JP2014048796A - Betting ticket issuing device and betting ticket issuing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further improve the convenience of bettors just before the closing of betting.SOLUTION: A betting ticket issuing device that issues betting tickets of a public competition, includes a reading unit that reads betting contents from betting cards, a storage unit that stores betting contents, an issuing unit that issues betting tickets on the basis of betting contents, and a change unit that changes operations about issuing of betting tickets according to predetermined determination results.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for accepting a voting card and issuing a voting ticket.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in public competitions such as horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and auto racing, voting tickets are released through, for example, voting ticket issuing devices (also referred to as automatic vending machines). In addition, voting tickets are released and refunded through, for example, a voting ticket issuing device (also referred to as an automatic issuing machine). Hereinafter, these devices are collectively referred to as a betting ticket issuing device.

For example, when a voting ticket issuing device receives a voting card and cash in which desired voting content is entered by a voter, it issues a voting ticket according to the voting content.
The following techniques are known as techniques relating to such a betting ticket issuing apparatus.

  For example, in a voting ticket vending machine that issues voting tickets using mark sheet type voting cards, even if there are multiple marks on the unit amount in the voting card amount designation field, this is remedied as much as possible. In addition, a technique for improving the ticketing efficiency is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  Also, for example, in a public competition voting system, when voting is performed from a voting terminal such as a voting terminal inside / outside a stadium or a telephone voting terminal in a user's house, a voting terminal corresponding to the voting deadline time for each race A technique is known in which the screen color of the display screen is changed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  In addition, for example, in a voting ticket issuing device, the voting contents are read from a plurality of voting cards that are collectively inserted into the slot, the voting contents are stored for each voting card, and the voting card is based on the voting deadline time corresponding to the voting contents. There is known a technique for setting a ticketing process order for each voting ticket and issuing a voting ticket in accordance with the ticketing process order (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-243320 JP 2005-228215 A JP 2011-53782 A

  Conventionally, many voters of public competitions make voting ticket purchases by referring to the odds at that time when the voting deadline approaches. Therefore, when the voting deadline time approaches, the number of users of the voting ticket issuing device increases, and in some cases, some voting tickets cannot be purchased before the voting ticket deadline time.

  On the other hand, in the conventional voting ticket issuing device, as described above, the screen color of the display screen is changed corresponding to the voting deadline time, or the voting ticket is issued according to the ticketing processing order set based on the voting deadline time. Ticketing has been performed, and for example, the possibility of losing a voting ticket purchase opportunity has been reduced, and it can be said that the convenience of the voter (user) has improved immediately before the voting deadline. Today, it is desired to further improve the convenience of the voter just before the voting deadline.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a voting ticket issuing apparatus and a voting ticket issuing method that can further improve the convenience of the voter just before the voting deadline.

  According to one aspect of the apparatus, the voting ticket issuing apparatus issues a voting ticket for a public competition, and is based on the voting content, a reading unit that reads voting content from a voting card, a storage unit that stores the voting content, and the like. A ticket issuing unit that issues a betting ticket, and a changing unit that changes an operation related to ticket issuing according to a predetermined determination result.

  According to one aspect of the method, a computer included in a voting ticket issuing device that issues a voting ticket based on the voting contents read from a voting card of a public competition is used to issue the voting ticket according to a predetermined determination result. A process for changing the operation is executed.

  The disclosed apparatus and method have the effect of further improving the convenience of the voter just before the voting deadline.

It is a block diagram of the betting ticket issuing device concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the totalizer system containing the more specific voting ticket issuing apparatus based on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a betting ticket issuing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a voting card reading unit. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of a betting ticket issuing apparatus and a management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the betting ticket issuing process (S13) by a betting ticket issuing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the further another example of the betting ticket issuing process (S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the further another example of the betting ticket issuing process (S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the correction process (S39 of FIG. 7, S63 of FIG. 8, or S93 of FIG. 9) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 5th Embodiment. It is example 1 of a display screen displayed on a display during correction processing concerning a 5th embodiment. It is example 2 of a display screen displayed on a display during correction processing concerning a 5th embodiment. It is example 3 of a display screen displayed on a display during correction processing concerning a 5th embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the correction process (S39 of FIG. 7, S63 of FIG. 8, or S93 of FIG. 9) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 6th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 7th Embodiment. It is an example of a display screen displayed on a display during voting ticket issue processing concerning a 7th embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (refer S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 8th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (refer S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 8th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (refer S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 9th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (refer S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus based on 9th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sales situation table (sale situation of the voting ticket at the time of voting card insertion) based on 9th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the kind of "release status" contained in the sale status table based on 9th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the conditions used as the reference | standard at the time of determining whether the management apparatus which received the voting message or relief voting message based on 9th Embodiment permits ticketing.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, the voting ticket issuing device according to the embodiment is a device for issuing voting tickets for horse racing, but issues voting tickets for other public competitions (for example, bicycle races, boat races, auto races, etc.). It is good also as an apparatus. Moreover, although the betting ticket issuing apparatus which concerns on embodiment shall be arrange | positioned in a racetrack, it may be arrange | positioned out of a racetrack (for example, an out-of-field horse ticket counter).

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voting ticket issuing apparatus according to the first embodiment.
For example, when a voter (user) receives a voting card and cash on which desired voting content is entered, the voting ticket issuing device 100 issues a voting ticket according to the voting content. The voting card is a mark sheet type voting card, but may be a voting card of another entry method (for example, a description method).

  The voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 includes a reading unit 1, an input unit 2, a storage unit 3, a correction unit 4, a ticket issuing unit 5, a predetermined number of voting card detection units 6, a multiple voting card detection unit 7, a message transmission / reception unit 8, and a remaining time acquisition. Unit 9, odds information acquisition unit 10, display unit 11, release status information acquisition unit 12, and change unit 13.

  The reading unit 1 reads the voting contents from the voting card. For example, the reading unit 1 acquires image data of a voting card by an image sensor, and reads the contents of the vote by determining the presence or absence of a mark on the image. When the voting card is, for example, a description-type voting card, the reading unit 1 acquires the image data of the voting card by an image sensor, for example, and the character recognition unit recognizes characters from the image. The voting content may be read.

  The input unit 2 performs various inputs according to the voter's operation. For example, the input unit 2 inputs a vote deferral instruction according to the voter's operation. Further, the input unit 2 inputs the contents of the vote in accordance with the voter's operation. When voting content is input via the input unit 2, the voter can vote without using a voting card.

  The storage unit 3 stores voting contents and the like. The storage unit 3 stores, for example, voting contents read by the reading unit 1. Moreover, the memory | storage part 3 memorize | stores the content of the vote input by the input part 2, for example. Moreover, the memory | storage part 3 memorize | stores the voting content corrected by the correction part 4, for example.

  The correction unit 4 corrects the voting content stored in the storage unit 3 according to the voter's operation. The correction unit 4 is used, for example, when the voter needs to correct the voting contents because the voting card has been inserted into the voting card insertion slot of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 and includes a voting card including an erroneous entry. An incorrect entry on a voting card is, for example, incomplete mark entry (light mark, poor mark position (protruding), small mark, etc.), or multiple marks where one mark should be written. Including cases where information is entered.

The ticket issuing unit 5 issues a voting ticket based on the voting contents stored in the storage unit 3.
The predetermined number of voting card detection unit 6 detects whether or not the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the voting card insertion slot is a predetermined number or more.

The multiple voting card detection unit 7 detects whether or not there are multiple voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot.
The message transmission / reception unit 8 transmits / receives a message to / from a host device. The message transmission / reception unit 8 transmits / receives a message to / from a management device (host computer) that is a higher-level device via a network, for example.

  The remaining time acquisition unit 9 acquires the remaining time until the voting deadline. The remaining time acquisition unit 9 acquires, for example, the remaining time until the voting deadline of each race to be held. Moreover, the remaining time acquisition part 9 acquires the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the content of the voting memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 3, for example.

The odds information acquisition unit 10 acquires odds information from the host device. For example, the odds information acquisition unit 10 acquires odds information from a management device that is a host device via a network.
The display unit 11 performs various displays. The display unit 11 displays, for example, the contents of the vote that needs to be corrected and stored in the storage unit 3. Moreover, the display part 11 displays odds based on the odds information acquired by the odds information acquisition part 10, for example.

  The sale status information acquisition unit 12 acquires the sale status information of voting tickets for each race from the host device. For example, the sale status information acquisition unit 12 acquires the sale status information from a management device that is a higher-level device via a network.

  The changing unit 13 changes the operation related to the issuance of a voting ticket according to a predetermined determination result. The changing unit 13 includes an erroneous entry determination unit 14, an erroneous entry number determination unit 15, a remaining time determination unit 16, a shortest remaining time determination unit 17, a sale release determination unit 18, a sale stop determination unit 19, and a subtraction stop determination unit 20. .

The erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines whether or not there is an erroneous entry on the voting card based on the voting contents stored in the storage unit 3.
The erroneous entry number determination unit 15 determines whether or not the erroneous entry number of the voting card is greater than or equal to a predetermined number based on the voting contents stored in the storage unit 3.

The remaining time determination unit 16 determines whether or not the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content stored in the storage unit 3 is equal to or longer than a predetermined time.
The shortest remaining time determination unit 17 determines whether or not the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is a predetermined time or more.

  The on-release determination unit 18 is releasing a voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card from the sales status information acquired by the sales status information acquisition unit 12 when the voting card is inserted into the voting card slot. It is determined whether or not there is.

  The sale stop determination unit 19 stops the sale of the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card from the sale status information acquired by the sale status information acquisition unit 12 after the voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion slot. It is determined whether or not.

  The subtraction stop determination unit 20 stops subtracting the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card from the sales status information acquired by the sales status information acquisition unit 12 after the voting card is inserted into the voting card slot. It is determined whether or not.

In the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 having such a configuration, the following operation is performed.
(1) For example, in the changing unit 13, the remaining time determination unit 16 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content stored in the storage unit 3 is a predetermined time or more, and the voting When the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that there is an erroneous entry of the content voting card and the erroneous entry number determination unit 15 determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the correction unit 4 The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to prohibit the correction of the voting content and perform the first operation of returning the voting card.

  As a result, if the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is more than a predetermined time and the number of erroneous entries on the voting card is more than the predetermined number, the voter can correct the voting content. It is forbidden. Therefore, subsequent voters can start voting more quickly.

  (2) Further, for example, the changing unit 13 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content stored in the storage unit 3 is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, and the remaining time determining unit 16 When the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that there is an erroneous entry in the voting card of the voting content, and the erroneous entry number determination unit 15 determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the correction unit 4 The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to perform the second operation of permitting the correction of the voting contents by the.

  As a result, if the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is more than a predetermined time, there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, and the number of erroneous entries is less than the predetermined number, voting The person is allowed to modify the content of the vote. Therefore, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot.

  (3) Further, for example, the changing unit 13 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content stored in the storage unit 3 is not longer than a predetermined time, and the remaining time determining unit 16 When the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that there is an erroneous entry in the voting card of the voting content, the correction unit 4 determines whether the erroneous entry number of the voting card is greater than or less than the predetermined number. The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to perform the third operation for permitting correction of the voting contents.

  Thereby, when the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is less than the predetermined time and the voting card is erroneously entered, the voter is permitted to correct the voting content. Therefore, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot.

  (4) Also, for example, when the multiple voting card detection unit 7 detects that there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot, the changing unit 13 When the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that there is an erroneous entry in the voting card and the erroneous entry number determination unit 15 determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the voting by the correction unit 4 The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to perform the fourth operation of prohibiting the modification of the contents and returning the voting card.

  Thereby, when there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot, the voter is prohibited from correcting the voting contents for the voting cards having the number of erroneous entries exceeding a predetermined number. Therefore, subsequent voters can start voting more quickly.

  (5) Also, for example, when the multiple voting card detection unit 7 detects that there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot, the changing unit 13 When the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that there is an erroneous entry in the voting card and the erroneous entry number determination unit 15 determines that the number of erroneous entries in the voting card is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the content of the vote by the correction unit 4 The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to perform the fifth operation that permits the correction of the above.

  As a result, when there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card slot, the voter is permitted to correct the voting contents for a voting card that is erroneously entered and whose number of erroneous entries is not more than a predetermined number. . Therefore, for such a voting card, the voter can continuously correct the voting contents without leaving the spot.

  (6) Further, for example, when the plural voting card detection unit 7 detects that the voting card inserted into the voting card insertion slot is not plural, the changing unit 13 votes the voting card inserted into the insertion slot. If the remaining time determination unit 16 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the content is not longer than the predetermined time, and the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that the voting card is erroneously entered, the vote Regardless of whether the number of erroneous entries on the card is greater than or less than a predetermined number, the operation related to the issuance of a voting ticket so as to perform the sixth operation that permits the correction of the contents of the vote by the correction unit 4 To change.

  As a result, when there are not a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card slot, the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card is less than a predetermined time, and the voting card is incorrectly entered. If yes, the voter is allowed to modify the content of the vote. Therefore, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot.

  (7) Further, for example, when the predetermined number of voting card detection units 6 detects that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the voting card insertion slot is equal to or larger than a predetermined number, When each of the voting cards is erroneously entered and the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the correction unit The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so that the modification of the voting content by 4 is prohibited and the seventh operation of returning the voting card is performed.

  Thus, when the number of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot is a predetermined number or more, a voter is prohibited from correcting the voting contents for a voting card having an erroneous entry number of a predetermined number or more. Therefore, subsequent voters can start voting more quickly.

  (8) Further, for example, when the predetermined number of voting card detection units 6 detects that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the voting card insertion slot is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, For each of them, when the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card and the erroneous entry number determination unit 15 determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the correction unit 4 The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to perform the eighth operation of permitting the correction of the voting contents by the.

  As a result, when the number of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot is a predetermined number or more, a voter who has an incorrect entry and the number of erroneous entries is not the predetermined number or more, Modifications are allowed. Therefore, for such a voting card, the voter can continuously correct the voting contents without leaving the spot.

  (9) Further, for example, when the predetermined number of voting card detecting units 6 detects that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the voting card insertion slot is not equal to or larger than the predetermined number, each of the voting cards is changed. On the other hand, the remaining time determination unit 16 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is not longer than a predetermined time, and the erroneous entry determination unit 14 determines that the voting card is erroneously entered. When the determination is made, regardless of whether the number of erroneous entries on the voting card is greater than or equal to a predetermined number or less than the predetermined number, the correction unit 4 performs a ninth operation that permits correction of the voting content, Change the behavior related to the issuance of voting tickets.

  As a result, when the number of voting cards put into the voting card slot is less than the predetermined number, the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting contents is less than the predetermined time and there is an erroneous entry On the other hand, the voter is allowed to modify the content of the vote. Therefore, for such a voting card, the voter can continuously correct the voting contents without leaving the spot.

  (10) For example, when correction by the correction unit 4 is permitted in the third, sixth, or ninth operation, and the horse number or the frame number is corrected, the display unit displays the odds information. Based on the odds information acquired by the acquisition unit 10, horse numbers or frame numbers are displayed in order of popularity. In the case of a public competition other than horse racing, for example, a car number or a boat number may be used instead of the horse number.

  Thereby, the voter can correct the horse number or the frame number more promptly based on the horse number or the frame number displayed in order of popularity.

  (11) For example, when the correction by the correction unit 4 is permitted in the third, sixth, or ninth operation, and the horse number or the frame number is corrected, the display unit is corrected. The odds of the subsequent horse number or frame number are displayed based on the odds information acquired by the odds information acquisition unit 10. In the case of a public competition other than horse racing, for example, a car number or a boat number may be used instead of the horse number.

  Thereby, the voter can review the correction of the horse number or the frame number more quickly based on the displayed odds of the corrected horse number or the frame number.

  (12) Further, for example, the changing unit 13 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content stored in the storage unit 3 is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, and the remaining time determining unit 16 Voting ticket so as to perform an operation of returning the voting card when the voting card of the voting content is erroneously entered by the erroneous entry determination unit 14 and the voting postpone instruction is input by the input unit 2 Change the operation related to ticketing.

  As a result, if the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is more than a predetermined time, the voting card is erroneously entered, and the voting post-off instruction is input, voting promptly The card is returned. Therefore, the voter can forego voting at that time and can vote later, and the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race is less than the predetermined time among unprocessed voting cards that have been inserted together The voting card that is can be voted more quickly. Subsequent voters can start voting more quickly.

  (13) In addition, for example, the changing unit 13 determines whether the shortest remaining time determination unit 17 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is equal to or longer than a predetermined time. The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so that the operation of permitting the input of the voting contents by 2 is performed.

  Thereby, when the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is a predetermined time or more, the voter is permitted to input the contents of the vote by the input unit 2. Therefore, the voter can vote without using the voting card.

  (14) Further, for example, the changing unit 13 determines that the shortest remaining time determination unit 17 determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is not longer than a predetermined time. The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to perform the operation of prohibiting the input of the voting contents by the.

  Thereby, when the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is less than the predetermined time, the voter is prohibited from inputting the content of the vote by the input unit 2. Therefore, since only voting using a voting card is permitted, subsequent voters can start voting more quickly.

  (15) Further, for example, the changing unit 13 determines that the sale determination unit 18 determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card is on sale at the time when the voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion slot, In addition, after that time point, the release stop determination unit 19 determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card has been stopped, and after that time, the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content is deducted from stopping. If the subtraction stop determination unit 20 determines that it is not, a rescue voting message is transmitted by the message transmission / reception unit 8, and a ticket-granting message as a response to the relief voting message is received by the message transmission / reception unit 8. The operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so as to perform the operation of permitting the issuance of the voting ticket of the voting content.

  As a result, when the voting card is inserted into the voting card slot, the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card is on sale, and thereafter, the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents is suspended. If the subtraction is not stopped, a relief voting message is transmitted, and when a ticketing permission message is received as a response, ticketing for the voting card is permitted. Therefore, even in such a case, the voter can purchase the voting ticket. Conventionally, in such a case, issuance of a voting ticket is prohibited, and a voter cannot purchase a voting ticket.

  (16) Also, for example, the changing unit 13 determines that the on-sale determination unit 18 determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card is on sale at the time when the voting card is inserted into the voting card slot, Also, after that time, the sale stop determination unit 19 determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content has been stopped, and after that time, the subtraction is subtracted if the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content has been stopped. When the stop determination unit 20 determines, the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket is changed so that the voting ticket of the voting content is prohibited and the voting card is returned.

  As a result, when the voting card is inserted into the voting card slot, the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale, and thereafter, the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content is released and subtracted from stopping. In such a case, the issuance of voting tickets is prohibited and the voting cards are returned. Therefore, in such a case, the purchase of a voting ticket by a voter can be prohibited as usual.

  As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, a service for a voter (voting ticket) just before the voting deadline is reached by changing the operation related to the voting ticket issuing according to a predetermined determination result. The service level of the ticket issuance is changed, and the convenience of the voter immediately before the voting deadline can be further improved, for example, by preventing the loss of voting ticket purchase opportunities immediately before the voting deadline.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, a more specific configuration and operation of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as a second embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a totalizer system including a more specific voting ticket issuing apparatus 100.
The totalizer system 1000 is a system that manages the issuance of voting tickets, the display and counting of odds, the calculation of dividends, the refund of voting tickets, and the like. The totalizer system 1000 includes a voting ticket issuing device 100, a management device 200, and a network 300.

  The voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 includes an operation status display window 101, a voting ticket slot 102, a voting ticket slot 103, a voting card slot 104, a banknote slot 105, a coin slot 106, a coin slot 107, a display 108, A touch panel 109 is included.

  The operation status display window 101 displays in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 whether voting ticket issuance is being accepted or issuance is stopped, and whether voting ticket is being refunded or is not being refunded. .

The voting ticket slot 102 is a slot for voting tickets to be refunded.
The voting ticket discharge port 103 is a discharge port for the issued voting ticket.
The voting card insertion / ejection port 104 is a voting card insertion port and also a voting card discharge port to be returned.

The bill insertion / discharge port 105 is a bill input port, and is also a discharge port for a bill to be returned or a bill.
The coin slot 106 is a coin slot.

The coin outlet 107 is an outlet for coins to be returned or changed.
The display 108 is disposed below the touch panel 109 and displays information such as operation guidance, race guidance, and voting contents of a voting card. The display 108 is a liquid crystal display, for example.

  The touch panel 109 is a transmissive touch panel, and is operated when various inputs and voting contents are corrected. Information displayed on the display 108 can be seen by a voter through the touch panel 109. The voter can perform a touch operation (for example, an information display switching operation, a voting ticket purchase operation, a voting content correction operation, a voting content input operation, etc.) on the touch panel 109 while viewing the information displayed on the display 108.

  In the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100, the betting ticket insertion slot 102 and the betting ticket discharge opening 103 may be integrated. Further, the coin insertion port 106 and the coin discharge port 107 may be integrated. Also, the voting card insertion / extraction port 104 may be configured separately, such as a voting card insertion port and a voting card discharge port. Moreover, it is good also considering the banknote insertion discharge port 105 as a different body structure like a banknote insertion port and a banknote discharge port.

  The management device 200 communicates with the voting ticket issuing device 100 via the network 300 to manage voting ticket issuance, voting ticket refund, and the like performed by the voting ticket issuing device 100. In addition, the management device 200 displays and counts odds, calculates dividends, and the like.

  The network 300 is, for example, a network such as a LAN, a WAN, or the Internet, or a network in which they are mixed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 2.
The voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 includes a control unit 111, a display 108, an administrator display 112, a touch panel 109, an administrator touch panel 113, a voting card reading unit 114, a bill circulation unit 115, a coin circulation unit 116, and a voting ticket printing unit 117. , A refundable betting ticket reading unit 118 is included.

  The control unit 111 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 120, a random access memory (RAM) 121, a hard disk drive (HDD) 122, a communication interface 123, a graphic processing unit 124, and an input / output interface 125. Connected through. The control unit 111 is also an example of a computer.

The CPU 120 controls the overall operation of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100.
The RAM 121 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs executed by the CPU 120. The RAM 121 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 120 (for example, voting data).

The HDD 122 stores the OS and application programs.
The communication interface 123 is connected to the network 300, and transmits and receives data (various information, messages, notifications, etc.) to and from the management device 200, for example.

  The OS program and application program executed by the CPU 120 may be stored in, for example, the RAM 121 and executed by the CPU 120 from an external device (not shown) via the network 300 and the communication interface 123. Further, the program may be stored in a portable recording medium 119 described later, and stored in, for example, the RAM 121 via the portable recording medium interface and input / output interface 125 described later, and executed by the CPU 120.

  The graphic processing unit 124 is connected to a display 108 and an administrator display 112. The graphic processing unit 124 displays various information on the screen of the display 108 and the manager display 112 under the control of the CPU 120. The manager display 112 is a manager-oriented display provided on the back side of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100.

  The input / output interface 125 is connected to a touch panel 109, an administrator touch panel 113, a voting card reading unit 114, a bill circulation unit 115, a coin circulation unit 116, a voting ticket printing unit 117, and a withdrawal voting ticket reading unit 118. The input / output interface 125 can be connected to a portable recording medium interface that can write and read information to and from the portable recording medium 119.

  The input / output interface 125 includes a touch panel 109, an administrator touch panel 113, a voting card reading unit 114, a bill circulation unit 115, a coin circulation unit 116, a voting ticket printing unit 117, a refund voting ticket reading unit 118, and a portable recording medium interface. The transmitted signal is transmitted to the CPU 120 via the bus 126. In addition, the input / output interface 125 sends control signals sent from the CPU 120 to the corresponding units via the bus 126 (touch panel 109, administrator touch panel 113, voting card reading unit 114, bill return unit 115, coin return unit. 116, voting ticket printing unit 117, withdrawal voting ticket reading unit 118, or portable recording medium interface).

  The manager touch panel 113 is a manager touch panel provided on the back side of the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100. The voting card reading unit 114 is a unit that reads voting contents from a voting card. Details of the voting card reading unit 114 will be described later with reference to FIG. The banknote reflux unit 115 receives banknotes, discriminates the authenticity of banknotes, stores banknotes, returns banknotes, and discharges bills. The coin recirculation unit 116 receives a coin, discriminates the authenticity of the coin, stores the coin, returns the coin, and discharges the change. The voting ticket printing unit 117 prints the voting contents and issues a voting ticket. The withdrawal voting ticket reading unit 118 accepts the voting ticket and reads the contents of the vote.

  In the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100, the control unit 111 may include a module such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). In this case, the control unit 111 includes nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), flash memory, flash memory type memory card, etc.) and stores module firmware. The nonvolatile memory can write firmware via the portable recording medium 119 or the communication interface 123. As described above, the control unit 111 can update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the voting card reading unit 114.
The voting card reading unit 114 includes a voting card loading / unloading port 104, a pickup roller 131, a back surface image sensor 132, a card pressing plate 133, a front surface image sensor 134, a card pressing plate 135, a card overlap detection sensor 136, a card primary storage unit. 137, a read card stacker 138 is included.

  The voting card insertion / discharge port 104 includes a voting card insertion port 104a, a voting card return port 104b, a card thickness detection sensor 139, and a card presence / absence detection sensor 140. As described above, the voting card insertion / extraction port 104 is a voting card insertion / extraction port, but also has a two-stage structure inside, and a voting card insertion / deletion port 104a is provided in the lower stage. The voting card return port 104b is provided in the upper stage.

The voting card slot 104a is a voting card slot.
The voting card return port 104b is a voting card discharge port.

  The card thickness detection sensor 139 detects whether or not the thickness of the voting cards that are collectively inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of sheets, whereby the number of voting cards that are collectively inserted is predetermined. It is detected whether or not the number is greater than or equal to the number.

  The card presence / absence detection sensor 140 detects the presence / absence of a voting card at the voting card slot 104a. The card presence / absence detection sensor 140 also detects whether there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a in cooperation with the pickup roller 131. For example, when the pickup roller 131 transports one voting card inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a to the conveyance path and then the card presence / absence detection sensor 140 detects the presence of a voting card at the voting card insertion slot 104a. Detects that there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a.

The pickup roller 131 conveys the voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a one by one to the conveyance path.
The back surface image sensor 132 acquires the content of the back surface of the voting card being conveyed as image data. The card pressing plate 133 holds the voting card being conveyed so that the image data can be appropriately acquired by the back surface image sensor 132.

  The surface image sensor 134 acquires the surface content of the voting card being conveyed as image data. The card holding plate 135 holds the voting card being conveyed so that the image data can be appropriately acquired by the surface image sensor 134.

  The back surface image sensor 132 and the front surface image sensor 134 are, for example, CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensors or CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensors.

The card overlap detection sensor 136 detects whether or not two voting cards being transported overlap each other.
The card primary holding unit 137 temporarily holds the voting card whose voting contents are read by the back surface image sensor 132 and the front surface image sensor 134.

  The read card stacker 138 accumulates the voting cards (excluding the returned voting cards) whose voting contents have been read by the back surface image sensor 132 and the front surface image sensor 134.

  In the voting card reading unit 114 having such a configuration, when reading the voting contents from the voting card, the voting card is conveyed as follows. First, when a voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a, the voting cards are conveyed one by one to the conveyance path by the pickup roller 131. Then, after the contents of the back surface and the front surface of the voting card being conveyed are read by the back surface image sensor 132 and the front surface image sensor 134, the card is temporarily stored in the card primary storage unit 137. Thereafter, when a voting ticket corresponding to the voting card is issued, the voting card is transported from the card primary holding unit 137 to the read card stacker 138 and accumulated (collected) therein. On the other hand, when the voting ticket corresponding to the voting card is not issued, the voting card is conveyed from the card primary holding unit 137 to the voting card return port 104b and returned to the voter.

  In the voting card reading unit 114, when a voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a, the card thickness detection sensor 139 detects whether or not a predetermined number or more of voting cards have been inserted at a time. Further, the card presence / absence detection sensor 140 starts detecting the presence / absence of a voting card at the voting card slot 104a. Further, when the pickup roller 131 transports one voting card, the card presence / absence detection sensor 140 detects whether or not there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a. In the middle of being conveyed from the front surface image sensor 134 to the card primary storage unit 137, the card overlap detection sensor 136 detects whether or not two voting cards being conveyed overlap.

  A part of the betting ticket issuing device 100 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 is an example of a part of the betting ticket issuing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 as follows. The voting card reading unit 114 is an example of the reading unit 1. The touch panel 109 is an example of the input unit 2 and the correction unit 4. The RAM 121 is an example of the storage unit 3. The betting ticket printing unit 117 is an example of the ticket issuing unit 5. The card thickness detection sensor 139 is an example of a predetermined number of voting card detection unit 6. The card presence / absence detection sensor 140 (and the pickup roller 131) is an example of the multiple voting card detection unit 7. The communication interface 123 is an example of the message transmission / reception unit 8, the remaining time acquisition unit 9, the odds information acquisition unit 10, and the sale status information acquisition unit 12. The display 108 is an example of the display unit 11. The CPU 120 includes an erroneous entry determination unit 14, an erroneous entry number determination unit 15, a remaining time determination unit 16, a shortest remaining time determination unit 17, a release determination unit 18, a release stop determination unit 19, and a change unit including a subtraction stop determination unit 20. 13 is an example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the management apparatus 200 illustrated in FIG.
The management device 200 basically has the same configuration as that of the betting ticket issuing device 100 except for some configurations. The management apparatus 200 includes a control unit 211, a manager display 212, and a manager touch panel 213.

  The control unit 211 includes a CPU 215, a RAM 216, an HDD 217, a communication interface 218, a graphic processing unit 219, and an input / output interface 220, which are connected via a bus 221. The control unit 211 is also an example of a computer.

The CPU 215 controls the overall operation of the management device 200.
The RAM 216 temporarily stores at least part of an OS program and application programs executed by the CPU 215. The RAM 216 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 215.

The HDD 217 stores the OS and application programs.
The communication interface 218 is connected to the network 300 and transmits and receives data (various information, electronic messages, notifications, etc.) to and from the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100, for example.

  The OS program and application program executed by the CPU 215 may be stored in, for example, the RAM 216 from an external device (not shown) via the network 300 and the communication interface 218 and executed by the CPU 215. Further, the program may be stored in a portable recording medium 214 described later, stored in, for example, the RAM 216 via the portable recording medium interface and input / output interface 220 described later, and executed by the CPU 215.

  The graphic processing unit 219 is connected to an administrator display 212. The graphic processing unit 219 displays on the screen of the manager display 212 under the control of the CPU 215.

  The input / output interface 220 is connected to the administrator touch panel 213. The input / output interface 220 can be connected to a portable recording medium interface that can write and read information to and from the portable recording medium 214.

  The input / output interface 220 transmits a signal sent from the administrator touch panel 213 and the portable recording medium interface to the CPU 215 via the bus 221. The input / output interface 220 transmits a control signal sent from the CPU 215 to a corresponding unit (the administrator touch panel 213 or the portable recording medium interface) via the bus 221.

  In the management apparatus 200, the control unit 211 may include a module such as an FPGA or a DSP, for example. In this case, the control unit 211 includes a nonvolatile memory (eg, EEPROM, flash memory, flash memory type memory card, etc.) and stores module firmware. The nonvolatile memory can write firmware via the portable recording medium 214 or the communication interface 218. As described above, the control unit 211 can also update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory.

Next, the operation of the totalizer system 1000 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of operations of the betting ticket issuing device 100 and the management device 200.

  The betting ticket issuing device 100 activated by turning on the power first acquires operation data from the management device 200 (S11). The operational data is notified by the management device 200 that confirms the activation of the voting ticket issuing device 100 (S21). The operational data includes voting ticket release information. The voting ticket release information includes, for example, information such as a release place (race holding place (also referred to as “place”)), a release race, a release type, a scheduled voting deadline, and a release situation. The scheduled voting deadline time corresponds to the remaining time until the voting deadline because the remaining time until the voting deadline can be obtained by comparison with the current time. The betting ticket issuing device 100 that has acquired the operation data displays, for example, on the operation status display window 101 that ticket is being received and refund is being received.

Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing device 100 acquires information on the sale status of the betting tickets from the management device 200 (S12). Information on the voting ticket sale status is notified by the management device 200 periodically or when an event such as sale stop or subtraction stop occurs (S22). In addition, the betting ticket issuing device 100 receives information on the sale status of the betting ticket notified by the management device 200 as needed. The voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 updates information on the sale status of voting tickets. Information on the release status of voting tickets includes races that are currently on sale (including venue and race number), release deadline (including sale stop) race (including venue and race number), races that are currently being subtracted (including venue and race number), and subtraction Includes information such as deadline (subtraction stop) race (including place and race number), number of votes, odds, etc. In addition, when there is a change in information related to the progress of the race, such as the scheduled voting deadline time or the number of starts (start cancellation), the management apparatus 200 notifies the information including the information related to the progress of the race.
The operation data and the information on the voting ticket release status are stored in the RAM 121, for example.

  Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing device 100 performs betting ticket issuing processing (S13). Although details will be described later with reference to FIG. 7, in this process, for example, a necessary message (for example, a voting message) is transmitted to the management apparatus 200, and a corresponding process (for example, ticketing) is performed according to the response. Is called. The management apparatus 200 will perform the response (for example, ticketing permission response), if a telegram (for example, voting telegram) is received from the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 (S23).

  Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not to end the operation of the betting ticket issuing process depending on whether or not the operation end notification is received from the management apparatus 200 (S14). When ending the operation of the betting ticket issuing process by the betting ticket issuing device 100, the management device 200 notifies the end of the operation to the betting ticket issuing device 100 (S24).

  When the determination result in S14 is No, the betting ticket issuing device 100 continues the operation of the betting ticket issuing process, and the process returns to S12.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of S14 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 performs an operation end process (S15), ends the operation of the betting ticket issuing process, and the operation ends. In the operation end process, for example, the operation status display window 101 displays that the betting ticket issuance is stopped and the refund is stopped.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the betting ticket issuing process (S13) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 described above.
The betting ticket issuing device 100 first performs cash and refund betting ticket acceptance processing (S31). In this process, cash is received from the voter through the bill insertion / discharge port 105 and the coin insertion port 106, and the authenticity of cash is identified and stored by the bill return unit 115 and the coin return unit 116. The control unit 111 receives the notification of the amount of money accepted by the banknote reflux unit 115 and the coin reflux unit 116 and manages the amount of money to be deposited. Further, in the process of S31, a payout voting ticket is accepted from a voter via the voting ticket slot 102, and the voting contents are read by the payout voting ticket reading unit 118. When the control unit 111 receives the notification of the voting content read by the payout voting ticket reading unit 118, the control unit 111 inquires of the management device 200 whether or not the voting content is correct. The middle amount is reflected in the input amount. The inquiry as to whether or not the voting content is correct is made, for example, by sending a refund message from the voting ticket issuing device 100 to the management device 200 and transmitting a response message from the management device 200 to the voting ticket issuing device 100. Is done by doing.

Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not a settlement instruction has been received from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S32).
When the determination result in S32 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 performs a settlement process (S33). In this process, settlement is performed in accordance with the inserted amount and the voting ticket issued in S43, which will be described later, and the purchase voting ticket is discharged from the voting ticket discharge port 103 and the bill to the banknote insertion / discharge port 105 by the banknote recirculation unit 115. Are discharged, and coins are discharged to the coin discharge port 107 by the coin recirculation unit 116. After S33, the voting ticket issuing process ends, and the process returns.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S32 is No, the betting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not a voting card is present in the voting card slot 104a (S34). This determination is made according to the detection result of the card presence / absence detection sensor 140.

If the determination result in S34 is No, the process returns to S32.
On the other hand, if the determination result in S34 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 conveys one voting card from the voting card insertion slot 104a to the conveying path by the pickup roller 131, and reads the voting content (S35). The voting contents are read by the voting card reading unit 114.

  Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the read voting content includes an erroneous entry portion (whether or not there is an erroneous entry) (S36). In addition, as described above, for example, an incorrect entry location is a location where a mark is not fully written (the mark is thin, the mark position is bad (protruding), the mark is small, etc.), or a single mark should be entered. Where a plurality of marks are written.

  When the determination result in S36 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the race corresponding to the read voting content is a race nearest to the voting deadline (S37). Note that the race closest to the voting deadline is a race whose remaining time until the voting deadline is less than a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes). The race nearest to the voting deadline may be determined based on, for example, information such as the current time, the release race and the scheduled voting deadline time included in the operation data and the release status information (see S11, S12, etc. in FIG. 6). it can. However, at the time of the determination in S37, there may be no race corresponding to the race closest to the voting deadline. In this case, the determination result in S37 is No.

When the determination result in S37 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether there are a plurality of erroneous entries (total number of erroneous entries) (S38).
If the determination result in S38 is No, or if the determination result in S37 described above is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 permits correction of an erroneous entry location and performs a process for correcting the contents of the vote (S39). In this process, an incorrect entry location by a voter is corrected via the touch panel 109.

Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not a ticket issuing instruction has been received from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S40).
If the determination result in S40 is No, the process returns to S39.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of S40 is Yes, or when the determination result of S36 described above is No, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 is read from a voting message or a voting card according to the revised voting content. A voting message corresponding to the voting content is created and transmitted to the management device 200 (S41). The management device 200 that has received the voting message determines whether or not to permit the ticketing according to the voting content, and if so, transmits a ticketing permission response to the voting ticket issuing device 100, and the corresponding race. If the ticketing is not permitted due to the release deadline of the ticket or cancellation of the start of the voted horse number, a ticketing disapproval response is transmitted to the voting ticket issuing device 100.

Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not the response received from the management device 200 is a ticket issuing permission response (S42).
If the determination result in S42 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 issues a betting ticket corresponding to the ticketing permission response (S43). In this process, voting ticket printing and ticketing are performed by the voting ticket printing unit 117.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S42 is No, or if the determination result in S38 is Yes, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 performs a voting card return process (S44). In this process, the voting card reading unit 114 returns the voting card to the voting card return port 104b. In addition, when the determination result of S38 is Yes, correction of an erroneous entry part is prohibited and a voting card is returned.

After S44 or after S43, the process returns to S32.
As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, when the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is not the race closest to the voting deadline and the number of erroneous entries on the voting card is plural, voting is performed. The person is prohibited from modifying the voting content and the voting card is returned. Therefore, the subsequent voter can start voting more quickly because the correction is not performed.

  In addition, if the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is not the race closest to the voting deadline, the voting card is erroneously entered, and the number of erroneous entries is not plural, the voter is allowed to modify the voting content. Is done. Therefore, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot.

  In addition, if the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is the race that is closest to the voting deadline, and the voting card is erroneously entered, the voter will vote regardless of whether or not there are multiple erroneous entries. Content modification is allowed. Therefore, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot.

  In the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 7, when the determination result in S38 is Yes, the following process may be additionally performed. The process means that if an incorrect entry is included in multiple incorrect entries that could fall under the race close to the voting deadline, the incorrect entry will be temporarily included. Only allow corrections. Then, when the voter makes a correction via the touch panel 109 and the corrected race corresponds to a race nearest to the voting deadline, the process may be advanced to S39 as an exception. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the contents of the vote without leaving the spot. In this case, if the modified race does not correspond to the race immediately before the voting deadline, the process proceeds to S44.

  Further, in the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 7, in S38, it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of erroneous entries. The determined number (threshold value) corresponds to the read voting content. You may make it change according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of a race. For example, as the remaining time is longer, the number of determinations having a value larger than 2 (for example, a plurality of 3 or more or a plurality of 4 or more) may be used. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the content of the vote.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, another operation of the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as a third embodiment.
FIG. 8 (FIGS. 8A and 8B) is a flowchart showing another example of the betting ticket issuing process (see S13 in FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100.
In FIG. 8, S51 to S54 are the same processing as S31 to S34 in FIG.

  When the determination result in S54 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a (S55). In this determination, for example, after the pickup roller 131 transports one voting card inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a to the conveyance path, the card presence / absence detection sensor 140 detects the voting card in the voting card insertion slot 104a. This is done by detecting the presence or absence. That is, after one voting card is transported to the transport path, if the presence of a voting card is detected at the voting card slot 104a, the determination result in S55 is Yes, and if no voting card is detected. The determination result in S55 is No.

  When the determination result in S55 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 sets a flag to 1 (S56). On the other hand, if the determination result in S55 is No, the betting ticket issuing device 100 sets the flag to 0 (S57). The flag value (1 or 0) is stored (set) in the RAM 121, for example.

Subsequently, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 reads the voting content of the conveyed voting card (S58). The voting contents are read by the voting card reading unit 114.
Subsequent S59 to S68 after S58 are the same as the processes of S36 to S44 of FIG. 7 except that the process of S60 is added. That is, in FIG. 8, when the determination result in S59 is Yes (when there is an erroneous entry in the read voting content), the voting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not the flag is 0 (S60). If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S61, and if the determination result is No, the process proceeds to S62. Therefore, a description of the similar processing is omitted.

Further, after S67 or S68, subsequent S69 to S71 are the same processing as S52 to S54 described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
When the determination result in S71 is Yes, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 conveys one voting card from the voting card insertion slot 104a to the conveyance path by the pickup roller 131, and the process returns to S58.

  Thus, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, when there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a, the voter , Voting content modification is prohibited. Therefore, the subsequent voter can start voting more quickly because the correction is not performed.

  Further, when there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a, the voter is permitted to correct the contents of the voting for a voting card that is erroneously entered and whose number of erroneous entries is not plural. Therefore, for such a voting card, the voter can continuously correct the voting contents without leaving the spot.

  In addition, when there are not a plurality of voting cards inserted into the voting card slot (when there is only one), the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card is less than a predetermined time and the voting card If there is an erroneous entry, the voter is allowed to correct the content of the vote regardless of whether or not the number of erroneous entries is plural. Therefore, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot.

  In the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 8, as in the second embodiment, when the determination result in S <b> 62 is Yes, the following process may be additionally performed. The process means that if an incorrect entry is included in multiple incorrect entries that could fall under the race close to the voting deadline, the incorrect entry will be temporarily included. Only allow corrections. Then, when the voter makes a correction via the touch panel 109 and the corrected race corresponds to a race immediately before the voting deadline, the process may be advanced to S63 as an exception. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the contents of the vote without leaving the spot. In this case, if the corrected race does not correspond to the race immediately before the voting deadline, the process proceeds to S68.

  Further, in the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 8, in S62, it is determined whether or not the number of erroneous entries is plural, and the determined number (threshold value) corresponds to the read voting content. You may make it change according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of a race. For example, as the remaining time is longer, the number of determinations having a value larger than 2 (for example, a plurality of 3 or more or a plurality of 4 or more) may be used. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the content of the vote.

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, still another operation of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as a fourth embodiment.
FIG. 9 (FIGS. 9A and 9B) is a flowchart showing still another example of the betting ticket issuing process (see S13 in FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100.

  The process shown in FIG. 9 is the same as the process shown in FIG. 8 except for the process of S85. That is, in FIG. 9, when S84 is Yes (when there is a voting card at the voting card slot 104a), the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 has a predetermined number or more of voting cards inserted into the voting card slot 104a. It is determined whether or not there is (S85), and if the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S86, and if it is No, the process proceeds to S87, which is the same as the process shown in FIG. It becomes. Therefore, a description of the similar processing is omitted. Note that the determination in S85 is performed according to the detection result of the card thickness detection sensor 139. That is, when the detection result of the card thickness detection sensor 139 is a detection result that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a is a predetermined number or more, the determination result of S85 is Yes, Is a detection result indicating that the number is not greater than the predetermined number, the determination result in S85 is No.

  As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, when the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a is equal to or larger than the predetermined number, On the other hand, the voter is prohibited from modifying the content of the vote. Therefore, the subsequent voter can start voting more quickly because the correction is not performed.

  When the number of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a is a predetermined number or more, the voter can correct the voting content for a voting card that is erroneously entered and the number of erroneous entries is not plural. Allowed. Therefore, for such a voting card, the voter can continuously correct the voting contents without leaving the spot.

  In addition, when the number of voting cards inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a is less than the predetermined number, the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is less than the predetermined time and there is an erroneous entry On the other hand, regardless of whether or not the number of erroneous entries is plural, the voter is permitted to correct the contents of the vote. Therefore, for such a voting card, the voter can continuously correct the voting contents without leaving the spot.

  In the betting ticket issuance process shown in FIG. 9, the following process may be additionally performed when the determination result in S92 is Yes, as in the second embodiment. The process means that if an incorrect entry is included in multiple incorrect entries that could fall under the race close to the voting deadline, the incorrect entry will be temporarily included. Only allow corrections. Then, when the voter makes a correction via the touch panel 109 and the corrected race corresponds to a race nearest to the voting deadline, the process may be advanced to S93 as an exception. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the contents of the vote without leaving the spot. In this case, if the modified race does not correspond to the race immediately before the voting deadline, the process proceeds to S98.

  Further, in the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 9, it is determined in S92 whether or not there are a plurality of erroneous entries, and the determined number (threshold value) corresponds to the read voting content. You may make it change according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of a race. For example, as the remaining time is longer, the number of determinations having a value larger than 2 (for example, a plurality of 3 or more or a plurality of 4 or more) may be used. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the content of the vote.

<Fifth Embodiment>
Next, still another operation of the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as a fifth embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of correction processing (see S39 in FIG. 7, S63 in FIG. 8, or S93 in FIG. 9) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100.

The betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 first determines whether or not there is an erroneous entry portion of the horse number (or frame number) (S111).
When the determination result in S111 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the race corresponding to the voting content is a race nearest to the voting deadline (S112). This determination is the same as the process of S37 in FIG. 7, for example.

  When the determination result in S112 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 is a race corresponding to the contents of the voting based on the odds included in the sale status of the betting ticket acquired from the management device 200 (see S12 in FIG. 6). The target horse numbers (or frame numbers) are displayed in order of popularity on the display 108 (S113). Thereby, the voter can correct the horse number (or frame number) more promptly with reference to the horse numbers (or frame numbers) displayed in order of popularity.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S112 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 displays the horse numbers (or frame numbers) that are targeted in the race corresponding to the voting contents in ascending order (normal) and displays them on the display 108 (S114). . Thereby, the voter can correct the horse number (or frame number) with reference to the horse numbers (or frame numbers) displayed in ascending order.

Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 receives a correction input of the horse number (or frame number) from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S115).
Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not an instruction to redo the correction is received from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S116). If the determination result is Yes, the process returns to S115.

On the other hand, when the determination result of S116 is No or when the determination result of S111 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not there is an erroneous entry place other than the horse number (or frame number) ( S117).
When the determination result in S117 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 receives a correction input other than the horse number (or frame number) from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S118).

  Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not an instruction to redo correction has been received from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S119). If the determination result is Yes, the process returns to S118.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of S119 is No or when the determination result of S117 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 ends the correction process, and the process returns.

  11A, 11B, and 11C are display screen examples displayed on the display 108 during the correction process illustrated in FIG. More specifically, FIG. 11A is an example of a display screen (correction screen) displayed on the display 108 in S114. FIG. 11B is an example of a display screen (correction screen) displayed on the display 108 in S113. FIG. 11C is an example of a display screen (confirmation screen) displayed on the display 108 at the end of the process of S115.

  As described above, when the race corresponding to the voting content is not the race closest to the voting deadline, the horse number input button 411 of the correction screen 410 in FIG. 11A is displayed with the horse numbers arranged in ascending order as shown in the figure. On the other hand, when the race corresponding to the voting content is the race nearest to the voting deadline, the horse number input button 421 on the correction screen 420 in FIG. 11B displays the horse numbers in order of popularity as shown in the figure. In this example, “5”, “4”, “6”, “13”, “14”, “10”, “7”,..., “17”, “3”, “18” in descending order of popularity. The horse numbers are displayed in the order of “16”.

In addition, in the correction screen 410 of FIG. 11A and the correction screen 420 of FIG. 11B, “???????” indicates an erroneous entry position of the horse number in the voting content.
Then, for example, the horse number displayed in the order of popularity on the correction screen 420 in FIG. 11B is referred to by the voter, and the erroneous entry “?????” of the horse number is corrected to “5-13”. Then, the confirmation screen 430 in FIG. 11C is displayed.

  In addition, in the correction screen 410 of FIG. 11A, the correction screen 420 of FIG. 11B, and the confirmation screen 430 of FIG. 11C, the amount of cash actually inserted, the number of refunded voting tickets, the refund amount, the number of tickets issued, The balance, which is the sum of the cash and refund, is displayed. In addition, the correction screen 420 in FIG. 11B and the confirmation screen 430 in FIG. 11C display that the race of the voting content (“2 races in Tokyo”) is just before the voting deadline, and the remaining time until the voting deadline. Is done. In addition, on the confirmation screen 430 in FIG. 11C, a button 431 for the voter to give an instruction to redo correction, a button 432 for giving a ticketing instruction, and the like are also displayed.

  As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, there is an erroneous entry portion of the horse number (or frame number) in the voting content, and the race corresponding to the voting content is the race closest to the voting deadline. If there is, the voter can correct the horse number or the frame number more quickly based on the horse number or the frame number displayed in order of popularity.

<Sixth Embodiment>
Next, still another operation of the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as a sixth embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing another example of the correction process (see S39 in FIG. 7, S63 in FIG. 8, or S93 in FIG. 9) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100.
The betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 first determines whether or not there is an erroneous entry portion of the horse number (or frame number) (S121).

If the determination result in S121 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 accepts a correction input of the horse number (or frame number) from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S122).
Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the race corresponding to the voting content is a race nearest to the voting deadline (S123). This determination is the same as the process of S37 in FIG. 7, for example.

  When the determination result in S123 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 corrects the horse number (or the corrected horse number) based on the odds included in the sale status of the betting ticket acquired from the management apparatus 200 (see S12 in FIG. 6). The odds of (frame number) are displayed on the display 108 (S124). Thus, the voter can review the correction of the horse number (or frame number) more quickly with reference to the odds of the corrected horse number (or frame number).

  After S124 or when the determination result in S123 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not an instruction to redo correction is received from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S125). If the determination result is Yes, the process returns to S122.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of S125 is No, or when the determination result of S121 is No, subsequent S126 to S128 are the same processes as S117 to S119 of FIG.

  As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, there is an erroneous entry portion of the horse number (or frame number) in the voting content, and the race corresponding to the voting content is the race closest to the voting deadline. If there is, the voter can review the correction of the horse number (or frame number) more promptly based on the odds of the displayed corrected horse number (or frame number).

<Seventh Embodiment>
Next, still another operation of the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as a seventh embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing still another example of the betting ticket issuing process (see S13 in FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100.

  The processes of S131 through S145 shown in FIG. 13 are the same as the processes of S31 through S44 shown in FIG. 7 except that the process of S138 is added. That is, in FIG. 13, when the determination result of S137 is No (when the race corresponding to the voting content is not the race closest to the voting deadline), the voting ticket issuing device 100 instructs the voter to turn off the vote via the touch panel 109. 7 (S138). If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S145. If the determination result is No, the process proceeds to S139. It will be the same. Therefore, a description of the similar processing is omitted. The vote off instruction is an instruction to post off the vote at that time.

  FIG. 14 is an example of a display screen displayed on the display 108 during the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 13. More specifically, FIG. 14 is an example of a display screen displayed on the display 108 when the determination result in S137 is No. is there.

  As described above, when there is an erroneous entry portion and the race corresponding to the voting content is not the race closest to the voting deadline, as shown in the display screen 440 of FIG. Is displayed. The voter can issue a vote post-off instruction by pressing the button 441 via the touch panel 109. Further, when voting with the corrected contents, voting can be performed by pressing the button 442.

  In the display screen 440 of FIG. 14, “?” Indicates an erroneous entry portion of the vote amount in the contents of the vote. In addition to the contents of the vote, the display screen 440 also displays the amount of cash actually inserted, the number of refunded voting tickets, the amount of refunds, the number of tickets issued, the balance that is the sum of the cash and the refunds, and the like.

  As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the race corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is not the race nearest to the voting deadline, the voting card is erroneously entered, and the vote is not sent off. When instructed, the voting card is returned. Therefore, the voter can see off the vote at that time and vote later. In addition, among the unprocessed voting cards that had been inserted multiple times at the same time, the voting card that has a remaining time until the voting deadline of the race is less than a predetermined time, more quickly. It can be carried out. Subsequent voters can start voting more quickly.

  In the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 13, as in the second embodiment, when the determination result in S <b> 139 is Yes, the following process may be additionally performed. The process means that if an incorrect entry is included in multiple incorrect entries that could fall under the race close to the voting deadline, the incorrect entry will be temporarily included. Only allow corrections. Then, when the voter makes a correction via the touch panel 109 and the corrected race corresponds to a race immediately before the voting deadline, the process may be advanced to S140 as an exception. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the contents of the vote without leaving the spot. In this case, if the corrected race does not correspond to the race immediately before the voting deadline, the process proceeds to S145.

  Further, in the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 13, in S139, it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of erroneous entries. The determined number (threshold value) corresponds to the read voting content. You may make it change according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of a race. For example, as the remaining time is longer, the number of determinations having a value larger than 2 (for example, a plurality of 3 or more or a plurality of 4 or more) may be used. Thus, the voter can continuously correct the content of the vote without leaving the spot according to the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the content of the vote.

  In the betting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 13, the correction process shown in FIG. 10 may be performed in S140. Thereby, the voter can correct the horse number or the frame number more quickly based on the horse number or the frame number displayed in order of popularity.

  In the voting ticket issuing process shown in FIG. 13, the correction process shown in FIG. 12 may be performed in S140. Thereby, the voter can review the correction of the horse number (or frame number) more quickly based on the odds of the displayed corrected horse number (or frame number).

<Eighth Embodiment>
Next, still another operation of the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as an eighth embodiment.
FIG. 15 (FIGS. 15A and 15B) is a flowchart showing still another example of the betting ticket issuing process (see S13 in FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100.
The betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 first performs a cash and refund betting ticket acceptance process (S151). Since this process is the same as S31 in FIG. 7, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not there is a race nearest to the voting deadline (S152). Note that the race closest to the voting deadline is a race whose remaining time until the voting deadline is less than a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes) as described above. The race nearest to the voting deadline can be determined based on, for example, the current time, the sales race included in the operation data and the sales situation (see S11, S12, etc. in FIG. 6), the scheduled voting deadline time, and the like.

  If the determination result in S152 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 displays on the display 108 that a vote based only on the voting card is accepted (S153). Or you may make it display on the display 108 that the vote by manual input is not received. Note that voting by manual input means that a voter inputs voting contents via the touch panel 109 without using a voting card.

  On the other hand, when the determination result in S152 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 displays a voting card button and a manual input button on the display 108 as a voting mode selection button (S154). The voting card button is a button for designating the voting card voting mode as the voting mode. The voting card voting mode is a voting mode in which voting is performed using a voting card. The manual input button is a button for designating the manual input voting mode as the voting mode. The manual input voting mode is a voting mode in which voting is performed via the touch panel 109.

  After S154, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether the selected voting mode is the manual input voting mode by pressing the voting card button or the manual input button by the voter via the touch panel 109. Is determined (S155).

  If the determination result in S155 is the manual input voting mode, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 sets the flag to 1 (S156). Note that setting the flag to 1 means setting the manual input voting mode as the voting mode. When the manual input voting mode is set, voting via the touch panel 109 is permitted, and voting using a voting card is prohibited. Therefore, in this case, the voter can vote only through the touch panel 109.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of S155 is the voting card voting mode, or after S153, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 sets the flag to 0 (S157). Note that setting the flag to 0 means setting the voting card voting mode as the voting mode. When the voting card voting mode is set, voting by a voting card is permitted and voting via the touch panel 109 is prohibited. Therefore, in this case, the voter can vote only with the voting card.

The flag value (1 or 0) is stored (set) in the RAM 121, for example.
After S156 or after S157, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the flag is 1 (S158).

  When the determination result in S158 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 performs a manual input process of the voting content (S159). In this process, the vote content is input by the voter via the touch panel 109.

  After S159, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not a ticket issuing instruction has been received from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S160). If the determination result is No, the process returns to S159.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S158 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not a voting card is present in the voting card insertion slot 104a (S161). This determination is made according to the detection result of the card presence / absence detection sensor 140.

  When the determination result in S161 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 conveys one voting card from the voting card insertion slot 104a to the conveyance path by the pickup roller 131, and reads the voting content (S162). The voting contents are read by the voting card reading unit 114.

  After S162, or when the determination result in S160 is Yes, the voting ticket issuing device 100 indicates the release deadline race number included in the voting ticket release status acquired from the management device 200 (see S12 in FIG. 6). Based on this, it is determined whether or not the race corresponding to the vote content has already been voted (S163).

  When the determination result in S163 is No, the betting ticket issuing device 100 creates a voting message corresponding to the content of the vote and transmits it to the management device 200 (S164). The management device 200 that has received the voting message determines whether or not to permit ticketing according to the voting content, and if so, transmits a ticketing permission response to the voting ticket issuing device 100 and does not permit it. In this case, a ticketing disapproval response is transmitted to the betting ticket issuing device 100.

After S164, the betting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not the response received from the management device 200 is a ticket issue permission response (S165).
If the determination result in S165 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 issues a betting ticket corresponding to the ticketing permission response (S166). In this process, voting ticket printing and ticketing are performed by the voting ticket printing unit 117.

On the other hand, when the determination result of S165 is No or when the determination result of S163 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the flag is 0 (S167).
If the determination result in S167 is Yes, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 performs a voting card return process (S168). Since this process is the same as S44 in FIG. 7, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  After S168, when the determination result of S167 is No, after S166, or when the determination result of S161 is No, whether or not the betting ticket issuing device 100 has received a settlement instruction from the voter via the touch panel 109. Is determined (S169). If the determination result is No, the process returns to S158.

  On the other hand, when the determination result in S169 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 performs a settlement process (S170). Since this process is the same as S33 in FIG. 7, a detailed description thereof is omitted. After S170, the voting ticket issuing process ends, and the process returns.

  As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, when there is no race nearest to the voting deadline, the voter is permitted to input the contents of the voting via the touch panel 109 (however, manual input) If voting mode is selected). Therefore, the voter can vote without using the voting card.

  In addition, when there is a race nearest to the voting deadline, the voter is prohibited from inputting voting contents via the touch panel 109. Therefore, since voting is limited only to voting by a voting card, subsequent voters can start voting more quickly.

<Ninth Embodiment>
Next, still another operation of the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described as a ninth embodiment.
FIG. 16 (FIG. 16A, FIG. 16B) is a flowchart which shows another example of the betting ticket issuing process (refer S13 of FIG. 6) by the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100. FIG.
The betting ticket issuing device 100 first performs a cash and refund betting ticket acceptance process (S181). Since this process is the same as S31 in FIG. 7, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not there is a voting card in the voting card slot 104a (S182). This determination is made according to the detection result of the card presence / absence detection sensor 140.

When the determination result in S182 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 repeats this determination.
On the other hand, if the determination result in S182 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 stores the voting ticket release status acquired at the present time as, for example, the RAM 121 as the voting ticket release status when the voting card is inserted (S183). ). The voting ticket release status acquired at the present time is the one acquired in S12 of FIG. 6 or notified by the management device 200 periodically or when an event such as release stop or subtraction stop occurs. is there. The sales situation when the voting card is inserted is stored as a table (release situation table), for example. In addition, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 17A and FIG. 17B, the release status table includes the release status of voting tickets for each race (each race number for each field) (for example, during sale or sale stop, subtraction or subtraction stop). Etc.).

  Subsequently, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 conveys one voting card from the voting card insertion slot 104a to the conveying path by the pickup roller 131, and reads the voting content (S184). The voting contents are read by the voting card reading unit 114.

  Subsequently, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the voting ticket for the race corresponding to the voting content is on sale from the sale status of the voting ticket stored at S183 when the voting card is inserted (S185). ).

  If the determination result in S185 is Yes, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines the voting contents from the voting ticket release status acquired after the processing in S183 (after storing the voting ticket release status at the time of voting card insertion). It is determined whether or not the voting ticket for the race corresponding to is stopped (S186). If the sale status of the voting ticket is not acquired after the process of S183, the determination result of S186 is No.

  If the determination result in S186 is Yes, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines the voting contents from the voting ticket release status acquired after the processing in S183 (after storing the voting ticket release status at the time of voting card insertion). It is determined whether or not the voting ticket of the race corresponding to is stopped subtracting (S187). If the sale status of the voting ticket is not acquired after the process of S183, the determination result of S187 is No.

On the other hand, if the determination result in S186 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 creates a voting message according to the voting content and transmits it to the management apparatus 200 (S188).
On the other hand, if the determination result in S187 is No, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 creates a rescue voting message according to the voting content and transmits it to the management apparatus 200 (S189).

  The management apparatus 200 that has received the voting message or the relief voting message determines whether or not to permit ticketing according to the voting contents according to a predetermined condition described later with reference to FIG. In this case, a ticketing permission response (ticketing permission message) is transmitted to the voting ticket issuing device 100, and when not permitted, a ticketing permission response (ticketing permission message) is transmitted to the voting ticket issuing device 100.

After S189 or after S188, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the response received from the management apparatus 200 is a ticket issuing permission response (S190).
If the determination result in S190 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing device 100 issues a betting ticket corresponding to the ticketing permission response (S191). In this process, voting ticket printing and ticketing are performed by the voting ticket printing unit 117.

  On the other hand, when the determination result of S190 is No, when the determination result of S187 is Yes, or when the determination result of S185 is No, the voting ticket issuing device 100 performs a voting card return process ( S192). Since this process is the same as S44 in FIG. 7, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

After S192 or after S191, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 determines whether or not a settlement instruction has been received from the voter via the touch panel 109 (S193).
When the determination result in S193 is Yes, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 performs a settlement process (S194). Since this process is the same as S33 in FIG. 7, a detailed description thereof is omitted. After S194, the voting ticket issuing process ends, and the process returns.

On the other hand, when the determination result of S193 is No, the betting ticket issuing device 100 determines whether or not there is a voting card in the voting card insertion slot 104a (S195). This determination is made according to the detection result of the card presence / absence detection sensor 140.
If the determination result in S195 is No, the process returns to S193.
On the other hand, if the determination result in S195 is Yes, the process returns to S184.

  FIG. 17A is a diagram illustrating an example of a sale status table (voting ticket sale status when a voting card is inserted) stored in S183. FIG. 17B is a diagram illustrating an example of the type of “release status” included in the release status table.

  As shown in FIG. 17A, the release status table includes information on “place”, “race (race number)”, and “release status” as information on the release status of voting tickets for each race. As shown in FIG. 17B, the types of “release status” are “released”, “released / subtracted”, “released / subtracted”, “released / subtracted stopped”, “refunded” ”And“ payment stop ”, and each“ release status ”included in the release status table is one of the six types. Where, for example,

“/” In “on sale / subtracting” means “and”, and in this case, it means on sale and subtraction.
Thus, the release status table includes information on the release status of each race number for each field.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a condition that serves as a reference when the management apparatus 200 that has received the electronic message transmitted in S188 or S189 determines whether or not to permit ticketing.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the management device 200 receives “voting message”, and when the race corresponding to the vote content is “on sale / subtracting”, it sets “ticketing permission”, and “cancel sale” / "Unsubtracting" or "Release stop / Subtraction stop", the ticketing is not allowed.

  On the other hand, the management device 200 receives the “rescue voting message”, and when the race corresponding to the voting content is “released / subtracted” or “released / subtracted”, the ticketing is permitted. If it is “release stop / subtraction stop”, “ticketing is not permitted”.

  Thus, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card is on sale at the time when the voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a, and thereafter On the other hand, if the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content is suspended, but the subtraction is not suspended, a relief voting message is transmitted. And if the ticketing permission message | telegram as the response is received, ticketing of the voting ticket with respect to the voting card will be permitted. Therefore, in such a case, the voter can purchase the voting ticket. Conventionally, in such a case, issuance of a voting ticket is prohibited, and a voter cannot purchase a voting ticket.

  For example, the voting card slot 104a includes three voting cards of the place and race numbers “Tokyo”, “3”, “Tokyo”, “4”, and “Tokyo”, “5”. It is assumed that the release status of each race at that time is “on sale / subtracting” as shown in the release status table of FIG. 17A, for example. After that, during the voting ticket issuing process, it is assumed that the sale status of the voting tickets for those races is “release stopped / subtracting” due to the notification from the management device 200. Conventionally, even if it is “released / subtracted” when the voting card is inserted, if “not released / subtracted” is notified before the voting message is sent, the voting message will not be sent, Ticketing was not permitted. On the other hand, in this embodiment, even in such a case, a rescue voting message is transmitted, and as a result, ticketing can be permitted. Therefore, a voter can purchase a voting ticket even in a situation where ticketing is not permitted in the related art.

  In addition, when a voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion slot 104a, a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale, and thereafter, the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content is released and subtracted from stopping. In such a case, the issuance of voting tickets is prohibited and the voting cards are returned. Therefore, in such a case, the issuance of voting tickets is prohibited as usual, and the voter cannot purchase the voting tickets.

Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, in each embodiment, when there is a race nearest to the voting deadline, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 may notify the voter to that effect. As the notification method, for example, the fact may be displayed on the display 108. Alternatively, it may be notified by changing the display format in the operation status display window 101 (alternatively displaying when the ticket is being accepted and when the ticket is being stopped). In this case, what is necessary is just to let a voter know the meaning of such a display format beforehand. Further, an LED group may be provided at the bill insertion / discharge port 105, and the LED group may be lit in a predetermined format in order to promote early bill insertion. For example, the LED group may be blinked so that light flows in the direction in which the bill is inserted. Or you may make it repeat such blink and whole blink alternately.

Regarding the above embodiment, the following additional notes are disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
A voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets for public competitions,
A reading unit for reading the content of the vote from the voting card;
A storage unit for storing the content of the vote;
A ticket issuing unit for issuing a voting ticket based on the content of the vote;
A changing unit that changes an operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket according to a predetermined determination result;
A voting ticket issuing device characterized by comprising:
(Appendix 2)
A correction unit for correcting the content of the vote;
A remaining time acquisition unit for acquiring the remaining time until the voting deadline;
Further comprising
The changing unit is
A remaining time determination unit that determines whether the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is equal to or longer than a predetermined time;
An erroneous entry determination unit that determines the presence or absence of erroneous entry of the voting card based on the content of the vote;
An erroneous entry number determination unit that determines whether or not the erroneous entry number of the voting card is equal to or greater than a predetermined number based on the content of the vote;
including,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 1, characterized in that.
(Appendix 3)
The changing unit is
The remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that the voting card is erroneously entered, and When the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the correction unit prohibits the correction of the voting content and returns the voting card. Perform the action
The remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that the voting card is erroneously entered, and When the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is not equal to or greater than a predetermined number, a second operation for permitting correction of the voting content by the correction unit is performed,
When the remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is not more than a predetermined time, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card , Performing a third operation that permits correction of the content of the vote by the correction unit.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 2, characterized by:
(Appendix 4)
A detection unit for detecting whether or not there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot;
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 2, characterized by:
(Appendix 5)
The changing unit is
When the detection unit detects that there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot, the voting card is erroneously entered and the erroneous entry is made for each of the plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot. When the determination unit determines that the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the number of erroneous entries in the voting card is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the correction unit prohibits the correction of the content of the vote by the correction unit. Perform a fourth action to return
When the detection unit detects that there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot, the voting card is erroneously entered and the erroneous entry is made for each of the plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot. When the determination unit determines and the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is not equal to or greater than a predetermined number, a fifth operation that permits correction of the voting content by the correction unit is performed. Done
If the detection unit detects that there are not a plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot, the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card inserted into the insertion slot is not more than a predetermined time And when the remaining time determination unit determines, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, performs a sixth operation that permits the correction of the voting content by the correction unit.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 4, characterized in that.
(Appendix 6)
A detection unit for detecting whether or not the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the insertion slot is a predetermined number or more;
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 2, characterized by:
(Appendix 7)
The changing unit is
When the detection unit detects that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the slot is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the voting card is erroneously entered for each of the voting cards batch-filled into the slot. When the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the correction unit prohibits correction of the voting content. The seventh operation of returning the voting card is performed,
When the detection unit detects that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the slot is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the voting card is erroneously entered for each of the voting cards batch-filled into the slot. And when the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the number of erroneous entries on the voting card is not equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the correction unit permits the correction of the voting content by the correction unit. 8 is performed,
When the detection unit detects that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the slot is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the voting card contents corresponding to each voting card batch-inserted into the slot are corresponding to If the remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the race voting deadline is not more than a predetermined time, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, the voting by the correction unit Perform a ninth action to allow modification of the content;
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 6, characterized in that.
(Appendix 8)
An odds information acquisition unit for acquiring odds information;
Acquired by the odds information acquisition unit when correction by the correction unit is permitted in the third, sixth, or ninth operation and the horse number, car number, boat number, or frame number is corrected. A display unit that displays horse numbers, vehicle numbers, boat numbers, or frame numbers in order of popularity based on the odds information that has been made,
Further comprising
9. A voting ticket issuing device according to appendix 3, 5 or 7, characterized in that.
(Appendix 9)
An odds information acquisition unit for acquiring odds information;
When correction by the correction unit is permitted in the third, sixth, or ninth operation and the horse number, the car number, the boat number, or the frame number is corrected, the corrected horse number, A display unit that displays the odds of the vehicle number, boat number, or frame number based on the odds information acquired by the odds information acquisition unit;
Further comprising
9. A voting ticket issuing device according to appendix 3, 5 or 7, characterized in that.
(Appendix 10)
An input unit for inputting a vote-off instruction;
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 2, characterized by:
(Appendix 11)
The changing unit is
The remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that the voting card is erroneously entered, and In the case where a vote deferral instruction is input by the input unit, an operation of returning the voting card is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 10, characterized in that.
(Appendix 12)
An input unit for inputting the content of the vote;
A remaining time acquisition unit for acquiring the remaining time until the voting deadline;
Further comprising
The changing unit is
Including a shortest remaining time determination unit that determines whether or not the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is a predetermined time or more,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 1, characterized in that.
(Appendix 13)
The changing unit is
When the shortest remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, an operation of permitting input of voting contents by the input unit Done
When the shortest remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race is not equal to or longer than a predetermined time, an operation of prohibiting input of voting contents by the input unit is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
14. A voting ticket issuing device according to appendix 12.
(Appendix 14)
A sales status information acquisition unit for acquiring voting ticket sales status information;
A message transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives a message to / from a host device;
Further comprising
The changing unit is
Release to determine whether or not a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale from the sale situation information acquired by the sale situation information acquisition unit at the time when the voting card is inserted into the slot A middle determination unit;
From the sale status information acquired by the sale status information acquisition unit after the time point, a sale stop determination unit that determines whether or not a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card has been released, and
From the sale status information acquired by the sale status information acquisition unit after the time point, a subtraction stop determination unit that determines whether or not the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card has been subtracted,
including,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 1, characterized in that.
(Appendix 15)
The changing unit is
The on-sale determination unit determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale at the time point, and the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content on the voting card is suspended after the time point. If the sale stop determination unit determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card has not been subtracted after the time point, the relief voting determination unit determines that When a message is transmitted by the message transmission / reception unit and a ticket-granting message as a response to the rescue voting message is received by the message transmission / reception unit, an operation of permitting the issuance of the voting ticket of the voting contents of the voting card is performed. ,
To change the behavior related to the issuance of voting tickets,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 14, characterized in that.
(Appendix 16)
The changing unit is
The sale determination unit determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale at the time point, and the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is released after the time point. If the sale stop determination unit determines that there is a vote, and if the subtraction stop determination unit determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is stopped after the time, the vote of the voting card The operation of returning the voting card by prohibiting the issuance of voting tickets of the contents,
To change the behavior related to the issuance of voting tickets,
The voting ticket issuing device according to supplementary note 14 or 15, characterized in that.
(Appendix 17)
The computer included in the voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets based on the voting contents read from the voting cards of public competitions,
Change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket according to a predetermined determination result,
A voting ticket issuing method characterized by executing processing.
(Appendix 18)
The computer
It is determined that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, and the number of erroneous entries of the voting card is a predetermined number or more If it is determined that the voting content is prohibited, the first action to return the voting card is prohibited,
It is determined that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, and the number of erroneous entries of the voting card is a predetermined number or more If it is determined that it is not, a second operation for permitting correction of the vote content is performed,
If it is determined that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is not more than a predetermined time and it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, the third voting is permitted to correct the voting content Do the action,
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
18. A voting ticket issuing method according to appendix 17, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 19)
The computer
When it is detected that there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the slot, it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card for each of the plurality of voting cards inserted into the slot, and the voting When it is determined that the number of erroneous entries on the card is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, a fourth operation of prohibiting the correction of the voting content and returning the voting card is performed.
When it is detected that there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the slot, it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card for each of the plurality of voting cards inserted into the slot, and the voting When it is determined that the number of erroneous entries on the card is not greater than or equal to a predetermined number, a fifth operation that permits correction of the vote content is performed,
When it is detected that there are not a plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot, it is determined that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card inserted into the insertion slot is not a predetermined time or more, And when it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, a sixth operation for permitting correction of the voting content is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
18. A voting ticket issuing method according to appendix 17, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 20)
The computer
When it is detected that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the slot is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card for each of the voting cards batch-loaded into the slot, And when it is determined that the number of erroneous entries on the voting card is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the seventh action of prohibiting correction of the voting content and returning the voting card is performed,
When it is detected that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the slot is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card for each of the voting cards batch-loaded into the slot, And when it is determined that the number of erroneous entries on the voting card is not equal to or greater than a predetermined number, an eighth operation for permitting correction of the voting content is performed,
When it is detected that the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the slot is not more than a predetermined number, the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card for each of the voting cards batch-inserted into the slot When it is determined that the remaining time is not longer than a predetermined time and it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, a ninth operation that permits modification of the voting content is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
18. A voting ticket issuing method according to appendix 17, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 21)
The computer
Based on the obtained odds information when correction of the voting content is permitted in the third, sixth, or ninth operation and the horse number, car number, boat number, or frame number is corrected. Display horse number, car number, boat number, or frame number in order of popularity,
The voting ticket issuing method according to any one of appendices 18 to 20, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 22)
The computer
In the third, sixth, or ninth operation, when the correction by the voting content is permitted and the horse number, the car number, the boat number, or the frame number is corrected, the corrected horse number, Displays the odds of the car number, boat number, or frame number based on the obtained odds information.
The voting ticket issuing method according to any one of appendices 18 to 20, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 23)
The computer
When it is determined that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, it is determined that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card, and a voting post-off instruction is input, The operation of returning the voting card is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
18. A voting ticket issuing method according to appendix 17, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 24)
The computer
When it is determined that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is a predetermined time or more, an operation for permitting manual input of the voting content is performed,
When it is determined that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race is not longer than a predetermined time, an operation of prohibiting manual input of the voting content is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
18. A voting ticket issuing method according to appendix 17, wherein the process is executed.
(Appendix 25)
The computer
When a voting card is inserted into the slot, it is determined that a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale, and after that time, a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is released. When it is determined that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card has not been subtracted after the time point is determined, a relief voting message is transmitted and the relief voting message is transmitted. When a ticketing permission message is received as a response to the above, an operation for permitting the ticketing of the voting contents of the voting card is performed,
When a voting card is inserted into the slot, it is determined that a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale, and after that time, a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is released. If it is determined that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card has been deducted after the time point, the voting ticket for the voting content of the voting card is prohibited. The operation of returning the voting card is performed.
To change the behavior related to the issuance of voting tickets,
18. A voting ticket issuing method according to appendix 17, wherein the process is executed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reading part 2 Input part 3 Memory | storage part 4 Correction part 5 Ticket issuing part 6 Predetermined number of voting card detection part 7 Multiple vote card detection part 8 Message transmission / reception part 9 Remaining time acquisition part 10 Odds information acquisition part 11 Display part 12 Release status information acquisition Unit 13 Change unit 14 Incorrect entry determination unit 15 Incorrect entry number determination unit 16 Remaining time determination unit 17 Shortest remaining time determination unit 18 In-release determination unit 19 Release stop determination unit 20 Subtraction stop determination unit 100 Voting ticket issuing device 101 Operation status display Window 102 Voting ticket slot 103 Voting ticket slot 104 Voting card slot outlet 104a Voting card slot 104b Voting card return slot 105 Bill slot slot 106 Coin slot 107 Coin slot 108 Display 109 Touch panel 111 Controller 112 Administrator Display 113 Administrator Touch Panel 114 Voting Card Winding unit 115 cash recycling unit 116 coin reflux unit 117 voting ticket printing unit 118 reimbursement voting card reading unit 119 portable recording medium 120 CPU
121 RAM
122 HDD
123 Communication Interface 124 Graphic Processing Unit 125 Input / Output Interface 126 Bus 131 Pickup Roller 132 Back Image Sensor 133 Card Holding Plate 134 Front Image Sensor 135 Card Holding Plate 136 Card Overlap Detection Sensor 137 Card Primary Reserving Section 138 Read Card Stacker 139 Card thickness detection sensor 140 Card presence / absence detection sensor 200 Management device 211 Control unit 212 Display for administrator 213 Touch panel for administrator 214 Portable recording medium 215 CPU
216 RAM
217 HDD
218 Communication interface 219 Graphic processing unit 220 Input / output interface 221 Bus 300 Network 410, 420 Correction screen 411, 421 Button 430 Confirmation screen 431, 432 Button 440 Display screen 441, 442 Button 1000 Totalize zeta system

Claims (12)

A voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets for public competitions,
A reading unit for reading the content of the vote from the voting card;
A storage unit for storing the content of the vote;
A ticket issuing unit for issuing a voting ticket based on the content of the vote;
A changing unit that changes an operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket according to a predetermined determination result;
A voting ticket issuing device characterized by comprising: Remaining time acquisition unit that acquires the remaining time until the voting deadline,
Further comprising
The changing unit is
A remaining time determination unit that determines whether the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is equal to or longer than a predetermined time;
An erroneous entry determination unit that determines the presence or absence of erroneous entry of the voting card based on the content of the vote;
An erroneous entry number determination unit that determines whether or not the erroneous entry number of the voting card is equal to or greater than a predetermined number based on the content of the vote;
including,
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1. A correction unit for correcting the content of the vote;
Further comprising
The changing unit is
The remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that the voting card is erroneously entered, and When the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the correction unit prohibits the correction of the voting content and returns the voting card. Perform the action
The remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that the voting card is erroneously entered, and When the erroneous entry number determination unit determines that the erroneous entry number of the voting card is not equal to or greater than a predetermined number, a second operation for permitting correction of the voting content by the correction unit is performed,
When the remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is not more than a predetermined time, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that there is an erroneous entry of the voting card , Performing a third operation that permits correction of the content of the vote by the correction unit.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 2. A detection unit for detecting whether or not there are a plurality of voting cards inserted into the insertion slot;
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 2. A detection unit for detecting whether or not the number of voting cards batch-inserted into the insertion slot is a predetermined number or more;
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 2. An input unit for inputting a vote-off instruction;
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 2. The changing unit is
The remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race corresponding to the voting content is a predetermined time or more, and the erroneous entry determination unit determines that the voting card is erroneously entered, and In the case where a vote deferral instruction is input by the input unit, an operation of returning the voting card is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 6. An input unit for inputting the content of the vote;
A remaining time acquisition unit for acquiring the remaining time until the voting deadline;
Further comprising
The changing unit is
Including a shortest remaining time determination unit that determines whether or not the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is a predetermined time or more,
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1. The changing unit is
When the shortest remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race with the shortest remaining time until the voting deadline is equal to or longer than a predetermined time, an operation of permitting input of voting contents by the input unit Done
When the shortest remaining time determination unit determines that the remaining time until the voting deadline of the race is not equal to or longer than a predetermined time, an operation of prohibiting input of voting contents by the input unit is performed.
To change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 8. Release status information acquisition unit for acquiring voting ticket release status information,
Further comprising
The changing unit is
Release to determine whether or not a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale from the sale situation information acquired by the sale situation information acquisition unit at the time when the voting card is inserted into the slot A middle determination unit;
From the sale status information acquired by the sale status information acquisition unit after the time point, a sale stop determination unit that determines whether or not a voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card has been released, and
From the sale status information acquired by the sale status information acquisition unit after the time point, a subtraction stop determination unit that determines whether or not the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card has been subtracted,
including,
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1. A message transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives a message to / from a host device,
Further comprising
The changing unit is
The on-sale determination unit determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content of the voting card is on sale at the time point, and the voting ticket corresponding to the voting content on the voting card is suspended after the time point. If the sale stop determination unit determines that the voting ticket corresponding to the voting contents of the voting card has not been subtracted after the time point, the relief voting determination unit determines that When a message is transmitted by the message transmission / reception unit and a ticket-granting message as a response to the rescue voting message is received by the message transmission / reception unit, an operation of permitting the issuance of the voting ticket of the voting contents of the voting card is performed. ,
To change the behavior related to the issuance of voting tickets,
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 10. The computer included in the voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets based on the voting contents read from the voting cards of public competitions,
Change the operation related to the issuance of the voting ticket according to a predetermined determination result,
A voting ticket issuing method characterized by executing processing.

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