JPH1115889A - Display for fan with printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the using efficiency of a device by providing a function for print-outputting odds and service information on the race result/refund, etc., of a last race so as to provide various kinds of information for fans at a low cost. SOLUTION: A voting data central processing system installed at an in-place calculation center is given voting data from each ticket issuing machine 2 installed at a ticket issuing place, tabulates ticket issuing data of all the ticket issuing machines within the race place and calculates odds and refund, etc. Then the various kinds of information of them are supplied for the ticket issuing machines 3, an in-place television control system, etc. The in-place television control system respectively supplies an in-place television set installed within the ticket issuing places and a display 1 for a fan with a printer integrated to the machine 2 with in-place television video signals expressing the present race situation of a race place, the odds of next race and service information on the racing result/refund, etc., of the last race based on information received from the voting data central processing system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display for a fan of a ticket-issuing machine which displays a screen for confirming voting contents when issuing a voting ticket in a public event.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a voting ticket is released at a voting ticket sales place in a public stadium such as a horse race, a bicycle race, a boat race, and an auto race, the contents of the voting are usually issued by a counter (hereinafter referred to as an employee). After input to the machine, the entered voting content is displayed on the display for the fan connected to the ticket issuing machine and confirmed by the fan, and then the betting ticket is issued by the employee and handed over to the fan. I have. Here, in addition to the above-mentioned voting content, the conventional fan display displays only the business status of the window (for example, that a voting ticket for a predetermined race is on sale or that the sale has been canceled). It is configured to be.

[0003] On the other hand, when a fan purchases a voting ticket, the fan looks at service information such as odds of the race in various media and race results / refunds of the previous race.
Predict the number or group number. The main types of the medium include an information output device such as an odds printer and a television in a hall. The odds printer is connected to the management device via a dedicated cable, and in the management device processes the service information data from the host system into a communication message and transmits the message to the odds printer at regular intervals, for example. The data is edited, printed on a predetermined sheet, and output. The odds printer is generally installed at an arbitrary place in a place other than the betting ticket counter. Further, the on-site television is connected to an on-site television control system, and is configured to display service information data from an upper system as an image via the television control device. The on-site television is installed at any location including the voting ticket office.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional display for a fan is used only for confirming the purchase of a voting ticket and for notifying the window operation status. In the belt (more than 10 minutes before the deadline), the utilization rate of the fan is low and inefficient.

By the way, in order to provide the above service information to more fans, it is conceivable to add an odds printer or a television in the hall. However, since the odds printer requires the management device as described above, there is a problem in that the installation cost of the management device and its related devices and the construction cost for routing a dedicated cable from the management device are required. Another problem is that the odds printer itself is expensive because a data processing unit for editing data is required. In addition, odds printers
In general, since paper is installed at locations other than the voting ticket office, when replenishing paper, employees at the voting ticket office or office must go to the place where the odds printer is installed and work. There is also a problem that it takes time and effort.

[0006] The present invention focuses on the fact that a television in the hall is already installed at the voting ticket sales office, and can provide various kinds of service information to fans at low cost, thereby improving the use efficiency of the device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fan-equipped display device with a printer, which is appropriately configured so as to be able to perform the above operations.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a display for a fan of a ticket-issuing machine which displays a screen for confirming the contents of voting when issuing a voting ticket in a public event. , Odds, and service information such as race results / refunds from the previous race.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the print output is performed by copying from a display screen.

Further, in one embodiment of the present invention,
The print output is selectively performed from a plurality of channels corresponding to the contents of the service information.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a display for a fan with a printer according to the present invention. This fan-equipped display 1 with a printer is connected to a ticket issuing machine 2,
A key operation panel unit 3 having a channel switching instruction function for selecting a screen to be printed and an input function of an issuance instruction, a function of switching a channel of the indoor TV according to an instruction from the key operation panel unit 3, and printing of an indoor TV video signal Image selection unit 4 having a function of switching to an image signal for use in printing, and a printer unit 5 for printing and outputting an image of the selected channel in accordance with an instruction on key operation panel 3.
And a printer paper holder 6 for holding the printer paper and supplying it to the printer unit 5, a screen for specifying the video and a selected channel video, and a voting content confirmation screen for giving priority to the ticketing operation of the ticketing machine 2. Alternatively, a display unit 7 that displays a voting card non-input screen, a signal reception switching unit 8 that receives a signal from the ticket issuing machine 2 and a television image signal in the hall and selectively supplies the signal to the display unit 7, and receives a signal from the ticket issuing machine 2. And a control unit 10 for controlling each unit.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a system in a public stadium having the display for a fan with a printer shown in FIG. The voting data central processing system 21 installed in the on-site calculation center receives the voting data from each ticket issuing machine 2 installed in the sales office, aggregates the ticketing data of all ticket issuing machines in the stadium, and pays odds, refunds, etc. Is calculated, and the various kinds of information are supplied to the ticket issuing machine 2, the on-site television control system 22, and the like. Based on the information received from the voting data central processing system 21, the on-site television control system 22 provides service information such as the live state of the stadium, odds of the next race, race results / refunds of the previous race, and the like. The on-site television image signal to be displayed is supplied to the on-site television installed in the sales office and the fan-equipped display 1 connected to the ticket issuing machine 2.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the key operation panel unit 3 and the display unit 7 of the display 1 for a fan with a printer shown in FIG. The key operation panel unit 3 includes a plurality of channel switching buttons 31, in this example, switching buttons CH1 to CH4 for selecting any one of four channels.
And a print button 32. By pressing an arbitrary channel switching button 31, a designated channel screen is displayed on the display unit 7, and by pressing the print button 32, the channel screen is displayed on the display unit 7. It is configured to print out the video contents.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the display unit 1 for a fan with a printer shown in FIG. When the ticket issuing machine 2 which is also a power supply device of the fan-equipped display unit 1 is turned on in step 41, the fan-equipped display unit 1 is ready to receive a video signal. If it is determined in step 42 that the ticketing machine 2 is performing ticketing processing, the process proceeds to step 43, where the signal reception switching unit 8 supplies a signal from the ticketing machine 2 to the display unit 7, and displays a voting content confirmation screen or a voting card not yet displayed. Display the input screen. Upon completion of the ticketing process, the process returns to step 42. Step 42
If the ticketing process has not been performed, the process proceeds to step 44, where the signal reception switching unit 8 supplies the indoor TV video signal from the indoor TV control system 22 to the video selection unit 4 and, for example, as shown in FIG. Such a channel selection screen is displayed on the display unit 7. In step 45, the fan selects a desired channel by pressing the channel selection button 32 while viewing the channel selection screen.
Supplies the selected corresponding video signal to the display unit 7 and displays it as shown in FIG. 5B, for example. In step 46, when the user wants to print out the screen on which the fan is displayed, the user presses the print button 32, and the image selection unit 4 converts the image signal into a signal for printing in response to the signal and supplies it to the printing unit. , Then step 42
Return to

[0014] During the time when the ticketing process is busy,
A display dedicated to the ticketing process may be set so as not to accept the display and printout of the TV picture in the hall.

[0015]

According to the present invention, only by connecting to the video line of the on-site television already installed at the voting ticket sales office,
Various service information can be provided to the fan at low cost. Therefore, it is possible to improve the use efficiency of the device in a time period when the purchase of the betting ticket is small.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a display unit for a fan with a printer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a system in a public stadium having the display for a fan with a printer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a key operation panel unit and a display unit illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the display for a fan with a printer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a service information screen displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display for fan with printer 2 Ticketing machine 3 Key operation panel part 4 Image selection part 5 Printer part 6 Printer paper holder 7 Display part 8 Signal reception switching part 9 Power supply part 10 Control part 21 Voting data central processing system 22 Television control in the field System 31 Channel switch button 32 Print button

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A display for a fan of a ticket-issuing machine that displays a screen for confirming voting contents when issuing a voting ticket in a public competition, and service information such as odds and race results / refunds of a previous race. A display for a fan with a printer, having a function of printing out a print. 2. The display for a fan with a printer according to claim 1, wherein the print output is performed by copying from a display screen. 3. The display for a fan with a printer according to claim 1, wherein the print output is selectively performed from a plurality of channels corresponding to the contents of the service information. Indicator for fan.