JP2001014505A - Lot tickets, lot ticket issuing device and its method, and winning and missing inquiry device and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small lot ticket issuing device which can simplify its mechanical constitution and also can reduce its operation cost. SOLUTION: When a lot ticket issuing request is received, a reader 215 reads the intrinsic number of roll paper and outputs it to a control/ communication part 22. When it is decided that the intrinsic number of the roll paper is normally read, the part 22 sends the read intrinsic number to a center via a communication circuit. The part 22 instructs a reader 214 to read the surface data on a lot ticket (1) out of a mark sheet that is put into a slit (211). Thus, the reader 214 reads the lot ticket surface data out of the mark sheet and sends them to the part 22. The part 22 sends the received data to the center. When the part 22 receives an instruction from the center 22 to issue the ticket (1), a printer 216 prints the lot ticket surface data on the surface of the roll paper and issues the ticket (1) in response to an instruction of the part 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a heat-sensitive paper having a surface,
The present invention relates to a lottery ticket having a back side made of plain paper, a lottery ticket issuing device for issuing the lottery ticket, a hit / loss inquiring machine, a lottery ticket issuing method, and a hit / miss inquiring method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, lottery tickets such as lottery tickets, voting tickets, etc.
For example, display contents such as a lottery number and a unique number specifying a lottery must be held for a long time.

For this reason, conventional lottery tickets are printed by a thermal transfer method in order to maintain display contents for a long period of time.

[0004] In this thermal transfer printing, a thermal transfer paper having display contents drawn on a base film with hot melt ink or sublimable ink is superimposed on plain paper, and the thermal transfer paper is heated using a thermal head. Ink melted or sublimated from thermal transfer paper adheres to plain paper for printing.

[0005] In addition to the thermal transfer method described above, there is a thermal printing method in which a thermal head is used to heat the thermal paper so that the thermal paper develops color and prints the displayed content.

[0006]

As described above, the conventional lottery tickets are printed by the thermal transfer method, so that thermal transfer paper is required, and the printing cost is high.

Further, since conventional lottery tickets use thermal transfer paper, there is a problem in that the printing apparatus becomes large, the complexity of the machine increases, and the operation cost increases.

[0008] In the case of a thermal print, the display contents are unclear due to the preservation state, and a state in which the display contents cannot be read occurs. In addition, since the display contents cannot be held for a long time, the validity cannot be guaranteed. There was a problem that thermal paper could not be used for tickets.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide lottery tickets that reduce the printing cost and ensure the validity of the face data printed by a miniaturized and simplified device.

Further, the present invention reduces the printing cost when printing lottery tickets, reduces the size and simplification of the apparatus, and issues lottery tickets that ensure validity of face data. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hit / miss inquiring machine, a lottery ticket issuing method, and a hit / miss inquiring method.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a ticket surface data consisting of a lottery ticket number selected by a lottery ticket purchaser and other necessary items, and a lottery ticket type. In the lottery tickets in which the unique number specifying the center is stored in the storage means of the center, the front side is made of thermal paper, and the back side is made of plain paper, and the front side thermal paper is printed with the ticket surface data, The unique number is printed on plain paper in advance using non-copyable ink.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the non-copyable ink is a stealth ink which can be seen only with light of a predetermined wavelength, and is hardly optically copied even if it can be seen by human eyes. It should be made of fluorescent ink or magnetic ink.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the surface is a thermal paper,
In addition, the back side is made of plain paper, the lottery ticket number selected by the lottery ticket purchaser and other facet data are printed on the thermal paper on the front side, and the lottery tickets are specified on the back side plain paper A ticket issuing device for issuing tickets pre-printed with ink that cannot be copied with a unique number, input means for inputting the face data, and display means for displaying the face data input by the input means And printing means for printing the ticket data input by the input means on the front side of the lottery tickets.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the center is connected via a communication line, the front side is made of thermal paper, and the back side is made of plain paper. The ticket data consisting of the selected lottery class number and other necessary information is printed, and a lottery ticket issuing a lottery ticket which is printed in advance on a plain paper on the back side with a unique number specifying the lottery ticket in ink which cannot be copied. In a class ticket issuing device, input means for inputting the face data, display means for displaying the face data input by the input means, and printing for printing the face data input by the input means on the surface of the lottery ticket Means, and transmitting means for transmitting the sheet data and the unique number input by the input means to the center and storing the same in the storage means of the center.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the center is connected via a communication line, the front side is made of thermal paper, and the back side is made of plain paper. The ticket data including the selected lottery class number and other necessary information is printed, and the unique number identifying the lottery ticket is printed on plain paper on the back side of the lottery ticket printed in advance with non-copyable ink. A reading means for reading the ticket data and the unique number of the lottery ticket, and transmitting the ticket data and the unique number read by the reading means to the center to determine whether or not the lottery ticket of the purchaser Transmission means for requesting a hit / miss determination, receiving means for receiving a determination result of a hit / hit determination request for lottery tickets transmitted by the transmission means from the center, and lottery tickets received by the receiving means So as to include a display means for displaying the determination result of out-per.

The hit / miss inquirer according to the fifth aspect corresponds to the lottery ticket issuing apparatus described in the embodiment.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the center is connected via a communication line, the front side is made of thermal paper, and the back side is made of plain paper. The ticket data including the selected lottery class number and other necessary information is printed, and the unique number identifying the lottery ticket is printed on plain paper on the back side of the lottery ticket printed in advance with non-copyable ink. A reading means for reading the face data and the unique number of the lottery ticket, and transmitting the face data and the unique number read by the reading means to the center to determine whether the lottery ticket has hit or not. Transmitting means for requesting the ticket, receiving means for receiving from the center the result of the request for determining whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit by the purchaser, and hitting the lottery ticket received by the receiving means. Display means for displaying a determination result of a miss, and printing means for printing information indicating a hit or a miss on the surface of the lottery ticket based on the determination result of the hit of the lottery ticket received by the receiving means. I do.

The hit-and-miss inquiry device according to claim 6 corresponds to the lottery ticket issuing device described in the embodiment.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the surface is a thermal paper,
In addition, in the lottery ticket issuing method of issuing lottery tickets in which the back side is made of plain paper and a unique number for identifying the lottery tickets is printed in advance on the back side with ink that cannot be copied, in the lottery ticket issuing method, The ticket data including the selected lottery class number and other necessary information is inputted, and the inputted face data is displayed, and the face data is printed on the front of the lottery ticket, and the inputted face data and the unique number are inputted. Is transmitted to the center and stored in the storage means of the center, and then the lottery tickets are issued.

The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the surface is a thermal paper,
In addition, the back side is made of plain paper, the lottery ticket number selected by the lottery ticket purchaser and other facet data are printed on the thermal paper on the front side, and the lottery tickets are specified on the back side plain paper In a hit-and-miss inquiry method of determining whether or not a lottery ticket has been printed in advance with ink that cannot be copied, the ticket data and the unique number of the lottery ticket are read, and the read sheet data and the unique number are read. The center sends a request to determine whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit, and then receives the result of the determination of whether or not the lottery ticket has been hit from the center. At the same time, information indicating a hit or miss on the surface of the lottery tickets is printed.

In the lottery tickets according to the present invention, since the ticket data and the unique number of the lottery tickets are stored in the center, even if the ticket data printed on the heat-sensitive paper on the front surface becomes unclear, it is valid. If it is a good lottery ticket, read the unique number on the back side, send the unique number to the center, and request an inquiry for the face data, so that the obscure face data can be found,
The validity of the lottery tickets can be ensured.

Further, in the lottery ticket according to the present invention, the face data is printed on the lottery ticket using heat-sensitive paper.
Since the face data is not printed on the lottery tickets using the thermal transfer paper, the configuration of the machine can be simplified, the lottery ticket issuing device that issues lottery tickets can be reduced, and the operating cost can be reduced.

In the lottery tickets according to the present invention, the unique number printed on the back side is printed with a special ink or the like that absorbs light of a specific wavelength that cannot be copied. Forgery can be prevented.

In the lottery ticket issuing device and the lottery ticket issuing method according to the present invention, the input ticket data and the unique number for specifying the lottery tickets are transmitted to the center and stored in the memory of the center. Thereby, the batch management of the lottery tickets can be performed at the center.

Further, in the hit / miss determination device and the hit / miss determination method according to the present invention, a request is made to the center for a hit / hit determination of a lottery ticket, and based on the determination result, the hit / miss of the lottery ticket is determined. Is displayed, it is possible to prevent payout mistakes when paying out lottery tickets.

In particular, in the lottery ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention,
Since the face data and the unique number are stored in the memory of the center in advance, even when the display of the face data printed on the thermal paper becomes unclear, the unique number of the lottery ticket is transmitted to the center, It is possible to determine whether or not a winning ticket is hit.

Further, in the hit / miss determination device and the hit / hit determination method according to the present invention, the center is requested to determine the hit / miss of the winning ticket, and based on the determination result, the hit / miss determination of the winning ticket is determined. Since the result is displayed and the information indicating the hit or miss is printed on the front side of the lottery tickets, it is possible to further prevent a refund mistake when paying out the lottery tickets.

[0028]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of a lottery ticket, a lottery ticket issuing apparatus and a lottery ticket issuing method according to the present invention.

First, an embodiment of lottery tickets according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a lottery ticket (hereinafter referred to as a lottery ticket) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a plan view of the front and back surfaces.

The lottery ticket 1 of this embodiment is a lottery ticket, a voting ticket, or the like, and as shown in FIG.
The back side is composed of plain paper 12, and as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the lottery ticket number selected by the lottery ticket purchaser, for example, "1-7" The release hall number "xxxxxx" shown and the validity period of this ticket "
Sheet data including lottery ticket management data of “month xx day” is printed, and on the back side, as shown in FIG. 1C, lottery tickets are specified, for example, “10000003”. A unique number consisting of alphanumeric characters is printed on the right end.

The above unique number is printed with a special ink that absorbs light of a specific wavelength that cannot be copied when the lottery ticket 1 is copied.

The special inks include, for example, stealth inks which can be seen only with light having a predetermined wavelength, and fluorescent inks which are hard to optically copy even if seen by human eyes.

The above-mentioned ticket surface data and unique number printed on the lottery ticket 1 are data stored in the storage means of the center and managed collectively.

In the lottery ticket 1 of this embodiment, since the face data and unique numbers of the lotteries are stored in the memory of the center, even if the face data printed on the thermal paper on the front surface becomes unclear. If it is a valid lottery ticket, the unique number on the back side is read, the unique number is transmitted to the center, and an inquiry request for the piece of face data can be made. Can be secured.

In the lottery ticket 1 of this embodiment, since the face data is printed on the thermal paper, the machine configuration is simpler than that of a conventional ticket issuing apparatus which prints the face data on thermal transfer paper as in the prior art. Therefore, the size of the apparatus can be reduced, and the operating cost can be reduced.

In the lottery ticket 1 of this embodiment, the unique number printed on the back side is printed with a special ink such as stealth ink, which absorbs light of a specific wavelength that cannot be copied. Forgery of the lottery ticket can be prevented.

Next, an embodiment of the lottery ticket issuing apparatus of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a lottery ticket issuing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of one embodiment of a lottery ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention.

The lottery ticket issuing apparatus 2 according to this embodiment issues the above-mentioned lottery ticket 1 and inquires whether the lottery ticket 1 has been hit or not. As shown in FIG. 4 is connected to the host computer 3 of the center.

The lottery ticket issuing apparatus 2 of this embodiment
As shown in FIG. 2, the ticket issuing unit 21 and the control / communication unit 2
2, a clerk display unit 23, and a customer display unit 24.

The ticket issuing section 21 issues the lottery ticket 1 on which the face data is printed.
1, lottery ticket insertion slot 212, lottery ticket discharge port 213, mark sheet reading reader 214 (not shown in FIG. 2, see FIG. 3),
A ticket reader 215 (not shown in FIG. 2; see FIG. 3); a printer 216 (not shown in FIG. 2; see FIG. 3);
And a winning ticket ejection detection sensor 217 (not shown in FIG. 2; see FIG. 3).

Here, the mark sheet insertion slot 211 is an insertion slot into which a mark sheet on which a lottery ticket number selected by the lottery ticket purchaser and other necessary information are printed is inserted.

The lottery ticket insertion slot 212 is an insertion slot that is inserted to determine whether the lottery ticket 1 selected by the lottery ticket purchaser is a hit or a miss.

The lottery ticket discharge port 213 discharges the lottery ticket 1 generated by the printer 216 and also discharges the lottery ticket 1 inserted in the determination of the winning of the lottery ticket 1.

The mark sheet reading reader 214 reads the sheet data written on the mark sheet inserted from the mark sheet insertion slot 211 when purchasing the lottery ticket 1, and outputs the read sheet data to the control / communication unit 22. It has become.

The ticket reading reader 215 is connected to the printer 21.
6 and reads out the face data and the unique number of the lottery ticket 1 generated and output to the control / communication unit 22.

When issuing the lottery ticket 1, the printer 216 prints the face data on the surface of the roll paper made of thermal paper and cuts a predetermined portion to generate the lottery ticket 1.

When it is determined that the winning ticket 1 has hit or missed, the printer 216 prints information indicating the hit or miss on the surface of the lottery ticket 1.

For example, when the lottery ticket 1 is a hit, a double circle “当 た り” is printed, and when the lottery ticket 1 is off, a cross “X” or “out” is displayed. Printed.

The lottery ticket ejection detection sensor 217 is provided above the lottery ticket ejection port 213, detects that the lottery ticket 1 has been ejected, and outputs the fact to the control / communication section 22. ing.

The control / communication section 22 has the following functions when issuing the lottery ticket 1 and when determining whether or not the lottery ticket 1 has been hit.

1) Function for Issuing Lottery Ticket 1 When issuing the lottery ticket 1, the control / communication unit 22 transmits a ticket from the attendant display unit 23 (to be described later) as shown in FIG. When a ticket issuance request is issued (see FIG. 4), an instruction is issued to the lottery ticket reader 215 to read the unique number printed on the roll paper (see FIG. 4), and the unique number is received (see FIG. 4). 4).

The control / communication section 22 issues an instruction to the mark sheet reading reader 214 to read the lottery number or the like printed on the mark sheet (see FIG. 4), and receives the sheet data (see FIG. 4). ), And transmits the pair of the face data and the unique number received to the host computer 3 of the center (see FIG. 4).

When the control / communication section 22 receives a ticket issuing instruction from the host computer 3 provided at the center (see FIG. 4), the control section 22 sends the ticket 216 to the printer 216.
(See FIG. 4), and after the printing of the lottery ticket 1 is completed by the printer 216 and the lottery ticket 1 is issued from the voting ticket discharge port 213 (see a in FIG. 4), A notification that the lottery ticket 1 has been discharged, that is, a notification that the ticket has been issued, is received from the lottery ticket discharge detection sensor 217 provided above the ticket discharge port 213 (FIG. 4).
B).

The center host computer 3
When the face data and the unique number of the lottery ticket 1 are received from the control / communication unit 22, the face data and the unique number are stored in the unique number storage unit 32 (FIG. 4).
Reference).

The information stored in the storage unit 32 such as a unique number is, for example, information as shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the unique number etc. storage unit 32 stores the unique number of the lottery ticket 1 (see FIG. 5).
And information indicating whether or not a ticket has been issued for each unique number of each lottery ticket 1 (see FIG. 5), and information indicating the date of issuance when a ticket has been issued (see FIG. 5). Lottery ticket number (Fig. 5
(See FIG. 5), lottery ticket management data including a release hall number indicating the release hall, the validity period of this ticket, etc. (see FIG. 5).
Are stored.

2) Function for Determining Missing or Winning of Ticket 1 The control / communication unit 22 notifies the user that the ticket 1 has been inserted into the ticket insertion slot 212 and has been inserted into the ticket reader 215. When receiving the ticket (see FIG. 6), the ticket reader 215
The instruction to read the face data and the unique number of the lottery ticket 1 is output (see FIG. 6).

When the control / communication section 22 receives the face data and the unique number from the ticket reading reader 215 (see FIG. 6), the control / communication section 22 transmits the received face data and the unique number to the host computer 3 of the center via a communication line. 4 to request a hit / miss determination (see FIG. 6).

When it is not possible to read the face data, the control / communication section 22 transmits only the unique number to the host computer 3 of the center, and requests for a hit / miss determination. .

When the control / communication unit 22 receives the determination result of the winning / missing of the winning ticket 1 from the center host computer 3 via the communication line 4 (see FIG. 6), the control / communication unit 22 An instruction is output to the printer 216 so as to print the information indicating the above-mentioned hit or miss on the surface of the lottery ticket 1 (see FIG. 6).

The control / communication unit 22 is provided with a printer 21
6, the printer 216 is instructed to discharge the printed lottery ticket 1 from the lottery discharge port 213 (see a in FIG. 6).
Then, the lottery ticket 1 is detected from the lottery ticket discharge detection sensor 217.
Is notified (see b in FIG. 6).

The center host computer 3
Upon receiving a notification of the unique number from the control / communication unit 22 via the communication line 4 and receiving a request to determine whether or not the winning ticket 1 has been hit, a request is made based on the information stored in the storage unit 32 such as the unique number. It is determined whether or not the received lottery ticket 1 has been hit (see in FIG. 6), and the determination result is transmitted to the control / communication unit 22.
To be sent to.

When issuing the lottery ticket 1, the attendant display section 23 has a touch key for the attendant to make a predetermined input, and displays the contents of the issue.

The clerk display unit 23 displays the winning and losing when determining the winning and losing of the lottery ticket 1.
It has a touch key for performing a process for discharging the lottery ticket 1.

The customer display section 24 displays the face data when the lottery ticket 1 is issued, and when the lottery ticket 1 is determined to be hit, the customer display section 24 displays the hit or miss. It has become.

Subsequently, the lottery ticket issuing device 2 of this embodiment
Will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a ticket issuing process of the lottery ticket issuing device of this embodiment.

When a predetermined touch key on the touch panel on the clerk display unit 23 is pressed by the clerk and a ticketing request is output to the control / communication unit 22 (step 110),
The control / communication unit 22 starts executing the ticketing operation start command (Step 120).

Next, the ticket reader 215 reads the unique number printed on the back of the roll paper, and outputs the read unique number to the control / communication unit 22 (step 125).

The control / communication unit 22 is provided with the lottery ticket reader 2
It is determined whether or not the unique number received from 15 is normally read (step 130). If it is determined that the unique number is normally read (step 130: normal reading), the mark sheet reading reader 214 , An instruction to read face data of the mark sheet inserted from the mark sheet insertion port 211 is output.

Then, the mark sheet reading reader 214
Reads the face data from the mark sheet and outputs the data to the control / communication unit 22 (step 140).

Next, the control / communication unit 22 transmits the pair of the sheet data received from the mark sheet reading reader 214 and the unique number of the roll paper to the center host computer 3 via the communication line 4 (step). 150).

Thereafter, when receiving an instruction to issue a ticket from the host computer 3 of the center, the control / communication section 22 issues an instruction to the printer 216 to issue a ticket (step 160).

Based on the instruction, the printer 216 prints the face data read from the mark sheet on roll paper, cuts a predetermined portion of the roll paper with a built-in cutter, generates a winning ticket 1, and eliminates the winning ticket. The ticket is discharged from the mouth 213 (step 170), and the ticketing process ends.

In step 130, the control / communication unit 2
When it is determined that the unique number received from the reader has not been read normally (step 130; unreadable), the display unit 23 and the customer display unit 24 indicate that the roll paper is abnormal. (Step 180), the issuance of the lottery ticket is stopped (Step 190), and the issuance processing ends.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the hit / miss detection process of the lottery ticket issuing apparatus of this embodiment.

The lottery ticket 1 is inserted into the lottery ticket slot 2 by the lottery ticket purchaser.
When inserted from step 12 (step 210), the lottery ticket reader 215 reads the unique number of lottery 1 and outputs the read unique number of lottery 1 to the control / communication unit 22 (step 215).

The control / communication unit 22 is provided with the lottery ticket reader 2
It is determined whether the unique number received from 15 has been read normally (step 220).

The control / communication section 22 is provided with the lottery ticket reader 2
If it is determined that the unique number received from 15 has not been correctly read (step 220; unreadable), for example, “valid counterfeit ticket” is displayed on the attendant display unit 23 and the customer display screen 24 is displayed. To display, for example, "This ticket cannot be refunded" (step 225)
The lottery ticket 1 is discharged (step 290), and the process ends.

On the other hand, when the control / communication unit 22 determines that the unique number received from the lottery ticket reader 215 has been read normally (step 220: normal reading),
An instruction is output to the ticket reader 215 to read the ticket data printed on the front side of the ticket 1.

When receiving an instruction to read the ticket data, the ticket reader 215 reads the ticket data printed on the front side of the ticket 1, and reads this from the control / communication unit 22.
(Step 230).

The control / communication section 22 determines whether or not the received face data has been read normally (step 235).

When the control / communication section 22 determines that the received face data has not been read normally (step 235; read impossible), the control section 22 reads the lottery ticket 1 due to deterioration or dirt on the print surface. Is determined to be defective (step 2
40), the unique number of the lottery ticket 1 is transmitted to the host computer 3 of the center, an instruction for requesting the determination of the winning of the lottery ticket 1 is transmitted (step 245), and the process proceeds to step 260.

In step 235, the control / communication unit 2
2 judges that the received face data has been read normally (step 235; normal reading), the face data and the unique number are transferred to the host computer 3 of the center.
, And transmits an instruction requesting a determination of winning or missing of the lottery ticket 1 (step 255).

Thereafter, when the control / communication section 22 receives the determination result of winning of the lottery ticket 1 from the host computer 3 of the center (step 260), the control / communication section 22 sends the determination result to the attendant display section 23 and the customer display section 24. Display,
A process for causing the printer 216 to print the information indicating the hit or miss as described above on the surface of the lottery ticket 1 is executed (step 285).

That is, when the winning ticket 1 is a winning ticket,
For example, “this lottery ticket is a winning ticket” is displayed on the attendant display unit 23 and the customer display unit 24, and a double circle “◎” is printed on the surface of the lottery ticket 1 to indicate that it is a winning ticket. Is done.

On the other hand, when the lottery ticket 1 is a lost ticket, the attendant display unit 23 and the customer display unit 24 display, for example, “this lottery ticket is a lost ticket”, and the , "X" or "out" is printed to indicate that

The control / communication section 22 displays a hit / miss
When the printing process is executed, the lottery ticket 1 is discharged from the lottery discharge port 213, and the process ends.

In the lottery ticket issuing apparatus 2 of this embodiment, the input face data and the unique number for specifying the winning ticket are transmitted to the center and stored in the memory 32 such as the unique number of the center. Collective management of the lottery ticket 1 is possible at the center.

Further, in the lottery ticket issuing apparatus 2 of this embodiment, the center is requested to determine whether the lottery ticket 1 has been hit or not, and based on the result of the determination, the result of the determination as to whether the lottery ticket is hit or not is displayed by the attendant display unit. 23, it is possible to prevent payout mistake of the lottery ticket 1.

Further, in the lottery ticket issuing apparatus 2 of this embodiment, since the face data and the unique number are stored in the memory 32 such as the unique number of the center in advance, the display of the face data printed on the thermal paper is not performed. Even when it becomes clear,
By transmitting the unique number of the lottery ticket 1 to the center, it is possible to determine whether or not the lottery ticket 1 has hit.

Further, the lottery ticket issuing apparatus 2 of this embodiment requests the center to determine whether or not the lottery ticket 1 has hit, and based on the result of the determination, determines the result of determining whether or not the lottery ticket 1 has hit or missed. Since the information is displayed on the display unit 23 and the customer display unit 24 and the printer 216 prints the information indicating the hit or miss as described above on the surface of the lottery ticket 1, the refund mistake of the lottery ticket 1 can be further prevented.

The lottery ticket issuing device 2 of this embodiment
Can also be used as a hit-and-miss inquiry device according to claims 5 and 6.

In the lottery tickets 1 of this embodiment described above, the unique number printed on the back surface is printed with stealth ink or fluorescent ink, but is printed with magnetic ink instead. There may be.

In this case, it goes without saying that the lottery ticket reader constituting the lottery ticket issuing apparatus is a magnetic reader.

[0098]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the above-described configuration is provided, the following effects are obtained.

(1) In the lottery ticket according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the face data and the unique number of the lottery are stored in the center, the face data printed on the heat-sensitive paper on the front side is invalid. Even if it becomes clear, if the unique number is transmitted to the center and an inquiry request for the face data is made, the obscure face data can be found, so that the validity of the lottery tickets can be secured.

In the lottery ticket according to the first aspect of the present invention, the face data is printed on the lottery ticket using heat-sensitive paper, and the face ticket is printed on the lottery ticket using heat transfer paper as in the related art. Since no data is printed, the structure of the machine can be simplified, the size of the lottery ticket issuing device that issues lottery tickets can be reduced, and operating costs can be reduced.

(2) In the lottery tickets according to the second aspect of the present invention, the unique number printed on the back surface is printed with a special ink or the like that absorbs light of a specific wavelength that cannot be copied. Forgery of the lottery ticket can be prevented.

(3) In the lottery ticket issuing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, the ticket data is printed on the surface of the thermal paper to issue the lottery tickets, so that the conventionally used thermal transfer paper is used. The need can be eliminated.

(4) In the lottery ticket issuing apparatus and the lottery ticket issuing method according to the fourth and seventh aspects of the present invention, the input ticket surface data and the unique number for specifying the lottery tickets are transmitted to the center. , It is possible to collectively manage lottery tickets at the center.

(5) According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a hit-and-miss inquiring machine requests the center to determine whether or not a lottery ticket has hit, and based on the result of the determination, determines whether or not the lottery ticket has hit or not. Since the result is displayed, it is possible to prevent a mistake in paying out lottery tickets.

In the hit-and-miss inquiring machine according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the face data and the unique number are stored in the memory of the center in advance, the display of the face data printed on the thermal paper becomes unclear. Even in the case where it has become, by sending the unique number of the lottery ticket to the center, it is possible to determine whether or not the lottery ticket has hit.

(6) In the hit-and-miss inquiring device and the hit-and-miss inquiring method according to the sixth and eighth aspects of the present invention, the center is requested to determine whether or not a lottery ticket has hit, and based on the determination result, the lottery is determined. In addition to displaying the result of determining whether or not a ticket has been hit, information indicating that the ticket has been hit is printed on the surface of the lottery ticket, thereby making it possible to further prevent mistakes in refunding the lottery ticket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a side view of lottery tickets according to the present invention. (B) A plan view of the surface of the lottery tickets according to the present invention. (C) The top view of the back of lottery tickets according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of one embodiment of a lottery ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a lottery ticket issuing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a function of a ticket issuing process of a lottery ticket executed by a control / communication unit in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a computer of a center in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a function of winning / losing processing of a winning ticket executed by a control / communication unit in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a ticket issuing process of the lottery ticket issuing device of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a hit / miss determination judgment inquiry process of the lottery ticket issuing device of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 lottery ticket (lottery ticket) 11 Thermal paper 12 plain paper 2 lottery ticket issuing device 21 ticket issuing unit 211 mark sheet insertion slot 212 lottery ticket insertion slot 213 lottery ticket discharge port 214 mark sheet reader 215 lottery ticket reader 216 printer 217 lottery Ticket discharge detection sensor 22 Control / communication unit 23 Staff display unit 24 Customer display unit 3 Host computer 31 Control / communication unit 32 Storage unit such as unique number 4 Communication line

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A lottery ticket in which a lottery ticket number selected by a lottery ticket purchaser, ticket surface data including other necessary items, and a unique number specifying the lottery ticket are stored in a storage means of a center. Make sure that the front side is made of thermal paper and the back side is made of plain paper, the face side data is printed on the front side thermal paper, and the unique number is printed in advance on non-copyable ink on plain paper on the back side. Characteristic lottery tickets. 2. The non-copyable ink is a stealth ink that can be seen only with light of a predetermined wavelength, a fluorescent ink that is hard to copy optically even if seen by human eyes, or a magnetic ink. Item 1 described in item 1. 3. The front side is made of thermal paper and the back side is made of plain paper, and the front side thermal paper is printed with ticket data including a lottery ticket number selected by a lottery ticket purchaser and other necessary items. In a lottery ticket issuing apparatus for issuing lottery tickets in which a unique number for identifying lottery tickets is printed on non-copyable ink on plain paper on the back side, input means for inputting the ticket surface data; And a printing means for printing the face data input by the input means on the front side of the lottery ticket. 4. A lottery ticket number which is connected to a center via a communication line, the front side is made of thermal paper and the back side is made of plain paper, and the front side thermal paper is a lottery ticket number selected by a lottery ticket purchaser. , Ticket surface data consisting of other necessary items is printed, and on the back of the plain paper, a unique number for identifying the ticket is issued with ink that cannot be copied in advance. Input means for inputting the face data; display means for displaying the face data input by the input means; printing means for printing the face data input by the input means on the surface of the lottery ticket; and the input means And a transmitting means for transmitting the face data and the unique number input in step (a) to the center and storing the same in the storage means of the center. 5. A lottery ticket number which is connected to a center via a communication line, the front side is made of thermal paper and the back side is made of plain paper, and the thermal paper on the front side is a lottery ticket number selected by a lottery ticket purchaser. , A ticket data comprising other necessary information is printed, and a unique number for identifying the lottery ticket is printed on plain paper on the back side with a non-copyable ink. A reading means for reading face data and a unique number of the lottery ticket; transmitting the face data and the unique number read by the reading means to the center to request the purchaser to determine whether the lottery ticket has hit or not. Transmitting means, receiving means for receiving, from the center, a determination result of a win / loss determination request for lottery tickets transmitted by the transmitting means, and determining whether or not a winning ticket received by the receiving means is hit / missed. Inquiring apparatus off per characterized by comprising a display means for displaying the results. 6. A lottery ticket number which is connected to the center via a communication line, the front side is made of thermal paper and the back side is made of plain paper, and the front side thermal paper is a lottery ticket number selected by a lottery ticket purchaser. , A ticket data comprising other necessary information is printed, and a unique number for identifying the lottery ticket is printed on plain paper on the back side with a non-copyable ink. A reading means for reading face data and a unique number of the lottery ticket; transmitting the face data and the unique number read by the reading means to the center to request the purchaser to determine whether the lottery ticket has hit or not. Transmitting means, receiving means for receiving, from the center, a determination result of a win / loss determination request for lottery tickets transmitted by the transmitting means, and determining whether or not a winning ticket received by the receiving means is hit / missed. Display means for displaying the result, and printing means for printing information indicating a hit or miss on the surface of the lottery ticket based on the determination result of the hit or miss of the lottery ticket received by the receiving means, characterized by comprising: A hit and miss inquiry machine. 7. A lottery ticket for issuing lottery tickets whose front surface is made of thermal paper and whose back surface is made of plain paper, and whose back surface is printed in advance with a unique number for identifying the lottery ticket in ink that cannot be copied. In the class ticket issuing method, the lottery ticket type selected by the lottery ticket purchaser and the face data including other necessary items are input, and the input face data is displayed, and the face data is displayed on the front of the lottery ticket. A lottery ticket issuance method, comprising: printing, transmitting input face data and a unique number to a center, storing the same in a storage means of the center, and then issuing lotteries. 8. A front side is made of thermal paper, and a back side is made of plain paper. On the front side of the thermal paper, ticket data including a lottery ticket number selected by a lottery ticket purchaser and other necessary items are printed, On the back side of plain paper, the unique number specifying the lottery ticket is determined by the hit / miss detection method for determining the hit / miss of the lottery ticket printed in advance with ink that cannot be copied. Reading, transmitting the read face data and the unique number to the center, requesting the purchaser to determine whether or not the lottery ticket is hit, and then receiving the determination result of the lottery ticket from the center, A hit-and-miss inquiry method, characterized by displaying a result of determining whether or not a lottery ticket has hit, and printing information indicating the hit or miss on the surface of the lottery ticket.