JP5626910B2 - Display system, video distribution device, and display method for voting processing - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display system, a video distribution device, and a display method for displaying information such as odds to a voter in a voting process of a public competition.

Public competitions such as horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing and auto racing have recently been enjoyed by a wide range of people, including young women. Generally, when purchasing a voting ticket, the voter decides the betting item (by formula, set number) by referring to the odds (expected dividend rate) displayed by formula (betting formula), which differ depending on each race. Buy a voting ticket. For example, in the case of horse racing, the expression type indicates distinction of betting methods such as single win, double win, frame number consecutive win, horse number consecutive win. That is, a purchaser of a voting ticket, that is, a voting person, generally purchases a voting ticket by first deciding on a formula and then viewing odds displayed on the apparatus for each formula. At that time, the purchaser of the voting ticket may refer to the specialized magazines and forecast papers, the start information published by the organizers of the public competition, and the past results before the day.

  In addition, in the display device of the system for counting and processing public competition voting tickets, a plurality of screens showing odds for each formula are displayed in order. That is, odds for a certain expression are displayed for a predetermined time, and then odds for another expression are displayed.

In this way, each competition offers a variety of ways to purchase voting tickets, and when the competition organizer or a third party provides a lot of information that can be used as reference when purchasing voting tickets, It is possible to purchase voting tickets according to the budget for purchasing voting tickets. On the other hand, the purchase of voting tickets becomes complicated, and in particular, beginners with little prior knowledge regarding competitions are hesitant to purchase voting tickets and take time.
Therefore, a technology for supporting the purchase of voting tickets, in particular, the purchase of voting tickets for beginners of competition is known.

  As one of the technologies, there is known a device in which a voter inputs conditions based on his / her preference and provides information on a voting target that satisfies the conditions (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). ). In this device, for example, the voter specifies odds, specifies the popularity of the voting target (horse, player, team number, etc.), sets the voting target (horse, player, team number, etc.) at random, etc. Enter the conditions. And an apparatus extracts the vote object which satisfy | fills a voter's condition, and provides information for the voter to the voter.

  Further, there is known an apparatus that extracts combinations of competitors of corresponding odds based on specified odds, and further selects and displays combinations that can be voted by the voter at random (for example, patent literature) 3). The odds are specified by the voter. In this apparatus, when a voter specifies a condition regarding odds, a combination that meets the condition is automatically displayed.

In addition, as the number of betting methods, that is, the number of expressions varies, and the number of betting eyes (by expression, combination number) increases, it becomes difficult to display odds information. Therefore, instead of displaying odds, a technique for displaying voter's support rate for each race is known in each race as reference information for voter ticket purchase (for example, patents). Reference 4).

JP 2003-248740 A JP 2002-207843 A JP 2007-323522 A JP 2006-79364 A

  However, in the device where the voter inputs conditions based on his / her preference, the troublesome purchase of the voting ticket is eliminated if the beginner is not used to purchasing the voting ticket enough to determine his / her preference. I couldn't say that.

  In general, one of the attractions of public competition is that it is gambling. In other words, purchasing voting tickets for public competitions is an extraordinary experience, especially for beginners, and the extraordinary nature comes from being gambling. The betting is to predict the winner of the competition by himself and obtain a payout defined by the odds with respect to the investment amount when winning the bet. In Japanese public competitions, odds may indicate the refund rate. Therefore, if an index different from odds is introduced, the payout amount obtained when winning a bet cannot be imagined at the time of purchase, and there is a possibility that the original enjoyment of betting cannot be enjoyed.

  In addition, since the combination to automatically vote is displayed, there is a possibility that one aspect of the betting fun of predicting the winner of the competition by yourself is lost.

  Therefore, a display system, a video distribution device, and a display method for voting processing of public competitions are provided so that voters can easily purchase voting tickets without reducing the attractiveness of public competitions. The purpose is to do.

In order to solve the above problem, a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a betting ceremony and a voting target voted by a voter for a predetermined race and a race performed before the predetermined race. Voting information acquisition means for acquiring voting information, which is information relating to the set number and the number of votes, odds calculation means for calculating odds for each of the set numbers for each betting type based on the voting information, and Based on the odds for each of the set numbers calculated for each betting type, the set numbers are rearranged in ascending order of the odds value among all of the betting types, up to a predetermined order in ascending order of the odds value. Sorting means for extracting the odds, betting style and number of the game as popular high-order odds information, and the number of the game hit in the race performed before the predetermined race as the competition result information The result of the acquisition of the race result is compared with the popular higher odds information and the competition result information for the race performed before the predetermined race, and is included in the popular higher odds information. A hit determination means for determining whether the set number is hit, a display means for showing the top odds information popular in the predetermined race to the voter together with the determination result by the hit determination means , It is characterized by including.

By displaying the status of the day for each popularity ranking,
It may be possible for beginners of competition to more easily purchase voting tickets. In addition, the organizer can expect to improve sales because beginners can easily purchase voting rights.

It is a figure of the system with which the display apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a functional block diagram of the display apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the display apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the display method of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the common popularity order judgment process according to all the formulas of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the popularity order unit medium number management process of FIG. It is an example of a unit popularity order odds table according to a formula. It is an example of popularity order odds table according to all types. It is an example of the unitary intermediate information table according to formula. It is an example of an intermediate information table according to all formulas. It is an example of the display output screen in a display apparatus. It is a functional block diagram of the display apparatus of a comparative example. It is a flowchart which shows the display method of a comparative example. It is an example of the display output screen in the display apparatus of a comparative example.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the part which performs a similar part or a similar function in a figure, the same or similar referential mark is provided and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

<Description of betting ceremony>
First, I will explain the betting ceremony for voting in public competitions. Examples of public competitions include horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, auto racing, etc. In this embodiment, horse racing will be described.

The “single-win type” is a betting method in which one of the starting subjects is selected from a plurality of starting subjects and voted.
The “double winning type” is a betting type in which one of the plurality of starting objects to be put into the first to second or lowering order is selected and voted. For example, whether to predict an object entering 1st to 2nd or an object to enter 1st to 3rd may vary depending on the number of objects to start.

  The “successful winning double formula” is a betting method in which N voting objects that enter from 1st to Mth (M is less than the number of run targets) are selected and voted out of a plurality of run targets. Here, the “voting object” may be an individual starting object such as a starting horse or a starting player, or a “frame” assigned to a plurality of starting horses if it is a group to be started, for example, a horse race. There may be. In the consecutive winning combination, the voting objects to be entered from the first to the Nth are selected, and the order may not be set among the N voting objects. That is, it is not necessary to predict the ranking of N voting targets. For example, suppose that M = 2, that is, the number 5 and the number 8 are selected as two voting objects that fall within the second place. Then, even if the first place is 5th, the 2nd place is the 8th place, the 1st place is the 8th place and the 2nd place is the 5th place.

  In addition, there are betting types called “wide” in competitions other than boat racing, such as horse racing, bicycle racing, and auto racing, and “expansion compounding” in boat racing. In this betting type, Q voting objects that fall within P wear are selected and voted. Q voting objects are treated in random order. In general, the term “wide” often refers to the case of P = 3 and Q = 2. In this case, two voting objects that fall within the first three are selected. For example, assume that numbers 5 and 8 are selected as voting targets. Then, if No. 5 enters from 1st to 3rd and No. 8 enters from 1st to 3rd, it is correct. In another example, if the result of the race was 1st 5th, 2nd 3rd, 3rd 8th, 3rd and 5th, 3rd and 8th, 5th and 8th The three voting tickets are in the middle.

The “successful winning single formula” is a betting method in which a voting target is voted for each rank from a first to N out of a plurality of starting targets (N is 2 or more and less than the number of starting targets). For example, when N = 2, the first and second voting targets are selected. In the case of a single winning streak, it is not judged that the hit was made if the predictions did not match in all the rankings voted.
The “heavy winning method” is a voting method that predicts a single winning method, a winning method, a winning method, a winning method, or a winning method in a plurality of races.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a system to which a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In this system, when displaying the odds for the betting eyes (by formula, by group number) in a certain race, the odds by all formulas are displayed, not by each formula. In addition, along with the odds by all types, the status of the day is displayed for each popular ranking (or popularity ranking and description). In this way, by configuring a display device that displays information such as odds to the voter, voters who are beginners of the competition purchase voting tickets without reducing the attractiveness of gambling in public competitions. It can be done more easily. In particular, by displaying the status of the day for each popular ranking, it is possible to know the tendency of people enjoying the competition together on the day. For example, if the hit rate for the top popular stakes (by formula, set number) is high, the percentage of people who vote firmly may be high. Also, if the hit rate for the top popular stakes (by formula, set number) is low, the voting subjects of those who enjoy the competition together that day may be dispersed, and get a solid return Perhaps more people are aiming for a thousand dollars. In any case, seeing the situation during the day for each of the most popular rankings can give a sense of solidarity among voters, and can add a new dimension to the appeal of public competition.

The competition betting ticket totaling processing system 10 includes a host computer 12, a video distribution device 14, a video controller 16, monitors 18 a to 18 n (collectively monitors 18), a vote management device 20, and a competition result collection device 22. . The monitors 18a to 18n may be collectively referred to as the monitor 18. The host computer 12, the vote management device 20, the competition result collection device 22 and the video distribution device are connected via a network 24. The network 24 may be wired or wireless, or a combination of wired and wireless. The video distribution device 14, the video controller 16, and the monitor 18 are electrically connected by wire or wireless.
Hereinafter, the video distribution device 14, the video controller 16, and the monitor 18 may be collectively referred to as a “display device”.

  The monitor 18 is arranged where the voters gather. Examples of the place where the voter gathers include a voting ticket office in the stadium and an voting ticket office outside the stadium. A person who wants to purchase a voting ticket can purchase a voting ticket with reference to information included in the video displayed on the monitor 18. The host computer 12, the video distribution device 14, the video controller 16, the voting management device 20, and the competition result collection device 22 do not necessarily have to be arranged in the stadium or outside the stadium. The monitor 18 may be a terminal device that can be carried by a voter.

The voting management device 20 is connected to a voting ticket issuing device (not shown), and “voting information” such as what type of voting ticket is sold and who bought it from the voting ticket issuing device. It is configured so that it can be obtained. This voting management device 20 functions as voting information acquisition means for acquiring voting information that is information relating to a betting type voted by a voter, a set number to be voted, and the number of votes.

When the monitor 18 is a portable terminal, the voting ticket issuing device may be electrically connected to the monitor 18 so that a voter can purchase a voting ticket via the portable terminal 18. .
In addition, the voting management apparatus 20 can transmit voting information to the host computer 12 via the network 24.

  The competition result collection device 22 can collect information related to the results of each race and transmit the collected results to the host computer 12 and the video distribution device 14 as “competition result information”. The “competition result information” is issued for each race and includes combinations that are appropriate for each ceremony. In addition, the competition result information may include a video image that is necessary when performing photo determination in order of arrival. The competition result collection device 22 functions as a race result acquisition unit that acquires the competition result information.

Based on the “voting information” sent from the vote management device 20, the host computer 12
Calculate the odds for each bet (by formula, group number). The host computer 20 functions as an odds calculating means for calculating odds for each of the set numbers for each of the betting formulas based on the voting information.

  Odds are generally calculated on a betting basis. For example, in the case of a horse race held in Japan, the calculation is based on a method defined in the Horse Racing Law, and the calculation formula varies depending on the betting style.

  Specifically, in the win-win and win-win formulas, the “middle amount of the winning voting ticket for each betting ceremony” is determined from the amount calculated by the first formula. “The amount of the balance calculated by subtracting the amount calculated by Formula 2 and the amount calculated by Formula 3 is distributed to each winning voting ticket for that horse as a refund.” Article) The profit is obtained by subtracting the amount refunded to the voter for some reason, such as canceling the race, from the total amount of the voting ticket released for the betting ceremony.

Here, the first formula, the second formula, and the third formula are the following formulas.
First formula: (W + D / P) × (1-R) = T
Where W is the total ticket face value of the winning voting ticket for the winning horse, D is the total ticket face value of the winning voting ticket for horses other than the winning horse, and P is the number of winning horses 1) and R is the rate determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis in Article 22). R is about 0.18 to 0.25 in horse racing held in Japan, but of course it is not limited to this number. In the first formula, the number P of winning horses varies depending on the betting formula.

Second formula: (T−W) × r
However, T is T in the first formula, and W is W in the first formula. In the current horse racing method, r is 10/100, because the odds are calculated in units of 10 yen, which is 1/10 of the face value of 100 yen.

Third formula A / P × a
However, A is the total face value of the winning voting ticket for all horses that have entered the race, P is P in the first formula, and a is within 5/100 and is determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for each central and local horse race. Rate.

  Also, in the consecutive winning single, consecutive winning double, and double winning formulas, the winning bidder ticket for the winning horse is the balance obtained by subtracting the amount calculated by the second formula from the amount calculated by the first formula. The apportioned amount will be issued as a refund (Article 7 of the Horse Racing Law).

  The “odds information” regarding the odds calculated for each formula in this way is sent to the video distribution device 14 via the network 24 in order to be disclosed to the voter.

The odds information may include information regarding the person who purchased the voting ticket for each type of voting ticket. In this case, the host computer 12, the bet counted from voting information sent from voting management apparatus 20 (wherein by the set number) with respect to, in addition to calculating the odds, the bet th (wherein another, The information about the person who voted for the group number) is acquired, and both are combined into odds information. Therefore, the odds information includes the date of the race, the number of races of the day, the odds for each bet, information about the refund, and the voter for each bet (information about the person who bought the voting ticket). include.

  Further, the host computer 12 receives “competition result information” regarding the result of each race from the competition result collection device 22. Then, the host computer 12 may transfer the competition result information to the video distribution device 14 in order to present the result of the race to the voter. Further, when a refund for the target person is made electronically, for example, by bank transfer, the host computer 12 identifies the target person from the voting information and electronically pays the refund to the target person. May be performed.

  The “competition result information” is stored and accumulated in the host computer 12. Specifically, information regarding the race result for the day is stored in the host computer 12. Then, it is sent to the video distribution device 14 as necessary.

  The video distribution device 14 can receive odds information, competition result information, and voting information from the host computer 12. The video distribution device 14 can also obtain the competition result information directly from the competition result collection device 22.

  As will be described in detail below, the video distribution device 14 sorts the voting tickets according to popularity according to all types, not according to betting types, based on odds information and voting information received from the outside. The result of the rearrangement may be written and stored in a popular order odds table by all types. This rearrangement process is sometimes referred to as “all-type common person criterion determination process”. In addition, according to the competition result information received from the outside, the number of hits of popular voting tickets in the races already held on that day is counted as the number of hits. Further, the hit ratio is calculated from the hit count. The process of obtaining the target hit count and hit ratio is sometimes referred to as “popular rank unit hit count management process”. The number of hits reflects the tendency of people enjoying the public competition of the day. The hit count and hit rate may be written and stored in the hit information table. These “all-type common person criterion determination processing” and “popularity unit medium number management processing” may be performed in a predetermined cycle before the voting deadline. For example, processing may be performed 15 minutes before the deadline, 10 minutes before, 5 minutes before, and every 5 minutes, and the popular order odds table and hit information table may be updated by all types. Also, these processes are not periodic and may be performed according to an increase in the number of votes. In this case, in general, many voting tickets are bought immediately before the deadline, so these processes are frequently performed immediately before the deadline.

  In this way, the video distribution apparatus 14 first creates a popular order odds table and all-type intermediate information table by all types. In other words, the video distribution device 14 rearranges the series numbers in ascending order of the odds value among all the betting styles based on the odds for each of the series numbers calculated for each betting system, and the order of the odds value becomes small. It functions as a sorting means for extracting odds, betting styles and set numbers up to a predetermined rank as “popular odds information”.

  Furthermore, the video distribution device 14 creates a video for providing the voter with the created popular odds and hit conditions by all types. This video may be created every time the "common popularity order judgment process by all types" and "middle number management process by popularity rank unit" are performed, or "common popularity order judgment process by all types" and "popularity It may be performed based on a criterion different from the start of the “rank unit-based medium number management process”.

The video for the voter created by the video distribution device 14 is the number of races of the day, the betting eyes (by formula, series number), odds, It is preferable that the hit ratio of the popular ranking and the hit situation for each race are displayed at a time. For example, in one of the screen, betting first of up to 15 positions from the 1-position of the popular high ranking (formula another, set number), the odds, the popularity of high rank of the hit rate of the day, the hit status of each race It may be displayed. In particular, novice voters can more easily purchase voting tickets without reducing the attractiveness of gambling in public competitions where they choose their own voting tickets, even if they do not know in detail about the betting methods. Moreover, when selecting a voting ticket, it is possible to know the tendency of people enjoying the competition together on the day from the target situation, and even beginners can experience a sense of solidarity with other voters.

  The video created by the video distribution device 14 is sent to the video controller 16. A monitor 18 is connected to the video controller 16, and the video created by the video distribution device 14 is re-edited according to the specifications of the monitor 18 as necessary and distributed to each monitor 18.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the video distribution device 14.
The video distribution device 14 includes a data reception unit 1402, a common popularity order determination processing unit 1404 for all types, a popularity rank unit medium number management unit 1406, a video generation unit 1408, and a video transmission unit 1410. The video generation unit 1408 constitutes video generation means for generating a video showing the popular odds information for a predetermined race. The video transmission unit 1410 constitutes a distribution unit that distributes information related to the video created by the video creation unit to display units such as the on-site video equipment 16 and the on-site monitor 18.

  The video distribution device 14 further stores storage units 1412, 1414, 1416, which store the unit popularity order odds table by formula, the popularity order odds table by formula, the unit medium information table by formula, and the medium information table by formula, respectively. 1418 is included. The data receiving unit 1402, the common popularity order judgment processing unit 1404 for all formulas, the popularity ranking unit number of times management unit 1406, the unit ranking popular order odds table, the popularity ranking odds table for all formulas, and the race unit medium information It is connected to storage devices 1412, 1414, 1416, and 1418 for storing tables and all-type intermediate information tables, respectively. Hereinafter, both of these tables and the storage device in which the tables are stored may be referred to by the same reference numerals.

  The data receiving unit 1402 receives “odds information” and “competition result information” from the host computer 12, the voting management apparatus 20, and the competition result collecting apparatus 22, respectively. The information table is sent to the storage devices 1412 and 1416. The storage device 1412 stores the odds information for each betting type. The storage device 1416 stores the hit information for each race and for each formula.

  FIG. 7 is an example of the unit popularity order odds table by formula. Here, horse racing is assumed as a public competition. The group numbers and odds from 1st to 15th are shown for each formula. Here, as a formula, single win, double win, double frame, single frame, double horse, single horse, wide, triple, triple single are included.

  The common popularity rank determination processing unit 1404 for all formulas sorts the odds for each formula stored in the storage device 1412 in the order of popularity by all formulas, regardless of the formula, and ranks the top 15 most popular Ask. Then, the top 15 ranks by all types are sent to the storage device 1414 as a popularity order odds table by all types. The storage device 1414 stores a popularity order odds table according to all types.

  FIG. 8 is an example of the popularity order odds table by all types. From the unit popularity order odds table shown in FIG. 7, the formulas are ignored and the first to the 15th are arranged in order of increasing odds.

  The popularity ranking unit hit count management unit 1406 calculates the hit count and hit rate for each popularity rank based on the “competition result information” stored in the storage device 1416 as a race unit hitch information table. This result is stored in the storage device 1418 as an all-type intermediate information table.

  In this way, the video distribution device 14 compares the popular top odds information with the competition result information, and determines whether or not the combination number included in the popular top odds information is correct. Means.

  The “competition result information” may include a race unit medium information table as shown in FIG. The race-specific intermediate information table shown in FIG. 9 is an example, and for a certain race, single win, double win, double frame, single frame, single horse, double horse, wide, triple, 3 For each formula in the series, the correct combination number and its refund are listed. However, the information included in the race unit medium information table is not limited to these, and may include other elements. For example, information indicating a person who purchased a voting ticket that has been hit may be included. In the race unit intermediate information table, the combination number and the amount of the refund made for each formula are displayed. In order to calculate the amount of refund, the calculation is basically the same as the above-described odds calculation.

  FIG. 10 is an example of an all-type intermediate information table. It shows how many popular voting tickets are right for each race. The “○” mark indicates the voting ticket hit. For example, in the first race, the voting ticket, which was ranked first in popularity, is right. An “x” mark represents an off-voting ticket. Looking at the hit information table, the most popular voting ticket hits 4 out of 9 races. Also, the second most popular voting ticket hits 3 out of 9 races. Also. Voting tickets of 6th or lower popularity have never been hit. Based on this information, for example, a beginner voter may purchase a voting ticket that is 6th or less in popularity, and try to aim for a high-risk, high-return against the trend of other voters. Can stand up.

In the video generation unit 1408, from the information about the popularity order odds table 1414 created by the all-type common popularity order determination processing unit 1404 and the popularity rank unit medium number management unit 1406 and the all-form-specific intermediate information table 1418, , The number of races of the day, and betting eyes by formula (number of formulas, series number) according to the popularity ranking from 1st to 15th, odds, hit rate of that popular ranking of the day, race Create "video information" about the video that displays the target situation at once.

“Video information” related to the video generated by the video generation unit 1408 is output by the video transmission unit 1410. It is sent to the video controller 16.
The video controller 16 distributes the video information received from the video distribution device 14 to the monitor 18.

Based on the “video information” distributed from the video controller 16, the monitor 18 counts the number of races of the day and the betting scores according to all the formulas for each of the most popular ranks from 1st to 15th (by formula). , Set number), odds, hit rate for that popular ranking of the day, and information on hit status for each race. Specifically, it may be displayed as a video. Moreover, you may be comprised so that video information may be provided to a voter by an audio | voice.

  The monitor 18 is installed in a place where a person who purchases a voting ticket is present. Although not shown in the figure, a voting ticket vending machine may be installed at the place so that information on the type, number, and amount of voting tickets sold can be collected. Further, the present system 10 may be configured so that information that can identify the person who purchased the voting ticket can be performed simultaneously with the sale of the voting ticket. Further, as described above, the monitor 18 may be a portable terminal. In addition to the function as the monitor 18, the mobile terminal may be one that can purchase a voting ticket by an instruction from the mobile terminal.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an image displayed on the monitor 8. “9R” means that the displayed information such as odds is for the ninth race . On this screen, the most popular rankings from 1st to 15th ( belonging to formulas, numbering), odds, hit rate of that popular ranking of the day, and hit status for each race are displayed. .

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the video distribution apparatus 14 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The video distribution device 14 includes a CPU 1450, a memory 1452, and an I / O interface 1454, which are connected to each other via a bus 1456. Further, an external storage device 1458 such as an HDD is connected to the I / O interface 1454. Further, the I / O interface 1454 is connected to the bus 24, so that information can be exchanged with the video distribution device 14, the host computer 12, the voting management device 20, and the competition result collection device 22 via electrical signals. It is configured.

  The memory 1452 stores a computer program including instructions for performing the above-mentioned “all-type common popularity order determination process” and “popularity unit-wise medium number management process”. These computer programs are written in codes that can be processed by the CPU. Further, the memory 1452 and / or the external storage device 1458 store a unit-by-form order popularity odds table, a list-by-form popularity order odds table, a race-by-race intermediate information table, and an all-type intermediate information table. These tables may be stored in four different memories, or may be stored in one memory. Of course, the unit popularity order odds table by formula and the popularity order odds table by all formulas are stored in the first memory, but the race unit intermediate information table and the all formula specific intermediate information table are the second and second respectively. 3 may be stored.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the video distribution device 14 is configured as a general-purpose computer, but the configuration of the video distribution device 14 is not limited to this. For example, the video distribution device 14 may include a dedicated circuit for performing the “common popularity order determination process by all types” and the “popularity unit medium number management process”. Further, the video distribution device 14 may be an appropriate combination of a general-purpose computer and a dedicated circuit.

<System operation>
The operation of the system 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a display method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The processing shown in FIG. 4 is processed by the video distribution device 14.

  When starting, first, voting information and competition result information are acquired in step S102. As described above, “voting information” is collected using the voting management apparatus 20 shown in FIG. Further, the “competition result information” is collected using the competition result collection device 22 shown in FIG. These collected voting information and competition result information may be temporarily stored in the host computer 12 and then taken into the video distribution device 14, or from the voting management device 20 and the competition result collection device 22 via the bus 24. Then, it may be directly taken into the video distribution device 14. For the acquired voting information and competition result information, when the process of step S102 ends, the process proceeds to the common popularity order determination process for all formulas in step S104.

In step S104, the above-mentioned “all-type common popularity order determination process” is performed.
Details of the "common popularity order determination process by all types" are shown in FIG. In the common popularity order judgment process by all types, the betting tickets are rearranged in the popularity order by all types, not by the betting type, and are written in the popularity order odds table by all types.

  The all-type common popularity order determination process is started in step S202 of FIG. In step S202, for example, when a value from 1 to 9 is given in the order of single win, double win, double frame, single frame, double horse, single horse, wide, triple double, single triple, The variable indicating the expression is reset to “1”. Then, the process proceeds to step S204.

  In step S204, the “voting information” is used to sort the groups belonging to the betting type in descending order of popularity. For example, in the case of “variable indicating expression = 1”, voting tickets bet in a single win are tabulated, and the smaller the value is, the more popular the odds are, so that the odds are sorted in ascending order.

  In step S206 following step S204, the top N pairs belonging to the betting type sorted in descending order of popularity are extracted. For example, if N = 15, the top 15 sets are extracted. However, the number of N is not limited to 15.

In the next step S208, the top N popular groups extracted in step S206 are written into the unit popularity order odds table. For example, a horizontal row in which the betting type of FIG. In the example of FIG. 7, the most popular team number in the win is “1”, the odds are “1.1” times, and the second place is the group number “2” and the odds are “1.2”. “It is double. Then, the process proceeds to step S210.
In step S210, the value of the variable indicating the betting formula is updated. Specifically, 1 is added to the value of the current variable.

  In the next step S212, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable indicating the betting formula does not exceed the number of all formulas. For example, if a single bet, a double win, a double frame, a single frame, a double horse, a single horse, a wide, a triple, a triple, or a single bet are considered, the number of all types = 9. If the value of the variable indicating the betting type is not larger than 9, the process returns to step S204, and steps S204 to S210 are repeated for the next betting type. This process is repeated until the value obtained by adding 1 to the value of the variable indicating the betting formula becomes larger than the number of all formulas. Then, the table of FIG. 7 is completed and stored as a unit popularity order odds table 1412 by formula.

If the value of the variable indicating the betting formula exceeds the number of all formulas in step S212, the process proceeds to step S214.
In step S214, the data included in the table as shown in FIG. 7 is sorted in the descending order of popularity, that is, in order of decreasing odds value, in order to obtain combinations of popularity orders by all formulas. The sorted result is written in the popularity order odds table 1414 by all formulas in step S216 following step S214. For example, in the popularity order odds table 1414 shown in FIG. 8, the first place in the descending order of popularity is the formula alias “success”, the set number is “1”, and the odds is “1.1”. Is double.

When this process ends, the process proceeds to step S106 in FIG.
In step S106, the above-described “popular rank unit medium number management process” is performed.
Details of the “popularity-unit-wise medium number management process” are shown in FIG. In the popularity ranking unit hit count management process, the hit count of the popular ranking voting tickets in the race already conducted on that day is counted as the hit count, and the hit rate is calculated from the hit count.

  In step S302, a variable indicating the order of checking (check order) and the race number is reset. That is, the variable indicating the rank is set to “1”, and the calculation of the hit count and hit ratio calculation is started from the first place. Further, since the number of hits and the hit rate from the first race to the latest race number are calculated for each rank, the variable indicating the race number is set to “1”.

  In the next step S304, for the race specified by the variable indicating the race number, the formulas in the check rank are obtained from the popularity order odds table 1414 shown in FIG. For example, in the popularity order odds table shown in FIG. 8, if the check rank is first, the formula alias is “winning”.

  In the next step S306, for the race specified by the variable indicating the race number, the set number in the current check rank is acquired from the popularity order odds table 1414 shown in FIG. For example, in the popularity order odds table shown in FIG. 8, if the check rank is first, the set number is “1”.

  In the next step S308, for each race specified by the variable indicating the race number, the formula and the set number in the check order are compared with the corresponding information in the race unit medium information table. In the first race where the check rank is 1st, it is compared whether the combination of the formula alias is “single win” and the set number is “1” in the right combination. If the intermediate information table for each race shown in FIG. 9 is for the first race, if the win is a winning ticket, the voting ticket of “1” is the target.

  In step S310 following step S308, in the comparison in step S308, for the race specified by the variable indicating the race number, the formula and the set number in the check rank match the corresponding numbers in the race unit intermediate information table. Determine whether or not. If the result of this determination is “No”, the process proceeds to step S312. If the result of determination is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S314.

  In step S312, a mark “X” is entered in the frame of the corresponding race number and popularity ranking in the all-type intermediate information table. In other words, it indicates that the current combination of check ranks was not correct. When the process of step S312 ends, the process proceeds to step S316.

  In step S314, a “◯” mark is entered in the frame of the corresponding race number and popularity ranking in the all-type intermediate information table. In other words, it indicates that the combination of the current check ranks is correct. When the process of step S314 ends, the process proceeds to step S316.

  In step S316, the variable indicating the race number is updated. Specifically, “1” is added to the current value.

  In the next step S318, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable indicating the updated race number is larger than the latest race number. This is because the information for each race is limited to the latest race.

  If the determination in step 318 is “Yes”, that is, if the value of the variable indicating the updated race number is greater than the latest race number, the process proceeds to step S320, and the variable indicating the check order is updated. Specifically, “1” is added to the current value.

  If the determination in step 318 is “No” and the value of the variable indicating the updated race number is not greater than the latest race number, the process returns to step S304, and for the updated race number, The processing from step S304 to S316 is repeated.

  In step S322 following step S320, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable indicating the check rank updated in step S320 is larger than the number N of pairs entered in the unit popularity order odds table in step S206 of FIG. judge.

  If the determination in step 322 is “Yes”, that is, if the value of the variable indicating the updated check order is larger than the number N of pairs entered in the unit popularity order odds table, the process proceeds to step S324.

  If the determination in step 322 is “No” and the value of the variable indicating the updated check order is not greater than the number N of pairs entered in the unit popularity order odds table, the process returns to step S304. The processes from step S304 to S320 are repeated for the updated check order.

  At this point, the results up to the most recent race are input to the all-type intermediate information table shown in FIG. 10 except for the target number and target ratio. In step S324, the number of hits is counted for each rank, and entered in the column for the number of hits in the all-type hit list.

  In step S326, the hit rate obtained for each rank is divided by the number of defined races, that is, the latest race number, to obtain the hit rate. In the next step S328, the hit ratio is entered for each rank in the hit ratio column of the hit formula information table for all formulas.

When the process of step S328 ends, the process proceeds to step S108 of FIG.
In step S108 of FIG. 4, the “image information” regarding the video displayed for the voter using the popularity order odds table 1414 and the overall intermediate information table 1418 generated in steps S104 and S106. Create "Image information" is the number of races of the day, the betting eyes by all the formulas according to the popularity ranking from 1st to 15th (by formula, series number), odds, and the popularity ranking of the day This information is related to an image such that information regarding the rate and the hit situation for each race is displayed on one screen at the same time.
The “image information” generated in step S108 is distributed to the monitor 18 in step S108.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a display output screen in the display device.
By configuring the display device as described above and adopting the display method as described above, a voter can more easily purchase a voting ticket without reducing the attractiveness of gambling in public competitions. . In particular, by displaying the status of the day according to popularity ranking, it is possible to know the tendency of people enjoying the competition together on the day, so there is a possibility that a sense of solidarity can be felt among voters. It can give a new dimension to the appeal of public competition.

  There is no track record for the first race of a certain day. Therefore, the actual situation in the race before the day may be used as the hit situation. Even in this case, the voter can know the tendency of people who enjoy the competition at the stadium even on different days.

<Comparative example>
A comparative example of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this comparative example, it is an apparatus that displays a set number in order of increasing odds for each formula, that is, in descending order of popularity.

  FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of the display system 20 of the comparative example. The display system 20 of this comparative example includes a host computer 12, a vote management device 20, a video distribution device 30, an on-site video facility 16, and a monitor 18. The video distribution device 30, the on-site video equipment 16, and the monitor 18 may be collectively referred to as a “display device”. The host computer 12, the vote management device 20 and the display device are connected via a network 24.

Descriptions regarding the host computer 12, the vote management device 20, the network 24, the on-site video equipment 16, and the monitor 18 have already been given and will not be repeated. The voting management apparatus 20 can transmit voting information to the host computer 12 via the network 24. Then, the host computer 12 calculates the odds for each betting item (by formula, combination number) based on the voting information sent from the voting management device 20.

  The video distribution device 30 sorts the group numbers in the order of popularity according to the betting system based on the odds information and the voting information received from the outside. The rearrangement result may be written and stored in the unit popularity order odds table.

  In order to perform such processing, the video distribution device 30 stores a data receiving unit 3002, a formula-based unit popularity ranking determination processing unit 3004, a video generation unit 3006, a video sending unit 3008, and a formula-based unit popularity order odds table. A storage device 3010 is included.

  The data receiving unit 1402 receives “odds information” from the host computer 12 and the vote management device 20. In the video distribution device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, such processing is performed by the data reception unit 1402 from the host computer 12, the vote management device 20, and the competition result collection device 22 as "odds information" and "competition result". It is different from receiving information "and sending it to the storage devices 1412 and 1416 as the unit popularity order odds table and the race unit medium information table, respectively.

  The “odds information” received by the data receiving unit 3002 is sent to the unit popularity ranking determination processing unit 3004 by formula, and is sorted for each formula in ascending order of odds value, that is, in descending order of popularity. Then, the rearrangement result is sent to the storage device 3010 as a unit popularity order odds table. Hereinafter, the unit popularity order odds table by formula may be referred to by reference numeral 3010.

  The video generation unit 3006 creates a video in which the composition number and the odds are displayed at a time in order of popularity for each betting type from the information about the unit popularity ranking odds table by formula created by the unit popularity ranking determination processing unit 3004. To do. It is preferable that the group number and odds for a plurality of betting formulas are displayed at a time.

  Information relating to the video generated by the video generation unit 1408 is provided by the video transmission unit 1410. It is sent to the video controller 16. The video controller 16 distributes the video information received from the video distribution device 14 to the monitor 18. The monitor 18 provides the video information distributed from the video controller by displaying it as a video to the voter.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of an image displayed on the monitor 18. This video is supposed to be a horse race as a public competition. The video is roughly composed of four columns. From the left, the top 15 ranks in order of popularity are displayed in order of popularity and odds for the betting styles of Maren, Triple, Fuuma, and Triple. Here, “Puma Horse Complex” is a method of voting first and second horses in random order.

Processing of the display device configured as described above will be described.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the display method of the comparative example.
When started, first, vote information is acquired in step S402. The “voting information” is collected using the voting management apparatus 20 shown in FIG. When the process of step S402 ends, the process proceeds to step S404.

  In step S404, a variable indicating a betting type is reset. Specifically, for example, when a value from 1 to 9 is given in the order of single win, double win, double frame, single frame, single horse, double single, wide, triple double, single triple The variable indicating the expression is reset to “1”. Then, the process proceeds to step S406.

  In step S406, the “voting information” is used to sort the pairs belonging to the betting type in descending order of popularity. In step S406, the top N sets of the sorting result are extracted. In the example shown in FIG. 14, N = 15.

In step S 408 following step S 406, the top N popular groups in the betting formula are written in the unit popularity ranking odds table 3010 by formula. Then, the process proceeds to step S410.
In step S410, the value of the variable indicating the betting formula is updated. Specifically, 1 is added to the value of the current variable.

  In the next step S412, it is determined whether or not the value of the variable indicating the betting formula does not exceed the number of all formulas. If the value of the variable indicating the betting formula exceeds the number of all formulas, the process proceeds to step S414. Otherwise, the process returns to step S406.

In step S414, “video information” related to the video displayed for the voter is created using the unit-by-expression popularity order odds table 3010 generated in step S408. Then, the process proceeds to step S416.
In step S 416, the “video information” generated in step S 414 is distributed toward the monitor 18.

  By such processing, it is possible to display the set numbers in order of increasing odds value for each formula, that is, in descending order of popularity.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Display system 12 Host computer 14 Video distribution apparatus 16 Video controller 18 Monitor 20 Vote management apparatus 22 Competition result collection apparatus 24 Network 1402 Data receiving part 1404 of video distribution apparatus 14 Common popularity order judgment processing part of all types of video distribution apparatus 14 1406 Popularity ranking unit medium number management unit 1408 of the video distribution device 14 Video generation unit 1410 of the video distribution device 14 Video distribution unit 1412 of the video distribution device 14 Storage unit 1414 of the unit popularity order odds table according to formulas Popular order odds according to all types Table storage device 1416 Storage unit information table for each race unit 1418 Storage measure for all types of intermediate information table 1450 CPU of video distribution device 14
1452 Memory 1454 of Video Distribution Device 14 I / O Interface 1456 of Video Distribution Device 14 Bus 1458 of Video Distribution Device 14 External Storage Device 30 Video Distribution Device 3002 Data Receiving Unit 3004 of Video Distribution Device 30 Unit by Formula of Video Distribution Device 30 Popularity order determination processing unit 3006 Video generation unit 3008 of video distribution device 30 Video distribution unit 3010 of video distribution device 30 Storage device of unit popularity order odds table by formula

Claims (7)

Voting information acquisition means for acquiring voting information which is information relating to a predetermined race and a voting ceremony voted by a voter for a race performed before the predetermined race, a set number to be voted, and the number of votes; ,
Odds calculating means for calculating odds for each of the set numbers for each of the betting formulas based on the voting information;
Based on the odds for each of the set numbers calculated for each betting type, the set numbers are rearranged in ascending order of the odds value among all the betting types, and the predetermined order is set in ascending order of the odds value. Sorting means to extract up to odds, betting formulas and numbers as popular top odds information,
Race result acquisition means for acquiring, as competition result information, a team number that was hit in the race performed before the predetermined race;
Compare the popular high-order odds information with the competition result information for the race performed before the predetermined race, and the set number included in the high-priority high-order odds information is the target. A hit determination means for determining whether or not
Display means for showing the top odds information of the popularity in the predetermined race to the voter together with the determination result by the hit determination means ;
Including display system.   The display system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the number of hits and the hit rate of each popular ranking with respect to the race performed before the predetermined race.   The display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a calculation formula used when calculating odds for each of the set numbers by the odds calculation means depends on the betting formula. Bet expression found by the voter against race made prior to a predetermined race and said predetermined race, based on the vote information is information set number of voting target, and a number of votes, each of the betting formula odds calculating means for calculating the odds against each of the set number, the
Based on the odds for each of the set numbers calculated for each betting type, the set numbers are rearranged in ascending order of the odds value among all the betting types, and the predetermined order is set in ascending order of the odds value. Sorting means to extract up to odds, betting formulas and numbers as popular top odds information,
Race result acquisition means for acquiring, as competition result information, a team number that was hit in the race performed before the predetermined race;
Compare the popular high-order odds information with the competition result information for the race performed before the predetermined race, and the set number included in the high-priority high-order odds information is the target. A hit determination means for determining whether or not
Video creation means for creating information about the video showing the popular top odds information for the predetermined race together with the determination result by the hit determination means ;
Distribution means for distributing information relating to the video created by the video creation means toward a display means for displaying the video;
Video distribution device including   The video distribution device according to claim 4, wherein the display means displays the number of hits and the hit rate of each popular ranking for the race that was performed before the predetermined race.   The video distribution device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a calculation formula used when the odds calculation means calculates the odds for each of the set numbers depends on the betting formula. Bet expression found by the voter against race made prior to a predetermined race and said predetermined race, based on the vote information is information set number of voting target, and a number of votes, each of the betting formula Calculating the odds for each of the set numbers;
Based on the odds for each of the set numbers calculated for each betting type, the set numbers are rearranged in ascending order of the odds value in all of the betting types, and the predetermined numbers are set in ascending order of the odds value. Extracting odds, betting ceremonies and series numbers up to ranking as popular top odds information,
Obtaining a set number that was hit in the race performed before the predetermined race as competition result information;
Compare the popular high-order odds information with the competition result information for the race performed before the predetermined race, and the set number included in the high-priority high-order odds information is the target. Determining whether or not
Creating information about the video that shows the popular top odds information for the given race along with the result of the determination of whether or not it is hitting ;
Displaying a video based on information about the created video ;
Display method including.