide these programs, and can be in main storage with the procedure stores that provided from external device (ED) (for example, the server of ASP (application service provider)).
Can be respectively realize that by single information processor image control apparatus 30, object determine device 50 and main control unit 60, and information processor can be used as image control apparatus 30, object is determined any plural device in device 50 and the main control unit 60.
Image control apparatus 30 stores a plurality of view data that will be shown to user U, and reads and from the corresponding necessary view data of the instruction of main control unit 60.In addition, image control apparatus 30 carries out image where necessary to be handled, and provides view data to projection arrangement 20.
Object is determined the view data of device 50 receptions from the frontal plane of the screen apparatus 10 of image collecting device 40 outputs, and above view data carried out necessary image processing, thus, object determine device 50 detect object M the position and with the corresponding player of this object M, and output object information, this object information comprises the information of expression by the position of above detection acquisition, and expression player's information.Handle as image, have the threshold process in the zone of the image that is used to extract object M, and the edge treated that is used to extract the profile of this object M.Object is determined the zone that device 50 is obtained by this threshold process and edge treated by utilization, and the co-ordinate position information of this contour pixel, generates the positional information of object M.
Main control unit 60 has the function of the operation of whole control image display system 1, and indication timing which view data is exported to image control apparatus 30, and send the instruction that is used for whole control image display system 1 to image control apparatus 30 accordingly with the object information of determining device 50 from object, for example to change view data.
[modification of first embodiment]
The modification of first embodiment shown in Figure 1 has been shown among Fig. 2.Herein, although in the system of Fig. 1, the image of object M is to gather from the upside of screen apparatus 10, and used the image that comprises object M, but in the middle of the modified example of Fig. 2, image collecting device 40 is arranged on the below of screen apparatus 10, and comes the image of the shade MS of the object M of acquired projections on screen apparatus 10 by this image collecting device 40, specify thus relevant with object M definite, promptly the position of this object M and with the corresponding player of this object M.
By light source LS object M is shone, on screen apparatus 10, see the shade MS of this object M thus.Preferably, light source LS is the light source of emission white light.And according to the white light that passes screen apparatus 10, on the back plane of screen apparatus 10, seen the black region of the shade MS of object M, and the zone beyond the shade MS is a white portion, therefore can obtains to be similar to the image of black white image.
Herein, light source LS can be the lamp such as the sun, perhaps can be arranged on the lighting device in this image display system environment of living in (indoor), perhaps can be such as the lighting device that is arranged on the fluorescent lamp in the image display system 1.
Screen apparatus 10 makes the light from image display system 1 outside see through towards its inside, and the result can utilize image collecting device 40 to be shade MS by stopping that zone that the light that passes object M forms is gathered.Herein, owing in this modified example, used shade MS, thus not appearance of design and color, and only by utilizing its shape to determine object M.That is to say to have following structure according to the image display system of this modified example: determine object M by the true picture that utilizes shade MS rather than object M.According to this structure, can realize image formation system 1.
Below specific embodiments of the invention will be described.
[according to the game machine of this specific embodiment]
Fig. 3 is the profile stereogram that expression utilizes the game machine of image display system 1 of the present invention.Herein, although carry out the device of roulette is illustrated this game machine as user U, but except roulette, can be corresponding according to the game machine of this specific embodiment with image display system 1 adoptable various recreation of the present invention (for example, Ba Jiala Card Games, canaster, 21 recreation, canasta, Trivial Pursuit Unhinged).
The game machine 300 of this specific embodiment has platform case part 301, is arranged on this case part 301 and is positioned at the preceding display part 302 of these case part 301 rear sides, the arm portion 304 that forwards extend the past display part 302, and the camera 305 that is installed in the end of this arm portion 304.
Accommodate the optical system and the information processor of composing images display system 1 in the platform case part 301.Center upper portion position in this case part 301 is formed with opening, and the transparent screen 303 that constitutes screen apparatus 10 is set in this opening.This transparent screen 303 is as last display (hereinafter referred to as " platform case screen 306 "), and platform case screen 306 is corresponding with the image display device 70 that is used for to user U demonstration game image., cover and protect the last plane of this transparent screen 303 by the transparent panel member such as face glass etc. herein, therefore, even user U touches this case screen 306 with hand or places game money as object M, this transparent screen 303 can be not damaged yet or be made dirty.
On preceding display part 302, be provided with arm portion 304, its middle body towards platform case screen 306 is extended.And on the end of this arm portion 304 towards below be fixed with camera 305 as image collecting device 40 so that camera 305 can be gathered the entire image of this case screen 306.
Fig. 4 represents to be provided with the example of the optical system of composing images display system 1, and this image display system 1 is installed in the platform case part 301.
Transparent screen 303 is fixed on the central position of platform case part 301, is protected by the glass plate (not shown) simultaneously.Below this transparent screen 303, be provided with speculum 401 with heeling condition.Be fixed with and projection arrangement 20 corresponding digital lcd projecting apparatus (being designated hereinafter simply as " DLP ") 402 in the position relative with this speculum 401.Speculum 401 will reflect towards transparent screen 303 from the image of DLP402 projection.Angle to the plane of reflection of the distance of DLP402 and speculum 401 is regulated, thereby come this reflected image of projection with required size.
The electric structure of this game machine 300 will be described below.Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the electric structure of this game machine 300 of expression.
As shown in Figure 5, be provided with transparent screen 303 in the game machine 300.With projection arrangement 20 corresponding DLP 402 will with the relevant image optical projection of recreation on this transparent screen 303.With image control apparatus 30 corresponding screen picture control sections 501 view data (being designated hereinafter simply as " frontal plane view data ") is offered DLP 402.And gather the image of the frontal plane of these transparent screens 303, and the view data that obtains of the image of the frontal plane of output by gathering this transparent screen 303 with the corresponding cameras 305 of image collecting device 40.With object determine device 50 corresponding image analyzing section more than 503 pairs view data handle, determine thus game money MD the position and with the corresponding player of this game money MD, and the output game money is determined information, this game money determines that information comprises the information of expression by above definite position that is obtained, and expression player's information.Has the function of the operation of control game machine 300 with main control unit 60 corresponding game control parts 502.And 502 indications of game control part are to the timing of screen picture control section 501 which view data of output, and receive game moneys from image analyzing section 503 and determine information, in addition, game control part 502 is controlled game machine 300 according to the information of the position of expression game money MD and expression player's information.
Before display control section 504 with export accordingly from the instruction of game control part 502 be presented at before the view data (being designated hereinafter simply as " display image data ") of image on the display 302.Preceding display 302 receives display image datas, and shows thereon.The image of image on being presented at transparent screen 303 before being presented on the display 302 is to the state of progress of user U notice game state and recreation.
According to this example, on preceding display 302, show the endhand of roulette by moving image.Fig. 6 is the example images on the display 302 before being presented at.In this image, the endhand 600 who has shown roulette, and shown roulette ball is put into state in the wheel disc, shown that the chip that endhand 600 carries out collects and distribution, realize thus carrying out the effect of roulette with endhand 600 as the player is actual.
Next, figure 7 illustrates the example images that is presented on the platform case screen 306 (transparent screen 303).Fig. 7 represents to be presented at the example images on the platform case screen 306 (transparent screen 303) of game machine 300.In this example, show the image that schematically shows the roulette table on the platform case screen 306.Each player is placed on his/her game money MD on the position that this player wants to make a bet, and will make a bet thus position and player's information sends to game machine 300.Here, the player can determine the chip quantity/amount of money that will make a bet/retain quantity by being arranged on the button of making a bet on player's terminal part 505 (after a while describe).And imported the chip quantity/amount of money that to make a bet/retain quantity by player's terminal part 505 after, can change the image that is presented on the platform case screen 306, on the position of making a bet of platform case screen 306, to show the image of a pile wager chip.
Return Fig. 5, go on to say the electric structure of game machine 300.
A plurality of player's terminal part 505A~505N link to each other with game control part 502.Each player's terminal part 505 all has banknote and confirms the function and the input function of making a bet.Here, banknote confirms that function is following function: receive coin, banknote, prepaid card, credit card from the player, and they are handled as employed retaining (game money/coin) in the game machine 300, and carry out the payment that retains (game money/coin) accordingly with player's payment instruction, this retains is retaining of being had when sending payment instruction of player.And the input function of making a bet is amount bet/amount of money/the retain function of quantity that is used for determining in the recreation.The player sends instruction by player's terminal part 505 with as the game money MD of object M to game machine 300.
[the definite processing relevant] with game money
Illustrate that with reference to Fig. 8 the view data according to transparent screen 303 (platform case screen 306) generates game money information and exports this information processing below.Fig. 8 is that expression uses this view data to determine the flow chart of game money position and the player's who uses this game money processing.
At first, in step (being designated hereinafter simply as " S ") 801, game machine 300 carries out image acquisition process.That is to say that camera 305 picking platform case screens 306 and the image that is placed on the game money MD on this case screen 306 are exported to view data image analyzing section 503 then.
Fig. 9 has represented five kinds of game money MD1~MD5, and each game money all is for each preparation among five players.Game money MD1~MD5 is of similar shape and size, and the color of various game moneys differs from one another.In Fig. 9, represent color distortion by different hacures.For example, respectively game money MD1~MD5 is colored as red, green, blue, white and black with number order.Here, game money that part of that will gather image to camera 305 carries out painted just enoughly at least, therefore need not to carry out painted to other parts of game money.
In game machine 300, store and the corresponding player of each game money MD1~MD5.For example, in table, store the surface of game money and use corresponding relation between the player of this game money, thereby the surface of game money MD1 is red, and use the player of game money MD1 to be player A, and the surface of game money MD2 is green, and use the player of game money MD2 to be player B, or the like.Figure 10 represents to gather the example images that the image of following state obtains by camera 305, under this state, and the expectation that the player the is placed on game money MD1~MD5 platform case screen 306 respectively position of making a bet.Game machine 300 is according to the view data of the platform case screen 306 of the image of being gathered by camera 305 that comprises game money MD1~MD5, determine the position of each game money, and according to definite player with the surface of corresponding each game money of player.In addition, the above determined game money information of game machine 300 outputs.
Next, image analyzing section 503 is carried out image analysis processing (S802) by the view data that is provided by camera 305 is provided.The image-region that image analyzing section 503 is specified each game money MD according to this view data, and acquisition is included in the coordinate figure (x, y value) of the pixel in this zone.Generate the game money positional information according to above coordinate figure thus.And image analyzing section 503 is according to the image-region of each game money MD and the relation between the player of surface and use this game money MD of each MD of storage in advance, export the player's appointed information (for example, player's numbering, player ID) that has the game money positional information.For example, image analyzing section 503 compares by the surface (being stored as rgb value) to the color of pixel information in the image-region that is included in each game money MD (R, G, B value) and each game money MD, comes specified player.
For example, under the situation that image shown in Figure 10 is analyzed, the following game money of image analyzing section 503 outputs is determined information, this game money determines that information represents: and the corresponding player 1 of game money MD1 makes a bet game money MD1 on ten two-digits between numeral 25~36, with the corresponding player 2 of game money MD2 game money MD2 is made a bet 7,8, on 10 and 11 4 numerals, with the corresponding player 3 of game money MD3 game money MD3 is made a bet on numeral 1, with the corresponding player 4 of game money MD4 game money MD4 is made a bet on " even number ", and game money MD5 is made a bet on " even number " with the corresponding player 5 of game money MD5.
Next, image analyzing section 503 game money that will generate in S802 determines that information exports to game control part 502 (S803).Game control part 502 receives this game money and determines information and carry out whole game control (S804).For example, game control part 502 is carried out processing independently, wins numeral to determine obtaining in the roulette, and determines that with game money information compares by obtaining the win numeral, determines each player's Win/Loss.And if obtain win, and then providing and the corresponding payment of payment rate (payout rate) to this player, this payment rate is determined according to make a bet numeral and positional information.
[modified example]
In Figure 11, show the modified example of game machine 300.In this modified example, camera 305 is gathered image from the back plane of transparent screen 303, rather than gather image from the upside of platform case screen 306, and image analyzing section 503 comprises that by utilization the image of the shade MDS of game money MD carries out game money and determine to handle.Other formation unit and operation thereof are identical with game machine 300 shown in Figure 7, therefore by giving identical label to each identical formation unit, omit the description to it.
[other]
(1) in order to make each player can use a game money to be made a bet in a plurality of positions, can consider that the confirming button that allows the player use player's terminal part 505 indicates the position of making a bet, after this this player presses ACK button, and this player can be placed on this game money other positions of making a bet, and the player can make a bet to a plurality of positions thus.
(2) can use by hand and represent to make a bet the indicating bar of position as this object.
(3) can be constructed so that, be respectively the game money that each player's preparation has different profiles, and each game money is corresponding with different values (for example, 1 notes, 10 notes, 100 are annotated), and these values are stored, determine bet values according to game money thus.
The present invention goes for user wherein and is presented at all devices or the system that image on the display unit is imported acceptance by utilization.For example, except game machine, the present invention can also be applicable to the employed image display system of speech, be used for the exhibiting device of sales promotion.
The application is based on the No.2005-137217 of Japanese patent application formerly of No.2004-157569 of Japanese patent application formerly that submitted on May 27th, 2004 and submission on May 10th, 2005, and require their priority, be incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

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1, a kind of game machine with game table wherein is placed on multiple object on this game table in when recreation, and each object has the surface that differs from one another, and wherein a plurality of player plays,
Described game machine comprises:
Image collecting device is used to gather the image of placing the described game table of object on it, and exports the view data of described game table;
Object is determined device, be used for handling from the view data of described image collecting device output, and the definite position of described object on described game table and the surface of described object, and output object information, this object information are represented the position of making a bet of using the player of described object and placing described object;
Controller is used for according to the object information of determining device output from described object described game machine being carried out whole control; And
Storage arrangement is used to store the surface of each object and the player's who uses this object the relation of corresponding to each other,
Wherein said object determines that device analyzes described view data, and extracts the surface of described object, and
Wherein said object is determined device according to the described relation that is stored in the described storage arrangement, specifies use to have the player of the object of the surface of being extracted.
2, game machine according to claim 1, wherein said object determine that device specifies the zone of described object,
Wherein said object determines that device calculates the coordinate figure in described zone, and
Wherein said object determines that device generates the positional information of described object.
3, game machine according to claim 1, wherein said object comprises one of mark, chip, coin, game money and chess piece.
4, game machine according to claim 1, wherein said surface comprise at least one in color, shape and the pattern of described object.
5, game machine according to claim 4, wherein said surface comprise the plural combination in color, shape and the pattern.
6, game machine according to claim 1 also comprises the player's terminal installation by described player's operation,
Wherein said player's terminal installation receives the corresponding game command information of operation of carrying out with the player, and
Wherein said controller is controlled described game machine according to described object information and described command information.
7, game machine according to claim 6, the command information of wherein said recreation comprises make a bet numeral and bet values.
8, a kind of game machine with game table wherein is placed on multiple object on the game table in when recreation, and each object has the surface that differs from one another, and wherein a plurality of player plays,
Described game machine comprises:
Projection arrangement is used for image is carried out projection, to show described game table;
The transparent screen device is used for the image of described projection device is focused on;
Image collecting device, it is set to gather the image that is placed on the object on the described transparent screen device, and exports the view data of this object;
Object is determined device, be used for handling from the view data of described image collecting device output, and determine described object on described transparent screen device the position and the surface of described object, and output object information, this object information are represented the position of making a bet of using the player of described object and placing described object;
Controller is used for according to the object information of determining device output from described object described game machine being carried out whole control, and
Storage arrangement is used to store the surface of each object and the player's who uses this object the relation of corresponding to each other,
Wherein said object determines that device analyzes described view data, and extracts the surface of described object, and
Wherein said object is determined device according to the described relation that is stored in the described storage arrangement, specifies use to have the player of the object of the surface of being extracted.
9, the frontal plane collection that game machine according to claim 8, wherein said image collecting device are placed the described transparent screen device of described object from it is placed on the image of the object on the described transparent screen device.
10, game machine according to claim 8, wherein said image collecting device is placed on the image of the object on the described transparent screen device from the back plane collection of described transparent screen device, and described back plane is the plane relative with frontal plane.
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