JP3429484B2 - Lottery sales system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001] The present invention relates to a lottery ticket selling system on the Internet, and more specifically, by enabling a lottery ticket to be purchased on the Internet, the number of lottery tickets can be limited and the time limit for purchase can be limited. It relates to a lottery sales system on the Internet that can be eliminated.

[0002]

[Prior Art] Currently, when a lottery ticket is purchased, the purchaser generally has to go to the lottery section, so even if he / she wishes to purchase it, if he / she does not want to go to the lottery section, he / she can win the lottery ticket. You may give up on your purchase. Moreover,
Since there are a limited number of lottery counters and there are restrictions on business hours, even if you go to the lottery counter, in some cases, you may be able to wait long hours before you can purchase. Due to such circumstances, even if a person goes to the lottery section, he / she may give up on the purchase of the lottery while looking at the queue or in the middle of waiting in line.

It is also possible to purchase a lottery ticket by mail-order, but in this case, it is necessary to register the purchaser's name and the like in advance, and the number selection type lottery ticket is currently available by mail-order. It is impossible to buy. Therefore, it cannot be said that the lottery sale by mail order is sufficiently convenient for the purchaser. Such a problem can occur not only in the sale of lottery tickets but also in the sale of arbitrary voting tickets such as horse races and bicycle races.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a lottery ticket sales system which is highly convenient for a purchaser by utilizing the characteristics of the Internet. .

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a lottery ticket selling system for selling a lottery ticket to a member on the Internet according to the present invention is [claim 1] a lottery ticket to a member on the Internet. In the lottery sales system for sale, a reception management unit that receives the purchase application for the number-selection lottery ticket sent from the member terminal via the Internet, and a purchase application memory that stores the purchase application for the number-selection lottery ticket received by the reception management unit Section and a host system that provides a ticket selection service for number-selection lottery, determines whether the host system is in operation, and stores it in the purchase application storage when it is determined that it is in operation. Transfer management unit that transfers the selected number-selection lottery purchase application to the host system, and the number-selection lottery purchase application Sending section that distributes the information of the number selection type lottery ticket issued in the host system according to the above to the member terminal via the Internet, and the lottery result storage section that stores the number selection type lottery result from the host system And a winning management unit that manages the lottery result of the number selection type lottery stored in the lottery result storage unit, and obtains the winning number of the number selection type lottery ticket, and the corresponding number and two or more repetitions for each member Compare the number selection lottery lottery number with the number of purchases set, and unless the lottery number matches the winning number, the number selection lottery with the same number will be automatically generated for the number of repeated purchases set for each member. The transfer management unit is further configured to purchase the member terminal when the host system determines that the host system is in a non-operational state. That was accepted in the purchase order numbers selected type lottery stored in the application storage unit reservation, it is characterized in that it is configured to notify through the sending unit.

In the above-mentioned lottery ticket sales system according to the present invention, it is preferable that the sending section is further configured to deliver the details of the lottery result of the number selection type lottery to the member terminal according to the instruction of the winning management section. . As a result, the drawing result can be automatically sent to the member.

Further, the lottery ticket sales system according to the present invention described above is further stored in a lottery result storage unit and means for providing a registration screen that allows the member to register the type and number of the number selection type lottery ticket that the member owns. The number selection type lottery lottery result is determined based on the drawing result of the number selection type lottery lottery, and the sending unit determines the winning result determined by the determination unit, and the sending unit determines the winning result. Preferably configured for delivery to. Furthermore, in the above-described lottery ticket sales system according to the present invention, it is preferable that the reception management unit is further configured so that members can purchase a plurality of types of number selection lottery tickets at a certain ratio.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a lottery ticket sales system when the voting ticket sales system according to the present invention is applied to a lottery ticket sales system. The lottery ticket sales system is referred to as a lottery mall site 1. It is composed of a relay center 2. Further, in FIG. 1, 3 is the Internet, 4 is a PC terminal of a purchaser, that is, a member (hereinafter referred to as “member terminal”) connected to the Internet 3, and 5 is a lottery service host system such as the JLS online system. (Hereafter, "JLS Host System", 6
Is an electronic payment server including an internet banking system connected to the lottery mall site 1. The electronic payment server 6 may be connected to the lottery mall site 1 via the Internet 3 instead of being connected to the lottery mall site 1 via a dedicated line as shown in the figure.

Although a plurality of member terminals 4 actually exist, only one is shown as a representative in FIG.
One or more lottery mall sites 1 may be provided, but in the case of only one, the function of the relay center 2 described later may be incorporated in the lottery mall site 1.
When multiple lottery mall sites 1 are provided, each lottery mall site must be connected to the relay center 2 and the Internet 3, and each lottery mall site must be able to provide unique services. Allows the introduction of competition principles into lottery sales.

The lottery mall site 1 accepts a lottery purchase application from the member terminal 4 and responds to it and manages acceptance information, and also accepts an inquiry request regarding the lottery from the member terminal 4 and responds to it. 1
1. The winning management unit 12 that manages the data related to the winning lottery, the physical management unit 1 that manages the type and number of "normal lottery" stored at the lottery mall site 1
3. A payment management unit 14 for instructing the electronic payment server 6 to perform a payment associated with a lottery purchase application and a payment associated with a lottery prize.
Document creation / sending unit 1 for creating and sending documents addressed to members
5. Database (member database) 16 that stores member information (name, address, age, member number, password, e-mail address, etc.), and "normal lottery" data (type) stored at the mall site 1 And lottery), lottery purchase application data, and lottery database 17 for storing winning result data.

As is apparent from the above, the lottery sales system according to the present invention has a membership system that requires advance registration. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lottery sale to the minors, and it is possible to prevent the purchase application from overseas. In addition, lottery mall site 1
By easily analyzing the sales history of the lottery tickets stored in the lottery database 17 while referring to the member information stored in the member database 16 of FIG. You can The JLS host system 5 includes a ticket issuing management unit 51 that issues a "numerical selection lottery ticket" as electronic data in response to a ticket application for a lottery ticket, and a lottery result management unit 42 that has a database that stores lottery ticket drawing results. I have it.

The relay center 2 is the lottery mall site 1
And a JLS host system 5 for relaying the ticket selection data and the ticketing result data of the ticket selection application data of the "numerical selection type lottery".
A lottery result storage device 22 for storing the lottery result data of "ordinary lottery" and "number selection type lottery", and a data transfer management unit having a host operation determination function for determining whether or not the JLS host system 5 is operating. Equipped with 23. Since the JLS host system 5 may not be operating during the nighttime (for example, from 19:00 to 8:00 on the next day), the data transfer management unit 23 of the relay center 2 uses the JLS.
It is determined whether or not the host system 5 is in operation, and the JLS host system 5 is accessed only during operation.

In the lottery sales system shown in FIG. 1, access the lottery mall site 1 from the member terminal 4 to purchase "normal lottery", that is, a lottery ticket having a number printed in advance and a "number-selection lottery ticket". The operation in the case of doing will be described with reference to FIGS. The user of the member terminal 4 is registered as a member in advance, and the member name, gender, age, mail address, member number, password, etc. are stored in the member database 16 in advance.

In step S1 of FIG. 2, the member receives from the member terminal 4 the reception management unit 11 of the lottery mall site 1.
When you access the homepage of
On the monitor screen of the member terminal 4, the user is asked to enter the member number and password. When it is confirmed that the accessor is a member by searching the member database 16,
In step S2, the reception management unit 11 inquires whether the lottery ticket the member wants to purchase is a “normal lottery ticket” or a “number selection lottery ticket”. The purchase request is "normal lottery"
In step S3, the list of “normal lottery tickets” that can be purchased by the member is read out from the lottery database 17 through the physical management unit 13 and the list is presented on the monitor screen of the member terminal 4. The list is displayed on the monitor screen in the state as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

When the member who sees such a list inputs the desired number of purchases, that is, the number of units in the field of "ordinary lottery" of the kind desired to purchase in step S4, the reception section management section 11 purchases in step S5. It confirms with the physical management unit 13 whether or not the desired type of "normal lottery" and the number thereof are in stock. If the number of "ordinary lottery tickets" desired for purchase is insufficient, the process proceeds to step S6 to notify the fact and the inventory number is notified, and in step S7, the desired purchase condition is changed, that is, the number is changed, or the like. To buy "normal lottery tickets" of this type.
If the member desires to change the purchase conditions, the process returns to step S4, and the member inputs the desired type and the number of "normal lottery tickets" again. If the member does not wish to change, the lottery purchase acceptance process is performed. Will be terminated.

In step S5, if the member has more than the desired number of "normal lottery tickets" of the type desired to be purchased, the process proceeds from step S5 to step S8, after confirming the purchase application conditions with the member, Notify the settlement management unit 14 to settle the payment for the lottery purchase,
As a result, electronic payment of the purchase price is executed in the external electronic payment server 6. Then, in step S9, the reception management unit 11 notifies the member terminal 4 of the completion of the reception of the purchase application, and instructs the actual product management unit 14 to erase the lottery stock in the lottery database 17. In this way, the lottery mall site 1
With a physical management unit 13 and a lottery database 17,
While clearing according to the sale of "ordinary lottery",
Since the type, number, and lottery ticket number of the stored "normal lottery tickets" are managed, inventory data can be easily presented to the members. In addition, since the lottery ticket number of the stock lottery ticket is managed, it is possible to easily deal with the member who wants to purchase the "normal lottery ticket" by specifying the number.

After that, the reception management unit 11 performs step S1.
At 0, the document creating / sending unit 15 is instructed to create a “lottery purchase statement” and send it to the member terminal 4. The document creating / sending unit 15 creates the “lottery purchase statement” as an electronic document and stores it in the member database 1
The specification is delivered via the Internet 3 to the mail address stored in 6. If desired, the "lottery purchase statement" may be mailed to the member as a hard copy. The contents of the “lottery purchase statement” are also stored in the lottery database 17. The actual "general lottery ticket" purchased by the member is managed by the provider who operates the lottery mall site 1 as "protection deposit", or is delivered to the member by mail or the like according to the request of the member.

In step S2 of FIG. 2, if the member wants to purchase the "number selection lottery ticket", step S2
The process proceeds from step 2 to step S11 in FIG. In step S11, the reception management unit 11 presents the purchase application screen for the “number selection type lottery” on the member terminal 4. The member who views the purchase application screen inputs the purchase application conditions such as the game type, the application number, the number of applications, and the number of repeated purchases in step S12. Then, in step S13, the reception management unit 11 confirms the purchase application conditions with the member, and then transmits to the relay center 2 ticketing request data of the “several selection lottery tickets” that the member wishes to purchase. The ticketing request data is stored in the ticketing information storage device 21 via the data transfer management unit 23 of the relay center 2.

The "repeated number of purchases" in the purchase application condition of the "number selection lottery" means that the number selection lottery for the same registered number is automatically repeated until the number is won. It is the set number of times when it is purchased. Therefore, in the win management unit 12, the relay center 2
The winning numbers of the "Number Selectable Lottery" are obtained and stored in the lottery database 17, and the corresponding winning numbers are compared with the lottery numbers of the "Number Selectable Lottery" in which the number of repeated purchases of 2 or more is set, and the lottery number. As long as it does not match the winning number,
The number-selection lottery with the same number is purchased for the set number of repeated purchases, and the price is settled each time. If the “repeated purchase count” is set to infinity, the lottery number will be continuously purchased until the lottery number selected by the member is won. This meets the needs of members, such as "keep buying until you win the same number, and then continue buying another number".

When the ticket-issuing request data is sent to the relay center 2 in step S13, the data transfer management unit 23 of the relay center 2 determines in step S14 whether the JLS host system 5 is operating and operates. If so, the ticket issuing management unit 51 of the JLS host system 5 is accessed in step S15, and the ticket issuing request data stored in the ticket issuing information storage unit 21 is transferred to the ticket issuing management unit 51. . If the JLS host system 5 is not operating, the lottery mall site 1 is notified that the JLS host system 5 is not operating, and the reception management unit 11 of the site 1 creates and sends the document. The unit 15 is instructed to notify the member terminal 4 that the reservation for the “numerical selection type lottery” purchase application has been accepted. Then, the data transfer management unit 23 of the relay center 2 waits until the JLS host system 5 operates.

As described above, since the ticketing request data can be stored in the ticketing information storage unit 21 of the relay center 2, even if the JLS host system 5 is in the non-operational state, the member terminal 4 sends the ticketing request data. The lottery purchase application can be accepted, and thus the limitation of the selling time can be eliminated. Next, in step S17, the ticket issuing management unit 51 of the JLS host system 5 issues a ticket of “numerical selection lottery ticket” as electronic data based on the issued ticket request data and returns it to the relay center 2. The “digit selection lottery ticket” of the returned digitized data is stored in the ticket issuing information storage unit 21 via the data transfer management unit 23.

[Numerical selection lottery ticket] which is digitized data
Is stored / managed as “protection deposit” while being stored in the ticketing information storage unit 21. However, the actual “number-selection lottery ticket” may be printed and delivered to the member in response to the request of the member. Proceeding from step S17 to step S18, the relay center 2 notifies the lottery mall site 1 that the ticket issuing of the “number selection type lottery” has been completed. Then, in step S18, the payment server 14 of the lottery mall site 1 is replaced by the electronic payment server 6.
After instructing to make payment, the process proceeds to step S10 in FIG. 2, and as described above, the reception management unit 11 instructs the document creating / sending unit 15 to select the “number selection type lottery lottery ticket”. It is instructed to create a “statement” and send it to the member terminal 4. The contents of the “lottery purchase statement” of the “number selection type lottery” are also stored in the lottery database 17. In addition, to the member who has notified that the reservation for the purchase application has been accepted in step S16,
The sending of the lottery purchase statement at 0 may be omitted.

In the purchase application for the "numerical selection lottery", the purchaser, that is, the member, is set in advance so that the plural "numerical selection lottery" are sorted and purchased at a certain ratio, and then the purchase price is set. By doing so, it is possible to automatically purchase a plurality of lottery tickets without performing a complicated input procedure. For example, the member tells the reception management unit 11 "Numbers 3", "Numbers 4", "Minitro", and "Lotto 6" (200 yen each).
If you set in advance to purchase evenly, and enter the purchase price of 1600 yen, the reception management unit 11 will automatically detect that the member has applied for the purchase of 2 lots of each of the above 4 types of lottery tickets. Set. Therefore, the complexity of repeating the application procedure for each type of game can be omitted.

Further, in the case of a purchase application for the "numerical selection lottery", instead of deciding all the lottery numbers by oneself, a member selects a part by the quick pick method under the control of the reception management section 11, The rest can be set mechanically at the lottery mall site 1. Since the member does not select all the lottery numbers, the lottery number can be set promptly, and even if some of the lottery numbers can be selected by the member himself, the demand of the member can be satisfied. It goes without saying that all the lottery numbers of the “number selection type lottery” may be machine selection type. When all the lottery numbers are machine-selectable, it is preferable that the lottery numbers of a plurality of patterns are presented to the member and the member selects from the patterns. As a result, compared with the case where one pattern is automatically selected and presented to the member, it is possible to provide the member with enjoyment of selecting the pattern.

Furthermore, in the case of a purchase application for the "numerical selection lottery", the odds of the purchase application so far are presented to the member so that the member can select the lottery number to be applied by referring to the odds. You can also do it. The odds are
It includes popular numbers, unpopular numbers, number of applications, estimated winnings, etc. The odds are created by the relay center 2 based on the ticketing data stored in the ticketing information storage unit 21 and stored in the storage unit 21. Then, when the reception management unit 11 of the lottery mall site 1 receives the odds presentation request from the member, it queries the relay center 2 to obtain the odds,
The odds should be presented to the member. It goes without saying that, in the above explanation when purchasing a lottery ticket, a member can purchase multiple types of "normal lottery ticket" and "number selection lottery ticket" with one access to the lottery mall site.

Next, the processing at the end of the lottery drawing will be briefly described. When the winning number is confirmed after the lottery of “normal lottery” is completed, the corresponding winning number is stored in the lottery database 17 of the lottery mall site 1 together with the type of the winning number. The winning management unit 12 of the lottery mall site 1 refers to the database 17 and extracts the members who have purchased the "ordinary lottery" that matches the winning number, thereby determining the winning person and creating the winning transfer data. To do. And the winning management unit 12 is the settlement management unit 1
The electronic payment server 6 is instructed via 4 to make a payment based on the deposit transfer data, whereby the electronic payment of the deposit is executed. After being notified of the completion of payment, the winning management unit 12 also instructs the document creating / sending unit 15 to create a winning notification statement or a drop notification statement and send it to the member terminal 4 by e-mail. Information on the fact that the money has been transferred has also been incorporated into the receipt notification statement.

When the winning number of the “number selection type lottery” is confirmed, the lottery mall site 1 accesses the lottery result management unit 42 of the JLS host system 5 through the relay center 2 to obtain the winning number. Can be obtained, and the obtained winning numbers are stored in the lottery database 17. The winning management unit 12 of the lottery mall site 1 extracts the winning person as in the case of “ordinary lottery”, instructs the processing of the winning money transfer, and instructs the winning notification statement to be delivered by mail. Then
Notify the unsuccessful applicants to mail the drop notification statement.

The winning management unit 12 may provide a homepage for posting the winning results so that members can view the winning results. Further, even if the member does not purchase from the lottery mall site 1, it may be configured to notify the member terminal 4 of the winning of the lottery. In this case, the winning management unit 12 opens a homepage on which members can register the lottery type and the number of the lottery purchased by the member, as shown in FIG. The registered lottery number and the lottery winning number are automatically compared, and the winning / losing result is passed through the document creating / sending unit 15.
For example, it may be delivered to the member terminal 4 by an email as shown in FIG.

"Regular lottery" and "Number selection type lottery"
As described above, the winning money can be deposited into the account designated by the member by electronic payment, but instead, under the management of the winning management unit 12, the kind selected in advance according to the member's request is selected. You can also win a prize to automatically purchase your lottery tickets. For example, the member has designated the type of automatic purchase as “Numbers 3”, “Straight”, “Quick Pick”, and registered the maximum amount of money as “1000 yen”, and the prize money of 3000 yen. In this case, purchase the nearest sales number (issue number), for example, "Numbers 3", up to 1000 yen,
It is also possible to deposit the remaining 2000 yen of the winning money into the member's designated account.

In the lottery sales system according to the present invention, it is possible to access the reception management section 11 of the lottery mall site 2 from the member terminal 4 and inquire about the type and number of lottery tickets that the member has already purchased. . When there is an inquiry access from the member, the reception management unit 11 retrieves the data regarding the member stored in the lottery database 17 and returns the content to the member terminal 4.

Furthermore, regarding the "number selection type lottery",
Under the control of the winning result management unit 12, when a lottery number purchased in the past wins, it is possible to notify a member who has purchased in the past but has not purchased recently. As a result, members who have left the lottery market can be encouraged to repurchase the "number selection lottery ticket". In particular, if you notify a member who has made continuous serial purchases by setting the number of continuous serials to more than one, that the previously selected number has won in the current serial number, It is effective in returning to the lottery market.

Although the voting ticket sales system according to the present invention has been described above in relation to the lottery sales, it is obvious that this system can be applied to the sale of arbitrary voting rights such as winning horse voting tickets and bicycle race voting tickets. Let's do it.

As described above, since the voting ticket sales system of the present invention makes use of the characteristics of the Internet, it becomes unnecessary for the purchaser to visit the voting ticket sales office, and various purchasing options can be selected. Further, even if the voting ticket issuing service host system is in a non-operating state, it is possible to apply for the purchase of the voting ticket, which is extremely convenient for the purchaser. In addition, it is possible to build a database of sales history of voting tickets, so it is possible to analyze and evaluate the sales results of voting tickets, and for the voting ticket distributor, it is possible to obtain useful reference information when selling future voting tickets. Obtainable. Therefore, the voting ticket sales market such as the lottery market can be greatly activated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a lottery sales system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a lottery ticket sales process executed in the lottery ticket sales system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing, together with the flowchart of FIG. 2, processing during lottery ticket sales executed in the lottery ticket sales system shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an example of a monitor screen presented to a member terminal for applying for the type and number of lottery tickets to be purchased in the processing flow shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram exemplifying a home page for a member to register a lottery purchase number and an email for notifying the member of the winning result.

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. In a lottery sales system for selling lottery tickets to members on the Internet, a reception management unit that receives a purchase request for a number selection type lottery ticket sent from a member terminal via the Internet, and a number received by the reception management unit. It is connected to the purchase application storage unit that stores the purchase application for the selective lottery ticket and the host system that performs the ticketing service for the number-selective lottery ticket. It is determined whether or not the host system is in operation status, and it is in operation status. If it is determined, the transfer management unit that transfers the purchase application for the number selection type lottery stored in the purchase application storage unit to the host system, and the ticket is issued in the host system according to the purchase application for the number selection type lottery From the sending unit that delivers the information of the number selection type lottery to the member terminal via the Internet and the host system It is a lottery result storage unit that stores the lottery result of the number selection type lottery, and a winning management unit that manages the lottery result of the number selection type lottery stored in the lottery result storage unit. And the corresponding number and 2 for each member
Compare with the number selection lottery lottery number with the number of repeated purchases set above, unless the lottery number matches the winning number, the number of lottery lottery with the same number for the number of repeated purchases set for each member The transfer management unit further stores the purchase application storage unit for the member terminal when it determines that the host system is inactive. A lottery ticket sales system, which is configured to notify via a sending unit that the reservation for the purchase request of the selected number-selection lottery ticket has been accepted. 2. The lottery sales system according to claim 1, wherein the sending unit is further configured to deliver a detailed drawing of the lottery result of the number selection type lottery to the member terminal according to an instruction of the winning management unit. Lottery sales system with. 3. The lottery ticket sales system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reception management unit is further configured so that the members can purchase a plurality of types of numeral selection lottery tickets at a certain ratio. A unique lottery sales system.