JP2006127139A - Automatic vending machine and method for controlling display - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently set and store an input of a vending condition. <P>SOLUTION: An automatic vending machine provided with a vending part, a vending control part for allowing the vending part to execute vending operation based on a vending condition concerned with commodity and/or vending operation, a vending condition storage part, an input part, and a display part for displaying the vending condition together with a cursor for indicating the position of an item on a plurality of screens each of which has a plurality of items is also provided with: a cursor position information storage part for storing information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with a screen just before switching the screen at the time of switching the screen; and a display control part for reading out the information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen displayed just before switching to the second screen from the cursor position information storage part immediately after switching the second screen to the first screen again in the case of switching the second screen to the first screen again after switching the first screen to the second screen out of the plurality of screens and then displaying the cursor on the position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine including an input unit and a display unit for storing sales conditions for controlling sales operations and the like of products in a storage unit, and a display control method for controlling the display unit.

  For example, in order to input and display a sales mechanism that executes a sales operation of a product, a sales control unit that controls the sales mechanism based on sales conditions related to the product and the sales operation, a storage unit that stores the sales conditions, and sales conditions There is known a vending machine including a control panel having a keyboard and a display (see, for example, Patent Document 1). For example, in the case of a cup-type vending machine that cooks and sells coffee beverages, the conditions related to products such as the amount of coffee beans and the amount of hot water used as raw materials for regular coffee and the conditions related to sales operations such as the extraction time and amount of steamed hot water for regular coffee The number of items to be configured may be so large that it cannot be displayed on one screen that can be displayed on the display of the control panel. For this reason, the screen that can be displayed on the display may be divided into, for example, a screen for inputting conditions relating to the product and a screen for inputting conditions relating to the selling operation. These sales conditions are input, for example, by an appropriate operation of a numeric keypad provided on the keyboard.

In this way, when sales conditions are configured by a plurality of items that each of the plurality of screens has, a predetermined item number is input by operating the numeric keypad described above in order to switch and display the plurality of screens on the display. It had been. Alternatively, predetermined data specifying each screen is input by operating a predetermined key provided separately from the numeric keypad. Specifically, for example, a memory included in a control unit that controls the control panel stores predetermined item numbers indicating the respective items. For example, a return key after rootman presses a numeric keypad corresponding to a certain item number. When is pressed, a screen including the corresponding item is displayed. Alternatively, for example, the above-mentioned memory stores data of a predetermined menu button for specifying each screen on each screen. For example, the rootman appropriately presses an arrow key to place a cursor on the screen. When the return key is pressed after moving to the menu button, the corresponding screen is displayed. In either case, when the screen is switched on the display, the cursor indicating the input position on the screen is displayed at the position of the first item, for example, on the switched screen.
JP 2004-259067 A

  By the way, when the sales conditions are input as each item using the control panel, the items are not necessarily input in order from the first item on the first screen displayed on the display to the last item on the last screen. For example, when inputting the sales conditions related to the coffee beverage, immediately after inputting the amount of coffee beans on the first screen related to the product, for example, the extraction time of regular coffee corresponding to the amount of coffee beans on the second screen related to the sales operation It may be desirable to enter the number of coffee beans and re-enter the amount of coffee beans on the first screen. In addition, when inputting the amount of coffee beans on the first screen, if you notice an input error in the extraction time on the second screen, stop the input on the first screen and return to the second screen. It may be desirable to correct the mistake and return to the first screen again to resume input.

  However, when this sequence of input operations is performed using the control panel of the vending machine described above, for example, the item number of the extraction time is entered using the numeric keypad on the first screen, or the cursor is used to switch the screen using the arrow keys, for example. Must be moved to the menu button. Also, after switching from the first screen to the first screen again via the second screen in this way, the cursor displayed at the position of the first item is moved again to the coffee beans amount item, for example. I have to let it.

  In order to input the item number with the numeric keypad as described above, for example, rootman needs to store this item number, but storing the item number for all items is more difficult as the number of items is larger. Besides being inefficient. In addition, the above-described operation of moving the cursor from each item to the screen switching menu button or from the top item to each predetermined item takes time and is inefficient. Therefore, such a complicated input operation may cause, for example, an input error by the route man or stagnate the maintenance work of the vending machine by the route man.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently store the sales conditions relating to the product and / or the sales operation of the product in the storage unit through the input unit and the display unit. It is to provide a vending machine that can.

  The invention for solving the above problems includes a sales unit that executes a sales operation of a product, a sales control unit that causes the sales unit to execute the sales operation based on sales conditions related to the product and / or the sales operation, A plurality of items each having a plurality of items, a sales condition storage unit for storing the sales conditions, an input unit for inputting sales conditions to be stored in the sales condition storage unit, and a sales condition input through the input unit And a display unit for displaying with a cursor indicating the position of the item as a screen, and when the screen displayed on the display unit is switched, the screen is displayed together with the screen immediately before switching. A cursor position information storage unit that stores information indicating a position of the cursor that has been displayed, and a screen displayed on the display unit is a first of the plurality of screens When switching to the first screen after switching to the second screen among the plurality of screens, immediately after switching to the first screen, immediately before switching to the second screen, A display control unit that reads information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the one screen from the cursor position information storage unit and displays the cursor at the position.

  In the vending machine, the input unit is pressed for a first period when the sales conditions are input, and when the first screen is switched and when the first screen is switched again, the first unit is pressed. It is preferable to have a keyboard provided with a predetermined key that is pressed for a period longer than the period.

  The display control unit of the vending machine switches when the screen displayed on the display unit switches from the first screen to the second screen (switch X) and then switches back to the first screen (switch Y). Information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen immediately before X is stored in the cursor position information storage unit. Further, the display control unit of the vending machine reads information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen immediately before the switching Y and immediately before the switching X from the cursor position information storage unit, and moves the cursor to the position. Is displayed. The switching X is executed by long-pressing a predetermined key (pressed for a longer period than the first period) among keys to be pressed shortly (pressed for the first period) when inputting sales conditions. The same applies to the switching Y. Thus, for example, the screen can be switched by simply pressing and holding the key that was pressed shortly to enter the sales conditions, and the position of the cursor that was displayed with the screen in the most recent past on the previous screen after switching. The cursor is displayed again. Thus, for example, immediately after entering the sales conditions for a certain item on a certain screen, the sales conditions for the item related to the previous item are entered on another screen, and the screen returns again to a certain screen to the position of the certain item. When returning the cursor, for example, rootman can achieve this by operating the keyboard efficiently without having to remember anything about these items. By the way, even a more complicated screen switching operation is considered to be a combination of a plurality of operations with the above-described switching X and switching Y as one unit. The cursor position displayed in the past will be reproduced. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an input error or a stagnation of maintenance work of the vending machine. That is, it is possible to provide a vending machine capable of efficiently storing a product and / or sales conditions related to the sales operation of the product in the storage unit through the input unit and the display unit.

  The invention for solving the above-described problems includes a sales unit that executes a sales operation of a product, and a sales control unit that causes the sales unit to execute the sales operation based on sales conditions related to the product and / or the sales operation. A sales condition storage unit for storing the sales conditions, an input unit for inputting the sales conditions to be stored in the sales condition storage unit, and a sales condition input through the input unit for each of a plurality of items. A display control method for controlling the display unit of a vending machine comprising a display unit for displaying together with a cursor indicating the position of the item as a plurality of screens, wherein the screen displayed on the display unit When switching from the first screen of the plurality of screens to the second screen of the plurality of screens and then switching to the first screen again, the first screen Immediately before switching to the second screen, the cursor position information storing step for storing information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen in the cursor position information storage unit, and switching to the first screen again. Immediately after that, a cursor display step of reading information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen immediately before switching to the second screen from the cursor position information storage unit and displaying the cursor at the position. Prepare.

  It is possible to provide a vending machine capable of efficiently storing a product and / or sales conditions related to the sales operation of the product in a storage unit through an input unit and a display unit.

=== Vending machine configuration ===
A front configuration of a cup type vending machine (vending machine) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram showing an example of the front configuration of the cup type vending machine of the present embodiment. The front door 2 is pivotally supported by a side end portion of the cup type vending machine and opens and closes, and performs input of sales condition data, which will be described later, and maintenance of the sales mechanism (sales department) 100 (FIG. 2). Sometimes it is unlocked and opened, and when it is usually sold, it is locked and closed. The customer service panel 4 is a resin plate on which photographs, patterns, characters, and the like relating to a plurality of types of cup beverages are printed. The coin slot 6 is a place where a user inserts coins, and the inserted coins are supplied to a coin identifying device inside the vending machine. The banknote insertion slot 8 is a place where a user inserts a banknote, and the inserted banknote is supplied to a banknote identification device inside the vending machine. The money amount display unit 10 displays an inserted coin amount, an inserted bill amount, and the like. The price label 12 is arranged on the customer service panel 4 in a one-to-one correspondence with photographs, designs, characters, etc. of a plurality of types of cup beverages. The product selection button 14 has a built-in sale lamp and a sold-out lamp, and is arranged on the customer service panel 4 in a one-to-one correspondence with photos, designs, characters, etc. of a plurality of types of cup beverages. The powder raw material increase button 16, the sugar increase button 18, the cream increase button 20, the powder raw material decrease button 22, the sugar decrease button 24, and the cream decrease button 26 are mixed ratios for one cup of beverage (for example, coffee, tea, etc.). When a change is desired, it is pressed before the product selection button 14 is pressed. The preference display unit 28 displays the degree of increase / decrease of the powder material, sugar, and cream based on a preset mixing ratio for one cup of beverage. The user presses the powder raw material increase button 16, the sugar increase button 18, the cream increase button 20, the powder raw material decrease button 22, the sugar decrease button 24, and the cream decrease button 26 as necessary, and then the sale ready lamp is turned on. When the product selection button 14 being pressed is pressed, the cup beverage corresponding to the product selection button 14 is cooked by the sales mechanism 100 inside the vending machine and sold from the product outlet 30. The return lever 36 is for returning the change obtained by reducing the purchase amount of the cup beverage from the input coin itself, the input coin or the inserted banknote to the return port 38. The selling lamp 40 is lit when the sales mechanism 100 is ready to cook and sell cup beverages. The sale stop lamp 42 is turned on when a sold-out lamp corresponding to all cup beverages is turned on or when the sales mechanism 100 is broken. The change-out lamp 44 is turned on when the total amount of change coins stored in the coin identification device becomes a predetermined amount or less.

  The sales mechanism 100 of the cup type vending machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a portion for selling regular coffee in the sales mechanism 100 of the present embodiment. The sales mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a regular coffee extraction device 101, a hot water tank 103, a mixing bowl 117, a sugar container 119, and a cream container 121. The regular coffee extraction device 101 includes an appropriate cylinder for containing ground beans and hot water, an appropriate piston for sealing a space in the cylinder, and an appropriate filter for filtering regular coffee from the ground beans and hot water. And so on. Further, a coffee mill 111 for grinding coffee beans contained in an appropriate container is provided adjacent to the opening of the cylinder of the regular coffee extraction device 101. With such a configuration, the regular coffee extraction device 101 can make regular coffee from ground beans supplied from the coffee mill 111 and hot water supplied from the hot water tank 103 through the hot water supply pipe 115 via the pump 113 and the electromagnetic valve 114. Is extracted and supplied to the coffee supply pipe 105 via the electromagnetic valve 104. The mixing bowl 117 is for mixing black regular coffee with sugar supplied from the sugar container 119 and / or powdered cream supplied from the cream container 121. Note that the regular coffee containing sugar and / or cream mixed with sugar and / or cream in the mixing ball 117 is supplied to the cup 127 through the supply pipe 125 via the electromagnetic valve 123 provided downstream of the mixing ball 117. It has come to be. Black regular coffee is also supplied to the cup 127 via the mixing ball 117, the electromagnetic valve 123, and the supply pipe 125.

  As illustrated in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the main control unit 201 controls the cup-type vending machine and includes a CPU 201a, a ROM 201b, a RAM 201c, a peripheral circuit 201d, and the like. That is, the main control unit 201 operates around a microcomputer. Specifically, the CPU 201a executes the overall control based on the decoding result of the program read from the ROM 201b in which a program for performing overall control of the plurality of slave control units is stored. Is to write or read out the calculation results by the CPU 201a and various data from a plurality of slave control units. In terms of hardware, the CPU 201a includes a program counter that specifies the execution address of the ROM 201b, an instruction decoder that decodes the contents read from the ROM 201b, an arithmetic logic unit that performs logical operations, an accumulator that temporarily stores arithmetic data, and the like. The ROM 201b is a non-volatile memory such as a mask ROM that burns and fixes data in the manufacturing process and an EPROM (including a flash ROM) that can repeatedly write and read the data by erasing the data with ultraviolet rays. The RAM 201c is a volatile memory such as SRAM, and holds data using a backup power source.

  The coin processing control unit 202, the banknote processing control unit 203, the customer service control unit 204, the sales control unit 205, and the input / output control unit 206 correspond to a plurality of sub control units for the main control unit 201. The same CPU, ROM, and RAM as the unit 201 are incorporated. The coin insertion mechanism 207 includes a change change sensor for detecting change change, receives an input coin from the coin insertion slot 6 (FIG. 1), and returns change from the return slot 38 (FIG. 1) as necessary. is there. The coin processing control unit 202 controls the coin insertion mechanism 207 to determine the denomination and correctness of inserted coins, calculate the number of denominations, store surplus coins in a safe, and change money. . As with the coin insertion mechanism 207, the bill insertion mechanism 208 includes a bill-out sensor that detects when a bill is out, receives an inserted bill from the bill insertion slot 8 (FIG. 1), and inserts a bill into the bill as necessary. It is returned from the insertion slot 8. The banknote processing control unit 203 controls the banknote insertion mechanism 208 to determine the denomination, correctness, etc. of the inserted banknote, calculate the number of denominations, pay out a bill, and the like. The coin processing control unit 202 and the banknote processing control unit 203 execute processing operations each time coin insertion and banknote insertion are performed. The coin processing control unit 202 and the coin insertion mechanism 207 constitute a coin identification device, and the banknote processing control unit 203 and the bill insertion mechanism 208 constitute a bill identification device, but instead of the coin identification device and the bill identification device, You may enable it to sell a cup drink by providing the card reader (not shown) which inserts a prepaid card or a postpay card. The customer service surface 209 includes an amount display unit 10 (FIG. 1), a preference display unit 28 (FIG. 1), a product selection button 14 (FIG. 1), increase buttons 16, 18, 20 (FIG. 1), decrease buttons 22, 24, 26 (FIG. 1), a sale lamp 40 (FIG. 1), a sales stop lamp 42 (FIG. 1), and a change lamp 44 (FIG. 1). The customer service control unit 204 controls the customer service surface 209. That is, the customer service control unit 204 turns on the sales lamp 40, the sales stop lamp 42, and the change-out lamp 44 in accordance with the customer service instruction regarding the cup beverage sales from the main control unit 201, or sellable lamps sold out or sold out. The lamp is turned on, and further, it is detected which of the plurality of product selection buttons 14 is pressed, and a detection signal at this time is transmitted to the main control unit 201.

  The sales control unit 205 according to the present embodiment controls the sales mechanism 100 illustrated in FIG. 2, and the user desires according to the sales instruction from the main control unit 201 in response to the detection signal from the customer service control unit 204. The cup beverage to be cooked can be taken out at the product outlet 30 (FIG. 1), and includes the CPU 205a, the ROM 205b, and the RAM 205c as described above. The RAM 205c stores, for example, sales condition data related to products such as the amount of coffee beans and the amount of hot water as raw materials of regular coffee, and sales condition data related to sales operations such as the extraction time of regular coffee and the amount of steamed hot water. is there. The CPU 205a operates based on the sales condition data, and the CPU 205a controls the sales mechanism 100 such as the pump 113, the solenoid valves 104, 114, 123, the above-described pistons (not shown), etc. for a predetermined time at a predetermined time. By operating, cup beverages such as regular coffee are cooked and sold. In the present embodiment, the RAM 205c of the sales control unit 205 corresponds to the sales condition storage unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and sales condition data may be stored in the RAM 201c of the main control unit 201. In this case, the RAM 201c corresponds to a sales condition storage unit. Alternatively, the sales condition data may be stored in both the RAM 201 c of the main control unit 201 and the RAM 205 c of the sales control unit 205. In this case, both the RAM 201c and the RAM 205c correspond to the sales condition storage unit.

  As illustrated in the block diagram of FIG. 3 and the schematic diagram of FIG. 4, the control panel 211 of this embodiment includes a numeric keypad 2110, a page / arrow key 2111, and a setting / forward key 2112. 211a and a display (display unit) 211b such as an organic EL or LCD that displays the contents related to the operation of the keyboard 211a are provided on the front surface. In addition, the control panel 211 of the present embodiment is connected to the input / output control unit 206 by wire and is detachably disposed on the back surface of the front door 2 (FIG. 1), and is stored in the RAM 205c of the sales control unit 205. This operation is performed when setting the stored sales conditions, setting the amount of money, performing maintenance, and the like. The input / output control unit 206 of the present embodiment transmits input information from the keyboard 211a to the main control unit 201. Based on this input information, the main control unit 201 instructs each of the coin processing control unit 202, the banknote processing control unit 203, the customer service control unit 204, and the sales control unit 205.

  In addition, as described above, the input / output control unit 206 of this embodiment includes the CPU 206a, the ROM 206b, and the RAM 206c. The RAM 206c stores information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the screen on the display 211b and information specifying the screen as cursor position data 2060 (information indicating the position of the cursor). In the present embodiment, the RAM 206c corresponds to a cursor position information storage unit. In the present embodiment, the display control unit that controls the operation of the display 211 b is the input / output control unit 206. That is, the CPU 206a operates based on the cursor position data 2060 and an appropriate program stored in the ROM 206b, and the display 211b of the control panel 211 operates as described later under the control of the CPU 206a. However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and the RAM 201c of the main control unit 201 may correspond to the cursor position information storage unit, or both the RAM 201c of the main control unit 201 and the RAM 206c of the input / output control unit 206 It may correspond to a cursor position information storage unit. The display control unit that controls the operation of the display 211b may be the main control unit 201, or may be both the main control unit 201 and the input / output control unit 206.

  The communication between the main control unit 201 and the sub control units 202 to 206 is the polling method in which the main control unit 201 has a preferential transmission right, or the main control unit 201 and the sub control units 202 to 206 are equal. Any contention method having a right to transmit can be used. In the present embodiment, the main control unit 201, the sales control unit 205, the input / output control unit 206, and the control panel 211 correspond to the input unit.

=== Function of Display Control Unit ===
A more detailed function of the input / output control unit 206 (display control unit) described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 shows an example of the contents displayed on the display 211b of the control panel 211 on the left side when the sales condition data described above is input by, for example, a route man, and shows an example of the operation procedure of the keyboard 211a on the right side. It is a schematic diagram. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of operations of the input unit, the display control unit, and the display unit at the time of three switching described later. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of cursor position data 2060 at every three switching times described later.

<<< From Screen "00" to Screen "01">>
As illustrated in FIG. 5A, items related to hot regular coffee products are displayed on the display 211 b of the control panel 211. A prompt (“00) hot regular”) at the top of the screen indicates that the above-described appropriate program operating state is a mode for inputting conditions relating to hot regular coffee products. While confirming this screen, the rootman depresses the numeric keypad 2110 and the page / arrow key 2111 as appropriate, for example, to obtain two types of coffee beans (“bean 1 (g)”, “bean 2 (g)”). ), The amount of hot water ("Yellow (mL)"), etc. In order to realize the above mode, the route man opens the front door 2 and inputs predetermined data in advance through the keyboard 211a of the control panel 211 to set the operation of the cup type vending machine. Shall.

  In the present embodiment, the rootman first inputs the amount of coffee beans (“10.0 g”) and the amount of hot water (“155 mL”) on the screen “00”, and immediately after this, on the screen “01” described later. It is assumed that the sales operation condition of the sales mechanism 100 corresponding to the above amount is to be input. For example, when there is a large correlation between items across two screens, inputting in such a procedure is, for example, compared to inputting data on screen “01” after inputting all data on screen “00”. Can be efficient. Therefore, the rootman presses a predetermined numeric keypad 2110 (for example, “1”) for about 3 seconds (for example, longer than the first period) in a state where the cursor is displayed at the position (5A) at the end of the hot water volume input. Press the period). The long pressing time is not limited to 3 seconds, and may be any time as long as it is longer than the key pressing time when inputting sales condition data. In short, even if the same key is pressed, the signal generated by pressing the normal pressing time and the signal generated by long pressing should be different.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the input / output control unit 206 (display control unit) includes information (5A) indicating the position of the cursor output by the long press (S100) on the keyboard 211a in the input unit described above. The information “01” for specifying the screen corresponding to the number “1” of the numeric keypad 2110 is received (S101).

  Next, the input / output control unit 206 adds the information (5A) indicating the position of the cursor described above to the cursor position data 2060 in association with the information “00” specifying the screen that has already been displayed (S102). . As illustrated in FIG. 7A, the cursor position data 2060 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which data is added from the bottom to the top of the figure as time passes. According to the figure, at the time of step S102, “00”, which is information for specifying the screen, and information 5A indicating the position of the cursor are added in association with each other.

  Further, the input / output control unit 206 refers to the cursor position data 2060 and reads information (for example, 5B) indicating the position of the cursor added in the past in association with the information “01” specifying the screen (S103). ), A signal for displaying the screen “01” together with the cursor (position is 5B) is transmitted to the display 211b (display unit) (S104). According to FIG. 7A, for example, information (5B) corresponding to the information “01” closest to step S102 and below in the figure is read as information indicating the position of the next cursor. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the rootman has previously switched the screen “01” to another screen with the cursor positioned at 5B, and then has not displayed the screen “01”. .

  The display 211b that has received the signal to display the screen “01” together with the cursor (position is 5B) from the input / output control unit 206 displays this (S105).

<<< From screen "01" to screen "02">>
As illustrated in FIG. 5B and FIG. 5C, the display 211b of the control panel 211 has a prompt (“01) hot regular”) corresponding to the long-pressed numeric key 2110 (“1”). A screen “01” having “” is displayed. On this screen, items related to the hot regular coffee sales operation are displayed, and the appropriate program operating state described above is in a mode for inputting conditions related to the hot regular coffee sales operation.

  In the present embodiment, the rootman inputs the amount of steaming hot water (“Murashi (mL)”) used for the steaming operation of the coffee beans by the sales mechanism 100 on the screen “01”, and immediately after this, the screen described later. In “02”, it is assumed that the regular coffee extraction time (“chuyutsu (s)”) by the sales organization 100 is to be input. For example, when the correlation between items across two screens is large, inputting in such a procedure is more efficient than inputting in the order from the left item displayed on the display 211b to the right item. There are good things. Accordingly, the rootman presses a predetermined page / arrow key 2111 and numeric keypad 2110 (for example, “0”, “7”, “5”) to display the amount of steaming water (for example, 75 mL) on the display 211b. Next, the rootman is displayed by pressing and holding a predetermined numeric keypad 2110 (for example, “2”) for about 3 seconds, for example, with the cursor displayed at the position (5C) at the end of the steaming water input. Determine and enter the amount of steaming water.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the input / output control unit 206 (display control unit) includes information (5C) indicating the position of the cursor output by the long press (S200) on the keyboard 211a in the input unit described above. The information “02” for specifying the screen corresponding to the number “2” of the numeric keypad 2110 is received (S201).

  Next, the input / output control unit 206 adds the information (5C) indicating the position of the cursor described above to the cursor position data 2060 in association with the information “01” specifying the already displayed screen (S202). . According to FIG. 7B, at the time of step S202, “01”, which is information for specifying the screen, and information 5C indicating the position of the cursor are added in association with each other.

  Further, the input / output control unit 206 refers to the cursor position data 2060 and reads information (for example, 5D) indicating the position of the cursor added in the past in the past in association with the information “02” specifying the screen (S203). ), A signal for displaying the screen “02” together with the cursor (position is 5D) is transmitted to the display 211b (display unit) (S204). According to FIG. 7B, for example, information (5D) corresponding to the information “02” closest to step S202 and below in the figure is read as information indicating the position of the next cursor. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the rootman has previously switched the screen “02” to another screen in a state where the cursor is positioned at 5D, and then does not display the screen “02”. .

  The display 211b that has received the signal to display the screen “02” together with the cursor (position is 5D) from the input / output control unit 206 displays this (S205).

<<< From Screen "02" to Screen "00">>
As illustrated in FIGS. 5D and 5E, the display 211b of the control panel 211 has a prompt (“02) hot regular”) corresponding to the long-pressed numeric key 2110 (“2”). A screen “02” having “” is displayed. In this screen, other items related to the hot regular coffee sales operation are displayed, and the appropriate program operating state described above is in a mode for inputting conditions related to the hot regular coffee sales operation.

  In the present embodiment, the rootman inputs the regular coffee extraction time (“Chuyutsu (s)”) by the sales organization 100 on the screen “02”, and immediately after this, on the screen “00”, Suppose you are trying to change the amount or enter the amount of sugar or cream. For example, when the correlation between items across two screens is large, it is better to enter in this procedure than in the case of entering data on conditions related to sales operations after entering all data on conditions related to products, for example. May be efficient. Therefore, the rootman presses a predetermined numeric keypad 2110 (for example, “1”, “3”, “0”) to display the extraction time (for example, 13.0 s) on the display 211b. Next, with the cursor displayed at the position (5E) at the end of the extraction time input, the rootman presses a predetermined numeric keypad 2110 (for example, “0”) for about 3 seconds, for example. Confirm and enter the extraction time.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the input / output control unit 206 (display control unit) includes information (5E) indicating the position of the cursor output by the long press (S300) on the keyboard 211a in the input unit described above. The information “00” for specifying the screen corresponding to the number “0” of the numeric keypad 2110 is received (S301).

  Next, the input / output control unit 206 adds the information (5E) indicating the position of the cursor described above to the cursor position data 2060 in association with the information “02” for specifying the already displayed screen (S302). . According to FIG.7 (c), "02" which is the information which specifies a screen, and the information 5E which shows the position of a cursor are matched and added at the time of step S302.

  Also, the input / output control unit 206 refers to the cursor position data 2060 and reads information (5A) indicating the position of the cursor added in the past in the past in association with the information “00” specifying the screen (S303). Then, a signal for displaying the screen “00” together with the cursor (position is 5A) is transmitted to the display 211b (display unit) (S304). By the way, referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B together, for example, information corresponding to the information “00” closest to step S302 and below in the figure is added at the time of step S102. It turns out that it is 5A.

  The display 211b that has received the signal indicating that the screen “00” is displayed together with the cursor (position is 5A) from the input / output control unit 206 displays this (S305) (see FIG. 5F). As illustrated in FIG. 5F, the same screen as the screen of FIG. 5A is displayed on the display 211b together with the cursor at the same position as the position of FIG. 5A.

  Note that step S102 described above corresponds to a cursor position information storage step. Further, steps S303 and S304 described above correspond to the cursor display step. Further, if the screen (00) illustrated in FIG. 5 (a) is regarded as the first screen, the screen (01) and the screen (02) illustrated in FIG. 5 (b) to FIG. It can be regarded as the second screen. However, in this embodiment, since the first screen and the second screen are relative, the second screen is relatively determined depending on which screen is regarded as the first screen. S202 and S302 can also correspond to a cursor position information storing step. Similarly, steps S103, S104, S203, and S204 can also correspond to cursor display steps.

  In the present embodiment, when the screen “00” returns to the original screen after switching to another screen, the cursor position (5A) is reproduced. Even a more complicated screen switching operation is considered to be a combination of a plurality of switching operations with the series of switching operations illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5F described above as one unit. Therefore, generally, the position of the cursor displayed in the past in the past together with the screen is reproduced for all screens. In the present embodiment, the screen is switched by long-pressing the numeric keypad 2110 that is short-pressed when inputting sales condition data.

  Therefore, for example, the rootman can switch the screen by operating the keyboard efficiently without having to memorize anything regarding many items of the sales conditions. Therefore, input errors and stagnation of vending machine maintenance work are prevented. Further, the structure of the keyboard 211a of the control panel 211 may be simple, and the manufacturing cost of the cup type vending machine is reduced accordingly.

=== Other Embodiments ===
The above-described embodiments of the present invention are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and equivalents thereof are also included in the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the method of long-pressing a predetermined key on the keyboard 211a is used to switch the screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, any method may be used as long as the screen to be switched can be specified and the method is different from the pressing method for inputting sales condition data. For example, the numeric keypad 2111 and the setting / forward key 2112 may be pressed simultaneously. Alternatively, a dedicated key for switching the screen may be provided separately on the control panel 211.

  In the above-described embodiment, the key is pressed so that the screen to be switched to can be specified. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when two screens are switched to each other, there may be only one key for switching from one screen to the other screen, for example, only the setting / forward key 2112 may be used. In this case, the cursor position data 2060 only needs to store only the latest past cursor position.

It is a front view which shows the example of an external appearance structure of the cup type vending machine of this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of schematic structure of the sales mechanism of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the cup type vending machine of this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of an external appearance structure of the keyboard of this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the content displayed on the display of the control panel of this Embodiment, and an example of the operation procedure of a keyboard. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of operation | movement of the input part of this Embodiment, a display control part, and a display part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the cursor position data of this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100 Sales Mechanism 201 Main Control Units 201a, 205a, 206a CPU
201b, 205b, 206b ROM
201c, 205c, 206c RAM
204 Customer Service Control Unit 205 Sales Control Unit 206 Input / Output Control Unit 211 Control Panel 211a Keyboard 211b Display 2110 Numeric Keypad 2111 Page / Arrow Key 2112 Setting / Progress Key 2060 Cursor Position Data

Claims (3)

A sales department that performs product sales operations;
A sales control unit that causes the sales unit to execute the sales operation based on the sales conditions related to the product and / or the sales operation;
A sales condition storage unit for storing the sales conditions;
An input unit for inputting sales conditions to be stored in the sales condition storage unit;
A display unit for displaying the sales conditions input through the input unit together with a cursor indicating the position of the item as a plurality of screens each having a plurality of items;
Vending machine with
When the screen displayed on the display unit is switched, a cursor position information storage unit that stores information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the screen immediately before switching,
When the screen displayed on the display unit switches from the first screen of the plurality of screens to the second screen of the plurality of screens, and then switches to the first screen again. ,
Immediately after switching to the first screen, information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen immediately before switching to the second screen is read from the cursor position information storage unit, and the cursor is positioned at the position. A display control unit for displaying
Vending machine characterized by comprising   The input unit is pressed for a first period when inputting the sales conditions, and is pressed for a period longer than the first period when switching from the first screen and when switching to the first screen again. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a keyboard provided with predetermined keys. A sales department that performs product sales operations;
A sales control unit that causes the sales unit to execute the sales operation based on the sales conditions related to the product and / or the sales operation;
A sales condition storage unit for storing the sales conditions;
An input unit for inputting sales conditions to be stored in the sales condition storage unit;
A display unit for displaying the sales conditions input through the input unit together with a cursor indicating the position of the item as a plurality of screens each having a plurality of items;
A display control method for controlling the display unit of the vending machine comprising:
When the screen displayed on the display unit switches from the first screen of the plurality of screens to the second screen of the plurality of screens, and then switches to the first screen again. ,
A cursor position information storage step of storing information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen in the cursor position information storage unit immediately before switching from the first screen to the second screen;
Immediately after switching to the first screen, information indicating the position of the cursor displayed together with the first screen immediately before switching to the second screen is read from the cursor position information storage unit, and the cursor is positioned at the position. Cursor display step to display
A display control method comprising:

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