JPH0223465A - Sales system for gas station - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute the collective settlement of costs by storing refueling machine data and commodity purchasing data into an IC card, and issuing a slip printed with the commodity purchasing data stored into the IC card and the refueling data from a refueling machine. CONSTITUTION:A gas station crew inserts the IC card to the IC card reader/ writer of the refueling machine, makes the IC card store a refueling machine number to execute refueling, makes a control device 26 store a card number, hands the IC card to a customer, and execute refueling work. A refueling quantity is measured by a flow meter, a flow pulse signal is outputted from a flow pulse transmitter 29 to the control device 26, and the refueled quantity is displayed on a display device 30. On the other hand, refueling data are outputted to a control device 27 on a settling device side, the card number, the refueled quantity and a refueled amount are displayed on a display device 15, temporarily stored into the memory part of the control device 27 together with the data such as commodity purchasing in the gas station stored into the IC card, and at the time of the settlement of the costs, the all sales data such as the refueling data and the commodity purchasing data are issued from a printer 34.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a system for selling oil such as gasoline and other products at a diversified filling station.

[Prior Art] In recent years, filling stations that refill gasoline and other oils for automobiles have become permitted to sell products other than oil that are completely unrelated to automobiles, leading to diversified management of filling stations. For example, restaurants such as fast food, and shops selling daily necessities, books, clothing, and other products are located within the gas station premises.

At such diversified gas service stations, in addition to gasoline refueling, when you eat, drink, or purchase goods, the payment method has traditionally been to pass the refueling fee to the refueling worker, and to collect the food and drink fee and other charges. Prices for each product are paid separately at the cashier in the cafeteria or the cashier at the store.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Payments for refueling fees, food and beverage fees, product purchases, etc. are all made within the same store called a gas station, but in the past, payments for each fee were made at separate locations as described above. Therefore, customers had to pay the bill separately each time, which was troublesome.

In addition, for the gas station side, having to set up cash registers at various locations not only requires manpower, but also requires work such as tabulating sales at each cash register and then further tabulating the sales.
This is not very efficient.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the conventional example, and to make it possible for multi-faceted gas stations to pay for refueling fees and other goods purchases in one place, and to reduce the amount of refueling by paying at each location. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sales system for a gas station that can free the gas station from hassle, reduce manpower, and improve administrative processing capabilities.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores refueling machine data output from a refueling machine and purchase data of items other than oil removal inside a refueling station in an IC card, and stores this IC card. The gist of this system is to issue a slip on which the article purchase data stored on the card and the refueling data from the refueling machine specified by the refueling machine data are printed from the payment device by inserting an IC card.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, an IC card storing refueling machine data such as the refueling machine number and refueling order number of the refueling machine to be refueled is handed to the customer, and when purchasing other items at the same refueling station, the IC card is used. Goods purchase data is temporarily stored. On the other hand, since refueling data is output from the refueling machine to the payment machine at the payment station, when an IC card is inserted into the payment machine, it can be identified using the IC card as the product purchase data stored in the IC card. The refueling data from the refueling machine will be printed and issued on the same slip.

Therefore, using this slip, the refueling fee and the price for purchasing other goods can be paid in one lump sum at the same time.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a gas station implementing the gas station sales system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of the store, which is the main part of the same. First, the overall configuration of the gas station will be explained. Reference numeral 1 indicates the site of a refueling station, within which a refueling machine 3 is erected on an island 2 installed on the ground as a ground-fixed refueling device, for example. A plurality of these refueling machines 3 are installed, and each refueling machine 3 is assigned a refueling machine number 4 "rl, r2" r3. '
r4", and each refueling machine 3 has an IC.
A card reader/writer 5 was installed.

Reference numeral 6 in the figure indicates a building built on the same site 1, and this building 6 is equipped with an office and a shop as shown in FIG.

This store includes, for example, a fast food restaurant 7, daily necessities, books and other products 8, as shown in the figure, with product shelves 9;
and a settlement office 10.

Fast food restaurant 7 has 11 tables and 12 chairs inside.
An IC card reader/writer 14 is provided at a counter 13 leading to the cooking room.

In addition, product shelves 9 are arranged along the walls of the store, and a display 15 for displaying refueling data is installed at a position that can be easily seen from the store, such as on the upper wall. The same number of display devices 15 are provided as the number of fuel dispensers 3 installed outdoors, and each display device j5 is a card number display section 1 of an IC card, which will be described later.
5a, a refueling amount display section 15b, and a refueling amount display section 15c, and a refueling end number display 16 for each refueling machine 3 is provided near this display 15.

A checkout station 10 is provided near the entrance to the store, and a checkout device 18 equipped with an IC card reader/writer 17 and a bill insertion slot 20 to an underground safe 19 are provided here. In addition, IC card detectors 2 are installed on the floors of entrances and exits to prevent non-payment of charges.
Place 1.

FIG. 3 shows an IC card. This IC card 22 has contacts 23, and has a gas station name 24 and a card number 2 on its surface.
5, the refueling order number at the refueling machine 3 that refuels with the IC card 22 is written.

Both the refueling machine 3 and the payment device 18 are equipped with a control device 26, 27 using a microcomputer or the like which is composed of a conventionally well-known central processing unit, an input/output device, a storage device, etc., as shown in FIG. In addition, the control device 26 of the three refueling machines receives a nozzle hook/unhook signal from a nozzle switch 28 that turns on and off in conjunction with the hooking/unhooking of the refueling nozzle attached to the refueling machine 3, and a signal from the underground tank inside the case of the refueling machine 3. A flow rate pulse signal from a flow rate pulse transmitter 29 of a flow meter disposed in the middle of the raised oil supply pipe is introduced, and the control device 2
6 control signals were introduced into an IC card reader/writer 5, a drive unit of a pump motor 6 that pumps oil from an underground tank, and a display 3o provided on the front of the fuel dispenser 3. Further, the storage unit of the control device 26 stores the fueling machine number 4 of the fueling machine 3 in advance.

On the other hand, the control device 27 of the 18 payment devices is introduced with article purchase data from the IC card reader/writer 14.17 installed in the store, fueling machine data signals such as the fueling machine number, card number, etc. Sales data signals are introduced from the numeric keypad 3 and barcode reader 32 provided in the device 18, and output signals from the payment device 18 are introduced into the display 33 and printer 34 provided in the payment device 18. , a display 15 and a refueling end number display 16 installed on the wall of the store.

Then, the output signal from the control device 26 on the fueling machine 3 side is introduced into the control device 27 of the 18 payment devices.

Next, to explain how to settle the refueling fee and purchase price at the gas station using the flowchart in Figure 5, the gas station staff will not be able to store the refueling machine data or other data.
For example, you always have several C cards in your possession. Now, when a customer's car enters site 1 inside the gas station and stops in front of fuel tank 3 to refuel, the gas station staff checks the IC card 2 in their possession.
2 into the IC card reader/writer 5 that is reserved for the refueling machine 3 that is about to receive refueling, and enter the refueling machine number 4 of the refueling machine 3, for example "1".
is stored in the IC card 22, and the card number 2 is stored in the IC card 22.
5 and r231 J is stored in the control device 26.

Once the refueling machine data has been stored in the IC card 22 in this manner, the refueling station employee removes the IC card 22 from the IC card reader/writer 5 and hands it to the customer, and then begins refueling work.

This refueling work is carried out as is well known in the art, by removing the refueling nozzle from the nozzle hook, the nozzle switch 28 is turned on in conjunction with this, this on signal is input to the control device 26, and the output from the control device 26 is used to control the refueling pump. Motor 6 is driven. Therefore, when the refueling nozzle is inserted into the vehicle's fuel filler port and the nozzle pulp is opened, the oil pumped up from the underground tank is discharged into the vehicle's gasoline tank. The flow rate during this period is measured by a flow meter, outputted from the flow rate pulse transmitter 29 as a flow rate pulse signal to the control device 26, calculated here, and displayed as the amount of refueling on the display 30 provided in the refueling machine 3. .

On the other hand, during such refueling, refueling data such as refueling amount, refueling machine number, card number r231 J, etc.
An output is sent from the control device 26 on the fuel dispenser 3 side to the control device 27 of the payment device 18, and by the action of the control device 27, the fuel dispenser 3 is output from the display 15 inside the store in the building 6.
The card number r231J is displayed on the card number display section 15a of the display 15 corresponding to , the amount of refueling is displayed on the refueling amount display section 15b, and the amount of refueling is displayed on the refueling amount display section 15c.

As a result, the amount of refueling can be reduced by purchasing other products while refueling,
Even if you are inside the store to eat or drink, the IC card in your possession2
By finding the same number as the card number 25 r231 J written in 2 on the card number display section 15a, the user knows that his or her car is currently being refueled, as well as the amount of refueling and the amount of refueling.

If you want to eat or drink at the fast food restaurant 7 while refueling, you can hand the IC card 22 to the clerk at the counter 13 when ordering a product, and then use the IC card reader/writer 14 installed at the counter 13. The IC card 22 is inserted into the IC card 22, and the items to eat and drink and the charges are stored in the IC card 22.

Therefore, the amount of refueling can be determined by asking the clerk to return the IC card 22 along with the food and drink, and eating and drinking using a nearby table 11, chair 12, etc.

During this time, for example, when refueling ends and another customer starts refueling at the refueling machine 3, the display on the display 15 disappears and only the card number 25 of the customer, r231 J, is displayed on the refueling end indicator 16. Ru. Therefore, the amount of refueling can be determined by looking at this display.
Know when refueling is finished.

Next, to purchase an item in the same store, select the desired item 8 for the amount of refueling, take it from item 9, and go to checkout station 10, where you will receive item 8 and IC card 22. When the clerk inserts the IC card 22 received from the customer into the FC card reader/writer 17 [step (a)], the refueling information for each refueling machine 3 sent from the control device 26 on the refueling machine 3 side is displayed. Of the data, the IC card 2
The refueling data and refueling machine data that match 2 are selected and temporarily stored in the storage section of the control device 27 of the payment device 18 [step (b)].

Next, if the purchase data when eating and drinking at the fast food restaurant 7 is stored in the IC card 22, [step (c)
], this purchase data is temporarily stored in the storage section of the control device 27 [step (d)].

Next, the store clerk inputs the product purchase data such as the price of the product into the control device 27 using the numeric keypad 31 or the barcode 32 (steps (E), (G), (F), (H)), which are also similar to the above. is temporarily stored. Finally, if you press the issue key [step (S)], all the sales data that was temporarily stored in the storage area as described above, such as refueling data and article purchase data, will be printed on the slip and sent to the printer 3.
Issued from 4 [Step (nu)].

The customer receives this slip and learns the total amount of all charges such as refueling fees, food and drink fees, and product purchase fees at the gas station.
The fee is paid in one lump sum at this settlement office 10.

When the payment at the gas station is completed in this way, the customer returns to the car and exits the gas station.

By the way, if you try to leave the store without paying the fee, that is, with the IC card 22 in your possession, the IC card detector 21 installed at the entrance will detect the IC card 22 in your possession and notify you of this with a sound or the like. . Therefore, the store clerk knows who the fraudulent customer is and takes steps to restrain him or her.

In addition, the amount of money received from the customer is often quite large as it includes the fuel charge and the price of the product, but if there are large bills, they should be immediately put into the bill slot 20 and underground. By storing it in the safe 19, crime prevention safety can be ensured.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the gas station sales system of the present invention allows customers to pay all their fuel fees and other goods purchase fees in one lump sum at the time of leaving the gas station at diversified gas stations. It is not a hassle as you can make payments all at once, and it also allows gas stations to save money by not having to set up cash registers at various locations.
In addition, only one slip is issued for each person refueling, which helps improve administrative processing capabilities.

In addition, since the article purchase data is stored in the IC card, there is no problem of forgetting to make a payment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view of a gas station implementing the gas station vending system of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of the store which is the main part of the above, Fig. 3 is a front view of the IC card, and Fig. 4 is The block diagram, FIG. 5, is a flowchart showing the payment method. l...Site 2...Island 3...
・Refueling machine 4...Refueling machine number 5...IC
Card reader/writer 6...Building 7...Fast food store 8...Product 9...Product shelf 10...
・Payment office 11...Table 12...Chair 13...Counter 14...IC
Card reader/writer 15...Display device
15a...Card number display 15b...Refueling amount display section 15c...Refueling amount display 16...Refueling end number display

Claims (1)

[Claims] The refueling machine data output from the refueling machine and the purchase data of goods other than oil at the refueling station are stored in an IC card, and this I
This sales system for a fueling station is characterized in that a slip in which article purchase data stored in a C card and refueling data from a refueling machine specified by the refueling machine data are printed is issued from a payment device by inserting an IC card.