JPS63104176A - Payment system for voting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent withdraw from and deposit to another person's account by withdrawing a voting bet or paying a dividend via an information memory card (IC card) after the coincidence is secured between an identification number stored in the IC card and an input identification number. CONSTITUTION:An identification number stored in an IC card is compared with an identification number supplied from a keyboard of a terminal equipment 1. When coincidence is obtained between both numbers, the following processing is carried out. That is, a bet is subtracted from the balance of an account number stored in the IC card when coincidence is obtained between the identification number stored in the IC card and that supplied by a proposer for payment of the bet in a voting application mode. Then a prize is added to the balance of an account number obtained by the IC card after coincidence is confirmed between the identification number read out of the IC card and that supplied by a requester in a prize payment mode.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a payment method for a voting system, and in particular to an IC payment system.
The present invention relates to a payment system for a voting system suitable for automating the payment of bets and winnings using an information recording card such as a card, magnetic card, optical card, etc. and making it cashless.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in voting systems, bet payments and prizes are paid in cash, but there have been concerns about safety against theft and the like that occur when paying cash.

In order to solve this problem, some voting systems are known that are cashless. For example, as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 178572/1983, an ID card is used when paying bets, and bets are automatically withdrawn in an effort to achieve a cashless system. However, the payment of winnings is The method is to dispense cash from the payment machine.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional technology takes into account the cashless system when applying for voting, but cash is paid when paying the prize money, and no provision or preparation has been made for a truly cashless system.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a payment method for a voting system that allows cashless voting when applying for a vote, as well as cashless payment when paying prizes, in view of the points that have not been considered in the past. It is about providing.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an information recording card that records various information, a reading means for reading the contents recorded on the information recording card, an input means for inputting a password, and a terminal input/output. In a voting system having processing means for processing data, when the password obtained by reading the information recording card and the password input from the input means match, the account number recorded on the information recording card The wager at the time of voting is paid by withdrawing the wager from the card, and when the password obtained by reading the information recording card and the password input from the manual means match, the password is recorded on the information recording card. The feature is that the prize money is paid by transferring the prize money to the given account number.

The information recording cards used in this specification include:
An information recording card using magnetic recording, semiconductor memory, optical recording, etc. is shown.

[Effect]

In the present invention, the wager payment at the time of voting application is
When the password recorded on the information recording card and the password input by the applicant match, the bet is deducted from the balance of the account number recorded on the information recording card.

This can prevent fraudulent voting by someone other than the information recording card owner stealing someone else's card.

When paying the prize, when it is confirmed that the PIN obtained as a result of the card reading matches the PIN entered by the payment requester, the prize amount will be added to the balance of the account number obtained by reading the information record card. To do something. This prevents mistakes in transferring money to someone else's account.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a voting system to which the present invention is applied.

This voting system is composed of a terminal device 1 and a central system (center) 2, and the terminal device 2t and the central system 2 are connected through a communication line or the like. Although only L terminal devices 1 are shown here, the system is not limited to this one, and a plurality of similar terminal devices may be connected to form a system.

The terminal device 1 includes an input section 21 a display section 31 a ticket issuing section 4° and a control section 5.
．． PIN code input 11%lI 6, central system connection section 7. Information recording card reading section 20. and lottery ticket reading section 2
Consists of 6. The central system 8 also includes a data processing device 9. It consists of a data storage device to. The details of the operation of each part will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 1, which will be described later.

FIG. 3 shows a lottery ticket 11 issued by the ticket issuing unit 4, with at least lottery number 12. Bet 13° Identification code 16
and an identification code (barcode section) 25 are printed.

Figure 4 shows the winning certificate (copy) 14 issued upon winning.
, and at least the winning amount is printed.

FIG. 5 shows an information recording card 17, on which at least a password 18 and an account number 20 are recorded.

FIG. 6 shows the data recording format in the data storage device lo, and includes at least an identification section 21 and an identification code 22.
．． Lottery number 23. It is composed of i amount 24.

FIG. 1 is a processing flowchart at the time of payment of a voting system showing one embodiment of the present invention. Here, (a) shows the processing flow at the time of application, and (b) shows the processing flow at the time of award payment. Hereinafter, a process will be described in which voting is performed at the request of a voting applicant who owns an information recording card according to FIG. 1(a).

First, the information recording card 17 owned by the applicant is installed on the terminal r! When the card is inserted into a predetermined card insertion slot (not shown) at t1, the information recording card reader 20 reads the password 18 and account number 19 recorded on the information recording card 17 (step 100).

Next, when the applicant enters a PIN from the PIN input section 6 (step 101), the PIN 18 recorded on the information recording card 17 and the PIN entered by the applicant from the PIN input section 6 match. Check (step 102
). If the control section 5 cannot confirm the match (step 103), an error message is displayed on the display section 3 (step 104). Also, when a match is confirmed,
Allow the applicant to vote, and the applicant enters the lottery number on terminal device 1.
When inputted from the input unit 2 (step 105), the account number 19 data recorded on the information recording card 17 is added to the input lottery number data under the control of the control unit 5, and the data is exchanged with the central system 8. Central system 8 via connection 7
(step 106).

In the central system 8, the data processing device 9 checks whether there is a balance equivalent to the bet in the account indicated by the account number 19 data (step 107). If the account does not have enough money left to cover the bet (step 108), the central system 8 creates an error message and sends it to the terminal device 1 (step 109). The terminal device 1 that receives this error message displays the error message on the display section 3 (step 110). If the account has a balance equivalent to the amount of the bet (step 108), the bet is withdrawn from the account (step 111). After that, the terminal
The identification code numbered by the data processing device 9 is added to the lottery number data inputted from the input section 2 of a1 and sent to the central system 8, and the identification code 22 is stored in the data storage device 1o in the format shown in FIG. The lottery number 23 is stored (step 112).

Thereafter, in the central system 8, in order to print out the lottery ticket 11 shown in FIG. Based on the data of bet 13 calculated by
Data with the identification code 16, which is also numbered by the data processing device 9, is added and transmitted to the terminal device l (step 113).
), the ticket issuing unit 4 of the terminal device 1 generates a lottery ticket 11 shown in FIG.
is printed out (step 114).

Through the process described above, when the lottery ticket 11 is issued and the winning number is determined by lottery, the data processing device 9 in the central system 8 searches the file shown in FIG. It is confirmed whether the lottery number determined by the lottery number 23 matches the lottery number 23 stored in the file, and if there is a match, the winning code is set in the identification section 21 of the file shown in FIG. The prize amount is recorded in the prize amount column 24.

Next, the process when the winner receives payment of the prize money will be explained according to FIG. 1(b). Here, the term "winner" includes cases in which a person who is not a winner receives payment of the prize money, so it will be referred to as a "payment requester" hereinafter.

First, the information record card 17 owned by the payment requester.
is inserted into a predetermined card insertion slot (not shown) of the terminal device l, the information recording card reader 20 reads the password 18 and account number 19 recorded on the information recording card 17.
(step 200). When the payment requester inputs the PIN number from the PIN input section 6 (step 20
1) The control unit 5 checks whether the password 18 recorded on the information recording card 17 matches the password entered by the payment requester (step 202). If a match cannot be confirmed (step 203), an error message is displayed on the display section 3 (step 204). Further, when a match is confirmed, the operator is allowed to input the identification code (barcode section) 25 or identification code 16 printed on the lottery ticket 11.

When the operator causes the lottery ticket reading section 26 of the terminal device l to read the lottery ticket 11 shown in FIG.
reads the identification code (barcode part) 25 of the lottery ticket 11 (step 2o5), and sends the read identification code data to the control unit 5. The control unit 5 adds the data of the account number 19 obtained by reading the information recording card 17 to the identification code data, and sends it to the central system 8 as prize payment request data (step 206). In addition, if the lottery ticket 11 cannot be read by the lottery ticket reading unit 26 of the terminal device 1, an operator can read the identification code 16 printed on the lottery ticket 11 as an alternative method and read the identification code 16 printed on the lottery ticket 11. It is also possible to input from the J section 2 (step 207).

In the central system 8, when the prize payout request data is received from the terminal device 1, the data processing device 9 first extracts the identification code data from the prize payout request data, and the identification code is stored in the data storage device 10. It is checked whether the identification code 22 in the file shown in FIG.
08°209). If it is confirmed that the winning code is registered in the identification code 22, and the winning code is set in the indicator part 21 of the identification code 22, confirming the winning (step 209).
, pay the prize money by transferring it to the account specified by the account number 19 on the information record card 17 (step 2
10), if the identification code is not registered in the identification code 22 of the data storage device 10 (step 211
), the lottery ticket is determined to be an accident ticket (Step 212),
Further, the identification code is the identification code 22 of the data storage device 10.
If the winning code is not set in the sign section 21 even if it is registered in the ticket, it will be treated as a losing ticket (step 213).
, the data processing device 9 creates a message to be displayed on the display section 3 of the terminal device 1, and the terminal device 1 that receives the 0 display message to be sent to the terminal device 1 displays it on the display section 3 (
Steps 214°215).

In the winning process, when the central system 8 completes the bank transfer of the prize money, the data processing device 9 creates data to be printed out on the winning certificate 14 shown in FIG. 4 and sends it to the terminal device 1 (step 216).

In the terminal device 1 that has received the data to be printed out on the winning certificate 14 from the central system 8, the ticket issuing unit 4 issues the winning certificate 14 (step 217). When the above processing is completed, the central system 8 stores the data storage device 1 shown in FIG.
The payment method code is set in the sra section 21 corresponding to the identification code 22 in 0, and the process is completed (step 218).

Note that the present invention is not limited to the configurations shown in the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are allowed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, a card that stores PIN number 2 and account number is an IC card.

An optical storage card or the like may also be used.

In this embodiment, by using an information recording card and a terminal device equipped with information recording card reading, data processing, and communication functions with the central system and the central system, the payment of bets and winnings at the time of voting is carried out. can be made cashless.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in a voting system, cashless voting application and cashless prize payment can be performed, so various problems that occur when prize money is paid can be solved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of processing at the time of payment in a voting system showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a voting system to which the present invention is applied, and Fig. 3 shows an example of a lottery ticket issued by voting. Figure 4 is a diagram showing the winning certificate (copy) issued upon winning, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the recorded contents of the information recording card, and Figure 6 is a diagram showing the recording format in the data storage device. . l: terminal device, 2: input section, 3: display section, 4: ticketing section,
5: Control unit, 6: PIN input unit, 7: Central system connection unit, 8: Central system, 9: Data processing device, 10:
Data storage device, 11: Lottery ticket, 12: Lottery number, 13
: Wager, 14: Winning certificate, 15: Winning amount, 16: Identification code, 17: Information recording card, 18: PIN number, 19:
Account number, 2o: Information recording card reading section, 21: Sign section, 22: Identification code, 23: Lottery number, 24: Prize ring, 2
5: Identification code (barcode section), 26: Lottery ticket reading section. Figure 3] Figure 5 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. It has an information recording card that records various information, a reading means for reading the contents recorded on the information recording card, an input means for inputting a password, and a processing means for processing terminal input/output data. In the voting system, when the PIN obtained by reading the information recording card and the PIN entered from the input means match, the bet can be withdrawn from the account number recorded on the information recording card at the time of voting. When the PIN number obtained by reading the information recording card matches the PIN number entered from the input means, the winnings will be transferred to the account number recorded on the information recording card. A payment method for a voting system that is characterized by paying prizes by wire transfer.