CN112735027A

CN112735027A - Vending system and data processing method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN112735027A
Application number: CN201911028152.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨远凡
Original assignee: Binyinhong
Current assignee: Binyinhong
Priority date: 2019-10-28
Filing date: 2019-10-28
Publication date: 2021-04-30

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent retail, and discloses a vending system and a data processing method thereof to extend the application scene of a self-service vending machine. The system comprises the self-service vending machine which is in data interactive connection with the network server, and the controller which is arranged in a attended service place and used for binding the identity information of the interest-related party in the place, matching with at least one self-service vending machine in the place, acquiring and displaying commodity account book information of the successfully matched self-service vending machine, and responding to user operation to execute separated control on the matched self-service vending machine. Based on the practical technology of the invention, the application scene of the self-service vending machine can be widely extended to various manned service places, thereby obtaining commercial success.

Description

Vending system and data processing method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent retail, in particular to a vending system and a data processing method thereof.

Background

Vending machines are increasingly used because of their convenience. The vending machine can be widely applied to places such as schools, stations, airports, hotels, shopping malls and the like.

At present, the purchase payment mode of the existing self-service vending machine in the market is from early coin payment, paper money payment, mobile phone short message payment, IC card bank card payment, current mobile payment two-dimensional code, payment treasure sound wave payment, most advanced portrait recognition and face scanning payment. After the payment is finished, the commodities are pushed to the goods outlet through the rotation of the spring and the movement of the crawler belt to realize the goods outlet. However, the above payment method is only suitable for unattended places and small-sales places, but not suitable for attended large-scale service places, such as: restaurants, internet cafes, tea houses, etc.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to disclose a vending system and a data processing method thereof so as to extend the application scene of a self-service vending machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a vending system, including a vending machine establishing data interactive connection with a network server, further including:

the controller is deployed in a attended service place and used for binding identity information of a stakeholder in the place, matching the identity information with at least one self-service vending machine in the place, acquiring and displaying commodity account book information of the successfully matched self-service vending machine, and responding to user operation to execute separated control on the matched self-service vending machine.

Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a matched data processing method, which comprises the following steps:

deploying at least one self-service vending machine in a attended service place, and establishing a connection network for data interaction between the self-service vending machine and a network server;

the identity information of the place interest relevant party is bound by at least one controller, the controller is matched with any self-service vending machine, commodity account book information of the successfully matched self-service vending machine is displayed on the controller, and the controller responds to user operation to execute separated control over the matched self-service vending machine.

As an analogy: in the interaction process of the traditional self-service vending machine, the self-service vending machine and the mobile communication equipment where the payment APP client side is located are an open and random combination; the core functions of the third-party payment APP client side such as WeChat or Paibao are only used for guiding the user and realizing code scanning payment, a single transaction process is invisible to a benefit relevant party in a deployed place, and the fact that the benefit relevant party operates a rented self-service vending machine and other business modes are uncontrollable is also caused, so that the benefit relevant party finally refuses. In contrast, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

the identity information of the place interest relevant party is bound by the controller and is matched with the self-service vending machine, commodity account book information of the self-service vending machine which is successfully matched is displayed on the controller, and the controller responds to user operation to execute separated control over the matched self-service vending machine. Therefore, the visual and controllable operation and maintenance processing of the attended place interest related party in the transaction process is realized, the user experience is improved, and the operation and maintenance processing such as checking, clearing and accounting is efficiently and conveniently carried out; on the other hand, while providing decision data required by commercial operation for the interested party in the place, the difficult problems of goods loss, equipment damage caused by human factors and the like are prevented, and the operation and maintenance cost of the vending system is further reduced. Therefore, based on the practical technology of the invention, the application scene of the self-service vending machine can be widely extended to various attended service places, and further the self-service vending machine is successful in commerce.

The present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a networking architecture of a vending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another vending system networking architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a display interface of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The embodiments of the invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings, but the invention can be implemented in many different ways as defined and covered by the claims.

Example one

The present embodiment discloses a vending system, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, which includes a vending machine 3 that establishes a data interactive connection with a network server 2, and further includes: a controller 1 deployed at a manned service site.

Optionally, corresponding to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the controller of the present embodiment may be connected to a network server through a vending machine; or the controller is connected with the self-service vending machine through a network server. For example: the controller and the network server can be remotely connected through a 4G mobile internet; considering that the controller and the vending machine are usually used in a pair based on a proximity distance, the general controller may also be defined as a "mobile portable controller dedicated to a watcher (usually a staff of a interested party in the place) for verifying an identity", so the controller of this embodiment may also adopt bluetooth, WIFI, radio frequency, etc. to perform close-range communication with the vending machine.

It is worth mentioning that: considering that one controller can be switched and butted with a plurality of self-service vending machines in a time-sharing mode, compared with the mode of connecting the controller with the self-service vending machines through the network servers, the mode that the controller is connected with the self-service vending machines through the network servers is more convenient for enriching the interactivity of the software interaction interface of the controller, and is easier to meet the convenience and realize the iteration of user experience optimization.

In this embodiment, the controller is configured to bind identity information of a stakeholder in a place, pair the identity information with at least one self-service vending machine in the place, acquire and display commodity account book information of the successfully-paired self-service vending machine, and perform split control on the paired self-service vending machine in response to a user operation. In parallel, the vending machine can also respond to the third-party payment APP client side to directly pay for the purchased commodities and update the statistical data of the corresponding commodities in a mode of scanning the two-dimensional codes on the vending machine. Specifically, a third-party payment APP client is installed on the mobile communication terminal, and the network server and the third-party payment APP server establish data interaction connection so as to conduct remote vending processing on the self-service vending machine according to a user request initiated by the third-party payment APP client.

In the controller developed by the applicant of the present application, the hardware carrier may be a PAD/PC/tablet/mobile phone/single chip, and the specific software interaction design includes the following steps:

and displaying the two-dimensional code on a first interface of the controller so that a watcher can register and log in the identity of the watcher by using a code scanning function in the third-party payment APP client, and binding identity information of the watcher in each control equipment serial number pool based on the third-party payment APP client. And

as shown in fig. 3, in the main menu interface where pages are turned after the authentication is successful, the control device number of the currently paired self-service vending machine and the identity information of the bound watcher, the function key for unbinding the paired self-service vending machine and the identity of the watcher, and the commodity account book information are displayed, and the displayed commodity account book information specifically includes: displaying a two-dimensional code and account balance for account recharging; historical transaction data, residual quantity, current purchase quantity and corresponding function keys corresponding to each commodity category.

The business model corresponding to the above scenario may be: the applicant of the present application, as an operator of the vending system of the embodiment, freely allocates a vending machine and a controller to a attended service place, and the goods sold by the vending machine are allocated by the operator or another third party, and are purchased and settled by the place interest related party to the operator on demand in an account recharging and balance deduction manner, and then are re-sold by the place interest related party to the final consumer.

For this reason, optionally, the separate control of this embodiment includes any one or any combination of account recharging, account balance display, type and quantity entry of currently purchased goods, switching paired vending machines, and switching the identity of the gatekeeper.

Further, the system of the embodiment is also docked with a bar counter system of a specific merchant in the place, and specifically, a data interaction link can be established by selecting from a controller, a self-service vending machine and a network server. Considering that part of the associated data is the variable conditions that a consumer can be provided with a plurality of self-service vending machines in one attended service place and a plurality of controllers in one self-service vending machine and the like based on the traditional settlement and purchase modes of a self-service mobile phone and the self-service vending machines, a network server is preferably used for data interface docking with the bar counter system; in the process, the network server performs data aggregation and summarization; the capacity expansion of the system bearing capacity is facilitated, and the data accuracy is ensured. In some special scenarios, the controller or the vending machine may further be provided with a data interface to synchronize data with a bar counter settlement system in the location.

Therefore, after the vending system is in butt joint with the bar counter system, the consumer and other consumers in the attended service place can conveniently pack and settle accounts, the independent pricing of the interest relevant parties in the place on the resold commodities is facilitated, and the flexibility of commercial operation is improved.

In summary, the vending system disclosed in this embodiment has at least the following beneficial effects:

Example two

Corresponding to the vending system, the embodiment discloses a data processing method of the vending system, which includes the following steps:

and step S1, deploying at least one self-service vending machine in a attended service place, and establishing a connection network for data interaction between the self-service vending machine and a network server.

And step S2, binding identity information of the interested party of the place with at least one controller, pairing with any self-service vending machine, displaying commodity account book information of the successfully paired self-service vending machine on the controller, and responding to user operation through the controller to execute separated control on the paired self-service vending machine.

Further, the method of this embodiment further includes any one or any combination of the following steps in no sequence:

step A, the controller is connected with the network server through the self-service vending machine; or the controller is connected with the self-service vending machine through the network server.

B, before the controller executes the separated control, the identity of the watcher is verified; the separated control comprises any one or any combination of account recharging, account balance display, type and quantity input of current purchased commodities, matched self-service vending machine switching and watcher identity switching.

And step C, a third party payment APP client is installed on the mobile communication terminal, and the network server and the third party payment APP server establish data interaction connection so as to carry out remote vending processing on the vending machine according to a user request initiated by the third party payment APP client.

And D, establishing network connection between any one execution main body of the controller, the self-service vending machine and the network server and the bar counter settlement system of the place where the execution main body is located so as to synchronize data to the bar counter settlement system through the set data interface.

Optionally, the pairing of the controller and the vending machine in this embodiment includes:

the network server allocates control equipment number pools for each attended service place in advance, and any self-service vending machine and any controller select a corresponding control equipment number from the control equipment number pools of the places to be bound with a network ID which is unique and fixed in the whole network; and then the controller inputs the control equipment number of the self-service vending machine of the place target to be matched on a display interface. Therefore, the control equipment number is the virtual number essentially, seamless butt joint between the self-service vending machine newly replaced in the attended service place and the controller can be achieved through updating the binding relation of the virtual number, and the maintenance convenience of the system is greatly improved.

Optionally, before displaying the commodity account book information of the successfully paired self-service vending machine, the embodiment further includes:

displaying a two-dimensional code on a first interface of the controller so that a watcher can register and log in the identity of the watcher by a code scanning function in a third-party payment APP client, and binding identity information of the watcher in each control equipment serial number pool based on the third-party payment APP client; meanwhile, the self-service vending machine can also respond to the third-party payment APP client side to directly pay for purchased commodities and update statistical data of corresponding commodities in a mode of scanning the two-dimensional codes on the self-service vending machine; therefore, the traditional mode is reserved, and meanwhile, the upgrading of the existing traditional vending system is facilitated.

In the main menu interface of turning over the page after the authentication succeeds, show the control device number of the self-service vending machine that pairs at present and the identity information of the guardian who binds, to pair the function key that self-service vending machine and the guardian identity unbundled and commodity account book information, commodity account book information that shows specifically includes:

displaying a two-dimensional code and account balance for account recharging;

historical transaction data, residual quantity, current purchase quantity and corresponding function keys corresponding to each commodity category.

Therefore, when the guardian operates the controller or provides the controller for the consumer to operate, the controller is cleared from the account of the bound site interest related party directly (the successful login of the controller is regarded as the charging authority of the system for authorizing the bound account), the process that the consumer frequently carries out electronic payment is omitted, the multi-frequency quick response to the multi-user requirement is realized, and meanwhile, the convenience is provided for the centralized settlement of the consumption data for the bar counter system to merge other consumption items.

Similarly, the method of the embodiment also has at least the following beneficial effects:

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vending system comprises a self-service vending machine which is connected with a network server in a data interaction mode, and is characterized by further comprising:

2. The vending system of claim 1, wherein said controller is connected to said network server via said vending machine; or the controller is connected with the self-service vending machine through the network server.

3. The vending system of claim 2, wherein said controller is a mobile portable controller dedicated to a watchman verifying identity.

4. The vending system of claim 3, wherein said detached control includes any one or any combination of account recharging, account balance display, category and quantity entry of currently purchased goods, switching paired vending machines, and switching watchman identities; and/or

The displayed commodity account book information includes: the two-dimensional code and account balance display for account recharging, historical transaction data, residual quantity, current purchase quantity and corresponding function keys corresponding to each commodity category.

5. The vending system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a mobile communication terminal installed with a third party payment APP client, wherein the network server is further configured to establish a data interaction connection with the third party payment APP server to perform remote vending processing on the vending machine according to a user request initiated by the third party payment APP client.

6. The vending system of claim 5, wherein said controller is further configured to configure a data interface to synchronize data with a home bar counter system; or

The vending machine is also used for setting a data interface to realize data synchronization with a bar counter settlement system in the place where the vending machine is located; or

The network server is also used for setting a data interface to realize data synchronization with the bar counter settlement system in the place.

7. A data processing method applied to the vending system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising the steps of:

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising any one or any combination of the following steps in no sequence:

step A, the controller is connected with the network server through the self-service vending machine; or the controller is connected with the self-service vending machine through the network server;

b, before the controller executes the separated control, the identity of the watcher is verified; the separated control comprises any one or any combination of account recharging, account balance display, type and quantity input of current purchased commodities, matched self-service vending machine switching and watching person identity switching;

step C, a third party payment APP client is installed on the mobile communication terminal, and the network server and the third party payment APP server establish data interaction connection so as to carry out remote vending processing on the self-service vending machine according to a user request initiated by the third party payment APP client;

9. The method of claim 8, wherein pairing the controller with the vending machine comprises:

the network server allocates control equipment number pools for each attended service place in advance, and any self-service vending machine and any controller select a corresponding control equipment number from the control equipment number pools of the places to be bound with a network ID which is unique and fixed in the whole network;

and the controller inputs the control equipment number of the self-service vending machine of the place target to be matched on the display interface.

10. The method of claim 9, prior to displaying the item account information of the successfully paired vending machine, further comprising:

displaying a two-dimensional code on a first interface of the controller so that a watcher can register and log in the identity of the watcher by a code scanning function in a third-party payment APP client, and binding identity information of the watcher in each control equipment serial number pool based on the third-party payment APP client; meanwhile, the self-service vending machine can also respond to the third-party payment APP client side to directly pay for purchased commodities and update statistical data of corresponding commodities in a mode of scanning the two-dimensional codes on the self-service vending machine;

displaying a two-dimensional code and account balance for account recharging;