JP2010286989A - Betting ticket issue machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promptly issue a commemoration betting ticket for commemorating a betting ticket, using a ticket issue machine of the betting ticket. <P>SOLUTION: A betting ticket issue machine includes: a betting card information reading mechanism 206; based on the read information, a betting ticket information generation means 207 for generating betting ticket information to issue the betting ticket; a betting ticket issue mechanism 210 for printing the betting ticket according to the generated betting ticket information; after the completion of a public competition, a hit betting ticket discrimination means 204 for reading the betting ticket and discriminating whether or not a hit is made; a commemoration betting ticket information generation means 208 for generating information to issue the commemoration betting ticket commemorating the hit betting ticket; and a betting ticket information memory means 211 for receiving and storing the betting ticket information discriminated to be hit. The commemoration betting ticket information generation means 208 includes an information display and selection means for receiving the hit betting ticket information from the betting ticket information memory means, and for successively displaying the received betting ticket information in a selective manner by switching the received betting ticket information to issue the commemoration betting ticket commemorating the selected betting ticket. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a issuing machine that performs voting ticket release refund, and more particularly to a voting ticket issuing machine capable of creating a copy of a hit ticket.

  In public competitions such as bicycle races and horse racing, when a voting ticket purchased is hit and a refund is received, the hit voting ticket is usually collected. However, there is a request from the user to leave a voting ticket at hand in commemoration. For this reason, there is a place where a service for copying voting tickets for a fee is implemented.

  However, the copied ticket uses a paper different from the actual voting ticket, and therefore, the copied voting ticket has a poor aesthetic appearance.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a commemorative voting ticket issuing device capable of solving such problems.

JP 2008-310458 A

  According to the prior art, in order to create and issue a commemorative voting ticket from the hit ballot ticket, the processing of issuing a commemorative voting ticket is selected before the refund process, or the processing is performed for each voting ticket. In order to issue a commemorative voting ticket when selection is made and creation of a commemorative voting ticket is selected, it is necessary to process each voting ticket. For this reason, selection input processing is required for each case, and the flow of refund processing is delayed. Moreover, the method of creating a plurality of commemorative voting tickets is not considered.

  In order to be able to issue a commemorative voting ticket while selecting a voting ticket to create a commemorative voting ticket from a plurality of target tickets when carrying out the issuing process of the commemorative voting ticket with an automatic or manned issuing machine, First, a plurality of voting tickets are inserted into the issuing machine, and each voting ticket is processed to select whether or not to issue a commemorative voting ticket. When a commemorative voting ticket is required, a commemorative voting ticket is issued. Furthermore, if the method of processing the next voting ticket is taken, the selection process of the user is required for each voting ticket, and the voting ticket issuing process and the commemorative voting performed by the person who does not need the commemorative voting ticket. Refund processing performed by a person who does not require a ticket will be delayed.

  The problem of delay in the refund process can be avoided by providing a special machine for issuing a commemorative voting ticket. However, the development of dedicated machines is expensive.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and a commemorative voting ticket commemorating the voting ticket selected from the information of a plurality of voting tickets that have been hit is quickly utilized by using a voting ticket issuing device. It provides a voting ticket issuing machine that can issue tickets.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.

  A voting card information reading mechanism for reading a voting card filled with information predicting a winner in a public competition, and voting ticket information for issuing a voting ticket based on the information read by the voting card information reading mechanism Voting ticket information creating means, voting ticket issuing mechanism that prints the voting ticket according to the information of the voting ticket created by the voting ticket information creating means, and reading the voting ticket after the end of public competition, A voting ticket-like middle discrimination means for judging whether or not a voting ticket, a commemorative voting ticket information creation means for creating information for issuing a commemorative voting ticket commemorating the hit voting ticket, and a voting ticket-like middle discrimination means Voting ticket information storage means for storing information on the voting ticket determined to have been hit, and information on the voting ticket received and received from the voting ticket information storage means. Commemorative voting ticket information creating means provided with information display selecting means for sequentially displaying in a predetermined order so as to be selectable by switching, the commemorative voting ticket information creating means is a voting ticket selected by the information display selecting means Information is created to issue a commemorative voting ticket, and a commemorative voting ticket is issued using a ticketing mechanism that issues the voting ticket based on the created information.

  Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, it is possible to quickly issue a commemorative voting ticket commemorating a voting ticket selected from information on a plurality of hit voting tickets using a voting ticket issuing device. it can.

It is a figure explaining a betting ticket issue machine. It is a figure explaining the selection screen of commemorative voting ticket issuance. It is a figure which shows a voting ticket and a commemorative voting ticket. It is a figure explaining the total data of the terminal side and the center side.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a issuing machine for executing issuance and refund processing of voting tickets used in public competitions.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the issuing machine 201 has a voting ticket information reading mechanism 203 that reads a voting ticket 1 for a refund process, and a voting ticket-like determination that determines a voting ticket that has been hit among the read voting tickets. Means 204 and a communication mechanism 205 for transmitting information on the hit ticket or voting ticket to the counting device 202 are provided.

  In addition, when the voting ticket is released, the voting card information reading mechanism 206 that reads the voting card 3 in which the information predicting the winner in the public competition is entered, the communication mechanism 205 that transmits the read information to the counting device 202, the voting ticket A voting ticket information creating unit 207 that creates information to be issued, and a voting ticket issuing mechanism 210 that issues voting tickets based on the information created by the creating unit.

  In addition, a commemorative voting ticket information creation unit 208, an information display selection unit 209, and a voting ticket information storage unit 211 are provided.

  The information of the voting ticket 1 brought by the customer is read by the voting ticket information reading mechanism 203, and it is determined whether or not it is hit by the voting ticket-like determination means 204. The amount of money is calculated, and the calculation result is transmitted to the counting device 202 via the communication mechanism 205. Note that if the hitting machine 201 does not have the hit information and cannot be determined at the hit determination, the information is acquired from the counting device 202 via the communication mechanism 205 and then the process is resumed.

  Further, the voting ticket-like determination unit 204 passes the voting ticket information subjected to the hit processing to the voting ticket information storage unit 211 via the commemorative voting ticket information creation unit 208. In addition, the above process is implemented with respect to all the voting tickets which the customer brought.

  Here, the payment machine waits for the settlement button 104 or the commemorative voting ticket issuance button 102 to be pressed, and when the settlement button is pressed, the settlement process is performed as in the conventional case. When the commemorative voting ticket issuing button 102 is pressed, the process proceeds to commemorative voting ticket issuing processing.

  Here, the commemorative voting ticket information creating means 208 prepares to display the information of the voting tickets inserted in the current transaction on the selection screen so that the refund amount can be displayed in descending order. This is because a person who desires a commemorative voting ticket often desires a commemorative voting ticket for those with a high target price, so that it is possible to efficiently select a commemorative voting ticket. After performing this preparation, the commemorative voting ticket information creating unit 208 displays a commemorative voting ticket issuing selection screen on the information display selecting unit 209.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a commemorative voting ticket issuance selection screen. In FIG. 2, data read from the voting ticket information storage unit 211 is displayed in the voting ticket information column 101. When the next button 106 and the previous button 105 are pressed, the voting ticket data stored in the voting ticket information storage unit 211 is switched and read and displayed. The range in which the display can be switched with the next button 106 and the previous button 105 is the range of voting tickets brought in in the current transaction.

  When the voting ticket information to be issued the commemorative voting ticket 2 is displayed in the voting ticket information column 101 and the ticketing button 102 is pressed, the commemorative voting ticket 2 can be issued. When it is desired to issue a plurality of commemorative voting tickets 2, a required number of commemorative voting tickets 2 can be issued by pressing the ticketing button 102 a plurality of times. The number of tickets issued for the commemorative voting ticket 2 is displayed in the number-of-tickets display column 103 so that it can be confirmed. In this example, the number of tickets issued is input by the number of times the ticket issuing button 102 is pressed. However, if there is a margin on the display screen, the number of tickets issued may be input.

  When selection of the voting ticket information for issuing the commemorative voting ticket 2 is completed, the settlement button 104 is pressed to move to the commemorative voting ticket issuing process.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a voting ticket and a commemorative voting ticket.

  The commemorative voting ticket information creating unit 208 creates the data of the commemorative voting ticket. The ticket data of the commemorative voting ticket is read and created from the voting ticket information storage unit 211. If the same data as the voting ticket information is printed, the real voting ticket paper is used in this embodiment by using the voting ticket issuing mechanism 210. Since the ticket is printed and printed, it cannot be distinguished from a real voting ticket, causing trouble.

  For this reason, it is necessary to print on the face of the voting ticket so that a genuine voting ticket and a commemorative voting ticket can be distinguished. The voting ticket includes bar code data 301 and machine processing number 302 as data that is not necessary for the purchaser of the voting ticket but is printed for convenience of processing by the machine.

  On the other hand, many of the reasons why buyers want to issue commemorative voting tickets 2 are mostly due to high-priced hits, and the interest is the amount that will be refunded. It is in. Therefore, on the face of the commemorative voting ticket 2, the target amount 303 is printed instead of the barcode data 301 of the voting ticket, and the arrival order is printed instead of the machine processing number 302.

  These prints are for distinguishing between the voting ticket 1 and the commemorative voting ticket 2, and instead of the bar code data 301, “commemorative voting ticket” may be printed. The commemorative voting ticket information creating means 208 passes the ticket surface data thus created to the voting ticket issuing mechanism 210, and the voting ticket issuing mechanism 210 prints and issues the commemorative voting ticket.

  After all the printing of the data previously selected as the commemorative voting ticket issuance data is completed, the process proceeds to a settlement process. In the checkout process, in the case of an automatic machine, the device counts and discharges cash and releases the printed commemorative voting ticket 2. In the case of a manned machine, the operator gives cash and a commemorative voting ticket 2 to the customer. When the checkout process is completed, the next customer can be accepted. At this time, the information in the voting ticket information storage unit 211 that has been processed is deleted. As a result, it is possible to prevent a commemorative voting ticket from being issued with another customer's information due to a processing error. Further, an increase in the capacity stored in the betting ticket information storage unit 211 can be prevented.

  Although it is possible to issue the commemorative voting ticket 2 as described above, when the commemorative voting ticket 2 is issued, if it is issued free of charge, it will be costly and many customers will use it. Therefore, a fee will be collected.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining total data on the terminal side and the center side. Conventionally, the totals of the totaling device 202 and the issuing machine 201 are combined on the premise that “sales amount−refund amount = payment amount−withdrawal amount”. However, if the fee is collected as described above, the calculation formula does not hold.

  As a means for solving this problem, the aggregate data of the automatic dispensing machine is configured as shown in FIG.

  The amount that the betting ticket was issued is the sale amount 401, the amount that is refunded with the target ticket is the refund amount 402, the amount of cash that the customer has inserted is the deposit amount 403, and the amount that the cash is released as a refund or change is the withdrawal amount 404 The cash amount loaded into the machine is set as the loading amount 405, the cash amount collected from the machine is set as the collection amount 406, and the commemorative voting ticket issuance amount 407 is added as the terminal total data to the above terminal total data.

  In the commemorative voting ticket issuance amount 407, an amount collected as a commission for commemorative voting ticket 2 is entered. This is the same as the terminal-side aggregate data as the sales amount 408 and the refund amount 409, and the aggregation device 202 also has the center-side aggregation data, and the release amount and the refund amount are matched between the issuing machine 201 and the aggregation device 202. It is necessary to keep it. By matching the sales amount and the refund amount, it becomes easy to check the coincidence of the amount of the voting ticket release and refund processing with the terminal center as the confirmation of the aggregation. In totaling the terminals, it is confirmed that “sales amount 401−refund amount 402 + deposit amount 403−withdrawal amount 404 + loading amount 405−recovery amount 406 = commemorative voting ticket issuance amount 407”. Further, if the total commemorative voting ticket issuance amount is accurate for each terminal, (release amount 401-refund amount 402 + deposit amount 403-withdrawal amount 404 + loading amount 405-collection amount 406) Can be calculated.

  The above is an example in which the commemorative voting ticket 2 is issued in a series of transactions, but there are actually customers who wish to issue the commemorative voting ticket 2 after paying out the voting ticket. As mentioned above, many of those who want the commemorative voting ticket 2 are in the middle of an expensive hit. When the refund amount is high, it is often carried out at a manned window. Therefore, in the case of manned correspondence, it is desirable that the commemorative voting ticket 2 can be issued after the refund is implemented.

  By the way, the conventional payment terminal only prints the transaction history in a paper journal, but recently, since it is easy to search for inquiries and transactions at the time of an accident, it also acquires an electronic journal. In many cases, the contents of voting tickets released and refunded are recorded in electronic journals.

  Therefore, the commemorative voting ticket information creating unit 208 reads the information from the electronic journal and creates the commemorative voting ticket instead of executing the process of creating the commemorative voting ticket by reading the information from the voting ticket information storage unit 211. Processing can be executed. However, in the case of a method of reading information from an electronic journal, it is not preferable to use an automatic machine because the commemorative voting ticket 2 can be created from the other person's target ticket information.

  In addition, as a method of issuing a commemorative voting ticket after the transaction is completed, the following method is possible in the case of an automatic issuing machine. That is, a human detection sensor is attached to the automatic machine, and a commemorative voting ticket issuing selection button is provided on the transaction start screen. In this method, since it is possible to determine whether the operator has been changed by the human detection sensor, if there is no such change, the voting ticket data stored in the voting ticket information storage unit 211 is not erased, and this state When the commemorative voting ticket issuance is selected from the screen, the commemorative voting ticket issuance selection screen (FIG. 2) is displayed, and the commemorative voting ticket can be selected. However, in this case, since it is necessary to collect a commemorative voting ticket issue fee, if cash is not inserted, the ticket issue button cannot be pressed. In addition, as a countermeasure when the operator change cannot be detected due to failure or congestion of the human detection sensor, when the commemorative voting ticket selection button is not pressed on the transaction start screen, cash is inserted and voting tickets are inserted Deletes the voting ticket data stored in the voting ticket information storage means 211.

  As described above, since the commemorative voting ticket is issued using the voting ticket issuing device, the beauty of the commemorative voting ticket can be maintained at a high level.

  In addition, the selection of whether or not to issue a commemorative voting ticket is not carried out for each voting ticket, but it is carried out after collecting all hit tickets out of the voting tickets brought by the customer. Can be shortened. Also, a plurality of commemorative voting tickets can be created by directly specifying the number of commemorative voting tickets to be issued. In manned aircraft, commemorative voting tickets can be created from electronic journals. For this reason, a commemorative voting ticket can be created and issued even to a customer who has forgotten to create a commemorative voting ticket and has performed a checkout process for a target ticket.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, it is possible to divert and implement an existing issuing machine without changing hardware for a voting ticket issuing machine. For this reason, development cost can be reduced. In addition, since the commemorative voting ticket is printed on the same sheet using the same device that issues the voting ticket, the required number of commemorative voting tickets having the same quality as the voting ticket can be obtained.

1 Voting ticket 2 Commemorative voting ticket 3 Voting card 201
202 Totalizing device 203 Voting ticket information reading mechanism
204 Voting ticket-like medium discrimination means 205 Communication mechanism
206 Voting card information reading mechanism 207 Voting ticket information creating means
208 Commemorative voting ticket information creation means 209 Information display selection mechanism
210 voting ticket information storage means 211 voting ticket issuing mechanism

Claims (4)

A voting card information reading mechanism for reading a voting card filled with information on anticipation of a winner in public competition;
Voting ticket information creating means for creating voting ticket information for issuing voting tickets based on the information read by the voting card information reading mechanism;
A voting ticket issuing mechanism for printing a voting ticket in accordance with the voting ticket information created by the voting ticket information creating means;
After the completion of the public competition, the voting ticket is read, and the voting ticket-like determination means for determining whether or not the voting ticket has been hit,
Commemorative voting ticket information creation means for creating information for issuing a commemorative voting ticket commemorating the hit voting ticket,
Voting ticket information storage means for receiving and storing information of the voting ticket determined to have been hit by the voting ticket-like determination means,
The commemorative voting ticket information creation means receives information on the voting ticket that has been hit from the voting ticket information storage means, switches the information of the received voting ticket, and sequentially displays it in a predetermined order so that it can be selected. Comprising information display selection means,
Create information for issuing a commemorative voting ticket commemorating the voting ticket selected by the information display selection means, and issue a commemorative voting ticket using a ticketing mechanism that issues the voting ticket based on the created information A voting ticket issuing machine characterized by In the voting ticket issuing machine according to claim 1,
The information display selection mechanism includes a button for inputting the number of commemorative voting tickets to be printed by the number of times of pressing. In the voting ticket issuing machine according to claim 1,
The commemorative voting ticket information creating means reads the information from the electronic journal and creates the commemorative voting ticket instead of executing the process of creating the commemorative voting ticket by reading the information from the voting ticket information storage means. Voting ticket issuing machine. In the voting ticket issuing machine according to claim 1,
A voting ticket issuing machine characterized by erasing the stored contents of the voting ticket information storage means when the next refund process or ticket issuing process is started or when a change in the operator of the voting ticket issuing machine is detected.

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