JP2774276B2 - Terminal for home voting system - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Summary] Regarding a terminal for a home voting system in a home voting system, a congestion of a voting process from a telephone voting system in a voting ticket sales system center is reduced, and the center function is increased. In a home voting system, a terminal for a home voting system is provided with a television receiver equipped with a text multiplex broadcasting mechanism, a computer system or a television receiver, and a telephone voting system. A computer system having a built-in multiplex broadcasting adapter, and converting the digital signal for teletext broadcasting from the television receiver or the teletext broadcasting mechanism in the computer system,
Means for displaying the result of inputting, editing and processing to the computer system, and means for inputting voting information to the telephone voting system from the keyboard (KB) of the computer system based on an instruction from the computer system The configuration is as follows. [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a terminal for a home voting system in a home voting system. In a totalize system such as the current voting ticket sales system, as a method of purchasing voting tickets, a cash voting system for purchasing betting tickets such as betting tickets at a voting ticket sales window inside and outside the hall, and a telephone voting system for members only. is there. Among them, the telephone voting system is based on a result that a customer collects information on a horse race, a bicycle race, and the like using newspapers, televisions, radios, and the like, and uses a telephone based on a result of his / her own analysis.
Voting was done by the keying process of the prescribed procedure. In this telephone voting system, since the voting means is a telephone and the intelligence is low, there is no effective means for accumulating and processing the collected information. At present, it is said that, even if an inquiry is made to the center system, it is limited to information on horse racing, bicycle race track conditions, weather conditions, and run cancellation information due to the construction limit of the database in the center system.
There is a problem that there is little effective information for the customer to vote, and the service to the customer is poor. On the other hand, in general, by using a captain system, a videotex system, a text multiplex broadcasting system, and the like, which have been put into practical use, the latest information on horse racing, bicycle racing, and the like can be quickly and accurately known at any time. It is in. Such a method of obtaining information on bicycle races, horse races, and the like includes a method in which the organizer of the horse races, horse races, and the like unilaterally sends information and downloads the sent information to a customer. And two-way communication in which the organizer exchanges information with each other. Of download type information, value added communication network (VAN),
In the case of wired networks such as personal computer communication, if the number of data provision destinations (so-called members) in the future becomes hundreds of thousands, the concentration of traffic will cause the center facilities to become enormous, and equipment and operation costs will be enormous. become. Also, how to manage the collection of the access charge should be solved. However, even in the download type system, if the sender side obtains information using a wireless teletext multiplex broadcasting in which the information unilaterally drips, there is no problem such as a data access fee, a line usage fee, etc. Thus, information on horse racing, bicycle racing, and the like can be obtained. If this information is stored in a personal computer or the like having a data processing function, the information can be processed and displayed as data most effective for voting.
It can be expected that the burden on the center system of the organizer such as a bicycle race will be remarkably reduced. [Problems to be Solved by Conventional Technique and Invention] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of construction of a conventional telephone voting system. As described above, as a method of purchasing a voting ticket in the current totalizer system, there are a cash voting system for purchasing a voting ticket at an on-site or off-site sales window, and a member-only telephone voting system. With the cash voting system, it is not expected to increase the number of ticket sales windows in the stadium more than it is now, and construction outside of the stadium is not easy due to residents' movements, local shopping streets, etc. is the current situation. In the telephone voting system 3 shown in the figure, although facilities and subscribers are steadily increasing year by year, one terminal is a telephone and two-way communication by wire is used. If the number of subscribers 7 per voting system 3 is not limited, there is a problem that data processing in the integrated center system 4 is congested and service to customers is deteriorated.
As a result, there is a problem that the center equipment becomes large and the operation cost also increases. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention is directed to a home voting system for constructing a telephone voting system in which a customer can predict the results of races such as horse races and bicycle races at home and perform effective voting. It is intended to configure a terminal. [Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of a terminal for a home voting system of the present invention. The problems described above are as follows: (1) In the home voting system, the terminal for the home voting system includes a television receiver 1 having a teletext broadcasting mechanism, a computer system 2 or a television receiver 1 ', and a teletext multiplex broadcasting adapter. And a digital signal for teletext broadcasting from the television receiver 1 or the teletext broadcasting mechanism in the computer system 2 ′. Or 2 '
Means for displaying the result of editing and processing, and based on instructions from the computer system 2 or 2 ',
A means for inputting voting information to the telephone voting system 3 is provided from the keyboard (KB) 25 of the computer system 2 or 2 '. (2) The computer system 2 or 2 'in the terminal for a home voting system is provided with means for inputting voting information from a voting IC card. [Operation] That is, according to the present invention, information on horse racing, bicycle racing, and the like generated by the information center system on the side of a horse racing, bicycle racing organizer (e.g. Sent as
The information is streamed from a broadcasting station by text multiplex broadcasting. The teletext broadcast is received by a terminal for a home voting system of the present invention constituted by a computer system such as a television receiver and a personal computer, and the received information is stored. Based on this information, for example, The prediction software in the personal computer predicts the result of the race, and based on the predicted result, in accordance with the procedure instructed by the personal computer, the personal computer meets the public line to vote by telephone. Horse race and bicycle race information can be obtained economically by downloading. Data transfer is a public line, so congestion at the center is reduced compared to conventional wired two-way communication, and the number of subscribers per telephone voting system is limited. The information can be freely processed and edited by the data processing function of the personal computer to provide information that can efficiently determine which race to vote. There is an effect that can build that terminal. Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of a terminal for a home voting system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. To input to the personal computer 2 and the personal computer 2
The means for voting to the telephone voting system 3 based on the instruction from is the means necessary to carry out the present invention. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same object throughout the drawings. Hereinafter, the configuration of a terminal for a house voting system of the present invention and an outline of its operation will be described with reference to FIGS. As is clear from the principle diagram of FIG. 1, the home voting system of the present invention includes a broadcasting station that performs teletext broadcasting, a television receiver 1, and a home voting system terminal including a personal computer 2,
And a telephone voting system 3 on the organizer side, a general center 4, an information center system 5, and the like.
The home voting system terminal comprising the personal computer 2 is the core of the present invention. The operation in the home voting system is as follows. (See FIG. 1) Information such as download-type horse racing and bicycle racing is transmitted from the information center system 5 on the organizer side to the text multiplex broadcasting station. The information center system 5 receives information on the horse race, the bicycle race, and the like in the form of the competition results, odds, and the like from the general center 4 of the betting ticket release system. The information is streamed from a broadcasting station by text multiplex broadcasting. A television receiver 1 constituting a terminal for a house voting system of the present invention receives the teletext broadcast and converts the received data (digital signal) into a digital signal for a personal computer. The data processing mechanism is used to process and edit the information to be useful for recognizing a race to be voted (for example, to predict a winning or losing horse by a prediction system) and display the information on a display screen of a display unit. The customer interacts with the personal computer 2 to select a menu, and performs voting in the same procedure as telephone voting to the telephone voting system 3 via the public line 6. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a terminal for a home voting system. In this embodiment, the television receiver 1, the teletext adapter 11 and the personal computer 2 are used. The digital output of the teletext adapter 11 ｛screen data is used for teletext 21P interface (Japanese Industrial Standards).準 拠) is converted into a signal of the RS 232C interface by the converter 12, and then a well-known input / output adapter (ADP) used for communication between personal computers (for example, an RS 232C adapter)
The data is stored in the main storage device (MS) 21 from the data bus of the personal computer 2 via 22. The central processing unit (CPU) 20 of the personal computer 2 processes and edits the data by executing a specific program, and stores the data in the main storage device (MS) 21 again. The customer interactively searches for the processed data,
After displaying necessary information on the screen of the display unit 23, the communication adapter unit 24 is started, and a keyboard (KB) 25 is
The voting information is transferred to the telephone voting system 3 via the telephone network 6 according to a predetermined procedure. If necessary, the IC card control unit 26 may use an IC card storing voting ticket purchase information to vote. In particular, when the home voting system terminal is installed in a specific place or outside the place, not at home, and when performing telephone voting therefrom in the same procedure as home voting, the IC card is used to provide a so-called cash You can conduct a less voting. In this case, there is an advantage that the IC card can be used for entry / exit management of customers. Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to the example in which the text multiplex broadcasting adapter 11P is added to the television receiver 1, as shown in the principle of FIG. Needless to say, it is good. As described above, the present invention focuses on the fact that teletext multiplex broadcasting is download-type information in which information drips unilaterally and that small computer systems such as recent personal computers have sufficient data processing functions. For example, the information transmitted from the organizer of horse racing and bicycle racing is taken into a personal computer via teletext broadcasting, and processed and edited using the data processing function of the personal computer to predict the winning or losing of the race. Use
The feature is that telephone voting is performed interactively with the personal computer from a keyboard (KB) according to a predetermined procedure. [Effects of the Invention] As described above in detail, the terminal for the home voting system of the present invention includes a horse race and a bicycle race generated by an information center system on the side of a horse race and a bicycle race organizer (e.g. Is transmitted to the broadcasting station as download-type information, and the broadcasting station broadcasts the information by text multiplex broadcasting. The teletext broadcast is received by a terminal for a home voting system of the present invention constituted by a computer system such as a television receiver and a personal computer, and the received information is stored. Based on this information, for example, The prediction software in the personal computer predicts the result of the race, and based on the predicted result, the personal computer makes a telephone vote via a public line in accordance with a procedure instructed by the personal computer. , Economic information can be obtained by downloading bicycle race information, and congestion at the center is reduced compared to the conventional wired two-way communication, and the number of subscribers per telephone voting system is limited because the data transfer is a public line. The information can be freely processed and edited by the data processing function of the personal computer, and the information can be used to efficiently determine which race should be voted. There is an effect that can build that terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings] FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of a terminal for a home voting system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 shows an example of a conventional telephone voting system. It is. In the drawing, 1,1 'is a TV receiver, 2,2' is a personal computer, 20 is a central processing unit (CPU), 21 is a main storage device (MS), 22 is an input / output adapter (ADP), 23 is a display unit, 24 is a communication adapter unit, 25 is a keyboard (KB), 26 is an IC card controller, 3 is a telephone voting system, 4 is a general center, 5 is an information center system, 6 is a telephone network or a public line, 7 is a subscriber, Is a voting action, Are respectively shown.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Means for receiving voting reference information by teletext, displaying the received information in a desired format on a display device, and means for inputting desired voting information with reference to the displayed information. A voting system terminal, comprising: means for voting input voting information via a telephone line to a telephone voting system that accepts voting. 2. The voting reference information is received by teletext, and the desired voting information is input with reference to the display information displayed on the display device in a desired format, and the voting information is input to a telephone voting system that accepts voting. Means for voting the selected voting information via a telephone line. 3. 3. The voting system terminal according to claim 1, wherein desired voting information is input using an IC card in which voting ticket purchase information is stored. 4. A broadcasting station that broadcasts voting reference information by teletext, a telephone voting system that receives voting, and a teletext receiving means that receives the teletext and displays the received information in a desired format on a display device A terminal for voting system comprising means for inputting desired voting information with reference to the displayed display information, and means for voting the input voting information to the telephone voting system; and And a telephone line connecting the telephone voting system. 5. 5. The voting system according to claim 4, wherein the voting system terminal inputs desired voting information using an IC card in which voting ticket purchase information is stored.