A lottery ticket vending management system, method and vending machine

Abstract

The application is suitable for the field of lottery ticket selling, and provides a lottery ticket selling management system, method and selling machine. The management system comprises: an operation and maintenance end, which is used for issuing a replacement ticket type command and a ticket type of a new lottery ticket; a selling end, which is used for receiving the replacement ticket type command and the ticket type of the new lottery ticket from the operation and maintenance end, determining that an original lottery ticket is pulled out, determining that a new lottery ticket is inserted, receiving ticket information of the new lottery ticket from a management end, and binding the selling end and the new lottery ticket, and determining the ticket information according to the ticket type; and the management end, which is used for binding the selling end and the new lottery ticket, and determining the ticket information according to the ticket type. In the replacement process of the lottery ticket, the operation and maintenance end, the selling end and the management end cooperate with each other to monitor the selling end and the lottery ticket, and the selling end sells the new lottery ticket according to the new lottery ticket and the ticket information thereof; in the whole process, the operation and maintenance personnel only need to take out the old lottery ticket and put in the new lottery ticket, and basically do not need other operations, and do not need to set specific information of the new lottery ticket on the selling end, so that the selling machine can sell different types of lottery tickets.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of lottery sales, and particularly relates to a lottery sales management system, method, and vending machine. Background Technology

[0002] Instant lottery is a type of lottery where prizes, prize levels, and game rules are set on the ticket. Users can find out whether they have won or not immediately after purchasing and opening the ticket, and can redeem their prizes immediately.

[0003] Currently, instant lottery tickets are typically sold manually at lottery outlets. Self-service vending machines already exist, allowing users to purchase lottery tickets. Selling lottery tickets through self-service vending machines effectively reduces sales costs, provides convenience, expands the customer base, and requires minimal space and no sales personnel, only regular maintenance by operations staff.

[0004] Current technology typically only sells lottery tickets for a single type. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this application is to provide a lottery sales management system that aims to solve the problem of only being able to sell a single type of lottery.

[0006] This application embodiment is implemented as follows: a lottery sales management system, the management system comprising:

[0007] The operations and maintenance side is used to issue commands to change ticket types and specify the new lottery ticket types.

[0008] The vending terminal receives commands from the operations and maintenance terminal to change the ticket type and the new lottery ticket type; confirms that the original lottery ticket has been removed; confirms that the new lottery ticket has been inserted; receives ticket type information for the new lottery ticket from the management terminal; and...

[0009] The management terminal is used to bind the sales terminal to the new lottery and determine the ticket type information based on the ticket type.

[0010] Another objective of this application is to provide a lottery sales management method, the management method comprising:

[0011] Receive commands from the operations and maintenance team to change the ticket type and specify the new lottery ticket type.

[0012] It has been confirmed that the original lottery ticket was removed;

[0013] Confirm that the new lottery ticket has been inserted;

[0014] Receive new lottery ticket type information from the management terminal.

[0015] This application provides a lottery sales management system where maintenance personnel operate the lottery ticket replacement process at the sales terminal via a maintenance terminal. During the replacement process, the maintenance terminal, sales terminal, and management terminal cooperate with each other. The maintenance terminal triggers the replacement process for the new lottery ticket, the sales terminal confirms the replacement of the old and new lottery tickets, and the management terminal processes the lottery ticket type information to monitor the sales terminal and the lottery tickets. The sales terminal then sells the new lottery ticket based on its type information. Throughout the entire process, maintenance personnel only need to remove the old lottery ticket and insert the new one, requiring virtually no other operations. They also do not need to set specific information for the new lottery ticket on the sales terminal, making the operation simple and quick, enabling the vending machine to sell different types of lottery tickets. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a lottery sales management system provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0017] Figure 2 A timing diagram illustrating the operation of the lottery sales management system provided in this embodiment of the application;

[0018] Figure 3 A flowchart of a lottery sales management method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a block diagram of the internal structure of a computer device in one embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the invention.

[0021] It is understood that the terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application may be used herein to describe various elements, but unless otherwise specified, these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element from another. For example, without departing from the scope of this application, a first script may be referred to as a second script, and similarly, a second script may be referred to as a first script.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a lottery sales management system provided in this application embodiment includes:

[0023] Operations terminal 100 is used to issue commands to change ticket types and specify the new lottery ticket type.

[0024] The vending terminal 200 is used to receive the ticket type change command and the new lottery ticket type from the maintenance terminal 100; to confirm that the original lottery ticket has been removed; to confirm that the new lottery ticket has been inserted; to receive the new lottery ticket type information from the management terminal 300; and...

[0025] The management terminal 300 is used to bind the sales terminal 200 to the new lottery and determine the ticket type information according to the ticket type.

[0026] In one embodiment, the maintenance terminal 100 is used by maintenance personnel. The maintenance terminal 100 can be a WeChat official account, mini-program, or software, generally used on mobile terminals, but can also be used on tablets, laptops, etc., but is not limited to these. When a lottery ticket needs to be replaced, the maintenance personnel need to operate through the maintenance terminal 100, issuing a "change ticket type" command to the vending machine that needs the ticket replaced. The "change ticket type" command triggers the lottery ticket replacement process of the vending machine. The maintenance personnel can directly select the new lottery ticket type through the maintenance terminal 100, save it, and then begin replacing the new lottery ticket. There are many types of instant lottery tickets, and different types have different sizes and rules. Ticket type refers to a sub-type under the broad category of instant lottery tickets. Different types can be distinguished by different codes. For example, an instant lottery ticket named "Good Luck Ten Times" might have the code "GG004," and one named "Lucky 123" might have the code "J0809." Optionally, the command to change the ticket type and the new lottery ticket type sent by the operation and maintenance terminal 100 can be forwarded by the server to the sales terminal 200.

[0027] In one embodiment, the vending terminal 200 is primarily used for selling lottery tickets and also for replacing old and new lottery tickets. The vending terminal 200 is a terminal program applied to the vending machine. After receiving a ticket replacement command from the maintenance terminal 100, the vending terminal 200 initiates the ticket replacement process. Maintenance personnel can directly remove the old lottery ticket from the vending machine and insert the new one. The vending terminal 200 can determine when the old lottery ticket has been removed, specifically through a sensor placed in the vending machine. Upon detecting the removal, the sensor sends a signal to the vending terminal 200, which confirms the removal. Alternatively, maintenance personnel can confirm the removal of the old lottery ticket by clicking on the maintenance terminal 100, and the corresponding confirmation information is sent to the vending terminal 200, confirming the removal of the old lottery ticket. Similarly, the vending terminal 200 can determine that a new lottery ticket has been inserted. Specifically, this can be done through a sensor placed in the vending machine. Once a new lottery ticket is detected, a signal is sent to the vending terminal 200, which then confirms that the original lottery ticket has been removed. Alternatively, maintenance personnel can confirm the insertion of a new lottery ticket by clicking on the maintenance terminal 100, and the corresponding confirmation information is sent to the vending terminal 200, which then confirms that the new lottery ticket has been inserted.

[0028] In one embodiment, the management terminal 300 manages the operation and maintenance terminal 100 and the sales terminal 200. It can be applied to an independent physical server or terminal, a server cluster consisting of multiple physical servers, or a cloud server providing basic cloud computing services such as cloud servers, cloud databases, cloud storage, and CDN. The management terminal 300 stores the correspondence between the sales terminal 200 and the lottery tickets it sells. After replacing the lottery ticket with a new one, the sales terminal 200 needs to be bound to the new lottery ticket. The management terminal 300 can determine the type of lottery ticket sold by the sales terminal 200 based on the binding relationship. The management terminal 300 stores ticket type information for different ticket types, facilitating the management of different types of lottery tickets. The management terminal 300 can receive the type of the new lottery ticket sent by the sales terminal 200, determine the ticket type information based on the type, and then send the ticket type information of the new lottery ticket to the sales terminal 200.

[0029] In this embodiment, maintenance personnel operate the lottery ticket replacement process on the vending machine 200 via the maintenance terminal 100. During the replacement process, the maintenance terminal 100, the vending machine 200, and the management terminal 300 cooperate with each other. The maintenance terminal 100 triggers the replacement process for the new lottery ticket, the vending machine 200 confirms the replacement of the old and new lottery tickets, and the management terminal 300 processes the lottery ticket type information to monitor the vending machine 200 and the lottery tickets. The vending machine 200 then sells the new lottery ticket based on its type information. Throughout the entire process, the maintenance personnel only need to take out the old lottery ticket and put in the new lottery ticket, requiring virtually no other operations. They also do not need to set specific information for the new lottery ticket on the vending machine 200. The operation is simple and quick, enabling the vending machine to sell different types of lottery tickets.

[0030] In a preferred embodiment of this application, the sales terminal 200 sends a ticket type change notification to the management terminal 300 after receiving a ticket type change command. The ticket type change notification includes the identification of the sales terminal 200 and the new lottery type. The management terminal 300 binds the sales terminal 200 to the new lottery based on the ticket type change notification. The management terminal 300 monitors and manages the lottery sold by the sales terminal 200. Each sales terminal 200 has a unique identification. The management terminal 300 can monitor the ticket type of the lottery sold by the sales terminal 200, as well as other ticket type information. Ticket type information may include the lottery name, lottery price, lottery size, lottery code, number of remaining tickets, sales status, etc. The management terminal 300 can also set whether to promote the lottery sold by the sales terminal 200 and the promotion rules. When the sales terminal 200 needs to replace the lottery ticket with a new one, the sales terminal 200 sends a ticket type change notification to the management terminal 300, and then the sales terminal 200 rebinds itself and the new lottery ticket for easier management.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment of this application, the management terminal 300 is further configured to send ticket type information to the sales terminal 200 according to the new lottery ticket type. This ticket type information includes the lottery name, lottery price, and lottery size. After receiving the ticket type change notification, the management terminal 300 sends the specific ticket type information to the sales terminal 200 based on the new lottery ticket type, so that the sales terminal 200 can subsequently perform initial configuration based on the new lottery ticket type information. The ticket type information sent by the management terminal 300 to the sales terminal 200 includes at least the lottery name, lottery price, and lottery size. The lottery name and lottery price relate to the new lottery's sales rules and prize redemption rules; while the lottery size relates to the vending machine where the sales terminal 200 is located in its ticket dispensing and receiving operations. Failure to set the lottery size in a timely manner may prevent the sales terminal 200 from dispensing tickets.

[0032] In a preferred embodiment of this application, the vending terminal 200 is further configured to output a ticket type change prompt message after issuing a ticket type change notification. The ticket type change prompt message includes at least the original lottery ticket type and the new lottery ticket type, to remind maintenance personnel to change the lottery ticket in a timely manner. The change prompt message is output from the vending terminal 200 and can be displayed on the screen of the vending machine where the vending terminal 200 is located to remind maintenance personnel. If the maintenance personnel fail to change the lottery ticket in a timely manner or do not perform any interactive operation within a set time, the vending terminal 200 can return to the previous layer.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment of this application, after determining that a new lottery ticket has been inserted, the vending terminal 200 enters an initialization configuration based on the ticket type information of the new lottery ticket from the management terminal 300 to sell the new lottery ticket. When the vending terminal 200 detects the insertion of a new lottery ticket, the vending machine where the vending terminal 200 is located will restart. After restarting, it will enter an initialization process to reconfigure the parameters related to the new lottery ticket. The management terminal 300 sends the ticket type information of the new lottery ticket to the vending terminal 200, and the vending terminal 200 performs an initialization configuration based on the ticket type information. After initialization, the new lottery ticket can be sold, completing the switch of lottery types.

[0034] like Figure 2The diagram below shows the sequence of operations for the lottery sales management system of this application. The process for switching lottery types using this lottery sales management system is as follows: Maintenance personnel select the new lottery type to be replaced on the maintenance terminal 100. After saving, the maintenance terminal 100 determines the new lottery type and can push a message to the sales terminal 200 via the management terminal 300. The sales terminal 200 receives the push message, which includes the command to change the lottery type and the new lottery type. Then, the sales terminal 200 sends a lottery type change notification and the new lottery type to the management terminal 300. The backend rebinds the sales terminal 200 to the new lottery. The sales terminal 200 then outputs a lottery type change notification message. The system sends a notification to maintenance personnel to replace the lottery ticket. When maintenance personnel remove the original lottery ticket, the vending terminal 200 detects that the original lottery ticket has been removed. When maintenance personnel insert a new lottery ticket, the vending terminal 200 detects that a new lottery ticket has been inserted, and then the vending terminal 200 and the device it is connected to restart. The management terminal 300 sends the ticket type information of the new lottery ticket to the vending terminal 200 according to its type. After restarting, the vending terminal 200 enters the initialization configuration according to the received ticket type information of the new lottery ticket. After initialization, the lottery ticket switching is completed. This allows one machine to sell different types of lottery tickets. For maintenance personnel, the lottery ticket switching can be completed with just one click: remove the original lottery ticket and insert the new lottery ticket. No other complicated settings are required, making it quite convenient.

[0035] like Figure 3 As shown, in one embodiment, a lottery sales management method is proposed. This embodiment mainly applies this method to the above-mentioned... Figure 1 Let's take the sales terminal 200 as an example. Specifically, it may include the following steps:

[0036] Step S302: Receive the ticket type change command and the new lottery ticket type from the operation and maintenance terminal;

[0037] Step S304: Confirm that the original lottery ticket has been removed;

[0038] Step S306: Confirm that a new lottery ticket has been inserted;

[0039] Step S308: Receive new lottery ticket type information from the management terminal.

[0040] In one embodiment, after receiving the ticket type change command and the new lottery ticket type from the operation and maintenance terminal in step S302, the following steps are also included:

[0041] Step S402: Send a ticket type change notification to the sales terminal. The ticket type change notification includes the identity identifier of the sales terminal and the new lottery ticket type.

[0042] Step S404: Output ticket type change prompt information, which includes at least the original lottery ticket type and the new lottery ticket type.

[0043] In one embodiment, a lottery sales management method, which is related to Figure 3 The difference between the method shown is that it also includes step S502.

[0044] Step S502: Receive new lottery ticket type information from the management terminal and enter the initialization configuration to sell the new lottery.

[0045] Similarly, the process for switching lottery types using this lottery sales management method is as follows: Maintenance personnel select the new lottery type to be replaced on the maintenance terminal, save it, and then push a message to the sales terminal via the management terminal; the sales terminal receives the push message, which includes the command to change the lottery type and the new lottery type; then, the sales terminal sends the command to change the lottery type and the new lottery type to the management terminal; the backend rebinds the sales terminal to the new lottery; the sales terminal then outputs a lottery type change prompt message to remind the maintenance personnel to change the lottery; when the maintenance personnel unplug the original lottery... When the vending machine detects that the original lottery ticket has been removed, and the maintenance personnel insert a new lottery ticket, the vending machine detects the insertion of the new lottery ticket and then restarts the vending machine and the device it is connected to. The management terminal will send the ticket type information of the new lottery ticket to the vending machine according to its type. After restarting, the vending machine will enter the initialization configuration according to the received ticket type information of the new lottery ticket. After initialization, the lottery ticket switching is completed. This allows a single machine to sell different types of lottery tickets. For maintenance personnel, the lottery ticket switching can be completed with just one click: remove the original lottery ticket and insert the new lottery ticket. No other complicated settings are required, making it quite convenient.

[0046] Figure 4 An internal structural diagram of a computer device in one embodiment is shown. Specifically, this computer device may be... Figure 1 The vending machine where the sales end is located. For example... Figure 4 As shown, the computer device includes a processor, memory, network interface, input device, and display screen connected via a system bus. The memory includes non-volatile storage media and internal memory. The non-volatile storage media stores an operating system and may also store computer programs. When executed by the processor, these programs enable the processor to implement a lottery sales management method. The internal memory may also store computer programs, which, when executed by the processor, enable the processor to implement the lottery sales management method. The display screen can be an LCD screen or an e-ink screen. The input device can be a touch layer covering the display screen, buttons, a trackball, or a touchpad mounted on the computer device's casing, or an external keyboard, touchpad, or mouse.

[0047] Those skilled in the art will understand that Figure 4The structure shown is merely a block diagram of a portion of the structure related to the present application and does not constitute a limitation on the computer device to which the present application is applied. Specific computer devices may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements.

[0048] In one embodiment, a computer device is provided, the computer device including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the following steps:

[0049] Step S202: Receive the ticket type change command and the new lottery ticket type from the operation and maintenance terminal;

[0050] Step S204: Confirm that the original lottery ticket has been removed;

[0051] Step S206: Confirm that a new lottery ticket has been inserted;

[0052] Step S208: Receive new lottery ticket type information from the management terminal.

[0053] It should be understood that although the steps in the flowcharts of the various embodiments of this application are shown sequentially according to the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless explicitly stated herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some steps in each embodiment may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages. These sub-steps or stages are not necessarily completed at the same time, but can be executed at different times. The execution order of these sub-steps or stages is not necessarily sequential, but can be performed alternately or in turn with other steps or at least a portion of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0054] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the processes in the above embodiments can be implemented by a computer program instructing related hardware. The program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments described above. Any references to memory, storage, databases, or other media used in the embodiments provided in this application can include non-volatile and / or volatile memory. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in various forms, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), dual data rate SDRAM (DDRSDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous link DRAM (SLDRAM), RAMbus direct RAM (RDRAM), direct memory bus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and RAMbus dynamic RAM (RDRAM), etc.

[0055] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0056] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementation methods of this application, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of this patent application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this application, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent application should be determined by the appended claims.

[0057] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A lottery ticket sale management system, characterized by, The management system includes: The operations and maintenance side is used to issue commands to change ticket types and specify the new lottery ticket types. The vending terminal receives commands from the operations and maintenance terminal to change the ticket type and the new lottery ticket type; confirms that the original lottery ticket has been removed; confirms that the new lottery ticket has been inserted; receives ticket type information for the new lottery ticket from the management terminal; and... The management terminal is used to bind the sales terminal to the new lottery ticket and determine the ticket type information based on the ticket type. The vending terminal is used to send a ticket type change notification to the management terminal after receiving a ticket type change command. The ticket type change notification includes the vending terminal's identity identifier and the new lottery ticket type. The management terminal binds the vending terminal to the new lottery ticket according to the ticket type change notification. The sales terminal is also used to output a ticket type change prompt message after issuing a ticket type change notification. The ticket type change prompt message includes at least the original lottery ticket type and the new lottery ticket type, so as to remind maintenance personnel to change the lottery ticket in a timely manner.

2. The lottery sales management system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The management terminal is also used to send the ticket type information of the new lottery to the sales terminal according to the ticket type. The ticket type information includes the lottery name, lottery price, and lottery size.

3. The lottery sales management system according to claim 2, characterized in that, After confirming that a new lottery ticket has been inserted, the sales terminal enters the initialization configuration based on the ticket type information of the new lottery ticket from the management terminal in order to sell the new lottery ticket.

4. A lottery sales management method, characterized in that, The management method includes: Receive commands from the operations and maintenance team to change the ticket type and specify the new lottery ticket type. It has been confirmed that the original lottery ticket was removed; Confirm that the new lottery ticket has been inserted; Receive new lottery ticket type information from the management terminal; The sales terminal is used to send a ticket type change notification to the management terminal after receiving a ticket type change command. The ticket type change notification includes the identity of the sales terminal and the ticket type of the new lottery. The management terminal binds the sales terminal to the new lottery according to the ticket type change notification. The sales terminal is also used to output a ticket type change prompt message after issuing a ticket type change notification. The ticket type change prompt message includes at least the original lottery ticket type and the new lottery ticket type, so as to remind maintenance personnel to change the lottery ticket in a timely manner.

5. The lottery sales management method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The steps following receiving the ticket type change command and the new lottery ticket type from the operations and maintenance terminal include: Send a ticket type change notification to the sales terminal, the ticket type change notification including the identity of the sales terminal and the new lottery ticket type; Output a ticket type change prompt message, which includes at least the original lottery ticket type and the new lottery ticket type.

6. The lottery sales management method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The lottery sales management method also includes: Receive new lottery ticket type information from the management terminal and enter the initialization configuration to sell the new lottery.

7. A lottery vending machine, characterized in that, It includes a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the processor causes the processor to perform the steps of a lottery sales management method according to any one of claims 4-6.

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