JP2006172162A - Multirace betting ticket selling terminal, multirace betting ticket system, and betting card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To issue a multirace betting ticket which hits the first places of a plurality of races and also enable a person to purchase related normal betting ticket with the same multirace betting card. <P>SOLUTION: A multirace betting card is equipped with; an identification mark area E in which an identification mark indicating the multirace betting ticket is written; a type designation area B which indicates types of betting tickets which can be purchased with the same betting card with the multirace betting card; a multirace designation area C having a number designation area designating race numbers to be selected, horse numbers, frame numbers, arrival order, etc. and an amount designation area where the amount to purchase a multirace betting ticket is designated; and an individual race area D which indicates that a type betting which can be purchased simultaneously with the multirace betting ticket is selected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a double win voting system that hits the first place of a plurality of selected races.

  For example, with respect to winning voting tickets in horse racing, there are formulas such as single win, double win, frame series, horse series, horse single, wide, triple double, triple single, etc. A win is the one that wins the first horse, the double win is the one that wins when the selected horse is first to third, and the frame win is the first and second The horse frame number or the first and second horse frame numbers are correct. Further, the horse run hits the horse number of the first and second horses or the horses of the first and second horses, and the horse alone hits the horse numbers of the first and second horses. The wide is the one that the two selected horses are first, second, or third, and the triple is the three selected horses are first, second, third. It means that it is either one, and the triple unit is the order in which the first, second and third horses arrive.

  According to the above formulas, the hit ratio was often low, and in order to attract the fans strongly, a new betting-type voting ticket with a slightly higher payout ratio was desired. In addition, although the voting ticket is a new betting type, it is required to provide a voting card that can be used to purchase voting tickets according to the conventional type related to the new betting type.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a card reading unit that is a heavy win type voting ticket release terminal device that reads a double win type voting card for selecting one of a plurality of races and outputs read data to a control unit; A voting ticket issuing unit that outputs a voting ticket according to an instruction from the control unit, a cash control unit that checks cash and identifies its authenticity and amount, and a communication unit that sends data to the host and receives data from the host Control for checking whether there is any omission in the double win type voting card based on the read data sent from the card reading unit, judging whether there is any change, or issuing a ticket issuing instruction to the voting ticket issuing unit according to an instruction from the host It has the part.

  According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  1. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a new betting method for selecting one of a plurality of races, improve the willingness of a fan that is unsatisfactory with the current betting method, and expect to acquire a new fan.

  2. Since it is possible to purchase heavy win-type voting tickets and regular voting tickets with a single voting card, the number of voting patterns can be increased and the number of voting cards can be saved with one voting. it can.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a double win type voting card and a double win type voting ticket according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a double win type voting ticket system according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an operation description of the double win type voting ticket system according to the present invention. FIG.

  In the figure, 1 is a heavy win voting card, 2 is a heavy win voting ticket, 11 is a heavy win voting ticket release terminal device (hereinafter referred to as a terminal device), 12 is a host device, 12-1 is a processor, 12-2 is a memory, 13 is a voting card including the double win type voting card 1 and a conventional voting card, 21 is a card reading unit, 22 is a voting ticket issuing unit, 23 is a communication unit, 24 is a cash control unit, 25 is a bill / coin unit, Reference numeral 26 denotes a control unit, and 27 denotes an operation console.

  The double win type voting card 1 is used by Juan for purchasing the double win type voting ticket 2. Here, the double winning voting ticket is used to select the horse number of the first horse of a plurality of specific races, and the contents as shown in FIG. 1B are printed. That is, in order to specify the race, year, times, days, place name (for example, Tokyo or Nakayama), and the selected race number (1 race, 2 races, 3 races if you want to hit each race name 1R 2R, 3R), the amount (purchase amount, for example, 1000 yen), etc. are entered.

  In the heavy win type voting card 1 according to the present invention, items to be entered by Juan are displayed so that not only the purchase of only the heavy win type voting ticket but also the purchase of a normal type voting ticket (for example, a single win, a horse run, etc.) can be selected. Has been.

  In other words, as shown in FIG. 1 (A), the double win type voting card 1 according to the present invention is a place name designation area A for selecting and entering the place name (for example, Nakayama, Tokyo, Kyoto, etc.) where the race is held. Non-standard voting tickets for each type of voting required to purchase a voting type (for example, normal voting such as single wins, double wins, framed ties, etc.) In addition to the race number area C-0 where the target race number is entered and the amount area C-2 where the purchase amount of the double winning voting ticket is entered, an area where the number for selecting the first horse is entered, and a normal which will be described later According to the regular expression of the heavy win designation area C having the number designation area C-1 for entering the number designation area C-1 necessary for purchasing the voting ticket according to the voting formula, and the same horse number (frame number) as the heavy win ceremony Individual race to fill in the amount required to purchase a voting ticket Has a rear D, and filled-in identification mark area E of the identification code, for example, 12 bits indicating a Shigekatsu ballot card.

  As described above, the double win designation area C is composed of the race number area C-0, the number designation area C-1, the monetary designation area C-2, and the like.

  The race number area C-0 is the race numbers 1 to 12 for entering the race numbers A, B, and C and the race numbers to be selected for the double winning voting ticket, and the first one to be selected for each race of the heavy winning voting ticket. In addition to the area where the horse number is entered, in order to purchase a voting ticket according to the normal type related to the first horse (first horse) at the same time as this heavy win type voting ticket, the second place (second head), 3 A number designation area C-1 for entering the number of the arrival (third head) is provided.

  For example, when selecting 1st race 1st race, 2nd race 2nd race, and 3rd race 3rd as a double win-type voting ticket, “1” is assigned to the race number A in the race number area C-0, and “2” is assigned to the race number B. ", Select 3 as the race number for C. Then, “1” is selected for the A portion, “2” is selected for the B portion, and “3” is selected for the C portion in the first and first area of the number designation area C-1. Then, enter the purchase amount of the heavy win voting ticket in the amount designation area.

  At the same time, select “1-2-3” for one race, “2-3-4” for two races, and “3-4-5” for three races. At the time of purchase, fill in the number designation area C-1 as described above (the first place is for double wins, so fill the second and third areas) Then, the purchase amount for the triple train can be entered in the individual race area D, and a selection mark can be entered in the individual race check mark D-0. For other regular types, the numbers related to the first place of the double win type can be purchased at the same time.

  Although the above explanation is for a case of triple win, it is of course applicable to a double win type or another number of double win types as well.

  The double win-type voting ticket 2 becomes a hit voting ticket when the first place of a plurality of races (A, B, C in the case of triple wins) is hit. As shown in FIG. Information for identifying a plurality of selected races, for example, a place name, an event date, a selected race number, a selected horse number, a purchase price, and the like are printed.

  The terminal device 11 issues a voting card based on the voting card 13 entered by Juan (either the double winning voting card 1 shown in FIG. 1 or a conventional voting card that is not a double winning voting card), or a hit voting ticket is inserted. In this case, a refund process is performed, and there are a card reading unit 21, a betting ticket issuing unit 22, a communication unit 23, a cash control unit 24, a bill / coin unit 25, a control unit 26, and the like.

  The host device 12 performs processing related to the voting card 13 and the voting ticket that Juan has applied for from the terminal device 11. In the case of the voting card 13, the host device 12 determines whether or not the content entered on the voting card is normal. In the case of normal, a ticket issuing permission signal is output to the terminal device 11 to control the issuing of a voting ticket, or to perform control processing such as calculating odds. If it is not normal, a ticketing disapproval signal is output and the reason is displayed on the display unit of the console 27 of the terminal device 11. If correction is possible, control processing such as requesting the fan to perform correction is performed. If the inserted ticket is a voting ticket, it is determined whether or not the voting ticket is a hit ticket, and a corresponding control process is performed. The host device 12 includes a processor 12-1 and a memory 12-2 that holds a program for controlling the processor 12-1.

  The card reading unit 21 reads the voting card 13 and the voting ticket inserted by Juan and sends them to the control unit 26 for identification, and has, for example, an optical mark reading unit (OMR).

  The voting ticket issuing unit 22 issues a voting ticket in response to a signal from the host device 12 when Juan inserts a voting card.

  The communication unit 23 transmits a signal from the terminal device 11 to the host device 12 and receives a signal transmitted from the host device 12 to the terminal device 11.

  The cash control unit 24 identifies banknotes and coins received from Juan, issues change regarding the purchase of voting tickets, and pays out dividends based on instructions from the host device 12 for hitting voting tickets. The bill / coin unit 25 for storing and managing bills and coins is controlled.

  The banknote / coin unit 25 is for storing banknotes and coins, depositing money, or spending money.

  The control unit 26 performs control processing such as ticketing processing for the voting card 13 and payment processing for the voting ticket 2, and is configured by a processor, for example.

  The console 27 has a keyboard and a display unit, and corrects the items entered in the voting card, displays the presence of amendable items and requests for the correction, and the like.

  Next, the operation of the present invention will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. In addition, since this invention has the characteristic with respect to a double win type | formula vote, the thing regarding a double win type vote card is demonstrated.

  S1. First, Juan throws cash into the cash control unit 24 of the terminal device 11. The cash control unit 24 recognizes that the cash has been inserted and notifies the control unit 26 of this. In response to this, the control unit 26 opens the card reading unit 21 so that the card reading unit 21 can insert a voting card.

  S2. As a result, Juan throws the double winning voting card 1 into the card reading unit 21.

  S3. The card reading unit 21 reads the voting card and sends it to the control unit 26. The control unit 26 determines whether or not there is any entry on the voting card. For example, if nothing is entered in the identification mark area E, it is possible to determine only a double win type voting card, a normal voting type voting card, a box or a flow, and the process returns to S2.

  S4. If there is no entry in S <b> 3, the control unit 26 creates a transmission message from the data read by the card reading unit 21 and transmits it to the host device 12 via the communication unit 23.

  S5. The host device 12 receives this and determines whether or not the place name designation area A shown in FIG. If not entered, the host device 12 notifies the terminal device 11 of this, and returns to S2.

  S6. If the place name designation area A is correctly entered in S5, the host device 12 determines whether the expression designation area B is correctly entered. If not entered, the process returns to S2.

  S7. If the formula-specific designation area B is correctly entered in S6, the host device determines whether the double win designation area C is correctly entered. If not entered, the process returns to S2.

  S8. If the heavy win designation area C is correctly entered in S7, the host device determines whether the individual race area D is correctly entered.

  S9. If the individual race area D is correctly entered in S8, it is recognized that the vote is both a double win type vote and a normal type vote.

  S10. The host device 12 returns this recognition result to the terminal device 11.

  S11. If the individual race area D is not correctly entered in S8, it is recognized that only the double winning voting is performed, and it is returned to the terminal device 11.

  S12. When the terminal device 11 receives the reply, the terminal device 11 causes the betting ticket issuing unit 22 to calculate the purchase amount of each betting ticket. Then, the input amount in S1 is compared with the purchase amount to determine whether there is a change.

  S13. If there is a change, the control unit 26 controls the cash control unit 24 to issue a change, and controls the betting ticket issuing unit 22 to issue a voting ticket, so that the change and the ticketing are performed.

  S14. If there is no change, the control unit 26 controls the voting ticket issuing unit 22 to issue a voting ticket, and ticketing is performed. When a regular voting ticket is purchased in addition to the double winning voting ticket, the heavy winning voting ticket and the normal voting ticket are issued simultaneously.

  In the above description, each determination and recognition in the host device 12 is determined and recognized by the processor 12-1 based on a program held in the memory 12-2.

  Although the above description has been given for the case of heavy wins in horse racing, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to double wins or other double wins. Further, the present invention is not limited to horse racing, and can be applied to bicycle races, boat races, and other voting games.

It is a double win type voting card and double win type voting ticket explanatory drawing of this invention. It is a double win type voting ticket system of the present invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the double win type | formula voting ticket system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Double-winning voting card 2 Double-winning voting ticket 11 Double-winning voting ticket release terminal device (terminal device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Host apparatus 21 Card reading part 22 Voting ticket issue part 23 Communication part 24 Cash control part 25 Banknote and coin unit 26 Control part 27 Console

Claims (4)

A card reading unit that reads a contest-type voting card for selecting one of a plurality of races and outputs read data to the control unit;
A voting ticket issuing unit that outputs a voting ticket according to an instruction from the control unit;
A cash control unit that checks cash and identifies its authenticity and amount;
A communication unit that sends data to the host and receives data from the host;
A control unit that checks whether there is any omission in the double winning voting card based on the read data sent from the card reading unit, judges whether there is any change, or issues a ticket issuing instruction to the voting ticket issuing unit according to an instruction from the host A double winning voting ticket sales terminal device characterized by comprising. The double win type voting card of claim 1 is:
An identification mark area where an identification mark indicating that it is a double-winning voting card is written;
A designated area for each type indicating the types of voting tickets that can be purchased with the same voting card as the double winning voting card,
About the heavy win type voting, a number designated area for designating a race number to be selected, a horse number, a frame number, an arrival order, etc., and a heavy win designated area having an amount designated area for designating the amount of money to purchase a heavy win type voting ticket,
A heavy win-type voting ticket release terminal device characterized by comprising an individual race area indicating that a voting by type that can be purchased simultaneously with a double win-type voting ticket is selected. In a heavy win voting system equipped with a heavy win voting ticket sales terminal device that reads the heavy win voting card and a host device that receives data of the heavy win voting card read by this heavy win voting ticket sales terminal device,
The host device is provided with a processor.
It is determined whether or not the designated area for each ceremony is correctly entered on the heavy win type voting card, whether or not the designated area is correctly entered, and whether or not the individual race area is correctly entered, and designated as a heavy win When the area and the individual race area are correctly filled in, it is recognized that the purchase of the heavy win-type voting ticket and the purchase of the normal voting ticket, and when the heavy win designated area is correctly written but the individual race area is not filled in correctly A heavy win-type voting system, characterized in that a control unit for determining that only a double win-type voting ticket is purchased is provided. An identification mark area where an identification mark indicating that it is a double-winning voting card is written;
A designated area for each type indicating the types of voting tickets that can be purchased with the same voting card as the double winning voting card,
About the heavy win type voting, a number designated area for designating a race number to be selected, a horse number, a frame number, an arrival order, etc., and a heavy win designated area having an amount designated area for designating the amount of money to purchase a heavy win type voting ticket,
A double win type voting card characterized by having an individual race area indicating that a ballot by type that can be purchased simultaneously with a double win type voting ticket is selected.

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