JP2002288715A - Lot-drawing control system and automatic vending machine used therefor and lot-drawing control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to confirm a lot-drawing result in real time. SOLUTION: A lot-drawing control server 202 draws lots by changing weighting to a manufacturer's serial number of an automatic vending machine 201, an identification number of a canned drink, the date of birth, and sex with a change in the present date. The lot-drawing control server 202 has a table A for storing the manufacturer's serial number of the individual automatic vending machine 201, a table B for storing identification numbers of the whole commodities capable of being housed in the individual automatic vending machine 101, a table C for storing registering information on the user with a telephone number of a cellular phone 204 of the user as a reference, and a table D for storing an identification number of a winner. The lot-drawing control server 202 is a specific site on the Internet, and is connected to communicate with the cellular phone 204 of the user via a telecommunication line 203, and draws lots by receiving a request for lot-drawing from the automatic vending machine 201, and sends back the lot-drawing result in real time to the cellular phone 204.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lottery management system, a vending machine used therefor, and a lottery management device which are suitable for performing a lottery as part of sales promotion activities.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, a point service method is used as one of sales promotion activities for increasing the number of products sold by vending machines. The procedure of this method is as follows. First, a vending machine is provided with a point card issuing machine. When the user purchases a product, the point card issuing machine records the number of points corresponding to the product purchase amount on the point card and newly issues the point card, and inserts the issued point card. When a product is purchased in the state, a function of accumulatively recording the number of points corresponding to the product purchase amount on the point card and returning it is provided. Next, when the point number of the point card is accumulated to the limit number (for example, 100 points), the user puts the point card in an envelope (for example, an exclusive envelope) and mails it to the campaign destination of the point service. Finally, the campaign source opens the envelope from the applicant and counts the number of points (point card content,
The number of copies and personal information (address, name, telephone number, etc.) are checked, and prizes are sent out to a certain number of winners selected by lot from among valid applicants.

[0003]

However, the following problem arises in the sales promotion activity referred to as point service.

[0004] First, a point card issuing machine must be attached to the vending machine itself, and a point card must be issued to unspecified customers. Become.

[0005] Further, even when applying for sales promotion activities, a user purchases a product without confirming the vending machine manufacturer. It cannot be particularly widespread.

[0006] Further, since the user is forced to put a point card in an envelope and mail it, the application participation rate is such that some users have the intention to apply but do not apply. Is currently changing at a certain rate and cannot be expected to rise. On the other hand, the campaign source must perform a series of processes from confirmation of legitimate applicants to lottery of a certain number of people and shipping of prizes by human naval tactics, making mistakes in processing and requiring huge labor costs. Or will be. In particular, since the winner takes a considerable amount of time to know the fact of the winning, the actual feeling does not rise.

From the above, it can be said that the current sales promotion activities are not sufficient to increase the number of vending machines sold. In particular, users, manufacturers, and campaign sources do not enjoy the full benefits of promotional activities.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

[0009] According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lottery management system, comprising: a key operation unit for inputting personal information assigned to a user when a user purchases a product from a vending machine; A vending machine including a personal computer and a control unit that outputs information indicating that the user has purchased the product, and based on information from the control unit, when the user is determined to be valid, And lottery management means for performing a lottery for giving a privilege to the user.

[0010] The lottery management system according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
And the lottery management means transmits a lottery result to a user terminal.

[0013] The lottery management system according to claim 3 is based on claim 1.
And the lottery management means is a specific site on the Internet where a user can check the lottery result using a terminal.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lottery management system.
The lottery management means performs a lottery by adding weight to information from the control unit.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the user purchases a product from the vending machine, a key operation unit for inputting personal information assigned to the user, And a control unit for outputting information including personal information and indicating that the user has purchased a product to a lottery management unit for performing a lottery for giving a privilege to the user.

A vending machine according to claim 6 is dependent on claim 5, wherein the lottery management means draws a lottery to a user terminal when the lottery management means determines that the user is valid based on information from the control unit. Send the result.

A vending machine according to claim 7 is dependent on claim 5, wherein the lottery management means is a specific site on the Internet where a user can check a lottery result using a terminal.

The vending machine according to claim 8 is the same as in claims 5 to 7
And the lottery management means performs a lottery by adding weight to the information from the control unit.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lottery management device, wherein when a user purchases a product from a vending machine, a key operation unit for inputting personal information assigned to the user, A control unit that includes personal information and outputs information indicating that the user has purchased the product, and is connected by communication with a vending machine that includes the vending machine, and based on the information from the control unit, validates the user. It is provided with lottery management means for performing a lottery for giving a privilege to the user when it is determined.

A lottery management device according to a tenth aspect is according to the ninth aspect, wherein the lottery management means transmits a lottery result to a user terminal.

[0021] A lottery management device according to an eleventh aspect is according to the ninth aspect, wherein the lottery management means is a specific site on the Internet where a user can check a lottery result using a terminal.

A lottery management device according to a twelfth aspect is according to any one of the ninth to eleventh aspects, wherein the lottery management means performs a lottery by weighting information from the control unit.

As described above, when a user sets and inputs his / her personal information (such as a personal identification number) using the key operation unit of a vending machine, he / she can apply for sales promotion activities. Can be improved. Further, when the user sets and inputs the personal information, the user can immediately confirm the lottery result (whether or not the lottery has been won), so that the authenticity of the lottery can be confirmed. For example, if a user who is with a friend wins, the friend can also expect the ripple effect of purchasing a product and applying for a sales promotion activity. Further, since the user selects the vending machine by paying attention to the presence or absence of the key operation unit, the demand for the vending machine corresponding to the sales promotion activity of this lottery can be increased. Furthermore, since the number of people required to conduct the lottery is the minimum required to operate the site, labor costs can be significantly reduced.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine according to the present invention. For example, it is assumed that a canned beverage is sold.

In FIG. 1, a front door 1 opens and closes with a left side end of a vending machine as a support shaft.
It is unlocked and opened when refilling canned beverages and locked and closed when selling normally. Panel 2
It is a transparent resin plate for confirming a plurality of types of canned beverage samples 3 displayed inside. That is, the user can select a desired canned beverage to purchase by looking over a plurality of types of canned beverage samples 3 through the panel 2. The coin insertion slot 4 is a portion where a user inserts coins, and the inserted coins are supplied to a coin mechanism inside the vending machine. The bill insertion slot 5 is a part into which a user inserts a bill, and the inserted bill is supplied to a building bar inside the vending machine. The display unit 6 displays an inserted coin amount, an inserted bill amount, and the like. The product selection button 7 has a built-in selling lamp and a sold-out lamp, and is provided on the panel 2 corresponding to each of the canned beverage samples 3. The vending lamp corresponds to the canned drink only when the canned beverage is stored in the column inside the vending machine when a user inserts a coin or inserts a bill for purchasing at least one canned beverage. Lights up. When a predetermined column inside the vending machine is emptied, the sold-out lamp always lights up corresponding to the canned beverage. When the merchandise selection button 7 with the available lamp on is pressed, the canned beverage corresponding to the canned beverage sample 3 is carried out to the commodity outlet 8. Return lever 9
Is for returning the inserted coin from the return port 10 or returning the change obtained by subtracting the canned beverage purchase amount from the inserted coin or inserted bill from the return port 10. The advertising board 11 is fixed to the left center portion of the front door 1, and is used to advertise that this vending machine is a target machine for lottery and to explain a lottery application method. In addition, the advertising board 11
Any of an iron plate, a seal, a liquid crystal, and the like may be used. The key operation section 12 is for the user to set and input a pre-assigned personal identification number (personal information).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one display example of an advertising board.

In FIG. 2, the advertisement board 11 has a UR on the Internet for acquiring a password in addition to a word for advertising that the vending machine is a machine to be subjected to a lottery.
L, as a lottery application procedure, coins or bills are inserted, a commodity selection button is pressed, a personal identification number, a date of birth, a word for requesting gender input, and the like are displayed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a vending machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 3, a main control unit 101 controls the control of a vending machine.
It is composed of a microcomputer having a built-in AM and peripheral circuits (such as a timer). More specifically, the ROM stores program data for integrally controlling a plurality of slave control units described later, and the CPU stores the program data in the ROM.
And a plurality of sub-control units in accordance with the decoding result of the program data read from the RAM.
The CPU performs writing or reading of calculation results by the CPU and various data from a plurality of slave control units. In terms of hardware, ROM is a mask ROM that burns and fixes data in the manufacturing process, and EPR that can repeatedly write and read data by erasing the data with ultraviolet rays.
A non-volatile memory such as an OM or an EEPROM (including a flash memory) that can repeatedly write and read data by electrically erasing data. CPU
Has a built-in program counter for designating an execution address of the ROM, an instruction decoder for decoding contents read from the ROM, an arithmetic and logic unit for performing a logical operation, an accumulator for temporarily storing operation data, and the like.
The RAM is a volatile memory such as an SRAM, and retains stored contents using a backup power supply. In particular, the main control unit 101 sets the key operation unit 12 after the user purchases the canned beverage according to the result of decoding the program data from the ROM.
Each time a personal identification number is set and input by using a personal identification number, a sales record table (sales record data including a personal identification number, a sales column number, a sales date and time, a sales amount, a location number, etc.) is created based on the personal identification number and written into the RAM. .

Coin processing controller 102, banknote processing controller 1
03, the customer service control unit 104, the sales control unit 105, and the input control units 106 and 107 correspond to a plurality of sub control units, and are similar to the main control unit 101 in terms of hardware, ROM, and C.
Built-in PU and RAM. The coin mechanism 108 has a change-out sensor for detecting change-out, receives coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 4, and returns change as necessary.
Is to be returned. The coin processing control unit 102 controls the coin mechanism 108 to determine the denomination and true / false of the inserted coin, calculate the number of denominations, store surplus coins in a safe, pay out change, and the like. Bil Bali 109
Like the coin mechanism 108, the coin mechanism 108 is provided with a bill-of-bill-out sensor for detecting a bill-of-bill expiration, receives a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 5, and returns a bill from the bill insertion slot 5 as necessary. The bill processing control unit 103 controls the bill burr 109 to determine the denomination and true / false of inserted bills, calculate the number of denominations, pay out bills, and the like. The coin processing control unit 102 and the bill processing control unit 103 execute processing operations each time coin insertion and bill insertion are performed. In addition, instead of the coin mechanism 108 and the bill burr 109, a card reader (not shown) for inserting a prepaid card or a postpaid card may be provided so that canned beverages can be sold. The customer service unit 110
It comprises a display section 6, a plurality of product selection buttons 7 provided corresponding to a plurality of types of canned beverage samples 3, and a lamp indicating that the product is on sale, discontinued, or out of change. The customer service control unit 104 controls the customer service unit 110. That is, the customer service control unit 104 turns on a lamp indicating that the product is on sale, discontinues sales, or runs out of change, or turns on a sellable lamp or a sold out lamp for each drink sold in accordance with the customer service instruction regarding canned beverage sales from the main control unit 101. Further, it detects which one of the plurality of product selection buttons 7 has been pressed, and transmits a detection signal at this time to the main control unit 101. The sales mechanism 111 carries out the canned beverage desired by the user to the commodity outlet 8. The sales control unit 105 controls the sales mechanism 111 and, in accordance with a sales instruction from the main control unit 101 in response to the detection signal from the customer service control unit 104,
The product desired by the user is carried out to the product outlet 8.

The input control unit 106 fetches the personal identification number when the user presses the key operation unit 12, and the main control unit 1
01. The main control unit 101 creates a sales record table and writes it in the RAM by receiving the password after selling the canned beverage.

The keyboard 112 is connected to the input control unit 107 by wire, and is removably provided on the back of the front door 1. The keyboard is operated by a rootman when performing column setting, money setting, maintenance, and the like. It is. Input control unit 1
07 is the main control unit 1
Send to 01. The main control unit 101, based on the input information, the coin processing control unit 102, the bill processing control unit 10
3. Instruct the customer service unit 104 and the sales control unit 105 for column setting, amount setting, maintenance, and the like.

The communication control unit 114 has the same ROM, CPU, and RAM as the main control unit 101. When a user purchases a canned beverage and sets and inputs a password, a communication instruction from the main control unit 101 is issued. In accordance with the above, the contents of the sales record table in the ROM are read and transmitted to a lottery management server described later.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the lottery management system of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, a plurality of vending machines 201
Is provided with an advertising board 11 shown in FIG. 1, and is installed within the jurisdiction of a business office. The lottery management server 202 (lottery management means) executes the vending machine 2 as part of the sales promotion activity.
The lottery is performed by changing the serial number of 01, the type of canned beverage, the date of birth, and the gender with the change of the current date and time. For example, lottery management server 2
02 has a lottery program, the type of canned beverage,
It is assumed that the last digit is programmed to change the weight of an even or odd can beverage identification number, the even or odd month of birth, and the gender of either gender, on a monthly basis. The lottery management server 202 includes a table A that stores the serial numbers of the individual vending machines 201, a table B that stores the identification numbers of all products that can be stored in the individual vending machines 201, and a mobile phone 204 of the user. Table C for storing the user's registration information (password, name, date of birth, gender, address, e-mail address, etc.) based on the telephone number of the user, and table D for storing the password of the winner.
And The lottery management server 202 is a specific site on the Internet, and performs two-way communication with a user's mobile phone 204 (mobile terminal) via a communication network 203. More specifically, the user uses the mobile phone 204 to prepare for the lottery management server 2 as a preparation before participating in the lottery.
02 by setting and inputting the URL of the mobile phone 2
04 is connected to the lottery management server 202 by communication. The user sets and inputs the above-described registration information for certifying the user while checking the guidance from the lottery management server 202 on the screen of the mobile phone 204. Since the lottery management server 202 can check the incoming telephone number from the mobile phone 204, the lottery management server 202 stores the user's telephone number and registration information in the table C in association with each other. On the other hand, when the user purchases a canned beverage and sets and inputs a password, the lottery management server 202 performs a weighted lottery in accordance with the lottery request from the vending machine 201, and displays the lottery result at this time on the mobile phone. 204 in real time. When the lottery management server 202 confirms that the user has won based on the lottery result, the lottery management server 202 stores the personal identification number of the winner in table D. For example, when the winning prize is a tangible object (such as a stuffed animal), the lottery management server 2
02 outputs the winner information of the table C that matches the password of the table D to the site operator. The site operator entrusts the delivery of the tangible material to the delivery company, and the delivery company delivers the tangible material to the winning home 205. On the other hand, when the winning prize is intangible (music information or the like), the lottery management server 202 refers to the winner information in the table C that matches the password number in the table D, and the mobile phone 204 or the personal computer ( (Not shown) to the e-mail address
3. Send the intangibles via 3.

Hereinafter, the operation for the user to participate in the lottery will be described with reference to FIG.

First, as a preparation before participating in the lottery, the user sets and inputs the URL of the lottery management server 202 using the mobile phone 204, thereby connecting the mobile phone 204 to the lottery management server 202 for communication. The user sets and inputs the above-described registration information for certifying the user while checking the guidance from the lottery management server 202 on the screen of the mobile phone 204. The lottery management server 202 uses the mobile phone 2
Table C, since you can check the incoming phone number from
And store the user's telephone number and registration information in association with each other,
A personal identification number for the user to participate in the lottery is transmitted to the mobile phone 204. This completes the registration procedure for the user to participate in the lottery. It should be noted that the user can participate in the lottery any number of times when purchasing the canned beverage by performing the registration procedure only once.

When the user inserts a coin into the coin slot 4 or inserts a bill into the bill insertion slot 5 and presses the product selection button 7 corresponding to the canned beverage to be purchased, the vending machine 201 Pays out the canned beverage corresponding to the press signal of the product selection button 7. Thereafter, when the user sets and inputs his / her personal identification number using the key operation unit 12, the vending machine 2
01 writes the above-mentioned sales record data in the RAM of the main control unit 101, and transmits the personal identification number, the vending machine production number, the sales column number, and the corresponding product identification number to the lottery management server 202. When the lottery management server 202 confirms that the legitimate user has purchased the canned beverage with reference to the tables A, B, and C, the lottery management server 202 performs a weighted lottery, and carries the lottery result (winning, loss) at this time. Send to the telephone 204 in real time. When the lottery management server 202 confirms that the user has won based on the lottery result, the lottery management server 202 stores the personal identification number of the winner in table D. For example, when the winning prize is intangible (music information, etc.), the lottery management server 202
Refers to the winner information in the table C that matches the password in the table D, and sends the intangible object to the e-mail address of the mobile phone 204 or a personal computer (not shown) owned by the winner via the communication network 203. Send.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the production number of the vending machine 201, the identification number of the canned beverage, the date of birth and the gender of the user are subjected to the weighting of the lottery. Any object can be used, if possible.

[0039]

According to the present invention, a user can apply for a sales promotion activity by setting and inputting his / her personal information (such as a personal identification number) using a key operation unit of a vending machine. Application participation rate can be improved. Further, when the user sets and inputs the personal information, the user can immediately confirm the lottery result (whether or not the lottery has been won), so that the authenticity of the lottery can be confirmed. For example, if a user who is with a friend wins, the friend can also expect the ripple effect of purchasing a product and applying for a sales promotion activity. Further, since the user selects the vending machine by paying attention to the presence or absence of the key operation unit, the demand for the vending machine corresponding to the sales promotion activity of this lottery can be increased. Furthermore, since the number of people required to conduct the lottery is the minimum required to operate the site, labor costs can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one display example of an advertising board of a vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a lottery management device and a lottery management system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation for a user to participate in a lottery.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Key Operation Unit 101 Main Control Unit 106 Input Control Unit 114 Communication Control Unit 201 Vending Machine 202 Lottery Management Server 203 Communication Network 204 Mobile Phone 205 Winner's House

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A key operation unit for inputting personal information assigned to a user when the user purchases a product from a vending machine, the key operation unit including personal information from the key operation unit, A vending machine comprising: a control unit that outputs information indicating that the user has purchased a product; and, based on information from the control unit, for giving a privilege to the user when the user is determined to be legitimate. A lottery management system comprising: a lottery management means for performing a lottery of: 2. The lottery management system according to claim 1, wherein said lottery management means transmits a lottery result to a user terminal. 3. The lottery management system according to claim 1, wherein the lottery management means is a specific site on the Internet where a user can check a lottery result using a terminal. 4. The lottery management system according to claim 1, wherein the lottery management means performs a lottery by weighting information from the control unit. 5. A key operation unit for inputting personal information assigned to a user when the user purchases a product from a vending machine, the key operation unit including personal information from the key operation unit and And a control unit that outputs information indicating that the user has purchased the product to a lottery management unit that performs a lottery for giving a privilege to the user. 6. The lottery management means transmits a lottery result to a user terminal when the user is determined to be valid based on information from the control unit.
The vending machine described. 7. The vending machine according to claim 5, wherein said lottery management means is a specific site on the Internet where a user can check a lottery result using a terminal. 8. The vending machine according to claim 5, wherein said lottery management means performs a lottery by weighting information from said control unit. 9. A key operation unit for inputting personal information allocated to a user when a user purchases a product from a vending machine, the key operation unit including personal information from the key operation unit, Is connected by communication with a vending machine having a control unit that outputs information indicating that the user has purchased a product,
A lottery management device comprising: lottery management means for performing a lottery for giving a privilege to a user when the user is determined to be valid based on information from the control unit. 10. The lottery management device according to claim 9, wherein said lottery management means transmits a lottery result to a user terminal. 11. The lottery management device according to claim 9, wherein the lottery management means is a specific site on the Internet where a user can check a lottery result using a terminal. 12. The lottery management device according to claim 9, wherein the lottery management means performs a lottery by weighting information from the control unit.