JP2574811B2 - Voting ticket refund machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Summary] The present invention relates to a betting ticket refund machine that displays a refund amount by inputting a hit voting ticket, and clearly displays a refundable racer to request a refund before a race result is determined. After the race result is determined, the voting data obtained by reading the input voting ticket by the reading unit is transmitted to the host computer by the transmission means, and the refund amount is based on the notification of the hit result by the host computer. In a voting ticket refund machine for displaying a refund amount on a display unit, a receiving means for receiving a confirmation notice to be made after the host computer prepares a refund quick reference table based on input of confirmed data of a race result; Display data generating means for generating payable display data for each race determined by receiving the And a display unit for displaying a refundable display of the determined race.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a betting ticket refund machine, and more particularly to a voting ticket refund machine that displays a refund amount when a hit voting ticket is input.

The voting department business in various stadiums (horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, auto racing, etc.) consists of a series of operations such as voting ticket sales, counting, refund calculation, refunds, and voting ticket sales and refunds are already mechanized. .

At the public stadium, as shown in FIG. 8, the betting ticket 2 is first released by the vending machine 1, then the race of the released betting ticket is performed, and when the race is completed, the race result is determined. The host computer 3 creates a payout reference table 4 for the race.

Thereafter, when the operator inputs a hit betting ticket of the race into the betting ticket refund machine 5, the voting data read here is sent to the host computer 3, where a hit / no hit determination is made. In the case of a hit, a refund notice is sent to the betting ticket refund machine 5 with reference to the refund quick reference table 4. Thereby, the betting ticket refund machine 5 displays the amount corresponding to the hit voting ticket, and the operator repays the displayed amount to the voting ticket purchaser (fan).

Competition is usually performed for each race in the order of 10 to 12 races per day, and the above-described series of operations of voting ticket release, race, race confirmation, and payout are repeated for each race. .

Therefore, since the betting ticket refund machine 5 receives many operations, it is necessary to prevent erroneous operations.

(Prior Art) FIG. 9 shows a configuration diagram of an example of a betting ticket refund machine. In the figure, reference numeral 6 denotes a payout control device, and reference numerals 7 and 8 denote payout consoles.
The refund control device 6 transfers the voting data from the refund consoles 7 and 8 to a host computer (not shown), receives a hit determination result notification from the host computer, and controls the refund consoles 7 and 8 based on the notification. .

FIG. 10 is an external view of an example of a payout operation console. FIG. 10A is a front view, and FIG. 10B is a right side view. In FIG. 10, 10 is a display screen, 11 to 13 are operation buttons, 14 is a reading port, and 15 is a stacker.

When the voting ticket is inserted into the reading port 14, the voting ticket is automatically conveyed inside by the conveying mechanism, and the recording data (voting data) of the voting ticket is read by the magnetic reading unit inside the payout console. The voting data is sent to the host computer, where a hit / improper judgment is made. If the hit data is hit, a hit judgment result notification is transmitted to the betting ticket refund machine, and the display screen is displayed.
Display on 10.

Thus, when the operator presses the payment button 13, the number of hits and the payment amount are displayed on the display screen 10, and the operator pays back the displayed payment amount to the fan.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a buzzer release button, reference numeral 12 denotes an erase button, and reference numeral 15 denotes a stacker for storing the read voting tickets.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

Each time the race is completed and the final result is input to the host computer, it is possible to refund the voting ticket during the race, but conventionally, this refundable start timing is displayed on the voting ticket refund machine. There was a case that even if a voting ticket was entered after one race was completed, it was rejected as "not handled".

In particular, if there is a photo judgment or a deliberation, it takes time from the end of the race to the time when finalized data of the race result is input to the host computer, and the timing of the start of the refund is not known, which has frustrated the fans.

In addition, with the recent spread of automatic voting ticket refund machines, in the case of automatic voting ticket refund machines operated directly by the fans themselves, the above problem of rejection has become significant.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a voting ticket refund machine capable of clearly displaying refundable races and preventing a refund request before finalizing a race result. And

[Means for solving the problem]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. In the present invention, after the race result is determined, the voting data obtained by reading the input voting ticket 17 by the reading unit 18 is transmitted to the host computer by the transmission unit 19, and the refund amount display unit 20 is displayed on the basis of the hit result notification by the host computer. In the betting ticket refund machine 24 for displaying the refund amount, a receiving means 21 for receiving a confirmation notice from the host computer, and a display data generating means 22
And a display unit 23.

The display data generating means 22 generates payout display data for the confirmation notification race, and the display unit 23 displays the display data.

[Action]

The receiving means 21 receives the confirmation notice sent from the host computer according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the host computer monitors whether or not the final data of the race result after one racer has been completed has been input (step S ₁ ). (step S _2). And, then the host computer performs the race results confirm notification to the voting ticket withdrawal machine (step S _3).

The race result confirmation notice received by the receiving means 21 is supplied to the display data generating means 22, where the race name and payable character display data are generated. This character display data is supplied to the display unit 23, where it is displayed.

Therefore, the operator of the betting ticket refund machine can identify the refundable start timing from the display image on the display unit 23.

〔Example〕

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. 9, the same components as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
In FIG. 3, the refund control device 6 includes a microprocessor (MPU) 26, a program memory 27, a work memory 28, a host interface circuit 29, and a console control circuit 30.
And 31.

Each of the payout consoles 7 and 8 includes a magnetic reading unit and a betting ticket transport mechanism, and is controlled by console control circuits 30 and 31, respectively.

The payout consoles 7 and 8 have a display screen 10 of a dot matrix type as shown in FIG.
In addition to the refund amount display unit 20, in this embodiment, the display unit
Although 23 and the like are provided, these may be separately provided as dedicated display units. However, in the present embodiment, they are configured to be used in common in order to effectively use a limited display screen.

That is, the display screen is as shown in FIG. 4 before the voting ticket is read, and no refundable race display, payment amount, and the like are displayed.

In this state, after the race result is determined, the determination notification data sent from the host computer is received by the host interface circuit 29 in FIG.
The data is transferred to the MPU 26 through 32, where it is subjected to arithmetic processing and converted into refundable display data of the confirmation notification race, and then passed through the console control circuits 30 and 31 in parallel to the display units of the refund consoles 7 and 8. Supplied.

As a result, if the above-mentioned confirmed race is, for example, the third race or later, the respective display screens of the payout consoles 7 and 8 display the characters "Payment is being made after the third race" on the display unit 23 as shown in FIG. Is done. That is, the operator can clearly identify the start timing of the payable race by the characters on the display unit 23.

Thus, when the operator inserts the betting ticket into, for example, the payout operation console 7, the voting data is read and the operation console control circuit 30, the bus 32, the host interface circuit
It is sent to the host computer through 29. The host computer determines the hit / non-hit of the voting data, a hit determination result notification including data such as the number of hits and the rebate amount is transmitted from the host computer, received by the host interface circuit 29, and further transmitted to the bus. MPU2 through 32
It is processed in 6 and transferred to the payout console 7 through the bus 32 and the console control circuit 30.

As a result, the display screen becomes, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a display of a public stadium is displayed on a display 34 corresponding to the display 23, and a hit ballot is indicated by an arrow 35. The voting amount, the type of betting ticket, and the like are displayed on the display 36.

When the operator turns on the pay button of the payout console 7 based on this display screen, the display screen of the payout console 7 is switched as shown in FIG. 7, and the number of hits is displayed on the display unit 37 and the display unit is displayed. 20 shows the refund amount.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the refundable start timing can be identified, so that it is possible to prevent a request for refund before the confirmed data is input to the host computer from being rejected. It has features such as being particularly suitable when applied to an automatic voting ticket refund machine operated directly by a fan.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart when a race is determined by a host computer, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a display screen before reading a voting ticket. Fig. 5 shows a display screen where a refund race is possible, Fig. 6 shows an example display screen when the read voting ticket is hit, Fig. 7 shows an example display screen after the payment button is turned on, and Fig. 8 shows a public stadium. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of an example of a betting ticket refund machine, and FIG. 10 is an external view of an example of a refund console. In the figure, 6 is a refund control device, 7 and 8 are refund operation consoles 10 is a display screen, 17 is a voting ticket, 18 is a reading unit, 19 is a transmission unit, 20 is a refund amount display unit, 21 is a receiving unit, and 22 is a receiving unit. Display data generating means, 23 indicates a display unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] After a race result is determined, voting data obtained by reading an input voting ticket (17) by a reading unit (18) is transmitted to a host computer by a transmitting means (19), and a result of the hit determination by the host computer is obtained. A voting ticket refund machine for displaying a refund amount on a refund amount display section (20) based on the notification; a receiving means for receiving a confirmation notice to be given after the host computer has created a refund look-up table based on input of confirmed data of a race result ( 21); display data generating means (22) for generating payable display data for each race determined by the receiving means (21) receiving the determination notification; and A betting ticket refund machine, comprising: a display section (23) for displaying a refundable display of a race.