JP7023474B1 - Goods supply equipment, goods supply system and management equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article supply device, an article supply system and a management device capable of responding to a demand of a consumer. SOLUTION: In an article supply device, a display unit for displaying first identification information, a storage unit for accommodating an article, a supply unit for supplying an article contained in the storage unit, and a first identification information are acquired. It is provided with a control unit that controls the goods to be supplyable by the supply unit on condition that the second identification information has been acquired and the price of the goods has been settled. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to an article supply device, an article supply system and a management device.

Conventionally, there is an article supply device for acquiring an article of a capsule toy stored in an apparatus main body by operating a handle or the like on condition of payment of a price (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-334911

In such an article supply device, an increasing number of consumers desire not only the form in which payment of a price is the only supply condition of the article but also the supply of the article in other forms.

Therefore, the present invention is to provide an article supply device, an article supply system and a management device capable of responding to a consumer who desires to supply articles in various forms.

One aspect of the present invention is an article supply device capable of supplying an article, which supplies a display unit for displaying the first identification information, a storage unit for accommodating the article, and an article housed in the storage unit. A unit, a control unit that controls the supply unit so that the product can be supplied by the supply unit, provided that the first identification information has been acquired, the second identification information has been acquired, and the price of the product has been settled. It is an article supply device provided with.

One aspect of the present invention is an article supply system capable of supplying articles, which comprises an article supply device, a terminal, and the article supply device includes a display unit for displaying first identification information and articles. The terminal includes a storage unit, a supply unit that supplies articles stored in the storage unit, and a control unit that controls the supply of articles by the supply unit, and the terminal acquires the first identification information. The control unit of the article supply device includes a first acquisition unit capable of acquiring the first identification information and a second acquisition unit capable of acquiring the second identification information, and the control unit of the article supply device has acquired the first identification information by the terminal. This is an article supply system that enables the supply unit to supply an article on condition that the second identification information is acquired and the settlement of the price is completed.

One aspect of the present invention is a management device for managing the supply of goods in the article supply device, the first identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the first identification information displayed on the article supply device, and the first identification. An article supply device identification unit that specifies an article supply device based on information, a second identification information acquisition unit that acquires a second identification information different from the first identification information, and an authentication unit that authenticates the second identification information. A management unit including a control unit that controls the specified article supply device so that the price of the article can be settled by cash, on condition that the article supply device is specified and the second identification information is authenticated. It is a device.

One aspect of the present invention is a management device for managing the supply of goods in the article supply device, the first identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the first identification information displayed on the article supply device, and the first identification. An article supply device identification unit that specifies an article supply device based on information, a second identification information acquisition unit that acquires a second identification information different from the first identification information, and an authentication unit that authenticates the second identification information. , The settlement unit that performs the settlement processing of the price of the goods supplied from the goods supply device, the goods supply device is specified, the second identification information is authenticated, and the settlement of the price of the goods by electronic payment is completed. As a condition, it is a management device including a control unit that controls the specified article supply device to a state in which articles can be supplied.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article supply device, an article supply system and a management device that can meet the demands of consumers.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an article supply system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an article supply system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration of a smartphone, which is an example of the terminal 3. FIG. 4 is a front view of an example of the article supply device 1. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an example of the article supply device 1. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the article supply device 1. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the terminal 3. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the management device 5. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the article supply device data D1. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of serial code data D2. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system of the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the management device 5 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the article supply device 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of photographing an information display body of the first identification information 11 of the article supply device 1 by the photographing unit 302 of the terminal 3. FIG. 15 is an example of the serial code input screen displayed on the terminal 3. FIG. 16 is an example of guidance information displayed on the terminal 3. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of error guidance information. FIG. 18 is an example of an error screen indicating that the serial code cannot be authenticated. FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the terminal 3 in the modified example of the first embodiment. FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the management device 5 in the modified example of the first embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of user management data D3. FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram of an article supply system according to a modification of the first embodiment. FIG. 23 is an example of a payment input screen displayed on the terminal 3. FIG. 24 is a flowchart of the management device 5 in the modified example of the first embodiment. FIG. 25 is a flowchart of the article supply device 1 in the modified example of the first embodiment. FIG. 26 is a front view of an example of the article supply device 1 in the modified example of the first embodiment. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of supply article data D4. FIG. 28 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system of the second embodiment. FIG. 29 is a flowchart of the management device 5 in the second embodiment. FIG. 30 is a flowchart of the management device 5 in the second embodiment. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of error guidance information. FIG. 32 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system of the first modification of the second embodiment. FIG. 33 is a flowchart of the management device 5 in the first modification of the second embodiment. FIG. 34 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system of the second embodiment of the second embodiment. FIG. 35 is a flowchart of the management device 5 in the second modification of the second embodiment. FIG. 36 is a diagram for explaining the article supply device 1 of the third embodiment. FIG. 37 is an example of the article supply device data D1 of the third embodiment. FIG. 38 is a diagram for explaining the article supply device 1 of the fourth embodiment.

<Outline of Embodiment of the present invention>
An outline of an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In this embodiment, the goods supply device is provided only to the user who has the right to purchase the goods only to the user (limited purchase right) when the user's actions satisfy the predetermined conditions, on condition that the price is paid. Supply goods from. The acquisition of the limited purchase right by the user includes, for example, purchase of goods other than the goods supplied to the user, participation in the event of the user, lottery by application of the user, and the like, but is not limited to this. That is, it suffices if some action of the user satisfies a predetermined condition. Here, the limited purchase right acquired when the user's action satisfies a predetermined condition must be able to be authenticated in some form. A typical example is identification information that proves the limited purchase right. For example, identification information given when a user purchases a product other than an article, identification information given when a user participates in an event, identification information given when a user wins a lottery, and the like.

On the other hand, the company that supplies the goods supplies the goods to the user who has the limited purchase right, but it is desirable to supply the goods to the user from the goods supply device instead of delivering the goods by mail or the like. The reason is that by having the user go to the place where the article supply device is installed, the user can be made aware of the article supply device, and further, the article supply device for supplying a wide variety of articles is installed. This is because you can let them know that you are there. This is beneficial for the company that supplies the goods, and also gives the user an opportunity to know a wide variety of goods.

However, there are many article supply devices at the installation location of the article supply device, and it is necessary to specify the article supply device that supplies the article to the user from among them. In order to identify one article supply device, the identification information given to the article supply device can be used.

However, even if one article supply device that supplies an article to a user can be identified by the identification information given to the article supply device, the user does not necessarily have a legitimate limited purchase right. By associating and authenticating the specified goods supply device with the user's limited purchase right, it is possible to accept payment of the price of the goods to the user who has a legitimate limited purchase right, and the goods are subject to payment of the price. Goods can be supplied from the supply device. Then, the first important thing is to acquire the identification information of the goods supply device and the identification information for authenticating the user's limited purchase right at the installation location of the goods supply device, and the second important thing is. It is the settlement of the price.

Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention is configured as follows. In addition, in order to make the explanation concrete, the user's act is regarded as the purchase of the product of the user company Y, and the payment of the price is accepted only to the user who has obtained the limited purchase right of the goods of the company X by purchasing the product. Let's take an example of a collaboration project between company X and company Y that supplies goods.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an article supply system according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is an article supply device of company X, 2 is an article supplied by article supply device 1, 3 is a user's terminal, and 4 is a product of company Y.

The article supply device 1 is a device that supplies the article 2 to the user. The article supply device 1 is installed indoors or outdoors, and usually, a plurality of article supply devices 1 for supplying different articles are installed. Among these installed article supply devices 1, there is an article supply device 1 that supplies the article 2 that is the target of collaboration between the company X and the company Y. The first identification information 11 is displayed on the article supply device 1 that supplies the article 2. The first identification information 11 includes unique identification information that can identify each article supply device 1. For example, the first identification information 11 is a serial number or the like of the article supply device 1. It is desirable that the first identification information 11 is an information display body that can be read by the terminal 2 in consideration of the convenience of the user. For example, the information display body is a one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code (QR code: registered trademark) or the like.

The terminal 3 has a reader function of an information display body and a communication function with other devices. The terminal 3 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like.

The product 4 is a product supplied by the company Y to the user. The type of product does not matter. Examples of products include books such as magazines, foodstuffs such as drinking water, and stationery. In this embodiment, the product will be described as a magazine. When the user purchases the magazine (product 4), he / she can obtain the limited purchase right of the article 2. The second identification information 12 is displayed in the magazine (product 4). The second identification information 12 is information for authenticating the limited purchase right of the user who purchased the magazine (product 4). For example, the second identification information 12 is a unique serial code or the like that is different for each magazine. The second identification information 12 may be displayed by characters or numbers, or may be displayed by a one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code (QR code: registered trademark).

In order for the user who purchased the magazine (product 4) to acquire the article 2, the article can be supplied to the place where the article supply device 1 is installed and the article 2 can be supplied at the place where the plurality of article supply devices 1 are installed. It is necessary to specify the supply device 1, authenticate the user's limited purchase right of the article 2, and pay the price of the article 2. Under such conditions, the article supply device 1 is brought into a state where articles can be supplied.

Therefore, this embodiment has the following features.
(1) The first identification information 11 for specifying the article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 to the user is displayed on the article supply device 1.
(2) At the place where the article supply device 1 is installed, the article supply that the user intends to receive the article 2 by having the user's terminal 3 acquire the first identification information 11 of the article supply device 1. Identify the device 1.
(3) The second identification information 12 is acquired from the user, and the user's limited purchase right of the article 2 is authenticated. If the second identification information 12 has an expiration date set, the expiration date is also authenticated.
(4) Settle the price of the article 2.

When the conditions (2), (3), and (4) are satisfied, the article supply device 1 of the first identification information 11 acquired by the terminal 3 can supply the article to the user.

Here, the order of (2), (3), and (4) does not matter, but (4) is preferably after (2) and (3). When canceling each of the above processes (2), (3), and (4) in the middle, it is necessary to return to the state before starting the process, but the process of canceling (4) (process of canceling payment) is This is because it is complicated to refund the price once paid, so it is better to do it after (2) and (3) are processed without any problem.

In order to supply the article 2 to a user having a legitimate limited purchase right, it is necessary that the first identification information 11 and the second identification information 12 are associated with each other. As a method of associating, there are the following methods.

-In addition to the unique identification information of the article supply device 1, the first identification information 11 is provided with link information linked to a means for acquiring the second identification information 12 (for example, an input screen for inputting the second identification information 12). include. As a result, the first identification information 11 read by the terminal 3 can be passed to the means for authenticating the second identification information 12, and the first identification information 11 and the second identification information 12 can be associated with each other.
-When the magazine (product 4) is an electronic book, the terminal 3 can be the reader of the electronic book. In such a case, if the second identification information 12 is included in the electronic book itself and a function for reading the first identification information 11 is provided, the first identification information 11 and the second identification information 12 can be linked. can.

Regarding the determination of the conditions (2) and (3), as a typical example, the management device capable of communicating with the terminal 3 acquires the first identification information 11 and the second identification information 12, and the first identification is performed. A method of determining whether or not the article supply device 1 can supply the article 2 based on the information 11 (including specifying the article supply device 1) and authenticating the second identification information 12 can be considered.

The payment of the price of (4) includes cash payment and electronic payment. Here, cash settlement means paying the price of goods with cash such as coins and banknotes. In addition, electronic payment means that the price of goods is settled by sending and receiving electronic monetary value data. The type of electronic payment does not matter, but there are access type by credit card and stored value type such as electronic money. In the case of cash settlement, the cash reception unit provided in the goods supply device 1 accepts cash (coins) and makes a settlement. Further, in the case of payment by electronic payment, the terminal 3 and the management device 5 communicate with each other according to the payment operation by the user, and the payment process is performed to settle and update the payment from the user's credit card or the user's electronic money. conduct.

Regarding the supply of goods in the goods supply device 1, when the payment of the price is by cash settlement, the management device that has determined the first identification information 11 and authenticated the second identification information 12 is specified by the first identification information 11. A supply permission signal is transmitted to the goods supply device 1. The cash receiving unit of the article supply device 1 that has received the supply permission signal operates the function of the coin sorting unit of the article supply device 1 to enable cash settlement. Then, when the cash settlement is completed, the goods can be supplied from the supply unit. When the payment of the price is made by electronic payment, the management device determines the first identification information 11, authenticates the second identification information 12, and makes electronic payment, and the goods supply device 1 specified by the first identification information 11 receives the payment. Send an unlock signal. Upon receiving the unlock signal, the supply unit of the article supply device 1 unlocks the article supply and makes it possible to supply the article 2 to the user. Further, the management device may be on a network capable of communicating with the article supply device 1, or may be provided by the article supply device 1 itself. When the article supply device 1 and the terminal 3 can communicate with each other by Wifi or Bluetooth, the terminal 3 receives the determination and authentication completion information from the management device, and the terminal 3 transmits an unlock signal to the article supply device 1. You may try to do it.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to supply the article to the user for the form caused by various actions of the user, and the user to be supplied with the article or the company who intends to use the article supply device. It is possible to meet the needs of various consumers.
Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be described.

<First Embodiment of the present invention>
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The goods supply system in the first embodiment is a system that realizes a useful collaboration (joint planning) for both the company X that supplies goods to the user and the company Y that supplies goods to the user.

As a collaboration project, for example, there is a project in which a specific item of company X is sold only to a user who has purchased a product of company Y. Here, the collaboration between the company X and the company Y needs to be beneficial to both companies.

Company Y has an advantage in having many users purchase its own products. Therefore, if the user is attracted to the goods of the company X and purchases the products of the company Y in order to obtain the goods, as a result, many users purchase the products of the company Y, and the company Y Has merits.

On the other hand, the company X has an advantage that not only the specific goods of the company X but also other goods provided by the company X are made known to the user, and further, the other goods are purchased. For that purpose, it is necessary to guide the user to a place where an article supply device for supplying a wide variety of articles is installed and to make the user aware that a wide variety of articles are being supplied. Therefore, the goods sold only to the users who have purchased the products of the company Y are not sold on the Internet by a method such as an online shop and delivered to the users, but are actually installed goods supply devices. It is desirable to supply to the user from. Therefore, the first embodiment is configured as follows. The price settlement method in this embodiment is cash settlement.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an article supply system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the same numbers are assigned to those having the same configuration as that of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the article supply device 1, the user's terminal 3, and the management device 5 are connected to the communication network 6 and can communicate with each other. The communication network 6 means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication network 6 includes a telephone communication network, a cable network, a communication network such as the Internet, as well as a LAN by a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for connection and Ethernet (registered trademark), and the communication method is wired / It doesn't matter if it's wireless.

The article supply device 1 is a device that supplies the article 2. The article 2 is an article supplied only to the user who purchased the magazine 4.

The terminal 3 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration of a smartphone, which is an example of the terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal 3 includes a display 31, a touch operation panel 32 integrally configured with the display 31, a built-in speaker 33, and a camera 34. Further, the terminal 3 is provided with a control board (not shown), a built-in battery, a power button, a volume control button, and the like. The control board is equipped with various microprocessors such as a CPU, GPU, and DSP, various IC memories such as ASIC, VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a wireless communication module for wireless communication with a mobile phone base station. Further, a so-called I / F circuit (interface circuit) or the like, such as a driver circuit of the touch operation panel 32, is mounted on the control board. Each element mounted on these control boards is electrically connected via a bus circuit or the like, and is connected so as to be able to read / write data and send / receive signals.

The magazine 4 is a product supplied (sold) by the company Y to the user. The magazine 4 contains a serial code for authenticating the user's right to acquire the article 2 (limited purchase right) in order to sell (supply) the article 2 only to the user who purchased the magazine 4. There is. This serial code is a unique serial code or the like that differs for each magazine 4. Such a serial code can be generated by using a check digit or the like. Further, the serial code is not limited to one serial code in one magazine 4, and a plurality of serial codes may be described. For multiple serial codes, the serial codes that can be used for each type of article may be separated, or regardless of the type of article, a plurality of serial codes that can be used for all the articles that are subject to limited purchase are prepared. Is also good. If you have a plurality of serial codes that can be used for all the items subject to limited purchase, you have the right to purchase one item for each serial code, so you can purchase as many items as the number of serial codes. In this case, the same article may be purchased more than once, or different types of articles having limited purchase rights may be purchased.

The management device 5 is a server system including a single server device, a plurality of server devices, a storage device, and the like. The management device 5 performs processing such as identification of the article supply device 1 for supplying the article and authentication of the second identification information 12.

Next, the configuration of each device will be described.
FIG. 4 is a front view of an example of the article supply device 1, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an example of the article supply device 1, and FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the article supply device 1.

The article supply device 1 is a device that supplies the article 2.

Article 2 is an article that is the target of collaboration between company X and company Y. By purchasing the magazine 4 of the company Y, the user can obtain the limited purchase right of the article 2 supplied by the company X. The article 2 includes, for example, a toy or the like housed in a separable spherical capsule, or a toy and a capsule integrated. The article 2 is not limited to only one type of article, and a plurality of types of articles may exist. In this case, a plurality of types of articles are mixed and accommodated in the article accommodating section 20 of the article supply device 1 described later as articles belonging to one series (type).

On the front surface of the article supply device 1, a display 13 displaying the contents of the article 2, a coin slot 14 to be paid as the price of the article 2, a handle 15 as an operation unit, and an outlet to which the article 2 is supplied are supplied. 16 and a coin return port 17 are provided. By visually recognizing the display 13, the user can know that the article supply device 1 is an article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 to be the target of collaboration between the company X and the company Y.

The first identification information 11 (information display body: QR code) is displayed on the front surface of the article supply device 1. The first identification information 11 is unique article supply device identification information (device ID) for identifying the article supply device 1 and link information to a page for authenticating the second identification information 12 described in the magazine 4. It contains at least a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). In addition to the above, the first identification information 11 includes other information, for example, location information for identifying the place where the article supply device 1 is installed, a store name, and article identification information (article ID) for identifying the article. ), Information such as the price of the article, and management information necessary for managing the article supply device 1 may also be included. Further, regarding the display method of the first identification information 11, in this example, a method of mounting a QR code as an information display body on the front surface of the article supply device 1 and displaying the information is adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the article supply device 1 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display, the information display body of the first identification information 11 may be displayed on the display unit. Further, although it is a position where the first identification information 11 is displayed, it is not limited to the front surface of the article supply device 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the bottom surface of the return port 17 may be displayed at a position where the bottom surface of the return port 17 can be clearly seen in the vicinity of the return port 17.

The article supply device 1 includes an article storage unit 20, an article supply unit 21, a lock unit 22, an operation unit 23, a control unit 24, a cash reception unit 25, and a communication unit 26.
The article accommodating section 20 accommodates a large number of articles 2. The article is accommodated so that the article can be easily accommodated by pulling the article accommodating portion 20 toward the front and inserting the article 2 from the front of the article supply device 1. At the lower part of the article accommodating unit 20, an article supply unit 21 having a turntable having a hole large enough to allow one article 2 to pass through is installed.

The operation unit 23 transmits the operation of the handle 15 to the turntable of the article supply unit 21. The operation unit 23 is locked by the lock unit 22, and when the lock is released, the handle 15 can be rotated by the user's operation. As a mechanism for releasing the lock, for example, an unlock mechanism using a solenoid lock is used. In this case, the solenoid lock is used to make the handle 15 non-rotatable (locked state), and the solenoid is energized to release the lock and make the handle 15 rotatable. The unlocking mechanism is not limited to the solenoid lock, and other unlocking mechanisms may be used. Then, when the lock portion 22 is in the unlocked state, the turntable rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the handle 15 by a predetermined angle, and the hole of the turntable and the drop port provided at the bottom of the article accommodating portion 20 face each other. Then, one article 2 is supplied to the outlet 16 from the drop port through a passage communicating with the outlet 16.

The control unit 24 controls the lock of the lock unit 22 and the release of the lock. The lock of the lock unit 22 is released by the control unit 24 by the unlock signal from the cash reception unit 25. Further, the control unit 24 locks the lock unit 22 after detecting the discharge of the article 2 to the outlet 16 or after a predetermined time has elapsed after the lock is released. Further, the control unit 24 may lock the lock unit 22 by a lock signal controlled from the outside.

The cash reception unit 25 accepts cash. When the cash receiving unit 25 receives the supply permission signal from the management device 5, the function of the coin sorting unit (not shown) that sorts the inserted coins is activated from the initial invalid state (off state) to the enabled state (on state). Switch to. The passage of coins inserted from the insertion slot 14 passes through an internal coin sorting unit (not shown) to a passage to the return port 17 and a passage to a storage unit (not shown) in which coins are stored. I know. When the coin sorting unit is in the invalid state, the inserted coins pass through the coin sorting unit as they are and are discharged from the return port 17. When the coin sorting unit is in the valid state, the coin sorting unit sorts coins, sends coins that can be used for payment to a storage unit (not shown), and discharges inappropriate coins from the return port 17. In addition, the coin sorting unit sorts coins that can be used for payment by type. The cash receiving unit 25 counts the number of coins for each type sorted by the coin sorting unit by a sensor, and acquires the inserted amount. Then, when the input amount reaches the price of the set article 2, the cash reception unit 25 sends an unlock signal to the control unit 24. The price (amount) of the goods is set in the cash receiving unit 25 manually by the management device 5 or manually.
The communication unit 26 can communicate with the management device 5 via the communication network 6.

Next, the configuration of the terminal 3 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal 3 includes an operation input unit 301, a photographing unit 302, a processing unit 303, an image display unit 304, a sound output unit 305, a communication unit 306, and a storage unit 307. ..

The operation input unit 301 is for inputting various operations of the user, and outputs an operation input signal corresponding to the operation input to the processing unit 303. The functions of the operation input unit 301 include, for example, touch operation pads, home buttons, button switches, joysticks, trackballs, and other elements that the user directly operates with their fingers, as well as acceleration sensors, angular velocity sensors, tilt sensors, and geomagnetic sensors. It can also be realized by an element that detects motion or posture. In FIG. 3, the touch operation panel 32 corresponds to this.

The photographing unit 302 performs imaging processing of the information display body (QR code) of the first identification information 11 and outputs the captured image to the processing unit 303. The photographing unit 302 includes a lens, an image pickup element, and a controller for controlling them. In FIG. 3, the camera 34 corresponds to this.

The processing unit 303 comprehensively controls the operation of the terminal 3 based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 307, the operation input signal from the operation input unit 301, and the like. The function of the processing unit 303 can be realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory. The processing unit 303 includes a calculation unit 51, an image generation unit 52, a sound generation unit 53, and a communication control unit 54 as main functional units.

The calculation unit 51 outputs to the image generation unit 52, the sound generation unit 53, and the communication control unit 54. The calculation unit 51 includes an information display body acquisition unit 510, a serial code acquisition unit 511, and a supply information guidance unit 512.

The information display body acquisition unit 510 reads the information display body of the article supply device 1 photographed by the photographing unit 302, and acquires the first identification information 11.

The serial code acquisition unit 511 transmits a request for transmission of a serial code input screen including the acquired device ID based on the first identification information 11 acquired by the information display body acquisition unit 510. In the present embodiment, the transmission destination (link destination) of this request is the management device 5. Then, the serial code input screen is received, and the serial code input screen is displayed on the image display unit 304 via the image generation unit 52. Further, the serial code input on the serial code input screen is transmitted to the management device 5.

The supply information guidance unit 512 displays the serial code authentication result from the management device 5, guidance regarding the supply of goods, and error (supply impossible) guidance on the image display unit 304 via the image generation unit 52. do.

The functions of the information display body acquisition unit 510, the serial code acquisition unit 511, and the supply information guidance unit 512 can be realized by the Web browser mounted on the terminal 3, and a dedicated application can be realized. But it can be realized.

The image generation unit 52 generates one image in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second) based on the processing result of the calculation unit 51, and outputs the generated image signal to the image display unit 304. The function of the image generation unit 52 is used, for example, for a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a program such as a video signal IC or a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, and expansion of texture data. It can be realized by using an IC memory or the like.

The sound generation unit 53 generates sound signals such as sound effects and various operation sounds based on the processing result of the calculation unit 51, and outputs them to the sound output unit 305. The function of the sound generation unit 53 can be realized by, for example, a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP) or a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec capable of reproducing a voice file, or the like.

The communication control unit 54 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with the management device 5 and the like.

The image display unit 304 displays the screen based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 52. The function of the image display unit 304 can be realized by a display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head-mounted display. In FIG. 2, the image display unit 304 corresponds to the display 31.

The sound output unit 305 is for outputting sound effects and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 53. In FIG. 2, the sound output unit 203 corresponds to the speaker 33.

The communication unit 306 connects to the communication line N to realize communication. The function of the communication unit 306 can be realized by, for example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, or the like.

The storage unit 307 stores in advance a program for operating the terminal 3 and realizing various functions included in the terminal 3, data used during the execution of this program, or the like, or is temporarily stored each time the processing is performed. It will be remembered. The storage unit 307 can be realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM, a ROM, or a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, or the like. Specifically, the storage unit 307 stores the system program and the control program. The system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of the terminal 3 as a computer. The control program is a program for functioning as a calculation unit 51 (information display body acquisition unit 510, serial code acquisition unit 511, supply information guidance unit 512) of the processing unit 31.

Next, the management device 5 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the management device 5. The management device 5 includes a storage unit 61, a processing unit 62, and a communication unit 63.

The storage unit 61 is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM, ROM, or a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, and stores a system program and a functional program. A system program is a program for realizing basic functions as a computer. The function program is a program for causing the processing unit 62 to function as an article supply device determination unit 621, a purchase right authentication unit 622, and a supply control unit 623, which will be described later. Further, the article supply device data D1 and the serial code data D2, which will be described later, are stored.

The article supply device data D1 includes the device ID of the article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 subject to collaboration between the company X and the company Y, the article ID of the article 2 of the article supply device 1, the price, and the number of inventories. And are remembered. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the article supply device data D1. As shown in FIG. 9, the article supply device data D1 is obtained from the device ID of the article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 subject to collaboration between the company X and the company Y, and the article supply device 1 of the device ID. The article ID of the supplied article 2, the price, and the number of stocks are stored in association with each other.

The serial code data D2 stores the serial code described in the magazine 4 sold by the company Y. The serial code is a code number that is assigned a different number to each magazine 4 and does not overlap with each other. Such a serial code can be generated by using a check digit or the like. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of serial code data D2. As shown in FIG. 10, the serial code data D2 is stored in association with a unique serial code and an authentication flag. As will be described later, when the purchase right authentication unit 622 authenticates the user's limited purchase right by the serial code and the supply of the article 2 from the article supply device 1 is completed after the payment of the price of the article is completed, the serial code is obtained. The authentication flag field of is given an authenticated flag indicating that authentication has been completed.

The processing unit 62 comprehensively controls the operation of the management device 5 based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 61. The function of the processing unit 62 can be realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory. The processing unit 62 includes an article supply device determination unit 621, a purchase right authentication unit 622, and a supply control unit 623 as main functional units.

The article supply device determination unit 621 receives the request on the serial code input screen from the terminal 3, acquires the device ID included in the request, and whether the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1. To judge. When the article supply device determination unit 621 is included in the article supply device data D1, the article supply device of the acquired device ID determines that the article supply device to be collaborated is an article supply device capable of supplying the article 2 to be collaborated. The article supply device 1 capable of confirming the inventory quantity of the article supply device 1 of the device ID and, if inventories, can supply the article 2 to be the target of collaboration with the magazine 4 by the article supply device 1 of the device ID acquired by the user. Judge that. Then, the article supply device determination unit 621 identifies the article supply device 1 which is the transmission destination of the supply permission signal. When the determination and identification are completed, the article supply device determination unit 621 transmits the serial code input screen to the terminal 3. On the other hand, if the article supply device determination unit 621 is not included in the article supply device data D1 or is included in the article supply device data D1 but is out of stock, the article 2 cannot be supplied. The error screen that guides the user is transmitted to the terminal 3. It should be noted that the supplyable period during which the article 2 can be supplied from the article supply device 1 is predetermined, and even when the request for the serial code input screen from the terminal 3 is received after the supply available period has elapsed, the article 2 An error screen indicating that supply is impossible is transmitted to the terminal 3.

The purchase right authentication unit 622 collates the serial code input on the input screen with the serial code of the serial code data D2, and the serial code input on the input screen is included in the serial code data D2, and If the serial code is not set with the authentication flag, it is assumed that the serial code entered on the input screen is authenticated and the user's limited purchase right is authenticated. Then, the guidance information for guiding the supply of the goods is transmitted to the user's terminal 3. If the serial code has an expiration date, the purchase right authentication unit 622 also authenticates the expiration date of the serial code entered on the input screen. On the other hand, if the serial code cannot be authenticated (including the case where the expiration date has expired and the authentication cannot be performed), the purchase right authentication unit 622 gives an error indicating that the serial code (limited purchase right) cannot be authenticated. The screen is transmitted to the terminal 3.

The operation of the article supply system of the present embodiment will be described.

11 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system of the present embodiment, FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the management device 5 in the present embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the article supply device 1 in the present embodiment. In the following description, it is assumed that the article supply device data D1 is shown in FIG. 9 and the serial code data D2 is shown in FIG.

First, the entire flow of the article supply system will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

The user goes to a place where the article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 supplied only to the purchaser of the magazine 4 is installed, and the first identification information 11 displayed on the article supply device 1 Get the information display. The acquisition of the information display body is performed by using the shooting function of the shooting unit 302 of the terminal 3 according to the operation of the user (Step 1). FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of photographing an information display body of the first identification information 11 of the article supply device 1 by the photographing unit 302 of the terminal 3. The user stands in front of the article supply device 1, operates the terminal 3 so that the information display body of the first identification information 11 is displayed on the display 31 of the terminal 3, and photographs the information display body.

The information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3 acquires the first identification information 11 from the information display body of the photographed first identification information 11. In this example, the acquired first identification information 11 includes the device ID of the article supply device 1 and is link destination information (for example, URL) to the means for authenticating the serial code 12 (Step 2). In this example, it is assumed that the acquired device ID is "12560" and the management device 5 is set as the link destination.

The serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 3 transmits a request for transmission of the serial code input screen to the management device 5 based on the link destination including the device ID of the article supply device 1 (Step 3).

The management device 5 receives the request from the terminal 3 and performs the supply determination process (Step 4). The details of the supply determination process will be described later.

When the terminal 3 does not receive the error guidance screen from the management device 5 and receives the serial code input screen, the serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 3 displays the serial code input screen (Step 5). FIG. 15 is an example of the serial code input screen displayed on the terminal 3. The user inputs the serial code on the displayed input screen (Step 6). In this example, it is assumed that the user has entered the serial code "1VB3588" into the serial code input screen. Then, the serial code acquisition unit 511 transmits the serial code to the management device 5 (Step 7).

The management device 5 receives the serial code and performs a supply determination process (Step 4). The details of the supply determination process will be described later.

The terminal 3 does not receive the error guidance screen from the management device 5, and when it receives the guidance information from the management device 5, displays the guidance information (Step 8). FIG. 16 is an example of guidance information displayed on the terminal 3. In the guidance information of FIG. 16, the serial code is authenticated, cash is inserted and the price is paid, the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and the handle 15 is locked in one minute. That is being guided.

On the other hand, the article supply device 1 receives the supply permission signal, settles the price in cash, and executes the supply process of supplying the article (Step 9). The user inserts cash to pay the price according to the guidance information displayed on the terminal 3, and operates the article supply device 1 to receive the supply of the article. Then, the article supply device 1 transmits the supply report to the management device 5. The details of the supply process (Step 9) will be described later.

The purchase right authentication unit 622 of the management device 5 receives the supply report, and if the supply report is a report that normally supplies the goods, the authentication has been completed in the field of the authentication flag of the corresponding serial code in the serial code data D2. An authenticated flag is added to indicate that the serial code cannot be used again (Step 10). In addition, the number of stocks of the article supply device 1 to which the supply report is transmitted is reduced by one.
The above is the explanation of the whole operation.

Next, the supply determination process (Step 4) of the management device 5 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the article supply device determination unit 621 of the management device 5 receives the request from the terminal 3 (Step 100), the device ID included in the request is acquired (Step 101). In this example, the acquired device ID is "12560".

The article supply device determination unit 621 determines the device ID using the article supply device data D1 (Step 102). The determination of the device ID is a determination of whether or not the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1. When the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 103), the article supply device 1 of the device ID acquired by the user can supply the article 2 to be collaborated with the magazine 4. The article supply device 1 that is determined to be the device 1 and transmits the supply permission signal is specified. On the other hand, when the acquired device ID is not included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 103), the article supply device 1 of the device ID acquired by the user can supply the article 2 to be collaborated with the magazine 4. It is determined that the device is not the article supply device 1, and error guidance information is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 110). FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of error guidance information of the article supply device.
In this example, the acquired device ID is "12560" and is included in the article supply device data D1, so that the article supply device 1 with the acquired device ID "12560" is an article to be collaborated with the magazine 4. 2 is determined to be an article supply device 1 capable of supplying.

Subsequently, the article supply device determination unit 621 confirms the inventory of the article 2 of the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID (Step 104). When the stock quantity of the acquired device ID in the article supply device data D1 is not "0", the article supply device determination unit 621 determines that the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID can supply the article 2 and permits supply. The article supply device 1 to which the signal is transmitted is specified. Then, the article supply device determination unit 621 transmits the serial code input screen to the terminal 3 (Step 105). On the other hand, when the stock quantity of the device ID acquired in the article supply device data D1 is "0", the article supply device determination unit 621 transmits error guidance information to the terminal 3 (Step 110). For example, error guidance information as shown in FIG. 17 is transmitted to the terminal 3.
In this example, since the inventory quantity of the article supply device 1 of the device ID "12560" acquired in the article supply device data D1 is not "0", the serial code input screen is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 105).

Next, when the purchase right authentication unit 622 receives the serial code input on the input screen (Step 106), the purchase right authentication unit 622 performs the authentication process of the acquired serial code (Step 107). In this example, the acquired serial code is "1VB3588", and the serial code "1VB3588" is the authentication target.

The purchase right authentication unit 622 collates the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, the acquired serial code is included in the serial code data D2, and the authenticated flag is set in the serial code. If not, the acquired serial code is authenticated, and it is determined that the limited purchase right of the user's article 2 has been authenticated (Step 108). If the serial code has an expiration date, the purchase right authentication unit 622 also authenticates the expiration date of the serial code entered on the input screen. When the expiration date of the serial code is valid and the serial code is authenticated, the purchase right authentication unit 622 transmits guidance information regarding the supply of goods (Step 109).

On the other hand, as a result of collating the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, the purchase right authentication unit 622 does not include the acquired serial code in the serial code data D2, or the acquired serial code is serial. Even if it is included in the code data D2, if the serial code is given the authenticated flag, the expiration date is set for the serial code, and if the expiration date has expired, the purchase right authentication unit 622 , Judge the obtained serial code as inappropriate and do not authenticate. If the serial code cannot be authenticated (including the case where the expiration date has expired and cannot be authenticated), the purchase right authentication unit 622 displays an error screen indicating that the serial code (limited purchase right) could not be authenticated. It is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 110). FIG. 18 is an example of an error screen indicating that the serial code cannot be authenticated.

In this example, the acquired serial code is "1VB3588", which is included in the serial code data D2, and the authenticated flag is not added. Also, no expiration date has been set for the serial code. Therefore, the purchase right authentication unit 622 determines that the acquired serial code "1VB3588" is authenticated and the article acquisition right of the user's article 2 is authenticated, and transmits the guidance information regarding the article supply.

When the article supply device determination unit 621 determines that the article supply device 1 of the device ID can supply the article 2 and the purchase right authentication unit 622 authenticates the limited purchase right, the supply control unit 623 is the article supply device determination unit. A supply permission signal is transmitted to the article supply device 1 having the device ID specified by 621 (Step 111). In this example, the supply control unit 623 transmits a supply permission signal to the article supply device 1 having the device ID “12560”.
This completes the description of the supply determination process (Step 4) of the management device 5.

Subsequently, the supply process (Step 9) of the article supply device 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When the control unit 24 of the article supply device 1 receives the supply permission signal (Step 200), the cash reception unit 25 notifies the cash reception unit 25 to that effect, and the cash reception unit 25 functions as a coin sorting unit for sorting the inserted coins. Switching from the off state to the on state (Step201). The user inserts cash equivalent to the price.
The cash reception unit 25 determines whether or not the input amount has reached the price of the set article (Step 202), and if the input amount reaches the price of the article, sends an unlock signal to the control unit 24 (Step 203). Upon receiving the unlock signal, the control unit 24 unlocks the lock unit 22 (Step 204). This makes it possible to operate the handle 15. The control unit 24 determines whether the handle 15 of the operation unit 23 has been operated (for example, one rotation) (Step 205). When the handle 15 is operated (for example, one rotation), one article 2 is supplied to the take-out port 16 from the article supply unit 21 (Step 206). Then, the control unit 24 locks the lock unit 22 (Step 207).

On the other hand, when the handle 15 is not operated (Step 205), the control unit 24 determines whether a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) has elapsed from the unlocking (Step 208). When the handle 15 is not operated (Step 205) and a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) has elapsed from the unlocking (Step 208), the control unit 24 ejects the coins of the inserted amount from the ejection unit (Step 209). ), The lock portion 22 is locked (Step 207).

Finally, the control unit 24 makes a supply report to the effect that the article 2 is normally supplied when the article 2 is normally supplied, and when the article 2 is not supplied, the article 2 is not supplied. Make a supply report to that effect (Step210).
This is the end of the description of the supply process (Step 9) of the article supply device 1.

In addition, when the supply period in which the article 2 can be supplied is determined by the article supply device 1 and the article 2 is acquired after that, or when the place where the article supply device 1 is installed is remote from the user. At the request of the user, the goods 2 may be delivered to the user without going to the goods supply device 1 on condition that the serial code is authenticated and the price is settled.

This embodiment is a trigger for the user to acquire the article 2, and is information for specifying the article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 to the user and information for accessing the means for acquiring the second identification information. Since the first identification information 11 including the above is displayed on the article supply device 1, the user goes to the place where the article supply device 1 displaying the first identification information 11 is installed. As a result, the user is guided to the installation location of the article supply device 1 and knows the article supply device that supplies other articles. Also, the user can know that various articles other than the supplied articles are supplied. Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to authenticate the second identification information 12 described in the magazine 4 and pay the price of the article 2 at the place where the first identification information 11 is acquired, which is convenient for the user. I am considering it.
On the other hand, even for a company that provides a product such as a magazine, by supplying the article 2 only to the purchaser of the product, the user's willingness to purchase the product will be increased.

Therefore, this embodiment realizes useful collaboration (joint planning) not only for the user who supplies the goods but also for both the company that supplies the goods to the users and the company that supplies the goods to the users. Can be done. As a result, the present embodiment can meet the needs of various consumers such as a company who wants to use the goods supply device as well as the user who is supplied with the goods.

In the present embodiment, the act of the user who acquires the limited purchase right is the purchase of the magazine 4, and the example of the serial code in which the second identification information 12 is described in the magazine 4 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Is clear. For example, the act of the user who acquires the limited purchase right may be participation in the event, and the second identification information 12 may be a serial code given by participation in the event. Further, the act of the user who acquires the limited purchase right may be an application for a lottery, and the second identification information 12 may be a serial code given by winning the lottery. Further, the serial code is not limited to one in one magazine 4, and a plurality of serial codes may be described in one magazine 4. In this case, since the user has the right to purchase one item for each serial code in a limited manner, he / she can purchase as many items as the number of serial codes.

<Modified example of the first embodiment>
As a modification of the first embodiment, an article supply system in which the price of the article 2 is settled by electronic settlement will be described.
In this modification, the control unit 24 of the article supply device 1 is locked by the unlock signal from the management device that performs the determination of the first identification information 11 and the authentication of the second identification information 12 and confirms the completion of the electronic payment. Is released.
FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the terminal 3 in this modification. The calculation unit 51 further includes a payment settlement unit 513. The price settlement unit 513 performs processing related to the price settlement of the article 2 by communicating with the management device 5.
FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the management device 5 in this modification. The processing unit 62 further includes a payment management unit 624. The payment management unit 624 processes the payment for the article 2 by communicating with the terminal 3. The storage unit 61 further stores the user management data D3, which is data for payment for each user. As shown in FIG. 21, for example, the user management data D3 stores user identification information (user ID), a password, and a balance of electronic money in association with each other.

FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system in this modification.
In this modification, the process of authenticating the serial code from the terminal 3 in the supply determination process (FIG. 11: Step 4, FIG. 12: Step 107) has been described in the above embodiment (FIGS. 11 and 12). Since it is the same as the processing, the subsequent processing will be described.
When the management device 5 authenticates the serial code from the terminal 3, the management device 5 transmits a payment input screen to the terminal 3 (supply determination process: Step 4). The details of the supply determination process will be described later.
The terminal 3 displays a payment input screen received from the management device 5 (Step 11). FIG. 23 is an example of a payment input screen displayed on the terminal 3. The user inputs the user ID and password on the displayed input screen (Step 12). The payment settlement unit 513 of the terminal 3 transmits the input user ID and password to the management device 5 (Step 13).

The management device 5 receives the user ID and the password, and performs the supply determination process (Step 4). The details of the supply determination process will be described later. Here, the payment is made using the received user ID and password. Then, when the payment of the price is completed, the guidance information is transmitted to the terminal 3. If the settlement result is appropriate, the unlock signal is transmitted to the article supply device 1.

The supply information guidance unit 512 of the terminal 3 receives the guidance information from the management device 5 and displays the guidance information (Step 14). The guidance information informs that the serial code has been authenticated, that the payment has been completed, that the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and that the handle 15 is locked in one minute. To.

Upon receiving the unlock signal, the article supply device 1 performs a supply process (Step 15).
The user operates the article supply device 1 according to the guidance information and receives the supply of the article. Details of the supply process will be described later.
The processing after the supply processing is the same as that of the above embodiment.

The supply determination process in this modification will be described with reference to FIG. 24.
Since Steps 100 to 107 have been described in the supply determination process (FIG. 12) of the above embodiment, the subsequent processes will be described.
When the serial code is authenticated (Step 108), the payment management unit 624 transmits a payment input screen (FIG. 23) to the terminal 3 (Step 301).
Then, when the user ID and password entered in the payment input screen are received (Step 302), the payment management unit 624 uses the received user ID and password and the information on the price of the article 2 to settle the price. Do (Step 303). As for the price information of the article 2, the price information corresponding to the device ID previously received from the terminal 3 may be acquired from the article supply device data D1. In the payment process, first, whether the user ID and password are appropriate is determined using the user management data D3, and if the user ID and password are appropriate, the balance corresponding to the received user ID in the user management data D3 is deducted from the received price. Update with the amount of money.
When the payment is completed normally (Step 304), the payment management unit 624 transmits the guidance information corresponding to the normal result to the terminal 3 (Step 109). Here, it is informed that the serial code has been authenticated, that the payment has been completed, that the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and that the handle 15 is locked in one minute. .. Then, the supply control unit 623 transmits the unlock signal to the terminal 3 (Step 305).
In addition, when an error occurs in the payment, the payment management unit 624 sends the error content (user ID and password are not registered, insufficient balance, etc.) and guidance information indicating that the payment could not be made to the terminal 3. (Step 110).
This is the end of the explanation of the supply determination process.

The supply process in this modification will be described with reference to FIG.
In this modification, when the control unit receives the unlock signal (Step 401), the lock unit 22 is unlocked (Step 204), which is different from the supply process in the above embodiment.
Further, when a predetermined time has elapsed from unlocking (Step 208), the control unit 24 performs a predetermined error process (Step 402) and then locks the lock unit 22 (Step 207), which is different from the supply process in the above embodiment. do. Error handling includes refund processing for refunding the settled price. In the refund process, for example, the control unit 24 sends a request for refunding the price of the article 2 (for example, including the device ID) to the management device 5, and the management device 5 uses the device ID as a key from the completed payment process. You may specify the latest one and perform a process of canceling the payment (a process for returning the electronic money balance of the user ID to the amount before deducting the price). Further, as another refund process, for example, a coin corresponding to the price of the article 2 may be discharged from the discharge port and refunded to the user.
The processing other than the above differences is the same as the supply processing in the above embodiment.
This is the end of the explanation of the supply determination process.

<Second embodiment>
The second embodiment will be described.
Similar to the first embodiment, the article supply system in the second embodiment is limited to the user who purchased the product 4 of the company Y, and the specific article 2 of the company X is provided on the condition that the price is settled. Although it can be supplied from the article supply device 1, the first identification information 11 is composed of two identification information (first identification information 111 of the first type and first identification information 112 of the second type). It differs from the first embodiment in that it is different from the first embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a front view of an example of the article supply device 1. The first identification information 111 (information display body: QR code) of the first type is displayed (printed) on the display 13 of the article supply device 1. The same display 13 is used for the article supply device 1 that supplies the same article. A description and the like of the article to be supplied are described on the display 13. The first identification information 111 of the first type includes at least a URL which is link information to a page for authenticating the second identification information 12 described in the magazine 4, and an article identification information (article ID). In addition to the above, the first identification information 111 of the first type may include information such as the price of the article. The first identification information 112 (information display body: QR code) of the second type is displayed (printed) on the surface of the article supply device 1. The first identification information 112 of the second type includes at least unique article supply device identification information (device ID) for identifying the article supply device 1. The first identification information 111 of the first type and the first identification information 112 of the second type are arranged at different positions, and the first identification information 111 of the first type is the first identification information 112 of the second type. It is located higher than.

The storage unit 61 of the management device 5 further stores the supplied article data D4. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of supply article data D4. In the supply article data D4, the article ID and the price of the article 2 to be collaborated with the company X and the company Y are associated with each other.
The configuration of the other devices is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The overall flow of the article supply system of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. 28.

The user goes to a place where the article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 supplied only to the purchaser of the magazine 4 is installed, and the first type of the first type displayed on the article supply device 1 is installed. The information display body of the identification information 111 is acquired. The acquisition of the information display body is performed by using the shooting function of the shooting unit 302 of the terminal 3 according to the operation of the user (Step 21). The user can display the information display body of the first identification information 111 of the first type of the display 13 of any one of the plurality of article supply devices 1 capable of supplying the article 2. To take a picture of the information display.

The information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3 acquires the first type of first identification information 111 of the first type from the information display body of the first type of first identification information 111 that has been photographed. In this example, the acquired first identification information 111 of the first type is the link destination information (for example, URL) to the means for authenticating the serial code 12 and the article ID of the article 2 (Step 22). In this example, it is assumed that the management device 5 is set as the link destination.

The serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 3 transmits a request for transmission of the serial code input screen including the article ID to the management device 5 based on the link destination (Step 23).

The management device 5 receives the request from the terminal 3 and performs the authentication process (Step 24). The details of the authentication process will be described later.

When the terminal 3 receives the serial code input screen, the serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 3 displays the serial code input screen (Step 25). The user inputs the serial code on the displayed input screen (Step 26). In this example, it is assumed that the user has entered the serial code "1VB3588" into the serial code input screen. Then, the serial code acquisition unit 511 transmits the serial code to the management device 5 (Step 27).

The management device 5 receives the serial code and performs an authentication process (Step 24). The details of the authentication process will be described later.

When the terminal 3 does not receive the error guidance screen from the management device 5 and receives the input screen of the first identification information 112 of the second type from the management device 5, the terminal 3 displays the received input screen (Step 28).
The user can supply the article 2 to any one of the plurality of article supply devices 1 (the article supply device 1 on which the information display body of the first identification information 111 of the first type read is displayed). The terminal 3 is operated so that the information display body of the first identification information 112 of the second type of the second type (which may be different from the article supply device 1) is displayed on the display 31 of the terminal 3, and the information display body is photographed (Step 29). ..

The information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3 acquires the first identification information 112 of the second type from the information display body of the first identification information 112 of the second type taken (Step 30). In this example, the acquired first identification information 112 of the second type includes the device ID (“12560”) of the article supply device 1 and the link destination information (for example, URL) with the management device 5 as the link destination. It shall include. The information acquisition unit 510 transmits the device ID (“12560”) to the management device 5 based on the link destination (Step 31).

The management device 5 receives the device ID from the terminal 3 and performs a supply determination process (Step 32). The details of the supply determination process will be described later.

Upon receiving the guidance information, the supply information guidance unit 512 of the terminal 3 displays the guidance information (Step 33). FIG. 16 is an example of guidance information displayed on the terminal 3. In the guidance information of FIG. 16, the serial code is authenticated, cash is inserted and the price is paid, the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and the handle 15 is locked in one minute. That is being guided.

On the other hand, the article supply device 1 receives the supply permission signal, settles the price, and executes the supply process of supplying the article (Step 34). The user inserts cash to pay the price according to the guidance information displayed on the terminal 3, and operates the article supply device 1 to receive the supply of the article. Then, the article supply device 1 transmits the supply report to the management device 5. The supply process (Step 34) is the same as the supply process (FIG. 13) in the first embodiment.

The purchase right authentication unit 622 of the management device 5 receives the supply report, and if the supply report is a report that normally supplies the goods, the authentication has been completed in the field of the authentication flag of the corresponding serial code in the serial code data D2. An authenticated flag is added to indicate that the serial code cannot be used again (Step 35). In addition, the number of stocks of the article supply device 1 to which the supply report is transmitted is reduced by one.
The above is the explanation of the whole operation.

Next, the authentication process (Step 24) of the management device 5 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 29.
When the purchase right authentication unit 622 of the management device 5 receives the request from the terminal 3 (Step 400), it acquires the article ID included in the request and determines whether the acquired article ID is included in the supplied article data D4 (Step 410). ). When the acquired article ID is not included in the supplied article data D4, an error screen displaying a message or the like indicating that the first identification information of the first type is not appropriate is transmitted (Step 406). On the other hand, when the acquired article ID is included in the supplied article data D4, it is assumed that the article ID is appropriate, and the serial code input screen is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 401).
Next, when the purchase right authentication unit 622 receives the serial code input on the input screen (Step 402), the purchase right authentication unit 622 performs the authentication process of the acquired serial code (Step 403). In this example, the acquired serial code is "1VB3588", and the serial code "1VB3588" is the authentication target.
The purchase right authentication unit 622 collates the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, the acquired serial code is included in the serial code data D2, and the authenticated flag is set in the serial code. If not, the acquired serial code is authenticated, and it is determined that the limited purchase right of the user's article 2 has been authenticated (Step 404). If the serial code has an expiration date, the purchase right authentication unit 622 also authenticates the expiration date of the serial code entered on the input screen. The purchase right authentication unit 622 transmits the input screen of the first identification information of the second type when the expiration date of the serial code is valid and the serial code is authenticated (Step 405).

On the other hand, as a result of collating the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, the acquired serial code is not included in the serial code data D2, or the acquired serial code is included in the serial code data D2. However, if the serial code is given the authenticated flag, the serial code has an expiration date, and if the expiration date has expired, the purchase right authentication unit 622 does not accept the acquired serial code. Judging that it is appropriate, do not authenticate. If the serial code cannot be authenticated (including the case where the expiration date has expired and cannot be authenticated), the purchase right authentication unit 622 displays an error screen indicating that the serial code (limited purchase right) could not be authenticated. Send to terminal 3 (Step406). FIG. 18 is an example of an error screen indicating that the serial code cannot be authenticated.

Next, the supply determination process (Step 32) of the management device 5 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The article supply device determination unit 621 of the management device 5 receives the first identification information of the second type from the terminal 3 (Step 500). In this example, the received device ID is "12560".
The article supply device determination unit 621 determines the device ID using the article supply device data D1 (Step 501). The determination of the device ID is a determination of whether or not the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1. When the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 502), the article supply device 1 of the device ID acquired by the user can supply the article 2 to be collaborated with the magazine 4. The article supply device 1 that is determined to be the device 1 and transmits the supply permission signal is specified. On the other hand, when the acquired device ID is not included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 502), the article supply device 1 of the device ID acquired by the user can supply the article 2 to be collaborated with the magazine 4. It is determined that the device is not the article supply device 1, and error guidance information is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 505). FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of error guidance information of the article supply device.
In this example, the acquired device ID is "12560" and is included in the article supply device data D1, so that the article supply device 1 with the acquired device ID "12560" is an article to be collaborated with the magazine 4. 2 is determined to be an article supply device 1 capable of supplying.

Subsequently, the article supply device determination unit 621 confirms the inventory of the article 2 of the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID (Step 503). If the inventory quantity of the acquired device ID in the article supply device data D1 is not "0", the article supply device determination unit 621 determines that the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID can supply the article 2 and permits supply. The article supply device 1 to which the signal is transmitted is specified. Then, the article supply device determination unit 621 transmits guidance information regarding the article supply (Step 504). On the other hand, when the stock quantity of the acquired device ID in the article supply device data D1 is "0", the error guidance information is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 505). For example, error guidance information as shown in FIG. 31 is transmitted to the terminal 3.

When the purchase right authentication unit 622 authenticates the limited purchase right and the article supply device determination unit 621 determines that the article supply device 1 of the device ID can supply the article 2, the supply control unit 623 is the article supply device determination unit. A supply permission signal is transmitted to the article supply device 1 having the device ID specified by 621 (Step 506). In this example, the supply control unit 623 transmits a supply permission signal to the article supply device 1 having the device ID “12560”.
This completes the description of the supply determination process (Step 32) of the management device 5.

The second embodiment has the following effects in addition to the effects of the first embodiment.
In the second embodiment, the first type of first identification information common to the articles and the first identification information of the second type unique to the article supply device are used separately. By doing so, when the article stored in the storage unit of the article supply device is changed to another article, the article without changing the first identification information of the second type displayed on the article supply device. Since only the first identification information of the first type displayed on the display 13 of the supply device needs to be changed, the work load on the operation side of this system can be reduced.
Further, by separating the authentication of the second identification information (serial code) and the identification of the article supply device, it is possible to prevent one article supply device from being occupied by one user for a long time.

<Modification 1 of the second embodiment>
As a modification 1 of the second embodiment, first, regarding the order of acquiring the first type identification information, the second type first identification information, and the second identification information, first, the first type The article supply system in the case of acquiring the first identification information, then acquiring the first identification information of the second type, and then acquiring the second identification information will be described. In the first modification of the second embodiment, the first identification information of the first type and the first identification information of the second type are two-dimensional bar codes (QR codes), and the second identification information (serial code). ) Explains an example displayed in a magazine by a one-dimensional bar code.
The entire flow of the article supply system of the first modification of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. 32. In FIG. 32, the same Step number as in the sequence diagram of FIG. 28 is assigned to the same process (Step) as in the second embodiment.

The user operates the terminal 3 to take an image of the information display body of the first type identification information 111 displayed on the article supply device 1 (Step 21). The information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3 activates a driver that reads a two-dimensional bar code (QR code), and from the information display body of the first type first identification information 111 that has been photographed, the first type identification information 111 To get. In this example, the acquired first identification information 111 of the first type includes the link destination information (for example, URL) to the management device 5 and the article ID of the article 2 (Step 22).

Based on the link destination, the information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3 transmits a request to the management device 5 including the article ID and requesting the transmission of the input screen of the first identification information 112 of the second type (Step 23).

The management device 5 receives the request from the terminal 3 and performs authentication / supply determination processing (Step 40). Details of the authentication / supply determination process will be described later.

When the terminal 3 receives the input screen of the first identification information 112 of the second type, the terminal 3 receives and displays the input screen of the first identification information 112 of the second type (Step 28).
The user so that the information display body of the first identification information 112 of the second type of any one of the plurality of article supply devices 1 capable of supplying the article 2 is displayed on the display 31 of the terminal 3. The terminal 3 is operated to take a picture of the information display body (Step 29).

The information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 3 acquires the first identification information 112 of the second type from the information display body of the first identification information 112 of the second type taken by the driver of the two-dimensional bar code (QR code). .. In this example, the acquired first identification information 111 of the second type includes the link destination information to the management device 5) and the device ID. The information acquisition unit 510 transmits the device ID to the management device 5 based on the link destination (Step 31).
The management device 5 receives the device ID from the terminal 3 and performs authentication / supply determination processing (Step 40). Here, the management device 5 transmits a serial code input screen.
The serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 3 displays the serial code input screen (Step 25). In this example, the serial code is a barcode displayed on a magazine. The user operates the terminal 3 so that the bar code of the serial code displayed in the magazine is displayed on the display 31 of the terminal 3, and shoots the bar code (Step 26). The serial code acquisition unit 511 activates a driver for reading a one-dimensional barcode, acquires a serial code from the captured image of the barcode, and transmits it to the management device 5 (Step 27).

The management device 5 receives the serial code and performs authentication / supply processing (Step 40). Here, the management device 5 transmits guidance information based on the authentication result of the serial code.

Upon receiving the guidance information, the supply information guidance unit 512 of the terminal 3 displays the guidance information (Step 33). FIG. 16 is an example of guidance information displayed on the terminal 3. In the guidance information of FIG. 16, the serial code is authenticated, cash is inserted and the price is paid, the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and the handle 15 is locked in one minute. That is being guided.

On the other hand, the article supply device 1 receives the supply permission signal, settles the price, and executes the supply process of supplying the article (Step 34). The user inserts cash to pay the price according to the guidance information displayed on the terminal 3, and operates the article supply device 1 to receive the supply of the article. Then, the article supply device 1 transmits the supply report to the management device 5. The supply process (Step 34) is the same as the supply process (FIG. 13) in the first embodiment.

The purchase right authentication unit 622 of the management device 5 receives the supply report, and if the supply report is a report that normally supplies the goods, the authentication has been completed in the field of the authentication flag of the corresponding serial code in the serial code data D2. An authenticated flag is added to indicate that the serial code cannot be used again (Step 35). In addition, the number of stocks of the article supply device 1 to which the supply report is transmitted is reduced by one.
The above is the explanation of the whole operation.

Next, the authentication / supply determination process (Step 40) of the management device 5 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 33. In FIG. 33, the same Step numbers as those in the flowcharts of FIGS. 29 and 30 are assigned to the authentication process (FIG. 29) and the process (Step) similar to the supply determination process (FIG. 30) of the second embodiment. ..
When the article supply device determination unit 621 of the management device 5 receives the request from the terminal 3 (Step 400), it acquires the article ID included in the request and determines whether the acquired article ID is included in the supply article data D4 (step 400). Step410). When the acquired article ID is not included in the supplied article data D4, an error screen displaying a message or the like indicating that the first identification information of the first type is not appropriate is transmitted (Step 505). On the other hand, when the acquired article ID is included in the supplied article data D4, it is assumed that the article ID is appropriate, and the input screen of the first identification information of the second type is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 405).

Next, when the article supply device determination unit 621 receives the first identification information (device ID) of the second type from the terminal 3 (Step 500), the article supply device determination unit 621 determines the device ID using the article supply device data D1 (Step 501). ).
If the acquired device ID is not included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 502), the article supply device 1 of the device ID acquired by the user can supply the article 2 to be collaborated with the magazine 4. It is determined that it is not the device 1, and the error guidance information is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 505). On the other hand, when the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 502), the article supply device 1 of the device ID acquired by the user can supply the article 2 to be the target of collaboration with the magazine 4. It is determined that the article supply device 1 is used, and the inventory of the article 2 of the article supply device 1 with the acquired device ID is confirmed (Step 503).
When the stock quantity of the device ID acquired in the article supply device data D1 is "0", the article supply device determination unit 621 transmits error guidance information to the terminal 3 (Step 505). On the other hand, when the inventory quantity of the acquired device ID in the article supply device data D1 is not "0", it is determined that the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID can supply the article 2. Then, the serial code input screen (including the command to activate the driver for reading the one-dimensional barcode) is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 401).

Next, when the purchase right authentication unit 622 receives the serial code (Step 402), the purchase right authentication unit 622 performs the authentication process of the acquired serial code (Step 403).
The purchase right authentication unit 622 collates the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, the acquired serial code is included in the serial code data D2, and the authenticated flag is set in the serial code. If not, the acquired serial code is authenticated, and it is determined that the limited purchase right of the user's article 2 has been authenticated (Step 404). If the serial code has an expiration date, the purchase right authentication unit 622 also authenticates the expiration date of the serial code entered on the input screen. When the expiration date of the serial code is valid and the serial code is authenticated, the purchase right authentication unit 622 transmits guidance information regarding the supply of goods (Step 504). Further, a supply permission signal is transmitted to the article supply device 1 having the device ID specified by the article supply device determination unit 621 (Step 506).

On the other hand, as a result of collating the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, the acquired serial code is not included in the serial code data D2, or the acquired serial code is included in the serial code data D2. However, if the serial code is given the authenticated flag, the serial code has an expiration date, and if the expiration date has expired, the purchase right authentication unit 622 will use the serial code (limited purchase right). ) Is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 406) to inform that the authentication could not be performed.
This completes the description of the authentication / supply determination process (Step 40) of the management device 5.

The configuration as in the first modification of the second embodiment is an information display body in which the first identification information of the first type, the first identification information of the second type, and the second identification information are different types. It is effective in some cases. For example, the first identification information of the first type and the first identification information of the second type are two-dimensional bar codes, and the second identification information is a one-dimensional bar code. In such a case, since the driver of the terminal 3 that can read each barcode is different, it is more efficient to continuously read the identification information that can be read by the same driver.
Regarding the acquisition of the serial code, the terminal 3 transmits an image obtained by capturing the barcode of the serial code to the management device 5, and the management device 5 acquires the serial code from the captured image received from the terminal 3. May be good.

<Modification 2 of the second embodiment>
As a modification 2 of the second embodiment, an article supply system in which the price of the article 2 is paid by electronic payment will be described.
In this modification, the article supply device 1 is controlled by the unlock signal from the management device that performs authentication of the second identification information 12 and determination of the first identification information 111 of the second type and confirms the completion of the electronic payment. The unit 24 releases the lock.
The functional configuration of the terminal 3 in this modification is the same as the modification of the first embodiment (FIG. 19). The calculation unit 51 further includes a payment settlement unit 513. The price settlement unit 513 performs processing related to the price settlement of the article 2 by communicating with the management device 5.
The functional configuration of the management device 5 in this modification is the same as that of the modification of the first embodiment (FIG. 20). The calculation unit 51 further includes a payment settlement unit 513. The payment management unit 624 processes the payment for the article 2 by communicating with the terminal 3. The storage unit 61 further stores the user management data D3, which is data for payment for each user. As shown in FIG. 21, for example, the user management data D3 stores user identification information (user ID), a password, and a balance of electronic money in association with each other.

FIG. 34 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system in this modification.
In this modification, the above-described embodiment is up to the process (FIG. 28: Step 32, FIG. 30: Step 503) in which the management device 5 confirms the inventory of the article 2 of the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID in the supply determination process. Since it is the same as the processing described with reference to FIGS. 28 to 30, the subsequent processing will be described.
When the inventory quantity of the article 2 of the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID is not "0", the management device 5 transmits a settlement input screen to the terminal 3 (supply determination process: Step 32). The details of the supply determination process will be described later.

The terminal 3 displays a payment input screen received from the management device 5 (Step 41). FIG. 23 is an example of a payment input screen displayed on the terminal 3. The user inputs the user ID and password on the displayed input screen (Step 42). The payment settlement unit 513 of the terminal 3 transmits the input user ID and password to the management device 5 (Step 43).

The management device 5 receives the user ID and the password, and performs the supply determination process (Step 32). The details of the salary determination process will be described later. Here, the payment is made using the received user ID and password. Then, when the payment of the price is completed, the guidance information is transmitted to the terminal 3. If the settlement result is appropriate, the unlock signal is transmitted to the article supply device 1.

The supply information guidance unit 512 of the terminal 3 receives the guidance information from the management device 5 and displays the guidance information (Step 44). In the guidance information, it is informed that the serial code has been authenticated, the payment has been completed, the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and the handle 15 is locked in one minute. To.

Upon receiving the unlock signal, the article supply device 1 performs a supply process (Step 45).
The user operates the article supply device 1 according to the guidance information and receives the supply of the article.
The supply process in this modification is the same as the supply process (FIG. 25) in the modification of the first embodiment. Further, the processing after the supply processing is the same as that of the above embodiment.

The supply determination process in this modification will be described with reference to FIG. 35.
Since Steps 500 to 503 have been described in the supply determination process (FIG. 30) of the above embodiment, the subsequent processes will be described.

When the inventory quantity of the acquired device ID in the article supply device data D1 is not "0" (Step 503), it is determined that the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID can supply the article 2, and the settlement management unit 624 determines that the article 2 can be supplied. The payment input screen (FIG. 23) is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 601).
Then, when the user ID and password entered in the payment input screen are received (Step 602), the payment management unit 624 uses the received user ID and password and the information on the price of the article 2 to settle the price. Do (Step 603). As for the price information of the article 2, the price information corresponding to the device ID previously received from the terminal 3 is acquired from the article supply device data D1. In the payment process, first, whether the user ID and password are appropriate is determined using the user management data D3, and if the user ID and password are appropriate, the balance corresponding to the received user ID in the user management data D3 is deducted from the received price. Update with the amount of money.

When the payment is completed normally (Step 604), the payment management unit 624 transmits the guidance information corresponding to the normal result to the terminal 3 (Step 504). Here, it is informed that the serial code has been authenticated, the payment has been completed, the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and the handle 15 is locked in one minute. .. Then, the supply control unit 623 transmits the unlock signal to the terminal 3 (Step 605).
In addition, when an error occurs in the payment, the payment management unit 624 sends the error content (user ID and password are not registered, insufficient balance, etc.) and guidance information indicating that the payment could not be made to the terminal 3. (Step 505).
This is the end of the explanation of the supply determination process.

In the modified examples of the first and second embodiments, the user ID and password are input on the payment input screen for electronic payment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the payment input screen. The payment button is displayed, and the payment application stored in the terminal 3 manages the payment user ID and password stored in the storage unit 307 according to the fact that the payment button is pressed. It may be transmitted to the device 5.
Further, in the above embodiment, an example using a payment method in which the price is deducted from the charge balance of the electronic money held by the user has been described, but the price is deducted from the user's bank account in real time or for a predetermined period. Etc., various other cashless payment methods may be used.

<Third embodiment>
A third embodiment will be described. FIG. 36 is a diagram for explaining the article supply device 1 of the third embodiment.

The third embodiment is a case where the article supply device 1 of the first embodiment functions as one unit, and one article supply device 1 is configured from a plurality of units 70 and one display unit 71. explain.

The unit 70 is similar to the article supply device 1 described in the first embodiment. The differences from the article supply device 1 described in the first embodiment are as follows.
-The unit 70 does not display (mount) the first identification information 11.
The unit 70 includes a light emitting element 72 such as an LED that is visible to the user. Upon receiving the supply permission signal, the control unit 24 turns on the light emitting element 72 and notifies the user that the unit 70 can supply the article 2.

The display unit 71 is installed at the top of the plurality of units 70, and the first identification information 11 is displayed. Here, the first identification information 11 is not the device ID of each unit 70, but the device ID of one article supply device 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a group ID) in which a plurality of units 70 are grouped. Further, the display unit 71 indicates that, of the plurality of units 70, the unit 70 in which the light emitting element 72 is lit can supply the article 2.

In the management device 5, the configuration of the article supply device data D1 and the configuration of the article supply device determination unit 621 are different.

The article supply device data D1 is similar in that the device ID of the unit 70 and the inventory quantity of the article 2 of the unit 70 are stored, but these are the IDs of a group in which a plurality of units 70 are grouped. Is associated with the group ID. This group ID is a group ID included in the first identification information 11 displayed on the display unit 71. FIG. 37 is an example of the article supply device data D1 of the third embodiment. In the example of FIG. 37, the device IDs of the plurality of units 70 are associated with one group ID “101”. That is, the units 70 of the plurality of device IDs belonging to the group ID "101" constitute one article supply device 1.

The article supply device determination unit 621 receives the request on the serial code input screen from the terminal 3, acquires the group ID included in the request instead of the device ID, and the acquired group ID is the article supply device data. Determine if it is included in D1. When the group ID is included in the article supply device data D1, the unit 70 of the device ID in which the article 2 is in stock is specified among the device IDs belonging to the group ID acquired by the user. The simplest method of identifying the unit 70 of the device ID is to search the inventory quantity in the order of the number with the youngest device ID among the device IDs belonging to the group ID, and supply the unit 70 of the device ID in stock to the article 2. It is a method of identifying the unit 70. However, this is an example, and other methods may be used. For example, the unit 70 of the device ID may be specified so that the number of stocks is uniform.

When the serial code is authenticated in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the article supply device determination unit 621 transmits a supply permission signal to the unit 70 of the specified device ID.
Upon receiving the supply permission signal, the control unit 24 of the unit 70 unlocks the lock unit 22 when the payment of the price is completed. In the case of electronic payment, the control unit 24 of the unit 70 unlocks the lock unit 22 by the supply permission signal from the management device 5.
Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment and modifications.

The third embodiment has the following effects in addition to the effects of the first embodiment and the modifications.

-Since the management device 5 selects a unit 70 having an inventory quantity and transmits a supply permission signal or an unlock signal, after acquiring the user's first identification information, an error due to the lack of inventory is prevented, and the error is prevented again. It is possible to avoid the acquisition of the first identification information by the user, and the convenience of the user is enhanced.

-The side that manages the article supply device does not need to display or attach the first identification information to each unit 70, and may display one first identification information on the display unit 71. The burden on the side that manages the supply device is reduced.
The number of displays of the first identification information of the display unit 71 is not always limited to one, and may be a plurality as needed.
<Fourth Embodiment>
A fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 38 is a diagram for explaining the article supply device 1 of the fourth embodiment.

The fourth embodiment is a case where the article supply device 1 of the second embodiment functions as one unit, and one article supply device 1 is configured from a plurality of units 70 and one display unit 71. explain.

The unit 70 is similar to the article supply device 1 described in the second embodiment. The differences from the article supply device 1 described in the second embodiment are as follows.
-The unit 70 does not display (mount) the first identification information 111 of the first type.

The display unit 71 is installed at the top of a plurality of units 70 that supply the same article, and the first identification information 11 of the first type is displayed. The display unit 71 describes the description and the like of the articles supplied by the plurality of units 70.
The user goes to a place where the article supply device 1 capable of supplying the article 2 supplied only to the purchaser of the magazine 4 is installed, and the first identification information of the first type displayed on the display unit 71 is displayed. The information display body of 111 is photographed by operating the terminal 3.
Other configurations and operations are the same as those of the second embodiment and modifications.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiments and can be variously modified and implemented within the scope of the technical idea.

1 Goods supply device 2 Goods 3 Terminal 4 Goods 5 Management device 6 Communication network

Claims (24)

An article supply device that can supply articles
A display unit that displays the first identification information,
A storage unit for accommodating goods and
A supply unit that supplies the articles contained in the storage unit, and
A control unit that controls the supply of goods by the supply unit on condition that the first identification information has been acquired, the second identification information has been acquired, and the price of the goods has been settled.
Equipped with
The first identification information includes access information to a means for acquiring the second identification information.
Goods supply equipment. An article supply device that can supply articles
A display unit that displays the first identification information,
A storage unit for accommodating goods and
A supply unit that supplies the articles contained in the storage unit, and
A control unit that controls the supply of goods by the supply unit on condition that the first identification information has been acquired, the second identification information has been acquired, and the price of the goods has been settled.
Equipped with
The first identification information is composed of the first identification information of the first type and the first identification information of the second type.
The display unit includes a first type display unit that displays the first type identification information of the first type, and a second type display unit that displays the first identification information of the second type.
The first type display unit and the second type display unit are arranged at different positions.
The control unit enables the supply unit to supply the article on the condition that the first identification information of the second type is acquired after the first identification information of the first type is acquired. ,
Goods supply equipment. An article supply device that can supply articles
A display unit that displays the first identification information,
A storage unit for accommodating goods and
A supply unit that supplies the articles contained in the storage unit, and
A control unit that controls the supply of goods by the supply unit on condition that the first identification information has been acquired, the second identification information has been acquired, and the price of the goods has been settled.
Equipped with
The first identification information is composed of the first identification information of the first type and the first identification information of the second type.
The display unit includes a first type display unit that displays the first type identification information of the first type, and a second type display unit that displays the first identification information of the second type.
The first type display unit and the second type display unit are arranged at different positions.
The control unit has acquired the second identification information after the first identification information of the first type has been acquired, and has acquired the second identification information of the second type. Further, on the condition that the identification information is acquired, the article can be supplied by the supply unit.
Goods supply equipment. The first identification information is composed of the first identification information of the first type and the first identification information of the second type.
The display unit includes a first type display unit that displays the first type identification information of the first type, and a second type display unit that displays the first identification information of the second type.
The first type display unit and the second type display unit are arranged at different positions.
The article supply device according to claim 1. The first identification information of the first type includes article identification information for identifying articles that can be supplied from the article supply device.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 . The first identification information of the second type includes device identification information for identifying an article supply device.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 2 to 5 . The control unit has identified an article that can be supplied from the article supply device by the acquired first identification information of the first type, and the article supply device by the acquired first identification information of the second type. Is specified, the second identification information is authenticated, and the price of the goods is settled, so that the goods can be supplied by the supply unit.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 2 to 6 . The first type of identification information and the second type of first identification information are readable information display bodies.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 2 to 7 . The first type display unit is arranged at a higher position than the second type display unit.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 2 to 8 . The first type display unit is arranged in an explanation unit in which an explanation about an article is described, and the second type display unit is arranged on the surface of the article supply device.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 2 to 9 . The control unit enables the supply unit to supply the article on condition that the second identification information is acquired and the payment of the price is completed after the first identification information is acquired.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 4 . The article according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the control unit can supply the article by the supply unit on condition that the settlement of the price is completed after the second identification information is acquired. Supply device. The control unit enables the supply unit to supply the article on condition that the first identification information and the second identification information are associated with each other and the price of the article is settled.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 12. The second identification information is displayed outside the article supply device.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 13. The goods supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 14 , wherein the payment of the price is electronic payment or cash payment. Equipped with a cash reception department that accepts cash
The control unit enables the cash receiving unit to accept cash on condition that the article supply device is specified by the acquired first identification information and the second identification information is authenticated. The supply department can supply goods on condition that the cash settlement is completed by the cash reception department.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 15 . A lock unit that locks the article from the supply unit so that it cannot be supplied,
Further provided with an operation unit for operating to supply goods from the supply unit,
The operation unit can be operated by unlocking the lock unit.
The control unit receives the permission signal supplied on condition of the identification of the article by the first identification information and the authentication of the second identification information, enables the cash settlement to be executed, and completes the settlement of the price of the article by cash. The lock part is unlocked on condition of
The supply unit can supply an article on condition that the operation unit is operated.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 16 . The control unit is subject to the condition that the article supply device is specified by the acquired first identification information, the second identification information is authenticated, and the settlement of the price of the article is completed by electronic settlement. , Enables the supply of goods by the supply unit,
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 15 . A lock unit that locks the article from the supply unit so that it cannot be supplied,
Further provided with an operation unit for operating to supply goods from the supply unit,
The operation unit can be operated by unlocking the lock unit.
The control unit receives an unlock signal supplied on the condition that the first identification information identifies the article, the second identification information is authenticated, and the payment of the price of the article is completed by electronic payment. , Unlock the lock part,
The supply unit can supply an article on condition that the operation unit is operated.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 15 , and 18 . An article supply system that can supply articles
Equipped with an article supply device and a terminal,
The article supply device is
A display unit that displays the first identification information,
A storage unit for accommodating goods and
A supply unit that supplies the articles contained in the storage unit, and
A control unit that controls the supply of goods by the supply unit,
Equipped with
The terminal is
The first acquisition unit capable of acquiring the first identification information and
The second acquisition unit capable of acquiring the second identification information and
Equipped with
The control unit of the article supply device is subject to the condition that the first identification information is acquired by the terminal, the second identification information is acquired by the terminal, and the settlement of the price is completed. Goods can be supplied by the supply unit ,
The first identification information includes access information to a means for acquiring the second identification information.
Goods supply system. An article supply system that can supply articles
Equipped with an article supply device and a terminal,
The article supply device is
A display unit that displays the first identification information,
A storage unit for accommodating goods and
A supply unit that supplies the articles contained in the storage unit, and
A control unit that controls the supply of goods by the supply unit,
Equipped with
The terminal is
The first acquisition unit capable of acquiring the first identification information and
The second acquisition unit capable of acquiring the second identification information and
Equipped with
The control unit of the article supply device is subject to the condition that the first identification information is acquired by the terminal, the second identification information is acquired by the terminal, and the settlement of the price is completed. Goods can be supplied by the supply unit ,
The first identification information is composed of the first identification information of the first type and the first identification information of the second type.
The display unit of the article supply device includes a first type display unit that displays the first type identification information of the first type, and a second type display unit that displays the first identification information of the second type.
The first type display unit and the second type display unit are arranged at different positions.
The control unit of the article supply device is provided with the article by the supply unit, provided that the first identification information of the second type is acquired after the first identification information of the first type is acquired. Enables supply,
Goods supply system. An article supply system that can supply articles
Equipped with an article supply device and a terminal,
The article supply device is
A display unit that displays the first identification information,
A storage unit for accommodating goods and
A supply unit that supplies the articles contained in the storage unit, and
A control unit that controls the supply of goods by the supply unit,
Equipped with
The terminal is
The first acquisition unit capable of acquiring the first identification information and
The second acquisition unit capable of acquiring the second identification information and
Equipped with
The control unit of the article supply device is subject to the condition that the first identification information is acquired by the terminal, the second identification information is acquired by the terminal, and the settlement of the price is completed. Goods can be supplied by the supply unit ,
The first identification information is composed of the first identification information of the first type and the first identification information of the second type.
The display unit of the article supply device includes a first type display unit that displays the first type identification information of the first type, and a second type display unit that displays the first identification information of the second type.
The first type display unit and the second type display unit are arranged at different positions.
The control unit of the article supply device has acquired the second identification information after the first identification information of the first type has been acquired, and after the second identification information has been acquired, the first identification information has been acquired. Further, on the condition that the first identification information of two types is acquired, the goods can be supplied by the supply unit.
Goods supply system. With more management equipment
The management device is
A specific unit that identifies an article supply device that enables supply of articles by the first identification information acquired by the terminal, and a specific unit.
An authentication unit that authenticates the second identification information acquired by the terminal, and
The specified goods supply is provided with a permission signal for controlling the price of the goods so that the price of the goods can be settled by cash, provided that the goods supply device capable of supplying the goods is specified and the second identification information is authenticated. The supply control unit that sends to the device and
Equipped with
The control unit of the article supply device enables the settlement of the price of the article in cash on condition that the permission signal is received, and the supply unit performs the settlement of the price of the article in cash on condition that the settlement of the price of the article in cash is completed. Enables the supply of goods,
The article supply system according to any one of claims 20 to 22 . With more management equipment
The management device is
A specific unit that identifies an article supply device that enables supply of articles by the first identification information acquired by the terminal, and a specific unit.
An authentication unit that authenticates the second identification information acquired by the terminal, and
The goods supply device that enables the supply of goods is specified, the second identification information is authenticated, and the goods can be supplied by the supply unit on condition that the payment of the price of the goods by electronic payment is completed. A supply control unit that sends a permission signal to the specified goods supply device,
Equipped with
The control unit of the article supply device enables the supply unit to supply the article on condition that the permission signal is received.
The article supply system according to any one of claims 21 to 23 .

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