CN107025723B - Sub-machine of vending machine and vending machine system - Google Patents

Sub-machine of vending machine and vending machine system Download PDF

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CN107025723B
CN107025723B CN201710061272.6A CN201710061272A CN107025723B CN 107025723 B CN107025723 B CN 107025723B CN 201710061272 A CN201710061272 A CN 201710061272A CN 107025723 B CN107025723 B CN 107025723B
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The invention provides a vending machine and a vending machine system, which can continue vending of a subsidiary machine of the vending machine even if vending of a main machine of the vending machine stops or communication with the main machine of the vending machine cannot be carried out. The sub-vending machine (20) is a sub-vending machine in a sub-vending machine system connecting a main vending machine (10) and a plurality of sub-vending machines, and comprises more than one sub-vending machine (20, 30) with a coin processing mechanism, the sub-vending machine (20) with the coin processing mechanism (21) is provided with a main vending machine control part (C2), and the main vending machine control part (C2) enables the coin processing mechanism (21) of the sub-vending machine to work under the condition that the main vending machine (10) is stopped or the communication with the main vending machine (10) can not be carried out, so as to carry out the vending processing and the coin management processing of the sub-vending machine (20) of the sub-vending machine.

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Sub-machine of vending machine and vending machine system
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a sub-vending machine of a vending machine system and the vending machine system, wherein in the vending machine system of a plurality of sub-vending machines which are connected with a main vending machine and more than one sub-vending machine of the vending machine with a coin processing mechanism, even if the vending of the main vending machine is stopped or the communication with the main vending machine is not possible, the sub-vending machine can continue to vend.
Background
Conventionally, as a control method of a plurality of vending machines arranged side by side, there is a method in which a host PC is provided and control of each of the vending machines arranged side by side is collectively controlled by one host PC. In this case, when the host PC is out of order, the vending of all the vending machines arranged side by side is stopped.
In addition, in this control method of the vending machine, it is necessary to connect the host PC and the individual vending machines using a dedicated line, and if the host PC is disconnected, the individual vending machines cannot vend the products individually without performing some setting or connection change.
Patent document 1 describes a control method of an automatic vending machine in which setting data that can be used for a slave unit is stored in advance in setting data that has been set in a master unit, and when an operator connects the slave unit, the setting data of the slave unit is automatically set based on the setting data of the master unit.
Patent document 2 describes a control device for an automatic vending machine, in which when the automatic vending machine is connected, the functions of the master unit that the slave unit does not have are restricted from operating the slave unit, and conversely, the functions of the slave unit that the master unit does not have are restricted from operating the master unit.
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Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2011-53871
Patent document 2: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2010-113635
Problems to be solved by the invention
The slave machines described in patent documents 1 and 2 are assumed to have no money handling function or the like. Therefore, when the vending of the master unit is stopped or fails, the slave unit cannot vend the commodities alone.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a slave vending machine of a vending machine system and a vending machine system, in which a master vending machine and a plurality of slave vending machines are connected, the plurality of slave vending machines include one or more slave vending machines having a coin handling mechanism, and even when vending by the master vending machine is stopped or communication with the master vending machine is not possible, vending by the slave vending machines can be continued.
Means for solving the problems
In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a slave vending machine of a vending machine system in which a master vending machine and a plurality of slave vending machines are connected, the plurality of slave vending machines including one or more slave vending machines each having a coin handling mechanism, the slave vending machine comprising: the sub-vending machine with the coin processing mechanism is provided with a control part, and the control part enables the coin processing mechanism of the sub-vending machine to work to perform the vending processing and the coin management processing of the sub-vending machine under the condition that the vending of the main vending machine is stopped or the communication with the main vending machine cannot be performed.
In the vending machine slave unit according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, the control unit may operate only the money handling mechanism of the main unit as the main unit, and perform the vending process of the vending machine slave unit of the main unit, the instruction of the vending process with respect to the other vending machine slave units, and the money management process of the vending process with respect to the main unit and the other vending machine slave units, when the vending of the main unit of the vending machine is stopped or the communication with the main unit of the vending machine is not possible and the other vending machine slave units are connected.
In the above-described invention, the slave vending machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the master vending machine and the one or more slave vending machines belong to one group.
In addition, the present invention provides a vending machine system in which a vending machine master and a plurality of vending machine slaves are connected, the plurality of vending machine slaves including one or more vending machine slaves having a coin handling mechanism, the vending machine system characterized in that: the female machine of automatic vending machine makes the coin processing mechanism of the automatic vending machine submachine that has coin processing mechanism stops, goes on the female machine of automatic vending machine handle, right the female machine of automatic vending machine with the instruction of the processing of selling goods of the automatic vending machine submachine more than one and right the female machine of automatic vending machine with the coin management of the processing of selling goods of the automatic vending machine submachine more than one is handled, the automatic vending machine submachine that has coin processing mechanism the female machine of automatic vending machine suspend or with under the condition that the communication of the female machine of automatic vending machine can not go on, make the work of the coin processing mechanism of local, carry out the processing of selling goods and the coin management of the automatic vending machine submachine of local and handle.
In the vending machine system according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, one of the sub-machines of the vending machine having the money handling mechanism is configured to operate the money handling mechanism of the one machine as the parent machine, and to perform the vending process of the sub-machine of the one machine, the instruction of the vending process with respect to the sub-machine of the other vending machine, and the money management process of the vending process with respect to the one machine and the sub-machine of the other vending machine, when the vending of the parent machine of the vending machine is suspended or the communication with the parent machine of the vending machine is not possible, and the sub-machine of the vending machine is connected to the other sub-machine of the vending machine.
Further, the present invention provides an automatic vending machine system in which an automatic vending machine parent machine and a plurality of automatic vending machine child machines are connected, the plurality of automatic vending machine child machines include one or more automatic vending machine child machines having a coin handling mechanism, and the automatic vending machine system is characterized in that in the above-described invention, the automatic vending machine parent machine performs vending processing of the automatic vending machine parent machine, an instruction for the vending processing of the automatic vending machine parent machine and the one or more automatic vending machine child machines, and coin management processing of the automatic vending machine parent machine and the automatic vending machine child machines having the coin handling mechanism, and one of the automatic vending machine child machines having the coin handling mechanism performs, in a case where vending of the automatic vending machine parent machine being suspended or communication with the automatic vending machine parent machine being disabled and the other automatic vending machine child machines being connected, the main unit performs a vending process of the sub-unit of the vending machine, a vending instruction to the other sub-units of the vending machine, and a money management process of each money handling mechanism of the main unit and the other sub-units of the vending machine having the money handling mechanism.
In the vending machine system according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, one of the vending machine parent machine functioning as a parent machine and the vending machine child machine having the money handling mechanism functioning as a parent machine broadcasts the money management processing result of each money handling mechanism to the other vending machine child machines having the money handling mechanism.
In the vending machine system according to the present invention, the vending machine master and the one or more vending machine slaves belong to one group.
Effects of the invention
According to the present invention, since the sub-machine of the vending machine having the coin handling mechanism operates the coin handling mechanism of the sub-machine of the vending machine to perform the vending process and the coin management process of the sub-machine of the vending machine when the vending of the main machine of the vending machine is stopped or the communication with the main machine of the vending machine is disabled, the vending of the sub-machine of the vending machine can be continued even when the vending of the main machine of the vending machine is stopped or the communication with the main machine of the vending machine is disabled.
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Fig. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of a vending machine system according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a connection relationship between a vending machine master and a vending machine slave constituting the vending machine system shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slave unit of the vending machine.
Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation program of the slave vending machine.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the slave unit according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing operation program of the slave unit according to embodiment 2.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing operation program of the slave unit according to embodiment 3.
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10 vending machine main machine
11. 21, 31 coin processing mechanism
12. 22, 32 parent-set side communication part
13 operating panel
14 mechanism of selling goods
15 cooling/heating mechanism
16 remote controller
17 storage unit
20. 30 automatic vending machine submachine
23. 33 slave unit side communication unit
101 liquid crystal display unit
102. 202 paper money insertion port
103. 203 coin return rod
104. 204 coin insertion slot
105. 205 IC tag guide
106. 206 coin refund mouth
107. 207 goods outlet
200 sample of a commercial product
201 commodity selection operation part
200 sample of a commercial product
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C21 sub-machine mode processing unit
C22 individual mode processing unit
C23 master mode processing unit
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The following describes a mode for carrying out the present invention with reference to the drawings.
(embodiment mode 1)
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Fig. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of a vending machine system according to embodiment 1 of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a connection relationship between the vending machine master 10 and the vending machine slaves 20 and 30 constituting the vending machine system shown in fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slave vending machine 20.
As shown in fig. 1, the vending machine master 10 is arranged side by side with the vending machine slaves 20 and 30. A touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 101 for displaying an image of a product, a product selection button, and the like is provided on the upper portion of the front panel of the vending machine main body 10. Further, a bill insertion slot 102, a coin return lever 103, a coin insertion slot 104, an IC tag guide 105, a coin return slot 106, and a commodity take-out slot 107 are provided in the lower portion of the front panel.
The vending machines slave machines 20 and 30 are vending machines having the same configuration, and a front panel is provided with a product sample 200, a product selection operation unit 201, a bill insertion slot 202, a coin return lever 203, a coin insertion slot 204, an IC tag guide 205, a coin return slot 206, and a product take-out slot 207, respectively.
As shown in fig. 2, in a parent machine (hereinafter, referred to as a parent machine) 10 of the vending machine, a money handling mechanism 11 is connected to a parent machine side communication unit 12 of a self-vending machine main control unit C1, and child machines (hereinafter, referred to as child machines) 20 and 30 of the vending machine are connected to the parent machine side communication unit 12 through connectors. The money handling mechanism 11 includes a card processor, a paper money processor, and a coin processor. The IC tag guide 105 shown in fig. 1 is a part of a card processor, the bill insertion slot 102 is a part of a bill processor, and the coin return lever 103, the coin insertion slot 104, and the coin return slot 106 are a part of a coin processor.
The slave unit 20 is connected to the vending machine main control unit C2 through the master-side communication unit 22 to the coin handling mechanism 21, and is connected to the master unit 10 and the slave unit 30 through the slave-side communication unit 23 and the connector. The slave unit 30 is connected to the coin handling mechanism 31 via the master-side communication unit 32 in the vendor master control unit C3, and is connected to the master unit 10 and the slave unit 20 via the slave-side communication unit 33 and the connector. In addition, other slave units may be connected in a branched manner.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the slave unit 20. As shown in fig. 3, the slave unit 20 is connected to the vendor master control unit C2: an operation panel 13 functioning as a commodity selection operation unit 201, a vending mechanism 14, a cooling/heating mechanism 15, a slave unit side communication unit 23 connecting the master unit 10 and the slave unit 30, a master unit side communication unit 22 connecting the money handling mechanism 21, a remote controller 16, and a storage unit 17.
The vending mechanism 14 delivers the commodity, in which the money processing for commodity purchase has been completed, to the commodity outlet 207. The cooling/heating mechanism 15 cools the inside of the commodity storage container with the cooling setting, and heats the inside of the commodity storage container with the heating setting. The remote controller 16 is used for various setting operations and confirmation operations of various sales data, and therefore includes a liquid crystal display for displaying various setting data and confirmation data in addition to operation keys such as an input key and an end key. The setting data set and inputted from the remote controller 16 is transmitted to the vendor main control unit C2. The remote controller 16 receives the confirmation data transmitted from the vendor main control unit C2. The storage unit 17 holds various setting data and the like.
The main control unit C2 of the vendor includes a slave mode processing unit C21 and an individual mode processing unit C22. In the vending machine system according to embodiment 1, when the parent machine 10 performs a vending operation, only the money handling mechanism 11 is operated, and the money handling mechanisms 21 and 31 of the slave machines 20 and 30 are not operated. When the vending is stopped or communication is disabled in the master unit 10, the slave units 20 and 30 perform vending processing individually. That is, the slave unit mode processing unit C21 performs the vending process as the slave unit when the master unit 10 performs the vending process. In addition, the individual mode processing unit C22 operates the money handling mechanism 21 as an individual vending machine to perform the vending process when the parent machine 10 does not perform the vending process.
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Here, the processing operation of the sub-machine 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in fig. 4. First, when the vendor main control unit C2 is connected to the master unit 10, the slave unit side communication unit 23 performs a communication connection process (step S101). In this communication connection processing, communication establishment processing including address setting is performed between the master and the base unit to be connected. Thereafter, the vending machine main control unit C2 determines whether or not the vending of the parent machine 10 is stopped or communication with the parent machine 10 is disabled (step S102).
When the vending of the master unit 10 is not stopped or the communication with the master unit 10 is not possible (no at step S102), the slave vending information of the slave unit 20 is notified to the master unit 10 (step S103). The vending machine information includes not only commodity vending information such as a commodity, a commodity price, a number of columns, and a sold-out state, but also vending machine configuration information such as the presence or absence of a money handling mechanism. In embodiment 1, since only the money handling mechanism 11 of the main unit 10 is operated in the vending machine system, a money handling mechanism stop instruction is transmitted from the main unit 10. Therefore, the vending machine main control unit C2 determines whether or not there is an instruction to stop the money handling mechanism (step S104). When the stop instruction of the money handling mechanism is given (yes in step S104), the money handling mechanism is stopped (step S105), and the process proceeds to step S106. On the other hand, if there is no instruction to stop the money handling mechanism (no at step S104), the process proceeds directly to step S106.
In step S106, the slave unit mode processing unit C21 performs slave unit mode processing for the master-slave connection. That is, the slave unit 20 performs the vending process as a slave unit of the master unit 10. The sub machine mode processing unit C21 is the same as the normal vending process except that the money handling mechanism 21 is not used. In the vending process, the product is conveyed after receiving a vending instruction from the parent machine 10.
Thereafter, the vending machine main control unit C2 determines whether or not the vend stop of the parent machine 10 or the communication with the parent machine 10 is disabled (step S107). If the vending of the master unit 10 is not stopped or communication with the master unit 10 is not possible (no at step S107), the process proceeds to step S106, and the slave unit mode process is continued.
On the other hand, when the vending of the parent machine 10 is stopped or the communication with the parent machine 10 is disabled (yes in step S107; yes in step S102), it is determined whether or not the slave machine 20 has the money handling mechanism (step S108). When the slave machine 20 does not have the money handling mechanism (no at step S108), the individual selling process cannot be performed, and therefore the process proceeds to step S101, and the above-described process is repeated.
When there is a coin handling mechanism (yes in step S108), the coin handling mechanism to be connected is operated (step S109), and the individual mode processing by the individual mode processing unit C22 is performed (step S110).
Thereafter, the vending machine main control unit C2 determines whether or not the vending of the parent machine 10 is stopped or communication with the parent machine 10 is disabled (step S111). When the vending of the main unit 10 is stopped or the communication with the main unit 10 is not possible (yes in step S111), the process proceeds to step S110, and the individual mode process is continued. On the other hand, if the vending stop of the master unit 10 does not occur or communication with the master unit 10 is not possible (no at step S111), the process proceeds to step S103, and the slave unit mode process is performed.
In embodiment 1, even when the vending of the parent machine 10 is stopped or communication with the parent machine 10 is disabled, the slave machines 20 and 30 having the money handling mechanism operate the money handling mechanism to perform the individual mode processing, and therefore, the commodity vending processing of the slave machines 20 and 30 can be continued.
(embodiment mode 2)
Next, embodiment 2 will be explained. In embodiment 2, when the vending of the master unit 10 is stopped or communication with the master unit 10 is disabled, the slave unit 20 operates as the master unit. The slave unit 20 or 30 having the money handling mechanism is the master unit, and starts to operate as the master unit with the address number smaller than the initial setting. That is, the slave unit having the small address number set in the initial setting and the money handling mechanism is the master unit. As a result, the slave units satisfying the condition automatically become master units, and all the slave units continue the vending process.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the slave unit 20 according to embodiment 2. As shown in fig. 5, the slave unit 20 includes a master mode processing unit C23 in place of the individual mode processing unit C22. The parent device mode processing unit C23 operates only the money handling mechanism 21 in the vending machine system and transmits a vending instruction to the child device 30, which is another child device, in the same manner as the parent device 10. The sales instruction is a notification that the slave unit 30 notifies the slave unit 20, which is the master unit, that the product has been selected when the product has been selected by the slave unit 30. When the money for the commodity selected by the commodity selection is inserted, the slave unit 20 transmits a vending instruction to the slave unit 30. The slave unit 30 receives the sales instruction and pays out the commodity.
Here, the processing operation of the slave unit 20 according to embodiment 2 will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in fig. 6. A process different from embodiment 1 is a process in which, instead of the individual mode process of step S110, the master mode processing unit C23 performs the master mode process of the master-slave connection in step S210. The other processing in steps S201 to S209 and S211 is the same as in steps S101 to S109 and S111. However, if there is no money handling mechanism in step S208 (no in step S208), the process proceeds to step S206 instead of step S201, and the slave unit mode process is performed. This is because even if the slave machine does not have the money handling mechanism, the vending process can be performed as the slave machine because the slave machine includes the money handling mechanism that can be the master machine.
In embodiment 2, when the vending of the parent machine 10 is stopped or communication with the parent machine 10 is disabled, the vending process can be continued even in a child machine without a money handling mechanism.
(embodiment mode 3)
Next, embodiment 3 will be explained. In embodiment 3, when the vending of the parent machine 10 is stopped or communication with the parent machine 10 is disabled, all the slave machines can continue the vending process and all the money handling mechanisms can be used, as in embodiment 2.
In embodiment 3, the slave machine 20 includes the master mode processing unit C23, as in embodiment 2, but the other slave machine 30 having the money handling mechanism is a slave machine that operates the money handling mechanism 31. In this method, when payment is made by a user, the user can pay which of a plurality of money handling mechanisms provided in the vending machine system is to be deposited. However, the slave unit 20 functions as a master unit and performs money management processing including the money handling mechanism 31 of the other slave unit 30. In the money management process, after the vending process using the money processing means, the sub-machine 20 functioning as the main machine is notified of the money processing information. The money management process is similar to the main unit 10 in the case where the vending of the main unit 10 is not stopped, the communication with the main unit 10 is not possible, and the main unit 10 functions as a main unit.
Here, the processing operation of the slave unit 20 according to embodiment 3 will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in fig. 7. Processing corresponding to steps S204, S205, and S209 is omitted, unlike the processing of embodiment 2. The other steps S301 to S308 correspond to steps S201 to S203, S206 to S208, S210, and S211. Further, as described above, in the master mode processing in step S307, the money management processing is performed.
Further, the money management process may also be broadcast after the money process is performed in a vending machine having a money processing mechanism. In this case, the slave unit 20 functioning as the master unit performs the same vending process only for the slave unit not having the money handling mechanism as for the slave unit having the money handling mechanism.
In addition, when the vending machine system is configured by a plurality of vending machine systems, each vending machine system may be set as one group, and the configuration and processing in embodiments 1 to 3 described above may be applied to the one group.

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1. The utility model provides an automatic vending machine submachine, its automatic vending machine submachine for the automatic vending machine system's of having connected automatic vending machine mother's machine and a plurality of automatic vending machine submachine, a plurality of automatic vending machine submachine are including the automatic vending machine submachine more than one that has coin processing mechanism, its characterized in that:
the sub-vending machine is provided with a control unit for determining whether the main vending machine is terminated or not or whether the communication with the main vending machine is disabled,
when the vending machine main machine is judged not to stop vending or not to be communicated with the vending machine main machine, the coin processing mechanism of the vending machine main machine is not enabled to work,
and under the condition that the vending machine main machine stops vending or the vending machine main machine can not communicate with the vending machine main machine, the coin processing mechanism of the vending machine main machine is enabled to work, and the vending processing and the coin management processing of the vending machine sub-machine of the vending machine main machine are carried out.
2. The vending machine sub-machine of claim 1, wherein:
the control unit operates only the coin handling mechanism of the main machine as the main machine when vending is suspended from the main machine or communication with the main machine is not possible and other sub-machines of the vending machine are connected, and performs vending processing of the sub-machines of the main machine, instructions for the vending processing of the sub-machines of the vending machine, and coin management processing of the vending processing of the main machine and the sub-machines of the vending machine.
3. The sub-vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:
the vending machine master machine and the vending machine slave machines more than one belong to one group.
4. The utility model provides an automatic vending machine system, its parent machine of automatic vending machine and a plurality of automatic vending machine submachine that have connected, a plurality of automatic vending machine submachine are including the automatic vending machine submachine more than one that has coin processing mechanism, automatic vending machine system's characterized in that:
the vending machine parent machine stops the coin handling mechanism of the vending machine child machine having the coin handling mechanism, and performs a vending process of the vending machine parent machine, an instruction of the vending process of the vending machine parent machine and the at least one vending machine child machine, and a coin management process of the vending machine parent machine and the at least one vending machine child machine,
the sub-vending machine with the coin processing mechanism enables the coin processing mechanism of the sub-vending machine to work to perform the vending processing and the coin management processing of the sub-vending machine under the condition that the vending of the main vending machine is stopped or the communication with the main vending machine is not possible.
5. The vending machine system of claim 4, wherein:
one of the sub-machines of the vending machine having the coin handling mechanism is configured to operate as a parent machine when vending is suspended in the parent machine of the vending machine or communication with the parent machine of the vending machine is not possible and other sub-machines of the vending machine are connected, and to perform vending processing in the sub-machine of the vending machine, instruction of the vending processing in the sub-machines of the vending machine, and coin management processing in the vending machine and the other sub-machines of the vending machine.
6. The utility model provides an automatic vending machine system, its parent machine of automatic vending machine and a plurality of automatic vending machine submachine that have connected, a plurality of automatic vending machine submachine are including the automatic vending machine submachine more than one that has coin processing mechanism, automatic vending machine system's characterized in that:
the vending machine parent machine performs vending processing of the vending machine parent machine, instructions of the vending processing of the vending machine parent machine and the at least one vending machine child machine, and money management processing of the vending machine parent machine and the vending machine child machine with the money processing mechanism,
one of the subsidiary vending machines judges whether the main vending machine is suspended or not or whether the subsidiary vending machine cannot communicate with the main vending machine or not,
when the vending machine main machine is judged not to stop vending or not to be communicated with the vending machine main machine, the coin processing mechanism of the vending machine main machine is not enabled to work,
when it is judged that the vending machine master is terminated or the vending machine master is not communicable with other vending machine slaves of the vending machine system and connected thereto, vending processing of the vending machine slaves of the vending machine master, vending instructions to the other vending machine slaves, and money management processing of each money processing mechanism of the vending machine master and the other vending machine slaves having the money processing mechanism are performed as the master.
7. The vending machine system of claim 6, wherein:
one of the main machine of the vending machine functioning as the main machine or the sub-machine of the vending machine having the money handling mechanism functioning as the main machine broadcasts the result of the money management processing of each of the money handling mechanisms to the other sub-machines of the vending machine having the money handling mechanism.
8. The vending machine system according to any of claims 4-7, wherein:
the vending machine master machine and the vending machine slave machines more than one belong to one group.
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