JP2014160429A - Voting device and voting processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for public competition capable of using a service ticket used for the purpose of purchasing a betting ticket and a service ticket processing method.SOLUTION: There is provided a betting ticket for public competition issue device for issuing a betting ticket of the public competition capable of handling a service ticket. The betting ticket for public competition issuing device includes: a betting ticket reading unit for reading information relating to a money value included in the service ticket; a betting card reading unit for reading information relating to a betting included in the betting card; a control unit for converting the money value included in the service ticket read by the betting ticket reading unit to the money value for purchasing a betting ticket; and an issuing unit for issuing the betting ticket including information relating to the betting read by the betting card reading unit in a range of the money value included in the service ticket.

Description

  The present invention relates to a voting apparatus for public competitions, a voting apparatus in a lottery / sports lottery, etc. and a voting method.

  In public competitions such as horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, auto racing, etc., the voter differs according to each race, referring to the odds (expected dividend rate) displayed by formula (betting formula) and referring to the odds (by formula, Purchase a voting ticket. For example, in the case of horse racing, the expression type indicates a distinction between how to win such as single win, double win, frame number consecutive win, horse number consecutive win. In general, a voting ticket purchaser, that is, a voting person, first decides on a formula and then purchases a voting ticket by looking at the odds displayed on the apparatus for each formula. Then, when a vote is hit, a payout corresponding to the multiplication rate is received in exchange for a voting ticket.

  Public competition has recently been enjoyed by a wide range of people, including young women. Various services have been devised to further increase the number of visitors to the stadium where the public competition is held and to increase sales of voting tickets. Such services include gifts to stadium visitors for a specific period of time, and points that can be used to purchase a voting ticket for each voting ticket purchaser. This includes services that issue or return.

  In addition, in order to encourage those who have experienced public competition to visit the stadium again, when the voter purchases a voting ticket, a ticket is issued by lottery, and There is also a known system that can purchase a voting ticket by an amount including an increased amount.

  In addition, a totalizer system is known as a system for processing work related to the release and refund of voting tickets in public competitions (horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, auto) with a computer. A computer system that employs a totalizer system, rather than a bookmaker system, allows a large number of people to enjoy wagers at the same time, without the risk of losing a large amount of risk.

  In addition, voucher tickets that can be used at the same time as the voting ticket are known so that customers who have once enjoyed public competition will be encouraged to visit again. As a voucher ticket, for example, a visitor first converts cash into a voucher ticket (cash voucher) and uses this voucher ticket to purchase a voting ticket. When you purchase a voting ticket, you can purchase a voting ticket as many times as you like without remaining the voucher ticket balance, and record the balance after purchasing the voting ticket and the score according to the sales amount. A system for issuing a new voucher ticket is known.

JP 2006-171844 A

  However, in a service for giving a souvenir to a stadium visitor during a specific period, for example, a person who is not accustomed to public competition will come to the stadium but does not necessarily purchase a voting ticket. In other words, there is a problem that an increase in the number of visitors to the stadium of public competition may not lead to an increase in sales of voting tickets.

  In addition, the service for issuing or redeeming points that can be used to purchase a voting ticket every time a voting ticket is purchased is high and easy for beginners to purchase voting tickets. Has a problem that it is difficult to purchase a voting ticket. There is a similar problem in a service in which a voter issues a voucher by lottery when purchasing a voting ticket.

As described above, there is a problem that there is no new service that can be expected to increase sales of voting tickets as well as an apparatus and method for providing the service with an increase in the number of visitors to the stadium of public competition.
Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a voting apparatus and a voting method that can use a service ticket used for the purpose of purchasing a voting ticket.

  A public game voting ticket issuing device for issuing voting tickets for public competitions capable of handling service tickets is provided. A voting ticket issuing device for public competitions includes a voting ticket reading unit that reads information about monetary value of a service ticket, a voting card reading unit that reads information about voting held by a voting card, and a service read by the voting ticket reading unit. A control unit that converts the monetary value of the ticket into monetary value for purchase of the voting ticket, and a voting ticket that includes information related to the voting read by the voting card reading unit within the range of the monetary value of the service ticket. And a ticketing unit for ticketing.

With the availability of service tickets used for voting ticket purchase purposes,
It is expected that the number of visitors to the sales office will increase, the voter's willingness to purchase, and sales of voting tickets will increase.

It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the voting system for public competitions. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the voting ticket issuing apparatus for public competitions of 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure of the voting ticket reading unit of the voting ticket issuing apparatus for public competitions shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the functional block of the control unit of the voting ticket issuing apparatus for public competitions shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the layout of a betting ticket. It is a figure which shows the example of the layout of a service ticket. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the example of the flow of a process in the voting system for public competitions of 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the example of the flow of a process in the voting system for public competitions of 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the control part of the voting ticket issuing apparatus for public competitions of 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the example of the flow of a process in the voting system for public competitions of 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the example of the flow of a process in the voting system for public competitions of 2nd embodiment. It is a figure which shows the Example using a management server.

Hereinafter, a public competition voting ticket issuing apparatus and method will be described with reference to the drawings.
In this embodiment, the description will be made with a voting ticket issuing device as an example, but a voting ticket issuing machine and the like are also included. Further, the present invention is not limited to unmanned machines (automated machines), and can be implemented in manned machines.

  The competitions assumed below include public competitions such as horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and auto racing. Of course, it may be other than public competition. For example, it can be realized for a lottery (Numbers 3, Mini Lotto, Lotto 6, etc.), a sports lottery, and the like. In addition, the expression can be replaced with a voting ticket issuing machine for public competitions, lottery tickets, lottery ticket release machines, voting tickets for lottery tickets, voting cards (mark sheets) with application cards, etc. It is.

  The voting ticket issuing device may be called a voting terminal device, a voting device, or simply a terminal device of a totalizer or a totalizer system. In the following, a ballot ticket issuing apparatus and method for public competitions that adopt the totalizer system may be used, but the apparatus described below is not limited to public competitions that adopt the totalizer system.

  Hereinafter, a person who purchases a voting ticket using a service ticket may be called a voter, a purchaser, a fan, or a customer. Both refer to those who go to public stadiums, purchase voting tickets, and enjoy public competitions. In addition, in the lottery ticket such as a lottery ticket, it indicates a person who purchases the lottery ticket.

<First embodiment>
With reference to FIGS. 1-7, the system and method for public competitions of 1st embodiment are demonstrated.
In order to increase the number of visitors to public stadiums and improve sales of voting, we are trying out services such as a point service that gives points for each voting, and a souvenir gift gift service during the period. A service ticket can be distributed to fans that can vote for the minimum voting price of 100 yen, and a service that allows voting for free at public stadiums is considered.

  Service tickets use the same recording paper (medium) and materials as voting tickets, and voting is performed by the same operation as voting tickets, so software changes can be made without changing the mechanical structure of conventional terminal devices. Service ticket can be used only. Here, the service ticket is a medium of the same material as the voting ticket. For example, the service ticket can be used by changing the color of the medium. In addition, the present invention is not limited to this, and in an apparatus that can hold two or more media, it is possible to store media of different materials in the apparatus and use a service ticket and a voting ticket separately.

  Fans have the advantage of being able to vote for free, and enforcers can expect an increase in sales beyond the amount issued as service tickets due to an increase in visitors. In addition, it is possible to expect an increase in new fans by attracting inexperienced people.

The service ticket of this embodiment can be as follows.
(A1) The service sheet uses the same recording paper as the voting ticket.
(A2) Distribute service tickets outside the stadium, such as in front of nearby stations, and encourage voters to visit the stadium.
(A3) The voter who has received the service ticket can come to the public stadium and vote for the amount of money given to the voting service ticket with an automatic issuing machine.
(A4) In the voting method, a voting ticket can be purchased by inserting a mark card describing the voting contents into a voting ticket reading unit, inserting cash in addition to a service ticket as necessary.

  As in (A1), the service ticket uses the same recording paper as the voting ticket. By using a device that processes the voting ticket, for example, a voting ticket reading unit described below, the service ticket can be prepared by newly preparing software. You will be able to handle tickets. The service ticket does not need to store information on the balance in the card unlike a prepaid card, and can be created using the same recording paper as an inexpensive voting ticket.

  As in (A2), the voter can obtain a service ticket outside the stadium. In particular, by distributing service tickets to people who have never visited the stadium, it is possible to give an opportunity to purchase voting tickets for public competitions. Service tickets are distributed free of charge.

  Further, as in (A3), the terminal device according to the present embodiment can handle a service ticket that can purchase a predetermined amount of voting ticket. In this case, the predetermined amount is a minimum voting amount of 100 yen, but is not limited thereto. Therefore, if a voting ticket is purchased with the service ticket of the present embodiment, no change is made.

  As in (A4), when a voter uses cash and a service ticket to purchase a voting ticket, the amount of money that can be used to purchase the voting ticket estimated with cash and the service ticket is the cash equivalent to the service ticket. It will be used with higher priority. This has the following meaning.

  When you insert a 1,000 yen target ticket and a 100 yen service ticket, you can vote for 1,100 yen. When the voting ticket for 100 yen is purchased and then settled, the service ticket is processed as used, and the remaining cash of 1,000 yen or the target ticket of 1,000 yen is refunded. In addition, when canceling without purchasing a voting ticket, the service ticket is returned and a target ticket of 1,000 yen is also returned. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to refund only the hit ticket. If the voting amount is 500 yen, the change of 600 yen will be refunded upon settlement.

  By using the service ticket of this embodiment, a voter can purchase a voting ticket up to a predetermined amount. Moreover, the service ticket of this embodiment can use only one service ticket by one customer service process. Service tickets will not be reissued even if there is a balance.

<< Voting system for public competitions >>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a public competition voting system 1 (totalize system).

  The public competition voting ticket issuing device 10 can handle only one service ticket in a single customer service process. By making it possible to handle one service ticket in a single customer service process, the service ticket can be used only by changing the software without changing the mechanical configuration of the conventional terminal device. However, by changing the mechanical configuration of the terminal device, a plurality of service tickets can be handled in a single customer service process.

  The public competition system 1 includes a totalize voting terminal (hereinafter also simply referred to as a terminal device) 10 and a public competition center 12 in the hall. In general, a plurality of terminal devices 10 are arranged in one place.

  The public competition center 12 is configured as a computer and is connected to each terminal device 10. The public competition center 12 can exchange and process information related to money such as sales and refunds with each terminal device 10. In addition, the public competition center 12 can transmit an instruction to perform a predetermined operation toward each terminal device 10 based on the result of processing the information received from each terminal device 10.

  The public competition center 12 performs a ticket issuance refund process for a voting ticket purchased by a voter. In the ticket issuance processing, for example, the purchased voting ticket is managed to calculate the dividend for the target ticket, or when the voter purchases the voting ticket, the contents of the service provided by the service ticket inserted at the same time Based on the above, a process of determining a purchaseable amount or instructing the terminal device 10 to reissue a service ticket may be included.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the public competition voting ticket issuing device (terminal device) 10.
The voting ticket issuing device 10 includes a voting ticket reading unit 102, a voting card reading unit 104, a ticket issuing unit 106, a coin unit 108, a bill unit 110, a display unit 112, and a control unit 114. The voting ticket reading unit 102, the voting card reading unit 104, the ticket issuing unit 106, the coin unit 108, the bill unit 110, and the display unit 112 may operate based on a command from the control unit 114.

  In addition, although not shown, the public game voting ticket issuing device 10 is an instruction that the user of the device receives a target amount that can be refunded with a target voting ticket via the coin unit 108 and the banknote unit 110, for example. It may include a button for inputting.

  The betting ticket reading unit 102 reads the hit voting ticket and / or the service ticket. For example, when a voter who first visits a public stadium purchases a voting ticket using a service ticket, the voting person inserts the service ticket into the voting ticket reading unit 102.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the voting ticket reading unit 102 of the voting ticket issuing device for public competitions.
The voting ticket reading unit 102 receives the two-dimensional barcode described in the voting ticket 200 as shown in FIG. 5 or the two-dimensional barcode described in the service ticket 300 shown in FIG. The read information is sent to the control unit 112. These pieces of information can be used by the control unit 112 to calculate a refund amount and an amount that can be used to purchase the next voting ticket. The voting ticket reading unit 102 is configured by, for example, an optical bar code reader.

  The voting ticket reading unit 102 includes, for example, a ticket insertion slot 1020, a batch loading unit 1022, a feeding pick roller 1024, a ticket transport path 1026, an image sensor 1028, a temporary storage unit 1030, a scrap ticket processing unit 1032, a scrap ticket stacker 1034, A ticket return conveyance path 1036 and a ticket return port 1038 are included. The ticket insertion slot 1020, the collective loading section 1022, the delivery pick roller 1024, the ticket transport path 1026, the image sensor 1028, and the temporary storage section 1030 are inserted into the ticket insertion slot 1020, for example, the voting ticket 200 or the service ticket 300. Is sent to the temporary storage unit 1030, the image sensor 1028 is configured to read information described on the ticket, such as a two-dimensional barcode. In addition, the ticket return conveyance path 1036 and the ticket return port 1038 are configured so that the ticket placed in the temporary holding unit 1030 can be returned to the voter. Whether the ticket placed in the temporary holding unit 1030 is returned to the voter is determined by the control unit 114 of the terminal device 10 or the public competition center 12 based on the ticket information read by the image sensor 1028.

  The ticket insertion slot 1020 serves as an insertion slot for the voting ticket 200 and the service ticket 300. Voting ticket 200 and service ticket 300 may be placed one by one in ticket insertion slot 1020. At this time, it is preferable that the display unit 112 provides information so that the service ticket 300 is placed after all the voting tickets 200. In addition, a plurality of voting tickets 200 and service tickets 300 may be placed on the ticket insertion slot 1020. At this time, it is preferable that the display unit 112 provides the information so that the service ticket 300 is arranged so as to be captured last after all the voting tickets.

  The collective take-in unit 1022 takes in the voting ticket 200 and the service ticket 300 inserted from the ticket insertion slot 1020 and arranges the inserted ticket so as to be caught by the payout pick roller 1024.

  The feeding pick roller 1024 sends the voting ticket 200 and the service ticket 300 taken into the batch taking-in portion 1022 one by one to the vicinity of the image sensor 1028 via the ticket conveyance path 1026.

  The image sensor 1028 reads the two-dimensional barcode described on the voting ticket 200 and the service ticket 300 and sends the information to the control unit 114.

  Temporary holding unit 1030 can store only one of voting ticket 200 and service ticket 300.

  When the voting ticket 200 or the service ticket 300 placed in the temporary holding unit 1030 determines that the control unit 114 of the terminal device 10 or the public competition center 12 should return based on the ticket information read by the image sensor 1028 The temporary holding unit 1030 sends the ticket to the ticket return port 1038 via the ticket return conveyance path 1036. It is determined that the voting ticket 200 or the service ticket 300 placed in the temporary holding unit 1030 does not need to be returned by the control unit 114 of the terminal device 10 or the public competition center 12 based on the ticket information read by the image sensor 1028. If the ticket is placed, the ticket placed in the temporary holding unit 1030 is sent to the waste ticket processing unit 1032.

  In the waste ticket processing unit 1032, a process of making a hole at a predetermined portion of the voting ticket 200 or the service ticket 300 to make it a waste ticket may be performed. Alternatively, the waste ticket processing unit 1032 may use a method other than the hole punching process, for example, on the two-dimensional barcode so that the two-dimensional barcode described in the voting ticket 200 or the service ticket 300 cannot be read. New printing may be performed.

  The voting ticket 200 or the service ticket 300 subjected to the waste ticket processing in the waste ticket processing unit 1032 is sent to the waste ticket stacker 1034 and stored.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the layout of the voting ticket 200.
In the portion A of the voting ticket 200 shown in FIG. 5, the date, place name, race number, etc. of the public competition are described. Two-dimensional barcodes are written in the portions B1 and B2 of the voting ticket 200. The two-dimensional barcode described in the portions B1 and B2 of the hit ballot ticket 200 indicates information described in the ballot ticket 200. In the portion C of the hit ballot ticket 200, a betting type is described. For example, in the case of horse racing, there are betting ceremonies such as “Wide” in competitions other than boating, such as single win, double win, double win, horse race, bicycle race, auto racing, etc. To do. In the columns of D 1, D 2, and D 3 of the voting ticket 200, symbols such as numbers representing objects to be voted by the multiplying method described in the part C of the voting ticket 200 are described. In the portion E of the voting ticket 200, the amount bet on the voting target described in the columns D1, D2, and D3 of the voting ticket 200 is described.

  In addition, although not shown, in a lottery ticket such as a lottery ticket, information such as a lottery type (Numbers 3, Mini Lotto, Lotto 6, etc.), application number, number (or amount), lottery date, etc. is described.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the layout of the service ticket 300.
In the portion F of the service ticket 300 shown in FIG. 6, the date of the public competition, the place name, the race number, etc. are described. Two-dimensional barcodes are written in the G1 and G2 portions of the service ticket 300. The two-dimensional barcode described in the G1 and G2 portions of the service ticket 300 indicates information described in the service ticket 300. In the portion H of the service ticket 300, the type of ticket is described. The ticket type includes a service ticket. Other types of tickets include voting tickets and prepaid cards.

In the portion I of the service ticket 300, the voting amount is described. Information relating to the service provided by the service ticket 300 is described in the portion I of the service ticket 300. The information described in the part I includes the following.
(B1) Voting tickets can be purchased for the amount of the ticket face (in the first embodiment, the minimum voting amount is set, and in the second embodiment, a predetermined amount can be set)
(B2) A fixed percentage of the voting amount can be purchased with a service ticket (can be set in the second embodiment)
(B3) Additional voting tickets with service tickets can be purchased for a certain percentage of the voting amount (can be set in the second embodiment)
(B4) You can purchase a voting ticket by adding a certain percentage of the voting amount with a service ticket (can be set in the second embodiment)
(B5) Service tickets can be used several times depending on the purchase of voting tickets (can be set in the second embodiment)
(B6) Can be used as a discount ticket (can be set in the second embodiment)

  In the present embodiment, the case of (B1) is assumed. In the first embodiment, the purchaseable amount is set to, for example, a minimum voting amount of, for example, 100 yen, and in the second embodiment, for example, a predetermined amount, such as 300 yen or 500 yen, can be set.

  Unlike the prepaid card, the service ticket is used up once, and the balance cannot be used again even if the entire amount of the face value of the service ticket is not used up. Service tickets cannot be charged.

  The voting card reading unit 104 reads a voting card (mark card) in which voting contents are described, that is, reads information related to voting for a competition held by the voting card. There may exist several types of voting cards, such as a voting card classified by ceremony, a long voting card, and a box voting card. These cards may be mark sheet type voting cards. In this case, the voting card reading unit 104 includes an optical mark reader.

  The ticket issuing unit 106 issues voting tickets. For example, the ticket issuing unit 106, as shown in FIG. 5, gives permission for the public competition center 12 to issue a voting ticket based on the voting contents entered by the voter in the voting card reading unit 104 on the voting card. Print out a voting ticket and issue it.

  The coin unit 108 deposits / withdraws coins. For example, in order to read the coin inserted by the voter and confirm the amount and authenticity, or to pay the refund to the voter who asks for the refund of the hit ballot ticket, for example, the coin is received based on the instruction from the public competition center 12 discharge. Further, when the voter generates change to be refunded when purchasing the voting ticket, the coin is released based on an instruction from the public competition center 12, for example.

  The banknote unit 110 deposits / withdraws banknotes. For example, in order to read the banknote inserted by the voter and confirm the amount and authenticity, or to pay the refund to the voter who asks for the refund of the voting ticket, discharge. Further, when the voter generates change to be refunded when purchasing the voting ticket, the change is released based on an instruction from the public competition center 12, for example.

  The coin unit 108 and / or the banknote unit 110 may be referred to as a deposit / withdrawal unit.

  The display unit 112 provides information regarding the purchase of the voting ticket to the voter. For example, the service ticket provides information indicating that a plurality of service tickets cannot be used simultaneously, or the service ticket provides information for prompting the voter to insert the service ticket into the voting ticket reading unit 102 after the hit ticket.

  The control unit 114 votes so as to perform processing according to the action of the voter when the voter purchases the voting ticket and accesses the terminal device 10 for the purpose of paying back the voting ticket. An instruction is issued to the ticket reading unit 102, the voting card reading unit 104, the ticket issuing unit 106, the coin unit 108, the bill unit 110, and the display unit 112. In addition, the information received from the voting ticket reading unit 102, the voting card reading unit 104, the ticket issuing unit 106, the coin unit 108, the banknote unit 110, and the display unit 112 is sent to the public competition center 12 as necessary. Also good.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the control unit 114 of the public competition voting ticket issuing device 10.
The control unit 114 includes a display unit control unit 1140, a data storage unit 1141, a betting ticket calculation unit 1142, a service ticket calculation unit 1143, a betting ticket reading control unit 1144, a betting ticket issuing control unit 1145, a voting card reading control unit 1146, a communication A control unit 1147 is included. Further, although not shown, a coin unit control unit 1148 and a banknote unit control unit 1149 may be included.

  The display unit control unit 1140 controls the display unit 112. For example, the display unit 112 may be instructed to display information such as how many votes the voter will vote on the display unit 112.

  The data storage unit 1141 stores all data associated with the voting ticket issuing process. For example, you may receive and preserve | save the information regarding the result of a public competition from the public competition center 12. FIG. Information related to the result of public competition may be obtained from the public competition center 12 via the communication control unit 1147.

  The voting ticket calculation unit 1142 calculates a refund amount and the like based on the information regarding the voting ticket 200 read by the voting ticket reading unit 102 and the result of the public competition stored in the data storage unit 1141.

  The service ticket calculation unit 1143 calculates the amount of voting tickets that can be purchased with the service ticket based on the information related to the service ticket 300 read by the voting ticket reading unit 102.

  The betting ticket reading control unit 1144 controls the betting ticket reading unit 102. For example, when a voting ticket or a service ticket exists in the temporary holding unit 1030 of the voting ticket reading unit 102 and a voting ticket or a service ticket is newly inserted from the ticket insertion slot 1020, the ticket is returned. A command is issued to the betting ticket reading unit 102 so as to perform the process of returning from the mouth 1038. In addition, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the present embodiment returns the second and subsequent sheets when a plurality of service tickets are inserted even though a plurality of service tickets cannot be used at the same time. A command is issued to the voting ticket reading unit 102 as described above. In addition, when the image sensor 1028 reads the service ticket, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 according to the present embodiment issues a command to the voting ticket reading unit 102 so as not to accept the insertion of the voting ticket or the service ticket. . The read information may be sent to the voting ticket calculation unit 1142, the service ticket calculation unit 1143, the voting ticket issuance control unit 1145, and the communication control unit 1147.

  The voting card reading control unit 1146 issues a command to the voting card reading unit 104 and reads information described in a voting card (mark card) inserted into the voting card reading unit 104. The read information may be sent to the voting ticket calculation unit 1142, the service ticket calculation unit 1143, the voting ticket issuance control unit 1145, and the communication control unit 1147.

  The betting ticket issuance control unit 1145 includes a refund amount of the hitting betting ticket inserted into the betting ticket reading unit 102 of the terminal device 10, a face value of the service ticket, that is, an amount of money that can be purchased with the service ticket, and the coin unit 108. The ticket issuing unit 106 is instructed to issue a voting ticket based on the coins inserted into the banknote, the amount of the banknotes inserted into the banknote unit 110, and the information written in the mark card inserted into the voting card reading unit 104. Put out. In this embodiment, the ticket issuing unit 106 does not issue a service ticket. However, even if a voter purchases a voting ticket as in the terminal device of another embodiment described later, if a balance is generated on the face value of the service ticket, a service ticket with a face value equal to or less than the remaining amount is reissued. Also good.

  For example, it is assumed that a service ticket with a face value of 300 yen is read by the betting ticket reading control unit 1144 as described above. In addition to this service ticket, it is assumed that 500 yen of cash is inserted into the coin unit 108. Furthermore, it is assumed that the mark card inserted into the voting card reading unit 104 includes information indicating that the voter will vote for 200 yen. At this time, since there is a total payment of 800 yen including 300 yen for service tickets and 500 yen for coins, it is possible to vote for 200 yen. Therefore, the betting ticket issuance control unit 1145 issues a 200-yen betting ticket including the information described in the mark card.

  A coin unit control unit 1148 (not shown) issues a command to the coin unit 108 to send information about the amount and number of coins inserted into the coin unit 108, or from the coin unit 108 (not shown) as change or refund. To release.

  A bill unit control unit 1149 (not shown) issues a command to the bill unit 110 to send information about the face value and the number of bills inserted into the bill unit 110, or to release bills from the bill unit 110 as change or refund. Like that.

  The communication control unit 1147 performs voting in accordance with instructions from a voting ticket reading control unit 1144, a voting ticket issuing control unit 1145, a voting card reading control unit 1146, a coin unit control unit 1148 (not shown), and a banknote unit control unit 1149 (not shown). Information read by the ticket reading unit 102, the voting card reading unit 104, the coin unit 108, and the banknote unit 110 may be sent to the public competition center 12. Further, the communication control unit 1147 may receive information from the public competition center 12 and operate the voting ticket reading unit 102, the voting card reading unit 104, the coin unit 108, the banknote unit 110, and the display unit 112 based on the information. Good. Further, the communication control unit 1147 receives information on the result of the public competition from the public competition center 12 and stores the information in the data storage unit 1141.

  The display unit control unit 1150 includes information obtained from the data storage unit 1141, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144, the voting card reading control unit 1146, the coin unit control unit 1148 (not shown), and the banknote unit control unit 1149 (not shown). Operate the display unit to display for the convenience of the voter.

  By adopting such a configuration, the terminal device 10 can handle service tickets used for the purpose of purchasing voting tickets.

<< Processing of public voting system >>
With reference to FIG. 7A-7B, the process of the terminal device 10 of the voting system 1 for public competitions is demonstrated.

  When the control unit of the public game voting ticket issuing device is a general-purpose computer as shown in FIG. 4, FIGS. Define the program. That is, hereinafter, it is also a description of a control program that causes a general-purpose computer to perform the processing described below.

  When the process starts, the coin unit 108 and the banknote unit 110 accept cash from the voter in S102. When the process of S102 ends, the process proceeds to S104.

  In S104, the voting ticket reading unit 102 receives the hit voting ticket 200 and the service ticket 300. The “ticket” in FIG. 7 may mean an unsuccessful middle ticket, a middle ballot ticket, or a service ticket 300. When the process of S104 ends, the process proceeds to S106.

  In S106, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 determines the type of the ticket received by the voting ticket reading unit 102 in S104 with reference to data stored in the data storage unit 1141. Then, if the ticket received in S104 is an improper middle ticket, the process proceeds to S108. If the ticket received in S104 is a service ticket, the process proceeds to S110. If the ticket received in S104 is a hit ticket, the process proceeds to S132.

  In S106, if the ticket received by the voting ticket reading unit 102 in S104 is a service ticket, the service ticket calculation unit 1143 can purchase the contents of the service provided by the service ticket, for example, 100 yen voting ticket, etc. You may read the information.

  In S108, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 causes the voting ticket reading unit 102 to return an invalid middle ticket. Then, the process returns to S104.

  In S110, the betting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 determines whether there is a service ticket in the temporary holding unit 1030 of the betting ticket reading unit 102. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if there is a service ticket in the temporary holding unit 1030 of the voting ticket reading unit 102, the process proceeds to S112. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if there is no service ticket in the temporary holding unit 1030 of the voting ticket reading unit 102, the process proceeds to S114.

  In S112, the betting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 returns the second service ticket to the temporary holding unit 1030 of the voting ticket reading unit 102 because the service ticket currently being processed is the second service ticket. Let When the process of S112 ends, the process returns to S104.

  In S114, the betting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 causes the temporary holding unit 1030 of the voting ticket reading unit 102 to retain the service ticket because the service ticket currently being processed is the first service ticket. When the process of S114 ends, the process proceeds to S116.

  If it is determined in S106 that the ticket received in S104 is a hit ticket, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 proceeds to S132.

  In S132, the voting ticket reading calculation unit 1142 of the control unit 114 determines the hit price with reference to the result of the competition stored in the data storage unit 1141. When the process of S132 ends, the process proceeds to S134.

  In S134, the betting ticket calculation unit 1142 of the control unit 114 determines whether or not to refund the hit amount determined in S132 according to the input from the user of the terminal device 10. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if the user's instruction refunds the correct amount, the process proceeds to S136. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if the user's instruction does not refund the correct amount, the process proceeds to S116.

  In S116, the service ticket calculation unit 1143 of the control unit 114 reads the correct amount determined in S132, the contents of the service provided by the service ticket read in S106, and further reads the coin unit 108 and the banknote unit 110 in S102. Based on the amount of money inserted into the coin unit 108 and the bill unit 110, the amount of money to be inserted, that is, the amount of money that can be purchased for the voting ticket is calculated. When the process of S116 ends, the process proceeds to S118. Here, the content of the service provided by the service ticket is that, in the case of this embodiment, a predetermined amount can be used to purchase a voting ticket.

  In step S118, the display unit control unit 1150 of the control unit 114 causes the display unit 112 to display a message asking the user whether to increase the input amount, and receives a response from the user. For example, the coin slot 108 and banknote unit 110 may be opened for a predetermined time to receive additional deposits from the user. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if the user makes an additional deposit and increases the deposited amount, the process returns to S102. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if the user does not make an additional deposit and does not increase the deposited amount, the process proceeds to S120.

  In S <b> 120, the voting card reading control unit 1146 of the control unit 114 determines whether the user votes, based on, for example, whether a voting card is inserted in the voting card reading unit 104. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if the user votes, the process proceeds to S122. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if the user does not vote, the process proceeds to S136.

  In S122, the voting card reading control unit 1146 of the control unit 114 reads the purchase amount from the information described in the voting card inserted into the voting card reading unit 104 from the voting card reading unit 104. At this time, the voting card reading control unit 1146 of the control unit 114 may read the voting contents described in the voting card.

  In S124, the betting ticket issuance control unit 1145 of the control unit 114 compares the input amount with the purchase amount to determine whether there is a difference. This inserted amount may include a service ticket. If the determination in S124 is insufficient, that is, if the inserted amount has not reached the amount necessary to purchase a voting ticket, the process proceeds to S118. At this time, the display unit control unit 1140 may display on the display unit 112 that the input amount is insufficient, and prompt the user to make an additional payment. If it is determined in S124 that there is no change, the process proceeds to S126. If it is determined in S124 that there is a change, the process proceeds to S128.

  In S128, the coin unit control unit 1148 (not shown) and the banknote unit control unit 1149 (not shown) of the control unit 114 transfer the change from the coin unit 108 and the bill unit 110 to the user. Issue a command. The coin unit 108 and / or the bill unit 110 that has received the command returns the change to the user.

  In S126, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 instructs the voting ticket reading unit 102 to perform the used ticket processing when the service ticket exists in the used ticket processing unit 1032 of the voting ticket reading unit 102. put out. When the process of S126 ends, the process proceeds to S130.

  In S130, the voting ticket issuing control unit 1145 of the control unit 114 issues a voting ticket based on the voting contents described in the voting ticket read by the voting card reading unit 104 in S122. When the process of S130 ends, the process of the terminal device 10 of the public competition system 1 ends.

  In S136, the coin unit control unit 1148 (not shown) and the bill unit control unit 1149 (not shown) of the control unit 114 return the amount inserted by the user to the coin unit 108 and the bill unit 110, and issues a command to perform the settlement process. To do.

  In S138, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 issues a command to the voting ticket reading unit 102 so as to return the service ticket to the temporary holding unit 1030 of the voting ticket reading unit 102 if there is a service ticket. Upon receiving the instruction, the voting ticket reading unit 102 releases the service ticket in the temporary holding unit 1030 from the ticket return port 1138.

  In S140, the display unit controller 1140 instructs the display unit 112 to display that the service ticket cannot be settled. The display unit 112 that has received the instruction displays that the service ticket cannot be settled.

  By such processing, a service ticket used for the purpose of purchasing a voting ticket can be handled. With the availability of such service tickets, beginners of competition can easily obtain service tickets, so they can go to the stadium and vote using service tickets. Can be earned. In addition, by using a service ticket, it becomes possible to purchase a voting ticket more than own funds, the probability of hitting increases, the willingness to purchase, and the number of fans increases. By using a service ticket, the opportunity to purchase a voting ticket can be increased by adding his own funds, and the voting ticket can be purchased more easily. In addition, the organizer is expected to increase sales by increasing the opportunity for fans to purchase voting tickets using service tickets and also add their own funds to purchase voting tickets.

  In addition, even lottery tickets (voting tickets) such as lottery tickets can be sent to a sales place and applied (voted) using a service ticket, and new fans can be acquired. Further, by using a service ticket, it becomes possible to purchase a lottery ticket (voting ticket) more than own funds, increase the probability of hitting, increase the willingness to purchase, and increase the number of visitors (fans, voters). By using a service ticket, you will be able to purchase lottery tickets (voting tickets) more easily by increasing your chances of purchasing lottery tickets (voting tickets) with your own funds. . In addition, as for the organizer side, the fan purchases a lottery ticket (voting ticket) using a service ticket, and his / her own funds also increase the chance of purchasing a lottery ticket (voting ticket), which improves sales. I can expect.

<<< Configuration of control section of ballot ticket issuing device for public competition >>>
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a control unit of the public competition voting ticket issuing apparatus according to the first embodiment. The control unit 1140 of the public game voting ticket issuing device can be realized as the general-purpose computer 400.

  The computer 400 includes an MPU 402, a ROM 404, a RAM 406, a hard disk device 408, an input device 410, a display device 412, an interface device 414, and a recording medium drive device 416. These components are connected via a bus line 420, and various data can be exchanged under the management of the MPU 402.

  An MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 402 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the operation of the entire computer 400, and functions as a control processing unit of the computer 400.

  A ROM (Read Only Memory) 404 is a read-only semiconductor memory in which a predetermined basic control program is recorded in advance. The MPU 402 reads out and executes this basic control program when the computer 400 is activated, thereby enabling operation control of each component of the computer 400.

  A RAM (Random Access Memory) 406 is a semiconductor memory that can be written and read at any time and used as a working storage area as necessary when the MPU 402 executes various control programs.

  The hard disk device 408 is a storage device that stores various control programs executed by the MPU 402 and various data. The MPU 402 reads out and executes a predetermined control program stored in the hard disk device 408, thereby enabling various control processes to be described later.

  The input device 410 is, for example, a mouse device or a keyboard device. When the input device 410 is operated by a user of the device, particularly an administrator, the input device 410 acquires input of various information associated with the operation content, and the acquired input information is stored in the MPU 402. Send to.

The display device 412 is a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays various texts and images according to display data sent from the MPU 402.
The interface device 414 manages the exchange of various information with various devices connected to the computer 400.

  The recording medium driving device 416 is a device that reads various control programs and data recorded on the portable recording medium 418. The MPU 402 can perform various control processes to be described later by reading and executing a predetermined control program recorded on the portable recording medium 418 via the recording medium driving device 416. As the portable recording medium 418, for example, a flash memory equipped with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard connector, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Only Only). and so on.

  In order to configure the control unit of the voting ticket issuing device for public competition using such a computer 400, for example, a control program for causing the MPU 402 to perform the processing in each processing unit described above is created. The created control program is stored in advance in the hard disk device 408 or the portable recording medium 418. Then, a predetermined instruction is given to the MPU 402 to read and execute the control program. By doing so, the MPU 402 provides the functions of the control unit of the public competition voting ticket issuing device.

  In addition, by configuring the control unit of the public competition voting ticket issuing device in this way, it becomes possible to handle the service ticket only by rewriting the control program.

<Second Embodiment>
A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

In this embodiment, the public competition voting ticket issuing device (terminal device) 10 can handle a service ticket having one or more of the following features (B2) to (B6). The public competition voting ticket issuing device 10 can handle only one service ticket in a single customer service process. By making it possible to handle one service ticket in a single customer service process, the service ticket can be used only by changing the software without changing the mechanical configuration of the conventional terminal device. However, by changing the mechanical configuration of the terminal device, a plurality of service tickets can be handled in a single customer service process.
(B1) Voting tickets can be purchased for the amount of the ticket face (B2) Voting tickets can be purchased with a service ticket at a certain percentage of the vote amount (B3) Voting tickets with a service ticket can be added in addition to a certain percentage of the vote amount Available for purchase (B4) A voucher ticket can be purchased by adding a certain amount to the vote amount with a service ticket (B5) A service ticket can be used several times depending on the voting ticket purchase record (B6) Used as a discount ticket Possible

  The public competition voting system in the second embodiment has the following differences from the public competition voting system 1 in the first embodiment. That is, the voting system for public competitions in the first embodiment can purchase voting tickets by the amount (B1) of the face value, and in the first embodiment, the voting ticket is set to the minimum purchase price, Since only one ticket can be used for each customer service, if a service ticket is used for voting, the service ticket is always used and is used to provide a service where there is no balance on the service ticket. However, in the public competition voting system in the second embodiment, in the second embodiment, the service ticket is set to a predetermined amount, and one or more service tickets can be used in one customer service process. In the case of voting using a service ticket, if the balance of the service ticket remains, the remaining service ticket can be issued again. In addition, a service ticket that provides one or more of the services (B2) to (B6) can be handled.

  In other words, the public game voting ticket issuing device of the second embodiment is different from the voting ticket issuing device for public competition of the first embodiment only in the function corresponding to the service ticket calculation unit 1143. May be.

  The fact that a service ticket can be purchased with a service ticket at a certain percentage of the voting amount as in (B2) has the following meaning. For example, 50% of the voting amount can be paid from a service ticket.

  In this case, even if only the service ticket is read at first, the purchaseable amount by the service ticket remains 0 yen. It can be purchased only after cash input. For example, if a service ticket is inserted for 1,000 yen, a cash of 4000 yen is inserted, and a vote for 1,000 yen is made, payment of 500 yen from the cash and 500 yen from the service ticket are made. If a 4,000 yen cash vote is made, the service ticket is paid for 1,000 yen (the face value of the service ticket) and the cash is paid for 3,000 yen. If there is a cash balance / service ticket balance after voting, a service ticket for the refund / change balance may be newly reissued.

The service ticket can be additionally purchased with a service ticket for a certain amount of the vote amount as in (B3), which means as follows.
For example, it is assumed that an additional vote can be made with a service ticket by the same amount as the vote amount (ratio 100%). In this case as well, even if only the service ticket is read first, the amount that can be purchased by the service ticket remains 0 yen. It can be purchased only after cash input. Hereinafter, as an example, a case where a service ticket is inserted for 500 yen and a cash of 1,000 yen is inserted is considered. When cash voting for 300 yen is performed, voting for 300 yen can be additionally made using a service ticket. If a 1000 yen cash vote is made, an additional 500 yen (upper limit on the ticket) can be purchased using a service ticket. If there is a cash balance / service ticket balance after voting, a service ticket for the refund / change balance may be newly reissued.

The service ticket can be purchased by adding a certain amount of the voting amount to the voting amount with the service ticket as in (B4), and has the following meaning.
For example, the voting amount is doubled under the limit of an additional upper limit of 2000 yen. In this case as well, even if only the service ticket is read first, the amount that can be purchased by the service ticket remains 0 yen. It can be purchased only after cash input. As an example, consider a case where a service ticket is inserted for 3,000 yen and cash is inserted 4,000 yen. When cash voting for 1,000 yen is performed, the same amount of 1,000 yen is added from the service ticket, and the voting amount is doubled to 2000 yen with the same voting content. If you make a cash vote for 3,000 yen, the amount of 2,000 yen (upper limit of the ticket) will be added from the service ticket, and the voting amount will be 5,000 yen with the same voting content. . The breakdown is a total of 5,000 yen including a service ticket of 2,000 yen and cash of 3,000 yen. If there is a cash balance / service ticket balance after voting, a service ticket for the refund / change balance may be newly reissued.

  If the service ticket can be purchased by adding a certain amount of the voting amount with the service ticket as in (B4), the voting ticket for public competitions will be issued to limit the amount used by the contractor. You may enable it to set the upper limit of the additional amount with an apparatus.

That the service ticket can be used several times according to the voting ticket purchase record as in (B5) has the following meaning.
For example, for the purchase of one voting ticket, voting for a service ticket of 100 yen can be added. In this case as well, even if only the service ticket is read first, the amount that can be purchased by the service ticket remains 0 yen. It can be purchased only after cash input. As an example, consider a case where a service ticket is inserted for 300 yen and a cash of 500 yen is inserted. When one voting ticket for 200 yen is purchased, an additional voting for 100 yen can be made from the service ticket. If five voting tickets for 100 yen are purchased, an additional voting of 300 yen (upper limit on ticket face) can be made from the service ticket. If there is a cash balance / service ticket balance after voting, a service ticket for the refund / change balance may be newly reissued.

The service ticket can be used as a discount ticket as in (B6) has the following meaning.
For example, the service ticket is used as a 50% discount ticket under the condition of a discount upper limit of 3000 yen. In this case as well, even if only the service ticket is read first, the amount that can be purchased by the service ticket remains 0 yen. It can be purchased only after cash input. In the following, let us consider a case where 10,000 yen of cash is inserted. If you vote for 5,000 yen, the cash payment will be 50% with the service ticket, so 2,500 yen will be the actual cash payment. If you vote for ¥ 1,0000, the actual cash payment will be ¥ 7,000. This is because there is a condition that the discount upper limit is 3,000 yen. If there is a cash balance after voting, return the change.

  When the service ticket can be used as a discount ticket as in (B6), the contractor may limit the usage amount, so that the upper limit of the additional amount may be set by the public competition voting ticket issuing device.

<< Processing of public voting system >>
With reference to FIG. 9A-9B, the process of the terminal device of the voting system 1 for public competitions of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  If the control unit of the public game voting ticket issuing device is a general-purpose computer as shown in FIG. 4, FIGS. 9A to 9B and / or the following description is a control for performing such processing. Define the program. That is, hereinafter, it is also a description of a control program that causes a general-purpose computer to perform the processing described below.

  When the process starts, the coin unit 108 and the banknote unit 110 accept cash from the voter in S202. When the process of S202 ends, the process proceeds to S204.

  In S204, the voting ticket reading unit 102 receives the hit voting ticket 200 and the service ticket 300. “Voucher” in FIG. 9 may mean an unreasonable middle ticket, a middle ballot ticket, or a service ticket 300. When the process of S204 ends, the process proceeds to S206.

  In S206, the betting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 determines the type of the ticket received by the betting ticket reading unit 102 in S204 with reference to the data stored in the data storage unit 1141. Then, if the ticket received in S204 is an unjustified ticket, the process proceeds to S208. If the ticket received in S204 is a service ticket, the process proceeds to S210. If the ticket received in S204 is a hit ticket, the process proceeds to S228.

  In S208, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 causes the voting ticket reading unit 102 to return an invalid middle ticket. Then, the process returns to S204.

  In S210, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 determines the service provided by the service ticket. For example, you may determine which of the above (B2) to (B6).

  If it is determined in S206 that the ticket received in S204 is the target ticket, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 proceeds to S228.

  In S228, the betting ticket reading calculation unit 1142 of the control unit 114 refers to the result of the competition stored in the data storage unit 1141 to determine the hit price. When the process of S228 ends, the process proceeds to S230.

  In S230, the betting ticket calculation unit 1142 of the control unit 114 determines whether or not to refund the hit amount determined in S228 according to the input from the user of the terminal device 10. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if the user's instruction repays the correct amount, the process proceeds to S232. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if the user's instruction does not refund the target amount, the process proceeds to S212.

  In S212, the service ticket calculating unit 1143 of the control unit 114 reads the correct amount determined in S228, the contents of the service provided by the service ticket read in S206, and further reading the coin unit 108 and the banknote unit 110 in S202. Based on the amount of money inserted into the coin unit 108 and the bill unit 110, the amount of money that can be purchased for the voting ticket (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the amount of money to be inserted) is calculated. When the process of S212 ends, the process proceeds to S214.

  In S214, the display unit control unit 1140 of the control unit 114 causes the display unit 112 to display a message asking the user whether or not to increase the input amount, and receives a user's reaction. For example, the coin slot 108 and banknote unit 110 may be opened for a predetermined time to receive additional deposits from the user. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if the user makes an additional deposit and increases the deposited amount, the process returns to S202. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if the user does not make an additional deposit and does not increase the deposited amount, the process proceeds to S216.

  In S <b> 216, the voting card reading control unit 1146 of the control unit 114 determines whether the user is voting based on, for example, whether a voting card is inserted in the voting card reading unit 104. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if the user votes, the process proceeds to S218. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if the user does not vote, the process proceeds to S232.

  In S <b> 218, the voting card reading control unit 1146 of the control unit 114 reads the purchase amount from the information described on the voting card inserted into the voting card reading unit 104 from the voting card reading unit 104. At this time, the voting card reading control unit 1146 of the control unit 114 may read the voting contents described in the voting card.

  In S220, the service ticket calculation unit 1143 determines whether there is a balance in the service ticket. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if there is a balance in the service ticket, the process proceeds to S224. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if there is no balance in the service ticket, the process proceeds to S222.

  In S222, the betting ticket issuance control unit 1145 of the control unit 114 compares the input amount with the purchase amount and determines whether the input amount is sufficient. This inserted amount may include a service ticket. If the result of this determination is “YES”, that is, if the input amount is sufficient, the process proceeds to S226. If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, if the input amount is insufficient, the process returns to S214. At this time, the display unit control unit 1140 may display on the display unit 112 that the input amount is insufficient, and prompt the user to make an additional payment.

  In S225, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 instructs the voting ticket reading unit 102 to perform the used ticket processing when the service ticket exists in the used ticket processing unit 1032 of the voting ticket reading unit 102. put out. When the process of S225 ends, the process proceeds to S226.

  In S226, the voting ticket issuing control unit 1145 of the control unit 114 issues a voting ticket based on the voting contents described in the voting ticket read by the voting card reading unit 104 in S218. When the process of S226 ends, the process of the terminal device 10 of the public competition system 1 ends.

  In S232, the coin unit control unit 1148 (not shown) and the bill unit control unit 1149 (not shown) of the control unit 114 return the amount of money inserted by the user to the coin unit 108 and the bill unit 110, and issues a command to perform the settlement process. To do.

  In S234, the voting ticket reading control unit 1144 of the control unit 114 issues a command to the voting ticket reading unit 102 to return the service ticket to the temporary holding unit 1030 of the voting ticket reading unit 102 if there is a service ticket. Upon receiving the instruction, the voting ticket reading unit 102 releases the service ticket in the temporary holding unit 1030 from the ticket return port 1138.

  In S236, the display unit control unit 1140 instructs the display unit 112 to display that the service ticket cannot be settled. The display unit 112 that has received the instruction displays that the service ticket cannot be settled.

<Modification>
Furthermore, as the above-described example (first embodiment, second embodiment), an example in which recorded information such as monetary value is read from a service ticket and the amount of money that can be voted is managed on the terminal side has been described. As the control unit 114, the service ticket ID (recognition code of the service ticket itself) is recorded on the service ticket, and the management server 20 that manages the service ticket ID and the monetary value associated with the service ticket ID is provided. The service ticket management unit 30 of the management server 20 may manage the usage status of the monetary value.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment using a management server.
As shown in FIG. 10, the terminal device 10 includes a control unit 114, and the management server 20 includes a service ticket management unit 30. The control unit 114 of the terminal device 10 records the service ticket ID (the identification code of the service ticket itself) on the service ticket. The service ticket ID is sent to the service ticket management unit 30 of the management server 20. The service ticket management unit 30 of the management server 20 manages the usage status of the monetary value and sends the voting amount to the terminal device 10.

  The terminal device 10 may perform the same service ticket processing by only reading the service ticket ID and managing the voting amount of the service ticket on the management server 20 side.

  By such processing, a service ticket used for the purpose of purchasing a voting ticket can be handled. With the availability of such service tickets, beginners of competition can easily obtain service tickets, so they can go to the stadium and vote using service tickets. Can be earned. In addition, by using a service ticket, it becomes possible to purchase a voting ticket more than his own funds, the probability of hitting will increase, the willingness to purchase will increase, and the number of fans will increase. By using a service ticket, the opportunity to purchase a voting ticket can be increased by adding his own funds, and the voting ticket can be purchased more easily. In addition, the organizer is expected to increase sales by increasing the opportunity for fans to purchase voting tickets using service tickets and also add their own funds to purchase voting tickets.

  In addition, even lottery tickets (voting tickets) such as lottery tickets can be sent to a sales place and applied (voted) using a service ticket, and new fans can be acquired. Further, by using a service ticket, it becomes possible to purchase a lottery ticket (voting ticket) more than own funds, increase the probability of hitting, increase the willingness to purchase, and increase the number of visitors (fans, voters). By using a service ticket, you will be able to purchase lottery tickets (voting tickets) more easily by increasing your chances of purchasing lottery tickets (voting tickets) with your own funds. . In addition, as for the organizer side, the fan purchases a lottery ticket (voting ticket) using a service ticket, and his / her own funds also increase the chance of purchasing a lottery ticket (voting ticket), which improves sales. I can expect.

  In the present embodiment, the description has been made with a voting ticket issuing machine for a public competition, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a lottery ticket or a sports lottery can be implemented with an apparatus having the same function. A voting ticket can be realized by replacing it with a lottery ticket.

The above-described embodiment can be variously modified within a range not departing from the gist of the embodiment.
Further, the above-described embodiments can be modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and are not limited to the exact configurations and application examples described.

1 Public competition system 10 Public competition voting ticket issuing device (terminal equipment)
102 Voting ticket reading unit 104 Voting card reading unit 106 Ticket issuing unit 108 Coin unit 110 Banknote unit 112 Display unit 114 Control unit 1140 Display unit control unit 1141 Data storage unit 1142 Voting ticket (target ticket) calculation unit 1143 Service ticket calculation unit 1144 Voting ticket reading control unit 1145 Voting ticket issuing control unit 1146 Voting card reading control unit 1147 Communication control unit

Claims (19)

A voting ticket reading unit that reads information on the monetary value of the service ticket;
A voting card reading unit for reading information relating to voting held by the voting card;
A control unit that converts the monetary value of the service ticket read by the voting ticket reading unit into a monetary value for purchase of a voting ticket;
Within the range of the monetary value of the service ticket, a ticket issuing unit that issues the voting ticket including information related to the voting read by the voting card reading unit;
A device characterized by comprising:   2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the betting ticket reading unit receives only one service ticket.   3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the voting ticket reading unit receives a plurality of the service tickets, only the one service ticket is left and the remaining service tickets are returned. And a deposit / withdrawal unit that receives coins and / or bills that can be used for purchase of the voting ticket as an input amount,
The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the monetary value of the service ticket is a predetermined ratio of the amount to be inserted.   In addition, when the voting ticket is purchased within the range of the monetary value given to the service ticket, when a balance is generated in the service ticket, the ticket has a ticket issuing unit that issues a service ticket equivalent to the balance. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is characterized in that A voting ticket reading unit that reads the recognition information of the service ticket itself of the service ticket;
A voting card reading unit for reading information relating to voting held by the voting card;
Purchase the voting ticket by transmitting the recognition information of the service ticket read by the voting ticket reading unit to an external device, receiving monetary value information associated with the recognition information of the service ticket itself from the external device, and A control unit that converts to monetary value for,
Within the range of the monetary value of the service ticket, a ticket issuing unit that issues the voting ticket including information related to the voting read by the voting card reading unit;
A device characterized by comprising:   7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the service ticket is made of the same material as the voting ticket.   The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the device is a voting and ticketing device for public competitions.   The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the apparatus is a lottery ticket sales apparatus. A voting method performed by a computer,
Reading information on the monetary value of service tickets;
Reading information relating to the voting of a voting card, converting the monetary value of the read service ticket into a monetary value for purchase of a voting ticket;
Within the range of the monetary value of the service ticket, when issuing the voting ticket including information on the voting,
Including methods.   11. The method of claim 10, comprising, when receiving a plurality of the service tickets, leaving only the one service ticket and returning the remaining service tickets. Receiving coins and / or bills that can be used for purchase of the voting ticket as an input amount;
The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the monetary value of the service ticket is a predetermined ratio of the input amount.   Furthermore, when the voting ticket is purchased within the range of the monetary value given to the service ticket, if a balance is generated in the service ticket, a service ticket equivalent to the balance is issued. The method according to any one of 10 to 12. A voting method performed by a computer,
Reading the identification information of the service ticket itself,
Reading the information related to the voting held by the voting card, transmitting the recognition information of the read service ticket to an external device, and receiving monetary value information associated with the recognition information of the service ticket itself from the external device. Converting it into monetary value for the purchase of voting tickets,
Within the range of the monetary value of the service ticket, when issuing the voting ticket including information on the voting,
Including methods. Read information about the monetary value of service tickets,
Read the information regarding the voting that the voting card has, and convert the monetary value of the read service ticket into the monetary value for purchase of the voting ticket,
Within the range of the monetary value of the service ticket, when issuing the voting ticket including information on the voting,
A program that causes a computer to execute processing.   The program according to claim 15, wherein when receiving a plurality of service tickets, the computer executes a process of leaving only the one service ticket and returning the remaining service tickets. Further, coins and / or bills that can be used for the purchase of the voting ticket are received as an input amount,
The program according to claim 15 or 16, which causes a computer to execute a process for setting the monetary value of the service ticket to a predetermined ratio of the inserted amount.   Further, when the voting ticket is purchased within the range of the monetary value given to the service ticket, if a balance is generated in the service ticket, the computer is caused to execute a process for issuing a service ticket equivalent to the balance. The program according to any one of claims 15 to 17. Read the identification information of the service ticket itself,
Read information about voting on the voting card,
The recognition information of the read service ticket is transmitted to an external device, the monetary value information associated with the recognition information of the service ticket itself is received from the external device, and the monetary value for purchasing a voting ticket Converted to
The program which makes a computer perform the process which issues the said betting ticket containing the information regarding the said voting within the range of the said monetary value which the said service ticket has.

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