ES1058792U - Automatic discount bonus vending machine (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Automatic discount voucher machine, consisting of a casing in which a coin selector, a coin store, one or more coin return, external display means, and means of printing and issuing vouchers are mounted. Discount. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Automatic bond vending machine discount.

The present invention relates to a machine recreational discount voucher that can be activated by coins, designed to be installed in public places, centers commercial, etc ...

Vending machines are designed to carry out the sale of a product and recreational machines to generate an expectation of profit or for the amusement of User through video games.

The machine object of the invention also aims to serve as an information point through the database that It owns the processor.

The object of this invention is to give a information, which is included in a database, to the user and that the user must reach that information through some questions that the program will formulate and that will be displayed in the monitor.

The object of the present invention is to develop a machine for issuing discounts that can be redeemed in the establishments to which it refers discount.

The vending machine described comprises on its upper front part of a monitor (means of external display) and 10 to 14 buttons (buttons drive connected to the processor) that refer to the image or word of the program that is closest to the monitor. Also understand is this front but bottom of the groove for the introduction of coins and the coin collection box and discounts.

On its back it consists of the cable network connection.

The sides are flat and simply complete the rectangular box shape together with the bottom or base of machine.

Inside it consists of the processor, of the printer, of the system to eject the printed document, of the coin collection and expulsion systems, from the ports of processor communication, and a program circuit of communication and control

Machine operation

The database will consist of a number x of elements. These elements will have a description by means of words.

The program will act as a web browser. TO Through the questions asked to the user, the program will know that This is what he is looking for in the database.

When the machine is at rest, this is without Having entered a currency, the monitor will display advertising images of the establishments included in the base of data.

When entering the coin the coin detector will send an electrical signal to the processor that will start the search engine program.

The program interface will appear on the screen that through a question that will be displayed in the part The top of the monitor will prompt the user to choose one of the possible answers, which the user will choose by activating the button that is closest to the answer chosen by him.

This button will send a signal to the processor that it will search the database for those elements (through its description) that coincide with the choice of Username.

This will create a second database with the matching items.

Then the program will ask another question and will give a series of answers from which the user must choose one in the same way as before.

When the button is pressed, the program will search the second database new matches with the chosen response by the user, thus creating a third database with less elements than the previous one.

This question-answer process it will be done until the database has been reduced to 10 or less elements

Then the program will urge the user to choose among the 10 results by pressing the button closest to the choice.

It will be from this element that the processor send the information through the communications port to the printer to perform discount printing.

The form will come out through the medium of forwarding to the coin collection box or printed.

After this fact the program will return to its position of rest continuing with the visualization of publicity of the establishments

In short, the present invention has the features of other recreational and vending machines but improving them as it also serves as an information point and for the discount value redeemable in establishments.

For the greater understanding of this Three drawings are attached (page 5, 6 and 7).

Drawing page 6: (side view of the machine)

Reference 1 indicates the monitor, which it will be embedded in the machine housing on its front upper, at its side and at an appropriate height the groove of introduction of coins 3, further down also on the front is Find the box for collecting discounts and coins.

The network connection cable 2 is located in the lower back of the machine.

Drawing page 7: (front view of the machine)

Reference number 1 indicates the monitor a its sides are the selection buttons 2. In the part front half you can see the introduction slot of 3 coins and in the lower front part the collection box of currencies and discounts 4.

Drawing page 8:

The module number 1 indicates the module main control, which is constituted by a plate of printed circuit 2, with connectors forming a bus structure, which will allow the connection of several cards and the exchange of electrical signals between them. In the example represented in the drawing, the plates corresponding to the module are connected to bus 2 processor 3 and to a peripheral device control module. The microprocessor card 3 has two ports of communications, according to RS - 232 and RS - 485 standards, which equips the team of the possibility of communication with computer systems and others peripherals (printers 5 and monitor 6).

To device control module 4 go connected the receiving means of currency, composed of a selector 7 and a diverter 8; the means of selection and information, such as buttons 9 for the selection of operations and media of return constituted by payers 10. With reference 11 the power supply of the equipment is indicated.

Claims (4)

1. Automatic bond vending machine discount, consisting of a housing on which a coin selector, a coin store, one or more returners of currencies, external display media, and print media and issuance of discount bonds. 2. Machine according to claim 1, characterized in that as additional peripherals it includes a printer and a monitor. 3. Machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the external computer systems with which it establishes communication, by means of the communication ports that the internal central processor has installed, consist of portable minicomputers in which the information of the database of the central processor of the machine object of the invention. 4. Machine according to claim number 1 capable to print small discount vouchers; and that has a box of Collection of these prints for the user.