JP2953087B2 - Voting ticket terminal device and ticket issuing / collating method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to sports such as horse racing and bicycle racing.
Alternatively, the present invention relates to a terminal device and a ticket issuing / collating method for selling and collating voting tickets such as a number-selectable lottery ticket, and particularly to a voting ticket terminal device suitable for improving the convenience of users by unifying a transaction window. And ticketing and verification methods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional betting ticket terminal device, for example, as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 51-124500, a dedicated ticket issuing machine or Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. Sho 49-78360 is disclosed. A special payout machine has been proposed. In such a dedicated machine, ticketing and collation cannot be processed simultaneously, or collation processing is performed after ticketing is completed, and the billing amount paid by ticketing and the prize payment amount by collation are manually subtracted and calculated. Was. Further, in order to prevent calculation errors, the sales counter dedicated to ticketing and the check-only counter are separated, so that the user has to be lined up at the counter twice.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, there is a possibility that a calculation error may occur, and no consideration has been given to efficient use of space and convenience of the user. An object of the present invention is to solve such problems,
By performing ticketing processing and collation processing together, a transaction window is unified, service to users is improved, and a betting ticket terminal device and ticketing / collation method suitable for preventing calculation errors are provided. Is to do.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a voting ticket terminal device according to the present invention comprises means for reading a voting ticket application form (card reader), and printing a voting ticket by a signal from the card reader. Means for issuing tickets (printer), Means for calculating the billing amount of the issued voting ticket (control unit), Means for reading the voting number of the lottered voting ticket (card reader), Pass / fail of the lottered voting ticket by a signal from the card reader Voting with an application form in a voting counter terminal device of a voting counter system including a collating unit (central processing unit) for making a determination, a unit (control unit) for calculating a prize amount to be paid based on a signal from the central processing unit, and a display device. A means for instructing the ticket issuing process and the lottery voting ticket matching process as one transaction (application /
(A verification key) and a means (control unit) for calculating the difference between the billed amount and the paid prize amount according to the instruction are provided, so that a single transaction window is provided. The ticket issuing / collating method of the present invention includes a card reader, a printer, a display, a betting ticket terminal device having a control unit for controlling the entire device, and a central processing unit connected to the betting ticket terminal device. In the transaction window system, when the application / verification key issues a ticketing process using an application form and a collation process of a lottery-completed voting ticket as one transaction, the billing amount of the voting ticket issued in accordance with the result of reading the application form and the lottery completed It is characterized in that the difference between the prize money to be paid is calculated in accordance with the result of determining whether or not the betting ticket is valid, and the difference is displayed on a display. Furthermore, in the transaction using the above application / verification key,
Using a form (voting / application ticket) that integrates the lottered voting ticket and the application form for the voting ticket, the contents of the lottery completed from the voting / application ticket and the application contents of the newly purchased voting ticket are identified. There is a feature in reading.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a voting ticket transaction counter accepts an application form in which a circular, a game type, the number of purchased units, and a voting number are entered with a mark code or the like, issues a voting ticket, and ends the lottery. The voting ticket is kept, the pass / fail match is checked, and the prize is paid. For example, when a request for issuing and collating a betting ticket is received from a user, the operator selects an application / collation key for executing a combination process of issuing and collating from among the item keys on the keyboard of the betting ticket terminal device. Push. As a result, first, the contents of the application form read by the card reader and the unique identification code given to the betting ticket are registered in the storage device of the center, and printed on the betting ticket by the printer, and the billing amount is calculated. Calculated by the mechanism (control unit)
Output the result to the display. Next, the state shifts to a state in which the collation process is accepted, the betting ticket for which the lottery has been completed is inserted into a card reader, the unique identification code of the betting ticket is read, and the central processing unit verifies the authenticity by comparing it with the registration data of the center. At the same time, it is checked against the winning data table.
As a result, if the same identification code is found in the winning data,
Data such as the prize money and the exchange expiration date attached to the identification code are read out. If the data is within the expiration date, the prize money is transmitted to the betting ticket terminal device and output to the display. In addition, if there are remaining lottery tickets, the prize amount of the winning ticket is calculated in the same way, and the subtotal of each prize is calculated,
Finally, the total sum of the prize money is obtained and output on the display. In this way, when all ticketing processing and collation processing are completed,
The operator presses an aggregation key on the keyboard. Thereby, the billing amount and the prize amount obtained in each process are subtracted, and the result is output to the display. Accordingly, ticketing and collation processing can be performed at a single transaction window, which contributes to saving space and improving convenience for users. Moreover, the operator does not mistakenly calculate the difference between the charged amount and the prize amount. In addition, since the collation result is printed on the collated voting ticket, and the voting ticket for paying the prize is collected and not discharged in the apparatus, so that mistakes such as double payment of the prize can be prevented. Furthermore, by using a voting / application ticket in which a lottery ticket and an application form for a new voting ticket are combined into one, the reading process can be performed efficiently, and the convenience for the user can be further improved. it can.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the betting ticket terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the betting ticket terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. First
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a betting ticket application form according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a betting ticket according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is a betting ticket terminal device, 2 is a card reader that can read both the application form and the betting ticket, 3a is a ticket issuing port for discharging a betting ticket printed by the printer 3, and 4 is a betting ticket terminal device 1 to execute. A keyboard on which an item key for selecting a processing operation, a numeric keypad, etc. are mounted, 4a is an application / collation key for instructing ticketing processing and collation processing as one transaction, and 4b is a tally for instructing the difference between the billing amount and the paid prize amount. Keys 5 and 5 are displays for displaying the amount of money and other information. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 3 denotes a printer for printing voting tickets, 6 an internal memory for storing data relating to ticketing and collation processing, 7 a central processing unit 8 connected via a communication line, The control unit 8, which calculates the prize payment amount and the difference between them, is a central processing unit that determines the validity of the voting ticket and determines whether the voting ticket is valid. In this embodiment, the user fills out the application form shown in FIG. This sheet is, for example, in a mark sheet format, in which a desired game type, a voting number, and the number of applications are selected from A to C and 0 to 9 and entered.
As shown in FIG. 5, in addition to the type, the voting number, and the number of applications, the issued betting ticket has a unique identification number transmitted from the central processing unit 8 printed in a barcode. Such a voting ticket and the application form are submitted together by the user to the sales counter, and the operator inserts them into the card reader 2 and presses the application / verification key 4a. As a result, the collation processing and the ticketing processing are simultaneously executed, and the deduction amount to be paid (or received) by the user by pressing the aggregation key 4b is displayed on the display 5.

A method of subtracting the amount of the voting ticket issued and the amount of the prize to be paid by the lottery determination of the voting ticket will be described. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the ticketing / collation method in the 1st Example of this invention. In the present embodiment, when the operator receives the application form and the betting ticket on which the mark has been entered, the operator presses a key for selecting a combination process of ticketing and collation from the keyboard 4, that is, the application / collation key 4a (101). ), The betting ticket terminal device 1 stores that the key is pressed in the internal memory 6. And the control part 7
A request to insert an application form or a betting ticket into the card reader 2 is displayed on the display 5. In this case, the order of inserting the application form and the betting ticket may be any order. Next, the control unit 7 determines whether the ticket inserted in the card reader 2 is an application form or a voting ticket (102), and issues a ticket or performs a collation process. In the case of an application form, the betting ticket terminal device 1 transmits the data read from the application form to the central processing unit 8 and registers it, and also registers a unique number for the betting ticket in the central processing unit 8.
Is used as the identification number of the voting ticket to judge the validity or to prevent forgery. This identification number is transmitted from the central processing unit 8 to the betting ticket terminal device 1 via a communication line (103), and is printed on the betting ticket by the printer 3 (104). Next, according to the contents of the application, the control unit 7 calculates the billed amount, and displays the calculation result on the display 5 (105). Next, it is checked whether the total key 4b is pressed (106). In this case, since the voting ticket has been read, the tally key 4b is not pressed, and the process returns to step 102 and further proceeds to step 107. Step 10
When it is detected at 7 that the voting ticket has been inserted into the card reader 2, the identification number is read from the voting ticket and transmitted to the central processing unit 8 (108). The central processing unit 8 checks whether or not the transmitted identification number is already registered, and also checks whether or not the winning has been achieved. Then, the check result is transmitted to the betting ticket terminal device 1 (109).
In the betting ticket terminal device 1, when the inserted betting ticket has been won, the control unit 7 checks the prize amount and the expiration date, and if valid, prints the prize amount on the voting ticket by the printer 3 (110). ). At the same time, if there are a plurality of winning tickets, the control unit 7 sums up all the prize amounts and displays the total prize amount on the display 5 (111). At this time, the winning voting ticket is stored in the device (112) and is not discharged outside. This is to prevent double payment of the prize. When the ticketing process using the application form and the collation of the lottery ticket have all been completed, the operator presses the counting key 4b, and the press is confirmed in step 106. As a result, the billing amount obtained in step 105 and step 1
The subtraction total of the total prize amount calculated in 11 is calculated and displayed on the display 5 (113).

Next, a case will be described in which a voting / application ticket is used in which the voting ticket and the application form are combined into one. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a voting / application ticket according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The betting ticket terminal device of the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment. In particular, in this embodiment, the ticketing and collation processing is performed using a voting / application ticket as shown in FIG.
This voting / application ticket is a combination of the application form shown in FIG. 4 and the voting ticket shown in FIG. In addition, the card reader of the present embodiment determines
It has a function of distinguishing between voting ticket data and application ticket data. Therefore, when the voting / application ticket is inserted into the card reader, first, the unique identification code is read from the voting ticket side, sent to the central processing unit, and collated with the winning data table.
If there is the same identification code in the winning data, the prize amount and the exchange expiration date data attached to the identification code are read out, and if not, the prize amount is output to the display of the betting ticket terminal device. . Next, from the application ticket side, read the issue number and other numbers required for voting, obtain the unique identification code to be given to the betting ticket from the central processing unit, print it on the betting ticket, and control the calculation processing mechanism The charge amount is calculated, and the result is displayed on a display. Thus, both calculation results are displayed on the display, and when the operator presses the aggregation key, both calculation results are automatically subtracted, and the results are displayed on the display. As a result, the user can apply for a voting ticket and check whether or not the application is valid with one ticket. In this embodiment, the operator manually accepts a voting ticket or an application form (or a voting / application ticket), transfers money after displaying a difference between a prize payment amount and a charged amount, and the like. By automating these, it is possible to further improve the service to the user.

[0009]

According to the present invention, even if the voting ticket collation processing and the issuance processing by application are performed as one transaction, the calculation of the amount of money is incorrect or the processing of the voting ticket for which the prize has been paid is erroneously performed. It is possible to combine the voting ticket sales window and the payment window without paying, which improves user convenience, saves sales space and reduces the cost of voting ticket terminals. Can be.

[0010]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a ticket issuing / collating method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the betting ticket terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a betting ticket terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an application form for a betting ticket in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a betting ticket according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example diagram of a voting / application ticket in the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 voting ticket terminal device 2 card reader 3 printer 3a ticket issuing port 4 keyboard 4a application / verification key 4b total key 5 display 6 internal memory 7 control unit 8 central processing unit

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yukiharu Mase 1 Ikegami, Haruoka-cho, Owariasahi-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inside Hitachi Asahi Electronics Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-59-2179 (JP, A) 61767 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07C 13/00 G06F 19/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] Lottery ballot or application at one slot
When the paper or both are inserted, the lottery vote
Determine whether it is a ticket or an application form and determine
Read the contents of the completed lottery ballot or application form
Taking means, means for printing and issuing a voting ticket based on a signal from the reading means, means for calculating the billing amount of the voting ticket issued by the printed issuing means, and lottery voting based on a signal from the reading means. Collation means for judging the validity of the ticket, means for calculating the amount of the prize to be paid based on a signal from the collation means, means for issuing a voting ticket using an application form and for collating the lottered voting ticket as one transaction. , When instructed as one transaction by the instruction means,
Calculate the difference between the billed amount of the voting ticket and the prize amount paid
Means to calculate and display the calculated billing amount of the voting ticket and calculate
The displayed prize money amount is displayed, and one transaction is performed by the instruction means.
If instructed, display the calculated difference
A betting ticket terminal device comprising: a display device . 2. A lottery ballot or a monetary ticket
When the inserted paper or both are inserted, the lottery completed
Determine whether it is a voucher or application form,
Read the contents of another lottered ballot or application form
The lottery ballot ticket is checked for success or failure, and
If indicated, the amount of the voting ticket issued and the prize paid
This is a ticketing / collation method that calculates the difference from the amount of money . The data read from the application form is transmitted to the collation means and registered.
Record and issue under the control of the matching means.
Assign a unique identification number to the voucher and vote on the identification number
It is printed on the ticket, and the lottery ballot ticket is judged
The voting ticket determined to be
Ticketing / collation method characterized by being housed in 3. The voting ticket and an application form are integrated.
Using paper, the paper is inserted from one slot
If, ticketing and matching method of the serial mounting to claim 2, an offer the content and features of the Rukoto read to identify the voting ticket purchased from the paper done it in the voting contents and the new of the lottery.