KR19990030350A - Media file vending machine and its sales method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a media file vending machine for selling video or audio files and a method of selling the same. The present invention is an automatic vending machine for injecting money, and sells a built-in goods according to the input money, the input unit 10 is operated so that the buyer can select a file, the charge is input; An output unit 30 for outputting an image and / or audio selected by the purchaser's operation and fee in the input unit 10; A control unit (20) which recognizes an operation at the input unit (10), controls a signal output from the output unit (30) accordingly, and embeds a signal of the video or audio signal; And a communication unit 40 for transmitting and receiving video and / or audio signals under the control of the control unit 20, embedding the received signal in the control unit 20, and transmitting an operation state of the vending machine. do. Accordingly, the present invention does not require inventory management because the video or audio file is automatically sold to the center by management, and the files can be sold according to the taste of the buyer, and there is a concern about theft because the goods are not stored. There is no advantage, it is easy to manage a plurality of vending machines installed in different areas in the center.

Description

Media file vending machine and its sales method

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a media file vending machine for selling a file including a video signal or an audio signal, and a selling method thereof.

In general, the vending machine is a device that automatically sells the goods stored in the interior, such as cigarettes, cans, beverages, etc. on the road by inputting cash, such as coins or bills.

Also, due to the development of electronic technology, an audio device such as a memory such as a ROM or a RAM such that a voice signal and a moving image signal is not a storage medium such as a magnetic tape or a CD-ROM By being stored in, the electronic device incorporating the electronic device replaces a storage medium function such as a record or a tape. The technology for storing signals in such electronic devices is a technology for compressing signals using codes and storing the compressed signals in the electronic devices, such as MPEG (Moving Picture Expert Group) by the International Convention (ISO). Includes standardized technology.

In the prior art, music, movies, etc. are selected and stored according to a subject or type by a producer on a storage medium such as a record, a tape, a compact disc (CD), and the like. Or the CD is sold by the buyer choosing according to their taste.

However, the above-described conventional technology, in selling storage media in which music or movies are stored, requires a space according to various degrees for selling various kinds of storage media, or contents that are not necessary to the buyer by subject and type. It may be included in this storage medium. Accordingly, since the content is sold by the selection of the producers, there is a problem that buyers of various hierarchies or types do not fit each taste with the contents selected by the producers.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a media file vending machine for selling selected video or audio files according to the intention of a buyer and a method of selling the same.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a media file vending machine according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically selling media files of FIG. 1.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 .. Input section 11 .. Control panel

12 .. Currency Input 13. Card Input

14 .. Keyboard, mouse 15 .. Touch screen

20. Control part 30. Output part

31 .. Drive 32 .. Connection

33 .. Speaker 34 .. Monitor

35 .. First connection 36 .. Second connection

40 .. Communications 41 .. Wired Communications

42 .. Wireless Communications Department 43 .. Modem

44 .. Antenna

In order to achieve the above object, the media file vending machine of the present invention, in the vending machine for injecting money and selling the built-in goods in accordance with the input money, the input unit is operated so that the buyer can select the file, the fee is input 10; An output unit 30 for outputting an image and / or audio selected by the purchaser's operation and fee in the input unit 10; A control unit (20) which recognizes an operation at the input unit (10), controls a signal output from the output unit (30) accordingly, and embeds a signal of the video or audio signal; And a communication unit 40 for transmitting and receiving video and / or audio signals under the control of the control unit 20, embedding the received signal in the control unit 20, and transmitting an operation state of the vending machine. do.

The output unit 30 is connected to the video and / or audio storage device of the buyer, characterized in that it further comprises a connection unit 32 for outputting the video and / and audio signal to the storage device.

In order to achieve the above object, the media file automatic selling method of the present invention includes an automatic selling method for selling money and selling an embedded item according to the input money, comprising: providing a plurality of video or audio files; A purchaser paying a fee in order to purchase a necessary file among the provided video or audio files; Selecting a required file from the video or audio file by the buyer; And outputting an image and / or audio of a file selected by the purchaser corresponding to the fee.

The providing may further include transmitting and receiving a control signal, an image signal, and / or an audio signal through a wired or wireless connection with the center.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a media file vending machine according to the present invention.

As shown, the media file vending machine according to the present invention is broadly divided into an input unit 10, an output unit 30, a control unit 20, and a communication unit 40.

The input unit 10 includes an operation unit 11, a currency input unit 12, and a card input unit 13. The operation unit 14 includes a keyboard or mouse 14 and a monitor 15 provided with a plurality of keys. At this time, the monitor 15 is preferably a touch screen system.

The output unit 30 includes a drive 31 for controlling a CD or tape, a speaker 33 for outputting audio, a monitor 34 for outputting an image, and a connection unit 32. The connection part 32 includes a first connection part 35 for inputting and outputting an RS232 standard signal and a second connection part 36 for inputting and outputting parallel signals under the control of the controller 20.

The controller 20 includes a storage device such as a memory, a hard disk, an I / O controller, and a microprocessor, which are not shown as a computer system.

The communication unit 40 includes a wired communication unit 41 for transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the outside through a modem 43 and a wireless communication unit 42 for wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the outside through an antenna 44. The modem 43 may be used as a digital service unit (DSU) as a transceiver.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically selling media files of FIG. 1.

The automatic sales method of the media file vending machine according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail using the flowchart of FIG.

The media file automatic selling method of the present invention first includes a plurality of video or audio files (50).

That is, the video signal or / and by down-loading by wire or wireless download through the center, the wired communication unit 41 and the wireless communication unit 42 of the remote (not shown) that holds the video or audio file A voice signal is received and provided to the controller 20 which is a computer system or a microprocessor. In addition, the database D / B in which the video or audio files are stored is directly connected to the first connection unit 35 or the second connection unit 36 of the vending machine to store the files in the controller 20. When the file is sold at the vending machine, control information including information after the sale and status information on whether the vending machine is operating normally is transmitted to the center. Therefore, the vending machine can not only maintain and update the video or audio file by downloading the file by the purchaser and the center manager who requests the files, but also exchange the control signal with the center to determine whether the vending machine is broken. The vending machine status can also be managed.

The signal received from the center through the modem 43 or the DSU connected to the telephone line or the dedicated line is input to the control unit 20 through the wired communication unit 41 and stored. In addition, the signal received from the center wirelessly is input to the control unit 20 through the antenna 44 and the wireless communication unit 42 and stored. In this way, video or audio signals of various genres applied from the center are provided in electronic devices of the memory type included in the controller 20. Here, the video is a video object such as a movie or video, the sound is a sound object such as music, and the video signal and / or the audio signal stored in the electronic device of the control unit 20 is preferably a digital signal of MPEG standard.

When the contents of the video or audio of various genres provided in the vending machine are displayed on the monitor 34 as described above, the buyer selects a file of the video or audio material according to his or her taste, and purchases the selected file accordingly. Pay the corresponding fee (51).

That is, the fee is paid by inserting coins or bills into the money input section 12 or by inserting a cash card or the like into the card input section 13. At this time, the card input unit 13 is used both the contact type and the non-contact type card. In other words, a pass card that handles transportation costs in public transportation and a credit card issued by a bank are used at the same time. In addition, when a pass card is inserted into the card input unit 13, the vending machine stores the remaining amount of money except the calculated difference amount in the pass card.

When the payment is completed as described above, the controller 20 outputs a message to the monitor 34 or the speaker 33 to select the embedded video or audio material. The purchaser then selects the required file from the contents displayed on the screen using the mouse 14 moving the cursor of the keyboard or the monitor 34 screen provided with the plurality of keys while checking the message ( 52).

That is, the purchaser can select the contents displayed on the monitor 15 by the manipulation of the keyboard or mouse 14 provided in the vending machine. In addition, the touch screen monitor 15 can be operated by selecting a video or audio file that is the contents of the vending machine. At this time, the selected video or audio is output through the monitor 34 and the speaker 33, so that the buyer purchases the video or audio selected by the user while checking eyes and ears.

The video or audio file selected by the purchaser as described above is output through the output unit 30 controlled by the control unit 20 (53).

In other words, the video or audio file selected by the purchaser is recorded on the CD or tape inserted in the drive 31 including the CD drive and the tape drive. In this case, in order to confirm to the purchaser that the video or audio file is recorded, it may be output to the monitor 34 and the speaker 33, respectively. In addition, the video or audio file storage device of the purchaser in the form of MPEG can be directly stored in the video or audio file selected from the vending machine by connecting to the drive 31. However, when the purchaser's voice storage device is different from each other and is not connected to the vending machine drive 31, the voice storage device receives the first connection part 35 or parallel signal which is the RS232 connection standard. The selected file may be stored by connecting to the second connection unit 36 to be connected. In this case, it is preferable that the storage device of the MPEG type is an audio storage device of the MPEG layer3 series. In addition, the drive 31 further includes a circuit for converting a digital signal into an analog signal so that the tape drive is provided in the drive 31, and accordingly, it is obvious that the tape drive stores the signal on a tape inserted into the tape drive. It is.

The drawings and specification are merely exemplary of the invention, which are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

According to the present invention, there is no need for inventory management because the video or audio file is automatically sold by the management of the remote center, and there is an advantage that the files can be sold selectively according to the taste of the buyer.

In addition, there is no concern about theft because the article made of the video or audio file is not stored in the vending machine, and there is an advantage in that the center can easily manage a plurality of vending machines installed in different regions.

In addition, by installing the vending machine in a plurality of regions, even if the buyer does not find a specialty store that specializes in selling video or audio material, there is an advantage in that it is easy to purchase according to the taste of the buyer.

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In the vending machine that inputs money, and sells the built-in goods according to the input money, An input unit (10) manipulated to allow a buyer to select a file and to which a fee is input; An output unit 30 for outputting an image and / or audio selected by the purchaser's operation and fee in the input unit 10; A control unit (20) which recognizes an operation at the input unit (10), controls a signal output from the output unit (30) accordingly, and embeds a signal of the video or audio signal; And And a communication unit 40 for transmitting and receiving video and / or audio signals under the control of the control unit 20, embedding the received signal in the control unit 20, and transmitting an operation state of the vending machine. Media file vending machine. The method of claim 1, wherein the output unit 30, And a connection unit (32) to which the video and / or audio storage device of the buyer is connected, and which outputs the video and / or audio signal to the storage device. The method of claim 1, wherein the output unit 30, A monitor (34) for outputting the image; And Media file vending machine further comprises a speaker (33) for outputting the voice. The method of claim 3, wherein the monitor 34, Media file vending machine, characterized in that the touch screen method. The method of claim 2, wherein the connection portion 32, A first connection part 35 through which an image of the video and / or audio is input / output of a RS232 standard; And And a second connection part (36) through which the video and / or sound are inputted and outputted in parallel. The method of claim 1, wherein the input unit 10, An operation unit 11 for selecting a file embedded in the control unit 20; Money input unit 12 is recognized by inputting coins or bills; And A media file vending machine comprising a card input section (13) in which a contact card and / or a non-contact card is input and recognized. The method of claim 1, The video signal and / or audio signal embedded in the control unit (20) are stored in an electronic device of a memory type, and the storage is a media file vending machine. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication unit 40, A wired communication unit 41 to which a telephone line and / or a dedicated line are connected, and including a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals; And And a wireless communication unit (42) comprising an antenna (44) to communicate wirelessly. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transceiver is Media file vending machine, characterized in that the modem (43) or Digital Signal Unit (DSU). The method of claim 6, wherein the operation unit 11, Media file vending machine comprising a keyboard or / and mouse (14) consisting of a plurality of keys for selecting a file embedded in the control unit (20). The method of claim 1, wherein the output unit 30, A media file vending machine comprising at least one drive (31) of a CD or tape drive to store the video and / or audio on a CD or tape inserted into the CD or tape drive. In the automatic sales method of injecting money, and selling the embedded goods in accordance with the input money, Providing a plurality of video or audio files; A purchaser paying a fee in order to purchase a necessary file among the provided video or audio files; Selecting a required file from the video or audio file by the buyer; And And outputting an image and / or audio of a file selected by the purchaser corresponding to the fee. The method of claim 12, wherein the providing step, And transmitting and receiving a control signal, an image signal, and / or an audio signal through a wire or wirelessly with the center. The method of claim 12, And the video and / or audio output in the outputting step are digital signals of MPEG standard. The method of claim 12, The video and / or audio output in the outputting step is output to the monitor (34) and / and speaker 33, respectively.