JP2002298215A - Vending machine, and commodity purchase supporting device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine enabling a purchaser to easily select commodities suitable for oneself and reflect the purchaser's intention sufficiently in selecting the commodities with respect to any kinds of commodities when selecting predetermined commodities from a plurality of kinds of commodities. SOLUTION: The vending machine includes a questioning means 25a for asking a purchaser a question for selecting the commodities, inputting means 4A, 4B, 4C for inputting an answer to the question by the purchaser, a diagnosing means 25b for diagnosing a state of the purchaser on the basis of the answer, and an information providing means 25c for recommending commodities suitable for the purchaser out of the plurality of kinds of the commodities on the basis of a diagnose result by the diagnosing means 25b. The commodities suitable for the purchaser are recommended by the vending machine, and the purchaser can determine whether buying the recommended commodities or not.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for paying out a desired product from a plurality of types of products by charging a fee, and a purchase support device for the vending machine. Further, the present invention relates to a vending machine which forms desired products by mixing a plurality of types of product raw materials at a designated ratio by charging a fee, and pays out the products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines are widely used because they can be installed anywhere without taking up space and can easily purchase desired products simply by inserting coins or the like.
Such vending machines are of a type in which a plurality of types of products belonging to a certain product field are stocked, and a purchaser pays a fee and selects a product, thereby paying out a desired product, By stocking a plurality of types of commodities that form a certain commodity, the purchaser inputs a fee and specifies the mixing ratio of the commodities, and these commodities are mixed to form a desired commodity. There is a type that pays out products.

[0003] In a vending machine that stocks a plurality of types of commodities, no particular inconvenience occurs even if commodities that can be easily selected, such as canned juice, or even if the selected commodities slightly deviate from desired products. Only sell products.
In other words, with this type of vending machine, it is not easy to decide which product the buyer can choose (for example, a product that requires some specialized knowledge to purchase), We do not sell items that are not good for products (for example, items whose purchase price is relatively high).

On the other hand, game machines used for play, not vending machines, stock a plurality of products (essential oils) that require a certain degree of specialized knowledge and are suitable for purchasers based on psychological tests. There are products that pay out products (JP-A-10-225571).

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional game device, the merchandise is automatically determined and paid out based on the result of the psychological test. Is not fully reflected,
This game device cannot be applied to a vending machine. In particular, when the product is expensive, anxiety when the user purchases a product that does not match his / her taste increases, and the use of the product decreases.

In a vending machine in which a desired product is formed by mixing product materials, for example, coffee powder,
Anything that can determine the mixing ratio of product ingredients relatively easily, such as a coffee vending machine that makes coffee by mixing product ingredients such as sugar, milk, hot water, but specialty products Then, there was a problem that the purchaser could not easily determine the mixing ratio of the commodity raw materials that suits him. It should be noted that even in a coffee vending machine, if the mixing ratio of coffee powder, sugar, milk and the like can be specified finely, it is not easy for the purchaser to determine these values to be most suitable for him / her.

In view of the above, the present invention allows a purchaser to easily select a product suitable for himself when selecting a predetermined product from a plurality of types of products. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine and a purchase support device for a vending machine that can fully reflect the intention of a purchaser when selecting a product.

Further, in view of the above, the present invention makes it possible for a purchaser to easily adjust the mixing ratio of commodity raw materials for any commodity when the commodity raw materials are mixed to form a desired commodity. The purpose is to provide a vending machine that can be determined.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of commodities belonging to a predetermined commodity field are stocked, a fee is charged, and commodities are selected. In a vending machine that pays out desired products from, a question means for asking a buyer to select a product, an input means for the buyer to input an answer to the question,
Diagnostic means for diagnosing the condition of the buyer based on the answer;
An information providing unit for estimating a product suitable for a purchaser among a plurality of types of products based on a diagnosis result by the diagnostic unit.

In the present invention, by answering a question,
A condition of the purchaser (for example, a condition that affects product selection such as taste, physical condition, nutritional state, and the like) is diagnosed, and a product suitable for the purchaser is selected from the stocked products based on the diagnosis result. . For this reason, the purchaser can examine the contents of the indicated product and purchase only the product desired to be purchased by charging a fee.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of commodities which form a predetermined commodities by mixing are stocked, a fee is charged, and a mixing ratio of the commodities is determined. In a vending machine that forms and pays out, a question means for asking the purchaser a question for determining the mixing ratio of the product ingredients, an input means for the buyer to input an answer to the question, and the purchaser Diagnosing means for diagnosing the condition of the product, information providing means for providing information on the mixing ratio of the product raw material suitable for the purchaser based on the diagnosis result by the diagnostic means, And a commodity payout instructing means for instructing to form and pay out.

In the present invention, by answering a question,
The condition of the purchaser is diagnosed, and based on the diagnosis result, the mixing ratio of the raw materials for the product is determined, and the product most suitable for the purchaser is paid out. In this case, the purchaser is shown information on the purchased product (such as the mixing ratio of the raw materials for the product).

[0013] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the case of the first or second aspect, information on the purchased commodities is input into a portable storage medium carried by the purchaser and stored. An input / output means for outputting information on the previously purchased product stored in the medium, and asking about the situation after purchase of the previously purchased product read from the storage medium, and answering this question, It has a tracking means to be reflected in the purchase of this product.

According to the present invention, the information of the previously purchased product stored in the storage medium is read out, and a follow-up survey by question is performed on the situation after the purchase of the product. It is reflected in product purchases. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to sell a product that is used continuously or a product that needs to be used while changing the type while checking the progress, without any inconvenience. The information on the product purchased this time is stored in the storage medium in preparation for the next purchase of the product.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the case of the third aspect, the storage medium is a portable telephone having a storage function.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of commodities belonging to a predetermined commodity field are stocked, a fee is input, and commodities are selected. A product purchase support device for a vending machine that issues a question, in which a question to ask a buyer to select a product, input means for the buyer to input an answer to the question, and A diagnostic means for diagnosing a condition, and an information providing means for estimating a product suitable for a purchaser among a plurality of types of products in a vending machine based on a diagnosis result by the diagnostic means.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 and 2 show a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the vending machine A, the product selection support function allows the purchaser to buy the most suitable one for himself from, for example, a plurality of canned or bottled supplements (supplementary foods) S that are products. Is made possible.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine A includes supplements S1,
A three-stage display portion 1a for displaying a sample of S2 is formed, a product take-out portion 1b is formed on the lower part on the front side, and each supplement S1, S2,.
Is formed (see FIG. 2). Each display unit 1 is provided on the front side of the apparatus body 1.
A plurality of product selection buttons 2 corresponding to the displayed supplements S1, S2,... are provided below “a”, and a monitor 3 and input buttons 4A, 4B as input means for answers are provided to the right of the display section 1a. And an input lever 4C and an end reset button 5, and a charge input device 6, a mobile phone connection terminal 7 as input / output means, and a printer 8 are provided below them.

As shown in FIG. 2, a commodity delivery section 9 and a computer circuit section 10 are provided inside the apparatus main body 1. The commodity dispensing section 9 is provided for each supplement S
The supplement S is paid out one by one from the stock part 1c to the product take-out part 1b, and is provided below each stock part 1c in correspondence with the product selection button 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the computer circuit unit 10 includes a product selection button 2, a monitor 3, input buttons 4A and 4B, an input lever 4C, an end reset button 5, a charge input device 6, and a mobile phone connection terminal. 7, a printer 8, a product delivery unit 9, and a product promotion lamp 11 are connected by signal lines.

As shown in FIG. 3, the computer circuit unit 10 has an RO that stores a product purchase support program.
M20 and a data storage unit 2 including a hard disk device, a DVD device, etc., storing various data for selecting products.
1, a lamp control circuit 22 for controlling the turning on and off of the commodity recommendation lamp 11, a monitor control circuit 23 for forming a predetermined image on the monitor 3, a printer control circuit 24 for controlling the printer 8, and various controls. CPU 25 that performs
And a RAM 26 serving as a work area of the CPU 25, a product dispensing unit control circuit 32 for controlling the product dispensing unit 9, and other circuits (for example, an input / output interface circuit).

The data storage unit 21 stores the purpose of using the supplement S (hereinafter referred to as a purpose of use) and the nutrients particularly required for each purpose of use (hereinafter referred to as required nutrients).
And questions on how to take (or consume) the required nutrients (hereinafter referred to as consumption and consumption questions), tracking questions after purchasing the product (supplement S), and And information.

The purpose of use of the supplement S is the reason why the purchaser uses the supplement S. As shown in FIG. 4, the purpose of use is “brain activation”, “diet”, “beauty”. , "Health" and many others. In the data storage unit 21, for each sex and age group of the purchaser,
A number of intended uses for the purchaser are stored.

For example, if the purpose of use is “diet”, the nutrient requirement refers to a nutrient (eg, vitamin B2, vitamin E, calcium, etc.) that requires special attention in the “diet”. In other words, it indicates the relevance to the supplement S to be sold.
A large number of required nutrients are stored in the data storage unit 21 for each purpose of use.

The ingestion / consumption question is a question as to how the purchaser takes or consumes the required nutrients in daily life, and is stored in the data storage unit 21 as shown in FIG. Many questions are stored for each nutrient requirement. By answering YES or NO to these questions, if the required nutrients are low or if the required nutrients are consumed a lot in some lifestyle (for example, smoking or drinking), It can be judged that there is little.

The tracking question after purchasing the product is a question regarding the usage of the previously purchased supplement S. For example, whether the product has been used continuously or if the number of days since the purchase date has passed too much, The question is whether or not they have not used them, and if they have not used them, they have improved their diet so that they can take the required nutrients aggressively. The data storage unit 21 also stores information for giving various advices to the purchaser according to the answer to the tracking question.

The information on supplement S includes, for example, supplement S1 for supplementing dietary fiber, supplement S2 for supplementing iron, supplement S3 for supplementing vitamin C, and the like. It relates to the usage of each supplement S and the like.

The CPU 25 reads the product purchase information in the mobile phone from the mobile phone connection terminal 7 in accordance with the contents of the program in the ROM 20, and inputs data (product selection buttons 2, input buttons 4A and 4B, input lever 4).
C, the end reset button 5, the input from the charge input machine 6), and the monitor 3 through the monitor control circuit 23, the lamp control circuit 22, and the printer control circuit 24 by the input from the input means or the mobile phone. , The commodity recommendation lamp 11 and the printer 8 are operated. In addition, the CPU 25 stores the product purchase information in a mobile phone having a memory function via the mobile phone connection terminal 7.

In this case, the CPU 25 diagnoses the nutritional state of the purchaser based on a function as an inquiry means (hereinafter referred to as an inquiry section 25a) for inquiring the purchaser about intake and consumption of required nutrients and an answer to the question. A predetermined supplement S based on a function as a diagnosis unit (hereinafter referred to as a diagnosis unit 25b) and a diagnosis result by the diagnosis unit 25b, and an information provision for notifying a purchaser of the diagnosis result and information on a purchased product. A function as a means (hereinafter referred to as an information providing unit 25c) and a function as a tracing unit (hereinafter referred to as a tracing unit 25d) for tracing a state after purchasing the product when the supplement S has been purchased last time. have.

The question section 25a is a section for selecting, from the data storage section 21, a question about intake and consumption of required nutrients for each purpose of use of the supplement S, and asking the buyer. With respect to one required nutrient (for example, dietary fiber), the question section 25a asks, for example, "Mr. XX, do you eat vegetables every day?" Or "Mr. XX, do you like cooking using seaweed?" Such as 4 to
Ask 5 questions.

The diagnosing unit 25b determines whether the purchaser's answer to the ingestion / consumption question about the required nutrient is all positive (high intake and low consumption), or when the majority is positive. This nutrient is considered to be sufficient or almost sufficient, and if all of the buyer's responses are negative (low consumption and high consumption) or are mostly negative, Determine that nutrients are deficient or prone to deficiency.

The information providing unit 25c, based on the result of the diagnosis by the diagnosis unit 25b and the information on the supplement S stored in the data storage unit 21, enumerates the supplement S deemed necessary by the purchaser, And a diagnosis report in which the contents of the diagnosis are written in a sentence are presented to the purchaser. In this case, the above information is displayed on the monitor 3 and the recommended supplement S is clearly indicated by lighting the product recommendation lamp 11. In addition, when the purchaser purchases a product, the information providing unit 25c, when a mobile phone is connected to the mobile phone connection terminal 7, information on the purchased product (for example,
Store the product name, date of purchase, etc.) and the diagnostic report (including the name, age, and gender of the buyer when purchasing the product for the first time) on the phone, and if the phone is not connected,
The information and the report are issued to the printer 8. When the information providing unit 25c determines that the purchaser has canceled the purchase of the product, if the mobile phone is connected,
The mobile phone stores the diagnostic report and, when the mobile phone is not connected, causes the printer 8 to print out the diagnostic report.

The tracking investigation unit 25d asks a tracking question about the previously purchased product (supplement S) read from the mobile phone, and determines whether or not the required nutrients are sufficiently obtained by the purchased supplement S or the like. Do,
If the required nutrients are available, the question section 25a is prevented from inquiring about the consumption of the nutrients. Further, the tracking investigation unit 25b provides advice on how to obtain required nutrients.

The CPU 25 has, in addition to the above functions,
Upon receiving a charge signal from the charge input machine 6 and a product selection signal from the product selection button 2, it has a function of operating a specific product payout unit 9 via the product payout unit control circuit 32.

Next, the operation of the vending machine A and how to purchase a product (supplement S) by the vending machine A will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

A predetermined amount of money (for example, 100
When a coin (¥) is inserted (step S10), it is determined whether or not to receive purchase support (step S11). When receiving purchase support, a predetermined mobile phone is connected to the mobile phone connection terminal 7. It is determined whether or not there is (Step S12). If a mobile phone is connected, the stored contents are read out (step S13), and it is determined whether or not a product (supplement S) has been purchased before (step S14). If the supplement S has not been purchased before, a screen for inputting the name, age, and gender of the purchaser is displayed on the monitor 3 (step S15), and the purchaser inputs the input lever 4C. Use buttons 4A and 4B to select kana characters and the like,
The user inputs his / her age and selects and inputs his / her gender with the input buttons 4A and 4B.

Subsequently, a question regarding the new purchase of the supplement S is started (step S16). The first question relates to the purpose of use of the supplement S. For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), taking into account the age (eg, 19) and gender (eg, female) of the purchaser,
"Diet", "beauty", "health", "brain activation"
Is requested to select one purpose of use from When the purchaser selects, for example, “diet”, as shown in FIG. 7B, a display to the effect of examining the lifestyle and diagnosing the nutritional state is made, and then shown in FIG. 7C. As mentioned above, in the case of “dieting”, especially necessary nutrients (required nutrients) are not sufficiently consumed in daily life or due to lifestyle (eg, smoking, drinking, etc.). The consumer is asked a question such as “
Answer "S" and "NO".

When the question is completed, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the monitor 3 displays the diagnosis result on the required nutrient based on the answer result and the supplement S to be estimated, and the supplement S
Is turned on (step S)
17)

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the supplement S is purchased (step S18). If the fee is input to the fee input machine 6, it is determined that the product is purchased, and the supplement S is required for purchasing the supplement S. Button and product selection button 2
Of the product promotion lamp 11
Is turned off), the commodity delivery section 9 is operated, and the necessary supplement S is delivered to the commodity removal section 1b. If no charge is input for a certain period of time, or if the purchaser presses the end reset button 5, it is determined that there is no purchase of the commodity, the commodity promotion lamp 11 is turned off, and the diagnosis result is carried. The purchase support is finished by storing it in the telephone or printing it out on the printer 8 (step S).
19).

If the supplement S has been purchased in step S18, it is determined whether or not all necessary products have been purchased (step S20). If the charge is input to the input machine 6, it is determined that the product is purchased further,
By inputting a fee necessary for purchasing the supplement S and pressing the product selection button 2, the supplement S required for the product removal unit 1b is paid out. Then, if all of the commodity recommendation lamps 11 are turned off, or if the purchaser presses the end reset button 5, or if a certain time has elapsed, it is determined that all necessary commodities have been purchased, and the diagnosis result is obtained. Or the information of the purchased product is output to the mobile phone, or when the mobile phone is not connected, the printer 8 prints out the information (step S21).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S14 that the supplement S has been purchased before, a follow-up survey on the situation after the purchase of the product is performed (step S22).
In this follow-up survey, for example, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), first, the usage of previously purchased products (for example, vitamin E products and vitamin B2 products purchased for diet purposes) is investigated in a question format. After that, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the survey result is further investigated in the form of a question, and finally, whether or not this product should be purchased again this time is determined.
That is, thereafter, it is determined whether or not to ask a question regarding the product (required nutrient) (step S23).

As shown in FIG. 8C, when it is determined that there is no need to purchase this product (or a part of the product) this time (the situation after purchase is reflected in a later question), ,
As shown in FIG. 8 (d), a question regarding the continuous purchase of the product is made (step S24). This question is, as shown in Figure 4, a new purchase
This excludes questions regarding the purpose of use of the supplement S and questions regarding predetermined nutrients. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S17, and as shown in (e) of FIG. 8, the display of the diagnosis result and the display of the product to be proposed are performed. If it is determined in step S23 that the post-purchase situation is not to be reflected in a later question, the process proceeds to step S16, where a question of a new purchase of a product is made.

In step S11, if it is not necessary to receive the purchase support, after inputting the fee necessary for purchasing the predetermined supplement S to the fee input device 6, the user can press the product selection button 2. Therefore, only the necessary supplement S can be purchased without purchasing support.

As described above, in the vending machine A, the question means (question section 25a) and the diagnosis means (diagnosis section 25b)
And information providing means (information providing unit 25c), so that when purchasing the supplement S, as long as the purchaser answers the question, the current nutritional state of the purchaser is diagnosed,
The diagnosis result is shown to the purchaser, and a product suitable for the purchaser is selected from the stored supplements S based on the diagnosis result. Therefore, in the vending machine A, the purchaser can easily select a product suitable for himself / herself. Further, in the vending machine A, the purchaser can examine the diagnosis result and the content of the suggested supplement S, and can purchase only the supplement S desired to be purchased by charging a fee. Upon purchase, the will of the purchaser can be fully reflected.

In the vending machine A, an input / output means (mobile phone connection terminal 7) is provided so that information on the purchased product can be input / output to / from a storage medium (mobile phone). (Tracking unit 25d) is provided to track the status of the supplement S after purchase, and to reflect the usage status of the previously purchased supplement S in this product purchase. Even a product that is required to be used continuously or a product that is required to be used while changing the type while checking the progress can be sold without any inconvenience by the vending machine.

That is, conventionally, when purchasing a product such as a supplement S, a person at a store or a pharmacy tells his / her situation and selects the type of the product. Then, the above-mentioned operation can be performed by a vending machine, and even a product requiring a certain degree of technical knowledge can be freely sold. In addition, since the mobile phone is always carried, it is easy to store information on the purchased supplement S in the mobile phone.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the vending machine A may be divided into a merchandise vending machine A1 and a merchandise purchase support device A2, and these may be connected by wiring. By using the product purchase support device A2, the existing vending machine can be easily converted to the vending machine A,
It is possible to easily modify an existing vending machine and reduce the manufacturing cost of the vending machine A. In this case, the product vending machine A
The device main unit 1A and the device main body 1B of the product purchase support device A2 are provided with charge input machines 6A and 6B, respectively. The charge input device 6B is used when purchasing the supplement S from the product vending machine A1. The charge insertion machine 6A is used when the product purchase support device A2 is used.

In the first embodiment, the supplement S has been described as an example. However, the products sold by the vending machine A are products that are confused when selecting a product (for example, many types of products). And when buying or selling,
Any product may be used as long as it requires some specialized knowledge.

Embodiment 2 11 and 12 show a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. Components having the same functions as those according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawings, and description thereof will be omitted.

The vending machine B forms a product (hereinafter, referred to as a drink D) by mixing a plurality of types of raw materials G (for example, a drink G1 containing vitamin C, a drink G2 containing calcium, and a drink G3 containing vitamin B1). However, it has a product purchase support function, so that the mixing ratio of the raw material G in the drink D can be determined to be the most suitable for the purchaser.

As shown in FIG. 11, the vending machine B has drinks G1, G2,
A sample display portion 1d of G3 is formed, and a product take-out portion 1e is formed at a lower portion on the front side. In addition, the apparatus main body 1 is provided with a liquid crystal type mixing ratio display unit 13 that displays the mixing ratio of each of the drinks G1, G2, and G3 below the sample display unit 1d on the front side. On the right side, a monitor 3, input buttons 4A and 4B, an input lever 4C, a charge input machine 6, a mobile phone connection terminal 7, and a printer 8 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, three tanks 14 for storing the drinks G1, G2, G3 are provided in the apparatus main body 1, and goods are taken out from each tank 14. A pipe 1 for pouring the drink G into the paper cup C up to the paper cup C placed in the section 1e
5 is provided, and an electromagnetic valve 16 for determining the amount of drinks G1, G2, G3 to be poured into the paper cup C from the tank 14 is provided in the pipe 15. The device body 1
Inside, a cup feeder 17 for supplying the paper cup C to the product take-out section 1e side and a computer circuit section 18 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 14, the computer circuit section 18 includes a monitor 3, input buttons 4A and 4B, an input lever 4C, a charge input machine 6, a mobile phone connection terminal 7, a printer 8, and a mixing ratio display section 13. , And are connected to each of the electromagnetic valves 16 and the glass feeder 17 by signal lines. The computer circuit unit 18 includes a ROM 20 and a data storage unit 2.
7 and a predetermined mixture ratio (WT%) in the mixture ratio display section 13.
, A solenoid valve control circuit 29 for controlling the opening and closing of the solenoid valve 16, a feeder control circuit 30 for controlling the ON-OFF timing of the glass feeder 17, and a monitor control. The circuit 23 includes a circuit 23, a printer control circuit 24, a CPU 31, a RAM 26, and other circuits (for example, an input / output interface circuit).

The data storage unit 27 is the same as the data storage unit 21 of the first embodiment, and includes the purpose of using the drink D (hereinafter referred to as the purpose of use) and the nutrients particularly required for each purpose of use. (In this case, only those related to vitamin C, vitamin B1, and calcium) and how they take this nutrient (including consumption)
(Hereinafter referred to as consumption consumption question), follow-up questions after purchasing the product (drink agent D), etc.
(Drinks G1, G2, G3).

The CPU 31 is the same as the CPU 25 of the first embodiment, but its functions include an interrogation unit 25a, a diagnosis unit 25b, an information provision unit 25c, and a tracing unit 25d, as well as an information provision unit 25c. Drinks G1, G shown
In addition, a function as a commodity payout instruction unit (hereinafter referred to as a commodity payout instruction unit 25e) for forming and dispensing the drink D in accordance with the mixing ratio of 2 and G3 is added. The commodity payout instruction section 25e is provided with a supply control circuit 30.
, The cup feeder 17 is operated, the paper cup C is set in the product take-out section 1e, and the electromagnetic valves 16 of the respective tanks 14 are operated at a predetermined timing via the electromagnetic valve control circuit 29. By adjusting the opening / closing time of the valve 16, it has a function of forming drinks D having different mixing ratios of the drinks G1, G2, and G3.

Next, the operation of the vending machine B will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Steps S30 to S36 are the same as steps S10 to S16 in the flowchart shown in FIG. In the case of purchasing the drink D without using the product purchase support function, after charging the fee, using the mixing button, the drink G1, G2,
If the manual purchase button is pressed after designating the mixing ratio of G3, the commodity payout instruction section 25e is activated, and the desired drink D can be purchased.

When the question is completed in steps S36 and S44, the diagnosis result is displayed on the monitor 3 (step S37), and the mixing ratio of the drinks G1, G2 and G3 is determined. Are displayed on the ratio display unit 13 (step S3).
8). Subsequently, the cup feeder 17 sets the cup C in the product take-out section 1e, and the electromagnetic valve 1 in the pipe 15 is set.
6 are opened at predetermined time intervals, drinks G1, G2, and G3 are poured into the cup C from the tanks 14 to form the drink agent D (step S39). Then, the diagnosis result and the information on the drink D to be purchased (for example, the mixing ratio of the drinks G1, G2, G3, etc.) are stored in the memory of the mobile phone, or when the mobile phone is not connected. Is printed out by the printer 8 (step S40). Then, the drink D can be taken out from the product take-out section 1e (step S4).
1).

Note that steps S42 to S44
Until step S2 in the flowchart shown in FIG.
2 to Step S24.

As described above, in the vending machine B, the question means (question section 25a) and the diagnosis means (diagnosis section 25b)
And an information providing unit (information providing unit 25c) and a product payout instruction unit (product payout instruction unit 25e).
In purchasing the drink D, as long as the purchaser answers the question, the current nutritional status of the purchaser is diagnosed, the diagnosis result is presented to the purchaser, and the drinks G1, G2, based on the diagnosis result. The mixing of G3 is performed, and the purchaser can purchase the drink agent D suitable for himself.

Note that this vending machine B is also provided with input / output means (mobile phone connection terminal 7) and purchased goods tracking means (tracking research section 25d) to track the situation of the drink D after purchase. Therefore, the usage status of the previously purchased drink D is reflected in the purchase of this product, so it is necessary to use the product that needs to be used continuously or change the type while checking the progress. Can be sold by the vending machine B without any inconvenience.

Of course, in this embodiment, the products to be sold are not limited to liquid ones, but may be powdery or granular ones, as long as the raw materials can be easily mixed. You may. Further, the number of commodity raw materials may be more than three. Furthermore, after the product is formed,
In order to uniformly mix the product raw materials, a product stirring means may be provided.

[0064]

According to the first and fifth aspects of the present invention, when a predetermined product is selected from a plurality of types of products, the purchaser is allowed to purchase any product. Suitable products can be easily selected, and the purchaser's will can be sufficiently reflected when selecting the products.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
When a desired product is formed by mixing product materials, the purchaser can easily determine the mixing ratio of the product material for any product.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
Even products that are required to be used continuously or products that are required to be used while changing the type while checking the progress can be sold without any inconvenience.

According to the invention described in claim 4 of the present invention,
Since the mobile phone is always possessed, it is possible to easily store the information of the purchased product.

[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 side sectional view of the vending machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration in a computer circuit unit of the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 and a flow of signals around the computer circuit unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a question asked by a question unit of a computer circuit unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a question about a nutrient stored in a data storage unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a monitor screen when a new product is purchased.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a monitor screen when a product is continuously purchased.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a vending machine according to a modified embodiment of the first embodiment.

10 is a block diagram showing a configuration in a computer circuit unit of the vending machine shown in FIG. 9 and a flow of signals around the computer circuit unit.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view of the vending machine shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front view around a solenoid valve and piping.

14 is a block diagram showing a configuration in a computer circuit unit of the vending machine shown in FIG. 11 and a flow of signals around the computer circuit unit.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4A, 4B Input button (input means) 4C Input lever (input means) 7 Cellular phone connection terminal (input / output means) 25a Question section (question means) 25b Diagnosis section (diagnosis means) 25c Information provision section (information provision means) 25d Pursuit investigation unit (pursuit investigation means) 25e Commodity payout instruction unit (commodity payout instruction means) A, B Vending machine A2 Product purchase support device D Drink (product) G Product raw material G1, G2, G3 Drink (product raw material) S Supplements (products)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine that stocks a plurality of types of products belonging to a predetermined product field, pays a fee, and selects a product, thereby paying out a desired product from the product. Question means for asking a question for selecting the product; input means for the purchaser to input an answer to the question; diagnostic means for diagnosing the condition of the purchaser based on the answer; and the diagnostic means An information providing means for estimating a product suitable for the purchaser among the plurality of types of products based on a diagnosis result of the vending machine. 2. A method of stocking a plurality of types of commodities that form a predetermined commodities by mixing, charging a fee, and determining a mixing ratio of the commodities, thereby automatically forming and dispensing the commodities. In the vending machine, a question means for asking a purchaser a question for determining the mixing ratio of the commodity raw materials; an input means for the buyer to input an answer to the question; and a state of the purchaser based on the answer. Diagnosing means for diagnosing; information providing means for providing information on a mixing ratio of the commodity raw material suitable for the purchaser based on a diagnosis result by the diagnosing means; and A vending machine comprising: a product payout instructing unit configured to instruct to form and pay out the product. 3. Inputting information on the purchased product into a portable storage medium possessed by the purchaser,
An input / output means for outputting information about a previously purchased product stored in the storage medium; and a question about a situation after purchase of the previously purchased product read from the storage medium, and 3. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a tracking survey unit for reflecting the answer to the current product purchase. 4. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the storage medium is a portable telephone having a storage function. 5. A product purchase for a vending machine that stocks a plurality of types of products belonging to a predetermined product field, inputs a fee and selects a product, and pays out a desired product from the product. A support device, comprising: a questioner for asking a buyer a question for selecting the product; an inputter for the buyer to input an answer to the question; and diagnosing a state of the buyer based on the answer. A vending machine, and an information providing unit for estimating a product suitable for the purchaser among a plurality of types of products in the vending machine based on a result of the diagnosis by the vending machine. Product purchase support device for machines.