JP4336050B2 - Voting paper automatic issue machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an election ballot automatic issue machine for automatically and successively issuing predetermined ballots in various elections.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-32513, a speech synthesis ROM containing announcements corresponding to various types of elections, a speaker for outputting the output of the speech synthesis ROM, and a ROM content changeover switch are provided. There is disclosed an election ballot issuing machine that performs voice display corresponding to an election type selected by a ROM content changeover switch.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Elections include Supreme National Examination, Lower House Election Zone, Lower House Representative District, Upper House Election Zone, Upper House Representative District, Elections of Heads and Members of Local Public Organizations, etc. Is not uniform. For example, in the case of the Supreme Court national examination, enter a × for the untrusted judge, enter the name of the candidate in the lower house of the House of Representatives, and the name of the political party in the case of the House of Representatives proportional representation, etc. There are various entry methods depending on the type of election. Therefore, it is necessary for the voters who have come to the polling place to know how to fill in the ballot for each type of election. To do is a significant burden on the staff. In addition, it is difficult to thoroughly communicate the election type and entry method verbally, so it is often the case that voters are confused because they do not know the entry method.
[0004]
The election ballot issue machine disclosed in the above gazette announces the type of election, but does not announce how to fill in the ballot. For this reason, the only way to fill out the ballot is to have the staff communicate verbally.
[0005]
Therefore, it is possible to announce not only the election types of various elections, but also the method of filling in the ballot paper corresponding to each election type, and to be able to easily select the entry method to be announced according to the election type. It is a problem. The present invention aims to solve such problems.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a throw button for throwing out and issuing ballots for election, storage means for storing a plurality of election types, and an election type for selecting a specific election type from the plurality of stored election types A selection means, and a voice output means for outputting the selected specific election type as a voice, and delivering the vote ballots for election stored in the hopper one by one by pressing the throw button, In the automatic ballot paper issue machine that outputs the selected specific election type as a voice, the storage means stores a plurality of ballot paper entry methods separately from the plurality of election types, and is stored. the entry method selection means for selecting a particular entry method from the plurality of entry method provided, the audio output means, said election type selected, and the entry method selected and voice And outputs, the ballot automatic issuing machine, a ballot automatic issuing machine body, and made of connected operating panel and the connection cable to the ballot automatic issuing machine body, the operation panel, the projection A button for selecting a mode for selecting various modes and tabulations is provided, and the ballot can be issued by using the throw button as part of the election type selection means or the entry method selection means. When the mode selection button is pressed in the state, the mode selection state is entered, and when the mode selection state ends, the ballot paper can be returned to the state where the ballot can be issued by the throw-out button. And In this case, not only the election type but also the ballot form entry method is stored, and the selected election type and the entry method are output as voice. Therefore, confusion such as erroneous entry can be reduced, and the trouble of the oral explanation by the election manager can be saved.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0008]
1 to 6 relate to an example of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an external appearance of an automatic ballot paper issuing machine, FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a control system, and FIG. 4A shows a list of mode names for aggregation and their contents, FIG. 4A shows a data structure of election types, FIG. 4B shows a data structure of a ballot form entry method, and FIG. The data structure of the election type and entry method of the comparative example is shown, and FIG. 6 shows the display contents of the display unit when the election type and entry method are set.
[0009]
The automatic voting paper issue machine shown in this embodiment is a device for paying out voting paper stored in a hopper one by one by pushing a throw-out button. As shown in FIG. The voting paper automatic issue machine main body 1 and the operation panel 2 are connected by a connection cable 3.
[0010]
The ballot paper automatic issue machine main body 1 includes a box-shaped main body case 11, a front cover 12 that can be opened and closed hinged to the lower surface of the front end of the main body case 11, and a front end side supported by the main body case 11 from the rear end side. A transparent upper cover 13 that can be opened and closed vertically.
[0011]
A hopper for accumulating and storing voting paper is arranged inside the main body case 11. A voting paper outlet 14 for delivering and delivering voting paper is provided in a horizontally long slit shape between the front upper end of the main body case 11 and the front cover 12.
[0012]
This automatic ballot-issuing machine detects the approach of the hand when the voter tries to pull out the ballot and brings his hand close to the ballot outlet 14 and determines the election type, ballot entry method, etc. Guidance data is output by voice, and an object sensor (not shown) is disposed at an upper position inside the main body case 11 so as to detect a hand approaching the voting paper outlet 14 and its sensor opening. A portion 15 is provided directly behind the voting paper outlet 14 on the upper surface of the front end portion of the main body case 11.
[0013]
The front cover 12 can be opened when trouble such as voting paper jam occurs, and a speaker front panel 12a is formed at the center of the front lower part thereof. A speaker (not shown) is provided inside the front cover 12 as sound generating means for outputting the guidance data by sound behind the speaker front panel 12a.
[0014]
The upper cover 13 covers from the rear of the sensor opening 15 to the upper back, and can be opened and closed to store voting paper in the hopper and can be locked. The front cover 12 is openable and closable so that paper ballot can be removed.
The operation panel 2 includes a display unit 21 for displaying various setting contents and counting contents such as a vote rate, a mode selection button 22 for selecting various settings and modes for counting, and confirming various settings and counting contents. In addition to a decision button 23 for making a vote, a pair of throw buttons 24a and 24b for throwing and delivering the ballot to the ballot slot 14 are provided. For example, one of the pair of throw buttons 24a and 24b is set as a male throw button 24a and the other as a female throw button 24b, and the vote rate can be calculated by sex according to the sex of the voter. It was made to become. The pair of throw buttons 24a and 24b are also used as buttons for sequentially scrolling the setting and totaling contents in each mode selected by the mode selection button 22 and changing the setting value.
[0015]
This voting paper automatic issue machine is provided with a control unit 30 using a microcomputer.
[0016]
The control unit 30 stores a mode name and contents for various settings and tabulations, delivery data such as the number of ballots already issued and the number of scheduled delivery, and guidance data such as election type and entry method. The voting paper outlet is composed of a device 31, a speaker 32 for outputting delivery data and guidance data as audio, a drive motor 33 serving as a driving source for conveying the voting paper to the voting paper outlet 14, and an infrared sensor. 14, an object sensor 34 for detecting the hand of a voter approaching the sheet 14, an abnormality detection sensor 35 for detecting an abnormality in conveyance such as double feeding of voting paper, and an abnormality of paper itself such as nonstandard paper, and the abnormality detection sensor 35 When an abnormality is detected, the switching lever solenoid 36 that drives the switching lever that guides the voting paper being conveyed to the discharge conveyance path, and the front cover opening sensor that detects the opening of the front cover 12. , The upper cover locking sensor 38 for detecting the locking of the upper cover 13, the sampling sensor 39 for detecting that the voting paper thrown out to the voting paper outlet 14 has been extracted by the voter, The clock 40 for measuring the delivery time is connected to the operation panel 2 provided with the display unit 21, the mode selection button 22, the determination button 23, and the pair of throwing buttons 24a and 24b.
[0017]
The control unit 30 receives sensor outputs from the object sensor 34, the abnormality detection sensor 35, the front cover opening sensor 37, the upper cover locking sensor 38, and the extraction sensor 39. Various modes are selected and values are set using the mode selection button 22, the determination button 23, and the pair of projection buttons 24a and 24b on the operation panel 2. The control unit 30 receives these inputs, reads various guidance data stored in the storage device 31 and the time measured by the clock 40, controls the drive motor 33, controls the sound output from the speaker 32, and switches the switching lever. The solenoid 36 is controlled, voting paper is issued by the pair of throw buttons 24a and 24b, data is displayed on the display unit 21 of the operation panel 2, and sound is output from the speaker 32.
[0018]
Mode names for various settings and tabulations and their contents are as shown in FIG. As various settings, eight types of setting modes are prepared, such as setting a use area such as a prefecture or municipality, and setting an election type such as a lower house constituency and a representative representative of the lower house. In addition, a total data display mode for totaling and displaying the number of votes by time zone, the vote rate by time zone, and the like, and a total data clear mode for initializing the total data are also provided.
[0019]
The storage device 31 stores a plurality of election types and a plurality of ballot entry methods separately.
[0020]
The data structure of the election type stored in the storage device 31 is as shown in FIG. 4A. For example, “(01) Supreme Court National Examination”, “(02) Lower House Election District”, “(03 ) Proportional representative of the House of Representatives "," (04) House of Councilors constituency "," (05) Proportional representative of the House of Councilors "," (06) Governor election "..." (17) Town assembly election "," (18) Village assembly election " 18 election types are stored.
[0021]
The data structure of the ballot form entry method is as shown in FIG. 4B. For example, “(1) Enter candidate name”, “(2) Enter party name”, “(3) The following five types of entry methods are stored: “fill circle for candidate to vote”, “(4) fill circle for voted party name”, and “(5) fill x for untrusted person”.
[0022]
Then, as shown in FIG. 4A, data of a candidate entry method group to be selected is added to each election type in the election type data structure. For example, in the Lower House constituency, the name of the candidate who wants to vote is usually entered on the ballot, but if there are few candidates, the names of all candidates are displayed in advance on the ballot, and the voter Another possible method is to enter a circle in the column for the candidate you want to do. In this case, the group of ballot paper entry methods for the election type “(02) House of Representatives small district” (entry method candidate groups to be selected) are “(1) Enter candidate name” and “(3 ) “Enter ○ for candidate to vote”, and “1” and “3” are added and stored as candidate group data.
[0023]
In this way, the election type and entry method are stored separately, and the candidate group data of the entry method for each election type is stored, so that the election type and entry method as shown in FIG. 5 as a comparative example. As compared with the case where all the combinations are stored, the capacity of the storage means can be reduced.
[0024]
The method for selecting the mode for various settings and tabulation and for setting in each mode is as follows.
[0025]
(1) In a state where ballot paper can be delivered (the ballot paper waits at a standby position for delivery and the throw-out buttons 24a and 24b are lit), the mode selection button 22 on the operation panel 2 is pressed for 1 second or longer. Then, the mode is changed to a mode selection state, and the first mode “use area setting” in the mode list of FIG. Then, by pressing the mode selection button 22 further, the next mode in the mode list can be sequentially displayed.
[0026]
(2) In the setting mode, the initial setting value of each mode is displayed at the same time as the mode display. For example, in the “election type setting” mode, “Supreme National Examination” is also displayed. In the "" mode, "Enter candidate name" is displayed at the same time. Then, the setting can be changed by the throw button 24a or 24b. For example, in the “election type setting” mode, pressing the throw button 24a or 24b changes the election type to forward or reverse. In other words, if the first throw button 24a is pressed while the “Supreme Court National Examination” is displayed, the next election type “Senior House Election District” is displayed, and the second throw button 24b is displayed. When pressed, the previous election type “village assembly election” is displayed.
[0027]
(3) After changing the setting to a desired setting in each mode, the setting is confirmed by pressing the enter button 23. Then, a character “OK” indicating completion of setting is displayed on the upper right of the display unit 21.
[0028]
(4) When 3 seconds have elapsed from the completion of setting, the next mode is automatically displayed, and mode selection and setting change can be continued.
[0029]
(5) When there is no operation input for 30 seconds or more in the mode selection or waiting state for each mode, or in the state where the last mode “total data clear” is displayed in the mode list of FIG. When the selection button 22 is pressed, the state for selecting the mode ends, and the state returns to a state where ballots can be issued.
[0030]
The specific procedure for setting the election type and entry method is as shown in FIG.
[0031]
(S1)
In a state where ballot paper can be delivered, the mode selection button 22 on the operation panel 2 is pressed for 1 second or longer. Then, on the display unit 21, as shown in S1 of FIG. 6, the first mode “use area setting” in the mode list of FIG. 3 and the initial value of the set value of the use area “city / ward” are displayed. Is displayed.
[0032]
(S2)
Then, when the mode selection button 22 is pressed, as shown in S2, the next mode of the mode list, “election type setting”, is displayed, and at the same time, as the initial setting of the election type, (A ) Is displayed at the top of the election-type data structure shown in).
[0033]
(S3)
Here, when the first throw button 24a is pressed, the display of the election type is changed in order according to the order of the data structure of the election type. When the throw button 24a is pressed once, the display is “lower house constituency” as shown in S3.
[0034]
(S4)
To set “lower house constituency” as the election type, the determination button 23 is pressed here. Then, as shown in S4, a character “OK” indicating completion of setting is displayed on the display unit 21.
[0035]
(S5)
When the setting of the election type is completed, “entry method setting” which is the next mode in the mode list of FIG. 3 is displayed. In this case, the election type is set to “lower house constituency”, and the candidate group of the entry method to be selected for “lower house constituency” is the candidate group shown in FIG. In the data “1” and “3”, there are two types of entry methods, “Enter candidate name” and “Enter ○ for candidate to vote” shown in FIG. Then, as shown in S5, “Enter candidate name” stored at a higher level in the data structure of the entry method is displayed as an initial value of the entry method setting.
[0036]
(S6)
Here, when the first throw button 24a is pressed, the entry method candidates are changed to forward feed, and as shown in S6, the next entry method candidate “fill in voting candidates” is displayed. .
[0037]
(S7)
As the setting of the “entry method setting” mode, “no voice guide” can be selected in addition to the candidate entry method, and when the first throw button 24a is further pressed in the state of S6, S7 can be selected. As shown, “No voice guide” is displayed.
[0038]
(S8)
If the first throw button 24a is further pressed in the state of S7, the setting display is completed and “Enter candidate name” is displayed. In addition, the setting display can be changed to reverse feed by pressing the second throw button 24b. Therefore, “Enter candidate name” can be displayed as shown in S8 by pressing the second throw button 24b twice while “No voice guide” is displayed.
[0039]
(S9)
When “enter candidate name” is set as the entry method, the enter button 23 is pressed here. Then, as shown in S <b> 9, the characters “OK” indicating completion of setting are displayed on the display unit 21.
[0040]
(S10)
When the setting of the entry method is completed and 3 seconds have passed, “volume setting” which is the next mode in the mode list of FIG. 3 is displayed as shown in S10.
[0041]
(S11)
When the mode selection button 22 is pressed and the mode selection button 22 is further pressed while the “total data clear” which is the last mode in the mode list of FIG. 3 is displayed, the mode selection state is completed, and the ballot sheet Return to the state where delivery is possible.
[0042]
In this way, the election type and ballot entry method are set. When the object sensor 34 detects a voter or the like in the ballot paper delivery enabled state, the speaker 32, for example, from the set election type and entry method, for example, , "Sound of the House of Representatives. Please enter the name of the candidate on the ballot."
[0043]
【The invention's effect】
The effects of the present invention are as follows.
[0044]
(1) Since not only the type of election but also the method for filling in the ballot form is guided by voice, there is no confusion such as wrong entry, and the election manager can eliminate the time for verbal explanation.
[0045]
(2) For the selected election type, only the voting form entry method as a selection candidate is displayed, and a specific entry method can be selected from among them, so that the entry method can be easily selected and selection errors can be reduced.
[0046]
(3) Since the election type and the ballot paper entry method are stored separately, the capacity of the storage means can be reduced as compared with the case of storing combinations of all the election types and ballot paper entry methods.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a voting paper automatic issue machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of the voting paper automatic issue machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a list of mode names and their contents for various settings and tabulations of the automatic ballot paper issue machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a data structure of an election type of an automatic ballot paper issue machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a data structure of a ballot paper filling method.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of an election type and an entry method of a comparative example.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the display contents of the display unit when setting the election type and entry method of the automatic ballot paper issue machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Voting paper automatic issue machine main body 2 Operation panel 21 Display part 22 Mode selection button 23 Determination button 24a, 24b Throw button 30 Control part 31 Memory | storage device 32 Speaker 34 Object sensor

Claims (1)

A throw-out button for throwing out a ballot for election, a storage means for storing a plurality of election types, an election-type selection means for selecting a specific election type from the stored plurality of election types, Voice output means for outputting the selected specific election type as a voice is provided, the election ballots stored in the hopper are fed out one by one by pressing the throw button, and the selected specific In the ballot automatic issue machine that outputs the election type of
The storage means stores a plurality of ballot paper entry methods separately from the plurality of election types,
Providing an entry method selection means for selecting a particular entry method from the plurality of entry methods stored;
The voice output means outputs the selected election type and the selected entry method as a voice,
The automatic voting paper issue machine comprises a voting paper automatic issue machine main body and an operation panel connected to the voting paper automatic issue machine main body by a connection cable;
The operation panel is provided with the throw button and a mode selection button for selecting a mode for various settings and aggregation,
The throw button is also used as part of the election type selection means or entry method selection means ,
When the mode selection button is pressed in a state where ballot paper can be delivered, the mode selection state is entered, and when the mode selection state is completed, the ballot paper is returned to a state where the ballot paper can be delivered by the throw-out button. Voting paper automatic issue machine characterized by having done.

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