JP2022024929A - Settlement information providing method, information processing apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an article which is improved in convenience for a user.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus can be connected to a terminal by communication. The information processing apparatus receives a request based on settlement trigger information, from a terminal having acquired the settlement trigger information including article providing device identification information which identifies an article providing device at least from an information display body mounted on the article providing device which provides an article, acquires the article providing device identification information from the request, identifies a language set in a terminal from the request, and transmits settlement information corresponding to the identified language, out of settlement information on an article provided by the article providing device corresponding to the article providing device identification information, to the terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a payment information providing method, an information processing device, and a program.

There is a device that can take out articles such as capsules provided in the device body one by one by operating the operation member of the device body (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-334911

With the spread of smartphones and the like, various services linked to the user's terminal have been realized.

It is desired to realize a mechanism that can provide an article by using a user's terminal even in an apparatus that provides an article housed in the apparatus main body.

An object of the present invention is to provide a payment information providing method, an information processing device, and a program capable of providing goods with improved user convenience.

One aspect of the present invention is an article description information providing method of an information processing device that can be connected to a terminal by communication, wherein the information processing device is from an information display body attached to an article providing device that provides an article. A request based on the payment trigger information is received from the terminal that has acquired at least the settlement trigger information including the article providing device identification information that identifies the article providing device, the article providing device identification information is acquired from the request, and the request is made. Identifyes the language set in the terminal, and among the payment information related to the goods provided by the article providing device corresponding to the article providing device identification information, the payment information corresponding to the identified language is obtained from the terminal. It is a method of providing payment information to be sent to.

One aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that can be connected to a terminal by communication, and identifies at least the article providing device from an information display body attached to the article providing device that provides the article. A receiving means for receiving a request based on the payment trigger information from the terminal that has acquired the payment trigger information including information, an acquisition means for acquiring the article providing device identification information from the request, and a setting for the terminal from the request. Among the identification means for identifying the language and the payment information regarding the goods provided by the goods providing device corresponding to the goods providing device identification information, the payment information corresponding to the identified language is transmitted to the terminal. It is an information processing device provided with a payment information communication means.

One aspect of the present invention is a program of a terminal that can be connected to an information processing device that manages an article providing device by communication, in which the terminal is attached to an information display body attached to the article providing device. , At least the information acquisition means for acquiring the article providing device identification information for identifying the article providing device, the article providing device identification information, the language identification information for identifying the language set in the own terminal, and the article providing device. A transmission means for transmitting a request for transmission of payment information regarding the goods provided by the company, a receiving means for receiving payment information corresponding to the language identification information, and the payment corresponding to the language set in the own terminal. It is a program that functions as a display control means for displaying information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article with improved convenience for the user.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an article providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration of a smartphone, which is an example of the terminal 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of device configuration of the article providing device 4. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the article provision management server 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the article providing device data D1. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the payment server. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the terminal 3. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the article providing device 4. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram of the article providing system of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation screen for reading an information display body. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of payment information corresponding to the Japanese device ID “G001”. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of payment information corresponding to the English device ID “G001”. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a selection input screen of a Japanese payment method. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an English payment method selection input screen. FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the article provision management server 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of acquisition history data D2. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the display of the acquisition history. FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the display of the article explanation information in English. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a device configuration example of the article providing device 4 of the modification 6 of the embodiment of the present invention.

<First Embodiment of the present invention>
[overall structure]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an article providing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, there are an article provision management server 1, a settlement server 2 (2a, 2b, 2c, ...) Of each settlement company, a user terminal 3, and an article provision device 4.

The goods provision management server 1, the payment server 2, the terminal 3, and the goods provision device 4 can be connected to the communication line N and can communicate with each other. The communication line N means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line N includes a telephone communication network, a cable network, a communication network such as the Internet, as well as a LAN by a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection and Ethernet (registered trademark), and the communication method is wired. / Regardless of wireless.

The article provision management server 1 is a server system including a single server device, a plurality of server devices, a storage device, and the like. The article provision management server 1 performs processing for providing the article stored in the article provision device 4 to the user.

The payment servers 2a to 2c are server systems of each payment service company, and include a single server device, a plurality of server devices, a storage device, and the like. The payment servers 2a to 2c are servers that provide payment services according to the payment methods a, b, and c that can be selected in the present embodiment. The payment servers 2a to 2c cooperate with the goods provision management server 1 to perform payment processing for the purchase of goods.

The terminal 3 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration of a smartphone, which is an example of the terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal 3 includes a display 31, a touch operation panel 32 integrally configured with the display 31, a built-in speaker 33, and a camera 34. Further, the terminal 3 is provided with a control board (not shown), a built-in battery, a power button, a volume control button, and the like.

The control board is equipped with various microprocessors such as a CPU, GPU, and DSP, various IC memories such as ASIC, VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a wireless communication module for wireless communication with a mobile phone base station. Further, a so-called I / F circuit (interface circuit) or the like, such as a driver circuit of the touch operation panel 32, is mounted on the control board. Each element mounted on these control boards is electrically connected via a bus circuit or the like, and is connected so as to be able to read / write data and send / receive signals.
The article providing device 4 is a device for providing articles. As shown in FIG. 3, the article providing device 4 includes an article accommodating unit 41 in which a large number of articles 5 are stored.

The article 5 includes, for example, a toy or the like housed in a separable spherical capsule, or a toy and a capsule integrated. The article 5 is not limited to only one type of article, and a plurality of types of articles may exist. In this case, the plurality of types of articles are mixed and accommodated in the article accommodating section 41 of the article providing device 4 as articles belonging to one series (type).

On the front surface of the article providing device 4, a handle 42 as an operation unit and an outlet 43 to which the article is provided are provided. At the lower part of the article accommodating portion 41, a rotary disk 44 having a hole large enough to allow one article 5 to pass through is installed. By rotating the handle 42 by a predetermined angle, the rotary disk 44 rotates in conjunction with each other, and when the hole of the rotary disk 44 and the drop port provided at the bottom of the article accommodating portion 41 face each other, one from the drop port. The article 5 is provided to the outlet 43 through a passage communicating with the outlet 43.

In the present embodiment, the handle 42 or the turntable 44 is unlocked according to the completion of the settlement of the purchase of the article 5, and the handle 42 can be rotated by the user's operation. As a mechanism for releasing the lock, for example, an unlock mechanism using a solenoid lock is used. In this case, the solenoid lock is used to make the handle 42 or the turntable 35 non-rotatable (locked state), and the solenoid is energized to release the lock and make the handle 42 or the turntable 35 rotatable. The unlocking mechanism is not limited to the solenoid lock, and other unlocking mechanisms may be used.

Further, the information display body 45 is attached to the article providing device 4. The information display body 45 includes payment trigger information. The settlement trigger information is information that becomes a trigger for requesting the goods provision management server 1 to transmit the settlement information. The settlement trigger information includes at least the article providing device identification information (device ID) for identifying the article providing device 4 and the information for requesting the transmission of the payment information for purchasing the article. The information for requesting the transmission of payment information may be of any type as long as the payment information can be acquired by the terminal 3, but for example, to a page that controls the transmission of payment information of the goods provision management server 1. There is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) which is link information. The payment information transmitted from the goods provision management server 1 includes the goods explanation information explaining the goods 5 and the information of the payment method for purchasing the goods 5. In addition to the above, the settlement trigger information includes other information such as location information for identifying the place where the article providing device 4 is installed, store name, information such as the price of the article, and the article providing device 4. It may also include management information necessary for management.

The information display body 45 including the payment trigger information may be in any form as long as the terminal 3 can acquire the payment trigger information, but a typical example thereof is a one-dimensional bar code or a two-dimensional bar code. Regarding the method of attaching the information display body 45 to the article providing device 4, the method of attaching the sheet on which the information display body 45 is printed to the article providing device 4 or the case where the article providing device 4 is provided with a display. A method of displaying the information display body 45 on the display can be considered.

[Functional configuration]
The functional configuration of the article provision management server 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the article provision management server 1.
As shown in FIG. 4, the article provision management server 1 includes a storage unit 11, a processing unit 12, and a communication unit 13.

The storage unit 11 is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM, ROM, or a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, and stores a system program and a functional program. A system program is a program for realizing basic functions as a computer. The functional program is a program for making the processing unit 12 function as a payment information presentation unit 121 and an article provision permission unit 122. In addition, the article providing device data D1 described later is stored.

The article providing device data D1 includes an apparatus ID of the article providing device 4, an article identification information (article ID) for identifying an article provided by the article providing device 4, and an article explanatory information for explaining the article to a user. , The price of the goods, the inventory information of the goods, and the settlement method of the price of the goods are stored in association with each other. It should be noted that there are cases where a plurality of types of articles exist in the article 5, and a plurality of types of articles are mixedly housed in the article providing device 4, and it is unclear whether any of the types of articles is provided to the user. For example, there is one series, and a plurality of articles belonging to the series are mixedly accommodated in the article providing device 4, and any article belonging to the series is provided to the user. In this case, the article ID is not an article ID that identifies each article belonging to a different type belonging to the series, but is identification information that identifies a generic name (series name) that collectively identifies a plurality of types of articles.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the article providing device data D1. An example of the article providing device data D1 shown in FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a case where a plurality of types of articles belong to one series. In the example of FIG. 5, one article ID and the payment information of the article ID are associated with one device ID. The article ID in this case is information for identifying a series name in which a plurality of types of articles are grouped together.
The payment information includes the goods description information and the payment method.

The article description information includes an image of the article 5 and data of the description of the article 5. The image of the article 5 includes an article image that collectively refers to one article 5 (series) and an article image of each of a plurality of types of articles belonging to the article 5 (series). Similarly, the article description of the article 5 includes an article description for collectively explaining one article 5 (series) and an article description for explaining each of a plurality of types of articles belonging to the article 5 (series).

Article description information may be prepared for each language. For example, the article explanation information for Japanese is the image data Aja for Japanese and the explanation data Bja for Japanese. The article explanation information for English is the image data Aen for English and the explanation data Ben for English. The article explanatory information for Chinese is the image data Azh for Chinese and the explanatory data Bzh for Chinese. These article description information is stored in association with one article ID. The article providing device data D1 shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and may include article explanatory information in another language (for example, Korean, German, Spanish, Russian, etc.) not shown.

The content of the article description information itself may be the same even if the language is different. For example, the image data A uses common image data for each language, and each description data has the same description content, but the content thereof is the same. The description may be translated into each language.

The payment method is information on a payment method for settling the price of each item. Information on the payment method may also be prepared for each language. Further, since the payment method differs depending on the country where the language is used, a different payment method may be adopted for each language.

The processing unit 12 comprehensively controls the operation of the article provision management server 1 based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 11. The function of the processing unit 12 can be realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory. The processing unit 12 includes a payment information presentation unit 121 and an article provision permission unit 122 as main functional units.

In response to a request for transmission of payment information from the terminal 3, the payment information presenting unit 121 presents the payment information of the goods provided by the goods providing device 4 to the terminal 3 by using the goods providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11. Goods information presentation processing is performed.

The payment information presentation unit 121 includes a language identification unit 1210. The language identification unit 1210 has a function of identifying the language set in the terminal 3 from the request from the terminal 3. The language identification unit 1210 is a function for identifying the language set in the terminal 3. For example, when the terminal 3 is a request using a browser, the language set in the browser by the user is the HTTP request header. It is transmitted to the goods provision management server 1 (Web server) as "Accept-Language" (if multiple languages are set, their priorities are also set). The language identification unit 1210 analyzes the locale (character string such as "ja-JP" representing the language) included in the Accept-Language header, and identifies the language set in the terminal 3. As another example, many browsers' JavaScript engines implement the navigator.language property. Since the navigator.language property can acquire the locale at the beginning of the Accept-Language header or the language environment of the user's terminal 3, there is a method to use this.

The payment information presenting unit 121 obtains the article explanation information corresponding to the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 from the article providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11 among the article explanation information corresponding to the article providing device ID included in the request. Acquire and send to the terminal 3.

For example, when the article providing device ID is "G001" and the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 is "Japanese", the payment information presentation unit 121 has the image data Aja and the explanatory data among the article explanatory information. "Bja, ..., Payment method ja" is acquired from the article providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11 and transmitted to the terminal 3. When the article providing device ID is "G001" and the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 is "English", the payment information presenting unit 121 uses the image data Aen, the explanatory data Ben, ... , Payment method en ”is acquired from the article providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11 and transmitted to the terminal 3. When the article providing device ID is "G001" and the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 is "China", the payment information presenting unit 121 has the image data Azh, the explanatory data Bzh, ... , Settlement method zh ”is acquired from the article providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11 and transmitted to the terminal 3.

In addition, there may be a case where the payment information corresponding to the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 does not exist. For such a case, one language (for example, English) is set in advance, and if the payment information corresponding to the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 does not exist, the preset language (for example, English) is set. ) To get the payment information.

The article provision permission unit 122 cooperates with the settlement server 2 to perform processing related to settlement of the price for the purchase of the article in response to the settlement request for the price of the article from the terminal 3. As a payment method for the purchase price of the article 5, both cash payment and cashless payment can be supported, but in this embodiment, cashless payment will be mainly described. When performing cashless payment, the user selects a desired payment method from a plurality of payment methods. The goods provision permission unit 122 acquires information (payment-related information) required for payment predetermined for each payment method according to the payment method selected by the user. Then, the payment-related information is transmitted to the payment server 2 of the payment service company corresponding to the payment method selected by the user to request payment. Since the payment-related information is personal information, the acquired payment-related information (for example, credit card number, etc.) is not recorded in the goods provision management server 1. Subsequently, when the payment completion notification indicating that the payment has been completed is received from the payment server 2, the permission information for permitting the provision of the goods is transmitted to the goods providing device 4. Further, in the article providing device data D1, the inventory of the article corresponding to the device ID of the article providing device 4 from which the article was purchased is updated (the inventory quantity is reduced by 1). In addition, a message indicating that the payment has been completed is transmitted to the terminal 3.

The cashless payment used in the present embodiment includes credit card payment, prepaid payment, and postpay payment. In the form of acquiring the information necessary for payment from the user's terminal 3 in each payment method, for example, the terminal 3 transmits the information input by the user, and the terminal 3 transmits the information stored in the user's terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other forms may be obtained.

As shown in FIG. 6, the payment servers 2a to 2c include a storage unit 21, a processing unit 22, and a communication unit 23.

The storage unit 21 is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM, ROM, or a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, and stores a system program and a functional program. A system program is a program for realizing basic functions as a computer. The functional program is a program for making the processing unit 22 function as the settlement unit 211. Further, the storage unit 21 stores user payment data. The user payment data is payment data for each user, and data corresponding to each payment method is stored. For example, in the case of credit card payment, it is the name, credit card number, account information, etc., in the case of prepaid payment, it is the charge amount linked to the user identification information, etc., and in the case of postpay payment. Is a credit card number or the like. The content of these user payment data is an example, and the content is not limited to this, and various other data may be included.

The processing unit 22 comprehensively controls the operation of the payment server 2 based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 21. The function of the processing unit 22 can be realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory. The processing unit 22 includes a settlement unit 221 as a main functional unit.

In response to the payment request from the goods provision management server 1, the payment unit 221 responds to each payment method by using the payment-related information received together with the payment request and the user payment data stored in the storage unit 21. Perform payment processing. For example, in the case of credit card payment, billing data (billing amount, card usage date, etc.) associated with the received credit card number is generated and stored in the storage unit 21. In the case of prepaid payment, the price is deducted from the charge amount corresponding to the received user identification information stored in the storage unit 21 and updated. Further, in the case of post-pay payment, billing data (billing amount, payment date, etc.) associated with the received credit card number is generated and stored in the storage unit 21. When the payment process is completed, the payment unit 221 sends a payment completion notification to the goods provision management server 1.

In the case of credit card payment and post-pay payment, the payment unit 221 deducts the total billing amount from the user's account and deposits the billing data accumulated in the predetermined period into the payment service company's account. Also do. The above payment process is an example and is not limited to this, and the price may be settled by another process.

Next, the configuration of the terminal 3 will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal 3 includes an operation input unit 301, a photographing unit 302, a processing unit 303, an image display unit 304, a sound output unit 305, a communication unit 306, and a storage unit 307. ..

The operation input unit 301 is for inputting various operations of the user, and outputs an operation input signal corresponding to the operation input to the processing unit 303. The functions of the operation input unit 301 include, for example, touch operation pads, home buttons, button switches, joysticks, trackballs, and other elements that the user directly operates with their fingers, as well as acceleration sensors, angular velocity sensors, tilt sensors, and geomagnetic sensors. It can also be realized by an element that detects motion or posture. In FIG. 2, the touch operation panel 32 corresponds to this.

The shooting unit 302 performs shooting processing and outputs the shot image to the processing unit 303. The photographing unit 302 includes a lens, an image pickup element, and a controller for controlling them. In FIG. 2, the camera 34 corresponds to this.

The processing unit 303 comprehensively controls the operation of the terminal 3 based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 307, the operation input signal from the operation input unit 301, and the like. The function of the processing unit 303 can be realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory. The processing unit 303 includes a calculation unit 51, an image generation unit 52, a sound generation unit 53, and a communication control unit 54 as main functional units.

The calculation unit 51 executes various processes for purchasing the article 5 of the present embodiment, and outputs the images to the image generation unit 52, the sound generation unit 53, and the communication control unit 54. The calculation unit 51 includes an information acquisition unit 510, a payment information display unit 511, and a payment processing unit 512.
The information acquisition unit 510 reads the information display body 45 of the article providing device 4 photographed by the photographing unit 302, and acquires the settlement trigger information.

The payment information display unit 511 transmits a request for transmitting payment information including the acquired device ID based on the payment trigger information acquired by the information acquisition unit 510, and receives and displays the payment information. In the present embodiment, the transmission destination (link destination) of this request is the article provision management server 1.

The goods settlement information transmission unit 512 accepts the selection input of the payment method in response to the operation of paying the price of the goods on the display screen of the goods explanation information, and subsequently, it is necessary for the payment by the selected payment method. Accepts input of payment-related information (for example, in the case of credit card payment, name, credit number, card expiration date, etc.). Then, the selected payment method and the input payment-related information are transmitted to the goods provision management server 1 together with the payment request.

The functions of the information acquisition unit 510, the payment information display unit 511, and the goods payment information transmission unit 512 can be realized by the Web browser mounted on the terminal 3, and also by a dedicated application. It can be realized.

The image generation unit 52 generates one image in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second) based on the processing result of the calculation unit 51, and outputs the generated image signal to the image display unit 304. The function of the image generation unit 52 is used, for example, for a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, and expansion of texture data. It can be realized by using an IC memory or the like.

The sound generation unit 53 generates sound signals such as sound effects and various operation sounds based on the processing result of the calculation unit 51, and outputs them to the sound output unit 305. The function of the sound generation unit 53 can be realized by, for example, a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP) or a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec capable of reproducing a voice file, or the like.
The communication control unit 54 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with the article provision management server 1 and the like.

The image display unit 304 displays a screen based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 52. The function of the image display unit 304 can be realized by a display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head-mounted display. In FIG. 2, the image display unit 304 corresponds to the display 31.

The sound output unit 305 is for outputting sound effects and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 53. In FIG. 2, the sound output unit 203 corresponds to the speaker 33.

The communication unit 306 connects to the communication line N to realize communication. The function of the communication unit 306 can be realized by, for example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, or the like.

The storage unit 307 stores in advance a program for operating the terminal 3 and realizing various functions included in the terminal 3, data used during the execution of this program, or the like, or is temporarily stored each time the processing is performed. It will be remembered. The storage unit 307 can be realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM, ROM, or a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, or the like. Specifically, the storage unit 307 stores a system program and a control program that controls processing for purchasing the article 5. The system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of the terminal 3 as a computer. The control program is a program for functioning as the arithmetic unit 51 of the processing unit 31.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the article providing device 4. The article providing device 4 includes a control unit 401, an article providing unit 402, a communication unit 403, and a storage unit 404.

The control unit 401 controls the operation of the article providing device 4 based on the programs, data, and the like stored in the storage unit 404. The function of the processing unit 401 can be realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory. When the control unit 401 receives the permission information from the article providing server 1 via the communication unit 404, the control unit 401 instructs the article providing unit 402 to unlock.

The article providing unit 402 releases the locked state of the handle 42 or the turntable in response to the unlocking instruction from the control unit 401.

The communication unit 403 connects to the article providing server 1 via a communication line and performs communication. The function of the communication unit 403 can be realized by, for example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, or the like.

The storage unit 404 stores an execution program, data used during execution of this program, and the like by the control unit 401. The storage unit can be realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM, ROM, or a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, or the like.

[Explanation of operation]
When the user purchases the article stored in the article providing device 4 (device ID "G001") of the present embodiment by using the Web browser mounted on the terminal 3. Will be described as an example.
FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram of the article providing system of the present embodiment.

In response to an operation by the user, the information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3 reads the information display body 45 mounted on the article providing device 4 by using the photographing function of the photographing unit 302, and sets the device ID of the article providing device 4 as the device ID. , (Destination) Acquire payment trigger information including the link destination (Step 1). An operation screen for reading an information display is illustrated in FIG. For example, when the user activates the shooting function of the shooting unit 302 and puts the information display body 45 mounted on the article providing device 4 in the frame displayed on the screen of the terminal 3, the information acquisition unit 510 causes the information display body 45. Get the settlement trigger information of.

The payment information display unit 511 transmits a request requesting transmission of payment information including the acquired goods providing device ID based on the payment trigger information acquired by the information acquisition unit 510 (Step 2). In the present embodiment, the URL or the like of the article provision management server 1 is set as the link destination. Therefore, in this example, the request including the article providing device ID "G001" is transmitted to the article providing management server 1.

The language identification unit 1210 of the payment information presentation unit 121 of the goods provision management server 1 identifies the language set in the terminal 3 from the request from the terminal 3 (Step 3).

The payment information presentation unit 121 acquires payment information corresponding to the device ID included in the request and the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 from the article providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11 (Step 4). If the payment information corresponding to the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 does not exist, the payment information in a preset language (for example, English) is acquired. Then, the payment information presentation unit 121 transmits the acquired payment information to the terminal 3 (Step 5).

In this example, the acquired article providing device ID is "G001". In this case, when the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 is "Japanese", the payment information presentation unit 121 uses the image data Aja, the explanation data Bja, ..., The payment method ja "in the article explanation information. It is acquired from the article providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11 and transmitted to the terminal 3. When the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 is "English", the payment information presentation unit 121 stores the image data Aen, the explanation data Ben, ..., The payment method en "of the article explanation information in the storage unit 11. It is acquired from the article providing device data D1 and transmitted to the terminal 3. When the language identified by the language identification unit 1210 is "China", the payment information presentation unit 121 stores the image data Azh, the explanation data Bzh, ..., The payment method zh "of the article explanation information in the storage unit 11. It is acquired from the article providing device data D1 and transmitted to the terminal 3.
The payment information display unit 511 of the terminal 3 receives the payment information and displays it on the screen (Step 6). An example of a payment information display screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of payment information corresponding to the Japanese device ID “G001”. Since the article corresponding to the device ID "G001" includes four types of articles (see FIG. 5), the display screen of the article explanation information is the entire article according to the user's operation (for example, slide operation or the like). The screen 1 including the image Aja and the explanation Bja can be changed to the screens 2 to 5 for each type of the article. The screen 2 is a screen including the image A1ja and the explanation B1ja. The screen 3 is a screen including the image A2ja and the explanation B2ja. The screen 4 is a screen including the image A3ja and the explanation B3ja. The screen 5 is a screen including the image A4ja and the explanation B4ja. By transitioning the screen, the user can check all kinds of articles one by one. Further, the display screen of the article explanation information is provided with a payment button for proceeding to the payment of the price of the article. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the payment button is provided not only on the screen 1 of the entire article but also on the screens 2 to 5 for each type of article. This is because when the user confirms that the type of the article 5 provided by the article providing device 3 includes the item he / she likes, he / she can immediately proceed to pay the price without returning to the screen of the entire article. , Highly convenient for users.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of payment information corresponding to the English device ID “G001”. Since the article corresponding to the device ID "G001" includes four types of articles (see FIG. 5), the display screen of the article explanation information is the entire article according to the user's operation (for example, slide operation or the like). The screen 1 including the image Aen and the explanation Ben can be transitioned to the screens 2 to 5 for each type of article. The screen 2 is a screen including the image A1en and the explanation B1en. The screen 3 is a screen including the image A2en and the explanation B2en. The screen 4 is a screen including the image A3en and the explanation B3en. The screen 5 is a screen including the image A4en and the explanation B4en. By transitioning the screen, the user can check all kinds of articles one by one. Further, the display screen of the article explanation information is provided with a payment button for proceeding to the payment of the price of the article. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the payment button is provided not only on the screen 1 of the entire article but also on the screens 2 to 5 for each type of article. This is because when the user confirms that the type of the article 5 provided by the article providing device 3 includes the item he / she likes, he / she can immediately proceed to pay the price without returning to the screen of the entire article. , Highly convenient for users.

In response to the pressing of the payment button, the goods payment information transmission unit 512 displays a plurality of payment methods on the screen so as to be selectable, and accepts the user's selection input (Step 7). The plurality of payment methods correspond to the payment methods a, b, and c that can be selected in the present embodiment. The selection input screen of the payment method is illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is an example of a Japanese payment method, and FIG. 14 is an example of an English payment method. It should be noted that the payment method is different in each language as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14.

When one of the payment methods is selected and the selection button is pressed, the goods payment information transmission unit 512 displays an input screen for payment-related information necessary for payment by the selected payment method and accepts the input (Step 8). ). Examples of input items for payment-related information include a name, credit card number, and card expiration date when the payment method is prepaid payment. When the payment method is prepaid payment, there is user identification information and the like. If the payment method is a post-pay method, there is a credit card number or the like. This is an example and is not limited to this.

When the payment-related information is input and the confirmation button on the input screen is pressed, the goods payment information transmission unit 512 provides the device ID, the selected payment method, and the entered payment-related information together with the payment request. It is transmitted to the management server 1 (Step 9).

In this example, the payment method b is selected by the user, and the goods payment information transmission unit 512 sends the device ID "G001", the selected payment method b, and the payment-related information corresponding to the payment method b together with the payment request. It is transmitted to the goods provision management server 1.

The article provision permission unit 122 of the article provision management server 1 acquires the price corresponding to the received device ID from the article provision device data D1 of the storage unit 11 in response to the payment request from the terminal 3, and makes a payment selected by the user. The payment and payment-related information are transmitted to the payment server corresponding to the method to request payment (Step 10). In this example, the price "500 yen" corresponding to the device ID "G001" and the payment-related information are transmitted to the payment server 2b corresponding to the payment method b. Since these payments are made by communication, there is a possibility that two or more payments may be made almost simultaneously, unlike the case where the goods providing device 4 makes payments in cash each time. In such a case, priority is given to the first-come-first-served payment to the goods provision management server 1, and communication is blocked for about 10 seconds until the subsequent payment is accepted to prevent crosstalk of payment.

The payment unit 221 of the payment server 2b performs payment processing according to the payment method b using the payment-related information received together with the payment request and the user payment data stored in the storage unit 21 (Step 11). For example, in the case of credit card payment, billing data (billing amount, card usage date, etc.) associated with the received credit card number is generated and stored in the storage unit 21. In the case of prepaid payment, the price is deducted from the charge amount corresponding to the received user identification information stored in the storage unit 21 and updated. Further, in the case of post-pay payment, billing data (billing amount, payment date, etc.) associated with the received credit card number is generated and stored in the storage unit 21.

When the payment process is completed, the payment unit 221 transmits a payment completion notification regarding the price "500 yen" corresponding to the device ID "G001" to the goods provision management server 1 (Step 12).

Upon receiving the payment completion notification from the payment server 2b, the goods provision permission unit 122 of the goods provision management server 1 transmits permission information for permitting the provision of goods to the goods provision device 4 having the device ID "G001" ( Step 13).

Upon receiving the permission information from the article providing server 1, the control unit 401 of the article providing device 4 having the device ID "G001" causes the article providing unit 402 to unlock the handle 42 or the turntable (Step 14). Further, when the control unit 401 receives the permission information from the article providing server 1, the control unit 401 starts measuring the time (Step 15). Then, the article providing device 4 provides the article when the user rotates the handle 42 within a predetermined time (Step 16). When the provision of the article is completed, the provision completion notification is transmitted to the article provision server 1, and the article providing unit 402 locks the handle 42 or the turntable (Step 17). On the other hand, if the user does not rotate the handle 42 within a predetermined time from the start of measurement, the control unit 401 causes the article providing unit 402 to lock the handle 42 or the turntable (Step 17). Then, a settlement cancellation request for canceling the settlement of the provision of the goods is transmitted to the goods provision management server 1 (Step 18).

Upon receiving the provision completion notification, the article provision permission unit 122 of the article provision management server 1 reduces the number of articles in stock corresponding to the device ID "G001" by 1 in the article provision device data D1 (Step 19). In addition, a message indicating that the payment has been completed is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 20). On the other hand, when the goods provision permission unit 122 receives the payment cancellation request, it makes a payment cancellation request to the payment server 2 (Step 21). Then, the payment server 2 that has received the payment cancellation request cancels the payment of the goods (Step 22).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the information display body 45 mounted on the article providing device 4 is used to provide the article explanation information of the article provided by the article providing device 4 to the terminal of the user 2. As a result, the user can know what kind of article the article providing device 3 in front of him / her is providing, which improves convenience.

Furthermore, in the current situation where globalization is advancing, the users who purchase goods are not limited to those who use Japanese, and there are users who use various languages. In this embodiment, payment information is made to correspond to a plurality of languages, the language set by the user on the terminal is automatically identified, and the payment information corresponding to the language is provided to the user, so Japanese is used. Even users who do not can select the description of the item to be purchased and the payment method in the language used, which improves the convenience of the user.

When the article accommodated in one article providing device 4 includes a plurality of types of articles, any one type of article may be out of stock, but the terminal 3 is not provided with such an article. Images and descriptions of the article in possible condition are also presented. If the out-of-stock item is displayed to the effect that it is out of stock, it becomes easy to predict the item to be discharged, and the expectation of which type will come out is diminished. Therefore, by not displaying that the product is out of stock, it is possible to maintain an expectation as to which type will be available.

<Second Embodiment of the present invention>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the above embodiment, the terminal 3 transmits a request to the link destination acquired by reading the information display body 45 of the article providing device 4, and the article explanatory information included in the payment information transmitted in response to the link destination. Is displayed, but it may be configured so that the acquisition (purchase) history of the user's goods can also be displayed.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the article provision management server 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second modification of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 15, the processing unit 12 of the article provision management server 1 includes an acquisition history management unit 123 that manages the acquisition (purchase) history of the user's article.

After receiving the payment completion notification from the payment server, the acquisition history management unit 123 generates the acquisition history data D2 and stores it in the storage unit 11. The acquisition history data D2 is associated with a user ID (user identification information) that identifies a user and an acquisition history. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of acquisition history data D2. The acquisition history includes, for example, data such as the acquisition date and time, the article ID of the acquired article, the article name, and the store of purchase, but the acquisition history is not limited to this, and other data may be included. The information of the purchasing store can be obtained from the table in which the device ID of the article providing device 4 and the store information of the store in which the article providing device 4 is installed are associated.

On the other hand, in the processing on the terminal 3 side, the payment information display unit 511 adds the user ID and transmits the request to the goods provision management server 1 at the time of the request based on the payment trigger information acquired by the information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3. The user ID may be acquired by the user, or may be read out stored in the rough storage unit 307.

The payment information presentation unit 121 of the goods provision management server 1 acquires a user ID from the request received from the terminal 3, and outputs the acquired user ID to the acquisition history management unit 123.
The acquisition history management unit 123 acquires the acquisition history data associated with the acquired user ID from the storage unit 11 and outputs it to the payment information presentation unit 121.
The payment information presentation unit 121 includes the acquisition history data acquired from the acquisition history management unit 123 in the payment information, and transmits the payment information to the requesting terminal 3.

The payment information display unit 511 of the terminal 3 that has received the payment information displays the acquisition history on the screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, a screen 1A is displayed in which an image and an explanation of the entire article are attached and a link L1 for transitioning the screen display to the acquisition history is displayed, and when the link L1 is clicked, the screen is displayed. The display shifts from the item description information screen to the acquisition history screen.

In the second modification of the embodiment of the present invention, not only the article description information of the article but also the acquisition (purchase) history of the user is displayed, so that the user can refer to his / her own acquisition (purchase) history of the article. Since it is possible to determine whether or not to purchase, the convenience of the user is improved.

<Third Embodiment of the present invention>
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Depending on the configuration of the article providing device 4, it is possible to use not only cashless payment by the terminal 3 but also a method of making a payment by inserting cash into the article providing device 4 and providing the article 5. In this case, if only the inventory is updated at the time of payment via the terminal 3 as in the first embodiment, the number of goods provided by cash is not reflected, and the goods of the goods providing device data D1 are not reflected. The inventory quantity of the product does not match the inventory quantity of the article of the actual article providing device 4, and a problem occurs. In the worst case, even though the goods provided by the goods providing device 4 are out of stock, there is a possibility that the terminal 3 may settle the provision of the goods while the goods in the goods providing device data D1 are in stock. be.
Therefore, in the third embodiment, a configuration for grasping the inventory of the article of the article providing device 4 in real time will be described.

In the third embodiment, the provision notification is transmitted from the article providing device 4 side to the article providing management server 1 every time one article is provided. As a method for detecting that an article has been provided in the article providing device 4, for example, when the article is discharged from the outlet 43, an infrared sensor installed near the discharge port 43 in the device passes through the article 5. Detects and notifies the control unit 401. The control unit 401 transmits an article discharge notification including the device ID of its own device to the article provision management server 1 via the communication unit 401 for each notification of the discharge of the article 5.

On the other hand, the article provision permission unit 122 of the article provision management server 1 does not update the inventory quantity of the article provision device data D1 in the settlement of the purchase of the article, but receives the discharge notification from the article provision device 4 to receive the article. The inventory quantity of the provided device data D1 is updated. That is, when one discharge notification from the article providing device 4 is received, the number of stocks of the article providing device data D1 corresponding to the device ID included in the discharge notification is decremented by one.

In the third embodiment, since the inventory of the articles of the article providing device 4 is grasped in real time, it is possible to prevent a settlement error of the terminal 3 due to the inventory shortage of the article providing device 4.

Further, the above-mentioned emission notification can be used not only for the number of stocks but also for controlling the settlement. For example, in a short period of time, the settlement of the purchase of the goods of the goods providing device 4 may be continuously requested. In such a case, the speed at which the goods provision management server 1 and the payment server process the payment of the goods and the speed at which the goods are actually discharged from the goods provision device 4 deviate from each other, and a plurality of users use the goods provision device 4 There is a possibility that the goods can be provided from the server.

Therefore, regarding the settlement of goods, control is performed so that the next payment processing is not performed until the goods provision management server 1 receives the discharge notification from the goods provision device 4, and the next payment processing is performed after receiving the discharge notification. do.

With such a configuration, only one user is permitted to provide the article from the article providing device 4, so that a plurality of users can provide the article from the article providing device 4. Can be prevented.

<Modification 1 of the embodiment of the present invention>
In the above-described embodiment, the content of the article description information itself is the same, and the case where each description is translated into each language has been mainly described. However, the content of the article explanation information itself may be different for each language.

This is because different cultures in each language have different tastes and preferred product forms. For example, if the color blue is preferred in one language area X and the color red is preferred in another language area Y, the article description information of the language area X is centered on red among the items (goods) that can be provided. The recommended goods (goods) are used as the recommended goods explanation information, and the goods explanation information in the language area Y is used as the goods explanation information that recommends the goods (goods) centered on blue among the goods (goods) that can be provided. Further, in one language area X, there may be a tendency to focus on the structure and movement of an article, and in another language area Y, there may be a tendency to focus on color. In such a case, the language sphere X is an explanatory text regarding the structure and operation of the article, and the language sphere Y is an explanatory text regarding the color.

Specifically, assuming that the Japanese are more interested in the movement of the article than the color, and the English-speaking user is more interested in the color, as shown in FIG. 18, the screen 5 in the English article explanation information. The description of is not "Open the door of the luggage compartment!" Which is the explanation of the structure and operation of the article as in Japanese in FIG. 11, but "Red Color" which is the explanation of the color of the article.

Although it is a method of realizing the above example, it is only necessary to make the contents of each data of the article explanation information of the settlement information corresponding to each language of the article providing device data D1 different, and other configurations are realized with the same configuration. be able to.
The first modification of the embodiment of the present invention can provide the user who uses the language with the article explanation information that matches the taste of each language area.

<Modification 2 of the embodiment of the present invention>
In the operation of the above-described embodiment, an example in which the terminal 3 performs a series of operations using a Web browser has been described. However, instead of completing everything on the Web browser, if the terminal 3 has an information display payment application (hereinafter referred to as QR payment application) installed, the QR payment application and the Web browser are linked. Therefore, it can be operated in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. The second modification of the embodiment of the present invention describes the case where the QR payment application and the Web browser are linked.

The settlement trigger information in the information display body 45 of the modification 1 of the embodiment of the present invention is a settlement that can be settled in addition to the device ID of the article providing device 4 and the link destination (destination) to the article providing management server 1. Includes QR payment app identification information that identifies the QR payment app that employs the method.
The QR payment application installed on the terminal 3 causes the calculation unit 51 to function as an information acquisition unit 510, a payment information display unit 511, and an article payment information transmission unit 512.

Specifically, the information acquisition unit 510 reads the information display body 45 of the article providing device 4 via the photographing unit 302, and acquires payment trigger information. If the QR payment application identification information included in the acquired payment trigger information includes the one that identifies the installed QR payment application, it can be seen that the payment method can be settled for the purchase of goods.

When the payment method is a payment method, the payment information display unit 511 includes an acquired device ID, payment method identification information for identifying the payment method, and language identification information for identifying the language set in the QR payment application. Send a request to send descriptive information.

The payment information presentation unit 121 of the goods management server 1 acquires the device ID, the payment method identification information, and the language identification information included in the request received from the terminal 3. Then, the payment information presentation unit 121 acquires the payment information corresponding to the language identification information from the article providing device data D1 of the storage unit 11. Then, the payment information presentation unit 121 transmits the acquired payment information and the command for activating the Web browser to the terminal 3.

The payment information display unit 511 of the terminal 3 receives the payment information and the activation command from the article management server 1, activates the Web browser, and displays the settlement information (article explanation information, payment method) on the screen.

When purchasing goods, in response to pressing the payment button in FIG. 11 of the above-described embodiment, the goods payment information transmission unit 512 sends a payment request including information on the price of the goods to the payment method of the QR payment application. Send to the corresponding payment server 2.
The operation after the payment processing of the payment server 2 that has received the payment request is the same operation as that of the above-described embodiment.

The second modification of the embodiment of the present invention has the advantage that the payment method and the language information set in the QR payment application can be acquired by the QR payment application, so that the selection of the payment method and the identification of the language can be omitted. There is.
Further, if the QR payment application has a browser function, the QR payment application can be executed independently.

<Modification 3 of the embodiment of the present invention>
In the above-described embodiment, the settlement trigger information of the information display body 45 mounted on the article providing device 4 includes the article providing device identification information (device ID) for identifying the article providing device 4. This article providing device identification information (device ID) is matched with the sales machine code on the management side that manages the inventory of the article provided by the article providing device 4 and the type of the provided article, and the article providing device identification information (device ID) is matched. ) To some extent, many advantages can be obtained.

For example, one advantage is that the inventory of the article providing device 4 can be managed with only one information display body 45. This is because the manager who manages and operates the goods providing service goes to replenish the inventory of goods of the goods providing device 4 on a regular basis or at an appropriate time. At this time, the manager simply reads the information display body 45 of the article providing device 4, and obtains the inventory quantity of the articles of the article providing device 4 identified by the article providing device identification information (device ID) by the article providing device data D1. This is because it can be known from the number of stocks of.

For example, another advantage is that when the article provided by the article providing device 4 is changed, the article ID and payment information (particularly, the article description) associated with the article providing device identification information (device ID) of the article providing device data D1. The point is that the system can be provided immediately without changing the information display body 45 mounted on the article providing device 4 only by changing the information).

In this way, the article providing device identification information (device ID) used on the system side that provides the article to the user and the article providing device identification information (vending machine code) on the side that manages and operates the article providing device 4 are matched. , Many advantages can be obtained by including it in the information of one information display body.

<Variation Example 4 of the Embodiment of the present invention>
A modified example 4 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
A game in which the user can acquire the privilege may be executed on the terminal 3 on condition that the payment for the purchase of the article 5 is completed. For example, in the terminal 2, a predetermined connection destination (URL, etc.) is displayed after the payment for the purchase of the goods is completed, and when the displayed connection destination is clicked, the terminal 3 is operated by the goods provision management server 1 or another server. Access the website that provides the game, and the game can be executed.

The URL for this game may be included in the payment information transmitted by the goods provision management server 1 to the terminal 3 in advance, and after the goods provision management server 1 receives the payment completion notification from the payment server 2, the goods are provided. The management server 1 may transmit the terminal 3. The game includes roulette, rock-paper-scissors, lottery, etc., and it suffices if a "hit" or "miss" can be obtained as a result of the game. When a "hit" is given, a message that the goods are provided free of charge is displayed on the terminal 3. Then, the article provision management server 1 transmits permission information to the article provision device 3 in which the article was previously purchased. Upon receiving the permission information, the article providing device 4 releases the lock and makes the handle 42 rotatable. Then, the handle 42 is rotated by the user, and the article 5 is provided by the article providing device 4.

<Variation 5 of the embodiment of the present invention>
A modified example 5 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Even if points are given to the user on condition that the settlement of the purchase of the article 5 is completed and the points given to the user satisfy the predetermined conditions, the user can acquire the privilege. good. The privilege that can be acquired by the user is, for example, that the goods are provided free of charge. For example, after the settlement of the purchase of the goods is completed, the goods provision management server 1 increases the value of the points of the user who purchased the goods by a predetermined number among the points for each user stored in the storage unit 11. Then, the article provision management server 1 determines whether or not the value of the updated points has reached the predetermined value, and if it does not reach the predetermined value, it ends as it is, and if it reaches the predetermined value, the article is purchased first. The permission information is transmitted to the goods providing device 4 which has been made. Upon receiving the permission information, the article providing device 4 releases the lock and makes the handle 42 rotatable. Then, the handle 42 is rotated by the user, and the article 5 is provided by the article providing device 4. The predetermined condition is not limited to the point reaching the predetermined value, and other conditions may be used. Further, the points given to the user may be displayed on the terminal 2 as a stamp acquired by the user.

<Variation Example 6 of the Embodiment of the present invention>
In the above embodiment, the payment for the purchase of the goods is made via the payment server 2, but the payment is not limited to this, and the payment is made between the goods providing device 4 and the goods providing device 4 using the electronic money stored in the terminal 3. You may do it. As shown in FIG. 19, the article providing device 4 has a functional configuration further including an electronic money payment unit 405. Further, the processing unit 303 of the terminal 3 further includes an electronic money processing unit (not shown). In the terminal 3, when the payment button provided on the display screen of the article explanation information received from the article provision management server 1 is pressed, the electronic money processing unit of the terminal 3 transmits an electronic money payment request to the article providing device 4. do. The electronic money payment unit 405 of the goods providing device 4 updates the balance of the electronic money information stored in the storage unit 307 of the terminal 3 with a value obtained by reducing the price of the goods 5 via communication with the terminal 3. .. Then, after the balance is updated, the article providing unit 402 provides the article according to the instruction from the control unit 401. Further, the control unit 401 transmits a purchase notification including the device ID of the own device to the article provision management server 1.

<Modification 7 of the embodiment of the present invention>
A modified example 7 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Depending on the configuration of the goods providing device 4, it is possible to use both the cashless payment by the terminal 3 and the payment by inserting cash into the goods providing device 4. For example, when purchasing an item of 500 yen, 200 yen is settled by cash and the remaining 300 yen is settled by cashless.

In order to realize the above-mentioned payment, the number of coins inserted in the goods providing device 4 must be known on the goods providing management server 1 and the payment server 2 side that perform the payment processing. Usually, the article providing device 4 is provided with a detection unit that detects the number of inserted coins. Therefore, the number of coins (the number of inserted coins) detected by the detection unit and the article providing device ID of the article providing device 4 are configured to be transmitted to the article providing management server 1.

The payment information presentation unit 121 of the goods provision management server 1 reads the payment trigger information of the information display body 45 of the goods provision device 4, and requests the user's terminal 3 and the goods provision device ID included in the request. Associate one-on-one. After that, the payment information of the terminal 3 of another user is not transmitted until the payment of the terminal 3 associated with the article providing device ID is completed.

When the number of coins (inserted number) detected by the detection unit and the article providing device ID of the article providing device 4 are received from the article providing device 4, the coins inserted into the article providing device 4 via the article providing device ID. Can be associated with the user's terminal 3. The payment information presentation unit 121 of the article provision management server 1 displays the number of coins inserted in the article providing device 4 and detected on the user's terminal 3, and displays the balance of the article (the price of the article-the amount of input). indicate. For example, when two 100-yen coins are inserted into the article providing device 4, "the number of coins: 2 coins (200 yen) and the balance: 300 yen" is displayed on the user's terminal 3.

When the balance of the goods is settled by cashless on the terminal 3 side, the goods provision permission unit 122 of the goods provision management server 1 performs the payment processing together with the payment server 2 in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment. After the payment is completed, the permission information for permitting the provision of the goods is transmitted to the goods providing device 4. Subsequent operations are the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

With this configuration, it is possible to use both cashless payment by the terminal 3 and cash payment by inserting cash into the goods providing device 4, and even if there are not enough coins, the balance is not exchanged. Can be settled by cashless or the like, and goods can be purchased.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiments and can be variously modified and implemented within the scope of the technical idea.

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Claims (14)

It is a method of providing payment information of an information processing device that can be connected to a terminal by communication.
The information processing device is
A request based on the payment trigger information is received from the terminal that has acquired payment trigger information including at least the goods providing device identification information that identifies the goods providing device from the information display body attached to the goods providing device that provides the goods. death,
Obtaining the goods providing device identification information from the above request,
The language set in the terminal is identified from the request, and the language is identified.
A payment information providing method for transmitting payment information corresponding to the identified language among the payment information related to the goods provided by the goods providing device corresponding to the goods providing device identification information to the terminal. The payment information providing method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus transmits payment information in a predetermined language to the terminal when payment information corresponding to the identified language does not exist. The payment information providing method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the language is either Japanese, English, or Chinese. The payment information includes the article description information of the article provided by the article providing device.
The payment information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the article description information includes an image of an article provided by the article providing device and a description of the article provided by the article providing device. The payment information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the payment information corresponding to the identified language has different contents for each language. The payment information providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the article provided by the article providing device is a toy body housed in a capsule-type container. An information processing device that can be connected to a terminal by communication.
A request based on the payment trigger information is received from the terminal that has acquired payment trigger information including at least the goods providing device identification information that identifies the goods providing device from the information display body attached to the goods providing device that provides the goods. Receiving means to
An acquisition means for acquiring the article providing device identification information from the request, and
An identification means for identifying the language set in the terminal from the request, and
An information processing device including a payment information communication means for transmitting payment information corresponding to the identified language among payment information related to the goods provided by the goods providing device corresponding to the goods providing device identification information to the terminal. .. The information processing device according to claim 7, wherein the payment information transmitting means transmits payment information in a predetermined language to the terminal when payment information corresponding to the identified language does not exist. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the language is either Japanese, English, or Chinese. The payment information includes the article description information of the article provided by the article providing device.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the article description information includes an image of an article provided by the article providing device and a description of the article provided by the article providing device. The information processing device according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the payment information corresponding to the identified language has different contents for each language. The information processing device according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the article provided by the article providing device is a toy body housed in a capsule-type container. A terminal program that can be connected to an information processing device that manages an article providing device by communication.
The program uses the terminal.
An information acquisition means for acquiring at least the article providing device identification information for identifying the article providing device from the information display body attached to the article providing device.
A transmission means for transmitting the article providing device identification information, the language identification information for identifying the language set in the own terminal, and the request for transmitting the payment information regarding the article provided by the article providing device.
A receiving means for receiving payment information corresponding to the language identification information, and
A program that functions as a display control means for displaying the payment information corresponding to the language set in the own terminal. The program according to claim 13, wherein the payment information corresponding to the language identification information has different contents for each language.

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