JPH03154194A - Controller for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sell a prescribed commodity, which is determined in advance, even without selecting the commodity by selling the previously registered kind and preparation of the commodity to a customer when it is discriminated by a put-in card that this customer is specified one. CONSTITUTION:When a set switch 10 and push button switches 21 - 2n, 31, 32, 41 and 42 are operated, data recorded to a card 2 put into a card reader 3 at that time are stored in a storage 7 so as to identify the person together with the kind of coffee and the mixing amount of sugar and milk. When the card 2 put into the card reader 3 is effective and a sale switch 11 is operated, a mode to execute sale is set by the registered data. Based on the data stored in the storage 7, a CPU 1 controls a raw material feeder and with the end of the sale, a sales data storage 8 stores the data, which are stored in the card, to identify the person and the sales price of the selected coffee. Thus, even without executing a commodity selecting operation, the prescribed commod ity is sold.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a control device for a vending machine into which a card on which personal identification data is recorded can be inserted.

(B) Conventional technology The vending machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 62-237597 is known, and its structure is such that when a proper card with an ID hood is inserted, the product can be sold. In addition to carrying out the operation, this ID food and sales data representing the sold products are held as data for later payment.

(8) Problems to be solved by the invention A vending machine that allows sales using a card that records data that identifies an individual (in this case, an individual can be identified by inserting the card) Various applications can be considered.

The present invention provides such a card-using vending machine,
When a certain customer is specified by inserting a card, a vending machine is provided which can sell a predetermined product to this customer without having to select a product.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a vending machine control device according to the present invention includes a card reader into which a card in which data identifying an individual is recorded is inserted, and a a storage means for storing a predetermined product in correspondence with identification data; and a storage means for storing a predetermined product in correspondence with data for identifying an individual, and a storage means for storing a predetermined product in correspondence with the data fully recorded on the card when a card fully recorded with data for identifying an individual is inserted into the card reader. It is provided with a reading means for reading out products from the storage means, and a card sales control means for controlling sales of the products read by the reading means.

(Book) Operation When a card is completely inserted into the card reader and the data for identifying an individual recorded therein is recognized, the reading means reads out the product corresponding to this data from the storage means, and the reading means reads out the product from the storage means. When this is read out, the card sales control means controls the sales of this product.

(f) Example Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes card sales control means, which is specifically composed of a CPU, and the CPU includes a magnetic card 2.
A card reader 3 is connected to read the data recorded on the card. This magnetic card 2 records data for identifying individuals and data for checking the validity of the card, and when the CPUI determines that the card read by the card reader 3 is valid, the product is sold. Allow.

21 to 2n are pushbutton switches for product selection; for example, in a coffee vending machine that mixes and sells coffee from coffee raw materials, it selects the buttons for each type, such as ``Brazil,''``Mocha,'' or ``Blend.'' Furthermore, depending on the type, there are ``black'', ``with sugar and milk'',
You can choose between ``contains sugar'' and ``contains milk.'' And 3. ．． 3. is a push button switch for selecting increase or decrease when selecting any coffee with sugar, and 4=, 4m is a push button switch for selecting increase or decrease when selecting any coffee with milk. It is a push button switch for

5□ to 5 are delivery motors for driving a coffee delivery device that takes out coffee from raw material storage containers in which coffee is stored for each type. 61.6 is a delivery motor for driving a raw material delivery device that takes out each raw material from a raw material storage container storing sugar and milk.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a storage device, which includes an area for storing driving time data of a delivery motor for driving each raw material delivery device in accordance with the blended amounts of coffee, sugar, and milk, and an area for storing sales prices of various types of coffee. including.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a sales data storage device which, when a sale is made by inserting a card, stores the personal identification data recorded on the card and the sales price of the sold coffee in preparation for later payment.

In the above configuration, the customer inserts the card into the card reader No. 3 and presses any pushbutton switch 2. - Select the type of coffee by operating 2n, and when selecting coffee with sugar and/or milk, operate pushbutton switches 31°3, 4t, and 4* as necessary. You can purchase the coffee you want in your favorite blend. That is, the CPUI checks the validity of the card based on the data read from the card by the card reader 3, and if the card is valid, the CPUI checks the validity of the card based on the data read from the card, and if the card is valid, the CPUI checks the validity of the card according to the type of each pushbutton switch that is subsequently operated. Sending motor 5. ~5 and 6t+6m are given drive signals. At this time, the CPUI reads the corresponding drive time data from the storage device 7 according to the designated type of coffee, increase/decrease in sugar, and milk, and outputs a drive signal at a time based on this data. After the raw materials sent out from each raw material delivery device under the control of the CPUI are completely mixed, they are sold.

In such a purchase operation, the customer specifies his or her favorite coffee using a pushbutton switch, but in most cases, individual preferences remain constant, and the customer must perform the same specification operation each time he or she makes a purchase.

Therefore, when this coffee vending machine identifies a specific customer based on the inserted card, it can sell coffee to this customer using a pre-registered type and formulation. , set switch 10
and a sales switch 11.

The setting switch 10 is a switch that is operated when a customer registers in the vending machine the type of coffee and the amount of sugar and milk to be drunk each time in advance. The aforementioned storage device 7 is provided with an area for storing data indicating the type of coffee and the amount of sugar and milk set at this time, and data identifying the customer.

The sales switch 11 is a switch operated when a customer purchases coffee according to a pre-registered type and formulation. When this sales switch 11 is operated, the CPU
The data corresponding to this customer is read from the storage device 7, and the drive of each raw material delivery device is controlled based on this.

To explain the operation using the flowchart in Figure 2, first
In one step, it is determined whether a card has been inserted, and if it has been inserted, the process proceeds to the next 82 steps.

In this step S2, the card reader 3 reads data recorded on the inserted card. In the next step 83, the validity of the card is determined by the CPU 1 based on the data recorded on the card. If the card is valid, the process advances to the next 84 steps, and in this step it is determined whether the setting switch has been turned on 7 times.

(Registration mode) When the setting switch 10 is turned on, the mode is set to register the type of coffee and the amount of sugar and milk mixed.
In this 85 step, the customer presses the pushbutton switch 2. ~2n, 3t, 3m, 41+ 4
The type of coffee to be registered and the amount of sugar and milk to be mixed are specified by the operation marked *. And in the next 86 steps,
The designated type of coffee and the amount of sugar and milk to be mixed together with the personal identification data recorded on the card inserted into the card reader 3 at this time are stored in the storage device 7 as a series of data, and the registration mode is started. end. At this time, sales may be performed at the same time as registration. If sales are performed at the same time, proceed to the next step 87. In this step, the CPU reads the necessary drive time data from the storage device 7 in accordance with the operation of the pushbutton switch. The raw material delivery device is controlled based on this data, and the data identifying the individual recorded on the card due to the end of the sale and the sales price of the selected coffee are stored in the sales data storage device 8.

(Mode for selling based on registered data) If the card inserted into the card reader 3 is valid and the sales switch 11 is operated in step S8, the mode is set to selling based on registered data, and the process proceeds to step 89. This 8
In step 9, the CPU 1 determines whether data indicating the type of coffee and the blended amounts of sugar and milk is stored in the storage device 7 in accordance with the data identifying the individual recorded on the inserted card. . If the storage device 7 stores such data, the process proceeds to step 510, but if it does not, this mode is canceled and the process proceeds to step 511.

In the SIO step, the CPU controls the raw material delivery device based on the data stored in the storage device 7, and converts the personal identification data stored in the card and the sales price of the selected coffee into sales data. Storage device 8
Store in.

(Normal sales mode) After a valid card is inserted, both the setting switch 10 and the sales switch 11 cannot be turned on completely, and the push button switch 2. is pressed in step 811. When ~2n is operated, the process proceeds to step S12 to perform normal sales operations. In this step, the CPU reads necessary drive time data from the storage device 7 in accordance with the operation of the pushbutton switch, and based on this data. It controls the raw material delivery device and stores the data for identifying the individual recorded on the card and the sales price of the selected coffee in the sales data storage device 8 due to the end of sales.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, when a pre-registered individual inserts a card, a predetermined product can be sold without performing a product selection operation. Therefore, it is an optimal function for vending machines installed in workplaces, schools, etc. and frequently used by the same people. In particular, vending machines that mix and sell beverages require each person to press a pushbutton switch multiple times depending on their preference, which is not only cumbersome to operate but also prone to operational errors. According to the invention, a desired product can be reliably ordered from a vending machine simply by inserting a card without any special designation operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation. 1...CPU (card sales control means, reading means)
, 2...Card, 3...Card reader.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card reader into which a card in which data identifying an individual is recorded is inserted, a storage means storing a predetermined product corresponding to the data identifying an individual, and a device for identifying an individual in the card reader; reading means for reading out products corresponding to the data recorded on the card from the storage means when a card on which data is recorded is inserted; and card sales control means for controlling the sale of the products read by the reading means. A control device for a vending machine characterized by comprising: