JP2014219855A - Automatic dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a customer to print a favorite picture on a packaging container of a commodity before purchasing the commodity.SOLUTION: An unfinished commodity 1A (figure 2) is stored in an automatic dispenser. A customer photographs a favorite image with an electronic camera, bring the image stored in a medium with them, or transmit the image from a terminal machine to input the image into the automatic dispenser. The automatic dispenser prints the input image in a customer print area on a packaging container to finish the commodity (figure 3) and supplies the commodity to the customer. The automatic dispenser may print existing images stored in a memory.

Description

  The present invention relates to a print-on-demand vending machine.

Conventional technology

  Vending machines that sell products desired by customers in response to operations of customers (consumers, users) are already well known. Recently, with the development of various electronic devices and communication networks, vending machines with new functions have been proposed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a vending machine that includes a visual system including a camera, detects a specific logo batch worn by the consumer, and interacts with the consumer in response thereto. .

  The vending machine described in Patent Document 2 receives and displays promotional advertisement content via a network, and outputs a privilege and a processing result generated when an authenticated member participates in the promotional advertisement.

  Patent Document 3 discloses a photo vending machine capable of executing both photo printing and smooth relief processing with a single machine.

  U.S. Patent No. 6,057,031 describes an apparatus and method for preparing a container having a customized design, which allows a consumer to interact with the apparatus to customize at least one aspect of a virtual white pack. It provides an interface means that allows a created design to be created through the selection and placement of design elements. However, this technology does not produce or sell products, but only a part of the consumer design the virtual white pack. Patent Document 4 does not disclose a vending machine.

  In other words, even if a package is designed, the creation of the package with that design (including printing of the design) and filling of the contents must be done at the factory, and the product should be obtained immediately on the spot when the design is completed. I can't. It takes time for manufacturing, time for delivery, and additional delivery costs.

JP 2001-76227 A JP2012-53875 JP 2010-173299 A Special table 2010-532733

  The present invention provides a vending machine that can complete a product (product) on which a desired image is printed on at least a part of the surface of a packaging container and immediately deliver it to a customer.

  Another object of the present invention is to enable the design and payment of the design of the surface of the packaging container to be completed on the spot when purchasing the same product in large quantities in the vending machine.

  The vending machine according to the present invention is a product which is installed in a place such as a sightseeing spot, a hotel accommodation facility, an amusement facility, a theme park, an event venue, a concert hall, etc., and represents a memorial image of the place. Can be manufactured (finished) and supplied on the spot, so it can be used as a vending machine for new forms of souvenirs and souvenirs.

  The vending machine according to the present invention has an unfinished product storage means for storing an unfinished packaging container in which a customer printing area is provided on a part of the surface and stores contents, and an image for allowing a customer to input a desired image. The input means, the value receiving means for receiving the value corresponding to the total price of the product that the customer wants to purchase, and the value receiving means described above have a value equivalent to the total price of the price that the customer wants to purchase. In response to acceptance, the printing means for printing the image input from the image input means on the customer print area of the incomplete packaging container in the unfinished product storage means, and the image is printed by the printing means Thus, a product supply means for supplying the completed product to the product outlet is provided.

  The vending machine according to the present invention prints and completes an image desired by a customer on the surface of an unfinished packaging container of the unfinished product, and provides the finished product to the customer. The customer printing area of the unfinished packaging container may be anything that can print some image on it as well as the area of the fabric and white. For example, it may be an area that is colored to the extent that it does not interfere with the printing of an image, or an area in which the background has already been printed. Therefore, the customer print area may not be clearly separated from other areas. In the most extreme form, the customer print area may be continuous with the area on which other patterns, designs, etc. are printed, and the product may be uncomfortable without adding special image printing to it. . Even in this case, if the customer's desired image is printed on a part of the product packaging container (customer print area), it will have a better appearance and a souvenir souvenir meaning. Completeness increases. In this sense, the product before the image desired by the customer is printed is an incomplete product even if the product does not feel uncomfortable even if the image is not printed. The customer print area can be said to be an area where the customer can print arbitrarily, a printable customer area, a customer self-expression area, and the like.

  Inputting an image includes selecting one or more of the images when there are a plurality of images. Therefore, a mode in which two or more images are combined or printed at a plurality of separate locations (a plurality of customer print areas) is also included. The image may include letters, numbers and symbols.

  The total price of the product is the price of the product if there is one product, and is the amount represented by the product of the price and the number of products (if no discount is considered) if there are multiple products.

  Responding to the customer accepting a value corresponding to the total price of the commodity price desired for purchase means that the change may be made before the change is released.

  Printing an image includes not only printing (printing) the image directly on the incomplete packaging container with ink or the like, but also sticking (printed) paper (for example, sticker paper) representing the image.

  In this way, according to the vending machine of the present invention, a product on which an image desired by the customer is printed on at least a part of the surface can be completed on the spot and supplied to the customer.

  The vending machine that handles a plurality of types of products is further provided with a product type selection means for the customer to select a desired product from the plurality of types of products. The incomplete product storage means stores incomplete packaging containers for a plurality of types of products. The value receiving means receives a value corresponding to the total price of the product selected by the product type selecting means, and the printing means is for the product selected by the product type selecting means. The image is printed on the customer printing area of the unfinished packaging container.

  In the vending machine that enables the purchase of a plurality of products on which the same image is printed by an operation on one product, a number input means for allowing the customer to input the number of products desired by the customer is further provided. It is done. The value receiving means receives a value corresponding to the total price of the number of products input by the number input means, and the printing means has the value receiving means purchased by the customer. In response to accepting a value corresponding to the total price of the desired number of products, an image is printed in the customer print area of the number of unfinished packaging containers. The above-mentioned number of finished products are supplied.

  A plurality of products may be repeatedly printed by a single printing unit, or may be printed by being shared by a plurality of printing units or printing units of a plurality of vending machines.

  In one embodiment, at least one of the unfinished packaging container stored in the unfinished product storage means or the printing means is placed at a position suitable for printing by the printing means (position suitable for sticking a printed sticker paper). A moving means for moving to (including). Even if the unfinished packaging container is conveyed to the printing position, the print head of the printing means may be moved to the storing position of the unfinished packaging container.

  The image input means includes an electronic photographing means such as an electronic camera, a digital image data fetching means from a digital storage medium such as a USB memory and an SD card, and a digital signal including digital image data transmitted from a portable terminal device. The receiving means and the means for displaying and selecting a plurality of pre-stored images stored in advance in the storage means, or a predetermined combination of two or more.

  Therefore, the customer can take a picture on the spot or bring a pre-made image for printing. Furthermore, it is possible to use a pre-made image specific to the place where the vending machine is installed.

  Ultimately, it is preferable to display the image to be printed so that the customer can confirm it.

  Further, it is preferable that processing desired by the customer, for example, addition of a frame, addition of characters, addition of a background, combination of a plurality of images, etc. can be performed on the selected image.

  The value receiving means preferably includes one or both of money processing means for checking the inserted cash and releasing necessary change, and electronic money processing means for receiving at least data representing electronic money. .

  It is recommended that a credit card be used. In this case, it is desirable to register as a member beforehand. The vending machine further includes credit processing means for receiving data relating to the credit card. The credit processing means includes means for prompting the customer to input data relating to identity verification, and means for transmitting data relating to the product desired to be purchased by the customer together with data relating to identity confirmation to the central device, and printing the image by the printing means. And supply of goods by the above-mentioned goods supply means shall be prohibited.

  That is, in the case of credit card payment, the vending machine determines the type of product, the number of products, and the image to be printed, and transmits the data to the central device. In a factory or the like, a product is completed based on the data received by the central device, and is sent to the customer using a courier service or the like. This is effective when a customer purchases a large quantity of products.

The perspective view of a vending machine. The perspective view of an incomplete product. The perspective view of a finished product. The block diagram which shows the electric constitution of a vending machine. An example of a goods conveyance mechanism is shown. (A) is a top view of the sticker paper and sticker mount printed with the sublimation transfer printer, (B) is the same side view. The state where the sticker mount is peeled from the sticker paper is shown. The process of sticking a sticker on an unfinished product is shown. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement in a vending machine. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement in a vending machine. The product selection screen is shown. An image input method selection screen is shown. A screen during shooting is shown. The genre selection screen of a ready-made image is shown. The selection screen of a ready-made image is shown. A confirmation screen is shown.

  FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a print-on-demand vending machine.

  That is, this vending machine desires to purchase the product as shown in FIG. 3 in the customer printing area 3 provided on a part of the surface of the packaging container 2A of the unfinished product 1A as shown in FIG. In response to a customer instruction, an image is printed in real time on the spot to complete the product 1 (packaging container 2), and the completed product 1 is supplied to the customer.

  The completed product 1 is composed of the three-dimensional packaging container (box, carton) 2 and contents (substantial goods) such as confectionery accommodated (contained) in the packaging container 2. The incomplete product 1A is incomplete in the sense that the customer printing area 3 is left on a part of the surface of the packaging container 2A, and the contents are already accommodated in the packaging container 2A and sealed. . If any image (including characters, symbols, numbers, etc.) is printed on the customer printing area 3 of the packaging container 2A, the printing is completed.

  Here, the term customer print area 3 means an area reserved for printing an image desired by the customer (print area, customer area, customer print area), and remains as white or white. In some cases, this is not a limitation. For example, the region 3 may be colored with a light color. In some cases, a background image may be printed in advance. The shape of the customer print area 3 is arbitrary. It may be a square as shown (with or without rounded corners), a circle, an ellipse, a triangle, or another polygon. The boundary between the customer print area 3 and the other area may not be clear on the surface of the incomplete packaging container 2A. The image desired by the customer may be printed over the entire surface of the region 3, or only a part of the region 3 may be projected. The printing of the image desired by the customer may be part or all of the one side of the packaging container as illustrated. In addition, if possible, it may extend over two or more sides.

  FIG. 4 shows the electrical configuration of the vending machine 10. 1 and 4, a touch screen device 11 is provided on the front face of the vending machine 10. In this specification, a touch screen (device) refers to a display device that can display an image, such as a liquid crystal display device, and a touch (touch) on a display screen of the display device. (Other members may be in contact with each other) and a position input device that detects the contacted position, and the information expressed on the display device by a combination of images, characters, symbols, numbers, etc. Is displayed to indicate the customer's opinion (user) 's opinion and contents to be entered or selected (information) and the position (range) to be touched, and the customer's opinion and hope according to the touched position Etc. can be captured (input). The touch screen device 11 has information display and information input functions. Hereinafter, the touch screen device 11 or its display screen is simply referred to as a touch screen 11.

  The vending machine 10 starts to operate in response to a person coming before that. For this purpose, the vending machine 10 is provided with a human sensor 14.

  An electronic camera (still camera) 13 is provided on the touch screen 11, and its lens faces outward (front). The electronic camera 13 takes a picture of the customer and generates image data representing the customer print area 3 of the incomplete packaging container 2A.

  Data representing an image to be printed on the customer print area 3 of the unfinished packaging container 2A can be input not only by the electronic camera 13 but also by various methods. The customer can store the image data in a portable recording medium (MiniSD, USB memory, etc.) in advance and input it to the vending machine 10. In order to cope with this, a media reader 21 is provided in the vending machine. Recesses 21A and 21B provided with connectors for connecting MiniSD and USB memory to the media reader 21 are provided on the front surface of the vending machine 10. These recesses 21A and 21B are provided with covers (lids) as necessary.

  Furthermore, the image data can be transmitted from a portable terminal or the like. The vending machine 10 is provided with a transmission / reception device 23 for receiving image data transmitted from a portable terminal using infrared rays, and an infrared transmission / reception port 23A is formed on the front thereof.

  Image data from a portable terminal or the like can also be received via a network such as the Internet. A communication device 33 is provided for communication with a customer's portable terminal and communication with a center server or a credit company server.

  The image printed on the customer print area of the incomplete packaging container 2A may be a ready-made image created in advance. A plurality of images are prepared, and the reduced images are displayed on the touch screen 11 to be selected by the customer as will be described later. A memory device 32 for storing ready-made image data is provided in the vending machine 10. The memory device 32 stores various data (information) necessary for the operation of the vending machine other than the image data.

  On the front right side of the vending machine 10, there are provided a bill insertion slot 15, a coin insertion slot 16, a change (banknote) delivery outlet 17, and a change (coin) discharge slot 18 related to the money processing device (money handling device) 19. ing. The money processing device 19 checks (authenticates) the banknotes inserted into the insertion slot 15 and counts the total amount thereof, checks the coins inserted into the insertion slot 16 and counts the total amount. In addition, necessary change is discharged to the outlet 17 and the outlet 18 by bills or coins.

  Payment or settlement of goods can be made not only with cash but also with electronic money or a credit card. Electronic money can now be received by communication with an IC card or a portable terminal. An IC card reader 24 is provided for receiving electronic money. In general, since a non-contact type IC card is often used, a location 24A where a coil for transmission / reception is approached is provided on the front surface of the vending machine. When electronic money is received by contact-type communication instead of contactless communication, an IC card receiving port is provided on the front surface of the vending machine 10, and a contact for connecting to the IC card contact is provided in the inside thereof. Like. The transmission / reception device 23 is used when electronic money is received using infrared communication, and the communication device 33 is used when network communication is used.

  In this embodiment, in the case of credit card payment, it is assumed that membership registration is performed in advance. Generally, input of a credit card number, a member number for identity authentication, a password, and the like is performed using a display screen of the touch screen 11. If necessary, a magnetic card reader for reading data on the magnetic stripe of the credit card may be provided.

  A window 12 is provided in front of the vending machine 10 and transparent glass or the like is fitted so that the unfinished product 1A stored inside can be seen. A product outlet 20 is provided at the lower part of the vending machine 10. Since the finished product 1 is supplied to the outlet 20, the customer can take out the product 1. If necessary, the vending machine 10 is provided with a temperature control device (refrigeration, heating).

  The overall operation of the vending machine 10 is controlled by the control device 30. The control device 30 is mainly configured by a computer.

  The electronic camera 13, human sensor 14, media reader 21, transmission / reception device 23, IC card reader 24, money processing device 19, memory device 32, communication device 33, and touch screen 11 described above are electrically connected to the control device 30. Yes.

  A printer 31 is provided to print an image in the customer print area 3 of the unfinished product 2A, and is connected to the control device 30.

  In this embodiment, an ink jet printer or a sublimation transfer printer is used as the printer (printing device) 31. However, the type and type of the printer (printing device) are not limited as long as an image (preferably a color image) can be printed.

  Further, the vending machine 10 is provided with a commodity transport mechanism 34 and controlled by the control device 30.

  An example of the commodity transport mechanism 34 is shown in FIG. Here, it is assumed that an inkjet printer 31 is used. A large number of unfinished products 1A are stacked (stacked) and stored in the storage location 37. A guide for stacking the products 1A so as not to collapse is provided (not shown). A belt conveyor 38 and a guide 39 are provided from the storage location 37 toward the printing position. The lowest one of the stacked unfinished products is pushed toward the belt conveyor 38 by a push rod (not shown). The extruded unfinished product 1A is conveyed to the printing position by the belt conveyor 38 while the position in the width direction is regulated by the guide 39, and the conveyor 38 is stopped and positioned at the printing position. An inkjet printer 31 is disposed above the printing position, and prints a predetermined image on the customer printing area 3 of the unfinished packaging container 2A.

  After printing, the ink of the printed image of the unfinished product 1A is dried by a slightly low temperature hot air in the drying process. The drying process may be performed at a printing position, or may be performed at a place away from the printing position if there is a space. After drying, the finished product 1 is supplied to the product outlet 20 (may be conveyed by the conveyor 38 or dropped by its own weight).

  FIGS. 6 to 8 show an example of image printing on the unfinished container 2A by printing and adhesion when a sublimation transfer printer is used. As in this example, it is also assumed that the concept of printing an image on a customer print area includes a method of bonding (sealing) a sticker sheet on which an image is printed to the customer print area 3 of the unfinished container 2A.

  As shown in FIG. 6, an image is printed on a sticker sheet 40 on a sticker mount 41 by a sublimation transfer printer 31. The sticker mount 41 has a gripping portion 41 A that protrudes from the sticker paper 40. After printing on the sticker paper 40, the sticker paper 40 is adsorbed by the vacuum cup 42.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the two grips 43 of the movable arm (not shown) are used to grasp the margin of the sticker mount, twist off the sticker mount 41 from the sticker paper 40, and paste the sticker paper 40. (Same position as the printing position shown in FIG. 5). The sublimation printer is on the side of the pasting position, and the sticker mount 41 is peeled off in the process of moving from the printer position to the pasting position or above the pasting position. As shown in FIG. 8, the sticker paper 40 carried by the vacuum cup 42 is placed on the customer printing area 3 of the unfinished packaging container 2A which has been transported to the affixing position by the belt conveyor, and a roller is placed thereon. As the sheet 44 rolls, the sticker paper 40 is brought into close contact with the surface of the packaging container 2A.

  When printing an image on a plurality of unfinished products, the above-described printing process using an ink jet printer or a sublimation transfer printer may be repeated. However, if there is sufficient space in the vending machine, a plurality of products may be printed. They may be arranged side by side (providing a plurality of printing positions or pasting positions), and ink jet printing or sticker paper pasting may be performed at once. Incomplete products may be stored side by side at a plurality of locations, not just at one location. One printer may be provided, but a plurality of printers may be provided if necessary.

  FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 mainly show the procedure of the processing operation executed by the control device 30.

  When the human sensor 14 detects that a human is in front of the vending machine 10 (YES in S11), the operation is started. A transaction disclosure button may be displayed on the touch screen 11, and the operation may be started in response to the touch of the button.

  The vending machine 10 according to this embodiment handles a plurality of types of products, and there are storage locations for a plurality of types of products, and a plurality of types of products are stored therein. First, a screen as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed on the touch screen 11 for the customer to select the type of product desired to be purchased from among the plurality of types of products (S12). The product name and the location to be touched to select them are specified.

  When a product is selected (YES in S13), a screen as shown in FIG. 12 for selecting an image data input method to be printed in the customer print area 3 of the unfinished product 1A is displayed on the touch screen 11 (see FIG. 12). S14).

  As described above, the image data input method includes photographing by the electronic camera 13, reading from a recording medium, transmission from a portable terminal, and selection from a ready-made image. The customer selects one of the input methods by touching the character area indicating each method (YES in S15).

  When photographing by the electronic camera 13 is selected, photographing is performed (see FIG. 13) (S16). You may shoot when a certain amount of time has passed since you selected to shoot with the electronic camera, or you may display a shoot button, shoot after a certain amount of time has elapsed after the button is pressed, However, the customer may be notified of the shooting timing. You may display on the touch screen the image which the camera has in view. If necessary, a plurality of photographs may be taken and one of them may be selected.

  When it is selected that the image stored in the recording medium (media) is selected, the recording medium brought by the customer is inserted into the connector etc. in the recesses 21A and 21B to guide and connect After that, the image stored in the recording medium is read by the media reader 21 (S17). The read image is displayed on the touch screen 11 to prompt the customer for confirmation, or when there are a plurality of read images, a reduced image of the image is displayed (see FIG. 15), and one (or combination) of them is displayed. In such a case, the user is prompted to select two or more images, and finally determines one (or two or more) images to be used (selected by the customer).

  When the customer selects an input method for transmitting image data from the mobile terminal, the image data transmitted from the terminal is received by the transmission / reception device 23 or the communication device 33, and the received image is displayed on the touch screen. In the same manner as above, the confirmation or selection is performed by the customer, and the image to be finally used is determined (S18).

  When the customer selects a ready-made image, for example, the following processing is performed.

  When there are a plurality of genres (categories) of ready-made images, the genres are displayed as shown in FIG. The landscape is, for example, an image of a landscape such as a tourist spot, the event is an image of an event such as a festival in a tourist spot, and the character is, for example, an image of a character in a tourist spot or a theme park. When the customer selects any one, the reduced images (thumbnail images) of the images stored in the memory device 32 in the selected genre are displayed side by side as shown in FIG. This image list display can be scrolled. Since the customer selects one or more (when combined) from the displayed images, the image to be used is finally determined.

  Since the ready-made image can be used as the background image of the image input and determined in S16 to S18, the same processing as S19 may be included in the next image processing (S20).

  When one or more images are determined as described above, the processing is performed as necessary (S20). For example, selection of image frames, selection of marks to be added, selection of accessories, selection of background images, cropping and placement of images when combining multiple images, selection of characters to be added (in the case of handwritten characters) For example, a handwritten character image is taken in).

  The finally created image is displayed on the touch screen 11 for confirmation as shown in FIG. 16 (S21). It is preferable to display the image of the finished product. The confirmation image shown in FIG. 16 is a combination of the background image B and the image S taken by the electronic camera 13. If the customer touches the confirmation button (YES in S22), the process proceeds to the next. If necessary, a cancel button or a redo button may be provided to cancel or redo.

  A screen for prompting the customer to input the number of items desired to purchase and a numeric keypad screen are displayed on the touch screen 11. If the customer inputs the number by touching the numeric keypad and confirms it, the number is accepted (S23).

  The customer selects on the touch screen 11 whether to pay in cash or electronic money, and in the case of cash payment, the inserted cash is checked by the cash processing device 19 and the total amount is calculated. Release. In the case of electronic money payment, data representing the value of electronic money is received through the IC card reader 24 or the like (S24).

  When the total amount expressed by the product of the price and the number of products is received (if there is a cash input exceeding this total amount) (if there is a discount etc., the amount after subtracting that amount will be the total amount) As described above, the product is taken out from the product storage location, the image confirmed in S22 is printed on the surface, and the product is discharged to the product outlet 20 (S25, 26). This operation is repeated when purchasing a plurality of products.

  In this embodiment, when the number of products is large (for example, 10 or more), payment by credit card is possible. In the case of payment by credit card, the customer has registered as a member in advance, and the membership number and password are determined. The customer confirms the identity by entering the credit card number, membership number and password from the touch screen. At this time, the communication device 33 communicates with the member registration server and confirms the input data. If a credit card magnetic reader is provided, the credit card data read by the magnetic reader is transmitted to the server or credit company for confirmation.

  Due to the large number of products, finished products are manufactured at the factory and later sent to the customer's address by courier. The print image attached to the finished product is created by the vending machine 10. The vending machine 10 does not print images on unfinished products and supply finished products.

  As described above, a plurality of printers can be arranged in one vending machine. Instead, the printing image is determined by one vending machine, and the data of the determined image is transmitted to include the vending machine, or the product completion process (image Printing), it is possible to quickly print the same image on a plurality of products. In this case, it is preferable to provide a single supply port (product outlet) for products printed by a plurality of vending machines. A specialized machine that only stores and prints unfinished products or only prints may be provided.

  A monitor for detecting the remaining number of unfinished products stored, a monitor for the remaining amount of ink in the printer, etc. are provided. Replenishment of appropriate unfinished products, ink replacement, etc. according to the signals from these monitors It is recommended to introduce vending machines.

  These vending machines are new types of vending machines that can be placed in sightseeing spots, hotels, amusement facilities, theme parks, event venues, concert venues, and so on, so that you can create souvenirs to commemorate those places. is there.

1 Completed Product 1A Incomplete Product 2 Completed Packaging Container 2A Incomplete Packaging Container 3 Customer Printing Area
10 Vending machines
11 Touch screen
12 windows
13 Electronic camera
14 Human sensor
15 bill insertion slot
16 Coin slot
17 Fishing bill outlet
18 Fishing coin outlet
19 Money processing equipment
20 Product outlet
21 Media reader
21A, 22A Media connection port (recess)
23 Transceiver
23A Infrared transmission / reception port
24 IC card reader
24A IC card approaching point
31 Printer
32 memory devices
33 Communication equipment
34 Product transport mechanism
37 Unfinished product storage location
40 Sticker paper
41 Sticker mount

Claims (10)

An unfinished product storage means for storing an unfinished packaging container in which a customer printing area is provided on a part of the surface and the contents are stored;
Image input means for allowing a customer to input a desired image;
A value receiving means for receiving a value corresponding to the total price of the products the customer wishes to purchase;
In response to the value receiving means accepting a value corresponding to the total price of the product that the customer wishes to purchase, the value receiving means is placed in the customer print area of the incomplete packaging container in the incomplete product storage means. Printing means for printing an image input from the image input means; and product supply means for supplying a product completed by printing an image by the printing means to a product outlet;
Vending machine equipped with. A product type selection means for a customer to select a desired product from a plurality of types of products;
The incomplete product storage means stores incomplete packaging containers for a plurality of types of products.
The value receiving means receives a value corresponding to the total price of the product selected by the product type selecting means.
The printing means prints the image on a customer print area of an incomplete packaging container for the product selected by the product type selection means;
The vending machine according to claim 1. It further includes a quantity input means for allowing the customer to input the number of products that the customer wishes to purchase,
The value receiving means receives a value corresponding to the total price of the number of products input by the number input means,
In response to the fact that the value receiving means has received a value equivalent to the total price of the number of products that the customer wishes to purchase, the printing means prints the number of unfinished packaging containers for the number of customers. Print the image in the area,
The product supply means supplies the above-mentioned number of finished products.
The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2.   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a moving unit that moves at least one of the incomplete packaging container stored in the incomplete product storage unit or the printing unit to a position suitable for printing by the printing unit. Vending machine as described in the section. The image input means displays electronic images, means for taking digital image data from a digital storage medium, means for receiving digital signals including digital image data to be transmitted, and a plurality of images stored in advance in the storage means. Consisting of one or more means selected from the group consisting of means for selecting
The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Confirmation means for displaying the image input by the image input means and requesting confirmation input from the customer;
The printing means prints an image with confirmation input,
The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Image processing means for processing the image data input by the image input means,
The printing means prints the image processed by the processing means;
The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A confirmation means for displaying the image processed by the image processing means and requesting confirmation input from the customer;
The printing means prints an image with confirmation input,
The vending machine according to claim 7.   6. The value receiving means includes money processing means for checking the inserted cash and releasing necessary change, and / or electronic money processing means for receiving at least data representing electronic money. A vending machine according to claim 1. A credit processing means for receiving data relating to the credit card;
The credit processing means includes means for prompting the customer to input data relating to identity verification, and means for transmitting data relating to the product desired to be purchased by the customer together with data relating to identity confirmation to the central device, and printing the image by the printing means. And prohibiting the supply of products by the product supply means,
The vending machine according to claim 1.

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