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EP2740109B1
EP2740109B1 EP12751256.4A EP12751256A EP2740109B1 EP 2740109 B1 EP2740109 B1 EP 2740109B1 EP 12751256 A EP12751256 A EP 12751256A EP 2740109 B1 EP2740109 B1 EP 2740109B1
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Michael UNMÜSSIG
Thomas Schwarz
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/64—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are individually suspended from stationary supports
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0609—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by fluid containers, e.g. bottles, cups, gas containers
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/002—Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines

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  • the invention relates to a vending machine, which is assigned to a stock of goods, which stock of goods is stored in a sorted by a plurality of goods carriers, with a goods input area for inserting a determined for exchange or new purchase Altware, with a data processing device and a data memory, with an identification device for detection the inserted in the goods input area Altware, which identification device cooperates with the data processing device and with at least one signal generator, which is designed as a visually and / or acoustically signaling signal generator.
  • Vending machines are known in numerous embodiments, such as cigarette vending machines, beverage vending machines, snack machines and the like. After money entry, product selection and, where appropriate, in cigarette vending machines, an age verification via the user interface, the desired product is made available from the goods stock via the goods issue device to the user.
  • the goods carriers can be configured as motor-driven rotary spiral rods on which the car keys are held, one of these spiral rods for the car keys of large cars, another spiral rod for the car keys of the middle car and a third spiral rod for the car keys of small cars can be determined .
  • the previously known vending machine also has an identification device, which is designed, for example, as a card reader and is provided for reading out the data stored on a credit card and identifying the user. If a specific user is identified after reading in his data stored on the credit card, a data processing device with data memory can associate this data with the motor vehicle intended for the user and the associated car keys.
  • the data processing device transmits a corresponding signal to the motor of the relevant rotary drivable spiral rod, which rotates until the car key deposited therebefore falls into a goods issue, where it is removed by the user after opening and releasing a flap.
  • the previously known vending machine also has a goods input area, in which the customer after the completion of the rental process insert the temporarily left him car keys and return can.
  • vending machine of the type mentioned, which facilitates the user even without expert advice and time-consuming study of the various product versions, the selection of the goods actually required by him. It may be advantageous if the vending machine also offers the user an incentive to return a product after its use.
  • the inventive solution to this problem consists in the vending machine of the type mentioned is that several Signalers are provided which are each associated with a goods carrier or a group of goods carriers, that an inserted in the goods input area Altware is detected by the identification device and adjusted with the recognition features that are assigned in the data storage of a stocked new goods and their goods for stocking goods carriers, the signal connection between the data processing device and the signal transmitters is such that, after identifying an old item inserted into the goods input area, the signal generator or the signal generator of a product carrier or a group of product carriers is activated / activated, which determines the stocking of a new product assigned to the old item is / are, and that signal carriers associated with the goods carriers signal the new goods corresponding to the old goods by an optical and / or acoustic signal of the goods carrying this new, freely accessible goods carrier.
  • the vending machine according to the invention is associated with a stock of goods, which is stored in an orderly manner at a plurality of goods carriers.
  • the vending machine according to the invention has a goods input area, which is provided for inserting an old product, which is intended for replacement, return or for additional purchase.
  • the automatic vending machine according to the invention has an identification device oriented towards the goods input area, which interacts with a data processing device and data storage such that an item of goods inserted in the goods input area is detected by means of the identification device visually on the basis of specific recognition features or with the aid of a 3D file and with recognition features or 3D -Files is matched, which are assigned in the data storage of a product in stock or the goods intended for stocking goods carrier.
  • the vending machine has signal transmitters which are assigned to a goods carrier or a group of goods carriers. These signal transmitters are in signal communication with the data processing device in such a way that the signal generator of a goods carrier or a group of goods carriers is activated after identifying an old item inserted in the goods input area, which signal generator is intended for stocking a product assigned to the old item.
  • the vending machine according to the invention thus makes it easier for the user, on the basis of the old goods intended for exchange, return or new purchase, to select the corresponding stored goods even for those products which are offered in a large number of designs, some of which are difficult to distinguish.
  • the vending machine according to the invention has signal transmitters which are designed as optical and / or acoustically signaling signal transmitters, and since the signal carriers assigned to the goods carriers can signal the new goods corresponding to the old goods by an optical and / or acoustic signal of the goods carriers carrying them, freely accessible goods carriers, the ease of handling and user guidance on the vending machine according to the invention is facilitated.
  • the vending machine has goods carrier, which have a projecting retaining web or headband, which holding web or headband the goods or their packaging can be hung.
  • goods carrier which have a projecting retaining web or headband, which holding web or headband the goods or their packaging can be hung.
  • serving as a product carrier holding webs or brackets the stocked goods can be fixed, for example, by means of their, a suspension tab with insertion opening having packaging such that it is easily accessible and removable for the user.
  • the vending machine has goods carriers that have a display for displaying goods-specific data have the goods stored by means of the goods carrier respectively.
  • the exact signaling of the goods recognized as suitable or suitable is favored if the vending machine has goods carriers which have at least one optical signal transmitter.
  • the vending machine according to the invention can stockpile a virtually unlimited variety of different goods and offer them for selection, if the vending machine has at least one partition, to which partition wall goods carriers are preferably releasably attached.
  • a preferred embodiment which can also extend over large wall surfaces, without affecting the route guidance of the user, before, that the partition wall of the vending machine is divided into partition sections, which partition sections have a group of goods carriers, and that each partition section, an optical and / or an acoustic signal transmitter is assigned.
  • a preferred development according to the invention provides that the vending machine goods carrier with a display and / or a Signal transmitter has which display and / or which signal generator can be controlled by the data processing device via a wireless connection.
  • the vending machine has goods carriers which are connected via a transmitter / receiver unit to a corresponding transmitter / receiver unit of the data processing device.
  • the transmitter / receiver unit of the goods carrier is battery or battery powered, and if the transmitter / receiver unit of a goods carrier sends falls below a state of charge to the data processing device there rechargeable a rechargeable signal.
  • a preferred embodiment according to the invention provides that the vending machine has at least one collecting container for receiving the returned goods after their identification.
  • a person can insert a returned product, in particular a blank printer ink cartridge in the goods input area.
  • the identification device With the identification device is detected which goods, for example, which type of cartridge with respect to manufacturer, printer model and color, it is. If the goods are recognized as a goods stored in the data store and stored in the goods stock, an amount displayed for this product can be displayed on a display of the user interface. This can be paid out, for example, in the form of a cash withdrawal.
  • the person is offered the purchase of a corresponding, new product, the purchase price is reduced by the amount to be refunded for the returned goods. The person can then decide whether he wants to withdraw the corresponding amount or buy a new product at a reduced price. It is also conceivable a choice, according to which the person rejects the amount to be reimbursed and takes the goods back from the goods input area. Similarly, the person may be requested to remove the goods from the goods input area, if the inserted goods could not be identified.
  • the goods are transferred from the goods input area into a collection container, so that the goods input area for the next input operation is free again.
  • a plurality of collection containers may be provided, which are alternately driven to collect different types of goods pre-sorted or unidentified goods that were not taken back by the person to collect as waste separately from the goods for which a remuneration has been carried out ,
  • Goods can be purchased in a conventional manner without using the return functionality.
  • goods may be returned to pay or credit a compensation amount, or the return may be used in conjunction with a new purchase, thereby reducing the purchase price of the new goods by a credit amount for the returned goods.
  • the data processing device can also be designed to insert and recognize several goods one after the other within a user process, so that the return of several goods can be carried out more quickly and conveniently by paying out or crediting the total amount of the payment and / or purchasing several goods.
  • the vending machine according to the invention can be designed in particular for the return and for sale of printer ink cartridges.
  • the use of a corresponding soirautomates is also possible for a variety of different goods, such as mobile phones, small electrical appliances, batteries, etc., so that a circulatory system can be formed for these goods.
  • Different returnable goods only have to differ in at least one visualizable feature.
  • the goods input area prefferably has an insertion opening that can be closed by means of an adjustable closing element between an open position and a closed position.
  • the insertion on the one hand allows easy insertion of the goods.
  • the goods input area can be closed by the closing element, so that the goods input area is only accessible if a person has communicated the return of goods to the vending machine via the user interface and otherwise the goods input area remains closed by the closing element and thus protected. Closing the goods input area can also be useful to avoid interference such as undefined light incidence during the goods identification.
  • the identification device may comprise an optical recognition system, for example a camera.
  • the identification device can be designed in particular for a barcode recognition, a three-dimensional surface analysis, a 3D matching, a logo recognition, an OCR recognition and / or a color recognition.
  • the individual recognition systems can each be provided individually or preferably in combination with one another in order to reliably and unambiguously identify the respective product.
  • a large number of products carry a barcode on the outside, which enables unambiguous identification. If such a barcode is not present or unreadable, the identification can be done for example by a logo recognition. With a camera, the surface of the goods is detected and examined for the presence of logos or the like recognition features. Is from the data processing device determines a match with a stored in the data store logo or a dog tag, so the goods can be clearly identified. Likewise, text can be analyzed by means of an OCR recognition and the goods can thus be identified. Certain goods may also have colored markings that can be used for unambiguous identification when such color markers are detected.
  • the goods identification can also take place via a surface analysis by scanning the surface of the goods three-dimensionally and comparing a comparison of this 3D model with corresponding data of the data memory.
  • an exact scanning of the contours can be carried out or a determination of the clear dimensions of the goods in all three space coordinates can be carried out, whereby practically a smallest possible, virtual cuboid is placed around the goods.
  • This 3D matching can also be used as a plausibility check, for example, to check whether a recognized barcode matches the loaded goods, or whether there is a fraud attempt by attaching a forged barcode to a worthless item. In this case, a certain tolerance range can be allowed. If the deviation tolerances between the recognized goods and a goods information in the data store are too large, then the relevant goods can be classified as unrecognized.
  • the goods input area has a rotatably mounted support element with at least two approximately V- or L-shaped support plates for a product.
  • the goods can be placed in the goods input area so that it rests with one side on one of the support plates. If the identification device the goods in this Situation can not identify, so the support element can be rotated until the goods rests against the other support plate and thus the previously hidden side of the goods for the identification device is visible. Thus, it is possible in a structurally simple and thus cost-effective manner to be able to scan the goods from several sides.
  • the support element has four approximately cross-shaped support plates to form four in the direction of rotation successively arranged input compartments. This allows a tilting of the goods to scan from different sides, with a small rotational movement, whereby the recognition speed can be increased. Likewise, only a short adjusting movement is required to bring the support element after dropping a product into a collecting container back into a suitable position for loading a new product.
  • the surfaces of the support plates are white. Due to the resulting contrasts of the product compared to the support plates an improved result in the optical identification of the goods is possible.
  • a preferred embodiment provides that the support element and the closing element about a common axis of rotation are rotatable, and in that a hollow shaft and a shaft mounted therein are provided, which are respectively connected to the support element or the closing element. This allows a simple and space-saving design and easy positioning of the support element and the closing element.
  • the support element has a scale to identify the goods based on their weight or perform a plausibility check.
  • a further inventive concept provides that a network interface is provided for connecting the vending machine to a network.
  • the vending machine can be connected to a database computer or connectable for retrieving availability information about a respective product.
  • the vending machine can transmit to the database computer the respective status of the stock of goods, so that a targeted provision of the goods machine with missing goods is possible.
  • status and fault messages of the goods machine can be transmitted or queried by the database computer. It is also possible to network several vending machines together in order to refer a customer to another vending machine with corresponding availability of goods, if the goods desired by him should be out of stock at the respective vending machine.
  • the individual vending machines can communicate with each other either directly or indirectly via a central database computer. Also conceivable is a connection to an Internet ordering system, in which a customer over the Internet reserve a specific item and pick up at a desired vending machine.
  • the user interface may include a display, a keyboard, a touch screen, a coin slot, a bill dispenser, a card reader, and / or a cash dispenser.
  • a display Via a display, possible operating steps can be displayed, and corresponding inputs can be made via a keyboard.
  • the display can also be designed as a touchscreen, so that a separate keyboard can be omitted as an input medium.
  • For payment transactions can be provided in a conventional manner a coin, a bill for bills and / or a card reader for cashless payment. Change can be returned via a cash dispenser.
  • the card reader may also be provided for reading customer cards. This allows individual control of the Stressautomates. On the basis of the data of a user profile that can be stored on the customer card or in a central database and in the latter case can be retrieved by inserting the customer card into the card reader and preferably after entering a PIN, it is possible, for example, frequently purchased by the respective customer or to re-offer the last purchased goods in order to accelerate the purchasing process.
  • a loyalty bonus system may be provided to grant, for example, after a certain number of purchases a special discount.
  • the stock of goods has a plurality of goods storage modules which can be cascaded with one another.
  • the vending machine can be adapted to the respective requirements in terms of product availability and number of different goods offered. It can, for example, up to 64 Inventory modules are coupled together to offer a wide range of products. For setting up a Rushautomates in locations with limited space, however, less or even a single goods storage module may be provided.
  • each goods storage module has its own goods issue area.
  • the goods issue device it is also possible for the goods issue device to have a device for transporting the desired goods from the respective goods store module to a central goods issue area, in particular in the area of the user interface, so that a customer can remove the purchased goods there from the vending machine ,
  • the goods input area has a rotatably mounted support element with at least two approximately V-shaped or L-shaped support plates for a product.
  • the goods can be placed in the goods input area so that it rests with one side on one of the support plates. If an identification device can not identify the goods in this position, then the support element can be rotated until the goods rests against the other support plate and thus the previously hidden side of the goods for the identification device is visible.
  • an identification device can not identify the goods in this position
  • the support element can be rotated until the goods rests against the other support plate and thus the previously hidden side of the goods for the identification device is visible.
  • the support element has four approximately cross-shaped support plates to form four in the direction of rotation successively arranged input compartments. This allows a tilting of the goods to scan from different sides, with a small rotational movement, whereby the recognition speed can be increased. Likewise, only a short adjusting movement is required to bring the support element after dropping a product into a collecting container back into a suitable position for loading a new product.
  • the surfaces of the support plates are white. Due to the resulting contrasts of the product compared to the support plates an improved result in the optical identification of the goods is possible.
  • a designated as a whole with 1 vending machine has according to FIG. 1 a goods stock 2, a user interface 3 and a goods input area 4.
  • the goods stock 2 is formed by two goods storage modules 5, each of which is a goods issue device 6 have.
  • the goods storage modules 5 each have a door 7, which can be opened to load the goods storage modules 5 with goods.
  • the user interface 3 has, in particular, a touchscreen 8 via which user inputs and the display of information for a user take place.
  • a touchscreen 8 via which user inputs and the display of information for a user take place.
  • laterally further components of the user interface 3 are shown schematically, in particular a coin slot 9, a bill dispenser 10 for bills, a card reader 11 for credit or customer cards and a cash dispenser 12th
  • the vending machine 1 makes it possible to return a product 13, for example a used-up printer ink cartridge, via the goods input area 4, to buy a new product or to combine these two operations with one another.
  • the respective process, new purchase or return of a product, or the combination of both processes, can be selected via the touchscreen 8.
  • This is placed on a supporting element 15 through an insertion opening 14 of the goods input area 4.
  • the user can be offered a remuneration price for the goods 13 via the touchscreen 8, which the user can accept via a corresponding input on the touchscreen 8.
  • the compensation amount can then be paid to the user via the cash dispenser 12 cash.
  • a credit on a customer card that can be read via the card reader 11. It is also conceivable a constellation in which the user rejects the remuneration offer and the goods 13 can withdraw without paying a compensation amount from the goods input area 4 again.
  • a return of a product 13 takes place in conjunction with a new purchase. It is checked via a data processing device, not shown, whether the returned goods 13 as a new product in the supply of goods 2 in stock and then offered on the touch screen 8 for sale, with the purchase price for this product to the amount of compensation for the returned goods 13th reduced. If the user accepts this purchase offer via corresponding inputs on the touchscreen 8, he will be asked to pay via the coin slot 9, the mock feeder 10 or for a cashless payment by entering a corresponding bank card on the card reader 11. After payment has been made, the purchased goods are dispensed at one of the goods issue devices 6.
  • FIGS. 2 to 13 is the goods input area 4 inside the machine housing 30 (FIG. FIG. 1 ) is arranged, shown in more detail.
  • the support element 15 Behind a panel 16 ( FIG. 3 ) with a recess 14 forming the insertion opening, the support element 15 is arranged rotatably mounted for placing a product 13 to be returned ( 7 to 12 ).
  • the support member 15 has four approximately cross-shaped support plates 17, are formed by the four successively arranged in the direction of rotation input compartments, one of which in each case an insertion position in the region of the insertion opening 14 can be arranged.
  • a product to be returned 13 is inserted into the goods input area 4, so that the product 13 is applied with one side to one of the support plates 17 ( Figure 3 ).
  • an identification device 18 is provided with a funnel-like housing 19 for shielding from interference, in particular uncontrolled incidence of light, and arranged in the upper region of the housing 19, not shown in detail camera.
  • a light source for targeted illumination of the product 13 may be provided. With the camera pointing downwards, the goods 13 can be detected and examined for certain characteristics. In particular, a barcode attached to the item 13 can be recognized and the item 13 can thus be uniquely identified.
  • the identification device 18 interacts with a data processing device, not shown, and a data memory.
  • the identification of the product 13 is also possible on the basis of other features. For example, color markings or printed texts can be recognized. It is also possible to carry out a three-dimensional surface analysis by detecting the outer contour of the product 13 or by detecting the maximum extent of the article 13 in all three spatial planes, thus virtually placing a cuboid around the article 13. Such surface analysis and / or contour detection can be used in particular for plausibility control. For example, it can be checked whether the contour and the dimensions of the goods 13 coincide with the goods determined according to a barcode. If deviations are detected here, then this can be interpreted as a fraud attempt by applying a bar code to a worthless dummy object and the payment of a compensation amount can be denied.
  • the support element 15 can be rotated so far until the product 13 tilts and rests on the other support plate 17 of the respective input tray.
  • the initially hidden side of the product 13 can be detected by the camera.
  • the change in position of the product 13 can help with the three-dimensional contour detection.
  • the surfaces of the support plates 17 are white.
  • the support element 15 can be turned so far that the overlying product 13 falls into a collecting container, not shown, arranged below the support element 15.
  • the support member 15 is free to insert another product and the collected goods can be easily removed via the collecting container from the vending machine 1.
  • two collection containers side by side are optionally supplied to the goods. This can be achieved by rotating the support element 15 selectively in one or the other direction.
  • a closing element 20 is provided between the Aperture 16 and the support element 15 is arranged and with which the insertion opening 14 can be closed.
  • the arrangement of the closing element 20 in the goods input area 4 is particularly in FIG. 4 clearly visible.
  • the closing element 20 is formed as a circular disc with two recesses 21. If, as shown in the figures, one of the recesses 21 is located in the region of the insertion opening 14 or the input compartment of the support element 15 positioned to receive a product 13 to be returned, then the closing element 20 is in its open position and a product 13 can be inserted into the goods input area 4. By rotation of the closing element 20 by 90 °, the insertion opening 14 is closed by the closing element 20.
  • the support element 15 and the closing element 20 are rotatable about a common axis of rotation 22 ( FIG. 14 ).
  • the closing element 20 is arranged on a shaft 23 which is mounted in a hollow shaft 24 of the support element 15.
  • the shaft 23 is connected via a gear 25 with a drive motor 26, as well as the hollow shaft 24 is connected via a separate gear 27 with a corresponding drive motor 28.
  • the inner shaft 23 is mounted on its end remote from the drive motor 26 at a shaft bearing 29.
  • the shaft arrangement together with the drives can also be clearly seen in FIG.
  • FIG. 13 shows a view of the shaft assembly with shaft 23, hollow shaft 24, the gears 25, 27 and the drive motors 26, 28 omitting the support plates of the arranged on the hollow shaft 24 support member and arranged on the inner shaft 23 closing element.
  • FIG. 15 another vending machine 40 is shown, which is intended for the orderly storage of a variety of different goods.
  • the vending machine 40 is associated with a stock of goods 2, which can be stored by means of a plurality of goods carriers 41 sorted.
  • the vending machine 40 has a goods input area 4, which is provided for inserting an intended for replacement, return or new purchase Altware. To identify a product 13, it is placed on a supporting element 15 through an insertion opening 14 of the goods input area 4.
  • the vending machine 40 has an aligned on the goods input area 4 identification device, which interacts with a data processing device and a data store such that an inserted into the goods input area 4 Altware detected by the identification device, for example, visually based on specific recognition features or with the help of a 3D file and with the Detection features or 3D files is matched, which are assigned in the data storage of a product in stock or to her goods for storage goods 41.
  • the goods input area 4 of in FIG. 15 shown vending machine 40 is configured as the goods input area 4 of in FIG. 1 illustrated vending machine 1. Although the in FIG. 15 The vending machine shown can also be used in conjunction with another suitable goods input area, but the embodiment shown here is preferred.
  • the vending machine 40 has signal transmitters 42, 43, which are associated with a goods carrier 41 or a group of goods carriers 41. These signal transmitters 42, 43 are connected to the data processing device in signal connection in such a way that the signal generator 42, 43 of a goods carrier 41 or a group of goods carriers 41 is activated after identification of an inserted in the goods input area 4 of the vending machine 40, which / which signal generator 42, 43 for storing one of the Altware assigned, for example identical goods is / are determined.
  • the identification device oriented toward the goods input area 4 of the vending machine 40 is provided for recognizing the old goods intended for the goods input area 4 and cooperates therewith with the data processing device and with the data memory.
  • the vending machine 40 makes it easier for the user to select the appropriate goods to be stored, based on the old goods intended for replacement, return or new purchase, even for those products which are offered in a variety of designs, some of which are difficult to distinguish from one another.
  • the signal carriers 42, 43 assigned to the goods carriers 41 signal the new goods corresponding to the old goods by an optical or acoustic signal of the goods carriers carrying this new goods 41.
  • FIG. 16 one of the goods carrier 41 of the vending machine 40 is shown.
  • the goods carrier 41 has a retaining clip 44, on which, for example, packaged in a blister pack goods 13 or the packaging of the goods can be hung.
  • the goods carriers 41 here have a display 45 on which the data are displayed by a current pulse and preferably are readable until this data is read by another Current pulse to be changed.
  • At each of the goods carriers 41 at least one flashing light source 42 is provided as an optical signal transmitter 42.
  • the vending machine 40 has a partition 46, on which partition wall 46, the goods carrier 41 are preferably releasably fastened.
  • the partition 46 is divided into partition walls 47, 48 on both sides of the vending machine 40, which partition sections 47, 48 have a group of goods carriers 41.
  • Each of the partition sections 47, 48 is associated with an acoustic signal transmitter 43. If the user has inserted a certain old item in the goods input area of the vending machine 40, the vending machine 40 can begin by means of the identification device aligned with the goods input area 13 with the identification of the inserted old item. As soon as the vending machine 40 could identify the old goods, the vending machine 40 signals the new goods corresponding to the old goods and stored in the goods stock.
  • the acoustic signal transmitter 43 of the partition wall portion 47, 48 acoustically displayed, on which also the selected goods carrying the selected goods carrier 41 is arranged.
  • This, in the region of the corresponding partition section 47 or 48 located goods carrier 41 is additionally signaled with an optical signal generator 42, wherein the optical signal transmitter 42 is preferably provided on the corresponding goods carrier 41.
  • At the corresponding goods carrier 41 at least one of the Altware corresponding, for example, identical new product is suspended.
  • the signal generator 42, 43 signal the location of the corresponding goods carrying goods carrier 41, the user of the vending machine 40 can remove the new goods he needs from the vending machine 40 and his here accessible goods stock 2.
  • the integrated into the vending machine 40 goods input area can only be intended to identify a temporarily inserted Altware, but it is possible that even here the Altware still their identification supplied to a collection and the user is optionally credited.
  • each goods carrier 41 each one Display 45 for displaying goods-specific data to the respective means of the respective goods carrier 41 stocked goods.
  • the display 45 and the signal generator 42 of each goods carrier 41 can be controlled by the data processing device of the vending machine 40 via a wireless connection.
  • Each goods carrier has for this purpose a transmitter / receiver unit, which is connected to a corresponding transmitter / receiver unit of the data processing device.
  • the transmitter / receiver units provided in the goods carriers 41 are battery-powered or battery-operated, the transmitter / receiver unit of the goods carriers 41 sending a recharging signal readable there to the data processing device when it falls below a charging state.
  • the transmitter / receiver unit of the relevant goods carrier 41 sends a recharging signal to the transmitter / receiver unit of the data processing device, where the relevant Goods carrier 41 is identified with an indication that soon to recharge its battery or its battery needs to be replaced.
  • the vending machine 40 can also be assigned a management software, via which the user and in particular a retailer can import sales items, data and prices for one or even many vending machines. Via a finely graded rights system, the access rights to the vending machines 40 can be assigned to shop employees or distributed at the regional or group level.
  • a bar code 50 or the like indicator can be provided on each display.
  • the responsible shop staff can scan the relevant product carrier by means of a scanning unit, so that subsequently the scanning unit displays the bar code of the relevant product carrier 41 the vending machine 40 and its data processing device transmitted so that then the relevant product carrier 41 can be linked to the product attached by the shop staff and the associated information.
  • the data processing device of the vending machine 40 can then load the product-specific product specific data on the display 45 of the selected goods carrier 41, and also in the data processing device is then stored, which goods carrier 41 must be subsequently controlled.
  • the data processing device also assigns the respective goods carrier 41 to a group of goods carriers and the associated partition wall section 46 or 47, so that in each case the acoustic signal transmitter 43 associated with the product group can also be activated.

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