JP2650374B2 - Operation record method of betting ticket handling device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Overview] A printing apparatus having a predetermined amount of consumable supplies detecting means for outputting a signal when the remaining amount of consumables used for printing has reached a predetermined amount, and a host controlling the printing apparatus and a host A voting ticket handling device having a control unit for controlling connection with the information processing device and controlling issuance of the voting ticket or refund of the voting ticket, and host information for communicating voting information with the plurality of voting ticket handling devices A voting system comprising: a processing device; a storage unit configured to store the number of signal outputs of a predetermined amount of consumable supplies detecting unit of the printing apparatus, the storage unit including: The apparatus, provided with information requesting means for requesting information on the use state of the consumables of the printing device, the information requesting means, when issuing the information request to the host information processing device, the host information processing device, Said A storage means provided in the betting ticket handling device for reading the stored contents and outputting the readout to the betting ticket handling device, or a storage device provided in the betting ticket handling device for storing the number of signal outputs of the consumables predetermined amount detecting means of the printing device; The apparatus, provided with information requesting means for requesting information on the use state of the consumables of the printing device, the information requesting means, when issuing the information request to the host information processing device, the host information processing device, The storage content is read, a predetermined calculation is performed on the storage content, and the calculation result is output to the betting ticket handling device.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an operation recording method for collecting operation information of a printing device of a betting ticket handling device.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a voting ticket issuing device used in horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and the like, the ticket issuing portion requires an ink ribbon for voting ticket printing and voting ticket printing paper. In addition, the note printing section requires a note printing paper. Further, the voting ticket refund device is provided with a note printing portion for recording how much money has been refunded, and requires the same printing paper or the like as described above for performing the same. The printing ink ribbon and printing paper,
Each printing device is attached in a predetermined manner.

By the way, the printing paper, any of the printing ink ribbon,
This is a consumable (hereinafter, the printing paper and the printing ink ribbon are simply referred to as consumables).

Therefore, in a betting ticket issuing device or a refund device of an off-site voting field where a large number of voters gather and a large number of voting is performed, when the remaining amount of consumables provided in the device is reduced,
The micro switch provided in advance outputs a near-end signal indicating that the remaining amount is low,
When the control unit of the betting ticket issuing device or the refund device detects the signal, it notifies the host information processing device that the machine number and consumables of the voting ticket issuing device or the refund device are few as a certain code, and simultaneously emits an alarm sound. Sound. According to the alarm sound, the maintenance staff supplies the consumables to the betting ticket issuing device or the payout device.

Now, as a method of knowing how much the consumable has been used, a maintenance person counts how much the consumable has been used in each betting ticket issuing device and payout device.

Then, by knowing the usage amount of the consumables, the purchase schedule of the consumables is set.

[Problem to be solved]

 Conventionally, maintenance personnel have counted the amount of consumables used.

The number of voting tickets issued for horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, etc., is extremely large. In addition, there are many voting ticket issuing devices and voting ticket refund devices installed in voting fields. Therefore, it is very slow and unreliable for maintenance personnel to grasp the amount of consumables used by all betting ticket issuing machines and betting ticket refund machines.
Further, it is a difficult task to grasp the amount of consumables used over a long period of time.

Therefore, if the purchase schedule of consumables can be set without knowing the number of used consumables well, the issue and refund of voting tickets will be hindered. Also, if the purchase is made more than necessary, management of the voting ticket paper, the printing ink ribbon, and the like is required, and it becomes impossible to operate a reasonable voting place.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a strong demand for rational and planned operation of voting grounds.

In particular, it is important to grasp the number of the consumables used by using the information processing device.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to grasp the usage status of the consumables, use signals output from microswitches provided in a printing apparatus, do not add a large amount of hardware, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a method that can record the use situation of an article in a record, and that can grasp the use situation of the record without selecting a betting ticket issuing machine and a refund machine.

[Means for solving the problem]

When the remaining amount of consumables used for printing has reached a predetermined amount, a printing apparatus having a consumables predetermined amount detection unit that outputs a signal, and when the remaining amount of consumables used for printing has reached a predetermined amount,
A printing device having a predetermined amount of expendable supplies detecting means for outputting a signal, and control for controlling the printing device, controlling connection with a host information processing device, and controlling issuance of a betting ticket or payout of the betting ticket. In a voting system including a voting ticket handling device having a section and a host information processing device that communicates voting information with a plurality of the voting ticket handling devices, a signal output of a predetermined amount of consumables of the printing device is detected. Storage means for storing the number of times, and information requesting means for requesting information on the use state of the consumables of the printing device in the host information processing apparatus, wherein the information requesting means sends the information request to the host information processing apparatus. When issuing, the host information processing device reads the stored content and outputs the read content to the betting ticket handling device, or stores the number of signal outputs of the predetermined amount of consumable supplies detecting means of the printing device. Storage means provided in the ticket-voting ticket handling device; and information processing means for requesting information on the use state of the consumables of the printing device in the host information processing device. When issuing the information request, the host information processing apparatus:
The storage content is read, a predetermined calculation is performed on the content, and the calculation result is output to the betting ticket handling device.

[Action]

Each time the consumables predetermined amount detection means signal is output, the output count is updated in the storage means.

After that, the host information processing device, from the information request means,
When an information request is issued, the host information processing device reads the recorded content of the storage means and prints the information provided in the betting ticket handling device. Alternatively, when an information request is issued from the information requesting means to the host information processing apparatus, the host information processing apparatus reads the recorded contents of the storage means, performs a predetermined calculation, and prints the information provided in the betting ticket handling apparatus. I do.

〔Example〕

 FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a host information processing device, 101 is a betting ticket issuing device, 102 is a betting ticket payout device, 2 is a ticket issuing unit, 3 and 6 are consoles, 4 and 7 are control units, and 5 and 8 are Notebook printing section, 25, 55, 85 printing section, 21, 51, 82 printing paper, 22 printing ink ribbon, 2
3, 24, 53, 81 are micro switches, 41, 73 are memories, 42, 72
Is a control device, 43 and 71 are communication devices, 31 and 61 are display units, 32 and 62
Denotes a keyboard unit, and 63 denotes a reading unit. 111 is a consumables totaling program, 404,704 is a consumables usage detection program, 4
01, 402 and 403 are memory areas.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the consumables usage amount detection program 404, 704, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the print result, and FIG. 4 is a print example of a print result.

The consumables usage detection programs 404 and 704 are activated by the betting ticket issuing device 101 and the betting ticket payout device 102. The consumable goods totalizing program 111 is started by the host information processing apparatus 1.

The betting ticket issuing device 101 includes a ticket issuing unit 2, a console 3, and a control unit 4.
And a note printing unit 5.

The betting ticket refund device 102 includes a console 6, a control unit 7, and a note printing unit 8.

In FIG. 1, there is only one betting ticket issuing device and only one betting ticket refund device, but in actuality, a plurality of each are connected to the host information processing device 1.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the betting ticket issuing device 101, a consumables usage amount detection program 404 (hereinafter, refer to a flowchart in FIG. 2) is activated. During the operation of the voting ticket issuing device 101, when the remaining amounts of the printing papers 21, 51 and the printing ink ribbon 22 of the ticket issuing unit 2, the note printing unit 5, and the remaining amount of the printing ink ribbon 22 are reduced, the micro switch 23 provided in each device is reduced. , 24, 53 output near-end signals. The signal is transmitted to the control device 42 of the control unit 4, and it is determined whether or not the signal has been input (flowchart 202 in FIG. 2). Further, the code of the signal is determined (203), and the code is counted up to one of the predetermined memory areas 401, 402, and 403 of the memory 41 of the control unit 4 (20).
Four). The memory areas 401, 402, and 403 respectively correspond to printing paper 2
1, it is assumed that it corresponds to the printing ribbon 22 and the printing paper 51.

Also, betting ticket refund machine printing paper 82, printing ink ribbon 8
When the amount of 4 becomes smaller, it is counted up in the memory 73 of the controller 7 in the same manner as described above. Further, since the memories 41 and 73 use nonvolatile RAM, data is not lost even if the power of the betting ticket issuing machine and the payout machine is turned off.

Suppose a betting ticket issuing device connected to the host information processing device 1
It is assumed that one of the betting ticket refund devices 102 requests the use status of consumables.

The request is made by pressing a predetermined key on the keyboard units 32, 62 of the consoles 3, 6 (FIG. 2, flowchart 201). When a predetermined key on the keyboard of the console is pressed, a signal is output from the consoles 3 and 6 to the controllers 4 and 7 to transmit a request.

The request is transmitted to the host information processing device 1 via the communication devices 43 and 71 of the control units 4 and 7 (204).

Thereafter, the host information processing apparatus 1 requests the plurality of betting ticket issuing apparatuses and the betting ticket payout apparatus connected to the host information processing apparatus 1 to transmit the contents of the memories 41 and 73 (FIG. 3 flowchart 302). If there is the request (the flowchart 205 in FIG. 2), the betting ticket issuing device 101 or the refund device 102 reads the contents of the memories 41 and 73 (206). The contents of the memories 41 and 73 are stored in the host information processing apparatus 1.
(207).

When the contents of the memory are transmitted (the flowchart 303 in FIG. 3), the host information processing apparatus 1 totals the contents of the memory and calculates the usage amounts of the printing ink ribbon, the voting ticket paper, and the note paper. (304). Thereafter, the totaling result is transmitted to the betting ticket issuing device or the payout device which has requested the information on the usage status of the consumables from the host information processing device 1 (305).

When the betting ticket issuing device or the handling device receives the total result (flowchart 208 in FIG. 2), the calculation result is
It is printed and issued on the voucher (209). The voucher is output from the ticket issuing unit 2 of the voting ticket issuing machine. Usually, a voucher is intended to print information such as a window voting status from a ticket issuing unit of a voting ticket issuing machine. Therefore, in the present embodiment, printing is performed on a coin in order to obtain an operating state without increasing special hardware.

Further, the memories 41 and 73 can erase data contents as required by hitting predetermined keys on the keyboard sections 32 and 62 of the console.

In addition, when predetermined keys on the keyboard sections 32 and 62 of the consoles 3 and 6 are depressed and a signal is output to the control sections 4 and 7 and a request is transmitted, the number of consumables used is counted and voted. Ticket issuing device
Although output from 101, when the request is issued, the host information processing device 1 sends a predetermined operation status such as the number of operating betting ticket issuing devices 101 to the betting ticket issuing device 101, and thereafter, the betting ticket issuing device 101 101 may read the memory 41 of the device and output the contents of the memory and the operating status.
That is, the operating status received from the host information processing device 1 and
By outputting only the contents of the memory 41 of each betting ticket issuing device 101, it is possible to grasp the usage status of the consumables of the betting ticket issuing device 101. Further, a memory for storing the usage status of consumables may be provided in the host information processing apparatus 1. Further, the number of the consumables used may be totaled, and the amount of use per month may be calculated and output. Further, the data may be output to the betting ticket handling device without being counted.

FIG. 4 is an example of the state of use of consumables printed on the voucher.

In addition to the usage amount of the ink ribbon for printing a voting ticket, the usage amount of the genuine ticket paper, and the usage amount of the note paper, in the example, the number of voting ticket issuing machines and refund machines, the machine number, etc. in the voting hall are also printed. .

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. In the present embodiment, the information is output only to the terminal that has issued the operation status request.
You may output to all terminals. Further, other states may be simultaneously printed.

In the embodiment, the coin is printed on the coin, but the printing of the present invention is not limited to the coin.

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments. As described above, the present invention can be variously modified in accordance with the gist of the present invention, and the present invention does not exclude them.

〔effect〕

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the use situation of the consumables of a voting ticket issuing apparatus and a voting ticket refund apparatus can be grasped | ascertained easily, and the rational and planned management of a voting field becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a consumables usage amount detecting program, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a consumables totalizing program, and FIG. It is an example. 1 Host information processing device 2 Ticket issuing unit 3, 6 Operation console 4 Control unit 5, 8 ... Note printing unit 7 Control unit

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] When a remaining amount of consumables (21, 22, 51, 82) used for printing reaches a predetermined amount, a predetermined amount of consumables detecting means (23, 24, 53, 81) for outputting a signal is provided. Printing device with (2,5,8)
A control unit (4,5) that controls the printing device (2,5,8), controls connection with the host information processing device (1), and controls issuing of a betting ticket or paying out of the betting ticket. A voting system comprising: a voting ticket handling device (101, 102) having a 7); and a host information processing device (1) for communicating voting information with the plurality of voting ticket handling devices (101, 102). (2,5,8) Expendable supplies predetermined amount detection means (23,2
Storage means (41,73) for storing the number of signal outputs of (4,53,81)
And the printing device (2,5,
8) An information requesting means (3, 6) for requesting information on the use state of the consumables (21, 22, 51, 82) is provided, and the information requesting means (3, 6) is provided by the host information processing apparatus (1).
When the information request is issued, the host information processing device (1) reads the stored content and outputs the read content to the betting ticket handling device (101, 102). 2. A consumables predetermined amount detecting means (23, 24, 53, 81) for outputting a signal when the remaining amount of consumables (21, 22, 51, 82) used for printing reaches a predetermined amount. Printing device with (2,5,8)
A voting ticket handling device (101) having a control unit (4, 7) for controlling the printing device, controlling connection with the host information processing device, and controlling issuance of the voting ticket or refund of the voting ticket. ,Ten
2) In a voting system including a plurality of betting ticket handling devices (101, 102) and a host information processing device (1) for communicating voting information, the consumption of the printing devices (2, 5, 8) is reduced. Product predetermined amount detection means (23,2
Storage means (41, 73) provided in the betting ticket handling device for storing the number of times of signal output (4, 53, 81); and the printing device (2, 5,
8) An information requesting means (3, 6) for requesting information on the use state of the consumables (21, 22, 51, 82) is provided, and the information requesting means (3, 6) is provided by the host information processing apparatus (1).
When the information request is issued, the host information processing device (1) reads the stored content, performs a predetermined operation on the stored content, and transmits the operation result to the betting ticket handling device (101, 102). A voting system operation recording method characterized by outputting.