JP2006338475A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a customer with a service with high convenience as well as electronic settlement by using a non-contact medium with an IC chip incorporated. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic vending machine is provided with an article selecting means y for selecting an article, an article carrying-out means 7 for carrying out the selected article, a communicating means 4 for transmitting and receiving information to/from the non-contact medium 3, an article setting means 8 for registering articles stored in each column, an article storing means 9 for storing contents registered by the article setting means and an operation control part 10a connected to the article selecting means 6, the article carrying-out means 7, the communicating means 4, the article setting means 8 and the article storing means 7. The customer can purchase an article purchased last time only by putting the non-contact medium 3 over the automatic vending machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine capable of purchasing products from a vending machine by making electronic payment using a non-contact medium such as a mobile phone.

  Conventionally, this type of vending machine uses a non-contact medium such as a non-contact IC card, and pays out the non-contact medium to carry out the product (for example, see Patent Document 1). .

  FIG. 12 shows a conventional vending machine described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the control device 1 includes a selection button 2, a non-contact IC card 10, and a card reader / writer 22.

  The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

First, when the customer's non-contact IC card 10 is detected, the card reader / writer 22 communicates to transmit the electronic money information of the non-contact IC card 10 to the control device 1 of the vending machine. Based on the received electronic money information, the control device 1 lights the lamp of the selectable product selection button 2. When the customer selects the desired product, the amount of the selected product is subtracted from the balance of the electronic money stored in the non-contact IC card 10, and the non-contact IC card 10 is rewritten with new data. Unload.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-228751

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the lamp of the selection button of the commodity that can be purchased is turned on based on the information of electronic money received from the non-contact medium, and when the commodity is selected, the amount of the commodity selected from the balance of the electronic money is calculated. Since it has only the utility value as a prepaid card for carrying out goods reduction and carrying out goods, it had the subject that it could not be said that it was highly convenient for a customer.

  The present invention solves the conventional problems, and by using a non-contact medium in which an IC chip is incorporated, a vending machine that can provide not only electronic payment but also a highly convenient service to a customer is provided. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a commodity selection means for selecting a commodity, a commodity carry-out means for carrying out the selected commodity, and a non-contact medium. A vending machine comprising: communication means for transmitting and receiving information; product setting means for registering products stored for each column; and product storage means for storing contents registered by the product setting means. When the product is selected by the product selection means in the sales standby state, and then the decision is made by communicating the non-contact medium and the vending machine, the delivery of the product selected by the product selection means is performed by the product delivery means. When a decision is made by communicating the non-contact medium and the vending machine in the sales standby state, the same product as the previously purchased product is taken out.

  As a result, when a non-contact medium is held over in the sales standby state, it is possible to purchase the previously purchased product without selecting the product by the product selection means.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention further comprises timer means for counting the time and outputting the current time in addition to the invention according to claim 1, When it is determined that the communication is based on a non-contact medium, the same product as the product purchased in the same time zone as the previous time is carried out.

  As a result, when the non-contact medium is held over in the sales standby state, it is possible to purchase the previously purchased product during the same sales time without selecting the product by the product selection means.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention further comprises purchase information storage means for storing a product purchased last time for each customer, in addition to the invention according to claim 1, When it is determined that the communication is based on a non-contact medium, the same product as the previously purchased product stored in the purchase information storage unit of the vending machine is carried out.

  As a result, when the non-contact medium is held over in the sales standby state, it is possible to purchase the previously purchased product in the vending machine without selecting the product by the product selection means.

  The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention further includes product feature setting means for inputting features for each product in addition to the invention according to claim 1, and is a non-contact medium first in a sales standby state. When it is determined that the communication is based on, the same product as the previous purchase is taken out, but if it is sold out and the previous purchase cannot be taken out, the product with the same characteristics is taken out. It is a thing.

  As a result, when a non-contact medium is held over in the sales standby state, the product purchased last time can be purchased without selecting the product by the product selection means, and when the product purchased last time is sold out, the same It becomes possible to purchase a product with features.

  In addition, the invention according to claim 5 of the present invention further comprises an increase / decrease setting means for setting increase / decrease of sugar, cream, etc. in the invention according to claim 1, and the merchandise in the standby state in advance. When it is determined that the selection is made by the selection unit, the product unloading unit is instructed to carry out the product based on the setting of the product selected by the selection unit from the previous increase / decrease setting stored for each product. When it is determined that the communication is performed using the non-contact medium first, the same product as the product purchased last time is carried out.

  As a result, when a non-contact medium is held over after the selection by the product selection means is performed in the standby state, the product can be purchased in the previous sales setting of the selected product. When the non-contact medium is held over in the standby state, it is possible to purchase the previously purchased product with the previous sales setting without selecting the product by the product selection means.

  The vending machine of the present invention can provide a vending machine that can purchase a previously purchased product simply by holding a non-contact medium first and can easily perform operations when purchasing the product.

  In addition, by storing the previous purchase information for each time period, it is possible to purchase products purchased last time in the same time period simply by holding a non-contact medium. It is possible to deal with differences in products and facilitate operations when purchasing products.

  Also, by storing the previously purchased product information for each customer in the vending machine, even if the product purchased by another vending machine is different from the previously purchased product information, the previously purchased product is purchased by the vending machine. It is possible to purchase regular products instead of impulsively purchased products.

  In addition, by storing various settings for each product, it is possible to purchase a previously purchased product having the same increase / decrease setting as the previous time.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a commodity selection means for selecting a commodity, a commodity carry-out means for carrying out the selected commodity, a communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a non-contact medium, and storage for each column Product setting means for registering the received product, product storage means for storing the contents registered by the product setting means, the product selection means, the product carry-out means, the communication means, the product setting means, and the A calculation control unit connected to the product storage means, and when the calculation control unit determines that the selection by the product selection means has been previously made in a standby state, the product selection means carries out the delivery of the product selected by the product selection means. When instructing the product unloading means and determining that the communication is performed by the non-contact medium first in the sales standby state, the same product as the previously purchased product is unloaded, thereby non-contact Only holding the body, it is possible to buy products that were purchased previously.

  The invention according to claim 2 further comprises timer means for counting the time and outputting the current time to the calculation control unit in addition to the invention according to claim 1, wherein the calculation control unit is in the standby state in the sales standby state. When it is determined that the communication is based on the non-contact medium, the same product as the product purchased in the same time zone as the previous time is taken out, and the product purchased last time in the same time zone can be purchased simply by holding the non-contact medium. It becomes possible to cope with the difference in the purchased product of the customer such as morning, noon, evening.

  The invention described in claim 3 further includes purchase information storage means for storing a product purchased last time for each customer, in addition to the invention described in claim 1, wherein the arithmetic control unit is first in a sales standby state. When it is determined that the communication is based on a non-contact medium, the same product as the previously purchased product stored in the purchase information storage means of the vending machine is taken out, and the other vending machine is simply held over the non-contact medium. The product purchased last time can be purchased with the same vending machine instead of the product purchased last time with the machine, and the usual product can be purchased instead of the product purchased impulsively.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, the invention further comprises product feature setting means for inputting features for each product, and the arithmetic control unit is a non-contact medium first in a sales standby state. When it is determined that the communication has been made, the same product as the product purchased last time is taken out, but if it is sold out and the product purchased last time cannot be taken out, the product with the same characteristics can be taken out. By simply holding the contact medium, you can purchase a product that has the same characteristics as the previous purchase product.

  The invention according to claim 5 further comprises an increase / decrease setting means for setting an increase / decrease of sugar, cream, etc. in the invention according to claim 1, wherein the arithmetic control unit is the product in advance in a sales standby state. When it is determined that the selection is made by the selection unit, the product unloading unit is instructed to carry out the product based on the setting of the product selected by the selection unit from the previous increase / decrease setting stored for each product. When it is determined that the communication is performed using a non-contact medium first, the same product as the previous purchase is taken out, and the product purchased last time can be purchased with the same increase / decrease setting as the previous one just by holding the non-contact medium. Can do.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  1 and 2, the main body 1 selects a contactless medium 3 in which an IC chip carried by a customer 2 who purchases a product is incorporated, a communication means 4 for transmitting and receiving information, and a product to be purchased. Product selection means 6, product delivery means 7 for carrying out the selected product, product storage means 9 for storing the product name of the product stored in the column, product selection means 6 and product delivery means 7, a communication device 4, a product setting unit 8, and a product storage unit 9. The control device 5 includes a calculation control unit 10 a connected to the product storage unit 9.

  First, the customer 2 confirms whether a product is selected by the product selection means 6 of the vending machine 1 (STEP 1). If a product is selected, it is confirmed whether the non-contact medium 3 is held over (STEP 2). If the non-contact medium 3 is not held over, the sales process is terminated. If the non-contact medium 3 is held over, an authentication process is performed (STEP 3).

  If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. If the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 4). The balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5). If the balance is less than the product price, the sale product selection lamp is turned on (STEP 6), and it is confirmed whether the customer 2 has pressed another product selection button (STEP 7). If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated.

  If the balance is equal to or greater than the product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed in which the balance after subtracting the merchandise amount and purchased product information are transmitted to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). The product is taken out (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated. In STEP 1, if the non-contact medium 3 is held over without selecting a product (STEP 10), an authentication process is performed (STEP 11). If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated.

  When the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 12). From the transmission data, it is confirmed whether or not there is a previous purchased product (STEP 13). If there is a previously purchased product, the balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5).

  If the balance is less than the last purchased product price or there is no product purchased last time, the selection lamp for the product that can be sold is turned on (STEP 6), and the customer 2 confirms whether the selection button for the other desired product has been pressed ( (Step 7).

  If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. If the balance is equal to or more than the previous purchase product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed to transmit the balance after deducting the product amount and purchase product information to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). The product is taken out (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a product selection means for selecting a product, a product carry-out means for carrying out the selected product, a communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a non-contact medium, and each column Product setting means for registering products stored in the product, product storage means for storing the contents registered by the product setting means, the product selection means, the product carry-out means, the communication means, and the product setting means And an operation control unit connected to the product storage means, the operation control unit is selected by the product selection means when it is determined that the selection is made by the product selection means in the standby state. When the product delivery means is instructed to carry out the product, and it is determined that the communication is performed by the non-contact medium in the standby state, the same product as the product purchased last time is transported. Can be made, only holding the non-contact media, it is possible to buy products that were purchased previously.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, the timer means 11 is connected to the calculation control unit 10b, counts time, and outputs the current time to the calculation control unit 10b.

  In the present embodiment, the vending machine according to the first embodiment is further provided with timer means 11 for counting time and outputting the current time to the arithmetic control unit.

  With respect to the vending machine configured as described above, the operation and action of the arithmetic control unit 10b will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the customer 2 confirms whether a product is selected by the product selection means 6 of the vending machine 1 (STEP 1). If a product is selected, it is confirmed whether the non-contact medium 3 is held over (STEP 2). If the non-contact medium 3 is not held over, the sales process is terminated. If the non-contact medium 3 is held over, an authentication process is performed (STEP 3).

  If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. If the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 4). The balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5). If the balance is less than the product price, the sale product selection lamp is turned on (STEP 6), and it is confirmed whether the customer 2 has pressed another product selection button (STEP 7). If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated.

  If the balance is equal to or greater than the product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed in which the balance after subtracting the merchandise amount and purchased product information are transmitted to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). The product is taken out (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated. In STEP 1, if the non-contact medium 3 is held over without selecting a product (STEP 10), an authentication process is performed (STEP 11).

  If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. When the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 12). After the transmission is completed, the current time is read (STEP 14). From the transmission data, it is confirmed whether there is a previously purchased product before and after the current time (STEP 15).

  If there is a previously purchased product before and after the current time, the balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the sold product (STEP 5). Balance <Previous purchase price before and after the current time, or if there is no previous purchase before or after the current time, turn on the selectable product selection lamp (STEP 6), and the customer 2 selects other desired product selection buttons It is confirmed whether or not is pressed (STEP 7).

  If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. Balance ≥ Previously purchased product price before or after the current time, or if the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed to send the balance after subtracting the product amount and purchased product information to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). An instruction is given to the product unloading means 7, the product is unloaded (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in addition to the invention according to claim 1, the arithmetic control unit further includes timer means for counting time and outputting the current time to the arithmetic control unit. When it is determined that the communication is in the contactless medium first in the sales standby state, it is possible to carry out the same product as the product purchased in the same time zone as the previous time. The product purchased last time can be purchased, and it becomes possible to cope with the difference in the purchased product of the customer such as morning, noon, evening.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 6, the purchase information storage means 12 is connected to the arithmetic control unit 10c and stores the product purchased last time for each customer.

  In the present embodiment, the vending machine according to the first embodiment is further provided with purchase information storage means for storing a product purchased last time for each customer.

  Regarding the vending machine configured as described above, the operation and action of the arithmetic control unit 10c will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the customer 2 confirms whether a product is selected by the product selection means 6 of the vending machine 1 (STEP 1). If a product is selected, it is confirmed whether the non-contact medium 3 is held over (STEP 2). If the non-contact medium 3 is not held over, the sales process is terminated. If the non-contact medium 3 is held over, an authentication process is performed (STEP 3). If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. If the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 4). The balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5).

  If the balance is less than the product price, the sale product selection lamp is turned on (STEP 6), and it is confirmed whether the customer 2 has pressed another product selection button (STEP 7). If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. If the balance is equal to or greater than the product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed in which the balance after deducting the merchandise amount is sent to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). Registration is performed (STEP 17). After registration, an instruction is given to the product unloading means 7, the product is unloaded (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  In STEP 1, if the non-contact medium 3 is held over without selecting a product (STEP 10), an authentication process is performed (STEP 11). If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. When the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 12).

  After the transmission is completed, the previous product stored in the purchase information storage means 12 of the vending machine is read (STEP 16). From the read data, the presence or absence of the previously purchased product is confirmed (STEP 15). If there is a product purchased last time, the balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the sold product (STEP 5).

  If the balance is less than the last purchased product price or there is no product purchased last time, the selection lamp for the product that can be sold is turned on (STEP 6), and the customer 2 confirms whether the selection button for the other desired product has been pressed ( (Step 7). If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. If the balance is equal to or more than the previous purchase product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed in which the balance after deducting the product amount is sent to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). Information is registered (STEP 17).

  After registration, an instruction is given to the product unloading means 7, the product is unloaded (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the calculation control unit is provided with the purchase information storage means for storing the product purchased last time for each customer. When it is determined that the communication is performed using the non-contact medium first in the standby state, the same product as the previously purchased product stored in the purchase information storage unit of the vending machine can be carried out, and the non-contact medium is held over. It is now possible to purchase the last purchased item with the same vending machine instead of the last purchased item purchased with another vending machine. can do.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 8, the product feature setting means 13 is connected to the calculation control unit 10d and is used to input the feature for each product.

  In this embodiment, the vending machine according to the third embodiment is provided with product feature setting means for inputting features for each product.

  With regard to the vending machine configured as described above, the operation and action of the arithmetic control unit 10d will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the customer 2 confirms whether a product is selected by the product selection means 6 of the vending machine 1 (STEP 1). If a product is selected, it is confirmed whether the non-contact medium 3 is held over (STEP 2). If the non-contact medium 3 is not held over, the sales process is terminated. If the non-contact medium 3 is held over, an authentication process is performed (STEP 3).

  If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. If the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 4). The balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5). If the balance is less than the product price, the sale product selection lamp is turned on (STEP 6), and it is confirmed whether the customer 2 has pressed another product selection button (STEP 7).

  If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. If the balance is equal to or greater than the product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed in which the balance after subtracting the merchandise amount and purchased product information are transmitted to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). The product is taken out (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  In STEP 1, if the non-contact medium 3 is held over without selecting a product (STEP 10), an authentication process is performed (STEP 11). If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. When the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 12).

  Based on the transmission data, the presence / absence of the previously purchased product is confirmed (STEP 13). If there is a product purchased last time, the sold-out determination is performed (STEP 18). If not sold out, the balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5). If sold out, a product having the same characteristics as the previously purchased product is selected from the features stored in the product feature setting means 13 (STEP 19).

  After the selection, the balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5). If the balance is less than the last purchased product price or there is no product purchased last time, a selectable product selection lamp is turned on (STEP 6), and the customer 2 confirms whether a selection button for another desired product has been pressed. (STEP7).

  If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. If the balance is equal to or more than the previous purchase product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed to transmit the balance after deducting the product amount and purchase product information to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). The product is taken out (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in addition to the invention according to claim 3, further comprising product feature setting means for inputting features for each product, the arithmetic control unit is in the standby state in the sales standby state. When it is determined that the communication is based on a non-contact medium, the same product as the previous purchase is taken out, but if it is sold out and the previous purchase cannot be taken out, the product having the same characteristics is taken out. It is possible to purchase a product having the same characteristics as the previously purchased product simply by holding the non-contact medium.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 10, an increase / decrease setting means 14 is connected to the arithmetic control unit 10e and is used to set an increase / decrease of sugar, cream or the like.

  In this embodiment, the vending machine according to the first embodiment is further provided with an increase / decrease setting means for setting an increase / decrease of sugar, cream, or the like.

  With respect to the vending machine configured as described above, the operation and action of the arithmetic control unit 10e will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the customer 2 confirms whether a product is selected by the product selection means 6 of the vending machine 1 (STEP 1). If a product is selected, it is confirmed whether the non-contact medium 3 is held over (STEP 2). If the non-contact medium 3 is not held over, the sales process is terminated. If the non-contact medium 3 is held over, an authentication process is performed (STEP 3).

  If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. If the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 4). The balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the product for sale (STEP 5). If the balance is less than the product price, the sale product selection lamp is turned on (STEP 6), and it is confirmed whether the customer 2 has pressed another product selection button (STEP 7).

  If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. If the balance is equal to or greater than the product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed in which the balance after subtracting the merchandise amount and purchased product information are transmitted to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). The product is taken out (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  In STEP 1, if the non-contact medium 3 is held over without selecting a product (STEP 10), an authentication process is performed (STEP 11). If the authentication process is not performed normally, the sales process is terminated. When the authentication process is normally performed, the data in the IC chip incorporated in the non-contact medium 3 is transmitted (STEP 12). Based on the transmission data, the presence / absence of the previously purchased product is confirmed (STEP 13).

  When there is a product purchased last time, the increase / decrease setting of the product purchased last time is read (STEP 20), and the balance in the transmitted data is compared with the price of the sales product (STEP 5). If the balance is less than the last purchased product price or there is no product purchased last time, the selection lamp for the product that can be sold is turned on (STEP 6), and the customer 2 confirms whether the selection button for the other desired product has been pressed ( (Step 7). If the selection button has not been pressed, the sales process is terminated. If the balance is equal to or more than the previous purchase product price or the selection button is pressed, a settlement process is performed to transmit the balance after deducting the product amount and purchase product information to the non-contact medium 3 (STEP 8). The product is taken out (STEP 9), and the sales process is terminated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in addition to the invention described in claim 1, the calculation control unit is in a sales standby state by further including an increase / decrease setting means for setting increase / decrease of sugar or cream. When it is determined that the selection is performed by the product selection means in advance, the product delivery means is instructed to carry out the product by setting the product selected by the selection means from the previous increase / decrease setting stored for each product. When it is determined that the communication is in the contactless medium first in the product sales standby state, it is possible to carry out the same product as the product purchased last time. Purchased products can be purchased.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention can be purchased only by holding a non-contact medium, so that it can be applied to applications such as products that require setting input for each individual.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Functional block diagram of the vending machine of the embodiment A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the vending machine in the second embodiment of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the vending machine in Embodiment 3 of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of vending machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the vending machine in the fifth embodiment of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Schematic configuration diagram of a conventional vending machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine main body 2 Customer 3 Non-contact medium 4 Communication means 5 Control apparatus 6 Goods selection means 7 Goods delivery means 8 Goods setting means 9 Goods storage means 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e Operation control part 11 Timer means 12 Purchase Information storage means 13 Product feature setting means 14 Increase / decrease setting means

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  Product selection means for selecting a product, product delivery means for carrying out the selected product, communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a non-contact medium, and a product for registering a product stored in each column In the vending machine comprising setting means and product storage means for storing the contents registered by the product setting means, the product selection means first selects in the sales standby state, and then the non-contact medium and the automatic When making a decision by communicating with the vending machine, the merchandise selection means is instructed to carry out the merchandise selected by the merchandise selection means, and the non-contact medium and the vending machine are first communicated in the sales standby state. A vending machine that, when approved, carries out the same products that were purchased last time.   It is equipped with timer means that counts the time and outputs the current time, and when it is determined that the communication is performed by the non-contact medium in the standby state, it is possible to carry out the same product as the product purchased in the same time zone as the previous time. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is characterized.   It is provided with purchase information storage means for storing a product purchased last time for each customer, and when it is determined that the communication is performed by a non-contact medium in the sales standby state, it is stored in the purchase information storage means of the vending machine. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the same product as the product purchased last time is carried out.   Product feature setting means for inputting features for each product, and when it is determined that the communication is performed by a non-contact medium in the standby state, the same product as the product purchased last time is taken out, but if it is sold out, etc. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein when a previously purchased product cannot be carried out, a product having the same characteristics is carried out.   When there is an increase / decrease setting means for setting increase / decrease of sugar, cream, etc., when it is determined that the selection by the product selection means is in the sales standby state, the selection means from the previous increase / decrease setting stored for each product. Instructing the product unloading means to unload the product according to the setting of the selected product, and when it is determined that the communication is performed by the non-contact medium in the product sales standby state, the same product as the previously purchased product is unloaded. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein:

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