JPS59186086A - Condition input unit for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a condition input device for setting various conditions necessary for a vending machine to perform vending operations.

(b) Prior Art As the control of vending machines has become electronic, inputting information necessary for setting various conditions is performed using a keyboard. However, input using a keyboard requires operating the function keys and numeric keypad in a predetermined order, which requires skill and is quite difficult for inexperienced or inexperienced users. Furthermore, as the control of vending machines becomes microcomputerized, new functions can be added to meet market demands by changing the storage unit (ROMi) that stores the vending machine's control programs. It is also necessary to change the accompanying keyboard, and the amount of information involved (as a result, the information input operation becomes extremely complex, making it increasingly difficult for amateurs to operate it).

(C) Purpose The present invention enables even inexperienced persons to easily set various conditions for vending machines by replacing the conventional keyboard, and each condition is displayed in barcodes so that the settings can be made accurately and quickly. The present invention provides a condition input device for a vending machine, and in particular provides a device that facilitates setting operations when setting a vending machine to standard operating conditions (a certain specific operating condition). .

B) Configuration: a barcode display medium displaying barcodes for each item of various conditions for performing a vending operation, a reading device for reading the barcode, and a storage device for storing the contents of the read barcode. The barcode display medium includes a barcode display area for each condition so that the various conditions can be set individually, and a part for setting a specific condition that is a combination of some of the conditions. In addition to the barcode display area for each condition, there is also a part where the specific conditions are displayed as a series of barcodes, making it easy to set the vending machine to specific conditions such as standard conditions. It is something.

(E) Example (1) is a barcode reading device according to the present invention,
A manual scanning type (hand scanner type) barcode reader (3) that reads barcodes using photoelectric conversion described in sheet (2) below, and an amplification that amplifies the information read by the barcode reader (3). It includes a circuit (4) and a waveform shaping circuit (5) that shapes the output of this amplifier circuit. (
2) is a sheet as a barcode display medium, which displays setting information related to vending operations and management information necessary for managing the vending machine using a plurality of black bars and white spaces between the bars. and a direct-readable display section in which the contents of the barcode and explanations necessary for the barcode are appropriately displayed using numbers, letters, codes, etc.

The barcode according to the present invention has two character areas, P and Q, as shown in FIG. 3(A), and various data characters are displayed in the Q area, and a start character is displayed in the P area. When the barcode reader (3) is scanned in a straight line from left to right on the barcode (A), the output of the amplifier circuit (4) is generated as shown in Figure 3 (B).
Along with this, the output of the waveform shaping circuit (5) is generated as shown in (c), and the information of this output is included in the microcomputer control device aQ that is incorporated inside the vending machine and controls the vending operation. The information is stored in a storage device (RAM) and used for vending operations and necessary management operations.

FIG. 4 shows an example of setting conditions necessary for performing an automatic vending operation. As for this condition setting, 1 piece as quantity limit item (6) for bulk purchase (multi-bend),
There are 2 and 3 setting conditions.

Item (7) regarding whether or not to exchange money is whether to exchange money or not.
There are various setting conditions for whether or not to set the product storage column to the alternate sales operation state, as item (8) /I61
There are various setting conditions such as whether or not to sell the column and A2 column alternately, and item (9) that determines whether or not the sales price is displayed on the input amount display every time the product selection button is pressed. There are setting conditions for whether or not to display the internal temperature on the input amount display.Furthermore, each setting condition for whether or not to display the temperature is set on the direct-readable display section C1. Barcode display section (18
) are written as a pair on the barcode display sheet (2). In this, each item (6) (7 bar 8) (9)
When the barcode reader (3) is scanned over the barcode corresponding to the conditions to be set for each item in the order of C1G, the condition is stored in the storage section, and the vending operation based on the condition is achieved. φO The sheet shown in FIG. 4 shows another specific condition setting display. In other words, if you want to ensure standard operation as a vending machine, each of the above items (6) and (7) must be followed.
)(8)(9)(Since it is troublesome to set one of the conditions in 101, for convenience, we have set the standard setting character display (11) and the barcode display part (11) that satisfies this condition.
In addition, each item (61 (7) (8) (91 (
One condition Z is specified for each IG (in the figure, it is painted in light ink). This specific display has different reflection characteristics from the black bar on the barcode display section that displays each condition, and when the barcode display section is scanned with the Goo code reader (3), (b) and (c) in Figure 3 are displayed. The color must be such that the amount of reflected light is clearly different in level between the waveform corresponding to the black bar and the waveform corresponding to the space between the black bars, and the sheet (2) must be white. The ground color is painted with a color that provides approximately the same level of reflected light as this white color.

Therefore, by scanning the standard barcode (I LA) with the barcode reader (3), you can check whether the bulk purchase is 2 items, no exchange, no cross-selling, the set price is displayed, and the internal temperature. will be automatically set for each condition.

In the present invention, not only these condition settings but also other conditions can be included or all (separately, multiple conditions can be set together to determine specific conditions, and these can be displayed in a single series of barcodes. Furthermore, the title is not limited to the display of "Standard Settings", but may be any display that matches the specific conditions.

(F) Effect In the present invention, each condition setting can be achieved using a barcode and its reading device, so there is no need for sufficient experience unlike with conventional keyboards (as long as one glance at the barcode display medium This makes the setting operation more efficient and accurate.In addition to the barcode display section for setting the conditions for each item, the barcode display medium also has a barcode display section for setting the conditions for each item. Because the specific conditions are displayed as a series of barcodes in addition to the barcode display area for each condition for setting the conditions, it is not necessary to scan the barcode for each condition one by one (even if you set a predetermined condition using one barcode). It is easy to set up, and there are no mistakes in setting it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the relationship between a barcode reader and a barcode display medium, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the tip of the barcode reader, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a display configuration diagram of the setting conditions of the barcode display medium. (1)...Barcode reading device, (2)...Barcode display medium, (11A)...Specific condition barcode display portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A barcode display medium in which barcodes are displayed for each item of various conditions for performing a vending operation, a reading device for reading the barcode, and a storage device for storing the contents of the read barcode. The barcode display medium has a barcode display area for each condition so that the various conditions can be set individually, and a barcode display area for setting a specific condition that is a combination of some of the conditions. A condition input device for a vending machine, comprising a barcode display section for each condition and a section in which the specific conditions are displayed as a series of barcodes.