JP6510392B2 - Privilege management system, privilege management method, privilege management apparatus and privilege management program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a reward management system, a reward management method, a reward management apparatus, and a reward management program.

  In a store such as a supermarket, it is generally performed to give a purchaser of a product points according to the purchase price. For example, a store issues a point card to a purchaser, and the purchaser presents a point card at the time of product purchase, and a technology is known for giving points to the purchaser.

JP, 2008-191811, A JP, 2013-105297, A

  By the way, even in public competitions such as horse racing, racing races, racing, auto racing, etc., it is conceivable to give the purchaser of the voting ticket a privilege (for example, points) using the point card, but forgetting or losing the point card There is a high possibility that the points can not be correctly assigned due to the situation. For example, there are many places for purchasing a voting ticket in public competition, and there are various timings for purchasing a voting ticket. In this case, preparing the point card each time the purchaser purchases a voting ticket places a heavy burden on the purchaser and increases the possibility of forgetting or losing. From such a thing, it can be considered that the purchaser can not receive the points properly.

  The disclosure technique is made in view of the above, and aims to provide a benefit management system, a benefit management method, a benefit management device, and a benefit management program capable of providing a benefit to a purchaser of a voting ticket for a public competition. I assume.

  The privilege management system disclosed in the present application includes a voting ticket issuing device that issues a voting ticket for public competition and a privilege management device that performs processing for granting a privilege to a buyer of a voting ticket. The voting ticket issue device has an acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of the purchaser from the voter. The benefit management device includes an authentication processing unit that performs authentication processing on the purchaser using the biometric information acquired by the voting ticket issuing device, and a granting unit that grants a benefit to the purchaser who is authenticated by the authentication processing unit. Have.

  According to one aspect, it is possible to give a benefit to a purchaser of a public competition ballot.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of ticketing processing in the point management system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a voting ticket issuing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of the point management system. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the point DB. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the biometric information DB. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the calculation condition DB. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the purchase history DB. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the progress situation DB. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of the odds DB before odds determination. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing an example of the odds DB after the odds determination. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the payout amount DB. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the user registration process. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of user registration processing in the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the voting process. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the voting process in the voting ticket issuing device. FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an example of point giving processing at the time of voting in the point management device. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the early purchase point calculation process in the point management device. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of first voter point calculation processing in the point management device. FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing an example of point granting processing at the time of payment determination in the point management device. FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the point reduction process. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of point reduction processing in the voting ticket issuing device. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the point management device.

Example 1
Hereinafter, a benefit management system, a benefit management method, a benefit management apparatus, and an embodiment for implementing a benefit management program according to the present application (hereinafter, referred to as “first embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. . Note that the benefit management system, benefit management method, benefit management apparatus, and benefit management program according to the present invention are not limited by the first embodiment. Further, in the following first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts, and the overlapping description will be omitted. In addition, although the case where it is a point management system targeted at the purchaser of a voting ticket for horse race is explained to an example below, a point management system is for other public competitions (for example, a race race, a race boat, an auto race etc.) It may be a system for giving points to buyers of betting tickets. Also, in the first embodiment, an example in which points are given according to the purchased voting ticket is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be configured to present the right to be

  In a public competition, the purchaser specifies a combination of “gaming”, which is the method of voting for competitors, and “group number”, which is the target of voting, for a specific launch place and race number. To buy. The release place indicates, for example, a racetrack or the like. The race number indicates the number of the race to be held, and will be the first race and the second race in order from the first race to be held.

  For example, as a betting system in horse racing, a "one win" which chooses one horse to be the first place, a "multiple win" which selects one horse which enters up to two or three, a horse which becomes one place and two There is a “Horen (normal horse number: 2 consecutive wins, double winning combination: Shoma voting method)”, etc., which chooses a horse to be. As another betting method in horse racing, for example, there is also "three consecutive singles (horse number three consecutive winning singles winning horses voting method)" etc., which chooses a horse that becomes one coat, a horse that becomes second and a horse that becomes third. .

  In addition, “group number” is represented by, for example, a player's number or a combination of the player's numbers. For example, in horse racing, there are “1” as a win-win group number, “1-2” as a horse-run group number, and “3-2-1” as a 3-station single group number. In addition, when purchasing a voting ticket, the purchaser can purchase not only a voting ticket including only one group number but also a voting ticket including a plurality of group numbers. Further, in the following description, not the physical number of voting tickets but the purchase price for the group number may be expressed as “the number of purchased group numbers”.

<Flow of overall system processing>
A flow of ticketing processing in the point management system in the first embodiment will be described using FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of ticketing processing in the point management system. As shown in FIG. 1, the point management system 1 includes a voting ticket issue device 100, a point management device 200, and a voting server 300. These units are communicably connected to each other via a network N such as a dedicated line or a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Although FIG. 1 shows an example including a stationary type voting ticket issuing apparatus, the present invention is not limited to this, and a portable voting ticket issuing apparatus may be included. Further, although only one voting ticket issuing device 100 is shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of voting ticket issuing devices are included.

  The voting ticket issuing device 100 communicates with the point management device 200 and the voting server 300 via the network N, issues a voting ticket based on an instruction from the purchaser, and performs a refund for the hit voting ticket. is there. In addition, the voting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 in 1st Embodiment contains the apparatus which reads a purchaser's vein pattern. The point management device 200 communicates with the voting ticket issuing device 100 and the voting server 300 via the network N, performs vein authentication processing of the buyer of the voting ticket, and calculates points to be given to the authenticated purchaser. It is an apparatus. The voting server 300 communicates with the voting ticket issuing device 100 and the point management device 200 via the network N, manages ticketing of the voting ticket performed by the voting ticket issuing device 100 and withdrawal of the voting ticket, calculates odds, and pays It is a device that calculates gold etc.

  In the first embodiment, for example, the point management system 1 adds to the purchaser the basic points given at the time of purchasing the voting ticket, the additional points given according to the purchased unit number, the timing of the purchase, etc. And give two kinds of points. The basic points may be uniformly assigned to each voting ticket, or may be granted in proportion to the purchase price of the voting ticket or the number of group numbers included in the voting ticket. It is also good.

  The betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a voting ticket issuing apparatus. As shown in FIG. 2, the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100 includes a bill and coin input / output port 3001, a voting card input / output port 3003, a betting ticket output port 3007, a betting ticket input port 3009, a touch panel 3011 and a vein authentication device 3021. Prepare. The voting ticket issue device 100 can be realized, for example, by giving the function of the vein authentication device 3021 to the voting terminal of the existing totalizer system.

  The bill / coin insertion / discharge port 3001 is a bill / coin insertion port, and is also a bill / coin for withdrawal, or a bill / coin discharge port to be returned or used as a tag. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the bill input / output port and the coin input / output port are separately configured, but the invention is not limited thereto. The bill input / output port and the coin input / output port And may be integrated. Further, the bill inlet and outlet, and the coin inlet and outlet may be separately configured.

  The voting card input / output port 3003 is an insertion port for a vote application mark card (which may hereinafter be referred to as a voting card), and is also a discharge port for a voting card to be returned. The voting card is a mark card for the purchaser of the voting ticket to select the release place and race number, betting ceremony and group number, purchase price, etc. which the buyer wishes to purchase.

  The voting ticket discharge port 3007 is a discharge port for the ticketed ticket. The voting ticket slot 3009 is a slot for voting tickets to be refunded. The voting ticket outlet 3007 may be configured to issue a service ticket to be described later. Further, in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100, the voting ticket entry port 3009 and the voting ticket exit 3007 may be integrally configured.

  The touch panel 3011 displays information such as operation guidance, race guidance, and voting contents of a voting card to the purchaser, and accepts an operation from the purchaser. The touch panel 3011 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is an apparatus in which an operation unit and a display unit are integrated. The operation unit and the display unit may be realized by separate devices.

  The vein authentication device 3021 is, for example, a device for acquiring the vein pattern of the purchaser's palm. The vein authentication device 3021 is, for example, an imaging device having a function of irradiating near infrared rays and the like, and has a guide or the like for setting the palm of the purchaser.

  The voting card insertion / ejection slot 3003 may be configured separately as a voting card insertion slot and a voting card ejection slot. Further, the bill and coin input / output port 3001 may be configured separately as a bill and coin input port and a bill and coin discharge port.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 1, when the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 starts the voting ticket issuing process, the vein authentication apparatus 3021 acquires the vein pattern of the purchaser, and the information on the acquired vein pattern is a point management apparatus Send to 200 Next, upon receiving the result of the vein authentication process from the point management device 200, the voting ticket issuing device 100 receives the insertion of the voting card at the voting card insertion / ejection slot 3003, and receives the voting ticket at the bill / coin insertion / ejection slot 3001. Accept the purchase amount.

  Next, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 reads the sale place and race number, betting method and group number, purchase price, etc. selected on the voting card, and transmits the read information to the voting server 300. When receiving the ticket issuance instruction from the voting server 300, the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 issues a voting ticket at the voting ticket outlet 3007. In addition, the voting ticket issuing device 100 transmits information on the voting ticket to the point management device 200. Then, upon receiving the points calculated by the point management device 200, the voting ticket issue device 100 causes the touch panel 3011 to display the calculated points to the purchaser.

<Voting ticket issue device>
Next, the function of each device will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of the point management system. As shown in FIG. 3, the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 includes a storage unit 130 and a control unit 140 in addition to the respective devices illustrated in FIG. 2.

  The storage unit 130 is realized by a storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), or a hard disk drive (HDD). The storage unit 130 stores a program that the control unit 140 executes. The storage unit 130 also provides a work area when the control unit 140 executes a program.

  For example, the control unit 140 executes various programs stored in a storage device inside the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 by using a RAM as a work area by, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or a micro processing unit (MPU). To be realized. Further, the control unit 140 is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The control unit 140 includes a transmission / reception unit 141, an input / output control unit 142, a biometric information acquisition unit 143, a voting card reading unit 144, a betting ticket processing unit 145, a deposit / withdrawal control unit 146, a ticket processing unit 147 Have.

  The transmission / reception unit 141 is connected to the network N by wire or wireless, and transmits / receives information between the point management device 200 and the voting server 300, and is realized by, for example, a network interface card (NIC). For example, the transmitting / receiving unit 141 transmits the information of the voting card to the voting server 300, and receives the ticket issuance instruction from the voting server 300. Further, the transmitting / receiving unit 141 relates to data used for user registration, information on a voting ticket, data used for vein authentication, results of vein authentication, points awarded to a purchaser, etc. with the point management device 200. Send and receive information.

  The input / output control unit 142 is a processing unit that controls processing relating to input / output of information. For example, when acquiring information on a voting ticket and information on points from the point management apparatus 200, the input / output control unit 142 causes the touch panel 3011 to display the information. Also, for example, the input / output control unit 142 receives an operation such as a purchase instruction of a voting ticket by a purchaser on the touch panel 3011, user registration, a point reduction request, and the like. The input / output control unit 142 is an example of a display control unit.

  The biometric information acquisition unit 143 is a processing unit that acquires feature information from a vein pattern. For example, the biometric information acquisition unit 143 acquires a vein pattern through the vein authentication device 3021, and extracts feature information of the vein pattern. Also, the biometric information acquisition unit 143 transmits the extracted feature information to the point management device 200 through the transmission / reception unit 141. The biometric information acquisition unit 143 may be configured to calculate a hash value or the like of the extracted feature information and transmit the hash value or the like to the point management device 200 through the transmission / reception unit 141. The biometric information acquisition unit 143 is an example of an acquisition unit.

  The voting card reading unit 144 is a processing unit that reads information such as the sales floor and race number, betting method and group number, purchase price, etc. selected on the voting card. For example, the voting card reading unit 144 reads the voting card inserted into the voting card insertion / ejection slot 3003, and transmits the read information of the voting card to the voting server 300 through the transmission / reception unit 141.

  The betting ticket processing unit 145 is a processing unit that issues and reads a betting ticket. For example, when receiving a ticket issuance instruction from the voting server 300 through the transmission / reception unit 141, the voting ticket processing unit 145 prints a voting ticket and discharges it from the voting ticket outlet 3007. In addition, when the voting ticket processing unit 145 receives insertion of a voting ticket from the voting ticket slot 3009, for example, the voting ticket processing unit 145 reads the voting ticket and transmits information on the voting ticket to the voting server 300.

  The deposit / withdrawal control unit 146 is a processing unit that controls the handling of money related to purchase and refund of a voting ticket. For example, the deposit / withdrawal control unit 146 determines whether the money inserted at the bill / coin insertion / ejection slot 3001 at the time of purchase of the voting ticket satisfies the purchased amount of the voting ticket. In addition, for example, when receiving a payout of a voting ticket, the deposit / withdrawal control unit 146 counts the payout amount based on the information on the withdrawal amount received from the voting server 300 through the transmission / reception unit 141, and inserts and removes bills and coins. Discharge through outlet 3001.

  The ticket issuance processing unit 147 is a processing unit that performs control on a service ticket issued upon point reduction. For example, when the ticket issue processing unit receives an instruction of point return via the touch panel 3011, the ticket issue processing unit prints a service ticket issued based on the information on the points given to the purchaser, and receives the service ticket via the voting ticket outlet 3007. Issue the ticket. The service ticket is, for example, a ticket which can be used instead of cash at a restaurant or the like in a racetrack, but is not limited thereto. In addition, instead of the service ticket, it may be configured to return points by other methods such as a prize or the like. The ticket processing unit 147 is an example of a reduction unit.

<Point management device>
Next, functional blocks of the point management device 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the point management device 200 includes a storage unit 230 and a control unit 240. In addition to the functional units shown in FIG. 3, the point management apparatus 200 may have various functional units of a known computer, such as functional units such as various input devices and voice output devices.

  The storage unit 230 is realized by a storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), or a hard disk drive (HDD). The storage unit 230 stores a program executed by the control unit 240. The storage unit 230 also provides a work area when the control unit 240 executes a program. The storage unit 230 includes a point DB 231, a biometric information DB 232, a calculation condition DB 233, a purchase history DB 234, and a progress status DB 235.

  The point DB 231 stores information on purchasers in association with points given to each purchaser. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the point DB. As shown in FIG. 4, the point DB 231 stores “nickname” and “point” in association with “purchaser ID”. “Purchaser ID” is information that uniquely identifies a buyer of a voting ticket, and is assigned, for example, when the purchaser performs user registration. The “nickname” field stores a nickname given to the purchaser. The “nickname” is input by the purchaser, for example, when the purchaser performs user registration. The column of “points” stores points given to the purchaser. In the example of FIG. 4, the purchaser of the purchaser ID “000001” is a nickname “ABC” and indicates that “50” points are given.

  The biometric information DB 232 stores biometric information used for authentication processing of each purchaser. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the biometric information DB. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the biometric information DB 232 stores “biometric information data” in association with the “buyer ID”. The biometric information data is, for example, data received from the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100, and is feature data extracted from the imaged vein pattern or a hash value of the feature data.

  The calculation condition DB 233 stores conditions for calculating additional points to be given to the purchaser. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the calculation condition DB. As shown in FIG. 6, the calculation condition DB 233 associates and stores “items”, “data contents”, “points”, and “apply timing”.

  In FIG. 6, the column of "item" shows the item of the conditions which calculate an additional point. The column of "data content" indicates specific conditions to which additional points are to be added, the column of "points" indicates the number of additional points to be allocated, and the column of "allocation timing" indicates timings of points to be allocated.

<Point Grant for Early Purchase>
For example, the item of "early purchase" is, when the buyer purchases a voting ticket at a timing earlier than a predetermined timing, regardless of the purchased unit number and regardless of whether or not the target unit number is in the middle. , Indicates that additional points will be awarded. Such points are given for the purpose of suppressing congestion at a selling place of the voting ticket by promoting early purchase of the voting ticket.

  Generally, in a public competition, a preliminary run or run by a competitor is often performed before the start of a production race. For example, in horse racing, a preparatory run called a so-called return horse is performed in which a racehorse that has entered travels a course before it starts. Examples of similar preliminary traveling or running include showing legs on a bicycle race, displaying on a boat, running on an auto race, and the like. A buyer of a voting ticket often purchases a voting ticket with reference to the condition, time, and the like of the competitor in such preliminary traveling or running. For this reason, for example, there are many cases where the place for selling the voting ticket is crowded, for example, after a returning horse is played in a horse race, or after a trial run time is announced in an auto race.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in the data content column of FIG. 6, congestion is given by giving points to the purchaser who purchased the voting ticket “before return horse start” or “before return horse end”. To disperse the In addition, as shown in the column of points in FIG. 6, it is configured to give more additional points to the purchaser who purchased the voting ticket at an earlier timing, such as “Before Return Horse Start”, etc. It is also good. In addition, as shown in the column of "grant timing", although the point by early purchase is awarded at "time of ticket issue", it is not limited to this and is awarded when the game result is decided as described later It may be a configuration.

<Point award for high payout odds>
Next, the item "high dividend odds" in FIG. 6 indicates whether the group number of the high dividend odds, for example, the purchaser of the group number having an odds of 1000 or more is in the middle of the purchased group number. It indicates that a predetermined additional point is given. These points are given for the purpose of promoting the purchase of the high dividend odds group number and raising the purchaser's purchase intention. As shown in the data content column of FIG. 6, the additional points due to the high payout odds are given, for example, to the purchaser who purchased the group number having the odds of “1000 times or more”. Further, as shown in the column of “grant timing”, the points by the high payout odds are awarded, for example, when the game result is determined. The condition of “high payout odds” is not limited to this, and any magnification may be set.

<Granting points about no voting number>
Next, for the purchaser of the unit number which has not been purchased even at one piece, the additional point by “no vote group number” in FIG. 6 is a predetermined additional point regardless of the presence or absence of the hit of the purchased unit number. Indicates that is to be granted.

  In general, in a public competition, when it falls under the so-called "non-voting group number" in which no matching group number has been purchased, it is purchased to purchase a bet-type group number including the relevant group number Refund will be issued to all For example, in the case where the target number "1-2-5" of three consecutive singles falls under the so-called "non-voting group number", for all the purchasers who have purchased the bet type number of three consecutive singles in the race. And a refund is made. However, the cost of reimbursement is high, and problems may occur because some buyers already discard the voting ticket before the refund is announced. For this reason, in the first embodiment, as shown in the data content column of FIG. 6, by giving points to the purchaser who originally purchased a group number which has not been purchased at all, a non-voting pair is obtained. In addition to suppressing the occurrence of the number, promote early purchase of the unit number. In addition, as shown in the column of points in FIG. 6, when there is only one purchaser of the set number at the time of the competition result determination, in addition to the additional points given at the time of issue, additional points may be given. It may be of any configuration. Such configuration will be described later.

<Point award for the award of a prize>
Next, additional points by the “pitari prize” in FIG. 6 are, for example, to the purchaser of the voting ticket when the refund amount of the group number is a good amount such as “1000 yen” or “10000 yen”. It is given to. This makes it possible to enhance the gaming nature of the voting ticket and to increase the purchaser's willingness to purchase.

  In addition, it is not restricted to the payment of a predetermined group number, for example, when a plurality of group numbers are purchased in one voting ticket, the sum total of the refund amount of a plurality of group numbers displayed on the voting ticket concerned is a good amount of money It may be configured to give a perfect prize point when it is. As shown in the column of "timing of awarding", points by the award are awarded, for example, when the game result is determined. In addition, the conditions of the “bite prize” are not limited to the above-mentioned good-cut amount, but any amount may be set. An example corresponding to the award will be described later.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 3, the purchase history DB 234 stores the purchase history of the voting ticket. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the purchase history DB. As shown in FIG. 7, the purchase history DB 234 associates the “release place code”, the “race number”, the “gaming type”, the “group number”, and the “number of purchases” in association with the “purchaser ID”. Remember. In the example of FIG. 7, the purchase history DB 234 indicates that, for example, the purchaser of the purchaser ID “000001” selects “one win” and “first” of the “second race” at the release place of the release place code “10001”. Remember that you have purchased 10 ". Further, the purchase history DB 234 stores, for example, that the purchaser of the purchaser ID “000001” has purchased “two pieces” of “three consecutive singles” and “1-2-3” in the same race. In the example of FIG. 7, the purchase history DB 234 stores the purchase histories of a plurality of release places and races in one table, but is not limited to this and stores the purchase histories of one race in one table It may be of any configuration.

  The progress DB 235 stores information on the progress of the race. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the progress situation DB. As shown in FIG. 8, the progress status DB 235 stores the “release place code”, the “race number”, the “release status”, and the “progress status” in association with one another. The "release status" column indicates whether the voting ticket in the race is before release, is on sale, or has been released.

  In FIG. 8, the column "Progress" indicates the progress of the returning horse in the race. For example, as indicated by reference numeral 1001, when the progress status is "before return horse start", "5" additional points for the early purchase shown in FIG. 6 are given. Also, for example, as indicated by reference numeral 1011, when the progress status is “before return horse end”, “3” additional points for the early purchase shown in FIG. 6 are given. On the other hand, for example, as indicated by reference numeral 1021, when the progress status is “return horse end”, the additional points for the early purchase shown in FIG. 6 are not provided.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 3, the control unit 240 is realized, for example, by the CPU, the MPU, etc. executing various programs stored in the storage device inside the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 using the RAM as a work area. Ru. Further, the control unit 240 is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA. The control unit 240 includes a transmission / reception unit 241, a calculation unit 242, an authentication processing unit 243, and an acquisition unit 244.

  The transmitting / receiving unit 241 is connected to the network N by wire or wireless, and transmits / receives information between the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 and the voting server 300, and is realized by, for example, an NIC or the like. For example, when the transmitting and receiving unit 241 receives data used for vein authentication processing from the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100, the transmitting and receiving unit 241 outputs information to the authentication processing unit 243, and transmits the data input from the authentication processing unit 243 to the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 Do. In addition, when the transmitting / receiving unit 241 receives the information on the betting ticket from the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100, the transmitting / receiving unit 241 outputs the information to the calculating unit 242, and transmits the information on the points received from the calculating unit 242 to the betting ticket issuing apparatus 100. Furthermore, the transmitting and receiving unit 241 receives information on the progress of the race, odds, a payout, and the like from the voting server 300, and outputs the information to the acquiring unit 244. Furthermore, when the transmitting / receiving unit 241 receives, for example, information on the user registration of the purchaser from the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100, the transmitting / receiving unit 241 outputs the information to the acquisition unit 244.

  The calculating unit 242 is a processing unit that calculates points to be given to a buyer of a voting ticket. When receiving the input of the information on the purchase of the betting ticket from the transmitting and receiving unit 241, the calculating unit 242 calculates points to be given to the purchaser with reference to the calculation condition DB 233, the purchase history DB 234, and the progress information DB 235. In addition, when receiving the information on odds and the information on payout from the acquiring unit 244, the calculating unit 242 refers to the calculation condition DB 233 and the purchase history DB 234 to calculate points to be given to the purchaser. In addition, the calculation unit 242 stores the calculated points in the point DB 231 and outputs the points to the transmission / reception unit 241. The calculating unit 242 is an example of an assigning unit that assigns a score.

  The authentication processing unit 243 is a processing unit that performs an authentication process using a vein pattern of a buyer of a voting ticket. For example, at the time of user registration of the purchaser, the authentication processing unit 243 stores data on the vein pattern in the biometric information DB 232 when receiving input of data on the vein pattern from the transmitting and receiving unit 241. In addition, for example, when receiving an input of an authentication request including data on the purchaser's vein pattern from the transmitting and receiving unit 241, the authentication processing unit 243 performs biometric authentication processing, and outputs an authentication result to the transmitting and receiving unit 241.

  The authentication processing unit 243 performs biometric authentication processing, for example, by collating the input data with the data stored in the biological information DB 232. For example, when the authentication processing unit 243 receives input of data “XXXXXXXXXX”, it refers to the biological information DB 232 and determines that the input data matches the biometric information of the purchaser of the purchaser ID “000001”. Do. In this case, the authentication processing unit 243 transmits information indicating that the purchaser has been authenticated as the purchaser ID “000001” to the voting ticket issue device 100 through the transmission / reception unit 241.

On the other hand, for example, the data received by the authentication processing unit 243 as “XXXXXYYY
If it is “,” the authentication processing unit 243 determines that the data for which the input has been received does not match the biometric information of any of the purchaser IDs registered in the biometric information DB 232. In this case, the authentication processing unit 243 transmits information indicating that the vein authentication processing for the purchaser has failed to the voting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 through the transmitting / receiving unit 241.

  The acquisition unit 244 is a processing unit that acquires various types of information from the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 and the voting server 300. For example, the acquiring unit 244 receives an input of information on the number of purchased unit numbers from the transmitting and receiving unit 241, and stores the information in the purchase history DB 234. In addition, the acquisition unit 244 updates the progress situation DB 235, for example, when receiving an input of information on the progress situation of the race from the transmission / reception unit 241. In addition, for example, when receiving information on odds and information on payout from the transmitting and receiving unit 241, the obtaining unit 244 outputs the information to the calculating unit 242. Furthermore, when the acquiring unit 244 receives, for example, the information on the user registration of the purchaser from the transmitting and receiving unit 241, the acquiring unit 244 stores the information on the user registration in the point DB 231.

<Vote server>
Next, functional blocks of the voting server 300 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the voting server 300 includes a storage unit 330 and a control unit 340. In addition to the functional units shown in FIG. 3, the voting server 300 may have various functional units of a known computer, such as functional units such as various input devices and voice output devices. In addition, the voting server 300 can use, for example, a host system of the existing totalizer system.

  The storage unit 330 is realized by a storage device such as a RAM, a ROM, or an HDD. The storage unit 330 stores a program executed by the control unit 340. The storage unit 330 also provides a work area when the control unit 340 executes a program. The storage unit 330 has an odds DB 331 and a payout amount DB 332.

  The odds DB 331 stores the odds of each race. In addition, since the odds change according to the number of purchased units, the odds DB 331 is updated each time the final odds are determined. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of the odds DB before odds determination. As shown in FIG. 9A, the odds DB 331 includes a "release place code", a "race number", a "betting type", and "odds information". In the first embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the odds DB 331 stores one bet type of the race at the release site in one table, but it is not limited to this and a plurality of bet types or a plurality of bet types May be configured to store the odds of the race in one table.

  The number “1-2-5” of the group number “1-2-5” shown in the code 2001 of FIG. 9A and the group number “1-2-8” shown in the code 2011 are “0” in the number of purchased sheets and the odds “0.0”. It corresponds to the so-called "non-voting group number". In such a case, the purchaser who first purchased the group number "1-2-5" or "1-2-8" receives the additional points of the "first voter" shown in the data content column of FIG. Granted. Further, in the group number “18-17-16” shown by reference numeral 2021 in FIG. 9A, the odds are “1234.5” times and more than 1000 times, and “high payout odds” shown in the item of FIG. Applicable

  Next, odds DB 331 after odds decision is explained using Drawing 9B. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing an example of the odds DB after the odds determination. Since each item in FIG. 9B is the same as each item shown in FIG. 9A, detailed description will be omitted. As shown by reference numerals 2101 and 2111 in FIG. 9B, the group number “1-2-5” and the group number “1-2-8” corresponding to the so-called “non-voting group number” in FIG. 9A are purchased, It no longer falls under the so-called "non-voting group number". In addition to the additional points of the "first voter" shown in the data content column of FIG. 6, additional points of the "single voter" are also given to the purchaser of the group number "1-2-5". Be done. Further, the group numbers indicated by reference numerals 2101, 2111 and 2121 in FIG. 9B all have odds exceeding 1000, and correspond to “high payout odds” shown in the item of FIG.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 3, the dividend DB 332 stores the payout for the purchaser of the hit group number. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the payout amount DB. As shown in FIG. 10, the dividend DB 332 includes a "release place code", a "race number", and "refund amount information". In the first embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, the payout DB 332 stores all bet-type payouts of the race at the launch site in one table, but is not limited to this, a plurality of bet-type or The arrangement may be such that the payouts of a plurality of races are stored in one table. Further, the payout amount DB 332 may be configured to store one bet type payout amount of one race in one table.

  In FIG. 10, for example, the payout for the bet type “wide” group number “2-3” indicated by reference numeral 3001 is just “1000 yen” and the bet type “three-run single” set indicated by reference numeral 3002 The payout for the number “1-2-3” is just “10000 yen”. In the first embodiment, the purchaser who has purchased such a combination number is given an additional point of "pitari prize" shown in the item of FIG.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 3, the control unit 340 is realized, for example, by the CPU, the MPU, and the like, and various programs stored in the storage device in the voting server 300 are executed using the RAM as a work area. Further, the control unit 340 is realized by, for example, an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA. The control unit 340 includes a transmission / reception unit 341 and a calculation unit 342.

  The transmission / reception unit 341 is connected to the network N by wire or wireless, and transmits / receives information between the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 and the point management apparatus 200, and is realized by, for example, an NIC or the like. For example, the transmitting and receiving unit 341 receives information on a voting card from the voting ticket issuing device 100, and transmits a ticketing instruction to the voting ticket issuing device 100. In addition, the transmitting and receiving unit 341 transmits, for example, information on the progress of the race, odds, a payout, and the like to the point management device 200.

  The calculation unit 342 is a processing unit that calculates data such as odds and payouts. The calculating unit 342 calculates odds and a payout based on the information on the voting card received from the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 and the race result, and stores the odds and the payout in the odds DB 331 and the payout DB 332.

<Flow of user registration process>
First, with reference to FIG. 11, a procedure of processing in which the purchaser according to the first embodiment performs user registration will be described. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the user registration process. As shown in FIG. 11, the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 transmits user information and authentication information to the point management apparatus 200 (step S1001). The user information is, for example, a nickname, but may be configured to register personal information such as an address or a name as the user information.

  When the point management device 200 receives the user information and the authentication information, the point management device 200 performs a user registration process (step S1005), and transmits a completion notification to the betting ticket ticket issuing device 100 (step S1011).

  Next, the flow of processing in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described using FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of user registration processing in the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus. First, voting ticket issue device 100 stands by until a purchaser requests user registration (step S1: No). When a user registration request is received from the purchaser (step S1: Yes), the input / output control unit 142 receives an input of user information such as a nickname from the purchaser (step S11).

  Next, the biological information acquisition unit 143 acquires information on the vein pattern through the vein authentication device 3021 (step S13). Next, the transmitting / receiving unit 141 transmits the user information having received the input and the vein authentication data regarding the acquired vein pattern to the point management device 200 (step S15). Thereafter, the betting ticket ticket issuance apparatus 100 stands by until the processing result is received from the point management apparatus 200 (step S17: No).

  When the transmission / reception unit 141 receives the processing result from the point management device 200 (step S17: Yes), the transmission / reception unit 141 confirms whether the processing result indicates user registration success (step S21). If the processing result indicates that the user registration is successful (step S21: Yes), the input / output control unit 142 causes the touch panel 3011 to display a registration completion message, and ends the processing (step S23). On the other hand, if the processing result indicates a user registration failure (step S21: No), the input / output control unit 142 causes the touch panel 3011 to display an error message (step S25), and ends the processing.

<Flow of voting ticket issue processing>
Next, the process of giving points when the purchaser purchases a betting ticket will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, although a configuration in which points are awarded at the time of purchase of a group number will be described, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a configuration in which points are awarded when the result of the competition is determined Good. Alternatively, for example, temporary points may be calculated at the time of purchase of the voting ticket, and the calculated temporary points may be given as formal points when the result of the game is determined. For example, in the case where a racehorse relating to a purchased set number is not allowed to enter the race, in the case where points are not given, it should be configured to officially give points when the result of the competition is determined. In, you can respond without erasing the points already granted.

  FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the voting process. The following voting process is performed in units of races. First, the voting server 300 transmits a notification of the sale start of a voting ticket to the voting ticket issuing device 100 and the point management device 200 (steps S2001 and S2003). Thereafter, the point management device 200 requests the voting server 300 for odds, and receives a response from the voting server 300 (step S2005). Step S2005 is repeatedly executed at predetermined intervals or at an arbitrary timing until the end of sale. Further, the configuration may be such that the voting server 300 transmits the odds to the point management device 200 at predetermined intervals or at any timing without receiving a request from the point management device 200.

  Next, the betting ticket ticket issuance apparatus 100 transmits an authentication request to the point management apparatus 200 (step S2011). The point management device 200 performs an authentication process (step S2015), and responds to the voting ticket issue device 100 with an authentication result (step S2017). If the authentication result is successful, the voting ticket issuing device 100 transmits a voting request including the information of the voting card to the voting server 300 (step S2021), and receives a ticketing instruction from the voting server 300 (step S2023). . Thereafter, the voting ticket issue device 100 performs a ticket issue process (step S2025).

  Next, the betting ticket ticket issuance apparatus 100 transmits a point request to the point management apparatus 200 (step S2031). When the point management device 200 receives the point request, the point management device 200 performs point calculation processing (step S2035), and transmits the calculated points to the voting ticket issuing device 100 (step S2037). The process relating to the point calculation in steps S2031 to S2037 may be executed simultaneously with the process relating to the ticket issue in steps S2021 to S2025, or the order may be changed.

  In addition, the voting server 300 transmits the progress status such as the start and end of the return horse to the point management device 200 (step S2045). In FIG. 13, step S2045 is executed after each process of steps S2011 to S2037. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is executed in parallel with steps S2011 to S2037 which are repeatedly executed. Thereafter, the voting server 300 transmits a notification of the sale end of the voting ticket to the voting ticket issuing device 100 and the point management device 200 (steps S2051 and S2053).

  Next, the flow of processing in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the voting process in the voting ticket issuing device. First, voting ticket issue device 100 stands by until a purchase request receives a vote request (step S101: No). When the vote request is received from the purchaser (step S101: Yes), the biometric information acquisition unit 143 acquires information on the vein pattern through the vein authentication device 3021, and transmits the information to the point management device 200 through the transmission / reception unit 141 (step S103). ). When an authentication result indicating authentication failure is received from the point management device 200 (step S105: No), an error message is displayed (step S131), and the process ends without performing the point calculation process. In addition, even when the vein authentication process has failed, the configuration may be such that normal voting ticket purchase process is executed.

  When the authentication result indicating the authentication success is received from the point management device 200 (step S105: Yes), the input / output control unit 142 causes the touch panel 3011 to display the received user information (step S107). Thereafter, the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 stands by until the voting card and the purchase amount are received (step S111: No).

  When the voting card and the purchase amount are received (step S111: Yes), the voting card reading unit 144 reads the information of the voting card, and the sending and receiving unit 141 sends a ticketing request including the information of the voting card to the voting server 300. It transmits (step S113). Thereafter, the process stands by until a ticket issue instruction is received from the voting server 300 (step S115: No).

  When a ticket issuance instruction has been received from the voting server 300 (step S115: Yes), the voting ticket processing unit 145 prints a voting ticket and issues the ticket via the voting ticket outlet 3007 (step S117). Next, the input / output control unit 142 transmits a point request to the point management device 200 through the transmission / reception unit 141 (step S121), and stands by until point information is received (step S123: No).

  When the point information is received (step S123: Yes), the input / output control unit 142 causes the touch panel 3011 to display the point information (step S127), and ends the process.

  Next, the flow of processing in the point management device 200 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an example of point giving processing at the time of voting in the point management device. First, the point management device 200 stands by until data on a vein pattern is received from the betting ticket ticket issuing device 100 (step S201: No). When the data on the vein pattern is received (step S201: Yes), the authentication processing unit 243 performs vein authentication processing using the received data (step S203). If the vein authentication processing has failed (step S205: No), the authentication processing unit 243 transmits an error message to the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 through the transmission / reception unit 241 (step S231).

  If the vein authentication process is successful (step S205: Yes), the authentication processing unit 243 transmits user information to the voting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 through the transmission / reception unit 241 (step S207). Then, it waits until it receives a point request | requirement from the voting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 (step S211: No).

  When a point request is received from the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 (step S211: Yes), the calculation unit 242 executes an early purchase point calculation process and a first voter point calculation process (steps S213, S215). Steps S213 and S215 may be executed in reverse order or in parallel.

  The early purchase point calculation process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the early purchase point calculation process in the point management device. First, the calculation unit 242 refers to the progress status DB 235 (step S251), and confirms whether or not the target race is before the end of the return horse (step S253).

  When it is memorized in progress situation DB 235 that it is before a return horse end about a target race (Step S253: Yes), calculation part 242 calculates additional points given to a purchaser with reference to calculation condition DB233. Do. Further, the calculation unit 242 stores the calculated additional point in the point DB 231 (step S255). On the other hand, if it is stored in the progress status DB 235 that the return horse has already ended for the target race (step S253: No), the processing is ended.

  Next, the first voter point calculation process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing an example of non-voting group number point calculation processing in the point management device. First, the calculation unit 242 refers to the purchase history DB 234 (step S261), and confirms whether the information on the voting card includes a non-voting group number (step S263). For example, the calculation unit 242 confirms whether or not the group number included in the information of the voting card is stored in the purchase history DB 234.

  When the non-voting group number is included (step S263: Yes), the calculation unit 242 calculates an additional point to be given to the purchaser with reference to the calculation condition DB 233, and stores the additional point in the point DB 231 (step S265). On the other hand, when the non-voting group number is not included (step S263: No), the process ends.

  Returning to the explanation of FIG. 15, the calculating unit 242 transmits the calculated point information to the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 through the transmitting / receiving unit 241 (step S <b> 221). Thereafter, the calculation unit 242 updates the point DB 231 (step S223), and ends the process.

  As mentioned above, the additional points are also calculated when the payout is determined, as well as when the ticket is issued. FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing an example of point granting processing at the time of payment determination in the point management device. Although the process shown in FIG. 18 is executed, for example, when the refund amount is determined, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be configured to be executed when a purchase request for a voting ticket is issued.

  First, the point management device 200 stands by until receiving refund data from the voting server 300 (step S301: No). When the refund data is received from the voting server 300 (step S301: Yes), the calculation unit 242 reads out information on the purchased unit number from the purchase history DB 234 (step S303).

  Next, the calculation unit 242 determines whether the purchased unit number corresponds to the high payout odds (step S311). For example, the calculation unit 242 determines whether the odds of the group number is 1000 or more. If the purchased unit number corresponds to the high payout odds (step S311: Yes), the calculating unit 242 refers to the calculation condition DB 233, and adds to the purchaser who has purchased the unit number the additional dividend odds A point is awarded (step S313). When the purchased unit number does not correspond to the high payout odds (step S311: No), the process proceeds to step S321.

  Next, the calculation unit 242 determines whether or not the purchased unit number corresponds to a single voting group number (step S321). For example, the calculation unit 242 determines whether a record including the group number is present other than the record. If the purchased unit number corresponds to a single voting group number (step S 321: Yes), the calculating unit 242 refers to the calculation condition DB 233 to obtain a single voting group number with respect to a purchaser who has purchased the group number. The additional point regarding is given (step S323). If the purchased unit number does not correspond to the single voting unit number (step S321: No), the process proceeds to step S331.

  Next, the calculation unit 242 determines whether or not the refund for the purchased unit number corresponds to a winning prize (step S331). For example, the calculation unit 242 determines whether the refund amount for the group number is the amount of money stored in the calculation condition DB 233, such as “1000 yen” or “10000 yen”. If the refund amount for the purchased unit number corresponds to the award (step S331: Yes), the calculation unit 242 refers to the calculation condition DB 233 and adds to the purchaser who has purchased the unit number, additional information relating to the award. A point is awarded (step S333). If the refund amount for the purchased unit number does not correspond to the award (step S331: No), the process proceeds to step S341. It should be noted that the processing relating to the calculation of the special award points in steps S331 to S333 may be executed, for example, not only at the time of the payout determination but at the payout processing of the ballot ticket.

  Next, the calculation unit 242 confirms whether or not the processing of steps S311 to S333 has been performed for all the purchase histories regarding the race stored in the purchase history DB 234 (step S341). If the process has been performed for all the purchase histories (step S341: Yes), the process ends. If there is an unprocessed purchase history (step S341: No), the process returns to step S303 to repeat the process.

<Flow of point reduction process>
Next, point reduction processing in voting ticket issue device 100 and point management device 200 will be described using FIG. 19 and FIG. The point reduction process may be performed at a stage prior to the determination of the payout amount. Further, although an example in which the point redemption process is performed alone will be described below, the point redemption process may be performed in accordance with the payout process of the hit ballot ticket.

  FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the point reduction process. First, the betting ticket ticket issuance apparatus 100 transmits an authentication request including data on a vein pattern to the point management apparatus 200 (step S3001). The point management device 200 having received the authentication request executes the authentication process (step S3005), and transmits the point information to the betting ticket ticket issuing device 100 when the authentication result is successful (step S3011).

  Next, the betting ticket ticket issuing apparatus 100 transmits a ticket issue request to the point management apparatus 200 (step S3021). When receiving the ticket issue information from the point management device 200 (step S3023), the betting ticket ticket issue apparatus 100 executes a ticket issue process (step S3025).

  Next, point reduction processing in voting ticket issuing apparatus 100 will be described using FIG. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of point reduction processing in the voting ticket issuing device. First, voting ticket issue device 100 stands by until a purchaser requests a point return (step S401: No). If the purchaser has made a point reduction request (step S401: Yes), the biological information acquisition unit 143 acquires information on the vein pattern, and transmits the information to the point management apparatus 200 through the transmission / reception unit 141 (step S403). When the information indicating the authentication failure is received from the point management device 200 (step S411: No), an error message is displayed (step S451), and the process is ended.

  When the information indicating the authentication success is received from the point management device 200 (step S411: Yes), the input / output control unit 142 acquires user information including point information from the point management device 200 through the transmission / reception unit 141. Further, the input / output control unit 142 displays the acquired user information through the touch panel 3011 (step S423). Thereafter, the process stands by until the purchaser instructs to reduce points (step S431: No).

  When an instruction of point reduction is received from the purchaser (step S431: Yes), the input / output control unit 142 transmits a point reduction instruction to the point management device 200 (step S433). Thereafter, the input / output control unit 142 stands by until receiving a response from the point management device 200 (step S441: No).

If a response is received from the point management device 200 (step S441: Yes), the ticket processing unit 147 prints a service ticket based on the received response, and issues a ticket via the voting ticket outlet 3007 (step S443). finish.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, a buyer of a voting ticket can receive a point award without carrying around a point card or the like. For example, in a public competition, a purchaser may hold a large number of voting tickets, and may also discard the voting tickets collectively after the competition ends. In this case, if the purchaser uses the point card, the point card is mixed in with the voting ticket, and when discarding the voting ticket, there is a high possibility that the point card is also discarded together. According to the first embodiment, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the purchaser loses or loses the point card and can not receive the point reduction.

  In addition, when the point card manages the giving of points, the point provider is likely to abuse the point card by the purchaser in addition to the cost of creating the point card being required. According to the first embodiment, when authenticating a point grantee, the cost of creating a point card can be reduced by using biometric authentication instead of using a point card or the like, and the possibility of misuse of the point card can be reduced. It can be made smaller.

Example 2
The point management device 200 according to the above-described first embodiment may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described first embodiment. For example, the point management apparatus 200 may be configured to hold other authentication information such as a password input by the purchaser. In this case, for example, the point management apparatus 200 may be configured to further perform an authentication process using a password or the like in the point reduction process shown in FIG. 20 in addition to the authentication process using biological information. Thereby, stronger authentication processing can be performed compared to the case of performing only authentication processing using biometric information, and for example, false authentication or the like due to accidental coincidence of biometric information can be prevented.

  Also, in the first embodiment, an example of performing vein authentication as an authentication process using biological information is disclosed, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, in place of the vein authentication device 3021, the voting ticket issue device 100 has a device for acquiring other biological information such as a retina pattern, an iris pattern, a fingerprint, a palm print, and a voice print, and the point management device 200 is acquired. The configuration may be such that authentication processing is performed using other biometric information.

  Further, among the processes described in the first embodiment, all or a part of the process described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, or it is described as manually performed. All or part of the treatment may be performed automatically by known methods. For example, the process of updating the progress status stored in the progress status DB 235 may be performed not automatically but manually.

  In addition, information including processing procedures, specific names, various data and parameters shown in the above-mentioned documents and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the information stored in the point DB 231 described above is not limited to data items such as "purchaser ID", "nickname" and "point", but includes other information related to the purchaser such as "name" and "address". May be. Further, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, the series of processes related to ticket issue in steps S113 to S117 and the series of processes related to point information display in steps S121 to S127 may be performed simultaneously, or the order may be changed. You may implement.

  Further, each component of each device illustrated is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as illustrated. That is, the specific form of the distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the illustrated one, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically dispersed in any unit depending on various loads, usage conditions, etc. It can be integrated and configured. For example, the acquisition unit 244 of the point management device 200 may be dispersedly configured according to the type of information to be acquired, such as a payout rate and the number of released items. Further, in the voting ticket issuing apparatus 100, the ticket issuing processing unit 147 may be integrated with the voting ticket processing unit 145.

<Hardware Configuration of Point Management Device>
The point management device 200 can be realized, for example, by the following hardware configuration. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the point management device. As shown in FIG. 21, the point management device 200 includes a processor 25a, a memory 25b, an HDD 25c, and a network interface module 25d as hardware components. Examples of the processor 25a include a CPU, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an FPGA, and the like. In addition, the point management device 200 may have a large scale integrated circuit (LSI) including the processor 25a and a peripheral circuit. Examples of the memory 25 b include RAM such as SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), ROM, flash memory and the like. The transmitting and receiving unit 241 is realized by the network interface module 25d. The calculation unit 242, the authentication processing unit 243, and the acquisition unit 244 are realized by the processor 25a. The point DB 231, the biometric information DB 232, the calculation condition DB 233, the purchase history DB 234, and the progress situation DB 235 are realized by the memory 25b or the HDD 25c.

  In addition, each process in the above description in the point management apparatus 200 may be realized by causing the processor 25a of the point management apparatus 200 to execute a program corresponding to each process. For example, a program corresponding to each process in the above description may be stored in the memory 25 b or the HDD 25 c, and the program may be read by the processor 25 a from the memory 25 b or the HDD 25 c and executed.

1 point management system 100 voting ticket issuing device 200 point management device 300 voting server

Claims (10)

A voting ticket issuing device that issues a voting ticket for public competition, a privilege management device that performs processing for granting a privilege to a buyer of a voting ticket, release status of the voting ticket from release start to release end, and competition In a benefit management system including a voting server for managing progress status,
The voting ticket issuing device
It has an acquisition part which acquires the purchaser's biometrics information from the purchaser of the voting ticket,
The benefit management device is
A storage unit that stores, for each condition of the voting ticket, a privilege to be given to a purchaser of the voting ticket, and a timing at which the privilege is given;
An authentication processing unit that performs an authentication process on the purchaser using the biological information acquired by the voting ticket issuing device;
When the purchaser is authenticated by the authentication processing unit, the storage unit is referred to, and the sale status from the voting server, the progress status, and the condition of the voting ticket from the voting ticket issuing apparatus are referred to. A privilege management system, comprising: a granting unit that identifies a benefit and the application timing, and applies the benefit at the application timing to the authenticated purchaser.   The bonus management system according to claim 1, wherein the grant unit of the bonus management device calculates points according to the purchase price of the voting ticket and grants the points to the purchaser.   The grant unit of the bonus management device adds a predetermined additional to the purchaser who purchases the voting ticket before a trial run, an exhibition, a leg show, or a return horse before the production race in the public competition is performed. The privilege management system according to claim 1 or 2, further providing a privilege.   The awarding unit of the bonus management device is configured to purchase the voting ticket, at least one of a point at which the sale of the voting ticket ends and a point at which a competition result of the public competition is determined. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a predetermined additional benefit to a purchaser who has purchased the group number when the number of releases of the group number purchased with the voting ticket is equal to or less than a predetermined number. Benefits management system according to any one of the three.   The awarding unit of the benefit management apparatus adds a predetermined amount to the purchaser who has purchased the group number when the payout rate of the group number purchased by the purchaser with the voting ticket is equal to or more than a predetermined magnification. The privilege management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a privilege.   When the payout amount of the voting ticket purchased by the purchaser matches a predetermined amount determined in advance, the awarding unit of the benefit management device adds a predetermined additional to the purchaser who has purchased the voting ticket. The privilege management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising providing a privilege. When the vote ticket issuing device reads the biometric information of the purchaser, a display control unit that acquires a cumulative benefit associated with the biometric information from the benefit management device and displays it on a predetermined display unit;
The reward management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: a return unit that issues a service ticket for the benefit designated by the purchaser within the range of the accumulated benefit. A voting ticket issuing device that issues a voting ticket for public competition, a privilege management device that performs processing for granting a privilege to a buyer of a voting ticket, release status of the voting ticket from release start to release end, and competition In the reward management method executed by the voting server that manages the progress status,
The voting ticket issuing device is
Acquire the biometric information of the buyer from the buyer of the voting ticket,
The benefit management device is
Performing an authentication process on the purchaser using the biometric information acquired by the voting ticket issuing apparatus;
When the purchaser is authenticated in the authentication process, the vote server refers to a privilege to be given to the buyer of the voting ticket and a storage unit storing the awarding timing of the privilege for each condition of the voting ticket, and the voting server Specify the benefit and the application timing according to the release status from the user, the progress status, and the condition of the voting ticket from the voting ticket issuing apparatus, and the benefit is given to the authenticated purchaser The privilege management method characterized by performing the process provided at a timing. A storage unit that stores, for each condition of a voting ticket of a public competition, a privilege to be given to a purchaser of the voting ticket and a timing at which the privilege is given;
An authentication processing unit that performs authentication processing on the purchaser using the biometric information acquired from the purchaser of the voting ticket by the voting ticket issue device of the public competition;
If the purchaser is authenticated by the authentication processing unit refers to the storage unit, in response to said its release status, progress and the voting tickets conditions from the voting ticketing device from voting server And a granting unit that identifies a benefit and the application timing, and applies the benefit to the authenticated purchaser at the application timing. On the computer
For each condition of a voting ticket of a public competition, the benefit to be given to the purchaser of the voting ticket and the giving timing of the benefit are stored in the storage unit,
Performing authentication processing on the purchaser using the biometric information acquired from the purchaser of the voting ticket by the voting ticket issue device of the public competition;
If the purchaser is authenticated in the authentication process, by referring to the storage unit, the benefits in accordance with its release status, progress and the voting tickets conditions from the voting ticketing device from voting server And a bonus management program that specifies the awarding timing and causes the authenticated purchaser to execute a process of awarding the privilege at the awarding timing.

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