KR20180118495A - The System And Method of Controlling Vending Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for controlling a vending machine, which comprises: a vending machine having a beacon unit which can transmit identification information on a vending machine; a mobile communication terminal including an application for purchasing a product sold by the vending machine, and receiving the identification information on the vending machine from the beacon unit; and a vending machine management server for receiving the identification information on the vending machine from the mobile communication terminal, and transmitting product information on each product sold by the vending machine to the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal displays the product information on a screen, and receives a product desired to be purchased by a customer to transmit the same to the vending machine management server. The vending machine management server transmits a control command to the vending machine to allow the vending machine to provide the customer with the product desired to be purchased.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a vending machine control system,

The present invention relates to a vending machine control system and method.

The following description merely provides background information related to the embodiment of the present invention and does not constitute the prior art.

In recent years, vending machines have been selling not only conventional coffee and beverages but also various kinds of products, and their demand is rapidly increasing. In a conventional automatic vending machine, when a button of a commodity to be purchased is inserted by inserting a coin or banknote, the commodity is provided through the commodity outlet of the automatic vending machine. Such a conventional automatic vending machine must periodically visit a place where the automatic vending machine is installed to check whether the product is stocked or not, and a trouble occurs in the process of inputting a coin or banknotes and calculating and supplying change money. The breakdown of the vending machine is mostly related to the input of such money and the discharge of change money. In addition, there is a problem that a vending machine stores cash and becomes a target of theft. To solve these problems, there is a need for a vending machine capable of purchasing goods without inventory management and money input.

In this embodiment, a mobile communication terminal can recognize a vending machine and purchase a commodity, pay a purchase price to the mobile communication terminal, and can purchase a commodity by controlling a vending machine without pressing a button of the vending machine A vending machine control system and method are provided.

According to an aspect of the present embodiment, there is provided a vending machine comprising: a vending machine having a beacon portion capable of transmitting vending machine identification information; A mobile communication terminal including an application for allowing a user to purchase a product sold by the vending machine and receiving the vending machine identification information from the beacon; And a vending machine management server that receives the vending machine identification information from the mobile communication terminal and transmits product information of each product to be sold to the vending machine to the mobile communication terminal, And transmits the received goods to the vending machine management server, and the vending machine management server transmits the goods to the vending machine management server, And sending a control command to the vending machine control system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling an automatic vending machine in a vending machine control system including an automatic vending machine, a mobile communication terminal, and a vending machine management server, Receiving vending machine identification information; A step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits the vending machine identification information to the vending machine management server; Wherein the vending machine management server inquires a database with the vending machine identification information and transmits product information for each product to at least one product sold by the vending machine to the mobile communication terminal; A step in which the mobile communication terminal displays the goods information on a screen and receives goods to be purchased from a customer; Transmitting the product information of the goods to be purchased, which is inputted by the mobile communication terminal, to the vending machine management server; The automatic vending machine management server transmitting to the automatic vending machine a control command for controlling the automatic vending machine so that the automatic vending machine provides the product to be purchased to the customer; And receiving the control command from the automatic vending machine.

As described above, the automatic vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention does not need to input coins or banknotes, thereby eliminating the cause of the failure of the automatic vending machine and automatically managing the inventory, There is no need to visit the place, so that the labor cost can be reduced to efficiently operate the vending machine, and the vending machine can be freed from the risk of theft without having to hold cash.

The automatic vending machine control system according to the present embodiment can change the information in a fluid manner by changing only the information on the products sold in the vending machine management server even if the products sold in the automatic vending machine are replaced. Since the conventional automatic vending machine selects a product to be purchased by pressing a button provided on the automatic vending machine, it is difficult to change the information of the product or the product to be sold because the button operation of the automatic vending machine must be changed when the product to be sold is changed or the price is changed , The automatic vending machine according to the present embodiment has the effect of changing the product information including the price of the selling product or the selling product of the automatic vending machine by changing only the automatic vending machine management server and providing it to the customer.

The automatic vending machine control system according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide a discount event for a product sold in a vending machine in real time and can transmit a message notifying a discount event to a customer, If you purchase one, you will be able to go ahead with a bonus event.

1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing an automatic vending machine control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of a vending machine management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process of purchasing a product in a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing an automatic vending machine control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In recent years, various types and types of goods and services have been sold in a single vending machine, away from conventional vending machines that sell coffee or beverages contained in containers. The shape of the vending machine is also evolving from uniform to various forms.

The vending machine control system 100 includes at least one vending machine 200 having a beacon, a mobile communication terminal 300 and a vending machine management server 400, a database 500, Network 600. < / RTI > However, the components of the vending machine control system 100 are not limited thereto, and various types of components may be further included. The network 600 according to the present embodiment may include wired and wireless communication, a bus (BUS), and may be various forms including 2G, 3G, LTE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in case of wireless communication. Also, it is not necessary for each component to be connected to the same type of network, and the connections between the components can be connected to each other by means of different types. The database 500 may also be part of the vending machine management server 400 and may be separate into separate devices.

The automatic vending machine control system 100 according to the present embodiment receives the identification information of the automatic vending machine or the beacon from the beacon provided in the automatic vending machine 200 by the mobile communication terminal 300, (400). The mobile communication terminal 300 stores a product name, a price, a discount information, a photograph of a product, a description of a product, a product out of stock, and event information for at least one product sold by the vending machine 200 in a database 500 and displays the selected goods on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 300 to allow the customer to select a product to be purchased and transmits the selected product information to the vending machine management server 400, The management server 400 transmits a control command to the automatic vending machine 200 so that the management server 400 can provide the product to the automatic vending machine 200 to the customer.

The automatic vending machine 200 includes a beacon and receives a control command from the automatic vending machine management server 400 and drives the device in the automatic vending machine 200 so as to provide a product purchased by the customer in accordance with the control command . The automatic vending machine 200 can manage the inventory in the automatic vending machine 200 itself. If any one of the products being sold becomes out of stock, information on the released products can be transmitted to the automatic vending machine management server 400.

In addition, the automatic vending machine 200 according to the present exemplary embodiment may be configured to transmit a product name, price information, a photograph of a product, a type of a product, a product to at least one product sold in the automatic vending machine 200 through the mobile communication terminal 300 Information on the product including the description of the product, discount information, out of stock, and event progress information may be provided. The automatic vending machine control system 100 according to the present embodiment can perform various types of events including a discount and a point accumulation by using the automatic vending machine 200. In addition to setting the event period freely, You can also hold events against them.

The beacon provided in the vending machine 200 may include a device capable of transmitting and receiving information by a short range communication device including a blue pitcher, a NFC (Near Field Communication), and an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) as well as a beacon. If the customer is located in front of the automatic vending machine 200 by holding the mobile communication terminal 300, the automatic vending machine application installed in the mobile communication terminal 300 is automatically operated to receive the identification information from the beacon, Can be controlled.

Also, the automatic vending machine 200 may include at least one sensor capable of sensing and measuring the vibration of the automatic vending machine 200 including the gyro sensor, the acceleration sensor, and the geomagnetic sensor. When a vibration exceeding a certain threshold vibration is detected through a sensor capable of measuring the vibration of the automatic vending machine 200, the automatic vending machine 200 transmits the vibration information together with the identification information of the automatic vending machine 200 to the automatic vending machine management server 400 .

When the vending machine management server 400 receives the vibration information from the vending machine 200, the vending machine management server 400 informs the vending machine manager of the short message service (SMS), the long message service (LMS) Network Service) and a push message in the form of at least one of the following.

The mobile communication terminal 300 may be a tablet PC, a laptop, a personal computer (PC), a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) (Mobile Communication Terminal) or the like. The mobile communication terminal 300 may be an electronic device that performs voice or data communication using a network. The mobile communication terminal 300 includes a memory for storing a program or a protocol for transmitting / receiving information from / to a beacon provided in the vending machine management server 400 and the vending machine 200, a microprocessor for executing and controlling the program, A processor, and the like, and is capable of providing information to a user in various ways.

The mobile communication terminal 300 includes a communication device such as (i) a communication device such as a communication modem for performing communication with various devices or wired / wireless communication networks, (ii) a digital broadcasting receiving device for receiving digital broadcasting, (ii) Memory, and (iii) a microprocessor for executing and controlling a program. According to at least one embodiment, the memory may be a computer such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a flash memory, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, or a solid state disk Readable recording / storage medium. According to at least one embodiment, a microprocessor can be programmed to selectively perform one or more of the operations and functions described in the specification. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the microprocessor may be implemented in hardware, such as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), in wholly or partially of a particular configuration.

Also, the mobile communication terminal 300 includes an application for using the automatic vending machine 200, and a detailed description thereof will be given in FIG.

The vending machine management server 400 manages all information for controlling the automatic vending machine 200 so that a customer can purchase a product through at least one or more automatic vending machine 200 through the mobile communication terminal 300. The vending machine management server 400 uses the identification information of the beacons attached to each of the vending machines 200 as information for identifying the vending machine 200 to identify the types and names of the products to be sold in each vending machine 200 The location information including the address of the place where the automatic vending machine 200 is installed, the IP (Internet Protocol) address and the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the automatic vending machine 200, The vending machine manager information including the name, address, telephone number, and contact of the port and the vending machine manager can be stored in the database 500 and managed.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The vending machine 200 includes a beacon unit 210, a vending machine control unit 220, a vending machine management unit 230, a server connection unit 240, and a vibration sensor unit 250. However, the components of the vending machine 200 are not limited thereto, and various types of components may be further added.

The beacon unit 210 includes at least one of Beacon, Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), and RFID. The beacon unit 210 may transmit beacon identification information to the mobile communication terminal 300 using a local communication unit. The beacon identification information is used as the vending machine identification information and the vending machine 200 is specified by the vending machine identification information and the detailed information of the vending machine 200 is inquired, The management operation of the automatic vending machine 200 including the automatic vending machine 200 is enabled.

The automatic vending machine control unit 220 receives an automatic vending machine control command from the automatic vending machine management server 400 and executes an instruction to operate the automatic vending machine 200 in response to the control command. When a customer selects a product to be purchased through an application installed in the mobile communication terminal 300, a control command corresponding to the selected product is transmitted to the automatic vending machine control unit 220, and the automatic vending machine control unit 220 Controls the goods discharging device in the vending machine 200 to control the product selected by the customer to be provided through the goods outlet of the vending machine 200. [ The automatic vending machine control unit 220 inquires the product placement information in the automatic vending machine 200 according to the placement of the goods sold in the automatic vending machine 200 in the database 500 and controls the automatic vending machine 200 A control command can be transmitted.

If the product selected by the customer is out of stock, or the product dispensing device of the automatic vending machine 200 fails, or the product fails to be provided to the customer due to the out of stock condition of the product, the automatic vending machine control unit 220 transmits an error code ) Or a product sales discontinuity message to the vending machine management server 400. The vending machine management server 400 transmits the discontinuance message of the product to the mobile communication terminal 300 and displays the message on the screen. The vending machine management server 400 can cancel the payment if the goods are not normally sold and the payment for the goods has already been made, and the sales vending machine manager 400 may notify the vending vending machine manager of the sales error by at least one of SMS, LMS, Message can be transmitted.

The vending machine identification information may be configured to combine or identify the merchant information managed and installed by the vending machine 200 with the vending machine unique number. The franchisee that manages the vending machine 200 can be specified by the vending machine identification information and the vending machine 200 itself can be specified so that the vending machine management server 400 can automatically The vending machine 200 can be managed and controlled.

The vending machine management unit 230 may store inventory information of a product sold in the vending machine 200 when a change occurs in the quantity of the goods stored in the vending machine 200, To the vending machine management server (400). The stock information transmitted to the vending machine management server 400 includes at least one of the type of the commodity, the name of the commodity, the commodity identification code, the quantity of stock of the commodity, the circulation period of the commodity, The vending machine management server 400 may receive the inventory information to determine the quantity of inventory, and may send a message to the vending machine manager to re-supply a product that has been out of stock or is expected to be out of stock.

When the vending machine management server 400 receives information that the out of stock of a specific commodity has occurred from the vending machine 200, it updates the information of the commodity that is sold out in the database 500 corresponding to the corresponding vending machine 200 , Menu information can be configured and transmitted so that sold products can not be sold if the menu request message is received from the mobile communication terminal 300.

The server connection unit 240 allows the vending machine 200 to be connected to the vending machine management server 400 through the wired and wireless Internet. The server connection unit 240 may be connected to the vending machine management server 400 through a wireless Internet including 2G, 3G, LTE, and 5G, or a short distance communication including WiFi and Bluetooth.

When the automatic vending machine 200 is moved or an impact is applied, the vibration sensor unit 250 continuously transmits information about the vibration to the automatic vending machine management server 400 at predetermined or predetermined time intervals. At this time, the vibration sensor unit 250 can transmit the vibration information only for the vibration exceeding the preset critical vibration. Information indicating that an impact has occurred in the automatic vending machine 200 due to the information of the critical vibration or more may be determined by the automatic vending machine management server 400. [ The vibration sensor unit 250 may include at least one of a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the vibration transmitted from the vibration sensor unit 250 exceeds the critical vibration, the vending machine management server 400 determines that an external physical force is applied to the vending machine 200 and transmits a danger signal to the vending machine manager It is possible to prevent the vending machine 200 from being damaged.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal 300 includes a beacon unit 310, an input unit 320, a vending machine menu request / display unit 330, a payment unit 340, and a server connection unit 450. However, the constituent elements of the mobile communication terminal 300 are not limited thereto, and may include various types of constituent elements.

It is preferable that the mobile communication terminal 300 includes an automatic vending machine application and the automatic vending machine application is installed in the mobile communication terminal 300 and operates using various hardware provided in the mobile communication terminal 300 But the present invention is not limited thereto and can be implemented and operated as a separate apparatus. The vending machine application can operate in conjunction with an application installed in the mobile communication terminal 300. [ The vending machine application may be in the form of a web program using an Internet browser.

The mobile communication terminal 300 drives a vending machine application by an operation or command of the user, and the user can receive the service using the vending machine application, and the administrator can manage the vending machine 200. The vending machine application may be installed after downloading the vending machine application using the application store when the mobile communication terminal 300 is a smart phone and the vending machine application may be installed in an operating system (OS) Or may be installed in the form of being installed in the mobile communication terminal 200 by an operation or command of the user.

Some of the components of the mobile communication terminal 300 according to the present embodiment may be implemented as a vending machine application and may be implemented to operate using a vending machine application and various hardware provided in the mobile communication terminal 300 .

The beacon unit 310 of the mobile communication terminal 300 receives the automatic vending machine identification information from the beacon provided in the beacon unit 210 of the automatic vending machine 200 and transmits the received automatic vending machine identification information to the automatic vending machine menu request / display unit 330. The beacon unit 310 may be connected to the beacon unit 210 of the vending machine 200 by at least one of beacon, NFC, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. When a customer having the mobile communication terminal 300 is located in front of the automatic vending machine 200, the beacon unit 310 of the mobile communication terminal 300 receives the automatic vending machine identification information from the beacon provided in the automatic vending machine 200 The user can automatically execute the vending machine application and transmit the vending machine identification information to the vending machine menu request / display unit 330 to display the product information including the goods and the price to be sold in the vending machine 200 on the screen.

The input unit 320 receives a product to be purchased from a customer. The input unit 320 may include at least one of various types of input means including a touch screen, a keyboard, and a mouse.

The vending machine menu request / display unit 330 transmits the vending machine identification information received from the beacon unit 310 to the vending machine management server 400, and transmits the vending machine identification information to the vending machine 200 Receives the information and displays it on the screen. Information received from the vending machine management server 400 includes at least one of a product name, a price, a photograph of the product, a description of the product, discount information, and event information of each product sold in the vending machine 200 corresponding to the vending machine identification information And displays the product information on the screen so that the customer can select a product to be purchased.

When the user selects one of the products displayed on the vending machine menu request / display unit 330 and receives a product to be selected through the input unit 320, the user can proceed to settle the payment through the payment unit 340 to purchase the product. The settlement unit 340 may be a simple payment (e.g., Naver Pay, Cacao Pay may correspond to a simple settlement) in which settlement can be made only by inputting a credit card, a check card, and a password, Or payment by means of a deposit or a deposit, and settlement by various types of settlement means including account transfer. The settlement unit 340 receives the information for settlement and transmits the settlement request to the automatic vending machine management server 400 to perform settlement.

The server connection unit 450 connects the mobile communication terminal 300 and the vending machine management server 400 by any of various wireless Internet including 2G, 3G, LTE and 5G or short-distance communication including WiFi and Bluetooth .

4 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of a vending machine management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The vending machine management server 400 includes a terminal connection unit 410, a menu processing unit 420, a payment unit 430, a vending machine control unit 440, a vending machine management unit 450, a vending machine connection unit 460, (470). However, the components of the vending machine management server 400 are not limited thereto, and may include various types of components.

The terminal connection unit 410 can connect the vending machine management server 400 and the mobile communication terminal 300 with any one of various types of wireless Internet including 2G, 3G, LTE and 5G or short range communication including WiFi and Bluetooth have.

The menu processing unit 420 receives the vending machine menu information request message including the vending machine identification information from the mobile communication terminal 300 and inquires the database 500 to receive the vending machine identification information from the vending machine 200 corresponding to the vending machine identification information At least one of product information including a type of a product of each product to be sold, a product name, a price, a description of the product, a description of the product, discount information, event information, out of stock and inventory information is acquired, To the mobile communication terminal (300). If the vending machine 200 does not have a stock of the commodity that can be sold, the customer can give an out of stock guide so that the commodity can not be selected.

The settlement unit 430 receives the goods identification code, the vending machine identification information, and the phone number, the resident registration number, and the subscriber identification (ID) of the mobile communication terminal 300 selected by the mobile communication terminal 300 Or a subscriber) identification information together with at least one of a credit card, a check card, a simple settlement, an account transfer, and a reserve settlement.

In the case of a payment request of a credit card, a check card, a simple settlement and an account transfer method, the settlement unit 430 transmits a settlement request to the financial institution server and receives the settlement request. In the case of the point settlement by the reserve, the subscriber identification information received from the mobile communication terminal 300 is inquired by the database 500 to determine whether or not it has a reserve enough to purchase a commodity. If the reserve is sufficient, And if not, a payment failure message is transmitted. When the settlement unit 430 completes the settlement, the settlement unit 430 delivers the product purchase request including the automatic vending machine identification information and the product identification code to the automatic vending machine control unit 440.

The automatic vending machine control unit 440 receives the automatic vending machine identification information and the product identification code and transmits a control command including the automatic vending machine identification information and the product identification code to the automatic vending machine 200 corresponding to the automatic vending machine identification information, (200) to the mobile communication terminal (300). The automatic vending machine control unit 440 may transmit the product identification code so that the automatic vending machine 200 can control the goods discharging apparatus based on the product identification code. However, the information on the product placement of the automatic vending machine 200 stored in the database 500 A control command can be transmitted so that the goods discharging device can be controlled directly.

If the automatic vending machine 200 can not provide the product requested for purchase, the automatic vending machine control unit 440 requests the payment unit 430 to cancel the payment made by the automatic payment vending machine 200, It is possible to transmit a message corresponding to the cause of the failure to the mobile communication terminal 200 and to notify the vending machine manager of the settlement error message. The settlement unit 430 transmits a settlement cancellation request message to the financial institution server in the case of a credit card, a check card, a simple settlement and a wire transfer settlement, and restores the deducted reserve in case of payment by the reserve fund.

The vending machine management unit 450 receives the vending machine information transmitted from the vending machine management unit 230 of the vending machine 200 and updates the vending machine information of the database 500. [ The vending machine management unit 450 receives inventory information of the vending machine 200 when a predetermined time interval or a specific event (for example, when a product is sold and provided to the customer) occurs from the vending machine 200. [ The received inventory information may include information on the vending machine identification information, the product identification code, the quantity of the goods corresponding to the goods identification code, and the distribution period (or the supply period). The vending machine management unit 450 updates the received vending machine information in the database 500.

If the vending machine management unit 450 has determined that the specific item of the vending machine 200 is out of stock or the quantity of the stock is nearing the end of the out of stock, the vending machine manager 450 inquires the telephone number of the vending machine manager in the database 500, So that the automatic vending machine manager can grasp the inventory amount even if the user does not visit the place where the automatic vending machine 200 is installed.

The vending machine management section 450 receives the vibration information from the vending machine 200 and informs the vending machine manager that the vending machine may be in a dangerous state where an external physical force acts on the vending machine when the vibration information is a vibration of a predetermined threshold vibration or more Message.

The vending machine connection unit 460 allows connection between the vending machine 200 and the vending machine management server 400 via a wired or wireless Internet. The vending machine connection unit 460 can be connected to the vending machine management server 400 by wireless communication including 2G, 3G, LTE, and 5G, or near-field communication including WiFi and Bluetooth.

The message transmission unit 470 transmits a message from the vending machine management server 400 to the vender manager or the mobile communication terminal 300. The message transmission unit 470 can transmit the message in any one of the SMS, LMS, SNS, or push message, and can transmit the message through the TCP / IP or HTTP connection. When the goods are not provided after the payment for the goods to be purchased is not provided, the message transmission unit 470 transmits the message to the vending machine 200 when the goods are out of stock or the stock is insufficient, The message can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 300 of the vending machine administrator registered in the database 500.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process of purchasing a product in a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The beacon provided in the automatic vending machine 200 transmits the automatic vending machine identification information to the mobile communication terminal 300 in step S510 when the customer having the mobile communication terminal 300 approaches the automatic vending machine 200. [ The mobile communication terminal 300 transmits an automatic vending machine menu information request message including the automatic vending machine identification information to the automatic vending machine management server 400 in operation S520.

The vending machine management server 400 inquires the database with the vending machine identification information and displays the information on the products sold by the vending machine 200 corresponding to the vending machine identification information in the menu of the mobile communication terminal 300 (S522). The information transmitted at this time may include product information including the vending machine identification information, the type of product, the product identification code, the product price, the inventory information and the photograph of the product, the description of the product, the out of stock, discount information, have. The mobile communication terminal 300 displays the received product information on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 300 so that the customer can select the product, and receives the goods to be purchased from the customer in operation S530.

After receiving the purchase item from the customer, the mobile communication terminal 300 transmits a payment request of the purchase item including the automatic vending machine identification information and the product identification code of the product to be purchased to the automatic vending machine management server 400 (S532) .

The vending machine management server 400 receives the payment request for the purchased product and performs settlement. If the purchase commodity is a credit card or a check card, the settlement request is transmitted to the financial institution server to receive the result of the settlement, and if the settlement is based on the reserve, the reserve is deducted. In step S540, the vending machine management server 400 determines whether the purchase requester is successful in step S540. If the payment is not completed in step S540, the vending machine management server 400 transmits a payment failure message to the mobile communication terminal 300 in step S542.

If the settlement is completed, a payment success message is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal (S544), and the automatic vending machine control command is transmitted to the automatic vending machine 200 so that the purchased product is provided to the automatic vending machine 200 at operation S550. The vending machine 200 transmits a message of whether or not the purchased product is provided to the vending machine management server S400. The vending machine management server 400 determines whether the product is provided and transmits the result message to the mobile communication terminal 300. If the vending machine 200 fails to provide the product of the purchased product, Message to the vending machine manager.

5 may be modified or executed, or one or more processes may be executed in parallel, so that FIG. 5 is not limited to the time-series order.

As described above, the automatic vending machine control method by the automatic vending machine control system 100 described in FIG. 5 can be implemented by a program and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. A program for implementing the automatic vending machine control method according to the present embodiment is recorded, and a computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices for storing data that can be read by the computer system.

The foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas which are within the scope of the same should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100 Vending machine control system 200 Vending machine
300 Mobile communication terminal 400 Vending machine management server
500 databases

Claims (13)

A vending machine having a beacon portion capable of transmitting vending machine identification information;
A mobile communication terminal including an application for allowing a user to purchase a product sold by the vending machine and receiving the vending machine identification information from the beacon; And
A vending machine management server for receiving the vending machine identification information from the mobile communication terminal and transmitting the product information of each product to the vending machine,
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The mobile communication terminal displays the goods information on a screen, receives goods to be purchased from a customer and transmits the goods to the vending machine management server,
The automatic vending machine management server transmits a control command to the automatic vending machine so that the automatic vending machine can provide the product to the customer
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The vending machine
A vending machine controller for receiving the control command from the vending machine management server and performing the control command to provide a product to the customer; And
And transmits the stock information of each product sold in the automatic vending machine to the automatic vending machine management server every predetermined time interval or every time when the product is sold to the customer and provided to the customer,
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The vending machine
A vibration sensor portion including at least one of a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor,
And the vibration sensor unit transmits the vibration information measured by the vibration sensor unit to the vending machine management server when the vending machine detects vibration
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method of claim 3,
The vending machine management server receives the vibration information, and if the received vibration information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold vibration, inquires the manager of the vending machine to the database, and notifies the manager of a short message service (SMS) ), A social network service (SNS), and a push message.
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The automatic vending machine executes the control command to provide a product to a customer, and transmits the resultant information to the vending machine management server,
When the vending machine management server fails to provide the goods to the customer, it sends a product sale interruption message to the manager of the vending machine
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The mobile communication terminal includes:
A beacon unit for receiving the vending machine identification information from the beacon unit of the vending machine;
An input unit for receiving a product to be purchased from a customer;
An automatic vending machine menu request / display unit for transmitting the automatic vending machine identification information to the automatic vending machine management server, receiving the product information and displaying it on a screen; And
A payment unit for sending a payment request of a product to be purchased by the customer to the vending machine management server
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The settlement unit receives payment information for making a settlement using any one of a credit card, a check card, a simple settlement, an account transfer, and a settlement by deposit
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The vending machine management server
And a menu processing unit for receiving the vending machine identification information from the mobile communication terminal, inquiring product information of the vending machine sold in the database, and transmitting the inquired product information to the mobile communication terminal,
Wherein the menu information transmitted by the menu processing unit to the mobile communication terminal includes at least one of a product identification code, a product name, a price, a discount information, a photograph of a product, and a product for each product sold by the vending machine A description of the item, whether or not the item is sold out, and event information.
Wherein the automatic vending machine control system comprises: The method according to claim 1,
The vending machine management server includes:
And a settlement unit for receiving the vending machine identification information, the product information and the payment request from the mobile communication terminal,
The settlement unit transmits a settlement request to the financial institution server when the settlement request is a credit card, a check card, a simple settlement, or an account transfer, receives the result,
Receiving the customer identification information from the mobile communication terminal when the settlement request is payment by the reserve, and subtracting the reserve when the settlement is possible with the customer's reserve in the database
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The vending machine management server includes:
A control unit for receiving the product purchase request including the automatic vending machine identification information and the product identification code from the mobile communication terminal and controlling the automatic vending machine to provide the product corresponding to the product identification code in the automatic vending machine A vending machine controller for transmitting an instruction to the vending machine
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. The method according to claim 1,
The vending machine management server includes:
Receiving inventory information for each product sold from the automatic vending machine at a predetermined time interval from the automatic vending machine, updating inventory information of the automatic vending machine in a database,
When the automatic vending machine senses the vibration and transmits the vibration information, the automatic vending machine
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When the inventory information includes the item sold out information being sold by the vending machine,
If the vibration information exceeds a preset threshold vibration,
The message sent by the at least one of SMS, LMS, SNS and push message to the manager of the vending machine
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. A method for controlling an automatic vending machine in a vending machine control system including a vending machine, a mobile communication terminal, and a vending machine management server,
Receiving the vending machine identification information from the beacon provided in the vending machine;
A step in which the mobile communication terminal transmits the vending machine identification information to the vending machine management server;
Wherein the vending machine management server inquires a database with the vending machine identification information and transmits product information for each product to at least one product sold by the vending machine to the mobile communication terminal;
A step in which the mobile communication terminal displays the goods information on a screen and receives goods to be purchased from a customer;
Transmitting the product information of the goods to be purchased, which is inputted by the mobile communication terminal, to the vending machine management server;
The automatic vending machine management server transmitting to the automatic vending machine a control command for controlling the automatic vending machine so that the automatic vending machine provides the product to be purchased to the customer; And
The process of the automatic vending machine receiving the control command
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. 12. The method of claim 11,
The process of receiving the goods to be purchased,
Receiving the payment information for the goods to be purchased by the mobile communication terminal;
Transmitting the payment request for the goods to be purchased to the vending machine management server by the mobile communication terminal; And
The process of the vending machine management server performing the payment request
And a controller for controlling the automatic vending machine. 12. The method of claim 11,
The vending machine management server
Receiving stock information for each product being sold from the automatic vending machine; And
The process of receiving vibration information measured by the vending machine
Further comprising the steps of:

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