JP3891218B1 - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A single vending machine enables confirmation of remaining amount data of a plurality of types of electronic information.
An electronic information means for storing a plurality of electronic money such as money amount data that can be purchased from a vending machine, and an electronic information read / write means for reading and writing the electronic money stored in the electronic information means. The remaining amount display means 9 for displaying the electronic money stored in the electronic information means 6 read by the electronic information read / write means 7 and which electronic money to use from the plurality of electronic money stored in the electronic information means 6 The electronic money selection means 8 to be selected is provided. When the electronic money selection means 8 is operated and the electronic information means 6 is held over the electronic information read / write means 7, the remaining amount of the electronic money selected by the electronic money selection means 7 is displayed. By displaying on the means 9, it is possible to check the remaining amount data of the electronic money that is desired to be used.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a control device in a vending machine.

In a control device in a conventional vending machine, electronic information such as a portable information terminal device is transmitted to a portable information terminal identifying means provided in the vending machine, and the change information transmitting means provided in the vending machine is transmitted to the portable terminal device. There has been disclosed a control device that performs settlement when purchasing a product of a vending machine by transmitting (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-92701 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, only one electronic information is used in the vending machine.

  In recent years, with the widespread use of IC cards, mobile phones, etc., there are multiple types of electronic information such as electronic money, and in the conventional method, the product buyer has the type of electronic money at hand on the vending machine side. If the product is not recognized, the product cannot be purchased, and there is a problem that it does not lead to the sales promotion of the product of the vending machine.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and enables a plurality of types of electronic information to be used with a single vending machine, and promotes the sale of products with the vending machine. It is aimed.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the vending machine according to the present invention includes an electronic information unit that stores a plurality of electronic money such as money amount data that can be purchased from the vending machine, and the vending machine side includes Electronic information read / write means for reading / writing electronic money stored in the electronic information means, remaining amount display means for displaying electronic money stored in the electronic information means, and a plurality of electronic money stored in the electronic information means a vending machine Ru with electronic information selecting means for selecting whether to use any electronic money from the, after selecting the electronic money by operating the electronic information selecting means to the first, the electronic information read and write When the electronic information means is held over the means, the balance of the selected electronic money is displayed on the balance display means, and a balance inquiry is performed. On the other hand, after the first operation, a product selection button is pressed. When the product is selected and the product is selected, the product selection operation by the product selection button is accepted multiple times until the electronic information unit is held over the electronic information read / write unit, and the electronic information unit When it is held over the reading and writing means, the settlement information is written to the electronic money selected in the first operation for the product based on the latest selection operation by the product selection button, and the product settlement is performed. , before commodity purchase purchaser state, and are not able to check the balance data of the electronic information that you want to use, also goods at the time of purchase operations are those that can re-select the product.

Since the vending machine of the present invention can use a plurality of types of electronic information with a single vending machine, the product purchaser can select electronic information that he / she wants to use on the spot, and the electronic information on hand (such as electronic money) ) Can be used to check the remaining amount data stored in the electronic information means, the selection operation for the product selection means is accepted, and when the electronic information means is held over the read / write means Since the product based on the latest selection operation is set as the product to be settled, it is possible to reselect the product , leading to improved sales promotion in the vending machine.

The invention according to claim 1 is an electronic information means in which a plurality of electronic money such as money amount data that can be purchased from a vending machine is stored, and an electronic information stored in the electronic information means on the vending machine side. Electronic information read / write means for reading and writing money, remaining amount display means for displaying electronic money stored in the electronic information means, and which electronic money is used from among a plurality of electronic money stored in the electronic information means selection for a vending machine Ru with electronic information selecting means or, after selecting the electronic money by operating the electronic information selecting means to the first, held over the electronic information means to the electronic information writing means In this case, the balance of the selected electronic money is displayed on a balance display means to perform a balance inquiry. On the other hand, after selecting the product by operating the product selection button after the first operation, Until the electronic information means is held over the electronic information read / write means, the product selection operation by the product selection button is accepted a plurality of times, and when the electronic information means is held over the electronic information read / write means, For the product based on the latest selection operation by the product selection button, the balance information of the electronic money to be used is obtained by writing the settlement information to the electronic money selected in the first operation and performing the product settlement. It can be confirmed and the product can be selected again.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the control device of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, a housing 1 is a vending machine main body, and in the front part, a display means 2 showing a sample of products to be sold to the outside, a product selection means 3 for a product purchaser to select a product at the time of sale, a product Money entry port 4 for cash when making purchases, product entry port 5 for taking out merchandise, electronic information read / write means 7 for reading / writing information of electronic information means 6 (electronic money etc.) used by the product purchaser, product purchase An electronic information selecting means 8 for selecting the type of the electronic information means 6 by the person, and a remaining amount displaying means 9 for displaying the electronic money data of the electronic information means 6 read by the electronic information reading / writing means 7 are provided.

  The electronic information means 6 is electronic money written on a storage medium of an IC card or a mobile phone, information that can identify an individual (for example, a credit card), etc. Electronic information that can be used for

  The electronic information reading / writing means 7 can transmit / receive information to / from the electronic information means 6 simply by bringing the electronic information means 6 close to the vicinity, and can read / write the contents of the electronic information means 6.

  Originally, the electronic information means 6 has a plurality of standards, and information cannot be transmitted / received unless the standards on the electronic information means 6 side and the standards on the electronic information read / write means 7 side are the same.

  Also, some electronic information means 6 have the same standard but cannot be transmitted / received due to security or the like. For example, although the same hardware standard is applied, the file format for storing in the storage medium is used. In order to prevent unauthorized use, software standards such as encryption specifications and security specifications are different, and the electronic information means 6 is classified into a plurality of types.

  The electronic information selection means 8 selects the electronic information written in the electronic information means 6. A plurality of types of electronic information that can be used in the vending machine are provided, and the product purchaser uses the electronic information means 6. When you do, you can select the type of electronic information you want to use on the spot.

  The “type” of the electronic information means 6 in the present embodiment is easily understood by the user by using the name of a service provided by a company or the like.

  For example, the electronic information means 6 is classified into two types, Type A and Type B, assuming that it conforms to the non-contact type IC card in the international standard ISO 14443.

  For example, assume that there are three Type A non-contact type IC cards that can be used in vending machines.

  The three cards are compliant with the Type A standard. However, as described above, if the types are different from each other due to security, etc., the setting of the electronic information read / write means 7 must be changed. On the other hand, it cannot read and write.

  In the present embodiment, in order to change the setting of the electronic information read / write means 7, three types of cards are set in the electronic information selection means 8, and if the card type is selected, the electronic information read / write means 7 The settings will also change. Alternatively, the electronic information read / write means 7 may periodically change the card type setting and read / write the electronic money data of the electronic information means 6 without selecting the card type.

  In the present embodiment, the electronic information selection means 8 is provided with a plurality of buttons on the front face of the vending machine, and each button is set with the type of electronic information means 6 that can be used in the vending machine. As will be described, any item may be used as long as the product purchaser can select the electronic information means 6 by operating the vending machine.

  At present, the number of electronic information means 6 that can be used in vending machines is still limited, but when more electronic information appears in the future, the electronic information selection means 8 is a screen such as a touch panel. First, select the standard of electronic information that you want to use using a device that can make transitions, and then select the standard, and then select the type within the same standard that has been registered in advance. The electronic information service name or the like may be set in advance so that it can be displayed in advance so that the user can select it by himself / herself. The electronic information selection means 8 is used by the user. Any form can be used as long as electronic information to be selected can be selected.

  In FIG. 2, the arithmetic control unit 10a controls the vending machine by exchanging signals with the product selection means 3, the electronic information read / write means 7, the electronic information selection means 8 and the like shown in FIG. The electronic information read / write means 7 stores the electronic money data and electronic money type data read from the electronic information means 6 in the arithmetic control unit 10a.

  The operation of the control device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  It is confirmed whether or not a button operation has been performed on the electronic information selection means 8 (STEP 1).

  If there is no button operation, the button operation confirmation is performed again. If there is a button operation, the operated button is determined (numbered), and the electronic money type data of the electronic information means 6 assigned to the button is determined (STEP 2). ).

  After the electronic information means 6 is confirmed, a communication rule relating to the confirmed electronic information is signaled to the electronic information read / write means 7 (STEP 3).

  Based on the transmitted signal, the electronic information read / write means 7 is set to the selected communication rule, and can exchange data with the selected electronic information means 6.

  It is confirmed whether the electronic information means 6 is held over (STEP 4).

  When the electronic information means 6 is held over, the electronic information read / write means 7 communicates with the electronic information means 6 to acquire the electronic money data and electronic money type data read from the electronic information means 6 and send them to the arithmetic control unit 10a. Data is temporarily stored (STEP 5).

  Next, the electronic money type data determined in STEP 2 is compared with the electronic money type data acquired from the electronic information means 6 this time (STEP 6). If they are the same, the electronic money data stored in the arithmetic control unit 10a in STEP 5 is obtained. It is displayed on the remaining amount display means 9.

  As described above, according to the control device of the vending machine of the present embodiment, the electronic information selecting means 8 selects the type of electronic money to be confirmed, and the electronic purchaser possesses the electronic information means 6 possessed by the electronic information. When it is held over the information read / write unit 7, the remaining amount data is displayed on the remaining amount display unit 9, so that the remaining amount data of the type of electronic money to be confirmed can be confirmed.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device of the vending machine of the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 4, the remaining amount comparison means 11 compares and determines the size of a plurality of electronic money data included in the electronic information means 6 read by the electronic information read / write means 7. The arithmetic control unit 10b is provided with an electronic information writing means 7, a remaining amount display means 9, a remaining amount magnitude comparison means 11, and the like.

  The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  It is confirmed whether the electronic information means 6 is held over the electronic information read / write means 7 (STEP 11). When the electronic information read / write means 7 detects that the electronic information means 6 is held over the electronic information read / write means 7, the process proceeds to STEP 12, where the electronic information read / write means 7 periodically checks the type of electronic money registered in advance. By switching the communication means, the plurality of electronic money data stored in the electronic information means 6 is read according to the type of electronic money, and the electronic money type and the electronic money data are stored as a pair in the arithmetic control unit 10b.

  In STEP 13, it is confirmed whether or not there is a plurality of electronic money data stored in the arithmetic control unit 10 b. If there is only one, the process proceeds to STEP 16, where the electronic money type and the electronic money data are displayed on the remaining amount display means 9. When there are a plurality of electronic money data, the remaining amount comparison means 11 compares and determines the size of the electronic money data stored in the calculation control unit 10b (STEP 14), and rearranges the electronic money data in descending order (STEP 15). . Next, the arithmetic control unit 10b selects the electronic money data and the electronic money type rearranged in descending order, and displays them on the remaining amount display means 9 (STEP 16).

  In this embodiment, the electronic money type is displayed on the remaining amount display means 9, but the electronic information selection means 8 is provided with a display means for displaying the electronic money type of the electronic money data displayed on the remaining amount display means 9. Alternatively, it may be displayed on the display means of the electronic information selection means 8. Also, the electronic money data to be displayed may be displayed in a lump in order from the largest, or the display may be periodically switched in order from the largest.

  As described above, according to the control device of the vending machine of the present embodiment, when the electronic information means 6 possessed by the purchaser is held over the electronic information read / write means 7, the electronic information stored in the electronic information means 6 is stored. Since the money data is displayed on the remaining amount display means 9 in the order of the remaining amount, it can be easily understood which electronic money has the most remaining amount and which electronic money can be merchandised with the vending machine.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device of the vending machine of the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as Embodiment 2, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 6, the arithmetic control unit 10 c is provided with electronic information writing means 7, remaining amount display means 9, remaining amount magnitude comparison means 11, and the like, and is included in the electronic information means 6 read by the electronic information reading / writing means 7. After comparing and determining the amount of the plurality of electronic money data by the remaining amount comparison means 11, the electronic money data are rearranged and stored in the order of the remaining amount of the electronic money data.

  The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  It is confirmed whether the electronic information means 6 is held over the electronic information read / write means 7 (STEP 21). When the electronic information read / write means 7 detects that the electronic information means 6 is held over the electronic information read / write means 7, the process proceeds to STEP 22, where the electronic information read / write means 7 periodically checks the type of electronic money registered in advance. By switching the communication means, the plurality of electronic money data stored in the electronic information means 6 is read for each electronic money type, and the electronic money type and the electronic money data are stored as a pair in the arithmetic control unit 10c.

  In STEP 23, it is confirmed whether or not there is a plurality of electronic money data stored in the arithmetic control unit 10c. If there is only one, the process proceeds to STEP 26, and the electronic money type and the electronic money data are displayed on the remaining amount display means 9. When there are a plurality of electronic money data, the remaining amount comparison means 11 compares and determines the size of the electronic money data stored in the calculation control unit 10c (STEP 24), and sorts the electronic money data in ascending order (STEP 25). .

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 10c selects the electronic money data and the electronic money type rearranged in ascending order and displays them on the remaining amount display means 9 (STEP 26).

  As described above, according to the control device of the vending machine of the present embodiment, when the electronic information means 6 possessed by the purchaser is held over the electronic information read / write means 7, the electronic information stored in the electronic information means 6 is stored. Since the money data is displayed on the remaining amount display means 9 in the order of the smaller remaining amount, it is possible to support using up the electronic money with the smaller remaining amount.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation at the time of sale of the control device of the vending machine of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when confirming the remaining amount of the vending machine according to the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 8, the electronic information means 6a is provided with a previously used electronic information storage means 12 for storing the type of electronic money used in the previous vending machine. The arithmetic control unit 10d is provided with electronic information read / write means 7, remaining amount display means 9, previous use electronic information determination means 13 and the like. The previous use electronic information determination means 13 replaces the electronic information means 6a with the electronic information read / write means 7. When it is held over, the electronic money type used at the time of the previous sale stored in the previous use electronic information storage means 12 of the electronic information means 6a is determined.

  The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  First, the operation when selling goods with electronic money will be described with reference to FIG.

  The electronic information selection means 8 confirms whether or not a button operation for selecting the type of electronic money to be used has been performed (STEP 31). If there is no button operation, the button operation confirmation is performed again. If there is a button operation, the electronic money type assigned to the operated button is confirmed and input to the electronic information read / write means 7 (STEP 32). The electronic information read / write means 7 is set with a standard for communicating with the electronic information means 6a according to the type of electronic money selected, and can exchange data with the selected type of electronic information means 6a (STEP 33).

  Next, it is confirmed whether or not the product purchaser has operated a button on the product selection means 3 (STEP 34).

  If there is a button operation, the operated button is determined (number), the product assigned to the button is determined, and information (price, etc.) regarding the product is determined (STEP 35).

  Next, it is confirmed whether or not the electronic information means 6a is held over (STEP 36).

  Until the electronic information means 6a of STEP 36 is held over the electronic information reading / writing means 7, the button operation on the product selection means 3 is accepted, and when the electronic information means 6a of STEP 36 is held over the electronic information reading / writing means 7 The product of the latest product selection means 3 is set as the settlement target product. When the electronic information means 6a is held over, the electronic information read / write means 7 communicates with the electronic information means 6a, acquires the information of the electronic information means 6a, and stores the data in the arithmetic control unit 10d (STEP 37).

  In STEP 35, since the purchase product of the product purchaser is fixed, the product information and the balance information are calculated, and the electronic information read / write means 7 writes the settlement information to the electronic information means 6a and uses the electronic information means 6a last time. The type of electronic money sold this time is written in the electronic information storage means 12 (STEP 38). If the payment information is normally written, the product selected by the product purchaser is taken out (STEP 39).

  Next, the operation for confirming the remaining amount of electronic money stored in the electronic information means 6a will be described with reference to FIG.

  It is confirmed whether the electronic information means 6a is held over the electronic information reading / writing means 7 (STEP 41). When the electronic information read / write means 7 detects that the electronic information means 6a is held over the electronic information read / write means 7, the process proceeds to STEP 42, where the electronic information read / write means 7 periodically checks the type of electronic money registered in advance. By switching the communication means, the plurality of electronic money data stored in the electronic information means 6a is read for each type of electronic money, and the electronic money type and the electronic money data are stored as a pair in the arithmetic control unit 10d.

  At this time, the type of electronic money at the time of last sale stored in the last used electronic information storage means 12 of the electronic information means 6a is also read and stored in the arithmetic control unit 10d. In STEP 43, it is confirmed whether or not there is a plurality of electronic money data stored in the arithmetic control unit 10d. If there is only one, the process proceeds to STEP 45, where the electronic money type and the electronic money data are displayed on the remaining amount display means 9. When there are a plurality of electronic money data, the electronic money data that is the same as the type of electronic money used at the time of the previous sale is obtained from the electronic money data stored in the calculation control unit 10d by the previous use electronic information determination means 13. Select (STEP 44).

  Next, the arithmetic control unit 10d selects the electronic money data and electronic money type selected in STEP 44 and displays them on the remaining amount display means 9 (STEP 45).

  As described above, according to the control device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the electronic information means 6a is provided with the previously used electronic information storage means 12 for storing the electronic money used last time in the vending machine, and reads and writes electronic information. When the electronic information means 6a is held over the means 7, the remaining amount data of the electronic money used last time is displayed on the remaining amount display means 9 from the electronic money stored in the electronic information means 6a. It is easy to reconfirm the remaining amount.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of sale of the vending machine of the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of checking the remaining amount of the vending machine according to the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 11, the electronic information means 6b includes electronic money usage count storage means 14 for storing the usage count in a vending machine for each type of electronic money. The arithmetic control unit 10e is provided with an electronic information read / write means 7, a remaining amount display means 9, an electronic money use frequency magnitude determination means 15 and the like, and the electronic money use frequency magnitude determination means 15 is the electronic money usage count of the electronic information means 6b. The number of times of use of each type of electronic money read from the storage means 14 is determined.

  The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  First, the operation in the case of selling products with electronic money will be described with reference to FIG.

  The electronic information selection means 8 confirms whether or not a button operation for selecting the type of electronic money to be used has been performed (STEP 51). If there is no button operation, button operation confirmation is performed again. If there is a button operation, the electronic money type assigned to the operated button is confirmed and input to the electronic information read / write means 7 (STEP 52). The electronic information read / write means 7 is set with a standard for communicating with the electronic information means 6b according to the type of electronic money selected, and can exchange data with the electronic information means 6b of the selected type (STEP 53).

  Next, it is confirmed whether or not the product purchaser has operated a button on the product selection means 3 (STEP 54).

  If there is a button operation, the operated button is determined (number), the product assigned to the button is determined, and information (price, etc.) regarding the product is determined (STEP 55).

  Next, it is confirmed whether the electronic information means 6b is held over (STEP 56).

  Until the electronic information means 6b of STEP 56 is held over the electronic information reading / writing means 7, the button operation on the product selection means 3 is accepted, and when the electronic information means 6b of STEP 56 is held over the electronic information reading / writing means 7 The product of the latest product selection means 3 is set as the settlement target product. When the electronic information means 6b is held over, the electronic information read / write means 7 communicates with the electronic information means 6b, acquires the information of the electronic information means 6b, and stores the data in the arithmetic control unit 10d (STEP 57).

  When the information of the electronic information means 6b is acquired in STEP 57, the sales count data of the corresponding electronic money type stored in the electronic money usage count storage means 14 of the electronic information means 6b is also stored in the arithmetic control unit 10d. .

  In STEP 55, since the purchase product of the product purchaser is confirmed, the product information and the balance information are calculated, and the electronic information read / write means 7 writes the settlement information in the electronic information means 6b and also stores the data in the calculation control unit 10d. The stored electronic money sales frequency data is incremented by 1 and written to the electronic money usage count storage means 14 of the electronic information means 6b (STEP 58). When the payment information is normally written, the product selected by the product purchaser is taken out (STEP 59).

  Next, the operation for confirming the remaining amount of electronic money stored in the electronic information means 6b will be described with reference to FIG.

  It is confirmed whether the electronic information means 6b is held over the electronic information reading / writing means 7 (STEP 61). When the electronic information read / write means 7 detects that the electronic information means 6b is held over the electronic information read / write means 7, the process proceeds to STEP 62, where the electronic information read / write means 7 periodically checks the type of electronic money registered in advance. By switching the communication means, the plurality of electronic money data stored in the electronic information means 6b and the electronic money usage count data stored in the electronic money usage count storage means 14 are read according to the type of electronic money, and the arithmetic control unit 10e. The electronic money type, the electronic money data, and the electronic money usage count data are stored as a pair. In STEP 63, it is confirmed whether or not there is a plurality of electronic money data stored in the arithmetic control unit 10e. If there is only one, the process proceeds to STEP 66, where the electronic money type and the electronic money data are displayed on the remaining amount display means 9.

  When there are a plurality of electronic money data, the electronic money usage count determination means 15 determines the usage count of the electronic money based on the electronic money usage count data for each type of electronic money stored in the arithmetic control unit 10e. The size is determined (STEP 64). Next, the arithmetic control unit 10e rearranges in order of types of electronic money having a large number of uses (STEP 65). Next, the arithmetic control unit 10e selects the electronic money type and the electronic money data rearranged in descending order of the number of times of use and displays them on the remaining amount display means 9 (STEP 66).

  In this embodiment, the sorting is performed in descending order of the number of times of use in the vending machine.

  As described above, according to the control device of the vending machine of the present embodiment, the electronic information means 6b is provided with the electronic money usage number storage means 14 for storing the number of electronic money used in the vending machine, and reads and writes electronic information. When the electronic information means 6b is held over the means 7, the remaining amount data of the electronic money is displayed from the electronic money stored in the electronic information means 6b in descending order of use of electronic money or in ascending order of use. Since it is displayed on the means, the remaining amount of electronic money that the vending machine wants to use can be preferentially confirmed.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention can be applied to an automatic machine such as a ticket vending machine because the electronic information desired to be used can be selected on the spot and the electronic information on hand can be used.

Overall configuration diagram of vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention Functional block diagram of the control device of the vending machine of the embodiment The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the control device of the vending machine in the second embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the control device of the vending machine in the third embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the control device of the vending machine in the fourth embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of sale of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Flowchart showing the operation when checking the remaining amount of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the control device of the vending machine in the fifth embodiment of the present invention Flow chart showing the operation at the time of sale of the vending machine of the embodiment Flowchart showing the operation when checking the remaining amount of the vending machine of the embodiment

Explanation of symbols

6, 6a, 6b Electronic information means 7 Electronic information read / write means 8 Electronic information selection means 9 Remaining amount display means 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e Operation control unit 11 Remaining amount magnitude comparison means 12 Previously used electronic information storage means 13 Previously used electronic information Information judging means 14 Electronic money usage count storage means 15 Electronic money usage count magnitude judging means

Claims (1)

Electronic information means for storing a plurality of electronic money such as money amount data that can be purchased from a vending machine, and electronic information read / write means for reading and writing electronic money stored in the electronic information means on the vending machine side And a remaining amount display means for displaying the electronic money stored in the electronic information means, and an electronic information selection means for selecting which electronic money to use from among the plurality of electronic money stored in the electronic information means. First, when the electronic information selection means is operated to select the electronic money and then the electronic information reading / writing means is held over the electronic information means, When the balance is displayed on the balance display means and the balance is inquired, and after the first operation, the product selection button is operated to select the product, the electronic information means displays the power supply. The product selection operation by the product selection button is accepted a plurality of times until it is held over the information reading / writing means, and when the electronic information means is held over the electronic information reading / writing means, the latest selection by the product selection button is performed. An automatic vending machine that writes settlement information to the electronic money selected in the first operation and performs product settlement for a product based on the operation .

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