JPH0635935A - Electron terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily execute plural electrons at the same time with one terminal by simultaneously displaying an open vote input screen and a designed vote input screen on the same screen while dividing them into areas, and performing a voting operation in the voting form of each screen according to the inputted area. CONSTITUTION:An initial image to select a candidate by arbitrarily using an open vote system to use a handwritten input screen and a designated vote system to use a selected input screen is displayed through a display part 2 by a control part 1. Next, a voter selects the specified candidate from the list of candidates at the corner of a selection system by using a stylus pen or handwrites and inputs the name of a candidate or the like at the character input corner of a character recognition corner. Which system is operated at the input corner is judged from a point instructed by the stylus pen by a coordinate judgement part 4 and the list of candidates or the detailed screen of candidates is displayed at an image display control part 5, characters are recognized at a character recognition part 8, or the candidate is decided at a decision part 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an election terminal device suitable for application to large-scale elections targeting a large number of voters, such as national elections and local elections. It is a computerized system that reduces the work load of the administrator to facilitate and facilitate the voting operation and voting management work, eliminates errors, and evenly suppresses election activities to carry out reliable and fair elections. Regarding election terminal equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the election of members of the Diet, prefectural governors, members of the Diet, mayors of the mayor, members of the Diet, etc., a postcard to be used as a polling place admission ticket is mailed from local governments to voters based on the Public Offices Election Law. Voters bring the postcards to the polling place and verify that they are the voters themselves by checking them against the electoral list. Then, when the ballot sheet is handed over, the name of the candidate is entered on the ballot sheet, and the ballot box is posted to vote. After that, the ballot boxes were collected in facilities such as gymnasiums, and the staff members performed the ballot counting work and totaled the voting results. Further, the explanation of the entry on the ballot sheet at the time of voting was based on the oral explanation of the staff at the polling place when giving the ballot sheet and the posting of the sheet at the place of entry on the ballot sheet.

Therefore, conventionally, there has been a problem that the operation burden and work burden on the voter and the election manager are large, and that it takes a lot of time and labor for voting, which is one of the factors that hinder the improvement of the voting rate. It was

Further, the acquisition of the candidate information by the voters has been a form in which it is acquired through a lecture, poster display, etc. during election activities, and further through mass media such as television and newspapers. Therefore, in the past, it was difficult to equalize the election activities, and a large amount of election cost was required.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional election voting, there is a problem that the operation burden and work burden on the voter and the election manager are large, and that voting requires a lot of time and labor. , This was one of the factors that hindered the improvement of the voting rate. Furthermore, it was difficult to equalize the election activities, and a large amount of election costs remained. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide the following election terminal device.

[0006] That is, the present invention is to promote the computerization in election voting and counting operations, and in particular, an integrated display input device using a coordinate input device and a flat display device linked to the device. According to, when selecting a candidate, an election terminal device that can select a candidate on the same screen by arbitrarily using either a name voting method using a handwriting input screen or a designated voting method using a selection input screen The first purpose is to provide.

Further, according to the present invention, when promoting the digitization in election voting or counting work, the voting system at the time of selecting a candidate is either a registered voting system by handwriting input or a selective voting system by selective input. A second object is to provide an election terminal device in which the voting operation automatically proceeds by the selected method after selecting on the initial screen.

Further, the present invention, when promoting the digitization in election voting and counting work, etc., when displaying a candidate list and a candidate attribute display, for example, a candidate list that cannot fit on one screen Various kinds of information such as details can be scrolled on the screen arbitrarily, and if necessary, the displayed information can be freely enlarged or reduced to display various desired information for voting operation at any screen position. Is the third purpose.

Further, the present invention respects the freedom of voting when promoting computerization in election voting and counting operations.
The fourth is to provide an election terminal device with excellent operability.
The purpose of.

Further, according to the present invention, when promoting digitization in election voting and counting operations, in a plurality of same-day elections, one terminal can easily execute a plurality of elections simultaneously. A fifth object is to provide an election terminal device having excellent performance.

[0011]

The present invention is an election terminal device having a built-in storage device and using a coordinate input device and a flat display device interlocking with the coordinate input device. And a designated vote input screen are divided into regions and are simultaneously displayed, and the voting operation is performed in a voting format of each screen according to the region where the input operation is performed.

Further, according to the present invention, in an election terminal device using an integrated display / input device, either one of a name voting system using a handwriting input screen and a designated voting system using a selection input screen is initially set. By selecting the selection operation method at the initial stage, the voting operation is automatically continued by the selected voting method thereafter.

Further, according to the present invention, in the list display of the candidates and the attribute display of the candidates in the election terminal device using the integrated display / input device, for example, a candidate list which cannot fit on one screen is displayed. It is characterized by being provided with means for easily and effectively providing the above information by scrolling the screen, enlarging or reducing the information, etc. as desired by the voter.

Further, in the present invention, in the list display of candidates for the integrated display / input device, an item for a white vote is provided (or an item without an applicable person is provided, or the item can be entered in a free format form. By providing items), the freedom to refuse elections is respected without hindering the voting rate and making it easy to vote. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a display selecting means is provided which can simultaneously execute a plurality of elections with a single terminal when a plurality of elections are held on the same day.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing the configuration of an election terminal device according to a practical example of the present invention for each functional component, and FIG. 2 is a system block showing the hardware configuration of the election terminal device according to a practical example of the present invention. It is a figure.

In FIG. 1, the control unit 1, the coordinate judging unit 4,
The candidate display control unit 6, the character recognition unit 8, the confirmation unit 9, the registration unit 10, and the like are the CPU 112 and the RAM 11 shown in FIG.
Various programs in 3 (processing control unit, input control unit, aptitude (qualification) check unit, recognition processing unit, area discrimination processing unit,
Candidate search processing unit, screen page output control unit, communication control unit, etc.), and various buffers / database tables (position data buffer, dictionary data buffer, area data buffer, recognition result buffer, etc.) provided in the RAM 113. Candidate registration buffer, candidacy buffer, screen page output buffer, political party name registration buffer, etc.). The display unit 2 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 36 and L of the integrated display input device 32 shown in FIG.
It is realized by the CD controller 111 and the like. The input unit 3 is realized by the transparent tablet 35, the stylus pen 33, the tablet controller 110, etc. of the integrated display / input device 32 shown in FIG. The candidate database 7 is the election information file 117 shown in FIG.
It is realized by a candidate registration buffer, a candidate buffer, etc. in M113.

In FIG. 1, the control unit 1 controls the entire system. The display unit 2 provides various displays for voting operation. The input unit 3 receives an input from the stylus pen 33 or the like via the coordinate input device. The coordinate determination unit 4 determines the type, content, etc. of data input via the coordinate input unit of the transparent tablet 5 of the integrated display / input device 32.
The candidacy display control unit 6 controls to display a list of names and attributes of the candidates. The candidate database 7 stores data such as names and attributes of candidates. The character recognition unit 8 recognizes the data input via the coordinate input unit as a character (candidate name). The confirming unit 9 confirms the selected candidate. The registration unit 80 registers the confirmed candidate.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an election terminal device according to the present invention. Here, a man-machine interface mechanism operated by a voter during a voting operation is an electrostatic transparent type. 1 illustrates an example of a system configuration in which a terminal device individually embeds files that provide various information to voters, which is realized by an integrated display input device including a tablet and a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a stylus pen.

The election terminal device in this embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the integrated display input device 32 and the stylus pen 33 provided on the upper surface of the box-shaped casing 31, and the tablet controller 1 provided inside the casing 31.
10, LCD controller 111, CPU 112, RA
M113, ROM 114, video RAM (VRAM) 1
15, communication interface (communication IF) 116, election information file 117, memory card interface 1
18, audio output device 119, input / output interface (I / O-I / F) 120, and the like.

The integrated display / input device 32 is formed integrally by laminating a liquid crystal display (LCD) 36 and an electrostatic transparent tablet 35 for coordinate input, and displays and data is input on the same coordinate plane. Can be done.

The stylus pen 33 is a transparent tablet 3.
A switch for instructing the coordinate position of No. 5 is incorporated, and a switch for detecting contact with the tablet surface is built in, and the detection result of the switch is notified to the internal processing circuit via the code 34. That is, the switch signal of the stylus pen 33 is received by the CPU 112 via the code 34 and further via the tablet controller 110 inside the main body, and input processing is performed. The operation of each embodiment (first embodiment to fifth embodiment) of the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. First, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and 4 to 7. 4 shows a processing flow in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 7 show screen display states in the first embodiment, respectively.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral S1 is a step for displaying an initial screen, and there are two types, as shown in FIG. 5, of a name voting method using a handwriting input screen and a designated voting method using a selection input screen. Displays the initial screen that allows voting operations by voting method. Reference numeral S2 is an operation step operated by the voters, and selects one person from the candidate list on the selection input screen of the designated voting method, or the candidate's name is handwritten on the handwriting input screen of the registered voting method. Input. Reference numeral S3 is a step of determining which voting screen was operated first, and which of the voting screens, which is the handwriting input screen by the registered voting system and the input screen by the designated voting system, is used first to decide. Code S
Steps 4 and S8 are steps for determining whether or not the candidate selected on the input screen may be confirmed. As shown in FIG. 17, whether or not the candidate selected or recognized on the input screen is acceptable. Confirm on the detailed screen. Reference numeral S5 is a step of displaying the candidate list, and when the next screen button provided on the selection input screen of the designated voting method is selected, the candidate list as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. Reference numeral S6 is an operation step for selecting a candidacy from the candidacy list, and allows one to be selected from the candidacy list. Reference numeral S7 is a step for recognizing characters, and recognizes data handwritten as input on the handwriting input screen of the name voting method. Reference numeral S9 is a step of displaying a character input screen, and when a confirmation is not made on the detailed screen (see FIG. 17), a screen for handwriting a candidate as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. Reference numeral S10 is an operation step for inputting a character, and the name or attribute of one of the candidates is input by handwriting. Reference numeral 11 is a step of confirming, and confirming that the candidate selected or recognized when the confirming operation (positive button operation) is performed on the detailed screen (see FIG. 17) is confirmed and the internal storage device is determined. In addition to registering with, the information on the voting result is sent to the outside.

The operation of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, when the process is started, the control unit 1 arbitrarily uses, via the display unit 2, the signed voting method using the handwriting input screen and the designated voting method using the selection input screen as shown in FIG. To display the initial screen where you can select candidates. Incidentally, FIG.
In the figure, 41 is a selection type corner, 42 is a character recognition corner, 42a is a character input corner with a scroll button, 42b is a cancel button, and 42c is an end button.

Next, in the voter, stylus pen 3
3 is used to select one from the candidate list in the selection method corner 41 or to hand-write the candidate's name or the like in the character input corner 42a of the character recognition corner 42.

From the point designated by the stylus pen 33, the coordinate (position) determination unit 4 determines which method of input corner (selection method corner 41 / character recognition corner 42) is operated, and the screen display control is performed accordingly. The candidate list is displayed in the section 5, the detailed screen of the selected candidate, the character recognition section 8 is made to recognize characters, and the confirmation section 9 is prompted to confirm the candidate. . When the confirmation is executed, the selected (character-recognized) candidacy is registered in the registration unit 10, and a message indicating that the selection has been confirmed is displayed on the display unit 2 via the control unit 1. Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the processing flow of FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, an initial screen for selecting a candidate is displayed by arbitrarily using a name voting system using a handwriting input screen and a designated voting system using a selection input screen, and two types of screens are displayed. One of the input corners (the corner 41 of the selection method or the character recognition corner 42) is used to urge the candidate to be selected (step S1 in FIG. 4).

If the voter selects a candidate at any of the corners (step S2 in FIG. 4), which corner of the selection method corner 41 and the character recognition corner 42 has performed the first operation. Is determined (step S3 in FIG. 4).

When the selection operation is performed at the corner 41 of the selection method, first, a detailed screen (see FIG. 17) of the selected candidate is displayed, and whether or not the selected candidate can be confirmed. Prompt the voters to decide (step S4 in FIG. 4),
If the selected candidate is okay, the stylus pen 33 is used to select the confirming operation button (the “yes” affirmative button in FIG. 17) and perform the confirming operation (or confirming operation such as designating the same position again). Voting is confirmed (Fig. 4, step S1)
1). Also, when it is not confirmed (“No” in FIG. 17)
(When the No button is selected), a list of candidates is displayed as shown in FIG. From the candidacy list, one candidacy is selected by a confirmation operation similar to the above (FIG. 4).
Step S6).

When the voter first operates in the character recognition corner 42 in step S2, the character entered by the voter is recognized (step S7 in FIG. 4), and the candidate designated by handwriting is input. Detail screen (see FIG. 17) of the person is displayed, and the voter is urged to determine whether or not the designated candidate can be confirmed (step S8 in FIG. 4). Confirmation is performed (step S11 in FIG. 4). If the confirmation is not reached, a character input screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed to prompt the character input (step S9 in FIG. 4).

When the decision is made in step S11, the data of the selected candidate is registered in the internal storage device and is sent to the outside to return the screen to the initial state and finish the voting process.

In this way, the candidate can be selected on the same screen by arbitrarily using either the name voting system using the handwriting input screen or the designated voting system using the selection input screen.

At this time, in the case of the name voting method using the handwriting input screen, when entering the name of the candidate, refer to the candidate name (including the candidate list) displayed on the selection input screen of the designated voting method. You can enter characters.

In the above embodiment, the selection button of "next screen" is not provided in the candidate list as shown in FIG. 6, but when the candidate name does not fit in the candidate list for one screen (a plurality of candidates) When the page is crossed), a selection button of "next screen" may be provided in the candidate list. Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows a processing flow in the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 shows the above-mentioned FIG. 6 and FIG.
Along with this, a screen display state in the second embodiment is shown.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral S21 is a step for displaying an initial screen, and a voting system as shown in FIG. 9 (named voting system using a handwriting input screen / designated voting system using a selection input screen) is selected. Display the initial screen that can be used by typing.

The symbol S22 is one of the above two voting methods.
This is a step of determining which voting method has been selected, and it is determined which voting method has been selected from the registered voting method using the handwriting input screen and the designated voting method using the selection input screen.

Reference numeral S23 is a step for displaying the candidate list when the designated voting method using the selection input screen is selected. When the candidate selection method is selected, the candidate list as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. indicate. Reference numeral S24 is an operation step for selecting a candidacy, and one person is selected from the candidate list.

Reference numeral S25 is a step of displaying the character input screen when the name voting method using the handwriting input screen is selected. When the character recognition method is selected, the candidate candidate as shown in FIG. 7 is selected. Display the screen for handwriting. Reference numeral S26 is an operation step for inputting a character,
Ask the candidate to input the name or attribute of one of the candidates by handwriting. Reference numeral S27 is a step for recognizing characters, in which data input by handwriting is recognized as characters (designated candidate name).

Reference numeral S28 is a step for judging the confirmation of the selected or character-recognized candidate, which is selected or recognized on the detailed screen (see FIG. 17) of the selected or character-recognized candidate. Ask them to confirm that they are good candidates.

Reference numeral S29 is a decision step, and it is decided that the candidate selected or recognized when the decision operation (affirmative button operation) is performed on the detail screen (see FIG. 17) has been voted internally. In addition to registering in the storage device of
Information on the voting result is transmitted to the outside. The operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the processing flow of FIG.

First, a selection screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed to prompt which voting method among the name voting method using the handwriting input screen and the designated voting method using the selection input screen to decide the candidate. (FIG. 8 step S21). If the voter selects the designated voting method using the selection input screen, the candidate list as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed at 23 (steps S22 and S23 in FIG. 8).

When the voter selects one candidate from the candidate list (step S24 in FIG. 8), a detailed screen (see FIG. 17) is displayed and the selected candidate may be confirmed. If the confirmation operation is performed, the voter is prompted to confirm whether or not the confirmation operation is executed, and the confirmed candidate is registered in the internal storage device and the external storage device (steps S28 and S29 in FIG. 8). .

When the voter selects the name voting method using the handwriting input screen in step S22, a character input screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed to prompt the designated candidate to input characters (FIG. 8). In step S25), the character input by the voter is recognized (steps S26 and S27 in FIG. 8), and after confirming whether or not to confirm, the process ends by registering (steps S28 and S29 in FIG. 8). . When the decision is not reached, the initial selection screen (FIG. 9) is returned to and the above voting process is performed again.

In this way, by selecting either the handwritten input name voting method or the selective input selective voting method on the initial screen, the voting operation automatically proceeds with the selected method. . Next, FIGS.
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 shows a processing flow in the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
14 to 14 show the screen display states in the third embodiment.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral S31 is a step of displaying a list of names of candidates, and a list of candidates is displayed on the screen from the candidate database. Reference signs S32 and S3
Reference numeral 5 is a step of determining the operation content, and it is determined whether the operation of scrolling, enlarging / reducing / selecting is performed on the list display screen. Reference numerals S33 and S36 are steps for correcting the display position and size, and when the scroll is performed, the display position is corrected according to the position, and when the enlargement / reduction is performed, the size of the information according to the size. To correct. Reference numeral S34 is a step of displaying the attribute, which displays the attribute (detailed information) of the candidate. Reference numeral S37 is a step of determining whether or not the decision can be made, and confirms whether or not the selected or recognized candidate is ok, as in the second embodiment. Reference numeral S38 is a step of confirming the vote for the candidacy, and similarly to the second embodiment described above, it is confirmed that the vote for the selected or recognized candidacy is confirmed, and similarly to the second embodiment described above. Register in the storage device. The operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the processing flow of FIG. First, the candidate list as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed at 21, and the candidate's selection operation is prompted (step S31 in FIG. 10).

At this time, when the scroll operator SR is selected and the scroll operation is performed by the scroll operator SR, a moving process by display position correction is performed according to the scroll operation (scroll process by the control unit 1 in FIG. 1). (Step S33 in FIG. 10), and the position-corrected (scrolled) candidate list as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed (step S31 in FIG. 10).

Similarly, when enlargement or reduction is selected in step S32, the size correction (enlargement / reduction) according to the instruction is performed.
(Reduction) is performed (step S33 in FIG. 10), and a list of candidates whose information has been enlarged / reduced is displayed (step S in FIG. 10).
31). An example of the enlargement is shown in FIG.

When a candidate is selected in step S32, the attribute (detailed information) as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed (step S34 in FIG. 10), and scrolling, enlarging and reducing are similarly executed. Depending on the item, processing is performed, and as in the second and third embodiments described above, the voters are urged to make a decision as to whether the final selected candidate should be decided, and if decided, the decision is made. Thus, the data of the selected candidate is registered and the process ends.

As described above, at the time of displaying the candidate list and the candidate attribute display, various information such as a candidate list, details, etc. that cannot fit on one screen can be arbitrarily scrolled on the screen. Since the displayed information can be enlarged or reduced freely, voting operations can be performed smoothly.
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 15 shows a processing flow in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 16 to 21 show a screen display state in the fourth embodiment.

In FIG. 15, reference numeral S41 is a step of displaying a list of candidates' names, white vote items, items meaning that there is no corresponding person, and free format input items, and a list of candidates from the candidate database. Is displayed on the screen. Reference numeral S42 is a step of determining which operation has been performed, and determines which operation such as candidate selection, white vote selection, no corresponding person selection, and free format selection has been performed on the list display screen. . Code S4
Reference numeral 3 is a step of displaying attributes, and prompts whether to display and confirm the attributes (detailed information) of the candidate as shown in FIG. Reference numeral S44 is a step of displaying a white vote selection screen. When an item for a white vote is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 16, a screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed to confirm whether or not to confirm the white vote. Urge. Reference S45 is "no applicable person"
16 is a step of displaying the selection screen of, and when the item of "no applicable person" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 16, the screen as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed and the vote of "no applicable person" is confirmed. Prompt whether to do. Reference numeral S46 is a step of displaying a character input screen, and when free format input (handwriting input) is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 16, a screen for handwriting input as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed. Code S4
Reference numeral 7 is a step for inputting characters, which is input by handwriting. Reference numeral S48 is a character recognition processing step, in which data input by handwriting is recognized as a character. Code S4
Reference numeral 9 is a step of displaying the character-recognized information, which is input by handwriting and prompts whether to confirm the vote with the recognized information.

Reference numeral S50 is a step for judging whether or not it is possible to confirm, and confirms whether or not it is possible to confirm by the selected or recognized candidate, white vote, "no corresponding person", etc. . Reference numeral S51 is a step of confirming, and the selected or recognized candidate or white vote, "
It is confirmed that the vote has been made for "no applicable person", and it is registered in the storage device in the same manner as in each of the above embodiments. The operation of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the processing flow of FIG.

First, the candidate list as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed, and the operation is urged to select any one from the list of candidate selection, white vote item, item without applicable person, and free format input item. (FIG. 15 step S41). When one of the candidates is selected from the candidate list selected by the voter, attributes (detailed information) as shown in FIG. 17 are displayed,
Prompt for confirmation (step S43 in FIG. 15). Further, when the item of white vote is selected, a screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed to prompt confirmation (step S44 in FIG. 15). Further, when the item of no applicable person is selected, a screen as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed to prompt confirmation (step S45 in FIG. 15).

When the free format input is selected, a screen as shown in FIG. 20 is displayed to prompt the input of characters (step S46 in FIG. 15) and the input handwritten character is recognized. (FIG. 15, steps S47 and S48),
Prompt for confirmation by the result of character recognition as shown in FIG. 21 (step S49 in FIG. 15).

When the selected candidate or the contents of the selected item are confirmed, the data of the selected candidate is registered in the same manner as in each of the above-described embodiments, and the process ends (steps S50 and S51 in FIG. 15). .

By having the above-mentioned function, it is possible to provide an election terminal device which respects the freedom of voting and is excellent in operability when promoting computerization in election voting and counting work. Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23 show a processing flow in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
29 to 29 show screen display states in the fifth embodiment. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the election selection processing procedure in the case of multiple same-day elections in the fifth embodiment.

In FIG. 22, reference numeral S61 is a step for displaying a plurality of types of same-day elections, and the types of elections are displayed to prompt selection of which election to hold. Reference numeral S62 is a step of determining which operation has been performed,
It is determined which operation has been performed on the election selection screen shown in FIG. Reference numeral S63 (S67) is a step of displaying a candidate list, which displays a list of candidates for the selected election from the candidate database. Reference numeral S64 (S68) is a step of selecting a candidate,
From the candidates displayed in the list, select one and ask the candidate to confirm. Reference numeral S65 (S69) is a step of determining whether or not to confirm, and confirms whether or not to confirm by the selected or recognized candidate. Reference numeral S66 (S70) is a step of confirming, and similarly to each of the above-described embodiments, it is confirmed that the selected or recognized candidate is voted and registered in the storage device. Reference numeral S71 is a step for determining whether or not another election is to be performed, and it is determined whether or not another election is to be performed next. FIG. 23 is a flow chart showing an election processing procedure of a decided (predetermined) rank at the time of a plurality of same-day elections in the fifth embodiment of the invention.

In FIG. 23, reference numeral S81 is a step for setting the types of a plurality of same-day elections, and information and data sets for the elections to be carried out will be performed in a preset order. Reference numeral S82 is a step of displaying a candidate list, and displays a list of candidates for the election currently being held from the candidate database. Reference numeral S83 is a step of selecting a candidate, and one is selected from the candidates displayed in the list. Reference numeral S84 is a step of displaying the attribute, displaying the attribute of the selected candidate and urging whether or not to confirm with this candidate. Reference numeral S85 is a step of determining whether or not to confirm, and it is determined whether or not the candidate selected or recognized can confirm. Reference numeral S86 is a confirming step, and similarly to each of the above-mentioned embodiments, it is confirmed that the selected or recognized candidate is voted,
Register in the storage device. Reference numeral S87 is a step of determining whether there are any other elections remaining, and determines whether there is an election to be held next. Reference numeral S88 is a step of advancing the counter, and sets that the voting for one election is finished is set in the voting management counter in the RAM 13 shown in FIG. The operation of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to the processing flows of FIG. 22 and FIG. First, FIG. 24 (a)
The election selection screen as shown in Fig. 22 is displayed, and the voters are urged to select which election (Fig. 22, step S6).
1).

When one of the elections to be conducted is selected by the item selected by the voter, a candidate list for the selected election is displayed as shown in FIG. 25 (steps S62, S in FIG. 22).
63), when the candidate is selected here, the attributes (detailed information) as shown in FIG. 17 are displayed (FIG. 22, step S6).
4) Prompt for confirmation that the candidate may vote. It is judged whether or not the candidate selected in this attribute (detailed information) display may confirm (step S65 in FIG. 22).
If confirmed, the data of the selected candidate is registered in the same manner as in the above embodiment (step S66 in FIG. 22).

Then, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 26 is displayed, and it is judged whether or not the next vote is to be made (step S71 in FIG. 22). If yes, the election made earlier cannot be selected. Thus, the process returns to the first process shown in FIG. The process ends when all elections are completed or when the end is executed on the initial screen. Next, with reference to FIG. 23, an election processing operation of a decided (predetermined) rank in a plurality of same-day elections in the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Here, first, an initial screen as shown in FIG. 24 (b) is displayed to confirm which election is to be held (step S81 in FIG. 23). After this confirmation operation, the candidates for the election are displayed as shown in FIG. 25, and the candidate to vote for is selected (step S82 in FIG. 23). After this selection operation, the attributes (detailed information) of the selected candidate are displayed to prompt the candidate to confirm (steps S83 and S84 in FIG. 23).

On this screen, it is judged whether or not the selected candidate can be confirmed, and if confirmed, the confirmation operation is performed to register the data of the selected candidate as in the above-described embodiment. (FIG. 23, steps S85 and S86).

Then, it is judged whether there is a next vote,
If so, the fact that the election that has just been held is set in the counter, the screen as shown in FIG. 28 is displayed, and the processing for the next election voting operation is started (FIG. 23, step S87,
S88). When all elections are completed, a screen as shown in FIG. 29 is displayed and the process is completed.

By having such a function, when promoting the digitization in the voting action and the counting work of the election, it is possible to easily execute a plurality of elections at the same time with one terminal in a plurality of same-day elections. It is possible to provide a highly space-saving election terminal device.

[0063]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when a candidate is selected by the integrated display input device using the coordinate input device and the flat display device linked to the same device, the same screen is displayed. , It is possible to select a candidate by arbitrarily using either a signed voting method using a handwriting input screen or a designated voting method using a selection input screen, and a voting operation can be performed easily and quickly.

When a candidate is selected, the voting method can be automatically selected by the selected method thereafter by selecting either the handwriting input name voting method or the selective input selection voting method on the initial screen. Since the voting operation proceeds, the voting operation can be performed easily and quickly.

Further, at the time of displaying the candidate list and the candidate attribute display, various kinds of information such as a candidate list, details, etc. that cannot fit on one screen can be scrolled arbitrarily.
Further, if necessary, the display information can be freely displayed in an enlarged or reduced display, so that the voting operation can be performed easily and quickly. Also, by providing selection items such as white votes,
An election terminal device that respects the freedom of voting and has excellent operability can be provided.

Also, in a plurality of same-day elections, one terminal can easily execute a plurality of elections simultaneously, so that it is possible to provide a space-saving election terminal device having excellent operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing the configuration of an election terminal device according to a practical example of the present invention for each functional component.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an election terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the integrated display / input device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the processing flow in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a screen display state in the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control part, 2 ... Display part, 3 ... Input part, 4 ... Coordinate determination part, 5 ... Screen display control part, 6 ... Candidate display control part, 7
... Candidate database, 8 ... Character recognition section, 9 ... Confirmation section, 10 ... Registration section, 31 ... Housing, 32 ... Integrated display input device, 33 ... Stylus pen, 34 ... Code, 35 ... Transparent tablet, 36 ... Liquid crystal display (LCD), 1
10 ... Tablet controller, 111 ... LCD controller, 112 ... CPU, 113 ... RAM, 114 ... R
OM, 115 ... VRAM, 116 ... Communication interface (communication IF) 117 ... Election information file, 118 ...
Memory card interface (memory card IF),
119 ... Audio output device, 120 ... Input / output interface (I / O-I / F).

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An election terminal for voting by input operation on a display screen, comprising means for simultaneously displaying a name vote input screen and a designated vote input screen on the same screen in a divided area, and performing an input operation. An election terminal device characterized by performing a voting operation in a voting format of each screen according to a designated area. 2. The election terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a handwriting input area is displayed on the name vote input screen, and all or part of the candidate name is displayed on the designated vote input screen. 3. The election terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a specific operation button is provided in each area of the voting format, and when the button is operated, an input screen specific to the voting format of the area is displayed. 4. An election terminal for voting by an input operation on a display screen, comprising first screen display means for displaying an input screen having a selector of a registered voting format and a selector of a designated voting format, When a voting format is selected on the input screen displayed by the same screen display means, a second screen display means for displaying an input screen specific to the selected voting format is provided. Election terminal equipment. 5. The election terminal according to claim 4, wherein when a plurality of elections are held on the same day, a screen for selecting a voting order for a plurality of elections or a screen for guiding a voting order for a plurality of elections is preferentially displayed. apparatus. 6. The election terminal device according to claim 4, wherein an input screen for selecting a candidate in the designated voting format scrolls in response to a specific input instruction. 7. The scroll operator, the screen enlarging operator, or the screen reducing operator is selectively displayed on at least one of the voting-style input screens. Election terminal equipment. 8. The election terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the input screen has a selection item with a white vote or a selection item with no corresponding person.