JP6939330B2 - Goods sales equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an article sales device that sells articles related to event tickets owned by a user.

Many event participants want to keep tickets for various events such as concerts and watching sports as memories. However, the admission ticket often contained only the information necessary for the day of the event, such as the date and time, location, and seat number, and was dull to leave as a memorial.

At the event venue, there are stores that sell limited items and exchange tickets for coupons. At the store, the clerk visually checks the ticket, but it takes time and effort.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-011041

An object of the present invention is to provide an article sales device that reads the face of an admission ticket and sells related articles.

The article sales device of the present invention includes a reading unit that reads the face of a ticket, and a storage unit that stores event-related information including the name, date, time, or place of the event, and product data including information on products for sale according to the event. , An extraction unit that extracts information from the face of the ticket, a determination unit that compares the extracted information with the event-related information to specify an event, and an event specified by the determination unit using the product data. It is provided with an order processing unit that displays an order screen for a corresponding product on a display unit and accepts an order.

In one aspect of the present invention, the printer further includes a printer that outputs a voucher for the product for which the order has been accepted.

In one aspect of the present invention, an image generation unit that generates a commemorative ticket image using the extracted information and a template image stored in the storage unit, and a printer that prints and outputs the commemorative ticket image on paper. And further prepare.

In one aspect of the present invention, a billing unit that identifies and counts the inserted money and withdraws the change to settle the product price, and a product discharge unit that discharges the purchased product are further provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to read the face of the admission ticket and sell related goods.

It is the schematic of the article sales apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a ticket. It is a perspective view of the goods sales apparatus. It is a hardware configuration diagram of the goods sales device. It is a functional block diagram of the goods sales apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of an order screen.

The goods sales device according to the embodiment of the present invention reads the face of an admission ticket owned by a participant of an event such as a movie, a live performance, or a sports game, identifies the event from the read information, and displays the goods related to the event. Make a sale. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the goods sales device 1 is installed in a movie theater.

The user P (audience of the movie) operates the goods sales device 1 before or after watching the movie to read the face of the ticket T owned by the user P. The goods sales device 1 extracts information from the face of the ticket T, and identifies the movie to be watched (watched) by the user P based on the extracted information.

For example, the user P owns the ticket T as shown in FIG. 2, and causes the goods sales device 1 to read the face of the ticket T. The goods sales device 1 extracts the screening date and time, the place, the seat information, and the like from the face of the ticket T.

Event-related information such as a movie screening schedule, a screening venue, and information on seats installed in each screening venue is registered in advance in the goods sales device 1. The event-related information may be acquired from the server S via a network such as the Internet, or a staff member may bring a portable storage medium in which the event-related information is stored and input the event-related information to the goods sales device 1.

The goods sales device 1 compares the information extracted from the face of the ticket T with the event-related information, determines whether or not the ticket T is a legitimately issued ticket, and identifies the movie. The goods sales device 1 may transmit the information extracted from the ticket T to the server S, and the server S may determine the ticket, specify the movie, or the like.

The goods sales device 1 displays a list of products related to the specified movie. User P selects the desired product and makes a payment. Small articles such as key chains are discharged from the article sales device 1. For large items such as T-shirts, posters, and mugs, the item sales device 1 prints out a voucher. User P brings the voucher to the store and hands it to the clerk to exchange it for the product.

The goods sales device 1 may print out a commemorative ticket for storage on which the seat information extracted from the ticket T is printed. In addition, the goods sales device 1 may print out a discount coupon for food and drink at a movie theater, a sticker or bromide that is a privilege for visitors, for free.

In this way, according to the goods sales device 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to read the face of the ticket and sell the goods related to the event. When selling limited items, the clerk does not need to check the ticket or give or receive money, which saves time and effort.

Further, by printing the seat information or the like extracted from the face of the ticket T, it is possible to create a special and memorable ticket for the user P.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the article sales device 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the article sales device 1. The goods sales device 1 includes touch panels (display unit, operation unit) 10A and 10B, data input unit 11, billing unit 12, printer 13, CPU (central processing unit) 14, storage unit (auxiliary storage device) 15, and main memory 16. , A ticket reading unit 17, a communication device 18, and a product discharging unit 19.

The touch panels 10A and 10B display information including images and accept input of various instructions from the user.

The touch panel 10B is provided on the upper part of the housing 2 of the goods sales device 1, and the display screen is in a state of standing substantially vertically. The touch panel 10A is provided on the top plate 2A portion of the housing 2. The screens of the top plate 2A and the touch panel 10A are slightly tilted so that the front side is low and the back side is high so that the input operation to the touch panel 10A can be easily performed. In the present embodiment, an example in which two touch panels are mounted will be described, but the number of touch panels may be one or three or more.

The data input unit 11 is an interface for inputting event-related information stored in a portable storage medium such as a USB memory brought by a staff member. The input event-related information is stored in the storage unit 15. Event-related information includes information on the name, date and time, location, and seats installed at the event venue.

The billing unit 12 has a coin slot 12A, a bill slot 12B, and a change return port 12C provided on the front side of the housing 2, and identifies and counts coins inserted from the coin slot 12A and the bill slot 12B. Then, the change is discharged from the change return port 12C. The billing unit 12 is used to settle the price of the product. In addition, the billing unit 12 may have a payment function using electronic money.

The printer 13 is, for example, a sublimation type thermal transfer method or an inkjet type high-resolution color printer, and prints and outputs a product voucher image, a commemorative ticket image, a coupon image, and the like on paper.

An opening / closing door 3 is provided on the front side of the housing 2 so as to be openable / closable. On the back side of the opening / closing door 3, there is an outlet (not shown) on which vouchers, commemorative tickets, coupons, etc. discharged from the printer 13 are placed, and printed matter can be taken out by opening the opening / closing door 3. It has become like.

The ticket face reading unit 17 reads the ticket face of the ticket T brought by the user, and for example, a digital camera or an image scanner is used. A recess 4 recessed toward the rear surface is provided on the front surface of the housing 1 between the touch panel 10A and the touch panel 10B, and an area on which the ticket T can be placed is provided. The ticket face reading unit 17 reads (takes in) the ticket face of the ticket placed in the recess 4. The ticket face reading unit 17 may read code information such as a barcode of the ticket T.

The communication device 18 can communicate with the server S (see FIG. 1) and acquire event-related information. The event-related information is stored in the storage unit 15.

The product discharge unit 19 is provided on the side portion of the housing 1, stores a small product such as a key chain, and discharges the purchased product from the discharge port 19A.

The storage unit 15 is, for example, a hard disk drive or a flash memory, and stores a control program and a sales program. Further, the storage unit 15 stores product data in which the event and the product for sale related to the event are associated with each other. The product data includes images of related goods and price information for each event. In addition, the storage unit 15 stores a template image used for creating a commemorative ticket. The template image includes images of characters, players, etc. related to the event.

The CPU 14 loads the control program in the storage unit 15 into the main memory 16 and executes the control program. The CPU 14 functions as a control unit 20 that controls each unit of the goods sales device 1 by executing a control program.

The CPU 14 loads the sales program in the storage unit 15 into the main memory 16 and executes it. With the execution of the sales program, as shown in FIG. 5, the extraction unit 21, the determination unit 22, the order processing unit 23, the image generation unit 24, and the print processing unit 25 are realized.

The extraction unit 21 extracts information necessary for identifying the event from the ticket face image of the ticket T read by the ticket face reading unit 17. For example, the extraction unit 21 performs character recognition processing and extracts the event name, date and time, place, seat information, and the like from the face image.

The determination unit 22 determines whether or not the ticket T brought by the user is a ticket for an event for which goods are sold. For example, the determination unit 22 compares the event name, date and time and place extracted by the extraction unit 21 with the event name, date and time and place included in the event-related information stored in the storage unit 15. When the comparison results match, the determination unit 22 determines that the ticket T brought by the user is a ticket (regular ticket) for the event for which the goods are sold, and identifies the event.

When the event-related information includes information on the seats installed in the event venue, the determination unit 22 actually installs the seats indicated by the seat information extracted by the extraction unit 21 in the event venue. It may be determined whether or not it is a seat.

The order processing unit 23 creates an order screen for a product related to the event specified by the determination unit 22 using the product data, and displays it on the touch panel 10A. FIG. 6 shows an example of the order screen. When the user selects a product, the billing unit 12 performs a billing process.

When a small product is purchased after the billing process, the control unit 20 controls the product discharge unit 19 to discharge the purchased product.

When a large product is purchased, the image generation unit 24 generates a voucher image. The print processing unit 25 controls to transfer the voucher image generated by the image generation unit 23 to the printer 13 and print it out. By printing on the voucher paper, the printer 13 can create and issue a voucher for the product.

When the commemorative ticket is purchased, the image generation unit 24 generates a face image of the commemorative ticket by using the event-related information and the template image stored in the storage unit 15 and the information extracted by the extraction unit 21. do. For example, the image generation unit 24 generates a commemorative ticket face image using the event name, date and time, place, etc. included in the event-related information, the template image, and the seat information extracted by the extraction unit 21. ..

The print processing unit 25 transfers the commemorative ticket image generated by the generation unit 23 to the printer 13 and controls it to print out. The printer 13 can create and issue a commemorative ticket by printing the commemorative ticket image on paper.

When there is a request to issue a coupon, the image generation unit 24 generates a coupon image. The coupon image may be stored in the storage unit 15 in advance. The print processing unit 25 transfers the coupon image to the printer 13 and controls it to print out. The printer 13 can create and issue a coupon by printing the coupon image on paper.

When there is a request for output of the visitor privilege, the print processing unit 25 transfers the privilege image to the printer 13 and controls the print output. By printing the privilege image on a sticker mount, photographic paper, or the like, the printer 13 can create and issue a visitor privilege such as a sticker or bromide.

In this way, the goods sales device 1 according to the present embodiment can read the ticket and sell limited items and the like related to the event.

In the above embodiment, the case where the user owns the paper ticket T has been described, but an electronic ticket may also be used. In this case, the user displays the ticket screen on the display of a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, and causes the ticket face reading unit 17 of the goods sales device 1 to read the ticket screen. Subsequent product sales processing is the same as for paper tickets.

The product (purchasable product) displayed on the goods sales device 1 after reading the ticket may change depending on the date and time. The goods sales device 1 may acquire inventory information from the server S and display the number of stocks on the order screen.

The goods sales device 1 may print a two-dimensional code on the commemorative ticket, read the two-dimensional code with a mobile terminal, and access the server to play the AR moving image.

The above description is an example of the present invention, and the present invention may be in a form other than the above.

1 Goods sales device 2 Housing 3 Opening and closing door 4 Recesses 10A, 10B Touch panel 11 Data input unit 12 Billing unit 13 Printer 14 CPU
15 Storage unit 16 Main memory 17 Ticket face reader 18 Communication device 19 Product discharge unit

Claims (2)

A reader that reads the face of the ticket,
A storage unit that stores event-related information including the event name, date and time, or location, and product data including information on products sold according to the event.
An extraction unit that extracts information from the face of the ticket,
A determination unit that compares the extracted information with the event-related information to identify an event, and
Using the product data, the order processing unit that displays the order screen of the product corresponding to the event specified by the determination unit on the display unit and accepts the order, and the order processing unit.
A billing department that identifies and counts the inserted money, withdraws change, and setstles the product price.
A printer that outputs a voucher for a large product that has received an order and ejects the voucher from the first outlet.
A product discharge unit that stores small products smaller than the large product and discharges the purchased small products from a second discharge port different from the first discharge port.
Goods sales device equipped with. An image generation unit that generates a commemorative ticket image using the extracted information and a template image stored in the storage unit is further provided.
The article sales device according to claim 1, wherein the printer prints the commemorative ticket image on paper, outputs the printer, and discharges the commemorative ticket image from the first discharge port.

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