JPS6054699B2 - How to re-enter refunded voting tickets - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for refunding voting tickets for competitions such as bicycle racing and horse racing, and particularly relates to a method for refunding voting tickets for competitions such as bicycle racing and horse racing, and particularly for refunding voting tickets by manual input when the data on the voting ticket is unreadable. Regarding how to re-enter data.

(b) Background of technology Mechanization and automation using computer processing are rapidly becoming widespread in the various processes of selling and returning voting tickets for competitions such as bicycle racing and horse racing, as well as refunding cash for winning tickets.

Due to their nature, each of the above-mentioned processes requires a high degree of reliability and high-speed processing capabilities. On the other hand, since voting tickets are in the hands of customers, there are various problems at the interface between voting tickets and their processing means. There is. (c) Prior Art and Problems An overview of the configuration of a voting ticket processing device that handles the above-mentioned voting tickets, which widely employs electronic devices currently in use, is shown in FIG. 1a, taking horse racing as an example.

A large number of voting ticket vending machines 1 are arranged for one racetrack to perform voting ticket sales processing and sell voting tickets to customers.

On the other hand, the number of refund machines 2 is approximately 20% of the number of voting ticket vending machines 1.
A predetermined amount of money will be refunded for the winning ticket. The voting ticket vending machine 1 and the refund machine 2 are suitably grouped into a plurality of group control machines TCU (Termi).
nalControlUnit) 3, and is further connected to a central processing unit 4 (CPU) for electronic computer processing. Usually, the voting ticket (horse racing ticket) includes the common information of the day such as annual, table of contents, and daily racetrack name and answer, as well as the race number, betting ceremony, starting group number, slot number, etc. requested by the customer (fan). These are inputted from the keyboard 6 by the vending machine operator, and all these are stored in the central processing unit 4, and according to the instructions of the central processing unit 4, the voting ticket vending machine prints, magnetically records, and confirms them. After the voting ticket vending machine 1 performs the voting ticket vending process such as taking out the voting ticket, and the competition results are input into the central processing unit 4 by another input device (not shown), refunds are issued according to the instructions. Machine 2 is processing a refund for the winning ticket.

As is well known, voting tickets are sold not only at stadiums, but also at many locations across the country as so-called off-site voting tickets.

Data regarding the various competitions mentioned above is recorded on the voting ticket by printing and magnetic recording. Among these, magnetic records are recorded in a uniform format nationwide, but printed records vary in format depending on the issuing company.

An example is shown in FIG. As is clear from the figure, although the content of the data is the same, the printing arrangement, font, etc. are all different, making it difficult to read visually in a short period of time without getting used to it, and it takes a lot of time. or may be read incorrectly. On the other hand, the magnetic record recorded on the voting ticket may be overwritten by the refund machine 2 due to the handling of the fan (for example, when the voting ticket is brought close to a magnet), or in rare cases due to an input failure from the magnetic head. However, there are cases where it cannot be read.

Normally, the refund machine 2 is equipped with a keyboard 6, as shown in FIG.
2, and is further provided with a manual input key operation section 13. In such a case, the operator visually reads the data on the voting ticket and manually enters the data on key operation section 1.
3, the displayed characters entered in the format of the voting ticket on the image surface of the display unit 12 are confirmed and inputted into the keyboard 6. At this time, as is clear from the example in Figure 2, the format of voting ticket data based on printing records differs as mentioned above for voting tickets issued by different issuers.
For example, as shown in Figure 2, the annual, annual, and daily printing locations are different, so if the format on the front of the voting ticket and the format on the image surface of the display section are different, the operator can ．． The user must search for an input location on the image screen that is different from the recording location of the voting ticket, move the cursor, and perform key input, which takes additional work time and increases the likelihood of input location errors. The development of a method to improve this drawback has been long awaited. (d) Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and when the data of a refundable voting ticket is manually entered using keys while looking at the image on the display of the refunding machine, the image of the voting ticket is always The present invention attempts to provide a method for displaying information on the display unit.

(e) Structure of the Invention The purpose of the invention described above is that in the process of refunding voting tickets for competitions such as bicycle racing and horse racing, when refunding winning and returned voting tickets, the magnetic reading of the voting ticket is unreadable. Therefore, when re-entering manually, store in advance the required formats of all currently issued voting tickets of the same type as the relevant voting ticket in the storage unit, and press the ticket type button to enter the formats listed above. Call up the formats of the voting ticket one after another on the image screen of the display section, select the format that is the same as the voting ticket, and enter the key while displaying the data of the voting ticket in the format on the image screen. This can be easily achieved by

(f) Embodiment of the Invention An embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart outlining one embodiment of a method for manually re-entering data for refunding magnetically illegible voting tickets in accordance with the present invention.
After starting the voting ticket refund machine 2 and turning on the power,
When you press the key button to start refunding, the format issued at the stadium will be displayed on the image screen of section 12.The format of the voting ticket to be re-entered for refund will match the format of the image screen. If not, press the ticket type button 14 arranged according to the present invention, which is recorded in the recording section in advance. Another format for the same type of competition is called up on the image screen. Call up another format on the image screen that matches the format of the voting ticket, and once the desired format is displayed on the image screen, as shown in the flowchart in Figure 3, the stadium name, annual date, etc. The operator moves the cursor to sequentially input the race number, betting type, starting group number/ticket, and amount, and then displays the completion of the above pet input on the image screen for the operator to visually confirm.

Next, the voting ticket is sent to the central processing unit 4 and printed while checking whether the re-entered voting ticket is a winning ticket or a losing ticket by displaying it on the image screen. , by pressing the end key button, the operator completes the series of voting ticket re-input and refund operations. At that time, the voting ticket and refund amount are displayed on the image screen, so the operator hands over the displayed amount of cash to the fan to complete the refund. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration related to the ticket type button 14 necessary for this arrangement.

The refund machine 2 is entirely controlled by a microcomputer constituting a main control section 16.

The data storage unit 17 stores in advance voting ticket formats of different formats for a plurality of competitions. As mentioned above, this format has various formats throughout the country, but only the number of formats expected to be needed, or in some cases, all formats are stored. In addition, the refund machine 2 has a program storage section 18 that stores programs that control the operations of all devices, a keyboard control section 19 that transmits input signals from the keyboard 6 to the main control section 16, and data from a data control section 17. It is composed of a data storage section 20 that sends data to the display section 12, a printer control section 22 that sends print data to the printer 21, and an interface control section 23 that controls data transmission and reception with the group control unit (TCU) 3.

When the ticket type button 14 is pressed, a signal indicating the ticket type is sent to the main control section 16 via the keyboard control section 19 of the storage section mentioned above, and the format of the ticket type stored in the data control section 17 is sent to the main control section 16. It is sent to the storage section 20 and displayed on the screen of the display section 12.

This screen continues to display the same format unless the next format is input using the ticket type button 14. The operator then takes steps to input the data of the winning ticket using the keyboard 6 in the same format on the screen of the display unit 12 as the winning ticket.

Although the above description has been made using horse racing as an example, it is clear that the present invention can be widely applied to voting ticket vending machines for various sports that use similar voting tickets, such as bicycle races and boat races.

(g) Effects of the invention As is clear from the above explanation, when the magnetic recording cannot be read and voting tickets in various formats are manually re-entered and refunded, it is necessary to use the Compared to the method in which only the format of voting tickets issued in By selectively displaying and inputting the format on the image screen, the format of the voting ticket in question and the voting ticket on the image screen match, making manual keyboard input work for the operator much easier and more accurate. There is an effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional normal voting ticket processing device used in horse racing venues, etc. Figure 2 shows two types of voting tickets for horse racing in different formats for the same race. Figures 3 and 4 show examples of tickets, respectively.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an operation showing an embodiment of a voting ticket re-input process according to the present invention, and a block diagram of a partial circuit of a related refund machine. In the figure, 1 is a voting ticket vending machine, 2 is a refund machine, 3 is a group control unit (TCU), 4 is a central processing unit 7 (CPU),
6 is a keyboard, 11 is a key operation section, 12 is a display section, 1
3 is a manual input key operation section, 14 is a ticket type button, 16 is a main control section, 17 is a data control section, 18 is a program storage section, 19 is a keyboard control section, 20 is a data control section, 21
22 represents a printer, 22 represents a printer control unit, and 23 represents an interface control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the process of refunding voting tickets for competitions such as bicycle racing and horse racing, when refunding a winning or returned voting ticket, the magnetic reading of the voting ticket cannot be read, so when re-entering manually, The required formats of all the currently issued voting tickets of the same type as the concerned voting ticket are stored in advance in the storage unit, and the formats of the voting tickets are sequentially displayed by pressing the ticket type button. The method for reproducing refundable voting tickets is characterized in that the data of the voting ticket is displayed on the image screen of the screen, the same format as that of the voting ticket is selected, and the data of the voting ticket is displayed in the format of the image screen and the key input is performed. input method.