JP3697542B2 - Katsuma voting system for mobile terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a winning horse voting terminal installed in a cash polling place, a vote response subsystem that responds via a communication line, and a host computer system that collects voting data and related information from all cash polling places. More specifically, the victorious voting system includes a first voting ticket purchase function in which a user enters voting ticket purchase data into a mark card of a predetermined format and reads the data with a card reader. The present invention relates to a voting system provided with a second voting ticket purchase function in which a short-distance communication circuit unit using a carrier wave of electromagnetic waves (microwave or infrared) is provided, and a user can vote with a portable terminal incorporating the electromagnetic wave communication device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The winning voting terminal installed in a conventional cash polling place has adopted a voting method using a mark card. In other words, the user and the user who wants to purchase a voting ticket must check the mark card on which a “frame” consisting of the voting ticket purchase item issued by the management and management company side of the Victory voting ticket and its layout format is printed in advance. Are entered into the mark reader section of the winning voting terminal, and cash corresponding to the winning voting ticket is inserted into the cash slot of the terminal.
[0003]
Next, the winning horse voting terminal reads the voting ticket purchase data of the mark card with the mark reader, confirms the inserted cash, and then purchases the voting ticket to the voting response subsystem in the cash polling place via the communication line. Send application data.
[0004]
Next, the response subsystem collects and calculates the voting data transmitted from inside and outside the cash voting place on the management company side through the communication line, and further accumulates information necessary for voting including odds information. The voting ticket purchase application data from the user is transmitted, the voting ticket reception processing is performed, and the reception processing result data is received.
[0005]
Next, the response subsystem sends the reception processing result data received from the host computer system to the winning horse voting terminal, discharges the winning voting ticket or its receipt from the ticket issuing unit of the terminal, and passes it to the user. It was the Katsuma voting system.
[0006]
The system for purchasing a voting ticket using the above-described mark card is very convenient for users and users. In addition, the management company has the advantage that it can increase the operating rate of Katsuma voting terminals.
[0007]
However, when filling in the mark card, the user and the user may miss a purchase of a voting ticket due to an entry error, or an error is found by checking the winning voting terminal at the time of purchase, and the correction is input. Many things happened. For this reason, there has been a problem that the operating rate of the winning horse voting terminal as an automatic release machine decreases.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to communicate with a winning voting terminal installed at a cash polling place via a communication line and to apply for purchase of a voting ticket from the terminal. In a winning horse voting system comprising a voting response subsystem that responds to an access signal and a host computer system that collects voting data from inside and outside a cash voting place and accumulates information necessary for voting such as odds information. The machine is not only compatible with voting ticket purchase application entered on the mark card by the user, but also the short-range communication circuit unit responding to the electromagnetic wave in the terminal so as to correspond to the portable terminal with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device possessed by the user If the user inputs voting ticket purchase data from the mobile terminal and emits electromagnetic waves toward the winning horse voting terminal, the electromagnetic waves are received and thrown. And to provide a system for the application of the process as in the case of the mark card.
[0009]
In addition, when a user inputs voting ticket purchase data on his / her mobile terminal, the input items / pattern format arrangement displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal is displayed in the same manner as the “frame” of the mark card, and the conventional user The user can download the “frame” and voting guidelines in advance via the Internet or obtain them using the electromagnetic wave communication function and download them to the mobile terminal. Provided is a system capable of confirming essential points and checking voting data and voting essential points at an input stage.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Victory voting system for portable terminal with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device of the present invention is a voting response subsystem that communicates with a winning voting terminal installed in a cash polling place via a communication line, and responds to an access signal from the terminal, The voting ballot consisting of the host computer system of the general center of the operating company that collects and calculates voting data transmitted from inside and outside the cash polling place via a communication line and accumulates information necessary for voting including odds information. In the system,
The winning voting terminal includes a communication line connection unit including a modem for communicating with the voting response subsystem via a communication line, and an input mark defined by the operating company to allow a user to specify a winning voting ticket to be purchased. A card reader unit that reads first voting ticket purchase data by a check mark of a mark card that prints a frame including an item and an arrangement format of the items, and second voting ticket purchase data that is launched from a portable terminal with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device A short-range communication circuit unit that responds to the modulated carrier electromagnetic wave, a cash counting storage unit that stores the cash equivalent to the voting ticket purchase fee, and counts the amount of money, and the first or second according to the control command From the ticket issuing unit that discharges the voting ticket or receipt corresponding to the voting ticket purchase data, and the card reader unit or the short-range communication circuit unit. Inquires and confirms the voting ticket purchase request data and the money amount data from the cash counting storage unit, transmits the data to the voting response subsystem, and receives the voting ticket purchase acceptance result data processed by the subsystem. , And at least a central control unit that issues a voting ticket or receipt discharge command based on the result data,
The voting response subsystem includes a dedicated line connection unit for communicating with the host computer system of the general center, a communication line connection unit for responding to each access signal from the winning horse voting terminal, and the winning horse vote. A voting ticket purchase application is received from the terminal, and the voting ticket reception process is transmitted to the host computer. And at least a vote response computer that receives the processing result data and sends a reply to the winning horse voting terminal,
When a user inputs voting ticket purchase data on their mobile terminal, the input items and pattern format arrangement on the display input screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal are displayed in the same manner as the frame of the mark card, The conventional user can input easily, and the portable terminal can input from the display input screen, and the user side downloads and acquires the voting data input software including the voting summary data in advance via the Internet, or Each time voting data is acquired by downloading to a mobile terminal using the electromagnetic wave communication function, an error in voting is checked inside the mobile terminal, and voting data without errors can be obtained. It is characterized by that.
[0011]
In addition, the winning horse voting terminal has the purchase data input means for inputting the first and second voting ticket purchase data from the card reader unit and the short-range communication circuit unit via a bus, and then the cash counting storage unit. The total amount entered by the user via the bus is input, and the stored amount collating means for collating with the purchase data, the purchase application data transmitting means for transmitting the voting ticket purchase data to the voting response subsystem, and processed by the subsystem An acceptance result receiving means for receiving the acceptance result data, and a discharge instruction means for outputting a discharge instruction to the ticket issuing unit via the bus according to the acceptance result,
The voting response subsystem includes first and second purchase data receiving means for receiving first and second voting ticket purchase data from the winning horse voting terminal via a communication line, and the purchase data received from the host computer system. It is characterized by comprising reception processing communication means for communicating and performing reception processing, and result data return means for returning the reception result data to the winning horse voting terminal.
[0013]
The portable terminal with a built-in electromagnetic wave communication device includes at least a portable radio telephone, a portable small personal computer, and a PDA.
[0015]
The electromagnetic wave is a microwave or an infrared ray.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a winning voting system for portable terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device according to the present invention.
[0018]
Here, 10 is a winning horse voting terminal installed in a cash polling place. Reference numeral 100 denotes a portable terminal held by a user incorporating the electromagnetic wave communication device 100a, which communicates with the winning horse voting terminal device using electromagnetic waves.
[0019]
A voting response subsystem 40 is connected to the winning horse voting terminal 10 via the communication line 90 and responds to a voting ticket purchase application access signal from the terminal 10.
[0020]
60 is a general center of the operating company that collects and calculates the voting data transmitted from the voting ticket issuing data transmitting terminal group 70 inside and outside the cash polling place via a communication line and accumulates information necessary for voting including odds information. It is a host computer system. The user voting ticket purchase data from the vote response subsystem 40 is received, reception processing is performed, and the reception number “No. Is issued and the reception no. And the result data are returned to the vote response subsystem 40, and the user information inquiry application from the subsystem 40 is received, and the corresponding information is returned.
[0021]
Hereinafter, the winning horse voting terminal 10 and the voting response subsystem 40 will be described in more detail.
[0022]
The winning ballot terminal 10 includes a central control unit 11, a communication line connection unit 12, a disk device 13, a key input device 15 such as a display unit and a push button, a card reader unit 14, a cash counting storage unit 16, a transmitter unit 17, At least the distance communication circuit unit 18 and the bus 19 are configured.
[0023]
Here, the communication line connection unit 12 is a circuit including a modem for exchanging vote data with the vote response subsystem 40 via the communication line 90.
[0024]
The card reader unit 14 allows the user to designate a winning voting ticket that he / she wishes to purchase, in the item entry field of the mark card on which the “mark” composed of the input mark items determined by the voting management company and the arrangement format of the items is printed. Is read in a predetermined order, and “first voting ticket purchase data” as a series of code strings is output to the bus 19.
[0025]
The short-range communication circuit unit 18 is a circuit that responds to the carrier electromagnetic wave modulated by the “second voting ticket purchase data” emitted from the portable terminal 100 having the built-in electromagnetic wave communication device 100a.
[0026]
Here, the portable terminal 100 may be, for example, a portable wireless telephone or a PDA that incorporates the electromagnetic wave communication device 100a. The electromagnetic wave may be a microwave band of several GHz or an infrared ray.
[0027]
The mobile terminal 100 owned by the user is installed with voting data input software 100b that allows the user to input "second voting ticket purchase data" generated by the voting management company in advance from the terminal 100 display input screen using a key or the like. Yes. This voting data input software 100b includes a function for receiving and updating and recording voting guideline data relating to a race to be voted on.
[0028]
The voting data input software 100b (including voting guideline data) can be downloaded from a computer system of the operating company via the Internet. In addition, it can be received and installed by the user's mobile terminal 100 from the winning horse voting terminal 10 by short-range communication using electromagnetic waves. At this time, of course, it is possible to download and update the latest voting guideline data of the held race of the voting data input software 100b. According to the voting requirements recorded in the communication, each time the voting data is input, it is possible to immediately check the voting error (for example, voting for the cancellation of the start of the race) in the terminal, and to obtain the voting data having no error.
[0029]
Furthermore, the voting data input software 100b displays the same input items and arrangement format as the “frame” printed on the mark card so that the user can input easily.
[0030]
A check mark is input in each item entry column of “frame” on the data input screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100 possessed by the user. The input “second voting ticket purchase data” is checked with the voting guidelines and re-input if there is an error. If there is no error, the input completion button is pressed, and if the transmission button is pressed near the terminal 10, the data is read in a predetermined order similar to that of the card reader unit 14, and a series of code strings is obtained. A modulated electromagnetic wave is emitted. At that time, the user communicates the launch direction of the portable terminal 100 toward the electromagnetic wave transmitting / receiving antenna of the winning horse voting terminal 10 at a short distance.
[0031]
The short-range communication circuit unit 18 of the terminal 10 receives electromagnetic waves from the antenna, and includes a UHF tuner circuit configured by a known technique such as a microwave band tuning circuit, a local oscillation circuit, a diode mixer, an intermediate frequency preamplifier, and the like. Then, an equal string signal of “second voting ticket purchase data” is taken out via an IF amplifier, a detection circuit, etc., and outputted to the bus 19.
[0032]
The cash counting storage unit 16 stores the inserted cash corresponding to the fee according to the “first and second voting ticket purchase data”, counts the amount, and outputs it to the bus 19.
[0033]
The ticket issuing unit 17 discharges the voting ticket or the receipt corresponding to the “first and second voting ticket purchase data” according to a command from the bus 19.
[0034]
The central control unit 11 includes a purchase data input unit 11 a for inputting “first and second voting ticket purchase data” from the card reader unit 14 and the short-range communication circuit unit 18 via the bus 19, and a cash counting storage unit. 16, the total amount input by the user is input via the bus 17, the stored amount verification means 11 b for verifying with the purchase data, and the voting ticket purchase data of the user to the vote response subsystem 40 via the communication line connection unit 12. The purchase application data transmission means 11c to be transmitted, the reception result reception means 11d for receiving the reception result data processed by the subsystem 40 via the communication line connection section 12, and the bus 19 to the ticket issuing machine section 11 according to the reception result. And a discharge command means 11e for outputting a discharge command for voting tickets or receipts.
[0035]
On the other hand, a dedicated line connection unit 44 for communicating with the host computer system 60 of the general center, a communication line connection unit 43 for responding to an access signal for voting ticket purchase application from the winning horse voting terminal 10, and a voting response computer 41 and a database 42 including at least a voting response management database 42x.
[0036]
Here, the voting response computer 41 receives the “first and second voting ticket purchase data” from the winning horse voting terminal 10 via the communication line 90, and purchase data. At least a reception processing communication means 40b for performing reception processing, and a result data return means 40c for returning the reception result data to the winning horse voting terminal 10.
[0037]
Next, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show flow charts of the operation of the winning voting system for portable terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication according to the present invention.
[0038]
S21 to S27 in FIG. 2 is a flow when the user purchases a voting ticket using a mark card.
[0039]
S31 to S38 in FIG. 3 use the voting data input software 100b from the portable terminal 100 possessed by the user to emit electromagnetic waves modulated with the voting ticket purchase data from the built-in electromagnetic wave communication device 100a to the terminal device 10. This is the flow when purchasing cash and voting tickets.
[0040]
In FIG. 3, when the user does not have the voting data input software 100 b in the mobile terminal 100, the mobile terminal 100 may be able to request download of the voting data input software 100 b to the winning horse voting terminal 10. Furthermore, when the user's mobile terminal 100 is a mobile phone compatible with the Internet, the voting data input software 100b may be downloaded in advance by the computer system of the voting management company via the Internet.
[0041]
Further, the portable terminal 100 may only transmit voting ticket purchase data, and the response may be made by adding a display unit 15 of the winning horse voting terminal 10 or a speaker to generate a response screen and a response sound. The system is low cost.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
The voting system for portable terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication devices according to the present invention has the following effects.
[0043]
The winning ballot terminal at the cash polling station used to be a method of entering a voting purchase ticket on a mark card with a check mark, but with this mark card entry method, the user has a built-in electromagnetic communication device capable of near field communication. The mobile terminal allows you to enter and fill in checkmarks in software from the input screen for voting ticket purchase data in exactly the same "frame" as the conventional mark card, so that you can easily understand and enter the entry. The voting guideline is automatically checked, and if there is an error, it can be easily corrected, so that an entry error can be eliminated in advance, and there are few omissions due to an entry error, and convenience for the user can be improved.
[0044]
In addition, the voting management company is less likely to deal with corrections and the like, and the operational availability of the winning horse voting terminal, which is an automatic sales machine, is improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a winning horse voting system for a portable terminal incorporating an electromagnetic wave communication device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an operational flow (1) of the winning horse voting system for portable terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an operational flow (2) of the winning voting system for portable terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Victory ballot terminal installed in cash polling place 11 Central control part 12 Communication line connection part 13 Disk apparatus 14 Card reader part 15 Display part and input device 16 Cash counting storage part 17 Ticket issuing part 18 Short-distance communication circuit part 19 Bus 40 Voting response subsystem 41 Voting response computer 42 Database 43 Communication line connection unit 44 Host computer connection unit 60 Host computer system 70 of general center Voting ticketing data transmission terminal group 90 of cash polling place Communication line 100 Portable terminal 100a Electromagnetic wave communication apparatus 100b Voting data input software

Claims (4)

A voting response subsystem that communicates with a winning voting terminal installed at a cash polling place via a communication line and responds to an access signal from the terminal, and voting data transmitted from inside and outside the cash polling place via a communication line In the winning voting system composed of the host computer system of the general center of the operating company that collects and calculates and stores the information necessary for voting including odds information,
The winning voting terminal includes a communication line connection unit including a modem for communicating with the voting response subsystem via a communication line, and an input mark defined by the operating company to allow a user to specify a winning voting ticket to be purchased. A card reader unit that reads first voting ticket purchase data by a check mark of a mark card that prints a frame including an item and an arrangement format of the items, and second voting ticket purchase data that is launched from a portable terminal with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device A short-range communication circuit unit that responds to the modulated carrier electromagnetic wave, a cash counting storage unit that stores the cash equivalent to the voting ticket purchase fee, and counts the amount of money, and the first or second according to the control command From the ticket issuing unit that discharges the voting ticket or receipt corresponding to the voting ticket purchase data, and the card reader unit or the short-range communication circuit unit. Inquires and confirms the voting ticket purchase request data and the money amount data from the cash counting storage unit, transmits the data to the voting response subsystem, and receives the voting ticket purchase acceptance result data processed by the subsystem. , And at least a central control unit that issues a voting ticket or receipt discharge command based on the result data,
The voting response subsystem includes a dedicated line connection unit for communicating with the host computer system of the general center, a communication line connection unit for responding to each access signal from the winning horse voting terminal, and the winning horse vote. A voting ticket purchase application is received from the terminal, and the voting ticket reception process is transmitted to the host computer. And at least a vote response computer that receives the processing result data and sends a reply to the winning horse voting terminal,
When a user inputs voting ticket purchase data on their mobile terminal, the input items and pattern format arrangement on the display input screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal are displayed in the same manner as the frame of the mark card, The conventional user can input easily, and the portable terminal can input from the display input screen, and the user side downloads and acquires the voting data input software including the voting summary data in advance via the Internet, or Each time voting data is acquired by downloading to a mobile terminal using the electromagnetic wave communication function, an error in voting is checked inside the mobile terminal, and voting data without errors can be obtained. A win-win voting system for mobile terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication devices. The winning horse voting terminal has the purchase data input means for inputting the first and second voting ticket purchase data from the card reader unit and the short-range communication circuit unit via the bus, and then the bus from the cash counting storage unit. Storage amount collation means for inputting the total amount of user input via the user and collating with purchase data, purchase application data transmission means for transmitting the voting ticket purchase data to the voting response subsystem, and reception processed by the subsystem An acceptance result receiving means for receiving the result data, and a discharge command means for outputting a discharge instruction to the ticket issuing unit via the bus according to the acceptance result,
The voting response subsystem includes first and second purchase data receiving means for receiving first and second voting ticket purchase data from the winning horse voting terminal via a communication line, and the purchase data received from the host computer system. 2. The portable terminal with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: a reception processing communication means for performing reception processing, and a result data return means for returning the reception result data to the winning horse voting terminal. Corresponding winning horse voting system.   3. The win-win voting system for portable terminals with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal with built-in electromagnetic wave communication device includes at least a portable radio telephone, a portable small personal computer, and a PDA.   The said electromagnetic wave is a microwave or an infrared ray, The winch voting system for portable terminals with a built-in electromagnetic wave communication device according to claim 1, 2, or 3.

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