JP2003141613A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (9)

A server device having a database storing a plurality of user information including authentication information and money amount information, and a plurality of vending terminals each connected to the server device via a network and selling products A vending system,
The vending terminal is
An authentication input means for inputting authentication information of a user who intends to purchase the product,
A deposit means for entering cash,
A vending system comprising: control means for transferring and storing the money amount information inputted by the depositing means together with the authentication information inputted from the authentication input means to the database of the server device. The vending terminal is
Money management means for reading out the money amount information stored in correspondence with the authentication information from the database of the server device based on the user authentication information input by the authentication input means, and using the money management means to be used for the user's product purchase The vending system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The vending system according to claim 2, wherein the money management means is used for purchase of a product by a user together with the cash inputted from the deposit means. Input by the payment means, one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that for transferring and storing in the database of the server device together with authentication information money amount information of balance that occur during the purchase of goods input from the authentication input means The vending system described in Crab . The authentication information is authentication number information ,
The vending terminal further comprises card issuing means for issuing a card in which the authentication number information is described,
The authentication input means, vending system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that <br/> a reading mechanism reads the authentication number information described in issued cards by the card issuing means . The authentication information is the number information written on the user's identification card ,
The authentication input means provided in the vending terminal, vending system according to claim 1, wherein the <br/> from the user identification is a reading mechanism reads the number information . The authentication information is the user's fingerprint information,
The authentication input means provided in the vending terminal is a reading mechanism that reads the fingerprint information of the user.
The vending system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A vending machine connected to a server device having a database storing a plurality of user information including authentication information and monetary information through a network and selling products,
An authentication input means for inputting authentication information of a user who intends to purchase the product,
A deposit means for entering cash,
Storage means for transferring the amount information of the balance input by the depositing means and generated when purchasing the product to the database of the server device together with the authentication information input from the authentication input means. Vending machine featuring A vending method connected to a server device having a database storing a plurality of user information including authentication information and money amount information via a network, and a vending terminal for selling products,
An authentication input process for inputting authentication information of a user who intends to purchase a product,
A deposit process for entering cash;
A user registration step of transferring and storing the money amount information input in the depositing step together with the authentication information input in the authentication input step to the database of the server device ;
A vending method characterized by having