KR100567135B1 - System for selling on-line instant lottery ticket thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an instant lottery ticket sales system and method for automatically selling instant lottery tickets online through a lottery ticket sales terminal.

To this end, the lottery ticket sales system of the present invention is connected through a communication network and generates lottery ticketing information for lottery ticket sales, and executes inquiry processing of winning or losing a lottery ticket, and is connected to the communication network. Receiving the lottery issuing information provided from the lottery management computer by inserting cash through communication with a computer and processing to purchase the desired lottery, and information about the winning lottery from the lottery sold in the lottery management computer; It includes a financial institution computer that is provided from a lottery management computer connected through a communication network and transmits data so that the lottery winner can check and confirm the winning prize.

Online lottery terminal, lottery sales terminal, instant lottery sale, online lottery sale, lottery print, cash receipt / return / payment, winning confirmation

Description

Online instant lottery ticket system {SYSTEM FOR SELLING ON-LINE INSTANT LOTTERY TICKET THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram of a lottery ticket selling system for automatically selling lottery tickets online according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a detailed block diagram of a lottery management computer 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a detailed block diagram of a lottery ticket selling terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention

4 is a view showing a front structure of a lottery ticket selling terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5A is a control flowchart of performing an authentication procedure by initial loading in a lottery ticket sales terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5B is a control flowchart of performing an authentication procedure by initial loading in a lottery management computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a control flowchart of a lottery ticket selling terminal for purchasing lottery tickets according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6B is a control flowchart of the lottery management computer 105 for purchasing lottery tickets according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A is a control flowchart of a lottery ticket selling terminal for checking whether the lottery wins according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7B is a control flowchart of the lottery management computer 105 for checking whether the lottery wins according to an embodiment of the present invention.

              Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

101: lottery issuing agency computer 103: lottery issuing agency computer

105: lottery management computer 107: financial institution computer

109: communication network 111 ~ 11N: lottery ticket sales terminal

201: first communication unit 203: subscriber processing unit

205: authentication unit 207: lottery DB processing unit

210: first control unit 211: affiliated store management DB processing unit

215: Lottery DB 219: Merchant Management DB

301: cash receipt / return / payment processing module 302: lottery sales module

303: Lottery inquiry module 304: Fee management module

305: Winning confirmation / specification module 309: the second communication unit

310: second control unit 311: display unit

313: key input unit 315: printing unit

317: cash receipt / return / payment unit 319: smart card reader unit

321: barcode reader unit 323: lottery card reader unit

The present invention relates to an online lottery ticket sales system, and more particularly, to a lottery ticket sales system that automatically sells instant lottery tickets online through a lottery ticket sales terminal.

In general, lottery tickets are issued by public institutions or various organizations (hereinafter referred to as “lottery issuing organizations”) for public interests or for specific purposes, and after they have been approved under special laws of the relevant institutions. Currently, there are two types of lottery tickets: lottery and instant meals, which are sold through financial institutions, newsstands, and vending machines.

However, in the related art, in order to purchase a lottery ticket made in kind, the lottery buyer had to visit a lottery shop (eg, a lottery stand, a bank) to purchase a lottery ticket. In addition, when all the lottery tickets that the lottery ticket shop closes or the buyer wants to purchase are sold, there is inconvenience of having to visit another lottery ticket shop again.

In addition, at present, since the lottery must be manufactured in kind, it is expensive to print the lottery, the distribution stage of the lottery made in-kind is very complicated, and the cost of distribution / collection is excessively expended. 7-8% is used for lottery distribution and withdrawal.)

Particularly, when a lottery day of a specific lottery arrives, the day before the lottery day, all lottery tickets that have not been sold at all lottery shops must be recovered. There was a problem that the sales time is reduced, so the amount of lottery sales is also reduced.

In addition, in the past, a large number of spot lotteries had to be stored at the lottery ticket store, which was inconvenient for storage and there was a risk of theft.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an instant lottery ticket sales system that can automatically sell instant lottery tickets online via a network in a lottery ticket sales terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an online instant lottery ticket sales system that can automatically reduce the cost of producing lottery prints by automatically issuing a lottery ticket online and at the same time reducing the cost of lottery distribution and collection.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an instant food lottery system that sells instant lottery tickets by automatically printing lottery issuing information when a lottery buyer pays a lottery ticket directly and selects a desired lottery ticket.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an instant lottery ticket sales system that does not need to collect lottery tickets not sold immediately before the lottery ticket deadline.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an instant lottery ticket sales system that can prevent the risk of theft due to storage of the lottery ticket.

The lottery ticket sales system of the present invention for achieving the above object is a lottery management computer that is connected through a communication network and generates lottery issuing information for lottery sales, and performs an inquiry process of winning or losing a lottery ticket, and is connected to the communication network. A lottery ticket sales terminal which inputs cash by communication with the lottery ticket management computer to receive lottery issuing information provided from the lottery ticket management computer and purchases the desired lottery ticket, and the information on the winning lottery ticket from the lottery ticket is sold. It is characterized in that it comprises a financial institution computer that receives data from the lottery management computer connected through the lottery winners to transmit the data so that the winner can receive a check.

The lottery management computer is characterized in that it manages a variety of information, such as lottery ticketing information management, merchant management, sales statistics status, turn information management, lottery management, lottery management, lottery statistics management and code management.

The lottery management computer generates lottery issuing information according to a predetermined program stored in the storage device, controls the issued lottery to determine whether or not to win, and pays the winnings, and when the lottery winning inquiry is requested, the search result information A first control unit for transmitting the data, a first communication unit for interfacing to transmit / receive various data with a corresponding communication object using a preset protocol through a communication network, and a lottery connected to the first control unit and storing lottery information. And a merchant database that is connected to the first control unit and stores information of the lottery sales affiliated shops subscribed to the lottery service.

The lottery database stores a total lottery number and quantity issued by type, a sold lottery number, and an unsold lottery number. The lottery database stores lottery numbers and lottery winning member information.

The affiliated store management database is characterized by storing identification information, affiliated store information, etc. of each affiliated store.

The first control unit, a subscriber processing unit for processing the membership registration of the lottery sales affiliated member through the first communication unit, and accesses the affiliated store management database, the predetermined lottery sales input from the lottery sales terminal through the first communication unit When the lottery type information is input through the authentication unit for authenticating identification information of the terminal and the first communication unit, the corresponding lottery ticket is selected by accessing the lottery database and the lottery information of the selected lottery ticket is selected. The deposit of the lottery sales merchant in the affiliated store management database based on the lottery database processing unit which transmits to the lottery sales terminal through the communication unit, the fee and the lottery sales amount paid to the lottery sales merchant for the lottery sale. Merchant management database processing unit to update the license Characterized by including.

The lottery ticket sales terminal transmits lottery ticketing request information including the lottery ticket type information and the identification information of the lottery ticket sales terminal to the lottery management computer, and receives the lottery information for sale from the lottery management computer. A second control unit for controlling to sell, a display unit for displaying the lottery ticket, the purchase deposit, the lucky number, the winning number, the bonus product of the corresponding type by the control of the second control unit, an end button, a selection button, a lucky button, 1 A key input unit for generating key data of buttons # 5, giveaway button and automatic button, and a printing unit for printing a request for payment of a lottery ticket according to the lottery confirmation procedure and a bonus prize winning history under the control of the second control unit; And, under the control of the control unit receives a purchase deposit for purchasing an instant lottery ticket, and refunds the balance of the purchase deposit at the end of the purchase, Cash Receipt / Return / Payment section for paying out cash, Smart Card Reader section for reading the information recorded on the smart card when the smart card is inserted, and Barcode reader for reading the barcode when the corresponding payment request is entered And a second communication unit for interfacing to transmit / receive signals according to a predetermined protocol between the lottery ticket sales terminal and the lottery management computer, and reading the information recorded on the lottery card when the lottery card is inserted. Characterized in that it further comprises a lottery card reader.

The lottery ticket sales terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object, transmits the lottery ticket request information including the lottery ticket type information and the identification information of the lottery ticket sales terminal to the lottery management computer, the corresponding for sale from the lottery management computer A control unit for receiving lottery information and selling lottery tickets, a display unit for displaying a lottery ticket, a purchase deposit number, a lucky number number, a winning number, a bonus product of a corresponding type under the control of the controller, and selecting a type of instant lottery ticket, Key input unit for generating key data by using start button, end button, automatic button, payment button, and refund button to confirm the winning prize, and a request for the payment of the winning prize of the winning lottery ticket according to the lottery checking procedure under the control of the controller; A printing unit for printing prize winning details and a purchase deposit for purchasing a lottery ticket under the control of the controller; Cash receipt / return / payment that takes a refund of the balance of the purchase deposit at the end of the purchase, pays a small sum, and a smart card reader unit for reading the information recorded on the smart card when the smart card is inserted, and the corresponding prize money Bar code reader unit to read barcodes when payment request form is input, Communication unit to interface to transmit / receive signals according to protocol between lottery ticket sales terminal and lottery management computer, Lottery card when lottery card is inserted It further comprises a lottery card reader unit for reading the information recorded in the application to the control unit.

The control unit receives cash, determines whether the counterfeit money is counterfeit, calculates the return amount after purchasing the lottery ticket, and receives a cash receipt / refund / payment module for controlling payment processing of the winning lottery amount, lottery type information and the lottery terminal. A lottery ticket sales module for transmitting lottery ticket request information including identification information of the lottery ticket management computer and receiving the lottery ticketing information for sale from the lottery ticket management computer, and the barcode read from the barcode reader unit; A lottery inquiry module which transmits lottery inquiry request information including a lottery number to the lottery management computer, receives the winning lottery inquiry result information from the lottery management computer, and displays the information on the display unit; A fee management module for recording the fees for the lottery management computer It is characterized in that it comprises a winning confirmation / statement printing module for controlling to receive and print the result information and lottery issuing information.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, the lottery selling method of the system connected via a communication network between the lottery ticket sales terminal and the lottery management computer, the step of displaying a lottery ticket sale menu when cash is input to the lottery ticket sales terminal, When selecting the type of lottery on the lottery sale menu, transmitting the lottery purchase request information including the lottery type information and identification information to the lottery management computer, and when the lottery purchase request information is received from the lottery sales terminal merchant management database Authenticating the lottery ticket sales terminal by searching for the terminal, generating the corresponding lottery ticket information by searching the lottery database after authenticating the lottery ticket sales terminal, and transmitting the generated lottery ticket information to the lottery ticket sales terminal. And receiving the lottery issuing information at the lottery ticket selling terminal. Displaying on the hourly section, printing a receipt request for the lottery issuance information, a receipt including a bonus product winning statement and a barcode, and transmitting lottery sale completion information to the lottery management computer; Upon receipt of lottery ticket sales information from the terminal, based on the fee for the lottery ticket sale and the amount of lottery ticket sales, the deposit of the lottery ticket merchant is renewed in the affiliated store management database to process the issued lottery ticket in the lottery database. And renewing the deposit of the corresponding lottery sales affiliated store, and transmitting lottery sales result information to the lottery sales terminal, and refunding the balance of the purchase deposit upon receiving lottery sales result information from the lottery sales terminal. And receipt for the printed lottery issuing information. Reading barcode information of the corresponding lottery ticket printed when it is input, transmitting lottery inquiry request information including lottery issuing information corresponding to the read barcode to the lottery management computer, and the lottery ticket sales terminal Searching for the lottery database and extracting the lottery inquiry result information of the lottery when receiving the lottery inquiry request information including the lottery issuing information from the lottery, and transmitting the extracted lottery inquiry result information to the lottery terminal. It is characterized by including.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a lottery ticket sales system for automatically selling lotteries online according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A lottery management computer 105, a lottery issuing agency computer 101 connected to the lottery management computer 105, a lottery issuing company computer 103 connected to the lottery management computer 105, a lottery management computer 105 A financial institution computer 107 connected to the communication system, a communication network 109 connected to the lottery management computer 105, and a plurality of lottery ticket sales terminals 111, 112... 11N respectively connected to the communication network 109. It is.

The lottery management computer 105 interoperates with a plurality of lottery ticket sales terminals 111, 112... 11N connected through the communication network 109 to perform the inquiry processing of the sale of the lottery ticket and the winning of the lottery ticket according to the present invention. Perform. The lottery management computer 105 integrates processes related to lottery sales through data exchange with the lottery issuing agency computer 101, the lottery issuing company computer 103, and the financial institution computer 107 connected through the communication network 109. Can be managed and processed. For example, the lottery management computer 105 manages lottery ticketing information management, affiliated store management, sales statistics status, turn information management, lottery management, lottery ticket management, winning statistics management, and code management. You can manage various information about lottery sales.

Lottery ticketing information management manages ticketing information for each vehicle, and merchant management manages credit limit management and fee settlement data for merchants, and the sales statistics state statistics sales of lottery by a certain period or by a certain standard. Includes monthly, weekly, daily, and turnover sales and lottery sales by age, gender, and issuer. Recurring information management is to create and register the issuance period of the lottery, and to register and manage the severance percentage. The management of the winnings for each round is to manage the winning numbers for each round and to manage the winnings and the winnings and the winner information. Winning statistics management statistics the payment of winnings for a certain period of time to statistically process the payment of daily or annual winnings. Code management registers and manages various codes related to lottery sales, and registers and manages general codes, dealer codes, issuer codes, zip codes, user information, limits, and various programs.

A lottery issuing agency is an organization that issues a lottery ticket according to a business plan. In addition to selling lottery tickets through a communication network 109, a lottery issuance ticket is issued. Therefore, the lottery issuing institution computer 101 preferably shares the online instant lottery data with the lottery management computer 105.

Lottery issuing companies are entrusted with the affairs of issuing lottery from the lottery issuing agency to manage the issuance, lottery, and payment of the lottery. The lottery issuing company computer 103 provides information on lottery sales and payment details. To the lottery issuing institution computer 101.

The financial institution computer 107 receives information on the winning lottery ticket from the sold lottery ticket from the lottery management computer 105 connected through the communication network 109 and transmits the data so that the lottery winner can check the receipt upon receiving the winnings. . That is, the financial institution computer 107 inquires the information on the winning lottery ticket in real time from the above-described lottery management computer 105 and, when there is a payout of the winning lottery ticket, communicates the communication network 109 with the lottery management computer 105. Transmit its contents via

2 is a detailed block diagram of a lottery management computer 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The lottery management computer 105 includes a first control unit 210 including a subscription processing unit 203, an authentication unit 205, a lottery DB processing unit 207, and a merchant management DB processing unit 211, and a lottery DB 215. ), The affiliated store management DB 219 and the first communication unit 201.

The first control unit 210 is implemented by command codes that are stored in a memory (not shown) in hardware and executed in a microprocessor, and are executed by the database management program for the lottery DB and the affiliated store management DB 215. And a first communication unit 201 for transmitting / receiving various signals and corresponding communication objects using a preset protocol through a connected network 109 through a technology for performing data access and update stored in the 219, etc. Since the input / output technology generally required for using the system is a known technology, a description of the hardware configuration will be omitted.

Lottery DB (215) stores and manages the total number of lottery numbers and quantity issued by type, lottery numbers sold by board (can be divided by period, lottery terminals, and members), and unsold lottery numbers. Store and manage discrimination winning lottery numbers and lottery winning member information.

Merchant management DB 219 stores and manages information of the lottery sales affiliated to the lottery service according to the present invention. The affiliated store management DB 219 stores and manages the identification information, the affiliated store information, etc. of each affiliated store, and in particular, updates the deposit according to the lottery sale and the processing result.

The subscription processing unit 203 provided in the first control unit 210 processes the membership of the lottery sales affiliated member through the first communication unit 201. Those who wish to join can go through the registration procedure on a website (not shown) provided by the operator who operates the lottery management computer 105, and can also sign up by phone or go to the operator directly. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the subscription processing unit 203 may process the subscription of the lottery card member.

The authentication unit 205 accesses the affiliated store management DB 219 and authenticates identification information of the predetermined lottery ticket sales terminal input from the lottery terminals 111, 112... 11N through the first communication unit 201. In addition, the authentication unit 205 authenticates the identification information of the predetermined lottery information input through the first communication unit 201.

When the lottery type information is input through the first communication unit 201, the lottery DB processing unit 207 accesses the lottery DB 215, selects a corresponding lottery ticket that has not been sold yet, and transmits the lottery information of the selected lottery ticket to the first communication unit ( 201) to the lottery ticket sales terminals 111, 112 .... 11N. At this time, the lottery DB processing unit 207 may select any lottery ticket from among the unsold lottery numbers, and specify a specific lottery ticket according to the lottery selection instruction (using the quick pick function) of the lottery ticket sales terminals 111, 112... 11N. You can also choose a lottery ticket. In addition, when the lottery DB processing unit 207 receives the information indicating that the selected lottery ticket has been sold (the lottery ticket is printed by the lottery ticket sales terminal) through the first communication unit 201, it marks that the selected lottery ticket has been sold.

The affiliated store management DB processing unit 211 updates the deposit of the lottery sales affiliated store in the affiliated store management DB 219 based on the fee paid to the lottery sales affiliated store for the lottery sale and the lottery sales amount. For example, if the lottery ticket is sold by cash payment, the affiliated store management DB processing unit 211 subtracts the remaining balance after subtracting the corresponding fee from the lottery sale amount from the merchant fee balance. Afterwards, at a certain time, for example, a deposit settlement operation is required between a merchant and an operator periodically for each terminal.

On the other hand, the lottery management computer 105 may further include a security unit (not shown) to perform encryption on the data exchanged between the lottery terminals 111, 112... 11N for the lottery sales office. Encryption methods for data transmission include public key encryption methods and secret key encryption methods. The encryption of the data transmission is omitted in the embodiment of the present invention because there is a variety of known technologies before the application of the present invention.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a lottery ticket selling terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Send the lottery purchase request information including the lottery type information and the identification information of the lottery ticket sales terminal to the lottery management computer 105, and receive the corresponding lottery information for sale from the lottery management computer 105 to control to sell the lottery ticket. The second control unit 310,

A display unit 311 displaying the lottery ticket, the purchase deposit, the lucky number, the winning number, and the bonus product of the corresponding type by the control of the second controller 310;

A key input unit 313 for generating key data of an end button, a selection button, a luck button, a first to fifth button, a prize button, and an automatic button,

A printing unit 315 for printing a winnings payment request form of the winning lottery ticket and the details of winning the prize prize under the control of the second control unit 310;

Receiving a purchase deposit (banknote, coin) for purchasing an instant lottery ticket under the control of the second control unit 310, refunding the balance of the purchase deposit at the end of the purchase, cash receipt / return / payment for paying a small amount of prize money (317) and,

Smart card reader unit 319 for reading the information recorded in the smart card when the smart card is inserted,

A barcode reader unit 321 for reading a barcode when a corresponding payment request is input;

A lottery card reader unit 323 which reads the information recorded on the lottery card and applies it to the second control unit 310 when the lottery card is inserted;

And a second communication unit 309 for interfacing to transmit / receive a signal between the lottery ticket sales terminal and the lottery ticket management computer 105.

The end button of the key input unit 313 generates key data for selecting the end of the lottery purchase or canceling the lottery purchase, the select button generating the key data for selecting the type of the lottery, and the luck button indicates the lucky number. Generates key data for opening, button 1 to button 5 generates key data for opening a 5-digit lottery number, prize button generates key data for opening a prize for a bonus game, The automatic button generates key data to open all contents of the lottery game.

The second control unit 310 is a cash receipt refund / payment processing module 301, lottery ticket sales module 302, lottery inquiry module 303, commission management module 304, winning confirmation / statement printing module 305 It is included. The cash receipt / refund / payment module 301 receives the cash to determine whether or not the authenticity is closed, calculates the return amount after purchasing the lottery ticket, and controls the payment processing of the winning lottery amount. The lottery ticket sales module 302 transmits lottery ticketing request information including lottery ticket type information and identification information of the lottery terminal to the lottery management computer 105, and transmits the corresponding lottery ticketing information for sale from the lottery ticket management computer 105. Receive. The lottery inquiry module 303 transmits the lottery inquiry request information including the lottery number corresponding to the barcode read from the barcode reader unit 321 to the lottery management computer 105, and retrieves the lottery ticket from the lottery management computer 105. The result information is controlled to be displayed on the screen display unit 311. The fee management module 340 records the fee for the lottery sale when the lottery sale is completed. The winning confirmation / statement printing module 305 controls to receive and print the winning inquiry result information and the lottery issuing information from the lottery management computer 105.

The printing unit 315 performs a fluorescence printing to prevent forgery, as in the process of making the existing lottery, and assigns a LOT number of the paper to generate an encrypted MAC code including this LOT number when the winning payment request is output. Create a winnings claim. The printing unit 315 prints lottery information such as lottery issuances, lottery issuance names, pairs, lottery numbers, and the like, and prints a bar code for the lottery information according to the present invention. By printing a unique barcode for each lottery ticket, the lottery winner can put his / her lottery ticket into the barcode reader unit 319 provided in the lottery terminals 111, 112. The barcode reader unit 319 scans the barcode printing portion of the lottery and checks whether or not the corresponding prize payment request is won.

The cash receipt / return / payment unit 317 has a banknote inlet 332 for injecting banknotes and a coin inlet 334 for injecting coins.

According to the lottery terminal configuration of the present invention as described above, by linking the lottery terminals (111, 112 .... 11N) and the lottery management computer 105, the number of lottery of the type is printed and the lottery is sold. Therefore, while minimizing the objection to customers who are familiar with the lottery made in kind, it can eliminate the cost of lottery distribution and collection, and it does not need to store a large amount of in-kind lottery, and the lottery terminal (111, 112 .... 11N) The lottery ticket sales fee and the lottery ticket sales amount are automatically settled, so that the convenience of the spot lottery sales merchant and the lottery manager can be facilitated.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the customer who purchased the lottery ticket in the lottery terminal (111, 112 .... 11N) can be conveniently provided with the lottery inquiry service.

That is, as described above, the printing unit 315 further prints a barcode describing the winning lottery information on the lottery surface, and the barcode reader unit 319 reads the barcode when the corresponding payment request is input. Then, the lottery inquiry module 307 transmits the lottery inquiry request information including the bar code information to the lottery management computer 105 and receives the winning lottery inquiry result information from the lottery management computer 105. The lottery inquiry module 307 controls to display the winning lottery inquiry result information on the screen display unit 311.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned lottery ticket sales module 302, fee management module 304, and lottery ticket inquiry module 303 is provided in a smart card for lottery sales merchants, for example, a ROM provided in a smart card. Can be stored in

The smart card may perform a function of logging on the lottery ticket sales terminal 111, 112... 11N. In this case, enter the password registered for each smart card together to check whether it is legitimately used. The smart card may be registered and paid for each lottery ticket sales terminal, and the lottery sales affiliate store owner may receive various information about the sale / retrieval of the lottery ticket using the smart card from the lottery management computer 105.

Smart card for lottery sales merchants according to an embodiment of the present invention, Epirom storing the fee record information, lottery ticket sales terminal identification information, security key information; Program data describing the operation of the lottery ticket sales section, fee management program data describing the operation of the fee management section, program data describing the operation of the card charging section, program data describing the operation of the lottery inquiry section, A ROM storing encryption / verification program data; RAM for temporarily storing data generated during the program execution; An I / O interface unit for interfacing input and output with a button and key input unit, lottery display unit, printing unit, communication unit, barcode reader unit of an external lottery ticket selling terminal; By executing the program stored in the ROM, to control the operation of each component of the lottery ticket sales terminal, and performs the lottery sales procedure, the purchase deposit receipt / refund / payment procedure, the lottery inquiry procedure with the lottery management computer, the information to send The control unit for encrypting and verifying the received information is configured to include.

As described above, the control of the operation of the lottery ticket sales terminal is not implemented in the ticket sales terminal itself, but can be easily implemented in the smart card and the smart card can control each component of the lottery ticket sales terminal.

4 is a view showing a front structure of a lottery ticket sales terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

LED display unit 330 for displaying the contents of the lottery advertising, a lottery ticket of the corresponding type and the purchase unit, lucky number, winning number, the display unit 311 for displaying the award products, bill input 332 for inserting bills and , Coin input 334 for inputting coins, key input unit 313 for generating various key signals, change change / receipt return receipt 338 for returning the lottery purchase receipt and winnings payment statement Consists of.

5A is a control flowchart of performing an authentication procedure by initial loading in a lottery ticket sales terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5B is a control flowchart of performing an authentication procedure by initial loading in a lottery management computer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6A is a control flowchart of a lottery ticket selling terminal for purchasing lottery tickets according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6B is a control flowchart of the lottery management computer 105 for purchasing lottery tickets according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A is a control flowchart of a lottery ticket selling terminal for checking whether the lottery wins according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7B is a control flowchart of the lottery management computer 105 for checking whether the lottery wins according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, an operation of performing an authentication procedure by initial loading of the lottery ticket sales terminals 111 and 112... 11N and the lottery ticket management computer 105 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B. When power is supplied to each part, power is supplied to each part. Then, in step 101, the second control unit 310 checks the system to boot the window OS in step 102, and in step 103, the second control unit 310 controls the lottery management computer through the second communication unit 309. Send a system on message to 105. When the power is supplied to the lottery management computer 105, the system is checked in step 201, and at this time, hardware (H / W), network (N / M), lottery DB, affiliated store management DB, web server (WEB), and easy check Check the (VAN network) status and proceed to step 202. In step 202, the lottery management computer 105 checks the system and checks whether the system is in good condition. If the state is not good, the lottery management computer 105 checks the system in step 203 and checks the system again in step 201. If the system state is good, the process proceeds to step 204 and the lottery management computer 105 checks whether a system on message is received, and proceeds to step 205 if a system on message is received. In step 205, the lottery management computer 105 checks whether there is a version upgraded program, and if there is no version upgraded program, proceeds to step 207, and if there is a version upgraded program, proceeds to step 206 and the lottery management computer 105 upgrades. The transmitted program is transmitted to the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 through the communication network 109. Then, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 basically updates the program by automatically downloading from the lottery management computer 105 when a program having a specific function updated in step 104 is added. Thereafter, the controller 105 loads the initial screen in step 105 and displays the smart card input request message on the display unit 311 in step 106. In operation 107, the second controller 310 checks whether the smart card is input and the password is input from the smart reader unit 319, and when the smart card and the password are input, the second controller 310 proceeds to step 108. In step 108, the second control unit 310 reads information stored in the smart card inserted through the smart card reader unit 319 and outputs a lottery ticket sales terminal operation request signal through the second communication unit 309 to the lottery management computer 105. To send. The lottery ticket sales terminal operation request signal includes a lottery ticket sales terminal ID. In this case, in step 207, the first control unit 210 of the lottery management computer 105 checks whether the lottery ticket sales terminal operation request signal is received through the first communication unit 201, and when the lottery ticket sales terminal operation request signal is received, proceeds to step 208. do. In step 208, the first control unit 210 of the lottery management computer 105 searches the affiliated store management DB 219 and checks whether the lottery ticket sales terminal ID and password match. Proceed. In step 209, the first control unit 210 of the lottery management computer 105 grants the purchase right of the corresponding lottery ticket selling terminal and transmits an authentication permission signal to the second controller 310 of the lottery ticket selling terminal through the first communication unit 201. To send). However, if the lottery ticket sales terminal ID and password do not match, proceeds to step 210 if the first control unit 210 of the lottery ticket management computer 105 checks whether the lottery ticket sales terminal ID and password did not match more than three times, if not three times In step 212, the lottery ticket sales terminal operation request signal is transmitted to the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal. In step 210, if the ID and password of the lottery ticket selling terminal do not match three or more times, the process proceeds to step 211 and transmits an access denial and usage message to the first control unit 210 of the lottery ticket selling terminal. Then, in step 109, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal checks whether an authentication permission signal is received. Is displayed. However, when the authentication permission signal is received, the process proceeds to step 111 to check the interrupt permission. In operation 112, the second controller 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal executes an application program.

6A and 6B will be described with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B after initializing the lottery ticket sales terminal to operate the lottery ticket to operate the lottery ticket.

If the person who wants to purchase the lottery ticket inputs the lottery ticket purchase deposit through the banknote input 332 or the coin input 334 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111, the second controller 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal receives cash / return / payment. 317 or the lottery card reader unit 323 checks whether a coin or bill or a lottery card is input. When a coin, banknote, or lottery card is inserted, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal displays a menu for purchasing lottery tickets on the display unit 311 in step 302. The menu for purchasing lottery tickets may be a menu for selecting types of lottery tickets, for example, instant lottery tickets and lottery tickets. The menu for purchasing the instant lottery ticket may display a menu for selecting various lotteries, such as chance lottery, sports lottery, technical lottery, autonomous lottery, tourism lottery, corporate lottery, welfare lottery, green lottery, speed plus lottery. Thereafter, one of the plurality of lottery tickets is selected. In step 303, the second controller 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal checks whether the lottery ticket is selected, and then proceeds to step 304 when the lottery ticket is selected. In step 304, the second controller 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal sends the lottery ticket purchase request information including the selected lottery ticket type information and the identification information of the lottery ticket sales terminal to the lottery management computer 105 through the second communication unit 309. send. Then, in step 401, the lottery management computer 105 checks whether the lottery purchase request information is received, and when the lottery purchase request information including the identification information and the lottery type information of the lottery ticket sales terminal is received, the lottery management computer 105 in step 402. ), The authentication unit 205 is provided to the merchant management DB (219) to check whether the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 is authenticated, if not authenticated to proceed to step 403 to request retransmission of the lottery purchase request information do. Then, in step 305, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal checks whether there is a request for retransmission of the lottery ticket purchase request information. The information is retransmitted to the lottery management computer 105. In this way, when the lottery ticket sales terminal authentication is confirmed, the process proceeds to step 404 and the lottery DB processing unit 207 searches the lottery DB 215 and selects the lottery issuing data. Then, in step 405, the lottery DB processing unit 207 of the first control unit 210 transmits the lottery issuing data to the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111.

When the lottery issuing data for the sale is received through the second communication unit 309 as described above, the lottery ticket selling module 302 of the lottery ticket selling terminal 111 plays the purchase lottery game as shown in FIG. Display the screen for At this time, the lottery game is to check the lucky numbers, winnings, lottery numbers, bonus games, etc. one by one by the lottery buyer. If you press the lucky button, the lucky number is displayed open. If you press the prize button, the bonus game is displayed open, and if you press the buttons 1 to 5 one by one, the lottery number is displayed one by one. And if you press the automatic button on the purchase lottery game screen, lucky numbers, winnings, lottery numbers, bonus games, etc. are all open and displayed. Therefore, in step 308, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 checks whether the lottery game confirmation button is pressed. In this case, when the lucky button is pressed in step 309, the lucky number and the winning money are displayed on the display unit 311 in step 313. Whenever the first button to the fifth button is pressed in step 310, the lottery number corresponding to the button pressed in step 313 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 311. When the prize button is pressed in step 311, in step 313 displays a prize screen for the bonus game to see whether or not the prize is won on the display unit 311. When the automatic selection button is pressed in step 312, the details of the lottery game, that is, lucky numbers, winnings, lottery numbers, and bonus games, are displayed in step 313.

Then, in step 314, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 checks whether the lottery wins and the bonus wins. At this time, if the winning lottery and bonus wins, the process proceeds to step 319. If the winning lottery and bonus wins, the process proceeds to step 315. In step 315, if the micro-winning is checked or not, the micro-winning proceeds to step 316. In step 316, the second control unit 310 displays the winnings payment request form on the display unit 311 and prints the winnings payment statement through the printing unit 315. However, in the case of a small prize, the process proceeds to step 317 and the second control unit 310 pays the cash receipt / refund / return payment unit 317 to pay a small amount of prize money and prints the payment statement through the printing unit 315.

Thereafter, in step 318, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 transmits the sale completion information to the lottery ticket management computer 105. Then, the lottery management computer 105 checks whether the lottery sale completion information is received, and proceeds to step 407 when the lottery sale completion information is received. In step 407, the lottery DB processing unit 207 of the lottery management computer 105 processes the selected lottery number in the lottery DB 215 and proceeds to step 408. In step 408, the lottery DB processing unit 207 of the lottery management computer 105 records the fee for selling the lottery, and in step 409, the affiliated store management DB processing unit 211 of the lottery management computer 105 stores the lottery ticket. Based on the fee and the lottery sales amount, the deposit of the lottery sales affiliated store is updated in the blind store management DB 219. Thereafter, in step 410, the lottery ticket management computer 105 transmits the lottery ticket sales information processing result information to the lottery ticket sales terminal 111. Then, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 receives the lottery ticket sales result information. do. In operation 319, the second controller 310 of the lottery ticket selling terminal 111 checks whether the lottery game is terminated by pressing the end button through the key input unit 313, and continues to purchase the lottery ticket if the lottery game is not finished. Returning to the step, when the lottery game is over, the purchase deposit refund is processed through the cash receipt / refund / payment unit 317.

The operation of inquiring whether or not the winning item is entered into the barcode reader unit 321 when the payment statement and the barcode containing the issued payment statement are input will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B.

In operation 501, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 checks whether an interrupt is generated by inserting a lottery ticket or payment slip sheet from the barcode reader unit 321. The second control unit 310 of) transmits a scan command to the barcode reader unit 321 to operate the barcode reader unit 321. In operation 503, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 receives the barcode data marked on the receipt of the lottery ticket payment request information and the bonus product tag and receipt of the barcode from the barcode reader unit 321. Receive and proceed to step 504. In step 504, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 transmits the lottery inquiry request information to the lottery management computer 105. Then, in step 601, the lottery management computer 105 checks whether the lottery inquiry request information is received, and proceeds to step 602 when the lottery inquiry request information is received. In step 602, the lottery ticket management computer 105 checks whether the lottery ticket sales terminal is authenticated and proceeds to step 603 if the lottery ticket sales terminal is not authenticated. In step 603, the lottery management computer 105 transmits a signal for retransmitting the lottery inquiry request information to the lottery ticket sales terminal 111 to receive the lottery inquiry request information again. However, if the lottery ticket sales terminal is authenticated, the process proceeds to step 604 and the lottery DB processing unit 207 of the lottery management computer 105 searches the lottery DB 215 to extract the lottery inquiry result and proceeds to step 605. In step 605, the lottery DB processing unit 207 of the lottery management computer 105 transmits the lottery inquiry result information to the lottery ticket sales terminal 111. Then, in step 505, the second controller 310 of the lottery ticket selling terminal 111 checks whether the lottery inquiry result information is received, and proceeds to step 506 when the lottery inquiry result information is received. In step 506, the second control unit 310 of the lottery ticket selling terminal 111 displays the result information on the winning result on the display unit 311.

In one embodiment of the present invention, but the cash input / return / payment unit 317 of the banknote input 332 and coin input 334 through the cash input through the lottery to purchase a lottery, but the lottery card reader unit 323 It is also possible to purchase using a lottery card inserted through without departing from the scope of the present invention. The lottery card consists of a charging form.

As described above, the present invention is instantaneously through the lottery terminal and the lottery management computer by the link between the lottery terminal and the lottery online, the small amount of winnings and payments, the payment request is printed and the lottery is sold in kind While minimizing the objection to customers familiar with the produced lottery, there is an advantage that can reduce the cost of lottery distribution and recovery.

In addition, there is no need to store a large number of spot lotteries, which can reduce the printing cost for making a spot lottery, and the settlement of the lottery sale and / or lottery sale amount of the lottery ticket is automatically performed. It is possible to achieve the convenience of.

In addition, since the lottery ticket sales terminal of the present invention can be driven by a smart card, the management of the lottery ticket sales terminal is convenient, and the lottery ticket seller can safely use the equipment.

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(delete) (delete) (delete) (delete) (delete) (delete) (delete) In the lottery ticket sales system, It is connected through a communication network and generates lottery issuing information for lottery sales, various information such as lottery ticketing information management, merchant management, sales statistics, lottery information management, lottery management, lottery management, lottery statistics management and code management. A lottery management computer that manages information, A lottery ticket sales terminal which is connected to the communication network and inputs cash by communication with the lottery management computer to receive lottery issuing information provided from the lottery management computer and to purchase a desired lottery ticket; And a financial institution computer that receives information on the winning lottery ticket from the lottery ticket management computer, which is processed by the lottery ticket management computer, and transmits the data so that the lottery winner can inquire and confirm the receipt of the winnings. . The lottery management computer generates lottery issuing information according to a predetermined program stored in the storage device, controls the issued lottery to determine whether or not to win, and pays the winnings, and when the lottery winning inquiry is requested, the search result information A first control unit for transmitting the data, a first communication unit for interfacing to transmit / receive various data with a corresponding communication object using a predetermined protocol through a communication network, and lottery data connected to the first control unit and storing lottery information. Comprising a base and a merchant management database for storing information of the lottery sales affiliated to the lottery service connected to the first control unit, The affiliated store management database stores identification information and pseudonym information of each pseudonym, The first control unit may access a subscriber processing unit for processing a member registration of an instant lottery ticket sales affiliated member through the first communication unit and the affiliated store management database, and may be input from the lottery ticket sales terminal through the first communication unit. When the lottery type information is input through the authentication unit for authenticating the identification information of the lottery ticket sales terminal and the first communication unit, the lottery database is accessed to select a lottery ticket not yet sold, and the lottery information of the selected lottery ticket is recalled. A lottery database processing unit that transmits to the lottery ticket sales terminal through a first communication unit, and a fee that is paid to the lottery ticket sales merchant for the lottery ticket sales, and the amount of lottery ticket sales, in the affiliated store management database Merchant Management Data Bank to Update Your Deposits It consists of a switch processing unit, The lottery ticket sales terminal transmits lottery ticketing request information including the lottery ticket type information and the identification information of the lottery ticket sales terminal to the lottery management computer, and receives the lottery information for sale from the lottery ticket management computer to sell the lottery ticket. A second control unit for controlling the display unit; a display unit for displaying a lottery ticket, a purchase deposit number, a lucky number number, a winning number, and a bonus product of the corresponding type by the control of the second control unit; A key input unit for generating key data of the ˜5 button, the prize button, and the automatic button, a printing unit for printing a request for payment of a lottery ticket according to the lottery confirmation procedure and a bonus prize winning history under the control of the second control unit; Receives a purchase deposit for purchasing an instant lottery ticket under the control of the second control unit, and refunds and cancels the remaining balance of the purchase deposit at the end of the purchase. Cash receipt / return / payment department that pays winnings, smart card reader unit for reading the information recorded on the smart card when the smart card is inserted, and barcode reader that reads the barcode when the winning payment request is entered And a second communication unit for interfacing to transmit / receive a signal by a predetermined protocol between the lottery ticket sales terminal and the lottery ticket management computer. The method of claim 8, The instant lottery ticket sales system, characterized in that it further comprises a lottery card reader unit for reading the information recorded on the lottery card when the lottery card is inserted into the second control unit. The method of claim 9, wherein the second control unit, A cash receipt / refund / payment module that receives cash and determines whether it is authenticity, calculates the return amount after purchasing the lottery, and controls the payment of the winning lottery amount; A lottery ticket sales module for transmitting lottery ticketing request information including lottery ticket type information and identification information of the lottery terminal to the lottery management computer, and receiving corresponding lottery issuance information for sale from the lottery management computer; The lottery ticket which transmits the lottery inquiry request information including the lottery number corresponding to the barcode read from the barcode reader unit to the lottery management computer, receives the winning lottery ticket inquiry result information from the lottery management computer and displays it on the display unit. Query module, A fee management module that records a fee for selling the lottery when the lottery is completed, Instant lottery ticket sales system, characterized in that it comprises a winning confirmation / statement printing module for controlling to receive and print the winning inquiry result information and lottery issuing information from the lottery management computer. (delete) (delete) (delete) (delete) (delete) (delete)

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