JPH0749973A - Betting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize the betting contents, etc., even with use of a betting card by printing the card information that received its writing instruction from a betting controller in a print area of the betting card by a card betting terminal. CONSTITUTION:A print area is prepared on a betting card (prepaid card) 1 used as the cash, etc., for the betting of the horse racing. Thus the data on the card balance, the card number, etc., are printed in the print area. A card betting terminal equipment 2 transmits the data on the inserted card 1 and the betting data to a host computer 3 to make the users join the betting. A betting controller 3 receives the betting data on the card 1 from the equipment 2 to calculate the card balance from which an amount accordant with the betting is subtracted and instructs the equipment 2 to write the card balance and the betting data into the card 1. Thus the equipment 2 writes the relevant data into the magnetic stripes of the card 1 based on the instruction of the controller 3 and also prints visibly the betting contents and the card balance in the print area.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voting device including a voting management device, a voting terminal, a voting card, and the like used in voting for horse racing, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional voting device is, for example, composed of a computer for voting processing and a counter voting machine for accepting and inputting votes by an operator. In such a voting device, the processing of the oral message at the voting window is performed on behalf of the voting device, and the processing is performed more quickly than the voting by the oral message. It should be noted that a device capable of inputting votes using a mark sheet has also been put into practical use.

Further, the conventional voting device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-103759 discloses voting and withdrawal by a member (ID) card and a telephone. The operation of this voting device will be described. For example, when this device is used for horse racing voting, in order to vote by telephone, a user first becomes a member, receives a membership number and a personal identification number, and deposits a deposit and a voting money into a bank-dedicated account. deposit.

[0004] On the day before the competition, the bank account is transferred to the organizer's specific account, and at the time of voting, the telephone voting window is called to give the membership number and PIN to verify membership and the balance of the voting account. After checking, the message of the vote is reported and the vote is made within the balance of the account.

[0005] As a message method, there are an oral method and a touch-tone method. In the case of the oral method, the operator receives a message at a telephone voting counter and responds to the message, which is input to the counter voting machine. For touchtone phones,
It is connected to the organizer's computer via a touch-tone receiving device, and the vote confirmation is transmitted to the voter by a voice synthesizer.

Further, the conventional voting device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 54-61600 is related to voting by using a central management device and a bank cash card which receive an online inquiry in association with a bank deposit account. The amount of money is paid or refunded to the user's bank account.

The conventional voting device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 52-106247 uses magnetically recordable cards as cash vouchers instead of cash for voting and refunding.
By eliminating the handling of cash each time a vote is taken, the insecurity of handling cash is eliminated.

FIG. 14 shows, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-1750.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a conventional voting device shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 74, in which 100 is a card issuing office, 102 is a card selling terminal for issuing cards as cash vouchers in exchange for cash, 103 is cash, and 104 is A card, 105 is a center system, 106 and 116 are files, 107 is a card voting terminal, 108 is a voting button, 109 is a settlement button, 110 is a settlement ticket, 111 and 114 are refund terminals, 11
2 is a settlement amount, 113 is an off-site withdrawal place, and 115 is a withdrawal system.

Next, the operation will be described. A user who casts a vote obtains a card 104 instead of cash from the card selling terminal 102 of the card issuing office 100. The card selling terminal 102 connected to the card selling terminal 102 is
When the above card 104 is released, the card number, the amount of money, etc. are registered in the file 106.

When such file registration is normally performed, the card selling terminal 10 is transferred from the center system 105.
2 is notified that the card can be issued, and thereafter, the card issuance is performed at the card sale terminal 102.

When the card is issued in this way,
The user uses the card 104 to vote from the card voting terminal 107. At this time, the card voting terminal 10
7 is the center system 10 for the card number and voting content.
5, and the center system 105 sends the file 10
6 is accessed, the amount of money for the votes is subtracted, the refund for the votes for the previous time is performed, and the result is sent to the card voting terminal 107.

The card voting terminal 10 which has received the above result
7 displays the content, and then the user presses the confirmation button to complete the voting.

[0013] In the case of a refund payment, the card voting terminal 107
By inserting the card issuing office 100 into and the payment button 109 is pushed, necessary data is transmitted to the center system 105. The center system 105 performs a settlement process according to the received necessary data, transmits the result to the card voting terminal 107, and issues a settlement ticket 110.

Then, the settlement ticket 110 is set in the refund terminal 111 connected to the center system 105 to receive the settlement 112. In addition, an off-site refund station 11
The same refund can also be received by the refund terminal 114 at 3.

[0015]

Since the conventional voting device is constructed as described above, it is necessary to increase the number of voting windows in order to increase the voting population. Will need to be increased. For this reason, although the expansion of new sites and buildings is not favorable from the national sentiment toward gambling, it is necessary to expand the sites and buildings to install these facilities. There was a point.

On the other hand, the voting device by telephone voting is
Although there is no problem like the above, membership registration, commentary on a dedicated bank account, deposit of a deposit, and deposit of voting money in advance are necessary, and the voting population is expanded by these troublesome efforts. There was a problem that it was difficult.

Further, with a voting device using a bank cash card, it is difficult to confirm and secure the balance of the deposit account. For example, on Saturdays and Sundays when the competition is held, the bank is on-line because it is a holiday. There is a problem in that it is not possible to do so, and it takes time to check online the balance of the deposit account.

In order to solve the problem of the voting device when using the above bank cash card, a device adopting the same system as that of the telephone voting can be considered, but in this case, a drawback in the telephone voting will occur. There was a problem.

Further, in a voting device for converting cash into cash vouchers such as cards, it is necessary to take security measures against forgery and alteration of cash vouchers. Therefore, the voucher is limited to use in a limited place and is registered in the card. There was a problem that users could not recognize the content of the voting. Further, in this case, there is a problem that a means for converting cash into a cash voucher, a counter, and an operator are required.

Further, in the voting device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-175074, the card purchase has the same problems as those of the above-described cash voucher system device, and a payment ticket is required at the time of refund. In order to ensure the security of the ticket, there was a problem that it was limited to a limited place.

Further, in each of the voting devices described above, when each terminal and the management device of the terminal exist separately, it is difficult to secure the confidentiality of the communication information between the devices from the outside. There were problems such as being there.

The invention of claim 1 has been made to solve the above problems, and when a voting card is used instead of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, An object of the present invention is to obtain a voting device capable of presenting card information such as voting contents so that the user can recognize it.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a voting device capable of ensuring extremely high security against forgery of voting cards and manipulation of data.

According to the invention of claim 3, even when a voting card is used in place of cash, a voting ticket, or the like when voting for a horse race or the like, card information such as a refund amount or a refund has been given to the user. The purpose is to obtain a voting device that can be presented in a recognizable manner.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a voting device capable of ensuring extremely high security against forgery of voting cards and data manipulation.

Further, the invention of claim 5 aims at obtaining a voting device capable of giving higher reliability in ensuring the security in the inventions of claims 2 and 4.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, even when each terminal and the management device of the terminal exist separately, the communication processing between each device is performed with high confidentiality against an operation from the outside. The purpose is to obtain a voting device that can.

Further, the invention of claim 7 aims at obtaining a voting device capable of withdrawing a refund amount from a bank account of a voting sponsor and the like and returning the amount according to a voting result to a user.

Further, the invention of claim 8 is the above-mentioned claim 7.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a voting device that can be downsized, is inexpensive and safe, and can be used in a wide area regardless of installation location.

Further, in the invention of claim 9, the withdrawal amount can be withdrawn from the bank account of the voting sponsor, etc., and the amount due to the voting result can be withdrawn to the user's bank account, eliminating the handling of cash at the time of withdrawal. An object of the present invention is to obtain a voting device capable of increasing the safety of voting.

Further, the invention of claim 10 is, in addition to the object of claim 9 above, inexpensive and safe because the device can be downsized.
Moreover, the aim is to obtain a voting device that can be used in a wide area regardless of the installation location.

Further, in the invention of claim 11, a voting card in which card information such as an incorrect voting record is registered by some operation is used for voting, or
An object of the present invention is to obtain a voting device that does not perform voting or refund on such cards when cards of different votes are used.

Further, the invention of claim 12 can reduce the processing for proper verification at the time of re-voting of the same voting card and the time required for this processing, together with the object of claim 11 above. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a voting device that can reduce the load on the device and enhance the responsiveness of the device.

Further, according to the invention of claim 13, it is possible to shorten the processing such as the refund of the valid votes and the time required for these processings. Further, the load on the device is reduced and the responsiveness of the device is reduced. The purpose is to obtain a voting device capable of increasing the

Further, the invention of claim 14 is such that
It is possible to omit the processing such as deducting voting money from the deposit account of the user's bank, and the processing of online inquiry such as confirmation of the balance of the user's account. The purpose is to obtain a voting device that makes it unnecessary to deposit money into an account.

[0036]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voting card having a printing area for printing card information in a visible state on a voting card.
The card information instructed to be written in the voting card by the voting management device is printed in the printing area of the voting card.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 2 is
The card voting terminal encrypts the card information instructed to be written by the voting management device with a predetermined key and registers it in the voting card, and the card information of the card read from the card is decrypted with an appropriate key. It is the one.

Further, the voting device according to the invention of claim 3 is
The voting card has a printing area where card information is printed in a visible state, and the card information for which the voting management device has instructed the card information to be written to the card by the card refund terminal is displayed in the visible printing area of the voting card. It is designed to be printed.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 4 is
The card withdrawal terminal encrypts the card information instructed to be written by the voting management device with a predetermined key and registers it in the voting card, and also decrypts the card information of the card read from the card with an appropriate key. It was done like this.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 5 is
The card voting terminal and the card withdrawal terminal use the key information stored in the card by a method different from the card information as a part of the key for encryption / decryption.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 6 is
By the vote management device, the information transmitted to the terminal is encrypted with a predetermined key, the encrypted information from each of the above terminals is decrypted with an appropriate key, and the card voting terminal and the card refund terminal are used. The information transmitted to the voting management device is encrypted with a predetermined key, and the encrypted information from the voting management device is decrypted with an appropriate key.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 7 is
When the voting management device instructs to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, the withdrawal amount is deducted from the bank account of the voting organizer or the like, and money equivalent to the amount is paid.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 8 is
Install a card refund terminal in an automatic cash dispenser or automatic cash acceptor connected to a management device that manages a specified account such as a bank, and refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card from the voting management device. When instructed to do so, an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash dispenser is made to pay the above refund amount from the bank account of the voting sponsor or the like.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 9 is
The voting management device will instruct to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, and when certain bank account information is entered through the bank passbook or bank card, the refund will be refunded from the bank account of the voting sponsor etc. The amount is deducted and the amount is transferred to a bank account entered by a bank passbook or a bank card.

In the voting device according to the invention of claim 10, the card withdrawal terminal is installed in an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash dispenser connected to a management device for managing a predetermined account such as a bank. , The voting management device will instruct to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, and when the bank account information such as the bank passbook or the bank card is input, the automatic payment machine or the automatic payment machine, etc. In addition, the refund amount is deducted from the bank account of the voting organizer or the like and transferred to a bank account such as a bank passbook or a bank card.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 11, when card information for voting or refunding is sent from the card voting terminal to the voting management device, this card information and the stored card Compared with the card information corresponding to the card information sent out of the information, the card that requested voting is checked for suitability for voting, and if it is appropriate, voting and refund are permitted. It is a thing.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 12, when the card information for voting is sent from the card voting terminal to the voting management device and the voting by this card is the first time, This card information is compared with the card information corresponding to the sent card information among the stored card information consisting of identification information and the like, and the suitability of the card requesting the vote for voting is compared. , If it is appropriate, participation in the vote is permitted and the content of the vote is managed by using the storage section for the record of the vote. It is configured such that it is omitted and the voting permission is given, and management is performed using the storage unit for the voting record.

The voting device according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention is such that the voting records for each card stored in the voting management device are distinguished according to the expiration date given to the voting.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 14, the voting card is pre-assigned the amount of money that can be cast using the card before the voting, and the voting card is assigned each time the voting is conducted. The amount of money used for voting is deducted from the remaining amount of money.

[0050]

According to the present invention, the voting device has a printing area for printing card information in a visible state on the voting card, and the card voting terminal is instructed by the voting management device to write on the voting card. By providing the printing means for printing the card information in the printing area of the voting card, the card information such as voting contents is printed on the voting card so that the user can recognize it.

In the voting device according to the present invention, the card voting terminal may encrypt the card information instructed to be written by the voting management device with a predetermined key and register the card information in the voting card. A code that decrypts the card information of the read card with an appropriate key /
By providing the decryption reading means, it becomes difficult for an outsider to read the card information, and the security of the card is enhanced.

Further, the voting device according to the invention of claim 3 is provided with a printing area in which the card information is printed in a visible state on the voting card, and the card refund terminal is instructed to write on the card by the voting management device. Card information,
By providing the printing means for printing in the visible printing area of the voting card, the card information such as the refund amount or the refunded amount is presented on the card so that the user can recognize it.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 4, the card withdrawing terminal encrypts the card information instructed to be written by the voting management device with a predetermined key and registers it in the voting card. A code that decrypts the card information of the read card with an appropriate key /
By providing the decryption reading means, it is difficult for an outsider to read the card information such as the registration record, and the security of the card is enhanced.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 5, the card voting terminal and the card withdrawal terminal are provided with a key for encrypting / decrypting the key information stored in the card by a method different from the card information. By providing the encryption / decryption reading means used as one copy, the card information registered in the card is registered with a different code for each card.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 6, the voting management device encrypts the information transmitted to the terminal with a predetermined key, and the encrypted information from each of the terminals is encrypted with an appropriate key. An encryption / decryption means for decryption is provided, and the card voting terminal and the card withdrawal terminal encrypt the information transmitted to the voting management device with a predetermined key and store the encrypted information from the voting management device. By providing the encryption / decryption means for decrypting with an appropriate key, communication is performed with extremely high security between each terminal and the management device.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 7, when the voting management device is instructed to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, the withdrawal amount is deducted from the bank account of the voting organizer or the like. Even if the bank is on a holiday, the withdrawal amount will be deducted from the specified bank account of the voting organizer, etc. even if the bank is on holiday, and the amount due to the voting result will be paid to the user. Will be refunded.

Further, the voting device according to the invention of claim 8 is installed in an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash dispenser connected to a management device for managing a predetermined account such as a bank,
When the voting management device instructs to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, the automatic cash dispenser or the automatic cash dispenser will be made to pay the above refund amount from the bank account of the voting sponsor etc. By providing a card refund terminal, even if the bank is on holiday, the refund amount will be deducted from the designated bank account of the voting organizer, etc., using the popular cash dispenser. The amount of money according to the voting result will be refunded to the person.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 9, the voting management device instructs the refunding amount to be refunded according to the voting result of the card, and at the same time, the bank account information or the bank card is used to store certain bank account information. When entered, the withdrawal amount will be deducted from the bank account of the voting organizer, etc., and the bank will be closed on holidays by providing a card withdrawal terminal that will transfer this amount to the bank account entered with a bank passbook or bank card etc. Even then, the amount of money according to the voting result of the user is refunded to the bank account of the user from the bank account of the voting sponsor.

The voting device according to the invention of claim 10 is installed in an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash dispenser connected to a management device for managing a predetermined account such as a bank,
When the voting management device is instructed to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, and when certain bank account information is entered by a bank passbook or a bank card,
An automatic payment machine or automatic payment machine has a card withdrawal terminal that allows the withdrawal amount to be withdrawn from the bank account of the voting organizer, etc., and transfers this amount to the bank account using a bank passbook or bank card. As a result, the refund amount is deducted from a predetermined bank account or the like of the voting sponsor, etc. by using a generally popular automatic money accepting machine, etc., and the amount according to the voting result is refunded to the user's bank account.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 11, when card information for voting or withdrawing is sent from the card voting terminal to the voting management device, this card information and the stored card information. Compare the card information sent to the corresponding card information, and check the card that requested voting or refund for legitimacy, and if yes, allow participation or refund By providing the collating means, the voting and refund of the voting card in which the card information such as improper registration record is registered or the card of different voting is rejected.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 12, when the card information for voting is sent from the card voting terminal to the voting management device and the voting by this card is the first time, Compare the card information and the card information corresponding to the card information sent out of the card information consisting of the identification information stored in the card information, and check the suitability of the card requesting voting for voting. If it is proper, participation in the vote is permitted and the content of the vote is managed by using the storage part for the record of the vote. A voting card in which card information such as an improper registration record is registered by providing a collation / management means for giving a voting permission and managing it using a storage unit for a voting record,
Voting such as cards with different votes is rejected. In addition, the time required for proper matching when re-voting the same voting card is shortened.

The voting device according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention is provided with a discrimination means for discriminating the voting record for each card stored in the voting management device according to the expiration date given to the voting. Processing such as refund of
The time required for these processes is shortened.

Further, in the voting device according to the invention of claim 14, as a voting card, the amount of money that can be voted using the card is assigned in advance before voting, and each time the voting is performed, the remaining amount of the above amount is used for voting. By using a prepaid card in which the amount of money is deducted, it is possible to omit processing such as deducting the voting money from the deposit account of the user's bank when voting.

[0064]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a voting device that processes voting and refund for horse racing. 3 of this device is a host computer (voting management device), and this host computer 3
It is connected to a card voting terminal (card voting terminal) 2 and a card withdrawal terminal (card withdrawal terminal) 5. Further, 1 is a prepaid card (voting card).

The host computer 3 manages the card voting terminal 2 and the card withdrawal terminal 5, and manages voting and withdrawal by the prepaid card 1. Here, the components of the host computer 3 will be described. First, 31 is a data transmission / reception unit that processes communication between the host computer 3 and the card voting terminal 2 and the card withdrawal terminal 5, and 33 is an individual card. Card number (identification information), data on the validity of voting qualifications, system data (code indicating the organizer, voting format, date of issue, etc.), individual data (voting type code, voting contents, etc.) Various card data, card management file (storage unit) registered / managed by the central processing unit 32 described later,
Reference numeral 34 is a competition file in which card data such as competition content, start time, and result are registered / managed by the central processing unit 32.

Reference numeral 32 controls the data transmission / reception section 31 to manage communication, and card management files 33,
It is a central processing unit (CPU) that controls the competition file 34 and manages the various card data described above. That is, the central processing unit 32 receives the voting data of the prepaid card 1 from the card voting terminal 2, and if the prepaid card 1 that has voted is appropriate for this system and the voting is valid, the central processing unit 32 will vote. The balance of the card is deducted from the corresponding amount. Further, after obtaining the card balance, the voting data of the prepaid card 1 and the card balance data are managed, and the prepaid card terminal is instructed to write the deducted card balance and voting data to the card. It is like this.

Further, the central processing unit 32 receives the refund data of the prepaid card 1 from the card withdrawal terminal 5, and the prepaid card 1 that has made a refund is appropriate for this system, and the refund data is If it is proper, the card refunding terminal 5 is instructed to refund the amount of money according to the voting result and write the refunded money on the card. Also, after refunding, the refunded data will be used for the competition file 3
It is designed to be registered in a predetermined file such as 4. The above is the description of the configuration of the host computer 3.

The prepaid card 1 is a portable card used in place of cash, voting tickets, or the like. The prepaid card 1 is pre-assigned the amount of money that can be voted before voting, and the amount of money used for voting is deducted from the balance of the above amount (card balance) at each vote. It goes.

The structure of the prepaid card 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. 2. First, 101 is a card body, 11 is card data stored by the card voting terminal 2 and the card withdrawal terminal 5. With a magnetic stripe to
Specifically, data such as card number, system data, and amount of money are stored. Reference numeral 11A is a print area in which data such as registration records, card balance, and card number are printed in a visible state by the card voting terminal 2. 12 is data such as registration record printed in the print area 11A, 1
3 is a card number. The above is the description of the configuration of the prepaid card 1.

When the prepaid card 1 is inserted, the card voting terminal 2 transmits the card data of the inserted card 1 and the voting data to the host computer 3 so that the user can participate in the voting. It is what makes me.

Here, the components of the card voting terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. First, 200 is an MPU (micro) for controlling each component of the card voting terminal 2.
processing unit), 201 is a memory,
Reference numeral 25 is an input unit for voting data, 26 is a display unit for inputting voting data and the like, and 27 is a data transmission / reception unit for processing communication with the host computer 3.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a card reader unit for reading and writing the prepaid card 1. The structure of the card reader unit 21 will be described. First, 22 reads card data from the magnetic stripe 11 of the prepaid card 1 and the host. A data reading unit (encryption / decryption reading unit) that writes data based on an instruction from the computer 3 to the magnetic stripe 11. When reading the card data, the data may be read from both the magnetic stripe 11 and the print area 11A. Reference numeral 23 is a printing section (printing means) for printing voting data instructed to be written from the host computer 3 and card data such as card balance in the printing area 11A of the prepaid card 1, and 24 is read by the data reading section 22. The card data is decrypted with an appropriate key, the card data instructed to be written by the host computer 3 is encrypted with a predetermined key, and the encrypted data is registered in the prepaid card 1 by the data reading unit 22. It is an encryption unit (encryption / decryption reading means). That is, the data reading section 2 described above
2 and the encryption unit 24 constitute the encryption / decryption reading means in the claims. The above is the description of the configuration of the card voting terminal device 2.

When the prepaid card 1 is inserted into the card withdrawal terminal 5 shown in FIG. 4, the card data of the prepaid card 1 is read and transmitted to the host computer 3 and is also transmitted. In accordance with the response from the host computer 3 to the information, the amount of money corresponding to the result of voting by the prepaid card 1 will be described later.
D) 51 is to be refunded.

Here, each component of the card withdrawal terminal 5 will be described. First, 51 is connected to a management device for managing a predetermined account such as a bank, and, for example, a predetermined box near a police box or the like. It is an automatic cash dispenser installed in the etc.

The transmitter / receiver / reading unit 50 is installed in the automatic money dispenser 51 to allow the automatic money dispenser 51 of a financial institution to function as a card withdrawal terminal of its own system in addition to its normal function. (Card refund terminal).

The components of the transmission / reception / reading unit 50 will be described. First, 21a is a card reader unit composed of the data reading unit 22 and the printing unit 23, and has the same function as that of the card reader unit 21 described above. To have. However,
The card reader unit 21a is connected to the automatic cash dispenser 51 of the financial institution as described above, instead of the MPU.
It operates according to the control.

Reference numeral 27A is a data transmission / reception unit which is connected to the automatic money payment machine 51 and is installed in the vicinity thereof and which processes communication between the automatic money payment machine 51 and the host computer 3E of the voting device. That is, when the data transmission / reception unit 27A receives information from the host computer 3E that the refund amount according to the voting result of the card is to be refunded, or information that a certain card data is to be written, such data is transmitted. The information is transmitted to the automatic money payment machine 51 as control information of the automatic money payment machine 51. Thereby, the automatic money dispenser 51 deducts the above refund amount from the bank account of the voting sponsor or the like and pays the amount of money corresponding to the above amount in response to the refund instruction. In addition, the card reader unit 21a is controlled to write data according to the write instruction. Further, since the card reader unit 21a is configured and installed so as to be controlled by the automatic cash dispenser 51, it is possible to perform arithmetic processing on card data from the card reader unit 21a, transmission processing to the host computer 3, and the like. It has become. It should be noted that an automatic cash accepting machine (ATM) may be used instead of the automatic cash dispenser 51. Further, 54 is cash for refund. The above is the description of the configuration of the card withdrawal terminal 5.

In this example, the transmitting / receiving / reading unit 50 is installed in the automatic cash dispenser 51 that is already used by a financial institution and the like so that the automatic cash dispenser 51 can refund the voting money of the terminal. As a matter of course, the transmission / reception / reading unit 50 is used without using the automatic cash dispenser 51 of a financial institution or the like.
In addition, a device corresponding to the automatic cash dispenser 51 may be provided.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the operation at the time of voting between the card voting terminal 2 and the host computer 3 will be described.

When the prepaid card 1 is inserted into the card voting terminal 2 for voting, the card voting terminal 2
Is read by the data reading unit 22 of the card reader unit 21.
Card data is read from the magnetic stripe 11 of the card 1.

Since the read data is registered in the encrypted state in advance, this data is restored by being decrypted by the encryption unit 24. Then, when the voting content is input by the input unit 25, the voting content is displayed on the display unit 26.

After that, the card voting terminal 2 totals the voting amount, collates this amount with the card balance, and if the voting amount is within the card balance, the data transmitting / receiving unit 27 sends the card data and the voting data. It is transmitted to the host computer 3.

The host computer 3 receives the card data from the card voting terminal 2 at the data transmitter / receiver 31, and the central processing unit 32 makes the system for the prepaid card 1 based on the card number and the attribute data. Determine the suitability for.

If the determination result is proper, the central processing unit 3
2, the competition file 34 is referred to, and the validity of the vote is determined. If valid, the card data and the voting data are registered in the card management file 33 by the central processing unit 32. Further, such a determination result is transmitted to the previous card voting terminal 2 by the data transmitting / receiving unit 31.

Then, in the card voting terminal 2, when the data transmitting / receiving unit 27 receives the determination result from the host computer 3 as described above, the amount of money registered this time is subtracted from the balance of the prepaid card 1. , Find out the card balance.

After the card balance thus obtained is encrypted with the voting data by the encryption unit 24, the data reading unit 22 writes these data on the magnetic stripe 11 of the prepaid card 1. Further, the printing unit 23 prints the voting contents (record) and the card balance in the printing area 11A of the prepaid card 1 in a visible state, and returns the prepaid card 1. The data printed in the printing area 11A is not encrypted and the user can understand the data contents at a glance.

In the first embodiment, the case where the magnetic stripe 11 is used as the means for recording the card data of the prepaid card 1 has been described, but other recording means may be used, for example, an IC card. The same effect as the above case can be obtained by using the above.

Next, a refund operation between the card refund terminal 5 and the host computer 3 will be described.

Prepaid card 1 with voting details recorded
Is inserted into the card reader 21a of the transmission / reception / reading unit 50, the data reading unit 22 reads the card data, and the encryption unit 24 restores the data.

After that, the card data is passed to the automatic cash dispenser 51, where the data is edited and transmitted to the host computer 3 by the data transmitting / receiving unit 27.

The host computer 3 refers to the voting file (storage unit) 37 and the competition file 34 together with the received card data to calculate the payout. afterwards,
The determined refund data is transmitted by the data transmitter / receiver 31 to the transmitter / receiver / reader 50 of the card refund terminal 5.

Then, in the transmission / reception / reading unit 50, the data transmission / reception unit 27A receives the refund data from the host computer 3, transmits this information to the automatic cash dispenser 51, and causes the automatic cash dispenser 51 to correspond to the refund amount. Get the money back. Further, under the control of the automatic money dispenser 51, the card reader unit 21a registers the record of the refunded money in the inserted prepaid card 1 in the magnetic stripe 11 and prints it in a visible state in the print area 11A.
After that, the inserted prepaid card 1 is returned.

Moreover, regardless of the day of the week, the automatic cash dispenser 5
Since 1 works, even if the bank is on a holiday, the refund amount is deducted from a predetermined bank account of the voting sponsor and the like, and the amount of the voting result is refunded to the user.

Since the terminal is constructed by installing the data transmission / reception section 27A and the card reader section 21a in the automatic money payment machine 51, it can be used in a wide area regardless of the installation location. Further, versatility of general automatic money dispenser, automatic money accepting machine, etc. is expanded.

Example 2. Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the card of the voting device and the card voting terminal when a different encryption key is used for each card. In the figure, 1
A is a prepaid card used in place of the prepaid card 1 of the first embodiment. This prepaid card 1A
Is the card personalization information additionally registered in the prepaid card 1 of the first embodiment. Note that this card personalization information is a means different from the data recording of the magnetic stripe 11,
Data is registered by the barcode 14.

6A is a card voting terminal used in place of the card voting terminal 2 of the first embodiment, and 2A of FIG. 6 reads the data of the prepaid card 1A as described above. Is.

In this card voting terminal 2A, a card reader 21A is used instead of the card reader 21 of the card voting terminal 2 of the first embodiment. This card reader 21A is A barcode reader 28 is added to the card reader 21. The barcode reading unit 28 reads the card individualization information registered by the barcode 14 in the prepaid card 1A. In addition, 24A encrypts the card personalization information /
It is used as a part of a key for decryption, and is an encryption unit that creates an encryption key by an encryption key creation logic 61, which will be described later, using this card personalization information and system data of the own system. . Furthermore, the encryption unit 24A
According to the encryption logic 62 using this encryption key, the first embodiment
In the same way as the encryption unit 24, the card data instructed to be written by the host computer 3 is encrypted and registered in the card, and the card information of the card read from the card is decrypted. That is, the data reading unit 22, the bar code reading unit 28, and the encryption unit 24A as described above constitute the encryption / decryption reading unit in the claims. In the case where the prepaid card 1A as described above is used, the bar code read section 28 is naturally provided also in the card reader section 21a of the card withdrawal terminal 5 (the card of FIG. 13 described later). See the reader unit 21b).

Next, the operation will be described. When the prepaid card 1A is inserted into the card voting terminal 2A for voting, the card voting terminal 2A causes the bar code reader 28 of the card reader 21A to print the barcode printed on the prepaid card 1A. The card individualization information of 14 is read.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the encryption unit 24A creates an encryption key by the encryption key creation logic 61 using the read bar code data and the system data of the card voting terminal 2A. The data to be written in the magnetic stripe 11 of the card 1A is encrypted by the encryption logic 62 using this encryption key. Also, card 1
Decryption of the encrypted data registered in the magnetic stripe 11 of A is performed in the reverse procedure. With such encryption,
A different encryption key exists for each individual card 1A. As a result, it becomes difficult to misuse or forge the card, and high security can be obtained. Also in the card withdrawal terminal, encryption and decryption are performed in the same manner as above, and the withdrawal processing is performed.

In the second embodiment, the bar code 14 is used as a means for registering the card personalization information, but a registration method different from the card data registered in the magnetic stripe 11 is adopted. The same effect can be obtained by means of numbers, other printing, magnetic recording, etc.

Example 3. The third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 shows a configuration of a host computer of a voting device that performs encrypted communication and a card voting terminal. In the figure, 2B is a card voting terminal used in place of the card voting terminal 2 of the first embodiment. The card voting terminal 2B is the card voting terminal 2 of the first embodiment provided with an encryption unit (encryption / decryption means) 29.

This encryption unit 29 is used by the host computer 3
The transmission information to B is encrypted by the encryption logic 81 with a predetermined key, and the encrypted information from the host computer 3B is decrypted with an appropriate key.

Although not shown, in the case where encrypted communication is also performed between the host computer 3B and the card voting terminal, the above card voting terminal 2B is used.
Similarly to the above, the encryption unit 29 is provided in the card withdrawal terminal 5.

Then, when the host computer 3B uses the above card voting terminal 2B, the above-mentioned first embodiment
It is a host computer used in place of the host computer 3 of FIG. The host computer 3B is provided with an encryption unit (encryption / decryption means) 35 between the data transmission / reception unit 31 and the central processing unit 32 of the host computer 3 of the first embodiment.

This encryption unit 35 is used by the card voting terminal 2
B and the encryption unit 29 as in the card voting terminal 2B.
The transmission information to the card withdrawal terminal equipped with is encrypted by the encryption logic 82 with a predetermined key,
This is to decrypt the encrypted information from each of the above terminals with an appropriate key.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, when transmitting data to the host computer 3B, the card voting terminal 2B encrypts the transmission data by the encryption logic 81 of the encryption unit 29 and transmits it.

The host computer 3B receives the data encrypted by the data transmission / reception unit 31, and decrypts it with the encryption logic 82 of the encryption unit 35. In addition, the cryptographic communication from the host computer 3B to the card voting terminal 2B is performed in the opposite manner to the above case.

8 and 9 show an example between the card voting terminal 2B and the host computer 3B,
Even when the card withdrawal terminal 5 is provided with the encryption unit 29, the card withdrawal terminal 5 and the host computer 3B
In the meantime, encrypted communication is performed in the same manner as the above case.

As a result, the safety of communication between each terminal and the host computer 3B is improved, and as a result, the degree of freedom of the installation location of the terminal is increased.

Example 4. Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a voting device that performs white check by managing card data of issued cards in advance. In the figure,
1 is a prepaid card, 2 is a card voting terminal, and 5 is a card withdrawal terminal, which are as described in the first embodiment. 4 is a card issuing machine, 3C is the first embodiment
It is a host computer used instead of the host computer 3.

This host computer 3C is the same as the first embodiment.
Is provided with a card registration unit 36, and a central processing unit (collating means) 32C is provided in place of the central processing unit 32 of the first embodiment. It is the same.

The card registration unit 36 stores various card data of the prepaid card 1 managed by the host computer 3C in advance by the card issuing machine 4.
Is registered in the card management file 33 as card management information at the time of issuance. Specifically, the card data registered in the card management file 33 includes a card number, attribute data, and information regarding the validity of voting qualification.

Further, the central processing unit 32C is obtained by adding the functions described below to the central processing unit 32 of the first embodiment. That is, when the card data for voting or refunding is sent from each of the terminals 2 and 5, the central processing unit 32C uses this card data and the above card data registered in the card management file 33. By comparing with the corresponding ones, the voting or refunding of the prepaid card 1 which has requested the voting or refunding is verified, and if it is appropriate, the voting or refunding is permitted. The central processing unit 32C as described above constitutes the collating means in claim 11.

Next, the operation will be described. When the prepaid card 1 is issued by the card issuing machine 4, the issue data of the prepaid card 1 to be issued is registered in the card management file 33 in advance by the card registration unit 36 of the host computer 3C.

When card data is sent from the terminal device to the host computer 3C due to voting or refund,
The sent data is collated with the card data registered in advance. This ensures accurate white checking of the card.

Example 5. Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a voting device that shortens the processing time and the like while performing an accurate white check. In the figure, 1 is a prepaid card, 2 is a card voting terminal, and 5 is a card withdrawal terminal, which are as described in the first embodiment. 4 is a card issuing machine, 3D is the host computer 3C of the previous embodiment 4.
Is a host computer used in place of.

This host computer 3D is used in the fourth embodiment.
Voting file (storage unit) on the host computer 3C of
37, and a central processing unit (collation management means) 32D is provided instead of the central processing unit 32C of the fourth embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the host computer 3C.

The voting file 37 mainly registers card data relating to registration contents such as registration records. That is, at the time of issuing the voting card 1, card data including the card number of the issued card, information regarding the validity of voting qualification, attribute data, etc. is registered in the card management file (storage unit) 33 and issued. Card data such as voting contents at the time of voting by the created card is configured to be registered in the voting file 37.

Further, the central processing unit 32D is obtained by adding the functions described below to the central processing unit 32 of the first embodiment. That is, when the card data for voting is sent from the card voting terminal 2 and the voting by the prepaid card 1 is the first time, the card data and the card management file 33 are stored. A function has been added that compares the card data that has been sent with the one that corresponds to the card data that has been sent, verifies the validity of the card requesting the vote for voting, and permits participation in the vote if appropriate. .
Further, the central processing unit 32D is also provided with a function of giving a vote permission by omitting a part of the above-mentioned appropriateness check for the vote from the card 1 which is once permitted to vote. By the way, the central processing unit 32D is added with a function of managing the voting data (contents) of votes permitted to participate by using the voting file 37. In other words, by the central processing unit 32D as described above, the collation / verification
Management means are configured.

Next, the operation will be described. When the card data is sent from the card voting terminal 2 to the host computer 3D along with the vote, if the card is voted by the prepaid card 1 for the first time, the central processing unit 32D causes the card management file 33 to be stored in advance. It is collated with the card data registered in. If the matching result is correct and valid with the voting data, this prepaid card 1
The management of the voting of is transferred from the card management file 33 to the voting file 37. Further, regarding the voting by the above-mentioned prepaid card 1, the voting file 37 manages the voting by omitting a part of the proper verification.

As a result, the white check can be accurately performed, the time required for proper verification at the time of re-voting the same card can be shortened, the load on the device can be reduced, and the voting process can be performed quickly.

In the above example, the voting file 37 is used as a storage section different from the card management file 33. However, instead of the voting file 37, for example, a discrimination flag is provided in the card management file 33. However, the same effect as the above case can be obtained.

Example 6. Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a voting device that distinguishes the managed voting data by the expiration date. In the figure, 1 is a prepaid card, 2 is a terminal for card voting,
Reference numeral 4 is a card issuing machine, and 5 is a card withdrawal terminal, which are as described above. Reference numeral 3E is a host computer that manages the voting data by distinguishing it according to the expiration date. The expired file 38 is provided in the host computer 3D of the previous fifth embodiment, and a central processing unit (distinguished) instead of the central processing unit 32D of the photo computer 3D. means)
32E is provided.

The expired file 38 stores expired voting data. Further, each voting content registered in the voting file 37 has an expiration date, and the expiration date for each vote is registered in the competition file 34. Then, the central processing unit 32E is the central processing unit 32D of the fifth embodiment to which the functions described below are added. That is, the central processing unit 32E refers to the voting data of the voting file 37 and the expiration date of the competition file 34, and transfers the expired voting data to the expiration file 38. That is, the central processing unit 32E corresponds to the distinguishing unit in claim 13.

By the central processing unit 32E having such a configuration, the stored voting data for each card is distinguished according to the expiration date for voting. As a result, processing such as refund of valid votes and the time required for these processing are shortened.

As described above, the expired file 3
The same effect as above can be obtained by substituting the file 38 by providing a distinction flag in the voting file 37 instead of using 8.

Example 7. Embodiment 7 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing a voting device in the case where a card withdrawal terminal 5G is used instead of the card withdrawal terminal 5 in each of the above-described embodiments. In the figure, 1A is a prepaid card, 2A is a card voting terminal, 3E is a host computer, 4 is a card issuing machine, and these are as described in each of the above embodiments.

When the prepaid card 1A is inserted, the card withdrawal terminal 5G reads out the card data of the card 1A and transmits it to the host computer 3E, and the host computer 3E receives the transmission information from the host computer 3E. In response to the response, the amount of money corresponding to the voting result of this card 1A is refunded to an automatic cash dispenser (CD) 51A described later.

Here, each component of the card withdrawal terminal 5G will be described. First, 51A is connected to a management device for managing a predetermined account such as a bank, and, for example, a predetermined box near a police box or the like. It is an automatic cash dispenser installed in the etc. The automatic money dispenser 51A has a function similar to that of the automatic money dispenser 51 of the first embodiment by installing a transmission / reception / reading unit 50G described later. That is, the automatic money dispenser 51A controls these in accordance with information from the data transmitting / receiving unit 27A and the card reader unit 21b, which will be described later, and also performs processing in accordance with the information from these. Further, the automatic cash dispenser 51A is the automatic cash dispenser 51 to which the following functions are added. That is, when the prepaid card 1A is inserted and a refund is requested, if the information is entered into the bank account through the bank passbook or the bank card, the refund amount will be deducted from the bank account of the voting sponsor, etc. Is transferred to a bank account using a bank passbook or a bank card.

The transmitter / receiver / reader unit 50G is installed in the automatic money dispenser 51A to allow the automatic money dispenser 51A of a financial institution to function as a card refund terminal of its own system in addition to its normal function. Is.

The constituent parts of the transmission / reception / reading section 50G will be described. First, 27A is a data transmission / reception section, which is as described in the first embodiment. Reference numeral 21b is a card reader unit, and this card reader unit 21b is used in place of the MPU, and the automatic money dispenser 51 of the financial institution as described above.
It is connected to A and operates according to its control.

This card reader unit 21b has an encryption unit 2 instead of the encryption unit 24 of the card reader unit 21 of the first embodiment.
4A is provided and a bar code lead portion 28 is added. As a result, the card withdrawal terminal 5G
Similar to the card voting terminal 2A, the prepaid card 1A having a different encryption key for each card can be read and written. In other respects, the card reader unit 21b is the same as the card reader unit 21a of the first embodiment. It should be noted that the transmission / reception / reading unit 50G may be installed in an automated teller machine (ATM) instead of the automated teller machine 51A. Further, 55 is a user's bank account passbook or a bank deposit card. The above is the description of the configuration of the card withdrawal terminal 5G.

In this example, the transmission / reception / reading unit 50G is connected to the automatic money dispenser 51A already used by a financial institution or the like.
Was installed to use the automatic cash dispenser 51A as a device for refunding the voting money of the terminal, etc., but of course, without using the automatic cash dispenser 51A of a financial institution, etc. A device corresponding to the automatic cash dispenser 51A may be provided in 50G.

Next, the operation will be described. The prepaid card 1A in which the voting contents are recorded is transmitted / received / reading section 50G.
When the card data is inserted into the card reader 21b, the data of the bar code 14 is read together with the card data, and the data is restored by the encryption unit 24A. afterwards,
This card data is transmitted to the host computer 3E via the automatic cash dispenser 51 and the data transmission / reception unit 27.

The host computer 3E calculates the payout,
Further, referring to the expired file 38, it is excluded from the vote of the expired. The refund data thus determined is transmitted to the transmitting / receiving / reading section 50G of the card refund terminal 5G by the data transmitting / receiving section 31.

Then, the automatic money dispenser 51A which has received the above refund data from the transmitting / receiving / reading unit 50G, when the user's bank deposit passbook or bank deposit card is input, deposits from such passbook or card. Read the account number of.

After that, the automatic cash dispenser 51A deducts the refund amount instructed by the host computer 3E from the bank account of the voting sponsor or the like, and transfers it to the passbook or the deposit account of the card. The subsequent processing is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

As described above, the main access to the user's account is only for depositing the refund.
This is because the card is a prepaid card and there is no need to check the balance of the user's account when voting.

In this example, the card withdrawal terminal 5G
However, the card withdrawal terminal 5 may be provided with the device of another embodiment. However, in this case, the card is a prepaid card 1
When A is not used, the bar code read unit 28 is omitted from the card reader unit 21b, and the encryption unit 24 is used instead of the encryption unit 24A.

Example 8. In the above-mentioned Examples 1 to 7, the voting for horse racing etc. has been described as an example, but of course,
It may be a vote other than horse racing. Moreover, by providing the host computer with various files for voting individually for each type of voting, it is possible to manage the processing of a large number of votes with one voting device, and further, to manage the voting of different types of voting. You can manage the process.

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As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, the voting card is provided with the printing area in which the card information is printed in a visible state, and the voting card is used for voting by the card voting terminal. Since the card information instructed to write on the card is printed in the printing area of the voting card, the voting card can be used instead of cash, voting tickets, etc. when voting for horse racing. Also, there is an effect that card information such as voting contents can be presented so that the user can recognize it.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the card voting terminal uses the card management apparatus to encrypt the card information instructed to be written by the predetermined key, register the card information in the voting card, and read it from the card. Since the card information of the card is configured to be decrypted with an appropriate key, there is an effect that very high security can be secured against forgery of the voting card and manipulation of the card data.

According to the invention of claim 3, the voting card is provided with a printing area in which the card information is printed in a visible state, and the card refund terminal instructs the voting management device to write to the card. Since the card information is printed in the visible printing area of the voting card, even if the voting card is used instead of cash, voting tickets, etc. when voting for horse racing, etc. There is an effect that card information such as refunded can be presented so that the user can recognize it. With this, voting by user confidence,
There is an effect that the content of processing for refund can be understood.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the card information instructed to be written by the voting management device by the card withdrawal terminal is encrypted with a predetermined key to be registered in the voting card and read from the card. Since the card information of the card is decrypted with an appropriate key, there is an effect that very high security can be ensured against forgery of the voting card and manipulation of data.

According to the invention of claim 5, when the card voting terminal and the card withdrawal terminal encrypt / decrypt the key information stored in the card by a method different from the card information. Since it is configured to be used as a part of the key, it is possible to use a different encryption / decryption key for each card without complicating the means for encrypting / decrypting the terminal. In the inventions of claims 2 and 4, there is an effect that higher reliability can be given to ensure security.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, the voting management device encrypts the information transmitted to the terminal with a predetermined key, and the encrypted information from each of the above terminals is decrypted with an appropriate key. At the same time, the card voting terminal and the card withdrawal terminal encrypt the information transmitted to the voting management device with a predetermined key, and decrypt the encrypted information from the voting management device with an appropriate key. Since it is configured as described above, there is an effect that very high security can be ensured in communication between each terminal and the management device.

According to the invention of claim 7, when the voting management device instructs to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, the withdrawal amount is deducted from the bank account of the voting sponsor or the like. Since it is configured to pay money equivalent to the amount of money, even if the bank is on a holiday, the withdrawal amount can be withdrawn from the prescribed bank account of the voting organizer etc. and the amount due to the voting result can be refunded to the user. There is.

Further, according to the invention of claim 8, the card withdrawal terminal is installed in an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash dispenser connected to a management device for managing a predetermined account such as a bank, and voting is performed. When the management device instructs to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, the automatic payment machine or the automatic payment machine will be made to pay the above refund amount from the bank account of the voting sponsor etc. Since it is configured as described above, it has the same effects as those of the above-mentioned claim 7, and also has the effect that the device can be downsized and is inexpensive and safe, and that it can be used in a wide area regardless of the installation location. Furthermore, there is an effect that the versatility of a general automatic money dispenser, an automatic money accepting machine, etc. can be expanded.

According to the invention of claim 9, the voting management device instructs the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, and the bank account information or the bank card is used to input certain bank account information. Then, the withdrawal amount will be deducted from the bank account of the voting organizer, etc., and this amount will be transferred to the bank account entered by the bank passbook or bank card etc. This has the effect of improving the safety of voting.

According to the invention of claim 10, the card withdrawal terminal is installed in an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash accepting machine connected to a management device for managing a predetermined account such as a bank, and voting is performed. When the management device instructs to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, and when the bank account information such as a bank passbook or a bank card is input, the automatic cash dispenser or the automatic cash acceptor, Since the refund amount is deducted from the bank account of the voting sponsor and transferred to a bank account such as a bank passbook or a bank card, the same effect as that of claim 9 can be obtained, and the device can be downsized. It is possible to make it cheaper, safer, and moreover, it can be used in a wide area regardless of installation location. Moreover, there is an effect that the versatility of a general automatic money dispenser, an automatic money accepting machine and the like can be expanded.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when card information for voting or refunding is sent from the card voting terminal to the voting management device, the card information and the stored card information are sent. Compare the card information corresponding to the card information sent in, check the suitability of the card requesting voting for voting, and if it is appropriate, vote,
Since it was configured to allow refunds, a voting card with card information such as improper voting records registered due to some operation was used for voting, or a different voting card was used. In such cases, there is an effect that voting and refund are not carried out for such a card.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, if card information for voting is sent from the card voting terminal to the voting management device, and this card is the first time to vote, this card The information is compared with the card information corresponding to the sent card information in the stored card information, and the card for which the vote is requested is checked for suitability for voting, and if it is suitable, for voting. To manage the voting contents by using the storage part for the voting record, and for the voting with this card after this, omit the part of the appropriateness check of the above card and give the voting permission. Since the management is performed by using the storage unit for recording the voting record, the same effect as that of claim 11 can be obtained, and the processing for proper matching at the time of re-voting of the same voting card can be performed. When it takes to process There are effects such as possible to shorten the door.
Further, due to such an effect, the load on the device is reduced, and the responsiveness of the device is enhanced.

Further, according to the invention of claim 13, the voting record for each card stored in the voting management device is configured to be distinguished according to the expiration date given to the voting. And the time required for these processes can be shortened. Further, as a result, the load on the device is reduced and the responsiveness of the device is improved.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the invention, the voting card is pre-assigned the amount of money that can be cast using the card before the voting, and this voting card is assigned each time the voting is conducted. Since the amount of money used for voting is deducted from the remaining amount of money, processing such as deducting voting money from the user's bank account etc. each time of voting, and confirmation of the remaining amount of the user's account, etc. There is an effect that the processing of the online inquiry of can be omitted. Further, due to such an effect, it is possible to eliminate the need for member registration in advance, and to eliminate the time-consuming process such as depositing money into a bank account.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a voting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a prepaid card according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card voting terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card withdrawal terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a prepaid card according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card voting terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the card voting terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing configurations of a card voting terminal and a host computer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating operations of a card voting terminal and a host computer according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a voting device in Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a voting device in Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a voting device in Embodiment 6 of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a voting device in Embodiment 7 of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional voting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,1A Prepaid card (voting card) 2,2A, 2B Card voting terminal (card voting terminal) 3,3B, 3C, 3D, 3E Host computer (voting management device) 5 Card refund terminal ( Card refund terminal 11A Print area 22 Data reading section (encryption / decryption reading means) 23 Printing section (printing means) 24, 24A Encryption section (encryption / decryption reading means) 29,35 Encryption section (encryption / decryption) Means) 32C Central processing unit (collation means) 32D Central processing unit (collation management means) 32E Central processing unit (discrimination means) 33 Card management file (storage unit) 37 Voting file (storage unit) 50, 50G Transmission / reception / reading unit ( Card refund terminal) 51,51A Automatic cash dispenser

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. When voting for a horse race, etc., a voting card to be used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc., a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in a vote by the card, and a voting by the card terminal. In a voting device including a voting management device for managing, a printing area for printing card information in a visible state on the voting card, the card voting terminal,
A voting device comprising: printing means for printing the card information instructed by the voting management device to write to the voting card in the printing area of the voting card. 2. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, etc., a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in voting by the card, and a voting by the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a voting management device or the like for managing, the card voting terminal encrypts the card information instructed to be written by the voting management device with a predetermined key and registers the card information in the voting card. A voting device comprising an encryption / decryption reading means for decrypting the card information of the card read from the device with an appropriate key. 3. A voting card to be used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, etc., a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in a vote by the card, and a voting with the card. A printing area in which card information is printed in a visible state on a voting card in a voting device equipped with a card refund terminal for refunding the amount of money and the like, and a voting management device for managing voting and refunds by the card terminal. Equipped with
The voting device, wherein the card refund terminal is provided with a printing unit for printing the card information instructed to be written in the card by the voting management device, in the visible printing area of the voting card. . 4. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, etc., a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in a vote with the card, and a vote with the card. In a voting device provided with a card refund terminal for refunding a corresponding amount of money and the like, and a voting management device for managing voting and refunds by the card terminal, etc., a writing instruction is given to the card refund terminal by the voting management device. The card information is encrypted with a predetermined key to be registered in the voting card, and an encryption / decryption reading means for decrypting the card information of the card read from the card with an appropriate key is provided. Voting device to do. 5. The card voting terminal and the card withdrawal terminal are used as a part of a key for encrypting / decrypting the key information stored in the card by a method different from that of the card information. , Encryption / decryption that encrypts card information instructed to be written by the voting management device with the key and registers it in the card, and decrypts card information of the card read from the card with an appropriate key such as the key The voting device according to claim 2 or 4, further comprising a reading / writing means. 6. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, etc., a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in a vote with the card, and a voting at the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a card refund terminal for refunding the amount of money according to the above, and a voting management device for managing voting and refunds by the card terminal, the voting management device transmits information to the terminal to a predetermined key. Encryption / decryption means for decrypting the encrypted information from each of the above terminals with an appropriate key, and the vote management device is provided to the card voting terminal and the card withdrawal terminal. A voting device, comprising: encryption / decryption means for encrypting information transmitted to the device with a predetermined key, and decrypting the encrypted information from the voting management device with an appropriate key. 7. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in a vote with the card, and a voting by the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a voting management device or the like to manage, when the voting management device is instructed to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card, the refund amount is refunded from the bank account of the voting organizer or the like. A voting device comprising a card refund terminal for withdrawing and paying money equivalent to the amount. 8. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in a vote with the card, and a voting by the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a voting management device or the like that manages a voting management device, the voting management device is installed in an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash accepting device connected to a management device that manages a predetermined account such as a bank. When instructed to refund the refund amount according to the card voting result, the automatic payment device or the automatic payment device is caused to withdraw the refund amount from the bank account of the voting sponsor, etc. A voting device comprising a card withdrawal terminal for paying a considerable amount of money. 9. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, etc., a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in voting by the card, and a voting by the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a voting management device or the like to manage, with the voting management device is instructed to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of the card,
When certain bank account information is entered using a bank passbook or a bank card, the refund amount is deducted from the bank account of the voting organizer, etc., and the amount is entered using the bank passbook or the bank card etc. A voting device, characterized in that it has a terminal for card withdrawal. 10. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, etc., a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in voting by the card, and a voting by the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a voting management device or the like to manage, the card is installed from an automatic cash dispenser or an automatic cash accepting device connected to a management device that manages a predetermined account of a bank, etc. Instructed to refund the refund amount according to the voting result of
When bank account information such as a bank passbook or a bank card is input to the automatic payment machine or the automatic payment machine, the refund amount is voted to the automatic payment machine or the automatic payment machine. A voting device comprising a card withdrawal terminal for withdrawing the amount from a bank account or the like of a person and transferring the amount to the bank account by the bank passbook or the bank card. 11. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, etc., a card terminal for voting or refunding according to the card, and a voting / refunding by the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a voting management device or the like for managing, the voting management device, when the voting card is issued, identification information of each card issued, information on the validity of voting qualification, Card information including information about the system to which it belongs is stored, and when card information for voting or withdrawing is sent from the card voting terminal, this card information and the stored card information are sent. The card information corresponding to the card information received is compared with the card information corresponding to the vote or the refund of the card requesting the vote or the refund. Is a voting device comprising a collating means for permitting the refund. 12. A voting card used in place of cash, a voting ticket, etc. when voting for a horse race, a card voting terminal for allowing a user to participate in a vote by the card, and a voting by the card terminal. In a voting device provided with a voting management device for managing, when the voting card is issued to the voting management device, identification information for each issued card, information on the validity of voting qualification, If card information including information is stored in a storage unit such as a file, card information for voting is sent from the card voting terminal, and this card is the first time to vote, this card information The card information corresponding to the card information sent out of the card information stored in the storage unit is compared, and the card that has requested the vote is checked for suitability for the vote, and If so, the participation in the vote is permitted and the content of the vote is managed by using a storage unit including a file different from the storage unit described above. Regarding the voting by this card thereafter, the above-mentioned appropriate matching is performed. A voting device comprising a collating / managing means for omitting a part of the above to give a voting permission and manage using a storage unit for the voting record. 13. The voting management device further comprises a distinguishing unit that distinguishes the stored voting records for each card according to an expiration date given to the voting.
Alternatively, the voting device according to claim 12. 14. A prepayment type in which the voting card is pre-assigned an amount of money that can be voted by using the card before voting, and the amount of money used for voting is deducted from the balance of the amount of money at each voting. A card as a card.
~ The voting device according to claim 13.