KR20060008423A - A vending machine goods sale method which uses a mobile communication terminal and a sytem thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine merchandise sales method and system using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, users can easily use a vending machine using a mobile communication terminal that the user always carries without a separate coin for using the vending machine. The present invention relates to a vending machine merchandise sales method and system for purchasing merchandise.

A vending machine merchandise selling method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises: maintaining a vending machine information database for recording a vending machine identification number associated with a vending machine installed in a predetermined region and a telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number. step; Receiving a first message from the mobile communication terminal, the first message including a product identification number corresponding to one or more products to be purchased by the user, wherein the message includes a vending machine identification number; Retrieving a vending machine telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number included in the message by referring to the vending machine information database; Controlling a charging server to perform predetermined charging processing on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal; And transmitting a second message including the product identification number to the retrieved vending machine telephone number, wherein the vending machine receiving the second message provides the user with a product corresponding to the product identification number. It is characterized in that the operation.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that a user can easily sell a product by using a mobile communication terminal that the user always carries by mounting a communication module capable of two-way communication in the vending machine instead of an expensive bill recognizer. .

Vending machine identification number, product identification number, vending machine, message

Description

Method and system for sales of vending products using mobile communication terminal {A VENDING MACHINE GOODS SALE METHOD WHICH USES A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND A SYTEM THEREOF}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for selling goods of a vending machine using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating a vending machine product selling method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an authentication procedure of a user who wants to purchase a vending machine product according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a vending machine information database according to the present invention.

5A and 5B are flowcharts showing a procedure of processing billing for goods provided in the vending machine according to the present invention.

6 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a vending machine merchandise sales system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

7 is an internal block diagram of a general-purpose computer system that may be employed in a vending machine merchandise sales system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.                 

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

610: message receiving unit

620: message transmission control unit

630: mobile network interface unit

640: phone number search unit

650: phone number extraction unit

660: phone number determination unit

670: the charging control unit

680: Vending Machine Information Database

The present invention relates to a vending machine merchandise sales method and system using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, users can easily use a vending machine using a mobile communication terminal that the user always carries without a separate coin for using the vending machine. The present invention relates to a vending machine merchandise sales method and system for purchasing merchandise.

In response to the development of a labor-intensive industrial society into a technology-intensive industrial society, a new distribution structure is required due to changes in marketing environment such as mass production, mass consumption, and consumption pattern change. Accordingly, in addition to the emergence of new distribution structures such as supermarkets and shopping centers, the emergence of autonomous vending machines was inevitable due to rising labor costs, restriction of places, and convenience of purchase.

The vending machine refers to a machine that automatically sells goods by coins, bills, cards, and the like. Vending machines offer the convenience of allowing users to purchase the products they want, no matter where they are. Vending machines can be installed as soon as the space to be installed is secured, and users can purchase the products sold in the vending machines using the 24-hour unmanned sales system.

However, the conventional vending machine was able to purchase the product only by coins, bills, cards, etc. that the user pays for the product to be purchased. In addition, the vending machine does not properly recognize coins, banknotes, and cards inserted by users to purchase goods. For example, when a perforated coin or crumpled paper is inserted into a vending machine, the vending machine does not recognize a coin or bill that can be used normally.

In addition, the person who installed the vending machine was uncomfortable to check the goods sold in the vending machine to fill the remaining goods or collect coins and bills. In addition, anyone who had installed more than 100 vending machines had to go through their own vending machines to bring coins or bills and take the trouble of converting them back to bills. Therefore, there is a need for a new alternative that can easily sell a product to solve the conventional problems.                         

The present invention now provides a method for easily purchasing a product sold in a vending machine using a mobile communication terminal, which is indispensable in real life, and facilitating product management of the vending machine. According to the present invention, a user selects a product to be purchased in a vending machine and includes the identification number of the selected product in a text message of a mobile communication terminal to transmit the corresponding product. The present invention has the advantage that the desired product can be obtained only by sending a simple text message without a separate coin or banknote for using a vending machine. In addition, by installing a communication module capable of two-way communication without installing expensive equipment for recognizing coins or banknotes in the vending machine, it is possible to provide a product only by receiving a predetermined message, thereby paying the price of the product. Provides a way to solve the inconvenience of having to collect coins or bills.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, and more specifically, the user can easily use the vending machine using a mobile communication terminal that the user always carries without a separate coin to use the vending machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine merchandise sales method and system for making a purchase.

In addition, the present invention is equipped with a communication module capable of two-way communication without the installation of an expensive bill recognizer in order to recognize the bill received in exchange for the sale of goods in the vending machine to provide a product by sending and receiving a predetermined message, can be sold It is aimed at being.

In addition, the present invention is to reduce the damage, such as theft because it is possible to charge the merchandise sales fee to the user of the mobile communication terminal that purchased the merchandise simply by storing the coins or bills received after selling the merchandise in a conventional vending machine. It is done.

It is also an object of the present invention to add a merchandise sales fee only for the merchandise provided, thereby reducing the damage that the merchandise is not provided in the conventional vending machine and charging only the fee to the users.

In order to achieve the above object and solve the problems of the prior art, the vending machine product sales method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the vending machine identification number associated with the vending machine installed in a predetermined region and the vending machine identification number Maintaining a vending machine information database that records corresponding telephone numbers; Receiving a first message from the mobile communication terminal, the first message including a product identification number corresponding to one or more products to be purchased by the user, wherein the message includes a vending machine identification number; Retrieving a vending machine telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number included in the message by referring to the vending machine information database; Controlling a charging server to perform predetermined charging processing on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal; And transmitting a second message including the product identification number to the retrieved vending machine telephone number, wherein the vending machine receiving the second message provides the user with a product corresponding to the product identification number. It is characterized in that the operation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine merchandise selling method using a mobile communication terminal, the method including: maintaining a vending machine information database for recording a telephone number of a vending machine installed in a predetermined region; Receiving a first message from the mobile communication terminal, the first message including a product identification number corresponding to one or more products to be purchased by the user, wherein the message includes a telephone number of a vending machine; Controlling a charging server to perform predetermined charging processing on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal; And transmitting a second message including the product identification number to the vending machine telephone number, wherein the vending machine receiving the second message is configured to provide the user with a product corresponding to the product identification number. Characterized in that.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration for selling goods of a vending machine using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 using the mobile communication terminal of the present invention receives a predetermined message from the user terminal 110 and transmits the message to the vending machine 150 so as to sell the merchandise of the vending machine.

The user terminal 110 is a device capable of transmitting and receiving a message including predetermined information, and includes various types of terminals. The user may identify a product identification number associated with a product to be purchased and transmit a message including the product identification number to the vending machine product sales system 120 using the user terminal 110. The message may be a short message, a long message, a multimedia message, and includes a vending machine identification number and a mobile terminal identifier.

The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 maintains a vending machine information database that records telephone numbers of vending machines installed in a given region. The vending machine information database identifies the vending machine using the phone number of the vending machine and controls the vending machine to charge the product sold to the user by maintaining the price information of the product sold in the vending machine. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 receives a first message including a merchandise identification number corresponding to one or more merchandise that the user intends to purchase from the user terminal 110. The first message may include a telephone number of the user terminal 110 as a calling number, and may include a terminal identifier of the user terminal 110 and a vending machine telephone number. In addition, the first message may be transmitted together with the vending machine telephone number and the product identification number to the reception telephone number without including the product identification number as the content of the message.

The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 pays for the user who purchased the product and the purchased product in order to prevent the user who purchases the product from illegally purchasing the product using the terminal number of another user as the calling number. It is necessary to determine whether the users match. Accordingly, the vending machine product sales system 120 extracts the outgoing telephone number and the terminal identifier of the user terminal 110 included in the first message. When the message is transmitted using the mobile terminal, the outgoing telephone number can be changed and transmitted, but the terminal identifier, which is a unique identifier of the transmitted mobile terminal, cannot be changed. The terminal identifier may be an electronic serial number (ESN) of the mobile communication terminal, and the ESN is a number uniquely assigned to each terminal when the terminal is manufactured. According to the present invention, the terminal identifier can be used as important information for authenticating the terminal user who transmitted the first message.

The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits a query for determining whether the terminal identifier extracted to the predetermined user information system 130 matches the outgoing telephone number included in the first message. The user information system 130 records a terminal identifier corresponding to the telephone number of the terminal user in association with the user of the mobile communication terminal. The user information system 130 retrieves a phone number corresponding to the received terminal identifier and transmits the telephone number to the vending machine product system 120. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 determines whether the telephone number received from the user information system 130 and the outgoing telephone number are the same. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 controls the charging server 140 to perform predetermined charging processing on the telephone number of the user terminal 110 when the received telephone number and the outgoing telephone number are the same. In addition, the vending machine product sales system 120 transmits a second message including the product identification number to the vending machine 150.                     

The vending machine 150 receives the second message and provides the user with a product corresponding to the product identification number. The vending machine 150 transmits a confirmation signal including whether the product that the user wants to purchase has been provided to the vending machine product selling system 120 so as to process a predetermined charge. The confirmation signal may simply be a processing result message including whether to provide a product or a charging information message including price information of the provided product. Accordingly, various services may be provided according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

The vending machine product system 120 receives a processing result message for providing a product corresponding to a product identification number from the vending machine 150 to the user so that predetermined charging processing is performed on the telephone number of the user terminal 110. The charging server 140 is controlled. The vending machine commodity system 120 generates payment information corresponding to the provision of the product included in the processing result message with reference to the vending machine information database. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits the generated payment information to the billing server 140. In addition, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 receives a charging information message for the provision of a product corresponding to the merchandise identification number from the vending machine 150. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits the received billing information message to the billing server 140.

Thus, the vending machine merchandise sales system according to the present invention allows a user to purchase a product of the vending machine by sending a message using a mobile communication terminal, thereby using a separate coin, banknote, and card for using the vending machine. Suggests alternatives to solve the inconvenience. In addition, the vending machine merchandise sales system solves the disadvantage of collecting coins or banknotes for the merchandise sold by charging a predetermined charge to the phone number of the user of the mobile communication terminal that purchased the merchandise.

2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating a vending machine product selling method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2A, first, in step S210, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 records a vending machine identification number associated with the vending machine installed in a predetermined region and a telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number. Maintain a vending machine information database. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 assigns an identification number corresponding to each vending machine and manages a vending machine installed in each region in the center with the assigned vending machine identification number. Vending machine merchandise sales system 120 selects a representative phone number that users can easily remember, and can be displayed with the vending machine identification number in a prominent place of the vending machine. For example, if the representative telephone number is "1588-0001" and the vending machine identification number is "1020", then "1588-0001-1020" is transmitted to the receiving telephone number when the message is transmitted. At this time, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 assigns a vending machine phone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number, extracts the vending machine identification number from the received message, and then dispenses the vending machine phone number corresponding to the extracted vending machine identification number. Search for. In addition, as another embodiment of the present invention, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 may assign a telephone number to each vending machine without having a separate representative phone number. For example, when the vending machine telephone number is "02-999-1188", when sending a message, a message of a product order related message may be transmitted to the receiving telephone number "02-999-1188".

Next, in step S220, the user terminal 110 transmits the first message including the product identification number to the vending machine product sales system 120. When the first message is transmitted, the user terminal 110 uses the telephone number of the user terminal 110 as an outgoing telephone number and includes the terminal identifier of the user terminal 110 to transmit the first message. As described above, the outgoing telephone number and the terminal identifier may be used as important data for determining whether the user who purchased the product is the same as the user who pays for the product purchase. In operation S230, the vending machine product selling system 120 receives a first message including a product identification number corresponding to one or more products that the user wants to purchase from the user terminal 110.

In step S240, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 searches the vending machine telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number included in the first message received by referring to the vending machine information database. Vending machine merchandise sales system 120 connects the user terminal 110 and the vending machine 150 without using a separate coin, banknotes or cards, the user purchases the product only by sending a message, the cost of purchasing the product It provides a way to make payments possible. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 extracts the vending machine identification number included in the received telephone number of the first message and searches for the vending machine telephone number corresponding to the extracted vending machine identification number.

In step S250, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 controls the charging server 140 to perform predetermined charging processing on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 maintains the price information of the merchandise corresponding to each merchandise identification number of the vending machine in the vending machine information database to process the billing using the mobile communication terminal telephone number of the user who sent the first message. .

In step S260, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits a second message including the merchandise identification number to the retrieved vending machine telephone number. The second message may be a first message including one or more product identification numbers received from the user terminal 110, or may be a new message generated by the vending machine product sales system 120. In step S270, the vending machine 150 receives a second message from the vending machine merchandise sales system 120.

Finally, in step S280, the vending machine 150 provides a user with a product corresponding to the product identification number of the received message. For example, if the commodity identification number is "a", the cola is "b", the juice is "c", and the fanta is "d", the product identification included in the second message received from the vending machine. If the number is "ㄱㄱㄷ", provide two ciders and one juice to the user. The product identification number may be a Korean consonant, an English letter, or a number.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2B, in step S250, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits a second message including the merchandise identification number to the retrieved vending machine telephone number.

In step S260, the vending machine 150 receives a second message from the vending machine merchandise sales system 120. In operation S270, the vending machine 150 provides a user with a product corresponding to the product identification number of the received message.

Finally, in step S280, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 controls the billing server 140 to perform predetermined billing processing on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal of the provided merchandise.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an authentication procedure of a user who wants to purchase a vending machine product according to the present invention.

First, in step S310, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 extracts the outgoing telephone number and the terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal included in the first message received from the user terminal 110. Vending machine merchandise sales system 120 performs a user authentication by comparing the terminal identifier and the outgoing telephone number of the user who requested to purchase the merchandise in order to safely collect charges for merchandise sales.

Next, in step S320, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits a query for the mobile communication terminal telephone number corresponding to the extracted terminal identifier to the user information system 130. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits a query to the user information system 130 to verify that the user's outgoing telephone number corresponding to the terminal identifier is used correctly.

In operation S330, the user information system 130 searches for a phone number of the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the received terminal identifier and transmits the searched phone number of the mobile communication terminal to the vending machine product sales system 120. The user information system 130 is a predetermined mobile communication provider that provides a service to use a mobile communication terminal, and records and maintains a terminal identifier and user information in association with a mobile communication terminal used by a user.

In operation S340, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 compares the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal received from the user information system 130 with the outgoing telephone number to determine whether the same is the same.

In operation S350, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 transmits the second message to the vending machine 150 when the received telephone number and the outgoing telephone number are the same. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 authenticates the telephone number of the user who requested the purchase of the merchandise, and transmits a second message including the merchandise identification number requested by the user. Therefore, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 checks whether the vending machine provides the product requested for purchase, and requests the user for a payment amount of the sold product.

In step S360, when placing an order using a text message SMS, the text message includes the order in the message field and the terminal number of the sender is recorded in the number field to be contacted. However, since the number to be contacted can be set freely, this information is not directly used for billing. Instead, the outgoing telephone number is extracted through the network to charge the number. The vending machine product sales system 120 does not send a message to the vending machine 150 when the received telephone number and the outgoing telephone number are not the same. In this case, it is determined that the user who wants to purchase the product illegally purchases the product with a user's telephone number other than his own terminal's telephone number, and ignores the user's request. Therefore, the vending machine merchandise sales system 120 allows a user to securely purchase a product of the vending machine using a mobile communication terminal.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a vending machine information database according to the present invention.

The vending machine information database 400 includes a vending machine phone number 410, a product identification number 420, and price information 430 in association with the vending machine.

The vending machine phone number 410 is a separator for distinguishing the vending machines installed in each region. The vending machine merchandise sales system 120 may distinguish a vending machine installed in a predetermined region by using an identification number and a phone number. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the vending machine phone number 410 or the vending machine phone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number may be maintained in the vending machine information database 400.

The product identification number 420 may be divided into letters or numbers corresponding to the products so as to easily manage the products sold in each vending machine. In the drawing, the product uses the Korean consonant cider "a", cola "b", juice "c", and fanta "d" so that the user can easily enter the product identification number using the key button of the mobile communication terminal. Identification number can be distinguished. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the product identification number 420 may be represented by a number and included in the received telephone number together with the vending machine telephone number. For example, if the product identification number is "1", the coke is "2", and the juice is "3", enter the vending machine number in the incoming telephone number when sending the message, and identify the product in the backseat. You can also include the number as "12" in the incoming phone number.

The price information 430 indicates a price of a product to sell corresponding to the product identification number 420. The vending machine merchandise sales system maintains price information corresponding to each merchandise because the merchandise sold in the vending machines installed in each region may be different and the price may vary depending on the merchandise. As shown in the figure, the product identification number 420 and the price information 430 corresponding to the product identification number 420 are different in correspondence with the vending machine telephone number (02-999-2288). The vending machine merchandise sales system receives the processing result message from the vending machine and generates payment information using the merchandise identification number 420 and the price information 430.

5A and 5B are flowcharts showing a procedure of processing billing for goods provided in the vending machine according to the present invention.

Figure 5a is a flow chart showing the procedure for billing processing for goods provided in accordance with the present invention.

First, in step S510, the vending machine transmits a processing result message for the provision of the product corresponding to the product identification number to the vending machine merchandise sales system. The processing result message simply includes whether the user provided the product requested for purchase.

In step S520, the vending machine merchandise sales system receives the processing result message from the vending machine and generates payment information corresponding to the provision of the product included in the processing result message. The vending machine merchandise sales system receives and maintains a message including the identification number and quantity information of the merchandise to be purchased by the user from the mobile communication terminal. The vending machine merchandise sales system may receive the processing result message indicating that the merchandise has been provided from the vending machine and generate payment information using the merchandise identification number and quantity information of the held message.

For example, if the processing result message received from the vending machine provides the product, the vending machine product sales system checks the product identification number and quantity information received from the mobile communication terminal and generates payment information. Referring to Figure 4, the vending machine merchandise sales system extracts the price information (KRW 700) corresponding to "b" from the product identification number, if the confirmed product identification number is "Bh", and corresponds to "D" Extract price information (600 won). Therefore, the vending machine merchandise sales system can generate the payment information of a total of "1900 won" by summing the extracted price information. The vending machine merchandise sales system transmits the payment information generated to the billing server.

Finally, in step S530, the billing server receives payment information from the vending machine merchandise sales system. The billing server requests billing for the purchase of goods to the user's mobile telecommunication phone number corresponding to the billing information.

5B is a flow diagram illustrating another embodiment of billing for goods provided in accordance with the present invention.

First, in step S560, the vending machine transmits a billing information message for providing a product corresponding to a product identification number to the vending machine merchandise sales system. The charging information message includes charging information generated by summing the identification number and the quantity information of the product provided to the user.

In step S570, the vending machine merchandise sales system receives the charging information message from the vending machine. The vending machine merchandise sales system transmits the billing information included in the billing information message to the billing server.

Finally, in step S580, the charging server receives the charging information from the vending machine merchandise sales system. The billing server requests billing for the purchase of goods to the user's mobile telecommunication phone number corresponding to the billing information.

6 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a vending machine merchandise sales system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The vending machine product selling system 600 includes a message receiving unit 610, a message transmission control unit 620, a mobile communication network interface unit 630, a phone number search unit 640, a phone number extraction unit 650, and a phone number determination unit. 660, a billing controller 670, and a vending machine information database 680.

The vending machine information database 680 records a vending machine identification number, a telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number, and a vending machine telephone number in association with a vending machine installed in a predetermined region. In addition, the vending machine information database 680 may include an identification number and price information of a product corresponding to the vending machine telephone number.

The message receiving unit 610 receives a message including a product identification number corresponding to one or more products to be purchased by the user from the mobile communication terminal. The message receiver 610 transmits the message received by the vending machine installed in the user who wants to purchase the product to the telephone number search unit 640 that searches the vending machine telephone number. In addition, the message receiving unit 610 receives a processing result message or a charging information message for the product provided from the vending machine, and transmits it to the charging control unit 670.

The telephone number search unit 640 searches the vending machine telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number included in the message by referring to the vending machine information database 680. The telephone number retrieval unit 640 transmits the retrieved vending machine telephone number to the message transmission control unit 620 to transmit the second message to the retrieved vending machine telephone number.

The message transmission control unit 620 receives the vending machine telephone number retrieved from the phone number search unit 640 and transmits a second message including the product identification number to the received vending machine telephone number.

The phone number extraction unit 650 extracts the outgoing telephone number and the terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal included in the first message. The phone number extraction unit 650 transmits the extracted outgoing call number and terminal identifier to the mobile communication network interface unit 630.

The mobile communication network interface unit 630 transmits a query for the mobile communication terminal telephone number corresponding to the terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal extracted by the phone number extracting unit 650 to a predetermined user information system, and transmits the query from the user information system. Receive a telephone number corresponding to the terminal identifier. The mobile communication network interface unit 630 transmits the received phone number to the telephone number determination unit 660 to compare the received telephone number with the outgoing telephone number of the user who requested the purchase.

The telephone number determination unit 660 determines whether the telephone number received from the mobile communication network interface unit 630 is the same as the outgoing telephone number. The telephone number determination unit 660 determines whether the telephone number corresponding to the terminal identifier and the calling telephone number of the user who made the purchase request are the same so as to safely sell the product of the vending machine. When the received phone number is the same as the outgoing phone number, the phone number determining unit 660 transmits the billing control unit 670 to charge the product. However, if the received telephone number and the outgoing telephone number determined by the telephone number determination unit 660 are not the same, the user cannot ignore the product purchase request and illegally purchase the product using another user's telephone number. do.

The charging control unit 670 controls the charging server so that predetermined charging processing is performed on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal. The charging control unit 670 controls the charging server to charge the mobile phone terminal number of the user who transmitted the first message with reference to the vending machine information database 680. In addition, the charging control unit 670 generates payment information corresponding to the provision of the product included in the processing result message received from the vending machine and transmits the payment information to the charging server. In addition, the billing controller 670 may receive a billing information message including payment information associated with the purchase of a product from a vending machine, and immediately transmit the billing information message to the billing server.

Embodiments of the invention also include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium or program instructions may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

7 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer system that may be employed in a vending machine merchandise sales system using a mobile communication terminal in accordance with the present invention.

Computer system 700 includes one or more processors 710 connected to main memory including random access memory (RAM) 720 and read only memory (ROM) 730. The processor 710 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 730 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 720 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 720 and ROM 730 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 740 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 710 to provide additional data storage capabilities, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 740 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is typically an auxiliary memory device such as a hard disk which is slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 760 may be used. The processor 710 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 750 is connected. Finally, the processor 710 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 770. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the user can easily sell the product by using a mobile communication terminal that the user always carry by mounting a communication module capable of two-way communication in the vending machine instead of an expensive bill recognizer. All.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the user can easily purchase the product of the vending machine using a mobile communication terminal that the user always carry without a separate coin for using the vending machine.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to charge the merchandise sales fee to the user of the mobile communication terminal that purchased the merchandise, and the damage caused by theft due to simply storing the coins or bills received after selling the merchandise in a conventional vending machine. Has the effect of reducing

In addition, according to the present invention, by adding a merchandise sales fee only to the provided merchandise, there is an effect of reducing the damage that the merchandise is not provided in the conventional vending machine and only charges to the users.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

In the vending machine sales method using a mobile communication terminal, Maintaining a vending machine information database for recording a vending machine identification number associated with a vending machine installed in a predetermined region and a telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number; Receiving a first message from the mobile communication terminal, the first message including a product identification number corresponding to one or more products to be purchased by the user, wherein the message includes a vending machine identification number; Retrieving a vending machine telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number included in the message by referring to the vending machine information database; Controlling a charging server to perform predetermined charging processing on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal; And Transmitting a second message including the product identification number to the retrieved vending machine telephone number. Including, The vending machine receiving the second message is operable to provide a product corresponding to the product identification number to the user. In the vending machine sales method using a mobile communication terminal, Maintaining a vending machine information database for recording a telephone number of a vending machine installed in a predetermined region; Receiving a first message from the mobile communication terminal, the first message including a product identification number corresponding to one or more products to be purchased by the user, wherein the message includes a telephone number of a vending machine; Controlling a charging server to perform predetermined charging processing on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal; And Transmitting a second message including the product identification number to the vending machine telephone number; Including, The vending machine receiving the second message is operable to provide a product corresponding to the product identification number to the user. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The first message further includes an outgoing telephone number and a terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal, The step of transmitting the second message including the product identification number, Extracting the outgoing telephone number and the terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal included in the first message; Transmitting a query for a mobile communication terminal telephone number corresponding to the extracted terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal to a predetermined user information system; Receiving a telephone number corresponding to the terminal identifier from the user information system; Determining whether the received telephone number and the calling telephone number are the same; And Transmitting the second message to the vending machine if the received telephone number and the calling telephone number are the same. Vending product sales method using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The vending machine information database further records price information about one or more products sold by the vending machine. The step of controlling the billing server to perform a predetermined billing process for the phone number of the mobile communication terminal, Receiving a processing result message for providing the product corresponding to the product identification number from the vending machine to the user; Generating payment information corresponding to the provision of the product included in the processing result message by referring to the vending machine information database; And Transmitting the payment information to the charging server. Vending product sales method using a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The step of controlling the billing server to perform a predetermined billing process for the phone number of the mobile communication terminal, Receiving a charging information message for providing the goods corresponding to the goods identification number to the user from the vending machine; And Transmitting the charging information included in the charging information message to the charging server. Vending product sales method using a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The first message and the second message may be any one of a short message, a long message, and a multimedia message. Way. The method of claim 3, And the terminal identifier is an electronic serial number (ESN) of the mobile communication terminal. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 7. In the vending machine product sales system using a mobile communication terminal, A vending machine information database for recording a vending machine identification number, a telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number, and a vending machine telephone number in association with a vending machine installed in a predetermined region; A message receiving unit for receiving a first message including a product identification number corresponding to at least one product to be purchased by a user from the mobile communication terminal, wherein the message includes a vending machine identification number or a vending machine telephone number; A telephone number retrieval unit for retrieving a vending machine telephone number corresponding to the vending machine identification number included in the message with reference to the vending machine information database; A charging control unit controlling a charging server to perform a predetermined charging process on the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal; And Message transmission control unit for transmitting a second message including the product identification number to the retrieved vending machine telephone number Including. The vending machine receiving the second message operates to provide the user with a product corresponding to the product identification number. The method of claim 9, The first message further includes an outgoing telephone number and a terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal, A telephone number extraction unit for extracting the outgoing telephone number and the terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal included in the first message; A mobile communication network interface unit which transmits a query for a mobile communication terminal telephone number corresponding to the terminal identifier of the extracted mobile communication terminal to a predetermined user information system and receives a telephone number corresponding to the terminal identifier from the user information system; And Telephone number determination unit for determining whether the received telephone number and the outgoing telephone number is the same Vending machine product sales system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 10, The billing controller generates payment information corresponding to the provision of the product included in the processing result message received from the vending machine with reference to the vending machine information database, and transmits the payment information to the billing server. Vending machine product sales system using a mobile communication terminal.

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