JPS5822772B2 - Voting ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a voting ticket issuing device for issuing voting tickets for horse racing, bicycle racing, etc., and particularly relates to an improvement in a processing mechanism in the event of a momentary interruption or power outage of the power supply of the issuing machine.

Generally, the total of voting ticket votes in horse racing, bicycle racing, etc. is 1
It must be 00% accurate and the issuing machine must perform the issuing operation reliably.

One way to ensure this operation is to ensure that the power supply to the issuing machine is reliable.

Therefore, in the past, CVCF (uninterruptible power supply) was used as a power source like computer systems.

A conventional single voting ticket issuing machine, which is mostly mechanical, consumes less than 100 VA of power, so it is a good idea to use CvCF even if the number of machines is large.

However, in issuing machines that require multiple functions, such as multi-functional voting ticket issuing machines that can perform multiple votes with a single voting ticket, the power consumption is several hundred VA, and it is difficult to connect hundreds of issuing machines. The disadvantage is that the CVCF for supplying has a large capacity, making it impractical in terms of cost and installation space.

In addition, as a conventional recovery method for dealing with power supply problems during the creation of voting tickets, if a power outage occurs in the power supply during the issuance of voting tickets after receiving issuance permission from the counting computer system, the amount will be subtracted from the total value of the computer. If necessary, there is a method of displaying a non-volatile display.

In this method, when a power outage occurs, the operator must check the display content on this display and, if the display requires subtraction, enter the subtraction information offline (manually) into the tally computer.

Therefore, with this conventional method, it takes time to recover the beam,
If a condition occurs that requires subtraction on a large number of issuing machines,
In the case of short-term power outages, including instantaneous power outages, conventional methods are not suitable, and a CVCF is essential as the power source.

Therefore, there has been a demand for a voting ticket issuing device that can use a normal AVR (constant voltage power supply), which is advantageous in terms of cost and space.

An object of the present invention is to provide a voting ticket issuing device that can also be supplied with AVR power by using an automatic recovery function.

The present invention provides a voting ticket issuing machine with an end signal transmission mechanism that notifies the counting computer system of the end of voting ticket issuance, and
This objective is achieved by providing the computer system with a subtraction mechanism that automatically subtracts the voting information from the total value if the completion signal from the voting ticket issuing machine is not received within a certain period of time. .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a voting ticket issuing device according to the present invention.

In this figure, voting ticket issuing machine group 1 is voting ticket issuing machine IA
, IB...1N, and each issuing machine IA, IB...1N is supplied with power from the AVR4.

The issuing machines IA, 1B...1N are connected to the central tabulation computer system 3 via interface cables 2A, 2B...2N (hereinafter, the reference numeral 2 is used to refer to the entire interface cable). The computer system 3 is generally supplied with power from the CVCF 5.

Each of the voting ticket issuing machines IA, IB, . A non-volatile display 7 is provided to indicate the start of transmission of this end signal and the completion of normal transmission.

Moreover, the computer system 3 is the issuing machine 1! A subtraction mechanism 8 is provided which automatically subtracts the voting information when the termination signal from the termination signal transmission mechanism 6 is not received within a predetermined time after ticket issuance permission.

FIG. 2 shows a specific configuration of the nonvolatile display 7, in which a winding 10 is wound around a U-shaped core 9 made of a magnetic material.

This winding 10 is provided with a common tap C connected to the (+) side of the power supply in the center thereof, and is substantially divided into three parts, namely a set winding 10A and a reset winding 10B. Set winding 10A and J reset winding 1
0B is provided with a set type S and a reset type R, respectively.

An indicator 11 made of a magnetic plate is opposed to the open side of the U-shaped core 9 and is rotatably supported at both ends thereof.

This indicator 11 consists of two windings 10A of core 7a 9.
, 10'B, the display surface is determined by inversion depending on which of the current flows.

At this time, since both sides of the indicator 7 are made in different colors and the core 9 is used as a holding force core, the display surface of the indicator 7 will not move forward until the next set or reset excitation action is performed. The status is maintained and the status can be recognized by color.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a drive circuit for the non-volatile display I, in which a power supply normal signal 12 indicating that the power supply 4 of the issuing machine 1 is normally supplying power and a ticket issuing completion signal 1 are shown.
3 is connected to the base 15B of the transistor 15 via the AND circuit 14, and the set winding 10A of the display core 9 is connected to the collector 15C of the transistor 15.

On the other hand, the signal 12 and the ticket issue completion report termination signal 16 are connected to the base 18B of the transistor 18 via the AND circuit 17, and the reset winding 10B of the display core 9 is connected to the collector 18C of the transistor 18. There is.

Display drive power is supplied to the tap C to the common of the winding 10.

15E and 18E are emitters of transistors 15 and 1B.

The operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the operator inputs the voter's requested voting information 20A using the issuing machine 1 and presses the issuance request key, the issuing machine 1 sends the interface cable 20 to the issuing machine 1.
Voting information 21 is transmitted to the computer system 3 via.

After checking the rationality of this voting information, the computer system 3
The total amount is totaled 22 and issuance permission is issued to the issuing machine 1 via the interface cable 2.

If the issuing machine 1 has become inoperable due to a momentary power outage or the like up to this point, the issuing machine 1 cannot receive the issuance permission, so the computer system 3 can perform automatic subtraction.

On the other hand, there is no inoperability such as momentary power outage, and issuing machine 1 is issued with issuing permission 2.
3 is received, then a voting ticket 24 created by printing information matching the voting information is issued 25.

If the issuing machine power supply 4 is cut off 26 during this voting ticket creation,
The issuing machine 1 will no longer be able to issue voting tickets.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the issuing machine 1 is provided with a ticket issuing completion reporting function.

The ticket issuing completion reporting function transmits a ticket issuing completion signal 28 to the computer system 3 at the same time as the ticket issuing machine 1 finishes issuing tickets.

The case where the computer system 3 receives the ticket issuing end signal and the case where it does not will be explained.

That is, the set time T1 (sec) from the issue permission signal 23 of the computer system 3 to the ticket issue end signal 28 is determined in advance.

Therefore, if the ticket issuing end signal 28 is received by the computer system 3 within the set time, the ticket issuing operation ends 29.

Also, within the set time, the computer system 3 sends the ticket issuing end signal 2.
8 is not received, for example due to a power outage 26 of the issuing machine supply power source 4 or a failure of the issuing machine 1, the computer system 3 cancels the issuing signal 23 and automatically subtracts the voting ticket information from the total value. .

By having this issuing machine 1 have a function of transmitting an issuance completion report at the end of ticket issuing, automatic recovery is possible when the voting ticket issuing machine becomes unable to issue tickets due to some kind of failure.

However, if the issuing machine power supply 4 is cut off 26 while reporting the completion of ticket issuance after ticket issuance is completed, the computer system may be interrupted.

The completion report does not reach the stem 3, and the computer system 3 performs the subtraction process even though the ticket has been issued.

This should invalidate the voting ticket and prevent the operator from handing it over to the voter.

For this reason, a non-volatile display 7 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is required.

That is, at the same time that the issuing machine 1 finishes issuing tickets and issues a ticket issuing completion report to the computer system 3, the set winding line 10A is excited via the AND circuit 14 and the transistor 15 by the power supply normal signal 12 and the ticket issuing completion signal 13. , the display 7 is set to one side 30.

Furthermore, at the same time as the ticket issuing completion report ends, the reset winding 10B is excited via the AND circuit 17 and the transistor 18 by the power supply normal signal 12 and the ticket issuing completion report termination signal 16, and the display 7 is activated.

The other side 31 is in the reset state.

If the issuing machine power supply 4 is cut off 26 from the start of the ticket issuing completion report until the end of the report, the display 7 will remain in the set state 30, so the operator can check the status of the indicator 11 on the display 7. To see.

The issued voting ticket is known to be invalid, and invalid tickets are prevented from being handed over to voters.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the AVR 4 can be used as a power source for the ticket issuing machine 1, and the device can be made inexpensive and compact.

Furthermore, by using the non-volatile display 7, it is possible to reliably prevent invalid voting tickets from being transferred to voters with a simple structure even in the event of a momentary power outage after the ticket issuance is completed and before the ticket issuance completion report is completed.

Although the above embodiment has been described using one non-volatile display, it is also possible to provide two or more non-volatile displays to display the status of the ticket issuing operation in more detail.

Further, since the display operates in the same manner as the core memory, the contents of the display can be read by providing a read-out winding in addition to the set winding and the reset winding.

By using this display, the contents of this display can be read out when the power is restored, and if it is set, this information can be sent to the issuing machine 1.
Print on the ticket printer owned by the company.

This makes the operator pay more attention and also has the effect of leaving a record.

Furthermore, even if no display is provided and the voting ticket is not issued outside the ticket issuing machine immediately after the ticket issuing machine finishes issuing tickets, the voting ticket is issued outside after receiving the ticket issuing report completion signal. good.

At this time, a voting ticket that has become invalid after being issued may be displayed to the effect that it is invalid, or the voting ticket may be automatically discarded in a disposal box.

As described above, according to the present invention, the computer system is automatically notified of the end of issuing voting tickets, and when this end signal is not reported within a predetermined time, the information is automatically subtracted. This has the advantage that an inexpensive AVR can be used as a power source for the issuing machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a voting ticket issuing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a non-volatile display used in the device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a driving circuit diagram of the display device shown in FIG. 2, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are time charts illustrating the voting ticket issuing procedure of the apparatus of the present invention. 1, IA, 1B...1N: Voting ticket issuing machine, 2゜2A, 2B...2N: Interface cable, 3: Computer system, 4: AVR16: End signal transmission mechanism, 7: Non-volatile display, 8: subtraction mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A computer system that aggregates and stores received voting information and outputs voting ticket issuance permission; and a computer system that inputs and transmits voting information specified by two voting parties to the computer system, and from this computer system. In a voting ticket issuing device that is equipped with a voting ticket issuing machine that prints and issues input voting information upon receipt of return issuance permission from A voting ticket characterized in that the voting ticket issuing machine is provided with a signal transmission mechanism, and the computer system is provided with a subtraction mechanism that automatically subtracts the voting information if the end signal is not received within a predetermined time. Publishing device. 2. The voting ticket issuing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the voting ticket issuing machine is provided with a non-volatile display that indicates the start of transmission of an end signal and the completion of normal transmission.