JP2679303B2 - Bar code type vending machine system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine system that sells credits using a bar code.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, as a means to carry out products from vending machines,
Coins, banknotes, cards, etc. are used.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, there is a problem that coins and cards are inconvenient to carry when using a vending machine installed in a sauna or a pool. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine system which can be easily used even in the above-mentioned place.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic vending machine system of the present invention relays an automatic vending machine equipped with a bar code terminal, a center device, and the center device and the automatic vending machine via a transmission line. It consists of a transmission controller and a bar code display that displays a bar code to which the user's personal identification code is assigned. The bar code of the display presented by the user is read by the bar code terminal to perform the vending. With the machine ready for product delivery, the sales data of the product delivered from the vending machine by the push button operation of the user is stored in the transmission controller together with the personal identification code read from the barcode,
These data are processed by the center device as needed.

[Operation]

It is a system that sells credits by using a bar code to which personal identification data is assigned. The bar code can be displayed on a sheet that is attached to the arm or a bar code display such as a belt that is wrapped around the wristwatch.These are easier to carry than coins and cards, and can be easily used in saunas and pools. You can bring it in.

【Example】

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram, FIG. 2 (A) is an external view, and FIG. 2 (B) is an enlarged view of part B thereof. In the figure, 1 is a vending machine, 2 is a bar code terminal consisting of a bar code reader 3 and a bar code control section 4 built in the vending machine 1, 5 is a sales control section of the vending machine 1, and 6 is A push button for product selection connected to this, 7 is a motor-driven product unloading mechanism, 8 is a transmission controller, 9 is a center device, and 10 is a bar code as a bar code display wrapped around the arm of the user. It is a belt. The transmission controller 8 relays via a transmission line 11 between a plurality of vending machines 1 (No. 1 to No. n) arranged at various places and a central center device 9. A personal identification code (ID code) for each user is previously assigned to the barcode 10a printed on the barcode belt 10. The bar code control unit 4 collates and communicates the ID code read by the bar code reader 3 with the transmission controller 8, a sales permission command to the sales control unit 5, and transmission of sales data from the sales control unit 5 to the transmission controller 8. It has functions such as. The transmission controller 8 has functions such as relay communication between the bar code control unit 4 and the center device 9, management of users by ID code, and storage of sales data. Control. The center device 9 includes a personal computer, an input / output device, a memory device, and the like, and has functions such as user registration control, sales information printout, and sold-out information management. User's
The ID code is sent from the center device 9 to the transmission controller 8 in advance and stored therein. Further, the data sucked up from the bar code control unit 4 is once stored in the transmission controller 8 and then processed by the center device 9. Now, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of the barcode control unit 4 in FIG. The barcode control unit 4 constantly checks the presence or absence of barcode data from the barcode reader 3 (step
S1). As shown in FIG. 2, the user's arm is a vending machine 1
When inserted into the bar code reading unit 1a on the front side of the bar code reader 3, the bar code reader 3 reads the bar code 10a of the bar code belt 10 and outputs bar code data (ID code) to the bar code control unit 4. The bar code control unit 4 transmits the bar code data to the transmission controller 8 in order to confirm whether or not the user is registered in advance (step S2). The transmission controller 8 collates with the ID code stored in advance, and transmits the determination data to the barcode control unit 4. Bar code control unit 4
Receives this (step S3), checks whether the ID code is valid (step S4), and outputs a pseudo coin signal to the sales control unit 5 if the user is registered (step S5). ). Upon receipt of the coin signal, the sales control unit 5 sets the vending machine 1 in a state in which the product can be carried out, and at the same time, turns on a not-shown sellable lamp of the push button 6. Therefore, when the user presses the push button 6 to select a product, the sales control unit 5 causes the product unloading mechanism 7 to carry out the product, and then outputs the sales data (product code, sales amount) to the barcode control unit 4. . Meanwhile, during that time, the barcode control unit 6 checks whether or not there is a time-out (step S6), and if the sales data is not received within a predetermined time, the barcode control unit 4 is returned to the barcode reading standby state. After sending the coin signal, the bar code control unit 4 checks whether there is sales data from the sales control unit 5 (step S
7) When the sales data is received within a fixed time, the ID code previously read is added to this and the data is transmitted to the transmission controller 8 (step S8). The transmission controller 8 stores this data in the memory. After that, the center device 9 reads the data from the transmission controller 8 once a month, for example, and prints out the sales information for settlement.

【The invention's effect】

According to the present invention, even in a sauna, pool, etc. where coins, bills, cards, etc. are not convenient to carry, a bar code sheet can be attached to the arm or a bar code belt can be wound around the arm to enable the automatic vending machine. It is possible to use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram, FIG. 2 (A) is an external view of the system of FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (B) is its enlarged view of part B, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the barcode control unit. 1 ... Automatic vending machine, 2 ... Bar code terminal, 3 ... Bar code reader, 4 ... Bar code control unit, 5 ... Sales control unit, 6 ... Push button, 7 ... Product delivery mechanism, 8 ……
Transmission controller, 9 ... Center device, 10 ... Bar code belt, 10a ... Bar code, 11 ... Transmission line.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine equipped with a bar code terminal,
The center device, a transmission controller that relays the center device and the vending machine via a transmission line, and a bar code display body that displays a bar code to which a user's personal identification code is assigned. The bar code of the display provided by the user is read by the code terminal to make the vending machine ready for product delivery, and the sale of the product delivered from the vending machine by the push button operation of the user. A bar code type vending machine system, wherein data is stored in the transmission controller together with a personal identification code read from the bar code, and the data is processed by the center device as needed.