Summary of the invention
In non-cash laundry system, people consider to adopt integration service as described above.That is, people consider following system, wherein, distribution has the member card of the IC memory that can store valency value, can be in this member card, and integration is used in storage, be inserted into when being to use in the member card (IC-card) of laundry facilities, storage is at the use integration of the use of laundry facilities.
But, in this system, leave behind IC-card the user, plan to use the occasion of laundry facilities by inserting coin, have the problem that can't in IC-card, store at the use integration of this use.
In addition, in the laundromat (the monetary apparatus laundromat in past) of the non-cash laundry system that does not adopt IC-card, has the problem that to use above-mentioned such system.
In addition, in disclosed such laundry system, in order to use laundry facilities, must ad hoc carry IC-card in patent documentation 1, this is inconvenient.
The present invention be directed to such background and propose, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of laundry system,, still can realize the integration service even it uses under the situation of laundry facilities by inserting coin.
Also have, an also purpose of the present invention is to provide the laundry system that can use laundry facilities easily.
Be used to realize that the technical scheme 1 described invention of above-mentioned purpose relates to a kind of laundry system, it is characterized in that this laundry system comprises many laundry facilities 1 that are arranged at the laundromat; Server 4, this server 4 can be communicated by letter with above-mentioned many laundry facilities, at each member who registers in advance, store each member's identifying information and at the use of each member's laundry facilities and the use integration that provides, above-mentioned server comprises Notified body C3, this Notified body C3 according to the identifying information that is stored in each member in the above-mentioned server, specifies the use member of this server of visit at the occasion C2 that receives the signal of the situation that adopts above-mentioned laundry facilities from portable information terminal 7; In the use member's who specifies the above-mentioned server of visit occasion, confirm the operational situation confirming mechanism C4 of the operational situation of the employed laundry facilities of this member; Passing through the operational situation confirming mechanism, the occasion that the running of affirmation laundry facilities begins, the integration add operation C5 of mechanism that the use integration that is stored in this member in the above-mentioned server is carried out add operation.
In addition, the English digital in the bracket is represented the counter structure parts of embodiment described later.Identical in this situation paragraph below.
According to this scheme, the user of system when the use of laundry facilities, from portable information terminal (such as, portable telephone) access server, specify the member according to the identifying information that sends this moment, thus, can carry out add operation the use integration that is stored in the member in the server.So,, still can realize the integration service by adopting the mode of portable information terminal to using integration to carry out add operation even using under the situation of laundry facilities by inserting coin.
In addition, owing to receive from the server of the signal of portable information terminal according to only in the occasion of confirming the actual entry into service of laundry facilities, the mode of using integration to carry out add operation is constituted, so the member can only use the occasion of laundry facilities actually, carry out add operation to using integration.So the member that can prevent from not use laundry facilities just carries out the devious conduct of add operation only by the operation of portable information terminal to the use integration.
Technical scheme 2 described inventions relate to technical scheme 1 described laundry system, it is characterized in that it comprises reader 1, this reader 1 is arranged in the laundromat, can communicate by letter with above-mentioned server 4, when the member uses above-mentioned laundry facilities 1, can read storage and offer the memory contents of medium 6 of member's identifying information in advance, above-mentioned integration add operation mechanism receives the occasion B5 of data of the member's who reads by above-mentioned reader identifying information at above-mentioned server, to carrying out add operation B6 with the use integration that is stored in the corresponding member of identifying information in the above-mentioned server.
According to this scheme, adopting medium (such as IC-card), use the occasion of laundry facilities, specify the member according to the identifying information that is stored in this medium, thus, can carry out add operation to the use integration that is stored in the member in the server, needn't operate portable information terminal like this, be easily.
Technical scheme 3 described inventions relate to technical scheme 2 described laundry systems, it is characterized in that said storing medium 6 can be stored in the valency that has that is adopted when adopting above-mentioned laundry facilities 1 in advance and be worth, above-mentioned reader 1 can be when the member uses above-mentioned laundry facilities, reading the valency that has that is stored in the said storing medium is worth, above-mentioned server 4 is at the occasion B5 that receives the data that valency value is arranged that read by above-mentioned reader, and can store this at each member has valency to be worth.
According to this scheme, because can be at each member, the data that have valency to be worth that are stored in the medium are stored in the server, even under the situation of former occasion of losing medium etc., still be stored in the returning that valency is worth that have in this medium easily, storing this has re-issuing of medium that valency is worth.
Technical scheme 4 described inventions relate to any one the described laundry system in the technical scheme 1~3, it is characterized in that above-mentioned server 4 comprises Notified body D3, this Notified body D3 is from portable information terminal 7, the occasion of the preferential signal that provides is provided in reception, according to the identifying information that is stored in each member in the above-mentioned server, that specifies the above-mentioned server of visit preferentially requires the member; The integration subtraction D4 of mechanism, this integration subtraction D4 of mechanism deduct and this preferential corresponding use integration in the use integration of this member from be stored in above-mentioned server in the preferential occasion that requires the member of specifying the above-mentioned server of visit; By above-mentioned integration subtraction mechanism, member's use integration is carried out the occasion of subtraction, send the preferential signal-sending mechanism D5 of the signal that preferential usefulness is provided to this member.
According to this scheme, can send the signal that preferential usefulness is provided by preferential signal-sending mechanism by from the visit of portable information terminal to server, will with use the corresponding preferential member that offers of integration.
In this occasion, above-mentioned preferential signal-sending mechanism both can send to the signal that preferential usefulness is provided to the member this member's portable information terminal, preferential at portable information terminal to the member, also the signal to the preferential usefulness of member can be sent to above-mentioned laundry facilities, provide preferential to the member at this laundry facilities.
Technical scheme 5 described inventions relate to any one the described laundry system in the technical scheme 1~4, it is characterized in that above-mentioned server 4 comprise be used to store each member in specified time limit the access times storing mechanism 42 to the access times of above-mentioned server; At the use member's who specifies the above-mentioned server of visit occasion C3, the access times add operation S6 of mechanism that the access times of this member by the storage of access times storing mechanism are carried out add operation; Reach the occasion (, being "Yes") of setting, the S19 of fault processing enforcement body of the fault processing of stipulating in the access times of the specified time limit of the member by the storage of above-mentioned access times storing mechanism at S5.
Usually, 1 people's member used the number of times of laundry facilities during 1 day be for 1 time or repeatedly, during 1 day, have from 1 member to server repeatedly visit such occasion, the possibility that devious conduct takes place is higher.
According to the solution of the present invention,, carry out fault processing, so can prevent devious conduct effectively because the access times of the server in certain member's specified time limit reach the occasion of setting.
The access times of above-mentioned fault processing enforcement body in the member's who stores by above-mentioned access times storing mechanism specified time limit arrive the occasion of setting, both can send signal and carry out mistake circular, also can make the invalid processing of add operation processing of the member's that above-mentioned some add operation handle use integration to this member's portable information terminal.
Technical scheme 6 described inventions relate to any one the described laundry system in the technical scheme 1~5, it is characterized in that above-mentioned operational situation confirming mechanism C4 is included in the use member's who specifies the above-mentioned server of visit occasion C3, confirm the running time started confirming mechanism S8 of the running time started of the employed laundry facilities 1 of this member, the above-mentioned integration add operation C5 of mechanism is relatively the running time started by the laundry facilities of above-mentioned running time started confirming mechanism affirmation, in the certain hour scope only in the occasion of the signal of situation that receive to use above-mentioned laundry facilities from portable information terminal (at S9, be "No"), the use integration that is stored in this member in the above-mentioned server 4 is carried out add operation S14, S18.
According to this scheme, owing to only be the running time started of relative laundry facilities, in the certain hour scope (both can be in the running time started certain hour before, also can be in the certain hour after the running time started.), have the occasion of member's portable information terminal to the visit of server, to using integration to carry out add operation, thus after other member use the occasion of this laundry facilities, can prevent that member formerly will be at the use integration of this use and the devious conduct of the use integration addition of oneself.
Technical scheme 7 described inventions relate to technical scheme 6 described laundry systems, it is characterized in that above-mentioned server 4 comprises cancellation selection signal-sending mechanism S11, this cancellation selects signal-sending mechanism S11 to be in the above-mentioned certain hour scope, receive the occasion of the signal of the situation that adopts 1 laundry facilities 1 from a plurality of portable information terminals 7, to after member's the portable information terminal of visit send and be used for supervising selection whether to cancel signal at the add operation processing of the above-mentioned integration add operation C5 of mechanism of the member's of visit use integration formerly that is stored in above-mentioned server.
Usually, in the occasion of member, it is 1 time to the access times of server from portable information terminal from portable information terminal access server, use laundry facilities.So, be to begin in the certain hour from the running of laundry facilities, be repeatedly occasion from portable information terminal to the visit of server, the visit of carrying out formerly is that the possibility of devious conduct is higher.
According to the solution of the present invention, be in the above-mentioned certain hour scope, have from a plurality of members' portable information terminal occasion,, can cancel the add operation of the member's of visit use integration formerly and handle by operation at the member's of back visit portable information terminal to the visit of server.So, after certain member begins the running of laundry facilities, handling at the add operation of the use integration of this use in order to carry out, this member from portable information terminal during server access, can prevent other this server of member accesses, this is used the devious conduct of integration and the use integration addition of oneself.
Technical scheme 8 described inventions relate to technical scheme 7 described laundry systems, it is characterized in that above-mentioned server 4 comprises the definite signal-sending mechanism S15 of cancellation, this cancellation determines that signal-sending mechanism S15 is according to the signal of selecting signal-sending mechanism S11 to send by above-mentioned cancellation, in the member's who visits in the back portable information terminal 7, definite cancellation is stored in occasion that the add operation of the integration add operation C5 of mechanism of the member's of visit use integration formerly in the above-mentioned server handles (at S12, be "Yes"), send the signal of this content to above-mentioned member's the portable information terminal of visit formerly.
Occasion in such scheme of technical scheme 7 described inventions, after being that certain member begins the running of laundry facilities, handle for the use integration at this use being carried out add operation, this member is from the occasion of portable information terminal to server access, after, in above-mentioned certain hour scope, this server of other member accesses, the devious conduct that the cancellation add operation of the member's of visit (the actual member who uses laundry facilities) use integration is formerly handled is possible.
Scheme according to the invention of technical scheme 8, because the portable information terminal to the member (member of access server formerly) who cancels the add operation processing of using integration sends the signal of this situation, so can confirm above-mentioned such devious conduct by portable information terminal.So, can prevent devious conduct effectively.
Technical scheme 9 described inventions relate to a kind of laundry system, it is characterized in that this laundry system comprises many laundry facilities 1A that are arranged at the laundromat; Server 4A, this server 4A can communicate by letter with above-mentioned many laundry facilities, at each member of registration in advance, stores each member's identifying information, and each member spendable electric currency information when using above-mentioned laundry facilities; Can with above-mentioned server communication, be used for the electric currency information that is stored in above-mentioned server is carried out the electronic money adder calculator 7A of add operation, above-mentioned server comprises Notified body F3, this Notified body F3 is at the occasion F2 that receives the signal of the situation that adopts above-mentioned laundry facilities from portable information terminal 7A, according to the identifying information that is stored in the member in the above-mentioned server, specify the use member of this server of visit; In the use member's who specifies the above-mentioned server of visit occasion, according to the signal of expression from the employed laundry facilities of this member's portable information terminal reception, beginning begins the F4 of mechanism with the running of the running of the corresponding laundry facilities of this signal; Beginning mechanism by running, beginning the occasion of the running of laundry facilities, the electric currency information that is stored in this member in the above-mentioned server is being carried out the electric currency information subtraction F6 of mechanism of subtraction.
According to this scheme, when the use of laundry facilities, from portable information terminal (such as, portable telephone) access server, specify the member according to the identifying information that sends this moment, thus, can begin the running of laundry facilities, like this, if carry out in advance in the electronic money adder calculator, dropping into the operation of currency etc., store electrons monetary information in server then needn't carry cash, store the medium (IC-card etc.) that valency is worth.So, can use laundry facilities easily.
In addition, the operation of the input of the currency that the member can be by relative electronic money add operation etc. is carried out add operation to the electric currency information that is stored in the server, adopts this electronic money, uses laundry facilities.Thus, can the usage charges of laundry facilities not paid bank account or not carry out under the situation of credit card payment, adopt electronic money, use laundry facilities.So, can provide the operations such as payment of dialling in payment that need not to bank account, the laundry system of the payment of the usage charges of suitable more laundry facilities.
In addition, because will not be used for reading the reader of the medium that the valency that stores of IC-card etc. is worth, the Management Unit of the usefulness that inserts coin is assembled in laundry facilities, so can reduce the manufacturing cost of laundry facilities.
Technical scheme 10 described inventions relate to technical scheme 9 described laundry systems, it is characterized in that above-mentioned server 4A comprises will be illustrated in the electric currency information transmitting mechanism F7 of portable information terminal 7A that the signal that carries out the electric currency information behind the subtraction by the above-mentioned electric currency information subtraction F6 of mechanism sends to the use member of appointment.
According to this scheme, the member passes through portable information terminal, the residue of the electronic money behind the laundry facilities is used in affirmation, in the few occasion of the residue of electronic money, can be by currency being dropped into the medium operation of electronic money adder calculator, electric currency information is carried out add operation handle, thus, convenience is good.
Technical scheme 11 described inventions relate to technical scheme 9 or 10 described laundry systems, it is characterized in that above-mentioned server 4A comprises running device change mechanism, this running device change mechanism is after beginning the running that the F4 of mechanism begins laundry facilities 1A by above-mentioned running, receive the occasion of the signal that requires the employed laundry facilities of change from the use member's of appointment portable information terminal 7A, laundry facilities in shutting down begins the running of the laundry facilities of this requirement.
According to this scheme, the member sends to server with the signal that expression is different from the laundry facilities of the laundry facilities that in fact uses from portable information terminal, beginning to be different from the in fact occasion of the running of the laundry facilities of the laundry facilities of use, can stop the running of laundry facilities, the running of the laundry facilities that in fact beginning is used is easily like this.
Technical scheme 12 described inventions relate to any one the described laundry system in the technical scheme 9~11, it is characterized in that above-mentioned server 4A comprises running content alteration mechanism, after this running content alteration mechanism is to begin running that the F4 of mechanism begins laundry facilities 1A by above-mentioned running, receiving the occasion of the signal of the running content that requires the employed laundry facilities of change from the use member's of appointment portable information terminal 7A, is the running content that requires with the running content alteration of the laundry facilities in the running.
According to this scheme, owing to can pass through the running content of the operation change laundry facilities of portable information terminal, so convenience is good.
The specific embodiment
With reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the invention are specifically described.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the integral body of the laundry system of expression the 1st embodiment of the present invention;
With reference to Fig. 1, in this laundry system, comprise many laundry facilities 1 (washing machine, drying machine) in the laundromat that is arranged on medium place, street business; Being arranged at being used in the laundromat issues the IC-card issuing machine 2 of adoptable IC-card 6 when using laundry facilities 1; The recording controller 3 that is provided with at each laundromat, this recording controller 3 is being connected with IC-card issuer 2 with this laundromat 1 with the mode of many laundry facilities 1 in being arranged at the laundromat and 2 communications of IC-card issuing machine.In addition, in this clothes washing system, be provided with the server 4 of management usefulness, this server 4 is provided with in the mode that can pass through communication network 5 (such as, wireless communication networks) and communicate by letter with the recording controller 3 of laundromat.In addition, be provided with a plurality of according to the laundromat that can be provided with the mode that server 4 is communicated by letter.
Adopt the personnel of this clothes washing system that IC-card issuer 2 is operated, carry out member subscription in advance.Specifically, by this IC-card issuer 2 being operated the IC-card 6 of distribution (purchase) unregistered state, once more this IC-card 6 is inserted in the IC-card issuer 2, the member subscription operation of stipulating, thus, can from IC-card issuer 2, discharge the IC-card 6 after registering.The member can be by when using laundry facilities 1, and the mode with IC-card 6 inserts in this laundry facilities 1 obtains the use integration at the use of this laundry facilities 1, receives with the accumulated value that uses integration corresponding preferential.IC-card 6 has the memory such as IC, can be in this IC memory, memory allocation give each member member's code (such as, ID sign indicating number), use the accumulated value of integration, spendable when using laundry facilities 1 valency value etc. arranged.
The member can be worth by IC-card 6 being inserted in the laundry facilities 1, use the valency that has that is stored in the IC-card 6, does not adopt coin, bank note (noncash), the running of beginning laundry facilities 1.In addition, non-member's personnel, the member who leaves behind IC-card 6 waits and also can begin the running of this laundry facilities 1 by currency being put in the laundry facilities 1.The valency that has that is stored in the IC-card 6 is being worth the occasion of carrying out add operation (supplementing (charge) with money), IC-card 6 can be being inserted in the IC-card issuing machine 2, currency is dropped in this IC-card issuing machine 2.
In the present embodiment, the member who leaves behind IC-card 6 drops into currency, when using laundry facilities 1, can by to portable information terminal 7 that this member had (such as, portable telephone) operate, obtain use integration at the use of laundry facilities 1.When member subscription, distribute member's code to each member, use integration by the operation acquisition of portable information terminal 7, in this occasion, the member is by operating input member code, access server 4 to portable information terminal 7.
In server 4, has the integration managing portion 41 of the use integration that is used to manage each member.In this integration managing portion 41, store member's code and the accumulated value (server integration) that uses integration at each member.In this server integration, comprise the use integration of use integration acquisition of adopting IC-card 6 and obtaining with adopting portable information terminal 7.
Also can in server 4, be worth at the valency that has of each member's store storage in IC-card 6.In this occasion, this IC-card 6 is being inserted in the laundry facilities 1, the valency that has that use is stored in the IC-card 6 is worth, when beginning the running of laundry facilities 1, also the data of having used that have valency to be worth can be sent to server 4, the member from be stored in server 4 have valency be worth in deduction have valency to be worth with the data that received are corresponding.According to such scheme, because can be at each member, the data that have valency to be worth that are stored in the IC-card 6 are stored in the server 4, even so under the situations such as occasion that IC-card 6 is lost, the returning of valency value that have that still can be stored in easily in the IC-card 6 stores re-issuing of this IC-card 6 that valency value is arranged.That is the backup in the time of, can realizing being used for one of them loss of data.In addition,, carry out 2 yuan of management, thus, can check data to there being valency to be worth by IC-card 6 and server 4, but the distorting of prevention data.
In this laundry system, any time in 24 hours all can be used laundry facilities 1, and server 4 is in the state of connecting power supply at ordinary times.In server 4, have the time movement (not shown), server 4 can pass through time movement, judges whether the date changes.In server 4, have access times storage part 42, this access times storage part 42 can be at each member, be stored in 1 day during from each member's portable information terminal 7, the number of times of access server 4 (access times).
The member can insert IC-card 6 in the IC-card issuing machine 2, confirms the server integration.More particularly, if the member inserts IC-card 6 in the IC-card issuing machine 2 (A1), then read the member's code that is stored in the IC-card 6 by IC-card issuing machine 2, this member's code sends to server 4 (A2) by recording controller 3 and communication network 5.This server 4 is specified the member according to the member's code that has received, and the data that are stored in the server integration of this member in the integration managing portion 41 are returned to IC-card issuing machine 2 (A3) by communication network 5 and recording controller 3.Received in the display part 21 of IC-card issuing machine 2 in being arranged at IC-card issuing machine 2 of data of server integration display server integration (A4).Thus, the member can confirm to be shown in the service point in the display part 21 of IC-card issuing machine 2.
In the present embodiment, the member can be by operating IC-card issuing machine 2, reception based on the server integration preferential (such as, with the server integration is corresponding supplementing with money of IC-card 6 that valency is worth arranged, with the expenditure (integration is cashed processing) of the corresponding currency of server integration etc.) (A5).To by deduction and this preferential corresponding use integration update service device integration, this server integration that has upgraded write (A6) in the IC-card 6 based on the preferential occasion that offers the member of server integration.
Then, from IC-card issuing machine 2, discharge IC-card 6 (A7), the data of the server integration that upgraded are sent to server 4 (A8) from IC-card issuing machine 2.The server integration that the server 4 that has received the data of the server integration that has upgraded will be stored in the member in the integration managing portion 41 is updated to the server integration (A9) based on the data that received.
In the present embodiment, each member's server integration not only is stored in each member's the IC-card 6, and is stored in the integration managing portion 41 of server 4.In the integration managing portion 41 of server 4, storage will be adopted IC-card 6 and the server integration of the use integration addition that the use integration of acquisition obtains with adopting portable information terminal 7, the member inserts IC-card 6 in the IC-card issuing machine 2, the operation of stipulating, thus, can pass through communication network 5 and recording controller 3, the data that are stored in the server integration in this integration managing portion 41 are sent to IC-card issuing machine 2, it is write in this member's the IC-card 6.
Fig. 2 is used for illustrating by IC-card 6 being inserted the mode of laundry facilities 1, the block diagram of the flow process of the occasion of acquisition use integration.
With reference to Fig. 2, if the member inserts IC-card 6 in the laundry facilities (B1), be used to begin the operation of the running of laundry facilities 1, then from be stored in IC-card 6 having valency be worth in the valency that has of deduction (deducting) this necessary use amount of money amount that turns round be worth (B2).Then, if the running (B3) of beginning laundry facilities 1, then discharge the IC-card 6 (B4) that is inserted in the laundry facilities 1, and from laundry facilities 1, by recording controller 3 and communication network 5, the data of the member's code that will read in advance from IC-card 6 and send to server 4 (B5) with the data of the corresponding use amount of money of running content of laundry facilities 1.
Received the server 4 of signal according to member's code from laundry facilities 1, specify the member, then, will be stored in the corresponding use integration of the data addition of server integration with the use amount of money that has received of this member in the server 4, thus, update service device integration (B6).
Have valency value, the member's code that are stored in the IC-card 6 are not limited to according to when using laundry facilities 1, IC-card 6 is inserted in the laundry facilities 1, the scheme that the mode that reads by laundry facilities 1 constitutes, such as, also the mode that reads of the reader that can be provided with according to being independent of laundry facilities 1 constitutes.
Fig. 3 is used for explanation by portable information terminal 7 is operated, and obtains the block diagram that flows of the occasion of use integration.
With reference to Fig. 3, the member at first operates portable information terminal 7, pass through communication network 5 access servers 4 from this portable information terminal 7, the number of input member's code and employed laundry facilities 1 thus, will use the intelligence aids of this laundry facilities 1 to give server 4, simultaneously with currency (such as, 100 yuan of coins, or the coin of 500 yuan of coins etc.) put in this laundry facilities 1, begin the running (C1) of this laundry facilities 1.Intelligence aids by will adopting this laundry facilities 1 is given server 4, and member's code and the number that uses the laundry facilities 1 that is adopted from portable information terminal 7, are sent to server 4 (C2) by communication network 5.
Received server 4 from the signal of portable information terminal 7, specify member (C3) according to member's code, will be used for confirming that according to the number of laundry facilities 1 the signal whether running of the portable information terminal 1 of (authentication) this number begins sends to this laundry facilities 1 (C4) by communication network 5 and recording controller 3.At this moment, server 4 can be from this laundry facilities 1, and reception is as the signal of the running time started of the expression laundry facilities 1 of inverse signal.In the occasion that the running of confirming laundry facilities 1 begins, server 4 will be stored in the server integration of this member in this server 4, with the corresponding use integration of the data addition of the use amount of money that has received, thus, update service device integration (C5).
In addition, be used to confirm that signal that whether running of the laundry facilities 1 that sends from server 4 begins is not limited to the scheme that constitutes according to the mode that sends to laundry facilities 1 by communication network 5 and recording controller 3, such as, also can constitute in the following manner, this mode is: recording controller 3 is grasped the operating condition of the laundry facilities 1 in the laundromat, according to sending to the signal of recording controller 3 from server 4 by communication network 5, recording controller 3 will represent that the signal whether running of laundry facilities 1 begins returns to server 4.
The data of the server integration that has upgraded send to this member's portable information terminal 7 (C6) by communication network 5 from server 4.In the display part 71 in the portable information terminal 7 that has received this signal, show the server integration that has upgraded, the member can watch this demonstration, confirms server integration (C7).
In the present embodiment, the user of system from portable information terminal 7 access servers 4, specifies the member according to the identifying information (member's code) that sends this moment when adopting laundry facilities 1, thus, can will be stored in the use integration addition of the member in the server 4.So, even, use under the situation of laundry facilities 1, still can will use the integration addition by adopting portable information terminal 7 by inserting coin, thus, realize the integration service.
In addition, since received from the server 4 of the signal of portable information terminal 7 according to only confirm laundry facilities 1 in fact the occasion of entry into service will use the mode of integration addition to constitute, so the member can only adopt the occasion of laundry facilities 1 will use the integration addition actually.So the member that can prevent from not use laundry facilities 1 just can will use the devious conduct of integration addition only by the operation of portable information terminal 7.
In addition, resemble at Fig. 2 and as described in, adopting IC-card 6 to use the occasion of laundry facilities 1, can be stored in the identifying information (ID sign indicating number) of IC-card 6 by basis, specify member's mode, to be stored in the use integration addition of the member in the server 4, so needn't operate portable information terminal 7, this is easily.
Fig. 4 is used to illustrate the mode of operating by to portable information terminal 7, the flow chart of the motion flow of the server 4 of the occasion of acquisition use integration.
With reference to Fig. 4, server 4 is by time movement, and whether the supervision date changes (step S1), monitors whether to receive the signal (number of member's code and employed laundry facilities 1) (step S3) that acquisition uses integration to use from portable information terminal 7.In addition, in the occasion (, being "Yes") of judging that the date changes, then remove the access times (step S2) that are stored in each member in the access times storage part 42 at step S1.
In the occasion (at step S3, being "Yes") of the signal that uses integration to use from portable information terminal 7 reception acquisitions, server 4 carries out member's appointment (whether being member's authentication) (step S3) according to the member's code that is comprised in this signal.Then, in the member's who specifies access server 4 occasion (, being "Yes"), promptly at step S4, access server 4 be member's occasion, server 4 judges whether the access times that are stored in the access times storage part 42 surpass the set point number (step S5) of regulation.
Surpass the occasion of set point number (at step S5 in access times, be "Yes"), server 4 sends signal by the portable information terminal 7 to this member, carry out mistake circular (step S19), do not use the add operation of integration to handle, finish the Signal Processing that receives from portable information terminal 7.Usually, during 1 day, the number of times that uses laundry facilities 1 is for 1 time or repeatedly 1 people's member, be 1 day during from 1 member such occasion of access server 4 repeatedly, the possibility that devious conduct takes place is higher.In the present embodiment, the occasion that surpasses set point number in the access times of the server 4 of specified time limit of certain member (1 day during), owing to carry out the mistake circular, and use the add operation of integration to handle invalid (not carrying out this processing), so prevent this devious conduct effectively.
In the occasion of access times below set point number (at step S5, be "No") server 4 to be stored in access times in the access times storage part 42 add 1 computing after (step S6), number according to the laundry facilities 1 that has received, to sending signal with the corresponding laundry facilities 1 of this number, thus, carry out the affirmation (authentication) (step S7) whether the running of this laundry facilities 1 begins.The occasion that does not begin in the running of this laundry facilities 1 is (at step S7, be "No"), server 4 sends to portable information terminal 7 with the signal of this situation, thus, supervise the beginning (step S16) of the running of laundry facilities 1, through (, being "Yes") after the stipulated time, carry out the affirmation (authentication) (step S7) whether the running of this laundry facilities 1 begins once more at step S17.
In the occasion (at step S7, being "Yes") that the running of judging laundry facilities 1 begins, server 4 is confirmed the running time started (step S8) of this laundry facilities 1 according to the signal of expression from the running time started of the laundry facilities 1 of this laundry facilities 1 reception.In addition, passing through the occasion of predetermined reception binding hours (at step S9 from the running time started, be "Yes"), server 4 sends signal by the portable information terminal 7 to this member, carry out mistake circular (step S19), do not use the add operation of integration to handle, finish the Signal Processing that receives from portable information terminal 7.
Do not passing through the occasion (at step S9, being "No") that receives binding hours from the running time started, server 4 judges whether to use the add operation of integration to handle (step S10) by other member.Then, if not carrying out other member's the add operation of use integration handles (at step S10, be "No"), the server integration of the member's (with the corresponding member of member's code who has received) in server 4 reception carrying out being stored in the integration managing portion 41 then is with the processing (step S18) of the corresponding use integration of the data addition of the use amount of money that has received.
On the other hand, occasion (the step S10 carried out is handled in member's the add operation of use integration at other, be "Yes"), the member of server 4 in receiving portable information terminal 7 sends the signal (signal is selected in cancellation) (step S11) of the selection that the add operation of the use integration of supervising the member who whether cancels other handles.Selecting the operation of the portable information terminal 7 of signal by having received cancellation, confirm that occasion that other member's the add operation of use integration of cancellation handles is (at step S12, be "No"), the add operation of the use integration of the member during server 4 does not receive is handled, end process.
Selecting the operation of the portable information terminal 7 of signal by having received cancellation, determine that occasion that other member's the add operation of use integration of cancellation handles is (at step S12, be "Yes"), server 4 carries out the processing of deduction and the corresponding use integration of data of the use amount of money that has received in the server integration of these other the member from be stored in Integral Processing portion 41, thus, (step S13) handled in the add operation of the member's of other that cancellation has been carried out use integration, carry out with the server integration of the member in receiving with and the corresponding use integration of the data addition (step S14) of the use amount of money that received.Then, server 4 sends to other member's the portable information terminal 7 of having cancelled that the add operation of using integration handles with signal, has cancelled the notice (step S15) of the situation that the add operation of using integration handles.
In the present embodiment, since only from running time started of laundry facilities 1 with certain hour in (receiving in the binding hours) will use the integration addition from member's portable information terminal 7 to the occasion of the visit of server 4, so prevent after, another member uses the occasion of this laundry facilities 1, and member formerly will be at the use integration of this use and the devious conduct of the use integration addition of oneself.
Usually, from portable information terminal 7 access servers 4, using the occasion of laundry facilities 1 the member, is 1 time from portable information terminal 7 to the access times of server 4.So, in the running certain hour of beginning laundry facilities 1, be repeatedly occasion to the visit of server 4 from portable information terminal 7, the visit of carrying out formerly is that the possibility of devious conduct is higher.
In the present embodiment, be to receive in the binding hours, have from the occasion of the visit of 7 pairs of servers 4 of portable information terminal of a plurality of members, can by after member's the operation of portable information terminal 7 of visit, the cancellation formerly add operation of the member's of visit use integration is handled.So, after beginning the running of laundry facilities 1 from certain member, to for the use integration at this use is carried out add operation, during portable information terminal 7 access servers 4, the member that can prevent other conducts interviews to server 4, and this is used the devious conduct of integration and the use integration addition of oneself.
But, occasion in such scheme, begin the running of laundry facilities 1 certain member after, for the use integration at this use is carried out add operation, during from portable information terminal 7 access servers 4, afterwards in receiving binding hours, other member accesses server 4, the devious conduct that the cancellation add operation of member's's (in fact using the member of laundry facilities 1) of visit use integration is formerly handled is possible.
So, in the present embodiment, according to portable information terminal 7 to the member (member of access server 4 formerly) who has cancelled the add operation processing of using integration, the mode that sends the signal of this situation constitutes, like this, can confirm devious conduct as described above by portable information terminal 7, thus, can prevent devious conduct effectively.In this occasion, also surveillance camera can be set in the laundromat, confirm the true and false of devious conduct.
Fig. 5 is the mode of expression by portable information terminal 7 is operated, the figure of the instantiation of the displaying contents of the display part 71 of the portable information terminal 7 of the occasion of acquisition use integration.
The member operates portable information terminal 7 when obtaining to use integration, access server 4, and thus, in the display part 71 of this portable information terminal 7, the homepage (my homepage) that shows this member's special use is (with reference to Fig. 5 (a).In this homepage, show that this member carries out the tabulation 100 of the laundromat of member subscription (" your use shop "), and selected key 101 (" the registration cancellation in your use shop ") when being presented at member subscription at each laundromat, registration cancellation, selected key 102 (" change of membership information ") etc. when changing membership information.
If the member operates portable information terminal 7, from the tabulation 100 of " your use point ", select arbitrarily laundromat (such as, 00 shops of doing washing), then the page of this laundromat special use is shown in (with reference to Fig. 5 (b)) in the display part 71.In this page, the current server integration 103 (" current integration ") that shows this member, selected key 104 (" cumulative integral ") when obtaining to use integration, selected key 105 (" using the operational situation of equipment ") when confirming the operational situation of the laundry facilities 1 that adopted this moment, the preferential tabulation 106 (" integration use ") that the member can receive corresponding to using integration, carry out member subscription, obtain IC-card 6 selected keys 107 (" registration of IC-card ") etc.
The member portable information terminal 7 is operated, selected the occasion of the key 104 of " cumulative integral ", obtain to use the page of the necessary setting usefulness of integration to be shown in (with reference to Fig. 5 (c)) in the display part 71.In this page, show the number be used to set employed laundry facilities 1 key 108 (" equipment number "), whether will be used to circulate a notice of the key 109 (" end mail ") that mail that the running of the laundry facilities 1 that adopted finishes sends to member's portable information terminal 7.After portable information terminal 7 being operated, set,, then in display part 71, show the page (with reference to Fig. 5 (d)) of confirming that this setting content is used if selection is shown in " next step " key 110 in this page.
If the member is after confirming setting content, portable information terminal 7 is operated, selection is shown in the key 111 of " determining " in this page, then will adopt the intelligence aids of portable information terminal 1 to give server 4, the content 112 (" running content ") that in display part 71, shows the running of the laundry facilities of having set 1, at this use of laundry facilities 1 and the use integration 113 (" this integration ") that provides, and current server integration 114 (" current integration ").
In the present embodiment, resemble at Fig. 1 and as described in, by IC-card issuing machine 2 is operated, not only can receive preferential based on the server integration, even and under the situation of the operation by portable information terminal 7, still can receive preferential.Can the operation by portable information terminal 7 receive preferential in, comprise the free running of laundry facilities 1, the service of the download of the content that can use at member's portable information terminal 7 etc.
Fig. 6 receives the block diagram of the flow process of preferential occasion for being used for explanation by portable information terminal 7 is operated.
With reference to Fig. 6, the member at first operates portable information terminal 7, passes through communication network 5 access servers 4 from portable information terminal 7, use member's code and use point, thus, import the kind of employed service, like this, will use the intelligence aids of service to give server 4 (D1).Situation by adopting service is to the circular of server 4, and the data of member's code and the kind of the service of being adopted from portable information terminal 7, by communication network 5, are sent to server 4 (D2).
Received server 4 from the signal of portable information terminal 7 after specifying the member (D3) according to member's code, kind according to employed service, deduction and the corresponding use integration of this kind thus, upgrade (D4) to the server integration from the server integration.
Then, with the data of the server integration that upgraded, send to this member's portable information terminal 7 (D5) by communication network 5 from server 4 with the data of the service of being adopted.The member can receive these signals by portable information terminal 7, obtains service (D6).
Fig. 7 is the mode of expression by portable information terminal 7 is operated, and receives the figure of instantiation of displaying contents of display part 71 of the portable information terminal 7 of preferential occasion.
The member is when reception is preferential, portable information terminal 7 is operated, access server 4 thus, shows my homepage in the display part 71 of portable information terminal 7, then, from the tabulation 100 in " your use shop ", select arbitrarily laundry facilities (such as, 00 shops of doing washing), thus, the page that in display part 71, shows the laundromat special use.The displaying contents of operation up till now and display part 71 is identical with the occasion of describing at Fig. 5 (a), Fig. 5 (b).
The member operates portable information terminal 7 at the page shown in Fig. 5 (b), selects the occasion of the key of " free running " from the tabulation 106 that integration uses, and shows the page (with reference to Fig. 7 (a)) that is used to input password in display part 71.At this page, by password is operated, inputed to portable information terminal 7, then, if select to be shown in the key 115 of " registration " in this page, the then page that the number of the employed laundry facilities 1 of display setting is used in display part 71 (with reference to Fig. 7 (b)).
In this page, the key 116 that the number of the employed laundry facilities 1 of display setting is used (" equipment number ").The member selects to be shown in the key 117 of " next step " in this page after portable information terminal 7 being operated, set, at this moment, and the page (with reference to Fig. 7 (c)) that the content of the free running of display setting is used in display part 71.In this page, the key 118 that use the duration of runs of the dry operating of display setting laundry facilities 1 (drying machine) is used to set the key 119 (" end mail ") that the mail that whether will finish usefulness with the running of the laundry facilities of circulating a notice of to be adopted 1 sends to member's portable information terminal 7 usefulness.
Portable information terminal 7 is being operated, set, then,, then in display part 71, showing the page (with reference to Fig. 7 (d)) that is used to confirm this setting content if select to be shown in the key 120 of " next step " in this page.If the member is after confirming setting content, portable information terminal 7 is operated, selection is shown in the key 121 of " running beginning " in the page, then will adopt the intelligence aids of service to give server 4, the content 122 (" running content ") that in display part 71, shows the running of the laundry facilities of having set 1, by receiving the preferential use integration 123 that uses (" your use integration "), with current (use integration subtraction after) server integration 124 (" current integration ").
Fig. 8 is the block diagram that the integral body of the of the present invention the 2nd laundry system is formed.
With reference to Fig. 8, in this laundry system, comprise many laundry facilities 1A (washing machine, drying machine) that are arranged in the laundromat of medium place, street business; Be arranged at the distribution electronic money issuing machine 2A that spendable electronic money is used when using laundry facilities 1A in the laundromat; Be provided with at each laundromat with the mode that can communicate by letter be arranged at the laundromat in many recording controller 3A that laundry facilities 1A is connected with electronic money issuing machine 2A.In addition, in laundry system, the server 4A of the management usefulness that is provided with according to the recording controller 3A that can pass through communication network (such as, wireless communication networks) and laundromat is set.In addition, the laundromat that is provided with in the mode that can communicate by letter with server 4A is according to a plurality of settings.
In server 4A, be provided for managing the 41A of electronic money management department of each member's electronic money.In the 41A of this electronic money management department, store the Customer Information of member's code, member's name, electronic money etc. at each member.
Adopt the personnel of laundry system that electronic money issuing machine 2A is operated, carry out member subscription in advance, thus, can obtain member's code.In the occasion of buying electronic money, the member at first operates electronic money issuing machine 2A, and input member code carries out member authentication operation (E1) thus.Wherein, the member authentication operation is not limited to the input operation of member's code, such as, also can be show among the display part 71A of the portable information terminal 7A that has the member identifying information (such as, 2 dimension bar codes (so-called QR code), this identifying information is read operation in electronic money issuing machine 2A, also can be member's code of storing in the IC chip that to be had at the IC chip of the IC-card (not shown) of supplying with the member in advance, portable information terminal 7 that the member has and read in the operation of electronic money issuing machine 2A.
If carry out the member authentication operation, member's code of then having imported sends to server 4A (E2) by recording controller 3A and communication network 5A.Server 4A specifies the member according to member's code of having received, and member's the data of Customer Information that are stored in the 41A of electronic money management department by communication network 5A and recording controller 3A, are returned to electronic money issuing machine 2A (E3).Then, if the member will put among the electronic money issuing machine 2A (E4) with the corresponding currency of the amount of money of the electronic money of plan buying, will represent that then the data of the amount of money of the currency that dropped into send to server 4A (E5).
The server 4A that has received the data of the amount of money of representing the currency among the input electronic money issuing machine 2A carries out add operation according to this amount of money to the electronic money that is stored in the member among the 41A of electronic money management department, thus, upgrade electronic money (E6), the data of the amount of money of the electronic money after expression is upgraded send to electronic money issuing machine 2A (E7).In the display part 21A of the electronic money issuing machine 2A that has received these data, show the amount of money, the amount of money of the electronic money after the member can confirm to upgrade based on the electronic money after the renewal of these data.
In the present embodiment, the member can by to the own portable information terminal 7A that is had (such as, portable telephone) operate, adopt the electronic money among the 41A of electronic money management department that is stored in server 4A, use laundry facilities 1A.
Fig. 9 is the block diagram that flows that is used to illustrate when adopting laundry facilities 1A.
With reference to Fig. 9, when adopting laundry facilities 1A, the member at first operates portable information terminal 7A, pass through communication network 5A access server 4A from this portable information terminal 7A, the number of input member code and the laundry facilities 1A that is adopted, thus, will adopt the intelligence aids of this laundry facilities 1A to give server (F1).Situation by adopting this laundry facilities 1A is to the circular of server 4A, and the number of member's code and the laundry facilities 1A that is adopted is sent to server 4A (F2) from portable information terminal 7A by communication network 5A.
Received server 4A from the signal of portable information terminal 7A after specifying the member according to member's code (F3), the signal that will make running with the corresponding laundry facilities 1A of this number begin usefulness according to the number of laundry facilities 1A sends to this laundry facilities 1A (F4) by communication network 5A and recording controller 3A.In the occasion of the laundry facilities 1A entry into service normally that has received this signal, the signal of the situation of entry into service is returned to server 4A (F5) from laundry facilities 1A.
Confirm that server 4A that the running of (authentication) laundry facilities 1A begins carries out the processing (F6) of deduction and the corresponding amount of money of running content of the laundry facilities 1A that sets by the operation of portable information terminal 7A in the electronic money of this member from be stored in the 41A of electronic money management department, the data of the amount of money of (after the renewal) electronic money after expression is deducted return to this member's portable information terminal 7A (F7).In the display part 71A of the member's who has received signal portable information terminal 7A, the amount of money of the electronic money behind the display update, the member can watch this demonstration to confirm the amount of money of electronic money.So, the member will adopt the residue of the electronic money behind the laundry facilities 1A to be shown among the display part 71A of portable information terminal 7A, confirm, in the less occasion of the residue of electronic money, owing to can carry out in electronic money issuing machine 2A dropping into the operation of currency etc., electric currency information is carried out add operation, so convenience is good.
The figure of the instantiation of the displaying contents of the display part 71A of the portable information terminal 7A when Figure 10 uses laundry facilities 1A for expression.
The member is when using laundry facilities 1A, and 7A operates to portable information terminal, and access server 4A thus, shows the homepage (my homepage) (with reference to Figure 10 (a)) of this member's special use in the display part 71A of portable information terminal 7A.In this homepage, show that this member carries out the tabulation 125 of the laundromat of member subscription (" your use shop "), and selected key 126 (" the registration deletion in your use shop ") when being presented at the member subscription of carrying out each laundromat, registration deletion, selected key 127 (" selection of membership information ") etc. when changing membership information.
If the member operates portable information terminal 7A, from the tabulation 125 in " your use shop ", select arbitrarily laundromat (such as, 00 shops of doing washing), then in display part 71A, show the page (with reference to Figure 10 (b)) of this laundromat special use.In this page, the electric currency information 128 of the use integration (possessing integration) that shows the amount of money (possessing the amount of money) of the current electronic money comprise this member and provide, selected key 129 (" use equipment ") when using this laundry facilities 1A, selected key 130 (" the operational situation change of your use equipment ") when carrying out the affirmation change of operational situation of the laundry facilities 1A that adopted this moment at the use of laundry facilities 1A, the preferential tabulation 131 (" integration use ") that the member can receive corresponding to using integration etc.
The member portable information terminal 7A is operated, select the occasion of the key 129 of " use equipment ", in display part 71A, show to be used to set the laundry facilities 1A that adopted and the page (with reference to Figure 10 (c)) of its running content.In this page, show this member current electric currency information 132, be used to set employed laundry facilities 1A number key 133 (" equipment number ") key 133, be used for setting with employed laundry facilities 1A (such as, drying machine) the duration of runs the corresponding amount of money key 134 (" the running amount of money "), be used to set the key 135 (" end mail ") that mail that the running that whether will be used to circulate a notice of the laundry facilities 1A that adopted finishes sends to member's portable information terminal 7A.
If portable information terminal 7A operated sets, inputs password, select to be shown in " next step " key 136 in the page, then in display part 71A, show the page (with reference to Figure 10 (d)) that is used to confirm setting content.
The member is after confirming setting content, 7A operates to portable information terminal, if select to be shown in the key 137 of " running beginning " in the page, then adopt the situation of portable information terminal 1A to server 4A circular, comprise possessing the amount of money and the use integration at laundry facilities 1A is carried out the electric currency information of possessing integration 138 after the add operation behind the corresponding amount of money of running content of the laundry facilities 1A that will deduct and set, be shown in (with reference to Figure 10 (e)) among the display part 71A with the running content 139 (" content of use ") of the laundry facilities 1A that has set.
The figure of the displaying contents instantiation of the display part 71A of the portable information terminal 7A when Figure 11 changes the running content of laundry facilities 1A for expression.
When the member is to change the running content of laundry facilities 1A, 7A operates to portable information terminal, access server 4A, thus, in the display part 71A of portable information terminal 7A, show my homepage after, from the tabulation 125 in " your use shop ", the laundromat that selection is adopted (such as, 00 shops of doing washing), thus, in display part 71A, show the page of this laundromat special use.The displaying contents of operation up till now and display part 71A is identical with the occasion of describing at Figure 10 (a), Figure 10 (b).
The member is at the page at Figure 10 (a), 7A operates to portable information terminal, select the occasion of the key 130 of " the operational situation change of your use equipment ", the operational situation of the laundry facilities 1A in using is shown in (with reference to Figure 11 (a)) among the display part 71A.In this page, show this member's current electric currency information 140, the laundry facilities 1A that set running content 141 (" content of your use equipment "), with the current operational situation 142 (" operational situation of your use equipment ") of this laundry facilities 1A.
If the member is after confirming setting content, the operational situation of the laundry facilities 1A that adopted, 7A operates to portable information terminal, selection is shown in the key 143 of " change content " in this page, then shows the page (with reference to Figure 11 (b)) that is used to change the running content in display part 71.In this page, the current electric currency information 144 that shows this member, be used to change the key 145 (" equipment number ") of the number of the laundry facilities 1A that is adopted, be used for changing with employed laundry facilities 1A (such as, drying machine) the duration of runs the corresponding amount of money key 146 (" the running amount of money "), the key 147 (" the prolongation duration of runs ") that is used to prolong the duration of runs of the laundry facilities 1A that adopted (such as, drying machine), be used to change the key 148 (" end mail ") that mail that the running that whether will circulate a notice of the laundry facilities 1A that adopted finishes usefulness sends to member's portable information terminal 7A.
If portable information terminal 7A is being operated, input password when changing the running content, selection is shown in " next step " key 149 in this page, then will confirm that according to the mode identical with Figure 10 (d) page that running content is after changing used is shown among the display part 71A.Member verification running content is after changing operated portable information terminal 7A then, selects to be shown in the key 137 of " running beginning " in the page, thus, can be running content after changing with the running content alteration of the laundry facilities 1A in using.
Like this, in the present embodiment, owing to can pass through the running content of the operation change laundry facilities 1A of portable information terminal 7A, so ease of use is good.
The member is at the page shown in Figure 11 (b), the key 145 of selection " equipment number " changes the occasion of the number of employed laundry facilities 1A, from the laundry facilities 1A of server 4A to using, transmission is used to stop the signal of the running of laundry facilities 1A, and sends the signal of the running that is used to begin laundry facilities 1A to after changing laundry facilities 1A.So, the member will represent that the signal of the laundry facilities 1A different with actual employed laundry facilities 1A sends to server 4A from portable information terminal 7A, occasion in the running that begins the laundry facilities 1A different with actual employed laundry facilities 1A, can stop the running of this laundry facilities 1A, and begin the running of actual employed laundry facilities 1A, be easily like this.
In the present embodiment, when using laundry facilities 1A, from portable information terminal 7A access server 4A, specify the member according to the identifying information (member's code) that sends this moment, thus, can begin the running of laundry facilities 1A, like this, if carry out dropping in advance operations such as currency in electronic money issuing machine 2A, store electrons monetary information in server 4A then needn't carry cash, store the medium (IC-card etc.) that valency is worth.So, can use laundry facilities 1A easily.
In addition, the operations such as input of the currency that the member can be by relative electronic money issuing machine 2A are carried out add operation to the electric currency information that is stored among the server 4A, adopt this electronic money to use laundry facilities 1A.Thus, can the usage charges of laundry facilities 1A not paid under the situation of bank account or credit card payment, adopting electronic money, using laundry facilities 1A.So, following laundry system can be provided, wherein, need not operations such as payment to the dialling in of bank account, service charge, be fit to the payment of the usage charges of laundry facilities 1A more.
In addition, because the reader of the medium that the valency that stores that needn't require to be used for reading storage IC-card etc. is worth, the Management Unit that is used to insert coin are assembled in laundry facilities 1A, so can reduce the manufacturing cost of laundry facilities 1A.
The invention is not restricted to the content of above embodiment, can in the scope of technical scheme record, carry out various changes.
IC-card issuing machine 2, electronic money issuing machine 2A are not limited in the laundromat, and the place (such as, convenience store etc.) that also can be arranged at other is located.
Communication network 5,5A between recording controller 3,3A and server 4, the 4A are not limited to wireless communication networks, also can be limited communication network.In this occasion, also portable information terminal 7,7A can be connected with laundry facilities 1,1A, communicating by letter between portable information terminal 7,7A and server 4, the 4A undertaken by recording controller 3,3A and communication network 5,5A (limited communication network).
Portable information terminal 7,7A are not limited to portable telephone, such as, also can be other the portable information terminal of PHS, PDA etc.