JP2000090333A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic vending machine capable of obtaining prepared medicines based on the prescription of a doctor at any time. SOLUTION: This machine is composed of a read means for reading data recorded in an information recording medium (IC card), an extraction means for extracting data relating to the prescription from the read data, a preparation means for preparing medicines based on the extracted data relating to the prescription and a discharge means for discharging the prepared medicines when the charge of the prepared medicines is fed to the main body of the automatic vending machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vending machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a medicine that can be automatically sold according to a doctor's prescription.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a physician or a dentist (the physician in the present invention includes a dentist) examines a patient, and the medicine to be administered as a result is based on a prescription made by the physician. Is made by performing dispensing work such as compounding,
Patients are willing to receive it in cash on delivery.

[0003] In recent years, the division of medicine has been actively performed. Even in this division of medicine, when a patient brings a prescription prepared by a doctor to a dispensing pharmacy, the pharmacist of the pharmacy performs the prescription. Dispenses the drug, and the patient receives it in cash on delivery.

[0004] Incidentally, the medicine prepared in the present invention means the whole medicine obtained by various dispensing operations such as counting tablets, weighing powders, mixing, dividing and packaging, weighing liquids for internal use, and bottling. ing.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned conventional dispensed medicine can be delivered to the body even if it is delivered in a hospital or obtained at a dispensing pharmacy remote from the hospital. There is a disadvantage that the patient who is in a sick state has to wait for a long time, especially when the patient is far away from the dispensing pharmacy or the hospital, the patient has to go to that place. Moreover, when the dispensing pharmacy is closed at night or on holidays, there is an inconvenience that the patient cannot receive the medicine.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks. In recent years, medical records and the like have been converted to electronic files.
As disclosed in JP-A-36441, a vending machine that allows a patient to easily and at any time obtain a prescription-based drug utilizing the fact that dispensing work has been automated. It is intended to provide.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to the present invention comprises a reading means for reading data recorded on an information recording medium and a prescription from the read data. Extracting means for extracting data, dispensing means for dispensing medicines based on the extracted prescription data, and dispensed medicines when the dispensed medicines are charged into the main body of the vending machine And discharging means for discharging water. Further, when the dispensed medicine is discharged, a recording means for recording that the dispensed medicine is discharged on the information recording medium is provided. Further, when the dispensed medicine is discharged, a printout means for printing out information on the dispensed medicine such as a usage method, an effect, and side effects of the dispensed medicine is provided. . And the price of the dispensed medicine is:
The present invention is characterized in that there is provided a reduction processing means for performing a reduction processing from the amount data recorded on the information recording medium.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a main body of a vending machine according to one embodiment. The vending machine main unit (hereinafter referred to as “main unit”) 1 is a 24-hour user, such as a hospital waiting room, a hospital entrance, a dispensing pharmacy table, or a station yard, which is the most convenient place for the user. Installed in And on the upper part of the customer service panel 2 of this main body 1,
A display unit 3 for displaying the movable state of the main body 1 is provided.

On the left side of the center of the main body 1, a user (patient)
A display screen 4 is provided for displaying operation guidance to the user and the amount of money input to the main body 1 and the like. On the right side of the display screen 4, a card insertion slot 5 for inserting an information recording medium (hereinafter, referred to as "IC card") C composed of an IC card possessed by the user, A coin insertion slot 6a for paying the price with coins, a bill insertion slot 6b for paying the dispensed medicine for bills, and a change outlet 7
Are provided.

On the lower left side of the main body 1, there is provided an outlet 8 for delivering the dispensed medicine to the user, and on the lower right side, the use of the dispensed medicine (take).
A ticket issuing port 9 is provided for issuing a sheet on which information of the dispensed medicine such as a method, an effect, and side effects is printed.

[0011] The IC card C possessed by the user records medication data described in a medical chart when the user (patient) is examined by a doctor. This IC card C records the identification information (ID No.) of the user, serves as a consultation ticket at the hospital, and provides information on the health of the user such as the medical history of the user and the types of past medication. All past information necessary for management is recorded.

It should be noted that the IC card C may be of a non-contact type in which the IC card C is inserted into the card insertion slot 5 and connected to the main body 1, and data is exchanged by wireless communication with the main body 1. it can. In this case, the IC card reading and
The write processing unit is configured by a transmitter having an antenna.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a controller which controls the main body 1 as a whole, and as shown in FIG. 2, is configured to control various processing units. That is, the controller 10 has a main control unit 11 mainly composed of a CPU.

The main controller 11 reads data recorded on the IC card C inserted into the card insertion slot 5,
Further, an IC card read / write processing unit 12 for writing predetermined data such as the fact that the medicine dispensed to the IC card C has been discharged, and whether the data read from the IC card C is genuine data is determined. Certifying data determining unit 13
A dispensing processing unit 14 for dispensing medicines based on the prescription data read from the C card C, a coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 6a, and a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 6b are checked, and if necessary, A cash processing unit 15 for releasing change to the change discharge port 7, a guidance processing unit 16 for providing a predetermined guidance to the user via the display screen 4, and printing of medicine information such as a method of using the dispensed medicine. And a printing unit 17 composed of a printer for issuing a ticket from the ticket issuing port 9.

The proof data judging unit 13 will be further described. The IC card C inserted into the main body 1 is decoded to determine whether the IC card C is a genuine IC card or not, by decoding the encrypted ID number. The system is configured such that it is possible to determine whether or not the recorded prescription data is authentic by decrypting the recorded encrypted prescription data. Such a judgment is based on the fact that some drugs are dispensed with poisons,
Harmful raw materials or narcotics may contain harmful raw materials depending on how they are used, so it is necessary to dispense drugs under strict examination and management.

Further, as the dispensing processing section 14, for example, a fully automatic dispensing machine as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-36441 is used.

Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that a user (patient) is examined by a doctor, a medical chart is created, and the medical chart contains a prescription for a medicine. The contents of the prescription are
It is recorded on the IC card C as a consultation ticket. Then, the IC card is returned to the user.

The IC card C returned from the hospital is the main body 1
(Step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”), the data recorded on the IC card C is read via the IC card read / write processing unit 12. (S102). Based on the read data, the proof data determination unit 13 determines whether or not the inserted IC card C is genuine and whether or not the prescription data is genuine. If it is determined that the dispensing medicine is not available, the IC card C is returned and a message indicating that the dispensed medicine cannot be sold is displayed on the display screen (No at S104, S105, S118).

When the inserted IC card C is determined to be authentic and the contents of the prescription are also determined to be authentic (S1).
04 affirmative), the selling price of the medicine dispensed based on the prescription is displayed on the display screen, and money is inserted based on the display (S106, S108). When money equal to or more than the selling price is inserted from the coin insertion slot 6a or the bill insertion slot 6b (Yes at S110), the dispensing of the medicine based on the prescription is performed at the dispensing processing unit 14 (S1).
12). The dispensed medicine is discharged to the discharge port 8, and when there is a change, the change is discharged to the change discharge port 7. Also, medicine information such as a method of using the medicine related to the dispensing medicine discharged via the printing unit 17 is printed out (S1).
14).

When the dispensed medicine has been discharged, IC
Data indicating that the medicine has been discharged is recorded on the card C via the IC card read / write processing unit 12 and returned (S116, S118). Therefore, it is possible to prevent purchasing the dispensed medicine more than once with one prescription.

When the amount of money put into the main body 1 is less than the sales amount of the medicine, a message to that effect is displayed on the display screen 4 to urge the user to add more medicines (No at S110, S120,
S122 is affirmative).

In the above example, the dispensing medicine was purchased by putting money into the main body 1, but when the IC card C has the amount data, the purchase price of the dispensing medicine is paid using the amount data. You can do so.

[0023]

The vending machine according to the present invention comprises: reading means for reading data recorded on an IC card; extracting means for extracting data relating to a prescription from the read data; Since the dispensing unit dispenses the medicine based on such data and the discharging unit discharges the dispensed medicine when the price of the dispensed medicine is supplied to the main body, the user is dispensed. Drugs are readily available. Also, when the dispensed medicine is discharged and the IC card is provided with recording means for recording that the dispensed medicine has been discharged, the dispensed medicine may reach the user more than once. Can be prevented.
Further, when a dispensed medicine is discharged, when a printout means for printing out information on the dispensed medicine such as a method of use, efficacy, side effects, etc. of the dispensed medicine is provided, the The medicine information can be appropriately notified. And the price of the dispensed medicine is I
When a reduction processing means for performing a reduction processing from the amount data recorded on the C card is provided, payment can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Description of Signs] 1 Vending machine main body (main body) 2 Customer service panel 3 Display section 4 Display screen 5 Card insertion slot 6a Coin insertion slot 6b Bill insertion slot 7 Change outlet 8 Discharge port 9 Issuance port 10 Controller 11 Main Control unit 12 IC card read / write processing unit 13 Certification data judgment unit 14 Dispensing processing unit 15 Money processing unit 16 Guidance processing unit 17 Printing unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Toshimasa Ito 1-13-8 Kamikizaki, Urawa-shi, Saitama Japan Signaling Corporation Yono Works (72) Inventor Akiko Uchida 1-1-13 Kamikizaki, Urawa-shi, Saitama No. 8 F-term in Japan Signal Corporation Yono Office (reference) 3E044 AA01 BA01 BA02 BA04 CA06 CC10 DB20 DC05 DC06 DE10 EA01 EB04

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading data recorded on an information recording medium, an extracting means for extracting data on a prescription from the read data, and dispensing a medicine based on the data on the extracted prescription. A dispensing means for discharging the dispensed medicine when the dispensed medicine is charged into the main body of the vending machine. 2. The automatic vending machine according to claim 1, wherein when the dispensed medicine is discharged, the information recording medium is provided with a recording means for recording that the dispensed medicine is discharged. Machine. 3. A printout means for printing out information on the dispensed medicine, such as usage, efficacy, side effects, etc., of the dispensed medicine when the dispensed medicine is discharged. The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a deduction processing means for deducting the price of the dispensed medicine from the amount data recorded on the information recording medium. vending machine.