JP5018284B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that performs settlement processing with an electronic money settlement service using a plurality of electronic money brands stored in a recording medium such as an IC card.

In recent years, recording media (IC cards, mobile phones, etc.) in which payment service information of a plurality of electronic money brands are recorded have become widespread, and an electronic money payment service used for payment is selected from a plurality of brands. There is known a payment terminal device that reads information related to an electronic money payment service from a recording medium and performs payment processing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-301780 A

As described above, when the payment device can handle electronic money payment services of multiple brands, it is necessary to select which brand of electronic money payment service to use. For example, the recording medium of the user is a single brand. Even when only the electronic money settlement service is supported, a selection operation is required, which causes a problem that the operation is troublesome.
In view of the above problems, the present invention facilitates settlement and balance display by an electronic money settlement service in a recording medium equipped with only a single brand of electronic money settlement service, and also a recording medium equipped with a plurality of brands of electronic money settlement service. However, it is an object to provide a vending machine capable of facilitating selection of electronic money.

In order to achieve the above object, the vending machine of the present invention provides a recording medium equipped with electronic money, electronic money selection means for selecting a plurality of brands of electronic money payment service, and the recording medium held over an antenna unit. An electronic money payment control unit that performs payment processing using the electronic money payment service of the brand selected by the electronic money selection means, and payment has been completed in the electronic money payment control unit after product selection In the vending machine comprising a main control unit for selling products stored in the machine, when the electronic money settlement service mounted on the recording medium is a single brand, the electronic money selection means without operating the later products selected earlier, if where the electronic money payment services to the antenna portion is the recording medium is a single brand is held over the electronic Manet Read the electronic money payment service installed on the recording medium in the payment control unit, check whether the same electronic money payment service is installed, and if it is installed, settle the selected product, On the other hand, when the electronic money settlement control unit does not operate the electronic money selection unit and the recording unit with the electronic money settlement service of a single brand is held over the antenna unit before the product selection, the electronic money settlement control unit The electronic money settlement service installed in the computer is read out, whether or not the same electronic money settlement service is installed, and if it is installed, the balance of the electronic money settlement service is displayed .

According to the present invention, when there is one electronic money payment service brand in the storage medium, payment or balance display can be performed without operating the electronic money selection means. Even in a vending machine equipped with a money settlement service, a user can perform processing with a simple operation.
In addition, even when multiple brands of electronic money payment services are installed in a storage medium, there is only one electronic money payment service that can be handled by a vending machine equipped with multiple brands of electronic money payment services. In this case, since the settlement or balance display can be performed without operating the electronic money selection means, the user can perform processing with a simple operation.
Furthermore, if multiple brands of electronic money payment service are installed in the storage medium, the corresponding brand is displayed, and payment or balance display can be performed according to priority, and the user can also select. As a result, it is possible to respond according to the user, and convenience is improved.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing the vending machine in the embodiment of the present invention. The vending machine illustrated here is for selling commodities such as canned drinks and plastic bottled drinks.
In FIG. 2, the vending machine 201 is formed as a rectangular heat insulating casing having an open front, and a plurality of columns (not shown) are accommodated therein.
On the front surface of the vending machine 201, there is an exhibition room 202 for displaying a product sample 202a inside, a coin insertion slot 203, a money return lever 204, a bill insertion slot 205, an integrated display 206 for displaying the deposit amount, a coin return, etc. A mouth 207, a product outlet 208, a product selection button 209, and an electronic money operation display unit 101 are provided.
The electronic money operation display unit 101 includes electronic money selection buttons 101A, 101B, and 101C, a display unit 102, and an antenna unit 103.
The electronic money selection buttons 101A, 101B, and 101C are provided for electronic money settlement services to be applied, for example, for each of three brands of electronic money settlement services of A money, B money, and C money. It is a pushbutton switch for selection, and it incorporates an LED that is not explicitly shown in the figure, blinks only the electronic money selection button that can be used, and lights the LED when pressed to improve the operability of the user It is to improve.

The display unit 102 displays a settlement amount, a user response, and the like, but may also be used as the integrated display 206 of the vending machine 201.
When the electronic money card MC is arranged in a predetermined access area (communication available area), the antenna unit 103 can read / write information from / to the IC chip of the electronic money card MC, and electronic money settlement described later. Information can be transmitted / received to / from the control unit 100. When the electronic money card MC is placed in a predetermined access area, the antenna unit 103 outputs a signal indicating that the electronic money card MC is held to a later-described electronic money settlement control unit 100. The antenna unit 103 has a built-in display mechanism (not shown in the figure), and blinks the LED when it becomes readable, and lights up when the electronic money card MC is placed in a predetermined access area. Is.
Next, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control system of the vending machine main control unit 200 and the electronic money settlement control unit 100, and the configuration thereof will be described below.
First, the vending machine main control unit 200 that controls the unique functions of the vending machine includes a pre-stored program memory 2a, a memory 2b that stores setting data and sales data, and includes basic operations of the vending machine such as product selection, It performs overall control of each operation such as money processing, product carry-out and setting totalization function, etc., including coin mech 211, bill discriminator 212, product carry-out device 213, integrated display 206, product selection button 209, remote control 210. Etc. are connected.

The remote controller 210 can set various functions of the vending machine and can set priorities via the vending machine main control unit 200.
The electronic money settlement control unit 100 includes settlement control units 100A, 100B, and 100C for each electronic money settlement service. Programs and data recorded in advance in a memory (not shown), commands given from the vending machine main control unit 200 described later, This system performs overall control of electronic payment processing according to information, and also performs communication processing related to opening / closing of stations with an electronic money management server that is a higher-level center. A payment service can be used.
An electronic money operation display unit 101 is connected to the electronic money payment control unit 100 and functions as a payment terminal.
The electronic money in the electronic money card MC may be, for example, either a prepaid type or a postpaid type.
FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing processing control of the electronic money settlement service, and an initial setting processing procedure will be described.
After the power supply of the vending machine 201 is turned on (SQ1), when an opening request is transmitted from the electronic money settlement control unit 100 to the electronic money management server (SQ2), it is confirmed that the electronic money management server is a legitimate terminal. Key information or the like is transmitted from the money management server to the electronic money settlement control unit 100 to enter a station opening state (SQ3).

First, the vending machine main control unit 200 of the vending machine 201 informs the electronic money payment control unit 100 that the total table of the electronic money payment service of the electronic money brand that can be handled by the vending machine side is “3”. Transmit (SQ4).
In response to this state, the electronic money settlement control unit 100 has a management number (for example, 1, 1) assigned to each electronic money settlement service of three types of available electronic money brands (A money, B money, C money). 2, 3) and the brand information corresponding to the management number are transmitted to the vending machine main controller 200 (SQ5).
In the vending machine main control unit 200, the electronic money settlement service of these three types of electronic money brands (A money, B money, C money) is stored together with a management number and brand information corresponding to the management number, and a total table A in the memory 2b. , B and C (SQ6).
When the allocation to the aggregation table in the memory 2b is completed normally, the vending machine main control unit 200 transmits acceptance of accepting the money card MC to the electronic money settlement control unit 100 as normal completion (SQ7).
Next, settlement processing using electronic money in the present embodiment will be described using the settlement processing sequence of FIG.

First, regarding the settlement processing in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the electronic money card MC is loaded with only the settlement service for electronic money A.
Here, in the vending machine 201 that is in the standby state for sale, when the product selection button 209 is pressed by the user, a product selection signal is output to the vending machine main control unit 200 (SQ11).
The vending machine main control unit 200 transmits all the cash price and the settlement price for each electronic money settlement service together with the product selection information as the selected product data to the electronic money settlement control unit 100 (SQ12), and the selected product selection button 209 is selected. Only the lighting is kept, and the cash price is displayed on the integrated display 206 (SQ13).
In the electronic money settlement control unit 100, the display unit 102 displays a message indicating that an electronic money settlement service to be settled for the user is selected, and the electronic money selection buttons 101A, 101B, and 101C are blinked. The user is notified that the electronic money settlement service is valid (SQ14).
Next, when the user holds the electronic money card MC over the antenna unit 103 (SQ15), the antenna unit 103 changes from blinking to lighting (SQ16), and the electronic money card MC is detected, authenticated, and read (SQ17). The electronic money payment control unit 100 checks whether the electronic money payment service (electronic money A) read from the electronic money card MC is installed in the electronic money payment control unit (SQ18). The settled product is settled (SQ19).

Here, only the selection button 101A of the settled electronic money A may be displayed to notify the user of the settled electronic money.
If this payment is normally made, the electronic money payment control unit 100 transmits a payment result such as payment money, a payment amount, and a balance to the vending machine main control unit 200 (SQ20).
Next, the vending machine main control unit 200 transmits a product carry-out signal to the product carry-out device 213, the product carry-out device 213 causes the product take-out port 208 to be carried out (SQ21), and the vending machine main control unit 200 The sales are stored in the memory 2b (SQ22). Further, the remaining amount of the electronic money card MC is displayed for a predetermined time on the integrated display 206 (SQ23), and the current settlement processing control is terminated.
Thus, when there is a single brand of electronic money payment service installed in the electronic money card MC, even if the payment device is equipped with multiple brands of electronic money payment service, it is not necessary to select the brand of electronic money. As a user, it is possible to make a payment by the same operation as a payment device for a single brand.
When the electronic money card MC is held over the antenna unit 103 first, the electronic money card MC is detected, authenticated, and read, and then a product is selected and the card MC is held over again for settlement. Become.

Further, even if a plurality of brands of electronic money payment services are installed in the electronic money card MC, if the electronic money payment service corresponding to the electronic money payment control unit 100 is one type, the electronic money selection button It is possible to make a settlement as in FIG.
Next, in the case of selecting a brand based on the priority order, the electronic money payment control unit side or the electronic money card MC side as described below is used to pay with any electronic money among electronic money A, B, and C. The priority order is determined, and when it is held over the antenna unit, the settlement is made based on the priority order.
In other words, the vending machine uses the remote controller 210 to set the priority order during the electronic money A, B, and C payment processing to the electronic money payment control unit 100 via the vending machine main control unit 200. Here, for example, it is assumed that settlement is performed in the order of electronic money C, B, A as a priority order.
The settlement processing based on this priority order will be described using the settlement processing sequence in FIG.
First, regarding the payment processing in FIG. 4, it is assumed that the electronic money card MC has only three brands of payment services of electronic money A, B, and C.

Here, in the vending machine 201 that is in the standby state for sale, when the product selection button 209 is pressed by the user, a product selection signal is output to the vending machine main control unit 200 (SQ31).
The vending machine main control unit 200 transmits all the cash price and the settlement price for each electronic money settlement service together with the product selection information as selected product data to the electronic money settlement control unit 100 (SQ32), and the selected product selection button 209 is selected. Only the light is kept on and the integrated display 206 displays the cash price (SQ33).
In the electronic money settlement control unit 100, the display unit 102 displays a message indicating that an electronic money settlement service to be settled for the user is selected, and the electronic money selection buttons 101A, 101B, and 101C are blinked. The user is notified that the electronic money settlement service is valid (SQ34).
Next, when the user holds the electronic money card MC over the antenna unit 103 (SQ35), the antenna unit 103 changes from blinking to lighting state (SQ36), and the electronic money card MC is detected, authenticated, and read (SQ37). The electronic money payment control unit 100 determines the priority from the electronic money payment service read from the electronic money card MC, and if the electronic money C having the first priority is loaded (SQ38), the electronic money payment control unit 100 is selected. The product is settled (SQ39).

If this settlement is normally performed, as shown in FIG. 4, the settlement result is transmitted to the vending machine main control unit 200, the product is carried out, and the process is terminated.
In SQ38, if the electronic money C cannot be settled, the determination is made with the electronic money B of the next rank.
Further, in the case where the priority order of electronic money settlement is set on the electronic money card MC side, the setting of the electronic money card MC is preferentially performed.
Furthermore, when the electronic money settlement service to be used with the money selection button is selected before holding the electronic money card MC, the priority order on the vending machine side or the electronic money card side is ignored. Settlement processing by electronic money settlement service.
Next, the balance inquiry will be described using the balance inquiry processing sequence of FIG.
In the vending machine 201 in the standby state, when the electronic money card MC is held over the antenna unit 103 (SQ41), the antenna unit 103 is turned on (SQ42), and the electronic money card MC is detected, authenticated, and read. The electronic money payment control unit 100 checks whether the electronic money payment service (electronic money A) read from the electronic money card MC is installed in the electronic money payment control unit (SQ44). If so, the balance is transmitted from the electronic money settlement control unit 100 to the vending machine main control unit 200 (SQ45).

Next, the vending machine main control unit 200 displays the remaining amount of the electronic money card MC on the integrated display 206 for a certain period of time (SQ46), and ends the current balance inquiry.
In addition, although the brand name of the electronic money corresponding to the display part 102 of the electronic money operation display part 101 is displayed, when there is a selection button for every money, you may display a button.
Thus, when there is a single brand of electronic money payment service installed in the electronic money card MC, even if the payment device is equipped with multiple brands of electronic money payment service, it is not necessary to select the brand of electronic money. As a user, the balance inquiry can be performed by the same operation as the settlement device for a single brand.
Further, although the balance display is performed on the integrated display, it may be displayed on the display unit 102 of the electronic money operation display unit 101.
Furthermore, even if a plurality of brands of electronic money payment services are installed in the electronic money card MC, if there is only one type of electronic money payment service corresponding to the electronic money payment control unit 100, it is not necessary to select electronic money. Payment can be made in the same manner as in FIG.
Next, in the case of selecting a brand based on priority, the balance from which electronic money A, B, or C among electronic money A, B, C is placed on the electronic money settlement control unit side or electronic money card MC side as follows. When the priority order to be displayed is set and the antenna unit 103 is held over, the balance display is displayed on the integrated display 206 based on the priority order, and the electronic money corresponding to the display unit of the electronic money operation display unit 101 is displayed. If you have a selection button for each money, you may blink the button. Depending on the display area of the display, the brand name and balance may be displayed at once. The balance may be scrolled and displayed at regular intervals based on the priority order.

Further, when the priority display of the balance of electronic money is set on the electronic money card MC side, display is performed with priority on the setting of the electronic money card MC.
In addition, if an electronic money settlement service for checking the balance is selected with the money selection button before holding the electronic money card MC, the priority order on the vending machine side or the electronic money card side is ignored. The balance of the electronic money settlement service is displayed, and even during the display, the balance of the electronic money settlement service corresponding to the pressed button is displayed by operating the money selection button.
In addition, as a balance display, if the electronic money card MC is held over the next time after payment is made by purchasing a product, the balance of the brand of the electronic money payment service used last time is automatically or increased. May be displayed.
It should be noted that the priority in settlement and balance display may depend on usage history, usage frequency, and the like. In this embodiment, the priority order is set by the remote controller 210. For example, the electronic money operation display unit 101 is operated. It may be settable with.
As another embodiment, when the electronic money card MC is held over the antenna unit 103, the electronic money payment control unit 100 can be connected to the electronic money payment control unit 100 regardless of whether one or more branded electronic money payment services are installed in the storage medium. All the brands that can be handled are automatically displayed on the display unit 102, and the next operation becomes easy.

It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the vending machine main control part and electronic money payment control part in embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed typically the vending machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the initial setting process control in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the payment process control in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the payment process control in embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows the balance display process control in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Electronic money settlement control part 101 Electronic money operation display part 101A, 101B, 101C Electronic money selection button 102 Display part 103 Antenna part 200 Vending machine main control part 201 Vending machine 206 Integrated display 209 Goods selection button 210 Remote control 213 Goods carry-out apparatus MC electronic money card

Claims (1)

A recording medium equipped with electronic money; an electronic money selection means for selecting a plurality of brands of electronic money payment services; and when the recording medium is held over an antenna unit, the electronic money of the brand selected by the electronic money selection means An electronic money settlement control unit that performs a settlement process using a settlement service, and a main control unit that sells products accommodated in the aircraft upon completion of settlement in the electronic money settlement control unit after the product is selected. in vending machine of the provided, wherein when the electronic money settlement service that is mounted on the recording medium is a single brand, without operating the electronic money selection means, after the commodity selected earlier, the now When the recording medium with the electronic money payment service of a single brand is placed over the antenna unit, the electronic money payment control unit loads the electric medium loaded on the recording medium. Read out the money payment service, check whether the same electronic money payment service is installed, and if it is installed, perform payment of the selected product, while not operating the electronic money selection means, and When the electronic money settlement service is a single brand over the antenna unit before the product is selected, the electronic money settlement control unit reads out the electronic money settlement service mounted on the recording medium, and the same Vending machine characterized by checking whether electronic money settlement service is installed and displaying the balance of electronic money settlement service if it is installed

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