JPH0616283B2 - Totalizer system for totalizing data - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Regarding a data totalization method of a totalizer system having a data recovery function, the sale of a totalizer system having a selling machine and a totalizing device for the purpose of providing a means useful for speedy restoration of voting data After printing the copy of voting data for voting tickets sold within a specified time on the copy sheet, and after printing the copy of the specified amount of copy data on the copy sheet within the specified time. Recording means for printing the totalization delimiter mark and serial number on the copy sheet, and printing of the predetermined amount of copy data and the totalization division mark and serial number on the copy sheet by the recording means. Aggregation to aggregate the specified amount of copy data and the serial number A notification means for outputting a strike creation notification, and a tallying list creation means for responding to the tallying list creation notification from the notifying means and subsequently tabulating a predetermined amount of copy data and its serial number corresponding to the notice in a tallying completed tallying list And a tabulation data of the voting ticket printed on the copy sheet by the recording means, a counting delimiter mark and a serial number for each predetermined amount of copying data, and a tabulation list created by the tabulation list creating means. It was configured to be used for restoration.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a data totaling method of a totalizer system having a data restoration function.

A totalizer is provided in a totalizer system that processes competition data such as horse racing. In addition to those that are connected to the center online, there are stand-alone aggregation devices of this type. In any of these types of counting devices, in the case of a failure of the selling machine connected to it, a power failure of the power supply, etc., it is not possible to easily and quickly restore the data of the voting tickets sold up to that point. This is an important item for the operation of the system.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional aggregation device was not equipped with a recovery function (data restoration function), and only the voucher tickets sold there were left on the vending machine connected to the aggregation device.

[Means for Solving the Invention]

Therefore, when a failure of the vending machine occurs during the sale of the voting ticket, the only ticket left on the vending machine remains as the material that can restore the voting ticket data that has been sold up to that point.

Therefore, when it is desired to restore the data, it is necessary to re-count the tickets, which is the only means for restoring the data, from the beginning, which is an obstacle to the rapid data restoration process.

The present invention was created in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data totaling method of a totalizer system that contributes to quick restoration of voting data.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention, in a totalizer system having a vending machine and a totaling device, prints on a copy sheet of copy data of voting tickets released within a predetermined time from the vending machine, and collects within the predetermined time. Each time printing of a fixed amount of copy data on the copy sheet is completed, recording means for causing the copy of the counting delimiter mark and serial number to be printed on the copy sheet after the printing, and a predetermined amount of copy data by the recording means, and Every time a tally delimiter mark and serial number are printed on the copy sheet, a notification to output a tally list creation notification for summing up the printed tally data and the serial number of the printed copy and the tally number following the tally list Means, and in response to the aggregate list creation notification from the notification means, aggregates a predetermined amount of copy data corresponding to the notification and its serial number. Configured to provide a summary list creating means to continue gathering in the summary list. Restoration of the aggregated data is performed by using the copy data of the voting ticket printed on the copy sheet by the recording means, the totalization delimiter mark and serial number for each predetermined amount of copy data, and the totalization list created by the totalization list creating means. , Done.

[Work]

In the totalizer system, copy data of voting tickets sold within a predetermined time from a vending machine is printed on a copy sheet by a recording means. Further, every time the printing of the predetermined amount of copy data aggregated within this predetermined time is completed on the copy sheet, the recording means prints the counting delimiter mark and the serial number on the copy sheet.

Every time the recording unit prints the predetermined amount of copy data and the totalization delimiter mark and serial number on the copy sheet, the printed predetermined amount of copy data and serial number is continuously added to the totalized list. The notification means notifies the total list creating means of the total list creating notification for totaling.

In response to the total list creation notification, the total list creating means totals a predetermined amount of copy data corresponding to the notification and its serial number, following the total list already created.

As described above, the copy data of the voting ticket sold by the vending machine within the predetermined time is sequentially printed on the copy sheet by the recording means every time the voting ticket is sold, and when the predetermined time comes, While the totalization delimiter mark and serial number for identifying the copy data printed within the predetermined time are printed after the copy data, the copy data and the serial number are printed by the total list creating means.

Therefore, even if the system goes down during the sale of the voting tickets to be released after the voting tickets are released within the predetermined time, the copy of the sales voting tickets necessary for data aggregation is printed on the copy sheet. Therefore, by using this and the total list created by the total list creating means, it is possible to quickly restore the necessary total list.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, 1
Is a voting ticket vending machine, which is connected to a totalizing device of the totalizer system, for example, a stand-alone totalizing device 2. The vending machine 1 releases the voting ticket in response to the vote of the voter, and prints the ticket while adding the counting delimiter mark and the serial number to the ticket as described later.
In addition, the stand-alone tally device 2 has a control unit 3, an interval timer 4, a tally file 5, and a copy printing control unit 6, and under the control of the control unit 3, the tally file 5 and the tally list printing unit 6 are used. Then, the same number as the serial number printed on the ticket of the sale machine is attached to the corresponding position of the total list 7 to print the total list 7.

The tabulation mode of the voting ticket data having this configuration will be described below.

When a voter inputs voting data to the selling machine 1, the voting data is sent to the control unit 3, and if the voting is valid, a release permission signal is sent to the selling machine 1 and the vote is sent. When the voting ticket for is released, the voting data is also printed on the vending machine side ticket 8 (see FIG. 2).

Such a voting process has a predetermined time, for example, 30
At the time of continuing for a minute, the interval timer 4 sends a time-out notification signal to the control unit 3. In response to the time-over notification signal, the control unit 3 sends a totalization mark printing command signal to the vending machine 1. The vending machine 1 that has received the tally delimiter mark print command signal prints the serial number A and the tally delimiter mark B at a predetermined position subsequent to the voting ticket data that has been sold so far on the ticket (see FIG. 2).

When this printing is completed, the vending machine 1 sends a totalization mark printing end notification signal to the control unit 3. The control unit 3 sends a data totaling command to the totaling file 5, causes the totaling file 5 to totalize the totaling data during the above-mentioned predetermined time, and sends a totaling list print command to the totaling list printing unit 6 to send the totaling file. The data filed in 5 is taken into the total list printing unit 6 and the file data, that is, the voting ticket data released during the above-mentioned predetermined time, is printed together with the serial number A used as the identification information. Then, a total list (a ticket) is created (see FIG. 3).

Even if there is a failure of the selling machine, a power failure of the power supply, etc. while the voting tickets are being released while the tickets are being created as described above, The data is stored on the ticket of the vending machine 1 and the counting device 2, and the data after the latest counting separator mark is printed on the ticket of the vending machine 1. Therefore, the total list data in the case of the above-described failure is obtained by saving the contents of the latest total list printed on the ticket of the totaling device 2 and the data from the latest total list to the time of the failure. The desired aggregation list can be restored only by combining it with the data of the ticket on the sale machine side. That is, the desired total list can be restored only by the processing after the latest delimiter mark.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an example in which a visible ticket is used as the recording means of the voting ticket data has been described.
You may make it use the other recording means, for example, a non-volatile recording medium, and create the total list of the same kind as the above using this.

In addition, without using the summary delimiter mark as described above,
Each time valid voting data is generated, the data may be added to the aggregation list.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to quickly restore the voting data and bring about great benefits in data aggregation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a part of a ticket printed by a vending machine, and FIG. 3 shows a part of a ticket printed by an aggregator. It is a figure. In the figure, 1 is a vending machine, 2 is a stand-alone tally device, 3 is a control unit, 4 is an interval timer, 5 is a tally file, 6 is a tally list printing unit, 7 is a tally list, and 8 is a vending machine side ticket. is there.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kojiro Oda 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujitsu Limited (56) References JP-A-56-72795 (JP, A) JP-A-54-143032 (JP, A) JP-A-47-37141 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A totalizer system having a vending machine and a totaling device, wherein printing of a copy of voting data of voting tickets released within a predetermined time from the vending machine onto a copy sheet and totaling within the predetermined time Recording means for producing a print of a totalization delimiter mark and a serial number on the copy sheet after each printing of a predetermined amount of copy data on the copy sheet, and recording means for recording the predetermined amount of copy data by the recording means. Every time the tally delimiter mark and the serial number are printed on the copy sheet, a tally list creation notice for outputting the printed list of the predetermined number of copy data and the tally number after the tally list is output. Responding to the notification means and the total list creation notification from the notification means, the predetermined amount of copy data corresponding to the notification and the serial number thereof. Provided is a total list creating means for totaling the totalized list of the totals, and the copy data of the voting ticket printed on the copy sheet by the recording means, the total separation mark and serial number for each predetermined copy of the copy data, and A data totaling system for a totalizer system, characterized in that the totalized list created by the totalizing list creating means is used to restore the totalized list.