JPS6246032B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a test method for a totalizer system in which the terminal side is unmanned and a computer of the totalizer system can be tested.

Figure 1 shows an overview of the totalizer system, where the CPU is the main computer, and the TCU
indicates the terminal control device, UIM indicates the advance purchase terminal, and POM indicates the refund terminal.

The computer CPU performs voting ticket sales and refund processing, and the terminal control unit TCU is a control device installed between the computer CPU and the terminals UIM and POM, and has a built-in microcomputer.

The totalizer system of FIG. 1 operates as follows. When the terminal operator inputs the race, number, amount, etc. requested by the customer into the sales terminal UIM, the input data will be displayed as shown in Figure 2.
Displayed on the display DISP of the released terminal UIM. The terminal control unit TCU checks the advance sale terminal UIM, and if the sale terminal UIM has data, it sends the data to the terminal control unit TCU.

The terminal control unit TCU sends data to the computer CPU. The computer CPU checks the data and updates the file at the same time, and sends the result of the data check to the terminal control unit TCU.

The terminal control unit TCU notifies the release terminal UIM of the check result and performs boring with other terminals UIM and POM. In the released terminal UIM, the CPU
If the judgment is yes, the ticket is issued, and if it is not, the error is reported to the operator. When the data written on the voting ticket is input at the refund terminal POM, substantially the same process is performed, and the refund terminal POM is notified of whether or not a refund is possible.

Previously, computer tests in the totalizer system were performed by actually installing terminals and inputting data from each terminal.

Such a test method has the disadvantage of requiring a large amount of manpower and time.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the present invention is a totalizer system which makes it possible to test the computers of the totalizer system by making the terminal unmanned.
The purpose is to provide a test method for the system. Therefore, the test method in the totalizer system of the present invention includes a computer in the main body of the totalizer system that processes traffic data from multiple terminals, and a terminal control system that controls traffic between the multiple terminals and the computer. A test method for a totalizer system comprising: a terminal control device; a terminal registration data storage means; a refund data storage means; a voting data storage means; an operation status table; an advance sale status table; It is equipped with a current status table, a refund status table, a timer, and a processor that controls the operation of the terminal control device, and each of the n terminals from the computer of the main system is a current sale terminal or an advance sale terminal. or when terminal registration data indicating whether it is a refund terminal is sent, the terminal registration data is stored in the terminal registration data storage means, and when refund data is sent from the computer of the main system, the refund data is stored. is stored in the refund data storage means, and when voting data for each of the first to Nth races is sent from the computer of the main body system, the voting data is stored in the voting data storage means, and the When a traffic mode start with a traffic mode instruction and a timer value is sent from the main system's computer, the traffic mode start is stored in the operation status table above, and advance sales are made from the main system's computer. When the start date is sent, information indicating that advance sales are possible for all races is stored in the advance sales status table, and the current i-race (i =
1, 2,...,N) When the advance sale start date is sent, information indicating that only the i-th race is available for sale at this time is stored in the current situation table, and the computer in the main body system stores the information for this time from the main system calculator. When an i-race sales suspension notice is sent, information indicating that advance sales are not possible for all races at this time is stored in the current status table, and advance sales are allowed only for races after the i+1st race. information indicating that the refund is possible is stored in the advance sales status table, and when a refund start is sent from the computer of the main system, information indicating that the refund is possible is stored in the refund status table, and the operation status table is - If the mode is indicated, update the contents of the above timer every time the time specified by the timer value in the above operation status table elapses, and refer to the above terminal registration table to update the contents of the above timer. Check whether the corresponding terminal is the current release terminal, advance sale release terminal, or refund terminal, and if the terminal corresponding to the contents of the timer above is the current release terminal, refer to the above current situation table. It is checked whether or not there is a race number that can be sold at this time, and if there is, the voting data corresponding to the race number is retrieved from the voting data storage means and sent to the computer of the main system, and the contents of the timer are If the corresponding terminal is an advance sale terminal, refer to the advance sale status table above to check whether there is a race number for which advance sale is possible, and if so, vote corresponding to the race number for which advance sale is possible. The data is retrieved from the voting data storage means and sent to the computer of the main body system, and if the terminal corresponding to the content of the timer is a refund terminal, it is determined whether the content of the refund status table indicates that a refund is possible. The present invention is characterized in that it is configured to retrieve the refund data from the refund storage means and send it to the computer of the main body system if the refund data is determined to be refundable.

3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining the processing on the computer side and the terminal control device side according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing in the terminal control device.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the CPU side reads refund data, terminal registration data, voting data, timer values, etc. from the input medium. These data are for testing purposes and are hypothetical. After reading these data, first, enter the device registration data.
Send to TCU side. On the TCU side, terminal registration data is stored in memory. Terminal registration data is terminal i
The terminal classification is defined for (i=1, 2, . . . n). The terminal classification for the current release terminal is “1”, and the terminal classification for the advance sale terminal is “2”.
The terminal classification of the refund terminal is "3". After transmitting the terminal registration data, the CPU side transmits the refund data. When the TCU side receives this refund data, it stores this data in memory. The refund data consists of the venue, year, round, race, type, horse group number, number of votes, secret code SC, etc. After sending the refund data, the CPU side sends voting data, and the TCU side stores this voting data in memory. There are races from the 1st race to the 12th race, and voting data is given for each race. After sending voting data, send traffic mode start. The traffic start includes a traffic mode indication and a timer value, where the traffic mode indication is "1".
"0" indicates traffic mode, and "0" indicates non-traffic mode. This traffic mode instruction and timer value are entered in the TCU's operational status table. After transmitting traffic mode start, the CPU side transmits advance sale start.
The TCU side has an advance sale status table that indicates whether advance sale for 1 race to 12 races is possible, but when the advance sale start is received, the advance sale status table shows 1 race to 12 races as advance sale. Please indicate that it is possible. Note that a logic "1" indicates that the product can be sold, and a logic "0" indicates that the product cannot be sold. After entering in the advance sale status table that 1 race to 12 races can be sold, the TCU side performs the processing described below and sends the advance sale data for 1 race to 12 races to the CPU side. The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data. After sending the advance sale start, the CPU side sends the start of sale for the current race. The TCU side has a current status table that indicates whether the current sale for 1 race to 12 races is possible or not, and when it receives the advance sale start for the current 1 race, it displays the current status table. Please enter that the current sale for one race is possible. and,
The TCU side will provide release data for one race and one
Advance sale data for a race or 12 races is sent to the CPU
Send to the side. The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data. After sending the start of sale for the current 1 race, the CPU side sends the stop of sale for the current 1 race. Upon receiving the suspension of sales for the current 1 race, TCU
The side writes in the current status table that one race cannot be sold at this time, and also writes in the advance sale status table that one race cannot be sold in advance. Then, advance sale data for 2 to 12 races is sent to the CPU side.
The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data. After sending the suspension of sales for this first race,
The CPU side sends a refund start. The TCU side has a refund status bit, and when it receives a refund start,
The refund status bit is set to logic "1". and,
On the TCU side, refund data and 2 races or 12
Send race advance sale data to the CPU side.
The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data.

Figure 3 (b) shows the results after the 11th race was released.
This explains the processing on the CPU side and the TCU side. When the CPU side sends the start of sale for the current 11 races, the TCU side enters in the current status table that the current sale of the 11 races is possible. In addition, this time 11
At the time when the race sale start is transmitted from the CPU side, the advance sale status table indicates that only races 11 and 12 can be sold, and the refund status bit indicates that refunds are possible.

The TCU side sends the current 11 race release data, advance sale data for the 11th or 12th race, and refund data to the CPU side. The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data. After sending the start of sale for the 11th race, the CPU side sends the stoppage of the release of the 11th race. When the TCU side receives the suspension of sales for the 11th race, it writes in the current status table and the advance sale status table that the sale of the 11th race is not possible, and sends the advance sale data and refund data for the 12th race to the CPU side. The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data. After sending the 11th race release suspension,
The CPU side sends a notice to stop the advance sale. Upon receiving the advance sale suspension notice, the TCU side will update the advance sale status table.
Write that advance sales are not possible for 12 races and write refund data.
Send to CPU side.

The CPU side performs aggregation processing. After sending the stop of advance sales, the CPU side sends the start of sales for the current 12 races. When you receive the release information for the 12th race,
The TCU side writes that the 12 races can be sold in the current status table, and sends the current 12 race sales data and refund data to the CPU side. The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data. After sending the start of sale for the current 12 races, the CPU side sends the stop of sale for the current 12 races. Upon receiving the suspension of sales for the 12th race,
The TCU side writes that 12 races cannot be sold in the current status table and sends refund data to the CPU side.

The CPU side performs aggregation processing and creates aggregated data. After transmitting the suspension of sales for the current 12 races, the CPU side will transmit a suspension of refunds.

Upon receiving the refund stop, the TCU side writes non-refundable to the refund status bit. After sending refund stop, CPU
The side sends a traffic mode end.

When a traffic mode end is received,
The TCU side sets the traffic mode/indication in the operation status table to "0" and also sets the timer values to all "0".

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing on the TCU side. In Figure 4, data is terminal registration data, data is refund data, data is voting data, data is data in the operation status table, data is data in the current status table, and data is data in the current status table. is the data of the advance sale status table, and the data is the data of the refund status table. On the TCU side, the following processing is performed.

(b) Count up the terminal number for each data timer value and issue a timer interrupt.

(b) Determine the terminal classification for terminal number n by referring to the data. When the terminal classification is “1” (c)
Perform the processing from (e) to (e), and when the terminal classification is "2", perform the processing from (f) to (h), and when the terminal classification is "3", perform the processing from (li) and (nu). .

(c) Check whether the data is all off. If any of them are on, perform the process (d), and if all are off, execute END.

(d) Extract the race number corresponding to the ON data.

(e) Send the voting data corresponding to the relevant race number to the CPU side as current release data.

(f) Check whether there is an advance sale race number in the data. If it exists, perform the process in (g), and if it does not, execute END.

(g) Select any race number from among the race numbers whose data is on sale in advance.

(H) Send the voting data corresponding to the relevant race number to the CPU side as advance sale data.

(li) Check whether the data is on. If it is on (nu)
Processing is performed, and if it is off, it is set as END.

(J) Send the data to the CPU side as refund data.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the totalizer can be used without connecting a terminal.
It is possible to test the main computer of the system, which makes testing of the main computer much more efficient than conventional testing methods.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows an overview of the totalizer system, and Figure 2 shows one of the displays on the terminal display.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the processing of the computer and terminal control device according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing in the terminal control device. CPU...main system computer, TCU...terminal control unit, UTM...release terminal, POM...refund terminal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A test method for a totalizer system comprising a main body computer of the totalizer system that processes traffic data from multiple terminals, and a terminal control device that controls traffic between the multiple terminals and the computer. hand,
The terminal control device includes a terminal registration data storage means, a refund data storage means, a voting data storage means, an operation status table, an advance sale status table,
It is equipped with a current status table, a refund status table, a timer, and a processor that controls the operation of the terminal control device, and each of the n terminals from the computer of the main system is a current sale terminal or an advance sale terminal. or when terminal registration data indicating whether it is a refund terminal is sent, the terminal registration data is stored in the terminal registration data storage means, and when refund data is sent from the computer of the main system, the refund data is stored. is stored in the refund data storage means, and when voting data for each of the first to Nth races is sent from the computer of the main body system, the voting data is stored in the voting data storage means, and the When a traffic mode start with a traffic mode instruction and a timer value is sent from the main system's computer, the traffic mode start is stored in the operation status table above, and advance sales are made from the main system's computer. When the start date is sent, information indicating that advance sales are possible for all races is stored in the advance sales status table, and the current i-race (i = 1, 2, ..., N) is sent from the computer of the main system. When the release start notification is sent, information indicating that only the i-th race is available for sale at this time is stored in the current status table, and the main system computer sends the current i-race sales suspension. When the event arrives, information indicating that all races cannot be sold at this time is stored in the current status table, and information indicating that advance sales are possible only for races after the i+1st race is stored in the advance sale status table. Store it in
When a refund start request is sent from the computer of the main system, information indicating that the refund is possible is stored in the refund status table, and if the operation status table indicates that the transaction is in traffic mode, , updates the contents of the above-mentioned timer every time the time specified by the timer value in the above-mentioned operation status table elapses, and refers to the above-mentioned terminal registration table to determine whether the terminal corresponding to the contents of the above-mentioned timer is a currently released terminal or an advance sale terminal. Check whether it is a sale terminal or a refund terminal, and if the terminal corresponding to the contents of the above timer is the current sale terminal, refer to the above current situation table and check whether there is a race number that can be sold this time. If the race number exists, the voting data corresponding to the race number is retrieved from the voting data storage means and sent to the computer of the main system, and if the terminal corresponding to the content of the timer is an advance sale terminal, refers to the advance sale status table to check whether there is a race number for which advance sale is possible, and if so, retrieves the voting data corresponding to the race number for which advance sale is possible from the vote data storage means and stores it in the book. If the terminal corresponding to the contents of the above timer is a refund terminal, it is checked whether the contents of the above refund status table indicate that a refund is possible, and if it indicates that a refund is possible, the above A test method for a totalizer system, characterized in that it is configured to retrieve refund data from a refund storage means and send it to a computer of the main body system.