JPH04360300A - Ic card type automatic vending device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a sales managing device capable of executing settlement in common to individual traders having respectively different account settling methods only with one IC card. CONSTITUTION:This IC card type automatic vending device is constituted of an IC card 1 including plural storage areas corresponding to respective traders and a storage area for storing debit and credit data among plural traders, an IC card paying machine 2 having trader selecting switches S1 to S3 and writing amount switches W1 to Wn and writing a previously paid amount in the IC card 1 and plural automatic vending machine 3 capable of executing vending operation at the time of inserting the IC card 1. Since the debit and credit data written in the IC card 1 are read out when the IC card 1 is inserted into the IC card paying machine 2 in order to write a previously paid amount, balancing work is executed among the traders based upon the debit and credit data.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card type vending machine that performs automatic vending using an IC card.

0002

[Prior Art] There is a so-called prepaid type of vending machine sales format that uses cards, and a vending system using this type of system that uses a magnetic card is, for example, published in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. -246691
It is known from publications such as No.

0003

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in a limited facility such as a building, or in a place where multiple vendors share their services in an area, a vending machine system that uses a single card for prepayment is not available. However, it is difficult to realize this because the storage capacity of magnetic cards is too small to allow each merchant to make payments individually.

[0004] Therefore, the current situation is that the main business is the card issuer in the area and handles settlement operations based on sales declarations from each business, and the burden of settlement processing on the issuer is considerable. Become something.

[0005] Accordingly, the present invention provides a sales management device that can easily process transactions for each vendor using an IC card.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an IC card type vending machine according to the present invention has a first storage section that stores prepayment amount data for a vendor who sells products at the vending machine; and an IC card having a second storage section for storing loan data representing loans and loans of the prepaid amount between each vendor, a selection device for selecting a vendor, a first IC card reader-writer, and the prepaid amount inserted. When a management company is selected by the selection device, an amount obtained by adding the prepaid amount to the amount stored in the storage area corresponding to the company in the first storage section of the IC card is written, and an amount is written from the second storage section. I including a first control device that controls a first IC card reader-writer to read lending/borrowing data;
C card deposit machine, second IC card reader/writer,
When the amount stored in the first storage section of the IC card inserted into the second IC card reader-writer is less than the selling price of the product, the sales device that sells the product and the first storage unit of the IC card inserted into the second IC card reader-writer The amount stored in the storage section is updated to the amount obtained by subtracting the sales price of the product and written, and if the amount stored in the first storage section is not the prepaid amount to the vendor of the sold product, the loan data between the vendors is updated to the second storage section. The automatic vending machine includes a second control device that controls the second IC card reader-writer to write data into the storage section.

[0007]

[Operation] Use an IC card deposit machine to write the amount on the IC card. At this time, the customer inserts the amount to be written on the IC card into the IC card deposit machine as the prepayment amount, inserts the IC card into the IC card reader-writer, and further selects the vendor using the selection device. The first control device controls the first IC card reader-writer to write an amount obtained by adding the prepaid amount to the stored amount in the storage area corresponding to the selected trader in the first storage section of the IC card.

[0008] When the customer inserts the IC card into the vending machine, the vending device sells the product if the amount stored in the first storage section of the IC card is less than the selling price of the product. Upon sale, the second control device updates and writes the amount stored in the first storage section of the IC card to an amount obtained by subtracting the selling price of the product, and also determines that the amount stored in the first storage section is not the prepaid amount to the vendor of the sold product. At this time, the second IC card reader-writer is controlled to write the loan data between the businesses into the second storage section.

[0009] The loan data written in the second storage section of the IC card is
When inserted into the card deposit machine, the first IC card reader
The data is read out by the writer, and payments can be made between vendors based on this loan data.

0010

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the IC card type vending machine of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of this embodiment.
An IC card 1 held for each customer, an IC card deposit machine 2 that writes the prepaid amount on the IC card 1, and an IC card 1.
The vending machine 3 is comprised of a plurality of vending machines 3 that can perform a vending operation by inserting a vending machine.

As shown in FIG. 2, the IC card 1 includes a CPU 5 that executes control operations according to a program, a ROM 6 that stores this program, a RAM 7, and a rewritable nonvolatile memory (EEPROM) 8. and,
Serial communication interface 9 and connector section 11 for connecting to an external IC card reader/writer 10
including.

The EEPROM 8 includes memory sections 81, 82, 83, etc., as shown in FIG.
Personal information about the person who owns the C card 1 is stored, and the prepaid amount is stored in the storage section 82. Storage section 82
is provided with a plurality of storage areas for storing the prepaid amount for each vendor of Company A, Company B, and Company C, and after the prepaid amount is written in this storage section 82, it is stored in the vending machine 3. When a sale is made, card balance information is written in which the selling price of the product is subtracted from the prepaid amount. Then, each time a sale is made, the storage unit 82 is sequentially rewritten with updated card balance information. In addition, the storage unit 83 also stores A
Amount lent from company B to company B, Amount lent from company B to company A, Amount lent from company B to company C, Amount lent from company C to company B, Amount lent from company C to company A, Company to C
A storage area is provided to store the amount lent to each company.

The IC card deposit machine 2 has an IC card insertion slot 12 and a banknote input slot 13 formed in the front customer service area, and also has a vendor selection screen for selecting a vendor. Switches S1 to S3 and write amount switch W1 to
Wn are arranged. Therefore, insert the IC card 1 into the insertion slot 12, insert banknotes into the deposit machine 2 through the insertion slot 13, and write a desired amount within the input amount by operating the amount switches W1 to Wn. Selection switch S1~ is a device for specifying and selecting a vendor.
By operating S3, the deposit machine 2 writes the specified amount as the prepaid amount in the storage area of the IC card 1 corresponding to the selected merchant.

FIG. 3 shows the control circuit configuration of the IC card deposit machine 2 in block form. When the prepaid amount is input and a vendor is selected by the selection switches S1 to S3, the control device 14 adds the prepaid amount to the amount stored in the storage area corresponding to the vendor in the storage section 82 of the IC card 1. It controls the IC card deposit machine 2 to write the amount received and to read the loan and borrow data from the storage section 83. The control unit 14 of this IC card deposit machine 2 adopts a master-slave system, and the IC card deposit machine 2
It consists of a master control unit 21, which is a main control unit that oversees the operation of the terminal, and a plurality of terminal control units 22 to 25. conduct. These control sections are constituted by a central processing unit (CPU) that executes control operations based on programs.

The terminal control section 22 controls the money processing device 26, and transmits information on the amount of money inserted into the money processing device 26 to the master control section 21, and also transmits change information sent from the master control section 21. Based on this, the change dispensing operation of the money processing device 26 is controlled.

Terminal control section 2 as an IC card control device
3 sends and receives data to and from the IC card 1 through the IC card reader/writer 10, and when information stored in the IC card 1 is sent through the IC card reader/writer 10, this information is sent to the master control unit 21. At the same time, the IC card 6 sent from the master control unit 21
Write information for recording on the IC card 1 is transmitted to the IC card 1 via the IC card reader/writer 10.

The IC card reader/writer 10 includes a CPU 31 that executes control operations according to a program, and the CPU 31 is connected via a bus line 32 to a ROM 33 storing an operating program, a RAM 34, and a serial communication interface. The interface 35 and I/O interface 36 are connected to each other. Further, the CPU 31 connects serial communication terminals TXD and RXD to the terminal control section 23. Further, the IC card reader/writer 10 is an IC card reader/writer 10.
A power supply circuit 38 for supplying power to the C card 1, a clock circuit 39 for supplying a clock CLK, and a reset signal generation circuit 4 for supplying a reset signal RST.
0 respectively. The CPU 31 updates and writes the amount stored in the storage section 82 of the IC card 1 to the amount obtained by subtracting the selling price of the product due to the sale of the product, and also updates the amount stored in the storage section 82 when the amount is not the prepayment amount to the vendor of the product for sale. Controls the card reader/writer 10 to write the loan data between the businesses into the storage section 83.

A transport mechanism 37 for transporting the IC card 1 is connected to the I/O interface 36.
When the IC card 1 is inserted into the C card reader/writer 10, the transport mechanism 37 transports the IC card 1 and connects the connector section 11 of the IC card 1 to the electrical contacts. As a result, the IC card 1 is supplied with power, the clock CLK, and the reset signal RST, and the serial communication interface 35 is connected to the serial communication interface 9 through the connector section 11 of the IC card 1. Ru. When the IC card 1 is connected to the IC card reader/writer 10 , the CPU 5 sends predetermined check data to the IC card reader/writer 10 , and the IC card reader/writer 10 that receives this data further transfers it to the terminal control unit 23 . do. Upon receiving the check data, the terminal control unit 23 checks the suitability of the IC card 1 inserted into the IC card reader/writer 10 based on the check data, and
If it is compatible, the memory parts 81, 82, 8 of EEPROM8
The password required for access 3 is sent to the IC card 1 through the IC card reader/writer 10. When the CPU 5 of the IC card 1 receives this password, it checks the validity of the password, and if the password is valid, it allows the terminal control unit 23 to access the storage units 81, 82, and 83.

The terminal control section 24 controls a display 28 and a vendor selection switch S1 provided in the customer service section of the IC card deposit machine 2.
- S3 - Controls the write amount switches W1 to Wn. It transmits the information of these switches to the master control section 21, and also controls the display operation of the display 28 based on the display information sent from the master control section 21. Control.

The terminal control section 25 controls the printer 29, and controls the printing operation of the printer 29 based on print information sent from the master control section 21. This IC card deposit machine 2 has a totaling function, and can print out the total sales amount and the total sales amount for each vendor using the printer 29.

[0022] The vending machine 3 is connected to the I of the IC card deposit machine 2.
Each is equipped with an IC card reader/writer similar to the C card reader/writer 10, and when a proper IC card 1 is inserted, the storage units 81, 82 of the EEPROM 8 are loaded.
, 83 can be accessed. Then, the vending machine 3 uses the IC card reader-writer together with the IC card reader-writer.
If the amount stored in the storage unit 82 of the IC card 1 inserted into the card reader-writer is less than the selling price of the product, the sales device that sells the product and the IC card
The amount stored in the storage section 82 of the card 1 is updated and written to the amount obtained by subtracting the sales price of the product, while if the amount stored in the storage section 82 is not the prepaid amount to the vendor of the sold product, the loan data between the vendor is updated. IC to write to memory section 83
Each of them is equipped with a control device that controls the card reader/writer.

Each vending machine 3 is connected to a network controller 16 and a coaxial cable 17 in a bus line manner. The network controller 16 sends the sales data collected from each vending machine 3 to the computer 18.
With this configuration, this sales management device can centrally manage the sales situation on the computer 18.

I when IC card 1 is inserted
The operation of the C-card deposit machine 2 will be explained with reference to the flowchart in FIG. At this time, the terminal control unit 23 and the IC card 1 exchange the above-mentioned check data and password with each other via the IC card reader/writer 10, and as a result, the terminal control unit 23 allows the storage units 81, 82, 8
It is assumed that access to 3 is possible.

First, in step S1, the master control section 21 checks whether there is any loan or borrowing between vendors based on the stored contents of the storage section 83 of the EEPROM 8. If there is a loan/borrow relationship between the vendors, the process proceeds to step S2 and this loan/borrow is stored. As a result, when the total mode is entered, the printer 29 is controlled by the terminal control section 25 and prints out the fact of lending and borrowing in order for the master control section 21 to send such lending and borrowing data to the terminal control section 25. Therefore, the administrator can make payments between vendors by looking at the print results.

In step S3, the master control unit 21 checks whether the IC card deposit machine 2 is in the deposit stop mode. The deposit stop mode is set by switching a switch (not shown) provided inside the IC card deposit machine 2. If the master control unit 21 is not set to the deposit stop mode, the master control unit 21 polls the terminal control unit 22 in the next step S4 to cancel the money processing device 2.
6, it is determined whether or not money has been inserted. When money has been inserted into the money processing device 26, the terminal control unit 22 transmits data indicating the amount of inserted money to the master control unit 21, so the master control unit 21 proceeds to step S5 and inputs the amount of money inserted into the money processing device 26. This amount is added to the amount register, and a command to instruct display and data indicating the input amount are transmitted to the terminal control unit 24. As a result, the terminal control unit 24
controls the display 28 to display the input amount.

In step S6, the master control unit 21 determines whether the vendor selection switches S1 to S3 have been operated, and if any of the vendor selection switches S1 to S3 have been operated, the process proceeds to the next step S7. It is determined whether the write amount switches W1 to Wn have been operated. If the write amount switches W1 to Wn are operated,
In step S8, it is determined whether the amount indicated by this switch is less than or equal to the amount inserted into the money handling device 26.

When the amount indicated by the operated write amount switches W1 to Wn is less than the amount input into the money processing device 26, the master control section 21 writes the specified amount to the terminal control section 23 in step S9. and information indicating the selected vendor and the amount to be written. As a result, the terminal control section 23 controls the storage section 8 of the EEPROM 8.
The IC card 1 is controlled to write the designated amount in the storage area corresponding to the merchant selected in step 2. Step S
At step 10, if there is a difference between the input amount and the written amount, a command instructing to pay out change and data on the difference at that time are output to the terminal control section 22. The IC card reader/writer 10 ejects the IC card 1 upon completion of writing the amount of money.

The operation of the vending machine 3 when the IC card 1 is inserted will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the IC card 16 is inserted into the IC card reader/writer in the vending machine 3, the process goes to step S11, and the amount information as the card balance is stored in the storage area corresponding to the selected vendor in the storage section 82 of the EEPROM 8. Determine whether it has been written. If it is not written, the IC card reader/writer 10 is controlled to eject the IC card 1. If the amount information has been written, then a sales operation begins in step S12.

[0031] The vending machine 3 determines the purchase amount through this sales operation, and in the next step S13, the purchase amount is determined to be EE.
It is determined whether the remaining amount of the card is less than or equal to the amount written in the storage area corresponding to the selected merchant in the storage section 82 of the PROM 8. As a result of the determination, if the remaining amount on the card is greater than or equal to the purchase amount, the difference is written in the same storage area of the storage section 82 in the next step S15. This results in
The updated card balance information after the end of sales is written in the IC card 1. Then, in the next step S16, the vending machine 3 returns the IC card 1 after reading out the personal information stored in the storage section 82 of the EEPROM 8. The vending machine 3 transmits the read personal information to the network controller 16 together with the sales amount data at this time, and one sales transaction is completed.

[0032]

According to the present invention, a vending machine is provided in which payment can be shared among different merchants. In addition, even if the prepaid amount for a certain IC card vendor runs out, if there is a prepaid amount for another vendor, the payment can be made in advance with this amount, making it a flexible payment method. A vending machine is provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an IC card and an IC card reader/writer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a control device of the IC card deposit machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a storage format of an EEPROM of an IC card.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when an IC card is inserted into a vending machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of writing the prepayment amount to the IC card.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 IC card 2 IC card deposit machine 3 Vending machine 10 1st IC card reader/writer 14
First control device S1 to S3 selection device

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] An IC card type vending machine capable of performing a sales operation based on an amount stored in an IC card, comprising: a first storage section that stores prepayment amount data for a vendor who sells products at the vending machine; an IC card having a second storage section that stores loan data representing lending and borrowing of prepaid amounts between traders; a selection device for selecting a trader;
When an IC card reader/writer and a prepaid amount are input and a vendor is selected by the selection device, the prepaid amount is added to the amount stored in the storage area corresponding to the management vendor in the first storage section of the IC card. an IC card deposit machine including a first control device that controls a first IC card reader-writer to write the added amount and read lending and borrowing data from the second storage unit; a second IC card reader-writer; and a second IC card reader-writer. When the amount stored in the first storage section of the IC card inserted into the card reader-writer is less than the selling price of the product, the sales device sells the product, and the first storage section of the IC card is activated by selling the product. The stored amount is updated to the amount obtained by subtracting the sales price of the product and written therein, and if the stored amount in the first storage section is not the prepaid amount to the vendor for the sold product, the loan data between the vendors is written in the second storage section. An IC card type vending machine comprising: a vending machine including a second control device that controls a second IC card reader-writer to write data to the IC card.