JPH0441391B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a ticket issuing machine for betting tickets for horse races, bicycle races, boat races, etc., which are commonly called horse racing tickets or car tickets.

(Prior Art) As a conventional method of selling voting tickets, the conventional method of selling voting tickets is to print each piece of voting information, that is, the group number and the corresponding voting amount for each voting race group, at a counter using a ticketing machine. There is. However, this takes time to issue tickets and unnecessarily crowds the ticket office counters. In addition, since the number of missed voting tickets increases, the discarded missed voting tickets cause great pollution to the neighborhood, which is also undesirable from the standpoint of resource conservation.

Therefore, recently, voting tickets have been released in which multiple groups requested by the same voter, for example, up to 5 groups, voting amounts, etc. are printed on the same voting ticket paper, eliminating the drawbacks of the conventional method as described above. The so-called multi-voting ticket system is gradually being introduced.

However, in the conventional multi-voting ticket, voting information is displayed in the format shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b, so that voting information such as group number is difficult to see. For this reason, there is a drawback that erroneous voting due to a sales error or an error in the refund amount at the time of refund is likely to occur.

In other words, in the conventional system, the maximum number of sets issued per voting ticket is 5, and as shown in Figure 1a, hidden numbers are placed on the voting ticket form 1 at regular intervals from the top of the paper to detect tampering. 2 etc., and in the next line and below, there is a certain space on the right edge of the paper, and the set number 3 of 5 sets and the voting amount 4, that is, (7-8900 yen) ( 4-5600 yen)
Print and display (1-8900 yen) (3-54000 yen) (6-610000 yen). In addition, a space 5 is provided between the set number 3 and the voting amount 4 so that the number of digits can be increased according to the maximum expected voting amount.
When this space is a blank space, fill it with star marks (★) 6 that are displayed for each digit to prevent falsification by writing numbers, and write the total amount of votes, such as 7, in the bottom row. This is a printed representation.

Also, the number of requested pairs is less than 5, for example 2
If it is a pair, the first
Below the same size and arrangement of letters as in Figure a, the requested group number 3 and the voting amount 4, i.e. (0-6200 yen) (0
-8,800 yen), and print a star mark 6 in the display corresponding line of the remaining 3 groups of voting information display margin 8 (dotted line brackets in the figure), corresponding to the display position of each character. The number 7 is printed on the last line to indicate the total amount, etc., to prevent tampering. Note that 9 is a printed display of the year, date, organizer, publisher, etc.

However, like the above-mentioned conventional multi-voting ticket, the maximum number of pairs to be issued with one voting ticket is determined, and each voting information is displayed within a certain display space 10 in a certain size determined by the maximum number of pairs to be issued. In the format in which the voting information such as group number 3 and voting amount is displayed in characters, the font size of voting information such as group number 3 and voting amount inevitably becomes small, making it difficult to read the group number, voting amount, etc. Furthermore, as the number of required sets decreases, the margin 8 of the display space gradually becomes larger, and the number of star marks 6 displayed here also increases. This confuses the user and makes it even more difficult to visually confirm the voting information, resulting in the above-mentioned erroneous voting and making refunds more likely to occur. In addition, as a means to ensure the accuracy of refunds, there will be a request for mechanization of refund machines, such as automatic reading of the voting amount on the ticket, which will require a huge amount of expense.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a multi-voting ticket issuing machine that allows voting information such as group number and voting amount to be easily read visually and is difficult to falsify. This system is designed to prevent erroneous voting and refund errors.

(Means of the present invention for solving the problem) The present invention is based on the following idea, for example, when the required number of sets is 5.
As shown in Figure 2a showing an example of the ticket display in the case of 3 pairs, and Figure 2b showing the case of 3 pairs, as the number of requested pairs decreases, voting information such as group number 3 and voting amount 4 is changed. To display voting information by increasing the size of displayed characters and always effectively using the given display space on the ticket face without leaving a display margin 8 as in the conventional method shown in FIG. 1. The present invention was conceived with the idea that misidentification and falsification of voting information can be significantly reduced, and the object of the present invention is achieved by the following means. That is, [an operator console for inputting voting information and sending out a ticket issuing command after the input; a storage unit for voting information input by the operator console; and a group counter for counting the number of voting information input by the operator console; As the number of voting information decreases, so that the given display surface of the ticket can be used effectively.
A number of character information corresponding to the maximum number of displayed voting information, which increases the size of the voting information display characters, and placement information on the face of the voting paper 1 are set, and the number of input voting information is counted in the set number counter. A pattern generation section in which character information and arrangement information are specified according to the value; and voting information inputted by the operation console is stored in the storage section; The operation sequentially reads out the stored voting information in the storage section, reads out the character information of the pattern generation section and the arrangement information on the ticket face specified by the set number counter, and reads out the character information and arrangement information on the ticket surface specified by the set number counter. a control unit that outputs print information regarding the size and layout of the voting ticket, and a printing unit that sends out voting ticket paper based on the ticket issuing command from the operation console and prints the print information from the control unit on the display surface of the ticket. This is accomplished by a ticket issuing machine with a configuration.

(Example) Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, an example of the present invention in which the maximum number of voting information for one voting ticket is five will be described.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes an operation console, into which voting information is input, and upon completion of the input, it sends out a ticket issuing command. Reference numeral 12 denotes a storage unit for input voting information from the operation console 11, and 13 is a counter for counting the number of input voting information. For example, when the requested number of pairs is 5 as shown in FIG. When the group number (2-4) and the voting amount of 500 yen are first entered by the console 11, the group number counter 13 counts "1", and then the operating console 11 inputs the group number (1-2) and the voting amount. When 500 yen is input, the set number counter 13 counts "2". Each time the voting information is entered, it is counted one after another, and the final group number (3-6) and the voting amount are counted.
When 500 yen is input, the set number counter 13 becomes “5”.
count.

In addition, if the requested number of groups is 3 as shown in Figure 2b, count the number of input voting information in the same way as above, and the final voting information, group number (3-6), voting amount 500 When yen is input, the set number counter 13
counts "3" and holds the count value. 14 is a pattern generating section, which is shown in FIG. 2a,
As shown in b, as the number of voting information decreases,
Five types of voting information corresponding to the maximum voting information per ticket, which increase the size of the voting information displayed so that it can be displayed effectively without leaving any display margins on the given display surface. character information and arrangement information on the face of the designated character information are provided, and the count value of the set number counter 13 specifies the character information and arrangement information corresponding to the number of sets. 16 is a printing section, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a drive mechanism consisting of a rotating roller (not shown) sends out a discharge destruction recording paper P, which is a voting ticket paper, at a constant speed, and a printing section perpendicular to the sending direction. It consists of a predetermined number of recording needles RP arranged in a line facing the paper surface in the direction of the recording paper, and printing is performed on the surface of the discharge breakdown recording paper P by applying a discharge voltage to the recording needles RP.

15 is a control unit that sequentially stores voting information input by the console 11 in the storage unit 12;
After the memorization operation is completed, a ticket issuance command sent from the console 11 causes the printing section 16 to start feeding out the discharge breakdown recording paper P, and then the contents stored in the storage section 12 and the characters specified by the set number counter 13 are stored. Read information and location information. Then, the number and arrangement of the recording needles RP of the printing section 16 to which the discharge voltage is to be applied are specified using the character information and the arrangement information,
By forming a discharge voltage application circuit and controlling the application time of the discharge voltage in accordance with the feeding speed of the discharge breakdown recording paper P, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, based on the read voting information, the second As shown in the printing examples shown in Figures a and b, voting information such as group number 3 and voting amount 4 is printed in characters of a size corresponding to the requested number of groups.
and printed on the display surface of the voting ticket paper 1 based on the ticket surface arrangement.

In the above, as shown in Figure 2 a and b, the distance between the top edge of the voting ticket and the first printed line is always constant, so if the maximum number of requested sets is 5, the size of the printed characters There is no difference from the conventional one. However, as shown in FIGS. 5a and 5b, for example, as the number of requested pairs increases, the pattern generation unit 14 is provided with layout information that reduces the distance between the top edge of the voting ticket and the first printed line. By specifying the placement information according to the requested number of groups, for example, even if the maximum number of groups displayed on the ticket is 5, voting information can be printed in larger fonts than in Figure 2, making it easier to visually check the voting information. It can be made even easier.

Although only the printing of the group number and the voting amount has been described above, there is a pattern in which the event date, ticketing office, etc. are printed on the pattern generating section 14 based on the arrangement of letters of a certain size. The information is set, and along with the voting information, a printed display 9 such as the year, event, and date of the event is printed as shown in FIG. 5 and the ticket is issued.

Further, as the printing section 16, a method other than type printing, such as a dot printing method, can be adopted.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, in the present invention, the font size of the voting information to be printed is adjusted so that the voting information can be printed using the ticket surface effectively without creating blank areas on the display surface. Since the size is increased to correspond to the number of pieces of information, it is easier to visually check the voting information than before. Furthermore, even if the number of voting information decreases, the star marks that appear between the printing lines of voting information and fill in the display margins as in the past are no longer necessary.
Since this prevents the user from misreading the voting information due to this confusion, the number of erroneous votes and erroneous refunds can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1a and b are diagrams showing an example of a conventional multi-voting ticket, Figures 2a and b are diagrams showing an example of printing a multi-voting ticket according to the present invention, and Figure 3 is an embodiment of the ticket issuing machine of the present invention. A block circuit diagram, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the printing section, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another printing example according to the present invention. 1...Voting ticket paper, 2...Hidden number, etc., 3
...Group number, 4...vote amount, 5...duration, 6...star mark, 7...total amount, etc., 8...display margin, 9...printed display of event year, month, day, etc. ,1
0...display surface, 11...operation console, 12...storage section, 13...set number counter, 14...pattern generation section, 15...printing section, 16...control section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A console for inputting voting information; a storage unit for voting information input by the console; a group counter for counting the number of voting information input by the console; and a number of voting information. As the amount of information on the ticket decreases, so that the given display surface of the ticket can be used effectively for display.
The number of character information corresponding to the maximum number of displayed voting information, which increases the size of the voting information display characters, and the arrangement information on the ticket face are set, and the character information is set according to the count value of the number of input voting information in the set number counter. and a pattern generating section in which placement information is specified; and storing voting information input by the operation console in the storage section, and sequentially reading out the stored voting information in the storage section after inputting the voting information, and a control unit that reads the character information of the pattern generation section specified by the set number counter and the arrangement information on the ticket face, and outputs print information of a size and arrangement according to the number of input voting information; A multi-voting ticket issuing machine characterized by being equipped with a printing section that prints print information on the ticket surface.