JP2001351158A - Replenishment system and replenishing method of merchandise in automatic vending machine - Google Patents
Replenishment system and replenishing method of merchandise in automatic vending machineInfo
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Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、缶、ビン、紙製容
器等に入れられている清涼飲料、ビール等の飲料やパッ
ク入り食品、物品等を販売する自動販売機に商品を補填
するシステムと補填方法に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for supplementing merchandise to a vending machine for selling soft drinks, beer and other drinks, packed foods, articles and the like contained in cans, bottles, paper containers and the like. And the compensation method.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】現在、自動販売機は誰でも何処でも必要
とする商品を購入できるという利便性により、その発展
は著しいものがある。しかしながら、缶、ビン入りの重
量のあるものは、その商品の補填作業に多大な労力を要
する。2. Description of the Related Art At present, vending machines have remarkably developed due to the convenience that anyone can purchase necessary products anywhere. However, heavy objects in cans and bottles require a great deal of labor to replenish their products.
【０００３】この商品の補填作業を説明する。自動販売
機への商品の補填は、複数の種類の缶、ビン飲料を多数
個車両から取り出し自動販売機へ運び補填作業を行う
が、運んだすべての飲料を補填することは珍しく、品
種、個数に過不足が発生する。[0003] This product refilling operation will be described. Vending machines are replenished with products of a large number of cans and bottled beverages, taken out of multiple vehicles and transported to the vending machine for replenishment.However, it is rare to replenish all transported beverages. Excess or deficiency occurs.
【０００４】そのため多数の自動販売機の補填作業を担
当しているベテランのルート担当者が必要と思われる商
品の個数、品種（自らの経験から割り出した個数、品
種）を車両から持ち出し、実際自動販売機へ必要な個
数、品種を数えながら補填している。この補填した個
数、品種をメモ書きしながら補填作業を続行し補填作業
が完了後、このメモ書きを基にして前記担当者が持参し
ている携帯用端末機であるハンディターミナルに商品コ
ード、数量、売上単価等を入力している。補填作業が完
了後未補填商品は車両へ戻すものである。For this reason, veteran route personnel who are in charge of replenishing a large number of vending machines take out the number and types of products (numbers and types determined based on their own experience) from the vehicle, which are deemed necessary, and Vending machines are supplemented while counting the required number and types. The replenishment work is continued while the replenishment work is completed while the replenishment work is completed while writing the replenished number and type, and based on the remarks, the product code and the quantity are transmitted to the handy terminal which is a portable terminal carried by the person in charge. , Sales unit price, etc. are entered. After the compensation work is completed, the uncompensated product is returned to the vehicle.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】このように自動販売機
への補填作業は、数量のカウント等全て人的作業である
ので、商品コード、数量、売上単価のハンディターミナ
ルへの誤入力や、必要補充商品の数え間違い等が発生す
るのを防ぐのは難しいので、ルート担当者が帰社後、エ
ラーチックを行い、修正をしなければならず煩雑で面倒
であるという不都合がある。またルート担当者は熟練者
であることが必要で経験の浅い者は難しいという不都合
がある。As described above, since the operation of replenishing the vending machine is a human operation, such as counting the number of items, erroneous input of the product code, the amount, and the sales unit price to the handy terminal, or Since it is difficult to prevent a mistake in counting the number of replenished products, it is inconvenient that the route person in charge must perform an error tick and correct after returning to the office, which is troublesome and troublesome. In addition, there is a disadvantage that the person in charge of route needs to be a skilled person and a person with little experience is difficult.
【０００６】本発明は、上述のような事情からなされた
ものであり、本発明の目的は、自動販売機への商品の補
填作業が確実に能率よくかつ経験の浅いものでも容易に
できる自動販売機への商品の補填システムと補填方法を
提供することである。The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic vending machine which makes it possible to supply a vending machine with a product efficiently and easily even if it is inexperienced. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for replenishing goods to a machine.
【０００７】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、自動販売機へ
の商品の補填システムと補填方法に関するものであっ
て、本発明の上記目的は、商品の売上情報を含む商品情
報を演算する手段及びこの演算された商品情報を伝達す
る光通信手段を有する自動販売機と、この自動販売機に
おける光通信手段により伝達された前記売上情報を含む
商品情報を集信する光通信手段及び前記自動販売機の前
記売上情報を含む商品情報を収集する情報収集手段を有
する携帯端末機とを備えたことを特徴とする、自動販売
機への商品の補填システムを提供することによって達成
される。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system and a method for replenishing merchandise to a vending machine. The object of the present invention is to calculate merchandise information including sales information of merchandise. A vending machine having optical communication means for transmitting the calculated product information; an optical communication means for collecting product information including the sales information transmitted by the optical communication means in the vending machine; and the vending machine And a portable terminal having information collecting means for collecting product information including the sales information of the vending machine.
【０００８】また本発明の上記目的は、前記携帯端末機
は、前記売上情報に基づいて売上伝票を作成する売上伝
票作成手段と、この売上伝票を印刷する売上伝票印刷手
段とを備えたことを特徴とする、自動販売機への商品の
補填システムを提供することによって、より効果的に達
成できる。[0008] Further, the above object of the present invention is that the portable terminal includes sales slip creation means for creating a sales slip based on the sales information, and sales slip printing means for printing the sales slip. This can be achieved more effectively by providing a featured vending machine product refill system.
【０００９】また本発明の上記目的は、前記売上伝票印
刷手段は、前記売上伝票をコラム別に編集して印刷する
機能を有することを特徴とする、自動販売機への商品の
補填システムを提供することによって、より効果的に達
成される。Further, the above object of the present invention is to provide a system for supplementing goods to a vending machine, wherein the sales slip printing means has a function of editing and printing the sales slip for each column. This is achieved more effectively.
【００１０】また本発明の上記目的は、複数の商品とこ
の商品の売上情報を含む商品情報が演算される手段とが
収納されている自動販売機へ向けて、光通信により外部
に在る携帯端末機から情報を送信し、この携帯端末機か
らの情報を受信した自動販売機は、前記演算手段により
計上した前記売上情報を含む商品情報を前記携帯端末機
へ向けて光通信により送信し、前記自動販売機から送信
された前記商品の売上情報を含む商品情報は、前記携帯
端末機で集信したことを特徴とする、自動販売機への商
品の補填方法を提供することによって、より効果的に達
成される。It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable vending machine which stores a plurality of products and means for calculating product information including sales information of the products by optical communication. The vending machine that has transmitted the information from the terminal and received the information from the mobile terminal transmits the product information including the sales information calculated by the arithmetic unit to the mobile terminal by optical communication, The merchandise information including the sales information of the merchandise transmitted from the vending machine is characterized in that the merchandise is collected by the portable terminal device, and a more effective method is provided by providing a method of compensating the merchandise to the vending machine. Is achieved.
【００１１】本発明の上記目的は、複数の商品とこの商
品の売上情報を含む商品情報が演算される手段とが収納
されている自動販売機へ向けて、光通信により外部に在
る携帯端末機から情報を送信し、この携帯端末機からの
情報を受信した自動販売機は、前記演算手段により計上
した前記売上情報を含む商品情報を前記携帯端末機へ向
けて光通信により送信し、前記自動販売機から送信され
た前記商品の売上情報を含む商品情報は、前記携帯端末
機で集信し、この携帯端末機で集信した前記商品の売上
情報等の商品情報を携帯端末機からプリントアウトし、
このプリントアウトされた情報に基づいて商品を自動販
売機に補填することを特徴とする、自動販売機への商品
の補填方法を提供することによって、より効果的に達成
される。An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal externally provided by optical communication to a vending machine containing a plurality of products and means for calculating product information including sales information of the products. The vending machine that has transmitted the information from the machine and received the information from the mobile terminal transmits the product information including the sales information calculated by the arithmetic unit to the mobile terminal by optical communication, The merchandise information including the sales information of the merchandise transmitted from the vending machine is collected by the mobile terminal, and the merchandise information such as the sales information of the merchandise collected by the mobile terminal is printed from the mobile terminal. Out and
This is more effectively achieved by providing a method for refilling a vending machine with commodities, which is characterized in that the vending machine is refilled with commodities based on the printed out information.
【００１２】[0012]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施の形態を図面
を参照して説明する。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
【００１３】図１は、本発明の一実施例の説明図であ
り、図中１は自動販売機で、この自動販売機１中の上方
にはこの自動販売機１で販売している各種の商品が陳列
されている商品展示パネル２が形成されている。この商
品展示パネル２の下方には、展示されている各種の商品
に対応したセレクトボタン３が設けられ、このセレクト
ボタン３を操作することにより所要の商品が選べるよう
になっている。このセレクトボタン３の下方にはコイン
投入口４と紙幣投入口（図示せず）が設けられている。
５は前記コイン投入口４の下方に設けられている商品取
り出し口である。FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine, and above the vending machine 1, various kinds of vending machines sold by the vending machine 1 are shown. A product display panel 2 on which products are displayed is formed. Below the product display panel 2, select buttons 3 corresponding to various products on display are provided, and by operating the select buttons 3, a desired product can be selected. A coin slot 4 and a bill slot (not shown) are provided below the select button 3.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a product outlet provided below the coin slot 4.
【００１４】自動販売機１は、赤外線通信手段を有し、
後述する外部に在る携帯端末機であるハンディターミナ
ル１１と赤外線通信で結ばれている。６はハンディター
ミナル１１からの光通信の一例である赤外線通信による
情報を受信したり、自動販売機１からの情報を前記ハン
ディターミナル１１へ発信したりする赤外線通信送受信
部である。The vending machine 1 has infrared communication means,
It is connected by infrared communication with a handy terminal 11 which is an external portable terminal described later. Reference numeral 6 denotes an infrared communication transmitting / receiving unit that receives information from the vending machine 1 to the handy terminal 11 by receiving information by infrared communication which is an example of optical communication from the handy terminal 11.
【００１５】１１は外部から操作される携帯端末機であ
る赤外線通信手段を有するハンディターミナルで、その
上方部に操作部１２が設けられている。この操作部１２
は、前記ハンディターミナル１１から赤外線通信による
情報を前記自動販売機１へ送るための操作をしたり、前
記自動販売機１からの情報を受けプリントアウトするた
めの操作をしたりする。この操作部１２の下方にはプリ
ント部１３が設けられ、自動販売機１からの情報を受け
てプリントアウトする。１４はハンディターミナル１１
からの情報を自動販売機１へ送信したり、自動販売機１
からの情報を受信する赤外線送受信部である。Reference numeral 11 denotes a handy terminal having infrared communication means, which is a portable terminal operated from the outside, and an operation section 12 is provided above the handy terminal. This operation unit 12
Performs an operation for sending information by infrared communication from the handy terminal 11 to the vending machine 1 and an operation for receiving and printing out information from the vending machine 1. A print unit 13 is provided below the operation unit 12, and receives information from the vending machine 1 to print out. 14 is a handy terminal 11
From the vending machine 1 to the vending machine 1
It is an infrared transmitting and receiving unit that receives information from
【００１６】前記自動販売機１には、日本自販機工業会
（ＪＶＭＡ）仕様のソフト（オフライン、図示せず）が
内蔵され、このソフトを利用し、自動販売機１とルート
担当者が携帯しているハンディターミナル１１との間を
光通信（赤外線）で結び、このハンディターミナル１１
では自動販売機コラム別に売上データを演算集信する。The vending machine 1 incorporates software (off-line, not shown) of the Japan Vending Machine Manufacturers Association (JVMA) specification, and is used by the vending machine 1 and a route clerk using this software. Connected to the handy terminal 11 by optical communication (infrared),
Then, sales data is calculated and collected for each vending machine column.
【００１７】このハンディターミナル１１では、自動販
売機に指令することにより、「自動販売機初期化設定」
をして売上情報の初期化をはかる。次回訪問時からの売
上数量を把握するため自販機コード（得意先コード）設
定（パスワード併用）する。In the handy terminal 11, "vending machine initialization setting" is issued by instructing the vending machine.
To initialize the sales information. Set the vending machine code (customer code) (with password) to grasp the sales volume from the next visit.
【００１８】同時にコラム別に商品コードを設定（ＪＶ
ＭＡ仕様に沿ったコラム別商品コード）する。売上情報
の初期化を行った場合、情報クリア伝票を印刷する。コ
ラム別の商品コードを変更する場合、特定のコラム番号
だけを選択し、変更することも可能である。At the same time, a product code is set for each column (JV
Product code by column according to MA specifications). When the sales information is initialized, the information clear slip is printed. When changing the product code for each column, it is also possible to select and change only a specific column number.
【００１９】またハンディターミナル１１では、「商品
設定表」を出力できる。自動販売機に設定したコラム別
商品コード、販売単価設定の一覧票（紙ペースで確認を
可能にする）を出力する。The handy terminal 11 can output a "product setting table". It outputs a list of product codes for each column and sales unit price set in the vending machine (checking at paper pace).
【００２０】またハンディターミナル１１では、「売上
データ自動収集処理」ができる。すなわちデータ通信処
理を行い、通信処理終了後売上伝票を印刷したり、売上
情報（売上・釣銭切れ・売切）の初期化等である。「コ
ラム別」又は「商品別集計」のどちらかの売上伝票の印
刷が選択でき、前記「コラム別」は商品補填時にどのコ
ラムに何本補充すればよいか分かる。前記「商品別集
計」は車輌より商品を持ち出す際分かりやすい。In the handy terminal 11, "sales data automatic collection processing" can be performed. That is, the data communication process is performed, a sales slip is printed after the communication process is completed, and sales information (sales, change, out of stock) is initialized. Either "by column" or "total by product" sales slips can be selected, and in "by column", it is possible to know which column and how many should be refilled when refilling the product. The above “counting by product” is easy to understand when taking out a product from a vehicle.
【００２１】またハンディターミナル１１では、仕様に
ある「売切れ時間情報」より伝票印刷時に売り切れがあ
った場合「売切情報」として印刷できる。仕様では分単
位だが、０時０分に変換し確認を容易にしている。The handy terminal 11 can print out "sold out information" if there is a sold out at the time of printing a slip from "sold out time information" in the specification. Although it is a minute unit in the specification, it is converted to 0:00 to facilitate confirmation.
【００２２】またハンディターミナル１１では、「商品
別払出集計表」の印刷ができる。これは次ぎの積込の補
助資料として活用可能であるとともに処理当日分の車輌
より払い出した商品数量の一覧票としても活用が可能で
ある。The handy terminal 11 can print a "payout totaling table for each product". This can be used as a supplementary material for the next loading and also as a list of the quantity of goods paid out from the vehicles on the day of processing.
【００２３】またハンディターミナル１１では、「売上
ピッキング表」が可能である。これは連続した自動販売
機に対し、通信処理（売上計上）を行い、まとめて車輌
から商品を持ち出す時に活用できるとともに、売上計上
伝票に対する商品別の関数表として活用できる。In the handy terminal 11, a "sales picking table" is possible. This can be used when carrying out communication processing (sales accounting) for a continuous vending machine and taking goods out of a vehicle as a whole, and can also be used as a function table for each product for a sales accounting slip.
【００２４】またハンディターミナル１１では、「釣銭
切れ一覧票」が印刷できる。これは当日ハンディターミ
ナルで処理された釣銭切一覧票で、得意先別、コラム番
号別に出力される。Further, the handy terminal 11 can print a "change check list". This is a change list processed by the handy terminal on the day, and is output by customer and column number.
【００２５】このような構成において、図１に示すよう
に、自動販売機図１を巡回するルート担当者が商品を自
動販売機１に補填する場合、まず携帯用のハンディター
ミナル１１の操作部１２を操作して自動販売機のコード
を入力する。この自動販売機１１からコードが入力され
ると、赤外線通信送受信部１４から赤外線通信により自
動販売機１１へ情報が送信される。このハンディターミ
ナル１１からの情報は、自動販売機１の赤外線通信送受
信部６で受信される。このハンディターミナル１１から
の情報が赤外線通信送受信部６で受信されると、自動販
売機１１に収納されている前記ソフトが機能して計上さ
れた商品の売上情報等の商品情報は、光通信により自動
販売機１１の送受信部６から送信される。In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, when a person in charge of patrolling the vending machine FIG. 1 refills the vending machine 1 with the merchandise, first, the operation unit 12 of the portable handy terminal 11 is used. To enter the vending machine code. When a code is input from the vending machine 11, information is transmitted from the infrared communication transmitting / receiving unit 14 to the vending machine 11 by infrared communication. The information from the handy terminal 11 is received by the infrared communication transmitting / receiving unit 6 of the vending machine 1. When the information from the handy terminal 11 is received by the infrared communication transmission / reception unit 6, the product information such as sales information of the product, which is calculated by the function of the software stored in the vending machine 11, is transmitted by optical communication. It is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 6 of the vending machine 11.
【００２６】自動販売機１から送信された商品の売上情
報等の商品情報は、ハンディターミナル１１の赤外線通
信送受信部１４で受信され、ハンディターミナル１４で
集信される。集信された自動販売機１からの前記商品情
報は情報収集手段により収集され、情報収集手段により
収集された商品情報は、携帯用端末機１１から売上伝票
印刷手段であるプリント部１３でプリントアウトされ、
図２に示されるように、売上伝票７として「自動販売機
コラム別の売上計上本数」とか「商品別集計の売上計上
本数」とかが印刷できる。この印刷された伝票を基にル
ート担当者は、必要商品のみを車輌より持ち出し、前記
自動販売機１に補填する。また「コラム別売切れ時間」
や「釣銭切れ」情報が発生した場合、売上伝票と合せて印
刷されるため、ルート担当者は適切なコラムレイアウト
が可能になる。The product information such as sales information of the product transmitted from the vending machine 1 is received by the infrared communication transmitting / receiving section 14 of the handy terminal 11 and collected by the handy terminal 14. The received merchandise information from the vending machine 1 is collected by the information collecting means, and the merchandise information collected by the information collecting means is printed out from the portable terminal 11 by the printing unit 13 which is a sales slip printing means. And
As shown in FIG. 2, “sales booked by vending machine column” and “sales booked by product aggregation” can be printed as sales slip 7. On the basis of the printed slip, the person in charge of the route takes out only the necessary commodities from the vehicle and makes up for the vending machine 1. Also, "Sold out time by column"
When the "change-out" information is generated, it is printed together with the sales slip, so that the route person in charge can perform an appropriate column layout.
【００２７】この発明の自動販売機への商品の補填方法
を実施してみると、赤外線通信で情報を作成するため、
ハンディターミナル１１への誤入力（商品コード・数量
・売上単価）や、補填商品数を数えるといった作業が無
いため、売上計上誤差は一切発生しない。When the method of replenishing goods to a vending machine according to the present invention is carried out, information is created by infrared communication.
Since there is no erroneous input to the handy terminal 11 (product code / quantity / sales unit price) or the work of counting the number of supplementary products, no sales accounting error occurs.
【００２８】また下記表に示されるように、ハンディタ
ーミナル１１への入力作業が、１自動販売機当たり約2
分間短縮され、その結果業務成績が向上した。As shown in the table below, the input work to the handy terminal 11 requires about 2 per vending machine.
Minutes, which resulted in improved business performance.
【００２９】[0029]
【表1】 【table 1】
【００３０】[0030]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明は商品が納
入されている自動販売機と外部に在る携帯端末機との間
を光通信で結び、自動販売機からの商品の売上等の商品
情報を光通信を使用し携帯端末機で受信して光通信で売
上等の商品情報を作成するため、商品コード・商品数量
・売上単価等の携帯端末機への入力や、補填商品を数え
るといった作業が無いので、売上計上誤差は一切発生し
ないという効果がある。As described above, according to the present invention, a vending machine to which a product is delivered is connected to an external portable terminal by optical communication so that the sales of the product from the vending machine can be reduced. Enter product code, product quantity, unit price, etc. into the mobile terminal, and count the number of supplementary products to create product information such as sales by optical communication by receiving product information at the mobile terminal using optical communication Since there is no such operation, there is an effect that no sales accounting error occurs.
【００３１】またハンディターミナルへの入力作業が短
縮され、その結果業務成績が向上するという効果があ
る。Further, there is an effect that the input work to the handy terminal is shortened, and as a result, the work performance is improved.
【００３２】さらに自動販売機への必要補填商品を数え
たり、メモに記入する手数が無くなるので、ルート担当
者は、熟練者でなくとも務まるという効果がある。Furthermore, since there is no need to count the number of commodities required for the vending machine and to fill in the memos, there is an effect that the route person in charge does not need to be a skilled person.
【００３３】そのうえ、商品コードを覚える必要がなく
なり、経験値による車輌からの商品持ち出しが必要なく
なり、その結果作業能率が向上するという効果がある。In addition, there is no need to memorize the product code, and it is not necessary to take out the product from the vehicle based on the experience value. As a result, there is an effect that the work efficiency is improved.
【００３４】またコラム別売り切れ情報が把握できるの
で、売れ筋商品の適正なコラム配置が可能となるので、
売り損がなくなり売上が増大するともに、ルート担当者
に対し適切な指示が可能になり、より効率的なルート回
訪が実現できるという効果がある。Further, since the sold-out information for each column can be grasped, it becomes possible to arrange the best-selling products in appropriate columns.
There is an effect that sales losses are eliminated, sales are increased, and appropriate instructions can be given to a route person in charge, so that more efficient route visits can be realized.
【図１】本発明の実施の形態に係る自動販売機への商品
の補填方法の説明図。FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a method for replenishing goods to a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】本発明の実施の形態に係る売上伝票の一実施
例。FIG. 2 is an example of a sales slip according to an embodiment of the present invention.
１ 自動販売機 ２ 商品展示パネル ３ セレクトボタン ４ コイン投入口 ５ 商品取り出し口 ６ 赤外線通信送受信部 ７ 売上伝票 １１ ハンディターミナル １２ 操作部 １３ プリント部 １４ 赤外線通信の送受信部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 2 Product display panel 3 Select button 4 Coin insertion slot 5 Merchandise take-out port 6 Infrared communication transmitting / receiving section 7 Sales slip 11 Handy terminal 12 Operation section 13 Printing section 14 Infrared communication transmitting / receiving section
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Claims (5)
る手段及びこの演算された商品情報を伝達する光通信手
段を有する自動販売機と、この自動販売機における光通
信手段により伝達された前記売上情報を含む商品情報を
集信する光通信手段及び前記自動販売機の前記売上情報
を含む商品情報を収集する情報収集手段を有する携帯端
末機とを備えたことを特徴とする、自動販売機への商品
の補填システム。1. A vending machine having means for calculating product information including sales information of a product, and an optical communication means for transmitting the calculated product information, and a vending machine transmitted by the optical communication means in the vending machine. A vending machine comprising: an optical communication means for collecting product information including sales information; and a portable terminal having an information collecting means for collecting product information including the sales information of the vending machine. Replenishment system for goods.
いて売上伝票を作成する売上伝票作成手段と、この売上
伝票を印刷する売上伝票印刷手段とを備えたことを特徴
とする請求項１記載の、自動販売機への商品の補填シス
テム。2. A sales slip creation means for creating a sales slip based on the sales information, and a sales slip printing means for printing the sales slip. A vending machine refilling system as described.
コラム別に編集して印刷する機能を有することを特徴と
する請求項２記載の、自動販売機への商品の補填システ
ム。3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said sales slip printing means has a function of editing and printing said sales slip for each column.
情報が演算される手段とが収納されている自動販売機へ
向けて、光通信により外部に在る携帯用端末機から情報
を送信し、 この携帯端末機からの情報を受信した自動販売機は、前
記演算手段により計上した前記売上情報等の商品情報を
前記携帯端末機へ向けて光通信により送信し、 前記自動販売機から送信された前記商品の売上情報等の
商品情報は、前記携帯端末機で集信したことを特徴とす
る、自動販売機への商品の補填方法。4. An optical communication system for transmitting information from an external portable terminal to a vending machine containing a plurality of products and means for calculating product information such as sales information of the products. The vending machine that has transmitted and received the information from the portable terminal transmits the product information such as the sales information calculated by the arithmetic unit to the portable terminal by optical communication, and A method for supplementing a vending machine with commodities, wherein the transmitted merchandise information such as sales information of the merchandise is collected by the portable terminal.
情報が演算される手段とが収納されている自動販売機へ
向けて、光通信により外部に在る携帯端末機から情報を
送信し、 この携帯端末機からの情報を受信した自動販売機は、前
記演算手段により計上した前記売上情報等の商品情報を
前記携帯端末機へ向けて光通信により送信し、 前記自動販売機から送信された前記商品の売上情報等の
商品情報は、前記携帯端末機で集信し、 この携帯端末機で集信した前記商品の売上情報等の商品
情報を携帯端末機からプリントアウトし、 このプリントアウトされた情報に基づいて商品を自動販
売機に補填することを特徴とする、自動販売機への商品
の補填方法。5. An optical communication system for transmitting information from an external portable terminal to a vending machine containing a plurality of products and means for calculating product information such as sales information of the products. The vending machine that has received the information from the portable terminal transmits the product information such as the sales information calculated by the arithmetic unit to the portable terminal by optical communication, and transmits the vending machine from the vending machine. The obtained product information such as sales information of the product is collected by the mobile terminal, and the product information such as sales information of the product collected by the mobile terminal is printed out from the mobile terminal. A method of refilling a vending machine with a product, the method comprising refilling the vending machine with a product based on the out-of-service information.
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