JPS6143375A - Voting ticket requesting device and system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the purchasing system of voting tickets and also to attain a service system where a race relay broadcast, etc. can be watched with the small scale of facilities, by securing such a system where the voting tickets can be purchased through a display system and at the same time the race relay broadcast is also enjoyed. CONSTITUTION:A voting ticket request system 1 comprised of voting ticket requesting devices 6-1-6-n, a control terminal 7 and a terminal controller 5. The devices 6 include a keyboard part 20, the transmission part 27 of an interface part 25 which delivers the voting ticket information, etc. given from the part 20 to the system 1 and a reception part 26 which receives various types of information from the system 1. Furthermore a voting ticket producing part 21 which produces the voting tickets based on the information given from the system 1 is added together with a TV receiver 23 which contains a display to display the TV picture information, etc. and a picture switching part 24 which displays selectively the normal TV picture information supplied through an antenna 28 and other picture information.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (b) Industrial application field.

The present invention relates to a voting application device and a voting application system in so-called gambling competitions such as horse racing and bicycle racing.

(b) Conventional technology In horse racing, bicycle racing, etc., voting tickets are purchased at ■ racetrack sales booths, ■ outside racetrack sales booths, ■ telephone voting, etc. Incidentally, all of these gambling competitions are losing customers due to factors such as diversification of leisure activities, and sales are on the decline.

Therefore, various attempts are being made to counter the decline in sales. Now, if we take a closer look at off-site sales booths, we find that conventional off-site sales booths are only designed to sell voting tickets in order to prevent customers from lingering as much as possible (although there are countermeasures for surrounding residents). The reality is that not only services such as displays and race broadcasts, but also seats for customers are not prepared.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention Therefore, from the perspective of preventing customers from leaving, studies have begun to consider ways to keep customers coming back, and examples such as the US installed ETRAM system have been introduced.

You can think of the T E L E 'l' RA K system as a movie theater that broadcasts races and sells voting tickets.In addition to selling voting tickets, it also broadcasts the race online, displays tickets, etc., and has excellent service. is good.However,
If a relatively large-scale location such as a movie theater is set up, there is a risk that too many customers will gather, similar to conventional off-site sales locations, which may cause opposition from surrounding residents.

Therefore, it is desirable to be able to provide convenient services such as those mentioned above in smaller facilities.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a keyboard means, a transmission interface means for transmitting voting information etc. input from the keyboard means to the center system side,
a receiving interface means for receiving various information sent from the center system side; a voting ticket issuing means for issuing a voting ticket based on the information sent from the center system side via the receiving interface means; and a display. a television image information receiving and displaying means for displaying television image information, etc.; and a television image information receiving and displaying means for selectively displaying either normal television image information or other image information inputted from the antenna. The present invention provides a voting application device comprising at least a screen switching means.

Furthermore, the present invention provides the above-mentioned voting application device and
Cancellation information 1 Consists of a management terminal that exchanges account balance information, etc. with the center system, and a center system that changes the set account contents based on voting information and sends the account contents to the management terminal. It provides a voting application system.

(e) Effects Since there are no TV broadcasts at normal off-site ticket sales locations, the coffee shops around the outside of the venue are usually crowded with people who have bought voting tickets to watch the TV broadcasts. If you think about this the other way around, it's more like the so-called "invader game" at a coffee shop.
It would be convenient if we could create a system where people could buy voting tickets and watch race broadcasts using a display system like this one.

The voting application device of the present invention is configured to have such a function, and can also be used as a voting application system in a relatively small place such as a coffee shop or restaurant.
The system is designed to allow for refunds.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voting application system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a center system, and 2 is a voting application place, such as a coffee shop.

3 is the store, 4 is the counter, 5 is the terminal control device, 6-1~
6-n is a voting application device, and 7 is a management terminal.

8 is a processing device, 9 is a file, 10 is an account information holding unit,
1) is a line, 12-1 to 12-n are customers, and 13 is a clerk.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a voting application device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 20 is a keyboard section, 21 is a voting ticket issuing section, 22 is a game image input section, 23 is a TV receiver, 24 25 is a screen switching section, 25 is an interface section, 26 is a receiving section, 27 is a transmitting section, and 28 is a television antenna.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a management terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 30 is a keyboard section 31 is a display section;
32 is an interface section, 33 is a receiving section, and 34 is a transmitting section.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained. First, customer 12-1,
For example, instead of buying pachinko balls, a voting account is purchased through the clerk I3. The clerk 13 operates the keyboard section 30 of the management terminal to input voting account opening information.

The input account opening information is sent by the transmitter 34 to the center system 1 via the terminal control device 5. The processing device 8 of the center system 1 sets an account in the file 9. The account is held in the account information holding unit 1o.

Thereafter, the customer 12-1 operates the voting application device to perform various operations, and when purchasing a voting ticket, operates the keyboard section 20 to input voting information. for example,
"Sapporo", "1st", "2nd day", "winning streak J, rl
-2.2000 yen". The input voting information is sent by the transmitter 27 to the center system 1 via the terminal control device 5. In center system 1,
Voting information is recorded in the account information holding unit 10. Thereafter, the center system 1 sends ticket issuing information necessary for issuing voting tickets to the voting application device. When the receiving unit 26 receives this ticket issuing information, the voting application device controls the voting ticket issuing unit 21 to issue a voting ticket. This puts the voting ticket in the hands of the customer. After this, the customer
By operating a specific key, the screen switching unit 24 is controlled to display the screen that the user wants to see on the screen of the TV receiver 23. For example, when the start of a race is near, the user may switch to a channel that broadcasts live horse racing live broadcasts to watch the race broadcast, and after the race, the user may switch to another channel.

It also displays game images from the game image input section 22 and plays video games.

In this way, the account information holding unit 1 of the center system 1
As long as there is money left in 0, the customer can continue purchasing voting tickets. If the voting ticket is correct, account information holding unit 1
The balance information held at 0 will increase, and if there is a failure, the balance information will decrease. These calculation processes are performed by the processing device 8 of the center system 1.

Furthermore, by operating the keyboard unit 20, the center system 1 receives information on the amount and remaining balance.

etc., and display it on the screen of the TV receiver (family court 23).

When the customer leaves, he requests the clerk 13 at the counter 4 to settle the bill. The clerk 13 causes the keyboard center system 1 of the management terminal to send out payment information.

This settlement amount information is displayed on the display unit 31 of the management terminal,
The clerk 13 processes the payment based on this. In addition,
Since the center system 1 side knows the remaining balance information for each account, processing can be performed by simply inputting only the account number and account cancellation information from the management terminal, but voting information input on the voting ticket is It can be used for checking operations on the center system 1 side.

The voting ticket in the above example may be in the same format as the official voting ticket issued at the on-site/off-site sales office (which can be paid anywhere in the country), but it may be in the form of a simple receipt that can only be used within the store. It may be. In places where there is a low possibility of forgery or alteration, a simple receipt format will contribute to reducing the cost of the device.

(G) Effects of the invention According to the present invention, it becomes easier to purchase voting tickets, and
It becomes possible to watch race broadcasts, etc. on the spot, and it is possible to provide a device/system with extremely high serviceability for users, which has an extremely large effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voting application system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a voting application system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a voting application system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. In the figure, ■ is a center system, 6-1 to 5-n are voting application devices, 7 is a management terminal, and 8 is a processing device. 10 is an account information holding section, 20 is a keyboard section, 21 is a voting ticket issuing section, 23 is a TV receiver, and 24 is a screen switching section.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) Keyboard means, transmission interface means for transmitting voting information etc. input from the keyboard means to the center system side, reception interface means for receiving various information transmitted from the center system side, and the above reception interface. a voting ticket issuing means for issuing voting tickets based on information sent from the center system via a means; a television image information receiving and displaying means equipped with a display for displaying television image information, etc.; and a television image information receiving and displaying means for displaying television image information etc. A voting application device comprising at least double-sided switching means for selectively displaying either normal television image information or other image information on the television image information receiving and displaying means. (2) As the other image information mentioned above, the voting information service image information sent from the center system side and/or
The voting application device according to claim 1, further comprising game-type image information. (3) (a) a keyboard means, a transmission interface means for transmitting voting information etc. input from the keyboard means to the center system side, and a reception interface means for receiving various information transmitted from the center system side; a voting ticket issuing means for issuing voting tickets based on information sent from the center system side via the receiving interface means; a television image information receiving and displaying means equipped with a display for displaying television image information, etc.; (b) a keyboard; a transmission interface means for transmitting account opening/cancellation information, etc. input from the keyboard means to the center system side, and a reception interface means for receiving various information such as account balance information transmitted from the center system side. , a management terminal device comprising at least display means for displaying various information such as account balance information transmitted from the center system side via the reception interface means; (c) from the management terminal device; An account is set up based on the sent account opening information, the account contents are changed based on the voting information input from the voting application device, and the account contents are managed according to a request from the management terminal. A voting application system comprising: a center system configured to send data to a terminal for use in voting;