JPH03189764A - Terminal equipment of betting system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Summary) The present invention relates to a terminal device of a voting system, and in particular, to a terminal device of a voting system that sends input voting data to a host device, so that it is possible to know the relationship between the voting amount and the refund amount. In a terminal device of a voting system that sends input voting data to a host device, the voting system has an odds data storage unit that stores input voting data, a voting data storage unit that stores input voting data, and a voting data storage unit that stores input voting data. , comprising a comparison section that calculates the expected amount of money when the vote is correct from the above-mentioned odds data and voting data and compares it with the total amount of votes, and an alarm expression section that generates an alarm when the expected amount of money is less than the total amount of votes. Configure.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a terminal device for a voting system, and particularly to a terminal device for a voting system that sends input voting data to a host device.

(Prior Art) As a voting system as described above, there is one shown in FIG. This is a system for, for example, voting on winning horses in horse racing at home.The subscriber has a terminal device 23 at home, and inputs voting data to this terminal device 23 using a remote keypad 25, that is, the group number to vote, the horse number, etc. The voting amount is input and the voting data is sent to the higher-level device of the general center 28 via the telephone network 27. The general center 28 accepts this voting data, calculates the odds of winning for each group number and horse number based on all the voting data, and compares this odds with other data such as the venue and the condition of the horses running. The information is broadcast by teletext or the like through a broadcasting station 21 connected online. On the other hand, the subscriber receives this radio wave 22 with an antenna, displays the prize data on the television 24 through the terminal 23, and can know information such as the prize data, the venue, and the condition of the horse. Note that the reference numeral 26 in the figure indicates a telephone connected to the terminal.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the terminal device of the conventional voting system as described above, the content that can be displayed is limited to the above-mentioned content broadcast from the broadcasting station. There is a problem in that it is not possible to obtain information about the relationship between the refund amount and the total voting amount, that is, which is larger, the refund amount or the total voting amount, and the fan service is inferior.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device that can know the relationship between the voting amount and the refund amount.

(Means for solving the problems) In the present invention, the means for solving the above problems are as follows:
As shown in FIG. 1, in a terminal device 1 of a voting system that sends input voting data to a host device, an odds data storage section 2 that stores input odds data;
A voting data storage section 3 that stores input voting data; and a comparison section 4 that calculates the expected amount of money in case of a successful vote from the above-mentioned odds data and voting data, and compares it with the total voting amount.
and an alarm expression unit 5 which generates an alarm when the expected amount is less than the total voting amount.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the odds data storage section 2 stores input odds data, and the voting data storage section 3 stores input voting data. Then, the comparison unit 4 calculates the expected amount of money when the vote is correct from the odds data and the voting data,
A comparison is made with the total voting amount, and the warning expressing unit 5 issues an alarm when the expected amount is less than the total voting amount, so the contractor can easily know the relationship between the total voting amount and the refund amount.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of a terminal device of a voting system according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

3 to 6 show an embodiment of a terminal device of a voting system according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the terminal device includes a teletext processing section 23 as shown in FIG.
This terminal device is comprised of a voting processor 23a and a voting processing section 23b, and is operated by a remote keypad (RKP) 25. The teletext processing section 23a has the following configuration. In the figure, 31 is a tuner unit connected to an antenna, 32 is a signal extraction unit 46 that extracts necessary information such as Otsuzu data venue, etc. from the teletext broadcast received by the tuner unit 31 and outputs it as a digital signal. 37 is a ROM that stores control programs, etc., and an RA that stores information such as digitized Otsuzu data.
M, 35 reads necessary character images from CGROM (Character Generator ROM) 40 and VRAM (Video RAM) 41 based on the above signals and sends them to the TV 24.
The text multiplex display section 542 shown in FIG. Further, the voting processing section 23b has the following configuration. In FIG. 3, 43 is a light receiving section that receives the control signal light from the remote keypad 25, 44 is a tuning control section that controls the tuning of the tuner section 31 based on the tuning signal from the remote keypad 25; 33 is a storage unit (which operates as a voting data storage unit storing input voting data);
ROM/RAM), 38 is a comparison unit that calculates the expected amount of money in case of a winning vote from the odds data and voting data, and compares it with the total voting amount; 45 is a bus connection section that connects the teletext processing section and the voting processing section, and 34 is a processor (CPU) that controls the voting processing section.

Next, the operation of the terminal device 23 configured as described above will be explained. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the terminal device described above.

First, by selecting a specific channel using the remote keypad 25, a teletext broadcast from a broadcasting station is received. The signal received by the tuner section 31 is converted into a digital signal by the signal extraction section 32, transferred to the voting processing section 23b, and temporarily stored in the storage section. In the voting processing unit 23b, under the control of the central processing unit 34, the digital signal of the teletext broadcast stored in the storage unit is processed to create necessary image data, and the data is displayed via the character multiplex display unit 35. It is displayed on the television 24.

While looking at the displayed screen, the subscriber operates the remote keypad 25 to select the screen necessary for the voting operation, or while looking at this screen, inputs the program number etc. and performs the voting operation.

Further, the screen of the television 24 is directly sent to the television 24 via the signal extraction section 32 and the character multiplex display section 35 of the teletext processing section 23a, and is sent to the television 24 as it is.
Display the image on.

Here, when the subscriber operates the remote keypad 25, guide information is displayed in the guide section at the bottom of the TV screen under the control of the central processing unit 34 of the voting processing section 23b using a known superimpose method. The user operates the same remote keypad 25 according to the displayed instructions and inputs the "horse number."

During this voting operation, in this embodiment, the comparing unit 38 performs a voting process based on the odds data stored in the voting data storage unit and the voting data stored in the voting data storage unit. The teletext processing unit 23 calculates the expected amount in the middle and compares it with the total voting amount.
The comparison result is sent to a, and the character multiplex display section 35 displays this result on the television 24.

For example, if the expected amount is less than the total voting amount, that amount and a warning message will be displayed.

After such a voting operation, the subscriber uses the remote keypad 2.
5 and press the "send" key to send the input voting data to the line control unit 36 of the voting processing unit 23b.
It functions to autonomously perform automatic dialing, line acquisition, data transfer, and line release processing via the .

The operation of the terminal device of the voting system according to the present invention will be explained in the fourth section below.
This will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 6.

First, in order to directly vote, the contractor operates the remote keypad 25 to set the operation selection mode of the voting processing section 23b of the voting processing section 23b of the terminal device to "voting".
mode (Sl).

Under the control of the central processing unit, the voting location and release category selection screen shown in FIG. 5(1) is displayed (S3). At this time, another option is to directly "vote" (S3
．． S4), and select "Reference" to view past voting history, etc. (S9).

If you enter the voting center number and release category number displayed on that screen, the color of the input voting scene will change, and the guide displayed at the bottom of the next "Vote Entry" screen will be displayed. (In this example, "Please enter the formula"
If you input "by type" and "number" at the position where the cursor is displayed using the remote keypad 25, the prize and popularity will be automatically displayed (S6. Figure 5 (2)).

When the voting amount is entered in the same manner, the total amount is displayed (Fig. 5 (3)).

If you want to change the voting operation, for example t
+n 11 You can use the II key to select the field you want to change with the cursor and re-enter it.

At this time, the expected amount of money at the time of winning for each voting number is calculated using the Otsuzu data and voting data, the total voting amount at the time of the voting is calculated, these amounts are compared, and the 6th
This is displayed as shown in the figure (S8). These calculations are performed by comparing the total amount of votes and each award multiplied by the amount of votes.

At this time, if the expected amount is less than the total voting amount, a message to that effect is displayed. According to this example, the message "Warning! The amount of votes exceeds the amount of dividends!" is displayed.

Voters can change their voting status by viewing this display.

When you want to finish voting and send voting data in this way, by pressing the "send" key on the remote keypad 25, the line processing section is activated under the control of the central processing section of the voting processing section. Automatic dialing is performed and the voting data is transmitted after the line to the center is acquired. When this transmission is completed, the line is automatically released.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7(1) and 7(2), it is possible to vote while displaying the odds for each group number and horse number (S7).

Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to know when the payout amount is greater than the voting amount, that is, when the voter loses even if the vote is correct, and it is possible to provide a terminal device that provides excellent fan service.

In the above embodiment, the terminal device is a terminal device for an at-home voting system, but the present invention is of course applicable not only to a terminal for an at-home voting system but also to general terminal devices.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to know when the dividend amount is greater than the voting amount, that is, when the voter loses even if the vote is correct, and provides a terminal device with excellent fan service. It has the effect of being able to

5...Alarm expression part

Claims (1)

[Claims] A terminal device (1) of a voting system that sends input voting data to a host device includes: an odds data storage unit (2) that stores input odds data; and an odds data storage unit (2) that stores input voting data. Voting data storage unit (3
), and a comparison section (4) that calculates the expected amount of money in case of a successful vote from the above odds data and voting data, and compares it with the total voting amount.
), and an alarm expression unit (5) that generates an alarm when the expected amount is less than the total voting amount.