JP7095152B1 - Voting management equipment, voting management methods, and programs - Google Patents

Abstract

Kind Code: A1 A voting management device and the like capable of appropriately preventing the purchase of a voting ticket with a high probability of fraud is provided. Kind Code: A1 In a voting system, a reception unit 341 of a voting management device 300 receives voting information including a voting object and a voting amount, which indicates the content of a betting ticket that a user wishes to purchase. The determination unit 342 determines whether points are used for the betting amount included in the betting information. The odds acquiring unit 343 acquires the odds for the betting object when it is determined that points are used for the betting amount. The history acquisition unit 344 acquires the purchase history of betting tickets purchased by the user in the most recent period in the past when the acquired odds are equal to or less than the threshold. The setting unit 345 sets the allowable amount of voting that the user can vote for low odds based on the purchase history. Then, the canceling unit 346 cancels acceptance of the voting information when the voting amount exceeds the voting allowable amount. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to a voting management device, a voting management method, and a program.

A voting system is known in which voting tickets for public sports such as bicycle races, horse races, and boat races can be purchased from user terminals via the Internet.
In this voting system, for example, a user terminal operated by a user and a voting management device that manages the sale of voting tickets are connected via the Internet (login, etc.), and the voting ticket that the user wants to purchase is connected. Voting information indicating the content is transmitted from the user terminal to the voting management device. Then, the voting management device that receives this voting information requests the host server of the public competition to sell the voting ticket shown in the voting information, so that the purchase of the voting ticket desired by the user is completed. It has become.

In such a voting system, when purchasing a voting ticket from a user terminal, the user may unintentionally place an erroneous order. For example, when a user wants to purchase a voting ticket for a certain race, on the voting screen for that race, the voting target (for example, in the case of a bicycle race, the set of vehicle numbers and frame numbers according to the betting ceremony) is displayed. The voting amount (as an example, the number of bets x the unit price) will be entered. At that time, if the user mistakenly inputs these voting targets and voting amounts and presses the purchase button on the voting screen without the user noticing, the voting ticket will be purchased with the contents of the wrong order. It will be.

In order to deal with such an error of the user, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention of an information processing apparatus capable of determining an abnormality of a voting ticket that the user intends to purchase. In the invention of Patent Document 1, the content of the voting ticket that the user intends to purchase and the content of the voting ticket that the user has purchased in the past are compared with each other in consideration of the voting results of the user. Judges whether or not there is an abnormality in the content of (whether or not the degree of anomaly exceeds the threshold value), and if there is an abnormality, an alert is displayed on the confirmation screen (purchase content confirmation page) immediately before confirming the purchase. I'm letting you.

Japanese Patent No. 6516431

The invention of Patent Document 1 described above can flexibly determine an abnormality in a voting ticket that a user intends to purchase by considering the voting results of the user.

However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, the purchase of a voting ticket with a high probability of fraudulent activity as described below could not be determined as abnormal.

Currently, in a voting system for bicycle races and the like, it is possible to purchase voting tickets using, for example, electronic values such as points given by affiliated businesses. Voting systems that can use such electronic values are designed so that electronic values cannot be cashed (transferred to a predetermined account, etc.) without purchasing a voting ticket, and if the voting ticket hits the mark. You can receive a refund as if you purchased a voting ticket without using electronic value.
However, some users use electronic value to buy only voting tickets for races (so-called iron plate races) where the winner is almost certain. In other words, in the case of an iron plate race, the odds of the voting target, which is considered to be the winner, are low odds of less than 2.0, and even if it hits, the refund amount does not increase significantly with respect to the voting amount, but it hits. Because you are more likely to do so, you are more likely to receive a refund. Therefore, there is a concern that the act of purchasing such a low odds voting ticket using electronic value will lead to monetization of electronic value.

Although it is conceivable to set restrictions on low-odds voting tickets so that they cannot be purchased using electronic value, it is normal for situations where low-odds voting tickets are purchased to a certain extent, so electronic value cash. For ordinary users who do not intend to monetize, the freedom of voting will be unduly impaired.
Therefore, there has been a demand for a technique that can appropriately prevent the purchase of voting tickets, which have a high probability of fraudulent activity for monetizing electronic values.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a voting management device, a voting management method, and a program capable of appropriately preventing the purchase of a voting ticket having a high probability of fraudulent activity. do.

The voting management device according to the first aspect of the present invention is
A voting management device that manages the sale of voting tickets in public competitions.
A reception unit that accepts voting information including voting targets and voting amounts, which indicates the contents of the voting ticket that the user wishes to purchase.
A determination unit for determining whether or not an electronic value given by a partner business operator is used for the voting amount included in the voting information received by the reception unit.
When the determination unit determines that the electronic value is used for the voting amount, the odds acquisition unit that acquires the odds of the voting target included in the voting information, and the odds acquisition unit.
A history acquisition unit that acquires the purchase history of the voting ticket that the user purchased in the latest period in the past when the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit is equal to or less than a threshold value.
Based on the purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit, a setting unit for setting a voting allowance indicating an allowance for the user to vote for the voting ticket with low odds, and a setting unit.
When the voting amount included in the voting information exceeds the voting allowance set by the setting unit, the canceling unit that cancels the acceptance of the voting information and the canceling unit.
It is characterized by having.

In addition, in the voting management device related to the above viewpoint,
When the total voting amount including the voting amounts in the purchase history exceeds a certain amount, the setting unit sets the first allowable amount to the voting allowable amount, and the total voting amount exceeds the fixed amount. If not, a second allowance, which is lower than the first allowance, may be set as the voting allowance.

In addition, in the voting management device related to the above viewpoint,
The setting unit performs the voting by subtracting the total voting amount from the upper limit when the total voting amount including the voting amounts in the purchase history does not exceed the upper limit specified for the user. It may be set to the permissible amount, and when the total voting amount exceeds the upper limit amount, 0 may be set to the permissible voting amount.

In addition, in the voting management device related to the above viewpoint,
The setting unit may set an amount proportional to the total voting amount, which is the sum of the voting amounts in the purchase history, as the voting allowance amount.

In addition, in the voting management device related to the above viewpoint,
The purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit includes the odds history at the time when the voting ticket is purchased.
The setting unit obtains the degree of deviation of the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit with respect to the odds distribution based on the odds history included in the purchase history, and when the degree of deviation is larger than the reference value, the said An amount inversely proportional to the magnitude of the degree of divergence may be set as the voting allowance amount.

In addition, the voting management device related to the above viewpoint is
Further, when the cancellation unit cancels the acceptance of the voting information, a proposal unit that proposes voting information obtained by modifying the voting amount included in the voting information received by the reception unit to the voting allowance amount is further provided. You may do it.

The voting management method according to the second aspect of the present invention is
It is a voting management method executed by a voting management device that manages the sale of voting tickets in public competitions.
A reception step for accepting voting information including voting targets and voting amounts, which indicates the contents of the voting ticket that the user wishes to purchase, and
A determination step for determining whether or not an electronic value given by a partner business operator is used for the voting amount included in the voting information received in the reception step, and a determination step.
When it is determined in the determination step that the electronic value is used for the voting amount, the odds acquisition step of acquiring the odds of the voting target included in the voting information, and the odds acquisition step.
A history acquisition step of acquiring the purchase history of the voting ticket purchased by the user in the latest period in the past when the odds acquired in the odds acquisition step is equal to or less than a threshold value.
Based on the purchase history acquired in the history acquisition step, a setting step for setting a voting allowance indicating an allowance for the user to vote for the voting ticket with low odds, and a setting step.
When the voting amount included in the voting information exceeds the voting allowance set in the setting step, the cancellation step of canceling the acceptance of the voting information and the cancellation step.
It is characterized by having.

The program according to the third aspect of the present invention is
To the computer that manages the sale of voting tickets in public competitions
A reception procedure for accepting voting information including voting targets and voting amounts, which indicates the contents of the voting ticket that the user wishes to purchase.
A determination procedure for determining whether or not an electronic value given by a partner business operator is used for the voting amount included in the voting information received in the reception procedure.
When it is determined in the determination procedure that the electronic value is used for the voting amount, the odds acquisition procedure for acquiring the odds of the voting target included in the voting information,
A history acquisition procedure for acquiring the purchase history of the voting ticket purchased by the user in the most recent period in the past when the odds acquired in the odds acquisition procedure are equal to or less than a threshold value.
A setting procedure for setting a voting allowance indicating an allowance that the user can vote for the voting ticket with low odds based on the purchase history acquired in the history acquisition procedure.
A cancellation procedure for canceling acceptance of voting information when the voting amount included in the voting information exceeds the voting allowance set in the setting procedure.
Is characterized by executing.

The above program can be distributed and sold via a computer communication network independently of the computer on which the program is executed.
Further, the information recording medium for recording the above program is a non-transitory recording medium, and can be distributed and sold independently of the computer. Here, the non-temporary recording medium means a tangible recording medium. The non-temporary recording medium is, for example, a compact disk, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, a digital video disk, a magnetic tape, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Further, the transient recording medium means a transmission medium (propagation signal) itself. The temporary recording medium is, for example, an electric signal, an optical signal, an electromagnetic wave, or the like. The temporary storage area is an area for temporarily storing data or a program, and is, for example, a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately prevent the purchase of a voting ticket having a high probability of fraudulent activity.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the whole structure of the voting system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the outline structure of the typical information processing apparatus which realizes the voting management apparatus and the like which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the voting management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the voting information sent from a user terminal. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the purchase history information stored in the storage part. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the odds distribution. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the ticket sale process which concerns on this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the voting management apparatus which concerns on other embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a proposal screen.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the embodiment of the present invention, a voting system in which a bicycle race ticket (voting ticket), which is one of public competitions, can be purchased from a user terminal will be described. The same applies to a voting system for purchasing voting tickets for public competitions.
That is, the following embodiments are for illustration purposes only and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can adopt embodiments in which each or all of these elements are replaced with equivalent ones, but these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention.

(overall structure)
As shown in FIG. 1, the voting system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a organizer server 200, a voting management device 300, and a user terminal 400. The voting management device 300 and the user terminal 400 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via the Internet 900. Further, the organizer server 200 and the voting management device 300 are connected to each other so as to be communicable via, for example, a dedicated line or a VPN (Virtual Private Network).
Although only a few user terminals 400 are shown in FIG. 1, it is for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and in reality, a huge number is shown according to the number of users who use the voting system 100. It is assumed that the user terminal 400 is included.

The organizer server 200 is a server device installed by the organizer of the bicycle race, and manages information about the race to be hosted. Information about the race includes, for example, race entry information, odds information, race result information, refund information and the like. The organizer server 200 transmits information about such races to the voting management device 300. Further, the organizer server 200 receives voting information (voting information indicating the contents of the ticket that the user intends to purchase) sent from the voting management device 300.

The voting management device 300 is a device that sells a vehicle ticket (voting ticket) to a user on behalf of the organizer of the bicycle race. The voting management device 300 provides the user terminal 400 with information about the race received from the organizer server 200. Further, the voting management device 300 manages financial information and the like about the user, receives voting information sent from the user terminal 400, and cancels the acceptance of the voting information when there is a high probability of fraudulent activity. On the other hand, when there is no possibility of fraudulent activity, the voting management device 300 requests the organizer server 200 to purchase a ticket according to the received voting information.

The user terminal 400 is, for example, a smartphone, a personal computer, or the like, and is operated by a user who purchases a ticket.
The user terminal 400 accesses the voting management device 300 in response to an operation from the user, receives information about the race, and displays various screens. For example, the user terminal 400 displays a voting screen for a race in which the user wants to purchase a ticket. From this voting screen, the user inputs a voting target (a set of car numbers and frame numbers) according to the betting ceremony, a voting amount according to the number of bets, and the like. Then, when the purchase button on the voting screen is pressed by the user, the user terminal 400 transmits the voting information including the voting target and the voting amount to the voting management device 300.
If the user has points (electronic value that can be used to purchase the ticket) given by the partner business operator, the points can be used to purchase the ticket. For example, on the voting screen, when the user inputs the voting amount, the points can be used to allocate to the voting amount.

(Outline configuration of information processing equipment)
Hereinafter, a typical information processing device 500 in which the voting management device 300 and the like according to the present embodiment are realized will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 500 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 501, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 502, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 503, a NIC (Network Interface Card) 504, and an image. It includes a processing unit 505, a voice processing unit 506, an auxiliary storage unit 507, an interface 508, an operation unit 509, a display unit 510, and a speaker 511.

The CPU 501 controls the operation of the entire information processing apparatus 500, is connected to each component, and exchanges control signals and data.

An IPL (Initial Program Loader) executed immediately after the power is turned on is recorded in the ROM 502, and when this is executed, the program stored in the auxiliary storage unit 507 is read into the RAM 503 and the CPU 501 of the program is executed. Execution starts.

The RAM 503 is for temporarily storing data and programs, and holds programs and data read from the auxiliary storage unit 507, and other data necessary for communication.

The NIC 504 is for connecting the information processing device 500 to a computer communication network such as the Internet, and conforms to the 10BASE-T / 100BASE-T standard used when constructing a LAN (Local Area Network), or Consists of an analog modem for connecting to the Internet using a telephone line, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) modem, an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) modem, a cable modem for connecting to the Internet using a cable television line, etc. Will be done.

The image processing unit 505 processes the image data read from the auxiliary storage unit 507 or the like by an image calculation processor (not shown) included in the CPU 501 or the image processing unit 505, and then the image processing unit 505 includes the image data. Record in frame memory (not shown). The image information recorded in the frame memory is converted into a video signal at a predetermined synchronization timing and output to the display unit 510 via the interface 508 or the like. That is, the image processing unit 505 generates an image necessary for the progress of the processing performed by the information processing apparatus 500 under the control of the CPU 501, and displays the image on the display unit 510.

The voice processing unit 506 converts the voice data read from the auxiliary storage unit 507 and the like into a voice signal, and outputs the voice data to the speaker 511 via the interface 508. That is, the voice processing unit 506 generates voice to be generated in the progress of the processing performed by the information processing apparatus 500 under the control of the CPU 501, and outputs the voice from the speaker 511.

The auxiliary storage unit 507 is a hard disk or the like, and stores various programs and various data necessary for operating control of the entire information processing apparatus 500. For example, the auxiliary storage unit 507 stores a program for realizing the voting management device 300 and the like according to the present embodiment. Then, under the control of the CPU 501, the auxiliary storage unit 507 appropriately reads out the stored programs and data, and temporarily stores them in the RAM 503 or the like.

An operation unit 509, a display unit 510, and a speaker 511 are connected to the interface 508. The interface 508 may send and receive necessary information to and from other connected external devices.

The operation unit 509 is, for example, a button or a touch panel (touch screen), and receives an operation input of a user who uses the information processing apparatus 500.

The display unit 510 is, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or the like, and draws an image corresponding to the image data output by the image processing unit 505 and presents the image to the user of the information processing apparatus 500.

The speaker 511 outputs the voice corresponding to the voice data output by the voice processing unit 506 and presents it to the user of the information processing apparatus 500.

In addition to this, the information processing apparatus 500 may include a drive unit such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM instead of the auxiliary storage unit 507. In this case, the information processing apparatus 500 reads a program or data from a DVD-ROM or the like mounted on the drive unit, and operates in the same manner as described above.

Hereinafter, the functional configuration and the like of the voting management device 300 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. The voting management device 300 is realized by the above-mentioned information processing device 500. For example, when the power of the information processing device 500 is turned on, a program for functioning as the voting management device 300 is executed, and the voting management device 300 according to the present embodiment is realized.
The organizer server 200 and the user terminal 400 can also be realized by the information processing device 500, but the description thereof will be omitted and the voting management device 300, which is the most characteristic in the present embodiment, will be described. ..

(Functional configuration of voting management device)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the voting management device 300 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the voting management device 300 includes a receiving unit 310, a transmitting unit 320, a storage unit 330, and a control unit 340.

The receiving unit 310 receives various information sent from the organizer server 200 or the user terminal 400.
For example, the receiving unit 310 receives race entry information, odds information, and the like sent from the organizer server 200. In addition, the receiving unit 310 receives voting information and the like sent from the user terminal 400.

Specifically, the receiving unit 310 receives the voting information 311 as shown in FIG. 4 from the user terminal 400. The voting information 311 is information indicating the contents of the ticket that the user wants to purchase, and includes the user ID 311a, the race ID 311b, the voting target 311c, and the voting amount 311d.
The user ID 311a is information for identifying a user who votes (purchases a ticket), and the race ID 311b is information for identifying a race (including a venue) to vote.
Further, the voting target 311c is a ticket for the user to vote, and is designated by a betting ceremony and a buying eye. Here, the betting type indicates the type of trifecta, and specifically, "two-car single", "two-car double", "two-frame single", "two-frame double", and "triple single". , "Trifecta" and "Wide". Further, the buying eye is a combination of car numbers or a combination of frame numbers according to the betting ceremony.
The voting amount 311d is an amount corresponding to the number of bets (number of bets x unit price).
The voting information 311 shown in FIG. 4 shows a case where the voting target 311c to be voted by the user is one, that is, a case of buying one point, but this is an example and may be a case of buying a plurality of points. In that case, the voting target 311c and the voting amount 311d will be added respectively.

The NIC 504 and the like described above can function as such a receiving unit 310.

Returning to FIG. 3, the transmission unit 320 transmits necessary information to the organizer server 200 or the user terminal 400.
For example, the transmission unit 320 transmits the race voting screen or the like requested by the user to the user terminal 400. Then, when the voting target, the voting amount, and the like are input on the user terminal 400 that has transmitted this voting screen and the purchase button is pressed, the voting information (voting information 311 in FIG. 4 described above) is displayed from the user terminal 400. Will be sent. When it is verified by the control unit 340, which will be described later, that there is no possibility of fraudulent activity based on the voting information and the like, the transmitting unit 320 receives the request information for requesting the purchase of the ticket shown in the voting information. Send to the organizer server 200.

The NIC 504 and the like described above can function as such a transmission unit 320.

The storage unit 330 stores various information necessary for selling a ticket to a user. For example, the storage unit 330 stores the purchase history of tickets purchased in the past by each user, in addition to the user information about each user.

Specifically, the storage unit 330 stores the purchase history 331 as shown in FIG. The purchase history 331 includes a user ID 331a, a purchase date and time 331b, a race ID 331c, a voting target 331d, a voting amount 331e, and purchase odds 331f.
The purchase date and time 331b indicates the date and time when the user purchased the ticket.
Further, the odds at the time of purchase 331f indicate the odds of the voting target 331d at the time when the user purchases the ticket.

In addition to this, the storage unit 330 contains detailed information on each race (player name, leg quality, race score, deadline time for sales, etc.), odds information (odds according to each purchase), and user's financial information (user's financial information). The amount of funds for purchasing the ticket, etc.) and the points given by the affiliated business operator (electronic value that can be used to purchase the ticket) are memorized.
Since the odds information changes before the start of the race, it is sequentially acquired from the organizer server 200 and updated with the latest information.
Further, as described above, when the user has points, the points can be used to purchase a ticket.
In this embodiment, a case where the user's fund information and points are managed by the voting management device 300 will be described, but this is an example and is a server different from another server (the organizer server 200 and the voting management device 300). ) May be managed.

The auxiliary storage unit 507 and the like described above can function as such a storage unit 330.

Returning to FIG. 3, the control unit 340 controls the entire voting management device 300. The control unit 340 includes a reception unit 341, a discrimination unit 342, an odds acquisition unit 343, a history acquisition unit 344, a setting unit 345, a cancellation unit 346, and a request unit 347.

The reception unit 341 receives the voting information received from the user terminal 400 by the reception unit 310 described above. That is, the reception unit 341 receives the voting information 311 as shown in FIG. 4 described above.

The determination unit 342 determines whether or not the user's points are used for the voting amount included in the voting information received by the reception unit 341.
That is, the determination unit 342 determines whether or not the user's points have been applied when the voting amount is input on the voting screen of the user terminal 400.

When the determination unit 342 determines that points are used for the voting amount, the odds acquisition unit 343 acquires the odds to be voted included in the voting information.
That is, the odds acquisition unit 343 acquires the current odds of the voting target that the user wants to purchase from the organizer server 200. When the user buys a plurality of points, the odds acquisition unit 343 acquires the current odds of each voting target from the organizer server 200, respectively.

The history acquisition unit 344 acquires the purchase history of the voucher purchased by the user in the latest period in the past when the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit 343 are equal to or less than the threshold value.
For example, when the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit 343 are 1.9 or less, the history acquisition unit 344 has a purchase date and time 331b in the past from the purchase history 331 (information of the corresponding user ID 331a) shown in FIG. Get the purchase history within 3 months.
The odds threshold of 1.9 is an example and may be another value. Further, the period within 3 months of the latest period is an example, and may be another period.

Based on the purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit 344, the setting unit 345 sets a voting allowance indicating an allowance for the user to vote for a low odds ticket (voting target).
For example, the setting unit 345 sets the voting allowance amount based on any of the four methods described below.

(First method)
The setting unit 345 sets the voting allowance amount by subtracting the total voting amount from the upper limit when the total voting amount of the purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit 344 does not exceed the upper limit specified by the user. On the other hand, when the total voting amount exceeds the upper limit, 0 is set in the voting allowance.
For example, if the total voting amount in the purchase history within the past 3 months does not exceed 120,000 yen (upper limit), the setting unit 345 sets the voting allowance amount by subtracting the total voting amount from the 120,000 yen. On the other hand, if the total voting amount exceeds 120,000 yen (upper limit), 0 yen is set as the voting allowance.
The upper limit of 120,000 yen is an example, and may be another amount.

(Second method)
The setting unit 345 sets an amount proportional to the total voting amount of the purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit 344 as the voting allowance amount.
For example, the setting unit 345 sets the voting allowance amount by multiplying the total voting amount in the purchase history within the past three months by 0.1 (a positive constant less than 1).
Note that 0.1, which is a positive constant less than 1, is an example and may be another value.

(Third method)
The setting unit 345 sets the voting allowance amount according to whether or not the total voting amount, which is the sum of the voting amounts in the purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit 344 described above, exceeds a certain amount.
For example, the setting unit 345 sets 20,000 yen (first allowable amount) as the voting allowable amount when the total voting amount in the purchase history within the past three months exceeds 100,000 yen (fixed amount). On the other hand, if the total voting amount does not exceed 100,000 yen (fixed amount), 10,000 yen (second allowable amount) is set as the voting allowable amount.
The fixed amount of 100,000 yen is an example, and may be another amount. Similarly, the first permissible amount of 20,000 yen is an example, and the second permissible amount of 10,000 yen is an example, and may be another amount.

(Fourth method)
The setting unit 345 sets the voting allowance amount based on the odds distribution of the ticket purchased by the user in the past and the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit 343.
For example, the setting unit 345 is a voting target for the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit 343 (that is, the odds to be purchased by the user) with respect to the odds distribution based on the odds history (odds at the time of purchase, etc.) in the purchase history within the past 3 months. Find the degree of deviation (deviation rate) from the current odds, etc.). Then, when the degree of divergence is larger than the reference value, the amount inversely proportional to the degree of divergence is set as the voting allowance amount.

Specifically, the setting unit 345 plots the odds distribution OD as shown in FIG. 6 based on the odds at the time of purchase in the purchase history within the past 3 months, and the current odds of the voting target to be purchased by the user, etc. Find the degree of divergence from. Then, when the degree of divergence is larger than 30% (reference value), the amount inversely proportional to the degree of divergence is set as the voting allowance amount. That is, when the degree of divergence is larger than 30%, the setting unit 345 sets a larger amount as the voting allowance as the degree of divergence is smaller, and conversely, sets a larger amount as the voting allowance as the degree of divergence is smaller. .. As an example, the setting unit 345 sets a divergence degree of 31 to 40% and a voting allowance of 30,000 yen, and a divergence degree of 41 to 50% and a voting allowance of 25,000 yen. The degree of divergence is 51 to 60%, 20,000 yen is set as the voting allowance, the divergence is 61 to 70%, 15,000 yen is set as the voting allowance, and the divergence is 71 to 80%. Set 10,000 yen as the voting allowance, set the degree of divergence to 81 or more, and set 5,000 yen as the voting allowance.
The reference value of 30% is an example, and may be another value. Further, each degree of deviation as a reference for setting the voting allowance and each voting allowance to be set are examples, and may be other values and amounts.

Returning to FIG. 3, when the voting amount included in the voting information exceeds the voting allowance set by the setting unit 345, the cancellation unit 346 cancels the acceptance of the voting information.
That is, when the low odds ticket that the user wants to purchase exceeds the voting allowance by any of the above four methods, the cancellation unit 346 accepts the ticket (voting information received by the reception unit 341). ) Is canceled.

The requesting unit 347 requests the organizer server 200 to sell the ticket shown in the voting information that has not been canceled by the cancellation unit 346.
That is, the request unit 347 confirms the purchase of the ticket desired by the user by transmitting the request information according to the voting information to the organizer server 200.

The CPU 501 and the like described above can function as a control unit 340 having such a configuration.

(Operation of voting management device)
Hereinafter, the operation of the voting management device 300 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the ticket sales process executed by the voting management device 300. In this ticket sales process, for example, after the user who operates the user terminal 400 logs in to the voting management device 300, the voting target, the voting amount, etc. are input on the voting face of any race and the purchase button is displayed. It is started by pressing.

First, the voting management device 300 receives voting information (step S11).
That is, the control unit 340 (reception unit 341) receives the voting information received by the reception unit 310. Specifically, the control unit 340 receives the voting information 311 as shown in FIG. 4 sent from the user terminal 400.

The voting management device 300 determines whether or not the points have been used (step S12).
That is, the control unit 340 (discrimination unit 342) determines whether or not the user's points are used for the voting amount included in the voting information received in step S11 above. That is, the control unit 340 determines whether or not the user's points have been applied when the voting amount is input on the voting screen of the user terminal 400.

When the voting management device 300 determines that the points are not used (step S12; No), the process proceeds to step S19 described later.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the points have been used (step S12; Yes), the voting management device 300 acquires the odds (step S13).
That is, the control unit 340 (odds acquisition unit 343) acquires the odds of the voting target included in the voting information. That is, the control unit 340 acquires the current odds of the voting target that the user wants to purchase from the organizer server 200.

The voting management device 300 determines whether or not the odds are equal to or less than the threshold value (step S14).
For example, the control unit 340 determines whether or not the current odds of the voting target that the user wants to purchase are 1.9 or less.

When the voting management device 300 determines that the odds are not equal to or less than the threshold value (step S14; No), the process proceeds to step S19 described later.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the odds are equal to or less than the threshold value (step S14; Yes), the purchase history of the user is acquired (step S15).
That is, the control unit 340 (history acquisition unit 344) acquires the purchase history of the voucher purchased by the user in the latest period in the past.
For example, the control unit 340 acquires the purchase history of the purchase date and time 331b within the past 3 months from the purchase history 331 (information of the corresponding user ID 331a) shown in FIG.

The voting management device 300 sets a voting allowance (step S16).
That is, the control unit 340 (setting unit 345) sets the voting allowance amount that the user can vote for the low odds ticket (voting target) based on the purchase history acquired in step S15 above.
For example, the control unit 340 sets the voting allowance amount based on any of the first to fourth methods.

That is, in the case of the first method, the control unit 340 sets the voting allowance amount according to whether or not the total voting amount, which is the sum of the voting amounts in the purchase history, exceeds a certain amount.
For example, the control unit 340 sets 20,000 yen as the voting allowance when the total voting amount in the purchase history within the past 3 months exceeds 100,000 yen, while the total voting amount exceeds 100,000 yen. If not, set 10,000 yen as the voting allowance.

Further, in the case of the second method, when the total voting amount of the purchase history does not exceed the upper limit amount specified by the user, the control unit 340 sets the amount obtained by subtracting the total voting amount from the upper limit amount as the voting allowance amount. On the other hand, when the total voting amount exceeds the upper limit, 0 is set in the voting allowance.
For example, if the total voting amount in the purchase history within the past 3 months does not exceed 120,000 yen, the control unit 340 sets the voting allowance amount by subtracting the total voting amount from the 120,000 yen. , If the total voting amount exceeds 120,000 yen, set the voting allowance to 0 yen.

Further, in the case of the third method, the control unit 340 sets an amount proportional to the total voting amount of the purchase history as the voting allowance amount.
For example, the control unit 340 sets the voting allowance amount by multiplying the total voting amount in the purchase history within the past three months by 0.1.

Further, in the case of the fourth method, the control unit 340 (setting unit 345) sets the voting allowance amount based on the odds distribution of the ticket purchased by the user in the past and the odds acquired in step S13.
For example, the control unit 340 obtains the degree of deviation from the odds acquired in step S13 with respect to the odds distribution as shown in FIG. 6 based on the odds history (odds at the time of purchase, etc.) in the purchase history within the past 3 months. Then, when the degree of divergence is larger than the reference value, the amount inversely proportional to the degree of divergence is set as the voting allowance amount.

The voting management device 300 determines whether or not the voting amount exceeds the voting allowance (step S17).
That is, the control unit 340 determines whether or not the voting amount included in the voting information received in step S11 exceeds the voting allowance set in step S16.

When the voting management device 300 determines that the voting amount exceeds the voting allowance (step S17; Yes), the voting management device 300 cancels the received voting information (step S18).
That is, when the voting amount included in the voting information received in step S11 exceeds the voting allowance set in step S16, the control unit 340 (cancellation unit 346) cancels the acceptance of the voting information.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the voting amount does not exceed the voting allowance (step S17; No), the voting management device 300 requests the organizer server 200 to sell the ticket shown in the voting information (step S19). ..
That is, the control unit 340 (request unit 347) confirms the purchase of the ticket desired by the user by transmitting the request information according to the voting information to the organizer server 200.

Through such ticket sales processing, when a user tries to purchase a low-odds ticket using points, a voting allowance is appropriately set, and when the voting amount of the low-odds ticket exceeds the voting allowance, It is determined that there is a high probability of fraudulent activity, and the acceptance of voting information related to the purchase of the ticket will be cancelled.
On the other hand, if the voting amount of the low odds ticket does not exceed the voting allowance, it is determined that there is no possibility of fraudulent activity, and the organizer server 200 is requested to purchase the ticket according to the received voting information.

As a result, it is possible to appropriately prevent the purchase of voting tickets, which have a high probability of fraudulent activity.

(Other embodiments)
In the above-described embodiment, when the voting amount of a low-odds ticket exceeds the voting allowance, the control unit 340 (cancellation unit 346) only cancels the acceptance of voting information related to the purchase of the ticket. However, when canceling the voting information, it is possible to propose voting information in which the voting amount included in the voting information is corrected to the voting allowance amount.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the voting management device 300 according to another embodiment. As shown in the figure, the voting management device 300 includes a receiving unit 310, a transmitting unit 320, a storage unit 330, and a control unit 340.
The receiving unit 310 to the storage unit 330 have the same configuration as the voting management device 300 of FIG. 3 described above.

The control unit 340 includes a reception unit 341, a discrimination unit 342, an odds acquisition unit 343, a history acquisition unit 344, a setting unit 345, a cancellation unit 346, a request unit 347, and a proposal unit 348.
The reception unit 341 to the request unit 347 have the same configuration as the control unit 340 of FIG. 3 described above. That is, the voting management device 300 of FIG. 8 is different from the voting management device 300 of FIG. 3 in that the control unit 340 further includes the proposal unit 348.

When the cancellation unit 346 cancels the voting information, the proposal unit 348 proposes to the user the voting information in which the voting amount included in the voting information is corrected to the voting allowance amount.
For example, the proposal unit 348 controls the transmission unit 320 to transmit the proposal screen TG as shown in FIG. 9, and causes the user terminal 400 to display the proposal screen TG. This proposal screen TG includes a text HB that proposes to reduce the voting amount of a low odds ticket to a voting allowance, a Yes button BT1, and a No button BT2.
When the Yes button BT1 is pressed by the user on the proposal screen TG, the voting information in which the voting amount is corrected to the voting allowable amount is transmitted again from the user terminal 400 to the voting management device 300. On the other hand, when the No button BT2 is pressed by the user, the voting information remains canceled.

In this case, if the user wants to purchase a ticket with low odds even if the voting amount is lowered, re-entry on the voting screen can be omitted.

In the above embodiment, the voting system 100 in which a bicycle race ticket (voting ticket) can be purchased from a user terminal has been described, but the voting system 100 is not limited to such a bicycle race, and other public sports such as horse racing and boat racing are purchased. It is also applicable to the voting system.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a voting management device, a voting management method, and a program for appropriately preventing the purchase of a voting ticket having a high probability of fraudulent activity.

100 Voting system 200 Organizer server 300 Voting management device 310 Reception unit 320 Transmission unit 330 Storage unit 340 Control unit 341 Reception unit 342 Discrimination unit 343 Odds acquisition unit 344 History acquisition unit 345 Setting unit 346 Cancellation unit 347 Request unit 348 Proposal unit 400 User terminal 500 Information processing device 501 CPU
502 ROM
503 RAM
504 NIC
505 Image processing unit 506 Audio processing unit 507 Auxiliary storage unit 508 Interface 509 Operation unit 510 Display unit 511 Speaker 900 Internet

Claims (8)

A voting management device that manages the sale of voting tickets in public competitions.
A reception unit that accepts voting information including voting targets and voting amounts, which indicates the contents of the voting ticket that the user wishes to purchase.
A determination unit for determining whether or not an electronic value given by a partner business operator is used for the voting amount included in the voting information received by the reception unit.
When the determination unit determines that the electronic value is used for the voting amount, the odds acquisition unit that acquires the odds of the voting target included in the voting information, and the odds acquisition unit.
A history acquisition unit that acquires the purchase history of the voting ticket that the user purchased in the latest period in the past when the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit is equal to or less than a threshold value.
Based on the purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit, a setting unit for setting a voting allowance indicating an allowance for the user to vote for the voting ticket with low odds, and a setting unit.
When the voting amount included in the voting information exceeds the voting allowance set by the setting unit, the canceling unit that cancels the acceptance of the voting information and the canceling unit.
A voting management device characterized by being equipped with. When the total voting amount including the voting amounts in the purchase history exceeds a certain amount, the setting unit sets the first allowable amount to the voting allowable amount, and the total voting amount exceeds the fixed amount. If not, a second allowance, which is lower than the first allowance, is set as the voting allowance.
The voting management device according to claim 1, wherein the voting management device is characterized by the above. The setting unit performs the voting by subtracting the total voting amount from the upper limit when the total voting amount including the voting amounts in the purchase history does not exceed the upper limit specified for the user. Set to the permissible amount, and when the total voting amount exceeds the upper limit, set 0 to the permissible voting amount.
The voting management device according to claim 1, wherein the voting management device is characterized by the above. The setting unit sets an amount proportional to the total voting amount, which is the sum of the voting amounts in the purchase history, as the voting allowance amount.
The voting management device according to claim 1, wherein the voting management device is characterized by the above. The purchase history acquired by the history acquisition unit includes the odds history at the time when the voting ticket is purchased.
The setting unit obtains the degree of deviation of the odds acquired by the odds acquisition unit with respect to the odds distribution based on the odds history included in the purchase history, and when the degree of deviation is larger than the reference value, the said An amount that is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the degree of divergence is set as the voting allowance.
The voting management device according to claim 1, wherein the voting management device is characterized by the above. Further provided is a proposal unit that proposes voting information obtained by modifying the voting amount included in the voting information received by the reception unit to the voting allowance amount when the cancellation unit cancels the acceptance of the voting information.
The voting management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the voting management device is characterized. It is a voting management method executed by a voting management device that manages the sale of voting tickets in public competitions.
A reception step for accepting voting information including voting targets and voting amounts, which indicates the contents of the voting ticket that the user wishes to purchase, and
A determination step for determining whether or not an electronic value given by a partner business operator is used for the voting amount included in the voting information received in the reception step, and a determination step.
When it is determined in the determination step that the electronic value is used for the voting amount, the odds acquisition step of acquiring the odds of the voting target included in the voting information, and the odds acquisition step.
A history acquisition step of acquiring the purchase history of the voting ticket purchased by the user in the latest period in the past when the odds acquired in the odds acquisition step is equal to or less than a threshold value.
Based on the purchase history acquired in the history acquisition step, a setting step for setting a voting allowance indicating an allowance for the user to vote for the voting ticket with low odds, and a setting step.
When the voting amount included in the voting information exceeds the voting allowance set in the setting step, the cancellation step of canceling the acceptance of the voting information and the cancellation step.
Voting management method characterized by providing. To the computer that manages the sale of voting tickets in public competitions
A reception procedure for accepting voting information including voting targets and voting amounts, which indicates the contents of the voting ticket that the user wishes to purchase.
A determination procedure for determining whether or not an electronic value given by a partner business operator is used for the voting amount included in the voting information received in the reception procedure.
When it is determined in the determination procedure that the electronic value is used for the voting amount, the odds acquisition procedure for acquiring the odds of the voting target included in the voting information,
A history acquisition procedure for acquiring the purchase history of the voting ticket purchased by the user in the most recent period in the past when the odds acquired in the odds acquisition procedure are equal to or less than a threshold value.
A setting procedure for setting a voting allowance indicating an allowance that the user can vote for the voting ticket with low odds based on the purchase history acquired in the history acquisition procedure.
A cancellation procedure for canceling acceptance of voting information when the voting amount included in the voting information exceeds the voting allowance set in the setting procedure.
A program characterized by executing.

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