JP2005047558A - Self-service fueling system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self-service fueling system capable of reducing payment of small money for change and reducing the number of supplementing small money by providing an additional payment function to an adjusting machine and paying the change by larger money. <P>SOLUTION: The self-service fueling system 1 comprises an external machine 31 to control a fueling machine 21 by the designated oil kind and oil amount and the prepaid amount, and an adjusting machine 41 to pay the change for the price by the additional payment and the payment in advance by selecting the additional payment by a user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-service refueling system, and more particularly to a self-service refueling system that reduces the number of change coins to be replenished by adding an additional deposit function to a checkout machine.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the conventional self-service fueling system includes a fueling device 20, an external device 30, and a settlement machine 40. The user orders the oil type and the amount of oil, and pays the advance payment larger than the amount of the order to the external machine 30 in advance. When the external machine 30 completes the refueling of the order, it issues a change deposit ticket. This change deposit ticket includes transaction details, and has a role of user identification and receipt substitution.

  When the user inputs the change deposit ticket to the checkout machine 40, the change of the difference between the fueling fee and the advance payment is refunded. Accordingly, the checkout machine 40 is required to replenish change while the change change is paid out.

  In view of this, there is a mechanism in which additional payment is made in a state where there is not enough change to pay change, and change is paid with a large denomination to suppress consumption of change (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Furthermore, there is a mechanism for reducing the replenishment of change coins by circulating and using additional deposits that are inserted with coins (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-10-198835 (paragraph 0037 and FIG. 2)

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-173464 (paragraph 0029 and FIG. 4)

  Self-service gas stations have reduced employee costs by eliminating employee service to users. Therefore, the work that can only be done by employees is the problem of replenishment of change for the checkout machine. In the checkout machine, there is always a change payment for the advance payment. Therefore, when an additional deposit function is provided in the settlement machine, the payment is reduced by encouraging the user to make an additional deposit for the coin amount of the settlement amount and paying the change with a larger denomination. Introduce a mechanism to reduce the number of coin changes. Further, a mechanism for circulating the additional coins in addition to the coins prepared in advance is adopted.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an additional deposit function in the checkout machine to reduce change change payments by paying change payments with a larger denomination.

  Furthermore, another object is to reduce the change of the shortage by changing the change coins stored in the settlement machine and the additional change coins.

  Furthermore, another object is to reduce the change in the number of coin changes by reducing the payment of change coins and reducing the work of employees.

  Therefore, in a self-service oiling system according to the present invention, a specified oil is provided in a self-service oiling system comprising a refueling machine for refueling, an external machine for controlling the refueling machine, and a settlement machine for adjusting a refueling fee. An external machine that controls the refueling machine according to seeds, oil amount and advance payment, and a checkout machine that allows the user to select whether or not to make additional payments, and to pay change according to the additional payment amount, advance payment and refueling fee And.

  Furthermore, when the refueling is completed, the external machine issues a change deposit ticket in which transaction details including the advance payment, the type of oil supplied, the amount of oil, and the refueling price are printed with a character code and a barcode. To do.

  Furthermore, when the user inputs the change deposit ticket, the settlement machine presents an option as to whether or not to make an additional deposit, and when the user does not select the additional deposit, the change amount by the advance payment and the refueling fee And when the change deposit ticket is paid out and the additional deposit is selected, the change amount settled by the additional deposit amount, the advance deposit, and the refueling fee, and the change deposit ticket are paid out.

  Further, the checkout machine is characterized in that the additional coins are recycled in addition to the change coins prepared in advance.

  The first effect is that the user service is improved because it is possible to suppress the receipt of change with small coins that the user dislikes. The reason is that it is possible to add money to the checkout machine and receive change with a larger denomination.

  The second effect is that the settlement machine cannot make a change due to a lack of change, and the situation where the refueling service cannot be performed is reduced, and the user service is improved. The reason for this is that it is possible to reduce the situation of change shortage by circularly using additional change coins and reserve change coins for the settlement machine.

  The third effect is that the number of coins replenished to the checkout machine is reduced and the work of employees can be reduced. The reason is that the additional payment to the checkout machine reduces the change payment for change and reduces the situation of change shortage.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Referring to FIG. 1 showing the configuration of this embodiment, a self-service refueling system 1 includes a refueling machine 21 that refuels oil and gasoline, and a user specifies an oil type and an oil amount before a refueling price. Check the adequacy of oil type, amount of oil, and advance payment, and adjust the difference between the external machine 31 that controls the oil supply machine 21 and the advance payment and the actual oil supply fee. When the additional deposit is selected and the additional deposit is made, the settlement machine 41 calculates and changes the change with the advance deposit, the fueling fee, and the additional deposit.

  The external machine 31 issues a change deposit ticket 51 when refueling is completed. On the change deposit ticket 51, the transaction details including the oil type, the amount of oil, and the advance payment are printed with a character code and a bar code and issued.

  The checkout machine 41 returns the added coins to the coin purses prepared for change in advance and uses them in a circulating manner.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The user designates the oil type and amount in the external machine 31 and inserts a larger advance than the oil supply fee (step 101 in FIG. 2). The external machine 31 checks the validity of the oil type, the oil amount, and the advance payment. If the advance payment is not appropriate with respect to the oil type and the oil amount, for example, the advance machine 31 returns to step 101 for re-designation. (N in Step 102). When the advance payment is large and appropriate for the oil type and the oil amount, the oil filler starts refueling (step 103). When refueling is completed (Y in step 104), a change deposit ticket 51 is issued (step 105).

  The user inputs the change deposit ticket 51 to the checkout machine 41 (step 106). In order to reduce the denomination of change, the checkout machine presents an option for whether or not to add money, and when the user does not add money (N in Step 107), it settles with the advance payment and the fueling fee (Step 109). ). When the user makes an additional payment (Y in Step 107), the additional payment is confirmed (Step 108), and the additional payment, the advance payment, and the fueling fee are settled (Step 109). The settlement machine pays out the change amount and the change deposit ticket that also serves as a receipt (step 110).

  Next, it will be described with a specific example that the change of the change due to the additional deposit is changed to a denomination that is large by the operation of this form, and the user can avoid the change of the change. Taking kerosene sales as an example, if the oil type is kerosene and the amount of oil is 18 liters, and the refueling fee is 711 yen, then a banknote and a deposit of 1000 yen are put into the external machine 31 and the balance machine 41 is 289. Yen change occurs. Coins to be paid as change are 100 yen 2 pieces, 50 yen 1 piece, 10 yen 3 piece, 5 yen 1 piece, 1 yen 4 piece. Assuming that 100 coins are prepared as change every 100 coins in the checkout machine 41, 1 yen will be lost due to 25 sales, and additional replenishment will be required. If the user adds 11 yen, which is the fractional part of 711 yen, by letting the customer choose to add coins, the payment will be 300 yen with 100 yen coins, and the payment of 10 yen and 1 yen coins will be suppressed. It is done. Further, the user can receive change with a large denomination using small change.

  A first embodiment in which the best mode of the present invention is modified will be described with reference to FIG. The self-service refueling system 2 includes a refueling machine 21 for refueling oil and gasoline, and the user designates the oil type and the oil amount and inserts a larger advance than the refueling fee, Check the validity of the money, control the refueling machine 21, present the option of additional payment for change when the refueling is completed, and when the user selects additional payment, issue the change deposit ticket 52 with additional payment and use When the user does not select additional payment, when the external machine 32 that issues the change deposit ticket 53 without additional payment and the change deposit ticket 52 with additional payment are entered, the user confirms the additional payment and A payment machine 42 for paying out the change with the actual refueling fee and the additional payment, paying out the change, and inputting the change deposit ticket 53 without the additional payment, with the advance payment and the actual refueling fee. .

  The external machine 31 completes refueling, and issues a change deposit ticket 52 with additional deposit or a change deposit ticket 53 without additional deposit depending on the user's selection. The change deposits 52 and 53 are issued by printing the transaction details including the oil type, the amount of oil, the advance payment, and the presence / absence of additional payment with character codes and barcodes. The checkout machine 42 returns the added coins to the coin purses that have been prepared for change in advance and circulates them.

  The operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The user designates the oil type and the amount of oil to the external machine 32 and inserts a larger advance than the fuel supply fee (step 201 in FIG. 4). The external machine 31 checks the validity of the oil type, the oil amount and the advance payment. Return (N in Step 202). When the amount of the advance payment is large and reasonable with respect to the oil type and the oil amount, the refueling machine starts refueling (step 203). When refueling is completed (Y in step 204), an option for additional deposit is presented. When no additional payment is made (N in Step 206), the change deposit ticket 53 without additional payment is issued (Step 208). When making an additional deposit (Y in Step 206), a change deposit ticket 52 with an additional deposit is issued (Step 207).

  The user inputs the change deposit ticket 52 with additional deposit or the change deposit ticket 53 without additional deposit into the settlement machine 42 (step 209). In the case of the change deposit ticket 52 with additional deposit (Y in Step 210), the deposit is confirmed (Step 211), and it is settled by the advance deposit, the fueling fee and the additional deposit (Step 212), and the change and the change with additional deposit. The deposit ticket 52 is paid out (step 213). In the case of the change deposit ticket 53 without additional deposit (N in Step 210), it is settled by the advance payment and the fueling fee (Step 212), and the change and the change deposit ticket 53 without additional deposit are paid out (Step 213).

  It can be applied to self-service vending machines that use a payment machine, unmanned stations and gas stations.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the self-service oil supply system of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the self-service oil supply system of Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of FIG. It is an illustration of the conventional self-service oil supply system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Self-service refueling system 21 Refueling machine 31 External machine 41 Settlement machine 51 Change bill

Claims (7)

In a self-service refueling system comprising a refueling machine that refuels at a self-service gas station, an external machine that controls the refueling machine, and a settlement machine that settles the refueling fee.
An external machine that controls the oiler by the designated oil type and amount and the advance payment;
A settlement machine that allows the user to select whether or not to make additional payments, and to pay change according to the additional payment amount, advance payment and refueling fee,
A self-service oiling system comprising: The external machine is
2. The self-service according to claim 1, wherein when the refueling is completed, a change deposit ticket in which transaction details including the advance payment, the type of oil supplied, the amount of oil, and the refueling price are printed with character codes and barcodes is issued. Oiling system. The settlement machine is
When the user inputs the change deposit ticket, the option of whether or not to make an additional deposit is presented. When the additional deposit is not selected, the change amount and the change deposit amount by the advance payment and the fueling fee are paid out. 2. The self-service refueling system according to claim 1, wherein when the additional deposit is selected, the change amount settled by the additional deposit amount, the advance deposit, and the refueling fee and the change deposit ticket are paid out. . In a refueling system comprising a refueling machine that refuels at a self-service gas station, an external machine that controls the refueling machine, and a payment machine that settles the refueling fee.
An external machine that controls the fueling machine according to the designated oil type and oil amount and the advance payment, and after the refueling is completed, presents the user with a choice of additional payment and selects it.
When the user chooses additional deposit, a settlement machine that pays out change by the additional deposit amount, advance deposit and refueling fee,
A self-service oiling system comprising: The external machine is
When refueling is completed, a change deposit ticket with additional deposit printed with transaction code including the advance payment, the type and amount of oil, amount of refueling, and additional deposit selection result in character code and barcode, or change deposit without additional deposit 5. The self-service oiling system according to claim 4, wherein a ticket is issued. The settlement machine is
With the change deposit ticket without additional deposit, the change due to the advance payment and the refueling fee and the change deposit ticket without additional deposit are confirmed, and the additional deposit amount is confirmed with the change deposit ticket with additional deposit, and the advance deposit and 5. The self-service refueling system according to claim 4, wherein the refueling fee and the change amount by the additional deposit amount and the change deposit ticket with the additional deposit are paid out. The settlement machine is
5. The self-service oiling system according to claim 1, wherein the additional coins are recycled in addition to the change coins prepared in advance.

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