JP2002008129A - Automatic vending system of recorded record medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly perform vending action in each automatic vending machine in the automatic vending system distributing music information, etc., from a single memory part, recording blank CD, etc., by a plurality of automatic vending machines, and vending the CD, etc., after recording. SOLUTION: This automatic vending system 1 for recorded record medium such as CD is provided with a plurality of automatic vending machines 2(n) and a control device 3 distributing the record information to the automatic vending machines, and a memory part 31 of the control device 3 memorizes the distribution information as compressed data. Under the control of a control part 35 of the control device 3, the distribution information designated by each automatic vending machine 2(n) is read from the memory part 31 and developed by a development part 32, while the information is simultaneously written in the record medium 22 such as the blank CD by a writing part 24 of each automatic vending machine 2(n).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic vending system for recording media such as compact discs (CDs), and more particularly, to a recorded recording medium for recording and selling music and the like selected by a customer on the spot. It relates to an automatic vending system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as a CD vending machine, when a purchaser designates a desired music or the like on a screen of a vending machine, the designated music or the like is recorded on a blank CD on the spot and provided to the purchaser. Vending machines that have become possible have been proposed.

[0003]

In this case, a large-capacity storage unit is required for each vending machine in order to store and hold information that can be specified for each vending machine. Therefore,
For example, a storage unit is installed in one place, and from there, requested information is distributed to each vending machine, and each vending machine records the distributed information on a blank CD and purchases it. It is desirable that the system be provided to the user.

In the case of a music CD or the like, a large number of music pieces need to be stored in a storage section in order to widen a selection range. Therefore, in general, data is compressed and stored. Is done. For this reason, it is necessary to decompress the compressed information at the time of distribution to each vending machine.

[0005] As a result, in each vending machine, the recorded CD is not sold until the recorded CD is actually sold after selecting the program.
It requires time to decompress the compressed data held in the storage unit and time to distribute the decompressed data and write it on a blank CD. In this case, when a large number of vending machines are installed, the vending machines cannot quickly sell recorded CDs.

In view of this, it is an object of the present invention to distribute information from a single storage unit to a number of vending machines and to convert the information distributed by each vending machine to a blank CD.
In a vending system of a recorded recording medium configured to write on a recording medium such as a vending machine and sell the recording medium after the writing, it is possible to quickly perform a selling operation in a large number of vending machines. It is in.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, an automatic vending system 1 for a recorded recording medium according to the present invention comprises:
Vending machine 2 (n) (n =
, 1, 2, 3...) And a control device 3 for driving and controlling these vending machines 2 (n).

Each vending machine 2 (n) has at least an input unit 21 capable of designating data to be recorded and a blank supply unit 23 for supplying a recording medium 22 before recording, for example, a CD.
And a writing unit 24 for writing the specified data specified from the input unit 21 to the recording medium 22 supplied thereto, and a sales outlet 2 for discharging the recorded recording medium 27 to the outside.
8 and a medium transport unit 2 that transports the recording media 22 and 27
8 and an input / output unit 29 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the control device 3. In a preferred embodiment, a printing unit 26 such as an ink jet printer for printing on a recording medium after data has been written is further provided, and a recorded recording medium 27 after printing is sold.

On the other hand, the control device 3 includes a storage unit 31 such as a hard disk which holds recorded information as compressed data, a decompression unit 32 including a DSP for decompressing the compressed data, A receiving unit 33 for receiving information on designated data transmitted from the vending machine 2 (n), and a vending machine 2 (n)
And a control unit 35 composed of a computer. The control unit 35 reads out the compressed data corresponding to the received designated data from the storage unit 31 and decompresses the compressed data by the decompression unit 32. The vending machine 2 (n) transmits the data to the recording medium 22 by the writing unit 24 of the vending machine 2 (n).

Here, in the present invention, under the control of the control unit 3, the expansion operation in the expansion unit 32 and the recording operation of the designated data after expansion in the vending machine 2 (n) are executed in parallel. I try to make it. That is, it is characterized in that the compressed data is recorded while being expanded.

The speed at which compressed data is read from a large-capacity storage medium such as a hard disk in which compressed data is stored is determined by the transfer speed at which the data decompressed by the decompression unit is transferred to each vending machine. It is much slower than that. However, since the compressed data is read, the transfer amount is large. Therefore, the operation of reading and expanding compressed data,
The data transfer and write operation after expansion can be processed in parallel.

[0012]

As described above, in the automatic vending system for recorded recording media of the present invention, compressed data is recorded on a recording medium such as a blank CD while being expanded on demand, and the recorded recording medium is stored in each recording medium. It is configured to sell from vending machines.

[0013] Therefore, compared with the process of recording the decompressed data after the decompression of the compressed data is completed, the selling operation of the recorded recording medium can be performed quickly and quickly, and the waiting time of the purchaser is reduced. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a vending system for a recorded recording medium to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending system of recorded recording medium 2 (n) Vending machine 3 Control device 21 Input unit 22 Recording medium 23 Blank supply unit 24 Writing unit 26 Printing unit 27 Recorded recording medium after printing 28 Sales outlet 29 Input / output Unit 31 storage unit 32 developing unit 33 receiving unit 34 transmitting unit 35 control unit

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine for a plurality of recorded recording media, and a control device for driving and controlling these vending machines, wherein each vending machine has an input capable of designating at least data to be recorded. Unit, a blank supply unit for supplying a recording medium before recording, a writing unit for writing the designated data designated from the input unit to the recording medium supplied from the unit, and a recording unit after the data is written. A sales outlet that discharges the medium to the outside, a medium transport unit that transports the recording medium, and an input / output unit that transmits and receives data to and from the control device. A storage unit that holds compressed data, a decompression unit that decompresses the compressed data, a reception unit that receives information about the designated data transmitted from each vending machine, and a decompression unit that decompresses the data. Day And a control unit, which transmits the compressed data corresponding to the specified data received from the storage unit, expands the compressed data in the expansion unit, and expands the compressed data. The subsequent specified data is transmitted to the vending machine of the transmission source of the specified data via the transmission unit, and is recorded on a recording medium by the writing unit of the vending machine.
An automatic vending system for recorded recording media, wherein a developing operation in the developing unit and a recording operation of designated data after the development in the vending machine are executed in parallel. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit for printing on a recording medium on which data has been written, wherein the recorded recording medium after printing is transmitted through the vending machine. Automatic vending system for recorded recording media, wherein the system is discharged to the outside. 3. The automatic vending system according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a compact disc.