JPH07302289A - Election terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simultaneously execute plural elections at one terminal without fail by registering vote information accompanying fixture instruction information recognized by the coordinate designating position information of a coordinate input device in a storage means and checking the presence/absence of an election vote, which does not completely input a vote, from a vote menu showing plural election votes. CONSTITUTION:An open ballot system using a handwritten input picture and a designated vote system using a selected input picture are arbitrarily used and an initial picture to select any candidate is displayed through a display part 2 by a control part 1. Next, any candidate is selected out of the candidate list of a selecting system by using a stylus pen or the name of the candidate at a character recognition corner is inputted. A coordinate judging part 4 recognizes designated position information from that input point and corresponding to that recognition, a fixing part 9 registers the vote information in a registering part 10 according to fixture instruction information. Then, the presence/absence of the election vote is checked by displaying the selection and fixture through the control part 1 onto the display part 2. Therefore, the plural elections can be simultaneously executed at one terminal without fail.

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 multiple-same-day elections targeting a large number of voters, such as national elections and local elections. Reduce the work load of the person and the administrator to facilitate and facilitate the voting operation and voting management work,
The present invention relates to an electronic electoral terminal device that can eliminate errors and suppress electoral activities evenly and perform highly reliable and fair elections.

[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 Office Election Act. 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 This problem was particularly noticeable in multiple same-day elections.

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,
Promote computerization in election voting and tally operations,
And at that time, in multiple same-day elections, it was possible to easily execute multiple elections at the same time with one terminal without error.
It is an object to provide an election terminal device having excellent operability and reliability.

[0007]

The present invention is an election terminal device in which a display device and a coordinate input device are integrally formed, and is displayed on the display device when a plurality of elections are held on the same day. A feature is that it is possible to surely support a plurality of same-day elections by selecting an election to vote from a voting menu and performing a vote, and by checking whether or not a vote is performed for each election.

[0008]

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

In FIG. 1, a control unit 1, a 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, a 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 the hardware configuration of the election terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Here, a man-machine interface mechanism operated by a voter during a voting operation is realized by an integrated display input device composed of an electrostatic transparent tablet and a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a stylus pen, and 1 illustrates a system configuration in which a terminal device individually incorporates files that provide various types of information.

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.

FIGS. 4 to 21 are for explaining various voting processing means in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a processing flow by the first voting processing method, and FIGS. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display example for explaining the state transition of the display screen in the first voting processing method, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow by the second voting processing method, and FIG. 9 is the above. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing screen display examples for explaining the state transition of the display screen in the second voting processing method, and FIG. 10 is a first extended example in each voting processing method. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing flow for explaining, FIGS. 11 to 14 are diagrams showing screen display examples of the first extension example, and FIG.
Is a flowchart showing a processing flow for explaining a second extension example in each of the voting processing methods, and FIGS. 16 to 21 are diagrams showing screen display examples of the second extension example.

22 and 23 are flow charts showing the processing flow in one embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
24 to 29 are views showing screen display states in the same embodiment, respectively.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention will now be described. First, the overall operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 22 to 29.

At the initial stage, the control unit 1 displays the election selection screen as shown in FIG. 24A via the display unit 2 so that the type of election to be voted can be selected.
On the election selection screen, the voter uses the stylus pen 33 to instruct the type of election to be voted, so that the vote of the designated election can be made. After that, the voting operation is executed in a predetermined sequence according to the screen switching control of the screen display control unit 5 and the operation of the stylus pen 33 by the voter, and after the candidate is confirmed by the confirming unit 9, the confirmation result is confirmed. Voting information is registered in the registration unit 10.

This series of processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 to 29. 22 and 23 each show a processing flow in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 24 to 29 each show a screen display state in the same embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing the procedure of election selection processing in the case of multiple same-day elections in the above embodiment. In FIG. 22, reference numeral S61 is a step of displaying a plurality of types of same-day elections, displaying the types of elections and prompting selection of which election to hold.

Reference numeral S62 is a step for determining which operation has been performed, and it is determined which operation has been performed on the election selection screen shown in FIG. 24 (a). 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 for selecting a candidate. One of the candidates displayed in the list is selected, and the candidate is prompted to confirm. Code S6
Step 5 (S69) is a step for 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 finalizing step, and it is finalized by the voting method in the voting processing method described later in detail 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 conducted, and it is determined whether or not another election is to be conducted 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 an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 23, reference numeral S81 is a step for setting the types of plural same-day elections, and information and data sets of the elections to be carried out will be performed in a preset order.

Reference numeral S82 is a step of displaying a list of candidates, which 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 the candidate to confirm. 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 finalizing step, in which it is confirmed that the selected or recognized candidate is voted and registered in the storage device. Reference numeral S87 is a step of determining whether or not another election remains, and it is determined whether or not there is an election to be held next.

Reference numeral S88 is a step of advancing the counter, which indicates that one election has been voted and R shown in FIG.
It is set in the voting management counter in AM13. Figure 2 above
The operation in one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the processing flows of FIG.

First, an election selection screen as shown in FIG. 24 (a) is displayed to prompt the voters to select which election to carry out (step S61 in FIG. 22). When an election is made according to the item selected by the voter, a candidate list for the selected election is displayed as shown in FIG. 25 (steps S62 and S63 in FIG. 22). When it is performed, the attribute (detailed information) as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed (step S64 in FIG. 22), and the candidate is allowed to vote or a confirmation is urged. By determining whether the candidate selected in this attribute (detailed information) display may confirm (step S65 in FIG. 22), if it is determined by confirming,
Similar to the above embodiment, the data of the selected candidate is registered (step S66 in FIG. 22).

Then, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 26 is displayed, and it is determined 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.

When all the elections are completed or the end is executed on the initial screen, the process is completed. Next, with reference to FIG. 23, an election processing operation of a decided (predetermined) rank in a plurality of same-day elections in another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

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, FIG.
The candidates for the election as shown in Fig. 23 are displayed, and the candidates to vote for are selected (step S8 in Fig. 23).
2).

After this selection operation, the attributes (detailed information) of the selected candidate are displayed to urge 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 ( 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 the elections are completed, a screen as shown in FIG. 29 is displayed and the process is completed. Next, specific examples of the voting process in each of the above elections will be given below.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 4 to 7, the voting processing operation in each election will be described. Here, an example will be described in which the election terminal device can use either one of the two voting methods, the name voting method by handwriting input and the designated voting method using the selection input screen.

When the voting process is started, the control unit 1 arbitrarily selects, via the display unit 2, a name voting system using a handwriting input screen and a designated voting system using a selection input screen as shown in FIG. Display an initial screen from which you can select candidates.
In FIG. 5, 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 section 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) candidate 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 voting processing operation according to the first voting processing method will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 to 7.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the first voting processing method, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are views showing the screen display states of the voting method. In FIG. 4, reference numeral S1 is a step of displaying an initial screen, and there are two types of voting systems, a registered voting system using a handwriting input screen and a designated voting system using a selection input screen, as shown in FIG. Display the initial screen where you can perform voting operations. 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. Code S3
Is the step of determining which voting screen was operated first, and which of the handwriting input screen by the signed voting method and the input screen by the designated voting method was used to determine which operation screen was used first . Reference numerals S4 and S8 are steps for determining whether or not the candidate selected on the input screen may be confirmed. FIG. 17 shows whether or not the candidate selected or recognized on the input screen is acceptable. Confirm on the detail screen as shown. 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 for displaying the character input screen, and the detailed screen (see FIG.
When the confirmation is not made above, a screen for handwriting the 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 that it is confirmed that the candidate selected or recognized when the confirming operation (affirmative button operation) is performed on the detailed screen (see FIG. 17) is voted on and the internal storage device In addition to registering with, the information on the voting result is sent to the outside.

The voting processing operation according to the first voting processing method will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.
First, as shown in FIG. 5, an initial screen for selecting a candidate is displayed by arbitrarily using a name voting method using a handwriting input screen and a designated voting method using a selection input screen, and two types of input corners ( Prompt to select a candidacy by using either input corner of the selection method corner 41 or the character recognition corner 42) (step S in FIG. 4).
1).

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 a 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 confirm. 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). The vote is confirmed (step S1 in FIG. 4).
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 also 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, the candidate name (including the candidate list) displayed on the selection input screen of the designated voting method is referred to. 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. Alternatively, it is possible to provide a scroll function described later.

Next, a second voting processing method different from the above-mentioned first voting processing method will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 and FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a processing flow for explaining the processing operation in the second voting processing method, and FIG. 9 is a screen display in the second voting processing method together with FIGS. 6 and 7. It is a figure which shows an example of a state.

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

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 of displaying a 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, which allows one to be selected from the candidacy 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 is handwritten as shown in FIG. To display the screen for.

Reference numeral S26 is an operation step for inputting a character, and the name or attribute of one of the candidates is input 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 whether they are good candidates.

Reference numeral S29 is a confirming step, which confirms that the candidate selected or recognized when the confirming operation (affirmative button operation) is performed on the detailed screen (see FIG. 17) is voted internally. In addition to registering in the storage device of
Information on the voting result is transmitted to the outside.

Referring to the processing flow of FIG.
The processing operation in the voting processing method of will be described. First, a selection screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed to prompt which of the voting methods using the handwriting input screen and the designated voting method using the selection input screen to decide the candidate (FIG. 8). Step S21).

Here, when the voter selects the designated voting method using the selection input screen, the candidate list as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed (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 to confirm whether the selected candidate can be confirmed. When the confirmation operation is performed, the confirmation process is executed to register the confirmed candidate in the internal storage device and the external storage device (steps S28 and S2 in FIG. 8).
9).

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 (see FIG. 9) is returned to and the above voting process is repeated.
In this way, by selecting the voting method from the handwriting input name voting method or the selective input selection voting method on the initial screen, the voting operation automatically proceeds in the selected method thereafter.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 to 14, a first functional expansion example in each of the voting processing methods will be described. FIG. 10 shows a processing flow of the first function expansion example, and FIGS. 11 to 14 show screen display states in the function expansion example.

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 candidate who has been selected or recognized, as in the second embodiment, is acceptable. Reference numeral S38 is a step of confirming the vote for the candidacy, and similarly to the second voting method described above, it is confirmed that the selected or recognized candidate is voted and the above-mentioned second voting method. Similarly, it is registered in the storage device.

The operation of the first functional extension example will be described with reference to the processing flow of FIG. First, a candidate list as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed, and a 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 movement 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 attributes (detailed information) as shown in FIG. 14 are displayed (step S34 in FIG. 10), and scrolling, enlarging and reducing are similarly executed. Depending on the item, processing is performed, and as with the second and third voting methods described above, the voters are urged to decide whether or not to be finalized by the finally selected candidate. Thereby, 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 second functional expansion example in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 15
Shows a processing flow of the second function expansion example in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 16 to 21 show screen display states in the function expansion example.

In FIG. 15, reference numeral S41 is a step of displaying a list of candidates' names, blank 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, which 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 determine whether or not to vote for the white vote. Encourage. Reference numeral S45 is a step of displaying a selection screen of "no corresponding person". When the item of "no corresponding person" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 16, a screen as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed and " Prompt whether or not to confirm the vote of "no applicable person". 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. Reference numeral S47 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. Reference numeral S49 is a step of displaying the character-recognized information, which is input by handwriting and prompts whether or not 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 it is confirmed whether or not it is possible to confirm with the selected or recognized candidate, white vote, "no corresponding person" or the like. Let Reference numeral S51 is a step of confirming, and the selected or recognized candidate or white vote, "
It is confirmed that the vote for “no applicable person” has been made, and the same is registered in the storage device as in the above-described embodiments.

The operation of the second function expansion example 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, the attribute (detailed information) as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed to prompt confirmation (FIG. 15, step S4).
3). When the white vote item is selected, a screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed to prompt confirmation (step S in FIG. 15).
44).

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). Further, 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). Step S4
7, S48), and prompts 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 the digitization in election voting and counting operations.

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

[0079]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the election terminal device in which the display device and the coordinate input device are integrally formed, when a plurality of elections are held on the same day, the display is displayed on the display device. By selecting the election to vote from the vote menu that was voted and voting, and by checking whether or not the election was done for each election, it is possible to reliably support multiple same-day elections and Since the terminal can easily execute a plurality of elections simultaneously, 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 of a first voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen display state of the first voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display state of the first voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen display state of the first voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a second voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a second voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a first functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a first functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a first function expansion example of each voting processing method in the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a first functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a first functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-described embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a second functional expansion example of each voting processing method in the above embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a second functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a second functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a second functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a second functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a second functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen display state of a second functional extension example of each voting processing method in the above-mentioned embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a screen display state in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a screen display state in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a screen display state in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a screen display state in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a screen display state in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a screen display state in one embodiment of the present invention.

[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 (2)

[Claims] 1. An election terminal device using a display input device in which a display device and a coordinate input device are integrally formed, a storage means for registering voting information, and a candidate for storing candidate information and detailed candidate information. Any one election type from the database, the first screen display control means for displaying on the display device a voting menu indicating a plurality of election types to be held on the same day, and the voting menu displayed by the first screen display control means. Election type recognition means for recognizing that the selection has been made by the coordinate designated position information of the coordinate input device, and a second screen for displaying the candidate information read from the candidate database according to the recognized election type information on the display device. The display control means and the coordinate designation position of the coordinate input device indicating that a candidate is designated and designated from the candidate information displayed by the second screen display control means. Candidate recognition means for recognizing by means of the placement information, third screen display control means for displaying detailed information of the selection designation candidate read from the candidate database on the display device according to the recognized candidate information, and the third screen display control A vote confirmation instruction recognizing means for recognizing that a vote is confirmed to be confirmed according to the coordinate designation position information of the coordinate input device according to the detailed information displayed by the means, and voting information according to the recognized confirmation instruction information is registered in the storage means. An election terminal device, comprising: a registration control means for performing the above-mentioned election vote; and a check means for checking whether or not there is an election vote whose voting input has not been completed from a voting menu showing the plurality of election votes. 2. The checking means has completed the vote input for the election vote menu for which the vote input has been completed among the voting menus showing the plurality of election votes displayed by the first screen display control means. 2. The election terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising means for displaying in a display form different from that of other election votes which are not present and for invalidating the selection operation of the menu for which voting input has been completed.