JP2022183008A - Sales system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine which provides improved convenience in purchasing medical products while ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the medical products.

SOLUTION: In a sales system 100, when a selected-by-product purchase route is selected by a consumer, a sales control unit 71 displays multiple medical products, and when a displayed medical product is selected, the unit extracts condition items and medication taking related warning items according to the selected medical product and displays the extracted condition items and medication taking related warning items. Then, when the sales control unit 71 confirms that no medication taking related warning items have been selected by the consumer and also confirms that a condition item(s) has/have been selected by the consumer, it performs control to dispense the medical product.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a sales system for selling pharmaceuticals.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vending machines that sell medicines based on doctor's prescriptions are known (see Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example).

The vending machine described in Patent Document 1 extracts data related to prescriptions from an information recording medium (IC card) in which drug administration data by a doctor is recorded, and dispenses drugs based on the extracted data related to prescriptions. are dispensed and the dispensed drugs are discharged. The vending machine described in Patent Literature 2 reads a prescription in a predetermined format, and conveys a ready-made medicine specified by a doctor to a medicine outlet based on the reading result of the prescription.

OTC drugs (over-the-counter drugs), which are also called over-the-counter drugs, home remedies, and over-the-counter drugs, can be purchased at pharmacies and drug stores without requiring a doctor's prescription.

JP-A-2000-90333 JP-A-10-269431

Here, from the viewpoint of self-medication, which means taking responsibility for one's own health and treating minor physical ailments on one's own, OTC drugs should be purchased while ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the drug. It has been desired to improve convenience.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a vending machine for OTC medicines that improves the convenience of purchasing medicines while ensuring the safety and efficacy of the medicines. do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a sales system,
When the purchaser selects one of the multiple purchase routes, including the product selection purchase route, in which the purchaser purchases pharmaceuticals by selecting the drug, the purchaser selects the drug according to that purchase route. Equipped with a sales control unit that controls selection and sales,
When the purchaser selects the product selection purchase route, the sales control unit displays a plurality of medicines so that the purchaser can select them, and when confirming that the displayed medicines have been selected by the purchaser, Based on the selected medicine, a medical condition item indicating a medical condition and a caution item indicating precautions for taking the medicine are extracted, and the purchaser can select the extracted medical condition item and the caution item for taking medicine. When it is confirmed that the purchaser has not selected the precautions to take and that the purchaser has selected the medical condition item, control is performed to sell the medicine. do.

Preferably, in the sales system according to the present invention,
The medical condition items and the caution items for taking medication are composed of item contents and check boxes for accepting purchaser's selection,
The sales control unit regulates not to sell the medicine when it is confirmed that the purchaser has selected the caution items, and not to sell the medicine when it is confirmed that the purchaser does not select the medical condition item. It is desirable that the drug should not be sold unless either of the medical condition items and the precautions to take is selected.

Preferably, in the sales system according to the present invention,
further comprising a camera for photographing a purchaser, and a device-based regulation unit for regulating sales of pharmaceuticals based on photographed information photographed by the camera,
The device-based regulation unit identifies the purchaser based on the purchaser's face information captured by the camera, and restricts the identified purchaser to selling a predetermined number or more of the same medicine within a predetermined period. It is desirable to regulate and regulate the sale of pharmaceuticals, whether for adults or children, when the identified purchaser has identified as a child.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the convenience of the purchase of a pharmaceutical can be improved, ensuring the safety and efficacy of a pharmaceutical.

It is an example of the perspective view when closing the door of the vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a perspective view when opening the door of the vending machine according to the embodiment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is an example of the schematic diagram which shows typically the structure of the side view of the vending machine which concerns on embodiment. It is an example of a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a vending system configured by a vending machine and an external device according to the embodiment. It is an example of the sequence diagram which shows the process transition of the sales system which concerns on embodiment. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the sales integrated control process of the vending machine which concerns on embodiment. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the goods selection purchase route control process of the vending machine which concerns on embodiment. 6 is an example of a flowchart showing symptom selection purchase route control processing of the vending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is an example of a screen transition diagram showing transition of display screens displayed on the display unit of the vending machine according to the embodiment; It is an example of a purchase start screen and a pharmacist consultation guidance screen displayed on the display unit of the vending machine according to the embodiment. It is an example of a product selection screen, a selected product explanation screen, and a product final confirmation screen displayed on the display unit of the vending machine according to the embodiment. It is an example of a category item selection screen, a detailed medical condition selection screen, and a candidate drug display screen displayed on the display unit of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below show some examples of the present invention and do not limit the content of the present invention. Moreover, not all the configurations and operations described in each embodiment are essential as the configurations and operations of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the direction in which the purchaser who purchases the product faces the purchaser when operating the vending machine is called "forward", and the direction opposite to the front is called "backward". Further, in the present embodiment, the height direction of the vending machine is called "upward", and the direction opposite to the upward direction is called "downward".

[External Configuration of Vending Machine]
First, the external configuration of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an example of a perspective view of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment when the door 3 is closed, and FIG. 2 is an example of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment when the door 3 is open. is an example of a perspective view of. Moreover, FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic diagram schematically showing the configuration of a side view of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment.

The vending machine 1 is a vending machine capable of selling pharmaceuticals (OTC pharmaceuticals) as commodities. In particular, the vending machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a vending machine capable of selling various sizes of medicines, and an automatic vending machine capable of providing the medicines to be sold to the purchaser without giving excessive shock to the medicines to be sold. It's a vending machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, a door 3 is provided on the front surface of the housing 2 of the vending machine 1 . In the vending machine 1, when the door 3 is opened, the operation of replenishing medicines, the operation of collecting the price of medicines, and the like are performed.

On the front side of the door 3, there is provided a touch screen composed of a display unit 10 for displaying information such as explanations of medicines, medical conditions, and items to be taken with caution, and an operation input unit 11 for accepting selection operations by the purchaser. there is

In addition, a product outlet 12 is provided on the front surface of the door 3 for the purchaser to take out the purchased medicine. In this embodiment, the product outlet 12 is provided slightly in the center of the door 3 . Therefore, the purchaser can take out the purchased medicine in a stable posture without bending his back or bending his knees. In addition, the product outlet 12 may be provided in the lower portion of the door 3 or may be provided in the upper portion of the door 3 .

In front of the door 3, there are a coin insertion unit 13 for accepting coins, a bill validation unit 14 for accepting banknotes, and a card settlement unit 15 for accepting money information on cards as units used when paying for medicines. is provided. Further, a passport reader 16 for reading the purchaser's passport information, a receipt printer 17 for outputting a receipt, and a change outlet 18 for taking out change are provided.

A speaker 19 for outputting voice and the like, and a camera 20 for photographing the purchaser are provided in the upper part of the front side of the door 3 .

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the vending machine 1, the medicines are stored separately according to the type of the medicine P, and the vending machine 1 has a plurality of storage lanes R1 to R4 in the horizontal direction and a plurality of storage lanes in the vertical direction. A plurality of storage sections 30 partitioned by storage stages D1 to R10 are provided. In this embodiment, it is possible to provide 40 storage units 30 partitioned by four storage lanes R1 to R4 and ten storage stages D1 to R10. is free to change the design as appropriate.

The plurality of storage sections 30 are formed to have substantially the same structure, and are arranged so that their width direction and longitudinal direction are along the width direction and front-rear direction of the vending machine 1, respectively. Each storage unit 30 can be removed from the vending machine 1 and can store various sizes of medicines according to the size of the medicines.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, by removing the storage section 30 that is partitioned from the third storage lane R3 and the sixth storage level D6, the storage section that is partitioned from the third storage lane R3 and the seventh storage level D7 can be stored. In the portion 30, a drug Ph having a high height in the vertical direction can be stored. In addition, wide medicines Pw are stored across two storage sections 30, such as the two storage sections 30 partitioned by the first storage lane R1, the second storage lane R2, and the fifth storage stage D5. can also As described above, the vending machine 1 according to the present embodiment can vend medicines of various sizes according to the size of the medicines.

In addition, inside the vending machine 1, it is arranged between the door 3 and the plurality of storage units 30, and is configured to be able to move up and down along the vertical direction of the vending machine 1, and is carried out from the storage unit 30. An elevator 40 is provided for conveying the medicine to the product outlet 12 .

The elevator 40 includes a tray 41 on which the medicines carried out from the storage unit 30 can be placed, a flat ceiling plate 42 arranged above the tray 41 so as to face it, and a left-right direction of the tray 41 and the ceiling plate 42. side plates 43 provided at both ends of the tray 41 and connecting the tray 41 and the ceiling plate 42 .

Further, inside the vending machine 1, there is provided a barrier shelf 50 which is L-shaped in cross section and placed opposite to the product outlet 12, on which various substrates related to the vending machine 1 are placed. .

As shown in FIG. 3, each storage unit 30 includes a conveyor 31 for transporting the medicines P stored in the storage unit 30 to the front tray 41, and a pusher for pushing forward the medicines P placed on the conveyor 31. 32 are provided. In addition, the storage units 30 are arranged so that the distance between the storage units 30 in the vertical direction (the distance between the plurality of storage stages D1 to R10) is H1 (for example, 100 mm).

The tray 41 provided in the elevator 40 is gently slanted forward, and the vertical length H2 (for example, 200 mm) from the front end of the tray 41 to the ceiling plate 42 is equal to the distance from the rear end of the tray 41 to the ceiling. It is longer than the vertical length H3 (for example, 180 mm) up to the plate 42 (H2>H3). Furthermore, the length H3 of the elevator 40 is longer than the length H1 of one storage unit 30 (H3 >H1).

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the elevator 40 moves the position between the product outlet 12 and the barrier shelf 50 to the standby position before transporting the medicines carried out from the storage section 30 to the product outlet 12. As such, it waits at its standby position.

Various parts such as a control board 52 for centrally controlling the vending machine 1 are placed on the barrier shelf 50 . Moreover, the barrier shelf 50 has an L-shaped cross section, and a barrier portion 51 is formed upright in the vertical direction.

The barrier portion 51 is configured to be larger than the area of the opening on the rear end side of the elevator 40 (see FIG. 2). For this reason, when the elevator 40 is waiting at the standby position, even if an attempt is made to illegally take out the medicine from the product take-out opening 12 of the vending machine 1, the tray 41 and the ceiling plate 42 are not in the vertical direction. , the side plate 43 serves as a wall in the left-right direction, and the barrier portion 51 serves as a wall in the rearward direction, thereby preventing unauthorized removal of medicines.

By providing a shutter mechanism behind the product outlet 12, providing a shutter mechanism on the front side of the plurality of storage units 30, or providing a shutter mechanism on the opening on the rear end side of the elevator 40, Although it is possible to prevent unauthorized taking out of medicines, there are disadvantages such as a complicated shutter mechanism and an increased length in the front-rear direction. Of course, although there are disadvantages, the standby position of the elevator 40 and the barrier shelf 50 can be arranged at arbitrary positions, the shutter mechanism can be provided behind the product outlet 12, and the shutter mechanism can be provided on the front side of the plurality of storage units 30. Alternatively, a shutter mechanism may be provided at the opening on the rear end side of the elevator 40 .

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the standby position of the elevator 40 is provided slightly near the center of the storage stages D1 to R10 in the vertical direction, so that the sale is started from the standby position. It is possible to shorten the lifting distance to the storage stage D of the storage section 30 in which the medicines are stored, and to improve the delivery speed of the medicines to be sold.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a coin insertion unit 13, a bill validator unit 14, a card settlement unit 15, a passport reader 16, a receipt printer 17, and a change outlet 18 are provided on the back of the door 3. and a money information input/output unit 60 for inputting/outputting money information, card information, passport information, and change information.

[Block diagram of sales system]
Next, the functional configuration of the vending system 100 configured by the vending machine 1 and the external device 90 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is an example of a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a vending system 100 configured by the vending machine 1 and the external device 90 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the vending system 100 is composed of a plurality of vending machines 1 and an external device 90 . The external device 90 is a management server that manages the vending machine 1 or a mobile terminal possessed by an administrator of the vending machine 1, and a storage device that stores a database.

The vending machine 1 includes a display unit 10, an operation input unit 11, a camera 20, a conveyor 31, an elevator 40, a money information input/output unit 60, and a control unit 70 for controlling the operation of the vending machine 1. , and a communication unit 80 for communicating with an external device 90 .

Conveyor 31 has a belt drive unit 34 comprising a motor for driving a belt on which medicines are placed, a first rotary encoder 35 for detecting the amount of rotational displacement of the motor of belt drive unit 34, and a position of pusher 32. A belt position detection sensor 36 for detecting the position of the belt and a belt product detection sensor 37 for detecting whether or not medicine is placed on the belt are provided.

The elevator 40 includes an elevation drive unit 44 including a motor for vertically raising and lowering the elevator 40, a second rotary encoder 45 for detecting the amount of rotational displacement of the motor of the elevation drive unit 44, and a tray position for detecting the position of the tray 41. A detection sensor 46 and a tray product detection sensor 47 for detecting whether or not medicines are placed on the tray 41 are provided.

The control unit 70 includes processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ROM (Read Only Memory), and RAM (Random Access Memory), and is mounted on the control board 52 (see FIG. 3).

The control unit 70 is connected to the operation input unit 11, the camera 20, the first rotary encoder 35, the tray position detection sensor 46, and the tray product detection sensor 47 via an input port (not shown) of the control board 52. It is configured such that various types of information can be input to the control unit 70 from these devices. Also, the control unit 70 is connected to the display unit 10, the belt drive unit 34, and the elevation drive unit 44 via the output port (not shown) of the control board 52, and the control unit 70 communicates with these devices. It is configured so that various types of information can be output. Furthermore, the control unit 70 is connected to the money information input/output unit 60 and the communication unit 80 via an input/output port (not shown) of the control board 52, and various information can be input and output. The control unit 70 also includes a sales control unit 71 that controls sales of medicines.

The sales control unit 71 inputs selection information input by the purchaser to the operation input unit 11, and inputs money information, card information, and passport information from the money information input/output unit 60, thereby selling medicines. Perform various controls for Although the details will be described later, the sales control unit 71 includes "negative condition items" including items to be careful about taking such as pregnancy, contraindicated drugs, under 18 years old, etc., medical conditions such as sore throat, fever, sneezing, runny nose, etc. A "positive condition item" composed of an item, a regular drug item indicating a drug as a regular drug, and a generic item indicating that a generic is desired, and "product information" of the drug are displayed on the display unit 10. A candidate drug is extracted from a plurality of drugs according to the selected medical condition item or the like, and control is performed such that the extracted candidate drug is displayed on the display unit 10 .

In addition, the sales control unit 71 controls the driving of the belt driving unit 34 and the lifting driving unit 44 to control the supply of medicines, and the selection information input by the purchaser to the operation input unit 11. and a device-induced regulation unit 75 that regulates the sales of medicines based on the information captured by the camera 20 .

The transport control unit 72 controls the driving of the belt drive unit 34 and the elevation drive unit 44 while inputting the positional information from the tray position detection sensor 46 and the tray product detection sensor 47, so that the medicines to be sold are stored. The tray 41 is moved up and down to the storage stage D of the storage unit 30, and the medicines to be sold are transported to the tray 41 by the conveyor 31 corresponding to the storage lane R of the storage unit 30 in which the medicines to be sold are stored. Then, the transport control unit 72 controls to transport the medicine placed on the tray 41 to the product outlet 12 .

The purchaser-induced regulation unit 74 receives the selection information input by the purchaser to the operation input unit 11, and selects the negative condition items including medication caution items and the positive condition items including medical condition items selected by the purchaser. to regulate the sale of medicines based on information selected by

Apparatus-related restriction unit 75 receives photographing information photographed by camera 20, identifies the purchaser based on the face information of the purchaser as the photographing information, and provides the identified purchaser with a It regulates the sale of more than a specified number of the same drug. Furthermore, the device-related regulation unit 75 identifies whether the purchaser is an adult or a child based on the photographing information photographed by the camera 20, and if the purchaser is identified as a child, the drug is for adults. to regulate the sale of drugs, whether they are drugs for adults or children, when identified as an adult. Control.

The external device 90 is connected to a plurality of vending machines 1 in a wired or wireless manner so as to be able to communicate with each other. It has a control unit 91 and a database storage unit 92 that stores a database.

The external control unit 91 includes a processor such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM, analyzes information input from the vending machine 1, outputs predetermined information to the vending machine 1 based on the analysis results, Predetermined information is stored in the storage unit 92 .

The database storage unit 92 consists of a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SDD), an optical disk drive, a magnetic tape device, etc., and stores at least the type of medicine and the It stores sales history information in which the number of products sold and the sales period are associated with each other.

[Sales system sequence diagram]
Next, processing transition of the sales system 100 will be described. FIG. 5 is an example of a sequence diagram showing processing transitions of the sales system 100 according to the embodiment.

The left column of FIG. 5 shows the vending machine 1, and the right column shows the processing of the external device 90. As shown in FIG. Each process shown in FIG. 5 is the process of the vending control unit 71 in the vending machine 1 and the process of the external control unit 91 in the external device 90, and conceptually summarizes the processes in FIGS. 6 to 8 described later. The details of each will be described later.

First, the vending machine 1 performs a "purchase start operation reception process" for confirming whether or not there is a purchase start operation from the purchaser (step S10).

In the present embodiment, the vending machine 1, as the purchase start operation, inputs to the operation input unit 11 when the purchase start screen is displayed on the display unit 10, the money information to the money information input/output unit 60, It is confirmed that there is input of either card information or passport information.

When the purchase start operation is performed by the purchaser, the vending machine 1 photographs the purchaser with the camera 20, vending machine specific information for identifying the vending machine 1, and photographing information of the purchaser photographed with the camera 20. is sent to the external device 90, and when the monetary information input/output unit 60 inputs passport information, the passport information is transmitted to the external device 90, and when the monetary information input/output unit 60 inputs card information, the card information is transmitted to the external device 90 as additional information. .

When the external device 90 receives the photographed information of the purchaser from the vending machine 1, the external device 90 identifies the purchaser from the face information in the received photographed information, and performs "purchaser identification processing" to generate unique information of the identified purchaser. (Step S20). Further, in the purchaser identification process, when the purchaser's unique information is generated, the generated purchaser's unique information is transmitted to the vending machine 1 .

After completing the purchaser identification process in step S20, the external device 90 performs a "deregulation determination process" for determining whether or not a specific release condition for partially releasing the drug sales restriction has been met ( step S30).

In the deregulation determination process of the present embodiment, the external device 90 determines that the administrator of the vending machine 1 has performed a specific release operation as satisfaction of the specific release condition, and the vending machine-specific Whether or not the information corresponds to the one installed in a specific area (for example, an airport) or whether the passport information received from the vending machine 1 is specific passport information (for example, a foreigner) is established. Judging.

In the deregulation determination process of the present embodiment, when the external device 90 determines that the specific release condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S40. Further, when the external device 90 determines that the specific release condition is satisfied, the external device 90 skips the processes of steps S40 and S50 described later in order to partially release the restriction on the sales of medicines.

The external device 90 performs "multi-sale restriction processing" to restrict the identified purchaser from selling more than a predetermined number of the same medicine within a predetermined period (step S40).

In the mass sales regulation process of the present embodiment, the external device 90 obtains current time information from an RTC (Real Time Clock) or the like, refers to the sales history information stored in the database storage unit 92, and performs step The sales history information corresponding to the unique information of the purchaser generated in S20 is extracted, and based on the extracted sales history information and the current time information, a predetermined number or more of the same drug will be sold within a predetermined period. Determine whether or not When the external device 90 determines that more than a predetermined number of the same drug will be sold within a predetermined period of time (for example, within a week), the external device 90 automatically sells mass sales prohibition information (equipment-based sales prohibition information) that regulates drug sales. Send to machine 1. Further, when the external device 90 determines that the same drug will not be sold in the predetermined number or more within the predetermined period, the process proceeds to step S50.

The external device 90 performs a "child sales restriction process" to restrict drug sales to children after completing the mass sales restriction process in step S40 (step S50).

In the child sales regulation process of this embodiment, the external device 90 identifies whether the person is an adult or a child based on the face information, height information, etc. in the photographing information received from the vending machine 1, and identifies the person as a child. When it does, it transmits to the vending machine 1 child sales prohibition information (apparatus factor sales prohibition information) for regulating the sale of medicines. When the external control unit 91 identifies that the person is an adult, the process ends. For this reason, in the sales system 100 of the present embodiment, when an adult is identified, sales of pharmaceuticals are not regulated even for pharmaceuticals for children.

Returning to the processing of the vending machine 1 in the left column, the vending machine 1, when the purchase start operation is performed by the purchaser, performs the "sales general control" that controls from the selection of medicines, etc. to the confirmation of the medicines to be sold. process" (step S60). Further, in the general sales control process, when the multi-sale prohibition information or the child sales prohibition information is received from the external device 90 as the device-related sales prohibition information, the sales of medicines are controlled to be restricted. This sales general control process will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG.

In the vending machine 1, when the medicines to be sold are determined in the integrated sales control process of step S60, the position information from the belt position detection sensor 36, the belt product detection sensor 37, the tray position detection sensor 46, and the tray product detection sensor 47 is detected. While inputting such as, the driving of the belt drive unit 34 and the lift drive unit 44 is controlled to carry out a transport control process for transporting medicines to be sold to the product outlet 12 (step S70).

In the transport control process of the present embodiment, after the tray 41 is moved up and down to the storage stage D of the storage unit 30 containing the medicines to be sold, the storage lane R corresponding to the storage lane R of the storage unit 30 containing the medicines to be sold is stored. A conveyer 31 conveys the medicines to a tray 41 , and conveys the medicines placed on the tray 41 to the commodity outlet 12 .

After completing the transport control process in step S70, the vending machine 1 externally outputs the sales result information including at least the type of medicine sold and the number of sold medicines in association with the unique information of the purchaser. Send to device 90 . In the present embodiment, the sales result information is configured to be transmitted when the transportation control process of step S70 ends, but is transmitted when the sales general control process of step S60 ends. It may be configured as

When the external device 90 receives the sales result information associated with the purchaser's unique information from the vending machine 1, the external device 90 stores the sales history information of the purchaser's unique information associated with the sales result information with respect to the database storage unit 92. Then, a "sales history information update process" for adding and updating the reception time when the sales result information was received and the information on the received sales result information is performed (step S80).

As described above, according to the sales system 100 of the present embodiment, the external device 90 connected to the plurality of vending machines 1 performs the mass sales restriction process (step S40). Even if the same drug is purchased from a vending machine 1 installed at another store B after purchasing the drug from the vending machine 1, the same purchaser will receive a predetermined number of the same drug within a predetermined period. It is possible to regulate the sale of more than

In addition, since the external device 90 performs multiple sales restriction processing (step S40) and child sales restriction processing (step S50), the control load on the vending machine 1 can be reduced, and the time until the vending machine provides medicines can be reduced. It is also possible to shorten the control processing time.

It should be noted that the processing of the vending machine 1 and the external device 90 (the external control unit 91 and the database storage unit 92) in the sequence diagram described above does not represent all the processing of the vending machine 1 and the external device 90. It is also processed to serve a number of other functions.

[Generalized sales control processing for vending machines]
Next, details of the generalized sales control process of the vending machine 1 described above with reference to FIG. 5 will be described. FIG. 6 is an example of a flow chart showing sales control processing of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment.

In step 101 , the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the mass sales prohibition information or the child sales prohibition information has been received from the external device 90 as the device-related sales prohibition information.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 101 that it has received the mass sales prohibition information or child sales prohibition information, the process moves to step 102 to regulate the sales of medicines. On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the mass sales prohibition information or the child sales prohibition information has not been received, the process proceeds to step 103 to select the purchase of medicines.

In step 102, the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a "pharmacist consultation guidance screen".

In this "pharmacist consultation guidance screen", as will be described later with reference to FIG. It is When this process ends, the medicine to be sold is not confirmed, so the transport control process (see FIG. 5) in step S70 is not performed, and the subsequent operation returns to the "purchase start screen".

At step 103, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not any purchase route has been selected from the "purchase start screen".

Here, on the "purchase start screen", as will be described later with reference to FIG. , and a button for selecting the "purchase route for symptom selection" for the purchaser to select the symptom and purchase the medicine. is configured to allow selection of

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 103 that any purchase route has been selected from the “purchase start screen”, the process proceeds to step 104 . On the other hand, if the sales control unit 71 determines that no purchase route has been selected from the "purchase start screen", it waits until a purchase route is selected.

At step 104, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the "purchase route for product selection" has been selected as the purchase route.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 104 that the "purchase route for product selection" has been selected as the purchase route, the process proceeds to the product selection purchase route control process in step 200 as the product selection purchase route. On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the "product selection purchase route" is not selected as the purchase route, the process proceeds to the symptom selection purchase route control process of step 300 as the symptom selection purchase route.

In step 200, the sales control unit 71 performs product selection/purchase route control processing for the purchaser to select and purchase medicines. This product selection/purchase route control process will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 105 .

In step 300, the sales control unit 71 performs symptom selection purchase route control processing for the purchaser to select a symptom and purchase medicines. This symptom selection purchase route control processing will be described in detail later using FIG. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 105 .

In step 105, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the display unit 10 displays the "final product confirmation screen".

On this "product final confirmation screen", as will be described later with reference to FIG. It is configured to display an intention confirmation as to whether or not to do so.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 105 that the display unit 10 displays the “final product confirmation screen”, the process proceeds to step 106 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “final product confirmation screen” is not displayed on the display unit 10, the current process is terminated.

At step 106, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the purchase of the finally selected drug has been confirmed.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 106 that the purchase of the finally selected drug has been confirmed, the process proceeds to step 107 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the purchase of the finally selected medicine has not been confirmed, the current processing ends.

In step 107, the sales control unit 71 determines the finally selected drug and performs a drug determination process for storing information about the determined drug. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 108 .

In step 108, the sales control unit 71 performs calculation processing for calculating the determined purchase price of the medicine. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 109 .

In step 109, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the payment price paid by the purchaser≧the calculated purchase price of the medicine.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 109 that the payment price≧the purchase price, the process proceeds to step 110 . On the other hand, if the sales control unit 71 determines that the payment price≧purchase price does not hold, it waits until there is an additional payment price.

At step 110, the sales control unit 71 performs change calculation processing for calculating the change by subtracting the purchase price from the payment price. Further, in this change calculation process, information on the calculated change is output to the money information input/output unit 60 . After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 111 .

In step 111, the sales control unit 71 performs calculation processing for calculating the position of the storage unit 30 in which the confirmed medicine is stored. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to the transport control process (see FIG. 5) of step S70.

(Product selection and purchase route control processing)
Next, details of the product selection/purchase route control process of the vending machine 1 described above will be described. FIG. 7 is an example of a flow chart showing product selection/purchase route control processing of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment as a subroutine of the generalized sales control processing.

In step 201, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the "purchase route for product selection" is selected from the "purchase start screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 201 that the "purchase route for product selection" has been selected from the "purchase start screen", the process proceeds to step 202. FIG. On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “purchase route for product selection” is not selected from the “purchase start screen”, the process proceeds to step 203 .

At step 202 , the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a “product selection screen” on the display unit 10 . After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 203 .

As will be described later with reference to FIG. 11(a), this "commodity selection screen" displays a plurality of medicines contained in the vending machine 1, and is configured so that one of the medicines can be selected.

At step 203, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the display unit 10 is displaying the "merchandise selection screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 203 that the “product selection screen” is displayed on the display unit 10 , the process proceeds to step 204 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “merchandise selection screen” is not displayed on the display unit 10 , the process proceeds to step 207 .

At step 204, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the purchaser has selected a drug on the "product selection screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 204 that a drug has been selected, the process proceeds to step 205 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that no drug has been selected, the process proceeds to step 207 .

In step 205, the sales control unit 71 extracts negative condition items including caution items and positive condition items including medical condition items based on the selected drug. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 206 .

In the present embodiment, the “positive condition items” include medical condition items indicating specific medical conditions such as sore throat, fever, sneezing, and runny nose; In the product selection/purchase route control process, as positive condition items, medical condition items and household medicine items are extracted based on the selected medicine. For example, if "medicine A" is selected as a drug, in order to ensure the safety and efficacy of drug A, there are precautions such as drug allergies, pregnancy, and use of steroids, as well as a sore throat, Medical condition items such as fever and sneezing, and household medicine items indicating medicines as household medicines are extracted.

At step 206, the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a "selected product explanation screen" on the display unit 10. FIG. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 207 .

As will be described later with reference to FIG. 11(b), the selected drug, the negative condition items and the positive condition items extracted in step 205 are displayed on this "selected product description screen". configured to allow

At step 207, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the display unit 10 displays the "selected product explanation screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 207 that the display unit 10 displays the “selected product explanation screen”, the process proceeds to step 208 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “selected product explanation screen” is not displayed on the display unit 10, the current processing ends.

At step 208, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the selection of negative condition items and positive condition items has been completed.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 208 that the selection of the negative condition item and the positive condition item has been completed, the process proceeds to step 209 . On the other hand, if the sales control unit 71 determines that the selection of the negative condition items and the positive condition items has not been completed, it waits until the selection of the negative condition items and the positive condition items is completed.

At step 209, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not any negative condition item is selected.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 209 that none of the negative condition items are selected, the process proceeds to step 210 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that any negative condition item is selected, the process moves to step 211 to regulate the sales of medicines.

At step 210, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not any positive condition item is selected.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 210 that any of the positive condition items are selected, the process proceeds to step 212 . On the other hand, if the sales control unit 71 determines that none of the positive condition items have been selected, the process moves to step 211 to regulate the sales of medicines.

In step 211, the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a "pharmacist consultation guidance screen" on the display unit 10 in order to regulate sales of medicines, as in step 102 described above.

In step 212, the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a "final product confirmation screen" on the display unit 10 in order to finally confirm the intention to purchase the drug selected on the "product selection screen". . After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step S105 (see FIG. 6).

(Symptom selection purchase route control processing)
Next, details of symptom selection purchase route control processing of the vending machine 1 described above will be described. FIG. 8 is an example of a flowchart showing a symptom selection purchase route control process of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment as a subroutine of the sales general control process.

In step 301, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the "purchase route for symptom selection" is selected from the "purchase start screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 301 that the “purchase route for symptom selection” is selected from the “purchase start screen”, the process proceeds to step 302 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “purchase route for symptom selection” is not selected from the “purchase start screen”, the process proceeds to step 303 .

At step 302, the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a “category item selection screen” on the display unit 10. FIG. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 303 .

In this "category item selection screen", as will be described later with reference to FIG. 12(a), a plurality of category items are displayed, and any category item can be selected.

Here, the "category item" is an item of a higher concept in which positive condition items consisting of specific medical condition items such as sore throat, fever, sneezing, runny nose, etc. are grouped from symptoms, parts, etc. For example, items such as "cold/fever/headache", "digestive system/anus", "skin", "eyes/ears/nose/mouth", "muscles/joints", "lifestyle", "women/children", etc. is mentioned.

At step 303 , the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the “category item selection screen” is being displayed on the display unit 10 .

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 303 that the “category item selection screen” is displayed on the display unit 10 , the process proceeds to step 304 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “category item selection screen” is not displayed on the display unit 10 , the process proceeds to step 307 .

At step 304, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the purchaser has selected a category item on the "category item selection screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 304 that a category item has been selected, the process proceeds to step 305 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that no category item has been selected, the process proceeds to step 307 .

At step 305, the sales control unit 71 extracts negative condition items including dosage caution items and positive condition items including medical condition items based on the selected category items. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 306 .

As described above, the "positive condition item" consists of the medical condition item, the household medicine item, and the generic item. Based on this, the medical condition items and generic items are extracted. For example, when "lifestyle" is selected as a category item, in order to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medicines, there are precautions such as drug allergies, pregnancy, under 18 years of age, and steroid use, Medical condition items such as fatigue, dullness, hangover, motion sickness, heatstroke, constipation, loss of appetite, stiff shoulders, eye fatigue, etc., and generic items indicating a desire for generics are extracted.

At step 306 , the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a “detailed medical condition selection screen” on the display unit 10 . After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 307 .

As will be described later with reference to FIG. 12B, this "detailed medical condition selection screen" displays the negative condition items and the positive condition items extracted in step 305, and is configured so that each item can be selected. ing.

At step 307, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the display unit 10 displays a "detailed medical condition selection screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 307 that the “detailed medical condition selection screen” is being displayed on the display unit 10 , the process proceeds to step 308 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “detailed medical condition selection screen” is not displayed on the display unit 10, the current process is terminated.

At step 308, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the selection of negative condition items and positive condition items has ended.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 308 that selection of negative condition items and positive condition items has been completed, the process proceeds to step 309 . On the other hand, if the sales control unit 71 determines that the selection of the negative condition items and the positive condition items has not been completed, it waits until the selection of the negative condition items and the positive condition items is completed.

At step 309, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not any negative condition item is selected.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 309 that none of the negative condition items are selected, the process proceeds to step 310 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that any negative condition item is selected, the process moves to step 311 to regulate the sales of medicines.

At step 310, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not any positive condition item is selected.

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 310 that any of the positive condition items are selected, the process proceeds to step 312 . On the other hand, if the sales control unit 71 determines that none of the positive condition items have been selected, the process moves to step 311 to regulate the sales of medicines.

In step 311, the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a "pharmacist consultation guidance screen" on the display unit 10 in order to regulate sales of pharmaceuticals, as in step 102 described above.

In step 312, the sales control unit 71 selects the positive condition item selected from among the plurality of medicines stored in the vending machine 1 based on the medical condition items included in the selected one or more positive condition items. One or a plurality of pharmaceuticals having efficacy, effect, etc. for the objective condition item are extracted as candidate pharmaceuticals. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 313 .

In step 313 , the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying a “candidate drug display screen” on the display unit 10 . After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step 314 .

As will be described later with reference to FIG. 12(c), the "candidate drug display screen" displays the candidate drugs extracted in step 312, and is configured so that the displayed candidate drugs can be selected.

At step 314 , the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not the “candidate drug display screen” is displayed on the display unit 10 .

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 314 that the “candidate drug display screen” is displayed on the display unit 10 , the process proceeds to step 315 . On the other hand, when the sales control unit 71 determines that the “candidate drug display screen” is not displayed on the display unit 10, the current processing ends.

In step 315, the sales control unit 71 determines whether or not a drug has been selected from the candidate drugs on the "candidate drug display screen".

When the sales control unit 71 determines in step 315 that a drug has been selected from the candidate drugs, the process proceeds to step 309 . On the other hand, if the sales control unit 71 determines that no drug has been selected from the candidate drugs, it waits until a drug is selected from the candidate drugs.

In step 316, the sales control unit 71 performs display processing for displaying the "final product confirmation screen" on the display unit 10 in order to finally confirm the intention to purchase the drug selected on the "candidate drug display screen." conduct. After completing this process, the sales control unit 71 shifts the process to step S105 (see FIG. 6).

[Transition of vending machine display screen]
Next, transition of display screens displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 will be described. FIG. 9 is an example of a screen transition diagram showing transition of display screens displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9, the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 displays a purchase start screen 500 as an initial display screen for purchasing medicines.

As shown in the left column of FIG. 9 , when a purchase route for product selection is selected on the purchase start screen 500 , the display screen shifts to a product selection screen 601 .

When a drug is selected on the product selection screen 601 , the display screen shifts to the selected product explanation screen 602 . Although the explanation of the processing is omitted in the above flowchart, when a predetermined purchase route change button is selected on the product selection screen 601, the display screen can be changed from the product selection screen 601 to the category item selection screen 701. It is configured.

When a negative condition item or a positive condition item is selected on the selected product explanation screen 602, the display screen shifts to the product final confirmation screen 501 or the pharmacist consultation guide screen 502 according to the selection. Although the description of the processing is omitted in the above-described flowchart, when the return button is selected on the selected product description screen 602, the display screen can be returned from the selected product description screen 602 to the product selection screen 601. It is

As described above, when no negative condition item is selected and any positive condition item is selected on the selected product description screen 602 , the display screen shifts to the product final confirmation screen 501 . On the other hand, when any negative condition item is selected, or when no positive condition item is selected, or when none of the negative and positive condition items are selected , the display screen shifts to a pharmacist consultation guidance screen 502 as a purchase regulation screen for regulating the purchase of medicines.

As shown in the right column of FIG. 9 , when the purchase route of symptom selection is selected on the purchase start screen 500 , the display screen shifts to a category item selection screen 701 .

When a category item is selected on the category item selection screen 701 , the display screen shifts to a detailed medical condition selection screen 702 . Although the description of the processing is omitted in the flowchart above, when a predetermined purchase route change button is selected on the category item selection screen 701, the display screen can be shifted from the category item selection screen 701 to the product selection screen 601. is configured to

When a negative condition item and a positive condition item are selected on the detailed medical condition selection screen 702, the display screen shifts to the candidate drug display screen 703 or the pharmacist consultation guide screen 502 according to the selection. Although the explanation of the processing is omitted in the above flowchart, when the return button is selected on the detailed medical condition selection screen 702, the display screen can be returned from the detailed medical condition selection screen 702 to the category item selection screen 701. It is configured.

As described above, on the detailed medical condition selection screen 702 , when none of the negative condition items are selected and any of the positive condition items are selected, the display screen shifts to the candidate drug display screen 703 . On the other hand, when any negative condition item is selected, or when no positive condition item is selected, or when none of the negative and positive condition items are selected , the display screen shifts to the pharmacist consultation guidance screen 502 .

When a drug is selected from candidate drugs on the candidate drug display screen 703 , the display screen shifts to the product final confirmation screen 501 . Although the explanation of the processing is omitted in the above-described flowchart, when the return button is selected on the candidate drug display screen 703, the display screen can be returned from the candidate drug display screen 703 to the detailed medical condition selection screen 702. It is configured.

When the purchase of the drug finally selected on the product final confirmation screen 501 is confirmed, the drug is sold. Although the description of the processing is omitted in the above-described flowchart, when the NO button for not purchasing the medicine is selected on the product selection screen 601, the display screen returns from the product final confirmation screen 501 to the previous display screen. is also possible.

[Vending machine display screen]
An example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 described above will be described.

(Purchase start screen and pharmacist consultation guidance screen)
First, a purchase start screen 500 and a pharmacist consultation guidance screen 502 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 shows an example of a purchase start screen 500 and a pharmacist consultation guidance screen 502 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10(a) is an example of a purchase start screen 500 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10(a), on the purchase start screen 500, a button 511 for selecting a purchase route for product selection for the purchaser to select and purchase medicines, and a button 511 for selecting a purchase route for purchasing medicines. At least a button 512 for selecting a purchase route for symptom selection for selecting and purchasing medicines is displayed.

FIG. 10(b) is an example of a pharmacist consultation guide screen 502 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10(b), the pharmacist consultation guidance screen 502 displays that the drug cannot be purchased, and no selection is made to purchase the drug, and the sale of the drug is regulated.

(Display screen when purchase route of product selection is selected)
Next, an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 when a purchase route for product selection is selected will be described with reference to FIG. 11 . FIG. 11 shows an example of a product selection screen 601, a selected product explanation screen 602, and a product final confirmation screen 501 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11A shows an example of a product selection screen 601 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 11(a), on the product selection screen 601, a plurality of medicines stored in the vending machine 1 are displayed, and at least a plurality of medicine selection buttons 611 for selecting the displayed medicines are displayed. there is

FIG. 11(b) is an example of a selected product explanation screen 602 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. On the product selection screen 601, the drug selection button 611 of "medicine 10" is selected and the display screen is displayed. It is an example of the selected commodity explanation screen 602 when shifted.

As shown in FIG. 11(b), on the selected product description screen 602, product information 612 regarding "indication/effect", "usage/dosage", "ingredients", and "precautions" regarding the selected drug 10, and drug Negative condition item button 521 for selecting negative condition items such as allergy, pregnancy, taking XX medicine, etc., and positive condition item button 522 for selecting positive condition items such as medical condition items. , and an input end button 523 for ending the selection of each item of the negative condition item and the positive condition item are displayed. In addition, on the selected product description screen 602 of the present embodiment, the positive condition item buttons 522 include a medical condition item button 522a for selecting medical condition items such as sore throat, fever, sneezing, etc. It is composed of a household medicine item button 522b for selecting an item.

In addition, the negative condition item button 521 and the positive condition item button 522 are composed of check boxes that can be selected by the purchaser. It is displayed as a check box with a color different from that of the condition item button 522 . When the purchaser selects the negative condition item button 521 or the positive condition item button 522, the negative condition item button 521 and the positive condition item button 522 are configured to change to checkboxes of the same color. It is Therefore, before the purchaser selects the negative condition item button 521 or the positive condition item button 522, the negative condition item button 521 and the positive condition item button 522 are distinguishable, and the purchaser can After the negative condition item button 521 or the positive condition item button 522 is selected, the negative condition item button 521 and the positive condition item button 522 are indistinguishable.

FIG. 11(c) is an example of the product final confirmation screen 501 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. In the selected product explanation screen 602, none of the negative condition items 521 are selected, and It is an example of the product final confirmation screen 501 when any of the affirmative condition items 522 is selected and the display screen shifts.

As shown in FIG. 11(c), on the product final confirmation screen 501, there are a YES button 531 for confirming the purchase of the finally selected medicine and a NO button 532 for not purchasing the finally selected medicine. at least displayed.

(Display screen when symptom selection purchase route is selected)
Next, an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 when the symptom selection purchase route is selected will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 shows an example of a category item selection screen 701, a detailed medical condition selection screen 702, and a candidate drug display screen 703 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12(a) is an example of a category item selection screen 701 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12A, a category item selection screen 701 displays a plurality of category items, and at least a plurality of category item selection buttons 711 for selecting the displayed category items.

FIG. 12(b) is an example of a detailed medical condition selection screen 702 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. The category item "lifestyle" is selected on the category item selection screen 701, and the display screen shifts. It is an example of a detailed medical condition selection screen 702 when the screen is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 12(b), on the detailed medical condition selection screen 702, a negative condition item button 521 for selecting a negative condition item consisting of precautions to take and a positive condition item consisting of a medical condition item etc. is selected. At least a positive condition item button 522 and an input end button 523 for ending selection of each item of the negative condition item and the positive condition item are displayed. In the detailed medical condition selection screen 702 of the present embodiment, the positive condition item button 522 includes a medical condition item button 522a for selecting a medical condition item indicating specific contents of the medical condition, and a generic item button 522a for selecting a generic item. and a generic item button 522c for selecting .

Also, the negative condition item button 521 and the positive condition item button 522 are composed of check boxes having the same function as the selected item description screen 602 .

FIG. 12(c) is an example of the candidate drug display screen 703 displayed on the display unit 10 of the vending machine 1. In the detailed medical condition selection screen 702, none of the negative condition items 521 are selected, and It is an example of the candidate drug display screen 703 when any of the affirmative condition items 522 is selected and the display screen shifts.

As shown in FIG. 12(c), on the candidate drug display screen 703, a plurality of candidate drugs are displayed, and at least a plurality of candidate drug selection buttons 731 for selecting the displayed candidate drugs are displayed. As described above, the candidate drug display screen 703 is not limited to displaying a plurality of candidate drugs, and only one candidate drug may be displayed according to the selected positive condition item. There is also

(1-1) As described above, in the present embodiment, when the symptom-selective purchase route is selected, the sales control unit 71 displays the medical condition items and the medication caution items, and the purchaser gives advice on medication. When it is confirmed that no item has been selected, candidate drugs for the drug are displayed based on the medical condition item selected by the purchaser, and when it is confirmed that the displayed candidate drug has been selected by the purchaser, the drug is provided. to control. In addition, when the product selection purchase route is selected, the sales control unit 71 displays a plurality of medicines stored in the vending machine so that the purchaser can select them, and the displayed medicines are selected by the purchaser. When it is confirmed that the purchaser has selected the drug, the caution items corresponding to the selected drug are displayed as items that can be selected by the purchaser. It is carried out.
For this reason, while ensuring the effectiveness of medicines by medical condition items and ensuring the safety of medicines by taking precautions, the convenience of purchasing medicines is made possible by the purchaser's selection of a symptom-selective purchase route or a product-selective purchase route. can be improved. Furthermore, when the symptom selection purchase route is selected, appropriate drug candidate drugs are displayed based on the medical condition item selected by the purchaser, and when the product selection purchase route is selected, the purchaser Appropriate dosing precautions can be displayed based on the selected drug.

(1-2) Furthermore, in the present embodiment, when the product selection purchase route is selected, the sales control unit 71 confirms that the displayed medicine has been selected by the purchaser, and the selected medicine When it is confirmed that the purchaser has not selected the medication precautions item and the medical condition item, and the purchaser has confirmed that the medical condition item has been selected, the control to provide the medicine It is carried out.
For this reason, even when the purchaser directly selects the drug, not only the appropriate precautions to take but also the appropriate medical condition items are displayed according to the selected drug. Even if a person selects a drug by mistake or misunderstanding, it is possible to make the patient aware of the error or misunderstanding due to efficacy and effects from the medical condition items, thereby further enhancing the safety and effectiveness of the drug.

(1-3) Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the medical condition items and dosage precautions items are composed of item contents and check boxes for accepting purchaser's selection. When the sales control unit 71 confirms that the purchaser has selected the precautions to take, the sales control unit 71 regulates the sale of the medicine, and when it confirms that the purchaser has not selected the medical condition item, prohibits the sale of the medicine. According to the regulation, it is regulated not to sell medicines unless either of the medical condition items and the precautions items are selected.
For this reason, even when the purchaser directly selects the medicine or selects the medical condition, the purchaser always needs to receive the medical condition item, and it is a so-called no-check that omits the purchaser's intention confirmation. It can prevent the automatic purchase of medicines and improve the safety and effectiveness of medicines.

(1-4) Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the vending machine 1 stores medicines and is partitioned into a plurality of storage lanes R1 to R4 in the horizontal direction and a plurality of storage stages D1 to R10 in the vertical direction. A plurality of storage units 30, a tray 41 arranged in front of the storage unit 30 on which a medicine can be placed, a conveyor 31 for conveying the medicine stored in the storage unit 30 to the tray 41, and the tray 41 in the vertical direction. A lift drive unit 44 is provided for moving the tray 41 up and down and transporting the medicine placed on the tray 41 to the product outlet 12 . Then, the sales control unit 71 calculates the position of the storage unit 30 in which the medicines to be sold are stored, raises and lowers the tray 41 to the storage stages D1 to R10 of the storage unit 30 calculated by the lift drive unit 44, and A conveyer 31 corresponding to the storage lane of the unit 30 conveys medicines to a tray 41 , and an elevation driving unit 44 conveys the medicines placed on the tray 41 to the product outlet 12 .
Therefore, in providing the medicine, it is possible to provide the medicine without giving excessive impact to the medicine to be sold and without destroying the tablet or the bottle of the medicine.

(2-1) In addition, in the present embodiment, the vending machine 1 includes an operation input unit 11 for inputting selection information by a purchaser's operation, a camera 20 for photographing the purchaser, and a device for selling medicines. and a sales control unit 71 for controlling. The sales control unit 71 includes a purchaser-induced regulation unit 74 that regulates the sales of pharmaceuticals based on the selection information input by the purchaser to the operation input unit 20 , and a sales control unit 74 that regulates the sales of pharmaceuticals based on the imaging information captured by the camera 20 . and a device-related regulation unit 75 that regulates the sale of the product.
For this reason, it is possible to voluntarily confirm the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals by confirming the purchaser's intention, and to compulsorily confirm the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals using a device (camera). It is possible to improve the convenience of purchasing medicines as the vending machine 1 while ensuring the quality and effectiveness.

(2-2) Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the device-based regulation unit 75 identifies the purchaser based on the purchaser's face information photographed by the camera 20, and provides the identified purchaser with a predetermined It regulates the sale of more than a specified number of the same drug within a period of time.
For this reason, it is possible to prevent the same drug from being sold in large numbers within a predetermined period, thereby further enhancing the safety of the drug.

(2-3) Furthermore, in this embodiment, the vending machine 1 includes a communication section 80 for communicating with an external device 90 communicably connected to a plurality of vending machines 1 . Device-related regulation unit 75 then transmits imaging information captured by camera 20 to external device 90 , and by transmitting the imaging information to external device 90 , device-related regulation unit 75 supplies a predetermined number of the same drugs within a predetermined period from external device 90 . When receiving the mass sales prohibition information for regulating the above sales, the sales of medicines are restricted, and when the medicines are sold without receiving the mass sales prohibition information, the unique information of the purchaser who purchased the medicine The sales result information associated with at least the number of sold medicines is transmitted to the external device 90 .
Therefore, even if the same purchaser identified by the camera 20 tries to purchase a large number of medicines from the vending machines 1 installed at different stores, it is impossible to sell more than a predetermined number of the same medicines within a predetermined period. can be regulated.

(2-4) Further, in the present embodiment, the vending control unit 71 determines that the manager of the vending machine 1 has performed a specific release operation or that the passport information input from the money information input/output unit 60 has been specified. If the passport information (for example, a foreigner) is the passport information (for example, a foreigner), it is assumed that the specified cancellation condition is satisfied, and the device-related regulation unit 75 controls the sales of medicines while maintaining the regulation of the sales of medicines by the purchaser-related regulation unit 74. I try not to.
Therefore, if the safety and efficacy of the medicine can be ensured, the restriction on the sales of the medicine by the device-related regulation unit 75 can be lifted, and the convenience of purchasing the medicine can be improved.

(2-5) Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the device-based regulation unit 75 identifies whether the purchaser is an adult or a child based on the photographing information photographed by the camera 20, and determines that the purchaser is a child. Regulates the sale of drugs, whether adult drugs or children's drugs, when identified, and whether adult drugs or children's drugs, when identified as an adult. Even if there is, it is controlled so as not to regulate the sale of medicines.
Therefore, while the safety of medicines is ensured by regulating the sale of medicines to children, parents can purchase medicines for their children for adults, so that the convenience of purchasing medicines can be improved. .

(2-6) Furthermore, in the sales system 100 of the present embodiment, the external device 90 has a database storage unit 92 that stores sales history information in which at least the number of medicines sold is associated with the unique information of the purchaser. have. Then, the external device 90 refers to the sales history information stored in the database storage unit 92, and for the unique information of the purchaser identified based on the photographing information photographed by the camera 20 of the vending machine 1, It is determined whether or not a predetermined number or more of the same drug will be sold within a predetermined period, and if it is determined that a predetermined number or more of the same drug will be sold within the predetermined period, the multi-selling prohibition information is sent to the vending machine 1. sending.
Therefore, according to the sales system 100, even if the same purchaser identified by the camera 20 attempts to purchase a large number of medicines from the vending machines 1 installed in different stores, the same medicine can be purchased within a predetermined period of time. can be restricted from selling more than a predetermined number of

[Other Modifications]
In this embodiment, the vending machine 1 is configured so that it can move up and down along the conveyor 31 that conveys the medicines stored in the storage unit 30 to the front tray 41, and the medicines are carried out from the storage unit 30. and an elevator 40 for conveying the medicines to the product take-out port 12. However, the vending machine 1 does not include the conveyor 31 and the elevator 40, and like a well-known vending machine for beverage cans, the medicines are vertically stacked according to the kind of medicines and stored in a rack. By releasing the stopper provided below, the drug stored in the rack may be dropped and transported to the product outlet 12 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10(a), etc., on the purchase start screen, the purchaser selects and purchases medicines. and a "Symptom Selection Purchase Route" for the purchaser to select a symptom and purchase medicines. Three or more purchase routes may be selectable, such as a “part-selection purchase route” for selecting symptoms and purchasing medicines. For example, in the case of "purchase route for site selection", the category items described above are grouped into items related to site, with the image of dividing the category item selection screen as shown in FIG. 12(a) into two. The first category item selection screen is the screen that displays the first category items excluding the items related to body parts among the category items, and the second category item is the screen that displays the second category items consisting only of the items related to body parts among the category items. As the 2-category item selection screen, the purchase start screen can be configured to be able to shift to the product selection screen, the first category item selection screen, or the second category item selection screen by pressing a button for selecting a purchase route.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above with reference to FIG. , multiple sales restriction processing and child sales restriction processing may be performed. Furthermore, the vending machine 1 does not have to perform the mass sales restriction process or the child sales restriction process.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above with reference to FIG. It may be configured to perform determination processing. When the vending machine 1 performs deregulation determination processing, a specific release operation is performed on the vending machine 1 by the administrator of the vending machine 1, or passport information input from the money information input/output unit 60 is specific passport information (for example, an overseas resident), the external device 90 sells a large number of purchasers without transmitting the photographing information of the purchaser photographed by the camera 20 to the external device 90 assuming that the specific cancellation condition has been met. It suffices to disable the restriction processing and child sales restriction processing. Further, the vending machine 1 may be configured to perform the regulation cancellation determination process (step S30), the multiple sales regulation process (step S40), and the child sales regulation process (step S50) described above with reference to FIG.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the negative condition items are configured to include medication caution items such as drug allergy, pregnancy, under 18 years of age, and steroid use, but may include other caution items. good too.

In addition, in this embodiment, the positive condition items are composed of a medical condition item indicating the specific contents of the medical condition, a household medicine item indicating a medicine as a regular medicine, and a generic item indicating that a generic is desired. However, the affirmative condition items may be configured with the medical condition item as an essential item and without the regular medicine item or the generic item.

In the present embodiment, as positive condition items, in the product selection/purchase route control process (see FIG. 7), based on the selected medicine, a medical condition item and a household medicine item are extracted, and symptom selection/purchase route control is performed. In the process (see FIG. 8), the medical condition item and the generic item are extracted based on the selected category item. may also be configured to extract the medical condition item, the regular medicine item, and the generic item as positive condition items.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiments, including modifications, can apply each other's techniques to each other.

The descriptions above are intended to be illustrative only, not limiting. Thus, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications can be made to the embodiments of the invention without departing from the scope of the claims.

The terms used in the specification and claims should be interpreted as non-limiting terms. For example, the term "including" should be interpreted as "not limited to what is stated to include." The term "comprising" should be interpreted as "not limited to what is described as comprising". The term "having" should be interpreted as "not limited to what is described as having".

1 vending machine 2 housing 3 door 10 display unit 11 operation input unit 12 commodity outlet 20 camera 30 storage unit 31 conveyor 40 elevator 41 tray 44 elevation drive unit 70 control unit 71 sales control unit 74 purchaser-induced regulation unit 75 device Cause regulation unit 80 Communication unit 90 External device 91 External control unit 92 Database storage unit 100 Sales system 502 Pharmacist consultation guide screen 521 Negative condition item button 522 Positive condition item button 602 Selected product description screen 702 Detailed medical condition selection screen R1 to R4 Storage lane D1~R10 Storage level

Claims (3)

When the purchaser selects one of the multiple purchase routes, including the product selection purchase route, in which the purchaser purchases pharmaceuticals by selecting the drug, the purchaser selects the drug according to that purchase route. Equipped with a sales control unit that controls selection and sales,
The sales control unit
When the purchaser selects the product selection purchase route, displaying a plurality of medicines so that the purchaser can select,
When it is confirmed that the displayed medicine has been selected by the purchaser, based on the selected medicine, a medical condition item indicating a medical condition and a taking precautions item indicating cautions regarding taking the medicine are extracted, and the extracted above. Displaying the medical condition items and the caution items so that the purchaser can select,
A sales system characterized in that when it is confirmed that the purchaser has not selected the precautions to take and that the purchaser has selected the medical condition item, control is performed to sell the medicine. . The medical condition items and the caution items for taking medication are composed of item contents and check boxes for accepting purchaser's selection,
The sales control unit
By regulating not to sell the medicine when it is confirmed that the purchaser has selected the precautions to take, and by regulating not to sell the medicine when it is confirmed that the purchaser has not selected the medical condition item,
2. The sales system according to claim 1, wherein the drug is regulated so as not to be sold unless either of the medical condition item and the caution item is selected. a camera that takes a picture of the purchaser;
further comprising a device-related regulation unit that regulates sales of pharmaceuticals based on imaging information photographed by the camera;
The device-based regulation unit
identifying the purchaser based on the purchaser's face information photographed by the camera;
To the identified purchaser, it regulates sales of the same drug more than a predetermined number within a predetermined period,
3. The sales system according to claim 2, wherein when the identified purchaser is identified as a child, the sale of pharmaceuticals is regulated whether the pharmaceuticals are for adults or children.

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