ES2933631A1 - Sales team (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Sales equipment made up of a casing (1) with a receptacle (2) for a series of products, an optional selection point (3), a remote means of payment (5) and a supply device (4) for the products . The means of payment (5) comprises a first communication equipment (7) connected to a second communication equipment (8) in the casing (1). An optical reader (9) makes it possible to confirm the identity of the payer. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

sales team

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present application refers to sales equipment, of the type called "vending", which includes a receptacle with a series of products, a device for supplying the products, a means of payment and a control or selection point. This sales team includes improvements that facilitate the purchase for users and control by the owner or manager.

STATE OF THE ART

The existence of vending machines is known in the state of the art, such as the so-called "vending" machines, which allow the supply of products without the intervention of a vendor. These machines require a means of payment in coins, debit or credit card, cash card... which ensures that the user has paid the price of the product.

However, this implies a lack of control of who buys the product and offers an easy target for theft by the unscrupulous, since the vending machine, unattended, keeps cash.

At points of sale that are attended and already have means of payment to make the purchase of other products (such as service stations), it does not make sense to have the means of payment replicated in the vending machine. The means of payment of a vending machine are the devices that require more maintenance time, changes, immobilized money, traffic jams and are more sensitive to theft. In addition, payment in cash in a device such as a vending machine facilitates economic uncontrol, with reduced control by the owners or the tax authorities.

The Applicant is not aware of any type of device that makes it possible to solve all these problems in a manner as simple as the invention.

The invention consists of a sales unit according to the first claim. Its different variants solve the problems outlined.

The sales equipment is made up of a casing with a receptacle for a series of products, an optional selection point that allows choosing the products, a means of payment and a device for supplying the products once the selection and payment have been made. In a novel way, the means of payment is remote and comprises a communication equipment connected with a communication equipment in the casing. The means of payment can have a selection point, so that the user or the seller make the selection of the product at the same time as the payment, remotely.

In this way, the seller can manage and ensure that the user pays, that he meets any necessary condition (age, mainly) and avoids having to maintain, control and secure the means of payment at an unattended point. In addition, a purchase ticket (or simplified invoice) is generated and fiscal control of the sales of the vending machine is forced.

In addition, the dispensing device can thus take several products at the same time, since the payment could be made in a group. Consequently, energy and time are saved.

A preferred example of a means of payment is a cash register.

The means of payment, especially if it is a cash register, can issue a code, in which case the equipment comprises an optical reader configured to read that code. This code will normally be on the receipt or invoice of the purchase.

In short, the products continue to be controlled and safe inside the vending machine, generally locked, unattended means of payment are eliminated and sales are expedited.

Other variants are appreciated in the rest of the report.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figures are included.

Figure 1a and Figure 1b: Schematic view of a first embodiment.

MODES OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the invention is briefly described below, as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

Figures 1a and 1b show an example of embodiment made up of a casing (1) with a receptacle (2) for a series of products, an optional selection point (3) that allows choosing the products, a supply device ( 4) of these once the selection and payment have been made. In a novel way, the means of payment (5) of the price of the products is remote and corresponds to a cash register (6). For this, both the cash register (6) and the casing (1) comprise their own communication equipment (7,8), wired or wireless.

To ensure that the user who has paid is the one who receives the product, the equipment can have an optical reader (9) of a ticket issued by the cash register with a readable code, for example, QR, BiDi, etc. In this way the payer can confirm his identity.

The selection point (3) of the casing (1) can also be eliminated, since the selection and payment can be made in the means of payment (5).

Claims (1)

1- Sales equipment, made up of a casing (1) with a receptacle (2) for a series of products, a means of payment (5) and a supply device (4) for the products, characterized in that the means of payment (5) is remote and comprises a first communication equipment (7) connected to a second communication equipment (8) in the casing (1). 2- Sales equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of payment (5) is a cash register (6). 3- Sales equipment, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an optical reader (9) configured to read a code issued by the means of payment (5).