JP2005190219A - Ticket issue inquiry system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain the miniaturization of an apparatus because a ticket medium such as rolled paper is made unnecessary. <P>SOLUTION: Contents of betting are printed on the rear face of lot betting sheet composed of a mark sheet and the lot betting sheet is used as a ticket. Thereby a ticket medium such as rolled paper is made unnecessary and each of work of mark reading/lot ticket issue/inquiry of prize winning can be performed only by a single medium. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket issuing inquiry system having a lottery ticket issuing function for issuing tickets such as lotteries and a winning inquiry function for making a ticket inquiry.

  Conventionally, it has been proposed to read the mark contents of an application mark sheet, accept the read contents as voting contents, and issue a ticket as a voting card on which the voting contents are printed (Patent Document 1).

  As described above, in a device that performs processing such as reading and printing of a ticket such as a mark sheet or a ticket, mark reading and ticket printing use separate media (mark sheet dedicated paper / ticket dedicated paper).

  In the above apparatus, since the mark sheet and the ticket are separate media, the user needs to handle and manage the separate media.

  For this reason, in the conventional apparatus, it is necessary to incorporate a ticket medium such as a roll paper in the machine body, which causes a problem that the apparatus size increases.

Furthermore, in conventional lottery sales, the application mark sheet and the ticket for printing the application results are separate media, and the contents of the application using the mark sheet intended by the purchaser at the store due to the purchaser's misunderstanding or the operator's misoperation. There was a problem that the application result of the issued ticket was different.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-282152

  In the present invention, by combining the mark sheet for the lottery application and the ticket as a voting ticket with one medium, it is possible to make the medium transport route one, miniaturize the device, and waste paper resources. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticketing inquiry system that can eliminate the problem.

  In the ticket issuing inquiry system of this invention, one side is a mark sheet surface for application for voting, and the other side is a ticket surface on which voting content is printed, and a ticket from an insertion slot into which a ticket is inserted is conveyed along a conveyance path. A first conveying means, a reading means provided on the conveying path, optically reading one surface of the ticket inserted from the insertion port and conveyed by the conveying path, and after the reading by the reading means, the ticket A second conveying means for reversing the conveying direction in the direction of the insertion port and conveying along the conveying path, and provided on the conveying path and on the opposite side of the reading means side, in the direction of the insertion port. Printing means for printing on the other side of the ticket conveyed by the conveyance path, and first determination means for determining whether or not the reading surface of the ticket is a mark sheet surface based on the reading contents read by the reading means at the time of ticketing service And this first judge Receiving means for receiving the contents of the vote according to the contents of the mark, and first processing means for printing the contents of the vote received by the receiving means by the printing means and issuing from the insertion slot And a second determination means for determining whether or not the reading surface of the ticket is a ticket surface based on the read contents read by the reading means at the time of the winning inquiry service, and the second determination means determines the ticket surface. A second processing unit that collates the contents of the vote printed on the ticket surface with the pre-registered winning information, prints the collation result by the printing unit, and issues it from the insertion slot. Have.

  The ticket issuing inquiry system according to the present invention includes a judging means for judging the contents of voting based on the mark on the mark sheet surface of the ticket, one side of which is the mark sheet side and the other side is the ticket side, and the voting contents judged by the judging means A first issuing means for printing and issuing on the ticket surface, a verification means for verifying the winning content registered in advance when reading the voting content printed on the ticket surface of the ticket, and this verification As a result of the verification by the means, when the content of the vote is won, there is a second issuing means for printing and issuing the winning content on the margin of the mark sheet surface of the ticket.

In the ticketing inquiry system of the present invention, one side is a mark sheet surface having unique mark information, and the other side is a ticket surface on which a barcode is printed, and acceptance of voting and inquiry of winning contents are performed. When the ticket is inserted, the unique mark information is read to determine acceptance of the vote, and when the acceptance of the vote is determined by the first determination means, Second determination means for determining the content of the vote based on the mark on the mark sheet surface, first issue means for printing and issuing the vote content determined by the second determination means on the ticket surface of the ticket, When the ticket is inserted, the above bar code is read to determine the winning content inquiry, and the third determining means determines the winning content inquiry. In addition, when the voting contents printed on the ticket surface of the ticket are read, the collation means for collating the winning contents registered in advance, and the result of the collation by the collating means is that the voting contents are won. And a second issuing means for printing and issuing the winning contents in the margin on the mark sheet surface of the ticket.
The ticket issuance inquiry system according to the present invention includes a terminal that accepts voting by a ticket whose one side is a mark sheet side and the other side is a ticket side, and a center server that is connected to this terminal via a communication line. In the configuration, the terminal determines a voting content based on a mark on the mark sheet surface of the ticket, and adds a vote number to the voting content determined by the determining device on the ticket surface of the ticket. First issue means for printing and issuing, first transmission means for transmitting the voting content and voting number to the center server, and winning content based on the voting number supplied from the center server in advance is stored. The storage means and the contents of the vote printed on the ticket surface of the ticket and the winning contents stored in the storage means when the vote number is read. And a second issuing means for printing and issuing the winning content on the margin of the mark sheet surface of the ticket when the voting content is won as a result of the matching by the matching device. The center server cumulatively stores the voting content and the voting number transmitted from the terminal, the determining unit for determining the winning content based on the voting content stored in the storage unit, Transmitting means for transmitting the winning content determined by the determining means to the terminal.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a single medium can be used as a lottery application mark sheet and a ticket as a voting ticket, thereby reducing the size of the device. And a ticketing inquiry system that can eliminate waste of paper resources.

[Example 1]
The lottery ticket issue inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  This lottery ticketing inquiry system issues lotteries (tickets) based on the purchaser's vote, and checks the lottery winning results after announcing the winning details of the lottery. The lottery ticketing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function and the center server 3 connected to the lottery ticketing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function via a communication line 2 are configured. The lottery ticket machine 1 with the winning confirmation function and the center server 3 are selectively connected online or offline.

  The purchaser's voting mark sheet and the ticket as a voting ticket are combined into one ticket 4. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the ticket 4 is a cut sheet, and one surface is a mark sheet surface 4 a and the other surface is a ticket surface 4 b. The mark sheet surface 4a is used when a lottery purchaser makes a vote application by marking an arbitrary mark position with a pencil or the like. The ticket surface 4b is printed with the contents of the voting ticket accompanying the application for voting, and is blank without being printed in the initial state.

  In the initial stage of the mark sheet surface 4a, as shown in FIG. 2, the start column, the end column, and the timing mark row are already printed, and it is the user mark portion that the voter marks with the writing instrument in operation.

  The start column indicates the start of read data, and the end column indicates the end of read data.

  A user mark portion is arranged along the timing mark between the start row and the end row.

  In the inquiry operation, as shown in FIG. 3, the winning inquiry result is printed in the margin of the mark sheet surface 4a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ticket surface 4b is not printed and is blank as shown in FIG. 4, and a lottery ticketing service, such as a lottery voting content and a bar code indicating a vote number, as shown in FIG. Printing is performed.

  The center server 3 manages a voting database 3a in which voting data of all the lotteries voted is recorded and a winning database 3b in which winning data of all the winning lots are recorded.

  The lottery ticketing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function has a lottery ticketing business (voting reception business and voting ticket issuing business) and a winning confirmation business.

  The internal configuration of the lottery ticketing machine 1 with the winning confirmation function will be described with reference to FIG.

  In other words, the right side (front side) of the main body 20 is provided with the insertion and discharge port 21 for the above-mentioned ticket 4. The ticket 4 inserted from the insertion / discharge port 21 is conveyed by the conveyance path 22. An insertion port sensor 23 for detecting insertion of the ticket 4 from the insertion / discharge port 21 in order from the insertion / discharge port 21 on the transport path 22 and an upper surface of the ticket 4 transported on the transport path 22 (mark sheet surface 4a). Or a bar code as a voting content of the ticket surface 4b), a printing unit 25 for printing the voting content on the ticket surface 4b of the ticket 4 and printing the barcode, and the right end of the ticket 4 A ticket edge detection sensor 26 that can determine that the ticket 4 has passed the reading unit 24 by detection, and a transport motor 27 that rotationally drives the transport rollers 22a of the transport path 22 are provided. By rotating the transport motor 27 in the forward direction, the bill 4 on the transport path 22 is transported in the forward direction (direction a), and by rotating the transport motor 27 in the reverse direction, the ticket 4 on the transport path 22 is moved in the reverse direction. It is conveyed in (b direction). The reading unit 24 and the printing unit 25 are provided at positions facing each other across the conveyance path 22.

  A ticket vote number (unique ID number) is encoded in the barcode. As a result, when the reading unit 24 reads the barcode, it is decoded by a decoder (not shown) and then transmitted to the control unit 34 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lottery ticket issuing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function includes a staff member operation unit 31, a display unit 32, an insertion port sensor 23, a reading unit 24, a printing unit 25, a ticket edge detection sensor 26, and a transport motor 27. And a control unit 34 for controlling these units.

  The control unit 34 includes a storage unit 34a in which winning information and the like are stored.

The control unit 34 can know the conveyance state of the ticket 4 from the detection contents of the insertion slot sensor 23 and the ticket edge detection sensor 26, and the rotation control of the conveyance motor 27 is performed in this state.
Next, the lottery ticket issuing operation in the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  First, the clerk receives the ticket 4 on which the purchaser has applied for voting (mark on the mark sheet surface 4a) (ST41).

  Next, the clerk selects the lottery ticket issuing work by the clerk operation unit 31, and inserts the ticket 4 into the discharge port 21 from the insertion direction of FIG. 6 with the mark sheet surface 4a facing upward (ST2).

  Thereby, the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 is output to the control part 34 (ST3). The control unit 34 determines the insertion of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 based on the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 and the insertion of the ticket 4 into the discharge port 21 (ST4). The upper ticket 4 is conveyed in the forward direction (direction a) (ST5).

  By this conveyance, when the ticket 4 passes through the reading unit 24, the upper surface of the ticket 4 is optically read by the reading unit 24 and output to the control unit 34 (ST6). When the end of the ticket 4 reaches the ticket end detection sensor 26, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST7).

  Thereby, the control part 34 judges completion | finish of reading of the upper surface of the ticket 4 by the reading part 24 (ST8), and the ticket 4 on the conveyance path 22 is reverse direction (b direction) by reversely rotating the motor 27 for conveyance. (ST9).

Further, the control unit 34 determines the presence or absence of a start row and an end row existing in the mark sheet based on the bitmap data for one screen on the upper surface of the ticket 4 from the reading unit 24 (ST10).
When it is determined that the start column and the end column are present (normal processing), the control unit 34 determines that the mark sheet surface is read (ST11), receives the content of the read mark as the content of the vote, and assigns the vote number ( A unique ID number is assigned and transmitted to the center server 3 (ST12).
The center server 3 records the transmitted voting content and voting number in the voting database 3a (ST13).
Further, the control unit 34 encodes the barcode data corresponding to the voting content and the voting number and outputs the encoded barcode data to the printing unit 25 (ST14). Thereby, the encoded barcode is printed on the lower surface (back surface, ticket surface) of the ticket 4 when the ticket 4 faces the printing unit 25 by the transport path 22 (ST15).

  After the printing, when the end of the ticket 4 reaches the insertion slot sensor 23, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST16).

  Thereby, the control unit 34 determines the end of barcode printing on the lower surface of the ticket 4 by the printing unit 25 (ST17), and stops the transport motor 27, thereby stopping the transport of the ticket 4 on the transport path 22. (ST18).

  The clerk confirms that it has been normally printed on the ticket surface 4b of the discharged ticket 4, and gives the ticket to the purchaser (ST19).

  In addition, when the start row and the end row do not exist in the read contents of the surface information in step 10, the control unit 34 performs error processing (ST20).

  In other words, the control unit 34 displays an error message “Reading error. Please check the insertion direction and contents of the ticket” on the display unit 32 to call the staff. At this time, printing on the ticket 4 is not performed.

  However, if an error is displayed, the insertion direction and contents of the ticket 4 are confirmed, and a lottery ticketing operation is performed again or the purchaser rewrites the mark sheet.

  In this example, when the lottery ticketing business is performed, the case where the content of the vote is transmitted from the lottery ticketing machine 1 with the winning confirmation function to the center server 3 once is described. 34a, and for example, as a closing of the day, the lottery ticket issuing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function and the center server 3 are connected online, and the voting contents accumulated and stored in the storage unit 34a are collectively transmitted to the center server 3. It may be what you do.

  Next, the winning inquiry service will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  In this case, in the storage unit 34a in the control unit 34, the winning grade and the winning amount as the winning information supplied from the winning database 3b of the center server 3 are registered in advance.

  First, the clerk receives the ticket 4 on which the purchaser has applied for voting (barcode printing on the ticket surface 4b) (ST21).

  Next, the clerk selects the lottery winning inquiry service by the clerk operation unit 31, with the ticket surface 4 b facing up (the reverse side is opposite to the lottery ticketing service), and from the insertion direction of FIG. Insert into the insertion / discharge port 21 (ST22).

  Thereby, the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 is output to the control unit 34 (ST23). The control unit 34 determines the insertion of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 based on the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 and the insertion of the ticket 4 into the discharge port 21 (ST24). The upper ticket 4 is conveyed in the forward direction (direction a) (ST25).

  By this conveyance, when the ticket 4 passes through the reading unit 24, the upper surface of the ticket 4 is optically read by the reading unit 24 and output to the control unit 34 (ST26). When the end of the ticket 4 reaches the ticket end detection sensor 26, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST27).

  As a result, the control unit 34 determines whether the reading unit 24 has finished reading the upper surface of the ticket 4 (ST28), and the ticket 4 on the conveyance path 22 is reversed (direction b) by rotating the conveyance motor 27 in the reverse direction. (ST29).

Further, the control unit 34 determines the presence or absence of a barcode (voting number) from the bitmap data for one screen on the upper surface of the ticket 4 from the reading unit 24 (ST30).
When determining that the barcode (voting number) is present (normal processing), the control unit 34 determines that the ticket surface 4b is read (ST31), receives the read barcode as the voting number (ST32), and this voting number. And the winning information stored in the storage unit (ST33), and the winning inquiry result (winning grade and winning amount) is output to the printing unit 25 (ST34). As a result, the ticket 4 is opposed to the printing unit 25 by the transport path 22, and the winning inquiry result (winning grade and winning amount) is printed in the margin of the lower surface (back surface, mark sheet surface) of the ticket 4 (ST35). . In the case of a slip-off ticket, it is printed as slip-off.

  After the printing, when the end of the ticket 4 reaches the insertion slot sensor 23, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST36).

  Thereby, the control unit 34 determines the end of the printing of the winning inquiry result (winning grade and winning amount) on the lower surface of the ticket 4 by the printing unit 25 (ST37), and stops the transport motor 27 to thereby transport the transport path. The transportation of the ticket 4 on 22 is stopped (ST38).

  The clerk confirms that it has been printed normally on the mark sheet surface 4a of the discharged ticket 4, and pays out the winnings. In the case of loss, the ticket is returned to the purchaser (ST39).

  In addition, when the barcode (voting number) does not exist in the read contents of the surface information in the step 30, the control unit 34 performs error processing (ST40).

  In other words, the control unit 34 displays an error message “Reading error. Please check the insertion direction and contents of the ticket” on the display unit 32 to call the staff. At this time, printing on the ticket 4 is not performed.

  However, if an error is displayed, the insertion direction and contents of the ticket 4 are confirmed, and the winning inquiry service is performed again.

  In this example, the case where the winning contents are stored in the storage unit 34a in advance when performing the winning inquiry operation has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ticket issuing machine 1 with the winning confirmation function and the center server 3 are connected online. The lottery ticket issuing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function may be inquired once from the center server 3 and processed based on the winning inquiry result from the center server 3.

  As described above, since the back side of the mark sheet is effectively used as a ticket, a ticket medium such as a roll paper becomes unnecessary, and the medium cost can be reduced.

  The conventional lottery ticket issuing machine needs to incorporate a ticket medium such as roll paper in the machine body, and there is a problem that the size of the equipment becomes large. According to the present invention, as a result of eliminating the need for ticket media such as roll paper, it is possible to reduce the size of the device.

  In addition, as a result of eliminating the need for ticket media such as roll paper, each business of mark reading / lottery ticket issuance / winning inquiry requires only one medium. In addition, since the reading unit and the printing unit are arranged on the same transport unit, the operations of mark reading / lottery ticketing / winning inquiry are unified operations of inserting / ejecting the same medium into the same insertion slot. Improves.

  In conventional lottery sales, the application mark sheet and the ticket that prints the application result are separate media, and the purchaser's intention and the contents of the mark sheet application intended by the purchaser at the store due to misunderstanding of the purchaser or operator's operation error. Trouble that application result is different may occur. On the other hand, according to the present invention, the application content on the mark sheet surface and the application result on the ticket surface are integrated, so that it is possible to easily confirm the content coincidence, so that the above-described trouble is less likely to occur.

  That is, the contents of the vote are printed on the back side of the lottery ballot on the mark sheet and used as a ticket.

  Further, by reading the unique mark information (start row / end row) of the mark sheet or reading the barcode, the front and back loading surfaces are discriminated, and normal processing / error processing is discriminated.

[Example 2]
In the case of the above-described first embodiment, the reading unit 24 and the printing unit 25 are provided one by one at positions facing each other across the conveyance path 22, and are inserted with the mark sheet surface 4a as the upper surface when performing lottery ticketing operations. In the case of the winning inquiry service, the ticket surface 4b is inserted as the upper surface. However, in the case of the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 (in the same parts as FIGS. 6 and 7). Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted), one reading section 24a and one printing section 25a are provided at the top of the conveyance path 22, and one reading section 24b and one printing section 25b are provided at the bottom of the conveyance path 22. Even if the ticket 4 is inserted with the mark sheet surface 4a as the upper surface, or inserted with the ticket surface 4b as the upper surface, each operation may be performed. In this case, it can be inserted from the insertion / discharge port 21 without considering the direction of the face of the ticket.

  Next, the lottery ticket issuing operation in the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  First, the clerk receives the ticket 4 on which the purchaser has applied for voting (mark on the mark sheet surface 4a) (ST1).

  Next, the clerk selects the lottery ticket issuing work by the clerk operation unit 31, and inserts the ticket 4 and inserts it into the discharge port 21 from the insertion direction of FIG. 4 regardless of the direction of the surface (ST2 ').

  Thereby, the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 is output to the control part 34 (ST3). The control unit 34 determines the insertion of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 based on the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 and the insertion of the ticket 4 into the discharge port 21 (ST4). The upper ticket 4 is conveyed in the forward direction (direction a) (ST5).

  By this conveyance, when the ticket 4 passes through the reading units 24a and 24b, the upper surface of the ticket 4 is optically read by the reading unit 24a, and the lower surface of the ticket 4 is optically read by the reading unit 24b. 34 (ST6 '). When the end of the ticket 4 reaches the ticket end detection sensor 26, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST7).

  Thereby, the control unit 34 determines whether the reading of the upper surface and the lower surface of the ticket 4 by the reading units 24a and 24b is finished (ST8 '), and the ticket 4 on the conveying path 22 is reversed by rotating the conveying motor 27 in the reverse direction. It is conveyed in the direction (b direction) (ST9).

Further, the control unit 34 determines the presence or absence of a start row and an end row existing in the mark sheet based on bitmap data for one screen on each of the upper and lower surfaces of the ticket 4 from the reading units 24a and 24b (ST10 ').
When determining that the start row and the end row are present (normal processing), the control unit 34 determines that the mark sheet surface 4a has been read (ST11), receives the content of the read mark as voting content, and assigns the voting number to the voting content. (Unique ID number) is assigned and transmitted to the center server 3 (ST12).
The center server 3 records the transmitted voting content and voting number in the voting database 3a (ST13).
Further, the control unit 34 encodes the barcode data corresponding to the vote content and the vote number and outputs the encoded barcode data to one of the printing units 25a and 25b (ST14 '). When the reading of the mark sheet surface is determined by the reading unit 24a, it is output to the printing unit 25b, and when the reading of the mark sheet surface is determined by the reading unit 24b, it is output to the printing unit 25a. Accordingly, the encoded barcode is printed on the ticket surface 4b of the ticket 4 when the ticket 4 faces the printing units 25a and 25b through the transport path 22 (ST15 ').

  After the printing, when the end of the ticket 4 reaches the insertion slot sensor 23, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST16).

  As a result, the control unit 34 determines the end of barcode printing on the ticket surface 4b of the ticket 4 by the printing unit 25a or 25b (ST17 '), and stops the transport motor 27 to thereby cancel the ticket on the transport path 22. 4 is stopped (ST18).

  The clerk confirms that it has been normally printed on the ticket surface 4b of the discharged ticket 4, and gives the ticket to the purchaser (ST19).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step 10 'that the start column and the end column do not exist, the control unit 34 performs error processing (ST20).

  In other words, the control unit 34 displays an error message “Reading error. Please check the insertion direction and contents of the ticket” on the display unit 32 to call the staff. At this time, printing on the ticket 4 is not performed.

  However, if an error is displayed, the insertion direction and contents of the ticket 4 are confirmed, and a lottery ticketing operation is performed again or the purchaser rewrites the mark sheet.

  In this example, when the lottery ticketing business is performed, the case where the content of the vote is transmitted from the lottery ticketing machine 1 with the winning confirmation function to the center server 3 once is described. 34a, and for example, as a closing of the day, the lottery ticket issuing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function and the center server 3 are connected online, and the voting contents accumulated and stored in the storage unit 34a are collectively transmitted to the center server 3. It may be what you do.

  Next, the winning inquiry service will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  In this case, in the storage unit 34a in the control unit 34, the winning grade and the winning amount as the winning information supplied from the winning database 3b of the center server 3 are registered in advance.

  First, the clerk receives the ticket 4 on which the purchaser has applied for voting (barcode printing on the ticket surface 4b) (ST21).

  Next, the clerk selects the lottery winning inquiry service by the clerk operation unit 31, and inserts the ticket 4 into the insertion / discharge port 21 from the insertion direction of FIG. 4 without minding the direction of the surface (ST22 ′). ).

  Thereby, the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 is output to the control unit 34 (ST23). The control unit 34 determines the insertion of the ticket 4 from the insertion port sensor 23 based on the insertion detection signal of the ticket 4 and the insertion of the ticket 4 into the discharge port 21 (ST24). The upper ticket 4 is conveyed in the forward direction (direction a) (ST25).

  By this conveyance, when the ticket 4 passes through the reading units 24a and 24b, the upper surface of the ticket 4 is optically read by the reading unit 24a, and the lower surface of the ticket 4 is optically read by the reading unit 24b. (ST26 '). When the end of the ticket 4 reaches the ticket end detection sensor 26, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST27).

  As a result, the control unit 34 determines whether reading of the upper and lower surfaces of the ticket 4 by the reading units 24a and 24b has been completed (ST28 '), and the ticket 4 on the transport path 22 is moved in the reverse direction by rotating the transport motor 27 in the reverse direction. It is conveyed in (b direction) (ST29).

Further, the control unit 34 determines the presence or absence of a barcode (voting number) from the bitmap data for one screen on the upper and lower surfaces of the ticket 4 from the reading units 24a and 24b (ST30 ').
When determining that the barcode (voting number) is present (normal processing), the control unit 34 determines that the ticket surface 4b is read (ST31), receives the read barcode as the voting number (ST32), and this voting number. And the winning information stored in the storage unit 34a (ST33), and the winning inquiry result (winning grade and winning amount) is output to one of the printing units 25a and 25b (ST34 '). When the reading unit 24a determines that the barcode (voting number) is present, the information is output to the printing unit 25b. When the reading unit 24b determines that the barcode (voting number) is present, the reading is output to the printing unit 25a. Is done. As a result, the ticket 4 faces the printing units 25a and 25b through the conveyance path 22, and the winning inquiry result (winning grade and winning amount) is printed in the margin of the mark sheet surface 4a of the ticket 4 (ST35 '). In the case of a slip-off ticket, it is printed as slip-off.

  After the printing, when the end of the ticket 4 reaches the insertion slot sensor 23, this detection signal is output to the control unit 34 (ST36).

  Accordingly, the control unit 34 determines the end of printing of the winning inquiry result (winning grade and winning amount) on the mark sheet surface 4a of the ticket 4 by the printing units 25a and 25b (ST37 '), and stops the transport motor 27. As a result, the conveyance of the ticket 4 on the conveyance path 22 is stopped (ST38).

  The clerk confirms that it has been printed normally on the mark sheet surface 4a of the discharged ticket 4, and pays out the winnings. In the case of loss, the ticket is returned to the purchaser (ST39).

  In addition, when the barcode (voting number) does not exist in the read contents of the surface information in the step 30, the control unit 34 performs error processing (ST40).

  In other words, the control unit 34 displays an error message “Reading error. Please check the insertion direction and contents of the ticket” on the display unit 32 to call the staff. At this time, printing on the ticket 4 is not performed.

  However, if an error is displayed, the insertion direction and contents of the ticket 4 are confirmed, and the winning inquiry service is performed again.

  In this example, the case where the winning contents are stored in the storage unit 34a in advance when performing the winning inquiry operation has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ticket issuing machine 1 with the winning confirmation function and the center server 3 are connected online. The lottery ticket issuing machine 1 with a winning confirmation function may be inquired once from the center server 3 and processed based on the winning inquiry result from the center server 3.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lottery ticketing machine with a winning confirmation function, 3 ... Center server, 3a ..., 3b ... 4 ... Ticket, 4a ..., 4b ..., 21 ... Insertion, discharge port, 22 ... Conveyance path, 23 ... Insertion port sensor, 24 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS Reading part, 25 ... Printing part, 26 ... Ticket edge detection sensor, 31 ... Personnel operation part, 32 ... Display part, 33 ... Drive part, 34 ... Control part, 34a ... Storage part.

Claims (4)

A first conveying means for conveying a ticket from an insertion slot into which a ticket is inserted, wherein one surface is a mark sheet surface for applying for voting and the other surface is a ticket surface on which voting content is printed;
A reading unit that is provided on the conveyance path and optically reads one surface of a ticket inserted from the insertion port and conveyed by the conveyance path;
After the reading by the reading means, a second conveying means for reversing the conveying direction of the ticket and conveying it along the conveying path in the direction of the insertion slot is provided on the conveying path and on the opposite side of the reading means side. Printing means for printing on the other surface of the ticket conveyed by the conveyance path in the direction of the insertion slot;
First determination means for determining whether the reading surface of the ticket is a mark sheet surface or not based on the reading content read by the reading means at the time of ticketing service;
Receiving means for receiving the voting content according to the content of the mark when the first determination means determines that the mark sheet surface;
A first processing unit that prints the voting content received by the receiving unit by the printing unit and is issued from the insertion port;
Second determination means for determining whether or not the reading surface of the ticket is a ticket surface based on the reading content read by the reading means at the time of winning inquiry service;
When it is determined that the ticket surface is determined by the second determining means, the contents of the vote printed on the ticket surface are checked against the pre-registered winning information, and the checking result is printed by the printing means. A second processing means for issuing from the insertion port;
A ticketing inquiry system characterized by comprising: Judgment means for judging the content of the vote based on the mark on the mark sheet surface of the ticket where one side is the mark sheet side and the other side is the ticket side;
A first issuing means for printing and issuing the voting content determined by the determining means on the ticket surface of the ticket;
Collation means for collating the winning contents registered in advance when reading the voting contents printed on the ticket surface of the ticket;
As a result of the collation by the collation means, when the content of the vote is elected, a second issuance means for printing and issuing the content of the election in the margin of the mark sheet surface of the ticket;
A ticketing inquiry system characterized by comprising: In the ticketing inquiry system where acceptance of voting and inquiry of winning contents are performed using a ticket whose one side is a mark sheet side having unique mark information and the other side is a ticket side printed with a barcode,
First determination means for determining acceptance of a vote by reading the unique mark information when the ticket is inserted;
A second judging means for judging the contents of the voting based on the mark on the mark sheet surface of the ticket when judging the acceptance of the vote by the first judging means;
First issuing means for printing and issuing the vote content determined by the second determining means on the ticket surface of the ticket;
A third judging means for judging the inquiry of the winning content by reading the barcode when the ticket is inserted;
A collation means for collating the winning contents registered in advance when reading the voting contents printed on the ticket surface of the ticket when the third judging means judges the inquiry of the winning contents;
As a result of the collation by the collation means, when the content of the vote is elected, a second issuance means for printing and issuing the content of the election in the margin of the mark sheet surface of the ticket;
A ticketing inquiry system characterized by comprising: In a ticket issuance inquiry system comprising a terminal that accepts voting by a ticket whose one side is a mark sheet side and the other side is a ticket side, and a center server that is connected to this terminal via a communication line, and a referral for winning a vote.
The device
A judging means for judging the content of the vote based on the mark on the mark sheet surface of the ticket;
First issuing means for adding a vote number to the content of the vote determined by the determining means and printing and issuing the ticket on the ticket surface;
First transmission means for transmitting the content of the vote and the vote number to the center server;
Storage means for storing winning contents based on vote numbers supplied from the center server in advance;
Collation means for collating the content of the vote printed on the ticket surface of the ticket and the winning content stored in the storage means when reading the vote number;
As a result of the collation by the collation means, when the content of the vote is won, there is a second issuance means for printing the content of the win on the mark sheet surface margin of the ticket and issuing it,
The center server is
Storage means for accumulating and storing the vote content and vote number transmitted from the terminal;
Determining means for determining the winning content based on the voting content stored in the storage means;
A ticket issuing inquiry system, comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the winning content determined by the determination unit to the terminal.

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