JP4497109B2 - Free bend control system in vending machines - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine having a free bend function in a disaster or the like.

  The free bend function is a function that provides a product such as a beverage to a victim or the like at the time of a disaster or the like without inputting money and this consideration. A vending machine having a free bend function normally sells beverages and the like for a fee, but is a vending machine capable of selling products to surrounding residents free of charge when a disaster occurs. The term “free sales” as used in the present application is used to mean that goods and the like are provided without the input of money and this consideration, and includes cases where the local governments are charged for free sales later.

For example, when a disaster occurs, an administrator can unlock a vending machine door with a key so that a product or the like can be taken out. Also, as described in Patent Document 1 “Vending machine” below, the vending machine is connected to the manager terminal of the manager via a communication line, the manager terminal is operated, and the vending machine receives a predetermined signal. Then, by unlocking the door of the vending machine, some products can be taken out, and the free bend function is controlled remotely.
JP 2002-216216 A

  In such vending machines, the doors are unlocked, so the quantity of items to be taken out cannot be limited, and if only a specific resident takes out a large number of beverages, Has a problem of lack of beverages. Moreover, in order to grasp whether or not even free sales are being carried out, there are a method in which an administrator visually confirms, or a method in which the manager checks directly with the residents. Is difficult to perform.

  Therefore, the present invention provides an automatic free-bend function that performs equal free sales, i.e., avoids unfair product provision in which products are excessively distributed to specific residents or specific users. The purpose is to provide a vending machine.

  In addition, there is a situation where the safety of family members is unknown due to a sudden disaster. For example, when a member of a family evacuates to another evacuation center, a situation occurs in which contact cannot be made with each other. An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine having a free bend function capable of knowing the safety of a specific inhabitant at the time of a disaster by managing equal free sales.

In order to solve such a problem, the first configuration of the present invention includes the following means.
A system having a vending machine having a free bend function and a management device for managing the vending machine, wherein the vending machine and the management device include means for transmitting and receiving information via a communication line.

The management device has means for transmitting to the vending machine free bend information in which information relating to allocation conditions for products to be sold free of charge to users of free sales is registered.
In addition, the management device has means for receiving and collecting free sales status data, which records the usage status of products sold to users free of charge in the vending machines, from the respective vending machines.

In addition, when the specific vending machine performs free sales to a specific user, the management device uses the specific vending machine as the content that the specific user desires to sell the product for free. A means for receiving use request information including information for identifying a person and information for identifying the desired product, and a free sales record corresponding to the received use request information from the collected free sales status data. Means for transmitting the usage result data including the data to the specific vending machine.

On the other hand, the vending machine has card reading / writing means for reading / writing a card in which information including user information of a specific user who uses free sales is written.
The vending machine includes means for receiving the free bend information from the management device.

Further, the vending machine corresponds to the means for reading the user information from the card of the card read / write means when a specific user uses the free sale at the vending machine, and corresponds to the read user information Means for transmitting usage request information including information for identifying the user and information for identifying the desired product as contents for which the user wishes to sell products free of charge to the management device; Means for receiving the usage record data corresponding to the desired use information; means for acquiring specific allocation condition information corresponding to the desired use information from the free bend information; and A determination means for determining whether or not the allocation condition information is met, and a free sale so that the product can be taken out when it is determined that the determination means matches. Having a free Sell means to be used by the.

The vending machine further includes means for transmitting free sales status data including the usage status used by the free sales using means to the management device.
The second configuration of the present invention includes the following means in addition to the first configuration described above.

The free sale status data includes the date of the free sale and the location information of the vending machine sold free of charge when the free sale is performed.
The management device has means for acquiring the date and the position information corresponding to a specific user from the free sales status data, and the acquired date and the position information are stored in a specific vending machine. Means for transmitting.

  On the other hand, the vending machine has means for transmitting information including user information acquired from the card to the management device, and the date of free sale corresponding to the user information from the management device and vending Means for receiving the position information of the machine, and display means for displaying the received date and the position information.

  According to the first configuration of the present invention, in the vending machine, the user information of the card is read, and the user related to the product for which free sales are desired from the free sales status data collected in the management device is handled. The vending machine receives user performance data that has already been sold free of charge, and reads the corresponding allocation conditions from the free bend information to determine whether the user performance data matches the allocation conditions. If the product is provided, the new free sales status data is sent to the management device and the free sales status data is updated, so the free bend function can be executed without unlocking the door. It is possible to avoid unfair product offerings such as excessive distribution of products.

  In addition, since the same card can be used for free sales in the event of a disaster and paid sales can be performed during normal times, it can be configured with common hardware and software to read and write to the card. -In the maintenance, there is an effect that the occurrence of costs and defects can be reduced.

  According to the second configuration of the present invention, in the vending machine, the family ID included in the card user information is read, and free of charge corresponding to the family ID is obtained from the free sales status data collected in the management device. The vending machine receives the location information and date of the vending machine where the sale was made, and the vending machine displays the location information and date on the display unit, so family members use other vending machines If you do, you can know information about when and where you used it. That is, it is possible to know the safety information of other members of the same family.

An embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described.
An example of the overall configuration of a system including a vending machine according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
The management device may be a central monitoring device that monitors the vending machine by monitoring in the center.
The vending machine 1 is connected to the central monitoring device 2 through a communication line 3. The communication line 3 may be a telephone line or a network.

  The central monitoring device 2 may be a single server computer, or may be composed of a plurality of computers and an external storage device connected to each other via a network. Moreover, you may comprise from a main computer and a terminal. For example, when the central monitoring apparatus 2 is a single computer, FIG. 10 shows an example of the block configuration of the computer. Reference numeral 20 denotes a computer. The basic configuration of the computer 20 includes a CPU 21, a bus 22, a ROM 23, a RAM 24, a mass storage unit 25, a key input unit 26, a display unit 27, a communication unit 28, and an input / output unit 29. The communication unit 28 is connected to the vending machine 3 via the communication line 3 and transmits and receives information. A card writing device 42 is connected to the input / output unit 29. The mass storage unit 25 may be, for example, a hard disk storage device. Further, when the storage capacity of the large capacity storage unit 25 is insufficient or when data is backed up, the external storage device 45 may be connected to the input / output unit 29. In some cases, the external storage device 45 is connected via the network.

  The central monitoring device 2 stores the following three types of information in the mass storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45: first, user information or family information, second, free bend information, and third, free sales status data.・ Update and search processing.

  User information will be described. User information is information for identifying a user, and may identify an individual or a family. Here, family information for identifying a family will be described.

An example of the main structure of family information is shown in FIG.
The family ID is uniquely assigned to each family, and is a numerical value in the example of FIG. In the example of FIG. 3, one unit of family information is composed of this family ID and identification data of a member having a family. This identification data may include, for example, a name, date of birth, and emergency contact information. Another unit of family information having the same family ID is assigned to another member of this family. FIG. 3 shows four units of family information corresponding to a family having four family members.
In such a data configuration, when it is desired to acquire the number of family members corresponding to the family ID, processing for counting the number of data of the same family ID from the family information is performed. This count value is the number of family members.

  Family information may be created in advance on the central monitoring apparatus 2 corresponding to each family. It may be created on another similar computer. FIG. 5 shows an example of family information creation processing in the central monitoring apparatus 2. Family information is input using the key input unit 26 of the central monitoring device 2 (S5-1). Next, the card writing device 42 is used to write the family information of the above configuration corresponding to all members of a specific family on the card (S5-2) and distribute it to the family.

Here, for example, a readable / writable IC card is used as the card. Or you may use a suitable thing from kinds, such as a readable / writable magnetic card.
Multiple copies may be distributed to family members. For example, the number of cards corresponding to the number of family members is distributed on the same family ID card. For example, members may be identified for each card. Since the family information corresponding to one family ID is written in each card, the number of family members can be acquired by performing the process of counting the number of data of the same family ID. The created family information is stored together with other family information in the large-capacity storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45 of the central monitoring device 2 (S5-3).

  Other computers may be used for the above family information input work and card writing work. However, the inputted family information is stored together with other family information in the large-capacity storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45 of the central monitoring device 2.

Another configuration of the family information may be a table in which the family ID is associated with the number of family members. Even in this case, it is possible to obtain the number of family members corresponding to the family ID.
Next, the free bend information is information in which information related to allocation conditions of products to be sold for free is registered. The allocation condition is for avoiding excessive distribution of products to users of free sales. The specific allocation condition information is a product allocation condition for a specific user, and may determine the allocated quantity.

A main configuration example of the free bend information is shown in FIG.
One unit of free bend information corresponds to a product to be sold for free. It consists of a product name, the number of family members, and an assigned quantity by free sales for the family members of the number of family members, and a target period for free sales may be added as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 2, for product A, the assigned quantity 3 is assigned to a family with two family members. When the assigned quantity 4 is assigned to a family having three family members, another unit of information corresponds. The free bend information is created in advance by the management company and stored in the central monitoring device, and the free bend information of the central monitoring device is updated when the product or the number of allocations is changed.

  If only the unit matching the specific product name and the specific number of family members is extracted from the free bend information having the configuration shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to obtain the allocated quantity of the specific product for the specific family size.

In this configuration, the specific allocation condition information is this allocated quantity.
As will be described later, only the unit matching the specific family number corresponding to the specific card is extracted from the free bend information having the configuration shown in FIG. 2 and written on the card.

  Next, free sales status data will be described. Free sales status data records the usage status of free sales. Free sales status data in each vending machine is collected in a management device, and it is possible to know the status in which products have already been sold to specific users free of charge. It may include quantities that have been sold free of charge so far. Here, the data representing this specific situation is usage record data.

A main configuration example of the free sales status data is shown in FIG.
One unit of free sale status data consists of information on one free sale.
In the first configuration of the present invention, the elements are the product name, the sales quantity, and the family ID at the time of this free sale. By extracting the unit corresponding to a specific family ID and a specific product name from the free sales status data, and summing the sales volume, the quantity that the specific product name has already been sold to a specific family for free is obtained. Can be processed. In this configuration, the usage record data is the sales quantity.

  In the second configuration of the present invention, in addition to the product name, its sales quantity, and family ID at the time of free sale, as shown in FIG. 4, the location information of the area where the free sale was performed, that is, the installation location of the vending machine The date of free sale is used as an element. The location information may be an address with a detailed address. In addition to the year / month / day, the date may be a detailed value over the hour / minute.

  For example, if only the unit that matches a specific family ID is extracted from the above free sales status data, the date when it was sold free to a specific family and the location information of the vending machine used at that time Can be obtained. This date and position information are safety information.

  Next, the vending machine 1 in FIG. 1 transmits and receives information to and from the central monitoring device 2 via the communication line 3. The configuration of the vending machine 1 is shown in FIG. The CPU 11, the bus 12, the ROM 13, the RAM 14, the mass storage unit 15, the button input unit 16, the display unit 17, the communication unit 18, the input / output unit 19, and the card read / write unit 41. Although not shown, it has a product corresponding to the button, is configured to be able to detect the button press with the button input unit 16 and detect the money or card with the input / output unit 19 and take out the corresponding product. Needless to say.

  The vending machine 1 has a free bend function. In other words, free sales are performed in the event of a disaster, and paid sales are performed during normal times. At the time of pay sales, sales are performed using coins / banknotes, prepaid cards, and the above-mentioned cards. At the time of free sales, products and the like are provided only by the above-mentioned cards. A state in which the free bend function is enabled when performing free sales in a disaster is called a free bend state.

  The card read / write unit 41 of the vending machine 1 reads and writes the cards distributed to the family as described above. The card reads and writes specific family information and free bend information corresponding to the number of family members of the family, as will be described later.

  Here, in the card read / write unit 41, for example, a method of detecting that the card is in a readable / writable state by inserting the card into the back along the groove-shaped guide or a specific part of the front panel, for example There is a method of detecting that reading and writing are possible by holding a card over the card. In the following description, when a card can be read and written, it is said that the card is mounted. At this time, the card read / write unit 41 detects that the card has been inserted by notifying the input / output unit 19 using a signal, for example.

A common card can be used for a paid sale and a free sale card.
The mass storage unit 15 of the vending machine 1 may be a hard disk storage device or a rewritable storage device made of a semiconductor memory. The vending machine 1 stores / updates, for example, free bend information in the large-capacity storage unit 15 and performs search processing.

The main system configuration of the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, an example of the operation of the system will be described step by step.
First, FIG. 6 shows an operation example in which the vending machine 1 is brought into a free bend state.

  When the vending machine 1 detects that a card is inserted in the card read / write unit 41 (S6-1), the automatic vending machine 1 is automatically turned on except when the vending machine 1 is already in a free bend state (S6-2). The vending machine 1 requests the central monitoring device 2 to transmit free bend information (S6-3).

  When the central monitoring device 2 performs free sales due to the occurrence of a disaster (S6-4), the central monitoring device 2 reads the entire free bend information stored in advance in the large-capacity storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45, and stores it in the vending machine 1. Send (S6-5). If there is no disaster in S6-4 and free sales are not performed, invalid free bend information may be transmitted.

  Next, when the vending machine 1 receives valid free bend information (S6-6), the vending machine 1 performs the following processes S6-7 to 9 to enter a free bend state. For example, when invalid free bend information is received, the processing of S6-7 to 9 is not performed. The vending machine 1 stores the received free bend information in the large-capacity storage unit 15 (S6-7). Next, the vending machine 1 acquires the number of family members from the card (S6-8), extracts data corresponding to the number of family members from the received free bend information, and writes the data to the card (S6-9).

  As another example of putting the vending machine 1 into the free bend state, the central monitoring device 2 may transmit a signal for switching to the vending machine 1 to the free bend state. Next, the vending machine 1 requests free bend information from the central monitoring device 2, receives the free bend information from the central monitoring device 2, and stores it in the large-capacity storage unit 15 of the vending machine 1.

By such processing, the vending machine 1 becomes effective in the free bend function.
Next, FIG. 7 shows an operation example in the case where free vending is performed in the vending machine 1.
After the card is installed in the vending machine 1 and the process of setting the free bend state in FIG. 6 is completed, the product name with the product button pressed is detected (S7-1). If it is in the state, the following processes S7-3 to S7-15 are performed, and if it is not in the free bend state, normal paid sales are executed (S7-2).

When the vending machine 1 is already in the free bend state, the vending machine 1 reads the family ID from the card (S7-3).
Since a specific user wants to sell a product free of charge, next, use request information is transmitted to the management device. The usage request information is the contents of free sales desired by the user, and includes information for identifying the user and information for identifying the desired product. Here, since a user with a specific family ID wants to sell a specific product for free, it consists of a family ID and a product name.

  Here, the vending machine 1 transmits the product name detected in S7-1 and the family ID read in S7-3 to the central monitoring device 2 (S7-4). This corresponds to a request for a sales quantity that is sold free of charge.

  The central monitoring device 2 receives the product name and family ID of S7-4 (S7-5), and receives the received product from the free sales status data stored / updated in the mass storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45. All sales quantities corresponding to the name and family ID are extracted and summed (S7-6), and the total sales quantity is sent to the vending machine 1 (S7-7). The vending machine 1 receives the total sales volume (S7-8). This total sales quantity is the quantity that a specific product for a specific family is sold free of charge, and is an example of usage record data.

Next, the vending machine 1 reads the number of family members from the card (S7-9).
In the vending machine 1, when free bend information is written on the card, since the free bend information on the card relates to the number of corresponding family members, the free bend information corresponding to the product name detected in S7-1. Vending machine 1 will obtain the product name detected in S7-1 if free bend information is not written on the card. Depending on the number of family members read in S7-9, the unit of the corresponding free bend information is acquired from the free bend information stored in the large-capacity storage unit 15 in S6-7. The quantity allocated to the number of people is acquired (S7-10). This allocated quantity is an example of specific allocation condition information.

  Next, the vending machine 1 compares the sales quantity acquired in S7-8 with the allocated quantity acquired in S7-10, and determines whether the number of free sales is excessive (S7-11). That is, if the sales quantity is less than the allocated quantity, it is not excessive, so that the product can be taken out (S7-12). This process avoids excessive supply of a specific product to a specific family.

  Next, in the first configuration of the present invention, the vending machine 1 transmits the sales quantity, the product name, and the family ID sold free of charge in S7-12 to the central monitoring device 2 as new free sales status data. (S7-13), the central monitoring device 2 stores / updates the received free sales status data in the large-capacity storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45 (S7-14).

  Alternatively, in the second configuration of the present invention, the vending machine 1 uses the sales quantity, the product name, the family ID, the location information of the vending machine 1 and the date that are sold free of charge in S7-12, and the new free sales status data. Is transmitted to the central monitoring device 2 (S7-13), and the central monitoring device 2 stores / updates the received free sales status data in the large-capacity storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45 (S7-15).

Through the processing S7-15, the free sales status data of the central monitoring device 2 is always collected the latest free sales status data from all the vending machines 1 connected by the communication line 3.
The operation example of the free sale processing has been described above.

  So far, we have explained how to allocate sales volume to family units, record free sales status data to family units, and read / write family unit information on cards, but as another example, sales volume to individual units It is needless to say that the problem can be similarly solved and realized even by a method in which free sales status data is recorded on an individual basis and information on an individual unit is read and written on a card.

  Next, regarding the operation provided in the second configuration of the present invention, FIG. 8 shows an operation example for providing safety information. When the card is inserted into the vending machine 1, for example, the following processes S8-1 to S7-1 are performed after the process of FIG. 6 and before the process of FIG.

The vending machine 1 reads the family ID of the card (S8-1).
Next, the vending machine 1 transmits the family ID read in S8-1 to the central monitoring device 2 (S8-2).
Next, the central monitoring device 2 receives the family ID transmitted in S8-2 (S8-3), and stores the free sales status data stored / updated in the mass storage unit 25 or the external storage device 45. To retrieve the information corresponding to the family ID received in S8-3, and obtain the location information of the vending machine and the date when the free sale occurred (S8-4). 2 is sent to the vending machine 1 that has sent the family ID (S8-5).

  Next, the vending machine 1 receives the position information and date (S8-6), and displays the received position information and date on the display unit 17. This display is the location information of the vending machine when a family member uses the vending machine at the time of a disaster and the date of use, that is, safety information.

The number of characters that can be displayed by the display unit 17 may be as much as necessary to display the position information and the date. For example, it may be an LED display plate, a liquid crystal display, or the like.
Until now, we have explained the case where the number of products allocated to the number of family members is determined in advance. For example, the family or user pays the usage fee and increases the allocated amount by the usage fee. There is also the following method. First, the usage fee paid to the card is written. Next, the remaining amount of the usage fee is written on the card by reducing the fee for the product taken out when using the free sale. Moreover, the free sales status data further includes a remaining usage fee, and when the free sales are used, the remaining usage fee is recorded. The usage record data further includes the remaining usage fee. Compare the allocation condition with the sales volume in the usage record data and the remaining usage charge, determine the sales quantity as if the allocated quantity has increased by the remaining usage charge, and if the allocation condition is met, It can be taken out.

Although the allocated quantity of the product is increased by the amount for which the usage fee has been paid, it is possible to manage the product so that the product is not excessively distributed to a specific family or user.
In addition, there is a case where information cannot be transmitted / received between the vending machine and the management apparatus at the time of a disaster. First, when creating the above-mentioned family information or user information, specify a specific vending machine that can be used for each family or user, and write the identification information of the specific vending machine on the above-mentioned card Leave in. Next, when the vending machine is used for free sales using this card, the vending machine reads the user information of the card and the identification information of the vending machine. Using the user information, allocation condition information is obtained from free bend information stored in the vending machine, and usage result data is obtained from free sales status data stored in the vending machine. Next, it is determined whether the usage record data matches the allocation condition information, and if it matches, the product can be taken out.
Since the allocation condition is checked by a specified specific vending machine, it is possible to avoid excessive distribution of products to a specific family or user.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the whole system by an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the free bend information by an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the family information by an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the free sales status data by an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the input process of the family information by an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of a process when the vending machine by an example of embodiment of this invention will be in a free bend state. It is a flowchart of the free sales process by an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of an example of the process which provides the safety information by the Example in the 2nd structure of this invention. It is a block diagram of the structure of the vending machine by an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the structure of the computer which comprises the central monitoring apparatus by an example of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vending machine 2 Central monitoring device 3 Communication line 11 CPU
12 bus 13 ROM
14 RAM
15 Mass Storage Unit 16 Button Input Unit 17 Display Unit 18 Communication Unit 19 Input / Output Unit 20 Computer 21 CPU
22 Bus 23 ROM
24 RAM
25 Mass storage unit 26 Key input unit 27 Display unit 28 Communication unit 29 Input / output unit 41 Card read / write unit 42 Card writing device 45 External storage device

Claims (10)

A management device that manages the vending machine by transmitting and receiving information to and from a vending machine that sells products for free for a specified period via a communication line,
Means for transmitting to the vending machine free bend information in which information relating to allocation conditions of products to be sold free of charge to users of free sales is registered;
Means for receiving and collecting from the respective vending machines, free sales status data recording the usage status of the products sold to users free of charge in the vending machines;
When a specific vending machine performs free sales to a specific user, the specific vending machine receives information and a request from the specific vending machine to identify the user as a content that the specific user wants to sell products for free. Means for receiving use request information including information for identifying the product ;
A means for transmitting usage record data including free sales records corresponding to the received use request information from the collected free sales status data to the specific vending machine; A management device that manages vending machines with functions. The management device is a central monitoring device,
The free bend information includes a product name of a product to be sold for free, the number of family members, and an allocated quantity of the product allocated to the family members of the family number,
The free sale status data includes the product name of the specific product sold free of charge when the free sale is performed, the sales quantity of the specific product sold free of charge, and the family ID of the family who used the free sale. Consists of
The use request information includes a product name of a specific product for which free sale is desired as information for identifying the desired product when free sale is performed for a specific user, and information for identifying the user. It consists of the family ID of the specific user,
The usage record data is a free bend characterized by the total sales volume of specific products already sold free of charge to a family having a specific family ID from the collected free sales status data. 2. The management apparatus according to claim 1, which manages a vending machine having a function. The management device is a central monitoring device,
The free bend information includes a product name of a product to be sold for free, the number of family members, and an allocated quantity of the product allocated to the family members of the family number,
The free sale status data includes the product name of the specific product sold free of charge when the free sale is performed, the sales quantity of the specific product sold free of charge, and the family ID of the family who used the free sale. And the date of the free sale and the location information of the vending machine sold free of charge,
The use request information includes a product name of a specific product for which free sale is desired as information for identifying the desired product and information for identifying the user when free sale is performed for a specific user. the consists of a family ID of the specific user of,
The usage record data is a total sales quantity of a specific product already sold free of charge to a family having a specific family ID from the collected free sales status data,
Further comprising means for receiving a family ID from the particular vending machine;
Means for obtaining the date and the location information corresponding to the received family ID from the free sales status data;
The management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for transmitting the acquired date and the position information to the specific vending machine, wherein the vending machine having a free bend function is managed. A vending machine that is managed by the management device by sending and receiving information to and from the management device via a communication line, and sells products for free for a specified period,
A card reading and writing means for reading and writing a card on which information including user information of a specific user who uses free sale is written;
Means for receiving, from the management device, free bend information in which information relating to allocation conditions of products to be sold for free to users is registered;
Means for reading the user information from the card of the card read / write means when a specific user uses free sales in the vending machine;
The user corresponding to the read user information transmits, to the management apparatus, usage request information including information for identifying the user and information for identifying the desired product as content for which free sale of the product is desired. Means,
Means for receiving usage record data including free sales records corresponding to the usage request information from the management device;
Means for acquiring specific allocation condition information corresponding to the use request information from the free bend information;
Determining means for determining whether the usage record data matches the specific allocation condition information;
Free sales use means for allowing the use of free sales so that the product can be taken out when it is determined that the determination means matches;
A vending machine having a free bend function, comprising: means for transmitting free sales status data including the usage status used by the free sales usage means to the management device. The user information consists of a family ID and family information of the family who owns the card,
Having means for obtaining the number of family members of the family ID from the card;
The free bend information includes a product name of a product to be sold for free, the number of family members, and an allocated quantity of the product allocated to the family members of the family number,
The use request information includes the family ID as information for identifying the user, and a product name of a specific product for which free sale is desired as information for identifying the desired product .
The usage record data is a sales quantity obtained by summing up the sales quantities of specific products already sold free of charge to a family having a specific family ID,
The specific allocation condition information is an allocated quantity in which a specific product is allocated to a family of a specific family number included in the free bend information,
The determination means determines that the total sales quantity is matched when it is below the allocated quantity,
The free sale status data includes the product name of the specific product sold free of charge when the free sale is performed, the sales quantity of the specific product sold free of charge, and the family ID of the family who used the free sale. 5. The vending machine according to claim 4, having a free bend function. The user information consists of a family ID and family information of the family who owns the card,
Having means for obtaining the number of family members of the family ID from the card;
The free bend information includes a product name of a product to be sold for free, the number of family members, and an allocated quantity of the product allocated to the family members of the family number,
The use request information includes the family ID as information for identifying the user, and a product name of a specific product for which free sale is desired as information for identifying the desired product .
The usage record data is a sales quantity obtained by summing up the sales quantities of specific products already sold free of charge to a family having a specific family ID,
The specific allocation condition information is an allocated quantity in which a specific product is allocated to a family of a specific family number included in the free bend information,
The determination means determines that the total sales quantity is matched when it is below the allocated quantity,
The free sale status data includes the product name of the specific product sold free of charge when the free sale is performed, the sales quantity of the specific product sold free of charge, and the family ID of the family who used the free sale. And the date of the free sale and the location information of the vending machine sold free of charge,
Further comprising means for transmitting the family ID acquired from the card to the management device;
Further comprising means for receiving the date of free sale corresponding to the family ID and the location information of the vending machine from the management device;
5. The vending machine according to claim 4, further comprising display means for displaying the received date and the position information. A vending machine system having a vending machine that sells products free of charge for a specified period and a management device that manages the vending machine, and the vending machine and the management device transmit and receive information via a communication line Because
The management device
Means for transmitting to the vending machine free bend information in which information relating to allocation conditions of products to be sold free of charge to users of free sales is registered;
Means for receiving and collecting from the respective vending machines, free sales status data recording the usage status of the products sold to users free of charge in the vending machines;
When a specific vending machine performs free sales to a specific user, the specific vending machine receives information and a request from the specific vending machine to identify the user as a content that the specific user wants to sell products for free. Means for receiving use request information including information for identifying the product ;
Means for transmitting, out of the collected free sales status data, usage record data including free sales records corresponding to the received use request information to the specific vending machine;
The vending machine is
A card reading and writing means for reading and writing a card on which information including user information of a specific user who uses free sale is written;
Means for receiving the free bend information from the management device;
Means for reading the user information from the card of the card read / write means when a specific user uses free sales in the vending machine;
The user corresponding to the read user information transmits, to the management device, usage request information including information for identifying the user and information for identifying the desired product as content for which free sale of the product is desired. Means,
Means for receiving the usage record data corresponding to the usage request information from the management device;
Means for acquiring specific allocation condition information corresponding to the use request information from the free bend information;
Determining means for determining whether the usage record data matches the specific allocation condition information;
Free sales use means for allowing the use of free sales so that the product can be taken out when it is determined that the determination means matches,
A vending machine system having a free bend function, comprising: means for transmitting free sales status data including usage status used by the free sales usage means to the management device. Processing to send and receive information to and from vending machines that sell products for free for a specified period via a communication line;
A process of transmitting to the vending machine free bend information in which information relating to allocation conditions of products to be sold free of charge to users of free sales is registered;
Processing for receiving and collecting free sales status data, which records the usage status of products sold to users free of charge in the vending machine, from the respective vending machines;
When a specific vending machine performs free sales to a specific user, the specific vending machine receives information and a request from the specific vending machine to identify the user as a content that the specific user wants to sell products for free. A process of receiving desired use information including information for identifying the product ;
A program including an instruction for causing a computer to execute processing for transmitting usage result data including free sales results corresponding to the received usage request information to the specific vending machine from the collected free sales status data A computer-readable recording medium that stores. A method of managing the vending machine by transmitting and receiving information to and from a vending machine that sells products free of charge for a specified period via a communication line,
Send free bend information to the vending machine, which registers information related to the allocation conditions for products that are sold free of charge to users of free sales,
Received and collected from the respective vending machines, free sales status data recording the usage status of the products sold to users free of charge in the vending machines,
When a specific vending machine performs free sales to a specific user, the specific vending machine receives information and a request from the specific vending machine to identify the user as a content that the specific user wants to sell products for free. Receiving usage request information including information for identifying the product of
An automatic with a free bend function characterized in that, from the collected free sales status data, usage record data including a free sales record corresponding to the received use request information is transmitted to the specific vending machine. A management method for managing a vending machine. A vending machine is a method for selling products free of charge for a specific period by sending and receiving information via a communication line with a management device that manages the vending machine,
Read and write cards with information including user information of specific users who use free sales,
Receiving from the management device free bend information in which information relating to allocation conditions of products sold free of charge to users of free sales is registered;
When a specific user uses free sales in the vending machine, the user information is read from the card of the card read / write unit,
The user corresponding to the read user information transmits, to the management device, usage request information including information for identifying the user and information for identifying the desired product as content for which free sale of the product is desired. ,
Receiving usage record data including free sales records corresponding to the use request information from the management device;
From the free bend information, obtaining specific allocation condition information corresponding to the use request information,
Determining whether the usage record data matches the specific allocation condition information;
If it is determined that it matches, the product can be taken out and free sales can be used.
A processing method for a vending machine having a free bend function, wherein free sales status data including the usage status of the used free sales is transmitted to the management device.

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