JP3030892U - Vending machine that also serves as a prepaid card - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] I would like a prepaid magnetic card, which is a socially customary alternative to the telephone card, which was downed.
There is nothing but a cigarette vending machine and a beverage vending machine. [Structure] Tobacco card vending machines that can use prepaid magnetic cards such as telephone cards together with currency in a vending machine for cigarettes to convert most of the tobacco sales into prepaid cards and promote vendorization and cardization. A cigarette vending machine that also functions as a prepaid card and should be called (cigarette card vendor).

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

 I have used a telephone card as a reminder. However, with the widespread use of mobile phones, the utility of public phones has almost disappeared, and I have become reluctant to use telephone cards as a reminder. I wondered if there was something that could replace it, and came up with the invention quite easily.

[Prior art]

 Looking at Daijirin, it can be said that prepaid cards are used in vending machines, but as far as I know, there is neither such a thing nor the present invention. The vending machine in the definition of prepaid card may be a prepaid card dedicated machine.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, I would like to develop a vending machine that can use the prepaid magnetic cards that have not yet been put to practical use.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to use a prepaid magnetic card in a conventional vending machine for cigarettes and drinks exclusively for currency. The structure of the present invention is described in detail in "Scope of Claim for Utility Model".

[Action and Example]

 Similar to the telephone card, the prepaid magnetic card for the present invention is sold at convenience stores and the like, and the person who demands it will demand the cigarettes and drinks according to the present invention suitable for each card. That is, in the case of JT, a person who asks for or receives a JT card will ask for a cigarette with the JT invention. I am not familiar with foreign tobacco distribution channels, so I cannot say for certain.But if each foreign tobacco company sells to a manufacturer, each foreign tobacco company will sell its own card. Become. And if each foreign company installs its own dedicated device, its own machine, or if it sells the tobacco of multiple foreign tobacco companies with one device of this invention, that one device can handle multiple foreign countries. Tobacco company cards will only work for the brands of that foreign tobacco company. Or, if you have a sales company that handles tobacco from multiple foreign tobacco companies as a single company, that sales company will install the invention for its own brand and sell the card for that invention. . This is the case when JT deals with foreign brands together. Of course, in the present invention of each system, it is convenient to unify the surface painting, characterize colors and trademarks in particular from the other systems, and consistently wear a dedicated card for it. Of course, the name of the issuing company and the name of the corresponding issue must be specified on the card. Telephone cards are also used for advertising in companies, etc., but I would like the tobacco cards and drink cards for the present invention to play that role as well. And now when I ask for a carton of cigarettes at a cigarette shop, it gives me one 100 yen lighter as a prize. We would like to have one lighter per carton for the carton selling function of the present invention. Also, if you ask for 10 boxes with the same card or the same system card, you would like to lose 1 writer, etc. at that break. Of course, I'm not sticking to every 10 boxes. Any number of boxes will do. For example, if you want to encourage carton sales, you can start every 11 or 12 boxes. In that case, if a certain amount of card is exactly gone, do not discard the card, let the card read next time, then use a new one, so that the purchase number number is inherited Want to. Of course, the function of this card is the same for the present invention for beverages. The technical idea of the present invention is not limited to cigarettes and drinks. This also applies to vending machines such as alcoholic drinks, magazines and newspapers. Of course, the card functions just described can be used for them as well.

[Effect of device]

 The invention can be used in currency as before. However, with the spread of the present invention, the weight of card usage will increase. Most of the cards will have been sold in the city as gifts. Everyone is now looking for easy and practical gifts and heartfelt gifts. There were about five postcards that used to be small gifts and gifts in the old days. It was abandoned by the proliferation of telephones and replaced by the advent of telephone cards. As mentioned at the beginning, the spread of mobile phones has made the phone cards more socially inclined. The card for the present invention will be heavily used as a material for filling the hole. Any small household will have these cards at home, and a ladies and gentlemen will always carry a few in their pockets or bags. In other words, the vending machine according to the present invention has a completely new function that has never existed in society. Then, the present invention can be widely spread for various products as much as possible. Even things like all vending machine convenience stores will emerge. It will promote the deportation of cash and spread the demand in other areas. And it will further promote generalization of cash cards for financial institutions. Immediately, goods and services can be purchased in the city using cash cards. In other words, departments, supermarkets, large specialty stores, hotels, large bars, etc. are now equipped with cash registers that can be used for cash payments. To be able to pay. Of course, each register is covered by the cards of various financial institutions. I think that optical fiber can never replace copper wire, but it has been a long time since the advent of multimedia using optical fiber was proposed. However, at present, no progress has been made. The Internet with copper wire is carried. In other words, it has been proved that a copper wire can sufficiently transmit a digital signal. The copper wire is the best for transmitting and receiving lines. Nowadays, the shift to multimedia is declining, and next to the Internet will be the front line of cash cards, which I just mentioned. This dispersalization will surely come. It is not the Internet ratio. NTT will be able to show off a new big ball again. As the Internet has already reached its limit of penetration, NTT Family will bet its future development on its dispenserization. It is a by-product of this proposal. Therefore, the vendor card for the present invention, the cash card just described, and the credit card will be the flower of the card industry. I am convinced that the era of this cardization or cardization will be inevitable within a short distance. If not only companies and individuals, but also companies and companies replace cash checks and bills and cash and credit cards are developed, the era of card development will reach a heyday. It is expected that the present invention will start vendorization within a few years. Japan's tobacco market will be about 2 trillion yen domestically produced and 1 trillion yen produced abroad. The market for vendor drinks will be less than 2 trillion yen per year. In total, about one-third of the 5 trillion yen market should be converted into a card within a short distance. That is not at all compared to conventional telephone cards. Of course, there is a great demand for vendors, that is, the present invention. The average annual demand scale is 400 billion yen, which is 8% of 5 trillion yen. Of course, it is also a new export product, so we would like to promptly adopt this proposal and build the world's status as an advanced nation of card vendors around the world.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a very simple front view of the present invention.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A prepaid magnetic card such as a telephone card can be used together with a currency in a cigarette vending machine, and most of the tobacco sales can be converted into a prepaid card to promote vendorization and cardization. Tobacco card vending machine (tabaco card)
Vendor) is a cigarette vending machine that is commonly used as a prepaid card. 2. A vending machine for beverages can use a prepaid magnetic card such as a telephone card together with a currency so that most of the beverage sales can be converted into a prepaid card to promote vendorization and cardization. Beverage card vending machine (drink card ven)
A vending machine for beverages that also serves as a prepaid card, which should be known as dor).