Game medium identification system, computer program and control method thereof

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium which has a computer program for use with a game medium identification system applied to a game in which each of a plurality of physical game media, that includes an appearance element characterizing appearance, is used in combination with a predetermined additional thing for each game medium, and distinguishing and identifying the plurality of game media from each other, the computer program is configured to cause a computer to analyze an image of the game medium captured by a predetermined image-capturing device;

• to identify a type of the game medium based on the appearance element included in the image;
• to associate an identification result by the computer with an identification information held in an information medium provided on the additional thing in accordance with correspondence relationship between one game medium and the additional thing to be used in the game in combination with the one game medium;
• to detect the identification information from the information medium of the additional thing which is combined with the game medium being used in the game through a predetermined information detection device and identifying the game medium based on the obtained identification information and association set by the computer;
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• to record association information in which the identification information is associated with the identification result to as to be capable of determining a relationship between the association information and a game medium group comprising a plurality of game media.

A control method for use with a game medium identification system applied to a game in which each of a plurality of physical game media, that includes an appearance element characterizing appearance, is used in combination with a predetermined additional thing for each game medium, and distinguishing and identifying the plurality of game media from each other, the control method comprising:

• analyzing an image of the game medium captured by a predetermined image-capturing device;
• identifying a type of the game medium based on the appearance element included in the image;
• setting association between an identification result of the game medium and identification information held in an information medium provided on the additional thing in accordance with correspondence relationship between one game medium and the additional thing to be used in the game in combination with the one game medium;
• detecting the identification information from the information medium of the additional thing which is combined with the game medium being used in the game through a predetermined information detection device;
• identifying the game medium based on the obtained identification information and the set association;
• recording association information in which the identification information is associated with the identification result so as to be capable of determining a relationship between the association information and a game medium group comprising a plurality of game media.