JPS6213166Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] [Summary] Equipped with a non-volatile memory that stores the final amount data of issued voting tickets and a comparison circuit that compares the ticket issuing serial numbers between the counter and the central computer, the central computer can send a reply. If the printing unit does not actually issue a voting ticket due to a failure such as a power outage even though information is being output, the voting ticket is immediately detected and the amount data of the voting ticket is recorded. It is designed to notify the central computer and perform subtraction processing.

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a voting ticket vending machine in a so-called totalizer system, in which the ticket issuing command from a central computer always matches the actual issuing of voting tickets.

For voting tickets for horse racing, bicycle races, boat races, etc., the operator inputs input data such as the race number, group number, and purchase price designated by the customer through the input section, and the desired voting ticket is issued from the printing section.

A plurality of such voting ticket vending machines are connected to a central computer, and the input data of each voting ticket vending machine is sent to the central computer and checked to see if it is a set number that has been sold.

If the result of the verification is OK, a ticket issuing command is output and tickets are issued.

Generally, such voting tickets have a secret number to prevent tampering, and tickets issued from the same voting ticket vending machine are serially numbered by a 6-digit number to confirm the number of tickets issued. A serial number is printed.

Also, this ticket issuing serial number is sent to the center computer in the same way as the input data described above.

If the power to the voting ticket vending machine is cut off due to a failure while the voting ticket vending machine is in operation, the center computer will be notified when the power is turned on again. There may be a difference between the issued voting ticket and the actually issued voting ticket.

Therefore, normally, when such a failure occurs and the power is turned on again, in order to eliminate this difference, the input data that is manually notified to the central computer is used in the voting ticket vending machine that issues the next ticket. The input data was checked.

Therefore, since such verification requires manpower and time, it is possible to perform verification without human intervention.
It was hoped that this could be done in a short amount of time.

[Problems that conventional technology and ideas try to solve]

Conventionally, such voting ticket vending machines have been constructed as shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional voting ticket vending machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, input data such as a race number, group number, purchase amount, etc., are input from an input section 1 and are displayed on a display section 2, and at the same time, are sent to a control section 3.

The control unit 3 sends the input data and information such as the ticket issuing number of the counter 6 to the center computer, and the center computer performs verification. If the result of the verification is OK, a ticket issuing command is output from the center computer.

In response to this ticket issuing command, the control section 3 sends information based on the input data to the printing section 4, the printing section 4 performs a printout, and the voting ticket 5 is issued.

In this case, if the power to the voting ticket vending machine side is cut off due to a failure such as a power outage during communication between the control unit 3 and the center computer, a ticket issuing command is output from the center computer, but it is actually output to the printing unit 4. Therefore, the voting ticket 5 may not be issued.

Therefore, in this case, the number of voting tickets actually issued does not match the tally result of the central computer.

Therefore, in order to prevent such discrepancies, conventionally,
A process is performed to artificially determine whether subtraction is necessary by comparing the ticketing data classified for each voting ticket vending machine in the center computer with the ticketing data of the voting ticket vending machine whose power was cut off immediately before the power outage. It had some drawbacks.

Since a large number of such voting ticket vending machines are usually connected to a central computer, there is a problem in that such processing requires a huge amount of man-hours.

[Means for solving problems]

In such a voting ticket vending machine, the non-volatile memory that stores the amount data of the last issued voting ticket is compared with the ticket issuing serial number between the central computer and the counter, and if there is a difference as a result of the comparison, the control unit and a comparison circuit that outputs a subtraction command to the center computer via the amount data.

With this configuration, the above-mentioned problems are solved.

[Effect]

That is, when issuing voting tickets, the comparison circuit compares the ticket issuing serial numbers of the center computer and the counter, and if the comparison results match, the ticket issuing process continues as is, and if they do not match, then the ticket issuing process is continued. In this example, a subtraction command is sent to the center computer so that the amount data stored in the non-volatile memory is subtracted.

Therefore, as mentioned above, if the power is cut off and there is a difference between the center computer and the voting ticket vending machine, it can be immediately detected by the comparator circuit, and it can also be stored in the non-volatile memory. Since a command to subtract the amount data is sent, there is no need to manually perform the subtraction process as in the past, and such subtraction process can be performed quickly.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the voting ticket vending machine according to the present invention. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

As shown in FIG. 2, a non-volatile memory 7 stores the final ticket issuing data printed on the voting ticket 5;
It is provided with a non-volatile counter 6 and a comparator circuit 8 for comparing the ticket issuing serial numbers with the central computer, but the rest of the configuration is the same as described above.

Furthermore, the nonvolatile memory 7 is configured to be constantly rewritten with the ticket issuing data as soon as the printing of the ticket issuing data on the voting ticket 5 is completed.

Further, when the power is turned on again after being cut off due to a power outage, the comparator circuit 8 reads out the ticketing serial number from the counter 6 and receives the ticketing serial number stored in the center computer via the control circuit 3.
It is configured to compare both ticketing serial numbers.

Therefore, if the comparison shows that they are the same, the issuing process of the voting ticket 5 is continued, but if there is a difference, the control unit 3 is notified and the non-volatile memory 7 is stored via the control unit 3. The stored ticket issuing data is sent to the central computer, and a subtraction command is also output.

Incidentally, since the subtraction process by the center computer can actually be performed using only the amount data, only the amount data included in the ticketing data may be sent as the ticketing data sent in response to the subtraction command.

Therefore, with this configuration, even if the power to the voting ticket vending machine is cut off while communicating with the center computer, the final connection between the center computer and the voting ticket vending machine immediately before the power cut will be The ticket issuing serial number can be confirmed by the comparator circuit 8,
Further, if the final ticket issue serial numbers do not match, the subtraction process can be immediately performed using the ticket issue data stored in the nonvolatile memory 8.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to the invention, if the power is cut off due to a failure or the like during operation and then turned on again, the center computer and voting ticket sales that were just before the power was cut off will be restored. The ticket issuing serial number is compared with the machine, and if a difference occurs, the subtraction process can be performed immediately.

Therefore, unlike in the past, it is no longer necessary to manually check the ticket issuing data from the center computer and the voting ticket vending machine and perform the subtraction process, reducing the number of personnel and speeding up the subtraction process. It's large.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional voting ticket vending machine, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a voting ticket vending machine according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an input section, 2 is a display section, 3 is a control section, 4 is a printing section, 5 is a voting ticket, 6 is a counter,
7 represents a nonvolatile memory, and 8 represents a comparison circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] An input section for inputting voting ticket data, a counter for counting ticket issue serial numbers, and a control section for sending information from the input section and counter to a central computer and obtaining reply information. and a printing unit that issues a voting ticket in accordance with a command from the control unit, and a voting ticket vending machine that issues a predetermined voting ticket by inputting data through the input unit, A non-volatile memory that stores the amount data of the last issued voting ticket is compared with the ticket issuing serial number between the center computer and the counter, and if there is a difference as a result of the comparison, the amount is returned via the control section. A voting ticket vending machine characterized by comprising a comparison circuit that outputs a subtraction command for data to the center computer.