JP2001052090A - Lottery ticket discrimination method, its implementing device, and recording medium with its processing program recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique which discriminates an altered ticket in the case that a lottery ticket has been altered. SOLUTION: In a lottery ticket discrimination method which discriminates whether a lottery ticket 2 wins or not, code data and image data printed on the lottery ticket 2 are read. When read code data and image data correspond to those indicating a winning lottery ticket, it is discriminated that the lottery ticket wins.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lottery ticket discriminating device for discriminating whether or not a lottery ticket has been hit, and more particularly to a lottery ticket for judging whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit depending on the arrangement of pictures. The present invention relates to a technique which is effective when applied to a discriminating apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when determining whether or not a lot of lottery tickets have been won, an apparatus for automatically determining whether or not each lottery ticket has been hit has been used. About such lottery ticket discrimination method and device,
In this prior art, a hit number table is created based on code data received from a host via a communication line in order to determine whether a lottery ticket has been hit or not. The number of the lottery ticket printed on the lottery ticket is read, the number of the lottery ticket read is compared with the number of the lottery ticket read, the hit or miss is determined, the result of the comparison is displayed on the external display device and printed on the lottery ticket. ing.

[0003]

In the above prior art, since the number of the lottery ticket printed on the lottery ticket is read to determine whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit, the number printed on the lottery ticket is somehow different. There is a problem that the altered ticket cannot be discriminated if it is altered by the method.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem and to provide a technique capable of discriminating a falsified ticket when a lottery ticket has been falsified.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a lottery ticket discriminating apparatus for judging whether or not a lottery ticket has been won. The lottery ticket is won by using code data and image data printed on the lottery ticket. Is to determine whether or not

In the present invention, code data of a winning lottery ticket and image data such as a picture printed on the lottery ticket are registered in a central processing unit in advance, and then the data is transmitted to a lottery ticket discriminating apparatus. In the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus, a winning number table is created based on the received code data and image data.

When a lottery ticket is determined, the lottery ticket determining device reads code data and image data printed on the lottery ticket, and reads the read code data and image data and the code data of the winning lottery ticket. And image data.

If the read code data and image data correspond to the code data and image data of the winning lottery ticket, it is determined that the lottery ticket has won.

Further, if the image data cannot be read correctly when reading the image data, a menu for the operator to determine whether or not the image data has been hit is displayed on the display device for the operator. The collation of tickets is performed based on the judgment of the operator.

As described above, according to the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit using the code data and the image data printed on the lottery ticket. Is performed, it is possible to discriminate a falsified ticket.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Embodiment 1) A lottery ticket discriminating apparatus according to a first embodiment in which a lottery ticket including a picture or the like is collated with code data and image data will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows a lottery ticket discriminating apparatus 20 according to this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows schematic structure of. As shown in FIG. 1, the lottery ticket determination device 20 of this embodiment includes a lottery ticket reading processing unit 1.
00 and a lottery ticket determination processing unit 101.

The lottery ticket reading processing unit 100 is a processing unit that reads code data and image data printed on the lottery ticket 2. The lottery ticket determination processing unit 101 compares the read code data and image data with the code data and image data of the winning lottery ticket, and determines the number of the lottery ticket that the read code data and image data hit. This processing unit determines that the lottery ticket has been won when the data corresponds to the code data and the image data.

A program for causing the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus 20 to function as the lottery ticket reading processing unit 100 and the lottery ticket discrimination processing unit 101 is recorded on a recording medium such as a floppy disk and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than a floppy disk.

In FIG. 1, an operator 1 who operates the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus 20 reads the lottery ticket 2 from the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus 20 and the like. A collation start instruction and an operator's decision are input from the keyboard 26, and the lottery ticket 2 is read from the reading device 28. The screen during the collation processing and the judgment menu screen for the operator 1 are displayed from the operator display device 25, and the screen during the collation processing is displayed on the external display device 23 simultaneously with the operator screen. The printing of the collation result on the lottery ticket 2 is performed from the printing device 27.

The lottery ticket discriminating device 20 includes a communication control unit 21 for controlling communication with the central processing unit 10, an external display device 23 for displaying the collation result of the lottery ticket 2, a storage device 24 for storing a winning number table, and an operator. 1, a display device 25 for the operator to notify the operating state of the lottery ticket discriminating device 20, a keyboard 26 for inputting a collation start instruction and an operator judgment, a printing device 27 for printing the collation result on the lottery ticket 2, The control unit 22 controls the reading device 28 that reads the code data and the image data, and performs data reception and determination of the lottery ticket 2.

The central processing unit 10 includes a communication control processing unit 14 for controlling communication with the lottery ticket discriminating device 20, a keyboard 12 for inputting data, and a storage unit 13 for storing code data / image data and grades and the like. 11 controls and performs data transmission. Communication between the lottery ticket determination device 20 and the central processing unit 10 is performed via the communication line 15.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the lottery ticket 2 discriminating process of this embodiment. In FIG. 2, the storage device 13 of the central processing unit 10 and the storage device 24 of the lottery ticket discriminating device 20 store non-conventional image data in addition to the code data / grade.

First, the keyboard 12 of the central processing unit 10
Then, the code data and image data necessary for the collation in the lottery ticket discriminating device 20 and the data such as grade are registered and stored in the storage device 13 (step 100). Next, the data stored in the storage device 13 is read and transmitted to the lottery ticket determination device 20 (step 101).

On the other hand, the lottery ticket discriminating device 20 receives the above data, creates a winning number table, and stores it in the storage device 2.
4 (step 102).

Next, the lottery ticket reading processing section 100 of the lottery ticket discriminating device 20 reads the code data and image data of the lottery ticket 2 by the reading device 28 (step 103). The lottery ticket determination processing unit 101 reads the read code data and image data from the storage device 24.
Is compared with the code data and the image data of the winning number table stored in (step 104).

If the read code data and image data correspond to the code data and image data of the winning number table stored in the storage device 24, the lottery ticket determination unit 101 wins the lottery ticket. The collation result is finally displayed on the external display device 23. Further, the collation result is printed on the lottery ticket 2 by the printing device 27 (step 105). Normally, when only the collation processing is performed, Step 103 to Step 1
05 will be repeated.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the winning number table of the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the winning number table 30 is a table in which the lottery ticket discriminating device 20 stores the grade, code data, image data, and the like received from the central processing unit 10, and FIG. 3 shows the data structure of the storage device 24. .

In the winning number table 30, "1", "2", "2", and "3" are assigned as grades, and "258155", "415236", and "72891" are assigned as code data.
3 ',' 276814 ', as image data' ★★
★★★★★★★ ',' ★★★★★★★★ ○ ',' ★ □ ★
★★★★★★ 'and' ★ △ ★ △ ★ △ ★★★ '.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a print example of a lottery ticket of the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, an image data area 41 of the lottery ticket 40 is an area where image data such as a picture indicating whether or not the ticket has been won is printed and hidden before purchase. The first code data area 42 and the second code data area 43 are areas where code data for identifying individual lottery tickets is printed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lottery ticket 40 of the present embodiment.
In the image data area 41, image data such as a picture indicating whether or not the ticket has been hit is printed, and the purchaser of the lottery ticket 40 can print the image data in the image data area 41 hidden before the purchase. By referring to after purchase, it is possible to know whether or not the ticket is awarded.

The image data area 41 shown in FIG.
★★★★★★★ 'and' 0 'in the first code data area 42
12345 ', and' 246 in the second code data area 43
810 ', and in FIG. 3, the image data is described in a line like' ★★★★★★★★★ 'for convenience. Similarly, it is assumed that two-dimensional image data is stored.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a process of determining whether a lottery ticket has been hit or not according to the present embodiment. Lottery ticket 5
In the image data area 51 of 0, '★★★★★★★★
★ ', and' 01234 'in the first code data area 52.
5 'in the second code data area 53
In the image data area 55 of the lottery ticket 54, '★★★★ ▲▲ ★ ▲ ★', '012345' in the first code data area 56, and '246810' in the second code data area 57. An example is shown.

The code data 58 of the winning number table 30 includes "258155", "415236",
'728913', '276814', image data 59 contains' ★★★★★★★★★ ',' ★★★★★★★★
○ ',' ★ □ ★★★★★★★ ',' ★ △ ★ △ ★ △ ★★
★ '.

First, the case where the code data is normal will be described with reference to a lottery ticket 50. The first code data area 52 and the second code data area 53 are converted by a predetermined conversion process such as encryption and collated with the code data 58 of the winning number table 30. Here, the first code data '01234
Assuming that the conversion result between 5 'and the second code data' 246810 'is'258155', it matches the code data '258155' in the hit number table 30 and is determined to be 1 or the like. The conventional collation ends here, but the data in the image data area 51 is collated with the image data 59 in the hit number table 30. Here, if the image data is '★★★★★★★★★', it matches the image data '★★★★★★★★★' in the winning number table 30 and is determined to be 1 mag and the final It is determined to be 1 or the like as the collation result.

Next, the case where the code data has been tampered with,
This will be described using a lottery ticket 54. The first code data area 56 and the second code data area 57 correspond to the first code data '012345' and the second code data '246810'.
If the data is tampered with, the conversion result is '258155'.
The falsified lottery ticket is determined to be 1 or the like.

However, if the image data of the falsified lottery ticket is “★★★★ ▲▲ ★ ▲ ★” in the collation of the next image data area 55, the image data of the winning number table 30 is “★★★★★”. It does not match ★★★★★ 'and can identify falsified tickets. Conversely, if only the image data has been tampered with, the code data does not apply, so that a falsified ticket can be identified.

As described above, in this embodiment, if both the code data and the image data have not been falsified, the falsified ticket can be identified. In the case of a lottery ticket on which image data such as a picture indicating whether or not the ticket has won is printed, it is the winning that knows the combination of the code data and image data of the winning lottery ticket. Since only the lottery ticket purchaser and the lottery ticket issuer are present, it is difficult to falsify both the code data and the image data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed when the determination of the winning of the lottery ticket according to the present embodiment is made. In FIG. 6, the collation screen 500 is a screen in which the lottery ticket determination device 20 is on standby, and is in a state of waiting for the start of the collation processing. Nothing is displayed on the screen.

When collation is started, a collation screen 501 is displayed. The collation screen 501 is a screen during the collation process, and displays the amount of payment, the number of payments, and the number of examinations while counting them up. When the collation is completed, the collation screen 502
Is displayed. The collation screen 502 is a screen when the collation processing is completed. After a certain time, a collation screen 503 is displayed.

The collation screen 503, like the collation screen 500, is a screen in which the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus 20 is on standby, and is in a state of waiting for the start of the collation processing again. Note that the collation screen 501 exemplifies “0” as the payment amount, “0” as the number of payments, and “3” as the number of checks. On the collation screen 502, the payment amount is' 1, 0
00, '1' as the number of payments, and '6' as the number of checks.

As described above, according to the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus of this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the lottery ticket has been won by using the code data and the image data printed on the lottery ticket. It is possible to discriminate a falsified ticket when falsification has been performed.

(Embodiment 2) A lottery ticket discriminating apparatus according to a second embodiment for inputting a result of discrimination of a lottery ticket by an operator when image data is not correctly read will be described below.

In the present embodiment, the data structure in the storage device of the lottery ticket discriminating device 20, the printing example of the lottery ticket, and the process of judging whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit are the same as those in the first embodiment. Since it has been described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5,
The description in this embodiment is omitted.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the lottery ticket discriminating process of this embodiment. In FIG. 7, an operator display device 25 is an output device for notifying the operator 1 of the operation state of the lottery ticket determination device 20, and a keyboard 26 is an input device of the lottery ticket determination device 20.

First, the central processing unit 10 performs the same processing as steps 100 and 101 in FIG. 2 (step 600). The lottery ticket discriminating apparatus 20 performs the same processing as steps 102 and 103 in FIG. 2 (step 601).

Next, the lottery ticket reading processor 100 of the lottery ticket discriminating device 20 determines whether or not image data can be read (step 602). If the image data is correctly read, the read code data / image data is compared with the code data / image data of the winning number table 30 stored in the storage device 24 (step 603).

If the image data cannot be read correctly for some reason, the lottery ticket discrimination processing section 101 causes the operator display device 25 to display a judgment menu screen for judging whether or not the operator 1 hits or loses. The collation result is input from the keyboard 26 (step 604). Finally, the collation result is displayed on the external display device 23. Further, the collation result is printed on the lottery ticket 2 by the printing device 27 (step 605).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed at the time of the lottery ticket discriminating process of this embodiment. In FIG. 8, the collation screen 700 is a screen in which the lottery ticket determination device 20 is on standby, and is in a state of waiting for the start of the collation processing.
Nothing is displayed on the screen.

When collation is started, a collation screen 701 is displayed. The collation screen 701 is a screen during the collation process, and displays the payment amount, the number of payments, and the number of examinations while counting them up. Here, if there is image data that cannot be read correctly, a collation screen 702 is displayed. The collation screen 702 displays a lottery ticket for which image data cannot be read.
6 is a menu screen for inputting a collation result by an operator 1.

When the operator 1 determines that the unreadable lottery ticket is a hit, a collation screen 703 is displayed. The collation screen 703 is a screen for inputting the grade of the winning lottery ticket. The operator 1 inputs the grade of the lottery ticket and performs the next collation processing. When the collation is completed, a collation screen 704 is displayed. The collation screen 704 is a screen when the collation processing is completed.

After a certain period of time, a collation screen 705 is displayed.
Similar to the matching screen 700, the matching screen 705 is a screen in which the lottery ticket determination device 20 is on standby, and is in a state of waiting for the start of the matching process again.

On the collation screen 702, if it is determined that there is no match, the collation process is continued if there is a next lottery ticket.
If not, the collation processing is terminated and a collation screen 704 is displayed.
Note that on the collation screen 701, the payment amount is “0”,
The number of payouts is "0" and the number of checkouts is "3". The collation screen 703 exemplifies “1” as the input grade. On the collation screen 704, the payment amount is "1,000", the payment number is "1",
'6' is illustrated as the number of pieces to be checked.

As described above, according to the lottery ticket discriminating apparatus of this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the lottery ticket has been won by using the code data and the image data printed on the lottery ticket. It is possible to discriminate a falsified ticket when falsification has been performed.

[0050]

According to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit using the code data and the image data printed on the lottery ticket. Can be determined.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a lottery ticket determination device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a lottery ticket 2 determination process according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a winning number table according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a print example of a lottery ticket according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of determining whether a lottery ticket has been hit or not according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed when a determination is made as to whether or not a lottery ticket has been won according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a lottery ticket determination process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen displayed during a lottery ticket determination process according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... operator, 2 ... lottery ticket, 10 ... central processing unit,
11 control unit, 12 keyboard, 13 storage device, 1
4 communication control processing device 15 communication line 20 lottery ticket discriminating device 21 communication control unit 22 control unit 23
External display device, 24 storage device, 25 display device for operator, 26 keyboard, 27 printing device, 28 reading device, 100 lottery ticket reading processing portion, 101
... lottery ticket discrimination processing unit, 30 ... winning number table, 4
0: lottery ticket, 41: image data area, 42: first
Code data area, 43... Second code data area, 50
... lottery ticket, 51 ... image data area, 52 ... first code data area, 53 ... second code data area, 54 ...
Lottery ticket, 55 ... Image data area, 56 ... First code data area, 57 ... Second code data area, 58 ... Code data, 59 ... Image data, 500-503 ...
Collation screen, 700 to 705 ... collation screen.

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A method for determining whether or not a lottery ticket has been hit, comprising the steps of: reading code data and image data printed on the lottery ticket; A step of determining that the lottery ticket has been won if the data corresponds to the code data and image data indicating the lottery ticket. 2. If the number obtained by converting the read code data by a predetermined conversion process matches the code data indicating the lottery ticket being hit, the read code data is not hit. 2. The method for determining a lottery ticket according to claim 1, wherein the method determines that the lottery ticket corresponds to code data indicating the lottery ticket. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of inputting a determination result of a lottery ticket by an operator when the image data is not correctly read. Lottery ticket identification method. 4. A lottery ticket discriminating device for judging whether or not a lottery ticket has won, a lottery ticket reading processing section for reading code data and image data printed on the lottery ticket, and the read code data and image data A lottery ticket matching processing unit that checks the code data and image data of the winning lottery ticket and the read code data and image data correspond to the code data and image data of the winning lottery ticket And a lottery ticket discriminating processing unit for discriminating that the lottery ticket has won. 5. Code data and image data printed on a lottery ticket on a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as a lottery ticket determination device for determining whether or not the lottery ticket has been won. A lottery ticket reading processing unit, a lottery ticket matching processing unit that compares the read code data and image data with the code data and image data of the lottery ticket striking, and the read code data and image data are In the case where the lottery ticket corresponds to the code data and image data of the lottery ticket being won, a program for causing a computer to function as a lottery ticket determination processing unit that determines that the lottery ticket has been won is recorded. Recording medium.