JP2015069593A - Ranking device, system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable calculation and publication of ranking coupled in real time and accurately with situations, such as a sales situation of voting tickets in a site and a situation of refund for a race result, at a voting ticket sales site for public competition or the like, regarding a totalizator technique.SOLUTION: A point server communication unit 203 receives voting data indicating information on voting tickets for public competition purchased in a site from a point server. A host communication unit 204 receives refund data indicating information on refund for a completion result of the public competition. A calculation unit 201 calculates and sums up a completion result for each purchaser of the voting tickets on the basis of the received voting data and refund data, and stores it as sum-up data in a data unit 202. The calculation unit 201 calculates ranking data indicating ranking for each purchaser on the basis of the sum-up data, and stores it in the data unit 202. The ranking data is transmitted from a principal payment communication unit to an image editing device, and ranking is displayed on a monitor in the site.

Description

  The present invention relates to totalizer technology.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for publicizing a predicted midway rate of a competition result in a public competition via the Internet is known (for example, a technique described in Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a technique for displaying the ranking of the outgoing balls in the field on the field monitor is known (for example, the technique described in Patent Document 2 or 3).

JP 2001-265752 A JP 2006-148695 A JP 2008-79848 A

  Here, for example, even at voting ticket sales venues etc., if you can know the rankings such as the hit rate of voting ticket purchasers, you can give excitement and excitement to visitors. It is thought that it can contribute to the increase in the number of people.

  However, the above-mentioned predictive mid-rate technology using the Internet is not linked to the voting behavior of visitors at a specific venue, and has the problem that it cannot contribute to the improvement of service characteristics unique to the venue. It was.

  Also, in the ranking system on the Internet, it is often necessary to open an account for Internet voting, and it is difficult for anyone to participate easily.

  In addition, the technology that displays the ranking of the pitches in the hall on the hall monitor simply sums up the ranking of the number of pitches for each game competition in the hall. In a complicated system in which the payout amount is determined based on the competition result, there is a problem that it is difficult to apply for the purpose of calculating a highly accurate ranking.

  It is an object of the present invention to enable the calculation and release of rankings that are linked in real time and accurately to the sales situation of voting tickets in the venue, the situation of refunds for competition results, etc. And

  In one example, the voting data receiving unit that receives information on voting tickets for public competitions purchased in the venue, and the repayment data reception that receives the repayment data indicating the information on the repayment for the competition results of the public competition A totaling unit that calculates and counts the competition results for each purchaser of voting tickets based on the received voting data and refund data, and a ranking that indicates the ranking for each purchaser based on the totaled results in the totaling unit A ranking data calculation unit that calculates data and a ranking data output unit that outputs ranking data are provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to calculate and publish rankings that are linked in real time and accurately to the voting ticket sales situation in the venue and the situation of the refund for the competition result, etc. It becomes.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of a totalizer system according to the present invention. It is a block diagram of the ranking apparatus in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the ranking production | generation process in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of voting data. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of refund money data. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of total data. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of ranking data. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of point provision setting data. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of point provision data. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a ranking. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of a ranking apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of a totalizer system according to the present invention.

  The cash voting terminal 105 is a terminal device that is installed in a voting ticket sales hall (hereinafter simply referred to as “venue”) such as an out-of-field betting ticket office, and a visitor pays cash to purchase a voting ticket.

  Voting data indicating the contents of a voting ticket purchased at the cash voting terminal 105 is transmitted to, for example, the point server 102 installed in the venue and the host device 103 installed in an external data center or the like.

  The point server 102 in the hall is, for example, a server computer device, and the point server 102 holds a pointer corresponding to the purchase price of the voting ticket based on the information of the membership card read by the visitor with the cash voting terminal 105. For example, it is added to the point item in the member record stored in the member database.

  The external host device 103 is, for example, a server computer device that manages the overall operation of the public competition, and each competition is based on the voting data sent from the cash voting terminal 105 in the venue and the competition results of the public competition. Calculate the refund amount for each.

  The image editing device 104 is installed, for example, in the venue, receives the odds data and refund data of the public competition from the host device 103, and generates an image for displaying information such as the competition schedule, competition results, odds, and refunds For example, it is displayed on the in-site monitor 106 which is a display device installed in the venue.

  The ranking device 101 receives the voting data from the point server 102, receives the refund data from the host device 103, and rank data indicating the hit rate of the voting ticket purchaser and the ranking of the refund, and points indicating the earned points Calculate grant data. As a result, the image editing device 104 displays the ranking of the voting ticket purchaser on the on-site monitor 106 for each competition, daily unit, weekly unit, cumulative unit, or the like.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the ranking apparatus 101 of FIG. 1 in the present embodiment.
The point server communication unit 203 is a network interface device that communicates with the point server 102 in the hall shown in FIG. 1 via, for example, a LAN (local area network) in the hall. The point server communication unit 203 operates as a voting data receiving unit that receives, from the point server 102, voting data indicating information related to voting tickets for public competitions purchased at the cash voting terminal 105 in the venue.

  The host communication unit 204 is a network interface device that communicates with the external host device 103 shown in FIG. 1 via a dedicated digital line or the Internet line. The host communication unit 204 operates as a refund data reception unit that receives refund data indicating information on a refund for the competition result of the public competition from the host device 103.

  The image editing device communication unit 205 is a network interface device that communicates with the image editing device 104 in the hall shown in FIG. 1 via, for example, a LAN in the hall.

  The data unit 202 is, for example, a hard disk storage device, and stores, as retained data, point assignment setting data in which points assigned for each hit rate and each refund ranking are registered. In this case, the data unit 202 functions as a point assignment setting data storage unit. Further, the data unit 202 stores, as input data, voting data received by the point server communication unit 203 and refund data received by the host communication unit 204. Further, the data unit 202 stores ranking data, point grant data, and aggregate data as output data.

  The calculation unit 201 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory) that stores a CPU (Central Processing Processor) and a control program. This calculation unit 201 is based on the voting data and the refund data received from the point server communication unit 203 and the host communication unit 204 to the data unit 202 for each purchaser of voting tickets in the venue where the ranking device 101 is installed. It operates as a counting unit that calculates and counts the hit rate and payout amount of the competition results. The data collected as a result is, for example, the hit rate for each purchaser, the refund amount (total amount), and the like.

  In addition, the calculation unit 201 operates as a ranking data calculation unit that calculates ranking data indicating the ranking for each purchaser based on the above-described aggregation results. The ranking data includes, for example, a hit rate and a refund, and is stored in the data unit 202.

  Further, the arithmetic unit 201 operates together with the image editing device communication unit 205 as a ranking data output unit that outputs ranking data in the data unit 202 to the image editing device 104 in FIG.

  Based on this ranking data, the image editing device 104 in FIG. 1 generates image data for displaying the hit rate and the payout ranking for each purchaser on the on-site monitor 106 as a display device.

  Here, the point grant setting data stored in the data section 202 is data in which points given for each hit rate and each refund ranking are registered. The calculation unit 201 calculates point grant data indicating points to be given to the purchaser based on the ranking of hit rate and refund amount indicated by the calculated ranking data and the point grant setting data, and stores the data in the data unit 202. Operates as a point grant data calculator.

  Further, the calculation unit 201 operates together with the point server communication unit 203 as a point grant data output unit that outputs the point grant data in the data unit 202 to the point server 102 in FIG.

  The point server in FIG. 1 manages points for each purchaser based on the above-described point grant data.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of ranking generation processing executed by the calculation unit 201 of FIG. 2 in the present embodiment. This process is realized as a process in which the arithmetic unit 201 executes a ranking generation process program stored in a memory (not shown). In the following description, the calculation unit 201, the data unit 202, the point server communication unit 203, the host communication unit 204, and the image editing device communication unit 205 are assumed to indicate the respective parts in FIG.

  First, the arithmetic unit 201 waits for the port 145 communication unit 203 to receive voting data from the point server 102 in FIG. 1 (repetitive processing in step S301 in FIG. 3).

  If the determination in step S301 is YES, the calculation unit 201 waits for the host communication unit 204 to receive the refund data from the host device 103 in FIG. 1 (repetitive processing in step S302 in FIG. 3).

  If the determination in step S <b> 302 is YES, the calculation unit 201 aggregates the voting data and the refund data, calculates aggregate data such as the hit rate and refund of the individual who is the voting ticket purchaser, and stores it in the data unit 202. (Step S303 in FIG. 3).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of voting data (in the case of horse racing). For each voting ticket purchaser, in addition to personal information such as “member number”, “name”, “nickname”, etc., “race number”, “type”, “purchase”, “amount” (purchase amount) ) Etc. are retained.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration example (in the case of horse racing) of the refund data. Information such as “race number”, “type”, “arrival order”, “refund” is stored for each race (competition).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the aggregate data calculated by the calculation unit 201 in step S303 in FIG. For each individual (voting ticket purchaser), “membership number”, “name”, “nickname”, “success rate”, “refund (total)”, etc. are held. The “membership number”, “name”, and “nickname” are set with reference to the voting data illustrated in FIG. The “success rate” and “refund amount (total amount)” can be calculated from the contents of the voting data illustrated in FIG. 4 and the content of the refund data illustrated in FIG.

  After the aggregation process in step S303 in FIG. 3, the calculation unit 201 executes a ranking data calculation process (step S304 in FIG. 3). Here, the total data of each individual obtained in the data unit 202 in step S303 is rearranged in order of hit rate and refund (total amount), and the “get hit rate rank” is added to the tabulated data illustrated in FIG. And “payment amount (total amount) ranking” are added, ranking data having the data configuration illustrated in FIG. 7 is generated and stored in the data unit 202.

  The calculation unit 201 transmits the generated ranking data to the image editing device 104 in FIG. 1 (step S305 in FIG. 3). As a result, the image editing apparatus 104 creates ranking display data as shown in FIG.

  Next, the calculation unit 201 executes a point grant data calculation process (step S306 in FIG. 3). Now, in the data section 202, for example, point assignment setting data having the data configuration example shown in FIG. 9 is stored. This data stores “rank” and “point” for each item of “success rate” and “refund”. The calculation unit 201 determines the points illustrated in FIG. 9 according to the item values of “target ratio ranking” and “refund (total) ranking” in the ranking data illustrated in FIG. 7 generated in step S304 in FIG. With reference to the grant setting data, the points for each “success rate” and “refund” are acquired, and two points are added. As a result, the calculation unit 201 generates point grant data having the data configuration illustrated in FIG. Each item of “membership number”, “name”, and “nickname” can be acquired from the voting data illustrated in FIG. 4, and the addition result of the above-mentioned two points is stored in the item of “point addition”.

  The calculation unit 201 transmits the point grant data calculated in step S306 in FIG. 3 to the point server 102 in FIG. 1 (step S307 in FIG. 3). The point server 102 accumulates the point value in the “point grant” item in the point grant data to the point item of the member record in the member data corresponding to the value of the “member number” item in this point grant data. .

Thereafter, the arithmetic unit 201 returns to the standby process in step S301 of FIG.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the rankings at the venue can be calculated in conjunction with the voting behavior of the visitors to the venue and the refund based on the competition result. In addition, by diverting the existing point system (point member) called the point server 102, the refund amount (total amount) and the hit rate are ranked for each sale place and displayed on the on-site monitor 106, or according to the ranking. Services such as point grants can be implemented. This will increase the enjoyment of public competitions (going to become the number one hit rate in the launch area and the release area, the number one hit point (to increase competitiveness). Receive services by points), It becomes possible to improve fan service. Furthermore, it is possible to use the ranking service by simply registering a member without opening an account.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the ranking apparatus 101 in FIG.
A computer shown in FIG. 11 includes a CPU 1101, a memory 1102, an input device 1103, an output device 1104, an external storage device 1105, a portable recording medium driving device 1106 into which a portable recording medium 1109 is inserted, and a communication interface 1107. , These are connected to each other by a bus 1108. The configuration shown in the figure is an example of a computer that can implement the above system, and such a computer is not limited to this configuration.

  The CPU 1101 controls the entire computer. The memory 1102 is a memory such as a RAM that temporarily stores a program or data stored in the external storage device 1105 (or the portable recording medium 1109) when executing a program, updating data, or the like. The CUP 1101 performs overall control by reading the program into the memory 1102 and executing it.

  The input device 1103 detects an input operation by a user using a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and notifies the CPU 1101 of the detection result.

  The output device 1104 outputs data sent under the control of the CPU 1101 to a display device or a printing device.

  The external storage device 1105 is, for example, a hard disk storage device. Mainly used for storing various data and programs.

  The portable recording medium driving device 1106 accommodates a portable recording medium 1109 such as an optical disk, SDRAM, or CompactFlash (registered trademark), and has an auxiliary role for the external storage device 1105.

  The communication interface 1107 is a device for connecting, for example, a LAN (local area network) or a WAN (wide area network) communication line, and includes the point server communication unit 203, the host communication unit 204, and the image editing device communication unit in FIG. 205 is realized.

  The system according to the present embodiment is realized by the CPU 1101 executing a program equipped with functions realized by the flowchart of FIG. For example, the program may be recorded and distributed in the external storage device 1105 or the portable recording medium 1109, or may be acquired from the network by the network connection device 1107.

  In the above embodiment, the ranking is calculated based on the daily aggregation. However, the ranking of the race, weekly, monthly, etc. is possible by changing the aggregated data and ranking data to race, week, month. It becomes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Ranking apparatus 102 Point server 103 Host apparatus 104 Image editing apparatus 105 Cash voting terminal 106 In-situ monitor 201 Operation part 202 Data part 203 Point server communication part 204 Host communication part 205 Image editing apparatus communication part

Claims (8)

A voting data receiving unit for receiving voting data indicating information on voting tickets for public competitions purchased in the venue;
A refund data receiving unit for receiving refund data indicating information on a refund for the competition result of the public competition;
Based on the received voting data and refund data, a counting unit that calculates and totals the competition results for each purchaser of the voting ticket;
A ranking data calculation unit that calculates ranking data indicating a ranking for each purchaser based on a counting result in the counting unit;
A ranking data output unit for outputting the ranking data;
A ranking device comprising: The voting data receiving unit receives the voting data from a point server that manages the sales situation of the voting ticket at a voting terminal device that is installed at the venue and sells the voting ticket;
The ranking device according to claim 1. A point grant setting data storage unit for storing point grant setting data in which points given for each of the hit rate and the ranking of the refund are registered;
A point grant data calculation unit that calculates point grant data indicating points to be given to the purchaser based on the ranking for each purchaser indicated by the ranking data and the point grant setting data;
A point grant data output unit for transmitting the point grant data to the point server;
Further comprising
The point server manages points for each purchaser based on the point grant data received from the point grant data output unit.
The ranking device according to claim 2. The refund data receiving unit receives the refund data from a host device that generates the refund data based on the results of the public competition and the sales status of the voting data.
The ranking device according to claim 1, wherein The ranking data output unit transmits the ranking data to an image editing device that generates image data of the competition results displayed on the display device in the venue,
The image editing device generates image data for displaying on the display device the hit rate for each purchaser and the ranking of the refund based on the ranking data.
The ranking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ranking apparatus is characterized in that:   The ranking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ranking for each purchaser includes a hit rate and a refund. Voting data receiving means for receiving voting data indicating information on voting tickets for public competitions purchased in the venue;
Refund amount data receiving means for receiving repayment amount data indicating information on the repayment amount for the competition result of the public competition;
Based on the received voting data and refund data, a counting means for calculating and counting the competition results for each purchaser of the voting ticket;
Ranking data calculating means for calculating ranking data indicating a ranking for each purchaser based on a counting result in the counting means;
Ranking data output means for outputting the ranking data;
A ranking system characterized by comprising: On the computer,
A voting data receiving step for receiving voting data indicating information on voting tickets for public competitions purchased in the venue;
A refund data receiving step of receiving refund data indicating information of a refund for the competition result of the public competition;
Based on the received voting data and refund data, a counting step for calculating and counting the competition results for each purchaser of the voting ticket;
A ranking data calculating step for calculating ranking data indicating a ranking for each purchaser based on a counting result in the counting step;
A ranking data output step for outputting the ranking data;
A program for running

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