JPS63311566A - System for processing wrong totalization of totalizator system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly correct wrong totalization of a totalization system and, at the same time, to improve the reliability of the totalized results of the system, by informing a computer that an error occurs by depressing a specific button when a difference is found between the total sales recorded in a pari-mutuel ticket selling machine and the amount of money sent from the computer and correcting the totalization of the computer in accordance with the ticket issuing information of the ticket selling machine. CONSTITUTION:A logging information sending instructing means 17 causes a pair-mutual ticket selling machine 15 to send logged ticket selling information when the operator of the means 17 depresses a specific button and a logging information storage instructing means 18 causes a computer 16 to log and store the ticket selling information of each puri-mutual ticket issued by the ticket selling machine 15. A logging information correction instructing means 19 compares the ticket selling information stored in the computer 16 in accordance with the instruction of the means 18 with the ticket selling information sent from the ticket selling machine 15 and, if a difference is found between them, causes the difference to be corrected. Therefore, even when the signal of the sensor of the machine 15 is wrongly received and an error is produced in the totalization, the error can be corrected. Thus the totalizing process can be carried out quickly and the reliability of the totalized results can be improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] In the Totalizator system, after giving up on selling voting tickets for each race, it is necessary to announce the total number of votes sold before the race starts. In order to announce the final result, the number of votes counted by the computer is announced. Therefore, in order to ensure that there is no error in the number of votes in C1,
The total sales amount left in the voting ticket vending machine is compared with the total amount sold by the corresponding voting ticket vending machine sent by the computer, and if there is a difference from the amount sent by the computer, an error can be detected by pressing a specific button. The system notifies the computer and corrects the computer's tally based on the ticket issuing information sent from the voting ticket vending machine.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a totalizer system, and more particularly to a totalizer error processing method for correcting an error in the total number of votes announced after the sale of voting tickets closes and before a race starts.

In the Totalizator system, it is stipulated by law that the total number of voting tickets sold for a given race must be announced and displayed from the time voting ticket sales close until the start of the race. Therefore, in the totalizer system, multiple voting ticket sales counters are each equipped with a voting ticket vending machine, and a computer that centrally controls the voting ticket vending machines tallies the total number of voting tickets sold from each voting ticket vending machine. The total number is now announced.

This is to reduce customer waiting time and improve service. For this reason, the time from when the sale of voting tickets closes until the start of the race is shortened, but if there is an error in the computer's tally, either the customer or the promoter will suffer a loss.

Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that there are absolutely no errors in computer aggregation.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional totalizer system.

Multiple voting ticket vending machines1. -.-92 is connected to the line control device 3, and the line control device 3 is connected to the computer 4. Based on instructions from the computer 4, the line control device 3 uses a polling method to call the voting ticket vending machine 1 and communicate with it, and when this communication is completed, it calls the next voting ticket vending machine and communicates with it, repeats this operation, and finally When the communication with the voting ticket vending machine 2 is completed, the voting ticket vending machine 1 is called again.
connect.

Voting ticket sales stage 1. -, 2 are installed at the respective counters, and issue voting tickets for the race desired by the customer through the operation of an operator. When the voting ticket vending machine 1 is called by polling, the control circuit 10 of the voting ticket vending machine 10 transmits information necessary for issuing one voting ticket, such as race number, group number, amount, etc., to the line control device 3. The data is sent to the computer 4 via the .

The computer 4 checks the ticket issuance information sent from the voting ticket vending machine 1, and if the check is satisfactory, the voting ticket is counted as having been issued, and a ticket issuance permission signal is sent via the line control device 3. Send it to the voting ticket vending machine l. When the control circuit 10 of the voting ticket vending machine 1 receives this ticket issuance permission signal, it operates the printing mechanism 5 to print necessary information on the roll 6 and then cuts it, and carries the cut voting ticket 9 along the conveyance path 11. The material is then transported to the dispensing lower and the operator takes it out.

At the same time, the control circuit 10 stores the ticket issuing information of the voting ticket in a memory (not shown), performs journal printing based on the stored ticket issuing information, and sequentially records the ticket issuing information for each voting ticket on the receipt 12. At the same time, when the sale of voting tickets 9 in the race is stopped, the total amount sold by the voting ticket vending machine 1 is totaled based on the ticket issuing information recorded in the memory and printed on the receipt 12.

As mentioned above, the voting ticket vending machine prints, cuts, and transports the voting ticket 9 to the dispensing lower after receiving the ticket issuance permission signal, so the voting ticket 9 may not come out to the dispensing lower due to a failure etc. If the computer 4 counts incorrectly, a sensor 8 is provided to detect when the voting ticket 9 has been conveyed to the dispensing lower and can be taken out by the operator. If the conveyance of the voting tickets 9 is not detected, the voting ticket vending machine 1 sends a signal to the computer 4 to delete the counting of the voting tickets 9 that have already been counted.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As mentioned above, conventionally, when a computer sends a ticket issuance permission signal in response to a ticket issuance request from a voting ticket vending machine, this voting ticket is treated as having been issued, so a deletion request signal for this voting ticket is sent. If the voting ticket is not received by the computer, the voting ticket vending machine will not issue a voting ticket due to a failure or other reason, and even though the specified amount cannot be received from the customer, the computer will still count the voting ticket, so the computer will issue the voting ticket. The number of votes displayed would be excessive.

Therefore, it is conceivable to stop the counting process when the computer sends out the ticket issuance permission signal and to start the counting process based on the signal that the sensor detects conveyance of voting tickets.However, in the totalizer system, the computer's processing The number of voting tickets to be issued is approximately 3,000 per minute, and it takes time for the sensor to operate after the ticket issuance permission signal is sent, so the computer remains in contact with each voting ticket for that long. I can't do that.

Therefore, the ticket issuing information of uncounted voting tickets for each voting ticket vending machine is stored in the computer memory, and the counting process is performed using the signals sent from the sensor, but generally the number of voting ticket vending machines is There are 300 to 400 units, and as the memory capacity increases, it takes time to index the addresses, and it is difficult to handle the influx of sensor signals just before the release deadline, and if the sensor signals are not received. , cannot be adopted because it has the disadvantage of undercounting.

Therefore, in order to prevent the computer from announcing an excessive number of votes, it is necessary to ensure that the computer receives the deletion request signal from the sensor, but it is impossible to guarantee that there will be no errors. The problem is that it is difficult.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

Fig. tta instructs the voting ticket vending machine l shown in Fig. 3 to send out all of the logged ticket issuing information for the corresponding race when the operator presses a specific button. [Add cogging information sending instruction means 17,
A logging information storage instructing means 18 instructs the computer 4 to log and store the ticket issuing information of each voting ticket issued by the voting ticket vending machine 15, and the voting ticket vending machine 15 sends out the stored ticket issuing information and the A logging information modification instructing means 19 is added which sequentially compares the issued ticketing information and instructs to modify the mismatched portions.

The operator operating the voting ticket vending machine 15 receives the total sales amount of the race recorded on the receipt of the voting ticket vending machine 15 after the voting ticket vending machine 15 stops, and the computer 16 at the same time as the voting ticket vending machine 15 stops selling the voting ticket. It is compared with the total amount sold by the voting ticket vending machine 15 sent out via the control device 3. If they do not match, the operator presses a specific button to notify the computer 16 of the occurrence of an error via the line control device 3, activates the logging information sending instruction means 17 of the voting ticket vending machine 15, and votes. Ticket issuing information logged for each ticket is sent to the computer 16 via the line control device 3.

Based on the instructions from the logging information storage instruction means 18, each time the computer 16 sends out a ticket issuance permission signal, the computer 16 classifies the voting ticket vending machine side and stores the ticket issuance information for each voting ticket sent out by each voting ticket vending machine. Log sequentially and record 1. Slurp. Then, when the voting ticket sales [15] notifies the occurrence of an error by pressing a specific button, the logging information correction instruction means 19
is activated, and the subsequently received ticket issuing information sent out by the voting ticket vending machine 15 is compared with the logged and stored ticket issuing information for each voting ticket.

If the results of this comparison do not match, the computer 16 corrects the stored ticketing information based on the ticketing information sent out by the voting ticket vending machine 15 according to the instruction from the logging information storage instruction means 1→, and by this correction, the number of votes counted and the sales amount A1) Correct.

[Effect]

With the above configuration, the logging information sending instruction means 17 causes the voting ticket vending machine 15 to send logged ticket issuing information when the operator presses a specific button, and the logging information storage instruction means 18 causes the computer 16 to send out the logged ticket issuing information. Logging and storing ticket issuing information for each voting ticket issued by the vending machine 15, logging information correction instruction means 19
compares the ticketing information instructed and stored by the logging information storage instruction means 18 with the ticketing information sent out by the voting ticket vending machine 15, and in order to correct any discrepancies, the voting ticket vending machine 1
Even if a signal is received incorrectly from the sensor No. 5 and an error occurs in the totalization, this can be corrected.

Furthermore, since only the voting ticket vending machine in which the error occurred is corrected, the processing is quick and the reliability of the tally results can be improved.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a circuit showing one embodiment of the present invention.

Multiple voting ticket vending machines15. -.-9 are connected to the line control device 3, and the line control device 3 is connected to the computer 16. Similarly to FIG. 3, the line control device 3 uses the polling method to call the voting ticket vending machine 15 for communication based on instructions from the computer 16, and when this communication is completed, it calls the next voting ticket vending machine and performs communication. repeat.

The voting ticket vending machine I5, similar to the voting ticket vending machine 1 shown in FIG.
and sends ticket issuing information necessary for issuing one voting ticket 9 to the computer 16 via the line control device 3.

The computer 16 checks the ticket issuing information sent from the voting ticket vending machine 15 and, if it is good, sells the voting ticket 9.
is counted as having been issued, and sends a ticket issuance permission signal to the voting ticket vending machine 15 via the line control device 3. At the same time, the computer 16, in response to instructions from the logging information storage instruction program 21, sequentially stores, in a memory (not shown), the issuing information of the voting ticket for which issuing of the ticket is permitted, for each voting ticket, distinguishing it for each voting ticket vending machine.

When the control circuit 10 of the voting ticket vending machine 15 receives the ticket issuance permission signal sent by the computer 16, it operates the printing mechanism ←→ to print the necessary information on the roll gai 6 and then cuts the voting ticket. 9 is conveyed to the dispensing lower and the operator takes it out.

At the same time, the control circuit 10 stores the ticketing information of the voting ticket 9 in a memory (not shown), prints a journal based on the stored ticketing information, and sequentially records the ticketing information of each voting ticket on the receipt 12. At the same time, when the sale of voting tickets 9 in the relevant race is stopped, the voting ticket vending machine 1
5 totals the total amount sold and prints it on a receipt 12.

In addition, the sensor 8 of the voting ticket vending machine 15 is
Similarly, if transport of voting tickets is not detected, the voting ticket vending machine 15 sends a signal to the computer 16 to delete the tally of voting tickets that have already been counted.

When the operator of the voting ticket vending machine 15 stops selling the voting tickets 9, the operator calculates the total sales amount of the receipt tickets 12 and the total sales amount of the voting ticket vending machine 15 sent by the computer 16 via the line control device 3. compare.

If they match, no processing is necessary, but if they do not match, the operator presses a specific button (not shown).

By pressing these two specific ports, the control circuit 10 notifies the computer 16 through the line control device 3 of the occurrence of an error, starts the logging information sending instruction program 20, and based on the instruction, writes data to the memory explained in FIG. 3. The ticket issuing information logged for each stored voting ticket is stored in the computer 16.
Send to.

The computer 16 reads out the logging information correction instruction program 22 based on the error occurrence notification from the voting ticket vending machine 15 by pressing the specific -0 F, and stores it in the memory based on the instruction from the logging information storage instruction program 2↓゛. The ticket issuing information of the voting ticket vending machine 15 and the voting ticket vending machine 1
Compare the ticketing information sent by No. 5.

The computer 16 corrects the discrepancies obtained as a result of this comparison according to instructions from the logging information correction instruction program 22, corrects the total number of voting tickets counted for presentation and display, and also corrects the sales amount.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides an advantage in that when a signal for deleting an unissued voting ticket detected by a sensor is not received by a computer and the total number of votes is incorrect, the number of votes of the voting ticket vending machine that caused the error is corrected. This makes it possible to correct the amount, which speeds up the correction process and improves the reliability of the tally results.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a circuit showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional totalizer system. In the figure, 1.2.15 is a voting ticket vending machine, 3 is a line control device, 4,
16 is a computer, 5 is a printing mechanism, 6 is a roll paper,
7 is an output port, 8 is a sensor, 9 is a voting ticket, 10 is a control circuit, 11 is a transport path, 12 is a receipt, 17 is a logging information sending instruction means, 18 is a logging information storage instruction means, 19 is a logging information correction The instruction means includes a logging information sending instruction program 20, a logging information storage instruction program 21, and a logging information modification instruction program 22. (Mi

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Ticket issuing information necessary for selling voting tickets is sent to the computer (16), a ticket issuance permission signal is obtained for the voting ticket, the voting ticket is issued, and the ticket is issued for each voting ticket. A plurality of voting ticket vending machines (15) that store information and print the total sales amount for each race on tickets;
) for sequentially calling up the computer (16) to communicate with the computer (16), and controlling the line control device (3);
A computer (16) that receives the ticketing information sent out from each voting ticket vending machine (15), sends out a ticketing permission signal, and totals the total number of voting tickets sold for the corresponding race based on the ticketing information. In the totalizer system, the voting ticket vending machine (15) is equipped with a logging information sending instruction means (17) that instructs the voting ticket vending machine (15) to send out the stored ticket issuing information for each voting ticket all at once by pressing a specific button. logging information storage instruction means (18) for instructing the computer (16) to sequentially store ticket issuing information for each voting ticket sent to each voting ticket vending machine for each voting ticket vending machine (18); When the notification is received, the ticket vending machine that notified the error subsequently sends out ticket issuing information for each voting ticket, and the corresponding voting ticket vending machine that has been instructed and stored by the logging information storage instruction means (18). A logging information correction instruction means (19) is provided which compares ticket issuing information for each voting ticket and instructs correction of discrepancies, and when the voting ticket vending machine (15) stops selling voting tickets, individual voting The operator compares the total sales amount recorded on the receipt for each ticket vending machine with the total sales amount sold by the corresponding voting ticket vending machine sent by the computer (16), and if there is a discrepancy, press the specific button. By pressing , the computer (16) is notified of the occurrence of an error, and the computer (16) is instructed to store the logging information (18).
) is compared with the ticketing information stored by the voting ticket vending machine and the ticketing information sent out by the voting ticket vending machine.
A totalizer error processing method for a totalizer system, which is characterized in that correction is made based on ticket issuance information sent out by a voting ticket vending machine.