JP2013156827A - Paperless voting system in publicly-managed competition, voting method, and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve paperless voting by abolishing a mark sheet and a voting card while eliminating a risk of an illegal voting participation by using a contract of the minor, a contract impersonating someone else, and an illegally opened bank account, for example, an illegally impersonated account.SOLUTION: The identity of an applicant for use registration is manually verified at a window of a stadium, and an individual number of a cellular phone unit 2 is registered. An information management server 3 accepts a temporary voting data registration from the registered cellular phone unit 2. A publicly-managed competition terminal device 1 collates the cellular phone unit 2, the voting data of which are temporarily registered and accepts an amount of vote, thereby finishing the voting. A refund is performed by collating the voting data of the voting information management server 3 with the voting data of the cellular phone unit 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to a paperless voting system, a voting method, and a program therefor in public competitions.

  In the voting system in public competitions, a paperless technology is known.

  An example of a paperless technique is described in Patent Document 1. In the paperless technology described in Patent Document 1, a public game is voted on a mobile phone, and the processing of premiums and refunds is performed by a bank account.

JP 2002-123642 A

  However, the technique described in the above-mentioned technical document 1 makes a contract with a terminal installed in a convenience store or the like. Therefore, the technique described in the technical document 1 has a problem that a contract can be made without sufficient identity verification, and a contract of a minor or a contract impersonating another person cannot be completely eliminated. In addition, the processing of premiums and refunds is performed only with the bank account. Therefore, the technique described in the technical document 1 has a problem that there is a risk of participating in illegal voting due to the use of an illegally opened bank account, for example, an illegally impersonated account.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a paperless voting system, a voting method, and a program in a public competition that can solve the above-described problems.

The paperless voting system in the first public competition in one aspect of the present invention is:
An individual information management unit that receives and registers individual information from a mobile terminal used by a user;
A race information management unit that manages each race information in a public competition and distributes the race information in response to a request from the mobile terminal;
An input unit for inputting the vote of the user;
Temporary voting data selected by the mobile terminal based on the race information is received from the mobile terminal and stored, and further, the voting data confirmed by the input unit for the temporary voting data is stored, and the voting is performed. A voting data management unit for transmitting data to the mobile terminal of the user;
Receiving access from the mobile terminal for refund, receiving the voting data stored in the mobile terminal, sending individual information transmitted from the mobile terminal at the time of access to the individual information management unit; A communication unit that receives the voting data from the voting data management unit based on a confirmation result of the individual information in the individual information management unit;
Compare the voting data received from the voting data management unit in the communication unit and the voting data received from the mobile terminal, and determine whether or not they match,
A cash processing unit that accepts a voting amount when the voting is confirmed by the input unit, and withdraws a refund when notified by the voting data comparison unit that the voting data matches.

The voting method in the first public competition in one aspect of the present invention is:
The individual information management unit of the voting information management server stores the individual number of the user's mobile phone terminal,
The provisional voting data input from the mobile phone terminal by the user with reference to the race information acquired from the race information management unit of the voting information management server is transmitted to the voting data management unit of the voting information management server,
Check whether the individual number of the mobile phone terminal of the user accessing the public competition terminal device is registered in the individual information management unit,
If registered, the provisional voting data will be displayed and the input section will confirm the vote confirmation from the user,
When the voting confirmation is notified from the input unit, the cash processing unit accepts the voting amount from the user,
The voting data is stored in the voting data storage unit of the mobile phone terminal and the voting data management unit of the voting information management server.

The voting program in the first public competition in one aspect of the present invention is:
The individual information management unit of the voting information management server stores the individual number of the user's mobile phone terminal,
The provisional voting data input from the mobile phone terminal by the user with reference to the race information acquired from the race information management unit of the voting information management server is transmitted to the voting data management unit of the voting information management server,
Check whether the individual number of the mobile phone terminal of the user accessing the public competition terminal device is registered in the individual information management unit,
If registered, the provisional voting data will be displayed and the input section will confirm the vote confirmation from the user,
When the voting confirmation is notified from the input unit, the cash processing unit accepts the voting amount from the user,
The computer stores the voting data in the voting data storage unit of the mobile phone terminal and the voting data management unit of the voting information management server.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to maintain security, and it is possible to obtain an effect that it is possible to abolish voting tickets and mark sheets (paperless) by preventing illegal voting participation by an illegally opened bank account.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration in which the public competition terminal device according to the first embodiment is realized by a computer device and its peripheral devices. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of registering use of the mobile phone terminal of the paperless voting system in the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the voting operation of the paperless voting system in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a payout operation of the paperless voting system in the first embodiment.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a paperless voting system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the paperless voting system 1000 includes a public competition terminal device 1, a mobile phone terminal 2, and a voting information management server 3. The mobile phone terminal 2 is an example of a mobile terminal. The portable terminal may be another computer that can be taken out or a portable terminal for communication. The voting information management server 3 is also simply referred to as a management server.

  Next, the configuration of the paperless voting system 1000 in the first embodiment will be described.

  The public competition terminal device 1 includes a mobile phone terminal communication unit 101, a voting data comparison unit 102, a display unit 103, a cash processing unit 104, an input unit 105, and a network communication unit 106, and is installed in a racetrack or the like. However, although the original public competition terminal device 1 has the functions of voting ticket issuance and mark sheet reading, since it is not handled in the present embodiment, portions related to voting ticket issuance and mark sheet reading are omitted.

  The mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 connects and communicates with a mobile phone terminal to transmit and receive information.

  The voting data comparison unit 102 compares the voting data of the mobile phone terminal 2 acquired from the voting data storage unit 204 via the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 and the voting data of the voting information management server 3 acquired from the voting data management unit 303. Then, it is determined whether or not they match.

  The display unit 103 displays information to the user.

  The cash processing unit 104 manages cash deposit / withdrawal and storage.

  The input unit 105 is used for an input operation from a user. The input unit 105 may be, for example, a touch panel. In this case, the display unit 103 and the input unit 105 are integrated.

  The network communication unit 106 transmits / receives various data to / from the vote information management server 3 through the network 4.

  The mobile phone terminal 2 includes a control unit 201, a race information storage unit 202, an individual information storage unit 203, and a voting data storage unit 204, and is owned and carried by the individual user.

  The control unit 201 performs a predetermined process by an operation from the user.

  The race information storage unit 202 stores the race information acquired from the race information management unit 302 of the vote information management server 3.

  The individual information storage unit 203 stores individual information that the mobile phone terminal 2 has uniquely.

  The voting data storage unit 204 stores voting data for which voting is confirmed.

  The voting information management server 3 includes an individual information management unit 301, a race information management unit 302, and a voting data management unit 303, and stores and manages race information and voting data.

  The race information management unit 302 manages information such as odds of each race. In addition, race information is distributed in response to a request from the mobile phone terminal 2.

  The voting data management unit 303 stores and manages provisional voting data received from the mobile phone terminal 2 and voting data that has been voted.

  The public competition terminal device 1, the mobile phone terminal 2, and the vote information management server 3 are connected to each other via a network 4. The mobile phone terminal 2 and the voting information management server 3 have a network interface or a communication circuit (not shown) for connection to the network 4 and communication with the communication partner side device.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration in which the public competition terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is realized by a computer and its peripheral devices. As shown in FIG. 2, the public competition terminal device 1 includes a network interface 10, a CPU 11, an output device 12, an input device 13, a main storage device 14, a secondary storage device 15, and a peripheral device 16. The public competition terminal device 1 is connected to other public competition terminal devices and the voting information management server 3 through the network 4 via the network interface 10. The network interface 10 is the network communication unit 106 in FIG.

  CPU11 operates an operating system and controls the whole public competition terminal device 1 which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. Further, the CPU 11 reads out programs and data from the secondary storage device 15 such as a drive device to the main storage device 14, and performs various processes as the mobile terminal communication unit 101 and the voting data comparison unit 102 in the first embodiment. Execute.

  The output device 12 is realized by a display, for example, and is used for confirming the output in the display unit 103. Further, an output device (not shown in FIG. 1) such as a maintenance display may be provided.

  The input device 13 is realized by, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a built-in key button, and the like, and is used for an input operation of the input unit 105. The input device 13 is not limited to a mouse, a keyboard, and a built-in key button. For example, a touch panel may be used. In this case, the input device 13 serves as the input device 13 and the output device 12.

  The secondary storage device 15 is, for example, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a magnetic optical disk, a hard disk, or a semiconductor memory, and records a computer program so that it can be read by a computer. The computer program may be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to the communication network.

  The peripheral device 16 may be, for example, a non-contact IC card reader / writer, a cash processing unit, or the like. In this case, a specific function is added to the public competition terminal device 1. For example, the non-contact IC card reader / writer communicates with the mobile phone terminal 2 to realize the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101. Further, the cash processing unit manages cash deposit / withdrawal and storage, and realizes the cash processing unit 104.

  The operation of the paperless voting system 1000 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3, 4, and 5.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of an operation for registering use of the mobile phone terminal 2 in the paperless voting system 1000 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, after a management terminal (not shown) at the stadium window accepts the result of identity verification of the applicant for use registration (step S <b> 101), the confirmation information is output from the terminal to the voting information management server 3. Is done. If there is no problem with the identity confirmation based on the confirmation information (step S102), the voting information management server 3 communicates with the mobile phone terminal 2 of the user who wants to register for use. Thus, the voting information management server 3 receives the individual number stored in the individual information storage unit 203 of the mobile phone terminal 2 and registers it in the individual information management unit 301 of the voting information management server 3 (step S103).
A specific identification method is appropriately determined on the stadium management side such as presentation of public identification, and the confirmation information is transmitted to the voting information management server 3 by operating the management side terminal. In addition, a specific method for registering the individual number of the cellular phone terminal 2 is to manually communicate with the cellular phone terminal 2 that is registered for use by a cellular phone terminal communication unit (not shown) and obtain the individual number manually at the window. Any method is acceptable, such as entering a number.

  If there is a problem in identity verification, the voting information management server 3 rejects registration of the individual number (step S104).

  Thus, the operation for registering use of the mobile phone terminal 2 in the paperless voting system 1000 is completed.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of the voting operation in the paperless voting system 1000 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, first, the mobile phone terminal 2 uses the network 4 to transmit the request information of the race information obtained by the control unit 201 through the user's operation, to the race information management unit 302 of the voting information management server 3. To request distribution of race information (step S201). Simultaneously with the transmission of the request, the cellular phone terminal 2 transmits the individual number of the cellular phone terminal 2 stored in the individual information storage unit 203 to the vote information management server 3 (step S202). The vote information management server 3 receives the individual number by the individual information management unit 301.

  Next, the individual information management unit 301 confirms whether the individual number of the mobile phone terminal 2 received from the mobile phone terminal 2 has been registered in order to determine whether or not the request is from a user who has completed use registration. (Step S203). If the individual number has not been registered, the individual information management unit 301 delivers an error message to the mobile phone terminal 2 (step S204), and the process ends. If registered, the race information management unit 302 transmits the race information requested in step S201 to the mobile phone terminal 2 (step S205). The control unit 201 of the mobile phone terminal 2 stores the received race information in the race information storage unit 202.

  Next, the control unit 201 reads the race information stored in the race information storage unit 202 and presents it to the user by display. As a result, the user operates an input unit (not shown), and the control unit 201 receives the voting information selected from the race information, and transmits the voting information as provisional voting data to the voting data management unit 303 (step S206). The voting data management unit 303 stores the received temporary voting data.

  Next, when the mobile phone terminal 2 accesses the public competition terminal device 1 via the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 based on an instruction from the control unit 201, the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 is read from the individual information storage unit 203. The individual number transmitted from the control unit 201 is received (step S207).

  Next, the network communication unit 106 transmits the individual number of the mobile phone terminal 2 read by the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 in step S207 to the vote information management server 3 (step S208). As a result, the individual information management unit 301 and the voting data management unit 303 receive the individual number of the mobile phone terminal 2.

  Next, the individual information management unit 301 determines whether or not the individual number of the mobile phone terminal 2 received from the public competition terminal device 1 has been registered in order to determine whether or not the request is from a user whose use registration has been completed. Confirmation (step S209). If not registered, the individual information management unit 301 transmits an error message to the public competition terminal device 1. When the network communication unit 106 receives this, the display unit 103 displays an error message (step S210) and ends the process.

  If it has been registered by the confirmation by the individual information management unit 301, the voting data management unit 303 investigates whether or not provisional voting data registered with the received individual number is stored (step S211). If there is no provisional voting data, the voting data management unit 303 transmits an error message “no registered voting data” to the public competition terminal device 1. When the network communication unit 106 receives this, the display unit 103 displays an error message that “there is no registered voting data” (step S212), and the process ends. If provisional voting data is stored, the voting data management unit 303 transmits the provisional voting data to the public competition terminal device 1 and the network communication unit 106 receives the provisional voting data. The contents of the data are displayed (step S213).

  Next, the user of the mobile phone terminal 2 is made to confirm whether the displayed voting content is correct. Specifically, a measure such as allowing the user to confirm with the button of the input unit 105 is taken (step S214). If the input unit 105 detects the user's button operation and determines that the displayed content of the temporary voting data is not correct, the input unit 103 displays a message prompting the user to re-register voting data. Are displayed (step S215), and the process is terminated. If the voting data is re-registered, the operation of step S206 is executed. If the input unit 105 determines that the content of the provisional voting data is correct, the cash processing unit 104 opens the customer service opening and accepts the voting amount so that the user can input the voting amount (saddle) (step S216).

  Next, the cash processing unit 104 notifies the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 and the network communication unit 106 that the payment has been completed, and the network communication unit 106 notifies the voting data management unit 303 of the completion of payment (step S217).

  Finally, after notification of payment completion, the network communication unit 106 accesses the voting information management server 3 to acquire provisional voting data or re-registered provisional voting data from the voting data management unit 303, and the provisional voting data Is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 2 through the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101. As a result, the control unit 201 converts the provisional voting data into voting data and stores it in the voting data storage unit 204 (step S218). At the same time, the voting data management unit 303 converts the provisional voting data stored in itself into the voting data. (Step S219). Specifically, both methods may be any method such as changing the temporary voting phase flag to the voting phase flag.

  Thus, the paperless voting system 1000 ends the voting operation.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a payout operation in the paperless voting system 1000 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the mobile phone terminal 2 accesses the public competition terminal device 1 through the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 based on the control of the control unit 201, the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 The individual number read from the storage unit 203 and transmitted from the control unit 201 is received (step S301).

  Next, the network communication unit 106 transmits the individual number of the mobile phone terminal 2 read by the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 in step S301 to the voting information management server 3 (step S302). As a result, the individual information management unit 301 and the voting data management unit 303 receive the individual number of the mobile phone terminal 2.

  Next, the individual information management unit 301 confirms whether the individual number of the received mobile phone terminal 2 has been registered in order to determine whether or not the request is from a user who has completed usage registration (step S303). If not registered, the individual information management unit 301 transmits an error message to the public competition terminal device 1. When the network communication unit 106 receives this, the display unit 103 displays an error message (step S304) and ends the process.

  If the individual number has already been registered, the voting data management unit 303 checks whether there is voting data registered with the received individual number (step S305). If not, the voting data management unit 303 transmits an error message “no voting data registered” to the public competition terminal device 1. When the network communication unit 106 receives this, the display unit 103 displays an error message (step S306) and ends the process.

If there is voting data, the voting data comparison unit 102 receives the voting data of the mobile phone terminal 2 acquired from the voting data storage unit 204 of the mobile phone terminal 2 via the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 and the network communication unit 106. The voting data of the voting information management server 3 acquired from the voting data management unit 303 is compared to determine whether they match (step S307). The voting data from the voting data storage unit 204 of the mobile phone terminal 2 to be compared is read from the voting data storage unit 204 based on the operation of the input unit (not shown) by the user at the time of step S301, and the mobile phone It may be transmitted from the terminal 2.
In step S307, if they do not match, the voting data comparison unit 102 displays an error message on the display unit 103 (step S308), and the process ends. If they match, the cash processing unit 104 issues a withdrawal to the user in accordance with an instruction from the vote data comparison unit 102 (step S309).

  Next, the cash processing unit 104 notifies the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 and the network communication unit 106 that the withdrawal has been completed, and the network communication unit 106 notifies the voting data management unit 303 of the completion of withdrawal (step S310). .

  Finally, the mobile phone terminal communication unit 101 that has received the notification of withdrawal completion transmits an instruction to invalidate the voting data to the mobile phone terminal 2, and the control unit 201 that has received the instruction receives the voting data that has been refunded. The voting data in the storage unit 204 is invalidated (step S311). In addition, the voting data management unit 303 that has received the notice of completion of withdrawal invalidates the voting data that has been refunded and stored in itself (step S312). Specifically, the invalidation may be performed by any method, such as deleting the voting data itself or changing the repayment flag of the voting data to a refunded flag.

  Thus, the paperless voting system 1000 ends the payout operation.

  Next, effects of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The paperless voting system 1000 in this embodiment described above can be paperless while maintaining security.

  This is because the following configuration is included. That is, first, the individual information management unit receives and stores the individual information from the mobile terminal used by the use registration applicant in order to confirm the identity of the use registration applicant. Secondly, the cash processing unit 17 of the public competition terminal device 1 manages the cash deposit / withdrawal without using a bank account for charging and withdrawal. Thirdly, the public competition terminal device 1 accepts a vote by communicating with the mobile phone terminal 2 that has registered the temporary voting data without using a mark sheet, and does not issue a voting ticket. Refund is performed by comparing the data with the voting data of the mobile phone terminal 2. This allows you to abolish mark sheets and voting tickets while eliminating the risk of participating in fraudulent voting due to the use of minor contracts, contracts impersonating others, illegally opened bank accounts, such as illegal impersonation accounts, The effect that it can be made paperless while maintaining the above is obtained.

  Each component in each embodiment of the present invention described above can be realized by a computer apparatus and firmware based on program control as well as by realizing the function in hardware. The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory, and is read by the computer when the computer is started up. The read program causes the computer to function as a component in each of the embodiments described above by controlling the operation of the computer.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to each embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

  For example, each component described in each of the above embodiments does not necessarily have to be individually independent. For example, for each component, a plurality of components may be realized as one module, or one component may be realized as a plurality of modules. Each component is configured such that a component is a part of another component, or a part of a component overlaps a part of another component. Also good.

  Further, in each of the embodiments described above, a plurality of operations are described in order in the form of a flowchart, but the described order does not limit the order in which the plurality of operations are executed. For this reason, when each embodiment is implemented, the order of the plurality of operations can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents.

  Furthermore, in each embodiment described above, a plurality of operations are not limited to being executed at different timings. For example, another operation may occur during the execution of a certain operation, or the execution timing of a certain operation and another operation may partially or entirely overlap.

  Furthermore, in each of the embodiments described above, a certain operation is described as a trigger for another operation, but the description does not limit all relationships between the certain operation and the other operations. For this reason, when each embodiment is implemented, the relationship between the plurality of operations can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents. The specific description of each operation of each component does not limit each operation of each component. For this reason, each specific operation | movement of each component may be changed in the range which does not cause trouble with respect to a functional, performance, and other characteristic in implementing each embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Public competition terminal device 2 Mobile phone terminal 3 Voting information management server 4 Network 10 Network interface 11 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Output device 13 Input device 14 Main storage device 15 Secondary storage device 16 Peripheral device 101 Cell-phone terminal communication part 102 Voting data comparison part 103 Display part 104 Cash processing part 105 Input part 106 Network communication part 201 Control part 202 Race information storage Unit 203 Individual information storage unit 204 Voting data storage unit 301 Individual information management unit 302 Race information management unit 303 Voting data management unit 1000 Paperless voting system

Claims (5)

An individual information management unit that receives and registers individual information from a mobile terminal used by a user;
A race information management unit that manages each race information in a public competition and distributes the race information in response to a request from the mobile terminal;
An input unit for inputting the vote of the user;
Temporary voting data selected by the mobile terminal based on the race information is received from the mobile terminal and stored, and further, the voting data confirmed by the input unit for the temporary voting data is stored, and the voting is performed. A voting data management unit for transmitting data to the mobile terminal of the user;
Receiving access from the mobile terminal for refund, receiving the voting data stored in the mobile terminal, sending individual information transmitted from the mobile terminal at the time of access to the individual information management unit; A communication unit that receives the voting data from the voting data management unit based on a confirmation result of the individual information in the individual information management unit;
Compare the voting data received from the voting data management unit in the communication unit and the voting data received from the mobile terminal, and determine whether or not they match,
A paperless voting system in a public competition, comprising: a cash processing unit that receives a voting amount when the voting is confirmed by the input unit, and withdraws a refund when notified of a match of voting data from the voting data comparison unit. The individual information management unit, when receiving the individual information from the communication unit, confirms whether the received individual information has been registered, and if not registered, sends an error message to the communication unit,
If the individual information has been registered, the voting data management unit investigates whether the voting data registered with the received individual information is stored, and if the voting data is stored, vote to the communication unit A paperless voting system in a public competition in which data is transmitted and the voting data management unit transmits an error message to the communication unit when the data is not stored. Including a management server and a terminal device connected thereto,
The management server includes the individual information management unit, the race information management unit, and the voting data management unit,
The paperless voting system in a public competition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the terminal device includes the input unit, the communication unit, the voting data comparison unit, and the cash processing unit. The individual information management unit of the voting information management server stores the individual number of the user's mobile phone terminal,
The provisional voting data input from the mobile phone terminal by the user with reference to the race information acquired from the race information management unit of the voting information management server is transmitted to the voting data management unit of the voting information management server,
Check whether the individual number of the mobile phone terminal of the user accessing the public competition terminal device is registered in the individual information management unit,
If registered, the provisional voting data will be displayed and the input section will confirm the vote confirmation from the user,
When the voting confirmation is notified from the input unit, the cash processing unit accepts the voting amount from the user,
A voting method in a public competition in which voting data is stored in a voting data storage unit of a mobile phone terminal and a voting data management unit of the voting information management server. The individual information management unit of the voting information management server stores the individual number of the user's mobile phone terminal,
The provisional voting data input from the mobile phone terminal by the user with reference to the race information acquired from the race information management unit of the voting information management server is transmitted to the voting data management unit of the voting information management server,
Check whether the individual number of the mobile phone terminal of the user accessing the public competition terminal device is registered in the individual information management unit,
If registered, the provisional voting data will be displayed and the input section will confirm the vote confirmation from the user,
When the voting confirmation is notified from the input unit, the cash processing unit accepts the voting amount from the user,
A voting program in a public competition that causes a computer to execute processing for storing voting data in a voting data storage unit of a mobile phone terminal and a voting data management unit of the voting information management server.

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