JPH05233669A - Betting method by radio - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the betting method by radio, by which betting can be executed simply, while referring to information on the spot without going to the betting window. CONSTITUTION:This betting system is provided with an IC card 13 in which an identification number issued to a user from a promoter of betting is registered, a small power radio equipment 12 which is arranged in each place in the hall and transmits and receives betting related information provided from the promoter and user's betting information, respectively, and a betting apparatus 14 which is arranged in other each place in the hall, in which the IC card 13 is installed and used, and which is provided with at least a radio communication part for executing transmission and reception to and from the small power radio equipment 12, a central processing part, a display part and a data input part, and when betting is executed, the user installs the IC card 13 in an operating apparatus, inputs betting information, while referring to the betting related information provided through the small power radio equipment 12, and transits it through the small power radio equipment 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless voting method that allows users to vote while referring to information on the spot without going to a voting window.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, gambling such as horse racing, bicycle racing, or boat racing has been established as a popular leisure activity, and anyone can easily enjoy it by going out into the hall on weekends when there is a race.

[0003]

However, these gambling voting windows are often crowded, and it is sometimes difficult to freely vote for a desired vote or it is troublesome to go there. In addition, in the verbal voting at the voting counter, there is a problem that an undesired vote may be mistakenly made, and the used ballot forms cause a great amount of dust.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless voting method that allows users to easily vote while referring to information on the spot without going to a voting window.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the wireless voting method of the present invention is an IC card in which an identification number issued by a sponsor of a vote to a user is registered, and various places in the venue. A low-power radio that is arranged to send and receive voting-related information provided by the organizer and voting information of the user, and the IC card is installed and used at other places in the venue. It has a voting device including at least a wireless communication unit, a central processing unit, a display unit, and a data input unit that transmits and receives to and from a low-power radio,
When voting is performed, the user mounts the IC card on the operation device, inputs voting information while referring to voting-related information provided via the low power radio, and inputs the voting information via the low power radio. Is transmitted.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the user in the hall where the vote is held mounts the IC card in which the identification number issued by the organizer is registered in one of the voting devices arranged in the hall, and the sponsor side By referring to the voting-related information sent wirelessly from the device via the low-power radio, input the desired voting information into the voting device as necessary, and by wirelessly transmitting that information to the low-power radio, The user can refer to necessary voting-related information on the spot and easily vote without going to the voting window.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view for explaining a wireless voting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the voting method of the present embodiment describes an example of voting in a horse race, a bicycle race, a boat race, etc. Data processing for voting, etc. is performed in a predetermined place for voting. Calculator 11 and this calculator 1
1 is connected to 1 and is placed in various places in the venue to send and receive voting-related information provided by the organizer and voting information of the user, and low-power radios 12 that are placed in other places in the venue. IC card 13 with identification number etc. registered
And a voting device 14 that wirelessly transmits / receives to / from the small power radio device 12, and when a vote is made, the user mounts a predetermined IC card 13 on the voting device 14 and The voting information is input and transmitted through the low-power radio 12 while referring to the voting-related information provided via the. This computer 11 is connected to an external financial institution 15 via a predetermined network so that it can deposit and withdraw money, and a dedicated automatic cash dispenser (ATM) 16 connected to this computer 11 is provided in the venue. Based on the identification information of the IC card 13 and the voting information by the operation of the voting device 14, the external financial institution 15 withdraws the specified amount of money and deposits the balance after the end.

The low power radio 12 has, for example, an output of 10
A radio wave reaches about 200 m in a straight line of mW or less, and an information-providing (computer-transmission) low-power radio 12a for transmitting information regarding voting provided by the organizer from the computer 11 as radio waves, and a voting device 14 And a computer 13 for transmitting and receiving radio waves of information about voting between the computer 13 and a computer 13 and a low power radio 12b for computer communication, which are arranged at necessary places in the venue.

The IC card 13 is
It is issued individually by the organizer, for example, the Central Horse Racing Association or the Japan Ship Promotion Association, and the identification number of the user, the financial account number of the external financial institution, etc. are registered in advance.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the external appearance of the voting device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the functional configuration of the voting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the voting device 14 is, for example,
When used in the venue, the organizer can prepare or use the IC card 13 on a commercially available game device, and the front side of the main body 17 is necessary for voting related information provided by the user and voting. A display unit 18 such as a display for displaying various operation information and a data input unit 19 such as a keyboard for performing voting information and various operations are arranged, and an antenna 20 for transmission and reception and an IC card 13 are provided on the upper portion.
The adapter part etc. to which is attached are provided. Display 1
8, for example, voting information, result reference information, odds reference information, voting information and the like are displayed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the voting device 14 transmits the voting result and the race result to the wireless transmission / reception unit 22 that is connected to the central processing unit (CPU) 21 and transmits / receives to / from the low power radio device 12. A memory 23 for storing, a display unit 18 such as a display, a data input unit 19 such as a keyboard, and an adapter unit 24 for mounting the IC card 13 are provided. The IC card 13 is a ROM 13a for recording an identification number given in advance by the organizer, a financial account number of the external financial institution 15 owned by the user, and the like.
And a RAM 13b for recording information such as the amount of money for voting
It has and.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the voting method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, first, the user mounts the IC card 13 on the voting device 14 in the hall, and operates the data input unit 19 while referring to the information about voting displayed on the display unit 18. Then, the deposit is designated by the voting start instruction (step ST1). As a result, the designated amount of money is withdrawn from the external financial institution 15 corresponding to the financial account number of the user. Also, if necessary, a deposit is added by a cash transfer machine arranged in the hall (step ST2). Next, an operation for voting is performed according to the instruction displayed on the display unit 18 (step ST
3). This voting information is transmitted as a radio wave from the wireless transmission / reception unit 22, this radio wave is received by the computer-interchanged low-power radio 12b, and the computer 11 performs a process for voting. Next, when the result of the vote is known, it is determined whether or not the vote is won (step ST4). If there is a hit, the deposit amount of the winning amount is added (step ST5), and if there is no hit, the process is repeated as it is. It is determined whether or not to perform (step ST6). When repeating, the voting operation is performed again, and when not repeating, it is determined whether to give an end instruction and withdraw (step ST7). When you do not give the end instruction and withdrawal, transfer the balance (step S
T8) When the operation is performed to deposit the balance to the external financial institution 15 corresponding to the user's financial account number, and when the end instruction and the withdrawal are performed, the cash withdrawal machine is used to withdraw (step ST9).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the IC in which the identification number and the financial account number issued by the voting organizer are registered in advance.
The card 13 is attached to the voting device 14 arranged in various places in the place, and the low-power radio 12 is arranged in other places in the place.
It is possible to send and receive wirelessly to and from the external financial institution 15 while referring to the voting-related information, and to cast a desired vote with the voting device 14, without going to the voting window. You can easily vote on the spot, alleviate congestion at the voting counter, and the organizer can expect to improve sales. Further, errors in the conventional verbal voting can be reduced, troubles can be eliminated, and dust can be reduced because a conventional voting sheet such as a magnetic card is not required. Furthermore, the investment amount can be reduced by reducing the number of voting machines at the voting counter.

In the above embodiment, a horse race, a bicycle race,
Although a boat race and the like have been described as an example, the present invention is applicable to at least those requiring voting and is not limited to the embodiment.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user in the hall where the vote is held has the IC card in which the identification number issued by the organizer is registered as one of the voting devices arranged in the hall. When you need to, enter the voting information you want into the voting device as needed while referring to the voting related information sent wirelessly from the sponsor side via the low power wireless device, and wirelessly send the information to the low power wireless device. By sending the data to the machine, the user can easily make a desired vote on the spot without moving and the congestion of the voting window can be alleviated, and garbage can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall diagram illustrating a wireless voting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a voting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a voting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a voting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 computer 12 low power radio 12a information providing low power radio 12b computer communication low power radio 13 IC card 13a ROM 13b RAM 14 voting device 15 external financial institution 16 dedicated ATM 17 main body 18 display 19 data input 20 Antenna 21 CPU 22 Wireless transceiver 23 Memory 24 Adapter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An IC card in which an identification number issued to a user by a voting organizer is registered, and voting-related information provided by the sponsor and provided by the organizer and voting information of the user, which are arranged at various places in the venue. A low-power radio that sends and receives
There is a voting device, which is arranged at other places in the venue and has at least the wireless communication unit, the central processing unit, the display unit, and the data input unit, which are used by mounting and using the IC card to transmit / receive to / from the low-power radio device. However, when the user mounts the IC card on the operation device at the time of voting, referring to the voting-related information provided via the low-power radio,
A voting method by wireless, comprising inputting voting information and transmitting it via the low-power radio.