KR20000030726A - Vending machine having advertising means - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vending machine with an audio-visual advertising system is developed to make it possible to provide advertising contents to a customer who is buying goods using the vending machine, while providing some discount to the customer. CONSTITUTION: A vending machine with an audio-visual advertising system includes a goods selection part(41) for selecting goods to buy. Signals from the goods selection part(41) are transmitted to th signal receiving part(35), then to a control part(36) with a control program for controlling whole machine. When the signals is transmitted form the selection part(41) to the control part(36), the control part(36) controls a goods supply control part(42) by sending a signal thereto through a signal sending part(37), and further controls a display part(33) and an audio part(34). The control part(36) receives advertising data through I/O port(31) and stores the advertising data in a memory(32).

Description

Vending machine having advertising means

The present invention relates to an advertisement vending machine that can display an advertisement, and more specifically, to perform an advertisement visually and acoustically while ordering a beverage in the vending machine, thereby improving the advertising effect, and instead of watching the advertisement, It relates to a vending machine equipped with audiovisual advertising means for discounting the price.

Unmanned sales systems such as beverage vending machines and can vending machines are being established. This unmanned sales system has a strong advantage in terms of cost reduction from the business site because it does not need to put a separate manpower.

However, the conventional vending machines do not have the same effect of paying attention as the salesperson sells, and thus the buyers who do not have a drink do not have a separate sales promotion effect, and a lot of profits are generated depending on the installation place of the vending machine. Therefore, the nerve war to preoccupy the advantageous position for the business takes place, but the limited position makes it difficult for the business. In addition, due to the nature of the vending machine, it was impossible to hire a separate sales person, so there was no effective sales method.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to perform an advertisement visually and audibly while ordering a drink in the vending machine to enhance the advertising effect, instead of watching the advertisement drink To provide a vending machine equipped with audiovisual advertising means for discounting the price of.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine equipped with an audio-visual advertising means that can increase the sales effect by focusing the gaze through advertising even in a place where the population flow is relatively small.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine equipped with an audio-visual advertising means having a function for discounting the price of the drink by collecting a user's opinion even from a remote location by providing a question-answering means to the vending machine. .

Vending machine equipped with an audio-visual advertising means of the present invention for achieving the above object, the input unit for the selection of beverages, such as coffee or tea, a beverage dispensing control unit, a vending machine having a beverage dispensing apparatus, the input unit A receiving unit 35 for receiving a signal input from the 41, a control unit 36 for outputting a beverage dispensing control signal in accordance with the signal input from the receiving unit 35, and having a built-in control program of the whole apparatus; A transmission unit 37 for transmitting a control signal from the control unit 36 to the discharge control unit 42, a display unit 33 for visually displaying contents by a signal output from the control unit 36, and A voice output unit 34 for outputting an audio signal by a signal output from the control unit 36, an input / output port 31 for receiving data input from the outside and inputting it to the control unit 36, and optical And a storage 32 for storage of the character, the video data for.

1 is an external perspective view of a vending machine according to the present invention;

2 is a block circuit diagram of the vending machine of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart showing an operating state of the vending machine of the present invention,

4 is a connection state diagram of the vending machine by remote control.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: vending machine 12: advertising screen

14: Advertising screen 16: Selection switch

18: Cup outlet 20: Speaker window

22: key input unit 30: advertising device

31: input / output port 32: storage device

33: display unit 34: audio output unit

35: receiver 36: controller

37: transmitter 40: vending machine discharge device

41: input unit 42: discharge control unit

43: beverage dispensing device

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a vending machine equipped with an audio-visual advertising means of the present invention.

The vending machine of the present invention is provided with a device that can advertise the function of the conventional vending machine, it is possible to increase the advertising effect by performing the advertisement in the marginal business area as well as the core business area with a large number of floating populations around the country. In addition, if the advertisement is seen at the time of beverage sales by increasing the price of the advertisement can be recognized.

In addition, the advertisement vending machine is equipped with a switch means for checking the opinion of the other party can be applied to the user's preference survey, or a survey on a specific issue in the remote.

1 is an external perspective view of a vending machine 10 according to the present invention. As shown, it has a similar appearance to the vending machine used in the prior art, but the advertisement screens 12 and 14 are further installed on a portion of the front surface. The advertisement screens 12 and 14 are screens capable of displaying characters and output advertisements of commercial companies such as "idea plaza" and "jeje world".

In the lower part, a selection switch 16 for selecting a conventional beverage and a cup discharge port 18 for discharging the cup are formed, and have a configuration such as a beverage vending machine.

In addition, according to the present invention, the speaker window 20 for outputting text and voice advertisement messages, and a key input unit 22 for inputting a specific function command are provided to input a necessary signal. The key input unit 22 is a keypad having a plurality of function keys. The key input unit 22 and the selector switch 16 for the unique function of the vending machine are connected to the input unit 41 to input the input signal to the control unit (described later). The beverage selection control signal input through the selection switch 16 is not directly input to the discharge control unit of the vending machine, but is input to the control unit 36 in which a program for controlling the entire apparatus is embedded.

2 is a block diagram of an advertisement device 30 which is the subject of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the receiving unit 35 to which the control signal is input from the vending machine dispensing device 40, and outputs the beverage dispensing control signal in accordance with the signal input from the receiving unit 35, the control program of the entire device is built-in A control unit 36, a transmission unit 37 for transmitting a control signal from the control unit 36 to the discharge control unit 42, and a display unit for visually displaying contents by a signal output from the control unit 36. (33), a voice output unit 34 for outputting an audio signal by the signal output from the control unit 36, and an input / output port 31 for receiving data input from the outside and inputting it to the control unit 36. And a storage device 32 for storing data.

The signal (the signal from the selection switch 16 and the key input unit 22) input to the receiving unit 35 is input to the control unit 36. The control unit 36 has a program for controlling the operation of the advertisement device 30 and the vending machine dispensing device 40, and includes an input / output port 31, a memory device 32, a display unit 33, and an audio output unit. 34 and the transmitter 37 are connected.

The input / output port 31 is a port for data transmission and reception with an external device. It is connected to a modem, dedicated internet line, wireless telephone, etc. as needed to transmit and receive necessary data. Data input through the input / output port 31 is temporarily stored in the memory device 32.

The storage device 32 is a device capable of reading and writing data in digital format, such as a memory device, HDD, magneto-optical disk, cd-rw, and the like. The control unit 36 also performs advertisement text and commercial broadcasting through the display unit 33 and the voice output unit 34. The detailed operating state thereof is described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The transmitter 37 outputs the control signal output from the controller 36 to the discharge controller 42 of the vending machine discharge device 40. The dispensing control unit 42 drives the beverage dispensing apparatus 43 according to the control signal and dispensing the beverage into the paper cup.

Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the operating state of the vending machine equipped with an audiovisual advertising means of the present invention.

When the control signal is input in the standby state, the control unit 36 checks whether the beverage is a discharge signal or a data transmission for updating the advertisement data contents. The input signal may be a signal input through the input / output port 31 or one of signals input from the beverage selection switch 16 installed in the vending machine 10.

If the input signal is a beverage dispensing signal, the control unit 36 outputs a corresponding control signal to the dispensing control unit 42 of the vending machine dispensing apparatus 40 so that the beverage can be dispensed according to the input signal. This is transmitted through the transmitter 37 connected to the controller 36. When a control signal is input, the dispensing control unit 42 operates the beverage dispensing device 43 to dispense the paper cup, and discharges the beverage input by the user in the paper cup.

At the same time, the control unit 36 outputs a control signal to the display unit 33 to display specific characters (advertising characters). Advertisement screens 12 and 14 are connected to the display unit 33, and advertisement characters are output through the advertisement screens 12 and 14 as shown in FIG. 1. In addition, the control unit 36 outputs a signal to the voice output unit 34 to output the advertisement voice through the speaker. The advertisement screens 12 and 14 connected to the display unit 33 may be configured by using display means such as LCD and LED.

Therefore, the user hears a text advertisement and a voice advertisement while the paper cup is filled with the beverage after ordering the beverage, thereby generating an advertisement effect. In the case of watching and listening to the advertisement, it is desirable to induce advertisement listening by discounting the price of beverages. In order to view the advertisement and receive price discount, the user can apply for a price discount by pressing an advertisement output button (not shown in detail but installed in the selection switch) before selecting the beverage.

The advertisement data output through the display unit 33 and the voice output unit 34 can be periodically updated. That is, periodic transmission of advertisement data from the outside is possible through the input / output port 31, and thus there is an advantage that a change of the contents of the advertisement can be quickly and quickly.

The advertisement data input through the input / output port 31 is stored in the storage device 32, and the contents of the transmitted advertisement data are input to the control unit 36. In the case where the need to display an advertisement occurs, that is, when the user wants to discount the price of the report when the beverage is dispensed or causes the advertisement to be output at a predetermined time, the control unit 36 stores the memory in the storage device 32. The advertisement data is read out and the display unit 33 and the audio output unit 34 are used to output the advertisement.

The apparatus of the present invention can be applied not only to the output of advertisements but also to remote polls. That is, the content output through the advertisement screens 12 and 14 and the speaker window 20 display the pros and cons of the current issue, and input the user's opinion through the key input unit 22. By processing the input data in real time, you can know the result immediately. This can also be an excellent effect for market research because you can quickly see how users react to your product.

FIG. 4 illustrates a system for remotely controlling each vending machine 10. The control center transmits advertisement data or questionnaire data necessary for the vending machines 10 through a wired or wireless connection. The results can also be sent and processed by wire or wireless, and of course all data transmission means can be used.

As described above, according to the present invention, the advertisement effect can be enhanced visually and acoustically while ordering the beverage in the vending machine, and the advertisement price can be discounted instead of watching the advertisement.

Although the invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made within the spirit and scope of the invention, and such variations or modifications will belong to the appended claims. .

Claims (4)

In the vending machine equipped with an input for selecting a beverage, such as coffee or tea, a beverage dispensing controller and a beverage dispensing apparatus, Receiving unit 35 for receiving a signal input from the input unit 41, and a control unit 36 outputs a beverage dispensing control signal in accordance with the signal input from the receiving unit 35, the control program of the entire device is embedded A transmitting unit 37 for transmitting a control signal from the control unit 36 to the discharge control unit 42, a display unit 33 for visually displaying the contents by a signal output from the control unit 36, And an audio output unit 34 for outputting an audio signal according to the signal output from the control unit 36, and a storage device 32 for storing data. vending machine. The method of claim 1, The vending machine is provided with an audio-visual advertising means, characterized in that the vending machine further comprises an input / output port (31) for receiving data input from the outside to the control unit (36). The method of claim 2, Wired or wireless data transmission means is connected to the input / output port 31 to transmit advertisement data or questionnaire related data from the remote control center to the vending machine, and transmit the data data collected on the vending machine to the remote control center. A vending machine equipped with audiovisual advertising means. The method of claim 1, A vending machine equipped with audiovisual advertising means, characterized in that the storage device (32) uses a recording medium such as a memory, HDD, CD-RW, magneto-optical disk or the like.