JPS6197780A - Voting card selling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To repay a hitting card, to purchase a voting card in repaying the hitting card, in any case, by one device. CONSTITUTION:When a voting card B is inserted from the card inserting port, the contents of the card surface of the character, etc., expressed in the voting card B are read, it is judged whether or not the card is a hitting card, and the processing by a hitting judging means (a) is completed. When the card is judged to be a hitting card, a repaying amount is counted by a repaying amount counting means (b), the number of sheets, the number of votes and the repaying amount are displayed by display parts 14, 15 and 16. Next, when a card issuing key 26 is pushed by a card issuing means (d), a printer is operated, the contents of the card surface are printed, the voting card B is issued and the total amount of the selling amount is counted by a selling amount counting means (e) and the total amount is displayed at the above-mentioned display part 13. After that, a difference amount between a repaying amount and a selling amount is counted by a difference counting means (f) and the repaying amount is displayed at display part 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a voting ticket vending device that sells voting tickets such as horse racing tickets and car tickets at, for example, racetracks and velodromes.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention aims to facilitate the purchase of voting tickets for fans, and also to improve the economic efficiency of the organizer by using a single device for refunding winning tickets and purchasing voting tickets. It makes it possible to do so.

(Prior art and its problems) The counters at racetracks and velodromes are divided into sales counters and refund counters. The conventional voting ticket vending device is installed at the vending counter because it has a groove dedicated to vending, whereas a refund device exclusively for repaying is installed at the refunding counter. For this reason, in the past, when a fan wanted to buy a voting ticket by converting the winning ticket into cash, they would first go to a refund counter and exchange the winning ticket for cash, and then sell the ticket with the converted cash. I went to the counter and bought a voting ticket.

However, in conventional cases like this, in addition to lining up at the refund counter to redeem money, you also have to line up at the sales counter, spending a lot of time purchasing voting tickets, and thinking about the next race. There were drawbacks, such as a lack of time, which made it impossible to fully enjoy the race. In addition, fans had to move from place to place to find the refund window and the sales window, and in some cases, there was a risk that they would not be able to purchase voting tickets because they would have to take the time to redeem the tickets in time for the sale. Furthermore, the organizers have to install two types of equipment, one for refunds and one for sales, and also have to set up both refund locations and sales locations, as well as assign personnel to each location. This method had the disadvantage of being uneconomical due to high costs and personnel costs.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides refunds for winning tickets, purchase of voting tickets, and
1 for purchasing voting tickets while refunding winning tickets.
It can be done with a machine on a stand (for the purpose of rubbing).

(Structure and Effects of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the voting ticket vending device of the present invention reads the contents of the ticket such as characters written on the voting ticket and determines whether it is accurate. A winning determination means a for determining whether the voting ticket is a winning ticket, and a refund amount calculation means for calculating the refund amount when the voting ticket is a winning ticket.
a commanding means C for commanding and manipulating the contents of the face of the voting ticket to be sold; and a ticketing means d for recording the contents of the face instructed by the commanding means C on the voting ticket and selling the voting ticket.
, a sale amount calculation means e that calculates the sale price of the voting ticket sold by the ticket issuing means d, a refund amount calculated by the refund amount calculation means 1, and a sale amount calculated by the sale amount calculation means e. and a difference display means g for displaying the difference calculated by the difference calculation means r.

In other words, when only the winning ticket is refunded, the refund amount due to the winning ticket is calculated, and the difference is calculated by setting the sale price as 0, so that only the refund amount is actually displayed.

In the case of simply purchasing a voting ticket, the refund amount is set to 0, the voting ticket is sold by the ticket issuing means, and the actual sales amount is calculated and displayed.

When purchasing a voting ticket while refunding a winning ticket, the calculation of the refund amount, the sale of the voting ticket, the calculation of the voting ticket sale amount, and the calculation and display of the difference between the refund amount and the sale amount are performed.

Therefore, even though it is a single device, it is possible to refund winning tickets, sell voting tickets, and sell voting tickets while refunding winning tickets. Regardless of whether you purchase a voting ticket,
Instead of having to search around for a ticket counter, fans only need to go to any ticket counter, they can quickly purchase voting tickets, they can enjoy the race with plenty of time, and they can improve their fan performance. . In addition, organizers only need to install one type of equipment, and compared to installing both a refund counter and a sales counter, the number of counters is reduced, which reduces equipment costs and reduces equipment costs. In addition, the number of staff assigned to counters can be reduced, reducing personnel costs, and overall economic efficiency can be significantly improved.

(Description of Examples) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on examples shown in the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the voting ticket vending device A of the present invention, in which a ticket insertion slot 2 for inserting a voting ticket B is provided on one side of the main body case L, and a command is provided on the front. An operating section 3 and a display 14 are provided, and a first hopper 5 for storing winning tickets, a second hopper 6 for storing winning tickets, and sold votes are provided on the other side of the main body case L. Ticket B
The third hoppers 7 for accommodating the hoppers are arranged in three upper and lower tiers in parallel.

Moreover, a roll paper 8 for selling voting tickets B is provided at the upper part of one horizontal side of the main body case 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the display section 4 includes a determination display section 9 that illuminates and displays the operating state of the device A and the determination state for the voting ticket B, a race number display section 101 and a group number display section 11. , an amount display section 12, a display section 13 for the total price sold, a display section 14 for the number of voting tickets B read, a display section 15 for the number of votes for the voting tickets B read, a display section 15 for the number of voting tickets B read, and a display section 15 for the number of voting tickets B read.
A display section 16 for displaying the refund amount, a display section 17 for displaying the difference amount to be refunded based on the difference between the refund amount and the total sale price, and a display section 18 for displaying the difference amount to be requested from the purchaser. . In the judgment display section 9,
The device is designed to light up to indicate when the power is turned on and off, when it is shut off, when there is an abnormality in device A, when it is unreadable, when it is out of order, and when there is a suspicion of forgery.

The command operation unit 3 includes a clear key 19 for clearing abnormalities in the device A, a readiness key 20 for turning the device A into an inverted state when a fan comes on, and an end key 21 for indicating that the voting ticket B to be read has ended. , race number, , group number, and sale price.A key 23 indicates that the number entered on the numeric keypad 22 is the race number.The number entered on the numeric keypad 22 is the group number. A key 24 for indicating that the number entered on the numeric keypad 22 is the sales amount, and a key 26 for instructing the issuance of voting ticket B are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the device A includes an image sensor 27 for reading the contents of the ticket such as characters written on the voting ticket B, and an image sensor 27 for reading the contents of the ticket such as characters written on the voting ticket B. A printer 28 and a control device 29 are provided for printing the contents of the card. The control device 29 includes:
CPU30, RAM31. It is composed of a ROM 32, an A/D converter 33 that converts the signal from the image sensor 27 into a digital signal, an input circuit 34, and an output circuit 35.

Next, FIG. This will be explained using the flowchart shown in . First, it is determined whether the ready key 20 has been operated or not (Step N'l). If it is determined that the ready key 20 has been operated,
The previous race number, group number, amount, total amount, number of tickets, number of votes, and refund amount that have been displayed until then are turned off and erased (step N2). After that, it is determined whether voting ticket B has been inserted from the ticket insertion slot (step N3), and if it is determined that it has been inserted, the contents of the ticket, such as the characters written on voting ticket B, are read (step N4), and after that, If it is determined whether the ticket is a winning ticket or not, step N5) ends the processing by the winning ticket determining means a.

In step N5, if it is determined that the ticket is not a winning ticket, that is, it is a losing ticket, the first hopper 5 is asked to collect the voting ticket B (step N6), and then the process returns to step N3. On the other hand, if it is determined that the ticket is a winning ticket, the refund amount calculation means calculates the refund amount (step N7), and displays the number of tickets, the number of votes, and the refund amount on the display section 14, 15, and 16°. Step N8), and
The winning ticket is collected in the second hopper 6 (step N9
).

Next, it is determined whether or not the refund end key 21 has been pressed (Step N10). If it is determined that it has not been pressed, the process returns to Step N3. On the other hand, if it is determined that it has been pressed, the total amount of the refund amount, that is, the total amount is calculated. In step Ni1), the process proceeds to a process based on the command means C.

In the above-mentioned command means C, first, the race No.

Step N12 to determine whether the key 23 has been pressed
), if it is determined that it has been pressed, the race number is displayed on the display section 10 (step N15), then it is determined whether the group number key 24 has been pressed or not (step N14), and if it is determined that it has been pressed, the display section 11 is Step N15 to display the group number.
), then it is determined whether the sale amount key 25 of voting ticket B has been pressed or not (step N16). If it is determined that it has been pressed, the amount is displayed on the display section 12 (step N16).
17). Next, the ticket issuing means d determines whether or not the ticket issuing key 26 has been pressed (step N18). If it is determined that the ticket issuing key 26 has been pressed, the printer 28 is activated to print the contents of the ticket and issue a 711 ticket B. (Step N
+9) The sales amount calculating means e calculates the total amount of the sales amount, and displays the total amount on the display section 13 (step N20). Thereafter, the difference calculation means r calculates the difference between the refund amount and the sale price (Step N21), and it is determined whether the difference is insufficient (Step N22). If there is a difference, the difference amount to be refunded will be displayed in nη display f$17 (step N25); on the other hand, if it is determined that there is a shortage,
The billed amount is displayed on the entry display section 18 (step N24).
).

Thereafter, it is determined whether it is necessary to sell other voting tickets B (step N25), and if it is determined that it is necessary, the process returns to step N12.

In step Nl, if it is determined that the ready key 20 has not been pressed, it is then determined whether or not the clear key 19 has been pressed (step N26), and if it is determined that it has not been pressed, the process returns to step Nl, and the other key is pressed. If it is determined that the error has occurred, the abnormality display is cleared (step N27).

The voting ticket B used in the present invention is not limited to the so-called horizontal roll, in which characters, etc. are arranged parallel to the long side, as shown in FIG. It can also be applied to volumes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram corresponding to the scope of the claims, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the voting ticket vending device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view showing details of the command operation section and the display section, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a front view of a horizontally rolled voting ticket as an example. B...Voting ticket.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A winning determination means that reads the contents of the ticket such as characters written on the voting ticket and determines whether it is a winning ticket, and calculates the refund amount when the voting ticket is a winning ticket. a refund amount calculating means; a commanding means for commanding and manipulating the contents of the face of the voting ticket to be sold; a ticket issuing means for recording the contents of the face instructed by the commanding means on the voting ticket and selling the voting ticket; a sales amount calculation means for calculating the sales amount of the voting tickets sold by the ticket issuing means; and calculating the difference between the refund amount calculated by the refund amount calculation means and the sales amount calculated by the sales amount calculation means. A voting ticket vending device comprising: a difference calculation means; and a difference display means for displaying the difference calculated by the difference calculation means.