JP2013114298A - Voting device and display method for voting screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce time and effort required for an input operation.SOLUTION: A voting device 2 includes: an acquisition unit 2b which acquires a vote history of an individual from a host device 4 on the basis of specific information for identifying the individual stored in a storage medium 3; a selection unit 2c which calculates a selection frequency for each of a plurality of voting matters set to predetermined voting items on the basis of the individual's vote history acquired by the acquisition unit 2b, and selects one of the plurality of voting matters on the basis of a calculation result; a display control unit 2d which displays a voting screen inputted the voting matters selected by the selection unit 2c; and a display unit 2a which displays the voting screen displayed by the display control unit 2d.

Description

  The present case relates to a voting apparatus and a voting screen display method.

  For example, in public competitions such as boat racing, horse racing, bicycle racing, and auto racing, voting devices that perform voting procedures are used. The voting device performs a voting process based on the input voting item. Some voting devices display a voting screen that accepts input of voting items on a display. The voting screen includes predetermined voting items such as a place name, a method, a formula, a group number, and a voting amount.

JP 2010-61466 A JP 2002-117427 A JP 2003-141294 A JP 2003-67622 A

  However, for example, among users who often enter the same voting items for predetermined voting items such as place names, methods, and ceremonies, the same voting items may be Some of them feel complicated to input every time.

  In view of such a point, it is an object of the disclosed voting apparatus and the voting screen display method to reduce the labor involved in an input operation related to voting.

In order to achieve the above object, the following voting apparatus and voting screen display method are provided.
This voting device is based on specific information for identifying an individual stored in a storage medium, an acquisition unit that acquires the voting history of the corresponding individual from the host device, and an individual voting history acquired by the acquisition unit , Calculating a selection frequency for each of a plurality of voting items set in a predetermined voting item, and selecting one of the plurality of voting items based on the calculation result, and a voting selected by the selecting unit A display control unit that displays a voting screen in which an item has been input; and a display unit that displays a voting screen displayed by the display control unit.

  In addition, this voting screen display method is such that a voting device having a display unit acquires a voting history of a corresponding individual from a host device based on specific information for identifying the individual stored in a storage medium. The selection frequency is calculated for each of a plurality of voting items set in a predetermined voting item based on the individual voting history, and one of the plurality of voting items is selected and selected based on the calculation result. The voting screen on which the voted items are entered is displayed on the display unit.

  According to the disclosed voting apparatus and the voting screen display method, it is possible to reduce the labor involved in the input operation related to voting.

It is a figure which shows an example of the voting system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the external appearance of the voting apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware of the voting apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the function of the voting system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the card information stored in the card information storage part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting history stored in the voting history storage part which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the display procedure of the voting screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the vote log | history which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the calculation result which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the voting screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a voting system according to the first embodiment.

  The voting system 1 relates to public competitions such as boat racing, horse racing, bicycle racing, and auto racing. The voting system 1 includes a voting device 2, a storage medium 3, and a host device 4.

  The storage medium 3 is, for example, an IC (Integrated Circuit) card, and includes a specific information storage unit 3a that stores specific information for specifying an individual. The host device 4 is a device that centrally manages voting processing, and includes a voting history storage unit 4a that stores voting history.

  The voting device 2 includes a display unit 2a, an acquisition unit 2b connected to the specific information storage unit 3a of the storage medium 3 and the voting history storage unit 4a of the host device 4, a selection unit 2c, and a display control unit 2d. doing. The display unit 2a displays various information from the operator and the host device. The acquisition unit 2b acquires specific information from the specific information storage unit 3a, and acquires a corresponding individual's voting history from the voting history storage unit 4a based on the acquired specific information.

  The selection unit 2c calculates a selection frequency for each of a plurality of voting items set in a predetermined voting item based on the individual voting history acquired by the acquisition unit 2b. The predetermined voting item is, for example, a place name, a method, or a formula. For example, “normal”, “box”, and “nagashi” are set in the system. For example, “single win”, “two singles”, “three singles”, “double wins”, “two doubles”, “three doubles”, and “extended doubles” are set for each formula. .

  Furthermore, the selection unit 2c selects one of a plurality of voting items based on the calculation result. For example, the selection unit 2c selects a vote item with the highest selection frequency. The display control unit 2d displays a voting screen on which the voting items selected by the selection unit 2c are input on the display unit 2a. Here, the voting screen accepts input of voting items.

Next, a procedure for displaying a voting screen by the voting device 2 will be described.
First, the acquisition unit 2b accesses the specific information storage unit 3a of the storage medium 3 and acquires specific information. Next, the acquisition unit 2b accesses the vote history storage unit 4a of the host device 4 and acquires the individual vote history corresponding to the specific information acquired from the specific information storage unit 3a.

  Next, the selection unit 2c calculates a selection frequency for each of a plurality of voting items set in a predetermined voting item based on the individual voting history acquired by the acquisition unit 2b. Next, the selection unit 2c selects one of a plurality of voting items based on the calculation result. Next, the display control unit 2d displays on the display unit 2a a voting screen in which the vote items selected by the selection unit 2c are input.

  As described above, the voting device 2 calculates the selection frequency for each of a plurality of voting items set in a predetermined voting item based on the individual voting history, and among the plurality of voting items based on the calculation result. Select one of the following. Then, the voting device 2 displays a voting screen on which the selected voting item is input on the display unit 2a.

  Thereby, in the voting apparatus 2, since it becomes possible to display the voting screen into which the voting matter with high input frequency was input previously according to each user, the effort concerning input operation can be reduced. .

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a voting system according to the second embodiment.

  The voting system 10 relates to public competitions such as boat racing, horse racing, bicycle racing, and auto racing. The voting system 10 includes voting devices 11 a, 11 b, and a host device 12 connected to the voting devices 11 a, 11 b, and the network 13.

  The voting system 10 corresponds to a cashless voting service, and a membership card 14 such as an IC card is distributed to the user. The membership card 14 stores information such as a membership number for identifying an individual user. When the user operates the voting devices 11a, 11b,..., The user logs in to the voting devices 11a, 11b,.

  The voting devices 11a, 11b,... Accept voting items and request the host device 12 to perform voting processing based on the input voting items. Voting items are input manually or by a voting card. The ballot items are entered in the form of a mark sheet on the ballot card.

  The voting devices 11a, 11b,... Have a voting history browsing service function, a web page browsing service function, and a television broadcast viewing service function. The host device 12 centrally manages the voting process, and executes the voting process in response to requests from the voting devices 11a, 11b.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the appearance of the voting device according to the second embodiment.
The voting device 11 represents the voting devices 11a, 11b... Shown in FIG. On the front surface of the voting device 11, a display 21, a touch panel 22, a card reader 23, a voting card insertion port 24, a receipt discharge port 25, and a speaker 26 are provided.

  The touch panel 22 is approximately the same size as the display 21 and is disposed on the front side (upper side) of the operator side of the display 21, and an image displayed on the display 21 is transmitted through the touch panel 22 and visually recognized by the user. Is done. The card reader 23 reads information by wireless communication from the member card deceived by the user. A voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion slot 24 by the user. A receipt on which the details of the voting procedure are printed is discharged from the receipt outlet 25.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware of the voting device according to the second embodiment.
The entire voting device 11 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31. A memory 32 and a plurality of peripheral devices are connected to the CPU 31. The memory 32 is used as a main storage device of the voting device 11.

  The memory 32 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 31. The memory 32 stores various information necessary for processing by the CPU 31.

  Peripheral devices connected to the CPU 31 include a display 21, a touch panel 22, a speaker 26, a voting card reading unit 33, a card reader 23, a receipt printer 34, and a communication interface 35.

  The display 21 displays an image according to a command from the CPU 31. The touch panel 22 receives a touch input and transmits a signal to the CPU 31. The speaker 26 generates sound according to a command from the CPU 31.

  The voting card reading unit 33 reads information from the voting card inserted into the voting card insertion slot 24 and transmits the read information to the CPU 31. The card reader 23 reads information from the fraudulent member card and transmits the read information to the CPU 31.

  The receipt printer 34 prints on a receipt in accordance with a command from the CPU 31 and discharges the printed receipt from the receipt discharge port 25. The communication interface 35 is connected to the network 13. The communication interface 35 transmits / receives information to / from other computers or communication devices via the network 13.

With the hardware configuration described above, the processing functions of the second embodiment can be realized.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of functions of the voting system according to the second embodiment.

  The member card 14 has a card information storage unit 45. The card information storage unit 45 stores a user's membership number, voting information, the number of times of use for each service function provided by the voting device 11, and the like. The voting-in-progress information is voting items input at the time of the previous voting procedure in which the voting process is canceled halfway.

  The host device 12 includes a host control unit 47 and a voting history storage unit 46. When receiving a request for voting processing from the voting device 11, the host control unit 47 executes voting processing and stores the history in the voting history storage 46. In addition, the host control unit 47 acquires information from the vote history storage unit 46. Further, the host control unit 47 transmits / receives information to / from the voting device 11. The voting history storage unit 46 stores voting histories of all users of the voting system 10.

  The voting device 11 includes an acquisition unit 41, a selection unit 42, a display control unit 43, and a writing unit 44. The acquisition unit 41 acquires information from the card information storage unit 45 of the member card 14 and analyzes the acquired information. The acquisition unit 41 transmits and receives information to and from the host control unit 47 of the host device 12.

  The selection unit 42 performs a calculation process based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 41. The selection unit 42 selects a specific vote item based on the calculation result. The display control unit 43 displays a voting screen on the display 21. Further, the display control unit 43 displays a voting card reception screen, a voting history list screen, a web page, and a television broadcast on the display 21. The writing unit 44 writes information into the card information storage unit 45.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of card information stored in the card information storage unit according to the second embodiment.
In the card information 45a, the user's membership number (membership number), the date of the previous login to the voting device 11 (last login date), and the last voting procedure in which the voting process was interrupted were entered. The voting items (voting in-progress information) and the number of uses (number of uses) for each service function provided by the voting device 11 are stored.

  In the middle of voting information, items include the presence / absence (presence / absence) of voting in-progress information, a place name, a race name, a method, a formula, and a voting amount. There are “normal”, “box”, and “nagashi” in the voting items regarding the method. The voting items for each type include “single win”, “two consecutive singles”, “three consecutive singles”, “double winning”, “two consecutive multiples”, “three consecutive multiples”, and “extended continuous multiples”. The voting-in-progress information is stored by the writing unit 44 of the voting device 11 during the previous voting procedure in which the voting process is canceled in the middle.

  The number of uses is stored for each service function provided by the voting device 11. The service functions provided by the voting device 11 include a voting service function (voting card) using a voting card, a voting service function (manual input) by manual input, a voting history browsing service function (voting history), and a web page browsing service function. (Internet) and a television broadcasting viewing service function (television). Each use count is counted up by the writing unit 44 of the voting device 11 when the corresponding service function is used. For example, in the card information 45a, the number of manual inputs is 11 times, which is the largest.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the voting history stored in the voting history storage unit according to the second embodiment.
In the voting history 46a, for each voting process, the membership number, the reception date / time when the voting process was accepted (acceptance date, acceptance time), the contents of the accepted process (acceptance contents), and the race date (date) Further, a place name, a race name, a method, a type, a set number, and a voting amount are stored.

Next, a procedure for displaying a voting screen by the voting device 11 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a voting screen display procedure according to the second embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 8 is started, for example, when the user puts the membership card 14 on the card reader 23.

[Step S11] The acquisition unit 41 accesses the member card 14 and acquires the card information stored in the card information storage unit 45.
[Step S12] The acquisition unit 41 requests the host control unit 47 of the host device 12 to acquire the corresponding voting history based on the membership number included in the acquired card information. In response to this, the host control unit 47 accesses the vote history storage unit 46 and extracts the vote history of the corresponding member number. Here, the number of logs extracted by the host control unit 47 is, for example, up to 100 records including the latest logs. Then, the host control unit 47 transmits the extracted voting history to the acquisition unit 41.

[Step S13] The acquisition unit 41 receives a voting history from the host control unit 47. Here, an example of the voting history acquired by the acquisition unit 41 is shown.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a voting history according to the second embodiment.

  The voting history 41a includes 100 logs corresponding to the membership number included in the card information acquired by the acquiring unit 41. In the voting history 41a, a member number, a reception date, a reception time, a reception content, an event date, a place name, a race name, a method, a formula, a set number, and a voting amount are stored. Has been.

  [Step S14] The acquisition unit 41 determines whether the acquired card information includes mid-voting information. When there is voting midway information (YES in step 14), the acquisition unit 41 proceeds with the process to step S15. If there is no voting midway information (NO in step 14), the acquisition unit 41 proceeds with the process to step S16.

  [Step S15] The display control unit 43 displays a voting screen (voting screen) on which the voting items included in the voting information acquired by the acquiring unit 41 are input on the display 21, and ends the process. .

[Step S16] The acquisition unit 41 refers to the number of times the acquired card information is used, and detects a service function (high frequency use function) having the highest number of times of use.
[Step S17] The acquisition unit 41 determines whether the detected frequently used function is manual input. When the input is manual input (YES in step 17), the acquisition unit 41 advances the processing to step S19. If it is not manual input (NO in step 17), the acquisition unit 41 proceeds with the process to step S18.

  [Step S18] The display control unit 43 displays a screen corresponding to the frequently used function detected by the acquisition unit 41 on the display 21, and ends the process. For example, when the frequently used function detected by the acquisition unit 41 is a television, the display control unit 43 displays the television broadcast on the display 21.

  [Step S19] Based on the voting history acquired by the acquisition unit 41, the selection unit 42 indicates the number of times each of the set voting items is selected for each voting item by place name, method, and expression. calculate. Here, an example of a calculation result calculated by the selection unit 42 is shown.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a calculation result according to the second embodiment.
The calculation result 42a indicates that “Karatsu” has the largest number of selections for the place name, “Normal” has the largest number of selections for the method, and “Double Duplex” has the largest number of selections for each type.

  [Step S20] Based on the calculation result, the selection unit 42 selects a voting item having the largest number of selections for each voting item by place name, method, and formula. For example, when the calculation result is the calculation result 42 a shown in FIG. 10, the selection unit 42 selects “Karatsu” for the place name, “normal” for the method, and “double duplex” for each equation.

[Step S21] The display control unit 43 displays a voting screen on which the vote item selected by the selection unit 42 is input on the display 21 and ends the process.
Next, an example of the voting screen displayed on the display 21 by the display control unit 43 will be described.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a voting screen according to the second embodiment.
In the voting screen 50, “Marugame” is input as the place name, “Normal” is input as the method, and “Triple” is input according to the expression. The voting screen 50 includes a target race display screen 51, a selection screen for each formula 52, a method selection screen 53, a length designation screen 54, a group number selection screen 55, and an amount display screen 56.

  On the target race display screen 51, the place name, race name, and start time of the currently selected race are displayed. Here, “Marugame” is displayed as the place name. A plurality of voting items set for each equation are displayed on the selection screen 52 for each equation, and of these, the selected voting item is highlighted. Here, “triple unit” is highlighted.

  On the method selection screen 53, a plurality of voting items set for the method are displayed, and among these, the selected voting item is highlighted. Here, “normal” is highlighted. The group number selection screen 55 displays a group number selection table corresponding to the selected race, type, system, and the like, and a plurality of selection buttons 55a. On the amount display screen 56, information on the voting amount, an amount input button 56a, and a purchase button 56b are displayed.

  As described above, the voting device 11 calculates the number of selections for each of a plurality of voting items set for each voting item by place name, method, and formula based on the individual voting history. Then, one of a plurality of voting items is selected based on the calculation result. Then, the voting device 11 displays a voting screen on which the selected voting item is input on the display 21.

  Thereby, in the voting apparatus 11, since it becomes possible to display the voting screen in which the voting item with high input frequency was input in advance according to each user, it is possible to reduce the labor related to the input operation. Fans' voting time will also be shortened, reducing congestion and increasing sales.

  In addition, when the voting device 11 includes voting information in the card information, the voting device 11 displays a voting screen on which the voting items included in the voting information are input on the display 21. As a result, the user can continuously perform the voting procedure that was canceled in the middle of the previous session without inputting the already entered voting items.

In addition, since the voting device 11 displays a screen corresponding to a frequently used service function without selecting a service function, it is possible to reduce the labor involved in the input operation.
Further, since the voting device 11 selects the service function based on the number of times of use for each service function stored in the membership card, for example, when performing a process of calculating the usage frequency based on the usage history As compared with the above, the load on the CPU 31 can be reduced.

  In addition, since the number of times of use for each service function only needs to be stored in the membership card, for example, the size of information stored in the membership card can be reduced compared to the case of storing usage history. It becomes.

  The above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In that case, a program describing the processing content of the function that the voting device 11 should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic storage device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. Examples of the magnetic storage device include a hard disk device (HDD), a flexible disk (FD), and a magnetic tape. Examples of the optical disc include a DVD, a DVD-RAM (Random Access Memory), and a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) / RW (ReWritable). Magneto-optical recording media include MO (Magneto-Optical disk).

  When distributing the program, for example, a portable recording medium such as a DVD or a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded is sold. It is also possible to store the program in a storage device of a server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. In addition, each time a program is transferred from a server computer connected via a network, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

  In addition, at least a part of the above processing functions can be realized by an electronic circuit such as a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,10 Voting system 2,11,11a, 11b Voting apparatus 2a Display part 2b, 41 Acquisition part 2c, 42 Selection part 2d, 43 Display control part 3 Storage medium 3a Specific information storage part 4,12 Host apparatus 4a, 46 Vote History storage unit 13 Network 14 Member card 44 Writing unit 45 Card information storage unit 47 Host control unit

Claims (6)

An acquisition unit for acquiring the voting history of the corresponding individual from the host device based on the specific information for identifying the individual stored in the storage medium;
Based on the individual voting history acquired by the acquisition unit, the selection frequency is calculated for each of a plurality of voting items set in a predetermined voting item, and any of the plurality of voting items is calculated based on the calculation result. A selection section for selecting or
A display control unit for displaying a voting screen in which the vote items selected by the selection unit are input;
A display unit for displaying a voting screen displayed by the display control unit;
A voting device characterized by comprising: The voting device relates to a public competition,
The predetermined voting item is a place name, a method, or an expression,
The voting device according to claim 1. When the voting process is canceled halfway, the writing unit that stores the voting items input so far in the storage medium,
The voting device according to claim 1, further comprising: The acquisition unit acquires vote items stored in the storage medium,
The display control unit displays a voting screen on which the voting items acquired by the acquisition unit are input on the display unit;
The voting device according to claim 3. The voting device is compatible with a cashless voting system;
The voting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein A voting device equipped with a display unit
Based on specific information for identifying an individual stored in a storage medium, the voting history of the corresponding individual is acquired from the host device
Based on the acquired personal voting history, the selection frequency is calculated for each of a plurality of voting items set for a predetermined voting item,
Select one of the plurality of voting items based on the calculation result,
Displaying a voting screen in which the selected voting items are input on the display unit;
A voting screen display method characterized by the above.

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