JPH02151966A - Operation recording system for betting ticket processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To rationally and systematically operate a betting place by providing the system with storage means for storing the number of signal outputs from means for detecting the prescribed quantity of consumables in a printer and information request means for requesting the information of the using state of the consumables. CONSTITUTION:The system is provided with the storage means 41, 47 for storing the number of signal outputs from the means 23, 24, 53, 81 for detecting the prescribed quantity of consumables in the printers 2, 5, 8 and the information request means 3, 6 for requesting the information of the using states of the consumables 21, 22, 51, 82 in the printers 2, 5, 8 to the host information processor 1. At the time of inputting information requests from information requesting means 3, 6, a host information processor 1 reads out the recorded contents of the storage means 41, 73 and outputs the read results to betting ticket processors 101, 102. Thus, the using states of the consumables 21, 22, 51, 82 are grasped and the betting place can rationally and systematically be operated.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A printing device having a predetermined amount of consumables detecting means that outputs a signal when the remaining amount of consumables used for printing reaches a predetermined amount;
A voting ticket handling device having a control unit that controls the printing device, controls connection with a host information processing device, and controls issuance of voting tickets or refund of the voting tickets, and a plurality of the voting ticket handling devices. and a host information processing device that communicates voting information, the voting system having the purpose of grasping the number of used consumables, and storing the number of signal outputs of the consumables predetermined amount detection means of the printing device. storage means, and information requesting means for requesting information on the usage status of consumables of the printing device from the host information processing apparatus, and when the information requesting means issues the information request to the host information processing apparatus, , the host information processing device is configured to read the stored content and output it to the voting ticket handling device, or is provided in the voting ticket handling device to store the number of signal outputs of the consumables predetermined amount detection means of the printing device. and information requesting means for requesting information on the usage status of consumables of the printing device in the host information processing device, and when the information requesting device issues the information request to the host information processing device; Preferably, the host information processing device reads the stored content, performs a predetermined calculation on the stored content, and outputs the calculation result to the voting ticket handling device.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an operation recording method for collecting operation information of a printing device of a voting ticket handling device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in voting ticket issuing devices used for horse racing, bicycle races, boat races, etc., the ticket issuing section has an ink ribbon for printing voting tickets,
A voting ticket printing form is required. In addition, the receipt printing section requires printing paper for the receipt.

Furthermore, the voting ticket refunding device is provided with a receipt printing section for recording how much money has been paid out, and the same printing paper as described above is required for this purpose. The above-mentioned printing ink ribbon and printing paper are attached to each printing device by a predetermined method.

Now, the above-mentioned printing paper and printing ink ribbon are all consumables (hereinafter referred to as printing paper and printing ink ribbon).
They are simply called consumables. ).

Therefore, in a voting ticket issuing device or a refund device for an off-site voting site where a large number of voters gather and a large number of votes are cast, when the remaining amount of consumables provided in the device becomes low, a micro switch installed in advance is activated. , a near-end signal indicating that the remaining amount is low is output, and when the control unit of the voting ticket issuing device or refunding device detects the signal, a certain code is sent to the machine number of the voting ticket issuing device or refunding device and the consumable item. At the same time, the host information processing device is notified that there is little remaining, and an alarm sound is sounded.

In response to the alarm sound, maintenance personnel replenish consumables to the voting ticket issuing device or the refund device.

Now, as a method of knowing how many consumables have been used, a maintenance worker counts how many consumables have been used in each voting ticket issuing device and refund device.

By understanding the amount of consumables used, a purchase schedule for consumables is made.

[Problem to be solved]

Traditionally, maintenance personnel counted the amount of consumables used.

Now, the number of voting tickets issued for horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, etc. is extremely large. Additionally, there are many voting ticket issuing devices and voting ticket refund devices installed at voting stations.

Therefore, it is extremely slow and unreliable for maintenance personnel to grasp the usage of consumables for all voting ticket issuing machines and voting ticket refunding machines. Furthermore, it is difficult to keep track of the amount of consumables used over a long period of time.

Therefore, if a purchase schedule for consumables is made without fully grasping the number of consumables to be used, it will cause problems in issuing and refunding voting tickets. Furthermore, if more tickets are purchased than necessary, the voting ticket papers, ink ribbons for printing, etc. will need to be managed, making it impossible to operate the voting site rationally.

In recent years, there has been a strong demand for rational and systematic management of voting stations.

Among these, importance is placed on understanding the number of used consumables using an information processing device.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to grasp the usage status of the consumables, utilize the signal output from the microswitch provided in the printing device, and without adding a large amount of hardware. To provide a system capable of keeping a record of the usage status of consumables and grasping the usage status without selecting a voting ticket issuing machine or a refund machine.

[Means to solve problems]

a printing device having a predetermined amount of consumables detection means that outputs a signal when the remaining amount of consumables used for printing reaches a predetermined amount;
a printing device having a predetermined amount of consumables detection means that outputs a signal when the remaining amount of consumables used for printing reaches a predetermined amount;
A voting ticket handling device having a control unit that controls the printing device, controls connection with a host information processing device, and controls issuance of voting tickets or refund of the voting tickets, and a plurality of the voting ticket handling devices. and a host information processing device that communicates voting information, a storage device for storing the number of signal outputs of a consumables predetermined amount detection device of the printing device, and a host information processing device that communicates voting information. Provide an information requesting means for requesting information on the usage status of consumables of the printing device,
When the information requesting means issues the information request to the host information processing device, the host information processing device reads the stored content and outputs it to the voting ticket handling device, or
Information on the usage status of the consumables of the printing device is transmitted to a storage means provided in the voting ticket handling device for storing the number of signal outputs of the consumables predetermined amount detection means of the printing device and to the host information processing device. Information requesting means for requesting is provided, and when the information requesting means issues the information request to the host information processing device, the host information processing device reads the stored content and performs a predetermined operation on the content, The calculation result is output to the voting ticket handling device.

[Effect]

Each time the predetermined amount of consumables detection means signal is output, the number of outputs is updated in the storage means.

Thereafter, when an information request is issued to the host information processing device from the information requesting means, the host information processing device reads the recorded contents of the storage means and prints out the recorded contents in the voting ticket handling device. Alternatively, when an information request is issued to the host information processing device from the information requesting device, the host information processing device reads the recorded contents of the storage device, performs a predetermined calculation, and prints out the printed information provided in the voting ticket handling device. do.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a host information processing device, 101 is a voting ticket issuing device, 102 is a voting ticket refund device, 2 is a ticket issuing unit, 3,
6 is an operation console, 4.7 is a control unit, 5°8 is a ticket printing unit, 2
5, 55.85 is the printing part, 21.51.82 is the printing paper, 22 is the printing ink ribbon, 23, 24, 53.81
is a microswitch, 41.73 is a memory, 42.72
43.71 is a communication device, 31.61 is a display section, 32.62 is a keyboard section, and 63 is a reading section.

111 is a consumables totaling program, 404704 is a consumables usage detection program, and 401, 402, and 403 are memory areas.

Figure 2 shows the consumables usage detection program 404.70.
4, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the consumables totaling program 111, and FIG. 4 is an example of printing results.

The consumables usage amount detection program 404, 704 is executed by the voting ticket issuing device 101. It is activated by the voting ticket refund device 102. The consumables totaling program 111 is started on the host information processing device 1.

The voting ticket issuing device 101 includes a ticket issuing section 2, an operation console 3, and a control section 4.
and a ticket printing section 5.

Further, the voting ticket refund device 102 is composed of an operation console 6, a control section 7, and a receipt printing section 8.

In FIG. 1, there is only one voting ticket issuing device and one voting ticket refunding device, but in reality, a plurality of each are connected to the host information processing device 1.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the voting ticket issuing device 101, a consumables usage detection program 404 (see the flowchart in FIG. 2 below) is activated. Now, while the voting ticket issuing device 101 is operating, the ticket issuing unit 2. When the remaining amounts of the printing paper 21.51 and the printing ink ribbon 22 in the ticket printing section 5 become low, near-end signals are outputted by the microswitches 23, 24, and 53 provided in the respective devices. The signal is sent to the control unit 4
The signal is transmitted to the control device 42, and it is determined whether the signal has been input (flow chart 202 in FIG. 2). Further, the code of the signal is determined (203), and the code is stored in a predetermined memory area 401, 402 of the memory 41 of the control unit 4.
, 403 (204)
. The memory areas 401, 402, 403 are used for printing paper 21, printing ribbon 22, etc., respectively. It is assumed that the printing paper 51 is supported.

Also, the printing paper 82 for the voting ticket refund machine. When the amount of printing ink ribbon 84 remaining becomes small, it is counted up in the memory 73 of the control section 7 in the same manner as described above. Furthermore, by using a non-volatile RAM as the memory 41.73, data will not be lost even if the voting ticket issuing machine and the payout machine are turned off.

Suppose that the voting ticket issuing device 1 connected to the host information processing device 1
01, the usage status of consumable supplies is requested from either of the voting ticket refund devices 102.

The request is made by pressing a predetermined key on the keyboard section 32.62 of the operation console 3.6 (see flowchart 20 in FIG. 2).
1). When a predetermined key on the keyboard section of the console is pressed, the control section 4.6 is sent from the console 3.6.
7, a signal is output to convey the request.

The request is transmitted to the host information processing device 1 via each communication device 143.71 of the control unit 4.7 (
204).

Thereafter, the host information processing device 1 requests a plurality of voting ticket issuing devices and voting ticket refund devices connected to the host information processing device 1 to transmit the contents of the memory 41.73 (flow chart 302 in FIG. 3). Voting ticket issuing device 10
1 or the refund device 102 reads the contents of the memory 41.73 if there is the request (FIG. 2 flowchart 205) (206). Then, the contents of the memory 41.73 are transmitted to the host information processing device 1 (207).

When the host information processing device 1 receives the memory contents (303) (flowchart in FIG. 3), it aggregates the memory contents and calculates the amount of printing ink ribbon, voting ticket paper, and receipt paper used. Each is calculated (304). Thereafter, the tally result is transmitted to the voting ticket issuing device or refund device that requested the host information processing device 1 for information on the consumables usage status (305).

When the voting ticket issuing device or the handling device receives the aggregation results (see flowchart 208 in FIG. 2), the voting ticket issuing device or handling device receives the calculation results by
Print it on a long roll and issue it (209). The long roll is output from the ticket issuing unit 2 of the voting ticket issuing machine. Usually, the purpose of the long roll is to print information such as the status of over-the-counter voting from the ticket issuing unit of the voting ticket issuing machine.

Therefore, in this embodiment, printing is performed on a long roll in order to obtain the operating status without adding special hardware.

Further, the memory 41.73 is connected to the keyboard section 32.73 of the operation console.
By pressing a predetermined key 62, data contents can be erased as necessary.

In addition, when a predetermined key on the keyboard section 32.62 of the operation console 3.6 is pressed and a signal is output to the control sections 4, 7 and a request is transmitted, the number of consumables used is tallied and voted. When the request is issued, the host information processing device 1 sends a predetermined operating status such as the number of operating machines of the voting ticket issuing machine N101 to the voting ticket issuing machine 101, and then performs voting. The ticket issuing device 101 reads the memory 41 of the device and stores the memory contents and the operating status.
You can also output it. In other words, by outputting only the operating status received from the host information processing device 1 and the contents of the memory 41 of each voting ticket issuing device 101, it is possible to grasp the usage status of the consumables of the voting ticket issuing device W101. It becomes possible. Further, the host information processing device 1 may be provided with a memory that stores the usage status of consumables. Furthermore, there is no problem even if the number of used consumables is totaled to calculate the amount of ζ moonlight used and the like. Furthermore, the votes may be output to the voting ticket handling device without being totaled.

FIG. 4 is an example of the usage status of consumables printed on the long roll.

Amount of ink ribbon used for printing voting tickets Amount of paper used for one ticket,
In addition to the amount of ticket paper used, in this example, the machine numbers of the voting ticket issuing machines and refund machines in the voting center are also printed.

The present invention has been described above according to examples. In this embodiment, the information is output only to the terminal that issued the request for the operating status, but it may be output to all terminals. Further, other states may be printed at the same time.

In the embodiment, printing was performed on the long roll, but the printing of the present invention is not limited to the long roll.

The present invention has been described above according to examples. As shown above, the present invention can be modified in various ways in accordance with the gist of the present invention, and the present invention does not exclude them.

〔effect〕

According to the present invention, the usage status of the consumables of the voting ticket issuing device and the voting ticket refunding device can be easily grasped, and the rational and planned operation of the voting place becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a flowchart of a consumables usage detection program, Figure 3 is a flowchart of a consumables totaling program, and Figure 4 is a printout of operating status. This is an example. 1...Host information processing device 2...Ticket issuing unit 3.6...Operation console 4...Control unit 5.8...Ticket printing unit 7・・・・・・Control Department) Xiao Qiqing Makumei Kibrogram Go 3 Diagram

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Consumables used for printing (21, 22, 51, 82)
a printing device (2, 5, 8) having a consumables predetermined amount detection means (23, 24, 53, 81) that outputs a signal when the remaining amount of the consumables reaches a predetermined amount; . 101, 102), and a host information processing device (1) that communicates voting information with a plurality of the voting ticket handling devices (101, 102), the printing device (2, 5, 8) Consumables predetermined amount detection means (
storage means (41, 73) for storing the number of signal outputs of the printers (23, 24, 53, 81);
Information requesting means (3, 6) for requesting information on the usage status of the consumables (21, 22, 51, 82) of 5, 8) are provided, and the information requesting means (3, 6) 1)
, when issuing the information request, the host information processing device (1) reads the stored content and outputs it to the voting ticket handling device (101, 102). method. (2) Consumables used for printing (21, 22, 51, 82)
a printing device (2, 5, 8) having a predetermined amount of consumables detection means (23, 24, 53, 81) that outputs a signal when the remaining amount of the consumable reaches a predetermined amount; A voting ticket handling device (10) having a control unit (4, 7) that controls connection with a host information processing device and controls issuing of a voting ticket or refund of the voting ticket.
1, 102), and a host information processing device (1) that communicates voting information with a plurality of voting ticket handling devices (101, 102), the printing device (2, 5, 8) Consumables predetermined amount detection means (
storage means (41, 73) provided in the voting ticket handling device for storing the number of signal outputs (23, 24, 53, 81);
Information requesting means (3, 6) for requesting information on the usage status of the consumables (21, 22, 51, 82) of 5, 8) are provided, and the information requesting means (3, 6) 1)
When issuing the information request, the host information processing device (1) reads the stored content, performs a predetermined calculation on the stored content, and transmits the calculation result to the voting ticket handling device (101, 102). ) is an operation record method for a voting system.