JP2002015094A - Membership lot betting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a membership lot betting system capable of possibly checking the entry of the person who is not qualified in a lot having an age limitation in entry qualification. SOLUTION: A lot betting terminal 2 and a host computer in a lot administration control center 14 are connected by a communication line. In this host computer, a member database is built which manages information with regard to a member who has received a registration procedure beforehand. The lot betting terminal 2 accepts a betting description from the member, and also acquires a member ID from the data recording part of a member card which is owned by the member, and transmits these to the center 14. The host computer checks whether the member ID is registered in the member database, and when registered, instructs the terminal 2 about the effect, and also registers the betting description from the terminal 2 into the betting database.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a member-based lottery voting system that allows a member who has registered in advance to vote for a lottery in anticipation of a result of a competition or a lottery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In May 1998, the Sports Promotion Lottery Bill was passed by the Diet for the purpose of securing financial resources to improve and enhance the overall sports environment in Japan. The bill aims to implement various sports promotion policies based on the financial resources obtained through sports promotion betting. For example, to create an environment where anyone can get close to sports and to improve the international competition of top-level athletes,
It aims to support international sports activities.

[0003]

In the sports promotion lottery, the results of sports games popular among young people, for example, the results of the J-League match for soccer, are the subject of lottery. For this reason, there is a concern that adolescents may be adversely affected, and the sale of lottery to minors and students under the age of 19 is prohibited by law. When checking the age of the lottery purchaser, it is not certain if it can not be judged only by appearance, and the lottery purchaser must provide an proof of his / her own age, that is, a driver's license, health insurance card, passport, etc. Each time you buy, you need to show it.

However, if the lottery shop checks the age every time a lottery is purchased, the burden on the clerks of the shop is large and the procedure becomes extremely complicated. On the other hand, lottery buyers often do not carry identification cards, and if they cannot purchase a lottery each time, the number of lottery buyers may decrease.

[0005] Therefore, the present inventor has devised a membership lottery voting system that permits a member who has been registered in advance to vote for a lottery in order to omit the presentation of an identification card or the like. The lottery voting system that adopts such a membership system,
Heretofore, no proposal has been made at all, including Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-202785 (total ticket sales comprehensive management system).

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prevent unqualified persons from participating as much as possible in a lottery with qualifications such as age restriction. It is to provide a membership lottery voting system that can be used.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, a membership lottery voting system according to the present invention is specified by the following (1) to (5). (1) A membership lottery voting system that allows a member who has undergone a registration procedure in advance to vote for a lottery. (2) A lottery sales system including a lottery voting terminal installed at each lottery polling place and a management host computer installed at a lottery operation management center. These lottery voting terminals and the host computer can communicate with each other through a public communication network. In the host computer, a member database for managing information on each member for each member is constructed. (3) Each lottery voting terminal includes means for acquiring member identification data for identifying a member from the data recording unit of the membership card owned by the lottery voter. (4) Each of the lottery voting terminals transmits the acquired member identification data to the host computer together with the content of the lottery vote from the lottery voter. (5) The host computer checks whether or not the lottery voter is a member based on the member identification data from the lottery voting terminal by checking the member database.
When the lottery voter is determined to be a member, the lottery voting terminal is notified that the lottery voting is permitted, and the lottery voting content from the lottery voting terminal is registered in the voting database.

[0008] In this membership lottery voting system,
A debit card can be used as the member card, and account specifying data recorded in a data recording unit of the debit card is used as the member specifying data. In addition, a credit card can be used as the member card, and a member ID recorded in a data recording unit of the credit card is used as the member specifying data.

In the membership lottery voting system, the member database has a data recording unit for managing the total value of points given to each member according to the lottery status of each member for each member. The host computer is configured to sequentially add points to the total value recorded in the data storage unit each time a lottery vote is made.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS === Overview of System === FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a lottery sales system according to the present embodiment. Here, a case in which the system of the present invention is applied to a sports promotion lottery system will be described. This system comprises a number of lottery voting terminals 2 and 4 installed at each lottery voting station scattered all over the country, and a number of lottery collation terminals 10 installed at each lottery refund station also scattered all over the country. The lottery voting terminals 2 and 4 and the lottery collating terminal 10 and a host computer of a lottery operation management center 14 communicably connected via a wide area public communication network 12 such as an ISDN communication network.

The lottery voting terminals 2 and 4 are set up as lottery voting stations in various general shops in addition to lottery specialty shops. For example, various ticket stores, DPE stores, gas stations, coffee shops, stations, rental video stores, car supply stores, various financial institutions, home appliance stores, liquor stores, sporting goods stores, mobile phone stores, etc. Can be a polling place. The lottery voting terminals 2 and 4 receive lottery votes from lottery voting participants, and transmit the contents of the lottery votes received to the lottery management center 14.
There are two types of lottery voting terminals 2 and 4, a single type lottery voting terminal 2 and a separate type lottery voting terminal 4. Standalone lottery terminal 2
Is called an SLT (Sports Lottery Terminal), which is installed near the cash register of each lottery store. The store clerk receives lottery voting content from lottery voting participants and inputs it to the terminal 2. . On the other hand, the separate lottery voting terminal 4 is a voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS (Sport-MultiMed) installed in the store independently of the cash register of the store.
ia Station) and a ticketing terminal 8 (also called MMP) installed near the cash register of the store.
In the voting reservation terminal 6, the lottery voting participant operates the terminal by himself and inputs information necessary for voting for the lottery, including the content of the voting for the lottery. Voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MM
S) and the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP) are communicably coupled via a communication line such as a LAN, for example.
Various information input to (S-MMS) is transmitted to the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP) side via this communication line. The ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP) is installed near the cash register of the lottery store, and based on information from the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS), the store clerk issues a voting ticket and sells it directly. I have. The reason why the voting reservation terminal 6 and the ticketing terminal 8 are separated into two in this way is to reduce the labor of the sales clerk as much as possible by having the preliminary simple procedure be completed by the lottery voting participant as much as possible. . The reason why the store clerk directly sells in person is to visually determine whether or not the lottery voting participant is 19 years old or older.

The host computer of the lottery management center 14 counts and manages the content of lottery votes from each lottery voting terminal, and determines the lottery winner when a result of the game to be lottery is obtained. The winning money to be distributed to each winner is calculated, or a lottery collating machine responds to a winning inquiry or lottery voting ticket collation.

The host computer of the lottery management center 14 is connected online with a computer system of a debit center 16 for managing debit card settlement. The computer system of the debit center 16 is connected online with the account management system of the financial institution via the CAFIS center 18 or directly. Furthermore, lottery operation management center 1
4 is a credit card company 22
The computer system is connected online via the CAFIS center 18 so that a request for withdrawal of a card purchase price or the like can be made.

The lottery collation terminal 10 is installed at the window of various financial institutions such as each shinkin bank, checks the authenticity of the lottery voting ticket, and checks whether or not the voting ticket has been won. It inquires of the computer and performs a prize money refund process with the host computer.

=== Lottery Voting Terminal === FIG. 2 shows an example of a system configuration of the single lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT), and a separate lottery voting terminal 4 (S-MMS / MM).
FIG. 3 shows an example of the system configuration P).

The stand-alone lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT) has a CP
U30, ROM 31, RAM 32, clerk side display section 33 and customer side display section 34, operation input section 35, data storage section 36, communication control section 37, receipt printing section 38, betting ticket printing section 39 and mark sheet reader 40
, A magnetic card reader 41 and a debit terminal 42 (also referred to as “PINPAD”). Operation input unit 3
Reference numeral 5 includes a keyboard and various operation input means such as a touch panel, and is used to input an operation to the terminal 2. Store side display section 33 and customer side display section 34
Is composed of a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, etc., and displays various messages and the like on a screen.

The clerk-side display unit 33 displays a screen for the clerk, and the customer-side display unit 34 displays a screen for the customer. That is, in face-to-face sales between a clerk and a customer, various messages and input contents are notified to the customer in addition to the clerk, and various inputs can be made from the customer side.
The data storage unit 36 is configured by a readable and writable data storage device such as a hard disk device. The magnetic card reader 41 has a function of reading data from a magnetic data recording unit provided on a card surface such as a credit card or a membership card described later. The mark sheet reader 40 reads the mark written on the mark sheet from the mark sheet, and acquires information written on the sheet. The communication control unit 37
It is connected to an ISDN communication network and communicates with the host computer of the lottery management center 14. The debit terminal 42 includes a card reader for reading magnetic data from a data storage unit of a debit card (cash card) at the time of debit card settlement, and a password input unit for a customer to input a password. The debit terminal 42 is used when a customer performs a debit payment or the like. The receipt printing unit 38 is configured by a device that prints and outputs on roll paper or the like. The voting ticket printing unit 39 issues various voting tickets of paper slightly thicker than the above-mentioned rate, in this case, a “voting ticket” and a “voting note”.

On the other hand, the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) of the separate lottery voting terminal 4 includes a CPU 43, a ROM 44,
RAM 45, display unit 46, operation input unit 47, data storage unit 48, external communication control unit 49, magnetic card reader 50, receipt printing unit 51, mark sheet reader 52, debit terminal 53 (PINPAD). And LA
N control unit 54. On the other hand, ticketing terminal 8 (MMP)
Are a CPU 55, a ROM 56, a RAM 57, a display unit 58, an operation input unit 59, a data storage unit 60,
An AN control unit 61, a betting ticket printing unit 62, a barcode reader 63, and a magnetic card reader 64 are provided. Voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) and ticketing terminal 8 (MMP)
The LAN controllers 54 and 61 are connected to each other via a LAN cable or the like, and can exchange data with each other. The barcode reader 63 is used to read a barcode posted on a voting voucher described later. The display units 46 and 58 are each composed of a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like. In addition, the operation input units 47 and 59
And data storage units 48 and 60, external communication control unit 47, receipt printing unit 51, betting ticket printing unit 62, magnetic card readers 50 and 64, mark sheet reader 52, debit terminal 5.
3, the aforementioned single-type lottery voting terminal 2 (SL
This is the same as in the case of T).

=== Voting Method of Lottery === As for the method of voting lottery, guidance is provided by using a mark sheet provided with a predetermined entry field, and guidance is provided to a lottery voting terminal through a touch panel or the like provided there. There are two methods, that is, a method of directly performing an interactive operation according to a message or the like.

An embodiment of a mark sheet used in a voting procedure will be described. 4 and 5 show one embodiment of a mark sheet, particularly one used in a lottery for the J-League of soccer.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a single type mark sheet, and FIG. 5 shows an example of a multi type mark sheet.

On the single type mark sheet, the left side of the sheet shows the match combinations of all 13 games of the J1 league and the J2 league and the date of the game, and the winning and losing prediction to be entered by predicting the result of each game. A column 70 is provided. In the win / loss prediction column 70, [1], [0],
The three mark entry fields of [2] are provided for each match combination, and if the "HOME" team of the match combination is expected to win, the field of [1] beside it is replaced with "AWA".
When the team "Y" expects to win, the column [2] beside it is painted, and when the team is expected to draw, the column [0] at the center is painted. The winning and losing prediction column 70 is provided for ten sheets on one sheet, and can vote for ten lots at a time. Lottery voters must anticipate the outcome of all 13 games per vote. However, if you are not sure about the outcome of the match, you can put a mark in the "Random chance" column 71 provided below each winning and losing prediction column, and draw lots of blank parts that you do not anticipate It is possible to ask the terminal side to make a prediction without permission. Furthermore, if a mark is entered in the "random 1000" column 72 in the lower left corner of the sheet, it is possible to request a total of 10 blank predictions. When it is desired to cancel the prediction contents entered in each of the win / loss prediction columns 70, the prediction contents can be easily invalidated by writing a mark in the cancellation column 73 at the bottom of the win / loss prediction column 70. . In addition, this sheet is provided, at the right end, with a column 74 for asking the lottery voter that he / she is 19 years old or older. If this field 74 is not marked, a lottery vote will be accepted. Not to be.

On the other hand, a multi-type mark sheet is
This sheet allows two or three of “win”, “loss” and “draw” to be selected and voted at the same time.
There are two types, a double that casts two at the same time and a triple that casts all three at the same time.
It is sufficient to write two or three marks in 0. Of course, only one expected match may be included. This mark sheet also has, at the right end thereof, a field 74 for asking the lottery voter for consent that he is 19 years or older.

The lottery voting terminals 2 and 4 read the items written on these mark sheets through a mark sheet reader. Here, if there is an error in the entry, the error point is pointed out from the lottery voting terminal, and correction of the error point is accepted on the spot through a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like.

=== Membership System === In the sports promotion lottery, voting for lottery is allowed only to those who are 19 years or older. For this reason, when purchasing a lottery, the lottery voter must present his or her ID, such as a driver's license, insurance card, or passport, to prove that he is 19 years old or older. In order to simplify such identification procedures, this system has the following membership system. Of course, only those over the age of 19 are eligible to become members.

Ordinary Member Ordinary member is set on the premise that lottery is purchased in cash. A membership card is distributed to each member in advance. The member card is provided with a magnetic data recording unit on its surface capable of recording various data, and a member ID is recorded in the data recording unit as member identification data for identifying each member. The member ID is also displayed on the surface of the member card by embossing, printing, or the like. When purchasing a lottery, each member can omit the presentation of an identification card such as a driver's license, an insurance card, a passport, or the like using a membership card.

Debit member A member who purchases a lottery using a debit card, that is, a cash card issued by a financial institution such as a bank, a credit union, or a post office. It is necessary to complete a predetermined membership registration procedure in advance. At this time, each member also needs to register data for specifying the transaction account recorded in the magnetic data recording unit of the debit card, that is, account specifying data. When purchasing a lottery, each member can omit the presentation of an identification card such as a driver's license, insurance card, passport, or the like by using a debit card. In addition to the debit card, the debit member has the same member ID as the ordinary member.
Will be distributed. The debit member can use the membership card to receive various services such as voting via the Internet.

Special member (credit member) A member who fills in a predetermined document in advance and completes a membership registration procedure to purchase a lottery using the credit card sent. In the magnetic data recording unit of the acquired credit card, the member ID (member number) of the lottery is recorded together with the credit number.
The credit member can omit the presentation of an identification card such as a driver's license, an insurance card, a passport, or the like by using a credit card.

In addition, as a person who can purchase a lottery, even a non-member who does not belong to any of the aforementioned members can purchase a lottery. However, each time a lottery is purchased, it is necessary to prove one's age with an identification card or the like.

=== Member Database === The host computer of the lottery management center 14 includes:
A member database that manages information about each member for each member is constructed. In this member database, the member ID (member number), name, address, contact telephone number, date of birth, gender, age, etc. of each member are registered and managed for each member. In addition, if the member is a debit member, account specifying data registered on the debit card, that is, data specifying an account opening financial institution, an account opening branch, an account number, and the like are also registered in the member database. In the case of a credit member, a credit card number, a credit card company name, a credit card debit financial institution name, data for specifying a debit account, and the like are also registered in the member database.

=== Lottery Voting Procedure by SLT === FIGS. 6 and 7 show that the ordinary member, the debit member, and the special member (credit member) each have a single-type lottery voting terminal 2 (SL).
This shows the procedure for performing a lottery voting procedure through T).

<Ordinary Member> FIG. 6 shows a procedure when an ordinary member performs a lottery voting procedure through the single lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT). Ordinary members hand over the mark sheet, which contains the contents of the voting that anticipated the outcome of the match, to the sales clerk, and also hand the member card they own to the sales clerk. The store clerk passes the received mark sheet through the mark sheet reader 40 of the lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT), inputs the content of the lottery voting to the lottery voting terminal 2, and copies the received membership card to the lottery voting terminal 2 (SL).
The member ID is input to the lottery voting terminal 2 through the magnetic card reader 41 of T). The lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT) transmits the entered lottery content and the member ID to the lottery management center 14. In addition, information on the store 2 such as a store ID such as a store ID specifying the store location and the store name, information on the lottery voting terminal 2, information on the lottery sales clerk, and information on the terminal 2 such as sales time are also put together. Sent to.

The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 checks the membership database based on the member ID from the lottery voting terminal 2 to determine whether the user is a member. Here, when it is confirmed that the member is a member, the content of the voting is registered in the voting database in association with the member ID, and the lottery terminal 2 is notified of the fact.

Here, the voting database is a database that collectively manages voting contents collected from the lottery voting terminals 2 scattered all over the country. By registering the content of the lottery vote in this database, the content of the lottery vote is officially received as a lottery. Here, an appropriate ticketing ID is given to the registered voting content, and each voting content is managed using the ticketing ID as a key. This ticket issuing ID is notified to the lottery voting terminal 2.

When the lottery voting terminal 2 receives the registration completion notification and the ticketing ID from the host computer, the "voting main ticket"
Issue The “voting ticket” is necessary when receiving a winning money when the lottery is won, and is different from the “voting ticket” described later. In addition to the list of voting details, the voting book will include a list of the contents of the voting, as well as matches to be held, such as the number of times held, and the results of the match, the refund start date, and the refund end date. (Payment period) "," ticket issuing ID ", and" unit price / total ". FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of the "voting main ticket". In addition, “match date”, “ticketing store name”, “ticketing clerk name”, “ticketing date and time”, and the like may be described together.

As described above, since the lottery management center 14 checks whether or not a member is a member, it is not necessary to present an identification card or the like. Please note that the store clerk will check if the lottery voter really meets the age criteria,
Finally, a visual check is performed. It is possible to prevent a lottery voting by a person who does not satisfy the age condition, that is, a person who is not qualified to vote.

<< Debit Member >> FIG. 7 shows a procedure when a debit member performs a lottery voting procedure through the stand-alone lottery terminal 2 (SLT). The debit member, like the regular member, passes the mark sheet in which the contents of the voting for estimating the outcome of the match have been entered and the debit card possessed to the store clerk. The sales clerk passes the received mark sheet through the mark sheet reader 40 and passes the received debit card through the card reader of the debit terminal 42.

Then, the debit member is the debit terminal 4
The user enters the personal identification number of the card through the personal identification number input unit. The lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT) transmits the content of the voting acquired from the mark sheet, the account identification data of the debit card acquired from the card reader, and the entered personal identification number to the lottery operation management center 14.

The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 checks the membership database based on the account specifying data from the lottery voting terminal 2 to determine whether or not the user is a member. Request a debit. The computer system of the debit center 16 sends the information to the settlement financial institution 2 via CAFIS or directly based on the account identification data sent.
Send the PIN to the computer system No. 0 and request the direct debit of the lottery purchase price. The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 confirms that the member is a member, and sends a message from the settlement financial institution 20 to the debit center 16.
When the notification that the account transfer has been completed is received via, the voting content is registered in the voting database in association with the member ID of the member, and a lottery vote is issued together with the ticketing ID assigned to the voting content. Inform terminal 2.

Upon receiving the registration completion notification and the ticketing ID from the host computer, the lottery voting terminal 2 issues a "voting note" instead of a voting ticket as in a normal member. The “voting note” is not always necessary for receiving the winning money like the “voting ticket”, but is reserved for precautionary purposes. This "voting voucher" contains a list of voting details, just like the "voting book".
"Holding times", "Results announcement date", "Refund start date"
"Refund end date (refund deadline)", "Ticket ID", "Unit price /
"Total" etc. are also described. In addition, “match date”, “ticketing store name”, “ticketing clerk name”, “ticketing date and time”, and the like may be described together. However, the “voting ticket” includes a “copy” display to distinguish it from the “voting ticket”.

As described above, since the lottery management center 14 checks whether a member is a member, it is not necessary to present an identification card or the like, and lottery by those who do not satisfy the age condition, ie, those who are not qualified to vote for lottery. Vote can also be prevented.

<< Special Member (Credit Member) >> FIG.
It shows a procedure when a special member performs a lottery voting procedure through the lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT). Similarly, the special member passes the mark sheet in which the voting contents in anticipation of the outcome of the game have been entered, the credit card owned by the player, and the lottery purchase price to the sales clerk. The sales clerk writes the received mark sheet into the mark sheet reader 40.
, And the received credit card is passed through the magnetic card reader 41. Lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT)
The contents of the vote obtained from the mark sheet and the member ID obtained from the magnetic data recording unit of the credit card are transmitted to the lottery management center 14.

The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 checks the membership database based on the member ID from the lottery voting terminal 2 to determine whether the user is a member. Here, when it is confirmed that the member is a member, the content of the voting is registered in the voting database in association with the member ID, and the fact is notified to the lottery voting terminal 2 together with the ticketing ID assigned to the voting content. The lottery voting terminal 2 receives a registration completion notification and ticketing I from the host computer.
Upon receipt of D, a "voting voucher" is issued as in the case of a debit member.

As described above, the lottery management center 14 checks whether the user is a member, so that it is not necessary to present an identification card or the like. It is possible to prevent a lottery voting by a person who does not satisfy the age condition, that is, a person who is not qualified to vote.

As for the special member, besides purchasing the lottery with cash, it is also possible to purchase with a debit card or a credit card. Here, when purchasing with a debit card, like the debit member, the account identification data and the password input through the debit terminal 42 are transmitted to the host computer of the lottery management center 14. The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 sends the received account specifying data and the personal identification number to the computer system of the debit center 16 and requests that the lottery purchase price be debited. However, at this time, the member confirmation processing for checking whether or not the member is a member by checking the member database is not performed. When the computer system of the debit center 16 notifies that the payment has been completed, the host computer of the lottery management center 14 notifies the lottery voting terminal 2 to that effect. When a lottery is purchased with a credit card, the lottery voting terminal 2 notifies the computer system of the credit card company from the host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 to request the credit card company to debit the lottery purchase price. .

=== Lottery Voting Procedure by S-MMS ==
= FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 show that the ordinary member, the debit member, and the special member (credit member) each have a separate lottery voting terminal 4.
(S-MMS / MMP) shows a procedure for performing a lottery voting procedure.

<< Ordinary Member >> FIG. 9 shows a procedure when an ordinary member performs a lottery voting procedure through the separate lottery voting terminal 4 (S-MMS / MMP). The ordinary member himself / herself inputs the voting content by passing the mark sheet in which the voting content in which the result of the match is expected is entered through the mark sheet reader 52 of the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS), and inputs the voting content by himself. The member ID is input through the (S-MMS) magnetic card reader 50. The voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) stores the acquired voting contents and the member ID in the data storage unit and issues a "voting voucher". At this time, a voucher ticket number is given to the “voting voucher ticket”, and this voucher ticket number is also used for voting contents and member ID.
Along with the data stored in the data storage unit 48. The voucher ticket number is described as a barcode in the “voting voucher ticket” together with the number so that it can be easily processed at a cash register or the like. In addition, the “voting voucher” includes “member type”, “product name (sports promotion lottery)”, “date”, “number of votes”, “purchase amount”, “lot type (single / multi). , "Exchange expiration date", "issuing store name", and the like. One embodiment of the "voting voucher" is shown in FIG.

The ordinary member goes to the store cashier having the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP) with the “voting voucher” and passes the “voting voucher” to the store clerk. The sales clerk enters the barcode of the received “voting voucher” into the ticketing terminal 8 (MMP).
Is read by a bar code reader 63. At this time, the sales clerk visually confirms whether the lottery voter really satisfies the age condition. Ticketing terminal 8 (MM
P) transmits the voucher number read from the bar code to the voting reservation terminal 6 via the communication line to confirm the voting reservation. With confirmation of this voting reservation, voting reservation terminal 6
From the (S-MMS) lottery management center 14, the voting content and the member ID corresponding to the voucher number are transmitted. At this time, information such as a shop ID such as a shop ID for specifying a lottery shop location and a shop name, information about a lottery voting terminal 4, information about a lottery shop assistant, and sales time are also transmitted together. Is done.

The host computer of the lottery management center 14 checks the membership database based on the member ID from the lottery voting terminal 4 to check whether or not the user is a member, and associates the voting content with the member ID. To register in the voting database, and the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS)
The ticketing terminal 8 (MMP) is notified of this fact via
Is transmitted to the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP). Ticketing terminal 8 (MM
P) issues a “voting ticket” based on the ticketing ID from the host computer. This “voting main ticket” is the same as in the case of the single lottery voting terminal 2 (STL).

Note that the "voting voucher" has an expiration date, and if the ordinary member does not go to the cash register of a predetermined store with this "voting voucher" within the expiration date, the lottery Is automatically invalidated from the data storage unit of the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS).

As described above, since the lottery management center 14 checks whether a member is a member, it is possible to eliminate the need to present an identification card and the like, and to determine whether the lottery voter really satisfies the age condition. Since the clerk finally performs visual confirmation, it is possible to prevent a person who does not satisfy the age condition, that is, a person who is not qualified to vote for a lottery from voting for the lottery.

<< Debit Member >> FIG. 10 shows a procedure when a debit member performs a lottery voting procedure through the separate lottery terminal 4 (S-MMS / MMP). The debit member fills in the voting sheet in which the contents of the voting in anticipation of the outcome of the match are filled out, in the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MM
The sheet is passed through the mark sheet reader 52 of S). In addition, the debit member passes the debit card through the card reader of the debit terminal 53 and inputs the personal identification number of the card into the personal identification number input section. Voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS)
The acquired voting contents are stored in the data storage unit 48 or the RAM 45.
And transmits the account identification data and the password acquired from the magnetic card reader 50 to the lottery management center 14. The host computer of the lottery management center 14 requests the debit center 16 to withdraw the lottery purchase price. The debit center 16 sends a personal identification number to the computer system of the settlement bank via the CAFIS center 18 or directly based on the sent account specifying data, and requests that the lottery purchase be debited.

When the debit center 16 notifies that the account transfer has been completed, the lottery management center 1
The host computer of the voting reservation terminal 6
Contact (S-MMS). Voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MM
S), when contacted from the lottery operation management center 14,
A "voting voucher" with the same voucher number as a regular member will be issued. One embodiment of the "voting voucher" is shown in FIG.

The debit member goes to the store cashier with the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP) with this "voting voucher".
The sales clerk given the “voting voucher” reads the barcode written on the “voting voucher” with the barcode reader 63 of the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP). Thereby, the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP) acquires the voucher ticket number from the “voting voucher” and confirms the voting reservation with the voting reservation terminal 6. At this time, the voting content and the member ID are stored in the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MM
S) Sent to the lottery operation management center 14.

Based on the member ID from the lottery voting terminal 4, the host computer of the lottery management center 14 checks the membership database to determine whether or not the user is a member, and associates the voting content with the member ID. In addition to registering in the voting database, the lottery terminal 4 is notified to that effect, and the ticketing ID assigned in association with the contents of the voting at this time is transmitted to the ticketing terminal 8 (MMP) via the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS). introduce. Ticketing terminal 8 (MMP)
A "voting ticket" is issued based on the ticketing ID from the host computer. This “voting ticket” is the same as the case of the single lottery voting terminal 2 (STL).

When the debit member does not bring the “voting voucher” to the cash register of a predetermined store within the validity period and is invalidated by the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS), the debit center The computer system of 16 automatically requests the settlement financial institution to cancel the direct debit of the lottery purchase price.

As described above, since the lottery management center 14 is confirmed as a member, it is not necessary to present an identification card or the like. Those who do not meet the age requirements,
That is, it is possible to prevent lottery voting by persons who are not qualified to vote.

<< Special Member (Credit Member) >> FIG.
Means that the special member has a separate lottery voting terminal 4 (S-MMS-M
MP), a procedure for performing a lottery voting procedure. The special member sets a mark sheet in which the contents of the voting in anticipation of the outcome of the match are filled out with the voting reservation terminal 6 (S
-MMS) mark sheet reader 52,
Transfer your credit card to a magnetic card reader 50
Through. The voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) acquires the contents of the voting from the mark sheet, acquires the member ID from the credit card, and stores it in the data storage unit 48.
Then, a “voting voucher” with a voucher number is issued in the same manner as a normal member or a debit member.

The special member goes to the store cashier having the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP) with the “voting voucher” and passes the “voting voucher” to the store clerk. The sales clerk enters the barcode of the received “voting voucher” into the ticketing terminal 8 (MMP).
Is read by a bar code reader 63. Ticketing terminal 8 (MM
P) obtains the voucher number from the bar code and confirms the voting reservation with the voting reservation terminal 6 based on the voucher number. At this time, the voting content corresponding to the voucher number and the member I
D is transmitted from the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) to the lottery management center 14.

Based on the member ID from the voting reservation terminal 6, the host computer checks whether or not the user is a member by checking the member database and registers the voting content in the voting database in association with the member ID. The lottery terminal 4 is notified to that effect, and the ticketing ID assigned at this time in association with the contents of the vote is assigned to the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-
MMS) to the lottery voting terminal 4. Ticketing terminal 8
(MMP) issues a “voting ticket” based on the ticketing ID from the host computer. This “voting ticket” is the same as in the case of the single lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT). In the lottery management center 14, since the member is confirmed as a member, it is not necessary to present an identification card or the like.

As for the special member, it is possible to purchase with a debit card or a credit card as in the case of the stand-alone lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT). When purchasing with a debit card, the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MM
In S), the account identification data of the debit card and the personal identification number are input through the debit terminal 53, and these are transmitted from the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) to the host computer of the lottery operation management center 14. The host computer
The received account specifying data and the personal identification number are sent to the computer system of the debit center 16 and a request is made to withdraw the lottery purchase price. When the debit center 16 notifies that the payment has been completed, the host computer informs the lottery terminal 2 of the notification.

=== Lottery Voting Procedure by Non-Members === In addition, in this lottery sales system, even a non-member who has not performed a membership procedure in advance can vote for lotteries. However, in this case, when purchasing a lottery, the lottery voter will ask the clerk of the lottery dealer for a driver's license or insurance card that proves his / her age unless it is visually judged that the age requirements are satisfied. , Passport, etc. must be presented.

FIG. 15 shows that a non-member has a single lottery voting terminal 2.
(SLT) schematically shows a procedure for purchasing a lottery, and FIG. 16 shows that a non-member has a separate lottery voting terminal 4 (S
-MMS / MMP) schematically showing a procedure for purchasing a lottery. All non-members are the same as ordinary members except that the host computer of the lottery management center 14 is not inquired about confirmation of member registration.

The result of the game, which is predicted by the non-member, that is, the content of the voting, can be obtained from the stand-alone lottery terminal 2 through the mark sheet.
(SLT) or the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS), and is registered in the voting database of the host computer of the lottery operation management center 14. After the registration is completed, the “voting book” is issued from the stand-alone lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT), while the separate lottery voting terminal 4 (S-MMS / MM) is issued.
In P), a “voting voucher” is issued from the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS), and this “voting voucher” is issued to the ticketing terminal 8.
(MMP) will be exchanged for “Voting main ticket”. here,
The "voting ticket" and the "voting voucher" are the same as those described above. FIG. 17 shows an embodiment of a “voting voucher”.

=== Member Registration Procedure === For ordinary members and debit members, the membership registration procedure can be performed through the lottery voting terminals 2 and 4. In this case, the membership registration procedure can be completed in the same manner as when purchasing a lottery.

<SLT Member Registration Procedures> Those who wish to register as members are required to register information such as "name", "birth date", and "sex", as well as the desired member, here a regular member or debit member. Which terminal do you want? Lottery terminal 2 (S
LT) through an operation input unit 35 such as a touch panel. At the same time, an identification such as the above-mentioned identification card, which clarifies one's age, is presented to the store clerk.
If a debit member is desired, the user inputs the account identification data of the debit card and the personal identification number through the debit terminal 42. If it is determined that the user satisfies the age condition, the presentation of such identification card may be omitted. The store clerk checks the presented identification card or the like to confirm whether the age condition is satisfied.

Here, when a debit member is desired, the lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT) uses the lottery operation management center 14 for the account identification data of the debit card and the personal identification number.
To the host computer. The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 sends the account specifying data and the password data to the computer system of the debit center 16 and requests the debit card settlement financial institution's transaction account to withdraw the membership admission fee. When the computer system of the settlement financial institution notifies that the direct debit has been completed, the lottery management center 14
Of the lottery voting terminal 2 (S
(LT). Further, the host computer stores the account specifying data of the debit card. In the case of a regular member, a member clerk will receive a membership admission fee.

The sales clerk works at the lottery management center 14.
Upon receiving notification of the completion of the debit of the membership fee from the host computer or receiving the membership fee from the host computer, the member card prepared in advance at the store is passed through the card reader of the terminal 2 and the membership card is The member ID registered in the data storage unit is input to the lottery voting terminal 2.

The lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT) transmits to the lottery management center 14 the items necessary for member registration, that is, “name”, “birth date”, “sex” and the like and the member ID of the member card. I do.

The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 stores the items such as “name”, “birth date”, and “gender” sent from the lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT) as a member I.
Register with D in the member database. At this time, if the member registration is a debit member, the account specifying data of the debit member is also registered in the member database. Thus, the membership registration in the lottery operation management center 14 is completed. Thereafter, the host computer of the lottery management center 14 notifies the lottery terminal 2 that the membership registration has been completed.
Contact (STL). The sales clerk who receives the notification hands the member card to the member registration applicant, and the member registration procedure is completed.

<S-MMS Member Registration Procedure> A person who wishes to register as a member inputs his / her name, birth date, gender, and other necessary items into the voting reservation terminal. Tell if you want a regular or debit membership.
If a debit member is desired, the account specifying data recorded on the debit card and the PIN of the debit card are sent to the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) through the debit terminal.
To enter.

The voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) stores these in the data storage unit 48. If you do not wish to be a debit member, you will be issued a “membership card voucher”. on the other hand,
In the case of a debit member, the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MM
S) transmits the account specifying data of the debit card and the personal identification number data to the host computer of the lottery operation management center 14. The host computer sends it to the debit center 16 as it is, requesting that the enrollment fee be debited. When the debit center 16 reports that the debit payment has been completed, the host computer informs the voting reservation terminal (S-MMS) of the fact and stores the account identification data of the debit card. The voting reservation terminal (S-MMS) receives this notification and issues a "membership card voucher". One embodiment of the "membership card voucher" is shown in FIGS.

The member registration applicant can use the "membership card voucher"
To the store cashier having the ticketing terminal 8 (MMP), handing the "voting voucher" to the store clerk, and presenting an identification card and the like. The store clerk reads the barcode of the received “membership card voucher” with the barcode reader 63 of the ticket issuing terminal 8 (MMP). The member card prepared in advance at the store is passed through the magnetic card reader 64, and the member number registered in the data storage unit of the member card in advance is input to the lottery voting terminal 2. Ticketing terminal 8 (MM
P) transmits the voucher number read by the barcode reader 63 to the voting reservation terminal 6 via the communication line to confirm the membership registration. With the confirmation of the member registration reservation, the voting reservation terminal 6 (S-MMS) and the lottery management center 1
The necessary information for member registration is transmitted to 4. In the case of a debit member registration procedure, items necessary for member registration sent to the lottery operation management center 14 and account identification data transmitted in advance are linked.

The host computer of the lottery management center 14 registers these data in the member database, contacts the lottery voting terminal 2 and ends the member registration procedure. A new membership card will be given to those who wish to register.

=== Point Addition Function === In this system, a point service for giving points to registered members of the member database according to the lottery voting status is implemented. The member database is provided with a point data recording unit for managing the assigned total point value, and the host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 receives a lottery vote from the member every time.
The total point value of the member registered in the member database is updated according to the content of the vote. Members with a large total point value can participate in various services provided, such as being able to participate in a lottery for acquiring related goods and the like.

=== Counting / Refunding of Lottery === The result of the game to be subjected to the lottery is input to the host computer of the lottery management center 14, the lottery winner is calculated from the voting database, and the lottery money is won. Is calculated. In the sports promotion lottery, especially in the lottery for the J-League of soccer, those who predicted all 13 games were “1st prize” and those who only missed the prediction were “2nd prize” and 2 predictions. Those who deviate are referred to as "3rd prize". Those who miss three or more are called "losing."

Here, the method of paying out the winning money differs for each member. For ordinary members and non-members, all of “1st class”, “2nd class”, and “3rd class” are performed at various credit institutions such as Shinkin banks, banks and post offices. Here, the winner may receive the cash directly or may request that the cash be transferred to a predetermined account. On the other hand, for debit members and special members (credit members), since data such as account identification data and credit numbers are registered in the member database in advance, the members are directly transferred to the accounts that the members are trading based on these data.
The winning money is automatically transferred.

In this sports promotion lottery, it is necessary to confirm the identity of high-value "1st class" and "2nd class" with a small number of winners. The meeting is conducted face to face. On the other hand, for the small amount of "3rd prize" with many winners,
It is automatically transferred to your trading account. Of course, for expensive "1st class" and "2nd class",
It may be automatically transferred to your trading account.

As described above, the winning money is automatically transferred directly to his / her account, so that the winner does not need to go to the refund shop to pay out the winning money, and forgets the existence of the lottery. Even if it is difficult to know the winning result, it is possible to receive the winning money. The work of the winner can be reduced.

The host computer of the lottery operation management center 14 creates a winner list in advance, checks the paid player who has paid out the winning money, and manages the payout status of the winning money.

=== Other Embodiments === (1) Voting Reservation Terminal 6 (S-M) of Separable Lottery Voting Terminal 4
MS) may have other functions, for example, a ticket sales function such as an air ticket, a seat reservation ticket for a train, a movie ticket, a concert ticket, and the like. The single lottery voting terminal 2 (SLT) and the ticketing terminal 8 (MMP) of the separate lottery voting terminal 4 may have a register function in addition to the ticket selling function. (2) In the present embodiment, the sports promotion lottery has been described as an example. However, the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention is not limited to this, and other lotteries, for example, winning and losing prediction types such as bicycle races and horse races, may be used. It may be applied to lottery type lotteries such as lottery and numbers.

=== Definition of Terms === << Debit Card >> A so-called cash card issued by various financial institutions such as a credit union, a post office and a bank.
Money can be deposited and withdrawn from a pre-designated own transaction account using an automatic teller machine in each financial period. It is used to make a payment immediately after debiting the payment at the time of payment.

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According to the membership lottery voting system of the present invention, at the time of a lottery vote, the lottery voting terminal acquires the member identification data from the member card and transmits this data to the host computer of the lottery management center. To check if it is a member by checking the member database.
Only those members who have been qualified for purchase can be allowed to vote, and those who are not recognized can be accurately identified. In a lottery having an age condition such as a sports promotion lottery, it is possible to strictly restrict a lottery vote by a person who is not qualified to vote.

In particular, when the member card is a debit card or a credit card, and the account identification data recorded on the debit card or the member ID recorded on the credit card is used for the member identification data, another use is also possible. It can be provided with a wide range of services and is extremely convenient.

Also, in the member database, points are given to each member according to the lottery voting status of each member, and the points are sequentially added and recorded. For example, services such as provision of related goods can be performed.

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FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall schematic configuration of a membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a stand-alone lottery voting terminal (SLT) of the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a separated lottery voting terminal (S-MMS / MMP) of the membership lottery system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a voting mark sheet used in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the voting mark sheet used in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure when a regular member performs a voting procedure at a stand-alone lottery voting terminal (SLT) in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure when a debit member performs a voting procedure using a stand-alone lottery voting terminal (SLT) in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure when a special member (credit member) performs a voting procedure using a stand-alone lottery voting terminal (SLT) in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an ordinary lottery terminal (S-MMS / MM) in a membership lottery system according to the present invention;
It is explanatory drawing which showed the procedure when performing a voting procedure in P).

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a membership lottery system according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure when a voting procedure is performed in (MMP).

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure when a special member (credit member) performs a voting procedure at a separate lottery voting terminal (S-MMS / MMP) in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a view showing one embodiment of a voting ticket used in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a view showing an embodiment of a voting voucher for ordinary members used in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a voting voucher for a debit member used in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure when a non-member performs a voting procedure using a stand-alone lottery voting terminal (SLT) in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 shows a non-member lottery terminal (S-MMS / MM) in the membership lottery system according to the present invention.
It is explanatory drawing which showed the procedure when performing a voting procedure in P).

FIG. 17 is a view showing an embodiment of a non-member voting voucher used in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a view showing one embodiment of a membership card voucher for a regular member used in the membership lottery voting system according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a membership card voucher for a debit member used in the membership lottery system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Single lottery voting terminal 4 Separate lottery voting terminal 6 Voting reservation terminal 8 Ticketing terminal 10 Lottery collating terminal 14 Lottery management center

Claims (4)

[Claims] An invention specified by the following requirements (1) to (5). (1) A membership lottery voting system that allows a member who has undergone a registration procedure in advance to vote for a lottery. (2) A lottery sales system including a lottery voting terminal installed at each lottery polling place and a management host computer installed at a lottery operation management center. These lottery voting terminals and the host computer can communicate with each other through a public communication network. In the host computer, a member database for managing information on each member for each member is constructed. (3) Each lottery voting terminal includes means for acquiring member identification data for identifying a member from the data recording unit of the membership card owned by the lottery voter. (4) Each of the lottery voting terminals transmits the acquired member identification data to the host computer together with the content of the lottery vote from the lottery voter. (5) The host computer checks whether or not the lottery voter is a member based on the member identification data from the lottery voting terminal by checking the member database.
If the lottery voter is determined to be a member, the lottery vote terminal is notified that the lottery vote is permitted, and the content of the lottery vote from the lottery vote terminal is associated with the member identification data in the voting database. Register with. 2. The membership lottery according to claim 1, wherein the member card is a debit card, and the member specifying data is account specifying data recorded in a data recording unit of the debit card. Voting system. 3. The membership lottery voting according to claim 1, wherein the member card is a credit card, and the member identification data is a member ID recorded in a data recording unit of the credit card. system. 4. The member database is provided with a data recording unit for managing the total value of points given to each member according to the lottery voting status of each member for each member. The membership lottery system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein points are sequentially added to the total value recorded in the data storage unit each time.