FI94806B - Telelinksystem för övervakning och rapportering - Google Patents
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F5/00—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks
- G07F5/18—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place
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- 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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- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
- G07F9/02—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus
- G07F9/026—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus for alarm, monitoring and auditing in vending machines or means for indication, e.g. when empty
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- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
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1. Telekommunikationssystem, speciellt planerat för anslutning till en försäljningsautomat s& att det ej av-5 bryter eller stör automatens elektriska kretsar eller in-verkar negativt ρά automatens normala funktion, varvid telekommunikationssystemet omfattar: en mikroprocessor (26) och ett därtill anslutet minne (28) för att styra telekommunikationssystemets funk-10 tion och anropa centraldatorn samt Sven för att lagra data anslutande sig till försäljningsautomatens allmänna till-ständ, vilken data omfattar totalförsäljningen av var och en av ett flertal sälda produkter, lagerbeständet för var och en av ett flertal s&lda produkter, den av automaten 15 mottagna penningmängden och data anslutande till automatens tillständ osv. i minnet (28); ett flertal givare (20) för automatens tillst&nd för rapportering av försäljningsautomatens tillständ, en telefonanslutningskrets (20) sin förbinda tele-20 kommunikationssystemet till en telefonlinje, sä att mikro- processorn (26) bereds möjlighet att upprätta en förbin-delse med en telefonlinje och använda en telefonlinje (MODULAARINEN LIITIN) för upprättande av en telefonförbindel-se för att möjliggöra att mikroprocessorn (26) anropar 25 centraldatorn; och ett modem för att möjliggöra att telekommunikationssystemet kommunicerar via telefonlinjerna (MODULAARINEN LIITIN) och att datameddelanden överförs via nämnda tele-fonanslutningskrets (16) tili centraldatorn, 30 kännetecknat av att • a) nämnda flertal givare (20) för automatens tili- ständ är elektriskt isolerade frän försäljningsautomatens elektriska kretsar och fungerar eller störs utan att de avbryter eller stör försäljningsautomatens normala funk-35 tioner, och att de omfattar givare installerade som tili- <1 · Itf-l MH IH β ' i 31 94806 läggsdon i automaten utan att avbryta de existerande elek-triska kretsarna i automaten, och av att b) telekommunikationsstystemet använder telefonlin-jen i sambruk, di telefonlinjen inte är upptagen i data-5 kommunikationsbruk, med hjälp av telefonanslutningskret-sen (16) för att upprätta en förblndelse och använda telefonlinjen (MODULAARINEN LIITIN) för att möjliggöra att mikroprocessorn (26) upprättar en telefonförbindelse med centraldatorn.
2. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknat av en för detsamma avsedd effektkällkrets (12), som har en spänningsinging med en spänning som är lig i för-hillande tili spänningen frin en normal ellinje.
3. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 2, kännetecknat av ett RAM-minne (RAM) för mikroprocessorn (26) för lagring av data, en tili nämnda effektkällkrets (12) ansluten av-20 känningskrets (14) för effekttillförsel för att avkänna när effekten frin nämnda effektkällkrets (12) är stabil, varvid avkänningskretsen (14) för effekttillförsel alst-rar en utsignal i mikroprocessorns (26) iterställnings-inging (RESET) för att hilla mikroprocessorn (26) i ett 25 "reset"-tillstind tills effekten frin nämnda effektkälla är stabil, och varvid avkänningskretsen för effekttill-förseln alstrar en utsignal i nämnda RAM-minne för att hilla RAM-minnets "skrivinging" ur funktion tills en given tidsfördröjning gitt efter att mikroprocessorn fri-30 gjorts frin "reset"-tillstindet.
: 4. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 3, kännetecknat av att det omfattar ett yttre RAM-minne med batterisäkrad effekttillförsel (3V Li) för uppbevarande av data däri, när f el förekommer i effekt-35 tillförseln frin nämnda effektkälla. 94806 32
5. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknat av att nämnda telefonanslutnings-krets (16) omfattar en klykreläkoppling för utföring av telefonkopplin-5 gar samt en av nämnda mikroprocessor styrd anordning för alstring av ljudfrekvensvalssignaler, varvid nämnda mikroprocessor även styr nämnda klykreläkopplings funktion för alstring av impulsvalssignaler pä telefonomräden där ljud-10 frekvensval ej hör tili Servicen.
6. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 5, kännetecknat av att nämnda telefonanslutnings-krets (16) ytterligare omfattar en krets (LINJAN TILAN TARKKAILIJA), som övervakar telefonlinjens situtation för 15 att indikera tili mikroprocessorn huruvida telefonlinjen (MODULAARINEN LIITIN) är upptagen sä att mikroprocessorn (26) ej stör telefonlinjen under dess normala användning.
7. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknat av att det omfattar 20 en modemfilterkrets (18) kopplad tili nämnda modem och nämnda mikroprocessor (26) och innehällande sändnings-filter för bearbetning av utgäende signaler till att upp-fylla telefonsystemets specifikätioner och mottagnings-filter för bearbetning av frän nämdna telefonanslutnings-25 krets (16) kommande signaler för att förbättra mottagnin- • « gen av i desamma och datan i dem samt med nämnda modemfil-terkrets parallella sändaranslutningar, som styrs av mikroprocessorn (26), för att kringgä modemfilterkretsen under ljudfrekvensvalet.
8. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, ; i vilket försäljningsautomaten omfattar en inkasserings- * apparat (RAHASTIN), kännetecknat av att det dessutom omfattar en anslutningskrets (22) för inkasse-ringsapparaten kopplad till inkasseringsapparaten (RAHAS-35 TIN) och nämnda mikroprocessor (26), tili vilken anslut- 33 94806 ningskrets (22) för inkasserlngsapparaten hör en optisk kopplingsanordning för att elektriskt isolera telekommuni-kationssystemet frän inkasseringsapparatens elektriska system.
9. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknat av att det omfattar en lokal ra-diomottagare (LÄHETIN, VASTAANOTIN) kopplad tili telefon-linjen som betjänar telekommunikationssystemet, och en ra-dioanslutningskrets (24) för ästadkommande av en enkelrik-10 tad radioförbindelse i utgäende riktning endast tili nämn-da lokala radiomottagare, som är kopplad tili telefonlin-jen som betjänar telekommunikationssystemet.
10. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknat av att nämnda mikroprocessorsys- 15 tem (26) omfattar en kommersiellt tillgänglig mikrodator, tili vilken nämnda modem hör och vilken kan alstra ljud-frekvensvalssignaler samt koda och dekoda växelfrekvens-modulerade signaler.
11. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 10, 20. vilket nämnda mikrodator (26) har interna RAM- och ROM- minnen, kännetecknat av att telekommunikationssystemet ytterligare omfattar yttre RAM- och ROM-min-nen (RAM, ROM) samt ett yttre EEPROM-minne (EEPROM), som lagrar data utan behov av eleffekt och används för lagring 25 av relativt bestäende data, inklusive försäljningsautoma-tens identifikationsnummer, telefonnumret som skall ringas för kontakt med centraldatorn samt data om den speciella försäljningsautomats parametrar, tili vilken telekommunikationssystemet är kopplat.
12. Telekommunikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, ·: k ä n n e t e c k n a t av att nämnda mikroprocessor (26) har programmerats att tidvis med regelbundna tids-mellan-rum försöka upprätta ett samtal med nämnda centraldator för avlastning av data frän telekommunikationssystemet 35 tili nämnda centraldator och motta data frän nämnda centraldator . 34 94806
13. Telekonununikationssystem enligt patentkrav 1, kännetecknat av att nämnda mikroprocessor (26) har programmerats att ge datainsamlingen frän nämnda fler-tal givare 1 automaten en högre prioritet i förhällande 5 till andra av mikroprocessorn utförda uppgifter. t « :l itt-t aiii i.4#t
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FI884031A0 FI884031A0 (sv) | 1988-09-01 |
FI884031A FI884031A (sv) | 1988-09-01 |
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US (1) | US4766548A (sv) |
EP (1) | EP0296179B1 (sv) |
JP (1) | JPH01113863A (sv) |
KR (1) | KR970001904B1 (sv) |
AR (1) | AR243033A1 (sv) |
AT (1) | ATE112871T1 (sv) |
AU (1) | AU600521B2 (sv) |
BR (1) | BR8707625A (sv) |
CA (1) | CA1275748C (sv) |
DE (1) | DE3750660T2 (sv) |
DK (1) | DK171875B1 (sv) |
FI (1) | FI94806C (sv) |
NO (1) | NO179057C (sv) |
RU (1) | RU1836688C (sv) |
WO (1) | WO1988005194A1 (sv) |
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