JP2011141827A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively prevent the illegal access and prevent increase in traffic due to the illegal access in a vending machine with a function of providing the Internet connection services. <P>SOLUTION: In response to user's action, the device ID of a terminal device used by the user for the Internet connection services is obtained, and the device ID specific to the terminal device having accessed (such as a MAC address) is read from the terminal device. On condition that at least both of the IDs match, the vending machine permits the connection of the terminal device to an external management server via a predetermined communication network and makes the terminal device be connected to the Internet via the management server. The terminal device carried by the user is enabled to connect with the external management server via a communicator, so that an illegal user cannot enter the communication network between the communicator and the external management server, thereby preventing the increase in traffic between the communicator and the management server. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine having a function of providing an Internet connection service.

  As a public Internet connection service, it is well known that there is a system that uses a wireless local area network (hereinafter abbreviated as “wireless LAN”) constructed in an arbitrary area in a city. However, in the publicly-known public wireless LAN using Internet connection service, since each user has to make an internet use contract with the Internet provider individually by wireless LAN, it is not easy for anyone to use. It was.

  In the following Patent Document 1, a vending machine is provided with a wireless LAN access point function, and a user purchases a right to use the wireless LAN access point for a predetermined time by charging the vending machine. An invention is shown in which a user's personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as “PC”) or a PDA or the like is connected to the Internet through the wireless LAN access point for the purchased time. . However, the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 is merely a thing that allows a user to purchase a right to use a wireless LAN access point in a vending machine installed at a specific location. If you do not have a wireless LAN usage contract with an Internet provider, there is an inconvenience that you cannot connect to the Internet.

  On the other hand, in the following Patent Document 2, a vending machine includes a means (access point) for establishing a local area network and a communication interface for connecting to the Internet. Connect to a predetermined provider contracted by the administrator of the vending machine via a communication interface via a local area network, and connect a terminal such as the user's personal computer to the Internet via the predetermined provider Such an invention is shown. According to this, it is not necessary for each user to individually make an internet use contract with a specific internet provider using a wireless LAN, so even an arbitrary user can easily receive the internet connection service.

  By the way, the access method of the user in the invention shown in Patent Document 2 is that when the user pays for the Internet connection service to be purchased with cash or electronic money, a use ID is issued from the vending machine, and the user's By inputting this usage ID from a personal computer, it is possible to connect to an access point of a local area network (wireless LAN). At that time, the access point of the vending machine is always powered on and waits for the use ID from any user to be entered, and when any ID entry is made, the information is automatically sold. The information is transmitted to the control device inside the machine, and the control device is ready to check whether the entered ID is a normally issued usage ID. For this reason, when a user who intends to use illegally enters the effective area of the local area network (wireless LAN) of the vending machine and enters an arbitrary ID from his / her personal computer, the access point of the vending machine The received ID is unconditionally received and transmitted to the control device inside the vending machine, and it is necessary to check whether or not the entered ID is a use ID that has been properly issued in the control device, Processing at the access point is constantly activated, and extra traffic (load data) is added to the access point. Such an increase in traffic (load data) results in the inconvenience of destabilizing the connection status of authorized users because it wastes the limited resources of the vending machine's local area network, In the meantime, the processing at the access point continues to be activated, leading to waste of power consumption and the like. Finally, if the usage ID entered by the unauthorized user happens to coincide with the regular ID, an illegal Internet connection is permitted. Further, there may be a case where an unauthorized user illegally knows and enters a use ID that is normally issued from a vending machine, but the conventional technology cannot prevent such unauthorized use.

  Furthermore, in the invention shown in Patent Document 2, since the individual vending machine itself is directly connected to the Internet via the Internet communication interface, the individual vending machine itself is It must have a management function (Internet server function) that controls the Internet connection. Therefore, when an Internet connection service system is assembled with a plurality of vending machines, the system becomes wasteful.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the vending machine 1 is connected to an external management server 2 to a predetermined communication network 3 (for example, FOMA: Freedom Of Mobile Multimedia Access). A system is also considered in which the management server 2 controls the permission / non-permission of the Internet connection of the user terminal that has accessed the vending machine 1. In this case, since it is not necessary for the individual vending machine 1 itself to have a management function (Internet server function) for controlling the Internet connection, it is suitable for building an Internet connection service system with a plurality of vending machines. In this case, regarding the Internet connection service, the individual vending machine 1 is a wireless LAN access point (AP) device, a modem device for connecting to the server 2 via the communication line network 3, and a control for controlling them. What is necessary is just to have the apparatus. However, even in such a system, the user access method is the same as that in Patent Document 2, and thus the same problem as described above occurs.

  In other words, the access point AP of the vending machine 1 is always powered on and waits for a use ID from an arbitrary user to be entered. When any ID entry is made, the information is communicated. The information is transmitted to the server 2 via the network 3, and the server 2 verifies whether or not the entered ID is a use ID that has been properly issued. The machine is connected to the Internet via the access point AP of the vending machine 1, the communication network 3, and the server 2. In this case, a terminal that enters the effective area of the access point AP of the vending machine can access the server 2 via the communication network 3 unconditionally. Therefore, when a user who intends to use illegally enters the effective area of the access point AP of the vending machine and enters an arbitrary ID from his / her personal computer, the user is entered at the access point AP of the vending machine 1. The ID must be received unconditionally and transmitted to the server 2 via the communication line network 3, and the server 2 must check whether the entered ID is a use ID that has been properly issued, The access point AP and the communication line network 3 are constantly activated, and extra traffic (load data) is added to the access point AP and the communication line network 3. Such an increase in traffic (load data) not only wastes the limited resources of the local area network of the vending machine 1 but also the communication line network 3 connecting the vending machine 1 and the server 2. Since limited resources are wasted, the Internet connection state of regular users becomes unstable.

JP 2005-1656579 A JP 2009-157658 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine devised so as to effectively prevent unauthorized access and properly operate the provision of an Internet connection service. Furthermore, the present invention intends to provide a vending machine designed to prevent an increase in traffic due to unauthorized access and to properly operate the provision of an Internet connection service.

  The vending machine according to the present invention includes an item selection means operated by the user to select a purchase item by the user, and the item selected by the item selection means is carried by the user. To provide a service to connect the terminal to the Internet, and cash for consideration payment by letting the user present an electronic money medium that can be cashed in or replaced with cash An input means for inputting target value information, an acquisition means for acquiring a device ID of a terminal used by the user for the Internet connection service according to the user's action, and an external having a function of controlling connection to the Internet A first communication means for communicating with the management server, a second communication means for communicating with a terminal carried by the user, and an access to the second communication means A payment means for reading the device ID specific to the terminal from the terminal and a settlement of the price of the purchased item selected by the item selection means based on the monetary value input via the input means. Payment processing means for performing verification, and verification means for verifying whether the device ID acquired via the acquisition means matches the device ID of the accessed terminal read via the reading means; If the purchase item selected by the item selection means includes a service for connecting the terminal carried by the user to the Internet, it is determined that at least the matching means matches the device ID. And a connection control means for permitting the terminal device carried by the user to connect to the Internet. Therefore, when the terminal carried by the user is permitted to be connected to the Internet, the terminal connected via the second communication means is further managed via the first communication means. A terminal is connected to the server, and the terminal is connected to the Internet via the management server.

  According to the present invention, the terminal acquires the device ID of the terminal used by the user for the Internet connection service according to the user's action, while the terminal accesses from the terminal accessed through the second communication means. The device ID that is unique to the machine is read, and the terminal connected via the second communication means is further connected to the external management server via the first communication means on the condition that both IDs match. Since the terminal is connected to the Internet via the management server, after the user presents a valid device ID, the terminal carried by the user is the first one. Therefore, an unauthorized user cannot enter the communication network between the first communication means and the external management server, and the first communication means can be connected to the external management server. And outside It is possible to prevent an increase in traffic in the communication network between the management server. That is, a terminal carried by a user cannot enter a communication network connected to an external management server just by entering the effective area of the access point of the vending machine as in the conventional case. In addition, unauthorized access can be effectively prevented, and the provision of Internet connection services can be properly operated.

  In a preferred embodiment, the second communication means starts communication with a terminal carried by the user after the device ID is obtained via the obtaining means. As a result, the terminal device carried by the user cannot access the access point just by entering the effective area of the access point of the vending machine as in the prior art, and the terminal device can access the second communication means. Even in a connected communication network, an increase in traffic due to unauthorized use can be effectively prevented.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an internal configuration of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a block diagram of an Internet connection service system including the vending machine. The sequence diagram which shows the 1st example of the process sequence of the internet connection service using the vending machine which concerns on the Example, and the internet connection service system relevant to it. The sequence diagram which shows the 2nd example of the process sequence of the internet connection service using the vending machine and the internet connection service system related to the same Example. The sequence diagram which shows the 3rd example of the process sequence of the internet connection service using the vending machine concerning the Example and the internet connection service system relevant to it. The sequence diagram which shows the 4th example of the process sequence of the internet connection service using the vending machine which concerns on the Example, and the internet connection service system relevant to it. The block diagram which shows the prior art example of the internet connection service system using a vending machine.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an internal configuration of a vending machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a block diagram of an Internet connection service system including the vending machine 10. The vending machine 10 includes an electronic money terminal device 20 related to the present invention in addition to the devices and mechanisms of known vending machines.

  First, the premise matter of the Internet connection service system including the vending machine 10 according to the present invention will be described. In this Internet connection service system, each device has a unique device ID (for example, MAC address: media access control, etc.) that identifies a terminal (personal computer, PDA, electronic game machine, etc.) used in the Internet connection service system. Address) is used to control whether or not Internet connection is possible. And, when determining whether or not Internet connection is possible, while automatically reading the device ID from the terminal device 30 carried by the user, according to some action of the user other than the automatic reading, The user acquires the device ID of the terminal used for the Internet connection service. For example, the device ID may be stored in an electronic money medium possessed by the user, and the device ID may be acquired by reading the storage information of the electronic money medium, or a character / You may make it acquire apparatus ID by making a user input apparatus ID via a numerical input device. At least, the terminal 30 is permitted to connect to the Internet on the condition that the acquired apparatus ID matches the apparatus ID read from the terminal 30 that is actually accessing.

  In FIG. 1, a vending machine 10 includes a vending machine main control unit 11, an item selection unit 12, a coin processing device (coin mech C / M) 13, a bill recognition device (bill validator B / V) 14, and an article discharge mechanism. 15 and other known devices and mechanisms. The coin processing device 13 and the bill recognition device 14 receive money inserted by the user and calculate the amount of money to be paid when paying the value of the Internet connection service in cash. Value information is entered.

  The item selection unit 12 includes a switch or the like operated by the user in order for the user to select a purchase item (product). Items that can be selected by the item selection unit 12 include providing a service for connecting the terminal 30 carried by the user to the Internet. For example, an “Internet connection service” is assigned to one predetermined item selection switch, and a user who desires to use (time borrowing) the “Internet connection service” corresponds to the “Internet connection service”. Turn on the item selection switch. In this case, the use time (borrowing time) of the “Internet connection service” that can be selected by the item selection switch may be fixed to a predetermined time, for example, 1 hour, or input from a numeric keyboard (not shown) or the like. A means may be provided in the vending machine 10 so that a desired “Internet connection service” use time can be input by the input means. Alternatively, “Internet connection service” having different usage times (borrowing times) is allocated to a plurality of item selection switches, and the user selects one of the item selection switches corresponding to the desired time. It may be configured. Normally, the usage fee varies depending on the length of usage time (borrowing time). In addition, when the vending machine 10 has an article sales function as is generally known, when an Internet connection service is purchased, some articles such as juice are also discharged as a bonus. Also good. On the contrary, when a certain article such as juice is purchased, it may be possible to receive an Internet connection service as a bonus. Note that an item selection switch dedicated to the “Internet connection service” may be provided on the electronic money terminal device 20 side.

  The electronic money terminal device 20 includes a control unit 21, an electronic money input unit 22, a corresponding device ID input unit 23, a device ID reading unit 24, an AP power mode switching control unit 25, a communication module 26, and the like.

  The communication module 26 and the antenna 41 are communication interfaces (first communication means) that allow the vending machine 10 to communicate with the external management server 50 via a predetermined communication network (for example, FOMA) 40. is there. A wireless LAN access point (AP) device 16 is provided in association with the electronic money terminal device 20. The access point (AP) device 16 constructs a wireless LAN in an area around the place where the vending machine 10 is installed, and the terminal 30 and the vending machine carried by the user who enters the area. 10 (that is, the electronic money terminal device 20 in the vending machine 10) can communicate (second communication means).

  The electronic money input unit 22 is for causing a user to present (input) an electronic money medium that can be substituted for cash, and substitutes for cash such as prepaid cards, debit cards, credit cards, cash vouchers, and point cards. The electronic money medium may hold any form as long as it can hold monetary value information. For example, if the electronic money medium is a recording medium such as an IC card or a magnetic card possessed by the user, the electronic money input unit 22 records on a recording medium (electronic money medium) that is close to or inserted from the outside. The electronic money information may be input by reading the electronic money information recorded on the recording medium with the medium reader. In this case, of course, the medium reader may be a reader / writer having a writing function. For example, the balance generated as a result of the settlement process may be written. Note that the electronic money information recorded on the recording medium may be optical information such as a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. In this case, the electronic money information is displayed on the display of the mobile phone and is read from the medium. It may be configured to read optically with a scanner.

  The device ID acquisition unit 23 acquires the device ID of the terminal used by the user for the Internet connection service in accordance with the user's action. For example, when a specific device ID is also recorded on the recording medium (electronic money medium) on which electronic money information is recorded, the medium reader functions as the device ID acquisition unit 23, and the medium reader The device ID may be acquired by simultaneously reading the device ID together with the electronic money information. As another example, the device ID acquisition unit 23 is configured to use a character and / or numeric input device such as a character input switch and / or a numeric key switch to input a device ID by a user's key operation. Also good.

  The device ID reading unit 24 reads a device ID unique to the terminal from the terminal 30 that has accessed the access point (AP) device 16.

  The AP power mode switching control unit 25 functions to save energy and prevent unauthorized access by appropriately switching the power of the access point (AP) device 16 on and off.

  The control unit 21 includes a microcomputer for controlling the entire electronic money terminal device 20, and implements functions such as a settlement processing unit 27, an ID collation unit 28, and a connection control unit 29, for example.

  The settlement processing unit 27 settles the price of the purchased item selected by the item selection unit 12 based on the monetary value input via the coin processing device 13 and the bill recognition device 14 or the electronic money input unit 22. Do.

  The ID verification unit 28 verifies whether the device ID acquired via the device ID acquisition unit 23 matches the device ID of the accessed terminal 30 read via the device ID reading unit 24.

  If the purchase item selected by the item selection unit 12 includes a service for connecting the terminal device 30 carried by the user to the Internet, the connection control unit 29 sets the device ID at least by the ID verification unit 28. The terminal 30 that the user carries is permitted to connect to the Internet on the condition that it is determined that the user has done so. Specifically, when the connection control unit 29 permits the terminal 30 carried by the user to connect to the Internet, the access control unit 29 (second communication means) passes through the access point (AP) device 16. The connected terminal 30 is further connected to the management server 50 via the communication module 26, the antenna 41 (first communication means) and the communication circuit network 40, and the terminal 30 is connected to the Internet via the management server 50. Connect to.

  The management server 50 executes an Internet connection server function for controlling the connection of the terminal 30 connected to the management server 50 via the communication network 40 to the Internet.

  In the management server 50, the communication interface 51 is an interface for communicating with the communication circuit network 40 (for example, FOMA). The management server 50 communicates with each vending machine 10 in the system via the communication interface 51 via the communication interface 51.

  In the management server 50, the control unit 52 includes a computer for controlling the entire management server. The Internet connection unit 53 performs processing for connecting the terminal 30 connected to the management server 50 via the communication circuit network 40 to the Internet under the control of the control unit 52.

  Next, some examples of processing procedures of the Internet connection service using the vending machine 10 and the Internet connection service system related thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, the elements (vertical lines) arranged in the horizontal direction indicate the elements in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and in order from the left, the management server 50, the access point (AP) device 16, The ID collating unit 28, the AP power mode switching control unit 25, the control unit 21 of the electronic money terminal device 20, the vending machine main control unit 11, user operations, and the user terminal 30. In general, the time sequence of the processing procedure flows from top to bottom in the figure. At an appropriate time-series position, a line (horizontal line) going from a certain element (vertical line) to a horizontal line (horizontal line) performs some operation on the element at that timing, and then processes the element at the arrival point of the horizontal line. Indicates migration. In addition, the matters described in the block at the time series position of each element (vertical line) representatively show the contents of the processing that the element performs at the time series position. Regarding each specific process, the process performed by the vending machine main control unit 11 is performed by a computer included in the vending machine main control unit 11 executing a required program, and the process performed by the electronic money terminal device 20. Is performed by a computer included in the control unit 21 of the electronic money terminal apparatus 20 executing a required program, and processing performed by the management server 50 is performed by the computer included in the management server 50 executing the required program. Do.

  In the first example shown in FIG. 2, the user selects the Internet connection service using the item selection unit 12 provided in the vending machine 10, and the user pays for the payment for the use of the Internet connection service. This is performed before collation / confirmation of the device ID of the terminal 30 to be performed.

  In FIG. 2, first, the user performs an operation of selecting a desired Internet connection service to the item selection unit 12 provided in the vending machine 10 (S1). In response to this, the vending machine main control unit 11 notifies the electronic money terminal device 20 that the Internet connection service has been selected, and the medium reader / writer (R / W) (electronic money input unit 22) is notified. Start (S2). When the user inserts an electronic money medium possessed by the user into the medium R / W (electronic money input unit 22) (inserts a magnetic card or closes an IC card or the like) (S3), the medium R / W (electronic money) The information recorded on the medium is read by the input unit 22), and electronic money information and device ID recorded on the medium are acquired (S4). Then, based on the acquired (input) electronic money information and the sales price information of the selected Internet connection service, the electronic money terminal device 20 performs settlement processing for the sales price (S5). That is, if the sales price is subtracted from the monetary value indicated by the acquired (input) electronic money information, and the monetary value held by the electronic money medium can pay for the selected Internet connection service, It is determined to allow. If it is determined that the sale is permitted, the balance data as the subtraction result is written to the electronic money medium via the medium R / W, and the record of the electronic money medium is updated (S5).

  After the settlement process, the acquired device ID is temporarily stored (S6), and a connection instruction is given to the AP power mode switching control unit 25 (S7). When there is no terminal 30 that properly requests or executes connection to the Internet within the effective area of the wireless LAN of the electronic money terminal device 20, the AP power mode switching control unit 25 accesses the access point ( (AP) The device 16 is turned off (energy saving mode). When a connection instruction is given, the AP power mode switching control unit 25 turns on the power supply of the access point (AP) device 16 if it is not turned on, and activates the wireless LAN (S8).

  When the access point (AP) device 16 is powered on, the user terminal 30 can connect to the access point (AP) device 16 (S9). A unique device ID (for example, MAC address) of the terminal device 30 connected to the access point (AP) device 16 via the wireless LAN is read by the electronic money terminal device 20 (device ID reading unit 24) (S10).

  The ID collation unit 26 collates whether the device ID associated with the electronic money ID information acquired from the management server 50 matches the device ID of the terminal read by the device ID reading unit 24 (S11). ). If the two device IDs do not match, it is determined that the access is unauthorized, and the process ends. In this case, if there is no other terminal 30 connected to the access point (AP) device 16, the power of the access point (AP) device 16 may be turned off immediately.

  On the other hand, if both device IDs match, the terminal 30 connected to the access point (AP) device 16 is permitted to receive the Internet connection service, and the terminal 30 passes through the communication network 40. To connect to the management server 50 (S12). In response to this, the management server 50 performs processing for connecting the terminal 30 that has accessed the management server 50 via the access point (AP) device 16 and the communication network 40 to the Internet (S13).

  Then, the management server 50 notifies the electronic money terminal device 20 that the Internet connection of the terminal 30 has been started (S14). Upon receiving this notification, the control unit 21 of the electronic money terminal device 20 starts a timer count operation (S15). This timer measures the internet connection time of the terminal 30. When the available time of the Internet connection service purchased by the user has elapsed, a timer end notification is given to the management server 50 (S16). In response to this, the management server 50 disconnects the Internet connection of the terminal 30 (S17). Then, the management server 50 transmits a connection end notification to the electronic money terminal device 20 (S18). In response to this, the control unit 21 of the electronic money terminal device 20 instructs the access point (AP) device 16 to disconnect the terminal 30 (S19). In addition, the storage of the corresponding device ID temporarily stored is cleared (S20). Then, if there is no other connected terminal, the AP power mode switching control unit 25 is instructed to shift to the energy saving mode (S21). In response to this, the AP power mode switching control unit 25 instructs to turn off the power of the access point device 16 (wireless LAN) (S22).

  As described above, when the device ID of the terminal 30 carried by the user matches the device ID to be used for the settlement (S11), the terminal 30 is set to the communication line for the first time at that stage. Since the terminal 30 is connected to the Internet via the communication line network 40 and the management server 50 via the management server 50, the terminal 30 connected to the access point (AP) device 16 is connected. If the device ID does not match the device ID to be used for payment, the terminal 30 cannot connect to the communication line network 40 (for example, FOMA) itself connecting the vending machine 10 and the management server 50. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the traffic of the communication line network 40 (for example, FOMA) connecting the vending machine 10 and the management server 50 from increasing unnecessarily. It is possible, legitimate user does not suffer a disadvantage due to the increase of useless traffic. If the device IDs do not match, the Internet connection is not permitted, so that unauthorized access can be effectively prevented and the Internet connection service can be provided appropriately. Further, the access point (AP) device 16 is turned off when the terminal 30 to be accessed does not exist in the effective area, and is turned on when the terminal 30 to be accessed appears. Since it is turned on (S8), the terminal 30 carried by the user only enters the effective area of the access point (AP) of the vending machine 10 as in the prior art, and the access point (AP) In this respect, an increase in traffic due to unauthorized use can be effectively prevented.

  Next, in the second example shown in FIG. 3, the item selection means for selecting an Internet connection service provided in the electronic money terminal device 20 is used instead of the item selection unit 12 provided in the past in the vending machine 10. The point which was made to perform differs from the 1st example shown in FIG. 2, and others are the same as that of a 1st example.

  Next, in the third example shown in FIG. 4, the user selects an Internet connection service using the item selection unit 12 provided in the vending machine 10, and the payment for the use of the Internet connection service is used This is performed after the verification and confirmation of the device ID of the terminal device 30 carried by the person.

  4 is different from FIG. 2 in that the settlement processing (S5) is performed after the device ID matching is confirmed in the device ID matching processing (S11). That is, in FIG. 4, when the device ID is obtained from the electronic money medium (S4), the device ID is temporarily stored (S6), and then the connection instruction (S7) is performed to establish the wireless LAN of the access point (AP) device 16. It starts (S8), and reads the device ID from the accessed terminal 30 (S10). Then, the read device ID and the acquired device ID (temporarily stored in S6) are collated (S11). If the device IDs match, the control unit of the electronic money terminal device 20 performs a settlement process (S5). ). At this time, the medium R / W is activated again so that the user inserts or approaches the electronic money medium to the medium R / W (S3 ′), and writes / updates the payment balance to the electronic money medium. To. When the settlement processing is completed, the terminal 30 connected to the access point (AP) device 16 is permitted to receive the Internet connection service, and the terminal 30 communicates with the management server 50 via the communication line network 40. Connection is made possible (S12). Other processing procedures are the same as those in FIG.

  Next, in the fourth example shown in FIG. 5, the item selection means for Internet connection service selection provided in the electronic money terminal device 20 is used instead of the item selection unit 12 previously provided in the vending machine 10. The point which was made to perform differs from the 3rd example shown in FIG. 4, and others are the same as that of the 3rd example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vending 11 Vending machine main control 12 Item selection part 20 Electronic money terminal device 21 Control part 22 Electronic money input part 23 Equipment ID input part 24 Equipment ID reading part 25 AP power mode switching control part 26 Communication module 40 Communication network 50 Management server

Claims (8)

Item selection means operated by the user to select a purchase item by the user, and a service for connecting a terminal carried by the user to the Internet for the item selected by the item selection means Is included to provide,
An input means for inputting monetary value information for payment by allowing the user to present an electronic money medium that allows the user to insert cash or substitute for cash; and
An acquisition means for acquiring a device ID of a terminal used by the user for an Internet connection service according to a user's action;
A first communication means for communicating with an external management server having a function of controlling connection to the Internet;
A second communication means for communicating with a terminal carried by the user;
Reading means for reading a device ID unique to the terminal from the terminal that has accessed the second communication means;
Settlement processing means for settlement of the consideration of the purchased item selected by the item selection means, based on the monetary value input via the input means;
Collation means for collating whether or not the device ID acquired via the acquisition means matches the device ID of the accessed terminal device read via the reading means;
If the purchase item selected by the item selection means includes a service for connecting the terminal carried by the user to the Internet, it is determined that at least the matching means matches the device ID. And a connection control means for permitting the terminal device carried by the user to connect to the Internet, and permitting the terminal device carried by the user to connect to the Internet by the connection control means. The terminal connected via the second communication means is further connected to the management server via the first communication means, and the terminal is connected to the Internet via the management server. Vending machine characterized by letting   The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the second communication unit starts communication with a terminal carried by the user after the device ID is acquired through the acquisition unit. Machine.   The input means comprises medium reading means for reading at least information recorded on the electronic money medium, and monetary value information held by the electronic money medium by reading electronic money information held by the electronic money medium The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is input.   The electronic money medium records a device ID used by the user for an Internet connection service, the medium reading means reads the device ID recorded on the electronic money medium, and the acquisition means reads the medium reading. 4. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the device ID read by the means is acquired.   The acquisition unit includes an ID input unit that allows the user to input a device ID of a terminal used for the Internet connection service by the user, and acquires the device ID input through the ID input unit. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein   6. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the collating process by the collating unit is performed after the settlement process by the settlement processing unit.   6. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the collating process by the collating unit is performed before the settlement process by the settlement processing unit.   The second communication means is normally turned off, and at the latest, the reading means is turned on before reading the device ID unique to the terminal from the terminal, and then the terminal The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the power-on state is maintained during the Internet connection.

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