JPH0550791B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A voting ticket vending machine that sets voting ticket issuing items, in which a preview is displayed by the first press operation of the selection key, and a preview display is performed by the second press operation. By making the required settings, incorrect settings of ticketing items can be prevented and reliable settings can be made.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a voting ticket vending machine that sets voting ticket issuing items.

For example, pari-mutuel betting tickets (commonly known as horse racing tickets) at racecourses include the name of the racecourse (hereinafter referred to as track name), the name of the voting format such as single-win or double-win type (hereinafter referred to as formula name), the date of the event, the race number, The amount of money, etc. is printed on the ticket, and an operator normally operates the voting ticket vending machine and issues the ticket by specifying the ticket issuing items each time the ticket is issued.

If there is an error in this ticket issuing operation, the ticket issuing items will be incorrectly entered on the voting ticket, requiring extra time for reissuing the ticket, and sometimes causing problems in refunding the voting ticket.

For this reason, there is a need for a method in which an operator can set accurate ticket issuing items when issuing voting tickets.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a conventional voting ticket vending machine.

1 is a control unit composed of a microprocessor;
2 is an external connection section that is connected to the central processing unit via a communication line or cable, and exchanges data from this voting ticket vending machine.

3 is a storage unit that stores control programs, processing data, etc. executed by the control unit.

Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation unit, which includes a selection key 41 for selecting a ticketing item to be operated by an operator, a ticketing key 42, and the like.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a display unit on which data such as ticket issue items are displayed.

When a voting ticket is issued by a voting ticket vending machine, an operator sets ticket issuing items such as venue name and ceremony name by selecting and pressing one of a plurality of selection keys 41 for each item.

The set ticketing items are displayed on the display, and after the operator sets other necessary items, by pressing the ticketing key 42, a voting ticket with the ticketing items written thereon is issued.

The ticketing display is stored in the storage section 3 or sent out via the external connection section 2.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In this conventional method, the operator always checks the display that displays the ticketing items and performs the ticketing operation. Sometimes tickets are issued.

Normally, a certain type of ticketing item remains as it was initially set, and the ticketing item is changed by pressing the selection key only when a change is made, without having to select it every time a ticket is issued. Misissued tickets often occur.

In the conventional ticketing item selection method, when selecting a selection key, the selection key is confirmed by the first press of the selection key, and if the operator makes an operational mistake such as touching the selection key by mistake, the customer's purchase will be delayed. Issue of voting tickets different from the desired one may cause trouble with customers. When voting tickets are given to customers, most of the customers notice the difference in the voting tickets after the race is over and cannot change the voting tickets, which causes trouble.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 49-90599 was published in August 1972.
The application was published on the 29th of May, and the
How to sell winning voting tickets in races such as boat races.”
This invention relates to

The invention relates to a method for selling winning voting tickets in races such as horse racing, bicycle racing, and boat racing. Press
After confirming the pressed value on the display panel and pressing the start button, the required number of winner voting tickets with required information punched out will be issued. "The customer inserts the necessary 100 yen coins according to the number of tickets they wish to purchase, and by pressing each button to specify the set number and number of tickets, the desired winner voting ticket is issued. There is a statement that ``It is a thing.''

However, there is no description of any means for displaying that the selection key for a ticket issue item has been pressed, and no measures are provided for the above-mentioned erroneous operations.

However, the voting ticket described in this patent publication and the voting ticket of the present invention are different in type.

The present invention was created in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an effective method for preventing erroneous ticket issuance by an operator.

[Means for solving problems]

As shown in the embodiment of the voting ticket vending machine of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, a notice display means is added, and when a predetermined item such as an item that does not change every time a ticket is issued, it is necessary to change it. In order to confirm the intention of the change to the operator, the selection key is not immediately changed when the selection key is pressed once, and when the selection key is pressed once, a notice of the change is made and a display is displayed so that the operator can recognize it.

Then, when the operator presses a required selection key, the ticket issuing item is changed.

[Effect]

When the operator operating the ticket issuing machine wants to change a predetermined ticket issuing item, he presses at least one of a plurality of selection keys specifying the ticket issuing item, and a preview of the ticket issuing item change is displayed.

Therefore, even if the operator presses a selection key unconsciously, the operator can correct the selection by selecting and pressing the selection key to be pressed next by simply displaying a warning, and if the operator wishes to change All you have to do is press the selection key correctly.

[The invention is an embodiment]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is the flowchart of Figure 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of changing ticketing items in FIG. 1.

Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

FIG. 1 is constructed by adding a notice display section 6 to the conventional block diagram (FIG. 4).

The selection key 41 of the operation unit 4 is a key with a lamp, and when that key is pressed and the setting of that item is performed,
Or it lights up when a setting or change is announced.

The lamp display section 61 of the preview display section 6 performs a blinking process for the selection key 41.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a blink display section which repeatedly blinks the required item portion displayed on the display of the display section 5.

Initially, it is assumed that the venue name "Tokyo" and the ceremony name "Continuous Victory" are set and displayed in the ticket issuing items of the vending machine.

The second step is to change this "Tokyo" to "Nakayama".
This will be explained using the diagram and FIG.

At least one of the selection keys 41 for the ticketing item to be changed is pressed (step 1).

The lamps of all selection keys 41 for that ticket issue item are lit (step 2).

The ticketing item "Tokyo" displayed on the display of the display section 5 blinks (step 3).

The user presses the required key "Nakayama" on the selection key 41 for the ticketing item to be changed (step 4).

The lamp of the selected selection key "Nakayama" remains lit, and the other lamps go out (step 5).

The selected ticket issue item "Nakayama" is displayed on the display of the display unit 5 (step 6).

Keys with no selection items in the above operation are irrelevant.

Furthermore, the same procedure can be used to set ticket issuing items, and settings for other predetermined ticket issuing items such as by formula can also be changed in the same way.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the purpose of the present invention can be achieved by using only the lamp display of the selection key or the blink display of the display as the preview display.

Note that the keys used above are not limited to keys that are activated by "pressing" them.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the operator from erroneously operating the ticket issue items of the voting ticket vending machine, and it is extremely useful in practice.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
This figure is a flowchart of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of changing ticketing items of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional example. In the figure, 1 is a control section, 2 is an external connection section, and 3 is a control section.
4 is a storage section, 4 is an operation section, 41 is a selection key, 42 is a ticket issue key, 5 is a display section, 6 is a preview display section, 61 is a lamp display section, and 62 is a blink display section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A voting ticket vending machine that sets the ticket issue item selected by one of a plurality of selection keys while displaying the ticket issue item on the selection key and display section, a preview display means for changing a ticket issue item in response to a first operation on at least one of the selection keys, displaying a display state on both the display section and the selection key that is different from that during normal ticket issuance, and the selection; A voting ticket vending machine comprising: a control unit that determines the selection of the selection key and sets ticket issuing items in response to a second operation on the key.