JPS5826590B2 - Form data input device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a form data input device, and more particularly to a form data input device suitable for application to a payout device for betting tickets such as horse racing tickets.

In gambling for horse races, bicycle races, boat races, etc., fans buy betting tickets, car tickets, dansin tickets, etc. (these are called voting tickets), watch the races, and receive dividends depending on the race results.

Conventionally, dividends are paid to voters by handing a winning ticket to a refund processor at a payout office, and receiving cash after the dividend is calculated by comparing the winning ticket by the refund processor with a ledger. It is done by

Alternatively, recently, voting tickets made of magnetic sheets are also being handled. In this case, the voting ticket is inserted into a payout machine, and the voting information is read by a magnetic head in the payout machine to determine whether it is a winning ticket and calculate the dividend. is determined and calculated by the host device, the results are displayed on the display section, and the cash payment operation is performed.

However, the former method requires a large amount of manual work by the refund processor and has the disadvantage that it is easy to make operational errors.

In the latter case, the work of the refund processor is significantly reduced, but since a magnetic sheet must be used as the voting ticket, running costs are inevitably high and the voting ticket is vulnerable to forgery and alteration.

The applicant has also proposed a method for performing refund operations by recognizing printed characters on voting tickets using an optical character reading device.

This method is characterized by low running costs because plain paper can be used.

In either case, if the printed characters on the voting ticket cannot be read by the voting ticket refund device, the operator manually inputs the characters.

This work is absolutely essential because voting tickets tend to get dirty, bent, etc. frequently due to their nature.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned facts, and its purpose is to inexpensively configure a key manual device for inputting data to be input on a form such as a voting ticket,
The key is to realize a human-powered device with fewer operational errors.

The object of the present invention is to provide at least a positioning mechanism for setting a form to be input in a predetermined position in a form data input device that manually inputs a plurality of types of data on a form, and a positioning mechanism for setting a form to be inputted in a predetermined position, and a positioning mechanism for setting a form to be input at a predetermined position, and a positioning mechanism for setting a form to be input at a predetermined position, and a positioning mechanism for setting a form to be input at a predetermined position, and a form data input device for manually inputting a plurality of types of data on a form. an area specifying display means provided at a position corresponding to the data printing area;
While selecting and specifying the display means for displaying one type of data on the form and the area specification display means, the display means is turned into a key manual means so that the data of the specified area is input to the display means. This can be achieved by providing a form data input device characterized by comprising a switching means for joint control.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a model voting ticket to which the present invention is applied. Voting information is usually printed as shown in the figure, and the year, day, date, venue name, and machine number are written on the left side. The top right side shows the race number, secret code, etc., the second line shows the group number, type, etc., the third line shows the number of tickets, the fourth line shows the voting amount, and The event code, serial number, etc. are printed on the fifth line.

As described above, for voting tickets that are rejected by the voting ticket refund device because they cannot be read magnetically or optically, the operator manually calculates the premium.

An embodiment of the key manpower device according to the present invention is shown in FIG.

In the figure, 2 is an operation panel, 3 is a guide lamp for area specification display, 4 is an input display section that can display one line of printed characters on a voting ticket, and 5 is a function for displaying various functions. In the display section, 6 indicates a set key, I indicates a numeric keypad, and 8 indicates a guide for positioning a voting ticket.

The operation is performed as follows.

First, the voting ticket 1 to be input is set along the guide 8 on the operation panel 2.

Next, press the set key 6 to confirm that the guide lamp 3 corresponding to the top of the voting ticket 1 is lit.

By pressing the set key 6, the address corresponding to the first line of the register (not shown) is selected, and the information input to the register is displayed on the display 4 every time the key is pressed.
Combine the displays so that they are displayed.

Next, while looking at the voting ticket 1, the operator sequentially operates the numeric keypad 7 to input the printed characters at the top of the voting ticket 1.

The input information is displayed on the display section 4 each time the key-in operation is performed.

After the operator checks on the display unit 4 that the key-in operation has been performed for all the printed characters at the top, the operator presses the set key 6 again to perform the key-in operation for the printed characters on the second line.

At this time, the second guide lamp 3 from the top lights up, and the address of the register (not shown) is updated.
The display unit 4 also displays the input status for the second line.

In this way, the key-in operation is performed for each row of the voting ticket, and the key-in operation is performed five times in total to complete the data input for one ticket.

Therefore, the display unit 4 only needs to have a display capacity for one line of the voting ticket 1, and each line on the voting ticket 1 that is currently being input is constantly displayed by the guide lamp 3 provided physically corresponding to each line. Since the specified display is displayed, there is no need to worry about making a mistake when keying in.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment that is a further development of the embodiment shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, since the digits that do not need to be input are known in advance for each designated row on the voting ticket in the above-mentioned embodiment, the digits that do not need to be input are excluded, and the other digits are treated as unnecessary digits. It is displayed on the display section 4.

Since the printing format of the voting ticket being handled is often determined in advance, the digits that do not need to be entered in each line of the voting ticket are stored in advance in a read-only memory, etc., and based on the pressing operation of the set key 6. The information can be easily displayed on the display section 4 by updating the address of the read-only memory.

Therefore, the operator can immediately perform a key-in operation to a predetermined digit without having to repeatedly press the space key or the like.

Furthermore, since the digit position to be input can be clearly identified, operational errors can be greatly reduced.

Note that the shaded areas in the figure indicate digits that do not require input.

FIG. 4 shows a diagram for explaining still another embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment adds additional functions to the refund device and performs a simple logical error check on the refund device before sending input data to the host device, thereby reducing the load on the host device.

That is, as shown in the figure, on the voting ticket 1 there is a.

As shown in b, there are digits in which the same number is always input, and digits in which the digit ``0''' is always input due to the nature of the voting ticket.

Therefore, by adding a comparison circuit and a logic circuit for each of these digits, input data can be checked on the refund device side.

If the input data is incorrect in these logic check circuits, the guide lamp 3 on the operation panel 2 will flash and a buzzer will sound to immediately notify the operator that there is an abnormality in the input data. Can be notified.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the data input device according to the present invention is applied to a voting ticket refund device.

In the figure, 8 is a display control unit that controls the display unit 4, 9 is a key manual control unit that controls the key switches 6 and 7, 10 is an input data storage unit, and 11 is an input data check unit. It is configured to include a logic circuit for checking logic errors in input data as described above.

Further, 12 is a refund control section, 13 is an interface section with a host device, 14 is a refund data storage section, and 15 is a journal printing section.

Input data entered manually through the operation panel 2 is stored in the input data storage section 10, and is displayed on the display section 4 via the display control section 8.

If the input data is incorrect, the input data checking unit 11 detects the abnormality and immediately notifies the operator via the display control unit 8 by blinking a guide lamp or the like.

The input data that has passed through the input data check section 11 is input to the payout control device 16 and sent to the host device via the payout control section 12 and the interface section 13, where the host device again determines whether the ticket is a winning ticket and determines the payout amount. The calculation result is sent back to the interface section 13.

These pieces of information are stored in the refund data storage section 14 via the refund control section 12, while being sent to the journal printing section 15 for predetermined printing.

Further, this information is also sent to the operation panel 2 side, and the display units 4 and 5 display information such as the winning ticket and the payout amount.

Although the above-described embodiment has been explained using a voting ticket refund device as an example, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to data input devices for various forms.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a voting ticket applied to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an embodiment of an input device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the input device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a voting ticket payout device. In the figure, 1 is a voting ticket, 2 is an operation panel, 3 is a guide lamp, 4 is an input display section, 8 is a guide, 10 is an input data storage section, and 11 is an input data check section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. At least in a form data input device that manually inputs multiple types of data on a form, a positioning mechanism for setting the form to be input in a predetermined position, and a printing area for various data on the form set in the positioning mechanism. an area designation display means provided at a position corresponding to the form; a display means for displaying one type of data on the form; and a display means for displaying one type of data on the form; 1. A form data input device comprising: switching means for coupling and controlling the display means to a key manual means so that input is input to the means;