JP2002133007A - Betting system and computer readable recording medium recorded with program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bettor who predicts the results of a race such as a horse race, a bicycle race and a motorboat race with an effective service. SOLUTION: This betting system 1 receives a bid from the bettor who predicts the race results. The system 1 is provided with information acquiring means 2, 4 and 6 for acquiring information that changes during race performance, a providing means 12 for providing the information acquired by the means 2, 4 and 6 to the bettor an input means 13 for inputting the contents of the bid from the bettor during the race performance, and a deciding means 15 for deciding whether or not the bid inputted by the means 13 is valid on the basis of a prescribed condition and allowing the bid only when the bid is valid.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voting system such as a horse race, a boat race, and a bicycle race, and a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional voting system such as a horse race or a boat race receives a vote from a voter before a competition starts. For example, in the case of a horse race, a voter makes a prediction of a race result based on information such as a past race result of a horse and a change in horse weight before starting a race, and votes using a voting system.

[0003] There is also a voting system having a function of transmitting moving image data, audio data, and the like collected at a race track to a remote place, thereby realizing a state in which a voter is at the race track even if the voter is at a remote place. .

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional voting system, since the voter can only vote before the start of the competition, the voting is performed by grasping the situation that changes every moment after the start of the competition. Cannot be reflected in

[0005] For this reason, even if the competition is started and the situation of the competition is different from the expectation of the voter, the vote cannot be canceled or changed, and the voter simply monitors the progress of the competition. You can only watch.

Further, in the conventional voting system, a voter in a remote place can enjoy the same feeling as being in a stadium, but moving image data and voice data are unilaterally distant from the stadium. Therefore, the request of each voter in a remote place is not individually realized.

[0007] Therefore, for example, when the competition is horse racing, the voter himself views the race from the same viewpoint as the jockey, the voter views the race from the same viewpoint as the horse, and the information of the horse selected by the voter is displayed. Providing the main audio (broadcast)
It is not possible to provide detailed information to voters.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and enables voting during a competition, or provides virtual information to a voter in response to a request from the voter to provide a vote. It is an object of the present invention to provide a voting system for improving a service provided to a user and a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded.

[0009]

Hereinafter, specific measures taken to realize the present invention will be described.

[0010] The first to tenth inventions relate to a voting system for receiving a vote from a voter who predicts a result of a game.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information acquiring means for acquiring information that changes during a competition, a providing means for providing the information acquired by the information acquiring means to a voter, and a voter during a competition. Voting system, comprising: input means for inputting the contents of a voting from a user; and deciding means for judging whether or not the voting input by the input means is valid based on predetermined conditions, and permitting voting only when the voting is valid. It is.

In the first aspect of the present invention, information indicating a situation that is constantly changing during a competition is provided to voters.
Furthermore, even during the competition, a service can be provided that allows voters to vote by referring to information during the competition.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information acquiring means for acquiring information that changes during execution of a competition, an editing means for editing information provided to a voter based on the information acquired by the information acquiring means, Providing means for providing the information edited by the means to the voter, input means for inputting the content of the vote from the voter during the competition, and whether the voting input by the input means based on predetermined conditions is valid A voting system comprising: a deciding means for deciding whether or not it is valid and permitting voting only when it is valid.

In the second invention, the same effect as in the first invention can be obtained, but the service provided to the voter is further improved by editing the information into a format suitable for the voter. be able to.

A third aspect of the present invention is a voting system similar to the second aspect of the present invention, except that a normal information holding means for holding information before the start of the competition is added, and the editing means includes a voting system before the start of the competition. Use the information to edit the information provided to voters.

In the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the same operation and effect as the second aspect of the invention, for example, a result obtained by comparing information during the competition with information before the competition can be provided to the voter. Thereby, the service provided to the voter can be further improved.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is a voting system similar to the second or third aspect of the present invention, except that a past information holding means for holding information on past competitions is added, and an editing means is provided in the past. Edit the information provided to voters by using the information of the competition.

In the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the same functions and effects as those of the second or third aspect of the invention, for example, past information relating to a running game can be provided to the voter, thereby providing the voter with the information. Service can be further improved.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is a voting system similar to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention. The voting system determines the voting input from the input means before a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the game. Judge as valid.

In the fifth aspect of the present invention, voting from a voter can be accepted until a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the competition, whereby the first to fourth ballots can be accepted.
The same effect can be obtained by the same operation as the above inventions.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided information acquisition means for acquiring information that changes during execution of a competition, and virtual information that reproduces the competition is created based on the information during the competition acquired by the information acquisition means. Means for creating virtual information,
Providing means for providing the virtual information created by the virtual information creating means to the voter.

In the sixth aspect, the state of the game requested by the voter can be provided as virtual information, so that the service provided to the voter can be improved.

The seventh invention is a voting system similar to the sixth invention, except that a normal information holding means for holding information before the start of the game is added, and the virtual information creating means is provided for starting the game. Create virtual information using previous information.

In the seventh aspect, in addition to the same operation and effect as the sixth aspect, for example, a result obtained by comparing information during the competition with information before the competition can be provided to the voter. Thereby, the service provided to the voter can be further improved.

An eighth aspect of the present invention is a voting system similar to the sixth or seventh aspect of the present invention, except that a past information holding means for holding information of past competitions is added, and a virtual information creating means is provided. And create virtual information using information on past competitions.

In the eighth aspect of the invention, in addition to the same functions and effects as the sixth or seventh aspect of the invention, for example, virtual information created by using past information relating to the ongoing game can be provided to the voter. Thus, the service provided to the voter can be further improved.

A ninth invention is a voting system similar to the sixth to eighth inventions, except that stadium information input means for inputting state information of the stadium is added, and the virtual information creating means comprises: Create virtual information using stadium status information.

According to the ninth aspect, in addition to the same functions and effects as the sixth to eighth aspects, the state information of the stadium is used, for example, when the ground of the stadium is wet. The created virtual information can be provided to the voter, whereby the service provided to the voter can be further improved.

A tenth invention is a voting system similar to the sixth to ninth inventions, except that a weather information input means for inputting weather information is added, and the virtual information creation means uses the weather information. To create virtual information.

In the tenth aspect, in addition to the same functions and effects as those of the sixth to ninth aspects, virtual information created by using weather information such as the weather, wind speed, and temperature of the stadium is provided. Information can be provided to the voter, which can further improve the service provided to the voter.

[0031] An eleventh invention provides an information acquisition function for acquiring information that changes during the course of a competition, a providing function for providing information acquired by the information acquisition function to voters, and a voter during a competition. An input function to input the contents of the vote from
A computer-readable recording in which a program for determining whether a voting input by an input function is valid based on a predetermined condition and permitting the computer to perform voting only when the voting is valid is recorded. Medium.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information acquisition function for acquiring information that changes during execution of a competition, and editing of information provided to a voter who predicts a result of the competition based on the information acquired by the information acquisition function. Editing function, providing function that provides information edited by the editing function to the voter, input function for inputting the content of the vote from the voter during the competition, and input function based on the predetermined condition. This is a computer-readable recording medium that stores a program for causing a computer to implement a function of determining whether a given voting is valid and permitting voting only when the voting is valid.

By executing the functions in the eleventh and twelfth aspects, the computer can realize the functions of the voting system described in the first and second aspects.

That is, by using the recording medium on which the eleventh and twelfth programs are recorded, the above-mentioned functions can be easily added to a voting system which does not have the above-mentioned functions. The same operation and effect as those of the first and second inventions can be obtained.

A program for executing the function of the voting system described in the third to tenth aspects may be recorded on a recording medium.

[0036]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) In this embodiment, a voting system of a horse race is used, and various kinds of information after the start of a race (for example, a passing order, a distance difference, a heart rate of a race horse, a brain wave of a jockey, etc.). Voting system that allows voters to vote (vote, cancel, change) even during the race.

The same applies to other sports other than horse racing, such as, for example, bicycle races and boat races.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to the present embodiment.

The voting system 1 according to this embodiment includes:
In addition to the functions similar to those of the conventional voting system, the following characteristic elements 2 to 15 are provided.

The position information acquisition section 2 detects position information indicating the position where the horse in the race is currently running.

The position information transmitting section 3 transmits the position information acquired by the position information acquiring section 2.

The horse information acquisition section 4 provides information on the state of the horse during the race, such as the heart rate of the horse, the body temperature of the horse, the respiration rate of the horse, the amount of sweating of the horse, the brain waves of the horse, the line of sight of the horse, and the running posture of the horse. , Gather infrared (thermograph) information and more.

The horse information transmitting unit 5 transmits the horse status information acquired by the horse information acquiring unit 4.

The jockey information acquiring section 6 provides the jockey's state information during the race, such as the jockey's heart rate, jockey's body temperature, jockey's respiratory rate, jockey's sweat volume, jockey's brain wave, jockey's gaze, jockey's posture, It collects the jockey's infrared (thermographic) information and information on whip used for horses.

The jockey information transmitting section 7 transmits the jockey state information acquired by the jockey information acquiring section 6.

The receiving section 8 receives the position information transmitted from the position information transmitting section 3, the horse state information transmitted from the horse information transmitting section 5, and the jockey state information transmitted from the jockey information transmitting section. Output to the data editing unit 9.

The normal data storage unit 10 stores normal data measured at normal times before the start of the race, for example, information on horses and jockeys before the start of the race, the heart rate of the horse, the body temperature of the horse, the respiratory rate of the horse, Sweating volume, horse's brain wave, horse's gaze, horse's running posture, horse's infrared (thermographic) information, jockey's heart rate, jockey's body temperature, jockey's breathing rate, jockey's sweating, jockey's brain wave, jockey Maintains gaze, jockey's posture, jockey's infrared (thermograph), etc. Further, the normal data holding unit 10 holds information on whip used for horses and the like.

The past data holding unit 11 stores past races,
Past data on horses and jockeys, such as horse position information in past races, horse heart rate, horse body temperature, horse respiration, horse sweating, horse brain waves, horse gaze, horse running posture,
Infrared (thermograph) information of horse, heart rate of jockey, body temperature of jockey, respiratory rate of jockey, amount of sweat of jockey, brain wave of jockey, gaze of jockey, posture of jockey, infrared of jockey (thermograph)
Holds information and information on whip used for horses.

The data editing section 9 receives the position information, the horse state information, the jockey state information, the information held in the normal data holding section 10 and the past data holding section 11 inputted from the receiving section 8. The information is processed and edited, and the result is output to the display unit 12.

The data editing section 9 creates, for example, real-time position information of the horse at the racetrack from various angles. In addition, the degree of fatigue of the horse or the jockey is created from the heart rate or the amount of perspiration, and the concentration of the horse or jockey is created from the brain wave. Also, the horse that the jockey is paying attention to (the horse that is particularly noted and marked during the competition) is specified from the jockey's line of sight information. Also, since horses and jockeys each have their own personality, horse information and jockey information taking into account this personality are created using normal data. In addition, information for parallel display of past information of the same race, past information of a certain horse, and past information of a certain jockey is created.

The display unit 12 displays the result processed and edited by the data editing unit 9 and provides the result to the voter.

The voting reception unit 13 receives voting, cancellation, and change during the race from the voter.

The time management unit 14 manages time information relating to the reception of voting, for example, time information such as the end time of voting reception, the start time of a race, and the interval of possible voting time from the start of the race.

The voting-possible judging section 15 judges whether voting, cancellation, or change from a voter to the voting reception section 13 is valid. If the voting is possible, voting, cancellation, and change are permitted.

The operation of the voting system 1 having the above configuration will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a position information display process by the voting system 1 according to the present embodiment.

When the race starts, the position information of the horse currently running is acquired by the position information acquisition section 2 mounted on the horse or jockey (st201).

Next, the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit 2 is transmitted by the position information transmitting unit 3 (s).
t202).

Next, the position information transmitted from the position information transmitting unit 3 is received by the receiving unit 8 (st203).

The position information received by the receiving unit 8 is processed by the data editing unit 9 (st20).
4), displayed by the display unit 12 (st205).
The position information is stored in the past data holding unit 11 as past data (st206).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the horse information display processing by the voting system 1 according to the present embodiment.

When the race starts, the horse information acquisition unit 4 comprising a device mounted on the horse or a device for externally monitoring the horse acquires the status information of the currently running horse (st301).

Next, the horse status information acquired by the horse information acquisition unit 4 is transmitted by the horse information transmission unit 5 (s).
t302).

Next, the state information of the horse transmitted from the horse information transmitting section 5 is received by the receiving section 8 (st30).
3).

The horse status information received by the receiving unit 8 is processed by the data editing unit 9 (st30).
4), displayed by the display unit 12 (st305).
The horse status information is stored in the past data holding unit 11 (st306).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the jockey information display processing by the voting system 1 according to the present embodiment.

When the race starts, the current jockey state information is obtained by the jockey information obtaining section 6 comprising a device mounted on the jockey or a device for monitoring the jockey from outside (st401).

Next, the jockey information transmitting section 7 transmits the jockey state information acquired by the jockey information acquiring section 6 (st402).

Next, the receiving section 8 receives the jockey state information transmitted from the jockey information transmitting section 7 (st40).
3).

The state information of the jockey received by the receiving section 8 is processed by the data editing section 9 (st4).
04), and displayed on the display unit 12 (st40).
5). The jockey information is stored in the past data holding unit 11 (st406).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a normal data display process by the voting system 1 according to the present embodiment.

First, normal data is extracted from the normal data storage unit 10 by the data editing unit 9 (st5).
01).

Then, the extracted normal data is processed by the data editing unit 9 (st502) and displayed on the display unit 12 (st503).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the past data display processing by the voting system 1 according to the present embodiment.

First, past data is retrieved from the past data storage unit 11 by the data editing unit 9 (st60).
1).

Then, the extracted past data is processed by the data editing unit 9 (st602), and is displayed on the display unit 12 (st603).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a voting reception process by the voting system 1 according to the present embodiment.

When a vote is requested by a voter during the race, the vote request is accepted by the vote accepting section 13 (st701).

Then, time information regarding the end of voting managed by the time management unit 14 is extracted by the voting possibility determination unit 15 (st702).

The voting possibility determination section 15 determines whether voting is possible or not (st703). If voting is possible, voting is permitted and accepted (st7).
04).

The following effects can be obtained by using the voting system 1 according to the present embodiment as described above.

As a first effect, in the present embodiment, voting can be performed during the course of a race. Therefore, if the state of the race is different from that expected by the voter before the start of the race, a new voting is performed. Going, voting,
And can be changed. That is, it is possible to provide a service in which a voter performs a vote in consideration of information generated in real time during a race.

As a second effect, after the start of the race, the amount of information that can be used for predicting the race result is larger than before the start of the race. Therefore, in this embodiment, the voter further predicts the race result. You can enjoy.

As a third effect, in the present embodiment, the position information of the horse can be provided to the voter in real time, the degree of tiredness of the racehorse from the heart rate and the amount of sweating, and the race from the brain wave and the like. Information such as the concentration of horses can be provided to voters. Similarly, it is possible to provide the voter with information such as the degree of jockey fatigue based on the heart rate and the amount of sweat, and the concentration of the jockey based on brain waves and the like.

As a fourth effect, in the present embodiment, the horse of interest of the jockey can be known from the line-of-sight information of the jockey, and the voter is provided with effective judgment information for estimating the race development. Can be. In addition, it is possible to provide information in which horse and jockey personality is added based on the normal data.

As a fifth effect, in the present embodiment, past information of the same race, past information of a certain horse, and past information of a certain jockey are displayed in parallel to assist the voter's judgment. Can be.

As described above, the voting system according to the present embodiment provides a variety of valid judgment materials during a race, and provides a service to a voter in order to receive a vote from the voter during a ruler. Can be improved.

(Second Embodiment) In the present embodiment, a modified example of the voting system according to the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Here, only the different parts will be described in detail.

The voting system 16 according to the present embodiment
The time management unit 14 is deleted from the configuration of the voting system 1 in FIG. 1 described above, and the voting possibility determination unit 17 and the data editing unit 9 are connected.

The data editing unit 9 of the voting system 16 according to the present embodiment creates information indicating the progress of the race based on various information.

The voting-possible determining unit 17 determines whether the voting is valid based on the information indicating the progress of the race in the data editing unit 9. The criteria for determining whether a vote is valid are:
For example, various settings can be made such as enabling voting until the position of the horse reaches a half position on the course.

The operation of the voting system 16 having such a configuration will be described below.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a voting reception process by voting system 16 according to the present embodiment.

When a vote is requested by a voter during the race, the vote receiving unit 13 receives the request for the vote (st901).

Then, information indicating the progress of the race in the data editing unit 9 is extracted by the voting possibility determination unit 17 (st902).

The voting possibility determining section 17 determines whether voting is possible or not based on the progress of the race (st)
903). If voting is possible, voting is permitted and accepted (st904).

The voting system 16 according to the present embodiment can obtain the same effects as the voting system 1 according to the first embodiment, but has the following differences.

That is, in the voting system 1 according to the first embodiment, whether or not voting is accepted is determined based on time, but unexpectedly occurs rarely in a race. For example, in a horse race, when a condition that voting is completed one minute after the start of a race is set, when a fast horse races, the voting time may end when the result of the race is almost determined.

On the other hand, in the voting system 16 according to the present embodiment, whether or not to accept voting is determined in accordance with the progress of the race, so that the situation in which voting is permitted can be appropriately set, and the race host It is effective for the person.

(Third Embodiment) In the present embodiment, in addition to real-time information obtained by the same method of the voting system 1 according to the first embodiment, weather, race time information, Obtain information such as the race track,
This acquired information is processed and CG (Computer Graphics)
A voting system that performs processing and voice processing to provide virtual information requested by a user will be described.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same portions as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Here, only the different portions will be described in detail.

The voting system 18 according to the present embodiment
The configuration of the voting system 1 of FIG.
The configuration is such that the time management unit 14, the voting possibility determination unit 15, and the display unit 12 are deleted, and components 19 to 25 specific to the present embodiment are added.

The fixed information holding unit 19 includes, for example, the scenery of the race track (building, a mark unique to the race track, etc.), the scenery around the race track, faces, systems, gestures of all jockeys,
Maintains constant information that does not change substantially from race to race, such as habits, all horse faces, systems, gestures, habits, etc.

The racetrack status information input unit 20 inputs racetrack status information, for example, a racetrack status such as “heavy” or “bad” of a racetrack.

The weather information input unit 21 inputs weather information such as weather, temperature, wind direction, wind power, and the like.

The spectator information input unit 22 includes, for example, the number of spectators,
Enter audience information such as audience age, audience clothing, and audience excitement.

The race information input section 23 includes, for example, a race name, a race date and time, a start time, a race symbol, a race jockey's clothing, a horse's clothing during a race, and a combination table of a jockey and a horse during a race. Enter race information.

[0110] The virtual information creator 24 includes the receiver 8,
Normal data storage unit 10, past data storage unit 11, fixed information storage unit 19, race track information input unit 20, weather information input unit 21, spectator information input unit 22, race information input unit 23
Image data and audio data that reproduce the race are created based on various information obtained from the computer and used as virtual information.

That is, the virtual information created by the virtual information creating unit 24 is data that reproduces a situation similar to that of an actual race using CG and audio data.

The virtual information creating section 24 causes the past data holding section 11 to hold the data acquired from the receiving section 8.

The virtual information providing unit 25 provides the virtual information created by the virtual information creating unit 24 to the voter.

Voting system 18 having the above configuration
The operation of will be described below.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process for editing / displaying information such as position information, horse information, and jockey information in the voting system 18 according to the present embodiment.

First, the current information that changes during the race is obtained by the various information obtaining units 2, 4, and 6 (st110).
1) The information acquired by the various information acquisition units 2, 4, and 6 is transmitted by the information transmission units 3, 5, and 7 (st1102).

Next, the information transmitted by the various information transmitting units 3, 5, and 7 is received by the receiving unit 8 (st
1103).

Next, the information received by the receiving unit 8 is processed by the virtual information creating unit 25 in combination with other information (st1104), and provided to the voter by the virtual information providing unit 25 (st110).
5). The data is also stored in the past data holding unit 11.

FIG. 12 shows a process for editing / displaying information such as fixed information, race track state information, weather information, spectator information, race information, normal data, and past data in the voting system 18 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example.

First, the various input units 20 to 23 or the holding unit 1
Information is input or acquired from 0, 11, and 19 to the virtual information creation unit 25 (st1201), and the various input units 2
The information input or obtained by 0 to 23 or the holding units 10, 11, and 19 is processed by the virtual information creating unit 24 in combination with other information (st1202).
The information is provided to the voter by the virtual information providing unit 25 (st1203). The virtual information created by the virtual information creating unit 24 in this process is also data that reproduces the same situation as in an actual race using CG and audio data, as described above.

The following effects can be obtained by using the voting system 18 according to the present embodiment as described above.

As a first effect, in the present embodiment, a race condition (running position, speed, etc.) equivalent to an actual race can be created from position information during a race and provided to voters.

As a second effect, in the present embodiment, the horse C, horse data, etc., and the season, time, weather, etc. of the race are used to determine the horse C
G can be expressed realistically. In addition, CG that added the mental state of the horse from the heart rate and brain waves during the race
Can be created. In addition, it is possible to realistically represent the jockey's CG from data such as the face, system, gesture, and habit of each jockey and data such as the season, time, and weather in which the race is performed. In addition, it is possible to create a CG in which the jockey's mental state is added from the heart rate during the race, brain waves, and the like.

As a third effect, in the present embodiment, even when the same numerical value and degree are obtained using normal data, different expressions can be provided in consideration of individual differences and individual differences. , More realistic information can be provided.

As a fourth effect, in the present embodiment, horses that have participated in the same race in the past are run together using the past data in the past data holding unit, and the current race condition and the past race condition are compared. And information including the past information can be provided, for example, by comparing information of the previous race with the audio (broadcast of commentary on the race).

As a fifth effect, in the present embodiment, the scenery (color and shape of the building, the surrounding scenery) of the racetrack where the race is held using the fixed information, and the jockeys who are racing And the face, system, gesture, and habit of horses and horses can be reflected in the CG, and more realistic information can be provided. In addition, since the fixed information is not changed much, it can be effectively used by holding it separately from other information.

As a sixth effect, in the present embodiment, it is possible to estimate the state of the riding ground based on the racetrack state information, and to create a CG that realistically reproduces how mud jumps and how the horse runs. Becomes

As a seventh effect, in the present embodiment, it is possible to express the sky scenery, the scenery / brightness of the racetrack, and the like by using weather information. In addition, the breath exhaled by a person or a horse can be whitened depending on the temperature, and it is possible to adjust how the mane or the flag of the horse flutters based on the wind direction and the wind force.

As an eighth effect, in this embodiment, the number of spectators, age group, clothes and excitement can be obtained using spectator information, and the atmosphere of the racetrack can be expressed realistically. .

As a ninth effect, in the present embodiment, it is possible to acquire race-specific information (name, origin, symbol mark, etc.) based on the race information and provide it as CG or audio. Further, by combining the fixed information and information (e.g., jockey's clothes, horse numbers, etc.) depending on the race, the same situation as in the actual race can be created. In addition, the color of the sky and the background can be changed according to the start time of the race, and a race at a night game can be realistically expressed.

As a tenth effect, in this embodiment, the voter himself watches the race from the same viewpoint as the jockey, the voter observes the race from the same viewpoint as the horse, It is possible to provide detailed information to voters, such as providing audio (broadcasting) mainly on horse information.

(Fourth Embodiment) In the present embodiment, a modified example of the voting system according to the third embodiment will be described.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 13, the same portions as those in FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Only different portions will be described in detail.

The voting system 26 according to the present embodiment
The voting system 18 shown in FIG.
7 is connected to the weather information input unit 21, and an automatic customer information detection unit 28 is added to connect to the customer information input unit 22.

The automatic weather information detecting section 27 automatically detects the weather information and inputs the same to the weather information input section 21. The spectator information input unit 28 automatically detects spectator information and inputs it to the customer information input unit 22.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing from automatic detection of weather information to provision of virtual information in the voting system 26 according to the present embodiment.

Weather information such as temperature, wind direction, wind power, and luminous intensity is automatically detected by the weather information automatic detection unit 27 (st1401).

Then, the weather information detected by the weather information automatic detection unit 27 is input to the weather information input unit 21 and transmitted to the virtual information creation unit 24 (st14).
02).

In the virtual information creating section 24, the received weather information is processed in combination with other information (st
1403), and is provided to the voter by the virtual information providing unit 25 (st1404).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing processing from automatic detection of spectator information to provision of virtual information in the voting system 26 according to the present embodiment.

Audience information such as the degree of excitement of the audience is automatically detected by the audience information automatic detection unit 28 based on the size of cheers in the audience seats (st1501).

Then, the spectator information detected by the spectator information automatic detection unit 28 is input by the spectator information input unit 22 and transmitted to the virtual information creation unit 24 (st
1502).

At the virtual information creating section 24, the received audience information is processed in combination with other information (st
1503), provided to the voter by the virtual information providing unit 25 (st1504).

In the voting system 26 according to the present embodiment as described above, in addition to the same effects as those of the voting system 18 according to the third embodiment, weather information can be automatically detected. By automatically detecting real-time weather information that changes with the passage of time rather than managing and inputting it in real time in real time, it can be processed as a temporally and numerically continuous value.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the image data can be changed according to the change of weather.
The administrator of the voting system 26 can provide an effective service to the voting person.

In addition, the voting system 26 according to the present embodiment can automatically detect audience information. Audience information such as the degree of excitement of the audience is considered to change as the race approaches the end. Therefore, by automatically detecting the audience information and using it for generating image data and audio data (commentary broadcast), more realistic information can be provided to the voter.

(Fifth Embodiment) In the present embodiment, a modified example of the voting system 26 according to the fourth embodiment will be described.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 16, the same parts as those in FIG. 13 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. Only different parts will be described in detail.

The voting system 29 according to the present embodiment
A tuning receiving unit 30 that receives tuning information from a voter is added to the voting system 26 in FIG.
It is configured to be connected to the virtual information creation unit 24.

Here, the tuning information is information for the voter to adjust the information created by the virtual information creating section 24. The tuning information includes, for example, an instruction to reproduce the race from the viewpoint of a certain horse, an instruction to reproduce the race from the viewpoint of a certain jockey, and an instruction to reproduce the race with emphasis on the heart rate of the horse. .

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a process performed until information tuned by a voter is provided in the voting system 29 according to the present embodiment.

When the tuning is instructed by the voter, the content is used as tuning information as tuning information.
0 is accepted (st1701).

The tuning information is notified from the tuning receiving unit 30 to the virtual information creating unit 24 (st1702).

The virtual information creating unit 24 creates virtual information according to the information sent from each of the parts 8, 10, 11, 19 to 23 and the tuning information notified from the tuning receiving unit 30 (st170).
3). That is, the virtual information creation unit 24 creates virtual information based on the information sent from each of the parts 8, 10, 11, 19 to 23, and at that time, performs adjustment using the tuning information.

Then, the virtual information created by the virtual information creating unit 24 is provided to the voter by the virtual information providing unit 25 (st1704).

In the voting system 16 according to the present embodiment as described above, in addition to the same effects as those of the voting system 26 according to the fourth embodiment, for example, attention is paid to a certain horse (or a jockey). Then, a CG of the race from the viewpoint of the horse can be created, or a race broadcast centering on a certain horse (or jockey) can be created. In addition, a CG emphasizing certain information (for example, a CG whose expression is greatly changed depending on the heart rate) can be created from the default CG expression. Voters can enjoy CG and voice from a free viewpoint, depending on personal preference.

(Sixth Embodiment) In the present embodiment, the voting system 29 according to the fifth embodiment is described.
Next, a voting system having a function of receiving a vote during a race will be described.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 18, the same portions as those in FIGS. 1 and 16 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the voting system 31 according to the present embodiment, a voter can vote during a race with reference to virtual information. The voter creates CG and voice data from the viewpoint of the voter, the horse, and the jockey as virtual information, and performs voting based on the information.

For example, it is assumed that a voter places more importance on the state of brain waves when selecting a horse to vote. In this case, the voter tunes the virtual information so that the brain wave is largely reflected on the CG. Then, the voter can perform an effective vote with reference to the virtual information tuned according to his / her strategy.

In the voting systems 1, 16, 18, 26, 29, 31 described in the above embodiments,
The arrangement of each component may be changed as long as the same operation and function can be realized, and each component may be freely combined.

In the voting systems 1, 16, 18, 26, 29, 31 described in the above embodiments,
To provide information to voters in remote areas of the stadium,
Various types of information may be transmitted and received via a network.

The voting systems 1, 16, 18, 26, 29, and 31 described in the above embodiments are used for actual competitions. Is also good.

The functions of the voting systems 1, 16, 18, 26, 29, and 31 described in each of the above embodiments may be implemented as a program that can be executed by a computer, such as a magnetic disk (floppy (registered trademark) disk). , Hard disk, etc.), optical disk (CD-RO)
M, DVD, etc.), and can be applied to a computer by writing to a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory, or transmitted to a communication medium and applied to a computer.
The computer that realizes the above functions reads the program recorded on the recording medium, and performs the above-described processing by controlling the operation of the program.

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As described above, in the present invention,
Even after the start of the competition, voters can vote, change the contents of the vote, or cancel the vote.

Further, in the present invention, the game can be reproduced in various states based on information that changes during the execution of the game and provided to the voters.

As a result, the service provided to the voter can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of position information display processing by the voting system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary flowchart showing horse information display processing by the voting system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of jockey information display processing by the voting system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a normal data display process by the voting system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of past data display processing by the voting system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a voting reception process by the voting system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a voting system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a voting reception process by the voting system according to the embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a voting system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process of editing / displaying information such as position information, horse information, and jockey information in the voting system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 edits information such as fixed information, race track state information, weather information, spectator information, race information, normal data, and past data in the voting system according to the embodiment.
The flowchart which illustrates the process which displays.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing processing from automatic detection of weather information to provision of virtual information in the voting system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing processing from automatic detection of audience information to provision of virtual information in the voting system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing processing until the tuned information is provided by the voter in the voting system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voting system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 16, 18, 26, 29, 31 voting system 2 position information acquisition unit 3 position information transmission unit 4 horse information acquisition unit 5 horse information transmission unit 6 jockey information acquisition unit 7 jockey information transmission unit Reference Signs List 8 receiving unit 9 data editing unit 10 normal data holding unit 11 past data holding unit 12 display unit 13 voting reception unit 14 time management unit 15, 17 voting possibility determination unit 19 holding fixed information Part 20: Race field state information input part 21 ... Weather information input part 22 ... Spectator information input part 23 ... Race information input part 24 ... Virtual information creation part 25 ... Virtual information provision part 27 ... Weather information automatic detection part 28 ... Customer information Automatic detection unit 30 Tuning unit

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A voting system for receiving a vote from a voter who predicts a result of a competition, comprising: an information acquisition unit for acquiring information that changes during execution of the competition; Providing means for providing to the voter; input means for inputting the content of the vote from the voter during the competition; determining whether the vote input by the input means is valid based on predetermined conditions A voting system comprising a determination means for permitting voting only when the voting is valid. 2. A voting system for receiving a vote from a voter who predicts a result of a competition, comprising: an information acquisition unit for acquiring information that changes during execution of the competition; and a voting system based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Editing means for editing the information to be provided to the voter by means of: providing means for providing the information edited by the editing means to the voter; and inputting the contents of the vote from the voter during the performance of the competition A voting system comprising: an input unit; and a determination unit that determines whether a voting input by the input unit is valid based on a predetermined condition and permits voting only when the voting is valid. 3. The voting system according to claim 2, further comprising a normal information holding unit for holding information before the start of the game, wherein the editing unit uses the information before the start of the game to perform the voting. A voting system characterized by editing information provided to a person. 4. The voting system according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a past information holding means for holding information on past competitions, wherein said editing means includes a function for storing said past competitions. A voting system, wherein information provided to the voter is edited using the information. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
In the voting system described in the paragraph, the determining means determines that the voting input from the input means is valid before a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the competition. 6. A voting system for receiving a vote from a voter who predicts a result of a competition, comprising: an information acquisition unit for acquiring information that changes during the execution of the competition; and a voting system of the competition acquired by the information acquisition unit. Virtual information creating means for creating virtual information that reproduces the competition based on the information being implemented; and providing means for providing the virtual information created by the virtual information creating means to the voter. And voting system. 7. The voting system according to claim 6, further comprising a normal information holding unit for holding information before the start of the game, wherein the virtual information creating unit uses the information before the start of the game. A voting system characterized by creating virtual information. 8. The voting system according to claim 6, further comprising a past information holding unit for holding information on a previously played game, wherein the virtual information creating unit is configured to execute the virtual information created in the past. A voting system characterized in that virtual information is created using competition information. 9. The voting system according to claim 6, further comprising: stadium information input means for inputting state information of the stadium, wherein the virtual information creating means comprises: A voting system characterized in that virtual information is created using state information of a stadium. 10. The voting system according to claim 6, further comprising: weather information input means for inputting weather information, wherein said virtual information creation means uses said weather information. A voting system characterized by creating virtual information. 11. A computer, comprising: an information acquisition function for acquiring information that changes during the course of a competition; a providing function for providing the voter with information acquired by the information acquisition function; An input function for inputting the content of a vote from the voter, and a determination function for determining whether a vote input by the input function is valid based on predetermined conditions and permitting a vote only when the vote is valid A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the program is recorded. 12. A computer, comprising: an information acquisition function for acquiring information that changes during execution of a competition; and a computer based on the information acquired by the information acquisition function.
An editing function for editing information provided to a voter who predicts the result of the competition; a provision function for providing the information edited by the editing function to the voter; and voting from the voter during the performance of the competition. A program for realizing an input function for inputting the contents of the above, and a determination function for determining whether or not the voting input by the input function is valid based on predetermined conditions, and permitting the voting only when it is valid A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded.