JP2018156206A - Voting device, voting method and voting program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate such betting that money resulting from betting approaches to a target amount through a plurality of races.SOLUTION: An accepting unit 41 accepts designation of a target amount and a betting method relating to government-operated gambling. A calculation unit 42 calculates the amount for purchase of betting tickets per object race and a target amount per race so that the target amount can be obtained with the amount available for betting in accordance with the accepted betting method. A selection unit 43 selects a promising bet with respect to each object race on the basis of the calculated target amount per race and odds for the object race. A betting unit 44 makes the selected promising bet with the amount for purchase of betting tickets per race with respect to each object race.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a voting device, a voting method, and a voting program in a totalize system for public competitions.

  In public competitions such as horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and auto racing, fans check the odds of the race and the race table to determine the voting amount and vote. At this time, the fan may set a target amount and vote to reach the target amount. For example, the fans set the target amount to 10 times the principal amount, doubled in the first race, tripled in the second race, ... 10 times in the 12th race and voted I do.

JP 2010-250563 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-52022 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-73465

  In order to get close to the target amount of money, fans make predictions on the run table, taking into account the odds for each race, and voting based on the number of points to bet. In this way, the task of voting so as to approach the target amount in a plurality of races is very troublesome even for a skilled fan, and is difficult for beginners.

  The disclosed technology has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to easily perform voting that approaches a target amount of money in a plurality of races.

  In the disclosed aspect, the voting device includes a reception unit, a calculation unit, a selection unit, and a voting unit. The reception unit accepts designation of a target amount and a voting method for public competition. The calculation unit calculates the purchase amount for each purchase target race and the target amount for each race so that the target amount can be obtained from the amount usable for voting according to the voting method received by the reception unit. For each race to be purchased, the selection unit selects a purchase based on the target amount for each race calculated by the calculation unit and the odds of the purchase target race. A voting part votes for the purchase amount selected for every purchase object race with respect to the purchase eye selected by the selection part for every purchase object race.

  According to the disclosed aspect, it is possible to easily perform voting that approaches the target amount in a plurality of races.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a totalizer system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the voting apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a target amount of money according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a betting formula according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a betting method according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating how to apply the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating how to determine the purchase amount according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a purchase race according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen that notifies the achievement of the target of the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen for notifying that the balance of the first embodiment is less than the purchaseable amount. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen for notifying that the target has not been achieved according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen that notifies the voting status of the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change screen for determining the purchase amount according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the voting process according to the first embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the selection process according to the first embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the voting apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a voting apparatus, a voting method, and a voting program disclosed in the present application will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the voting device, the voting method, and the voting program disclosed in the present application are not limited by this embodiment. Furthermore, although the implementation method of 1 day (1-12R) is described in the Example, it can also be implemented in a fixed period (week, month, year) by repeating the process. In the following, horse racing will be described as an example of public competition. However, the disclosed technology can also be applied to public competitions other than horse racing, such as bicycle races, boat races, and auto races. Moreover, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the step which performs the same structure and the same process in an Example.

[Example 1]
<Configuration of totalize system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a totalizer system according to the first embodiment. A totalizer system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is for a public competition.

  In FIG. 1, the totalizer system 1 includes a voting device 10, a terminal device 11, and central counting devices 12 and 13.

  The central counting devices 12 and 13 are devices that manage the administration of public competitions, and are, for example, server computers. The central tabulation device 12 manages various processes related to voting such as the release of voting tickets for public competitions and the refund of voting tickets. The central tabulation device 13 provides various information regarding the race to be held, such as odds. The central counting devices 12 and 13 are installed in the operation center of the totalizer system by the organizer of the public competition. Each of the central tabulation apparatuses 12 and 13 may be implemented by one computer. Moreover, you may implement the central totalization apparatuses 12 and 13 as a computer system by a several computer, respectively. Further, the central aggregation devices 12 and 13 may be distributed and arranged in a plurality of data centers. In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the description, the case where the central tabulation devices 12 and 13 are each one computer will be described as an example.

  The terminal device 11 is a device used by a user who votes for a public competition, and is, for example, a client computer. For example, the terminal device 11 is a terminal device provided in a paying seat such as an I-Seat at a public competition home or a public competition off-site sales place. In the example of FIG. 1, two terminal devices 11 are illustrated, but the number of terminal devices 11 may be any number.

  The voting device 10 is a device that accepts designation of various conditions related to voting in public competitions from the terminal device 11 and requests the voting from the central counting device 12 according to the designated conditions, and is, for example, a server computer.

  The terminal device 11 and the voting device 10 are installed at the home of a public competition or an off-site sales office of a public competition, and are connected via a network N1 such as a local area network (LAN) in the home or off-site sales office. The voting device 10 and the central counting devices 12 and 13 are connected via a network N2 such as a WAN (Wide Area Network).

  For example, an IC (Integrated Circuit) card such as an attendance vote card is lent to a user who uses the terminal device 11. The IC card stores identification information for identifying each. The user deposits cash from a deposit / withdrawal machine (not shown) using an IC card. The depositing / dispensing machine reads the identification information from the IC card, and transmits the depositing information including the identification information and the deposited amount to the voting apparatus 10.

  The voting device 10 manages the information of each user using the identification information stored in the IC card as the identification information of each user. For example, the voting device 10 manages the user's account in association with the identification information of the IC card. When receiving the deposit information from the deposit / withdrawal machine, the voting device 10 adds the deposited amount to the account balance stored in association with the identification information included in the deposit information.

  After depositing, the user sets the lent IC card in the terminal device 11. When the IC card is set, the terminal device 11 reads identification information from the set IC card and performs a predetermined authentication process. The terminal device 11 transmits the identification information read from the IC card to the voting device 10 when a valid authentication result is obtained. The identification information read from the IC card by the terminal device 11 may be transmitted to the voting device 10, and the voting device 10 may perform an authentication process.

  When the terminal device 11 obtains a valid authentication result, the operation screen is displayed and becomes usable. The terminal device 11 can be applied for automatic voting with target amounts set for a plurality of races from the operation screen. The operation screen may be displayed by an application program installed in advance on the terminal device 11, or may be displayed based on information on the operation screen acquired from the voting device 10 when the terminal device 11 accesses the voting device 10. Good.

  The voting device 10 associates the user who operates the terminal device 11 with the user's account based on the identification information of the IC card received from the terminal device 11. When the voting device 10 receives an application for automatic voting from the terminal device 11, the voting device 10 performs automatic voting in which target amounts are set for a plurality of races using the balance of the user's account associated with the terminal device 11.

<Configuration of voting device>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the voting apparatus according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the voting device 10 includes a center communication unit 20, a terminal communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23. Note that the voting apparatus 10 may have various functional units included in a known computer other than the functional units illustrated in FIG. 2, for example, functional units such as various input devices and display devices.

  The center communication unit 20 and the terminal communication unit 21 are interfaces that perform communication control with other devices. The center communication unit 20 transmits and receives various types of information to and from the central tabulation apparatuses 12 and 13 via the network N2. The terminal communication part 21 transmits / receives various information with the terminal device 11 via the network N1. As the center communication unit 20 and the terminal communication unit 21, a network interface card such as a network card can be adopted. The center communication unit 20 and the terminal communication unit 21 may be realized by a single communication unit.

  The storage unit 22 is a storage device such as a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), or an optical disk. The storage unit 22 may be a semiconductor memory that can rewrite data such as a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, and a non-volatile static random access memory (NVSRAM). The storage unit 22 may be an external server that stores and provides data.

  The storage unit 22 stores an OS (Operating System) executed by the control unit 23 and various programs. For example, the storage unit 22 stores various programs including programs for executing voting processing and selection processing described later. Furthermore, the storage unit 22 stores various data used in programs executed by the control unit 23. For example, the storage unit 22 stores account information 30, vote setting information 31, purchase history information 32, balance history information 33, and odds information 34.

  The account information 30 is data storing information related to accounts for each user. For example, the account information 30 stores the balance of the user in association with the identification information of the IC card.

  The voting setting information 31 is data in which setting conditions regarding voting are stored for each user. For example, the voting setting information 31 stores setting conditions related to automatic voting received from the user in association with the identification information of the IC card. For example, the voting setting information 31 stores a purchase amount and a voting method designated by the user as setting conditions for automatic voting.

  The purchase history information 32 is data in which information on the history of purchased voting tickets is stored for each user. For example, the purchase history information 32 stores information related to the purchased voting ticket in association with the identification information of the IC card.

  The balance history information 33 is data in which the balance at each race is stored as a history for each user. For example, the purchase history information 32 stores the balance at each race in association with the identification information of the IC card.

  The odds information 34 is data storing information related to the odds of the race.

  The control unit 23 is a device that controls the voting apparatus 10. As the control unit 23, an electronic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) can be employed. The control unit 23 has an internal memory for storing programs defining various processing procedures and control data, and executes various processes using these. The control unit 23 functions as various processing units by operating various programs. For example, the control unit 23 includes an account management unit 40, a reception unit 41, a calculation unit 42, a selection unit 43, a voting unit 44, and a notification unit 45.

  The account management unit 40 uses the account information 30 to manage a user account for each user. For example, when deposit / withdrawal is performed, the account management unit 40 updates the balance of the user's account in which the deposit / withdraw was performed to the balance after deposit. For example, the account management unit 40 updates the balance of the account to the balance after depositing when depositing / withdrawing from the depositing / dispensing machine is performed. Further, the account management unit 40 records the balance of the account information 30 in the balance history information 33 as an initial balance before the automatic voting for the first purchase target race. Further, the account management unit 40 records the balance of the account information 30 in the balance history information 33 as the balance at the time of each race after the refund of each purchase target race.

  The accepting unit 41 accepts various operations from the operation screen displayed on the terminal device 11. For example, the accepting unit 41 accepts an application for automatic voting from the operation screen displayed on the terminal device 11. The accepting unit 41 accepts designation of various conditions from the operation screen when accepting an application for automatic voting. For example, the accepting unit 41 accepts designation of a target amount from the operation screen when accepting an application for automatic voting.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a target amount of money according to the first embodiment. The example of FIG. 3 shows a case where a target amount is set when 12 races are held per day. The operation screen 100 is provided with a final race display area 101 for displaying a final race held on a day and an input area 102 for designating a target amount as races. In the example of FIG. 3, a case where a target amount of 300,000 yen is designated by the final 12 races is shown. Note that the operation screen 100 may be able to specify a final race for automatic voting and a target amount.

  The accepting unit 41 accepts designation of a voting method from the operation screen when accepting an application for automatic voting. For example, the reception unit 41 receives, for example, a betting method, a betting method, a hitting method, a method for determining a purchase amount, and a purchase race designation as voting methods from the operation screen.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a betting formula according to the first embodiment. The operation screen 110 is provided with a display area 111 in which the types of betting methods that can be specified are displayed vertically and a designation button 112 for designating the types of betting methods. In the example of FIG. 4, in the display area 111, as “betting type”, “no designation”, “single win”, “double win”, “horse run”, “horse run”, “wide”, “triple run” , “Triple unit” is displayed. “No designation” is a method for voting on betting formulas selected at random from all types without designation of the types of betting formulas. The example of FIG. 4 shows a case where “not specified” is specified.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a betting method according to the first embodiment. The operation screen 120 is provided with a display area 121 that displays vertically the types of betting methods that can be specified, and a designation button 122 that specifies the type of betting method. In the example of FIG. 5, “gambler”, “normal”, and “trick” are displayed in the display area 121 as betting methods. “Gambler” is a method of voting to achieve the target amount in each race. “Normal” is a method of voting by changing the target amount for each race within a range equal to or less than the target amount for each race. “Kotkotsu” is a method of voting to achieve the target amount in multiple races. In the example of FIG. 5, a case where “Kotkkotsu” is designated is shown.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating how to apply the first embodiment. The operation screen 130 is provided with a display area 131 in which the types of hitting methods that can be specified are displayed vertically and a designation button 132 for designating the type of hitting method. In the example of FIG. 6, “not specified”, “rolling type”, and “distribution type” are displayed in the display area 131 as the type of application. “No designation” is a method for voting by randomly selecting a contact method from “rolling type” and “distribution type”. The “rolling type” is a method in which a voting is performed with all the amounts available for voting as purchase amounts for each race. The “distribution type” is a method in which the amount of money that can be used for voting is distributed for each race, and for each race, the allocated amount is used as a purchase amount for voting. The example of FIG. 6 shows a case where “rolling type” is designated.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating how to determine the purchase amount according to the first embodiment. The operation screen 140 is provided with a display area 141 that displays vertically the types of methods for determining the purchase price that can be specified, and a designation button 142 for designating how to determine the purchase price. In the example of FIG. 7, “full amount”, “profit only”, and “input” are displayed in the display area 141 as types of how to determine the purchase amount. The operation screen 140 is provided with an input area 143 corresponding to “input”. “Full amount” is a method of voting with the balance as an amount that can be used for voting. “Profit only” is a method of voting with the amount of profit as the amount that can be used for voting. “Input” is a method for voting with the amount designated by the user as the amount that can be used for voting. In the input area 143, the user can input an amount that can be used for voting. In the example of FIG. 7, “Profit Only” is designated.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation screen for designating a purchase race according to the first embodiment. The operation screen 150 is provided with a display area 151 in which races that can be voted are vertically arranged and a designation button 152 for designating a race for voting. In the example of FIG. 8, “None” and “1R” to “12R” are displayed in the display area 151. “No designation” is a method for voting for a race selected at random from all races without designation of a race. “1R” to “12R” are voting methods for a designated race. In the example of FIG. 8, “1R” to “12R” are designated. The implementation period is not limited to the current day, and may be implemented in a predetermined period such as February 5 to March 26, for example. At that time, items such as a period setting and purchase date setting are also added.

  3 to 8, each condition is received on a separate operation screen. However, a plurality of conditions may be received on one operation screen.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The accepting unit 41 stores, in the voting setting information 31, setting conditions relating to voting designated on the operation screen for each user. For example, the reception unit 41 stores the target amount designated on the operation screen and the voting method designated on the operation screen in the voting setting information 31.

  The calculation unit 42 calculates, for each user, an amount that can be used for voting from the balance of the account information 30 according to the voting method stored in the voting setting information 31. For example, when “full amount” is designated in the method of determining the purchase amount of the voting method, the calculation unit 42 sets the balance of the account information 30 to an amount that can be used for voting. Further, when “input” is designated in the method of determining the purchase amount of the voting method, the calculation unit 42 sets the input amount of the balance of the account information 30 as an amount usable for voting. When the input amount is larger than the balance, the calculation unit 42 sets all the balances as amounts that can be used for voting. Further, when “profit only” is designated in the method of determining the purchase amount of the voting method, the calculation unit 42 obtains the profit obtained by subtracting the initial balance stored in the balance history information 33 from the balance of the account information 30. Let the amount be the amount available for voting. In addition, when voting is lost in the first race or the previous race, the balance of the account information 30 is less than the initial balance, and there is no profit. When there is no profit, the calculation unit 42 may use the balance of the account information 30 as an amount that can be used for voting. Note that, when there is no profit, how the amount of money that can be used for voting is set may be set by the user from the operation screen.

  For each user, the calculation unit 42 calculates the purchase amount for each purchase target race from the amount that can be used for voting according to the voting method stored in the voting setting information 31. For example, when “no designation” is designated in the voting method, the calculation unit 42 determines a random manner from “rolling type” and “distribution type”. And the calculation part 42 determines the purchase price of the purchase object race implemented next according to how to vote. The calculation unit 42 determines the amount of money that can be used when “rolling type” is specified in the voting method, or when “not specified” is specified and the method is determined as “rolling type”. All are determined as the purchase price for the next race. Further, the calculation unit 42 can be used when “allocation type” is specified in the method of voting, or when “unspecified” is specified and the method is determined as “allocation type”. Allocate the amount to the races for purchase. For example, the calculation unit 42 divides the available amount by the number of purchase target races, and calculates the available amount for each purchase target race. That is, the calculation unit 42 evenly distributes the available amount of money to each purchase target race. In the purchase race of the voting method, when a race is designated, the purchase target race is the designated race. Further, in the purchase race of the voting method, when “not specified” is specified, the purchase target race is randomly selected from the races to be executed. For example, the calculation unit 42 randomly generates a binary value for each race, and determines that the race is a purchase target race if one of the binary values is a purchase target race if the other value is a binary value. .

  Moreover, the calculation part 42 calculates the target amount according to race for every purchase object race so that a target amount can be obtained according to the voting method stored in the vote setting information 31 for each user. For example, the calculation unit 42 determines the target amount for each race of the purchase target race to be executed next according to the betting method of the voting method. For example, when “gambler” is designated in the betting method of the voting method, the calculation unit 42 determines the target amount as the race-specific target amount. In addition, when “normal” is specified in the betting method of the voting method, the calculation unit 42 randomly generates a value between the target amount and the amount that can be used for voting, and calculates the generated value for each race target Determine the amount. Further, the calculation unit 42 allocates the target amount to the purchase target races when “trick” is designated in the betting method of the voting method. For example, the calculation unit 42 divides the target amount by the number of purchase target races, and calculates a target amount for each race for each purchase target race. That is, the calculation unit 42 distributes the target amount evenly to each purchase target race.

  The selection unit 43 selects a purchase for each purchase target race based on the target amount for each race and the odds of the purchase target race. For example, for each purchase target race, the selection unit 43 acquires the odds information of the purchase target race from the central counting device 13 at a predetermined voting timing before the voting ticket release deadline time, and stores it in the odds information 34. Store. The voting timing may be any period as long as voting of the purchase target race is possible. For example, the voting timing is assumed to be a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) before the release deadline time. The voting timing may be set by the user from the operation screen.

  The selection unit 43 extracts betting-type odds of the type specified by the voting method from the odds information 34. When “no designation” is designated as the betting type, the selection unit 43 selects “single win”, “double win”, “horse run”, “horse run”, “wide”, “triple run” ”,“ Triple unit ”, the betting formula is determined, and the odds of the determined type of betting formula are extracted.

  The selection unit 43 calculates reference odds for obtaining the target amount for each race from the purchase amount of the purchase target race. For example, when the purchase price of the purchase target race is 1000 yen and the target price for each race is 3000 yen, the selection unit 43 divides the target price for each race by the purchase price of the purchase target race to obtain 3.0 as a reference. Calculate odds.

  The selection unit 43 selects a plurality of voting targets as buying items so that a payout close to the target amount for each race can be obtained when hitting from the betting type odds specified by the voting method. For example, the selection unit 43 randomly determines a purchase score from a predetermined score range (for example, 1 to 10). It should be noted that the purchase points or the range of the purchase points may be set by the user from the operation screen.

  The selection unit 43 allocates the purchase amount and calculates the purchase amount per point of purchase. For example, the selection unit 43 divides the purchase amount by the number of purchases and distributes the purchase amount evenly to the purchase amount per point. When the purchase amount per point is not a multiple of the purchase unit amount of the voting ticket, the selection unit 43 performs round-down so that the purchase amount per point is a multiple of the purchase unit amount. Note that the selection unit 43 rounds down the amount that is insufficient to the amount that is a multiple of the voting ticket purchase unit, or adds it to the other amount, and the purchase amount per point is the amount of the purchase unit of the voting ticket. You may distribute so that it may become a multiple. If the purchase amount per point does not become the purchase unit amount of the voting ticket as a result of the distribution, the selection unit 43 reduces the number of purchases and distributes the purchase amount per point again.

  The selection unit 43 randomly extracts purchases corresponding to the number of purchases from betting-type odds of the type specified by the voting method. The selection unit 43 multiplies the extracted odds of each purchase by the purchase amount per point to calculate an expected payout per point. The selection unit 43 sums up the calculated expected payouts per point, and calculates the maximum payout value when all hit. The selection unit 43 calculates the average odds by dividing the maximum payout value by the purchase amount of the purchase target race. If the average odds is within a predetermined range based on the reference odds, the selection unit 43 selects the extracted purchase as a voting target. For example, when the average odds is within the range of the reference odds + 0.9 or less and the reference odds or more, the selection unit 43 selects the extracted purchase as a voting target. The predetermined range may be settable by the user from the operation screen. When the average odds do not fall within the predetermined range, the selection unit 43 repeats random extraction of purchases corresponding to the number of purchases until a combination of purchases within which the average odds falls within the predetermined range is obtained.

  The selection unit 43 selects, based on the reference odds, from the betting type odds specified by the voting method, and randomly selects the purchases corresponding to the number of purchases from the voting targets within the predetermined range. Also good. This predetermined range may be any range that includes the reference odds. For example, the predetermined range is a range of reference odds + 1.0 to reference odds−0.5. The predetermined range may be settable by the user from the operation screen.

  The voting unit 44 votes for the purchase target selected by the selection unit 43 for each purchase target race at the target amount for each race for the purchase target race. For example, the voting unit 44 transmits request data for requesting the purchase of the selected voting ticket to the central counting device 12 with the purchase amount for each purchase target race. When the selection unit 43 selects a plurality of purchases, the voting unit 44 votes for each selected purchase with a purchase amount per point. For example, the voting unit 44 sends request data requesting the central counting device 12 to purchase the purchase amount per point used when calculating the maximum payout value for each selected voting ticket for purchase. Send.

  The voting unit 44 records information related to the voting ticket requested for purchase in the purchase history information 32. For example, the voting unit 44 records, in the purchase history information 32, the type of bet type purchased, the purchase item, and the purchase price for each race. The account management unit 40 subtracts the purchase amount from the balance of the account of the user who purchased the voting ticket according to the purchase amount of the voting ticket.

  The central tabulation device 12 performs a voting process based on the received request data. The central tabulation device 12 transmits the voting result to the voting device 10 after the race is confirmed. For example, if the purchased voting ticket is correct, the central tabulation device 12 notifies the refund amount.

  When the purchased voting ticket is hit, the account management unit 40 adds the notified refund amount to the balance of the account of the user who purchased the voting ticket hit. The account management unit 40 records the balance after each race in the balance history information 33.

  The notification unit 45 notifies the terminal device 11 of the achievement status for the target amount. For example, the notification unit 45 determines, for each user, whether or not the balance has exceeded the target amount after the refund of each race. If the balance has exceeded the target amount, the notification unit 45 notifies the target achievement. The target achievement may be notified after the final purchase target race is refunded. In addition, the notification unit 45 determines, for each user, whether or not the balance is less than a predetermined purchaseable amount after the refund of each race. If the balance is less than the purchaseable amount, the balance is less than the purchaseable amount. Notify that. The purchaseable amount may be set by the user from the screen or the like, or may be the amount of voting ticket purchase. In addition, for each user, the notification unit 45 determines whether or not the balance has become equal to or greater than the target amount after the refund of the last purchase target race. If the balance does not exceed the target amount, the notification unit 45 notifies that the target has not been reached.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen that notifies the achievement of the target of the first embodiment. On the notification screen 160, the fact that the target has been achieved is displayed together with the balance. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen for notifying that the balance of the first embodiment is less than the purchaseable amount. The notification screen 161 displays a message indicating that the balance is less than the purchaseable amount and “GAME OVER” along with the balance. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen for notifying that the target has not been achieved according to the first embodiment. On the notification screen 162, a message indicating that the target has not been achieved is displayed together with the balance.

  The notification unit 45 notifies the voting status in response to a request from the terminal device 11. For example, the notification unit 45 notifies the transition of the balance and information regarding the purchased voting ticket based on the purchase history information 32 and the balance history information 33.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen that notifies the voting status of the first embodiment. The notification screen 170 is provided with a display area 171 that displays a balance graph indicating the transition of the balance for each race, and a display area 172 that displays the purchase amount and odds of the purchased voting ticket. In addition, the notification screen 170 is provided with a cancel button 173, a purchase amount change button 174, and a history display button 175. The cancel button 173 is a button for instructing to cancel the automatic voting. The purchase amount change button 174 is a button for instructing a change in how to determine the purchase amount. The history display button 175 is a button for instructing display of the history of the purchased voting ticket.

  The user selects the cancel button 173 when instructing to cancel the automatic voting. The accepting unit 41 accepts an instruction to cancel using the cancel button 173. When the voting unit 44 receives an instruction to cancel, the voting unit 44 stops voting to the subsequent purchase target race for the terminal device 11 that has received the instruction to cancel. That is, the voting unit 44 stops the automatic voting. The user selects the purchase amount change button 174 when changing how to determine the purchase amount. When the purchase amount change button 174 is selected, the notification unit 45 transmits information on a change screen for determining the purchase amount to the terminal device 11 and causes the terminal device 11 to display the change screen. The user selects the history display button 175 when referring to the history of the purchased voting ticket. When the history display button 175 is selected, the notification unit 45 transmits information on the history screen displaying the history of the purchased voting ticket to the terminal device 11 and causes the terminal device 11 to display the history screen.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a change screen for determining the purchase amount according to the first embodiment. The change screen 180 is provided with a display area 181 that displays vertically the types of methods for determining the purchase price that can be specified, and a designation button 182 for designating how to determine the purchase price. In addition, the change screen 180 is provided with an input area 183 for inputting the purchase amount when the user specifies the purchase amount, and a display area 184 for displaying the balance.

  The user can change how to determine the purchase amount even during the automatic voting from the change screen 180. The receiving unit 41 causes the voting setting information 31 to store how to determine the purchase amount specified on the change screen 180.

<Voting process>
Next, the flow of the voting process in which the voting apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment performs automatic voting for a plurality of races will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the voting process according to the first embodiment.

  The calculation unit 42 determines whether or not the voting timing of the purchase target race has come (step S10). If it is not the voting timing (step S10: No), the process proceeds to step S34 described later.

  On the other hand, when the voting timing comes (step S10: Yes), the calculation unit 42 determines the amount of money that can be used for voting from the balance of the account information 30 according to the method of determining the purchase amount of the voting method stored in the voting setting information 31. Calculate (step S11).

The calculation unit 42 determines whether the voting method applied stored in the voting setting information 31 is “no designation” (step S12). When the method of application is not “no designation” (step S12: No), the process proceeds to step S14 described later.

  On the other hand, when the method of application is “not specified” (step S12: Yes), the calculation unit 42 determines the method of application randomly from “rolling type” and “distribution type” (step S13).

  The calculation unit 42 determines whether the voting method is “rolling type” (step S14). When the application method is “rolling type” (step S14: Yes), the calculation unit 42 determines all the available amounts as purchase amounts for the next race (step S15).

  On the other hand, when the method of application is not “rolling type” (step S14: No), the calculation unit 42 specifies the number of races to be purchased from the vote setting information 31 (step S16). The calculation unit 42 distributes the available amount of money to the purchase target race (step S17). For example, the calculation unit 42 divides the available amount by the number of purchase target races, and calculates the available amount for each purchase target race.

  The calculation unit 42 reads the target amount from the vote setting information 31 (step S18). The selection unit 43 acquires the odds information of the purchase target race that has reached the voting timing from the central tabulation device 13 and stores it in the odds information 34 (step S19).

  The calculation unit 42 determines whether the betting method of the voting method stored in the voting setting information 31 is “trick” (step S20). When the betting method is “trick” (step S20: Yes), the calculation unit 42 distributes the target amount to the purchase target race (step S21). For example, the calculation unit 42 divides the target amount by the number of purchase target races, and calculates a target amount for each race for each purchase target race.

  On the other hand, when the betting method is not “trick” (step S20: No), the calculation unit 42 determines whether the betting method of the voting method is “gambler” (step S22). When the betting method is “gambler” (step S22: Yes), the calculation unit 42 determines the target amount as the race-specific target amount (step S23).

  On the other hand, when the betting method is not “gambler” (step S22: No), since the betting method is “normal”, the calculation unit 42 randomly generates a value between the target amount and the amount available for voting. The generated value is determined as the race-specific target amount (step S24).

  The selection unit 43 performs a selection process for selecting a purchase based on the target amount for each race and the odds of the purchase target race (step S25). Details of the selection process will be described later.

  The voting unit 44 transmits request data for requesting the purchase of the voting ticket of the purchase selected by the selection process to the central tabulation device 12 (step S26).

  Thereby, the central tabulation apparatus 12 performs a voting process based on the received request data. The central tabulation device 12 transmits the voting result to the voting device 10 after the race is confirmed. For example, if the purchased voting ticket is correct, the central tabulation device 12 notifies the refund amount.

  The account management unit 40 updates the balance of the account (step S27). For example, the account management unit 40 subtracts the purchase amount from the balance of the account of the user who purchased the voting ticket according to the purchase amount of the voting ticket. In addition, when the purchased voting ticket is hit, the account management unit 40 adds the amount of refund notified to the balance of the account of the user who purchased the hit voting ticket.

  The notification unit 45 determines whether or not the balance is less than the purchaseable amount (step S28). When the balance is less than the purchaseable amount (step S28: Yes), the notification unit 45 notifies that the balance is less than the purchaseable amount (step S29), and ends the process.

  On the other hand, when the balance is not less than the purchaseable amount (step S28: No), the notification unit 45 determines whether or not the balance is equal to or greater than the target amount (step S30). When the balance is equal to or greater than the target amount (step S30: Yes), the notification unit 45 notifies the achievement of the target (step S31) and ends the process.

  On the other hand, when the balance is not equal to or greater than the target amount (step S30: No), the notification unit 45 determines whether there is a voting target race that can be voted (step S32). When there is no voting target race that can be voted (step S32: No), the notifying unit 45 notifies that the goal has not been reached (step S33), and ends the process.

  On the other hand, when there is a voting target race that can be voted (step S32: Yes), the process proceeds to step S10 described above, and the next voting target race is voted.

  On the other hand, when it is not the voting timing of the purchase target race (step S10: No), the notification unit 45 determines whether or not notification of the voting status is requested (step S34). When the notification is requested (step S34: Yes), the notification unit 45 notifies the voting status (step S35), and proceeds to the above-described step S10. On the other hand, when the notification is not requested (step S34: No), the process proceeds to the above-described step S10.

  Next, the flow of selection processing according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the selection process according to the first embodiment. The selection process is executed from step S25 of the voting process shown in FIG.

  The selection unit 43 calculates reference odds for obtaining the target amount for each race from the purchase amount of the purchase target race (step S50). The selection unit 43 randomly determines a purchase score from a predetermined score range (step S51). The selection unit 43 allocates the purchase amount and calculates the purchase amount per point of purchase (step S52).

  The selection unit 43 extracts betting-type odds of the type designated by the voting method from the odds information 34 (step S53). The selection unit 43 randomly extracts purchases for the number of purchases from betting-type odds of the type specified by the voting method (step S54). The selection unit 43 calculates the expected payout amount per point by multiplying the extracted odds of each purchase by the purchase amount per point, and sums the expected payout amount per point. In this case, the maximum payout value is calculated (step S55). The selection unit 43 calculates the average odds by dividing the maximum payout value by the purchase amount of the purchase target race (step S56). The selection unit 43 determines whether the average odds is within a predetermined range with reference to the reference odds (step S57). When the average odds are not within the predetermined range (step S57: No), the process proceeds to step S54 described above.

  On the other hand, when the average odds is within the predetermined range (step S57: Yes), the selection unit 43 selects the purchase extracted in step S54 as a voting target (step S58), and performs the voting process shown in FIG. Control goes to step S26.

  As described above, the voting device 10 according to the first embodiment includes the reception unit 41, the calculation unit 42, the selection unit 43, and the voting unit 44. The reception part 41 receives designation | designated of the voting method regarding a target amount of money and a public competition. In accordance with the accepted voting method, the calculation unit 42 calculates the purchase amount for each purchase target race and the target amount for each race so that the target amount can be obtained from the amount that can be used for voting. For each purchase target race, the selection unit 43 selects a purchase based on the calculated target amount for each race and the odds of the purchase target race. For each purchase target race, the voting unit 44 votes for the selected purchase item with the purchase amount for each purchase target race. Thereby, the voting apparatus 10 can easily perform voting that approaches the target amount of money in a plurality of races. As a result, the user can simply vote so as to approach the target amount in a plurality of races without performing complicated work, and even a beginner can enjoy public competition.

  In the first embodiment, the accepting unit 41 accepts designation of a betting method for the purchase target race and a method of allocating the purchase amount for the purchase target race as voting methods. The calculation unit 42 calculates the target amount for each race for the designated purchase target race from the target amount according to the designated betting method. Further, the calculation unit 42 distributes the amount that can be used for voting to the purchase amount for each specified purchase target race according to the specified distribution method. Thereby, the voting apparatus 10 can vote for the purchase target race by the betting method and the distribution method of the purchase amount instructed by the user. In other words, the voting device 10 can vote by reflecting the user's preference.

  The voting device 10 according to the first embodiment further includes a notification unit 45. The notification unit 45 notifies the change of the balance according to the result of the refund for the voting purchase item. Thereby, the voting device 10 can inform the user of the transition of the balance reflecting the refund for the voting purchase.

  In the first embodiment, the receiving unit 41 further receives a stop instruction. If the voting unit 44 further receives an instruction to cancel, the voting unit 44 stops voting for the subsequent purchase target race. Thereby, the voting apparatus 10 can cancel the voting for a plurality of races on the way when the user instructs the cancellation.

[Example 2]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the embodiments described above.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the terminal device 11 is described as being a terminal device provided at a paying seat at a public competition or an off-site sales place of a public competition. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal device 11 may be a mobile terminal owned by a voter who is a user of the terminal device 11. As an example of the mobile terminal, a smart device such as a smartphone or a tablet can be given. For example, the voting device 10 can be accessed from the terminal device 11 via an Internet voting system such as PAT immediately, and receives a designation of a target amount and a voting method related to a public competition from the terminal device 11. The voting apparatus 10 may perform automatic voting using the balance of the user's account used for Internet voting in accordance with a voting method related to the designated target amount and public competition.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when “Profit only” is specified in the method of determining the purchase price, the amount of profit that is obtained by subtracting the initial balance stored in the balance history information 33 from the balance of the account information 30 is Although the case where the amount of money that can be used for voting is described has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the calculation unit 42 may use the profit obtained in the immediately preceding purchase target race as an amount that can be used for voting for the next purchase target race. For example, the calculation unit 42 may calculate an amount obtained by subtracting the purchase amount of the immediately preceding purchase target race from the refund amount of the immediately previous purchase target race as an amount usable for voting for the next purchase target race.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the calculation unit 42 calculates the purchase amount for each race according to the method of determining the purchase amount from the balance of the account is described for each purchase target race. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . The balance of the account changes depending on the hit result of the purchased voting ticket, and increases as the refund amount increases. As a result, the purchase amount for each race may be higher than the user originally assumed. Therefore, for example, the calculation unit 42 uses the amount of money initially deposited and the balance of the account at a predetermined time such as the time of voting for the first purchase target race as the principal, and the principal is the amount that can be used for voting. The purchase amount for each race may be calculated in accordance with how to determine the purchase amount. Thereby, the voting apparatus 10 can suppress that the purchase amount for every race becomes larger than the user originally assumed.

<Hardware configuration of voting device>
The voting device 10 can be realized by the following hardware configuration, for example. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the voting apparatus according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 16, the voting device 10 includes a processor 10a, a memory 10b, a wireless communication module 10c, and a network interface module 10d as hardware components. Examples of the processor 10a include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The voting device 10 may include an LSI (Large Scale Integrated circuit) including a processor 10a and peripheral circuits. Examples of the memory 10b include a RAM (Random Access Memory) such as an SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, and the like.

  The account management unit 40, the reception unit 41, the calculation unit 42, the selection unit 43, the voting unit 44, and the notification unit 45 are realized by, for example, the processor 10a. The account information 30, vote setting information 31, purchase history information 32, balance history information 33, and odds information 34 are realized using, for example, the memory 10b.

  Each process in the above description in the voting apparatus 10 may be realized by causing the processor 10a to execute a program corresponding to each process. For example, a program corresponding to each process in the above description may be stored in the memory 10b, and the program may be read from the memory 10b by the processor 10a and executed.

1 Totalizer System 10 Voting Device 11 Terminal Device 20 Center Communication Unit 21 Terminal Communication Unit 22 Storage Unit 23 Control Unit 30 Account Information 31 Vote Setting Information 32 Purchase History Information 33 Balance History Information 34 Odds Information 40 Account Management Unit 41 Reception Unit 42 Calculation Unit 43 Selection unit 44 Voting unit 45 Notification unit

Claims (8)

A reception department that accepts designation of the target amount and voting method for public competitions,
In accordance with the voting method received by the reception unit, a calculation unit that calculates a purchase amount for each race to be purchased and a target amount for each race so that the target amount can be obtained from an amount usable for voting,
For each purchase target race, a selection unit that selects a purchase based on the target amount for each race calculated by the calculation unit and the odds of the purchase target race;
For each purchase target race, a voting unit for voting with a purchase amount for each purchase target race against the purchase eye selected by the selection unit;
Voting device having The accepting unit accepts designation of a betting method for a purchase target race and a purchase amount distribution method for the purchase target race as the voting method,
The calculation unit calculates a target amount for each race for the specified purchase target race from the target amount according to a specified betting method, and specifies an amount usable for the voting according to a specified distribution method. The voting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the voting apparatus distributes the purchase amount for each purchase target race. The said selection part selects a purchase eye from the vote object in which odds are within the predetermined range for every purchase object race on the basis of the odds from which the target amount for each race can be obtained from the purchase amount of the purchase object race. The voting device described.   The voting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a notification unit that notifies a change in a balance according to a result of a refund for a purchase item voted by the voting unit. The reception unit further receives an instruction to cancel,
The voting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the voting unit further receives a cancellation instruction, the voting unit stops voting for the subsequent purchase target race. The voting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reception unit is capable of purchasing a race for the day or for a plurality of days. We accept designation of voting methods for target amounts and public competitions,
According to the accepted voting method, the purchase amount for each race to be purchased and the target amount for each race are calculated so that the target amount can be obtained from the amount available for voting.
For each purchase target race, based on the calculated target amount for each race and the odds of the purchase target race, a purchase eye is selected,
A voting method in which a computer executes a process of voting at a purchase price for each purchase target race for a selected purchase eye for each purchase target race. We accept designation of voting methods for target amounts and public competitions,
According to the accepted voting method, the purchase amount for each race to be purchased and the target amount for each race are calculated so that the target amount can be obtained from the amount available for voting.
For each purchase target race, based on the calculated target amount for each race and the odds of the purchase target race, a purchase eye is selected,
A voting program that causes a computer to execute a process of voting with a purchase amount for each purchase target race for a selected purchase eye for each purchase target race.

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