JPH0362189A - Card type automatic vending machine - Google Patents
Card type automatic vending machineInfo
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Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
産業上の利用分野
本発明は前払い金額が書き込まれたプリベート・カード
や、カードから読み出した個人認証情報に基づいて料金
を請求する後払いカードを使用して選択商品を販売する
カード式自動販売機に関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is applicable to the sale of selected products using a private card on which a prepaid amount is written or a deferred payment card that charges a fee based on personal authentication information read from the card. The present invention relates to card-type vending machines.
従来の技術
従来のカード式自動販売機は第２図に示すように構成さ
れている。プリベート・カードの場合には、前払い金額
がカード１に書き込まれている。2. Description of the Related Art A conventional card-type vending machine is constructed as shown in FIG. In the case of a private card, the prepaid amount is written on card 1.
カード・リーダライタ２は挿入されたカードを一旦取り
込んで、そのカード１に書き込まれている前払い金額を
読み取って、読み取った前払い金額を投入金情報Ｍとし
て販売制御部３に入力する。The card reader/writer 2 once takes in the inserted card, reads the prepaid amount written on the card 1, and inputs the read prepaid amount as deposit information M to the sales control section 3.
販売制御部３は、複数の販売コラムの販売価格と投入金
情報Ｍで与えられた前払い金額とを比較して売可判定を
実施し、商品選択スイッチ群４に設けられた売可ランプ
５ａ〜５ｘの内の前記の判定によって売可と判定された
販売コラムに対応するものを点灯させる。商品選択スイ
ッチ群４の商品選択スイッチ６ａ〜６Ｘの中で、売可と
判定されている販売コラムに対応したものが操作された
場合には、選択商品の払い出しを商品払い出し装置７に
指示する。これとともに販売制御部３は、カ−ド１に書
き込まれている前払い金額の更新をカード・リーダライ
タ２に指示する。具体的には、投入金情報で与えられた
金額から販売価格を差し引いた額に、カード１の前払い
金額に更新され、更新されたカード１は返送される。The sales control unit 3 compares the sales prices of the plurality of sales columns with the advance payment amount given by the input money information M to determine whether the product can be sold, and the sales control unit 3 determines whether the product can be sold or not by comparing the sales prices in the plurality of sales columns with the prepaid amount given by the input money information M, and then selects the sales possibility lamps 5a to 5a provided in the product selection switch group 4. Among the 5x, those corresponding to the sales columns determined to be available for sale by the above determination are lit. When one of the product selection switches 6a to 6X of the product selection switch group 4 corresponding to a sales column determined to be available for sale is operated, a product dispensing device 7 is instructed to dispense the selected product. At the same time, the sales control section 3 instructs the card reader/writer 2 to update the prepaid amount written on the card 1. Specifically, the prepaid amount for the card 1 is updated to the amount given in the deposit information minus the selling price, and the updated card 1 is returned.
発明が解決しようとする課題
このような従来の構成では、商品を購入するためにはカ
ード１の入力操作と、商品選択スイッチ６ａ〜６ｘの一
つを操作する商品指定の操作とが必要である。最近の自
動販売機では取り扱い商品の数が増加して、商品選択ス
イッチ６ａ〜６ｘの数が非常に多くなってきており、何
れの商品選択スイッチを操作すれば目的の商品を購入す
ることができるのかを利用者が認識するのに時間がかか
り、操作性が悪くなっている。また、利用者が認識する
のに時間がかかると一回の販売の所要時間が長くなって
、単位時間当たりの販売稼働率が低下する問題がある。Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a conventional configuration, in order to purchase a product, it is necessary to input the card 1 and specify the product by operating one of the product selection switches 6a to 6x. . In recent vending machines, the number of products handled has increased, and the number of product selection switches 6a to 6x has become extremely large, allowing users to purchase the desired product by operating any of the product selection switches. It takes a long time for the user to recognize what is going on, and the usability becomes poor. Furthermore, if it takes time for the user to recognize the item, the time required for one sale will increase, leading to a problem that the sales utilization rate per unit time will decrease.
本発明は毎回同じ商品を購入するような利用の形態にお
いて、操作性の向上と、販売稼働効率の向上に寄与でき
るカード式自動販売機を提供することを目的とする。An object of the present invention is to provide a card-type vending machine that can contribute to improved operability and improved sales operation efficiency in a usage mode where the same product is purchased every time.
課題を解決するための手段
本発明のカード式自動販売機は、入力されたカードに書
き込まれている前払い金額から販売商品の料金を差し引
くか、または入力されたカードに書き込まれている個人
認証情報に基づいて販売商品の料金を後払いで請求する
ようにして選択商品を販売するとともに、前記カードに
商品選択情報の設定領域を設け、複数の取り扱い商品の
うちカードから読み出した前記商品選択情報に基づいた
商品を払い出すように商品払い出し装置に指示する販売
制御部を設けたことを特徴とする。Means for Solving the Problems The card-type vending machine of the present invention deducts the charge for the sold product from the prepaid amount written on the input card, or deducts the charge for the sold product from the prepaid amount written on the input card, or deducts the fee for the sold product from the prepaid amount written on the input card, or deducts the fee for the sold product from the prepaid amount written on the input card. In addition to selling the selected products by invoicing the price of the sold products in deferred payment based on The present invention is characterized in that it includes a sales control section that instructs the product dispensing device to dispense the products that have been sold.
作用
この構成によると、カードの設定領域に商品選択情報が
書き込まれており、このカードから読み取った商品選択
情報に従って販売制御部が商品払い出し装置に選択商品
の払い出しを指示する。According to this configuration, product selection information is written in the setting area of the card, and the sales control section instructs the product dispensing device to dispense the selected product according to the product selection information read from the card.
実施例 以下、本発明の一実施例を第１図に基づいて説明する。Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
なお、従来例を示す第２図と同様の作用を成すものには
、同一の符号を付けて説明する。Components having the same functions as those in FIG. 2 showing the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.
第１図は本発明のカード式自動販売機を示す。FIG. 1 shows a card-type vending machine of the present invention.
従来のプリベート・カードでは設定領域に前払い金額だ
けが書き込まれていたが、この第１図に示したカード１
では、前払い金額と商品選択情報が書き込まれている。In conventional private cards, only the prepaid amount is written in the setting area, but Card 1 shown in Figure 1
Here, the prepayment amount and product selection information are written.
カード・リーダーライタ２は入力されたカード１から前
払い金額の投入金情報Ｍと商品選択情報Ｓを読み取って
販売制御部３に入力する。販売制御部は売可判定して売
可ランプ５ａ〜５Ｘのうちの販売が可能な販売コラムに
対応するものを点灯させる。これとともに販売制御部３
は商品選択情報Ｓで指定されるコラムの商品が“売可”
と判定されているかを判定して、これが“売可”であれ
ば商品払い出し装置７に商品選択情報Ｓで指定されるコ
ラムの商品の払い出しを指示する。そしてカード・リー
ダーライタ２に前払い金額の更新を指示する。前払い金
額の更新されたカード１はカード押入口に返送される。The card reader/writer 2 reads input information M of the prepaid amount and product selection information S from the input card 1 and inputs the information to the sales control section 3. The sales control section determines whether the product can be sold and lights up one of the sales lamps 5a to 5X that corresponds to the sales column in which the product can be sold. Along with this, sales control section 3
indicates that the product in the column specified by product selection information S is “available for sale”
If it is determined to be "saleable", the product dispensing device 7 is instructed to dispense the product in the column designated by the product selection information S. Then, the card reader/writer 2 is instructed to update the prepaid amount. The card 1 with the updated prepaid amount is returned to the card slot.
カード１から読み出した商品選択情報Ｓで指定されるコ
ラムが、カード１の前払い金額だけでは“売可”になら
ない場合には、「コインユニット８にコインを追加投入
するか、取り消しスイッチ９を操作してください」と表
示部ｌＯにデイスプレィされる。規定時間が経過しても
コインの追加投入も取り消しスイッチ９の操作もない場
合には、カード・リーダーライタ２にカード１の返送指
示が発生する。If the column specified by the product selection information S read from card 1 does not become "sellable" based on the prepaid amount of card 1 alone, the column specified by the product selection information Please do so” is displayed on the display unit IO. If no additional coins are inserted or the cancellation switch 9 is operated even after the specified time has elapsed, an instruction to return the card 1 is issued to the card reader/writer 2.
このように、商品選択情報Ｓが書き込まれているカード
１を使用することによって、利用者は商品選択スイッチ
を操作せずとも、予め決められた目的の商品を迅速に購
入できる。In this way, by using the card 1 on which the product selection information S is written, the user can quickly purchase a predetermined desired product without operating a product selection switch.
上記の実施例ではプリベート・カードの場合を例に挙げ
て説明したが、これは後払いカードの場合も同様であり
、個人認証情報の他に商品選択情報を後払いカードに書
き込んでおく。Although the above embodiment has been explained using a private card as an example, the same applies to a deferred payment card, and in addition to personal authentication information, product selection information is written on the deferred payment card.
上記の商品選択情報には次のようなものも含まれる。カ
ップ式飲料の自動販売機においては、「商品の銘柄」と
「調理の内容」が商品選択情報として書き込まれる。よ
り具体的には、「商品の路柄」としては“コーヒ“か“
紅茶”の別が書き込まれ、「調理の内容」としては“ホ
ット”か“コールド″の別、′砂糖なし′”か“砂糖入
りの場合にはその分量”の別、“氷なし”か“氷あり”
の別などがこの内容になる。The above product selection information also includes the following: In a cup-type beverage vending machine, "product brand" and "cooking details" are written as product selection information. More specifically, the "product pattern" is "coffee" or "
``Tea'' is written, and ``cooking details'' include ``hot'' or ``cold,'' ``no sugar,'' or ``amount of sugar,'' and ``without ice.'' There is ice”
This includes the difference between
発明の効果
以上のように本発明によれば、カードに商品選択情報の
設定領域を設け、複数の取り扱い商品のうちカードから
読み出した前記商品選択情報に基づいた商品を払い出す
ように商品払い出し装置に指示する販売制御部を設けた
ため、自動販売機の取り扱い商品が多品種にわたってい
ても予め設定された商品であればカードを入力するだけ
で、複雑な操作無しに購入することができ、操作性が向
上する。Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a product selection information setting area is provided on a card, and a product dispensing device is configured to dispense a product based on the product selection information read from the card among a plurality of handled products. As a vending machine is equipped with a sales control unit that instructs customers to use the product, even if the vending machine handles a wide variety of products, if it is a preset product, it can be purchased without complicated operations by simply inputting the card, making it easy to operate. will improve.
さらに、−販売動作の時間短縮を実現できるため、販売
稼働効率の向上を実現できる。Furthermore, since it is possible to shorten the time for sales operations, it is possible to improve sales operation efficiency.
第１図は本発明のカード式自動販売機の一実施例の構成
図、第２図は従来のカード式自動販売機の構成図である
。
１・・・カード、３・・・販売制御部、７・・・商品払
い出し装置、Ｍ・・・投入金情報、Ｓ・・・商品選択情
報。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a card-type vending machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional card-type vending machine. 1...Card, 3...Sales control unit, 7...Product dispensing device, M...Input money information, S...Product selection information.
Claims (1)
ら販売商品の料金を差し引くか、または入力されたカー
ドに書き込まれている個人認証情報に基づいて販売商品
の料金を後払いで請求するようにして選択商品を販売す
るとともに、前記カードに商品選択情報の設定領域を設
け、複数の取り扱い商品のうちカードから読み出した前
記商品選択情報に基づいた商品を払い出すように商品払
い出し装置に指示する販売制御部を設けたカード式自動
販売機。1. The charge for the sold product will be deducted from the prepaid amount written on the entered card, or the charge for the sold product will be charged in arrears based on the personal authentication information written on the entered card. Sales control that sells selected products, provides a product selection information setting area on the card, and instructs a product dispensing device to dispense a product based on the product selection information read from the card among a plurality of handled products. A card-type vending machine with a section.
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