JPS6057100B2 - Event data setting method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an event zeta setting method, and particularly to an event data setting method that allows event data to be quickly set in a plurality of voting ticket vending machines.

Technical Background User demands for horse race ticket betting ticket vending machines are as follows:
Not only the male-only type, but also the type where the vending machine is not fixed to a certain place are becoming firmly established.

Even in the case of the latter type, the venue name, ceremony-specific, annual, annual, and daily event data must be set in the voting ticket vending machine. Even if there are a plurality of such voting ticket vending machines at a voting station, it is desirable to be able to quickly set the event data. However, in the conventional system, a setting mechanism had to be provided and set for each voting ticket vending machine, which not only made it impossible to meet the above requirements, but also resulted in a bulky structure. There is a demand for the development of technical means that can solve these problems.

Conventional technology and problems The conventional method of selling at other venues was simply to incorporate the structure of the one-way sales-only type into the other-way sale type. Since it is necessary to provide a rotary switch for setting, not only is there a large number of rotary switches, but also the event data must be set by operating the many rotary switches one by one. I couldn't satisfy it.

(2) Purpose of the Invention The present invention was devised in view of the drawbacks of the conventional system as described above, and its purpose is to improve each voting ticket vending machine at a voting station where multiple voting ticket vending machines are installed. An object of the present invention is to provide an event data setting method that allows event data to be quickly set.

(E) Structure of the Invention In order to achieve this objective, the method of the present invention involves setting event data on a plurality of voting ticket vending machines installed at a voting station, in which event data is set on the keyboard of a certain voting ticket vending machine. By inputting the event data into the certain voting ticket vending machine mentioned above by operation, issuing a set ticket with the above mentioned holding data recorded from the certain voting ticket vending machine, and sending the set ticket to the voting ticket vending machine in which the above event data is not set. The event data is read by the voting ticket vending machines and set in the voting ticket vending machines.

(F) Embodiments of the Invention Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a plurality of voting ticket vending machines installed at a voting station, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the mechanism related to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a main control unit, to which an interface unit 11, memory 12, receipt printing unit 13, main note printing unit 1 magnetic control unit 15, conveyance control unit 16, and console control unit 17 are connected. has been done. The interface section 11 is connected to a central processing unit (not shown). Further, the console control unit 17 is connected to the console 18, and this console 18
has a keyboard 19 (see FIG. 3) and a display 20. In FIG. 2, 41 is a roll-type voting ticket paper feeding mechanism, and 42 is a stacker.

A transport mechanism (not shown) driven by a transport motor 43 is provided between these 41 and 42. 44 is a printing machine, 45 is a cutter, 46 is a writing head, 47 is a reading head, 48 is a punch, 49 is a stopper, 50 is a switching mechanism, 52 is an insertion button, 53 is an insertion slot, 54 is a shutter, and 55 is a ticket slot. It is.

Next, the operation of the voting ticket vending machine configured as described above will be explained. When the power switch is turned on to operate the voting ticket vending machine (step S1 in FIG. 4), a screen 1 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display 20 (step 2).

Then, the presence or absence of a set ticket is determined in step S3. If there is no setting ticket, in steps S4 and S5, annual data is entered by operating the keyboard 19, written to the mail ':+I month 2' via the main control unit 10, and displayed on the display 20.
displayed on the screen.

Similar processing can be done for each formula and for each location. Steps S6 to S regarding field master power, annual input, and daily input
done in l3. Then, the number of set tickets is set by operating the keyboard 19 (step Sl4).
, when the set key is pressed (step Sl5), a screen 2 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display 20 (step Sl6).

Next, when the ticket issue button is pressed (step Sl7), the main controller 10 controls the main ticket printing unit 14 and the magnetic controller 15.
, the conveyance control unit 16 enters the operation mode, the conveyance motor 43 is driven, and the paper is fed out from the roll-type voting ticket paper feeding mechanism 41, and while the paper is being conveyed by the conveyance mechanism, the printing machine, For example, the thermal printer 44 prints event data on its upper surface as shown in FIG.

The rear end of the set ticket printed in this way is cutter 45.
When passing through the paper, the cutter 45 is activated to produce a piece of paper that will become a set ticket. Next, when the set ticket passes through the write head 46, the write head 46 records event data printed by the printing machine 44 on the magnetic stripe previously provided on the back side of the set ticket. In this way, the set ticket on which event data has been recorded is photographed and sent by the transport mechanism, and is ejected from the ticket issuing port 55 via the switching mechanism 50 which is switched to the ticket issuing port side.

This series of processes occurs continuously for each required number of set tickets.

The processing up to this point is shown in FIG. 4 as step Sl8. In order to insert the set ticket issued in this way through the insertion slot 53 of the voting ticket vending machine for which event data has not been set, the insertion button 52 is pressed to open the shutter, the set ticket is inserted, and the transport mechanism The set ticket magnetic stripe is read by the reading head 47 along the way.
The event data thus obtained is taken into a predetermined storage area of the memory 12 via the magnetic control section 15 and the main control section 10, and is used for the subsequent sale of voting tickets.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the need for setting operations for event data for each voting ticket vending machine and for each separate event data.

Therefore, the time required to set the σ entry event data for the entire voting station where a plurality of voting ticket vending machines are installed can be significantly shortened. This effect increases as the number of installed devices increases. This not only reduces the burden on the staff, but also improves the service provided to users. Note that steps Sl9 to S25 show how voting tickets are sold.

Examples of screens 3 to 5 are shown in FIGS. 8 to 10. Step S26 represents a conventionally known subtraction operation, this function being produced by the stopper 49 and the punch 48, and the ticket subjected to this function is fed into the stacker 42 via the switching mechanism 50. (卜) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the time required to set event data for the entire polling station equipped with a plurality of voting ticket vending machines can be significantly shortened, thereby reducing the burden on staff. It is possible to reduce the number of customers and improve the service provided to the three customers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voting ticket vending machine according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a mechanical diagram of the main parts of the vending machine in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a plan view of the keyboard of the vending machine in Figure 1, Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the process of selling set tickets by the vending machine in Figure 1, and Figure 5 Figures 6 and 8 to 10 respectively show examples of screens displayed on the display of the vending machine in Figure 1, and Figure 7 is a set ticket sold by the vending machine in Figure 1. FIG.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a system where event data is set in multiple voting ticket vending machines installed at a voting station, the event data is inputted into the above certain voting ticket vending machine by operating the keyboard of one of the voting ticket vending machines, and the above mentioned voting ticket vending machine is set. A set ticket with event data recorded thereon is issued from a certain voting ticket vending machine, and the set ticket is read by each of the remaining voting ticket vending machines for which the event data has not been set, and the above event data is set in those voting ticket vending machines. An event data setting method characterized by: