JP2018072987A - Betting ticket issuing device and betting ticket issuing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow, when a customer purchases a betting ticket utilizing a service ticket, a procedure therefor to be simplified, and allow the time required for issuance of the betting ticket to be shortened, and further allow cost burden on a management operator required for a betting mark card to be suppressed.SOLUTION: A betting ticket issuing device that issues a betting ticket for a public competition includes: a reading unit that reads a service ticket treated as a betting ticket purchase price of a predetermined amount and having a betting mark box printed thereon; and an issuance unit that issues a betting ticket on the basis of the result of reading of the service ticket by the reading unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a betting ticket issuing device that issues betting tickets for public competitions (horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, auto racing, etc.), and a betting ticket issuing program executed by the betting ticket issuing device.

  Traditionally, public stadium operators have implemented various services for the purpose of increasing sales. One of them is the distribution of service tickets (also called gift certificates). The service ticket is handled as a purchase price for a voting ticket purchased at a public stadium (for example, a purchase price for 500 yen). In this service, the management company issues a service ticket in advance and distributes it for free at public stadiums and streets. The person who received the service ticket will come to the public stadium and purchase the voting ticket free or at a lower price than usual by purchasing the voting ticket using the service ticket at the voting ticket issuing device in the venue. Can do. This not only promotes the visit of customers who are experienced visitors, but also promotes the arrival of new customers who have not yet visited, and the operator can expect further improvement in sales.

  In addition, as a voting ticket issuing device used for such a service, for example, a voting ticket issuing device described in Patent Document 1, a public competition voting ticket issuing device described in Patent Document 2, and the like are known. .

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-11455 JP 2014-160429 A

However, the above service has the following problems.
First, in the voting ticket issuing device used for the above-mentioned service, when a customer purchases a voting ticket using a service ticket, the insertion of a service ticket and the insertion of a voting mark card in which voting details are entered 2 One procedure is required, and the purchase procedure (voting procedure) is cumbersome. In addition, when a voting ticket is purchased using a service ticket, the inserted service ticket is further read compared to a case where a voting ticket is purchased without using a service ticket, The time required to issue a voting ticket becomes longer. In addition, when the number of voters increases due to the customer's visit being promoted by the above-mentioned service, the consumption of the voting mark card is increased accordingly, so that the cost burden of the operator's voting mark card increases.

  In view of the above situation, the present invention can simplify the procedure when a customer purchases a voting ticket using a service ticket, and can reduce the time required to issue a voting ticket. It is an object to provide a betting ticket issuing device and a betting ticket issuing program that can suppress the cost burden required for a voting mark card of an operator.

  One aspect of the device is a voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets for public competitions. The first reading reads a service ticket that is treated as a voting ticket purchase price of a predetermined amount and printed with a voting mark column. And a ticket issuing unit for issuing a voting ticket based on a reading result of the service ticket by the first reading unit.

  One aspect of the program is a reading function for reading a service ticket that is treated as a voting ticket purchase price of a predetermined amount and printed with a voting mark column on a computer of a voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets for public competitions, A ticket issuing program for realizing a ticket issuing function for issuing a betting ticket based on a reading result of the service ticket by the reading function.

  The disclosed apparatus and program can simplify the procedure when a customer purchases a voting ticket using a service ticket, and can shorten the time required to issue a voting ticket. It is possible to reduce the cost burden on the voting mark card of the person.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the totalizer system containing the betting ticket issuing apparatus which concerns on one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the betting ticket issuing apparatus which concerns on one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a ticket surface printing layout of the service ticket which a betting ticket / service ticket printing unit issues. It is a figure which shows an example of the mark column for voting printed on the part C of the service ticket shown to FIG. 3A. It is a figure which shows the example of a functional block of the betting ticket issuing apparatus which concerns on one embodiment. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows an example of the process which the betting ticket issuing apparatus which concerns on one embodiment performs. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows an example of the process which the betting ticket issuing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment performs.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a totalizer system including a voting ticket issuing apparatus according to an embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, a totalizer system 1 is a system that manages the issuance of voting tickets, the display and counting of odds, the calculation of dividends, the repayment of voting tickets, etc. in public competitions. The totalizer system 1 includes a voting ticket issuing device 10, a management device (host computer) 20, and a network 30, and the voting ticket issuing device 10 and the management device 20 are communicably connected via the network 30.

  The voting ticket issuing device 10 has an operation status display window 101, a voting ticket / service ticket slot 102, a voting ticket / service ticket slot 103, a voting card slot 104, a bill slot 105, on the front side of the device. A coin slot 106, a coin slot 107, a display 108, a touch panel 109, and the like are provided.

  The operation status display window 101 displays, in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10, whether voting ticket issuance is being accepted or issuance is stopped, and whether voting ticket is being refunded or is not being refunded. .

  The voting ticket / service ticket insertion / ejection slot 102 is an insertion slot into which a voting ticket to be refunded is inserted, and an outlet into which the inserted voting ticket is returned. The return of the voting ticket is performed, for example, when the voting ticket is an unfair voting ticket. In addition, the voting ticket / service ticket insertion / ejection slot 102 is an insertion slot into which the service ticket is inserted, and is also an outlet into which the inserted service ticket is returned. The service ticket is returned, for example, when two service tickets are inserted. When two service tickets are inserted, the second service ticket is returned. The service ticket is handled as a predetermined amount of voting ticket purchase price in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10. The service ticket is printed with a voting mark field for enabling purchase of a predetermined type of voting ticket (for example, two singles or doubles), and a voting mark card (hereinafter simply referred to as “voting card”). ").

  The voting ticket / service ticket discharge port 103 is a discharge port for the issued voting ticket and also a discharge port for the issued service ticket.

  The voting card insertion / discharge port 104 is an insertion port into which a voting card is inserted, and an outlet into which the inserted voting card is returned. The voting card is returned, for example, when the voting contents cannot be read due to a voting card entry mistake (mark miss) or the like.

  The bill insertion / discharge port 105 is a bill input port, and is also a discharge port for a bill to be returned or a bill. The coin slot 106 is a coin slot. The coin outlet 107 is an outlet for coins to be returned or changed.

  The display 108 is disposed below the touch panel 109 and displays information such as operation guidance, race guidance, and voting contents of a voting card. The display 108 is a liquid crystal display, for example.

  The touch panel 109 is a transmissive touch panel, and is operated when various inputs and voting contents are corrected. Information displayed on the display 108 can be seen by a voter (customer) through the touch panel 109. The voter can perform a touch operation on the touch panel 109 while viewing the information displayed on the display 108.

  In the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10, the voting ticket / service ticket insertion outlet 102 and the voting ticket / service ticket outlet 103 may be integrated. Further, the coin insertion port 106 and the coin discharge port 107 may be integrated. Further, the voting ticket / service ticket slot 102 may be configured separately as a voting ticket slot and a service ticket slot, or the voting ticket / service ticket slot and the voting ticket / service ticket. It is good also as a separate structure like a discharge port. Further, the voting ticket / service ticket discharge port 103 may have a separate configuration such as a voting ticket discharge port and a service ticket discharge port. Also, the voting card insertion / extraction port 104 may be configured separately, such as a voting card insertion port and a voting card discharge port. Moreover, it is good also considering the banknote insertion discharge port 105 as a different body structure like a banknote insertion port and a banknote discharge port.

  The management device 20 communicates with the voting ticket issuing device 10 via the network 30 to manage voting ticket issuance, voting ticket refund, and the like performed by the voting ticket issuing device 10. In addition, the management device 20 performs odds calculation, dividend calculation, and the like.

The network 30 is, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a dedicated line, or the like.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10 includes a control unit 111, a display 108, a manager display 112, a touch panel 109, a manager touch panel 113, a voting card reading unit 114, a bill circulation unit 115, and a coin circulation. A unit 116, a betting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117, and a betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 are included.

  The control unit 111 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 120, a random access memory (RAM) 121, a hard disk drive (HDD) 122, a communication interface 123, a graphic processing unit 124, and an input / output interface 125, each of which is a bus 126. Connected through. The control unit 111 is also an example of a computer.

  The CPU 120 controls the operation of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10 by executing an OS (Operating System) program and application programs (including a program for executing processing to be described later with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B). The RAM 121 temporarily stores at least part of an OS program and application programs executed by the CPU 120. The RAM 121 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 120 (for example, voting data). The HDD 122 stores OS programs and application programs executed by the CPU 120.

  The communication interface 123 is connected to the network 30 and transmits and receives data (various information, messages, notifications, and the like) to and from the management device 20, for example.

  The OS program and application program executed by the CPU 120 may be stored in, for example, the RAM 121 via the network 30 and the communication interface 123 and executed by the CPU 120 from an external device (not shown). Further, the program may be stored in a portable recording medium 119 described later, stored in, for example, the RAM 121 via the portable recording medium interface and input / output interface 125 described later, and executed by the CPU 120.

  A display 108 and an administrator display 112 are connected to the graphic processing unit 124. The graphic processing unit 124 displays various information on the screen of the display 108 and the manager display 112 under the control of the CPU 120. The manager display 112 is a display for managers provided on the back side of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10, and is disposed below the manager touch panel 113 described later. Similarly to the display 108, the manager display 112 is also a liquid crystal display, for example.

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

  The administrator touch panel 113 is a touch panel for managers provided on the back side of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10, and is a transmissive touch panel similar to the touch panel 109. The administrator touch panel 113 is operated when performing various inputs or issuing a service ticket. Information displayed on the manager display 112 is visible through the manager touch panel 113 and visible to the manager. The administrator can perform a touch operation on the administrator touch panel 113 while viewing the information displayed on the administrator display 112.

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

  The voting card reading unit 114 accepts the voting card and reads the contents of the voting card (voting contents and the like). This reading is performed using, for example, an image scanner provided in the voting card reading unit 114.

  The banknote reflux unit 115 receives banknotes, discriminates the authenticity of banknotes, stores banknotes, returns banknotes, and discharges bills. The coin recirculation unit 116 receives a coin, discriminates the authenticity of the coin, stores the coin, returns the coin, and discharges the change.

  The voting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117 prints the voting content on a printing medium and issues it as a voting ticket. The printed voting content is based on, for example, the result of reading the voting ticket or service ticket by the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118. In addition, as will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the voting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117 prints an amount of money that can be used as a voting ticket purchase price, a voting mark column, and the like on a print medium as a service ticket. Issue a ticket. Note that the same print medium used for issuing the voting ticket is used as the print medium used for issuing the service ticket.

  The voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 accepts the voting ticket to be refunded and reads the contents of the voting ticket (voting contents, ticket type, etc.). Further, the betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 accepts the service ticket and reads the contents of the service ticket (amount of money that can be used as a voting ticket purchase price, voting contents, ticket type, etc.). These readings are performed using, for example, an image scanner provided in the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118. Further, the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 includes a temporary holding unit for temporarily storing the service ticket, a waste ticket processing unit for making a service ticket a scrap ticket by making a hole in the service ticket, and a service that has been discarded. It also has a waste ticket stacker for storing tickets.

  In the betting ticket issuing apparatus 10, the control unit 111 may include a module such as an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). In this case, the control unit 111 includes nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), flash memory, flash memory type memory card, etc.) and stores module firmware. Firmware can be written in the nonvolatile memory via the portable recording medium 119 or the communication interface 123. As described above, the control unit 111 can update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory.

  FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a ticket print layout of a service ticket issued by the betting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of a voting mark column printed on a portion C of the service ticket shown in FIG. 3A.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the service ticket 40 has portions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. In the part A, the name (place name) of the public stadium where the service ticket 40 can be used is printed. In the portion B, the expiration date of the service ticket 40 is printed.

  In the portion C, a voting mark column is printed. The voting mark field has a mark field for making it possible to purchase a predetermined type of voting ticket and a mark field for making it possible to purchase a voting ticket of a type other than the predetermined type by operating the touch panel 109. . For example, in the example of the voting mark field shown in FIG. 3B, as a mark field for making it possible to purchase a predetermined type of voting ticket, a mark field 41 for designating “venue” and a mark for designating “race” A column 42, a mark column 43 for designating "double single" and "double double" as "by formula", a mark column 45 for specifying "first", a mark column 46 for specifying "second", and " It has a mark column 47 for designating “amount (100)”. In this way, the voter purchases two types of voting tickets, “double-single” and “double-double”, by marking the mark fields 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, and 47. Can do. In the example of the voting mark column shown in FIG. 3B, the “other” mark column 44 is provided as a mark column for making it possible to purchase other types of voting tickets by operating the touch panel 109. As a result, the voter marks the “other” mark field 44 so that voting tickets of a type other than “two-unit” and “two-unit” (for example, three-unit voting tickets) can be obtained. It can be purchased by operating the touch panel 109. In the voting mark field, the mark field for making it possible to purchase a predetermined type of voting ticket is, for example, for making it possible to purchase the type of voting ticket that the operator wants the customer to purchase. Mark field. In this case, the management company can guide the customer to purchase a desired type of voting ticket.

  In the service ticket 40 shown in FIG. 3A, in the portion D, ticket surface print information (for example, the date and time when the service ticket 40 is issued, the terminal number of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10 that issued the ticket, etc.) is printed. In the portion E, the name of the ticket (for example, “service ticket”) is printed. In the portion F, an amount (for example, “500 yen”) that can be used as a voting ticket purchase price is printed. In the part G, notes for using the service ticket 40 are printed. In the portion of H, a bar representing information printed on the service ticket 40 (including ticket type information (information indicating that the ticket is a service ticket) and information relating to the amount of money that can be used as a voting ticket purchase price) The code is printed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10.
As shown in FIG. 4, the betting ticket issuing device 10 includes a reading unit 131 and a ticket issuing unit 132. FIG. 4 shows only functional blocks related to voting ticket issuance using a service ticket.

  The reading unit 131 reads the service ticket inserted into the voting ticket / service ticket insertion / exit port 102. The ticket issuing unit 132 issues a voting ticket based on the service ticket read result by the reading unit 131.

  Note that the functional blocks of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 4 are realized by the CPU 120 shown in FIG. 2 executing a program for executing processing shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B described later. Here, the reading unit 131 in FIG. 4 corresponds to, for example, the control unit 111 and the betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 in FIG. The ticket issuing unit 132 in FIG. 4 corresponds to, for example, the control unit 111 and the betting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117 in FIG.

  5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating an example of processing executed by the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10.

  This process is a process executed by the betting ticket issuing device 10 when a customer purchases a betting ticket using a service ticket. Service tickets used by customers are issued in advance by public stadium operators and distributed free of charge at public stadiums and streets. The service ticket is issued when the administrator operates the administrator touch panel 113 of the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10 to cause the voting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117 to issue the service ticket.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when the process is started, the CPU 120 of the control unit 111 performs a process of accepting cash (S101). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the banknote recirculation unit 115 receives a banknote inserted into the banknote insertion / ejection slot 105, and the coin circulation unit 116 receives a coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 106. However, if no cash is inserted, S101 is skipped.

  After S101, the CPU 120 performs a process of accepting the ticket and reading the contents of the ticket surface (S102). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 accepts the ticket inserted into the voting ticket / service ticket insertion / discharge port 102 and reads the contents of the ticket surface. In other words, when accepting a voting ticket, the contents of the voting ticket face (ticket type, voting contents, etc.) are read. When receiving a service ticket, the contents of the service ticket face (ticket type, voting ticket purchase price) Read available money, voting details, etc.).

  After S102, the CPU 120 determines whether the ticket accepted in S102 is a target ticket (also referred to as a target ticket), an unsuccessful ticket (also referred to as an unsuccessful ticket), or a service ticket. (S103). In this determination, for example, it is first determined whether the ticket is a voting ticket or a service ticket based on the contents (ticket type) of the ticket surface read in S102. If it is determined that the ticket is a voting ticket, whether the ticket is a hit voting ticket based on the contents of the ticket read in S102 (voting contents) and information on the result of the public competition stored in the HDD 122. A determination is further made as to whether the ballot ticket is invalid. Information regarding the result of the public competition is stored in the HDD 122 from the management device 20 via the network 30 and the communication interface 123.

  When the determination result in S103 is an unsuccessful middle voting ticket, the CPU 120 performs a process of returning the ticket (unusual middle voting ticket) accepted in S102 (S104). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 returns the ticket (invalid middle voting ticket) received in S102 from the voting ticket / service ticket insertion / exit port 102. After S104, the process returns to S102.

  On the other hand, when the determination result in S103 is a hit ballot ticket, the CPU 120 reads the contents (voting contents) of the ticket face (the ticket face of the hit ballot ticket) read in S102 and the result of the public competition stored in the HDD 122. Based on the information on the target, the target price is determined (S105). After S105, the CPU 120 determines whether or not to refund the hit amount determined in S105 in accordance with the operation of the touch panel 109 by the customer (S106). In this determination, for example, a screen for enabling the customer to select whether or not to refund the target amount is displayed on the display 108, and the customer operates the touch panel 109 on the screen.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S103 is a service ticket, the CPU 120 determines whether or not the service ticket has already been held in the temporary holding unit in the betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 (S107).

  If the determination result in S107 is YES, since the ticket (service ticket) accepted in S102 is the second service ticket in the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118, the CPU 120 accepts the ticket (2 A process of returning the first service ticket) is performed (S108). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 returns the ticket (second service ticket) received in S102 from the voting ticket / service ticket insertion / exit port 102. After S108, the process returns to 102.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S107 is NO, the CPU 120 performs processing for retaining the ticket (service ticket) received in S102 and reading the contents of the ticket surface in the temporary holding unit in the betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 ( S109). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 holds the ticket (service ticket) received in S102 and reading the contents of the ticket surface in the internal temporary storage unit.

  After S109 or when the determination result in S106 is NO, the CPU 120 accepts the cash accepted in S101 and the contents of the ticket face (service ticket face) read in S102 (amount of money that can be used as a voting ticket purchase price) or An input amount is calculated based on the target amount determined in S105 (S110). That is, the total amount of the accepted cash and the amount that can be used as the voting ticket purchase amount by the service ticket, or the total amount of the accepted cash and the target amount by the target voting ticket is calculated as the input amount. However, if S101 (acceptance of cash) is skipped, the cash accepted in S101 is excluded.

  After S110, the CPU 120 determines whether or not to increase the input amount in accordance with the operation of the touch panel 109 by the customer (S111). In this determination, for example, a screen for enabling the customer to select whether or not to increase the input amount is displayed on the display 108, and the customer operates the touch panel 109 on the screen.

If the determination result in S111 is YES, the process returns to S101.
On the other hand, when the determination result in S111 is NO, the CPU 120 determines whether or not the customer votes (S112). This determination is made based on, for example, whether or not the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 accepts a service ticket and whether or not the voting card reading unit 114 accepts a voting card. For example, if the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 accepts a service ticket, or if the voting card reading unit 114 accepts a voting card, the determination result in S112 is YES. On the other hand, if the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 has not received the service ticket and the voting card reading unit 114 has not received the voting card, the determination result in S112 is NO. When a customer purchases a voting ticket using a voting card, the voting card is inserted into the voting card insertion / extraction port 104 before the determination in S112, and the voting card reading unit 114 accepts and reads the voting card. Is done.

  If the determination result in S112 is NO or the determination result in S106 is YES, the CPU 120 performs a settlement process (S113). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the banknote recirculation unit 115 and the coin recirculation unit 116 return the cash received in S101 from the banknote insertion / discharge port 105 and the coin discharge port 107, or return the cash and S105. The cash for the determined middle amount is discharged. However, if S101 (acceptance of cash) is skipped, the cash accepted in S101 is not returned. And after S113, CPU120 performs the process which returns the service ticket only when the service ticket is kept in the temporary storage part in the betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 (S114). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, only in that case, the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 returns the service ticket held in the internal temporary storage unit from the voting ticket / service ticket insertion / exit port 102. To do. Further, after S114, the CPU 120 displays on the display 108 that the service ticket cannot be settled only when the service ticket is returned in S114 (S115).

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S112 is YES, as shown in FIG. 5B, the CPU 120 determines that the ticket accepted and read in S102 is a service ticket, and the predetermined value in the voting mark column of the service ticket Only when a mark is entered in a mark field (for example, the “others” mark field 44 in FIG. 3B) for making it possible to purchase a voting ticket of a type other than this type by operating the touch panel 109. In response to the operation, an input of voting content (a venue, a race, a ceremony, a purchase price, etc.) is accepted (S116). In this reception, for example, a screen for allowing the customer to input desired voting content is displayed on the display 108, and the customer operates the touch panel 109 on this screen.

  After S116, the CPU 120 reads the contents of the ticket (service ticket) read in S102 (voting contents), the vote received in S116, or the contents of the ballot card read before the determination in S112 (voting). The purchase amount is read from (content) (S117).

  After S117, based on the difference between the purchase amount read in S117 and the input amount calculated in S110, the CPU 120 determines whether the input amount is insufficient, whether there is a change, or no change (S118). ). In this determination, if the input amount calculated in S110 is smaller than the purchase amount read in S117, it is determined that the input amount is insufficient. On the other hand, if there is more input money calculated in S110 than the purchase money read in S117, it is determined that there is a change. On the other hand, if the purchase amount read in S117 is equal to the input amount calculated in S110, it is determined that there is no change.

If the determination result in S118 is that the input amount is insufficient, the process returns to S111.
On the other hand, if the determination result in S118 indicates that there is a change, the CPU 120 performs a process of returning the change (S119). More specifically, the banknote recirculation unit 115 and the coin recirculation unit 116 return the change from the banknote insertion / discharge port 105 and the coin discharge port 107 under the control of the CPU 120. In this case, the difference between the purchase amount read in S117 and the input amount calculated in S110 is returned as a change. In this case, if the amount calculated in S110 includes an amount that can be used as a voting ticket purchase price with a service ticket, the amount calculated with S110 is subtracted from the amount calculated in S110. Only when the remaining amount is larger than the purchase amount read in S117, the difference may be returned as a change. That is, the amount of money from the service ticket may not be returned as change.

  On the other hand, if the determination result in S118 is no change, or after S119, the CPU 120 only provides the service ticket when the service ticket is retained in the temporary holding unit in the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118. Is processed to be a waste ticket (S120). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the scrap ticket processing unit in the betting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 makes a hole in the service ticket held in the temporary holding section in the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118. The service ticket is made a waste ticket by vacating it or the like, and the waste ticket stacker in the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 stores it.

  After S120, the CPU 120 reads the contents of the ticket (service ticket) read in S102 (voting contents), the contents of the vote received in S116, or the contents of the ballot card read before the determination in S112 (voting contents). ) To issue a voting ticket (S121). More specifically, under the control of the CPU 120, the voting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117 prints the voting content on a printing medium and issues it as a voting ticket based on the voting content. The issued voting ticket is discharged from the voting ticket / service ticket discharge port 103.

Then, when S121 or S115 ends, the process ends.
As described above, according to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, when a customer purchases a voting ticket using a distributed service ticket, the customer can enter the contents of the vote on the service ticket. For example, a voting ticket can be purchased without using a voting card. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the voting ticket purchase procedure. In this case, in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10, since the voting ticket is issued simply by reading the service ticket without reading the voting card, the voting card is read. The amount of time required to issue voting tickets can be shortened. Further, in this case, since the voting card is not used, the consumption amount of the voting card can be suppressed and the cost burden required for the voting card of the management company can be suppressed.

  Also, if the customer enters a mark in a predetermined mark field in the voting mark field printed on the service ticket (for example, the “other” mark field 44 shown in FIG. 3B), the customer enters the service ticket. The types of voting tickets other than the types of voting tickets that can be purchased by the above (for example, “double single” and “double double” shown in FIG. 3B) can be purchased by operating the touch panel 109. Also in this case, the customer can purchase a voting ticket without using a voting card.

In the present embodiment, the following modifications may be made.
For example, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 10 may be configured to handle two types of service tickets, the above-described service ticket and a service ticket on which the voting mark column is not printed in the above-described service ticket. In this case, the latter service ticket is used only as a predetermined amount of voting ticket purchase price in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 10. In this case, the latter service ticket is also issued by the betting ticket / service ticket printing unit 117 according to the operation of the administrator touch panel 113 by the administrator, and is discharged from the betting ticket / service ticket discharge port 103. Also, it is inserted into the voting ticket / service ticket insertion / discharge port 102, and is received and read by the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118.

  For example, the voting mark field printed on the service ticket may be printed on the back surface of the service ticket. Or you may make it print only on the back surface of a service ticket. As a result, a wider space can be secured as a printing space for the voting mark field, and therefore, a voting mark field that enables purchase of more types of voting tickets can be printed. In this case, processing is performed so that the voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 118 reads both sides of the service ticket.

  Further, for example, a program executed by the voting ticket issuing device 10 (including a program for executing the processing shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B described above) is replaced with an existing voting ticket issuing device (the voting ticket issuing handling the conventional service ticket). The device may be configured to execute the voting ticket issuing device 10. Thereby, in realizing the voting ticket issuing device 10, the hardware of the existing voting ticket issuing device can be continuously used as the hardware of the voting ticket issuing device 10, so it is necessary to prepare new hardware. No.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Totalizer system 10 Voting ticket issue apparatus 20 Management apparatus 30 Network 40 Service ticket 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 Mark column 101 Operation status display window 102 Voting ticket / service ticket insertion / discharge port 103 Voting ticket / service Ticket outlet 104 Voting card insertion outlet 105 Banknote insertion outlet 106 Coin insertion opening 107 Coin insertion opening 108 Display 109 Touch panel 111 Control unit 112 Display for manager 113 Touch panel for manager 114 Voting card reading unit 115 Banknote recirculation unit 116 Coin Reflux unit 117 Voting ticket / service ticket printing unit 118 Voting ticket / service ticket reading unit 119 Portable recording medium 120 CPU
121 RAM
122 HDD
123 Communication Interface 124 Graphic Processing Unit 125 Input / Output Interface 126 Bus 131 Reading Unit 132 Ticketing Unit

Claims (7)

A voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets for public competitions,
A first reading unit that reads a service ticket that is treated as a predetermined amount of voting ticket purchase price and printed with a voting mark column;
A ticket issuing unit for issuing a voting ticket based on a reading result of the service ticket by the first reading unit;
A voting ticket issuing device characterized by comprising: A second reading unit for reading the voting mark card;
The ticket issuing unit further issues a voting ticket based on the reading result of the voting mark card by the second reading unit.
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1. The first reading unit further reads the voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing device according to claim 1 or 2. In response to a predetermined operation on the voting ticket issuing device, the ticket issuing unit further issues the service ticket,
The betting ticket issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The voting mark field includes a mark field for enabling purchase of a predetermined type of voting ticket,
The voting ticket issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The voting mark field further includes a mark field for making it possible to purchase a voting ticket of a type other than the predetermined type by a customer operation on the voting ticket issuing device, and the mark for the mark field is the first reading The ticket issuing unit issues a voting ticket based on the contents of the voting entered in response to a customer operation on the voting ticket issuing device.
The voting ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 5. To the computer of the voting ticket issuing device that issues voting tickets for public competitions,
A reading function that reads a service ticket that is treated as a purchase price for a predetermined amount of voting tickets and printed with a voting mark field;
Based on the reading result of the service ticket by the reading function, a ticket issuing function for issuing a voting ticket;
Voting ticketing program to realize.

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