JP2023000114A - Voting ticket processing device, voting ticket processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a voting ticket processing device, a voting rights processing method, and a program that allow purchasers to purchase voting tickets and change the upper limit amount set for themselves even if the purchaser does not register as a member or possess a prepaid card. provide. [Solution] In a voting rights sales system configured by communicatively connecting a voting ticket sales terminal and a voting ticket processing device, the voting ticket processing device acquires a facial image of a purchaser who purchases a voting ticket, Based on the acquisition of the facial image, it is determined whether the process is for purchasing a voting ticket for the first time, and at the time of purchasing a voting ticket for the first time, the specification of the upper limit amount for the purchase is accepted, and the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount are determined. It is recorded in association with the identification information generated according to the facial image, and the upper limit amount is changed when the winning result indicates that the voting ticket was not won. [Selection diagram] Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to a betting ticket processing device, a betting ticket processing method, and a program.

Betting tickets for races held in horse races, boat races, etc. can be purchased without any upper limit. Techniques for changing the upper limit of such amount are disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

In paragraph 0026 of Patent Literature 1, the winning prize from the pari-mutuel betting is recorded in the temporary member management file for each race, and when the prepaid card is inserted into the voting dedicated terminal, whether or not there is a winning prize is checked by the temporary member. A technology is disclosed in which a management file is checked, and if there is a winning amount, the amount is written in the prepaid card, and the purchase limit amount is added to the refund amount.

Paragraph 0066 of Patent Literature 2 describes a technique for setting a credit limit for electronic money settlement based on player attribute information.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-141293 JP 2018-171432 A

By the way, when purchasing a betting ticket such as a pari-mutuel betting ticket, the purchaser may purchase the betting ticket without registering as a member or using a prepaid card or the like. Therefore, there has been a demand for a technique for purchasing a voting ticket and changing the upper limit amount set for the purchaser even if the purchaser does not register as a member and does not possess a prepaid card.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a betting ticket processing apparatus, a betting ticket processing method, and a program that solve the above-described problems.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the betting ticket processing device includes face image acquisition means for acquiring a face image of a purchaser who purchases a betting ticket; purchase number determination means for determining whether the purchase process is performed; designation reception means for receiving designation of an upper limit amount for the purchase when the voting ticket is purchased for the first time; and the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount. A recording means for recording in association with identification information generated according to the face image, and an upper limit amount changing means for changing the upper limit amount when the winning result indicates winning of the betting ticket.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the voting ticket processing method is a process of acquiring a facial image of a purchaser who purchases a voting ticket, and purchasing the voting ticket for the first time based on the acquisition of the facial image. and accepts designation of an upper limit amount for the purchase when the voting ticket is purchased for the first time, and associates the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount with the identification information generated according to the face image. and when the winning result indicates that the winning ticket is won, the upper limit money amount is changed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the program comprises a computer of the voting ticket processing apparatus, face image acquisition means for acquiring a face image of a purchaser who purchases a voting ticket, and an initial processing based on the acquisition of the face image. number of purchase determination means for determining whether the process is for purchasing the voting ticket; designation receiving means for receiving the designation of the upper limit amount for the purchase when the voting ticket is purchased for the first time; the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount; is linked to identification information generated according to the face image and recorded, and upper limit amount change means for changing the upper limit amount when the winning result indicates winning of the betting ticket.

According to the present invention, even if the purchaser does not register as a member and does not have a prepaid card, he/she can purchase a voting ticket and change the upper limit amount set for himself/herself.

It is a schematic block diagram of the voting ticket processing system by this embodiment. It is a hardware block diagram of the betting ticket sales terminal by this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the betting ticket processing device according to the present embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of a betting ticket sales terminal according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data example of the management table by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the voting ticket processing apparatus by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the minimum structure of the voting ticket processing apparatus by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the processing flow by the betting ticket processing apparatus of the minimum structure of this embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A voting ticket processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a voting ticket processing system according to the same embodiment.
As shown in this figure, the voting ticket selling system 100 is configured by connecting a voting ticket selling terminal 1 and a voting ticket processing device 2 for communication. The voting ticket sales system 100 may be configured by connecting a plurality of voting ticket sales terminals 1 and voting ticket processing devices 2 for communication.

The betting ticket sales terminal 1 performs money deposit processing for purchasing a betting ticket from a purchaser, sales processing of the betting ticket, and the like. The voting ticket sales terminal 1 and the voting ticket processing device 2 perform settlement processing using the amount of the sold voting ticket and the amount of the deposited money by cooperating the processing. The betting ticket sales terminal 1 is also equipped with a camera 14, which captures the face of the purchaser to generate a face image.

The betting ticket processing device 2 acquires the face image of the purchaser who purchases the betting ticket, and accepts the designation of the upper limit amount for the purchase when the betting ticket is purchased for the first time. Further, the betting ticket processing device 2 records the result of winning the betting ticket and the maximum amount of money in the database in association with the identification information generated according to the face image. The betting ticket processing device 2 determines whether or not to change the upper limit money amount based on the winning result.

FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the voting ticket sales terminal according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2 , the voting ticket sales terminal 1 includes a button section 11 , a display 12 , a speaker 13 , a camera 14 , a bill unit 15 , a coin unit 16 , a mark card reader 17 , a voting ticket printer 18 and a control section 19 .
The button unit 11 includes a plurality of buttons operated by the user to purchase voting tickets.
The display 12 is configured by a touch panel display as an example, and may function as an input device for displaying each screen information when purchasing a voting ticket and for receiving an operation from a user.
The speaker 13 is an output device that emits sounds and voices produced by the device while the purchaser is operating the betting ticket sales terminal 1 .
The camera 14 captures the purchaser's face to generate a face image.
The banknote unit 15 is a mechanical unit for taking in and out banknotes for purchasing voting tickets.
The coin unit 16 is a mechanical part for inserting and removing coins for purchasing voting tickets.
The mark card reader 17 is a mechanism for reading a mark sheet on which purchase information for purchasing a voting ticket is marked.
The betting ticket printer 18 outputs a paper on which purchasing information of the betting ticket is printed.
The control unit 19 is a functional unit provided by executing a program of a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The betting ticket sales terminal 1 is a computer including hardware such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a communication module, and a database.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the voting ticket processing device according to this embodiment.
The voting ticket processing device 2 executes a voting ticket processing program. As a result, the betting ticket processing device 2 exhibits the functions of the control unit 91, the facial image acquisition unit 92, the number of purchases determination unit 93, the designation reception unit 94, the recording unit 95, the upper limit amount change unit 96, and the sales processing unit 97. .

The control unit 91 controls each functional unit of the voting ticket processing device 2 .
The facial image acquisition unit 92 acquires the facial image of the purchaser who purchases the voting ticket from the voting ticket sales terminal 1 .
The number-of-purchase determination unit 93 determines whether it is the first purchase of a voting ticket based on the acquired face image.
The designation receiving unit 94 receives the designation of the upper limit amount for the purchase when the voting ticket is purchased for the first time.
The recording unit 95 records the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount in association with the identification information generated according to the face image.
The upper limit amount changing unit 96 determines whether or not to change the upper limit amount based on the winning result.
The sales processing unit 97 performs sales processing of voting tickets based on the purchase information of the voting tickets.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the voting ticket sales terminal according to this embodiment.
The betting ticket sales terminal 1 executes a sales management program. Thereby, the voting ticket sales terminal 1 exhibits the functions of the control unit 191 and the sales management unit 192 .
The control unit 191 controls each function of the betting ticket sales terminal 1 .
The sales management unit 192 performs management processing related to sales of voting tickets.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of data in a management table according to this embodiment.
The betting ticket processing device 2 stores the purchaser's ID, face feature information generated from the face image of the purchaser, first purchase time, betting ticket purchase information, winning result, winning amount, and upper limit amount of betting ticket purchase. A management table that links information is stored.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the processing flow of the betting ticket processing apparatus according to this embodiment.
Next, the processing flow of the betting ticket processing device 2 will be described step by step.
The betting ticket selling system 100 of the present embodiment is an information processing system for selling horse racing betting tickets (pari-mutuel betting tickets) as an example. A betting ticket sales terminal 1 is installed at a betting ticket counter of a racecourse. A purchaser can use the betting ticket sales terminal 1 when purchasing a betting ticket. The betting ticket sales terminal 1 is provided with a touch panel display functioning as an input device. The purchaser touches the area indicated by the purchase button on the purchase screen displayed on the touch panel display of the voting ticket sales terminal 1 with a finger. As a result, the sales management unit 192 of the voting ticket sales terminal 1 starts the processing of selling the voting tickets.

The sales management unit 192 acquires betting ticket purchase information such as place name, race number, formula, race number, and horse number for each first-come, first-served basis based on the purchaser's operation on the touch panel display. In parallel with the sales processing of the sales processing unit 97, the sales management unit 192 activates the camera 14 to take pictures. A camera 14 photographs the purchaser's face. Camera 14 generates a face image of the purchaser. The sales management unit 192 acquires a face image from the camera 14 and transmits it to the betting ticket processing device 2 .

The facial image acquiring unit 92 of the voting ticket processing device 2 acquires a facial image (step S101). A face image obtaining unit 92 generates feature information of a face reflected in the face image. The facial image acquisition unit 92 outputs the facial feature information of the purchaser to the purchase count determination unit 93 .

Based on the obtained facial feature information, the purchase count determining unit 93 determines whether feature information corresponding to the feature information is recorded in the management table (step S102). If the feature information corresponding to the obtained facial feature information is not recorded in the management table, the purchase count determining unit 93 determines that the process is the purchase of the betting ticket for the first time by the purchaser (step S103). If the feature information corresponding to the obtained facial feature information is recorded in the management table, the purchase count determining unit 93 determines that the processing is for the second or subsequent betting ticket purchase by the purchaser (step S104). . A conventional authentication technique may be used to determine whether feature information corresponding to the acquired facial feature information is recorded in the management table. That is, the purchase count determination unit 93 uses a known technique to detect feature information that matches or has a high degree of similarity with the acquired facial feature information in the management table. It is determined that the feature information is recorded in the management table.

When the number-of-purchase determination unit 93 determines that the processing is for the first purchase of a voting ticket, it generates an ID to be given to the purchaser of the voting ticket (step S105). The number-of-purchase determination unit 93 transmits determination result information including the generated ID and information indicating the first purchase to the voting ticket sales terminal 1 (step S106).

The sales management unit 192 of the voting ticket sales terminal 1 acquires the information of the determination result. The sales management unit 192 determines whether the determination result indicates the first time or the second time or later. When the sales management unit 192 determines that the determination result is the process of purchasing the voting ticket for the first time, the sales management unit 192 displays the upper limit amount setting screen on the touch panel display. The purchaser inputs the upper limit amount on the screen. The sales management unit 192 acquires information on the maximum amount of money. The sales management unit 192 transmits to the betting ticket processing device 2 an ID assigned to the purchaser and upper limit amount specifying information including the upper limit amount. The betting ticket processing device 2 receives the maximum amount designation information. The designation reception unit 94 of the betting ticket processing device 2 links the ID given to the purchaser, the purchaser's face feature information, and the maximum amount of money based on the maximum amount of money designation information, and records them in the management table. section 95 (step S107). The recording unit 95 associates those pieces of information and records them in the management table. This processing by the designation receiving unit 94 is one aspect of processing for receiving the designation of the upper limit amount for the purchase at the time of the first purchase of the voting ticket for each of the different voting targets that are sold multiple times during the unit period. The recording unit 95 of the betting ticket processing device 2 transmits information indicating completion of recording to the betting ticket sales terminal 1 .

When the sales management unit 192 of the voting ticket sales terminal 1 detects the reception of the recording completion information, it acquires from the voting ticket processing device 2 the upper limit amount recorded in the management table in association with the purchaser's ID. The sales management unit 192 performs sales processing of voting tickets with purchase information within the range of the upper limit amount. The sales process may use conventional techniques. The sales management unit 192 of the betting ticket sales terminal 1 generates betting tickets based on the purchase information. The sales management unit 192 controls issuance of voting tickets. The purchaser receives the issued ballot. The sales management unit 192 transmits a purchase history record request including the purchaser's ID and purchase information to the betting ticket processing device 2 . The recording unit 95 of the betting ticket processing device 2 associates the purchaser's ID with the purchase information and records them in the management table (step S108). The recording unit 95 of the betting ticket processing device 2 transmits information indicating completion of recording to the betting ticket sales terminal 1 .

In step S104, when the number-of-purchase determination unit 93 of the voting ticket processing device 2 determines that the process is for the second or subsequent purchase of the voting ticket, the ID associated with the feature information corresponding to the acquired facial feature information is stored in the management table. (step S109). The number-of-purchase determination unit 93 transmits determination result information including the generated ID and information indicating that the purchase is the second or subsequent purchase to the voting ticket sales terminal 1 (step S110).

The sales management unit 192 of the voting ticket sales terminal 1 acquires the information of the determination result, and if the determination result indicates the second or subsequent time, acquires the purchaser's ID from the determination result. Then, the sales management unit 192 acquires from the betting ticket processing device 2 the maximum amount recorded in the management table in association with the purchaser's ID. The sales management unit 192 performs sales processing of voting tickets with purchase information within the range of the upper limit amount. The sales process may use conventional techniques. The sales management unit 192 of the betting ticket sales terminal 1 generates betting tickets based on the purchase information. The sales management unit 192 controls issuance of voting tickets. The purchaser receives the issued ballot. The sales management unit 192 transmits a purchase history record request including the purchaser's ID and purchase information to the betting ticket processing device 2 . The recording unit 95 of the betting ticket processing device 2 associates the purchaser's ID with the purchase information of the betting tickets for the second and subsequent races and records them in the management table (step S111). The recording unit 95 of the betting ticket processing device 2 transmits information indicating completion of recording to the betting ticket sales terminal 1 .

The sales processing unit 97 of the betting ticket processing device 2 determines whether or not race result information has been acquired (step S201). Information on race results may be obtained, for example, from a computer device that manages a race such as a racetrack. When the sales processing unit 97 of the betting ticket processing device 2 acquires the race result information, it generates a winning result corresponding to each purchase information based on the purchase information of all the purchasers (step S202). The winning result includes information such as winning information indicating whether or not the winning is won based on the purchase information, the winning amount, the purchased amount of the betting ticket, whether or not the winning money is paid out, and the like. The sales processing unit 97 of the betting ticket processing device 2 calculates the winning result of the finished race based on the purchase information corresponding to the ID recorded in the management table. The recording unit 95 records the winning result in the management table in association with the purchaser's ID (step S203). Also, the sales processing unit 97 of the betting ticket processing device 2 calculates the total winning amount of past races. The recording unit 95 records the total winning amount in the management table in association with the purchaser's ID (step S204). The upper limit amount changing unit 96 of the betting ticket processing device 2 changes the upper limit amount set by the purchaser based on the total winning amount (step S205). In other words, when the winning result indicates a win, the upper limit amount changing unit 96 specifies a new upper limit amount exceeding the upper limit amount calculated based on the winning result, and the recording unit 95 registers the new upper limit amount and the purchaser's It should be recorded in association with the ID. The control unit 91 determines whether to end the process (step S206). If the control unit 91 does not end the processing, it repeats the processing from step S101. This processing is one mode of processing for changing the upper limit money amount when the winning result indicates that the betting ticket has been won.

As an example, the upper limit amount changing unit 96 of the betting ticket processing device 2 calculates a new upper limit amount by adding the additional amount calculated based on the total winning amount to the upper limit amount set by the purchaser, and calculates the new upper limit amount. The amount is updated as the maximum amount information associated with the ID in the management table. When changing the upper limit amount, the upper limit amount changing unit 96 transmits a request for approval of the upper limit amount including the information of the upper limit amount to the address of the purchaser's portable terminal recorded in association with the purchaser's ID. good. As a result, the upper limit amount change unit 96 may update the upper limit amount when receiving information indicating completion of approval from the purchaser's portable terminal. The additional amount for calculating the new upper limit amount may be calculated in any way using information on the total winning amount. For example, the upper limit amount change unit 96 may set the total amount of the winning amount as the additional amount, or may set the additional amount as a predetermined percentage of the total winning amount. These processes are one aspect of the process of calculating a new maximum amount using the winning amount indicated by the winning result.

Alternatively, the upper limit amount changing unit 96 may receive from the purchaser's portable terminal a specification of an additional amount with the total winning amount as the upper limit, and may calculate a new upper limit amount using the additional amount. The processing of the upper limit amount change unit 96 is one aspect of the process of determining to change the upper limit amount based on change permission information acquired from the purchaser's terminal.

Here, the upper limit amount of money stored in the management table may be the upper limit of the amount of money that can be purchased in one race, or the upper limit of the amount of money that can be purchased in one day. One race or one day is an example of a unit period. In the case of the upper limit of the amount that can be purchased in one day, the upper limit amount changing unit 96 subtracts the total purchase amount calculated from the past purchase information from the upper limit amount set by the purchaser at the time of the first purchase to obtain the updated amount. may be calculated and updated as the new maximum amount. Further, the upper limit amount change unit 96 may calculate a new upper limit amount by adding an additional amount calculated according to the winning result to the updated amount.

According to the above processing, the betting ticket processing device 2 allows the purchaser to purchase the betting ticket and the results of winning the betting ticket without being registered as a member and without having a recording medium such as a prepaid card. The upper limit amount can be changed according to the increase in the winning amount.

It should be noted that the purchaser may be able to freely set the upper limit amount in the setting at the time of purchasing the voting ticket for the first time. When the winning amount increases due to winning, the upper limit amount may be freely changed according to the winning amount according to a predetermined rule. A purchaser of a voting ticket can set a limit on the amount of money used to purchase his/her own voting ticket by setting an upper limit amount, and can change the upper limit amount according to the results of the lottery to loosen the limit. We can provide the service that we can.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the minimum configuration of the betting ticket processing apparatus according to this embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing flow by the minimum configuration betting ticket processing apparatus of the present embodiment.
The betting ticket processing device 2 includes at least face image acquisition means 71 , purchase count determination means 72 , designation reception means 73 , recording means 74 , and upper limit amount change means 75 .
The facial image acquiring unit 71 acquires the facial image of the purchaser who purchases the voting ticket (step S801).
The number-of-purchase determination means 72 determines whether it is the processing of purchasing a voting ticket for the first time or the processing of purchasing a voting ticket after the second time based on the face image acquisition (step S802).
The designation receiving means 73 receives the designation of the upper limit amount for the purchase at the time of the first purchase of the voting ticket (step S803).
The recording unit 74 records the result of winning the lottery ticket and the maximum amount of money in association with the identification information generated according to the face image (step S804).
The upper limit amount changing means 75 changes the upper limit amount when the winning result indicates that the betting ticket has been won (step S805).

Each of the devices described above has an internal computer system. Each process described above is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above process is performed by reading and executing this program by a computer. Here, the computer-readable recording medium refers to magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, semiconductor memories, and the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to a computer via a communication line, and the computer receiving the distribution may execute the program.

Further, the program may be for realizing part of the functions described above. Further, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-described functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

1 ... voting ticket sales terminal 2 ... voting ticket processing device 91 ... control unit 92 ... face image acquisition unit 93 ... purchase number determination unit 94 ... designation reception unit 95 ... recording Part 96... Upper limit amount changing part 97... Sales processing part 100... Voting ticket sales system

Claims (9)

face image acquisition means for acquiring a face image of a purchaser who purchases a voting ticket;
Purchase number determination means for determining whether the process is for purchasing the voting ticket for the first time based on the acquisition of the face image;
a designation reception means for receiving designation of an upper limit amount for the purchase when the voting ticket is purchased for the first time;
a recording means for recording the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount in association with the identification information generated according to the face image;
upper limit amount changing means for changing the upper limit amount when the winning result indicates that the voting ticket has been won;
A voting ticket processing device. 2. The upper limit money amount changing means determines whether or not to change the upper limit money amount when the winning result indicates that the voting ticket has been won, and changes the upper limit money amount when it is determined to be changed. Ballot processing equipment as described. 3. The voting ticket processing according to claim 1, wherein said designation receiving means receives designation of an upper limit amount for said purchase at the time of first purchase of said voting ticket for each of different voting targets sold multiple times in a unit period. Device. The purchase count determination means identifies identification information of a purchaser corresponding to the face image based on the face image acquired at the time of purchase of the voting ticket,
The betting ticket processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the recording means associates the winning result of the winning ticket and the upper limit amount with the identified identification information and records the result. The upper limit amount changing means specifies a new upper limit amount exceeding the upper limit amount calculated based on the winning result when the winning result indicates winning,
The voting ticket processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the recording unit records the new upper limit amount and the identification information of the purchaser in association with each other. 6. The betting ticket processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the upper limit amount changing means calculates the new upper limit amount using the winning amount indicated by the winning result. The betting ticket processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the upper limit amount changing means determines to change the upper limit amount based on change permission information acquired from the purchaser's terminal. Acquire the face image of the purchaser who purchases the voting ticket,
Determining whether it is the process of purchasing the voting ticket for the first time based on the acquisition of the face image,
Receiving the designation of the upper limit amount for the purchase at the time of the first purchase of the voting ticket,
recording the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount in association with the identification information generated according to the face image;
A betting ticket processing method, wherein the upper limit amount is changed when the winning result indicates that the betting ticket has been won. The computer of the voting ticket processing device,
face image acquisition means for acquiring a face image of a purchaser who purchases a voting ticket;
Purchase number determination means for determining whether it is the first purchase of the voting ticket based on the acquisition of the face image;
Designation receiving means for receiving designation of an upper limit amount for the purchase when the voting ticket is purchased for the first time;
recording means for recording the winning result of the voting ticket and the upper limit amount in association with the identification information generated according to the face image;
upper limit amount changing means for changing the upper limit amount when the winning result indicates that the voting ticket has been won;
A program that acts as a

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