JPH04303259A - Processing device for form with lottery - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce erroneous discrimination by eliminating a need to preliminarily check whether a lottely card is in the available period or not. CONSTITUTION:An area detecting part 12 detects a frequency number area and a lottery number area from the surface picture of the inputted lottely card and sends them to a character recognizing part 13. This part 13 detects the segments individual numbers from both detected areas and recognizes segmented characters and sends the recognition results to a deciding part 15. This part 15 collates the recognition results of the inputted frequency number with frequency numbers in the available period stored in an available frequency number storage part 16 to decide whether the lottely card is in the avbailable period or not. Only when it is in the available period as the decision result, the recognition results of the lottery number is collated with winning numbers stored in a winning number storage part 17 to decide whether the lottery card wins or not or cannot be read.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention automatically reads the lottery number of a ticket with a lottery ticket, for example, and creates a winning ticket.
The present invention relates to a lottery form processing device that determines and classifies the forms into lost forms and unreadable forms.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, the technology of optical character reading devices that automatically recognize characters has been developed to the extent of handwritten Chinese characters. Optical character reading devices have applications in the field of mail processing, such as automatic postal code reading and sorting machines that read postal codes on mail items and classify mail into multiple delivery areas based on the reading results. .

[0003]In recent years, lottery tickets, for example, have been widely distributed as forms with lottery tickets. However, due to manual
Comparing the lottery number with the winning number from the digits is very tedious and often overlooked. Furthermore, since the product exchange period for winning lottery tickets is often relatively long, it would take a great deal of time and effort to perform this determination as a counter service.

[0004]Recently, therefore, a lottery form processing device that uses an optical character reader to classify lottery tickets and other forms into winning forms, unsuccessful forms, and unreadable forms has been developed and is being put into practical use. . This lottery form processing device reads the lottery number from a lottery form and compares it with a pre-registered winning number to determine and classify winning forms, unsuccessful forms, and unreadable forms.

[0005]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, the conventional lottery form processing device simply compares the read lottery number with the winning number, and the lottery form has a validity period (valid year). I have not verified whether this is the case. Therefore, even if the lottery slip is out of validity period, it is determined whether or not the lottery ticket has been won by comparing only the lottery number, and there is a possibility that an erroneous determination may be made.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a lottery form processing device that eliminates the need to consider in advance whether or not a ticket has a validity period, and reduces the number of erroneous determinations.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The lottery form processing device of the present invention includes an image input means for inputting an image of a lottery form;
a lottery number recognition means for extracting and recognizing a lottery number from the image input by the image input means; and a lottery number recognition means for extracting and recognizing a lottery number from the image input by the image input means; a first determination means for determining whether or not the is a ticket with a lottery ticket with a valid period; A second determining means is provided for determining whether the lottery ticket is at least a winning ticket or a losing ticket by comparing the lottery number with a pre-registered winning number.

[0008]

[Operation] With the above configuration, the validity period of a lottery ticket is automatically identified, and a judgment is made as to whether the ticket is a winning ticket or a losing ticket, taking into account the ticket validity period, so the user can take the validity period into consideration in advance. This eliminates the need to do so, making it easier to use and making more accurate judgments.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0010] FIG. 2 schematically shows the external appearance of a lottery form processing apparatus for processing, for example, lottery tickets. That is, a slope 2 inclined at a predetermined angle is formed on the front surface of the main body 1, and on this slope 2, from above,
A form supply section 3 that supplies lottery tickets P to be processed, a first stacking section 4, a second stacking section 5, and a third stacking section 6 that stack the sorted lottery tickets P are provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the above-mentioned lottery form processing apparatus. That is, the lottery tickets P set in the form supply section 3 are taken out one by one by a takeout means (not shown) installed in the main body 1 and sent to the image input section 11. The image input unit 11 performs self-scanning using a line sensor arranged perpendicular to the conveyance direction on the form conveyance path, and performs sub-scanning by constant speed conveyance, thereby electrically converting an image of the surface of the lottery ticket P being conveyed. It is converted into a signal and sent to the area detection section 12.

[0012] The area detection unit 12 detects the input lottery ticket P.
Character recognition unit 1
Send to 3. The character recognition unit 13 detects and cuts out individual lottery numbers from the detected lottery number area, detects and cuts out individual lottery numbers from the detected lottery number area, and performs character recognition on each of these extracted characters. Character recognition is performed by comparing with standard character patterns prepared in advance in the dictionary 14, and each recognition result, that is,
The result of recognition of the number of times and the recognition result of the lottery number are respectively sent to the determining section 15.

[0013] The determining unit 15 first determines the validity period (valid year) by comparing the recognition result of the input frequency number with the frequency number within the validity period stored in advance in the valid frequency number storage unit 16. Determine whether it is a lottery ticket. As a result of this determination, if the lottery ticket is not valid, for example, that fact is displayed on a display means (not shown), and the process is terminated.

[0014] As a result of the above judgment, if the lottery ticket is valid, the recognition result of the lottery number inputted from the character recognition section 13 is then compared with the winning number pre-stored in the winning number storage section 17. By doing so, it is determined whether it is hit, missed, or unreadable, and the determination result is sent to the classification control unit 18.
send to The sorting control unit 18 separates winning tickets, losing tickets, and unreadable tickets by driving and controlling the first stacking unit 4, second stacking unit 5, and third stacking unit 6 based on the input determination results. .

[0015] In this way, by determining in advance whether or not a lottery ticket has an expiration date, and if it is a lottery ticket with an expiry date, the lottery number is verified, and classification is performed based on the verification result. Since the lottery ticket is determined to be a winning ticket or a losing ticket in consideration of its validity period, the user does not need to consider the validity period in advance, making it easier to use and making the determination more accurate.

[0016] In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the application is applied to a lottery form processing device that classifies lottery tickets into winning tickets, losing tickets, and unreadable tickets, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to a lottery form processing device that classifies lottery postcards such as New Year's postcards into winning postcards, unsuccessful postcards, and unreadable postcards. In that case, the validity period is determined using, for example, the image of the fare stamp, the New Year's card mark between the lottery numbers, the background pattern of the lottery numbers, etc.

[0017]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, there is no need to consider in advance whether or not the ticket has a validity period, and it is possible to provide a ticket ticket processing device that reduces the number of false judgments.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a lottery form processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the appearance of a lottery form processing device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

P... Lottery ticket (ticket with lottery ticket), 3... Form supply section, 4
, 5, 6... Accumulation unit, 11... Image input unit, 12... Area detection unit, 13... Character recognition unit, 15... Judgment unit, 16
... Valid number storage unit, 17... Win number storage unit, 1
8...Division control section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Image input means for inputting an image of a form with a lottery ticket; lottery number recognition means for extracting and recognizing a lottery number from the image input by the image input means; a first determination means for extracting specific information from the image and determining whether or not the lottery ticket has a valid period based on the specific information; If it is determined that the lottery ticket is a ticket, the lottery number recognized by the lottery number recognition means is compared with a pre-registered winning number to determine whether the ticket with a lottery ticket is at least a winning ticket or a winning ticket. What is claimed is: 1. A form processing device with a lottery ticket, characterized in that it is equipped with a determining means.