JP2002007623A - Betting ticket issuing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a betting ticket issuing system, with which a betting ticket can be easily purchased by utilizing a network. SOLUTION: A purchaser accesses a selling center 20 by operating a user terminal 10, selects a desired betting ticket out of a winning horse betting ticket purchase picture displayed on a screen and transmits betting data to the selling center 20. When the betting data are received, a controller 21 in the selling center 20 accesses a bank 30 and collates the remainder for deciding whether the purchasing price of the registered winning horse betting ticket can be withdrawn from the account of the purchaser or not. When the remainder of the purchaser is higher than the purchasing price of the winning horse betting ticket as a result, the controller 21 requests the instruction of price to the bank 30 and further, at the time point when price withdrawal to the bank 30 and further, at the time point when price withdrawal is completed, the winning horse betting ticket is issued to the user terminal 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a betting ticket issuing system for issuing a betting ticket via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when purchasing a voting ticket, a purchaser goes to a ticketing place and pays a voting amount there to purchase. For example, using a winning betting ticket as an example, the purchaser goes to a racetrack or an off-site winning betting ticket section to purchase a winning betting ticket, pays the voting amount, and purchases a desired winning betting ticket. Usually, the number of such ticket offices is small relative to the demand, so that the area around the ticket office becomes very crowded with buyers, and it takes much time to purchase voting tickets.

[0003]

As described above, in the related art, there is a disadvantage that it takes a very long time to purchase a voting ticket. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a voting ticket issuing system that can easily purchase a voting ticket by using a network.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a server for issuing a desired voting ticket in response to a voting ticket purchase request from a plurality of user terminals connected via a network. Voting ticket issuing system,
The server has a personal information database in which personal data having at least identification information and payment information for each user is stored, and when the identification information is received from the user terminal, the personal data corresponding to the identification information is stored. Reading from the personal information database, prompting the user terminal to enter voting data, when receiving voting data from the user terminal, executes a payment process for the voting amount based on the payment information of the personal data, After the settlement is completed, a voting ticket corresponding to the voting data is issued to the user, and the voting data is stored in the personal information database in association with the identification number of the user.

In the voting ticket issuing system according to the invention, the settlement information includes a method of paying the voting amount.
When receiving the voting data, the server performs a payment process based on the method specified in the payment method. In the voting ticket issuing system according to the invention, the settlement information is information relating to a debit account for a voting amount, and the server further includes communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from each financial institution, and voting from the user terminal. When receiving the data, the user accesses the financial institution designated as the charge debit destination, requests the balance inquiry of the debit account, and as a result of the balance inquiry, the balance is higher than the voting amount. And requesting the financial institution to deduct the fee for the amount, and issuing a voting ticket corresponding to the voting data to the user.

In the voting ticket issuing system according to the present invention, the server transfers the payout to an account designated by the user, and pays the payout to the user who has generated the payout. When receiving the identification number of the user in which the payment has occurred, the user terminal is notified that a payout has occurred.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a betting ticket issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a winning betting ticket will be described as an example of a betting ticket. In FIG. 1, a user terminal 10 is a personal computer, a mobile communication terminal, or the like, and is connected to the Internet 100 via a telephone line or the like. Here, the user terminal 10 has a display unit (not shown) such as an LCD or a CRT for displaying messages and screens, and an input unit (not shown) for inputting information such as a keyboard and a mouse. The application program of the WWW browser which can receive the service of the above is installed.

The sales center 20 has a workstation
It is configured by an information processing device such as a server, and is connected to the Internet 100 via a telephone line like the purchaser terminal 1. The sales center 20 executes a plurality of programs to control each unit, transfer data, perform various calculations, temporarily store data, and the like, and a database in which purchaser files are stored. 22. Please note that the buyer file is
It is created for each purchaser. One purchaser file contains identification information such as the purchaser's ID, password, name, address, telephone number, etc., and information on the method of withdrawing the voting amount, for example, a credit card. A number, bank debit account information, and the like are stored. The bank 30 debits the voting amount with the sales center 20 and inputs an account for the dividend.

Next, a processing procedure of the voting ticket issuing system having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

<Purchase of winning voting ticket> First, the purchaser operates the user terminal 10 to access the home page of the winning voting ticket purchase service established by the sales center 20 on the Internet 100 (step in FIG. 2). A
1). In response to this, the control device 21 in the sales center 20 transmits a login screen to the user terminal 10 (step A2). Thereby, the login screen is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal (step A3).

The purchaser checks the display screen, inputs an ID number and a password obtained in advance by operating the input unit of the user terminal 10, and performs an operation of transmitting the input information to the sales center 20. (Step A4). When the ID number and password of the purchaser are transmitted to the control device 21 in the sales center 20 by this operation, the control device 2
1 reads a purchaser file corresponding to the received purchaser ID from the database 22, subsequently checks whether or not the password described in the file matches the received password, and if the passwords match. In step A5, a control for displaying a race selection screen on the display unit of the user terminal 10 is performed. As a result, the race selection screen 1 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in parallel on the display unit of the user terminal 10 (step A6).

The purchaser specifies a race to be purchased on a race selection screen displayed on the display unit. For example, if the buyer wants to purchase a winning betting ticket for the first race at the Tokyo Racecourse, first place the mouse cursor in the check box corresponding to "Tokyo" and specify Tokyo by clicking, Next, the first race is designated by placing the mouse cursor in the display area of "first race" and clicking. With this operation, the control device 21 performs control to display the winning horse betting ticket purchase screen shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of the winning horse betting ticket purchase screen.
The types of winning horse voting tickets, such as frame ream, horse ream, wide, etc., and the number of each type can be designated. The purchaser performs an operation from the user terminal 10 on this screen to select a winning horse voting ticket to be purchased.

For example, when it is desired to purchase the horse number 3 by winning, the mouse cursor is positioned at the number 3 in the "winning" row 50 and clicked to select. Then, the user inputs the amount in the amount input field 51 provided corresponding to the selected number. By performing the same operation, after inputting the winning horse voting ticket to be purchased and the amount thereof, the purchaser positions the mouse cursor on the display area of the “send” button 52 in order to transmit the input information to the sales center 20. Click (Step A7). Upon receiving the information input by the purchaser, the control device 21 in the sales center 20 registers the received information by storing it in the purchase file of the purchaser, and registers the purchase price of the registered winning horse voting ticket. calculate.

Subsequently, the control device 21 accesses the bank 30 and checks whether the purchase price of the winning voting ticket registered from the purchaser's account can be withdrawn (step A).
8). As a result, the bank 30 confirms whether or not the purchaser's balance is equal to or greater than the purchase price of the winning voting ticket, and if the withdrawal is possible, transmits the confirmation result to the sales center 20 (step A9). Upon receiving the notification from the bank 30 that the payment is possible, the control device 21 requests the bank 30 to withdraw the money (step A10). The bank 30 debits the purchase price of the winning voting ticket from the purchaser's account requested by the sales center 20, and transmits to the sales center 20 that the debit has been completed (step A11).

The control device 21 in the sales center 20 is a bank 3
When the information indicating that the account transfer has been completed is received from 0, the user terminal 10 is notified that the charge transfer has been completed and that the winning horse voting ticket has been issued (step A1).
2).

<< Confirmation of Result and Acquisition of Dividend >> Next, a process of confirming a race result and acquiring a dividend will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 21 in the sales center 20 is configured to transfer the race result from a dedicated terminal installed in each racecourse when the race is completed at each racecourse. Every time the sales center 20 receives the race result, the sales center 20 issues a
Send a message notifying that you have won. As the transmission address of this message, the transmission address described in each purchaser file stored in the database 22 is used.

After confirming that the winning betting ticket has been won, the purchaser performs an operation of connecting to the sales center 20 from the user terminal 10 via the Internet 100. And
When the operation or processing of steps A1 to A4 is performed according to the processing procedure shown in FIG. 2 and the ID number and the password are transmitted from the user terminal 10, the control device 21
Reads the corresponding purchaser file from the database and checks the password. As a result, if the passwords match, then it is confirmed by checking the purchaser file whether or not a winning horse voting ticket has been generated.

As a result, when a winning horse betting ticket has been generated, control is performed to display information on the winning horse betting ticket and information on the payout on the display screen of the user terminal 10 (step B1 in FIG. 3). ), Requesting the bank 30 to deposit the payout into the account (step B2). As a result, the result of the race and the information on the payout are displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 10 (step B3), and the bank 30 deposits the requested amount in the corresponding purchaser's account (step B4). ).

As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing system of the present embodiment, the purchaser can purchase a desired winning voting ticket only by transmitting voting data to the sales center via the network. In the present embodiment, a voting ticket is described as an example of a voting ticket, but the present system can be applied not only to a winning voting ticket but to all voting tickets. In the present embodiment, the payment of the voting ticket is performed by debiting from the designated account, but the payment may be performed through a card company instead. It is also assumed that such a settlement method is stored in each purchaser file.

[0020]

As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing system of the present invention, a voting ticket can be easily purchased via a network. Can be purchased, and the time loss and the like, which have been a problem in the past, can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a voting ticket issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing of each unit when purchasing a betting ticket in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of each unit when a payout is paid in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a betting ticket purchase screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a betting ticket purchase screen in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 User terminal (purchaser terminal) 20 Sales center 21 Control device (server) 22 Database (personal information database) 30 Bank (financial institution)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A voting ticket issuing system including a server for issuing a desired voting ticket in response to a voting ticket purchase request from a plurality of user terminals connected via a network, wherein the server is configured to provide at least A personal information database in which personal data having identification information and payment information is stored, and when the identification information is received from a user terminal, the personal data corresponding to the identification information is read from the personal information database; The terminal prompts the user to input voting data, and when voting data is received from the user terminal, executes a payment process for the voting amount based on the payment information of the personal data. Issue a corresponding voting ticket to the user, and associate the voting data with the identification number of the user. Voting ticket issuing system, characterized in that the store in person information database. 2. The payment information includes a method of paying the voting amount, and the server performs a payment process based on the method specified by the payment method when receiving the voting data. The voting ticket issuing system according to claim 1, wherein 3. The settlement information is information relating to a debit account for a voting amount. The server further includes communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from each financial institution. When the server receives voting data from the user terminal, Requesting a balance inquiry of the debit account by accessing the financial institution designated by the user as the debit account,
As a result of the balance inquiry, if the balance is higher than the voting amount, the balance institution requests the financial institution to deduct the fee and issues a voting ticket to the user according to the voting data. The voting ticket issuance system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The server, for the user who has generated the payout, deposits the payout into an account designated by the user and receives an identification number of the user who has generated the payout. The voting ticket issuing system according to claim 3, wherein the user terminal is notified that a payout has occurred.