JP2011204063A - Betting ticket issuing machine, betting ticket issuing system and betting ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent third parties acquiring winning betting tickets from being reimbursed unauthorizedly and facilitate identification when change or betting tickets left behind at purchase are returned.SOLUTION: A betting ticket issuing machine includes an operation part 15 for inputting purchase information and ID information, a printing part 16 for printing the purchaser's ID information coded as well as the purchase information on a betting ticket 30, a reading part 26 for reading the code on the betting ticket 30, a money receiving part 17 for receiving purchase money, and a money dispensing part 27 for dispensing change and redeeming a winning betting ticket 30, so that the winning betting ticket 30 can be redeemed and the change can be returned if ID information input again matches the ID information read from the code. Alternatively, a storage part 12 is provided for storing whether the change and betting ticket 30 have been picked up as well as the ID information, so that the change and betting ticket 30 can be returned if ID information input again matches the ID information in the storage part 12.

Description

  The present invention relates to a voting ticket vending machine and a voting ticket sales system capable of setting a voting content desired by a purchaser and purchasing a voting ticket and making a refund according to the voting result.

  In a voting ticket vending machine in a conventional voting ticket sales system, only purchase information such as voting information is printed on a voting ticket which is inputted by a customer to input desired voting information (for example, patent document). 1).

JP 2000-99604 A

  However, in the above conventional voting ticket release system, there is a problem that the purchaser drops the voting ticket or loses it due to theft, and even a third party who has illegally acquired the voting ticket can be refunded by the voting ticket. . In addition, when the change or voting ticket is forgotten when the voting ticket is issued, there is a problem that the identity cannot be easily confirmed when the change or the voting ticket is forgotten.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above-described problems. That is, an operation unit that inputs purchase information and ID information, a printing unit that codes the purchaser's ID information and prints it on the voting ticket together with the purchase information, and a reading unit that reads the code of the inserted voting ticket; When the depositing part for depositing the purchase price, the dispensing part for withdrawing change and paying out the voting ticket, the ID information read from the code, and the ID information re-entered are compared and matched Can now pay out the voting ticket and return the change. Alternatively, the information processing apparatus further includes a first storage unit that stores whether the change and forgetting to take the voting ticket together with the ID information input at the time of purchase, the ID information of the first storage unit, and the ID information input again. The coins and voting tickets can be returned when they match.

  According to the voting ticket release system of the present invention, an operation unit for inputting purchase information and ID information, a printing unit for coding the purchaser's ID information and printing it on the voting ticket together with the purchase information, and the inserted voting A reading unit for reading the code of the ticket, a depositing unit for depositing the purchase price, a withdrawal unit for withdrawing change and paying out a voting ticket, ID information read from the code, and an ID that is input again The information is compared, and when it matches, the winning voting ticket can be paid out and the change can be returned. Further, whether or not the change and the voting ticket are forgotten are stored together with the ID information input at the time of purchase. 1 storage unit, the ID information of the first storage unit is compared with the re-entered ID information, and when they match, the change and voting ticket can be returned. The return of illegal voting ticket, it is possible to reliably prevent the return of the change, and a refund.

1 is a configuration diagram of a voting ticket sale system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is an operation | movement flowchart figure of the betting ticket sale system of Example 1. FIG. It is an illustration figure of the voting card in the betting ticket sale system of Example 1. FIG. It is an operation | movement flowchart figure of the betting ticket sale system of Example 2. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. In the following description, a voting ticket having a shooting property will be described as an example. However, the present invention can also be applied to a system that issues a boarding ticket, an air ticket, an appreciation ticket, or the like.

(Constitution)
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a voting ticket release system according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the voting ticket sales system according to the first embodiment includes a management server 40 to which one or a plurality of voting ticket sales machines 10 are connected via a network such as a dedicated line or a LAN.

  The voting ticket vending machine 10 has a voting ticket release function for releasing a voting ticket 30 in FIG. 3 to be described later according to a vote desired by the purchaser, a voting ticket refund function for paying money as a refund of the winning voting ticket 30, It has a function of returning forgotten change or voting ticket 30.

  The betting ticket vending machine 10 includes a control unit 11 that controls each unit, which will be described later, and a storage unit 12 that appropriately stores programs, control parameters, purchase information, ID information, and the like that control each unit when the betting ticket 30 is released. And a communication unit 13 that communicates with the management server 40 or other voting ticket vending machine 10 as appropriate, and an operation for inputting information at the time of voting and paying out the winning voting ticket 30, etc. The printing unit 16 that prints together with the purchase information in, for example, a QR code in which ID information that can identify the purchaser described later is encoded, the deposit unit 17 that deposits the purchase price, and the QR code. A reading unit 26 for reading and a dispensing unit 27 for dispensing change or money to be refunded are configured.

  The management server 40 includes a control unit 41, a storage unit 42 that stores information such as whether or not to forget to take voting tickets and change, ID information, purchase information, and the like, and a communication unit 43.

  In addition, information connected to the voting ticket vending machine 10 connected to each other in the network is stored in the storage unit 12 of each voting ticket vending machine 10 together with ID information, or the storage unit 12 of one specific voting ticket vending machine 10. If the information of other voting ticket vending machines 10 is also stored, the management server 40 may be omitted. Moreover, when operating with one voting ticket vending machine 10, it is good also as a structure without the communication part 13 and the management server 40 connected by this.

(Operation)
With the above configuration, the voting ticket release system according to the first embodiment operates as follows. This operation will be described in detail below with reference to an operation flowchart of FIG. 2 and an example of the voting ticket 30 of FIG.

  First, the operation unit selects the purchase transaction in which the purchaser purchases the voting ticket 30, the purchase voting ticket 30 or the return transaction in which change is forgotten to request return, or the refund transaction in which the voting ticket 30 is refunded. 15 (step S01).

  When the purchaser selects a purchase transaction, the purchase information such as the race number to be purchased, the type of vote, the number of purchases, etc., and the ID information consisting of an arbitrary character string or number as the ID information that can identify the purchaser or necessary In response, a password is also input (step S02).

  The input of the ID information may be such that the personal information stored in the magnetic card or IC card of the purchaser's cash card or credit card is read by the respective magnetic card reader or IC card reader, When purchasing the voting ticket 30 using a mark sheet, the ID information may be described in advance on the mark sheet and read.

  When the purchase price is deposited in the depositing unit 17, the printing unit 16 controls the contents of the vote as shown in FIG. 3 based on the purchase information input by the purchaser in step S02 under the control of the control unit 11. The race place 32, race date 34, race number 34, voting type 35, voting information 36, and purchase price 37 are printed, and the purchaser's ID information is embedded with the purchase information as appropriate. To issue a ticket (step S03). At this time, change is withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 27.

  When the purchaser does not take the voting ticket 30 during a predetermined time, it is determined that the voting ticket 30 is forgotten (step S04), and the voting ticket 30 is taken into the voting ticket selling machine 10 (step S05).

  Then, when the purchaser does not take change during a predetermined time, it is determined that the change is forgotten (step S06), and the change is taken into the betting ticket vending machine 10 (step S07).

  Then, the purchase information, purchaser ID information, voting ticket 30 and the presence / absence of forgetting change are transmitted to the management server 40 or other voting ticket release machine 10 through the communication unit 13 (step S08) and received. The management server 40 or other voting ticket vending machine 10 that has been stored is stored in the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket vending machine 10, and the process ends.

  In addition, when operating with one voting ticket vending machine 10, purchase information, purchaser ID, voting ticket 30, presence / absence of forgetting change, etc. are stored in the storage unit 12 of the own voting ticket vending machine 10. That's fine.

  On the other hand, if it is not a purchase transaction for purchasing the voting ticket 30 in step S01, an ID number at the time of purchase and an appropriate password are input (step S10). At this time, the ID information may be input by inserting a purchaser's magnetic card, IC card, or a mark sheet in which the ID information is entered.

  When the purchased voting ticket 30 is forgotten and requested to be returned (step S11), the ID information input in step S10 and the purchaser's ID information forgot to take the voting ticket 30 are stored in the management server 40. Acquired from the storage unit 12 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket vending machine 10 and compared to determine whether or not they match (step S12). If they match, the voting ticket 30 is returned (step S13) and does not match. If this is the case, a message to the effect of disagreement is displayed on the operation unit 15 and the present process is terminated.

  In addition, when return of the voting ticket 30 is requested by a voting ticket vending machine 10 different from the voting ticket selling machine 10 that has released the voting ticket 30, a QR code including ID information and appropriate purchase information again. 31 may be printed and reissued.

  Alternatively, if the change is forgotten and the return is requested (step S14), the ID information input in step S10 and the ID information of the purchaser who has forgotten the change are stored in the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or voted. It is acquired from the storage unit 12 of the ticket vending machine 10 and compared to determine whether or not they match (step S15). When they match, the change is returned (step S16). Is displayed on the operation unit 15 and the present process is terminated.

  At this time, the ID information of the purchaser who has forgotten change is not acquired from the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket vending machine 10, but the voting ticket 30 possessed by the purchaser is inserted, The QR code 31 of the voting ticket 30 may be read by the reading unit 26 or may be compared with information from the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket release machine 10. Also good.

  In addition, when the return of change is requested by the voting ticket vending machine 10 different from the voting ticket vending machine 10 that has released the voting ticket 30, the withdrawal unit 27 may withdraw again.

  Alternatively, when a refund transaction for paying the winning voting ticket 30 is selected (step S17), the voting ticket 30 possessed by the purchaser is inserted and the QR code of the voting ticket 30 is read by the reading unit 26. Then, it is determined whether or not they match with the ID information input in step S10 (step S18), and when they match, the withdrawal corresponding to the inserted voting ticket 30 is performed and the withdrawal unit 27 makes withdrawal. (Step S19).

  At this time, even if a voting ticket vending machine 10 different from the voting ticket vending machine 10 that has released the voting ticket 30 has a refund request, the withdrawal unit 27 may withdraw the refund.

  When the voting ticket 30 forgotten to be removed in step S13 is returned, the fact that it has been reissued is transmitted to the management server 40 or another voting ticket release machine 10, and the change forgotten to be removed in step S16 is returned. When the change has been made, the fact that the change has been returned is transmitted to the management server 40 or another voting ticket release machine 10, and when the refund is made at step S19, the management server 40 or another voting ticket release machine 10 is notified that the refund has been completed. (Step S08), and this process is terminated.

(Effect of Example 1)
As described above, according to the voting ticket release system of the first embodiment, the purchaser can input ID information for identifying an individual and print it on the voting ticket using a QR code, and also vote on the management server or other voting ticket release machines. Whether the ticket and change have been forgotten or not are transmitted and stored together with the ID information, and the ID information re-input when returning the voting ticket, returning the change and refunding, and the ID information read from the QR code or Since the identity is confirmed by comparing with the stored ID information, it is possible to reliably prevent an unauthorized return of voting tickets, a return of change and a refund by a third party.

(Constitution)
Since the configuration of the voting ticket release system and the voting ticket 30 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted for the sake of brevity.

(Operation)
With the above configuration, the voting ticket release system according to the second embodiment operates as follows. This operation will be described below in detail with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG. Since steps other than step S31 to step S35 are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment, the description of the same steps is simplified.

  First, the operation unit selects the purchase transaction in which the purchaser purchases the voting ticket 30, the purchase voting ticket 30 or the return transaction in which change is forgotten to request return, or the refund transaction in which the voting ticket 30 is refunded. 15 (step S01).

  When the purchaser selects a purchase transaction, purchase information such as a race number to be purchased, a vote type, and the number of purchases is input (step S31).

  Next, from the purchase information entered by the purchaser, for example, when the purchase price is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, for example, if the total purchase amount is 100,000 yen or more, it can be determined that the transaction is expensive and the purchaser can be identified It is determined that it is necessary to input an ID number or ID information of a password as appropriate (step S32), and an ID information input screen is displayed to input ID information (step S33).

  The ID information may be obtained by reading personal information stored in a magnetic card or IC card such as a purchaser's cash card or credit card with each magnetic card reader or IC card reader, or by using a mark sheet. When purchasing the voting ticket 30, the ID information may be written on the mark sheet and read as in the case of the first embodiment.

  Then, when the purchase price is deposited into the depositing unit 17, the printing unit 16 controls the control unit 11 to control the contents of the vote as shown in FIG. 3 based on the purchase information input by the purchaser in step S31. Is printed, and the QR code 31 in which the purchaser's ID information input in step S33 is embedded together with the purchase information is printed and issued (step S03). At this time, change is withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 27.

  If the purchaser does not take the voting ticket 30 during a predetermined time, it is determined that the voting ticket 30 has been forgotten, the voting ticket 30 is taken into the voting ticket release machine 10, and change is purchased during the predetermined time. When the person does not pick up, it is determined that the change has been forgotten, and the change is taken into the voting ticket vending machine 10, and the communication unit 13 indicates purchase information, purchaser ID information, whether the voting ticket 30 has been forgotten to change, etc. The management server 40 or other voting ticket sales machine 10 that has transmitted to the management server 40 or other voting ticket sales machine 10 and received it is stored in the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket sales machine 10. Then, this process ends (steps S04 to S08).

  On the other hand, in step S01, in the case of not a purchase transaction for purchasing the voting ticket 30, but a change return or refund, the voting ticket 30 is inserted (step S34). In the case where the voting ticket 30 is forgotten, the step is skipped because the voting ticket 30 is not possessed.

  If the transaction amount information printed on the inserted voting ticket 30 or the transaction amount information encoded in the QR code 31 is equal to or more than the predetermined amount, it is determined that the input of ID information is necessary (step) S35). In the case of forgetting to take the voting ticket 30, it is determined that the ID information needs to be input because the voting ticket 30 is not held and the transaction amount is unknown.

  When it is determined that the input of ID information is necessary, the ID information at the time of purchase is input (step S10). At this time, as in the first embodiment, the ID information may be input by inserting a magnetic card or IC card owned by the purchaser or a mark sheet in which the ID information is entered.

  And when forgetting to remove the purchased voting ticket 30 and requesting the return, the ID information input in step S10 and the ID information of the purchaser who forgot to take the voting ticket 30 are stored in the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or the voting. It is obtained from the storage unit 12 of the ticket vending machine 10 and compared to determine whether or not they match. If they match, the voting ticket 30 is returned, and if they do not match, a message indicating inconsistency is displayed on the operation unit 15. Then, this process ends (steps S11 to S13).

  In addition, when the return of the voting ticket 30 is requested by the voting ticket vending machine 10 different from the voting ticket selling machine 10 that has released the voting ticket 30, the QR code 31 including the ID information and the appropriate purchase information again. It is the same as in the first embodiment that printing and reissuing may be performed.

  Alternatively, when the forgetting change is requested and the return is requested, and the ID information is input in step S10, the input ID information and the ID information of the purchaser who has forgotten the change are stored in the management server 40. It is acquired from the unit 41 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket vending machine 10 and compared to determine whether or not they match. When they match, the change is returned, and when they do not match, a message indicating that they do not match is sent to the operation unit 15. This is displayed and the process is terminated (steps S14 to S16).

  At this time, instead of acquiring the ID information of the purchaser who has forgotten change from the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket vending machine 10, the purchaser possesses the voting ticket 30 possessed by the purchaser, The QR code of the voting ticket 30 may be read by the reading unit 26 or may be compared with information from the storage unit 41 of the management server 40 or the storage unit 12 of the voting ticket release machine 10. Good is the same as in the first embodiment. In addition, when the return of change is requested by the voting ticket vending machine 10 different from the voting ticket vending machine 10 that has released the voting ticket 30, the withdrawal unit 27 may withdraw again.

  Alternatively, when a refund transaction for paying the winning voting ticket 30 is selected, the voting ticket 30 possessed by the purchaser is inserted, the QR code of the voting ticket 30 is read by the reading unit 26, and the process goes to step S10. When the ID information is input, the ID information is compared with the input ID information to determine whether or not the ID information matches. When the ID information matches, the payout unit 30 performs a refund according to the inserted voting ticket 30 and withdraws from the withdrawal unit 27. (Steps S17 to S19). At this time, even if there is a refund request at the voting ticket vending machine 10 that is different from the voting ticket vending machine 10 that has released the voting ticket 30, the withdrawal unit 27 may withdraw the refund money.

  When the voting ticket 30 forgotten to be removed in step S13 is returned, the fact that it has been reissued is transmitted to the management server 40 or another voting ticket release machine 10, and the change forgotten to be removed in step S16 is returned. When the change has been made, the fact that the change has been returned is transmitted to the management server 40 or another voting ticket release machine 10, and when the refund is made at step S19, the management server 40 or another voting ticket release machine 10 is notified that the refund has been completed. (Step S08), and this process is terminated.

  In the description of the above embodiment, only when the purchase price is higher than a predetermined amount in steps 32 and S35, the ID information is input, the ID information is encoded and printed on a voting ticket, The ID information read from the code is compared with the ID information re-entered, and when they match, the change has been returned and the winning voting ticket is refunded. It may be printed by including a code indicating that the ticket is a predetermined flag or the like, reading the flag from the code, and determining whether or not to perform identity verification based on the result. .

  In the above description of the embodiment, it has been described that it is determined that the input of the ID information is necessary only when the purchase price is higher than the predetermined amount. However, when the purchase information is input in step S31, It may be determined that the input of ID information is necessary when the amount exceeds a predetermined amount.

(Effect of Example 2)
As described above, according to the betting ticket release system of the second embodiment, the ID information is input only when the purchase price or change is higher than a predetermined amount, and the ID information is encoded and printed on the betting ticket. The ID information read from the code is compared with the re-entered ID information, and if they match, the change can be returned and the winning voting ticket can be refunded. When it is not necessary, the input operation of the ID information can be omitted, and the operation time can be shortened.

<< Other modifications >>
In the above description, the QR code 31 in which the purchaser's ID information is encoded is printed on the voting ticket 30. However, if the ID information is not easily visible, a normal barcode or the like is printed. You may make it do.

  In the above description of the embodiment, the method for generating the QR code 31 or the like to be printed on the voting ticket 30 has not been described in detail. However, it is more preferable that the code is generated and printed by performing predetermined encryption.

  In the above description of the embodiment, the voting ticket release machine 10 having the voting ticket release function and the voting ticket refund function has been described. However, each function is a separate device, and the voting function having the function of releasing the voting ticket 30 is provided. A ticket release device, and a voting ticket refund device having a function of paying out the winning voting ticket 30 and paying the money, and the voting ticket release device and the voting ticket refund device are connected to the management server 40 via the network. It is good also as a structure which connects, It is good also as a structure which connects a betting ticket sale apparatus and voting ticket refund apparatuses with a network.

  As described above, the present invention can be widely applied to the voting ticket sales machine 10 and the voting ticket sales system capable of purchasing the voting ticket by setting the voting contents desired by the purchaser and making a refund according to the voting result. Can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Voting ticket vending machine 11, 21 Control part 12, 22 Storage part 13, 23 Communication part 15, 25 Operation part 16 Printing part 17 Depositing part 26 Reading part 27 Withdrawing part 40 Management server

Claims (6)

An operation unit for inputting purchase information and ID information;
A printing unit that codes the purchaser's ID information, prints it on a voting ticket together with the purchase information, and issues a ticket;
A reading unit for reading the code of the inserted voting ticket;
A deposit department that deposits the purchase price;
Withdrawal department that withdraws change and pays out voting tickets,
A voting ticket vending machine characterized in that the ID information read from the code is compared with the re-input ID information, and when it matches, the winning voting ticket can be paid out and the change can be returned. A first storage unit that stores whether or not change and voting tickets have been forgotten together with ID information input at the time of purchase;
2. The voting ticket release according to claim 1, wherein the ID information in the first storage unit is compared with the input ID information again, and when they match, the change and the voting ticket can be returned. Machine.   Only in the case of specific purchase conditions determined in advance, the ID information is input, the ID information is encoded and printed on a voting ticket, and the ID information read from the code and the ID information input again 2. The voting ticket vending machine according to claim 1, wherein, when they are compared and matched, the winning voting ticket can be refunded and change can be returned.   4. The voting ticket vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the specific purchase condition is that the purchase price is higher than a predetermined amount or the change is higher than a predetermined amount. The voting ticket vending machine according to claim 1 and a management server having a second storage unit and connected to the voting ticket vending machine via a network,
Whether the change and forgetting to take the voting ticket are stored in the second storage unit together with the purchaser's ID information, and the ID information in the second storage unit is compared with the re-entered ID information to find a match A voting ticket release system characterized by the ability to return change and voting tickets.   A voting ticket characterized in that ID information set by a purchaser is encoded and printed together with purchase information.

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