JP7432484B2 - Voting system and voting method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a voting system and a voting method.

Voting terminals for voting are installed at stadiums where public competitions (horse racing, bicycle races, boat races, auto races) are held and at off-track voting ticket counters. The voting terminal is used to deposit the voting amount, read the marked card with voting information, and issue a voting ticket.It is equipped with a touch panel/liquid crystal display, and allows voting by operating the screen.

Furthermore, cashless voting terminals are known in which voting terminals can be used to deposit money into a membership card in advance, use the membership card to vote, and issue voting tickets without using cash. At this time, the voting information and deposit/withdrawal management are tabulated by the higher ranking voting server.

Furthermore, as a method for inputting voting information into a voting terminal, instead of using a mark card on which voting information is written, there is a method that uses a two-dimensional code of voting information input into a mobile terminal (for example, Patent Document (See 1 to 3).

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of issuing voting tickets in a conventional voting system, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the conventional voting system.
As shown in FIG. 10, the conventional voting system includes a mobile terminal 600 and an IC card (membership card) 610 owned by a voter, a web server 620, a voting terminal (cashless voting terminal) 630, and member information. It includes a server 640 and a voting server 650.

When the mobile terminal 600 opens a web browser and connects to the site of the web server 620, the web server 620 sends a voting content input screen to the mobile terminal 600. The voter inputs the details of the vote using the voting details input screen. When the entered voting details are sent from the mobile terminal 600 to the web server 620, the web server 620 generates a two-dimensional code in which voting information is embedded, and sends it to the mobile terminal 600 to display it on the screen.

Next, the voter moves to a location where the voting terminal 630 is located, and first performs membership authentication using the IC card 610. When the IC card 610 is held over the card reader of the voting terminal 630, the voting terminal 630 queries the member information server 640 for member information. When the voting terminal 630 receives member information authentication from the member information server 640, it displays a palm vein touch screen for member verification. Next, when the voter holds his/her palm over the vein sensor, the voting terminal 630 queries the member information server 640 for the palm vein. When the voting terminal 630 receives member information authentication from the member information server 640, it displays a voting screen.

Next, voting is performed by holding the two-dimensional code displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 600 over the reading section of the voting terminal 630. Voting terminal 630 reads voting information included in the two-dimensional code and inquires of voting server 650. Upon receiving voting information authentication and voting confirmation from voting server 650, voting terminal 630 displays a voting content confirmation screen. This voting content confirmation screen includes a message "Please swipe your IC card again" for payment.

Here, when the voter holds the IC card 610 over the card reader of the voting terminal 630, the voting terminal 630 notifies the voting server 650 of the confirmation of the vote. When the voting terminal 630 receives the notification of voting completion from the voting server 650, it issues a receipt of the voting details and the voting is completed.

Next, an example of the operation of a conventional voting system will be described with reference to FIG. 11. When operating the voting system, advance preparation of the mobile terminal 600, advance preparation of vein authentication, and advance preparation of the IC card 610 are required.

In advance preparation of the mobile terminal 600, the voting contents are inputted from the voting homepage on the web browser (step S001), and the voting code (two-dimensional code) generated based on the voting contents is displayed on the screen (step S002).

In the vein preparation, the voter's palm veins are registered in advance at the voting terminal 630 (step S003). Note that this registration of palm veins only needs to be performed once as advance preparation.

In advance preparation of the IC card 610, first, the IC card 610 is created in advance (step S004), and the amount necessary for voting is deposited into the IC card 610 (step S005).

Once all of the above preparations have been completed, cashless voting using the voting terminal 630 becomes possible. First, when the voting terminal 630 starts serving the customer, it displays a screen requesting IC card authentication (step S006), reads the member information on the IC card 610, and logs in. Next, it is determined whether the member information on the IC card 610 is authenticated (step S007), and if it is authenticated, the voting terminal 630 displays a vein authentication request screen (step S008). Next, it is determined whether the palm vein is authenticated by checking the received palm vein information with pre-registered vein information (step S009), and if the palm vein is authenticated, the voting terminal 630 displays a purchase screen. (Step S010). Next, the voting information is recognized by reading the voting code (two-dimensional code) displayed on the mobile terminal 600, and the consistency with the logged-in voter is confirmed by reading the member information on the IC card 610. (Step S011). When the compatibility with the logged-in voter is confirmed, the voting terminal 630 automatically issues a ticket (step S012) and ends the customer service. Note that if the member information on the IC card 610 is not authenticated, the palm vein is not authenticated, or the consistency with the logged-in voter is not confirmed, the voting terminal 630 displays on the screen that authentication/purchase is not possible (step S013), the customer service ends.

As described above, the voter's operation at the voting terminal 630 requires four steps: logging in with the IC card 610, vein authentication, inputting the voting code, and checking the integrity with the voter who logged in with the IC card 610. become.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2015-069589 JP2009-237682A JP2008-257430A

In conventional voting systems, voting with a cashless voting terminal requires authentication using an IC card (membership card) and palm vein, reading a voting code (two-dimensional code) using a mobile terminal, and a voter registration process using an IC card. It is necessary to check the consistency with It is inconvenient to use because it requires operations using multiple media. Furthermore, the above operations are inconvenient because they need to be repeated every time a vote is cast.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a voting system and a voting method that reduce voter operations required before voting.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a voting system that includes a mobile terminal, a voting terminal, a member information server, and a voting server. In this voting system, a mobile terminal includes a member information transmitting section that transmits member information to a member information server, a voting content transmitting section that transmits voting contents to the member information server, and a serial number for transmitting member information and voting contents from the member information server to the member information server. The voting terminal has voting code generation means that receives voting information with added information, generates a voting code from the received voting information, and displays it on the screen, and the voting terminal reads the voting code and authenticates the voting code. a reading unit that transmits voting information to the member information server for the purpose of the transaction; a voting information transmitting unit that transmits voting information indicating the voting content included in the voting code to the voting server upon receiving a notification of authentication of the voting code from the member information server; The member information server includes a receipt printing unit that prints a receipt upon receiving notification of voting completion from the voting server, and a member information inquiry unit that queries member information received from a mobile terminal, and a member information inquiry unit that queries member information received from a mobile terminal, a serial number information management unit that receives the information and obtains the member's ticketing serial number; a voting information generation unit that generates voting information and sends it to a mobile terminal; and a voting information generation unit that generates voting information and sends it to a mobile terminal; The voting server includes a code information authentication unit that authenticates the code information by comparing it with the voting information generated by the information generation unit, and the voting server includes a voting information reception unit that receives voting information from the voting terminal and performs ticket issuing processing; , has a voting completion notification unit that notifies the voting terminal that voting is completed when the ticket issuing process is completed.

Another proposal of the present invention provides a voting method using a voting system including a mobile terminal, a voting terminal, a member information server, and a voting server. According to this voting method, a mobile terminal transmits member information and voting contents to a member information server, and the member information server transmits voting information in which serial number information is added to the member information and voting contents to the mobile terminal, The mobile terminal generates a voting code from the received voting information and displays it on the screen, the voting terminal reads the voting code and sends it to the member information server, and the member information server generates the voting information and voting code. The voting terminal receives the result of comparing the voting information and the voting code from the member information server, and when the result indicates that the voting information and the voting code match, the voting terminal The voting server sends voting information indicating the voting content included in the voting code to the server , and the voting server receives the voting information and performs ticketing processing, and when the ticketing processing is completed, it notifies the voting terminal that the voting has been completed. , the voting terminal receives the completion of voting and issues a receipt.

With the voting system and voting method configured above, the necessary preparations for voting can be completed on the mobile terminal, and voting can be performed in just one step: loading the voting code generated on the mobile terminal at the voting terminal. .

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a voting system according to a first embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of composition of a voting system of a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a voting terminal according to a second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a member information server according to a second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen transition of the mobile terminal of 2nd Embodiment, (A) is a member login screen, (B) is a release information display screen, (C) is a voting information input screen, and (D) is a This is a voting code display screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of screen transitions of the voting terminal according to the second embodiment, in which (A) is an initial screen, (B) is a voting content confirmation screen, and (C) is a voting completion screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of a header portion of a voting code generated in a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of issuing voting tickets in the voting system according to the second embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation of the voting system of a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of issuing voting tickets in a conventional voting system. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation of a conventional voting system.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a voting system according to a first embodiment.

The voting system 10 includes a mobile terminal 20, a voting terminal 30, a member information server 40, and a voting server 50. The mobile terminal 20 is carried by a voter who votes, and is connected to the member information server 40 through communication to authenticate member information necessary for voting, input voting details, and generate a voting code. The voting terminal 30 is installed at a public stadium where a horse race, bicycle race, boat race, or auto race is held and at an off-track voting ticket counter, and upon receiving a voting code from the mobile terminal 20, it cooperates with the member information server 40 and the voting server 50. and perform ticket issuing processing. The member information server 40 has a function of communicating information with the mobile terminal 20 and the voting terminal 30, a function of managing voter information and voting information including ticket issuing serial numbers, and a function of managing voting information from the mobile terminal 20 received by the voting terminal 30. It has a function to authenticate the information contained in the code. The voting server 50 manages the voting terminal 30 and the member information server 40, as well as information regarding publicly managed competitions and voting information.

The mobile terminal 20 includes a member information transmitting section 21, a voting contents inputting section 22, a voting contents transmitting section 23, and a voting code generating section 24. The member information transmitter 21 transmits member information to the member information server 40. Membership information generally includes a membership number (ID) assigned to the voter and a password known only to the voter.The membership number corresponds to a conventional IC card, and the password corresponds to a conventional palm vein card. Corresponds to authentication. The voting content input unit 22 receives information on races available for sale from the member information server 40, selects a race for which the user wants to vote from among the information, and inputs necessary voting content. The voting content transmitting unit 23 transmits the voting content input by the voting content input unit 22 to the member information server 40. The voting code generation unit 24 generates a voting code (two-dimensional code) based on the voting information received from the member information server 40 and displays it on the display of the mobile terminal 20.

The voting terminal 30 includes a reading section 31, an authentication result receiving section 32, a voting information transmitting section 33, a voting completion receiving section 34, and a receipt printing section 35. The reading unit 31 reads the voting code displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 20, and outputs code information including member information, voting information, and serial number information from the voting code. The authentication result receiving unit 32 receives the authentication results of member information, voting information, and serial number information from the member information server 40. The voting information transmitting unit 33 transmits the voting information to the voting server 50 when the authentication result receiving unit 32 receives the authentication result in which the member information, voting information, and serial number information are all authenticated. The voting completion receiving unit 34 receives information indicating that the ticket issuing process has been successfully completed from the voting server 50. The receipt printing unit 35 issues a receipt (issues a voting ticket) with voting information printed thereon.

The member information server 40 includes a member inquiry section 41, a release information acquisition section 42, a voting information reception section 43, a serial number information management section 44, a voting information generation section 45, a code information reception section 46, a code information authentication section 47, and member information. It has an authentication section 47a, a serial number information authentication section 47b, a voting information authentication section 47c, and an authentication result notification section 48.

The member inquiry unit 41 receives member information from the mobile terminal 20 and queries the member database managed by the member information server 40. When the member inquiry unit 41 authenticates the membership, the sale information acquisition unit 42 queries the voting server 50 for information regarding races in which voting tickets are sold among the races being held, When the sale information is received from the voting server 50, the sale information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 20. The voting information receiving unit 43 receives voting information input using the mobile terminal 20. The serial number information management section 44 manages the ticket issuing serial number, and the ticket issuing serial number is a serial number that increases every time a voting ticket is issued. The voting information generation unit 45 generates voting information including member information, voting information, and serial number information, and transmits it to the mobile terminal 20.

The code information reception unit 46 receives the code information transmitted by the voting terminal 30. The code information includes member information, voting information, and serial number information. The code information authentication unit 47 authenticates the code information received by the code information reception unit 46. Authentication of the member information of the code information is performed by the member information authentication section 47a comparing the member information authenticated by the member inquiry section 41. Authentication of the voting information of the code information is performed by comparing the serial number information authentication section 47b with the voting information received by the voting information reception section 43. Authentication of the serial number information of the code information is performed by comparing the voting information authentication section 47c with the serial number information given by the serial number information management section 44. The authentication result notifying unit 48 transmits the authentication result of the member information, voting information, and serial number information by the code information authentication unit 47 to the authentication result receiving unit 32 of the voting terminal 30.

The voting server 50 includes a release information receiving section 51, a voting information receiving section 52, and a voting completion notification section 53. The sale information reception unit 51 receives inquiries about information regarding races scheduled to be held from the member information server 40 and transmits sale information of voting tickets that allow voting to the member information server 40. The voting information receiving unit 52 receives voting information transmitted from the voting terminal 30 when the information necessary for voting on a voting ticket is ready, and starts ticket issuing processing. The voting completion notification unit 53 notifies the voting terminal 30 that voting has been completed when the ticket issuing process is completed.

In the voting system configured as described above, when a voter casts a vote, he or she first authenticates member information and inputs voting details using the mobile terminal 20. That is, the member information transmitting section 21 of the mobile terminal 20 transmits the member information to the member inquiry section 41 of the member information server 40. When the member information is authenticated by the member inquiry section 41 and the mobile terminal 20 receives the release information acquired by the release information acquisition section 42, the voting contents input section 22 of the mobile terminal 20 inputs the voting contents. The input voting contents are transmitted to the member information server 40 by the voting contents transmitting section 23.

In the member information server 40, when the voting information reception unit 43 receives the voting details transmitted from the mobile terminal 20, the serial number information management unit 44 acquires serial number information corresponding to the ticketing serial number of the authenticated member. The voting information generation unit 45 generates voting information including member information of the authenticated member, serial number information, and voting information, and transmits it to the mobile terminal 20.

In the mobile terminal 20, when the voting information is received from the member information server 40, the voting code generation unit 24 generates a voting code (two-dimensional code), and displays the generated voting code on the display.

Next, when the voting code displayed on the mobile terminal 20 is read by the reading unit 31 of the voting terminal 30, the reading unit 31 outputs code information included in the voting code and transmits it to the member information server 40. . The code information includes member information, serial number information, and voting information. When the code information reception unit 46 of the member information server 40 receives the code information from the member information server 40, the code information authentication unit 47 authenticates the code information. That is, the member information authentication unit 47a compares the member information included in the voting information transmitted to the mobile terminal 20 with the member information included in the code information transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to authenticate the member information. The serial number information authentication section 47b compares the serial number information included in the voting information transmitted to the mobile terminal 20 with the serial number information included in the code information transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to authenticate the serial number information. The voting information authentication unit 47c compares the voting information included in the voting information transmitted to the mobile terminal 20 with the voting information included in the code information transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to authenticate the member information.

Next, the authentication result by the code information authentication section 47 is notified to the voting terminal 30 by the authentication result notification section 48 of the member information server 40. In the voting terminal 30, the authentication result receiving unit 32 receives the authentication result, and if the authentication result is that all member information, serial number information, and voting information are authenticated, the voting information transmitting unit 33 sends the voting information to the voting server 50. Send. Note that if the authentication result is that even one of the member information, serial number information, and voting information is not authenticated, the voting terminal 30 displays a message that voting is not allowed on the display, and ends the subsequent processing.

In the voting server 50, when the voting information reception unit 52 receives the voting information transmitted from the voting terminal 30, it performs ticketing processing, and when the ticketing processing is completed, the voting completion notification unit 53 transmits voting completion to the voting terminal 30. . In the voting terminal 30, when the voting information reception unit 52 receives the notification of completion of voting, the receipt printing unit 35 issues a receipt (issues a voting ticket) on which voting information is printed.

In this way, the mobile terminal 20 can perform everything from sending member information and member verification to generating a voting code in one step without using an IC card or performing palm vein authentication. Further, after the voting terminal 30 reads the voting code, there is no need to check the consistency of member information using an IC card. In other words, the voter can complete voting in one step using the mobile terminal 20, and the number of operations required before voting can be significantly reduced.

Here, we will explain the risks that may arise due to the abbreviation of the procedure leading up to voting. Voting codes (two-dimensional codes) are easy to read and tamper with, so there is a risk of forgery and impersonation.

The voting code (two-dimensional code) includes member information authenticated by the member information server 40, voting information input on the mobile terminal 20 and accepted by the member information server 40, and serial number information managed by the member information server 40. This makes it difficult to forge voting codes. Since the serial number information managed by the member information server 40 is incorporated into the voting code and the voting code notified from the mobile terminal 20 is compared with the voting information generated by the member information server 40, it is possible to prevent voting by impersonating another person. prevention and security.

[Second embodiment]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a voting system according to the second embodiment.
The voting system 100 includes a mobile terminal 200, a voting terminal 300, a member information server 400, and a voting server 500. Voting terminal 300, member information server 400, and voting server 500 are connected to each other via network 110, and mobile terminal 200 is connected to network 110 via an arbitrary access point. Note that the voting system 100 can include a plurality of mobile terminals 200 and voting terminals 300, but illustration thereof is omitted in FIG. 2.

The mobile terminal 200 is owned by the voter and can be a tablet computer or a smartphone with communication capabilities. The mobile terminal 200 has a dedicated application program installed therein for accessing the member information server 400, performing operations for voting, and generating voting codes. Furthermore, the mobile terminal 200 may access the voting home page of the member information server 400 using a Web browser.

Voting terminals 300 are installed at stadiums where public competitions are held and at off-site voting ticket counters, and voters simply operate mobile terminals 200 to read voting codes (two-dimensional codes) prepared in advance. This is a cashless voting terminal where you can vote.

The member information server 400 is a computer that has a function of managing voters (members) who use the publicly managed competition voting system 100. For example, the member information server 400 has a function of managing members' personal information, a history of voting ticket purchases by members, and accounts for purchasing voting tickets (accounts used for voting).

The voting server 500 is a computer equipped with a function of processing information regarding voting. The voting server 500 has a function of receiving voting information from the voting terminal 300 and executing ticket issuing processing. The voting server 500 also has a function of managing information regarding races, such as a race start time, a race end time, a race result, and a voting time.

The network 110 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), a network such as the Internet, or a network in which these are mixed. For example, the voting terminal 300, member information server 400, and voting server 500 may be connected through a network dedicated to public competitions. Network 110 includes not only wired networks but also wireless networks.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a voting terminal according to the second embodiment.
The voting terminal 300 includes a control section 310 and a customer display 311. The voting terminal 300 includes a customer touch panel 321 installed on a customer display 311. The voting terminal 300 also includes a receipt processing section 322 and a two-dimensional code reading section 323.

The control unit 310 includes a processor 310a, and the entire voting terminal 300 is controlled by the processor 310a. The processor 310a is a processor that includes an arithmetic circuit that executes instructions of a program. The processor 310a is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device). Further, the processor 310a may be a combination of two or more elements among a CPU, an MPU, a DSP, an ASIC, and a PLD.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 310b, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 310c, a graphic processing unit 310d, an input/output interface 310e, a disk drive 310f, and a communication control unit 310g are connected to the processor 310a via a bus 310h. .

RAM 310b is used as a main storage device of voting terminal 300. The RAM 310b temporarily stores at least a portion of an OS (Operating System) program and an application program to be executed by the processor 310a. Further, the RAM 310b stores various data necessary for processing by the processor 310a. HDD 310c is used as an auxiliary storage device of voting terminal 300. The HDD 310c stores an OS and application programs.

A customer display 311 is connected to the graphic processing unit 310d. The graphic processing unit 310d displays an image on the screen of the customer display 311 according to instructions from the processor 310a.

A customer touch panel 321, a receipt processing section 322, and a two-dimensional code reading section 323 are connected to the input/output interface 310e.
The input/output interface 310e transmits signals sent from the customer touch panel 321 and the two-dimensional code reading section 323 to the processor 310a via the bus 310h. The input/output interface 310e also transmits information for issuing voting tickets from the processor 310a to the receipt processing unit 322.

The customer touch panel 321 is an input device for voters. The receipt processing unit 322 has a function of printing and discharging a receipt according to instructions received from the processor 310a.

The two-dimensional code reading unit 323 has a function of reading a voting code (two-dimensional code) generated by the mobile terminal 200. The two-dimensional code reading unit 323 reads the voting code and extracts member information, serial number information, and voting information stored in the voting code. The member information, serial number information, and voting information read by the two-dimensional code reading section 323 are sent to the communication control section 310g via the input/output interface 310e according to instructions from the processor 310a. The communication control unit 310g transmits member information, serial number information, and voting information to the member information server 400 via the network 110.

The disk drive 310f is a device that can write information to the portable recording medium 330 and read information from the portable recording medium 330. The disk drive 310f transmits information read from the portable recording medium 330 to the processor 310a via the bus 310h, and writes information received from the processor 310a via the bus 310h to the portable recording medium 330.

The communication control unit 310g is connected to the network 110, and transmits and receives voting ticket sale information to and from the member information server 400, and transmits and receives information regarding voting to and from the voting server 500.

With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the voting terminal 300 of the second embodiment can be realized. Note that the above configuration is an example, and the combination of the components can be determined as appropriate. For example, unnecessary components among the above configurations can be deleted.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the member information server according to the second embodiment.
Member information server 400 includes a control section 410. The control unit 410 includes a processor 411 , a RAM 412 , an HDD 413 , an image signal processing unit 414 , an input signal processing unit 415 , a disk drive 416 , and a communication interface 417 . The entire member information server 400 is controlled by a processor 411. A RAM 412 and a plurality of peripheral devices are connected to the processor 411 via a bus 418. Processor 411 may be a multiprocessor.

RAM 412 is used as a main storage device of member information server 400. The RAM 412 temporarily stores at least a portion of an OS program and an application program to be executed by the processor 411. Further, the RAM 412 stores various data necessary for processing by the processor 411.

Peripheral devices connected to the bus 418 include an HDD 413, an image signal processing section 414, an input signal processing section 415, a disk drive 416, and a communication interface 417.

The HDD 413 magnetically writes and reads data to and from a built-in disk. The HDD 413 is used as an auxiliary storage device for the member information server 400. The HDD 413 stores OS programs, application programs, and various data. Note that not only the HDD 413 but also an SSD (Solid State Drive) can be used. Note that a semiconductor storage device such as a flash memory can also be used as the auxiliary storage device.

The image signal processing unit 414 outputs an image to a display 414a connected to the member information server 400 according to instructions from the processor 411. Any type of display can be used as the display 414a, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display, or an organic electro-luminescence (OEL) display.

The input signal processing unit 415 acquires an input signal from an input device 415a connected to the member information server 400 and outputs it to the processor 411. As the input device 415a, any type of input device such as a mouse, touch panel, touch pad, trackball, keyboard, remote controller, button switch, etc. can be used. Further, a plurality of types of input devices may be connected to the member information server 400.

The disk drive 416 is a reading device that reads programs and data recorded on the portable recording medium 419. As the portable recording medium 419, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, etc. can be used. Magnetic disks include flexible disks (FDs) and HDDs. Optical discs include CDs (Compact Discs), DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), and Blu-ray discs.

For example, the disk drive 416 copies programs and data read from the portable recording medium 419 to other recording media such as the RAM 412 and the HDD 413. The read program is executed by the processor 411, for example. Note that the portable recording medium 419 is used for distributing programs and data. Furthermore, the portable recording medium 419 and the HDD 413 are sometimes referred to as computer-readable recording media.

Communication interface 417 is connected to network 110. The communication interface 417 sends and receives data to and from other computers, storage devices, or communication devices.

With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the member information server 400 of the second embodiment can be realized. Further, the voting server 500 of the second embodiment can also be realized by the same hardware configuration as the member information server 400. Note that the above configuration is an example, and the combination of the components can be determined as appropriate. For example, unnecessary components among the above configurations can be deleted.

The member information server 400 implements the processing functions of the second embodiment, for example, by executing a program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. A program that describes the processing content to be executed by the member information server 400 can be recorded on various recording media. For example, a program to be executed by the member information server 400 can be stored in the HDD 413. The processor 411 loads at least a portion of the program in the HDD 413 into the RAM 412 and executes the program. Further, the program to be executed by the member information server 400 may be recorded on a portable recording medium such as an optical disk, a memory device, or a memory card. The program stored in the portable recording medium becomes executable after being installed in the HDD 413 under the control of the processor 411, for example. Furthermore, the processor 411 can also directly read and execute a program from a portable recording medium.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of screen transitions of a mobile terminal according to the second embodiment, in which (A) is a member login screen, (B) is a release information display screen, (C) is a voting information input screen, and ( D) is a voting code display screen. Note that the display example shown in FIG. 5 is an example when purchasing a pari-mutuel betting ticket for a horse race, but when purchasing a betting ticket for another publicly managed game, a screen with different contents is displayed.

When a voter launches a voting application program on the mobile terminal 200, a login screen 201 shown in FIG. 5(A) is displayed on the display. Here, when the member information (ID) and password are input, those information are transmitted to the member information server 400.

When the member information server 400 confirms the registration of the member information inquired from the mobile terminal 200, the member information server 400 sends voting ticket sales information regarding the race scheduled to be held, so the mobile terminal 200 , a release information display screen 202 shown in FIG. 5(B) is displayed. When the voter selects a race to vote for based on the release information displayed on the release information display screen 202 and taps the voting button 202a, the mobile terminal 200 displays the voting information input screen 203 shown in FIG. 5(C). do.

When the voter inputs voting information necessary for voting on the voting information input screen 203 and taps the OK button 293a, the voting contents are transmitted to the member information server 400. After that, upon receiving the voting information from the member information server 400, the mobile terminal 200 generates a two-dimensional voting code from the voting information, and displays the generated voting code on the screen 204 as shown in FIG. 5(D). display code 204a.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of screen transitions of the voting terminal according to the second embodiment, in which (A) is an initial screen, (B) is a voting content confirmation screen, and (C) is a voting completion screen. Note that the display example shown in FIG. 6 illustrates the customer service side of the voting terminal 300 installed at a racetrack or the like.

The voting terminal 300 includes a customer display 311, a receipt processing section 322, and a two-dimensional code reading section 323. Before the voter uses the voting terminal 300, the customer display 311 displays the initial screen shown in FIG. 6(A). This initial screen displays information on races on sale for which voting tickets can be purchased, information on cancellation of races, and information on reading instructions for the voting code (two-dimensional code) displayed on the mobile terminal 200. has been done.

When the voter holds the voting code of the mobile terminal 200 over the two-dimensional code reading section 323, a screen for confirming the voting details is displayed on the customer display 311, as shown in FIG. 6(B). When the voter confirms the voting details and touches the OK button 311a, the voting terminal 300 performs ticket issuing processing in cooperation with the member information server 400 and the voting server 500. In the ticket issuing process, the receipt processing unit 322 discharges the receipt with the voting details printed from the receipt exit, and displays the message "Thank you" on the customer display 311, as shown in FIG. 6(C). End by.

In this way, the voting terminal 300 can be operated by simply holding the voting code (two-dimensional code) of the mobile terminal 200 prepared in advance over the two-dimensional code reading section 323 to purchase a voting ticket. Can be done.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the data structure of the header portion of the voting code generated in the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. The voting code has a header part and a data body part, but the data body part stores the same voting contents as the existing voting code, so it is omitted here. There is.

The header section has a spare area in addition to items such as format version number, number of registrations, date and time of creation, and sum value. The voting code generated by the mobile terminal 200 stores a member number (member information) and ticket issue serial number in addition to the voting contents, but the storage location uses a reserved area existing in the header section. . Since the member number and ticket issue serial number are stored in the header section, the member number and ticket issue serial number can be easily assigned regardless of the voting content.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the flow of issuing voting tickets in the voting system of the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, the voting system 100 of the second embodiment connects and logs into the member information server 400 using an application program dedicated to purchasing voting tickets on a mobile terminal 200 owned by a voter. At this time, the voter's membership number is authenticated. Note that the mobile terminal 200 may access and log in to the voting homepage of the member information server 400 using a Web browser.

Next, the member information server 400 queries the voting server 500 for voting ticket sale information, and when notified of the voting ticket sale information from the voting server 500, notifies the mobile terminal 200 of the sale information. The mobile terminal 200 displays a voting content input screen on the display according to the notified release information.

When the voter inputs the voting details, the mobile terminal 200 notifies the member information server 400 of the inputted voting details. Upon receiving the notified voting details, the member information server 400 transmits voting information including the member number, voting details, and serial number information notified at the time of login to the mobile terminal 200.

When the mobile terminal 200 receives the voting information, it generates a voting code (two-dimensional code) storing the voting information, and displays the generated voting code on the display. This completes the preparation for purchasing voting tickets.

Next, the voter moves to a location where the voting terminal 300 is located, holds the voting code displayed on the display over the two-dimensional code reader 323, and starts voting. The voting terminal 300 outputs the member number, voting details, and serial number information from the read voting code and queries the member information server 400.

Member information server 400 compares the member number, voting details, and serial number information received from voting terminal 300 with the member number, voting details, and serial number information sent to voting terminal 300, and determines whether they match. When authentication is obtained that the received member number, voting details, and serial number information match the transmitted member number, voting details, and serial number information, the authentication result is transmitted to the voting terminal 300.

When the voting terminal 300 receives that the membership number, voting details, and serial number information have been authenticated, it queries the voting server 500 for voting information. The voting server 500 receives an inquiry about voting information and performs voting processing. When the voting process is completed, the voting server 500 notifies the voting terminal 300 of the completion of voting, and the voting terminal 300 issues a receipt upon receiving the completion of voting. The voting server 500 also notifies the member information server 400 of the completion of voting together with the ticketing serial number.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the voting system according to the second embodiment.
When operating the voting system 100, advance preparations on the mobile terminal 200 are required. The voter uses the mobile terminal 200 to register member information and link accounts in advance (step S1). The advance preparation in step S1 only needs to be performed once when joining the voting system 100.

Next, when the voter purchases a voting ticket, the voter inputs the voting details using the application program of the mobile terminal 200 (step S2), and receives the member number, serial number information, and voting information from the member information server 40 (step S3). ), a voting code (two-dimensional code) storing the received member number, serial number information, and voting information is generated and displayed on the display of the mobile terminal 200 (step S4). The advance preparations in steps S2 to S4 are performed each time a voting ticket is purchased. In step S2, the case where the application program of the mobile terminal 200 is used has been described, but the voting homepage of the voting terminal 300 may be accessed using the web browser of the mobile terminal 200 and the voting details may be input.

When the voting terminal 300 starts serving the customer, the control unit 310 displays a voting code acceptance screen on the customer display 311 and waits for the voting code to be accepted (step S11).

Here, when the voting code is accepted by passing the voting code displayed on the mobile terminal 200 prepared in advance to the two-dimensional code reading unit 323 of the voting terminal 300, the control unit 310 of the voting terminal 300 The application code is confirmed (step S12). That is, the control unit 310 determines whether the member number, serial number information, and voting information sent to the mobile terminal 200 to generate the voting code match the member number, serial number information, and voting information stored in the voting code. Check to see if it is.

In step S12, if the membership number, serial number information, and voting information transmitted to the mobile terminal 200 match the membership number, serial number information, and voting information of the voting code, the control unit 310 sends the receipt to the receipt processing unit 322. is issued (step S13), and the process moves to the end of customer service.

In step S12, if the membership number, serial number information, and voting information transmitted to the mobile terminal 200 do not match the membership number, serial number information, and voting information of the voting code, the control unit 310 displays a message on the customer display 311 indicating that the purchase is prohibited. A message is displayed (step S14). At this time, the control unit 310 may display a specific reason why the purchase is not possible. Thereafter, the process of the control unit 310 shifts to the end of customer service.

As described above, in this voting system 100, all necessary procedures for voting are prepared on the mobile terminal 200 side. As a result, when actually purchasing a voting ticket, the process can be continued until the issuance of a receipt (issuance of a voting ticket) by simply holding the mobile terminal 200 over the two-dimensional code reading section 323 of the voting terminal 300. .

The foregoing is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention. Furthermore, numerous modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art, and the invention is not limited to the precise construction and application shown and described above, but all corresponding modifications and equivalents are It is considered within the scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims and their equivalents.

10 Voting system 20 Mobile terminal 21 Member information transmitter 22 Voting content input unit 23 Voting content transmitter 24 Voting code generator 30 Voting terminal 31 Reading unit 32 Authentication result receiving unit 33 Voting information transmitting unit 34 Voting completion receiving unit 35 Receipt Printing section 40 Member information server 41 Member inquiry section 42 Release information acquisition section 43 Voting information reception section 44 Serial number information management section 45 Voting information generation section 46 Code information reception section 47 Code information authentication section 47a Member information authentication section 47b Serial number information authentication Section 47c Voting information authentication section 48 Authentication result notification section 50 Voting server 51 Release information reception section 52 Voting information reception section 53 Voting completion notification section 100 Voting system 110 Network 200 Mobile terminal 201 Login screen 202 Release information display screen 202a Voting button 203 Voting Information input screen 204a screen 24a voting code 293A determined button 300 voting terminal 310A processor 310A processor 310D graphic processing unit 310E Input / output interface 310F Disk Drive 310G Communication control Department 310H Bus 311 Customer Display 311 A decision button 321 customer button 321 customer. Touch panel 322 receipt Processing unit 323 Two-dimensional code reading unit 330 Portable recording medium 400 Member information server 410 Control unit 411 Processor 414 Image signal processing unit 414a Display 415 Input signal processing unit 415a Input device 416 Disk drive 417 Communication interface 418 Bus 419 Portable recording medium 500 voting server

Claims (5)

A voting system comprising a mobile terminal, a voting terminal, a member information server, and a voting server,
The mobile terminal includes a member information transmitting unit that transmits member information to the member information server, a voting content transmitting unit that transmits voting content to the member information server, and a voting content transmitting unit that transmits member information and voting content from the member information server to the member information server. comprising a voting code generation means for receiving voting information to which serial number information has been added, generating a voting code from the received voting information and displaying it on a screen;
The voting terminal includes a reading unit that reads the voting code and sends it to the member information server for authentication of the voting code, and upon receiving a notification of authentication of the voting code from the member information server , the voting terminal a voting information transmitting unit that transmits voting information indicating the voting content included in the voting code to the voting server, and a receipt printing unit that prints a receipt upon receiving a notification of voting completion from the voting server,
The member information server includes a member information inquiry unit that queries the member information received from the mobile terminal, a serial number information management unit that receives the voting content from the mobile terminal and acquires the member's ticketing serial number, and a member information management unit that receives the voting content from the mobile terminal and obtains the member's ticketing serial number. a voting information generation unit that generates information and transmits it to the mobile terminal; and a voting information generation unit that compares the code information of the voting code received from the voting terminal with the voting information generated by the voting information generation unit. a code information authentication section that authenticates the code information;
The voting server includes a voting information reception unit that receives the voting information from the voting terminal and performs ticket issuing processing, and a voting completion notification that notifies the voting terminal that voting has been completed when the ticket issuing processing is completed. having a section;
voting system. When the member information inquiry unit receives an inquiry about the member information from the mobile terminal, the member information server acquires release information from the voting server and transmits it to the mobile terminal for inputting the voting details. Has a release information acquisition department,
The voting server includes a release information reception unit that receives inquiries about the release information from the voting terminal, and a release information notification unit that notifies the voting terminal of the release information.
The voting system according to claim 1. The code information authentication unit of the member information server performs authentication by comparing the member information, the serial number information, and the voting information of the voting contents respectively included in the code information and the voting information, and The voting system according to claim 1, wherein the voting terminal is notified whether all of the information, the serial number information, and the voting information have been authenticated. 2. The voting system according to claim 1, wherein the voting code generation means of the mobile terminal generates a two-dimensional code storing the member information, the serial number information, and voting information of the voting content as the voting code. A voting method using a voting system comprising a mobile terminal, a voting terminal, a member information server, and a voting server,
The mobile terminal transmits member information and voting details to the member information server,
The member information server transmits voting information in which serial number information is added to the member information and the voting contents to the mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal generates a voting code from the received voting information and displays it on the screen,
The voting terminal reads the voting code and transmits it to the member information server,
The member information server compares the voting information and the voting code,
The voting terminal receives a result of comparing the voting information and the voting code from the member information server, and when the result indicates that the voting information and the voting code match, the voting terminal transmitting voting information indicating the voting content included in the voting code to a voting server;
The voting server receives the voting information and performs ticketing processing, and when the ticketing processing is completed, notifies the voting terminal that voting has been completed;
The voting terminal issues a receipt upon receiving that the voting has been completed.
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