JPH0412867B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention]

[Summary] It is a totalizer terminal device equipped with a split ticket issuing function, and when issuing divided tickets for an amount that exceeds the upper limit amount voted for any group/number (combination), the ticket is issued from the fractional amount if any. By doing so, even if the power is cut off, the voting ticket of the group/number whose amount has been divided can be prevented from including other groups/numbers, and the contents of the voting ticket can be easily confirmed. [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a totalizer terminal device, and in particular, to a multi-unit ticket in which a plurality of specified groups/numbers and amounts corresponding to each of the groups/numbers are printed on the surface of a single ticket. Alternatively, the present invention relates to a totalizer terminal device (vending machine) having a function of dividing the voting ticket into a plurality of voting tickets and issuing them within the range where the total amount does not exceed the upper limit amount per ticket side. [Prior Art] For voting tickets for various sports, the upper limit of the amount per ticket is determined by the relevant laws and regulations. Therefore, if you want to purchase a voting ticket that exceeds the upper limit amount per ticket, you need to divide the ticket into several purchases within the range that does not exceed the upper limit amount. When the vending machine is equipped with this dividing function, the operator inputs the amount offered by the customer as is, and if the amount exceeds the upper limit, the vending machine automatically divides the amount and issues a voting ticket. This allows the operator to engage in sales work without being aware of the maximum amount of voting tickets. Regarding the conventional dividing method, in order to facilitate the confirmation of divided and issued voting tickets, a method was adopted in which the voting ticket of the group/number that was divided by amount does not include the contents of the voting ticket of other groups/numbers. are doing. This is based on a method in which when the terminal device (selling machine) performs the dividing process, the device remembers that the division is in progress, and the upper limit amount ( For example, when dividing an amount exceeding 100,000 yen, a ticket for 100,000 yen is first issued, and then the fractional amount is issued. According to a terminal device having such a divided ticket issuing function, when issuing voting contents shown in Table 1, for example, voting tickets as shown in FIG. 6 are issued in divided tickets.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the above-mentioned conventional totalizator terminal device equipped with the divisional ticket issuing function, if a failure such as a power outage occurs, the information that the division is in progress is erased, and tickets must be issued by re-entering the unissued voting details. In this case, there is an inconvenience that the voting tickets of the divided groups/numbers include other groups/numbers.
For example, if a power outage occurs immediately after issuing the second ticket while the voting details shown in Table 1 are being issued separately,
After a power outage, if you enter unissued voting details, the 7th
A voting ticket as shown in the figure is issued. As is clear from the example shown in Figure 7, 1
According to the conventional device, when dividing an amount exceeding the maximum amount voted for one set/number, the maximum amount is first issued, and then the fractional amount is issued. It is not possible to realize a dividing method that satisfies the condition that voting tickets of a group/number do not include voting contents of other groups/numbers. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to remember that the vote is being divided, and if the remaining votes are not issued when a power outage occurs, it is necessary to remember that the vote is being divided. It is necessary to erase the . The present invention was created in view of the above-mentioned problems with the conventional type, and even if the power is cut off during the dividing process, it is possible to prevent other combinations from being included in the voting ticket of the combination whose amount has been divided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a totalizer terminal device equipped with a divisional ticket issuing function that prevents voting tickets from occurring and allows easy confirmation of voting ticket contents. [Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 shows a principle block diagram of a totalizer terminal device having a divisional ticket issuing function according to the present invention. In Fig. 1, 1 is the ticket issuing department, which handles multiple combinations (sets/numbers) input by the operator based on the customer's specifications and the amount Mi (i=1, 2,..., n) corresponding to each of the combinations. is printed on the face of the ticket and issued as a multi-unit ticket. Reference numeral 2 denotes a storage unit for temporarily storing a plurality of specified combinations and the corresponding amounts Mi. 3 is a comparison means, and the amount Mi is stored in the storage unit 2.
are sequentially read out and compared with the predetermined amount Mo, and the amounts Mi are sequentially summed to give this total amount _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk
and a predetermined amount Mo. 4 is the first division control means, and the comparison means 3
, the amount Mi is less than the specified amount Mo (Mi≦Mo)
and the total amount _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk exceeds the predetermined amount Mo ( _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk＞Mo), multiple amounts Mi and their corresponding combinations within the range that does not exceed the predetermined amount Mo. It has the function of controlling the ticket issuing unit 1 to print and issue tickets. 5 is the second division control means, and the comparison means 3
If the amount Mi exceeds the predetermined amount Mo (M
> Mo) and the amount Mi is specified first (Mi = M ₁ ), the amount Mi is divided by the predetermined amount Mo, and if there is a remainder, that is, a fractional amount, the fractional amount is When the amount is divisible, the specified amount Mo
It has a function of controlling the ticket issuing unit 1 so as to repeatedly print and issue a ticket with a corresponding combination until the amount Mi becomes zero. 6 is the third division control means, and the comparison means 3
When the amount Mi exceeds the predetermined amount Mo (Mi>Mo) and the amount Mi is not the first specified amount (Mi≠M ₁ ), the predetermined amount
The ticket issuing unit 1 is controlled to print and issue tickets for the amount M _(i-1) up to just before exceeding Mo and the combination corresponding to the amount, and then the second division control means 5
It has a function to connect to the process of dividing the amount Mi by a predetermined amount Mo. The main feature of the present invention lies in the second and third division control means, both of which perform division of Mi/Mo when the amount Mi corresponding to the specified combination exceeds the predetermined amount Mo. and if there is a fractional amount, the ticket issuing unit is controlled to first print and issue the fractional amount and its corresponding combination, and then print and issue the predetermined amount and its corresponding combination. It has a function to control the ticket issuing unit so as to repeat the process repeatedly until the amount Mi becomes zero. [Operation] In the totalizator terminal device equipped with the split ticket issuing function according to the present invention, the above-mentioned second and third split control means temporarily prevent an amount exceeding a predetermined amount voted for one combination during splitting. Even if a power outage occurs, it is possible to prevent the voting ticket of the combination of price divisions from including the voting contents of other combinations. This is because, at the time of the power outage, the amount corresponding to the unissued voting details is an integral multiple of the predetermined amount, and this predetermined amount is the upper limit of the amount that can be printed on one ticket. That is, the device of the present invention prevents other combinations from being included in voting tickets of combinations divided by amount,
This allows easy confirmation of voting ticket contents. [Embodiment] FIG. 2 schematically shows a totalizer terminal device (vending machine) having a split ticket issuing function as an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, voting data (groups/numbers and corresponding amounts) inputted by the operator from the console 21 is transmitted to the aggregation device of the center 24 via the control section 22 and interface section 23. The center 24 checks the validity of the voting data, for example, determines whether an impossible group/number has been specified, and if the voting data is valid, a ticket issuing permission signal is output. This ticket issuing permission signal is sent to the control section 22 via the interface section 23.
When input to , under the control from the control unit 22,
The printing unit 25 prints the voting ticket, the magnetic writing unit 26 magnetically records voting data on the back side of the voting ticket, and the magnetic reading unit 27 reads the magnetically recorded data, and if it is successfully read, the voting ticket is read. Transport it to the ticketing gate.
At this time, the contents of the issued voting ticket are displayed in the ticket printing section 2.
8 is printed on the receipt. Multiple voting data (four in this example)
It consists of a pair/number and the corresponding amount, and in some cases, the total amount exceeds the legal upper limit of 100,000 yen, or 1
The amount corresponding to one set/number may exceed the upper limit amount. In such a case, divide the voting contents as appropriate within the range where the voting amount per ticket does not exceed the upper limit, and in addition, voting tickets divided by amount for the same group/number may include other groups/numbers. The control unit 22 performs a process of dividing the data so that it does not occur. FIG. 3 shows a partial configuration of the control section 22. As shown in FIG. In Figure 3, reference numbers 1 to 6 refer to the first
3 shows elements corresponding to those shown in the figure; Set/number registers RC ₁ to RC ₄ and amount register
RA ₁ to RA ₄ correspond to each other, and these registers contain the four sets/numbers C ₁ to C ₄ input by the operator from the console 21 and the corresponding amounts M ₁ to
M ₄ is temporarily stored. The amount registers RA ₁ to _{RA 4} are connected to each of the issuing amount registers RB ₁ to _{RB 4} via the arithmetic processing unit 30. The ticket issue amount registers RB ₁ to _{RB 4} are registers for storing the amount actually printed on the voting ticket in the printing unit 25, and the maximum amount that can be stored in these registers is stored in the upper limit amount register RM, which will be described later. This is the same amount as the stored amount Mo (assumed to be 100,000 yen). The arithmetic processing section 30 is connected to an upper limit amount register RM, a total amount register RS, and a division control section 40. The total amount register RS contains the amount M ₁
The value _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk, which is the sequential sum of ~M ₄ , is stored.
The arithmetic processing unit 30 sequentially reads the amounts M ₁ to M ₄ from the amount registers RA ₁ to _{RA 4} and compares them with the upper limit amount Mo, and also calculates the difference between the total amount _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk and the upper limit amount Mo. It has a function to perform comparisons, and the results of these comparisons are sent to the division control section 40. Also,
The arithmetic processing unit 30 calculates the amount M ₁ that exceeds the upper limit amount Mo
If M ₄ is read, the corresponding amount M ₁ to _{M 4} is the upper limit amount.
Processing to divide by Mo and amount register RA ₁ to _{RA 4}
Performs all arithmetic processing, such as subtracting the contents of the issued ticket amount registers RB ₁ to _{RB 4} from the contents of . A division prohibition flag 41 is connected to the division control section 40, and this division prohibition flag 41 is connected to the division control section 40.
0, the total amount _i 〓 ^k=1 is set by the division control unit 40 when Mk is less than the upper limit amount Mo, and when the amounts M ₁ to _{M 4} exceed the upper limit amount Mo in the arithmetic processing unit 30, or the total amount _i 〓 ^{k =1} It is reset by the division control unit 40 when Mk exceeds the upper limit amount Mo. When the division prohibition flag 41 is reset, the division control section 40 controls the printing section 25 to issue divided tickets. There are three ways to issue separate tickets. One is when all of the amounts M ₁ to _{M 4} are less than the upper limit Mo, but the total amount _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk exceeds the upper limit Mo (Case 1). The other is if the amount exceeding the upper limit Mo is specified first (M ₁ ) (Case 2), the last one is the upper limit amount.
This is the case (Case 3) where an amount exceeding Mo is specified for the second time (M ₂ ) or later. Of these, cases 2 and 3 are particularly targeted by the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart representing the processing performed by the arithmetic processing section 30 and the division control section 40. The split ticket issuing operation will be explained below for Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3 with reference to FIG.
Note that Table 2 shows specific examples of amounts used for each case.

[Table] (1) Case 1 In step 401, initial values are set.
In step 402, amount M ₁ is entered from amount register RA _1.
That is, 50000 yen is read out, and this amount M ₁
(50,000 yen) is compared with the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen) by the arithmetic processing unit 30 in the next step 403. Since M ₁ <Mo, the next step is
Proceed to 404. In step 404, the amount register RA ₁
and the contents of the total amount register RS (initial value is 0)
A comparison is made between the added value and the upper limit amount Mo. Naturally, it is smaller than Mo, so the next step is 405.
Proceed to. In step 405, this amount M ₁ (50000
yen) is stored in the issue amount register RB ₁ and the total amount register RS ( ₁ 〓 ^k=1 MK=50000 yen). In the next step 406, the value of i (=1) and the value of n (=4) are different, so the next step is
In 407, the value of i is updated (i=
2). The amount M ₂ (10,000 yen) is read out from the amount register _{RA 2} (step 402).
yen) is compared with the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen) (step 403), and since M ₂ < Mo, in the next step 404, this amount M ₂ (10,000 yen) and the contents of the total amount register RS (50,000 yen) are compared. The added value is compared with the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen). Since the added amount is smaller than the upper limit amount, the process proceeds to the next step 405, and in step 405, the amount M ₂ (10,000 yen) is stored in the ticket issue amount register RB _2.
is stored in the total amount register RS ( ₂ 〓 ^k=1 Mk
= 60,000 yen). In the next step 406, i (=2) and n (=4) are different, so in the next step 407 the value of i is updated (i=2).
3). The amount M ₃ (60,000 yen) is read out from the amount register _{RA 3} (step 402).
yen) is compared with the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen) (step 403), and since M ₃ <Mo, in the next step 404, this amount M ₃ (60,000 yen) and the contents of the total amount register RS (60,000 yen) are compared. The added value is compared with the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen). Since the added amount exceeds the upper limit amount, the process proceeds to step 411. In step 411, the division control unit 40 causes the printing unit 25 to register the registers RB ₁ and RB _{2 .}
Amounts stored in M ₁ (50000 yen), M ₂
(10,000 yen) and the corresponding set/number C ₁ (1-
2), performs printing and ticketing with C ₂ (1-3).
In the next step 412, the contents up to register RB ₂ and the contents of total amount register RS are cleared.
Furthermore, in the next step 405, the amount M ₃ (60,000 yen)
is stored in register RB ₃ and total amount register RS ( ₃ 〓 ^k=1 Mk=60000 yen). Next step 406
Since i (=3) and n (=4) are different, the value of i is further updated in the next step 407 (i=4). Amount M ₄ (10,000 yen) is read from amount register RA ₄ (step 402), and thereafter, steps 403,
Processes 404 and 405 are performed in the same manner as described above, and since i (=4) and n (=4) match in step 406, the process advances to step 421. step
421, the amounts M ₃ (60,000 yen) and M ₄ (10,000 yen) stored in registers RB ₃ and RB ₄ and the corresponding pairs/numbers C ₃ (1-4), C ₄ (1-5), printing and ticketing. The divisional ticket issuing operation described above is performed by the first division control means 4 shown in FIG. (2) Case 2 After initial values are set in step 401,
In step 402, the amount M ₁ is received from register RA ₁ .
(150,000 yen) is read out, and this amount _M1 is compared with the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen) in the next step 403. Since M ₁ > Mo, step 431
Proceed to. In step 431, it is determined whether the amount _M1 is the first specified amount. In this case, since this is the first specified one, the process advances to the next step 432. In step 432, the amount M ₁
(150,000 yen) is divided by the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen), and in the next step 433, it is determined whether or not there is a remainder. In this case, the remainder is 50,000 yen, so proceed to the next step 434.
If it is divisible, proceed to step 437.
At step 434, the remainder (50,000 yen) is registered.
Stored in RB ₁ as well as the amount in register RA ₁
The amount of 100,000 yen obtained by subtracting the amount of 50,000 yen in register RB ₁ from 150,000 yen is stored in register RA ₁ . In the next step 435, the amount of 50,000 yen stored in the register RB ₁ and the corresponding set/number C ₁ (1-2) are printed and tickets are issued.
Furthermore, in the next step 436, the contents of register _RB1 are cleared. In the next step 437, the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen) is stored in register RB ₁ , and the amount of 0 yen obtained by subtracting the amount of 100,000 yen in register RB ₁ from the amount of 100,000 yen in register RA ₁ is stored in register RA ₁ . be done. In the next step 438, the amount of 100,000 yen stored in register RB ₁ and the corresponding set/number C ₁ (1-
2) is printed and issued, and in the next step 439, the contents of register _RB1 are cleared. In step 440 register RA ₁
This is done by determining whether the content of is zero or not. In this case, it is zero, so proceed to the next step 441, but
If it is not zero, return to step 437. After the contents of the total amount register RS are cleared in step 441, the process proceeds to step 406. Since the subsequent operation is the same as in case 1, the explanation will be omitted. The divided ticket issuing operation described above is performed by the second division control means 5 shown in FIG. (3) Case 3 In this case, the operation for reading out the initial amount M ₁ (50,000 yen) is the same as in case 1, so the explanation will be omitted. Amount from register RA ₂ in step 402
M ₂ (150,000 yen) is read out, and this amount M ₂ is changed to the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen) in the next step 403.
yen). Since M ₂ >Mo, proceed to step 431. In step 431, the amount M ₂
A determination is made as to whether or not it is the first designated one. In this case, since it is not the first designated one, the process advances to step 451. In step 451, the amount M ₁ (50,000 yen) stored in register RB ₁
and the corresponding set/number C ₁ (1-2) are printed and issued. Further steps
452 clears the contents of register RB ₁ ,
Proceed to step 432. In step 432, the amount M ₂ (150,000 yen) is divided by the upper limit amount Mo (100,000 yen), and from then on, steps up to step 441 are the same as in case 2, and steps 406 onwards are the same as in case 2. Since it is the same as in case 1, the explanation will be omitted. The divided ticket issuing operation described above is performed by the third division control means 6 shown in FIG. As illustrated in Case 2 and Case 3,
Even if a power outage occurs while dividing an amount that exceeds the maximum amount voted for one group/number, tickets will be issued starting with the fractional amount.
The voting ticket of the group/number divided by the amount does not include any other group/number, thereby making it easier to confirm the contents of the voting ticket. FIG. 5 shows split ticket issuance when a power outage occurs in case 3. [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, even if the power is cut off during split ticket issuing, it is possible to prevent other combinations from being included in the voting tickets for which the amount has been split, and the voting It is possible to easily confirm the ticket contents.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic block diagram of a totalizer terminal device having a split ticket issuing function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the main parts of the device shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining split ticket issuing, and FIG. 5 is an example of split ticket issuing by the device shown in FIG. 2. Figures 6 and 7
The figure is a diagram showing split ticket issuance in the conventional type during normal operation and when a power outage occurs, respectively. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Ticket issuing unit, 2... Storage unit, 3... Comparison means, 4... First division control means, 5... Second division control means, 6... Third division control means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A ticket issuing unit 1 that prints and issues a plurality of specified combinations and amounts Mi corresponding to each of the combinations on the face of a ticket, and a storage unit 2 that temporarily stores the combinations and amounts Mi. , The amount Mi is sequentially read from the storage unit 2 and compared with the predetermined amount Mo, and the amount Mi is sequentially summed and this total amount _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk is compared with the predetermined amount Mo. Comparison means 3: If the amount Mi is less than the predetermined amount Mo and the total amount _i 〓 ^k=1 Mk exceeds the predetermined amount Mo,
a first division control means 4 that controls the ticket issuing unit 1 to print and issue tickets for a plurality of amounts Mi and their corresponding combinations within a range not exceeding the predetermined amount Mo;
If the amount Mi exceeds the predetermined amount Mo and the amount Mi is the first specified amount, divide the amount Mi by the predetermined amount Mo and get a remainder. A second division control means 5 controls the ticket issuing unit 1 to repeatedly print and issue the remainder when the remainder is divided, and the predetermined amount Mo along with the corresponding combination until the amount Mi becomes zero.
and, if the amount Mi exceeds the predetermined amount Mo and the amount Mi is not the first specified amount, the amount immediately before exceeding the predetermined amount Mo.
A process of controlling the ticket issuing unit 1 to print and issue a ticket of M _(i-1) and a combination corresponding to the amount, and dividing the amount Mi by a predetermined amount Mo in the second division control means 5. A totalizer terminal device having a divisional ticket issuing function and a third division control means 6 connected to the totalizer terminal device.