JPH0812707B2 - Automatic voting device - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic voting device for horse racing, bicycle races, and the like, and more particularly to an automatic voting machine connected to a central processing unit and for voting in the automatic voting machine. Automatic voting device consisting of a memory card.

(Prior Art and Problems Thereof) In this type of conventional automatic voting device, an ID card in which only personal data of the user is stored and input is used as a memory card. This ID card
A magnetic stripe is attached on a plastic card, and characters are stored in this magnetic stripe part, but the memory capacity is small, so as described above, only personal data of the user is stored and used. It is what

Then, this memory card is inserted into an automatic voting machine to perform a voting operation.Personal data to which the personal data of the memory card is collated at the time of voting, voting data generated by voting, generated by hit judgment. The refund data corresponding to all the memory cards are stored in the central processing unit side.

However, in the conventional example having such a configuration,
When voting, first of all, the central processing unit performs PIN verification and balance verification, but this verification process takes time, and there is the drawback that the overall voting operation time becomes long.

That is, the collation process is performed based on personal data filed in the central processing unit, but as described above, the central processing unit stores a large amount of personal data, voting data, and refund data. Since the file is stored in the file, it takes a lot of time and labor to process it, and the processing time becomes long.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in an automatic voting device, it is possible to shorten the voting operation time by quickly performing a collating operation before voting. The purpose is to

(Structure and Effect of the Invention) In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides an automatic voting device including an automatic voting machine connected to a central processing unit and a memory card for voting in the automatic voting machine. In the above, the memory card is a non-contact type memory card, and the automatic voting machine controls writing and reading means for writing or reading data to or from the non-contact type memory card, and
And a control means for controlling data transmission to and from the central processing unit, wherein the control means writes the voted data voted this time to the non-contact type memory card while previously writing to the non-contact type memory card. When the voting data of is written, the previous voting data is read and transmitted to the central processing unit, and when the refund data based on the previous voting data is received from the central processing unit,
The refund data is written in the contactless memory card.

According to this configuration, since the voting data and the refund data are stored in the memory card side, it is not necessary to file the voting data and the refund data in the central processing unit side to which the automatic voting machine is connected.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the file size on the side of the central processing unit, which makes it possible to speed up processing such as collation on the side of the central processing unit, and as a result, the voting operation time in the automatic voting machine can be shortened. It became so.

In addition, since a non-contact type memory card whose electric contacts are not exposed on the surface is used, a stable voting operation can be performed without being affected by static electricity.

(Description of Embodiments) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments illustrated in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the external configuration of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is an automatic voting machine, and in the upper front part,
As shown in FIG. 2, a keyboard section 2, a CRT 3 as a display section, a card insertion slot 4, and a receipt ejection slot 5 are provided.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a non-contact type memory card in which electrical contacts are not exposed on the surface, which is inserted from the card insertion port 4 and used. In this memory card 6, personal data A including a name, an account number and a balance, voting data B as voting contents, and refund data C as hitting determination contents are input and stored.

FIG. 3 shows a control unit 7 as a control means of the automatic voting machine 1.
8 is a CPU, and a memory 10, a printer control unit 11, a first transmission control unit 1 are connected to the CPU 8 via a bus 9.
2, CRT control unit 13, keyboard control unit 14, second transmission control unit
15 are connected respectively.

The printer control unit 11 includes printing devices 16 and 16 for printing receipts and copy sheets, and the first transmission control unit 12 includes a reader 17 for reading out the memory card 6 and writing to the memory card 6. Writer 18 has a CRT controller 1
CRT3 for 3 and keyboard section 2 for keyboard control section 14
Are connected to each other, and the second transmission control unit 15 is connected to the central processing unit X side provided in the center. By the reader 17 and the writer 18,
A writing / reading means for writing or reading data to / from the memory card 6 is configured.

A large number of the above-mentioned automatic voting machines 1 are installed outside the stadium, for example, and are connected to one central processing unit X installed in the center.
Is further adapted to be connected to the control equipment of the stadium.

Next, the operation of this embodiment at the time of voting will be described with reference to the flowchart showing the operation of the CPU 8 in FIG.

When the voter inserts the memory card 6 into the card insertion slot 4, the reader 17 reads the personal data A and the voting data B stored in the memory card 6 (step 1),
Next, as shown in FIG. 5A, the CRT 3 displays the personal identification number input guide (step 2). In the voting data, B is written by the voting before this voting operation.

According to the guide displayed in step 2, when the voter inputs the personal identification number on the keyboard part 2 (step 3), the personal identification number and the read data A,
B is transmitted from the second transmission control unit 15 to the central processing unit X (step 4).

Then, when the personal identification number collation processing signal is received from the central processing unit X (step 5), it is judged whether the processing signal is "collation" or "no collation" (step 6), and "collation".
When it is determined that the balance verification processing signal is received from the central processing unit X (step 7), it is determined whether the processing signal is “with balance” or “without balance” (step 8).

When it is judged that there is a balance in step 8, CR
By T3, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the balance and the voting guide are displayed (step 9), and the voter operates the keyboard portion 2 in accordance with this display to input the voting data B (step 10). .

If it is judged "no matching" in step 6 above, or "no balance" is judged in step 8, CRT3 indicates that voting is not possible (step 1
1).

When the voter finishes voting and presses the end key of the keyboard unit 2 (step 12), the vote data B is
It is sent to the central processing unit X side (step 13), written in the memory card 6 by the writer 18 (step 14), and further printed on the receipt and copy sheet by the printing machines 16 and 16, and the printed receipt is the receipt ejection port 5 (Step 15).

The voting data B transmitted to the central processing unit X side in step 13 is transmitted to the stadium side and used for sales calculation, betting rate calculation, and the like.

Next, the hit judgment processing signal from the central processing unit X is received (step 16). This hit judgment processing signal is the voting data B transmitted from the automatic voting machine 1 side in step 4.
It is transmitted from the central processing unit X side based on the above. The central processing unit X side makes a hit judgment of the received voting data B, transmits the hit judgment processing signal to the automatic voting machine 1, and when there is a hit, the personal data file A Balance update processing is performed.

When the hit decision processing signal is judged to be "hit" (step 17), the refund data C is changed to CRT3.
Is displayed (step 18), printed by the printing machines 16 and 16, and the receipt is discharged from the receipt discharge port 5 (step 18).
19) Further, the writer 18 writes the data in the memory card 6 and updates the balance in the personal data A of the memory card (step 20).

Then, the memory card 6 is ejected from the card insertion slot 4 (step 21), and the operation is completed.

After step 11 and also in step 17, when it is determined that there is no hit, the process proceeds to step 21.

As described above, in the present invention, the voting data B and the refund data C are not sent to the central processing unit X side but are input and stored in the memory card 6 side.

By writing the refund data C in step 20, the memory card 6 can be refunded by the refund machine. As mentioned above, during the voting operation,
If the refund data B processing operation of steps 17 to 20 is incorporated, the refund data B processing is automatically performed in association with the voting operation, and it is not necessary to separately perform the processing operation, which is convenient.

FIG. 6 shows the configuration of another embodiment of the control unit 7 of the automatic voting machine 1. The control unit 7 comprises a main control unit 30 and a display control unit 31, and both control units 30, 31 is CPU3
2, 33 are provided respectively, and are connected between the third transmission control unit 34 and the fourth transmission control unit 35 provided on each side.

Then, the display control unit 31 is connected to the CRT3.
The CRT control unit 13 and memories 36 and 37 are provided, and the operation control of the CRT 3 is performed in cooperation with the main control unit 30.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an automatic voting machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of the same, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of the automatic voting machine, FIG. Is a flow chart showing the operation of the automatic voting machine, FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B) are plan views showing the display state of the CRT, and FIG. 6 shows the configuration of another embodiment of the control unit of the automatic voting machine. It is a block diagram shown. 1 is an automatic voting machine, 6 is a memory card, and X is a central processing unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic voting machine connected to a central processing unit,
In an automatic voting device comprising a memory card for voting in the automatic voting machine, the memory card is a non-contact type memory card, and the automatic voting machine writes or reads data in the non-contact type memory card. Writing and reading means,
The writing / reading means is controlled, and a control means for controlling data transmission to / from the central processing unit is provided, and the control means writes the vote data voted this time into the non-contact type memory card. , When the previous voting data is written in the non-contact type memory card, the previous voting data is read and transmitted to the central processing unit, and the refund data based on the previous voting data is sent from the central processing unit. An automatic voting device characterized by writing the refund data into the non-contact type memory card when received.