JP7192154B1 - Dispensers, sanitary product delivery devices, and programs - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To prevent unlimited provision of sanitary products so that sanitary products can be reliably provided to users who really need them when sanitary products are provided to users free of charge. SOLUTION: A dispenser for providing sanitary products to a user, comprising: a storage unit for storing the sanitary products; a QR code generation unit for generating a QR code including access information to a dedicated site; a communication unit for receiving a determination result for a discharge request for sanitary napkins stored in the storage unit generated by the dedicated site based on the user information input by the user according to the above; and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the sanitary product stored in the storage portion when the ejection permission is indicated. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a dispenser provided in, for example, a restroom and used to provide sanitary products, a sanitary product providing device including the dispenser and a management server, and a program applied to the dispenser.

Women's social advancement has greatly changed women's lifestyles, and there are also adverse effects caused by this. One of them is a problem related to menstruation, which is a physical phenomenon peculiar to women.

During menstruation, women use sanitary products such as napkins and tampons to prevent leakage of menstrual blood. Therefore, women generally carry these sanitary products with them as their period approaches.

The amount of menstrual blood varies from day to day, and if a sanitary product with menstrual blood is left for a long period of time, it may cause bacteria to grow, and may cause stuffiness and odor. Therefore, during the menstrual period, it is usually necessary to replace the sanitary product once every 2 to 3 hours.

Therefore, for example, in restaurants and hotels, a basket is placed in the women's toilet (for example, next to the washbasin) for female customers who do not have sanitary products because their menstruation comes earlier than expected. There are places where sanitary products are placed inside. Those who wish can freely take out sanitary products from the basket and use them.

This is ideal, but the good thing is that you can take it out at will, even if you don't need it. In extreme cases, a person who is not menstruating can take it all away. This is a regrettable act that spoils the goodwill of the person who placed the item (for example, a restaurant or hotel), and may lead to the ironic result that even if there are people who actually want to use it, they cannot use it. .

On the other hand, some people hesitate to use sanitary napkins that are simply placed in a basket because they can be touched by anyone. Especially in the current corona crisis, it is very uneasy to touch something that you don't know who touched it.

On the other hand, as a means of providing sanitary products to women who need them while dispelling such anxiety, there is a dispenser containing sanitary products as described in Non-Patent Document 1.

In fact, as part of welfare programs, such dispensers are installed in private rooms in women's restrooms so that female employees who do not have sanitary products because their periods come earlier than planned can freely use sanitary products. Some companies are doing so.

As a result, the sanitary napkins are normally stored inside the dispenser, and when the sanitary napkins are taken out, they are discharged one by one from the inside, so that the sanitary napkins are not touched by an unspecified number of people. . Therefore, the user can use the sanitary product without any discomfort.

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However, from this type of dispenser, although the sanitary napkins are discharged one by one by the user's operation, there is no limit to the number of sanitary napkins that can be taken out. Therefore, by repeating the operation many times, any number of sanitary products can be taken out.

Moreover, the dispenser is not equipped with a communication function or the like, and is not managed from the outside.

In this extreme case, a person who is not menstruating can take out all sanitary products stored in the dispenser and take them home, so it cannot be said that the above-mentioned problem can be solved.

In addition, as described above, conventional dispensers are not equipped with a communication function, so the amount of inventory is not managed, and the inventory is replenished by cleaning staff and managers who regularly make rounds. , on demand, or in response to user requests for replenishment.

Therefore, even if the dispenser runs out of sanitary products, it generally takes a considerable amount of time to replenish the inventory. In addition, even if the stock is replenished, there is a risk that the stock will soon run out due to the above-mentioned unscrupulous acts of a person, and the lack of stock will become the norm. This could lead to a vicious cycle in which even if there are people who actually need sanitary products in an emergency, they will not be able to use them because they are out of stock.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is a dispenser and sanitary product providing device for reliably providing sanitary products to a user who desires to use them while preventing unrestricted taking out of sanitary products. , and to provide programs.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention takes the following measures.

That is, the invention of claim 1 is a dispenser for providing sanitary products to a user, comprising a storage unit for storing the sanitary products, access information to a dedicated site, and identification information of the dispenser. a QR code generation unit that generates a QR code (registered trademark); and the storage unit that is generated based on user information input by the user at the dedicated site accessed according to the dynamic QR code. and a discharge mechanism for discharging the sanitary product stored in the storage unit when the determination result indicates permission to discharge the sanitary product , The determination result is transmitted based on the identification information .

The invention of claim 2 is the dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying the dynamic QR code generated by the QR code generation unit.

The invention according to claim 3 is the dispenser according to claim 2, wherein an advertisement is displayed from the display unit.

The invention according to claim 4 is the dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the sanitary napkins stored in the storage part are purchased with income from the advertisement.

The invention according to claim 5 is the dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the display unit displays information about the stock amount of the sanitary napkins stored in the storage unit.

The invention according to claim 6 is the dispenser according to claim 5, wherein if the determination result does not indicate discharge permission, a message indicating that the sanitary product cannot be discharged is displayed from the display unit. .

The invention of claim 7 is a sanitary product providing device comprising the dispenser of claim 1, the dedicated site, and a management server, wherein the dedicated site comprises a discharge request generator for generating the discharge request. wherein the management server determines whether or not the sanitary product can be discharged to the user based on the discharge request, and transmits the determination result to the dispenser based on the identification information. It is a device.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, there is provided a program applied to a dispenser installed in a private room of a toilet for providing sanitary napkins to a user, the program including access information to a dedicated site and identification information of the dispenser. A function of generating a QR code, and the physiological data stored in the storage unit of the dispenser generated based on the user information input by the user at the dedicated site accessed according to the dynamic QR code a function of receiving the judgment result for the discharge request for the sanitary product, which is transmitted based on the identification information ; It is a program for causing a processor to implement a function of instructing the storage unit to eject.

According to the dispenser, sanitary product providing device, and program of the present invention, it is possible to reliably provide sanitary products to users who wish to use them, while preventing unrestricted removal of sanitary products.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a network environment for realizing a sanitary product providing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an outline view showing a configuration example of a dispenser installed on the wall of a private toilet room. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the internal structure of the dispenser. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example electronic circuit configuration of the dispenser. FIG. 5 is a front view showing details of the internal structure of the dispenser. FIG. 6 is a data structure diagram showing an example of an inventory quantity determination result record accumulated in the inventory information storage unit. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit configuration example of a sanitary product provision management server in the sanitary product provision apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a data structure diagram showing an example of the user information database. FIG. 9 is a data structure diagram showing an example of the user-provided history database. FIG. 10 is a data structure diagram showing an example of the determination result recording database. FIG. 11A is a flowchart (1/2) illustrating an operation example of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment when discharging sanitary products. FIG. 11B is a flowchart (2/E) for explaining an operation example of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment when discharging sanitary products. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation during inventory management of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a network environment for realizing the sanitary product providing device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit configuration example of a dispenser according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit configuration example of a sanitary product provision management server in the sanitary product provision device according to the third embodiment.

Each embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The drawings are schematic or conceptual, and the relationship between the thickness and width of each portion, the size ratio between portions, and the like are not necessarily the same as the actual ones. Also, even when the same parts are shown, the dimensions and ratios may be different depending on the drawing. In the present specification and each figure, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements as those described above with respect to the previous figures, and detailed description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

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A first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a network environment for realizing a sanitary product providing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the sanitary product provision device 1 is arranged in a sanitary product provision management server 10 connected to a communication network 200 such as the Internet, and in each private room of a restroom, for example, a women’s restroom. It is implemented by a plurality of dispensers 60 . 1, dispensers 60-1, 60-2, . . . 60-n (n is an integer of 3 or more) are illustrated as the plurality of dispensers 60. The present invention is established even if there are one or two.

Note that the network environment illustrated in FIG. 1 may include a LAN such as Ethernet (registered trademark), or a WAN in which multiple LANs are connected via a public line or a dedicated line. In the case of LAN, it is composed of a large number of subnets via routers as required. Also, in the case of WAN, a firewall or the like is appropriately provided for connection to a public line, but illustration and detailed description thereof are omitted here.

FIG. 2 is an outline view showing a configuration example of a dispenser installed on the wall of a private toilet room.

Dispensers 60 are thus installed on the walls of each cubicle of the women's restroom. Dispenser identification information (hereinafter referred to as "dispenser ID") is assigned in advance to each dispenser 60 as information specific to the dispenser, and is stored in a built-in storage device (storage device 90 described later).

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the internal structure of the dispenser.

The dispenser 60 stores, for example, sanitary products S such as napkins and tampons in a storage unit 61, and when user information u is provided by the user U, the dispenser 60 issues a discharge request H for the sanitary products S based on the user information u. It is generated and transmitted to the sanitary product provision management server 10 , and one sanitary product S is discharged from the storage unit 61 when the discharge permission (OK) is received from the sanitary product provision management server 10 .

Dispenser 60 normally has front door 64 locked with key 65 as shown in FIG. . Thereby, the user can obtain the sanitary product S that has fallen into the outlet 62 . In order to prevent theft of the sanitary products S stored in the storage portion 61, the dispenser 60 is provided with an anti-theft mechanism (not shown) that prevents access to the inside of the dispenser 60 through the outlet 62. .

When maintaining the dispenser 60 or replenishing the stock of sanitary products S, the key 65 is unlocked as shown in FIG. 3(b) and the front door 64 is opened as shown in FIG. 3(c). Thus, the inventory replenishment worker can replenish the storage unit 61 with sanitary products S.

The dispenser 60 has a front door 64 with a display 63 such as a digital signage display. A human sensor (not shown) is provided in the private room of the toilet or the dispenser 60, and the human sensor senses that the user U is in the private room of the toilet. In conjunction with such detection by the human sensor, the display unit 63 starts displaying an advertisement image (still image, moving image, etc.).

The advertisement video may be streamed or installed locally for each dispenser 60 . The display time is set to about two minutes each time the user U enters the private toilet room, and is not displayed longer than that. This prevents the user U from gazing at the advertisement video and unintentionally staying in the restroom for a long time. In order to effectively display an advertisement for two minutes, for example, one or two advertisement images of about 15 seconds are repeatedly displayed for two minutes.

Providers who provide services by means of the sanitary product providing device 1 solicit advertising sponsors, obtain advertising income by displaying advertisements on the display unit 63 in this manner, purchase sanitary products S with part of the income, and By repeating the cycle of replenishing the dispenser 60, it is possible to implement a business model of providing the sanitary product S to the user U free of charge.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example electronic circuit configuration of the dispenser.

The dispenser 60 includes a CPU 72 , a plurality of inventory sensors 67 , a reading section 68 , a recording medium reading section 74 , a communication section 75 , a memory 80 and a storage device 90 interconnected by a bus 71 . The display unit 63 described above is also connected to the bus 71 .

When the user U requests the supply of the sanitary product S from the dispenser 60 provided in the private room of the toilet where the user U enters, it is necessary to provide the user information u to the dispenser 60 by various methods as described below. There is

The user information u is information used simply to distinguish between users in the sanitary product providing apparatus 1 . Therefore, the user information u does not necessarily include so-called personal information such as name, address, mobile phone number, and the like. Thereby, the user U can use the sanitary product providing device 1 anonymously without revealing his/her real name.

The reading unit 68 reads the user information u of the user U. The user information u can be biometric information of the user U, such as the user's U fingerprint, palm geometry, retina, iris, face, and vein pattern. The user information u can also be an identification number of a card, device, or the like held by the user U. FIG. The reading unit 68 is provided on the front door 64 of the dispenser 60, as shown in FIGS.

The reading unit 68 can read the user information u by various methods as described below. However, the method is not limited to the method described below, and the user information u may be read by another method not described.

The reading unit 68 can read the user information u by either a non-contact method or a contact method.

An example of non-contact reading is the application of NFC technology. In this case, the reading unit 68 is an NFC-compatible receiver, and the user U uses an NFC-compatible card (for example, a transportation card, an identification card such as an employee ID card or a student ID card, an IC card such as a credit card or cash card), A device (for example, a smartphone) is held over the reading unit 68 . The reading unit 68 reads information (eg, card number, device number, etc.) from a card or device. The reading unit 68 outputs the read information to the memory 80 as user information u.

Another example of non-contact reading is the application of wireless technologies such as beacons and RFID. When using a beacon, the reader 68 is used as a beacon receiver, and the user U brings the beacon device that transmits the beacon ID closer to the reader 68 . The reading unit 68 receives the beacon ID and outputs the received beacon ID to the memory 80 as user information u.

When RFID is used, the reader 68 is an RFID reader, and the user U brings the RFID tag close to the reader 68 . The reading unit 68 receives RFID identification information and outputs the received identification information to the memory 80 as user information u.

Yet another example of non-contact reading is the use of QR codes (registered trademark). In this case, the reading unit 68 is a QR code reader, and the user U causes the reading unit 68 to read the QR code in which predetermined information is embedded. Then, the reading unit 68 acquires predetermined information from the QR code, and outputs this predetermined information to the memory 80 as user information u.

The predetermined information may be, for example, usage permission information for the sanitary product providing device 1 . This makes it possible to distribute the use ticket for the sanitary product providing device 1 as a QR code, for example, as a prize for some campaign.

Another example of non-contact reading is the use of biometric authentication. In this case, the reading unit 68 is assumed to be a biometric authentication device. The biometric authentication device authenticates the biometric information of the user U, and outputs the authenticated biometric information to the memory 80 as the user information u. Examples of biometric information include fingerprints, hand geometry, retina, iris, face, vein patterns, etc., as described above. Using the authentication device, the user U faces the reading unit 68 . Then, the reading unit 68 acquires facial feature information and outputs this facial feature information to the memory 80 as user information u.

On the other hand, as an example of contact-type reading, use of a magnetic card can be mentioned. In this case, the reading unit 68 is a magnetic reader, and the user U causes the reading unit 68 to read the magnetic card. Then, the reading unit 68 acquires magnetic information such as a card number from the magnetic card, and outputs this magnetic information to the memory 80 as user information u.

Another example of contact-based reading is the use of fingerprint information. In this case, the reading unit 68 is a fingerprint reader, and the user U places his finger on the reading unit 68 . The reading unit 68 reads the fingerprint information and outputs the fingerprint information to the memory 80 as user information u.

Yet another example of contact-based reading is the use of non-NFC compatible IC cards. In the case of a non-NFC compatible IC card, since information cannot be read without contact, the reading unit 68 is an IC card reader, and the user U reads card information such as a card number stored in the IC card. , is read by the reading unit 68 . The reading unit 68 outputs this card information to the memory 80 as user information u.

As shown again in FIG. 4, the memory 80 stores a discharge request generation program 81, a discharge mechanism control program 82, and an inventory management program 83. FIG. These programs 81 to 83 may be pre-stored in the memory 80, or may be read from an external recording medium 73 such as a memory card via the recording medium reading section 74 and stored in the memory 80. good. These programs 81 to 83 cannot be rewritten.

In addition to such a user-unrewritable area, the memory 80 also secures a writable data area 89 as an area for storing rewritable data.

The CPU 72 is a computer, and controls the operation of each circuit part according to each program 81 to 83 stored in the memory 80 .

The communication unit 75 communicates with the sanitary product provision management server 10 and the replenishment worker terminal 150 via a communication network 200 such as the Internet, exchanges data with the sanitary product provision management server 10, and communicates with the replenishment worker. An inventory replenishment request can be sent to the terminal 150 directly or via the sanitary product provision management server 10 .

The storage device 90 includes, for example, an SSD (Solid State Drive), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), etc., and includes a dispenser ID storage unit 91, an advertisement video data storage unit 92, a shared key storage unit 93, an inventory information storage unit 94, and a storage unit. A sanitary product name storage unit 95 is stored.

The dispenser ID storage unit 91 stores a dispenser ID, which is identification information uniquely assigned to each dispenser 60 .

The advertisement image data storage unit 92 stores data for advertisement images (hereinafter referred to as "advertisement image data"). As previously mentioned, the advertisement video may be streamed or installed locally for each dispenser 60 . The advertisement image data storage unit 92 is an area for storing advertisement image data when the advertisement image data is locally installed. When installing the advertisement image data locally, the advertisement image data recorded on the external recording medium 73 is read by the recording medium reading unit 74 and written to the advertisement image data storage unit 92 for storage.

The shared key storage unit 93 stores a shared key K used for encrypting the user information u in the discharge request generation program 81 . The shared key K is unique to the dispenser 60 and linked to the dispenser ID.

The inventory information storage unit 94 stores information on the inventory amount of the sanitary napkins S stored in the storage unit 61 . The inventory amount is managed by the inventory management program 83, and the inventory amount information stored in the inventory information storage unit 94 is periodically updated, for example, every 30 seconds. Alternatively, it may be updated each time the sanitary product S is discharged.

The stored sanitary product product name storage unit 95 stores the product name of the sanitary product S stored in the storage unit 61 . The product name of the sanitary product S is registered and stored in the stored sanitary product product name storage unit 95 by the replenisher operator terminal 150 when the inventory replenishment worker replenishes the storage unit 61 with the sanitary product S.

Inventory quantity management performed by the inventory management program 83 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing details of the internal structure of the dispenser.

In this example, four pairs of inventory sensors 67 (# 1 ) to (# 4 ) are arranged in the storage section 61 of the dispenser 60 . A pair of inventory sensors 67 (#1L) and 67 (#1R) are located near the top of the storage section 61 (#1) on the right side, and a pair of stock sensors 67 (#1R) are located near the middle height within the storage section 61 (#1). A pair of inventory sensors 67 (#3L) and 67 (#3R) are located near the top of the storage section 61 (#2) on the left side. A pair of inventory sensors 67 (#4L) and 67 (#4R) are arranged near the middle height in (#2).

A pair of inventory sensors 67 are arranged facing each other at the same height in each storage section 61, one being a light emitting section and the other a light receiving section. For example, in the case of a pair of inventory sensors 67 (#1L) and 67 (#1R), one inventory sensor 67 (#1L) is a light emitter and the other inventory sensor 67 (#1R) is a light receiver. . The light emitting section is adjusted to emit light toward the light receiving section, and the light receiving section is adjusted to receive light from the light emitting section. Upon receiving the light from the light-emitting portion, the light-receiving portion periodically outputs a detection signal F to the stock management program 83, for example, every 30 seconds.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5(a), the light emitted by the inventory sensor 67 (1#L), which is the light-emitting part, is received by the inventory sensor 67 (1#R), which is the light-receiving part, and the inventory sensor 67 ( 1#R) outputs the detection signal F(#1). On the other hand, in the case of the inventory sensor 67 (#2), the light emitted by the inventory sensor 67 (#2L), which is the light-emitting portion, is blocked by the sanitary product S, so the inventory sensor 67 (#2R), which is the light receiving portion, not received. Therefore, detection signal F (#2) is not output from inventory sensor 67 (#2R). Similarly, in the case of the inventory sensor 67 (#3) and the inventory sensor 67 (#4), the sanitary product S blocks the light emitted by the inventory sensor 67 (#3L) and (#4L), which are light-emitting portions. Therefore, the light is not received by the stock sensors 67 (#3R) and (#4R), which are light receiving units. Therefore, detection signals F (#3) and (#4) are not output from the inventory sensors 67 (#3R) and (#4R).

The inventory control program 83 receives the detection signals F periodically, for example, every 30 seconds, and determines the inventory quantity based on the combination of the received detection signals F (hereinafter referred to as "received detection signal combination"). , the inventory quantity determination result record including the determination result is stored in the inventory information storage unit 94 .

FIG. 6 is a data structure diagram showing an example of an inventory quantity determination result record accumulated in the inventory information storage unit.

Each inventory amount determination result record R corresponding to one line in FIG. 6 has four items: record number L1, time information L2, reception detection signal combination L3, and inventory amount L4.

The record number L1 is an additional number assigned to each inventory amount determination result record R. FIG.

The time information L2 can be the time when the inventory management program 83 received the detection signal F (for example, year/month/day/second). Alternatively, it may be a predetermined time such as every 30 seconds. When the predetermined time is set, when the detection signal F is not transmitted, it can be grasped that the detection signal F was not output from the sensor 67 rather than a transmission error.

Inventory quantity L4 is determined and written by inventory control program 83 in response to received detection signal combination L3. For example, if there is no reception detection signal combination L3, the inventory management program 83 determines that the inventory amount is 100%, and writes the determination result "100%" to the inventory amount L4. Also, if the received detection signal combination L3 is only the detection signal F (#1), the inventory management program 83 determines that the inventory amount is 75% or more, and sets the determination result "75% or more" as In other words, it is written in the inventory quantity L4.

In this way, the inventory management program 83 appends the record number L1 to the combination of the time information L2, the reception detection signal combination L3, and the inventory amount L4 (R1, R2, R3, . . . ). By giving it, one inventory quantity determination result record R is generated and written in the inventory information storage unit 94 .

In this manner, the latest inventory amount determination result record R is written and accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 94 periodically, for example, every 30 seconds. Therefore, the inventory management program 83 can grasp the latest inventory amount L4 by referring to the latest inventory amount determination result record R accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 94. FIG.

In addition, the inventory management program 83 outputs the information of the inventory amount L4 written in the latest inventory amount determination result record R accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 94 to the display unit 63, and the inventory amount L4 is output from the display unit 63. can also be displayed.

By looking at this display, the user U can check the inventory status of the sanitary products S in the dispenser 60, so if by any chance there is no inventory or the inventory is low, the user U can take measures such as moving to another private room. become.

Furthermore, when the inventory amount L4 written in the latest inventory amount determination result record R becomes equal to or less than a predetermined amount (for example, 25% or less), the inventory control program 83 generates an inventory replenishment request signal Z and The dispenser ID is added to the replenishment request signal Z and output to the communication unit 75. The communication unit 75 transmits the inventory replenishment request signal Z and the dispenser ID to the replenishment worker carried by the replenishment worker via the communication network 200. It is transmitted directly to the terminal 150 or via the sanitary product provision management server 10 .

When this inventory replenishment request signal Z and the dispenser ID are received by the replenishment worker terminal 150, the replenishment worker identifies the dispenser 60 that requires inventory replenishment from the dispenser ID, and sends the inventory replenishment to that dispenser 60. can go quickly for

The inventory management program 83 can output the product name of the sanitary product S stored in the stored sanitary product name storage unit 95 and the inventory amount L4 from the display unit 63 to notify the user.

Furthermore, when the communication unit 75 is provided with an NFC function and the user carries a smartphone equipped with the NFC function, the product name and inventory amount L4 of the sanitary product S can be sent to the user in the following manner. The user can also be notified by displaying from a smartphone.

In this case, the inventory management program 83 stores the information of the inventory amount L4 written in the latest inventory amount determination result record R accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 94 and the stored sanitary product product name storage unit 95. Information indicating the product name of the sanitary product S is output to the communication unit 75, and the communication unit 75 uses the NFC function to transmit the inventory amount L4 and the product name of the sanitary product S to the smartphone equipped with the NFC function. By transmitting the information shown, the inventory amount L4 and the product name are displayed from the user's smart phone.

When the reading unit 68 outputs the user information u to the memory 80, the discharge request generation program 81 refers to the inventory amount L4 of the latest inventory amount determination result record R accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 94, and determines whether the inventory is In some cases, a discharge request H for the sanitary product S is generated that includes the user information u and the time information N at which the user information u was output. On the other hand, if the sanitary product S is out of stock, the display unit 63 displays a message to the effect that the sanitary product S cannot be provided, and the discharge request H is not generated.

When the discharge request generating program 81 generates the discharge request H, it encrypts the discharge request H using the shared key K stored in the shared key storage unit 93, and further stores it in the dispenser ID storage unit 91. The dispenser ID is added and output to the communication unit 75 .

The communication unit 75 transmits the encrypted discharge request H to which the dispenser ID is added in this way to the sanitary product provision management server 10 . Thus, the user information u is transmitted to the sanitary product provision management server 10 in an encrypted and secure state.

Next, the configuration of the sanitary product provision management server 10 will be described.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit configuration example of a sanitary product provision management server in the sanitary product provision apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The sanitary product provision management server 10 is a device that manages the provision of the sanitary products S from each dispenser 60 to the user U, and its electronic circuits include a CPU 12, a recording medium reader 14, a communication It comprises a unit 15 , a memory 20 and a storage device 30 .

The communication unit 15 receives the discharge request H and the dispenser ID transmitted from each dispenser 60 via the communication network 200 . The communication part 15 will output to the memory 20, if these information are received.

Memory 20 stores determination program 21 and user information management program 22 . These programs 21 and 22 may be pre-stored in the memory 20, or may be read from an external recording medium 13 such as a memory card via the recording medium reading section 14 and stored in the memory 20. good. These programs 21 and 22 cannot be rewritten.

The memory 20 also secures a writable data area 29 as an area for storing rewritable data in addition to such a user-unrewritable area.

The CPU 12 is a computer and controls the operation of each circuit according to programs 21 and 22 stored in the memory 20 .

The storage device 30 includes, for example, an SSD (Solid State Drive), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), etc., and includes a user provision history database 32, a determination condition database 33, a dispenser installation location database 34, a user information database 35, a shared key database 36, and a judgment result recording database 37.

The dispenser installation location database 34 stores the installation location of each dispenser 60 .

FIG. 8 is a data structure diagram showing an example of the user information database.

The user information database 35 is a database that stores user information u in association with a user ID assigned to each user information u, as illustrated in FIG. A unique user ID for each piece of user information u is assigned by the user information management program 22 as will be described later.

FIG. 9 is a data structure diagram showing an example of the user-provided history database.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, the user provision history database 32 stores time information N when the sanitary product S was provided in the past for each user ID.

The determination condition database 33 is a database in which determination conditions for determining whether or not the sanitary product S can be provided to the user U are stored. The determination condition is not limited, but may be, for example, that a predetermined period of time (for example, two hours or more) has elapsed since the most recent time when the sanitary product S was provided. This judgment condition is used by the judgment program 21 .

The shared key database 36 stores the shared key K stored in the shared key storage unit 93 of each dispenser 60 in association with the corresponding dispenser ID.

FIG. 10 is a data structure diagram showing an example of the determination result recording database.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, the determination result recording database 37 is a database that stores the determination results made by the determination program 21 in chronological order in association with the time information N, the user ID, and the dispenser ID.

When the discharge request H and the dispenser ID are output from the communication unit 15, the determination program 21 acquires the shared key K stored in association with the dispenser ID from the shared key database 36, and uses the shared key K as is used to decode the discharge request H, and the user information u and the date and time information N when the user information u was generated are grasped.

The determination program 21 further refers to the user information database 35 to grasp the user ID corresponding to the user information u.

Note that when the user U transmits the user information u for the first time, the user ID is not registered in the user information database 35 . In this case, the user information management program 22 assigns a unique user ID to the user information u, associates the user information u with the assigned user ID, and stores the user information u in the user information database 35 .

In this way, the determination program 21 refers to the user information database 35 and grasps the user ID corresponding to the user information u.

Next, the determination program 21 refers to the determination result recording database 37 to determine whether the sanitary product S was recently provided to the user U with this user ID (that is, discharge permission (OK) was recently issued). Grasp the time information N.

Furthermore, the determination program 21 satisfies the determination condition stored in the determination condition database 33 from the time information N when the sanitary product S was most recently provided (for example, from the most recent time when the sanitary product S was provided). 2 hours or more).

When the determination program 21 determines that the determination condition is satisfied, it outputs a determination result C of permission to discharge (OK). to output Then, the determination result C is accumulated in the determination result recording database 37 and output to the communication unit 15 together with the dispenser ID.

The communication unit 15 transmits the determination result C by the determination program 21 to the dispenser 60 corresponding to the dispenser ID.

In the dispenser 60 , the communication section 75 receives the determination result C transmitted from the sanitary product provision management server 10 . The communication unit 75 then outputs the received determination result C to the memory 80 .

When the determination result is output from the communication unit 75 to the memory 80 in this way, if discharge is permitted (OK), the discharge mechanism control program 82 discharges one sanitary product S stored in the storage unit 61. A discharge instruction I is output to the discharge mechanism of the storage unit 61 . Then, according to the ejection instruction I, the ejection mechanism operates.

Although not shown, the ejecting mechanism can be realized by a plurality of claws (first claw and second claw) that prevent the sanitary napkin S from falling in the storage portion 61 . Normally, the first nail supports the lower side of the sanitary product S in the lowest layer in the storage part 61, and the second nail supports the lower side of the sanitary product S in the second layer from the bottom. , when the discharge instruction I is output from the discharge mechanism control program 82, one sanitary product S is discharged from the storage part 61 to the discharge port 62 by releasing only the support by the first claw.

In this manner, the ejection mechanism performs an operation of ejecting one sanitary product S stored in the storage portion 61 . As a result, the sanitary product S is ejected from the storage unit 61 and dropped into the ejection port 62, so that the user U can receive the sanitary product S.

On the other hand, when the determination result from the sanitary product provision management server 10 indicates discharge not permitted (NG) instead of discharge permitted (OK), the discharge mechanism control program 82 does not output the discharge instruction I. Therefore, the ejection mechanism does not operate, and the sanitary product S is not ejected from the storage portion 61 .

When the determination result from the sanitary product provision management server 10 indicates that discharge is not permitted (NG), the discharge mechanism control program 82 causes the display unit 63 to display a message indicating that the sanitary product S cannot be discharged. This message can inform the user U that the sanitary product S cannot be discharged.

Next, an operation example of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described.

First, an example of the operation of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment when discharging sanitary products will be described.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are flowcharts for explaining an operation example of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment when discharging sanitary products.

When the user U wants to receive the sanitary product S from the dispenser 60, the user U enters the private room of the toilet. A dispenser 60 is installed on the wall of the toilet cubicle, as illustrated in FIG. From the display section 63 of the dispenser 60, the inventory amount L4 of the sanitary product S is displayed. When the user U confirms that the sanitary products S are in stock at the dispenser 60, the user U provides the dispenser 60 with user information u by various methods as described below (S1).

This is realized by reading the user information u by the reading unit 68 . Reading by the reader 68 can be performed by either a non-contact method or a contact method.

For example, in the case of the contactless method, NFC technology can be applied. In this case, the reading unit 68 is an NFC-compatible receiver, and the user U uses an NFC-compatible card (for example, a transportation card, an identification card such as an employee ID card or a student ID card, an IC card such as a credit card or cash card). or a device (for example, a smartphone) over the reading unit 68 . As a result, card and device information (for example, card number, device number, etc.) is read by the reading unit 68, and the read information is output to the memory 80 as user information u.

Also, as another example of non-contact reading, wireless technologies such as beacons and RFID can be applied. When using a beacon, the reader 68 is a beacon receiver, and the user U brings a beacon device that transmits the beacon ID closer to the reader 68 . As a result, the beacon ID is received by the reading unit 68, and the received beacon ID is output to the memory 80 as the user information u.

On the other hand, when RFID is used, the reader 68 is an RFID reader, and the user U brings the RFID tag close to the reader 68 . As a result, the RFID identification information is received by the reading unit 68, and the received identification information is output to the memory 80 as the user information u.

As yet another example of contactless reading, a QR code can be used. In this case, the reading unit 68 is a QR code reader, and the user U causes the reading unit 68 to read the QR code in which predetermined information is embedded. As a result, predetermined information is acquired from the QR code by the reading unit 68, and the acquired predetermined information is output to the memory 80 as user information u.

As another example of non-contact reading, a biometric authentication technique using fingerprints, hand geometry, retina, iris, face, vein patterns, etc. can be used for authentication. For example, when using face authentication technology, the reading unit 68 is a face authentication device, and the user U faces the reading unit 68 . Thereby, the facial feature information is acquired by the reading unit 68, and this facial feature information is output to the memory 80 as the user information u.

On the other hand, a magnetic card can be used as an example of contact type reading. In this case, the reading unit 68 is a magnetic reader, and the user U causes the reading unit 68 to read the magnetic card. As a result, magnetic information such as a card number is acquired from the magnetic card by the reading unit 68, and this magnetic information is output to the memory 80 as user information u.

Fingerprint information can be used as another example of contact reading. In this case, the reading unit 68 is a fingerprint reader, and the user U places his finger on the reading unit 68 . As a result, the fingerprint information is read by the reading unit 68, and this fingerprint information is output to the memory 80 as the user information u.

As yet another example of contact-based reading, a non-NFC compatible IC card that does not support NFC technology can be used. In this case, the reading unit 68 is an IC card reader, and the user U causes the reading unit 68 to read card information such as a card number stored in the IC card. As a result, the card information is read by the reading unit 68, and the read card information is output to the memory 80 as the user information u.

When the user information u is output to the memory 80 in this manner, the inventory amount L4 of the latest inventory amount determination result record R accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 94 is referred to by the discharge request generation program 81, and the inventory is determined. If it is confirmed that there is (S2: Yes), the discharge request generation program 81 further generates a discharge request H for the sanitary product S that includes the user information u and the time information N at which the user information u was output. (S3).

The discharge request H is then encrypted by the discharge request generation program 81 using the shared key K stored in the shared key storage unit 93, and further added with the dispenser ID stored in the dispenser ID storage unit 91. and output to the communication unit 75 .

The encrypted discharge request H to which the dispenser ID is added in this way is transmitted from the communication unit 75 to the sanitary product provision management server 10 via the communication network 200 (S4). Since the user information u is encrypted, it is safely transmitted to the sanitary product provision management server 10 .

The dispenser ID and the encrypted discharge request H transmitted from the communication section 75 are received by the communication section 15 of the sanitary product provision management server 10 and output from the communication section 15 to the memory 20 (S5).

In response to the output of the dispenser ID and the encrypted discharge request H to the memory 20, the determination program 21 acquires the shared key K stored in association with the dispenser ID from the shared key database 36. , and the shared key K is used to decrypt the discharge request H (S6).

As a result, the determination program 21 obtains the user information u and the time information when the user information u was generated, and further refers to the user information database 35 . If the user U has used the sanitary product provision device 1 in the past, the user information u and the user ID given to the user information u are registered in the user information database 35. Therefore, the determination program 21 By referring to the user information database 35, the user ID corresponding to the user information u can be recognized (S7).

On the other hand, if the user U is a user who has used the sanitary product providing apparatus 1 for the first time, the user information management program 22 assigns a user ID to the user information u and registers it in the user information database 35 .

Next, the judgment program 21 refers to the judgment result record database 37, and the time when the sanitary product S was most recently provided to the user U with this user ID (that is, when the discharge permission (OK) was most recently issued). Information N is grasped (S8).

Furthermore, the judgment program 21 satisfies the judgment condition stored in the judgment condition database 33 from the time information N at which the sanitary product S was most recently provided (for example, from the most recent time at which the sanitary product S was provided). It is determined whether or not two hours have passed (S9).

When the determination program 21 determines that the determination conditions are satisfied (S9: Yes), a discharge permission (OK) is output as the determination result C (S11), and it is determined that the determination conditions are not satisfied. (S9: No), as a result of the determination, discharge is not permitted (NG) is output (S10). These determination results C are stored in the determination result recording database 37 and output to the communication unit 15 together with the dispenser ID.

Thus, when the determination result C and the dispenser ID are output to the communication unit 15, the determination result C is transmitted from the communication unit 15 to the dispenser 60 corresponding to the dispenser ID (S12).

In the dispenser 60, the transmitted determination result C is received by the communication section 75, and further output from the communication section 75 to the memory 80 (S13).

If the determination result C output to the memory 80 indicates discharge permission (OK) (S14: Yes), the discharge mechanism control program 82 sends the discharge instruction I to discharge one sanitary product S from the discharge mechanism of the storage unit 61. , and the ejection mechanism operates according to this ejection instruction I (S16).

By operating the discharge mechanism, one sanitary product S stored in the storage part 61 is discharged and dropped into the discharge port 62, so that the user U can receive the sanitary product S (S17).

On the other hand, if the determination result C output to the memory 80 is that discharge is not permitted (NG) (S14: No), the discharge mechanism control program 82 does not output the discharge instruction I. Therefore, the ejection mechanism does not operate, and the sanitary product S is not ejected from the storage section 61 (S15). At this time, a message indicating that the sanitary product S cannot be discharged is output from the display unit 63 and conveyed to the user U.

On the other hand, if the sanitary product S is out of stock (S2: No), the display unit 63 displays a message to the effect that the sanitary product S cannot be provided because it is out of stock, and the discharge request H is not generated. S is not discharged (S15). In this case, the user U can move to another private room in the restroom and perform the operation of step S1 described above from there.

Next, an operation example during inventory management of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation during inventory management of the sanitary product providing device according to the first embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, for example, four pairs of inventory sensors 67 (#1) to (#4) are arranged in the storage section 61 of the dispenser 60. These inventory sensors 67 (#1) to (# From 4), the detection signal F is output to the stock management program 83 periodically, for example, every 30 seconds (S51).

The inventory management program 83 receives the detection signals F that are periodically output in this way, determines the inventory amount L4 based on the received detection signal combination L3 that is the combination of the received detection signals F, and includes the determination result. The inventory amount determination result record R is accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 94 (S52).

When the inventory amount L4 written in the latest inventory amount determination result record R is equal to or less than a predetermined amount (for example, 25% or less) (S53: Yes), the inventory control program 83 generates an inventory replenishment request signal Z. added with the dispenser ID and output to the communication unit 75 . Then, the communication unit 75 transmits the inventory replenishment request signal Z and the dispenser ID to the replenishment operator terminal 150 directly via the communication network 200 or via the sanitary product provision management server (S54).

By receiving the inventory replenishment request signal Z and the dispenser ID by the replenishment worker terminal 150, the replenishment worker recognizes the dispenser 60 requiring inventory replenishment, promptly goes to the dispenser 60, and replenishes the inventory. (S55).

As described above, according to the sanitary product providing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user U can anonymously use the dispenser 60 by providing the dispenser 60 with the user information u. It becomes possible to receive provision of the sanitary product S by using it.

Moreover, the method of providing the user information u can be realized by various methods without using a smartphone. Various devices have been devised to maximize the user's usability, such as fingerprint authentication and face authentication even if the user does not carry the device.

In addition, the inventory amount L4 of the sanitary napkins S stored in the dispenser 60 is periodically grasped, for example, every 30 seconds, and can be displayed from the display unit 63, so that the user U can check the inventory before use. status can be checked. Further, when the inventory amount L4 becomes equal to or less than the predetermined amount, the dispenser 60 can immediately notify the replenishment worker terminal 150 and request the replenishment worker to quickly replenish the inventory. can minimize inconvenience for the user.

In addition, advertising sponsors are solicited and advertisements are displayed on the display unit 63 to obtain advertising revenue. Since it is also possible to provide S free of charge, it is possible to continuously implement excellent welfare services for women.

Furthermore, the fact that the sanitary product S is discharged from the dispenser 60 is also an important merit because it can give the woman a great sense of security. For example, there are restaurants and hotels that freely provide sanitary products to users by putting sanitary products in a basket placed beside the washbasin of a women's restroom. In such a case, the desired person can freely take out the sanitary product from the basket and use it. However, it is not known who touched the sanitary napkins that were simply placed in the basket. Especially in the current corona crisis, some people hesitate to use it because it is very uneasy to touch something that you don't know who touched it.

However, in the sanitary product providing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the sanitary products S are housed in the dispenser 60 and are discharged one by one when used. never touched by humans. Therefore, the user U can use the sanitary product S with peace of mind without feeling uneasy as described above.

Thus, the sanitary product providing device according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide the user U with not only convenience but also a sense of security.

(Second embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the same reference numerals are used for the same parts as in the first embodiment, and repeated explanations are avoided.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a network environment for realizing a sanitary product providing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit configuration example of a dispenser according to the second embodiment.

In the sanitary product provision device 1 according to the first embodiment, the dispenser 60 generates the discharge request H based on the user information u and transmits it to the sanitary product provision management server 10. However, the configuration of the second embodiment has been explained. In the sanitary product providing apparatus 1A according to the embodiment, the dedicated site 100, not the dispenser 60A, receives the user information u from the user terminal 110 operated by the user U, generates the discharge request H based on the user information u, It is transmitted to the supplies provision management server 10 .

To realize this, the dedicated site 100 is equipped with the discharge request generation program 81 that the dispenser 60 is equipped with. Also, the dispenser 60A has a QR code generation program 84 instead of the discharge request generation program 81 .

The QR generation program 84 generates a QR code containing a dispenser ID and access information to the dedicated site 100 so that the user U can access the dedicated site 100 from the user terminal 110, and displays it on the display unit 63. .

This QR code is a dynamic QR code (hereinafter referred to as "dynamic QR code") whose information changes over time, like a one-time password. Note that the method of generating a dynamic QR code is publicly known, and detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

A user U accesses the dedicated site 100 from his/her own user terminal 110 according to the dynamic QR code and inputs user information u. In response to this, the dedicated site 100 uses the discharge request generation program 81 to generate a discharge request H based on the user information u, and transmits it to the sanitary product provision management server 10 via the communication network 200 such as the Internet. In response to the discharge request H, the sanitary product provision management server 10 determines whether or not to discharge the sanitary product, as described above. The dedicated site 100 can also be provided in the sanitary product provision management server 10 .

As described above, according to this embodiment, collection of the user information u and generation of the discharge request H are not performed by the dispenser 60A, but are performed at the dedicated site 100. Therefore, the dispenser 60 is equipped with the discharge request generation program 81. Therefore, processing related to collection of user information u and generation of discharge request H is not performed, so that the processing load can be reduced.

The QR code generation unit 84 generates a static QR code in which information is fixed, so that access to the dedicated site 100 is achieved using the static QR code instead of using the dynamic QR code. It is also possible to implement However, the use of static QR codes should be avoided for the reasons explained below.

For example, when providing a static QR code to the user U, as illustrated in FIG. Alternatively, it can be provided by displaying a static QR code from the display unit 63 .

If the user U photographs the static QR code, he/she can access the dedicated site 100 using the static QR code anytime and anywhere. Therefore, it is possible to access the dedicated site 100 and input the user information u at any time from a place other than the private room of the restroom. Then, the dedicated site 100 generates a discharge request H based on the user information u and transmits it to the sanitary product provision management server 10. Therefore, if the sanitary product provision management server 10 responds to this discharge request H, If it is determined that it is possible, it may happen that the sanitary product S is discharged from the dispenser 60 installed in a private room of an unmanned toilet or a private room that is being used by another person. To avoid this, dynamic QR codes are preferred over static QR codes.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the invention will be described.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit configuration example of a sanitary product provision management server in the sanitary product provision device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, an example will be described in which the inventory management program 83 stores the latest inventory amount determination result record R in the inventory information storage unit 94, thereby managing the inventory of the sanitary napkins S in the dispenser 60. However, in the third embodiment, inventory management of a plurality of dispensers 60 is collectively performed in the sanitary product provision management server 10A.

In order to realize this, the sanitary product provision management server 10A in the third embodiment further stores an inventory management program 23 in the memory 20, and further has an inventory information storage unit 31 in the storage device 30. It is different from the sanitary product provision management server 10 in the first embodiment. Moreover, the dispenser 60 in this embodiment can omit the stock information storage unit 94 from the dispenser 60 in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following description, the same components as those described in the first embodiment are given the same numbers, and the description is omitted, and the points different from the first embodiment are described. do.

Note that the stock management program 23, like the programs 21 and 22, cannot be rewritten.

In this embodiment, when the inventory management program 83 of the dispenser 60 creates the latest inventory amount determination result record R, it acquires the dispenser ID stored in the dispenser ID storage unit 91, and together with the acquired dispenser ID, the communication unit 75 Output to The communication unit 75 transmits the dispenser ID and the inventory amount determination result record R to the sanitary product provision management server 10A via the communication network 200 .

The communication unit 15 receives the dispenser ID and the inventory amount determination result record R transmitted from the communication unit 75 of the dispenser 60 and outputs them to the memory 20 .

The inventory management program 23 associates the inventory amount determination result record R output from the communication unit 15 to the memory 20 with the dispenser ID output from the communication unit 15 to the memory 20, and stores for each dispenser ID in the same manner as in FIG. , are stored in the inventory information storage unit 31. FIG. As a result, the latest inventory amount L4 for each dispenser 60 is accumulated in the inventory information storage unit 31 periodically, for example, every 30 seconds. It becomes possible to centrally manage the inventory of the sanitary products S in.

The inventory management program 23 refers to the inventory information storage unit 31, and sends the dispenser IDs of all the dispensers 60 whose inventory amount has become a predetermined amount or less (for example, 25% or less) to the communication unit 15 together with the inventory replenishment request signal Z. Output. That is, when there are a plurality of dispensers 60 whose inventory amount has become equal to or less than the predetermined amount, the plurality of dispenser IDs are output to the communication unit 15 together with the inventory replenishment request signal Z.

The communication unit 15 transmits the inventory replenishment request signal Z and the dispenser ID output from the inventory management program 23 to the replenishment worker terminal 150 .

By receiving the inventory replenishment request signal Z and the dispenser ID by the replenishment worker terminal 150, the replenishment worker can recognize all the dispensers 60 that require inventory replenishment.

Therefore, the replenishment worker can collectively perform the replenishment work for a plurality of dispensers 60 by dispatching once, so that the efficiency of the inventory replenishment work can be improved.

As described above, in the third embodiment, the inventory management of the sanitary products S in the plurality of dispensers 60 is collectively performed in the sanitary product provision management server 10, so that the effects achieved in the first embodiment are improved. In addition, it is possible to improve the efficiency of inventory replenishment work.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be variously modified in the implementation stage without departing from the gist of the invention. Moreover, each embodiment may be implemented in combination as much as possible, and in that case, the combined effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the above-described embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements.

1, 1A sanitary product provision device 10, 10A sanitary product provision management server 11 bus 12 CPU
13 External recording medium 14 Recording medium reading unit 15 Communication unit 20 Memory 21 Judgment program 22 User information management program 23 Inventory management program 29 Writable data area 30 Storage device 31 Inventory information storage unit 32 User provided history database 33 Judgment condition database 34 Dispenser installation location database 35 User information database 36 Shared key database 37 Judgment result record database 60 Dispenser 61 Storage unit 62 Discharge port 63 Display unit 64 Front door 65 Key 67 Inventory sensor 68 Reading unit 69 Static QR code 71 Bus 72 CPU
73 External recording medium 74 Recording medium reading unit 75 Communication unit 80 Memory 81 Ejection request generation program 82 Ejection mechanism control program 83 Inventory management program 84 QR code generation program 89 Writable data area 90 Storage device 91 Dispenser ID storage unit 92 Advertisement image Data storage unit 93 Shared key storage unit 94 Inventory information storage unit 95 Sanitary product product name storage unit 100 Dedicated site 110 User terminal 150 Replenishment operator terminal 200 Communication network C Judgment result OK Discharge permission NG Discharge non-permission F Detection signal H Discharge Request I Ejection instruction K Shared key L1 Record number L2 Time information L3 Reception detection signal combination L4 Inventory amount N Time information R Inventory amount determination result record S Sanitary product u User information U User Z Stock replenishment request signal

Claims (8)

A dispenser for providing a user with a sanitary product, comprising:
a storage unit for storing the sanitary product;
a QR code generation unit that generates a dynamic QR code (registered trademark) including access information to a dedicated site and identification information of the dispenser;
Receiving a determination result for a discharge request for sanitary products stored in the storage unit, which is generated based on user information input by the user at the dedicated site accessed according to the dynamic QR code. a communication unit that
a discharge mechanism for discharging the sanitary napkin stored in the storage unit when the determination result indicates discharge permission , wherein the determination result is transmitted based on the identification information . The dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising a display for displaying the dynamic QR code generated by said QR code generator. 3. The dispenser of claim 2, wherein an advertisement is displayed from the display. 4. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the sanitary product stored in said storage unit is purchased with income from said advertisement. 3. The dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the display unit displays information about the amount of inventory of sanitary products stored in the storage unit. 6. The dispenser according to claim 5, wherein, if the determination result does not indicate the discharge permission, the display unit displays a message indicating that the sanitary product cannot be discharged. A sanitary product providing device comprising the dispenser according to claim 1, the dedicated site, and a management server,
The dedicated site is
a discharge request generation unit that generates the discharge request;
The management server is
A sanitary product providing device that determines whether or not the sanitary product can be discharged to the user based on the discharge request, and transmits the determination result to the dispenser based on the identification information . A program applied to a dispenser installed in a toilet cubicle for providing sanitary products to a user, comprising:
Ability to generate a dynamic QR code containing access information to a dedicated site and identification information of the dispenser;
A determination result for a discharge request for sanitary napkins stored in a storage unit of the dispenser , generated based on the user information input by the user at the dedicated site accessed according to the dynamic QR code. A function of receiving the determination result transmitted based on the identification information ,
A program for causing a processor to implement a function of instructing the storage unit to discharge the sanitary product stored in the storage unit when the determination result indicates discharge permission.

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