JP2003345938A - Automatic winning/losing determination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide equipment using a display device, an input device, and an output device of an automatic winning/losing determination machine as a function of processing information in sales, performing a sales management, and issuing a receipt to a user. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic winning/losing determination machine is provided with a means 6 changing over between an automatic winning/losing determination function and the function processing the information in the sales; a means 10 inputting an amount of paper sheets with winning/losing, the number of the sheets purchased by the user, and an amount paid by the user; a means calculating change based on the amount, the number of the sheets purchased by the user, the amount paid by the user; a function 7 displaying the process and a result in a state of being observable by the user; and a mechanism 10 printing the result, so as to be used as the equipment processing the information in the sales. This machine also reads information of the user and data of the purchased paper sheets in the sales, and transmits them to a center, so that the center side provides services of transmitting the winning notification to the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to lottery tickets, bicycle races,
This is a technique relating to an automatic discriminator for paper sheets and tickets with a hit determination such as horse racing and boat racing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional automatic detection system for a lottery ticket or the like, a lottery is performed after the sale of a lottery ticket. By having the function of determining whether or not a user has been paid, the user has been cashed. On the other hand, for paper money and inventory management,
We send handwritten inventory management tables and summary tables created using a calculator etc. to the center by fax or mail, etc.
In managing the deposit and withdrawal of money when selling paper sheets, it was necessary to create a sales summary table using a register or a calculator.

[0003]

Generally, a store having an automatic discriminating machine has to deal with a user at the time of selling and redeeming paper sheets. And
As described above, as a response at the time of cashing, the operator at the store reads the data of the letters, numbers and symbols of the bills with a lottery that have been previously drawn and sold to the user and reads the data of the lottery data registered at the center. As a result, the winning money to be paid to the user is checked, the statement is printed and handed over to the user, and at the same time, the printed winning money is paid to the user.

[0004] As the name implies, the automatic hit detecting machine is designed mainly in consideration of the processing at the time of redemption, so that the shop can pay the winning money. Since there is no information processing means at the point of sale, there has been a problem that new services cannot be provided to stores or users. Specifically, at the point of sale of paper sheets, a conventional hitting automatic discriminator uses a receipt printer,
The ability to read the data of letters, numbers and symbols on paper sheets,
It could not be used for inputting sales at the time of selling paper sheets to the user, for issuing a receipt to the user, or for totaling daily sales.

[0005] Therefore, in a paper-leass shop, it is necessary to purchase a device capable of managing sales and issuing a receipt, in addition to the automatic discrimination device, which requires expense and space. Until now, the store has manually totaled the daily sales and sent it to the center.

[0006] Further, the supplier of the paper sheets delivers the paper sheets from store to store, and in order to reduce any unsold paper, the stock of unsold paper sheets and the number of sheets sold are manually checked. Need to be managed. For example, a store with a lot of unsold inventory, a large number of sales per day, and a store that is likely to run out of stock by the last day of sale, and a store with insufficient unsold inventory until the last day of sale,
In order to determine which stores are clearly in excess inventory until the last day of sales, the number of sales per day is determined manually by each store, and it is necessary to arrange the paper sheets in stock, which is troublesome. There is a problem in that it lacks accuracy.

Further, in the conventional automatic hit detecting machine, by reading the data of characters, numbers and symbols of unsold paper sheets and counting the number of unsold paper sheets, the type and number of unsold paper sheets can be confirmed and the number of unsold paper sheets can be checked. There was a problem that the sold papers could not be managed at the center via online, and the delivery of papers from store to store could not be automated.

[0008] In the case of a paper sheet with a loss, the user has forgotten to check because a certain period from the lottery date or the race date to the purchased user is set as a period during which cash can be redeemed. There is a problem that the winning number that has been won is incorrectly compared with the outdated number, etc., and it becomes impossible to receive the winnings due to the statute of limitations. However, there is a problem that a service such as a winning notification service cannot be provided because a person who purchases a paper sheet becomes a member and cannot register user information together with a user ID.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a means for switching between a function of automatically determining a hit and a function of processing information at the time of sale, the amount of paper with a hit, the number of sheets purchased by a user,
A means for inputting the user's payment amount, a means for calculating change from the amount, the number of users purchased, and the user's payment amount, a function for displaying the process and the result so that the user can see it, and a result The function to print is provided.

When the clerk can judge that the user has come to the store for the purpose of purchasing, the means for switching to the function for information processing at the time of sale is activated by the means for switching to the function for information processing at the time of sale. It is used for inputting and issuing receipts to users, and totals daily sales.

In addition, as a function of automatic discrimination of a hit, an input / output device such as a display or a receipt printer which has been controlled is operated as a function of performing information processing at the time of sale, so that a character of a receipt printer or a paper sheet is used. The ability to read numbers, symbols and data, and to enter sales, issue receipts to users when selling paper to users, and send totals for daily sales It can be used especially for solutions.

The totalized amount data is transmitted online to the center, thereby avoiding the trouble of manually transmitting the totalized table by facsimile or mail.

As a function of performing information processing at the time of sales, the center side processes the data of letters, numbers, and symbols of paper sheets, input data of sales, and count data of the number of sheets, thereby reducing the number of sales per day. In addition, by calculating the inventory until the last day of sales, it is possible to arrange the delivery of paper sheets from a store with excess inventory to a store with insufficient inventory, thereby reducing unsold paper sheets in the store.

[0014] In the case where a user who purchases a paper sheet with an omission has forgotten collation due to reasons such as forgetting verification, the processing of information at the time of sale will not be possible. By providing the means, data of letters, numbers, and symbols of paper sheets are read at the time of sale, and a user ID such as a membership card is read, and the user ID and the paper sheets purchased by the user are read. Add the function of online transmission by associating data of letters, numbers and symbols. On the other hand, on the host side, means for storing the data and comparing the data purchased by the user registered at the time of determining the wrong character, number and symbol data by lottery with the winning character, number and symbol. By using the user ID corresponding to the character, numeral, and symbol data purchased by the user, it is possible to provide a notification service by e-mail distribution to the e-mail address specified by the user for the result of the winning. With this operation, it is possible to avoid a case in which a user who purchases a paper sheet with a mistake is forfeited due to, for example, forgotten collation, and cannot receive the winning money.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the entire hardware configuration of the apparatus. It is to be noted that a lottery ticket will be described as an example of a sheet with a hit determination.

The control unit 1 includes blocks 2 to 11, 13,
16 is performed. The mode switching operation unit 6 is pressed by a store-side operator when switching between a function of automatically determining whether a sheet has been hit and a function used when selling a sheet. The automatic decision function of the winnings is that the store should pay the user by reading the data of the lottery ticket that has been sold to the user before the lottery has been completed and comparing it with the winning data registered at the center The winning money is checked, a statement is printed and handed over to the user, and the printed winning money is used to pay the user (at the time of cashing). On the other hand, the function at the time of selling (also referred to as a sales processing function) is the input of sales at the time of selling a lottery ticket to a user, the use of issuance of a receipt to the user, and the sales of a day. This function is intended to be used for counting (at the point of sale).

An operation unit (also simply referred to as a display unit or an operation display unit) 8 is used when a store clerk operates, and the result of collating lottery tickets, the state of cashier input at the time of purchase, the state of the apparatus, and the next operation Displays guidance and fault codes of the device. In addition, the operation unit 8 includes a start button 24 for activating the matching of the lottery ticket, a matching result of the lottery ticket, and a processing function of the sales information. Print button 25 used when issuing a receipt (31 in FIG. 4) or a receipt (in this example, a receipt printed when a user purchases a lottery ticket: 30 in FIG. 4). Is provided.

[0018] The clerk issues a receipt when selling for each user. At this time, the sales data for each receipt is:
The sales total data storage area set in the area of the memory 4 is added and stored for each ticket type. Further, the clerk issues a statement at the time of collation (at the time of collation and cashing) for each user. At this time, sales data for each statement is stored in the memory 4.
Is added and stored for each bill type in the total data storage area of the statement set in the area of.

If the clerk determines that the day's work has been completed and presses the end button 26 while the automatic lottery ticket hit detection function is operating (used for verification and cashing), the hit detection verification is performed. The total of the results (the value of the total data storage area of the collation set in the area of the memory 4) is issued by the receipt printer 9 (print example 33 in FIG. 4).

On the other hand, in a state where the processing function of the sales information of the lottery ticket is operating (used at the time of sale), when the clerk judges that the business of the day has ended and presses the end button 26, the lottery until that time is performed. The ticket sales total (the value of the sales total data storage area set in the area of the memory 4) is issued by the receipt printer 9 (print example 32 in FIG. 4).

When the clerk presses the end button 26 and prints the total table of the collation results, the guidance to the operation unit 8 states that "The total table data of the collation can be transmitted to the center, so press the center registration button." Is automatically displayed. When the store clerk confirms the contents of the collation total table and presses the center registration button 23 of the mode switching operation section 6, at this stage, the control section 1 causes the collation total table data (the collation set in the area of the memory 4). Of the total data storage area), a terminal number (a unique number assigned to each automatic discriminator) is added, and control is performed for transmission from the host communication control unit 3 to the center. Thereafter, when the control unit 1 receives a signal indicating that data has been received from the center via the host communication control unit 3, the control unit 1 clears the value of the total data storage area for collation set in the area of the memory 4.

On the other hand, in the state where the processing function of the lottery ticket sales information is operating, when the clerk judges that the day's business has ended and presses the end button 26, the operating unit 8 displays "Sales to center". Since the total table data can be sent, please press the center registration button. "Is automatically displayed, and the pressing is prompted. At this time, the clerk checks the contents of the total sales table of the lottery ticket and presses the center registration button 23. At this time, the control unit 1 stores the total sales data (memory 4
Value of the total sales data storage area set in the area of
To the terminal number (unique number assigned to each automatic discriminator)
Is added, and the host communication control unit 3 controls transmission to the center.

The external display unit 7 displays the price, the number of purchases, the payment amount, and the change of the lottery ticket so that the user can see the lottery ticket when the visitor purchases the lottery ticket (at the point of sale). And enables the user to confirm necessary information. Also, when a user who visits the store asks a store clerk to judge whether a lottery ticket has been hit or not, the user uses the check to check the matching state and the result. The external display unit 7
Is the same as the contents of the receipt (30 in FIG. 4) when the lottery ticket was purchased in the case of the sales information processing function. However, in order to display the result of the processing, the number display, The display of the purchase price changes.

In the above operation, the control unit 1 automatically operates the external display unit 7 by the clerk using the mode switching operation unit 6 in accordance with one of the functions of the automatic discriminator and the sales information processing function. Control for switching display contents is performed.

The ten-key section 10 is used by a clerk to input the number of purchases and the price of a user as a sales information processing function. Specifically, at the stage where the clerk determines that the user purchases the lottery ticket, the mode switch button 22 is pressed to set the apparatus to the sales mode. The numeric keypad unit 10 waits for a clerk to enter a price by controlling the ten key unit 10 to wait for a price to be entered.
For a lottery ticket with a unit price of 300 yen, the clerk is "3""0"
Input in the order of “0”. At this time, the operation display section 8 displays 3
00 yen is displayed. The clerk checks this value, and presses the numeric keypad 10 “Enter key” to determine the unit price. When the user purchases 1,000 lottery tickets, the clerk continues to input “1”, “0”, “0” and “0” using the numeric keypad 10. At this time, the operation display section 8 displays 1000 sheets. When the store clerk checks this value and presses the ten key section 10 "Enter key", the number of sheets is determined. Therefore, the control section 1 calculates unit price × number of sheets and stores it in a predetermined register. The sales information is input by repeating this.

If the clerk cannot check the unit price of the lottery ticket, feels annoyed with the input on the numeric keypad 10, or if the user desires a service of e-mail notification of the result of the winning determination, the purchase is made. All lottery tickets to be set are set in the setting unit 18 and the start button 24 is pressed. The control unit 1 controls the transport control unit 16 to control the OCRs 13 one by one.
Then, the number (specifically, the number) indicating the type of the lottery and the lottery number are read, and the number is counted simultaneously (counting means). Since the number indicating the type and the unit price are stored in advance via the data storage device control unit 2 by online distribution from the center, the unit price can be read out by searching with the number indicating the type. Therefore, the read data is automatically replaced with the price (reading means), and the sales information data is acquired by the value obtained by counting the unit price × the number of sheets (acquiring means).

The number and lottery number used for the mail notification service are stored in a memory area for the mail notification service. The mail notification service will be described later.

The bar code hand reader 11 can read the bar code of the lottery ticket and input the price of the lottery ticket in the state of the processing function of the sales information using the paper sheet at the point of sale. On the other hand, when the bar code of the lottery ticket is read while the automatic determination function of the lottery ticket is activated, the type number and lottery number for collation are determined. It is also used when reading barcodes on price lists and barcodes on quantity tables.

The transport control unit 16 controls the driving unit 17 to transport the piled lottery tickets 18 one by one to a position 15 readable by the OCR 13. This transport is OC
The purpose of R13 is to read the character, number and symbol data of the lottery ticket one by one. In the state where the automatic determination function of the lottery ticket is activated, the type of lottery ticket and This is a means for inputting a lottery number. on the other hand,
From the viewpoint of sales of paper sheets, this conveyance is a means for inputting a unit price and the number of sheets in a state where the processing function of sales information is operated. Furthermore, when the user wishes to provide a service for e-mail notification of the result of the winning determination, the user is required to register the lottery ticket type and lottery number purchased by the user at the center. Is set in the apparatus, and the type number and the lottery number are read by the OCR 13.

The OCR 13 is basically a character of a lottery ticket,
Read numbers and symbols. When the sales information processing function is activated, the control unit 1 reads the unit price from the information indicating the type of the lottery ticket, and the unit price from the information stored in advance via the data storage device control unit 2 by online distribution from the center. . The control unit 1 uses the unit price and the number of sheets as print data for a receipt and display data on the external display 7.

When the sales clerk uses the sales information processing function, the clerk can use the input on the numeric keypad 10, the input on the barcode hand reader 11, and the input on the OCR 13. For example, it is assumed that a user purchases various types of lottery tickets for each of a plurality of lottery tickets. The clerk actually divides various types of lottery tickets by hand using the numeric keypad portion 10, counts the number of lottery tickets of each type, and uses the numeric keypad portion 10 for the unit price and number of lottery tickets of each type. 1 and the ticket to be purchased by the user is piled and set in the set unit 18 of FIG. 1 without separating various types of lottery tickets, and the driving unit 1
Data is automatically read by the OCR 13 by the operation 5 and is counted by the control unit 1 (counting the number of sheets for each type number)
Comparing with the troublesome work to read, it is better to read by the OCR 13. Conversely, when a lottery ticket of one kind is plural (for example, when there is a user who purchases 1,000 lottery tickets of 300 yen), 1000 pieces of piles are set in 18 of FIG. Since it takes a transport time and a reading recognition time if the sheets are conveyed one by one at 16, it is better to input the unit price of 300 per sheet and the number of sheets of 1000 with the numeric keypad 10.

The lottery ticket bundle 20 is a form in which the number of the lottery tickets on the shop side is previously bound with a band 21 or a bag. For users who want to purchase 100 copies in a serial number,
It must be prepared before selling. In the lottery ticket bundle 20, information of unit price, lottery ticket type, number of sheets, and lottery number (the first number of the serial number or the last number) is a bar code 1.
In this case, the bar code 19 is read by the bar code hand reader 11,
Data for issuing receipts and data for totaling sales can be read at one time.

When the user desires the service of e-mail notification of the winning judgment result, the ticket type, number and lottery number of the lottery ticket purchased by the user are read at one time using the bar code hand reader 11 and the center is read. The data to be registered.

As described above, the OCR 13 reads the data of the characters, numbers and symbols of the lottery ticket, but the data is used by the user ID data reading section 27 by the user ID card while the processing function of the sales information is working. When the center registration button is pressed when the reading of the person ID data has been completed and the reading of the character, number, and symbol data of the lottery ticket has been completed, the lottery ticket as shown in data 53 of FIG. The character, number, symbol data and user ID data are paired and transmitted to the center.

The apparatus stores the data of the characters, numbers and symbols of the lottery ticket purchased by the user and the user ID at the time of sale.
By having a mechanism for registering data at the center, the center can notify the user of a winning determination determined by a lottery performed after a certain period has elapsed from the point of sale.

FIG. 2 shows a processing flow of a part of the control unit of the automatic hitting and discriminating machine which operates to switch between an automatic discriminating function and a sales information processing function. In the following explanation, the function of processing the transfer of money when the clerk sells the lottery ticket to the user, the information (user ID) of the user at the time of sale and the characters and numbers of the sold lottery ticket , Symbol data is referred to as a “sales information processing mode” of the apparatus.

On the other hand, the function used for the purpose of collation processing of the lottery ticket which the store clerk has previously purchased for the user and which has been determined to be the winner, and the function used for the purpose of paying (changing) the winning money are referred to as a "collation processing mode". Call.

In the process S1, the store clerk selects a lottery ticket to be purchased by the user or a lottery ticket for collation, and presses the mode switching button 22 of the mode switching operation section 6 to select the "sales information processing mode" or "sales information processing mode". Switching of the “collation processing mode”.

The apparatus first makes a determination based on the mode register value of the memory 4 in the determination of S1, and recognizes which mode is currently in operation. When the mode is the "collation processing mode", the mode register value is set to "0" (S20), and in the process of S21, a display indicating the "collation processing mode" is displayed on the operation display section 8, Enable the clerk to see which mode is currently in use. If it is the "sales information processing mode", "1" is set to the mode register value (S2), and S3
Is displayed on the operation display unit 8 in the processing of (1), so that the clerk can confirm which mode is currently in operation.

If the store clerk wants to switch from the current mode, that is, if he / she uses it for sale and responds to the user who has visited the lottery ticket for collation, the user presses the mode switch button 22 and presses the mode switch button. Will be switched. Then, the apparatus detects the depression of the mode switching button 22 in the processing of S4 and S22.

When the depression of the mode switching button 22 is detected in S4, the mode is switched by branching before the processing S20. When the depression of the mode switching button 22 is detected in S22, control is performed to switch the mode by branching before the processing S2.

In the "collation processing mode", the input of the start button 24 and the barcode hand reader 11 is waited for in S23, and if there is an input, in S24, a lottery ticket hit determination is made based on the read data of each input device. The display is performed on the operation unit display 7. Further, the addition to the total data storage area of the collation set in the area of the memory 4 is performed. Then, for the next lottery ticket, the start button 24 and the numeric keypad 1
0, waiting for input from the barcode hand reader 11. S
At 25, the input of the print button 25 is detected, and if there is an input, the total data of the collation is printed by the receipt printer 9 at S26 to be issued as a specification. The collation total data storage area set in the area of the memory 4 due to the issuance is cleared (S27). Then, the cashing based on the collation is performed to the user, and the issued specification (31 in FIG. 4) is passed.

In the "sales information processing mode", the start button 24, the numeric keypad 10, the barcode hand reader 1
When the input is awaited, the read data of each input device is displayed on the operation unit display 7. Further, addition to the sales total data storage area set in the area of the memory 4 is performed. Start button 24, numeric keypad 10, barcode hand reader 1 for sale at the next lottery
Waiting for input of 1. Then, the input of the print button 25 is detected (S7), and if there is the input, the total data of the sales is printed by the receipt printer 9 to be issued as a receipt (S8). The sales total data storage area set in the area of the memory 4 is cleared (S9 in FIG. 3). By the processing so far, the clerk gives the user a change and a receipt (30 in FIG. 4) together with the lottery ticket to be sold.

Although it has been described that the total data in the memory 4 is cleared in S9 and S27, this is a clearing in one transaction unit, and the total value is stored in another area of the memory 4 and added. The data is transmitted to the center by pressing the center registration button 23 described above. At this time, the total value of the day, that is, the sales total table 32 and the collation total table 3 in FIG.
No. 3 is printed and issued according to the “processing mode of sales information” or the “processing mode of collation”.

Next, an embodiment in which a user desires a service of e-mail notification of a hit determination result will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Of course, the apparatus maintains the state set in the “sales information processing mode”.

First, the user is caused to read an ID card (a card created by member registration) (S10). The device is S1
0 monitors the input of the user ID card reading unit 27,
If there is an input in the user ID card reading unit 27 (S1
1) The user ID is temporarily stored in the memory 4. In S12, it is determined whether or not there is input data of characters, numbers, and symbols of the lottery ticket. If there is no such input data,
In S13, the input of the start button 24 is waited. When the start button 24 is input, the OCR 13 starts reading input data of characters, numbers, and symbols of the lottery ticket (S14). Note that the case where there is input data in S12 is assumed to be a case where the collection of input information is completed by the numeric keypad unit 10 or the barcode hand reader 11 described above.

After reading in S14, the center registration button 23
(S15), and when the store clerk inputs the center registration button 23, the user ID data is added to the character, number, and symbol data of the lottery ticket and transmitted to the center (S15).
16).

FIG. 4 shows an example of an automatic winning / missing notification system showing what kind of operation the center can perform for the center registration function of the present invention. The automatic hitting / discriminating machine 41 has a function of performing information processing at the time of sale (“processing mode of sales information”).
Then, the reading unit 43 reads the number of the lottery ticket 42 and the information of the ID card 55. The reading section 43 is a mechanism generically referring to the user ID card reading section 27, the OCR 13, the barcode hand reader 11, and the like shown in FIG.

When the center registration is activated by the center registration button 23, the lottery number data and ID pair data 53 are transmitted to the center side via the transmission unit 44 (host communication control unit in FIG. 1).

On the center side, data 5 received from the terminal
For No. 3, both are stored in the number registration area 46 and the user ID registration area 48 of the host computer 45 in association with each other. When the lottery is completed and the winning is determined, the center registers the winning number in the winning number search unit 50. The hit number search unit 50 searches the number registration area 46 by using the hit number as a key, and searches for the number nnnn47 that is hitting. The user ID corresponding to the number is transferred to the notification mail distribution function unit 51. The notification mail distribution function unit 51 extracts the address 57 of the user from the user address 56 based on the user ID 49,
The winning notification 54 is mailed to the user terminal 52.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a lottery ticket shop with a limited sales floor area, it becomes possible to use both a device for processing information at the time of sale and a hit-win automatic discriminator in a limited space.

In the store, it is not necessary to purchase both a device for performing information processing at the time of sale and an automatic hit detection device, so that costs can be saved.

Further, it is possible for the user to avoid a situation in which the user forgets the collation and the statute of limitations has expired and the user cannot receive the winnings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an entire apparatus.

FIG. 2 shows a processing / operation flow.

FIG. 3 is a process and operation flowchart when a user ID card is used.

FIG. 4 shows an example of printing by the apparatus.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the device and a center.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control part, 2 ... Data storage device control part, 3 ... Host communication control part, 4 ... Memory, 5 ... General-purpose interface control part, 6 ... Mode switching control part, 7 ... External display part, 8
... operation unit, 9 ... receipt printer, 10 ... numeric keypad,
11 ... Barcode hand reader, 13 ... OCR, 16 ...
Transport control unit, 17 drive unit, 22 mode switching button, 23
... Center registration button, 24 ... Start button, 25 ... Print button, 26 ...
End button, 27: User ID card reading unit, 41: Automatic hit detection device, 42: Sheets, 43: Reading unit, 44
... Sending unit, 45 ... Host computer, 46 ... Number registration area, 48 ... User ID registration area, 49 ... User ID,
50: winning number search unit, 51: notification mail distribution function unit, 52: user terminal, 55: ID card,

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Naoki Takahara             1 Ikegami, Haruoka-cho, Owariasahi-shi, Aichi Pref.             Information Equipment Division, Hitachi, Ltd. F term (reference) 3E038 BB02 CA06 CC01 DA01 FA01                       GA02 KA05

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading data of characters, numbers or symbols of hit sheets, a judging means for judging a hit from data read by the reading means, and a judging means for judging a hit by the judging means. In the automatic hit detection device having an output means for displaying or printing, a reading means for reading the data read by the reading means for letters, numbers, and symbols of hit sheets, and a price, and counting the number of purchased users. An automatic hitting / discriminating machine, comprising: counting means for performing the counting; and obtaining means for obtaining sales information of the paper sheet by the reading means and the counting means. 2. The automatic discrimination device according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for receiving price information from a center in advance and storing the price information relating to the type and number of the paper sheet, An automatic hit-and-miss discriminator characterized in that a type and a number of a sheet are replaced with a price based on the storage content stored in the means. 3. The automatic dropping device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a set section on which a plurality of sheets can be set, wherein the reading is performed based on sheets set on the set section. An automatic discrimination device that reads data printed on a sheet by means. 4. A reading means for reading data printed on a sheet with a hit, a determining means for determining a hit based on predetermined hit information from the data read by the reading means, and the determining means. And a switching function for switching between a hit function for determining a hit and a selling function for selling sheets with the hit. 5. A paper sheet for sale according to claim 4, wherein when the data of the paper sheet is read by the reading means in a state where the mode is set to the selling function by the switching means, the paper sheet to be sold is provided. The hit information is displayed on a display means, and a receipt relating to the information is issued by a printing means. 6. The hit-winning machine according to claim 4, further comprising a display means for displaying the information of the switching when said switching means switches said hit-determining function or said selling function. Discriminator. 7. The hitting and discriminating machine according to claim 4, further comprising: storage means for storing sales of a transaction unit in which paper sheets are sold; and counting means for counting sales for a certain period stored in said storage means. The hit discriminating machine prints or transmits to the center the result summed up by the counting means in a state where the sales function is switched to the sales function by the switching means. 8. An ID reading unit for reading an ID card owned by a user, a reading unit for reading information on a hit sheet to be sold, information on a sheet read by the reading unit, and the ID reading unit. Is transmitted to the center in association with the ID information read in step 2. The center searches for the information of the paper sheet transmitted based on the hit information determined at a later date, and is registered as a pair with the ID information. An automatic hit notification system for notifying users of hit information.