JPS6347873A - Automatic voting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive to attain labor saving on the sale/payment job of a voting ticket such as a public lottery ticket, etc., by automatizing all of the operation to throw in stakes required for voting and to issue the public lottery ticket, etc., and the operation to pay a winning prize. CONSTITUTION:When a voting card is read by the card reading part 3 of a terminal equipment 10, or in put by a touch panel 2-1 is performed, and simultaneously, a voting money is thrown in form a money throw-in part 6, or a public lottery ticket purchasing card is thrown in from a card thow-in part 6a, data is sent to a central system 13. And a voting data is stored in a voting data storing device 12, and a ticket issuing part 5 outputs a drawing ticket. After a winning number is decided, and by reading the drawing ticket at the card reading part 3, a result inquiring data is transmitted to the central system 13, and the voting data storing device 12 is retrieved. The terminal equipment 10 collects the drawing ticket to a ticket collecting part 4 when an answering data permits payment, and the winning prize is thrown out to a money throw- out part 7.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is capable of issuing a voting ticket such as a lottery ticket, determining whether the voting ticket is winning or not, and paying the winning prize on a terminal device connected to, for example, a central system. The present invention relates to a voting system that can be carried out automatically and that makes purchasing voting tickets entirely cashless.

[Conventional technology]

For example, a device for issuing lottery tickets and exchanging them for cash was developed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 59
-146391, but with such conventional devices, the purchaser could not freely specify the number, and had to leave the number selection to the device or select it within the range that was not sold. . In addition, voting bets can be placed in banknotes,
9), cashless voting was not taken into account.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The present invention enables, for example, a terminal device maintained in a central system to issue voting tickets with arbitrarily duplicated numbers to an unspecified number of people, and further uses these voting tickets to determine wins and losses. The purpose is to provide an automatic voting system that can release currency or securities equivalent to the prize amount to the outside for those who are determined to be a winner and are permitted to pay the prize money. aims to provide an automatic voting system that performs cashless voting by allowing the insertion of securities for purchasing lottery tickets from which bets can be withdrawn.

[Problem 1! : Means for Solving] The automatic voting system of the present invention has a first voting system designated for each vote.
a means for inputting information on the first information; a means for placing a wager required for voting on the first information; and second information unique to the first information inputted by the means for inputting the first information. means for storing the first and second information in the storage means, means for outputting a ticket on which the first and second information are recorded, and the first and second information stored in the storage means. Second
Means for adding third information indicating whether or not the information in tube 1 has been won, and, if the winning is a win, fourth information indicating the winning prize amount and permission/prohibition of payment of the tooth prize money to the information pair. , means for reading the second information stored on the roll, and information read by the reading means from among the first, second, and third information pair groups stored in the storage means. means for finding something that is equal to the second information and the third information indicates a win, and the third information indicates a win and the fourth information is the winning prize payment permission; When this is indicated, this is achieved by investing the entire currency or securities corresponding to the winning prize indicated by the fourth information to the outside.

[Effect]

The automatic voting system allows you to place a bet and vote by specifying any number that allows duplicates, determine one loss using the issued voting ticket, and allow the payment of winning prizes in the event of a win. This makes it possible to pay a premium when a prohibition is determined and payment is permitted. According to this method, the lottery tickets are issued by inserting the bet required for voting, and after the issued voting ticket is drawn, the voting ticket purchaser inserts the voting ticket to determine the winning or losing. In the case of a voting ticket that has been awarded and a winning prize payment is permitted, the entire operation of paying the winning prize can be automated, and the work of selling and paying voting tickets such as lottery tickets can be labor-saving. In addition, the investment of voting bets,
By using securities for purchasing lottery tickets from which the amount can be withdrawn, and having a lottery ticket issuing office withdraw the amount equivalent to the voting bet from the securities, it becomes possible to purchase lottery tickets without cash.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a system based on the present invention.

The terminal device 10 includes a keyboard section 1, a display section 2 equipped with a touch panel 2-1, a card reading section 3, a roll collecting section 4, a ticket issuing section 5, a currency input section 6, a card insertion section 6a, and a currency dispensing section 7.
, a connection section 9 with the central system 13, and a control section 8. The central system 13 has a data processing device [11] and a voting data storage device 12t, and is connected to a plurality of terminal devices 10.

When a person who wishes to vote decides on a combination of numbers and votes, he or she first writes the voting number with a mark in the voting mark column 16 of the designated voting card 140 as shown in FIG. The card 14 is read, or input is made using the touch panel 2-1 of the display section, and voting money is inserted from the currency input section 6, or the card input section 6
When a voter inserts a card, which is a security for purchasing a lottery ticket, which has been purchased in advance from IL Yoshi, the control unit 6 presses the voting car and the mark 14 on the male or touch spring A-2-1.
The validity of the input data from the voting card 14 or
Input data from the touch panel 2-1 is sent to the central system 13 via the connection section 9. The central system 13 stores the voting data transmitted from the terminal device 10 in the voting data storage device 12.

However, the voting data storage device 12 includes a plurality of terminal devices 10.
However, since it is necessary to individually identify each piece of voting data, the central system 15 assigns a serial number that is updated for each piece of voting data and uses it as the job code 26. It is added to the voting number 27 and registered in the voting data storage device 12.

When the registration process is completed in the central system 13 as described above, answer data is output from the central system 13 to the terminal device 10. This response data includes the voting number 27 and identification code 26 registered at this time. The answer data output from the central system 13 is sent to the terminal device 1.
0 to the control unit 8 via the connection 9 with the central system 13. After converting the answer data into a format that can be output by the ticket issuing unit 5, the control unit 8 outputs a lottery ticket 20 as shown in FIG. 3, and when a card is inserted from the card slot, it corresponds to a voting bet. The amount will be debited and returned to the voter. The lottery ticket 20 has at least a voting number 22 based on the voting number 27 in the response data, an identification code (mechanical reader) 24 and an identification code (based on the job code 26).
Monitor printing section) 23 are printed respectively.

When the winning number and the prize money are determined by a lottery, etc., the voting number 27 registered in the voting data storage device 12 is searched based on the winning number, and if there is a winning number that matches the winning number, the sign is displayed. For section 25, enter a code indicating a win.

Processing is performed to add the winning prize amount to the prize amount section 28, pay the winning prize amount to the payment permission section 29, and add a permission/prohibition code 1-, respectively. The permission/prohibition added to the payment permission section 29 is as follows:
Generally, a system is used in which payment is permitted when the unbreakable prize money is less than a certain amount. After the winning number has been determined, if the person who brought the lottery ticket 20 requests a determination of winning or losing, when the person who brought the lottery ticket 20 is read by the card reader 3 of the terminal device 100, the identification code (machine-readable) on the lottery ticket 20 is read. @)
24 is read and transmitted to the central system 13 as win/loss matching data.

When the central system 13 receives the winning/losing data from the terminal device 10, it searches the voting data storage device 12 using the identification code 24 transmitted at that time, and stores the winning/losing data from the terminal device 10.
Search for a match between the identification code 24 and the identification code 26 sent from 0. If there is a match, the indicator section 25 is further checked to determine whether or not the winning result has been won, and if the winning amount section 2B and the payment authorization section 29 are included, the result is returned to the terminal device 10. If the sum is not correct, it is also returned to the terminal device 1o. The terminal device 10 performs the following operations based on the winning/losing determination response data received from the central system 13. If the answer data is negative, the ticket issuing unit 5 prints the judgment result on the lottery ticket 20 as shown in FIG. When permission is granted, the lottery ticket is collected by the roll collection section 4, and the currency corresponding to the winning prize amount in one answer data is deposited into the currency dispensing section 7.

If the payment permission code is prohibited or incorrect, the lottery ticket will be returned to the lottery ticket holder. In the case of a winning lottery ticket, the person holding the lottery ticket can receive the prize money by bringing the lottery ticket 20 to a counter where the winning prize money can be paid. As described above, it is possible to automatically sell lottery tickets, automatically pay out the winning prize when winning or losing, and sell lottery tickets cashlessly using a securities card that can be used as a treasure trove. .

In addition, in this system, even if the voting number 22 on the lottery ticket 20 matches the received voting number, the identification code (mechanical reader) 24 read from the lottery ticket 20 at the time of winning or losing is stored in the voting data storage device 12. If the ticket does not have the identification code 26, it can be judged as a counterfeit ticket, and if the ticket is forged including the friend identification code, the identification code will overlap, so it can be detected at the time of winning or losing judgment. In particular, if you decide whether or not to perform automatic payments using automatic payment options like this system, even if counterfeit tickets occur, it is possible to minimize the amount of payments. Since there are generally many winnings, automatic payment can save labor. Furthermore, when paying a large prize, if a method is adopted in which the prize is paid after the identity of the prize recipient is confirmed, damage caused by double payment of the prize can be prevented.

In this embodiment, voting bets are placed using currency and currency, but it is not necessary to have both methods, and only one method may be used.
Regarding the input of voting numbers for voting, it is not necessary to have both a touch panel and a card reader, and the use of only a card reader does not depart from the scope of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, an unspecified number of voters can place voting bets and specify numbers that allow arbitrary duplication, and the voting tickets issued It is possible to determine whether the lottery has won or not, and when the result of the determination is that the lottery has not been won, the winning prize money can be paid on purpose, which has the effect of automating the sale of lottery tickets and the payment of the winning prize money. Furthermore, by using the voting bet as a security for lottery tickets, it is possible to purchase lottery tickets without cash.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic voting system that is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a voting card read by the card reader in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a voting card read by the card reader in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the lottery tickets to be issued, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the storage contents of the voting data storage device of FIG. 1. Explanation of symbols 1...Keyboard section 2...Display section 3...Card reading section 4...Volume collection section 5...Ticket issuing section 6...Currency insertion section 6a...Card insertion section 7 ...Currency dispensing unit 8...Control unit 9...Connection unit 10...Terminal device 11...Data processing device 12...Voting data storage device 13...Central system 2-1.・Touch panel

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A means for inputting first information specified for each vote, a means for inserting a bet required for voting on the first information, and a means for inputting the first information input by the means for inputting the first information. means for attaching and storing unique second information to the information;
When the first and second information are stored in the storage means, a means for outputting a ticket piece on which both the information are recorded; Third information indicating whether or not a prize has been won based on the information in 1, and if there is a win, the winning prize amount and permission to pay the winning prize.
means for adding fourth information indicating prohibition; means for reading the second information recorded on the ticket; and the first, second, and third information pairs stored in the storage means. means for finding information that is equal to the second information read by the reading means and in which the third information indicates a win, and when the third information indicates a win; Automatic voting characterized by comprising: when the fourth information indicates permission to pay the winning prize, a means for externally depositing currency or securities corresponding to the winning prize indicated by the fourth information. system. (2) The means for inserting the bet required for voting is characterized in that the bet is paid by reading securities from which the amount can be withdrawn, and withdrawing the amount equivalent to the bet from the securities. An automatic voting system according to claim 1.