WO2005041089A1

WO2005041089A1 - Commodity management system, commodity management method, commodity management program, and device management program

Info

Publication number: WO2005041089A1
Application number: PCT/JP2004/015399
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yusaku Morishita; Hiroteru Shimada
Original assignee: Nec Mobiling, Ltd.
Priority date: 2003-10-24
Filing date: 2004-10-19
Publication date: 2005-05-06
Also published as: TW200525403A; JPWO2005041089A1

Abstract

A device (2) includes: means for monitoring the remaining amount of commodities and making a replenishment request for a predetermined amount of commodities to be replenished to a commodity management server (1); means for counting the number of commodities sold for one day and calculating the total price sold for the one day; and means for transmitting the calculated sales information to the commodity management server (1). The commodity management server (1) includes: means for receiving the replenishment request and arranging replenishment of the amount of commodities requested to a location owner; means for receiving the sales information and recording it in a sales information database (181); and means for calculating a monthly sales price of the preceding month from the everyday sales information of the one month recorded in the database and claiming the calculated monthly sales price subtracted by the location fee, from the location owner.

Description

Specification

Product management system, product management method, product management program, and device management program

Technical field

The present invention relates to a merchandise management system, merchandise management method, merchandise management program, and equipment management program for merchandise in vending machines, sticker print terminals, amusement machines, etc. The present invention relates to a merchandise management system, a merchandise management method, a merchandise management program, and a machine management program for supply of supplementary goods or sales information of goods held by terminals, amusement machines, and the like. Background art

[0002] Conventionally, in supplying products of a general vending machine, an agent has an inventory of products and replenishes products to vending machines installed at each location owner. Regarding the supply of goods such as consumables etc. through the full service and the operation of amusement equipment, the agency or location owner may purchase the necessary stock of the goods supply source and own the stock.

[0003] A method in which a vending machine itself requests replenishment of a product is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-2003-76880. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-76880 discloses that a vending machine detects the remaining amount of its own inventory and notifies the management company via a telephone when the remaining amount is low. The technique of requesting a retailer for replenishment is described.

Disclosure of the invention

[0004] While trying to supply products of general vending machines, for example, in an agency, for example, in order to keep the stock of products in vending machines out of vending machine, And if there are many locations, there is a need to own a large inventory of goods. On the other hand, for supplies such as consumables that accompany the operation of amusement equipment, it is necessary to place an order with the goods supplier several months ahead of time because the lead time of supplies is long, and the minimum number of ordered lots of supplies is large. If the inventory of supplies at the location owner, etc. It will be enormous. For this reason, it may be difficult for an agency to enter the business unless a company with a certain level of capital is available. For example, it becomes difficult to secure such a contract, and the burden of interest on inventory increases. As a result, it is difficult for agents who are unfavorable in management to contract with location owners and expand their sales channels.

[0005] Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-76880, it is necessary to contract in advance for a retail store capable of providing product replenishment. On the other hand, there is a problem that it is necessary to pay a fee for the substitution supplement. In addition, even if vending machines are regarded as retailers, it is difficult to secure a place to store supplies, as in the case of general vending machine supply. As a result, it is difficult for agents who are unfavorable in management to make contracts with location owners, making it impossible to expand sales channels. In addition, there is a problem in that the retail store receiving the replenishment request has to transport and replenish a considerable amount of the product because it is difficult to replenish the quantity of the product.

[0006] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to make it easier for a vending machine or the like to develop a location by reducing the burden caused by the stock of an agency or a location owner.

[0007] Further, another object of the present invention is to collect a sales amount from a location owner in connection with sales of equipment such as a vending machine, and to pay a reward to a location owner or an agency. The purpose is to make management easier.

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, a first product management system of the present invention includes a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins and a server that manages a product in the device via a network. The device monitors the remaining amount of replenishment products stored in each product storage box and requests the server to replenish a preset amount of replenishment products to the server when the remaining amount is low. Means, calculating means for counting the number of today's sales of the product every day when the selected product is ejected by inserting a coin, and calculating sales amount of the product for today, and the product in the own device. Transmitting means for transmitting daily to the server sales information including at least the number of sales counted for each and the calculated sales amount; The server has a database that records the sales information of the equipment for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment every day. Arrangement means for arranging replenishment products for the amount requested by the owner, recording means for recording in the database when sales information is received, and recording in the database for one month by operating the screen on a terminal connected to the server From the recorded daily sales information, calculate the previous month's sales amount for each device for each location owner, and charge the location owner for the amount obtained by subtracting the location fee including the profits and expenses of the location owner from the calculated previous month's sales amount. Request means.

[0009] A second product management system of the present invention is a product management system including a device that discharges a product by inserting cash, such as coins, and a server that manages a product in the device via a network. A system for monitoring the remaining amount of commodities stored in each merchandise storage box and requesting a server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenishing commodities to the server when the remaining amount is low; Every time the product selected by release is discharged, the number of sales of the product for today is counted and the sales amount of the product for today is calculated, and the number of sales counted for each product in the device Transmission means for transmitting daily sales information including at least the calculated sales amount to the server, wherein the server transmits the sales information of the device to each location owner who manages the installation of the device. A database to keep a daily record, and when receiving a replenishment request, manage the installation of the equipment that requested the replenishment. 手 Arrangement means for the location owner to arrange the requested quantity of replenishment products, and sales information The recording means for recording in the database upon receipt of the data, and the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month at a preset time each month, the location owner's sales amount for the previous month for each device is calculated, and the calculated Billing means for billing the location owner for the amount obtained by subtracting the location fee including the profit and cost of the location owner from the sales amount.

[0010] A third product management system according to the present invention includes a product management system including a device that discharges a product by inserting cash, such as coins, and a server that manages a product in the device via a network. In the system, equipment is used for replenishment products stored in each product storage box. The first request means for monitoring the remaining amount and requesting the server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenishment products when the remaining amount becomes low, and the present product is renewed every time the selected product is discharged by inserting a coin. Calculation means for counting the number of sales per day and calculating the amount of sales for the product today, and information including at least the number of sales counted for each product and the calculated sales amount when Sano requests sales information. And a transmission means for transmitting the sales information to the server as sales information, and the server includes a database for recording the sales information of the equipment every day for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment, and at a predetermined time every day. In other words, the second request means for requesting the sales information of the previous day from the equipment, and the location owner who manages the installation of the requested equipment upon receiving the replenishment request A means for arranging the requested quantity of products, a means for recording the sales information of the requested day before received from the equipment in a database, and a means for screen operations on a terminal connected to the server. From the daily sales information recorded for one month, calculate the amount of sales for the previous month for each device for each location owner, and subtract the location fee including the profit and expenses of the case owner from the calculated amount of sales for the previous month. Billing means for billing the location owner.

Further, a fourth product management system of the present invention is a product management system including a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins and a server that manages products in the device via a network. The device monitors the remaining amount of replenishment products stored in each product storage box, and when the remaining amount becomes low, the first request means for requesting the server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenishment products to the server; Every time the selected product is discharged by input, the number of sales of the product for today is counted and the sales amount of the product for today is calculated, and when Sano requests sales information, the product is sold. Transmission means for transmitting, as sales information, information including at least the number of sales counted and the calculated sales amount to the server, wherein the server manages the installation of the device. Equipped with a database that records equipment sales information daily for each owner, and upon receiving a replenishment request, the location owner who manages the installation of the equipment that requested the replenishment is requested to arrange the requested quantity of replenished products Arrangement means, second request means for requesting the sales information of the previous day from the device at a predetermined time every day, and Means to record in the database upon receipt of the information, and from the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month at the preset time of each month, calculate the sales amount of the previous month for each device for each location owner, and calculate Means for billing the location owner for the amount obtained by subtracting the location fee including the profit and cost of the location owner from the sales amount.

[0012] A fifth product management system of the present invention is a product management system including a server that manages, via a network, a product in a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins through a network. The server is provided with a database for recording the sales information of the equipment every day for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment, and a recording means for recording in the database when the sales information of the previous day is received from the equipment from the equipment. Then, from the daily sales information recorded for one month in the database by operating the screen on the terminal connected to the own server, the sales amount for the previous month for each device was calculated for each location owner, and the calculated sales amount for the previous month was calculated based on the calculated sales amount for the previous month. Billing means for invoking the location owner for an amount less a location fee including profits and expenses of the location owner. .

[0013] A sixth product management system of the present invention is a product management system including a server that manages, via a network, a product in a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins through a network. The server has a database that records daily sales information for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment, and requests the previous day's sales information from the equipment at a predetermined time every day. Means for making a request, a means for recording the sales information of the product on the day before the request from the device, and a means for recording the sales information on the database for one month at a preset time each month. Calculates the previous month's sales amount for the equipment for each case owner and calculates the location including the location owner's profits and expenses from the calculated previous month's sales amount. Billing means for billing the location owner for the amount of money to be paid.

[0014] Further, in the fifth or sixth commodity management system, when the server receives a replenishment request for the replenished commodities from the equipment, the server sends a request to the location owner managing the installation of the equipment requested to be replenished. Means for arranging the requested amount of replenishment products. [0015] Further, in the above-described first, third, or fifth merchandise management system, the server stores daily sales information recorded for one month in a database by a screen operation on a terminal connected to the server. May calculate the amount of sales for the above-mentioned equipment handled by the agency in the previous month, and notify the agency of the calculated dividend amount of the agency.ヽ.

[0016] Further, in the above-described second, fourth, or sixth commodity management system, the server may record daily sales information for one month in a database at a preset time every month. For each of the above, there may be a notification means for calculating the amount of sales for the equipment handled by the agent in the previous month in the previous month, and informing the agent of the calculated dividend amount of the agent in the previous month.

[0017] Further, in any one of the first to sixth commodity management systems described above, the server has setting means for setting a method of calculating a location figure based on a contract with a location owner, and the claim means comprises: The location figure may be calculated by a calculation method set by the setting means.

[0018] Further, in any one of the first to sixth commodity management systems described above, the server has a setting unit for setting a method of calculating a dividend amount of the agency based on a contract with the agency, and a notifying unit. Calculate the dividend of the agency by the calculation method set by the setting means.

[0019] Further, the seventh product management system according to the present invention is configured such that a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins replenishes a product via a network to a server that manages a product in the device. A product management system for making a request, wherein the equipment includes a setting means for setting a set value serving as a guideline for replenishment of replenished products and a replenishment request number of replenished products for each product storage box, and a product for each product storage box. Means for requesting the server to replenish replenishment products by the number of replenishment products corresponding to the number of replenishment products corresponding to the number of replenishment products corresponding to the case where the remaining amount of the product falls below the set value. Calculation means for counting the number of sales for today and calculating the sales amount of the product for today, sales information including at least the number of sales counted for each product in the own device and the calculated sales amount And a transmission means for transmitting daily to the server. [0020] Further, in the eighth product management system of the present invention, a device for discharging a product by inserting cash, such as coins, supplies a product to a server for managing products in the device via a network. This is a product management system that makes a request, and the equipment is a setting means that sets a set value that is a guideline for replenishment of replenished products and the number of replenishment requests for replenished products for each product storage box, and a replenishment for each product storage box. Means for requesting the server to replenish the replenishment product by the number of replenishment products corresponding to the number of replenishment requests for the replenishment product corresponding to a case where the remaining amount of the product falls below the set value; and A calculating means that counts the number of sales for today and calculates the sales amount of the product for today, and calculates the sales amount counted for each product and the calculated sales amount when the server requests sales information. As sales information information including even without, and a transmission means for transmitting to the server.

[0021] Further, in any one of the first to eighth commodity management systems described above, the equipment may include at least one or more of a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to sticker printing, and a game machine.

[0022] A first product management method of the present invention is a product supply method including a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins and a server that manages a product in the device via a network. Therefore, the server prepares a database that records the sales information of the equipment for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment every day, and the equipment checks the remaining amount of the replenished products stored in each of the product storage boxes. A step of requesting the server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenishment products when the remaining amount is low and the server receiving the replenishment request, and the location owner managing the installation of the device requested to replenish. To arrange the required quantity of replenishment items, and the number of units sold today for each time the device ejects the selected item by inserting a coin. A step of counting and calculating the amount of sales for the product for the current day; and transmitting daily sales information to the server including at least the number of sales counted for each product in the device and the calculated sales amount to the server. And the server records the sales information in the database when it receives the sales information. The server records the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by operating the screen on the terminal connected to the server. To the location owner, and subtract the location fee including the profits and expenses of the location owner from the calculated previous month's sales amount and bill the location owner Performing the steps.

[0023] A second product management method of the present invention is a product management method including a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins and a server that manages a product in the device via a network. Therefore, the server prepares a database that records the sales information of the equipment every day for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment, and the equipment monitors the remaining amount of the goods stored in each product storage box When the remaining amount is low, the server makes a request to replenish the replenishment product in a predetermined amount, and when the replenishment request is received, the server manages the installation of the device that requested the replenishment. Having the location owner arrange for the requested quantity of replenishment products; and each time the device ejects the selected product by inserting a coin, it counts the number of units sold today for that product. Calculating the sales amount of the product for the current day, and transmitting the sales information to the server every day including at least the number of sales counted for each product in the device and the calculated sales amount. The server records the sales information in the database when it receives the sales information, and the server records the monthly sales information in the database once a month at a set time every month. Calculating the sales amount for the previous month and subtracting the location fee including the profit and cost of the location owner from the calculated sales amount for the previous month, and charging the amount to the location owner.

[0024] Further, a third product management method of the present invention is a product management method comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network. Therefore, the server prepares a database that records the sales information of the equipment for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment every day, and the equipment checks the remaining amount of the replenished products stored in each of the product storage boxes. A step of requesting the server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenishment products when the remaining amount is low and the server receiving the replenishment request, and the location owner managing the installation of the device requested to replenish. Arranging the required quantity of products for each customer, and counting the number of daily sales of the products for each day when the selected product is discharged by inserting a coin. And the step of calculating the sales price of today day of the goods, equipment, goods you when there is a request of sales information from the server Transmitting the information including at least the number of sales counted and the calculated sales amount to the server as sales information, and the server requesting the device for the previous day's sales information from the device at a predetermined time every day. When the server receives the requested sales information from the previous day on the device, the server records the received sales information in the database. When the server operates the terminal connected to the server, the server performs screen operations on the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month. Calculating the previous month's sales amount for the equipment for each case owner, and subtracting a location fee including the profit and cost of the location owner from the calculated previous month's sales amount, and billing the location owner for the amount. .

[0025] Further, a fourth product management method of the present invention is a product management method comprising a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins and a server that manages a product in the device via a network. Therefore, the server prepares a database that records the sales information of the equipment for each location owner who manages the installation of the equipment every day, and the equipment checks the remaining amount of the replenished products stored in each of the product storage boxes. A step of requesting the server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenishment products when the remaining amount is low and the server receiving the replenishment request, and the location owner managing the installation of the device requested to replenish. To arrange the required quantity of replenishment items, and the number of units sold today for each time the device ejects the selected item by inserting a coin. Counting and calculating the sales amount of the product for the current day, and when the server requests sales information, the server sends information including at least the number of sales counted for each product and the calculated sales amount to the server as sales information. A transmitting step, a server power, a step of requesting the device for sales information of the previous day at a predetermined time every day, and a server recording in the database when the server receives the requested sales information of the previous day at the device power, When the server reaches a preset time each month, the server calculates the sales amount for the previous month for each device for each case owner from the daily sales information recorded for one month in the database, and calculates the location from the calculated sales amount for the previous month. Charge a location fee, including the owner's profits and expenses, to the location owner. Steps.

[0026] Further, in the first or third commodity management method described above, the server records daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by a screen operation on a terminal connected to the server. A step of calculating the sales amount of equipment handled by the agency in the previous month for each agency and notifying the agency of the calculated dividend amount of the agency in the previous month may be included.

[0027] Further, in the above-described second or fourth product management method, when the server reaches a preset time every month, the server can use the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month to store the equipment handled by the agency for each agency. Calculating the sales amount of the previous month with respect to, and notifying the sales agent of the calculated dividend amount of the previous month.

[0028] Further, in the first or third commodity management method described above, the server includes a step of setting a method of calculating a location figure based on a contract with the location agent, and the requesting step includes: The location figure may be calculated by the calculation method set in the step of performing the above.

[0029] Further, in the above-described first, second, third, or fourth product management method, the server includes a step of setting a method of calculating a dividend amount of the agency based on a contract with the agency, In the notifying step, the dividend of the agency may be calculated by the calculation method set in the setting step.

[0030] Further, in the above-described first, second, third, or fourth merchandise management method, the device may include at least one of a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to seal printing, and a game machine.

[0031] Further, the first product management program of the present invention provides a computer for managing, via a network, a product in a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins into a computer. Receiving the previous day's sales information, the step of recording in the database the previous day's sales information of the product received by each location owner who manages the installation of the device, and the screen operation on a terminal connected to the server From the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month, the amount of sales for the previous month for each device is calculated for each location owner from the daily sales information, and the calculated amount of sales for the previous month minus the location fee including the profits and expenses of the location owner is calculated. And a step for billing the location owner.

[0032] In addition, the second product management program of the present invention provides a commercial product by inserting cash such as coins. A computer that manages the products in the device that discharges the products via a network, a step of requesting the device for sales information of the previous day from the device at a predetermined time every day; When the sales information is received by the device, the step of recording the sales information of the product on the previous day received by each location owner who manages the installation of the device in the database, and one month in the database at the preset time every month Calculated daily sales information for each location owner for each location owner, subtracted the location fee including the location owner's profits and expenses from the calculated previous month's sales amount for each location owner, and provided the amount to the location owner. And a requesting step.

Further, in the above-mentioned first or second product management program, when a replenishment request for a replenishment product is received from a device, the location manager managing the installation of the device for which the replenishment request is made is sent to The computer may execute a process including a step of arranging a replenishment product in a requested amount.

[0034] Further, in the first or second merchandise management program described above, daily sales information recorded for one month in the database by a screen operation on a terminal connected to the computer is used to handle the agency handling for each agency. The computer may execute a process including a step of calculating the sales amount of the device in the previous month and notifying the agent of the calculated dividend amount of the agent.

[0035] Further, in the above-mentioned first or second product management program, the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month at the preset time every month is also changed for each agency. The computer may execute a process including a step of calculating the sales amount of the device in the previous month and notifying the agent of the calculated dividend amount of the agent in the previous month.

[0036] Further, in the first or second product management program described above, the step of setting the method of calculating the location figure based on the contract with the location owner is executed by a computer, and the step of requesting is performed by the setting step. The location fee may be calculated by a set calculation method.

[0037] Further, in the above-mentioned first or second product management program, a contract with an agent is required. The computer may execute a process including a step of setting the method of calculating the dividend amount of the agency, and the notifying step may calculate the dividend of the agency by the calculation method set in the setting step.

[0038] Further, in the above-described first or second product management program, the device may include at least one or more of a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to seal printing, and a game machine.

[0039] Further, the first device management program of the present invention is configured such that a device which discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins replenishes a product via a network to a server which manages a product in the device. A step of setting, on a computer for making a request, a set value serving as a guideline for replenishment of replenishment products and the number of replenishment requests for replenishment products for each product storage box; Requesting a replenishment request for the replenishment product to the server by the number of replenishment products corresponding to the number of products that have fallen below, and counting the number of sales of the product today for each day when the coin is ejected and the selected product is discharged Calculating the daily sales amount of the product today; and sales information including at least the number of sales counted for each product in the own device and the calculated sales amount to the server every day. To execute processing comprising the steps of signal, the.

[0040] Further, the second device management program of the present invention provides a device for discharging a product by inserting cash such as coins into a server for managing the product in the device via a network for replenishing the product. The computer for making the request sets a set value that is a guide for replenishment of replenishment products and the number of replenishment requests for replenishment products for each product storage box, and sets the remaining amount of replenishment products for each product storage box When the value falls below the value, a request is made to the server for replenishment of the replenishment product by the number of replenishment products corresponding to the replenishment product. Counting and calculating the sales amount of the product for today, and when the server requests the sales information, the sales amount counted for each product and the calculated sales amount are reduced. Transmitting to the server the information including the sales information, to the processing including execution.

Further, the first or second device management program may include at least one of a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to seal printing, and a game machine.

[0042] In the present invention, the device monitors the remaining amount of the replenishment product, and presets when the remaining amount becomes low. Request for replenishment of the quantity of replenished products to the server, and the server makes the location owner arrange the required quantity of replenished products in accordance with the replenishment request. Only the required amount is supplied to the location owners, and the equipment can be replenished by the location owners themselves, and the agency can simply operate the business to develop the location owners and install the equipment itself. The effect is that you can concentrate on maintenance and maintenance.

[0043] Furthermore, the location owner can prepare only the necessary amount of replenishment commodities only when necessary, which is advantageous in that it is not necessary to have extra stock.

Further, according to the present invention, the device monitors the remaining amount of the replenishment item, and when the remaining amount becomes small, makes a request for replenishment of a predetermined amount of the replenishment item to the server, and the server responds to the replenishment request. Since the location owner is required to arrange the required amount of replenishment products, there is no need to visit the replenishment products replenishment, and even small-scale agents can conduct business. And there is an effect.

[0045] Further, according to the present invention, the apparatus itself transmits daily sales information to the server, which calculates the number of sales and the sales amount for each product, and the server stores the sales information of the day in a database every day, and stores the information in the database. Based on the saved sales information for one month, the sales amount for the previous month is calculated, the location figure including the profit and expenses of the location owner is subtracted from the calculated sales amount, and the amount obtained is charged to the location owner. Therefore, unlike the full service of vending machines provided by agents, it is possible to provide the location owner with a labor force to supplement products, and to set a higher location fee and generate higher income. There is an effect that it can be obtained.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a system according to a first or second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating the configuration of FIG. 1 from the viewpoint of business.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration inside a product management server of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration inside the device of FIG. 1.

[FIG. 5] A schematic configuration diagram showing a configuration in a product management database of the product management server in FIG. 3 It is.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a configuration in a sales information database of the product management server in FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a configuration in a product management table and a configuration in a supplementary product management table of the device in FIG. 4.

FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a configuration in a sales history database of the device in FIG. 4.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of a device due to an internal interrupt according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of a merchandise management server according to an interrupt from a device in the first or second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of the product management server when operating a menu screen of a terminal connected to the product management server in the first or second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the relationship between an agency, a location owner, and a product supplier.

FIG. 13 illustrates a profit structure according to the first or second embodiment.

[Fig. 14] Fig. 14 shows a sales information search screen for each machine (equipment) when operating a menu screen on a terminal connected to the product management server in Fig. 1.

FIG. 15 shows a stock information search screen when operating a menu screen on a terminal connected to the product management server in FIG. 1.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation of a device due to an internal interrupt according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation of the device at the time of a request for sales information on the previous day according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an operation of the product management server due to a daily timer interrupt according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation of the merchandise management server according to a monthly timer interrupt in the second embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a first best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, in a first embodiment of the present invention, an agent terminal 4 owned by an agent, a product management server 1 managed and operated by a product supplier, a location owner Equipment such as vending machines and amusement machines managed by the installation, location owner terminals owned by location owners, product management server 1, location owner terminals 3, and agency terminals 4. And a network 902 connecting the device 2 and the merchandise management server 1. In the network 902, various communication environments are conceivable depending on the installation location of the device 2, and if the communication line by the subscriber telephone such as ADSL, ISDN, etc. from the device 2 cannot be connected to the PHS or the The LAN connected to the product management server 1 may be connected via a wireless network using a mobile phone, or a direct communication line or a wireless network may be used without using a LAN. It may be a connection between LANs.

Referring to FIG. 2, in describing the configuration of FIG. 1, it is a schematic configuration diagram that also takes into account the business perspective, and the corresponding relationship between the respective blocks will be described.

[0050] The agent and the product supplier are in a business alliance through a contract (description Al). Agents that sell and maintain equipment 2 include equipment such as vending machines, amusement equipment, and dedicated terminals for sheet printing (for example, pre-mode: a registered trademark, a service that uses these dedicated terminals) from leasing companies. After receiving a lease from the location owner and concluding a contract with the location owner through sales activities to the location owner, the contents of the contract are notified to the agent terminal 4 In addition, equipment 2 such as vending machines or amusement equipment will be installed for the contracted location owner (Explanation A2-A5). Location owner installed

Supply power to the equipment 2 such as a vending machine or amusement equipment, and replenish the goods or goods to the equipment 2 with an agent of the agency (explanation A6). When the product of the installed device 2 reaches the preset remaining amount (standard replenishment value), the device 2 notifies the product server 1 of the replenishment request alarm (description A15). Then, the product supplier operating the product management server 1 determines the product (article ), And the location owner replenishes the equipment 2 with goods (articles) (explanation A6). Further, the product supplier confirms the sales amount sold by the device 2 via the product management server 1 on the determined closing date in accordance with the contract with the location owner, and checks the location information from the sales amount via the product management server 1. After calculating the price after deducting the first class, and collecting the invoice created by the product management server 1 by sending it to the location owner terminal 3 via the product management server 1, the location owner supplies the product. Pay the price you paid (description A7—A10). The product supplier notifies the agent terminal 4 via the product management server 1 of the sales report for the period determined by the contract, and pays dividends to the sales at the dividend rate determined by the contract. Notify the payment of the gold and pay the dividend to the agency (Explanation All, A12). A general consumer pays for the purchase of goods from the vending machine 2 or the provision of services on the amusement machine or other equipment 2 (explanation A13, A14).

[0051] The terminals connected to the agency terminal 4 and the location owner terminal 3 and the product management server 1 (not shown) in Fig. 1 are a personal computer that operates under program control by a processor (CPU) not shown. It is an information processing device such as a workstation or a server. Therefore, browser software and e-mail software required for communication are installed. Various communication applications including browser software and e-mail software use TCP

Communicates under the ZIP and UDPZIP protocols.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration inside the product management server 1 of FIG. 1. The product management server 1 includes a control unit 11 that operates under program control by a processor (CPU) (not shown), an interface 12 that exchanges data with the network 901, and an interface that exchanges data with the network 902. 13, an input unit 14 such as a mouse and a keyboard, a display unit 15, a timer unit 16, a program storage unit 17 for storing various programs including a product management program, a sales information database 181 and a settlement information database. It is composed of a case 182 and a storage unit 19.

The sales information database 181 and the settlement information database 182 in FIG. 3 are allocated to an area in a non-volatile recording medium device (for example, a magnetic disk) not shown. This non-volatile recording medium device is used as a server independently of the product management server 1. It may be under the management of the product management server 1 via a network.

The program storage unit 17 in FIG. 3 is allocated to an area in a non-volatile storage unit (eg, a magnetic disk as a non-volatile recording medium device, a flash memory as a non-volatile memory), as shown in FIG. I have. The product management server 1 may load various programs stored in the program storage unit 24 into a volatile memory (for example, a RAM) (not shown) and use the programs. If the code is written as it is, it may be read directly and executed without expanding it to volatile memory.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a schematic configuration in the product management database 181. The product management database 181 exists for each location owner, and includes location owner information (location owner ID, (E-mail address, delivery address of replacement product, telephone number, etc.), agency information (agent name, telephone number, e-mail, etc.), and machine No. For each machine installation location, the number of sales, the unit price, the sales amount, the number of stocks, and the number of supplies for each product name (here, the name of the product sold by equipment 2) are recorded.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a schematic configuration of the sales information database 182. The sales information database 182 exists for each location owner, and stores sales information for each month. I have. In other words, the product management database 181 stores the date, location owner information (location owner ID, e-mail address, delivery address of replenishment product, phone number, etc.) and handling agency information (agent name, phone number, (E-mail, etc.), machine unit number, sales unit price for each product name for each machine location corresponding to machine No., sales quantity, sales amount, and total value of sales number and sales amount for each year and month And the location figure and billing amount (billing cost) for each year and month are recorded.

[0057] The storage unit 19 is a non-volatile recording medium device (for example, a magnetic disk) or a non-volatile memory (for example, a flash memory). The contract table is saved.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a storage unit storing various programs including a table, a database, and a device management program managed in the device 2. , Replenishment product management table 22, sales history database 23, And a program storage unit 24. The merchandise management table 21, the replenishment merchandise management table 22, the sales history database 23, and the program storage unit 24 include a non-volatile storage medium device (for example, a magnetic disk) or a non-volatile memory (for example, a flash memory). Allocated to an area in the storage unit. The device 2 may load various programs stored in the program storage unit 24 into volatile memory (for example, RAM) as shown in FIG. In the case where the machine code is written as it is, the program may be directly read out and executed without being expanded in the volatile memory.

Referring to (1) of FIG. 7, there is shown an example of a schematic configuration of the product management table 21 of FIG. 4, which is used for managing products on a daily basis. A new calculation is performed to manage the data. The product management table 21 is composed of a product name (including a product code) to be sold, a unit price, the number of sales, a sales amount, and a storage identification number indicating the identification of a storage box corresponding to the selection button identification number. ing. The product name (including the product code), unit price, and replenishment identification number corresponding to the selection button identification number are set by the maintenance personnel when installing or maintaining the device 2, and the sales amount is automatically set when the date is changed. And sales amount.

Referring to (2) of FIG. 7, there is shown an example of a schematic configuration of the replenishment product management table 22 of FIG. 4, and for each storage identification number, a replenishment product name (replenishment product) ( (Including product code), a replenishment target value that indicates the threshold of inventory that must be replenished, the number of replenishment product requests that indicates the number of products to be replenished at the time of replenishment request, and whether replenishment of replenishment products is currently requested During the replenishment request shown, the stock quantity indicating the current stock quantity of the storage box is registered. It should be noted that a replenishment product name, a replenishment reference value, and a replenishment product request number corresponding to the storage identification number are set by a maintenance person or the like. In the following explanation, the products that must be replenished (in this case, the products that need to be replenished will be the products themselves, prizes, and consumables depending on the service of the device 2) Sometimes called a product.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a schematic configuration of the sales history database 23 shown in FIG. 4, and is recorded once a day (every 24 hours) based on the product management table 21. This In the sales history database 23, the product name, unit price, number of sales, and sales amount are recorded for each date.

When the processor (CPU) executes the product management program stored in the program storage unit 17, the control unit 11 of the product management server 1 shown in FIG. It performs menu screen operation processing on the connected terminal. By inserting a recording medium (for example, CD-R, DVD-R, etc.) into which a product management program is written into a media device (for example, CD-RZW, DVD-RZW, etc.) not shown, product management is performed. The control unit 11 of the server 1 installs the product management program written on the recording medium into the program storage unit 17.

The device 2 in FIG. 1 has a built-in processor (CPU) that operates under program control, and the processor executes a device management program stored in the program storage unit 24, thereby obtaining a product management table. A means for calculating the number of sales and sales amount of each product on a daily basis while using 21 and storing it in the sales history database 23, and measuring the number of products in the storage box if there are products stored in the storage box, and managing products It is stored in Table 21. When inventory is low, means for requesting the product management server 1 to replenish the depleted products (request for replenishment products) and product management when replenishment products are stored in the storage box Means for resetting the number of stocks in the table 21. Further, the device 2 transmits the data of the product name, the unit price, the number of sales, and the sales amount stored in the sales history database 23 to the product management server 1 periodically (on a daily cycle: for example, after midnight). have . By inserting a recording medium (eg, CD-R, DVD-R, etc.) in which the device management program is written into a media device (eg, CD-RZW, DVD-RZW, etc.) not shown, the device 2 Installs the device management program written on the recording medium into the program storage unit 24.

Referring to FIG. 6, it is a flowchart showing respective relationships among agents, location owners, and merchandise suppliers based on the schematic configuration diagram of FIG.

[0065] The agent performs business with the location owner to obtain a location owner contract (step S1 in Fig. 3). When the location owner contract with the location owner is established (step S2), the agent changes the contract conditions. Register with the consumption management server 1 of the product supplier (Step S3). Further, the agency arranges for a device 2 such as a vending machine or an amusement device (step S4). In arranging equipment 2 such as vending machines or amusement machines, agents use leases without having to stock vending machines or amusement machines themselves. By using leases, fixed costs can be reduced and even small-capital companies can enter the business.

When the arrangement of the device 2 is completed, the agent installs the device 2 at the location designated by the location owner (step S5). In the installation work, the operation of the equipment and the connection to the product management server 1 managed by the replenished product or the product supplier are checked.

When the installation of the device 2 is completed, the location owner starts operation of services such as a vending machine or an amusement device (step S6).

[0068] Then, based on the replenishment request of the replenishment product from the device 2 that monitors the replenishment product, the product supplier arranges and sends the requested quantity of the replenishment product to the location owner (step). S7).

[0069] The location owner replenishes the supplied merchandise or goods to the machine 2 such as a vending machine or an amusement machine (step S8), and periodically stores cash in the vending machine or the amusement machine. Collect the coins and bills stored in the box (step S9).

[0070] On the merchandise supplier side, the merchandise management server 1 checks the sales amount on the closing date determined by the location owner contract, and collects the sales price obtained by subtracting the location fee from the sales amount from the location owner. (Step S10). In this case, the merchandise management server 1 sends a billing slip of the issued sales price to the location owner by e-mail, and the notified location owner pays the amount indicated on the billing slip to the merchandise supplier ( Step S 11).

[0071] The merchandise management server 1 of the merchandise supplier, upon a business tie-up with the agency, reports the sales on the closing date determined by the contract between the merchandise supplier and the agency, and obtains the contract from the sales price. The report of the dividend calculated based on the dividend rate determined in step 2 is sent to the agency terminal 4 of the agency. In parallel with this, the product supplier pays the dividend to the agency (step S12).

FIG. 7 shows a profit structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0073] In Fig. 7, the main expenses of the location owner are electricity bills for vending machines or amusement machines, and labor costs for replenishing goods or goods to the machines. The main components of operating expenses are expenses related to sales activities related to the development of locations and expenses related to equipment maintenance. The main sources of operating expenses for the product supplier include operating activities for agents and computer system operating costs.

FIGS. 14 and 15 show screens of terminals (not shown) connected to the product management server 1 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 14, there is shown an example of the information displayed on the terminal screen regarding the information on the sales of a certain device 2 managed by the agency. In this case, in addition to the sales information for each product, the information displayed on the terminal screen includes information on the agent that manages the device, the management number required to manage the device, and the installation location of the device. , And information identifying the location owner are displayed together.

Referring to FIG. 15, when a request for a replenishment product is issued from the device 2 to the product management server 1, an example in which the content of the replenishment product request is displayed on a screen of a terminal connected to the product management server 1 It is. In this case, at the top of the screen of the terminal, the location owner name and its ID, the machine number which is the management number necessary for managing the equipment, the address of the delivery destination of the replenishment product, etc. are displayed. Then, on the screen, the replenishment commodities that must be replenished for the device are displayed as arranged commodities, and the quantity of the replenishment commodities that must be arranged is displayed.

Next, the operation of the first best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 3—FIG. 11, FIG.

[0078] According to the contract between the agent and the product supplier, a display screen of the terminal connected to the product management server 1 (in this case, the input format screen information is input so that the product management server 1 can input information about the contract). When the contract conditions including the distributor dividend (for example, 5% of the sales amount, 20% of the net profit, etc.) and the notification date are entered according to the display on the terminal screen, the control unit 11 of the product management server 1 Register as agency contract information in the agency contract table of the storage unit 19. In this agency contract table, contract information is set for each agency. . In addition, the agent enters into a contract with the location owner for the device 2, so that the agent in charge of the agent can

Launch the eb browser and enter the URL to access the product management server 1 via the network 901 and the instructions displayed on the browser screen (in this case, the product management server 1 The location information of the location owner (for example, 5% of sales amount, 20% of net profit, etc.), billing date, payment date, etc., is displayed according to the input format screen information displayed on the screen of the agency terminal 4 When the contract conditions including the information are entered, the control unit 11 of the product management server 1 registers the contract information in the location owner contract table of the storage unit 19 as agency contract information. In this location owner contract table, contract information is set for each location owner.

[0079] Here, it is assumed that the device 2 is a vending machine that sells coffee cans, juice cans, and the like in order to facilitate explanation, and it is assumed that the device 2 is installed and the service is started. In this case, the vending machine is assigned one selection button to each storage box for storing coffee cans as products (note that multiple selection buttons are assigned to one storage box).ヽ) A counter that counts coffee cans entering the storage box (for example, measuring the length (or weight) of overlapping cans to control the number of cans) is included in each storage box. Each counter can be read by the processor of the vending machine. When coins are inserted into the vending machine and the select button is pressed, the processor is interrupted and the pressed select button can be identified.

Further, the selection button for selecting a product and the selection button identification number in the product management table 21 match, and at the time of installation, the product name, unit price, and When an operation unit force that does not show the storage identification number of the storage box storing the product is also input, the device 2 sets each of the selection button identification numbers. In addition, at the time of installation, the maintenance staff of the agent also provides the operation unit power with the product name, the replenishment reference value (threshold) as a guide for replenishment of products, and the number of replenishment product requests for replenishment products to be replenished for each storage identification number Is set in the supplementary goods state table 22. Further, when a product is supplied to the storage box corresponding to the storage identification number, the device 2 reads out the counter. The supplied quantity is recognized, and the supplied quantity is set in the stock quantity column corresponding to the storage identification number in the replenishment product management table 22. Also, at the time of installation, the location owner ID and the machine No. of the device 2 are registered in the! / ヽヽヽ storage unit 19 as shown in the figure from the operation unit by the maintenance person of the agent.

[0081] Now, in order to buy coffee, a general consumer inserts coins, selects a certain coffee can, and presses the selection button. When the selection button is pressed, the vending machine device 2 displays the coffee corresponding to the selected button. Discharge to exit. In this case, if there is a change, the device 2 discharges the change to the coin exit. Further, the device 2 adds +1 to the number of sales corresponding to the selected button identification number in the product management table 21 using the selected button identification number assigned to the selected button as a key, and adds the sales amount to the unit price. By multiplying the number, the current sales amount for the current day is calculated, and the product management table 21 is updated. Further, the device 2 subtracts 1 from the stock quantity in the supplementary product management table 22 using the storage identification number of the product management table 21 extracted using the selection button identification number as a key. In this way, every time the consumer inserts a coin and presses the select button, the device 2 adds +1 to the sales amount, subtracts 1 from the inventory amount, and calculates the corresponding sales amount. (Steps S101 and S102 in FIG. 9).

Further, the device 2 reads the replenishment guide value of the corresponding storage identification number from the replenishment product management table 22, compares the read replenishment guide value with the subtracted stock quantity, and determines that the stock quantity is the replenishment guide value ( (Threshold). (Steps S103, S104).

In step S104, if the replenishment target value (threshold) has been reached, it is checked whether the replenishment requesting column of the corresponding storage identification number in the replenishment product management table 22 is set to “ON”. (Step S105).

If it is not set to “ON” in step S105, the device 2 determines that the replenishment request for the remaining goods has not been made yet, and replenishes the number of replenishment product requests corresponding to the storage identification number. It reads out from the product management table 22, makes a stock replenishment request (attached information including the product name to be refilled, the number of replenishment requests, and the location owner ID) to the product management server 1 via the network 902. The column for replenishment request of the corresponding storage identification number in Table 22 is set to "ON", and the processing is ended. (Steps S106 and S107). [0085] If the replenishment target value has not been reached in step S104, the device 2 determines that it is not necessary to replenish the merchandise, terminates the process, and if the replenishment request is being made in step S105, the device 2 It is determined that the replenishment request for the remaining goods has already been made, and the processing is terminated as it is.

[0086] The control unit 11 of the merchandise management server 1 that has received the inventory replenishment request via the interface 13 analyzes the cause of the interruption from the device 2 and, because of the inventory replenishment request, determines the location owner ID from the received request. The replenishment product name and the number of replenishment product requests are extracted, and the destination address and the like are read from the sales information database 182 using the case owner ID as a key. Notify the terminal (in this case, the terminal in the arrangement department is connected to the local LAN). (Steps S201, S202, S204 in FIG. 10).

Then, the terminal of the arrangement department displays a replenishment product request screen as shown in FIG. According to the displayed screen information, the arrangement department sends the replenishment product requested by the location owner to the number of replenishments. When the location owner's representative has finished supplying the delivered product to the product supply box corresponding to the storage identification number that needs to be refilled, Equipment 2 sets the counter corresponding to the refilled coffee can storage box. It reads out the counter power and sets the stock quantity corresponding to the storage identification number in the replenishment product management table 22, and clears the replenishment request (or turns it off).

[0088] As described above, the replenishment request is automatically made via the network 902 each time the product corresponding to the storage identification number managed by the device 2 becomes below the replenishment reference value (threshold value). The work involved in refilling products by the case owner can be reduced.

On the other hand, when the date is changed (midnight), a timer interrupt is generated by a timer (not shown) in the device 2 (interrupts the processor every 24 hours). The timer interrupt causes the device 2 to read the current date from the clock unit (not shown) and all the information in the product management table 21 in the device 2 and change the date read from the clock unit in the sales history database 23 to the previous day's date. Record the product name, unit price (sales unit price), number of sales, and sales amount in the corresponding record (area). In this case, if there is a dubbed product name, device 2 is combined into one product (the number of sales and the sales amount are added to the sum). Product type)

Each record is recorded in the sales history database 23. Therefore, the sales history database 23 records sales information corresponding to the type of the product name on that day. Further, the device 2 clears (or sets “0” value) the number of sales and the sales amount in the product management table 21. The meaning of clearing the number of sales and the sales amount (or setting it to “0” value) is to obtain new data for today. (Steps S101 and S110 in FIG. 9).

Further, the device 2 reads the location owner ID and the machine number from the storage unit, and writes the information written in the sales history database 23 in the device 2 as the sales information of the previous day of the device 2 together with the location owner ID and the machine number. Send to Management Server 1. When the device 2 transmits the sales information to the product management server 1, the terminal of each device 2 uses a timer or the like to shift the time of the previous day so that the processing of the product management server 1 is not concentrated. U, who wants to send information. (Step S112).

[0091] The control unit 11, which has received the sales information (location owner ID, machine No., date, product name, sales unit price, number of sales, and sales amount) of the device 2 via the interface 13, analyzes the cause of the interrupt, and To notify sales information, the location owner ID and machine number in the product management database 181 are detected using the location owner ID and machine number as keys, and if not registered in the corresponding date column, the date, product name, sales The unit price, the number of sales, and the sales amount are recorded, and the terminal 2 is notified of the normal reception, and the processing ends. (Steps S201, S202, S203 in FIG. 10).

[0092] In this way, by repeating the processing of steps S101—S107, Sill, S112 of FIG. 9 and steps S201-S204 of FIG. 10, the machine by location owner ID and by location owner ID is repeated. For each No, daily sales information is recorded in the product management database 181 in the product management server 1.

[0093] On the other hand, the main menu screen displayed on the screen of the terminal connected to the product management server 1 includes a menu screen for searching sales information by location owner ID, a menu screen for searching sales information by machine number, There is a menu screen that can be settled by location owner ID every month. When the person in charge of the product supplier selects the item of “payment menu” on the main menu screen, for example, the control unit 11 controls the location owner ID list (location location). (Including the name of the location owner, location, etc.) and the agency ID list (including the agency name, location, etc.) are displayed as the settlement menu screen. In this case, if the settlement of the month has been completed in each table, the terminated location owner ID or agency ID is added to distinguish it from the uncompleted location owner ID or agency ID. Marks are attached. If the person in charge of the product supplier continues to select the location owner ID to be settled and the month to be settled (the month in this case is usually the previous month), the control unit 11 of the product management server 1 Searches all the location owner IDs and months selected in the database 181 and, for each machine number, the number of sales per product name (for example, for August, the total from August 1 to August 31) , Sales unit price, and sales amount are extracted, the number of sales and sales amount of the subtotal (all products in device 2) are calculated, and the total (all products in the location owner ID) of all devices 2 is calculated. The control unit 11 calculates the number of sales and the sales amount, and furthermore, the control unit 11 stores them in a sales list (the number of sales, the unit price and the sales amount for each product for each machine No., and the sales number and the sales amount as the machine number). Subtotal and location owner ID Together summarized in the sum) of the sales number and sales amount of Te and stored in the sales information database 182 in a format as shown in an example of FIG. Further, the control unit 11 uses the calculation method determined by the contract (location owner contract table) from the totaled sales amount (for example, a calculation method of 5% of the sales amount and 20% of the net profit). The location owner's location fee is calculated, and the amount obtained by subtracting the calculated case fee from the sales amount is calculated as the location owner's billing cost (billed amount). Save billing costs and sales information database 182. Further, the control unit 11 displays the totalized sales list and the calculated billing cost to the location owner on the screen of the terminal together with the location owner settlement button. When the person in charge of the product supplier confirms the contents and clicks the checkout button with the mouse, the control unit 11 sends the totalized sales list and billing cost, which are the sales confirmations, as e-mail as a sales confirmation and billing slip. Then, the information is transmitted via the interface 901 to the e-mail address of the location owner registered in the product management database 181 (in this case, the sales information database 182 may be used). (Steps S301-S303 in Figure 11). [0094] On the other hand, in the displayed settlement menu screen, when the person in charge of the product supplier selects the agency ID to be settled and the month to be settled (the month in this case is usually the previous month), The control unit 11 of the product management server 1 searches all the agency IDs and months selected in the product management database 181 and, for each machine No., the number of sales per product name (for example, in the case of August, (Aggregation from August 1 to August 31), unit sales price, and sales amount are extracted, and the number of sales and sales amount of the subtotal (all products in device 2) are calculated. Calculate the number of sales and the sales amount of the medium-term plan (all products in the location owner ID), and calculate the total number of sales (all products in the agency ID) and sales for all the location owner IDs. Calculate the amount of money and use them as a sales list (Machine No. Sales figures, unit prices, sales figures, sales figures and sales figures as machine numbers, subtotals of sales figures as location owner IDs, and sales figures and sales figures as sales agent IDs, and sales figures and sales figures as agency IDs Sum of each amount). Further, the control unit 11 calculates a calculation method (for example, 5% of the sales amount and 20% of the net profit) determined by the calculated sales contract (agency contract table) of the medium-term plan for each location owner ID. Calculation method), the dividend amount of the agency is calculated, and the total dividend amount is also calculated. Further, the control unit 11 displays the tabulated sales list and dividend list together with the agency settlement button on the terminal screen. When the person in charge of the product supplier confirms the contents and clicks the checkout button with the mouse, the control unit 11 uses the aggregated sales list and dividend list to confirm the sales as sales and dividend notifications. The information is edited into an e-mail, registered in the product management database 181, and transmitted to the e-mail address of the agent via the interface 901. (Steps S301-S303 in FIG. 11).

[0095] The person in charge of the location owner reads the e-mail via the location owner terminal 3, receives the bill, and transfers the billed amount to the designated account. In this case, simply informing the location owner as an e-mail of the invoice by fund transfer, the billing amount is automatically changed from the bank account designated by the location owner according to the instruction of the control unit 11 of the product management server 1. You can drop it.

[0096] If the person in charge of the product supplier also selects, for example, "item of sales information search by machine" for the main menu screen, the control unit 11 selects the machine number and selects daily, weekly, and monthly. Term Display your eyes on the device screen. When the person in charge of the product supplier selects a certain machine number and day by day on the screen and inputs a date, the control unit 11 searches the sales information database 182 using the machine number and the date as keys, and The information to be displayed is displayed on the terminal screen as shown in FIG. 12, for example. In the case of weekly and monthly, data for the corresponding week or month is collected, the total value (excluding unit price) is calculated, and the number of sales, sales unit price, and sales amount for the specified week or month are calculated on the terminal. Display on the screen. (Steps S301, S311, S312 in FIG. 11).

[0097] When the person in charge of the product supplier also selects, for example, "item of sales information search by location owner" for the main menu screen, the control unit 11 displays the location owner ID list and the daily, weekly, and monthly Display the selected item on the terminal screen. When the person in charge of the product supplier selects a certain location owner ID and a day on the screen and inputs a date, the control unit 11 searches the sales information database 182 using the location owner ID and the date as keys. The corresponding information is displayed on the terminal screen for each machine, each product, and the number of sales, unit sales price, and sales amount on the specified date. In the case of weekly and monthly data, the data for the corresponding week or month is collected and the total value (excluding unit price) is calculated, and the number of sales in the specified week or month for each machine and product is calculated. Display the sales unit price and sales amount on the terminal screen. In this case, it is displayed together with the location owner ID, agency name, and machine installation location. (Steps S301, S321, S322 in FIG. 11).

[0098] Next, a second embodiment, which is the second best mode of the present invention, will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0099] The second embodiment of the present invention has the same hardware configuration as that of the first embodiment, but the control unit 11 shown in FIG. The operation when the program is executed and the operation when the device 2 in FIG. 4 stores the program in the program storage unit 24 and executes the device management program are the same as the control in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment. The operation when the unit 11 executes the product management program stored in the program storage unit 17 is different from the operation when the device 2 in FIG. 4 executes the device management program stored in the program storage unit 24 and stored in the program storage unit 24. I do.

[0100] That is, in the first embodiment, the sales information of the device 2 for each day is automatically transmitted once a day from the device 2 so that the product management server 1 Collect The second embodiment differs from the second embodiment in that the merchandise management server 1 collects the sales information of each device 2 by requesting the device 2 for sales information every day.

Next, the operation of the second best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0102] The method of registering each contract information in the agency contract table and the location owner contract table of the storage unit in the product management server 1 accompanying the contract, and the product management table 21 in the device 2 at the time of installation, the supplementary product management The method of initial registration in the table 22 is the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

[0103] Now, in order to buy coffee, a general consumer inserts coins, selects coffee, and presses the selection button, and the vending machine device 2 discharges the coffee corresponding to the selected button to the exit. I do. In this case, if there is a change, the device 2 discharges the change to the exit of the coin. Further, the device 2 uses the selection button identification number assigned to the selected button as a key, adds +1 to the number of sales corresponding to the selection button identification number in the product management table 21, and adds the number of sales to the unit price. By doing this, the current sales amount for the current day is calculated, and the product management table 21 is updated. Further, the device 2 subtracts -1 from the stock number in the supplementary product management table 22 using the storage identification number of the product management table 21 extracted using the selection button identification number as a key.

[0104] In this way, every time a consumer power coin is inserted and the selection button is pressed, the device 2 adds the sales number by +1 and subtracts the inventory number by -1 to calculate the sales amount accordingly. I do. (Steps S101 and S102 in FIG. 9).

[0105] Further, the device 2 reads the replenishment guide value of the corresponding storage identification number from the replenishment product management table 22, compares the read replenishment guide value with the subtracted stock quantity, and determines that the stock quantity is the replenishment guide value ( (Threshold). (Steps S103, S104).

In step S104, if the replenishment reference value (threshold value) is reached, it is confirmed whether the replenishment requesting column of the corresponding storage identification number in the replenishment product management table 22 is set to “ON”. (Step S105).

[0107] If it is not set to "ON" in step S105, the device 2 determines that the replenishment request for the remaining goods is not yet made, and the replenishment corresponding to the storage identification number is performed. The product class is read from the replenishment product management table 22 and a stock replenishment request (attaching information including the name of the product to be replenished and the number of replenishment requests and the location owner ID) is made to the product management server 1 via the network 902. Further, the replenishment product class corresponding to the corresponding storage and the storage identification number in the product management table 21 is read out from the replenishment product management table 22, the replenishment requesting column of the identification number is set to "ON", and the processing is ended. (Steps S106, S107).

If the replenishment target value has not been reached in step S104, device 2 determines that it is not necessary to replenish the product, ends the process, and if a replenishment request is being made in step S105, device 2 It is determined that the replenishment request for the remaining goods has already been made, and the processing is terminated as it is.

[0109] The control unit 11 of the merchandise management server 1 that has received the inventory replenishment request via the interface 13 analyzes the cause of the interruption from the device 2 and, because of the inventory replenishment request, determines the location owner ID and the location owner ID from the received request. The name of the product to be refilled and the number of refills are extracted, and the address of the destination is read from the sales information database 182 using the case owner ID as a key. Notify the terminal (in this case, the terminal in the arrangement department is connected to the local LAN). (Steps S201, S202, S204 in FIG. 10).

[0110] Then, the terminal of the arranging section displays a supplementary product request screen as shown in FIG. According to the displayed screen, the dispatching unit sends the requested replenishment product to the location owner by the number of replenishments. When the location owner's representative finishes supplying the delivered product to the product supply box corresponding to the storage identification number to be refilled, device 2 reads the counter corresponding to the refilled coffee can storage box. The counter power is also set to the stock quantity corresponding to the storage identification number in the replenishment product management table 22, and the replenishment request is cleared (or set to "OFF").

As described above, the replenishment request is automatically performed via the network 902 every time the product corresponding to the storage identification number managed by the device 2 becomes less than the replenishment reference value (threshold value). The work involved in replenishing products by the case owner can be reduced.

On the other hand, when the date is changed (midnight), a timer (not shown) Interrupts the processor at every interval) to generate a timer interrupt. The timer interrupt causes the device 2 to read the current date from the clock unit (not shown) and all the information in the product management table 21 in the device 2 and change the date read from the clock unit in the sales history database 23 to the previous day's date. Record the product name, unit price (sales unit price), number of sales, and sales amount in the corresponding record (area). In this case, if there is a dubbed product name, the device 2 is combined into one product name (the number of sales and the sales amount are added), and the sales history database 23 for each type of product name. To record. Therefore, in the sales history database 23, the sales information S of the product name corresponding to the type of the product name on that day is recorded. Further, the device 2 clears (or sets “0” value) the number of sales and the amount of sales in the product management table 21. The meaning of clearing (or setting to “0” value) the number of supplies, the number of consumption, and the sales amount is to obtain new data for today. (Steps S101, S411 in Fig. 16).

On the other hand, after the date is changed on the merchandise management server 1 (after midnight, for example, 0:15), the timer of the timer unit 16 set to interrupt the control unit 11 every 24 hours When an interrupt occurs, each device 2 is requested via the interface 13 for sales information for the previous day. (Step S501 in FIG. 18).

When the device 2 receives the previous day's sales information request from the product management server 1, the device 2 reads the location owner ID and the machine number from the storage unit, and further reads the previous day's sales information from the sales history database 23 in the device 2. And sends it to the product management server 1 together with the location owner ID and machine number as sales information for the device 2 the day before. (Steps S101 and S110 in FIG. 17).

[0115] The control unit 11, which has received the sales information (location owner ID, machine number, date, product name, sales unit price, number of sales, and sales amount) of the device 2 via the interface 13, analyzes the interrupt factor, To notify sales information, the location owner ID and machine number in the product management database 181 are detected using the location owner ID and machine number as keys, and if not registered in the corresponding date column, the date, product name, sales The unit price, the number of sales, and the sales amount are recorded, and the terminal 2 is notified of the normal reception. (Steps S502 and S503 in FIG. 18). [0116] Further, it is confirmed whether or not all the devices 2 have been completed. If not, the process moves to the next device 2 and repeats steps S501 to S503 until it is completed. (Step S504

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[0117] In this way, the processing of steps S101-S107 and Sill of Fig. 9 and steps S201-S204 of Fig. 10 is repeated, so that the processing is performed for each location owner ID and for each machine number based on the location owner ID. The daily sales information is recorded in the product management database 181 in the product management server 1.

On the other hand, various operation processes from the main menu screen displayed on the screen of the terminal connected to the product management server 1 are the same as the operations described in the flowchart of FIG. 11 in the first embodiment. The description is omitted because it is the same. (Steps S301—S303, S311, S312, S321, S322 in FIG. 11).

[0119] In the first and second embodiments, the monthly sales amount and the billing to the location owner are performed by various operations of the main menu screen power displayed on the screen of the terminal connected to the product management server 1. It is also possible to calculate the voucher, the dividend amount of the agency, etc., and automatically notify the result by e-mail. The operation in this case will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

[0120] In the product management server 1, when the timer unit 16 set to be able to interrupt the control unit 11 at a predetermined date and time every month reaches a predetermined time, the control unit 11 is interrupted. In this case, the control unit 11 can determine by reading a register (information indicating whether the interrupt is a 24-hour interrupt or a monthly interrupt) so that it can be distinguished from the interrupt factor that occurs every day. Then, the control unit 11 reads out the current date and time (not shown), searches the product management database 181 for the location owner ID and all months preceding the read-out month, and searches for each machine No. and product name. (For example, if the previous month was August, the total from August 1 to August 31), the unit sales price, and the sales amount were extracted and the subtotal (all products in device 2) The number of sales and the sales amount are calculated, and the total number of sales (all products within the location owner ID) and the sales amount for all devices 2 are calculated. Store it in the sales information database 182. (Step S601 in Fig. 19). [0121] Further, the control unit 11 of the merchandise management server 1 calculates the total sales power by the calculation method determined by the contract (location owner contract table) (for example, 5% of the sales amount and 20% of the net profit). The location figure of the location owner is calculated by the above method, and the amount obtained by subtracting the calculated location figure is also calculated as the billing cost to the location owner, and the calculated location figure is calculated. And the billing cost are stored in the sales information database 182. (Step S602 in FIG. 19).

[0122] Further, the control unit 11 of the merchandise management server 1 sends a sales list (a sales number, a unit price, and a sales amount for each product in units of machine No., and a sales amount and a sales amount as the machine No. Each subtotal and the sum of the number of sales and the sales amount as the location owner ID) are compiled, and the aggregated sales list and billing cost for confirming the sales are edited by e-mail as a sales confirmation and billing slip. The information is transmitted via the interface 901 to the e-mail address of the location owner registered in the product management database 181 (in this case, the sales information database 182 may be used). (Step S603).

[0123] Step S603 is repeated until transmission to all location owners is completed. (Step S604).

[0124] Eventually, when the process ends in step S604, the control unit 11 of the product management server 1 searches all the agency IDs and the previous month in the product management database 181 and, for each machine No., the number of sales per product name ( For example, in the case of August, the total from August 1 to August 31), the unit sales price, and the sales amount are extracted, and the subtotal (all the products in the device 2) sales quantity and sales amount are calculated. Is calculated, and the sales volume and sales amount of the medium-term plan (all products in the location owner ID) for all devices 2 are calculated. Calculate the number of sales and the sales amount of each product, and calculate them as a sales table (the number of sales, the unit price and the sales amount for each product in machine No. units, the subtotals of the sales numbers and sales amounts as the machine numbers, and the location) Sales number and sales amount as owner ID And each medium meter, are summarized in each of the total) of the sales number and sales amount of money as a distributor ID, ヽ a temporarily shown, and stored in the storage unit (for example, RAM). (Step S605).

[0125] Further, the control unit 11 calculates a calculation method (for example, 5% of the sales amount, In addition to calculating the dividend amount of the agency using the calculation method of 20% of net profit, etc., the total dividend amount is also calculated, compiled as a dividend list, and stored in the same storage unit (for example, RAM) as above. Further, the control unit 11 reads out the aggregated sales list and dividend list from a storage unit (for example, RAM) that temporarily stores the aggregated sales list and dividends list, and confirms the read sales. The money list is edited into an e-mail as a notice of sales and dividends, and transmitted to the e-mail address of the agent registered in the product management database 181 via the interface 901. (Step S607).

[0126] Step S607 is repeated until transmission to all agency IDs is completed, and once all transmission is completed, the process ends once a month. (Step S608).

[0127] In the above description, the device 2 which is a vending machine is displayed on the display, and when the product selection button displayed on the display is pressed, the device 2 provides the product. , Needless to say,.

In the description of FIG. 19 above, when the sales confirmation and the billing slip are calculated, the power contract conditions (location owner contract table) that are to be transmitted to the location owner at the time of calculation are described. For example, it may be transmitted on a designated date. Also, sales and dividend notices were sent to the agency when they were calculated, but if they were specified in the contract terms (agent agreement table), they would be sent on the specified date. Also good

In the above description of FIG. 19, the sales confirmation and billing slips are sent directly to the location owner terminal 3 via the power network 901 which is to send the slips to the location owners by e-mail. Is also good. Further, although the sales and the dividend are transmitted to the agency by e-mail, they may be directly transmitted to the agency terminal 4 via the network 901.

In the description of the operations in the first and second embodiments, the month in which the sales amount and the settlement amount are calculated is assumed to be the same as the calendar (for example, July 1 to July 31). However, in accordance with the contract, a month with a halfway day closed may be used (for example, July 11-August 10 and this period shall be July). Therefore, in this example, if the settlement is made on August 15, the previous month will be July, and July 11 will be August 10th. In addition, when adopting, in management , And it is desirable that all location owners and distributors unify them.

In the description of the operations in the first and second embodiments, the vending machine has been described as an example, but the same applies to the device 2 including the play, such as a terminal dedicated to sticker printing. In this case, the play that accompanies the additional product (for example, the sticker accompanying the extension of the time) is used to classify the product as the original basic product name (for example, perform a drawing operation within a specified time and print out the sticker). If the service of only the drawing operation before printing out is handled as a different product name, the operation will be the same as that described for the vending machine above. In this case, the product to be supplied is roll paper, and the maximum number of printable sheets (for example, 160) when the roll paper is set in the supply box is set as the stock amount. In this state, the basic product prints a single print. At the time of printing, the sales number of the basic product name increases by +1 and the roll inventory is reduced by 1. As for the price of the service that accompanies Okaikan, the number of sales of the product name that becomes the service is increased by +1 at the time of starting the play after adding the fee for the Okairo play, and the number of stocks is kept as it is (Note that the product management table The storage identification number corresponding to this service product is blank in 21).

[0132] In addition, for amusement machines such as crane game machines, the number of sales of service product names is increased by one for each play of a service-based product, and the inventory amount is unchanged if the product is not discharged by a crane. If the product is discharged by the clay (however, the product name is determined at the time of discharge by the sensor), the stock of the product is reduced by -1. Therefore, the operation is the same as that described for the device 2 by the vending machine.

[0133] Further, the configuration of the device 2 in Fig. 1 may be a configuration in which a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to crane printing, and an amusement machine are combined.

As described above, according to the present invention, according to the present invention, the device 2 monitors the remaining amount of the replenishment product, and when the remaining amount decreases, sends a replenishment request to the product management server 1 for a predetermined amount of the replenishment product. Product server 1 instructs the location owner to arrange the requested amount of replenishment products in response to the replenishment request, so that the required amount is directly supplied from the product supplier to the location owner, The location owner will be able to replenish equipment to the replenisher, and the agency will be able to concentrate solely on sales activities to develop location owners and installation and maintenance of the equipment itself. Furthermore, the location Only needed when Yong owner is needed

No need to have extra inventory, only need to prepare the quantity of replacement products.

As described above, according to the present invention, according to the present invention, the device 2 monitors the remaining amount of the replenishment item, and when the remaining amount decreases, requests the replenishment item of the preset amount to the item management server 1. Since the product management server 1 makes the location owner arrange for the requested amount of replenishment products in response to the replenishment request, it is not necessary to go round for replenishment of replenishment products, and Even small agencies can do business.

Further, as described above, according to the present invention, the device 2 transmits the sales information, which is calculated the number of sales and the sales amount for each product, to the product management server 1 every day, and the product management server 1 The sales information for the day is stored in the product management database 181 and the sales information for the previous month is calculated based on the sales information for one month stored in the product management database 181. In order to deduct the location fee including expenses and charge the amount to the location owner! / This is called replenishment work for the location owner unlike the full service of vending machines by the agency Workforce can be provided, location fees can be set higher, and higher revenues can be obtained.

[0137] As described above, it is possible for agents to easily develop locations, and for merchandise and goods suppliers, the sales channels of their products are expanded, and business opportunities are expanded. This would be beneficial to both agents and both the merchandise and goods suppliers, and the location owners who want to earn more.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] A product management system comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network,

Requesting means for monitoring the remaining amount of replenished products stored in each product storage box, and requesting the server to replenish a preset amount of replenished products to the server when the remaining amount is reduced,

Calculating means for counting the number of daily sales of the product today and calculating the sales amount of the current day of the product each time the selected product is discharged by inserting a coin;

Transmitting means for transmitting to the server daily sales information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount for each product in the own device,

The server includes a database that records, on a daily basis, device sales information for each location owner managing the installation of the device,

Receiving the replenishment request, arranging means for arranging the requested amount of replenishment products for a case owner who manages the installation of the equipment having the replenishment request, and receiving the sales information, Recording means for recording in the database, and daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by screen operation on a terminal connected to the own server. A billing means for deducting a location fee including profits and expenses of the location owner from the sales amount of the previous month and billing the location owner for the sum.

[2] A product management system comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network,

Requesting means for monitoring the remaining amount of commodities stored in each product storage box, and when the remaining amount is low, a request for replenishment of a preset amount of replenishing products to the server;

Reduce the counted sales amount and the calculated sales amount for each product in the own device. Transmitting means for transmitting the sales information to the server every day, the server comprising a database for recording the sales information of the equipment every day for each location owner managing the installation of the equipment,

Receiving the replenishment request, arranging means for arranging the requested amount of replenishment products for a case owner who manages the installation of the equipment having the replenishment request, and receiving the sales information, Recording means for recording in the database, and daily sales information recorded in the database for one month at a set time every month, calculating the previous month's sales amount for the device for each location owner, and calculating the previous month Means for deducting a case fee including profits and expenses of the location owner, and billing the location owner for the sum.

[3] A product management system comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network,

First request means for monitoring the remaining amount of replenishment products stored in each product storage box and requesting the server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenishment products when the remaining amount decreases, and

Transmission means for transmitting, as the sales information, information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount for each product when the server requests sales information,

A second request means for requesting the previous day's sales information from the device at a predetermined time every day;

Receiving the replenishment request, arranging means for arranging the requested amount of merchandise to a case owner who manages the installation of the equipment having requested the replenishment request; and Recorded in the database when received from the device Recording means for

Daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by screen operation on a terminal connected to its own server.Calculate the previous month's sales amount for the device for each location owner, and calculate the location owner's A billing means for deducting a location fee including a profit and an expense and billing the location owner for the deducted amount.

[4] A product management system comprising: a device for discharging a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server for managing a product in the device via a network,

Upon receiving the replenishment request, arranging means for arranging the requested amount of replenishment products to the case owner who manages the installation of the equipment that has requested the replenishment, and at a predetermined time every day. Second request means for requesting the previous day's sales information from the device;

Recording means for recording in the database when the sales information of the requested day before is received from the device,

Every month at a set time, daily sales information recorded in the database for one month Calculates the previous month's sales amount for the device for each location owner, and calculates the previous month's sales amount power. A billing means to charge the location owner for the amount deducted from the case fee including expenses And a product management system having:

[5] A product management system including a server that manages, via a network, a product in a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins,

Recording means for recording in the database when receiving the sales information of the previous day's product from the device,

[6] A product management system including a server that manages, via a network, a product in a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins,

Request means for requesting the sales information of the previous day from the device at a predetermined time every day;

Recording means for recording in the database upon receiving the sales information of the product of the requested day before the device power,

Every month at a set time, daily sales information recorded in the database for one month Calculates the previous month's sales amount for the device for each location owner, and calculates the previous month's sales amount power. And a billing means for deducting a case fee including expenses and charging the amount to the location owner.

[7] The server, upon receiving a replenishment request for the replenishment product from the device, arranges for the location owner managing the installation of the device having the replenishment request to arrange the requested amount of the replenishment product. 6. The product management system according to claim 5, comprising means.

[8] The server calculates the sales amount of the previous month for the equipment handled by the agency for each agency from the daily sales information recorded for one month in the database by operating the screen on a terminal connected to the server. 2. The merchandise management system according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying the agency of the dividend amount of the agency calculated from the calculated sales amount of the previous month.

[9] The server calculates the sales amount of the previous month for the equipment handled by the agency for each agency from the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month at a set time every month. 3. The product management system according to claim 2, further comprising a notification unit that notifies the agency of the calculated dividend amount of the agency for the previous month.

[10] The server has setting means for setting a method of calculating the location figure based on a contract with a location owner,

2. The merchandise management system according to claim 1, wherein the requesting means calculates the location fee by a calculation method set by the setting means.

[11] The server has setting means for setting a method of calculating a dividend amount of the agency based on a contract with the agency,

9. The merchandise management system according to claim 8, wherein the notifying means calculates the dividend of the agent by a calculation method set by the setting means.

[12] A product management system in which a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins issues a replenishment request for a product via a network to a server that manages the product in the device,

Setting means for setting a set value serving as a reference for replenishment of replenishment products and the number of replenishment requests for replenishment products for each product storage box,

Request means for making a request for replenishment of replenishment products to the server by the replenishment request number of replenishment products corresponding to a case where the remaining amount of commodities is less than the set value for each product storage box; a product selected by coin insertion Calculating means for counting the number of today's sales of the product every day when the product is discharged, and calculating the amount of sales of the product for today.

A transmission means for transmitting, to the server, daily sales information including at least the counted sales number and the calculated sales amount for each product in the own device. Tem.

[13] A product management system in which a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins issues a replenishment request for the product via a network to a server that manages the product in the device,

A request means for requesting the server to replenish replenishment products by the replenishment request number of replenishment products corresponding to a case where the remaining amount of replenishment products falls below the set value for each product storage box;

Calculation means for counting the number of sales of the product today for each day when the coin ejects the selected product by inserting the coin, and calculating the sales amount of the product for today.

And a transmission means for transmitting, to the server, information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount for each product when the server requests sales information, to the server.

14. The product management system according to claim 1, wherein the device includes at least one of a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to sticker printing, and a game machine.

[15] A product management method comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network,

The server prepares a database for daily recording of the sales information of the equipment for each location owner managing the installation of the equipment,

A step in which the device monitors the remaining amount of replenished products stored in each product storage box, and when the remaining amount is low, requests the server to replenish a predetermined amount of replenished products to the server;

The server, upon receiving the replenishment request, causes the location owner managing the installation of the device requested to be replenished to arrange the requested quantity of replenishment products;

Each time the device discharges a selected product by inserting a coin, counting the number of sales of the product today and calculating the sales amount of the product today; A step in which the device transmits sales information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount to the server every day for each product in the device,

Receiving the sales information and recording the sales information in the database;

The server calculates daily sales information for the device for each location owner for each month by the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by operating the screen on a terminal connected to the server. Charging the location owner an amount obtained by subtracting the location fee including the profit and cost of the location owner from the sales amount.

[16] A product management method comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network,

A step in which the device monitors the remaining amount of commodities stored in each product storage box, and when the remaining amount becomes small, makes a request for replenishment of replenished commodities in a preset amount to the server; and Receiving a replenishment request, and having the location owner managing the installation of the requested equipment replenish the requested quantity of replenishment products;

Each time the device discharges a selected product by inserting a coin, counting the number of sales of the product today and calculating the sales amount of the product today; and Transmitting daily sales information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount for each product in the server to the server,

When the server reaches a preset time every month, the server calculates daily sales information recorded in the database for one month. Location Owner Benefits And deducting a location fee including expenses and billing the location owner for the amount.

[17] A product management method comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network,

A step in which the server, upon receiving the replenishment request, arranges for a location owner who manages the installation of the equipment requested to be replenished with the requested quantity of goods;

Counting the number of today's sales of the product every time the selected product is discharged by inserting the coin, and calculating the sales amount of the product for today's day;

A step in which the device transmits, to the server, information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount for each product when the sales information is requested from the server, as the sales information;

The server requesting the device for the previous day's sales information at a predetermined time every day;

When the server receives the requested sales information of the previous day from the device, records the sales information in the database;

[18] A product management method comprising: a device that discharges a product by inserting cash such as coins; and a server that manages a product in the device via a network, The server prepares a database for daily recording of the sales information of the equipment for each location owner managing the installation of the equipment,

Every time the device discharges a selected product by inserting a coin, counting the number of sales of the product today and calculating the sales amount of the product today; and Transmitting a request to the server as the sales information, the information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount for each product upon request;

When the server reaches a preset time every month, the server calculates daily sales information recorded in the database for one month. Deducting a location fee including the profits and expenses of the location owner and billing the location owner for the amount.

[19] The server calculates the amount of sales for the previous month for the equipment handled by the agency for each agency from the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by screen operation on a terminal connected to the server. 16. The product management method according to claim 15, further comprising a step of notifying the agency of the dividend amount of the agency calculated from the calculated sales amount of the previous month.

[20] The server stores the data in the database for one month at the set time every month. Calculating the previous month's sales amount for the equipment handled by the agency from each day's sales information recorded for the agency, and notifying the agency of the calculated dividend amount of the agency for the calculated previous month's sales amount. 17. The product management method according to claim 16, including the following.

[21] The server includes a step of setting a method for calculating the location figure based on a contract with a location owner,

16. The product management method according to claim 15, wherein the requesting step calculates the location fee by a calculation method set in the setting step.

[22] The server includes a step of setting a method of calculating a dividend amount of the agency based on a contract with the agency,

20. The merchandise management method according to claim 19, wherein the notifying step calculates the dividend of the agency by a calculation method set in the setting step.

23. The product management method according to claim 15, wherein the device includes at least one of a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to sticker printing, and a game machine.

[24] A computer that manages the products in the device that discharges products by inserting cash such as coins through a network,

Receiving the sales information of the previous day of the product from the device, and recording in the database the sales information of the previous day of the product received for each location owner managing the installation of the device;

Daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by screen operation on a terminal connected to its own server.Calculate the previous month's sales amount for the device for each location owner, and calculate the location owner's Deducting a location fee including profits and expenses and charging the location owner for the amount, and a product management program for executing the processing including the steps of:

[25] A computer that manages the goods in the equipment that discharges goods by inserting cash such as coins through a network,

Requesting the sales information of the previous day's products from the device at a predetermined time every day;

When the sales information of the product on the day before the request is received from the device, installation of the device Recording the received sales information of the previous day's product in the database for each location owner managing

Every month at a set time, daily sales information recorded in the database for one month Calculates the previous month's sales amount for the device for each location owner, and calculates the previous month's sales amount power. And a step of deducting a case fee including expenses and charging the amount to the location owner.

[26] A process including a step of, upon receiving a replenishment request for replenishment products from the device, causing a location owner managing the installation of the replenishment device to arrange the requested amount of replenishment products. 25. The product management program according to claim 24, wherein the program is executed by the computer.

[27] From the daily sales information recorded in the database for one month by the screen operation on the terminal connected to the computer, the sales amount of the previous month for the equipment handled by the agency is calculated for each agency for each agency, and the calculated previous month is calculated. 25. The product management program according to claim 24, wherein the program causes the computer to execute a process including a step of notifying the agency of the calculated dividend amount of the agency.

[28] Every month at a set time, daily sales information recorded in the database for one month Calculates the previous month's sales amount for the equipment handled by the agency for each agency and calculates the 25. The product management program according to claim 24, wherein the program causes the computer to execute a process including a step of notifying the agency of the calculated dividend amount of the agency.

[29] causing the computer to execute a step of setting the method of calculating the location figure based on a contract with a location owner,

25. The product management program according to claim 24, wherein the requesting step calculates the location fee by a calculation method set in the setting step.

[30] causing the computer to execute a process including a step of setting a method of calculating a dividend amount of the agency based on a contract with the agency,

The notifying step is performed in advance by the calculation method set in the setting step. 28. The product management program according to claim 27, wherein a dividend of the agency is calculated.

31. The product management program according to claim 24, wherein the device includes at least one of a vending machine, a sticker print terminal, and a game machine.

[32] A device for discharging a product by inserting cash, such as coins, into a computer for requesting a server for managing the product in the device to replenish the product via a network,

The device, for each product storage box, setting a reference value of the replenishment of replenishment products and a step of setting the number of replenishment requests for replenishment products,

Performing a replenishment request for the replenishment product to the server by the replenishment request number of the replenishment product corresponding to a case where the remaining amount of the product is less than the set value for each product storage box; Counting the number of daily sales of the product for each discharge and calculating the amount of sales for the product today;

Transmitting a sales information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount to the server every day for each product in the own device to the server.

[33] A device for discharging a product by inserting cash such as coins into a combi- ter for requesting a server for managing products in the device to replenish the product via a network,

Performing a replenishment request of the replenishment product to the server by the replenishment request number of the replenishment product corresponding to a case where the remaining amount of the replenishment product is less than the set value for each product storage box;

Counting the number of today's sales of the product each time the coin ejects the selected product by inserting the coin, and calculating the sales amount of the product for today's day;

Transmitting, to the server, information including at least the counted number of sales and the calculated sales amount for each product as the sales information when there is a request for sales information from the server. program. 34. The device management program according to claim 32, wherein the device includes at least one of a vending machine, a terminal dedicated to sticker printing, and a game machine.