JP6489872B2 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device, an information processing system, and an information processing method.

  The public competition includes, for example, a plurality of competitions with different industries such as horse racing, boat racing, bicycle racing, and auto racing. In such a public competition, a network including a host computer and a terminal device is configured for each type of industry, and competition management and voting processing are performed individually. Host computers in each industry have different specifications such as interfaces for each industry, making it difficult to share terminal devices.

  Therefore, a common center or communication device connected to the host computer and the terminal device of each industry is provided, and information processing of public competitions connecting the terminal device and the host computer of any industry via the common center or communication device. A system has been proposed.

JP 2006-99520 A JP 2012-141771 A

  However, in the conventional public sports information processing system, a new member must be registered with a center common to each industry, and the membership number already registered in the host computer of each industry cannot be used.

  In addition, when cashless voting is performed, funds are deposited in a voting account managed by a host computer of each industry, and each host computer uses a voting ticket of the member's voting account requested to vote. I sell it. In order to share a voting account, it is necessary to unify the specifications of the host computers in each industry, which is not easy to implement. For this reason, users who perform cashless voting have to manage membership cards and voting accounts issued for each industry, which is inconvenient.

  Even if voting accounts of multiple industries can be inquired at a common center, users have to manage voting accounts for each industry. For example, even if a voting account for horse racing has a lot of funds, it is not possible to directly vote for other industries, for example, bicycle races, using this voting account. In such a case, it is necessary to withdraw funds from the voting account for horse racing and deposit the withdrawn funds into the voting account for bicycle racing, which is inconvenient for the user.

  In one aspect, the present invention relates to a communication device, an information processing system, and an information processing method that can improve user convenience.

In order to solve the above problems, a communication device is provided. The communication device consists of a host communication unit that communicates with a host computer provided for each industry of the public competition, a terminal communication unit that communicates with a terminal device that accepts user operations, and a member type registered for each industry. Management information storage unit that stores management information related to members including member information, operation information received by the terminal device via the terminal communication unit, and member identification information of the user, and the target industry set in the operation information The connection destination host computer corresponding to the target industry is identified, the member information by industry corresponding to the target industry is extracted from the management information based on the target industry and member identification information, and the operation information is sent to the connection destination host computer via the host communication unit If the operation information is voting information for instructing cashless voting, the voting amount used for voting is determined based on the voting information, and When the voting money is transferred from the common account that manages member funds based on information to the voting account managed by the connected host computer, the voting information is sent to the connected host computer, and the race corresponding to the voting information is completed And an information control unit for transferring the balance of the voting account of the connection destination host computer reflecting the race refund amount to the common account.
In addition, the communication device includes a first host computer that distributes the operation information to the terminal device when the operation information of the public competition is updated, and a second computer that does not distribute the host computer provided for each type of public competition. and the host computer, there is, communicates with the host computer, the first host computer acquires operational information that be delivered, and transmits the acquired operational information, predetermined for the second host computer Queries the update of the operation information periodically, and when the update is detected, acquires the operation information from the second host computer, communicates with the host communication unit that transmits the acquired operation information, and the terminal device that accepts the user's operation A terminal communication unit that performs management, a management information storage unit that stores management information related to members including member information classified by industry for each member registered for each industry, The operation information received by the terminal device and the member identification information of the user are acquired via the department, the connection destination host computer corresponding to the target industry set in the operation information is specified, and the target industry and member identification information are identified. Based on the management information, the industry-specific member information corresponding to the target industry is extracted, the operation information and the industry-specific member information are transmitted to the connected host computer via the host communication unit, and the operation information is obtained from the host communication unit. And an information control unit that extracts the operation information corresponding to the requested business type from the storage unit and transmits it to the terminal device when the operation information is a request for operation information.

  According to one aspect, when the operation information acquired from the terminal device is transmitted to the connection destination host computer corresponding to the target industry, the communication apparatus uses the member identification information of the member as the industry-specific member information corresponding to the target industry. The connection-destination host computer acquires member information classified by industry corresponding to the industry managed by its own device, and therefore permits an operation based on the operation information by the member. This makes it possible to use different host computers of different types of business with a single terminal device, thereby improving user convenience.

It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the communication apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram of the public competition information processing system of 2nd Embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the hardware constitutions of a terminal and center communication apparatus. It is the figure which showed an example of the hardware constitutions of a cashless terminal. It is the block diagram which showed the function structure of the public competition information processing system. It is the figure which showed an example of member information. It is the figure which showed an example of the fund information. It is the figure which showed an example of the flow of the fund in a voting process. It is the figure which showed an example of the login screen of a cashless terminal. It is the time chart which showed the procedure of login processing by the terminal / center communication device. It is the time chart which showed the procedure of the money_receiving | payment process by a terminal and center communication apparatus. It is the figure which showed an example of the voting card waiting screen of a cashless terminal. It is a time chart which showed the procedure of the voting process by a terminal and center communication apparatus. It is a time chart which showed the procedure of the voting process by a terminal and center communication apparatus. It is the figure which showed an example of the history inquiry screen of a cashless terminal.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The communication apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment includes a host communication unit 11, a terminal communication unit 12, a management information storage unit 13, and an information control unit 14, and includes a business type A host computer (hereinafter referred to as a host). 2) Control the communication between the terminal device 3 and the business type B host 2b.

  Industry A host 2a is established in the center that manages the operation of one of the public competitions (industry A), and is responsible for sales and refunds of the corresponding public competitions, providing race information, etc. Process related to management. The business type B host 2b is provided in a center that manages competition of a business type (business type B) different from the business type A host 2a, and performs the same processing as the business type A host 2a. The industry type A host 2a and the industry type B host 2b are operated independently, and, for example, the format of the industry-specific member information to be given to the registered member is different. In addition, different networks are formed, and interface specifications are also different. Furthermore, the business type A host 2a and the business type B host 2b each independently establish and manage a voting account for a user who performs cashless voting to pay for the voting ticket.

  The terminal device 3 is provided in a racetrack or a voting ticket off-site sales place, receives an operation performed by the user, and transmits the generated operation information to the business type A host 2a or the business type B host 2b. The operation information includes designation of the target industry and operation details. The operation contents include, for example, a request for race operation information managed by a host in the target industry, an information inquiry such as a member history inquiry, and a vote request for a race managed by the host. In addition, the terminal device 3 has a reading unit that reads, for example, a member card held by the user, and acquires member identification information for identifying the user. The terminal device 3 transmits operation information and member identification information to the communication device 1 in accordance with a user operation.

  The host communication unit 11 communicates with the business type A host 2a based on the interface specification of the business type A host 2a, and communicates with the business type B host 2b based on the interface specification of the business type B host 2b. The connection destination host and transmission information are acquired from the information control unit 14, and the transmission information is converted in accordance with the specification of the connection destination host, and then transmitted to the connection destination host.

The terminal communication unit 12 communicates with the terminal device 3. The terminal communication unit 12 acquires operation information and member identification information received by the terminal device 3 and sends the operation information and member identification information to the information control unit 14.
The management information storage unit 13 stores management information related to members including member information classified by industry of members registered for each industry. In the management information, for example, industry-specific member information given by the user for each industry and information related to the voting account are registered in association with the common member information given to the member by the information control unit 14. That is, common member information and a plurality of types of industry-specific member information are given to each user. The host of each industry can identify a member only when accessing it using the industry-specific member information set by the own device, and can access information related to the member. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the business type A host 2a can access the information of the member managed by the own device by the business type A member information managed by the business type A host 2a. Similarly, the business type B host 2b can access information on the member managed by the own device based on the business type B member information managed by the business type B host 2b.

  The information control unit 14 acquires the operation information received by the terminal device 3 and the member identification information via the terminal communication unit 12. In the member identification information, either common member information given to the user in the communication device 1 or industry-specific member information uniquely assigned by the industry A host 2a or the industry B host 2b is set. The information control unit 14 can collate the member identification information with the management information stored in the management information storage unit 13 and acquire common member information and industry-specific member information of an arbitrary industry. Based on the acquired operation information, the information control unit 14 identifies the connection destination host of the target industry, replaces the member identification information with the member information classified by industry of the corresponding industry, and designates the connection destination host to the host communication unit 11 And instructing transmission of operation information and member information by industry.

The operation of the communication device 1 will be described.
In the management information storage unit 13 of the communication device 1, management information including member information classified by industry is stored in advance.

  For example, the terminal device 3 reads a member card held by the user, acquires member identification information, and transmits it to the communication device 1 together with user operation information. The operation information includes the target industry and the details of the operation performed by the user.

  The communication device 1 acquires operation information and member identification information via the terminal communication unit 12. The information control unit 14 specifies a connection destination host corresponding to the target industry based on the operation information. Subsequently, industry-specific member information corresponding to the target industry is extracted from the management information based on the target industry and member identification information. If the target industry is industry A, the connection destination host is industry A host 2a, and the industry-specific member information is industry A member information. If the target industry is industry B, the connection destination host is industry B host 2b, and the industry-specific member information is industry B member information. When the connection destination host is the business type A host 2a, the host communication unit 11 matches the operation information and the business type A member information to the business type A interface specification and transmits the information to the business type A host 2a. Further, when the connection destination host is the industry B host 2b, the host communication unit 11 transmits the operation information, the industry B member information, and the industry B interface specification to the industry B host 2b.

  As described above, the communication device 1 identifies the connection destination host corresponding to the target industry based on the operation information and member identification information acquired from the terminal device 3 and the management information stored in the management information storage unit 13. The member identification information is replaced with the industry-specific member information of the target industry, and the operation information is transmitted to the connection destination host. As a result, it is possible to access a host of any type of business from the terminal device 3, and it is possible to improve the convenience for the user. In particular, the business type A host 2a and the business type B host 2b can use the industry-specific member information previously given to the members, so that it is not necessary to change the specification corresponding to the common number. Moreover, since the user can use the membership card issued in the past, it is convenient.

  Note that the communication device 1 does not have to acquire the operation information and the member identification information at the same time. For example, the user's member identification information is first acquired by login or the like and stored in the storage unit. And according to the operation information input after that, it is good also as replacing member identification information with the member information classified by industry of a target industry.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, the entire public game information processing system having the communication device 1 of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a public competition information processing system according to the second embodiment.

  In the public competition information processing system according to the second embodiment, the terminal / center communication device 10 includes a business type A host 21, a business type B host 22, and a business type C host 23 provided for each type of public competition type via a communication line. And the industry D host 24, the cashless terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d and the deposit / withdrawal machine 31. In the following description, the host 20 and the cashless terminal 30 are referred to when there is no need to specify the device.

  The cashless terminal 30 performs voting by performing membership registration for each type of business in advance for a terminal device that issues a voting ticket using cash. The host 20 for each industry issues unique industry-specific member information at the time of member registration and opens a voting account. In the following, it is assumed that a member number is assigned by industry as member information by industry. For example, the membership number of industry A is the industry A membership number, and the membership number of industry B is the industry B membership number. The terminal / center communication apparatus 10 also issues a membership number for managing the membership. The member number issued by the terminal / center communication device 10 is a common member number for convenience.

  The business type A host 21 can manage the sale of voting tickets related to the business type A, totalize and manage the competition results, and can also distribute operational information related to the held contents of the competition. The industry B host 22, the industry C host 23, and the industry D host 24 each have the same information as the industry A host 21 and perform the same business. The business type A host 21, the business type B host 22, the business type C host 23, and the business type D host 24 form an independent network to manage information individually, and information is shared among the hosts. Never happen. The industry A, industry B, industry C, and industry D are, for example, horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and auto.

  The cashless terminals 30 a, 30 b, 30 c, 30 d read the membership number from the membership card held by the user and transmit it to the terminal / center communication device 10. The membership number read out by the cashless terminal 30 may be either the industry-specific membership number assigned by the user for each industry or the common membership number assigned by the terminal / center communication apparatus 10. Further, the voting card is read, and voting information corresponding to the received voting content is transmitted to the terminal / center communication device 10. In cashless voting, a voting ticket is not issued, and a receipt printed with the voted content is issued. The cashless voting itself is performed by exchanging data with each host 20 via the terminal / center communication device 10.

  The deposit / withdrawal machine 31 reads the membership number from the membership card held by the user and accepts the deposit / withdrawal operation by the member. When the cash is deposited, the cash is stored in the apparatus, and the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 is notified together with the member number that has read the deposit operation information. When there is a withdrawal operation, the withdrawal operation information is notified to the terminal / center communication device 10 together with the member number, and if there is permission from the terminal / center communication device 10, the cash is withdrawn.

  The terminal / center communication apparatus 10 is connected to the business type A host 21, the business type B host 22, the business type C host 23, and the business type D host 24, and the cashless terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d, and the deposit / withdrawal machine 31. The terminal / center communication device 10 acquires the operation information and the member number transmitted from the cashless terminal 30 to the host 20, and matches the operation information, the member number, and the connection destination host 20 corresponding to the target industry. Is then sent to the destination host 20. Further, the terminal / center communication device 10 acquires a response or distribution information transmitted from the host 20 toward the cashless terminal 30, converts the information as necessary, and transmits the information to the connection-destination cashless terminal 30. To do. The terminal / center communication device 10 is an embodiment of the communication device 1.

Next, the hardware configuration of the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 and the cashless terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, and 30d will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the terminal / center communication apparatus.

  The entire terminal / center communication apparatus 10 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 and a plurality of peripheral devices are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 107.

  The RAM 102 is used as a main storage device of the terminal / center communication device 10. The RAM 102 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101.

  Peripheral devices connected to the bus 107 include a hard disk drive (HDD) 103, a host communication unit 104, an input / output control unit 105, and a terminal communication unit 106.

  The HDD 103 magnetically writes and reads data to and from the built-in disk. The HDD 103 is used as a secondary storage device of the terminal / center communication device 10. The HDD 103 stores an OS program, application programs, and various data. Note that a semiconductor storage device such as a flash memory can also be used as the secondary storage device.

  The host communication unit 104 is connected to the host 20 (in the example shown in FIG. 2, the business type A host 21, the business type B host 22, the business type C host 23, and the business type D host 24) via a network. Communication processing with the unit is executed.

  The input / output control unit 105 is connected to the external management device 40 and exchanges data with the external management device 40. The external management device 40 may be always connected, or may be connected as necessary. Although illustration of the hardware configuration of the external management device 40 is omitted, at least a CPU, a RAM, a communication unit, a graphic processing unit to which a display unit is connected, an HDD, and an input control unit to which an input unit is connected are provided.

  The terminal communication unit 106 is connected to the cashless terminal 30 (in the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the cashless terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, and 30d) via a network, and is connected to the communication unit of each cashless terminal 30. Communication can be performed. Similarly, the deposit / withdrawal machine 31 is connected via the terminal communication unit 106.

With the hardware configuration described above, the processing functions of the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 of the second embodiment can be realized.
Although FIG. 3 shows the hardware configuration of the terminal / center communication apparatus 10, the host of each public competition shown in FIG. 2 has the same hardware configuration.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the cashless terminal.
The cashless terminal 30 includes a control unit 310, a display 320, a touch panel 330, a voting card reading unit 340, a receipt printer 350, and an IC card reader 360.

  The control unit 310 includes a CPU 311, a RAM 312, an HDD 313, a graphic processing unit 314, an input / output interface 315, and a communication unit 316, which are connected via a bus 317. The control unit 310 is also an embodiment of a computer. The CPU 311, RAM 312 and HDD 313 perform the same operations as the CPU 101, RAM 102 and HDD 103 of the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 shown in FIG. In the configuration shown in FIG. 4, various programs are stored in the HDD 313. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be stored in a memory card such as a compact flash (registered trademark).

  A display 320 is connected to the graphic processing unit 314. The graphic processing unit 314 displays various information on the screen of the display 320 under the control of the CPU 311.

  A touch panel 330, a voting card reading unit 340, a receipt printer 350 and an IC card reader 360 are connected to the input / output interface 315. The input / output interface 315 transmits signals sent from the touch panel 330, the voting card reading unit 340, the receipt printer 350, and the IC card reader 360 to the CPU 311 via the bus 317. The input / output interface 315 transmits a control signal sent from the CPU 311 to the touch panel 330, the voting card reading unit 340, the receipt printer 350, and the IC card reader 360.

The communication unit 316 performs communication with the terminal communication unit 106 of the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG.
Here, the display 320 displays a selection screen for voting reservation data and priority conditions to be selected by the user, and displays other information such as operation guidance, race guidance, and voting contents of a voting card. A touch panel 330 is arranged on the upper part of the display 320. The touch panel 330 is operated by the user when various inputs and voting contents are corrected.

  The voting card reading unit 340 is a unit that reads voting contents from a voting card. The receipt printer 350 is a printer that prints voting contents. The IC card reader 360 reads information such as a membership number of a membership card.

With the hardware configuration described above, the processing function of the cashless terminal 30 of the second embodiment can be realized.
Next, processing functions of the public competition information processing system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the public competition information processing system. In FIG. 5, the business type C host 23 and the business type D host 24 shown in FIG. 2 are omitted, but the business type C host 23 and the business type D host 24 are configured with the business type A host 21 and the business type B host 22. It is the same.

The public competition information processing system includes a business type A host 21, a business type B host 22, a terminal / center communication device 10, and a cashless terminal 30.
The business type A host 21 is a host installed in the center that manages the business competition of the business type A. Based on the business type A management information stored in the business type A management information storage unit 211, processing such as acceptance of votes and refunds I do. In the business type A management information, the business type A member number of the member who registered as a member of the business type A and information related to the voting account for managing the funds for voting in the business type A are set. The business type A host 21 transmits and receives communication data by TCP / UDP (Transmission Control Protocol / User Datagram Protocol). The business type A host 21 distributes operation information and the like simultaneously using UDP as necessary.

  The industry B host 22 is a host installed in the center that manages the public competition of the industry B, and processes such as acceptance of votes and refunds based on the industry B management information stored in the industry B management information storage unit 221. I do. In the business type B management information, information on a business type B member number of a member who has registered as a member of the business type B and information on a voting account for managing funds for voting in the business type B is set. The industry B host 22 transmits and receives communication data by HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

  The cashless terminal 30 includes a communication processing unit 371, an input unit 372, and a display unit 373, and is a multi-terminal that performs cashless vote acceptance and refund processing corresponding to a plurality of business types including business type A and business type B. . The communication processing unit 371 transmits information acquired via the input unit 372 to the terminal / center communication device 10. Also, information is acquired from the terminal / center communication device 10, stored in the storage unit as necessary, and output to the display unit 373. The input unit 372 inputs the membership number read by the IC card reader 360, the voting information of the voting card read by the voting card reading unit 340, and the user operation information detected by the touch panel 330.

The display unit 373 displays the information acquired from the communication processing unit 371 and the information acquired by the input unit 372 on the display 320.
The terminal / center communication device 10 includes a business type A host communication unit 110a, a business type B host communication unit 110b, a terminal communication unit 120, and an information control unit 130.

  The business type A host communication unit 110 a performs TCP / UDP communication with the business type A host 21. The business type A host communication unit 110a transmits the operation information acquired from the information control unit 130 and the business type A member number to the business type A host 21 in response to a TCP request. Then, the response information of the business type A host 21 is received as a TCP response and output to the information control unit 130. In addition, the operation information updated by the business type A host 21 and the instruction information of the host 21 of the business type A are received by the business type A host 21 by UDP communication and output to the information control unit 130.

  The industry B host communication unit 110 b performs HTTP communication with the industry B host 22. The industry B host communication unit 110b transmits the operation information acquired from the information control unit 130 and the industry B member number to the industry B host 22 by an HTTP request. Then, the response information of the industry B host 22 in response to this is received as an HTTP response and output to the information control unit 130. In HTTP communication, the operation information updated from the business type B host 22 cannot be transmitted. Therefore, the industry B host communication unit 110b performs HTTP communication with the industry B host 22 at a predetermined interval, and monitors whether the operation information is updated in the industry B host 22 or not. When an update is detected, a request for updated operation information is made by HTTP communication, and response information of the business type A host 21 is received as an HTTP response and output to the information control unit 130.

  The terminal communication unit 120 communicates with the cashless terminals 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d and the deposit / withdrawal machine 31. The terminal communication unit 120 receives the voting information and the membership number received by the cashless terminal 30 and sends them to the voting control unit 131. Then, the response information of the business type A host 21 or the business type B host 22 acquired via the voting control unit 131 is transmitted to the cashless terminal 30. When the updated operation information is received from the business type A host 21 and the business type B host 22 via the voting control unit 131, the operation information is transmitted to the cashless terminal 30.

  The information control unit 130 includes a voting control unit 131, a member management unit 132, a member information storage unit 133, a fund management unit 134, a fund information storage unit 135, and an operation information storage unit 136. The member information storage unit 133, the fund information storage unit 135, and the operation information storage unit 136 are an embodiment of the management information storage unit 13 of the first embodiment.

  The voting control unit 131 acquires the operation information and the membership number received by the cashless terminal 30 and executes a process according to the operation information. For example, the voting control unit 131 acquires voting information as operation information from the cashless terminal 30, performs voting processing, and performs history inquiry processing when acquiring a history inquiry as operating information from the cashless terminal 30. In addition, when the voting control unit 131 acquires the operation information updated via the business type A host communication unit 110 a and 110 b, the voting control unit 131 distributes the operation information to the cashless terminal 30. Each process will be described later.

  Based on the member information stored in the member information storage unit 133, the member management unit 132 and the common member number assigned by the terminal / center communication device 10 and the member by industry when the member registration is performed in the host 20 of each industry Manage numbers. When the member management unit 132 receives a request from the vote control unit 131, based on the received member number, the member management unit 132 extracts a member number by industry corresponding to the target industry from the member information, and notifies the vote control unit 131 of it.

  The member information storage unit 133 stores member information. In the member information, an industry-specific member number assigned to the member in another industry is registered in association with the common member number assigned by the terminal / center communication apparatus 10.

  The fund management unit 134 manages member funds based on the fund information stored in the fund information storage unit 135. As described above, the host 20 in each industry uses the funds deposited in the voting account managed by the host 20 in each industry as the purchase funds for the betting tickets. In the fund management unit 134, when a vote is instructed by a user and a voting ticket is purchased, the voting money is deposited into the voting account managed by the host 20 of the target industry, and the voting ticket is released by the host 20 of the target industry. to enable. In other words, the fund management unit 134 provides a common account, and collectively manages the funds of the voting account managed by each industry except when a vote is instructed. Specifically, the fund management unit 134 manages the funds deposited and withdrawn via the deposit / withdrawal machine 31 in a common account, and when a transfer instruction is acquired from the vote control unit 131 at the time of voting, The voting money is transferred from the common account to the voting account managed by the host 20 of the voting business.

  The fund information storage unit 135 stores fund information. In the fund information, the balance of the common account managed by the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 and the voting money distributed to the voting account of each industry at the time of voting are stored in association with the common member number.

  The operation information storage unit 136 stores operation information acquired by the voting control unit 131 from the business type A host 21 and the business type B host 22. The operation information includes guidance information such as race start time and odds of each competition, cancellation of run, and information such as race results and dividends.

Here, an example of member information and fund information will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of member information.
In the member information 1330, a member number assigned to each member 1331 is registered. In the example of FIG. 6, the common member number (20 digits) 1332 assigned by the terminal / center communication device 10, the industry A member number (16 digits) 1333 assigned in the industry A, and the industry B are given to the members 1331. The industry B member number (9 digits) 1334, the industry C member number (12 digits) 1335 assigned in the industry C, and the industry D member number (10 digits) 1336 assigned in the industry D are registered. The number in parentheses is the number of digits of each member number. The common member number (20 digits) 1332 is set so as to have a larger number of digits than the member number of the industry with the largest number of digits so that all member numbers can be handled.

  In this way, since the membership number assigned for each industry in the management information is managed in association with each other, the host 20 of each industry can use the management information managed in association with each industry-specific membership number. become able to. For example, when a member who has logged in to the cashless terminal 30 with the common member number (20 digits) 1332 wants to acquire his / her information managed by the industry A host 21, the corresponding industry A member number ( 16 digits) 1333 may be extracted and transmitted to the business type A host 21 together with the operation information.

  The registration of the member information 1330 is performed, for example, by providing a new member registration screen on the cashless terminal 30 and giving a common member number, and sequentially reading the member card held by the member or manually inputting it to the member. Do. Further, when there is no common member number corresponding to the industry-specific membership number read by the cashless terminal 30 from the membership card of a specific industry, the above-described member registration screen may be displayed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of fund information.
The fund information 1350 corresponds to the voting process 1351 for each member, the account balance 1352 and the transfer 1353 of the common account of the terminal / center communication device 10 in each process, the industry A 1354, the industry B 1355, the industry C 1356, and the industry The balance of the voting account of D1357 is registered. The transfer amount 1353 is the total amount of vote transferred to the host 20 of each business type based on the vote information received by the cashless terminal 30.

  For example, when the voting process 1351 is “deposit”, the account balance 1352 of the common account is updated according to the deposit amount. When the voting process 1351 is “transfer to host”, “3,800” is transferred from the common account to the transfer money 1353 to the voting account managed by the host 20. The breakdown is set to “2,000” for industry A 1354, “1,000” for industry B 1355, “500” for industry C, and “300” for industry D 1357. Similarly, the balance of the related account is updated corresponding to “voting”, “refund (success)” and “remaining balance” in the voting process 1351.

  Here, the flow of funds related to the member A in the voting process shown in FIG. 7 will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of funds in the voting process. The numerical value in the rectangle shown in FIG. 7 indicates the balance of the account managed by each.

Here, an example will be described.
First, the deposit / withdrawal machine 31 accepts the deposit by the logged-in member. Assume that a member logs in with a common membership number. The depositing / dispensing machine 31 notifies the terminal / center communication device 10 of the depositing operation information including the deposit amount “50,000 yen” and the common member number of the depositing member. The common member number may be sent to the terminal / center communication device 10 at the time of login. The terminal / center communication apparatus 10 acquires the deposit operation information and deposits the deposit amount “50,000 yen” into the common account of the corresponding member. 7 and 8, it is assumed that the account balance of the common account of the member A of the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 is 50,000 yen (151).

  Next, the cashless terminal 30 receives the vote of the member and transmits the received vote information to the terminal / center communication device 10. It is assumed that the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 holds a common member number at the time of login of this member. Based on the voting information, the terminal / center communication device 10 transfers the voting money from the common account of the member to the voting account managed by the host of the voting business. For example, it is assumed that the voting information includes an instruction to purchase voting tickets of 2,000 yen for industry A, 1,000 yen for industry B, 500 yen for industry C, and 300 yen for industry D. In response to this voting information, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the fund management unit 134 sets 2,000 yen (211) for the voting account of the industry A host 21 and 1 for the voting account of the industry B host 22. 000 yen (221), 500 yen (231) is transferred to the voting account of the industry C host 23, and 300 yen (241) is transferred to the voting account of the industry D host 24.

  After that, the vote is confirmed, and the dividend is confirmed after the race. The balance of each voting account is updated according to the refund amount. Refund money is deposited into the voting account of the industry A host 21 and the balance becomes 3,000 yen (212). The voting account of the industry B host 22 has no refund and the balance is 0 yen (222). Similarly, the voting account of the industry C host 23 is 2,000 yen (232), and the voting account of the industry D host 24 is 0 yen (242).

  The terminal / center communication device 10 performs a transfer process of transferring the refund money held in each voting account to a common account after the determination of the race result. As a result, the balance of the common account managed by the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 is 51,200 yen (152). On the other hand, the voting account of the industry A host 21 is 0 yen (213), the voting account of the industry B host 22 is 0 yen (223), the voting account of the industry C host 23 is 0 yen (233), and the voting account of the industry D host 24 The account is 0 yen (243), and the balance of each voting account is 0 yen.

  In this way, for each vote, the vote is transferred from the common account of the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 to the host of the vote. The funds remaining after the race is confirmed are transferred from the voting account of the voting host to the common account of the terminal / center communication device 10.

  Since the user's funds are collectively managed by the terminal / center communication apparatus 10, the user can grasp the total amount of the funds held by the user. Thus, since it is not necessary to manage funds for each type of business, convenience for the user is improved. Further, when voting, the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 performs voting processing by appropriately transferring the voting money to the host of the voting destination industry, so that the user is not aware of the account balance of each industry. It becomes possible to vote for different industries from the cashless terminal 30.

  Next, login processing, deposit processing, voting processing, and inquiry processing performed by the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 will be described using a time chart and a display screen of the corresponding cashless terminal 30. FIG.

(1) Login process The login process is a process in which the user causes the cashless terminal 30 or the deposit / withdrawal machine 31 to read the member card to authenticate the member. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a login screen of the cashless terminal.

  The login screen 321 is a standby screen that is displayed before the user logs in. The login screen 321 displays a guidance message 3211 for the user and race guidance for each industry based on the operation information acquired from the terminal / center communication apparatus 10.

  In the guidance message 3211, a message for the user “touch the member card to log in” is displayed. A user who performs cashless voting has a membership card created in advance through membership registration and logs in using the membership card.

  In addition, as a race guide for each business type, a list 3213 of places where the business type A 3212 accepts votes is displayed. Similarly, a list of places where voting is currently being received is also displayed for business type B3214, business type C3215, and business type D3216.

  Since the terminal / center communication device 10 acquires operation information from the host 20 of each industry and distributes the operation information to each cashless terminal 30, the cashless terminal 30 displays the status of races of all industries. Can be viewed on a single screen. For example, if a button corresponding to a field is pressed, detailed information on the race may be displayed.

The user logs in by touching the member card on the IC card reader 360 in accordance with the guidance message 3211 on the login screen 321.
FIG. 10 is a time chart showing the procedure of the login process by the terminal / center communication apparatus. In FIG. 10, the business type A host communication unit 110a and the business type B host communication unit 110b are collectively referred to as the host communication unit 110, but in the description, they are represented as the business type A host communication unit 110a and the business type B host communication unit 110b. . The same applies to FIGS.

  The cashless terminal 30 reads the member number from the member card touched by the member with the IC card reader 360 and transmits a member authentication message 51 including the member number to the terminal / center communication device 10. The terminal / center communication apparatus 10 acquires the member authentication message 51 by the terminal communication unit 120 and starts processing.

  [Step S11] The voting control unit 131 acquires the member authentication message 51 of the cashless terminal 30 received by the terminal communication unit 120 and confirms the content of the message. Since the electronic statement is a member authentication request, the voting control unit 131 notifies the member management unit 132 of the member number and requests authentication.

  [Step S12] The member management unit 132 compares the member number with the member information stored in the member information storage unit 133, and authenticates the member based on whether there is a member number that matches the member information. The member number is not limited to the common member number assigned by the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 but may be a member number classified by industry provided by a terminal of any industry. Which type of industry membership number is determined based on the characteristic part of the industry-specific membership number that is different for each industry. For example, it may be the number of digits of the industry-specific membership number. Moreover, you may judge by several characteristic parts. When the member number is not assigned by the terminal / center communication device 10, the member management unit 132 also notifies the voting control unit 131 of the authentication result for the common member number of the terminal / center communication device 10.

  [Step S13] When the member number is authenticated by the member management unit 132, the voting control unit 131 permits login and stores the member number in the memory. Here, the common member number is stored in the memory as the member number. When the member number is not authenticated by the member management unit 132, the voting control unit 131 cannot log in. The voting control unit 131 transmits login permission / prohibition via the terminal communication unit 120 to the cashless terminal 30 that has transmitted the member authentication message 51.

  When the cashless terminal 30 receives the response of the member authentication telegram 51 and login is not permitted, the cashless terminal 30 notifies the member that authentication is impossible, and ends the process. If permitted, the process proceeds to the next process, and the balance inquiry message 52 is transmitted to the terminal / center communication device 10. The terminal / center communication apparatus 10 acquires the balance inquiry message 52 by the terminal communication unit 120 and starts processing.

  [Step S14] The voting control unit 131 acquires the balance inquiry message 52 of the cashless terminal 30 received by the terminal communication unit 120, and confirms the content of the message. Since the electronic statement is a balance inquiry request, the voting control unit 131 sends the membership number and the balance inquiry request to the fund management unit 134.

  [Step S <b> 15] The fund management unit 134 receives the balance inquiry request, extracts fund information corresponding to the member number from the fund information stored in the fund information storage unit 135, and outputs the fund information to the vote control unit 131.

  [Step S16] The voting control unit 131 transmits fund information including the balance of the common account to the cashless terminal 30 that has transmitted the balance inquiry message 52 via the terminal communication unit 120, and ends the process.

The cashless terminal 30 receives the response of the balance inquiry message 52, and displays the balance of the member's common account on the screen by the display unit 373.
With the above processing procedure, the user login is completed. In the terminal / center communication device 10, the member number read by the member management unit 132 is collated with the member number for each type of industry owned by the member, so that the user can log in regardless of the type of membership card he touches. Is possible.

(2) Deposit process The deposit process will be described. The depositing process is a process when the logged-in member deposits voting funds via the depositing / dispensing machine 31. FIG. 11 is a time chart showing the procedure of the deposit process by the terminal / center communication apparatus. FIG. 11 shows a processing procedure after the login process shown in FIG. 10 is completed between the depositing / dispensing machine 31 and the terminal / center communication apparatus 10.

  The depositing / dispensing machine 31 accepts a depositing operation by the user and transmits a depositing telegram 53 to the terminal / center communication device 10. The terminal / center communication device 10 acquires the deposit telegram 53 by the terminal communication unit 120 and starts processing.

  [Step S21] The voting control unit 131 acquires the deposit telegram 53 of the deposit / withdrawal machine 31 received by the terminal communication unit 120 and confirms the content of the telegram. The voting control unit 131 instructs the fund management unit 134 to perform a deposit process because the electronic message is a deposit notification.

  [Step S22] The fund management unit 134 identifies corresponding fund information in the fund information storage unit 135 based on the membership number stored in the memory at the time of login. The fund management unit 134 adds the deposit amount based on the deposit telegram 53 to the balance of the common account of the members managed by the identified fund information, updates the balance of the common account, and notifies the vote control unit 131 of completion of the deposit process. Notice.

  [Step S23] The voting control unit 131 transmits a payment completion notification to the deposit / withdrawal machine 31 that has transmitted the deposit telegram 53 via the terminal communication unit 120, and ends the process. At this time, the balance of the common account after depositing may be notified to the depositing / dispensing machine 31.

  As described above, in the terminal / center communication device 10, when there is a deposit, the deposit is reflected only in the common account for collectively managing the user's funds. In other words, funds are not allocated to voting accounts for each industry. The user only needs to manage the balance of the common account, and the convenience for the user is improved.

(3) Voting process The voting process will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a voting card waiting screen of the cashless terminal.

  The voting card wait screen 322 is a standby screen before the user inserts a voting card into the cashless terminal 30. The voting card waiting screen 322 displays a guidance message 3221 for the user and display items based on the voting card.

  In the guidance message 3221, a message for the user “please insert a voting card” is displayed. A user who performs cashless voting inserts a voting card describing voting contents into the cashless terminal 30 and performs voting.

  In addition, as a display item when a voting card is inserted, a voting card waiting screen 322 includes a purchase industry 3222, a purchase place 3223, a purchase race 3224, a purchase amount 3225, an account balance 3226, a voting content 3227, and a history inquiry button 3228. An area for displaying is prepared. The purchased industry 3222 is a display field for displaying the industry to be voted on. The purchase place 3223 is a display field for displaying a place where a race to be voted is held. The purchase race 3224 is a display field for displaying a race to be voted for. The purchase amount 3225 is a display field for displaying the input amount used for voting. The account balance 3226 is a display field for displaying the balance of the common account. The voting content 3227 is a display field for displaying a voting target number and a betting type. The history inquiry button 3228 is a display button that is pressed when inquiring about the history of voting by members so far.

  When the user inserts a voting card into the cashless terminal 30 according to the guidance message 3221, the cashless terminal 30 reads the voting card, and based on the read voting content, the purchase industry 3222, the purchase place 3223, the purchase race 3224, the purchase amount 3225 and the contents of voting 3227 are displayed. The account balance 3226 displays the balance of the common account acquired in the login process shown in FIG. Further, the cashless terminal 30 transmits the content of the read voting card to the terminal / center communication device 10 as voting information.

  FIG. 13 is a time chart showing a voting procedure performed by the terminal / center communication apparatus. The cashless terminal 30 reads the inserted card inserted by the user, generates voting information, and transmits a voting message 54 including the voting information to the terminal / center communication device 10. In the example of FIG. 13, the user is supposed to vote for the race of type A. The terminal / center communication apparatus 10 acquires the voting message 54 by the terminal communication unit 120 and starts processing.

  [Step S31] The voting control unit 131 acquires the voting message 54 of the cashless terminal 30 received by the terminal communication unit 120, and confirms the content of the message. Since the electronic message is a voting request, the voting control unit 131 performs voting processing based on the voting information included in the voting electronic message 54. In the example of FIG. 13, based on the voting information, the fund management unit 134 is instructed to transfer the voting money to a voting account managed by the industry type A host 21.

  [Step S32] The fund management unit 134 extracts the fund information corresponding to the membership number from the fund information storage unit 135, withdraws the voting money from the balance of the common account, and allocates it to the voting account managed by the industry A host 21. Perform the transfer process to change. The fund management unit 134 instructs the business type A host communication unit 110 a corresponding to the business type A host 21 to transmit a vote transfer notification to the business type A host 21.

  [Step S <b> 33] The business type A host communication unit 110 a converts the acquired vote transfer instruction into a message that matches the interface specification of the business type A host 21, and transmits the converted transfer instruction message to the type A host 21.

  The business type A host 21 acquires the transfer instruction message, and deposits the transferred vote into the business type A voting account. Then, the business type A host 21 transmits a transfer result message 55 indicating whether or not the transfer is normally completed to the terminal / center communication device 10. Here, the following procedure will be described assuming that the transfer result message 55 is a message notifying that the transfer has been completed normally.

[Step S34] The business type A host communication unit 110a acquires the transfer result message 55 and notifies the fund management unit 134 of it.
[Step S35] The fund management unit 134 updates the fund information corresponding to the member based on the transfer result, and notifies the vote control unit 131 of the completion of the transfer process.

[Step S36] Upon receiving the notification of the completion of the transfer process, the voting control unit 131 instructs the industry A host communication unit 110a corresponding to the industry A host 21 to transmit voting information.
[Step S37] The business type A host communication unit 110a converts the voting information into a message that conforms to the interface specification of the business type A host 21, and transmits the converted voting information message to the business type A host 21.

  The business type A host 21 obtains the voting information telegram, and accepts the vote specified in the voting information using the voting money deposited in the voting account of the business type A. The business type A host 21 transmits to the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 a voting result message 56 indicating that the voting has been normally received.

[Step S38] The business type A host communication unit 110a notifies the vote control unit 131 of the vote result message 56.
[Step S39] The voting control unit 131 transmits the acquired voting result to the cashless terminal 30 via the terminal communication unit 120, and ends the process.

  The cashless terminal 30 notifies the user of the vote result. When the voting ends normally, a receipt describing the contents of the vote is issued by the receipt printer 350 and provided to the user.

  The above processing procedure is executed, and the user's cashless vote ends. The terminal / center communication device 10 identifies the voting destination industry based on the voting information corresponding to the voting card inserted by the user, and notifies the host of the corresponding industry of the voting information. At this time, the voting money necessary for voting is transferred from the money collectively managed in the common account to the voting account of the voting destination by the amount of the voting money. As a result, the user can vote in any business category without transferring funds to the voting account of the voting destination.

  When the terminal / center communication device 10 detects that the result of the voting race has been confirmed based on the operation information acquired from the host of each industry, the terminal / center communication device 10 confirms the result in the fund management unit 134 and issues a refund. Instructing the funds in the received voting account to be transferred to a common account. The fund management unit 134 transfers funds of the voting account to the common account according to the procedure in the same manner as the transfer of the voting money from the common account to the voting account shown in FIG. Thereby, the user's funds are always managed collectively in a common account. The user does not need to individually manage the voting account set up for each type of business, and the management of funds becomes easy.

(4) Inquiry process Next, the inquiry process will be described. Each industry host stores a history of voting contents and operations performed by users for a predetermined period. On the other hand, the user may want to inquire about deposits / withdrawals made in the past, voting details and dividends, and the like. The inquiry process fulfills such a user's request.

  For example, the user who wishes to inquire about the history presses the history inquiry button 3228 on the voting card waiting screen 322 shown in FIG. The cashless terminal 30 detects that the user has pressed the history inquiry button 3228 and starts history inquiry processing.

  FIG. 14 is a time chart showing the procedure of the voting process by the terminal / center communication apparatus. The cashless terminal 30 detects that the history inquiry button 3228 has been pressed, and transmits an inquiry message 58 to the terminal / center communication apparatus 10.

  [Step S41] The voting control unit 131 acquires the inquiry message 58 of the cashless terminal 30 received by the terminal communication unit 120 and confirms the content of the message. Since the electronic statement is an inquiry request, the voting control unit 131 instructs the industry A host communication unit 110a corresponding to the industry A host 21 and the industry B host communication unit 110b corresponding to the industry B host 22 to make a history inquiry. .

  [Step S <b> 42] The business type A host communication unit 110 a corresponding to the business type A host 21 transmits a history inquiry message conforming to the interface specification of the business type A host 21 to the business type A host 21. An industry type A member number is added to the history inquiry message as necessary.

  The business type A host 21 receives the history inquiry message from the terminal / center communication device 10 and extracts the history information of the member. Then, the inquiry result message 59 including the extracted history information is transmitted to the terminal / center communication device 10.

  [Step S43] The business type A host communication unit 110a receives the inquiry result message 59 transmitted by the business type A host 21, and temporarily stores it in the storage unit. Subsequently, the industry B host communication unit 110 b transmits a history inquiry message conforming to the interface specification of the industry B host 22 to the industry B host 22. The industry B member number is added to the history inquiry message as necessary.

  The industry B host 22 receives the history inquiry message from the terminal / center communication device 10 and extracts the history information of the member. Then, the inquiry result message 60 including the extracted history information is transmitted to the terminal / center communication device 10.

  [Step S44] The industry B host communication unit 110b receives the inquiry result message 60 transmitted by the industry B host 22, and temporarily stores it in the storage unit. In the example of FIG. 13, since the hosts are only the industry A host 21 and the industry B host 22, the history inquiry is terminated, and the history information of the industry A and the history information of the industry B that are temporarily stored are stored in the terminal / center communication device 10. After conversion according to the specifications, the voting control unit 131 is notified.

  [Step S45] The voting control unit 131 transmits the history information of the business type A and the historical information of the business type B acquired from the host communication unit 110 to the cashless terminal 30 via the terminal communication unit 120.

The cashless terminal 30 displays a history inquiry screen based on the acquired history information.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a history inquiry screen of a cashless terminal.
The history inquiry screen 323 is a display screen based on the history information acquired by the terminal / center communication device 10 from the host of each industry. A history information list 3231 and operation buttons are displayed on the history inquiry screen 323. The operation buttons include all buttons 3232 that collectively display history information of all industries, an industry A button 3233 that selects and displays history information of industry A, and an industry that selects and displays industry B history information. B button 3234, industry C button 3235 for selecting and displaying history information of industry C, industry D button 3236 for selecting and displaying history information of industry D, and display of the previous page of the displayed page. It has a previous page button 3237 for selecting and a next page button 3238 for selecting display of the next page of the displayed page. The cashless terminal 30 acquires history information of all industries, selects history information according to an instruction by a user's button operation, and displays it on the display screen. In the example shown in FIG. 15, a history in the industry type A is displayed.

  As described above, the terminal / center communication apparatus 10 acquires history information of all types of business related to a user who has logged into the cashless terminal 30 and provides the history information to the cashless terminal 30. Thereby, the user can confirm the history in an arbitrary industry.

  The invention of the present embodiment can be easily applied by adding the communication device of the invention. In addition, each type of business host, cashless terminal, and deposit / withdrawal machine can be used as it is, and can be modified (applied) at low cost.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, all the constituent elements shown in the embodiments may be appropriately combined. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined. Various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication apparatus 2a Industry A host 2b Industry B host 3 Terminal apparatus 10 Terminal / center communication apparatus 11 Host communication part 12 Terminal communication part 13 Management information storage part 14 Information control part 21 Industry A host 22 Industry B host 23 Industry C host 24 Industry D host 30, 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d Cashless terminal 31 Deposit / withdrawal machine 106 Terminal communication unit 110a Industry A host communication unit 110b Industry B host communication unit 120 Terminal communication unit 130 Information control unit 131 Voting control unit 132 Member management Department 133 Member information storage section 134 Fund management section 135 Fund information storage section 136 Operation information storage section

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A host communication unit that communicates with a host computer provided for each industry of the public competition;
A terminal communication unit that communicates with a terminal device that accepts user operations;
A management information storage unit for storing management information related to the member including member information classified by industry of the member registered for each industry;
The operation information received by the terminal device via the terminal communication unit and the member identification information of the user are acquired, the connection destination host computer corresponding to the target industry set in the operation information is specified, and the target Based on the business type and the member identification information, the business type member information corresponding to the target business type is extracted from the management information, and the operation information and the business type member are connected to the connection destination host computer via the host communication unit. Information is sent, and when the operation information is voting information for instructing cashless voting, a vote to be used for voting is determined based on the voting information, and the funds of the member are managed based on the management information The voting money is transferred from the common account to the voting account managed by the connected host computer, the voting information is transmitted to the connected host computer, When the race corresponding to the voting information is completed, and the balance of the vote account refund of the race is reflected the destination host computer the reclassified in the common account information control unit,
A communication apparatus comprising: A host computer provided for each type of public competition industry includes a first host computer that distributes the operation information to a terminal device when the operation information of the public competition is updated, and a second host computer that is not distributed, There is
It communicates with the host computer, acquires the operation information distributed by the first host computer, transmits the acquired operation information, and transmits the acquired operation information to the second host computer at a predetermined cycle. A host communication unit that inquires about an update, acquires the operation information from the second host computer when an update is detected, and transmits the acquired operation information;
A terminal communication unit that communicates with a terminal device that accepts user operations;
A management information storage unit for storing management information related to the member including member information classified by industry of the member registered for each industry;
The operation information received by the terminal device via the terminal communication unit and the member identification information of the user are acquired, the connection destination host computer corresponding to the target industry set in the operation information is specified, and the target Based on the business type and the member identification information, the business type member information corresponding to the target business type is extracted from the management information, and the operation information and the business type member are connected to the connection destination host computer via the host communication unit. Information is acquired from the host communication unit and stored in the storage unit. When the operation information is a request for the operation information, the operation information corresponding to the requested business type is obtained. and information control section that sends to the terminal device extracts from the storage unit,
A communication apparatus comprising: When the operation information is an inquiry of the history information of the member held by the host computer, the information control unit transmits the inquiry request of the history information and the industry-specific member information to the connection destination host computer. , Transmitting the acquired history information of the industry type to the terminal device,
The communication apparatus according to claim 1.   When the operation information is an inquiry of the history information of the member held by the host computer, the information control unit transmits the inquiry request of the history information and the industry-specific member information to the connection destination host computer. , Transmitting the acquired history information of the industry type to the terminal device,
  The communication device according to claim 2. A host computer set up for each type of public competition,
A terminal device that accepts user operations;
Management information storage for storing management information related to the member, including a host communication unit that communicates with the host computer, a terminal communication unit that communicates with the terminal device, and member information classified by industry of the member registered for each industry And the operation information received by the terminal device via the terminal communication unit and the member identification information of the user, and identify the connection destination host computer corresponding to the target industry set in the operation information The member information classified by industry corresponding to the target industry is extracted from the management information based on the target industry and the member identification information, and the operation information and the connection computer are connected to the connection destination host computer via the host communication unit. send a industry member information, when the operation information is voting information instructing cashless vote voting gold used in the vote on the basis of the voting information Confirming and transferring the vote to a voting account managed by the connection-destination host computer from a common account that manages the member's funds based on the management information, and transmitting the vote information to the connection-destination host computer, When the race corresponding to the voting information is completed, a communication device including an information control unit that transfers the balance of the voting account of the connection destination host computer in which the refund amount of the race is reflected, to the common account ;
An information processing system comprising: The host computer is provided for each sector of the public competition, when updating the operation information of the public competition, the first host computer for delivering the operational information to the end terminal apparatus, and a second host computer that does not deliver There is,
A terminal device that accepts user operations;
It communicates with the host computer, acquires the operation information distributed by the first host computer, transmits the acquired operation information, and transmits the acquired operation information to the second host computer at a predetermined cycle. Inquiring for an update, when an update is detected, the operation information is acquired from the second host computer, a host communication unit that transmits the acquired operation information, a terminal communication unit that communicates with the terminal device, Management information storage unit for storing management information related to the member including member information classified by industry of the member registered for each business type, operation information received by the terminal device via the terminal communication unit, and member of the user Identification information is acquired, a connection destination host computer corresponding to the target industry set in the operation information is specified, and the target industry and the member identification are identified. The member information classified by industry corresponding to the target industry is extracted from the management information based on the information, and the operation information and the member information classified by industry are transmitted to the connection destination host computer via the host communication unit. The operation information is acquired from the host communication unit and stored in the storage unit. When the operation information is a request for the operation information, the operation information corresponding to the requested business type is extracted from the storage unit. A communication device comprising an information control unit for transmitting to the terminal device;
An information processing system comprising: In an information processing method of a communication device connected to a host computer provided for each type of public sports industry and a terminal device that accepts user operations,
The terminal communication unit communicates with the terminal device, acquires the operation information received by the terminal device and the member identification information of the user, and sends it to the information control unit,
The information control unit identifies a connection-destination host computer corresponding to the target industry set in the acquired operation information, and stores member information by industry of a member registered for each industry stored in a management information storage unit. Extracting the member information according to the industry corresponding to the target industry based on the target industry and the member identification information from the management information relating to the member,
When the operation information is voting information for instructing cashless voting, the voting amount used for voting is determined based on the voting information, and the connection is made from a common account that manages the member's funds based on the management information. Transferring the vote to a voting account managed by a destination host computer, sending the voting information to the destination host computer;
When the race corresponding to the voting information is completed, the balance of the voting account of the connected host computer reflecting the refund of the race is transferred to the common account,
The host communication unit transmits the extracted member information by industry and the operation information to the connection destination host computer.
An information processing method characterized by the above.   In an information processing method of a communication device connected to a host computer provided for each type of public sports industry and a terminal device that accepts user operations,
  The host computer includes a first host computer that distributes the operation information to the terminal device when the operation information of the public competition is updated, and a second host computer that does not distribute the operation information.
  The terminal communication unit communicates with the terminal device, acquires the operation information received by the terminal device and the member identification information of the user, and sends it to the information control unit,
  The information control unit identifies a connection-destination host computer corresponding to the target industry set in the acquired operation information, and stores member information by industry of a member registered for each industry stored in a management information storage unit. The member information classified by industry corresponding to the target industry based on the target industry and the member identification information is extracted from the management information relating to the member, the operation information is acquired and stored in a storage unit, and the operation information is When it is a request for the operation information, the operation information corresponding to the requested business type is extracted from the storage unit and transmitted to the terminal device,
  The host communication unit transmits the extracted industry member information and the operation information to the connection destination host computer, acquires the operation information distributed by the first host computer, and sends the operation information to the information control unit. In addition, the second host computer is inquired about the update of the operation information at a predetermined cycle, and when the update is detected, the operation information is acquired from the second host computer and sent to the information control unit.
  An information processing method characterized by the above.

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