JPH05159146A - Sales information management device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inform a center device of stock information in accordance with the sold quantity of a commodity before the commodity is sold out. CONSTITUTION:At a center device 3a side, when the number of the sold commodities at every time zone classified by the commodity is received, the standard total stock classified by the commodity to be a standard to show the decrease of the total stock of an automatic vending machine is calculated by a calculation control part 12 on the basis of the number of the sold commodities classified by time zone, and it is transmitted to the automatic vending machine 1a through a communication line network 2, and when the standard total stock classified by the commodity is transmitted from the center device 3a to the automatic vending machine 1a next time, the standard total stock is stored in a standard total stock storage means 9, and every time selling operation is executed, the total stock is compared with the standard total stock by a first arithmetic control part 10, and if the total stock is smaller, the total stock is transmitted to the center device 3a through the communication line network 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sales information management apparatus for connecting a communication line network to a plurality of vending machines and a center apparatus, and managing the sales information of the vending machines by the center apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a public communication line has been proposed for managing sales information of a vending machine (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-159787).

An example of a conventional sales information management device for a vending machine will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional sales information management device for an automatic vending machine. In FIG. 7, 1
a, 1b, 1c are vending machines, 2 are vending machines 1a, 1
b, 1c is connected to the communication network 3, 3 is a center device connected to the vending machines 1a, 1b, 1c through the communication network 2, and 4 is automatic sales such as currency detection and selection, product sales control, sales information storage, etc. A main control unit 5 for controlling the entire machine, a sales information communication unit 5 connected to the main control unit 4 for transmitting and receiving various data from the vending machine 1a to the center device 3 through the communication line network 2, and 6 a main It is an inventory quantity storage unit that is connected to the control unit 4 and stores the inventory quantity of the product.

The operation of the sales information management device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

[0006] The main control unit 4 controls all product sales operations as an automatic vending machine, and the main control unit 4 rewrites the data in the stock amount storage means 6 for each product sales and manages other sales information. To do. When collecting the sales information of the vending machine in the center device 3, the center device 3 transmits the information. Then, through the communication network 2, the corresponding vending machine 1
The a is received by the sales information communication means 5. The main control unit 4 outputs the data stored in the inventory amount storage unit 6 and other sales information to the sales information communication unit 5. The output data is transmitted to the center device 3 by the communication line network 2, and the sales information is aggregated by the center device 3. In the center device 3, the inventory quantity of the corresponding vending machine 1a can be known from the received inventory quantity.

[0007]

However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the inventory quantity of the vending machine is collected from the center device, and therefore, when the inventory quantity of the vending machine is known, the number of products is already low. In some cases, the product may be sold out, and there is a problem of eliminating product sales opportunities.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. When the stock amount of a product decreases according to the sales situation of the product, the vending machine automatically informs the center device of the current stock amount, (EN) Provided is a sales information management device for a vending machine, which can inform that the inventory quantity is decreasing.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, a sales information management device for a vending machine according to the present invention comprises an inventory quantity storage means for storing an inventory quantity for each product, and a timer means for indicating a standard time. Connected to the number-of-sales storage means for storing the number-of-sales-by-time-sale for each product, the inventory quantity storage means, the timer means, and the sales-quantity storage means A main control unit that controls the entire machine, a standard inventory amount storage unit that stores a standard inventory amount for each product for detecting a decrease in the inventory amount of the vending machine, and the center device that is connected to the communication network. First sales information communication means for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the main control unit, the reference inventory quantity storage means, and the first sales information communication means, and the inventory quantity and the reference quantity for each sale. Compare inventory If the stock amount becomes smaller than the reference stock amount, the first sales information communication means is provided with a first arithmetic control unit for outputting the stock amount, and the center device is provided with the communication network. When the second sales information communication means that is connected and transmits and receives various data to and from the vending machine and the number of sales by time zone for each product of the vending machine are input, based on the input data In the calculation control unit for calculating the reference inventory quantity for each product, the calculation control unit and the second sales information communication means are connected to the second sales information communication means When received, the received data is output to the calculation control unit, and when the calculation control unit calculates the reference inventory quantity for each product, the second operation for outputting the data to the second sales information communication unit And a control unit, and the first arithmetic control unit is It compares the stock amount and the reference stock amount for each sale, if the stock amount becomes less than the reference amount of inventory, indicating that the transmitted inventory inventory amount to the center apparatus is reduced.

Further, when the sales quantity storage means for storing the sales quantity by day of the week for each commodity and the sales quantity by day of the week for each commodity of the vending machine are inputted, the standard stock amount for each commodity based on the input data. And a calculation control unit for calculating

[0011]

With the above-described structure, the present invention determines the standard stock amount of each product according to the sales status of the product by time of day or by day of the week, and the stock amount from the vending machine to the center device according to the sales status. It is sent and can notify the center device of the decrease in inventory.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vending machine sales information management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The same configurations as those of the related art will be denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 7 is a timer means for indicating a standard time, 8 is a sales quantity storage means for storing the sales quantity by time zone for each product, 4a is connected to an inventory quantity storage means 6, a timer means 7, and a sales quantity storage means 8. The main control unit that controls the number of units sold and inventory by day of the week and day of week, and controls the entire vending machine, and 9 is the standard inventory amount for each product for detecting a decrease in the inventory of the vending machine 1a. Is a first inventory information storage means for storing various items of data, and 5a is a first sales information communication means for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the center device 3 connected to the communication network 2. It is connected to the main control unit 4a, the reference inventory amount storage means 9 and the first sales information communication means 5a, and compares the inventory amount with the reference inventory amount for each sale, and when the inventory amount reaches the reference inventory amount, Output of inventory quantity etc. to one sales information communication means Cormorant. Reference numeral 11 is a second sales information communication means which is connected to the communication line network 2 and transmits and receives various data to and from the vending machine 1a. 12 is the number of sales by time zone of each product of the vending machine 1a. If
A calculation control unit that calculates the standard inventory amount for each product based on the input data, 13 is connected to the calculation control unit 12 and the second sales information communication unit 11, and the second sales information communication unit 11 displays the time for each product. When the sales quantity by obi or day of the week is received, the reception data is output to the calculation control unit 12, and when the calculation control unit 12 calculates the reference inventory quantity for each product, the second sales information communication unit 11 It is a second arithmetic control unit that outputs data to.

The operation of the vending machine sales information management device configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of each vending machine and the center device 3.

In FIG. 2, on the vending machine 1a side, when the standard inventory quantity for each product is transmitted from the center device 3 to the vending machine 1a, the transmitted data is transmitted through the communication network 2 to the vending machine 1a. It is transmitted to the first sales information communication means 5a. When the first sales information communication unit 5a receives the reference inventory quantity for each product (STEP 101), it outputs the reference inventory quantity for each product to the first arithmetic control unit 10. In the first arithmetic control unit 10, when the standard stock amount for each product is input,
The standard stock amount storage means 9 stores the input standard stock amount for each product.
(STEP 102).

Next, when the main control section 4a detects that the unit time has elapsed from the timer means 7 (STEP10
3), the first arithmetic control unit 10 outputs the number of products sold for each time zone, which is stored in the sales quantity storage unit 8, to the first sales information communication unit 5a, and the center device 3 through the communication network 2. (STEP 104).

When the selling operation is performed next (STEP 1
05), the main control unit 4a rewrites and stores the number of sold products by time zone of the corresponding sold product every time the product is sold (STEP 106), and further, the stock amount storage device 6
Also, rewrite and store the inventory quantity of the corresponding product (STEP 1
07), and outputs the corresponding stock amount to the first arithmetic control unit 10. When the inventory amount is input from the main control unit 4a to the first arithmetic and control unit 10, if the input inventory amount is less than the corresponding reference inventory amount stored in the reference inventory amount storage means 8 (STEP 108), First sales information communication means 5a
The inventory amount is output to and transmitted to the center device 3 through the communication network 2 (STEP 109).

Further, in FIG. 2, on the side of the center device 3, when the second sales information communication means 11 receives the number of sales by time zone for each product from the vending machine 1a (STEP2
01), the second calculation control unit 13 outputs the number of products sold for each time zone for each product to the calculation control unit 12. In the calculation control unit 12, when the number of sales by time zone for each product is input, the reference inventory amount, which is a reference indicating the decrease in the inventory amount of the vending machine, is calculated for each product based on the input data (STEP 20.
2). When the calculation control unit 12 calculates the reference inventory amount for each product, the second arithmetic control unit 13 outputs the reference inventory amount for each product to the second sales information communication unit 11 and automatically sells it through the communication line network 2. It is transmitted to the machine 1a (STEP202).

Although not shown, it goes without saying that the above operation is performed for all vending machines connected to the center device 3 by the communication line network 2.

With the above operation, the center device 3 determines the standard inventory quantity for each product based on the number of sales by time zone, and the vending machines 1a, 1b, 1c use the standard quantity according to the sales quantity. Since the stock amount is changed and compared with the current stock amount, if the stock amount of the product decreases according to the sales situation of the product, the vending machines 1a, 1b, 1c will automatically be operated.
As a result, the current inventory amount can be transmitted to the center device 3.

Next, a sales information management apparatus for vending machines according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same components as those of the conventional and first embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals. And its detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 8a denotes a sales quantity storage unit that stores the number of sales by day of the week for each product, and 12a indicates the standard stock amount for each product based on the input data when the number of sales by day of the week for each product of the vending machine 1a is input. A calculation control unit for calculating.

The operation of the vending machine sales information management device configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 for the differences from the first embodiment. Figure 5
6 and 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of each vending machine and the center device 3, respectively.

In FIG. 5, on the vending machine 1a side, when the main control unit 4a detects that the day of the week has changed by the timer means 7 (STEP 301), the first arithmetic control unit 10 is operated.
Then, the day-by-day sales quantity for each product stored in the sales quantity storage means 8 is output to the first sales information communication means 5a and transmitted to the center device 3 through the communication line network 2 (STE).
P302).

When the selling operation is performed next (STEP 3
03), the main control unit 4a rewrites and stores the day-to-day sales quantity of the corresponding product in the sales quantity storage means 8 every time the product is sold (STEP 304).

Further, in FIG. 6, on the side of the center device 3, when the second sales information communication means 11 receives from the vending machine 1a the number of sales by day of the week for each product (STEP 40).
1), the second arithmetic control unit 13 outputs the day-by-day sales quantity for each product to the calculation control unit 12. When the number of sales by day of the week for each product is input, the calculation control unit 12 calculates a reference inventory amount as a reference indicating a decrease in the inventory amount of the vending machine 1a based on the input data (STEP402). ).

With the above operation, the center device 3 determines the standard stock amount for each product based on the number of sales by day of the week, and the vending machines 1a, 1b, 1c use the standard stock amount according to the sales amount. Since the stock amount is changed and compared with the current stock amount, if the stock amount of the product decreases according to the sales situation of the product, the vending machines 1a, 1b, 1c automatically transfer the current data to the center device 3. The inventory quantity can be sent.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the center device side, the number of sales by time zone and the number of sales by day of the week from the vending machine side are sent through the first sales information communication means and communication network. The standard inventory amount for each product is calculated from each transmitted data in the center device, and the standard inventory amount for each product is transmitted from the center device to the vending machine side. The standard inventory quantity for each product received by the sales information communication means is stored in the standard inventory quantity storage means, and the inventory quantity sent from the main control unit for each sale of the commodity is compared with the reference inventory quantity. If the inventory amount is less than the inventory amount, by calling the inventory amount to the center device through the first sales information communication means and communication line network, it is possible to confirm the decrease in the inventory amount at the center device. Is it a vending machine? One in which the sales information management device for an automatic vending machine and it was excellent can inform a decrease in the amount of inventory in the center apparatus can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a sales information management device for a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the vending machine side of the vending machine sales information management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart on the side of the center device of the sales information management device of the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a sales information management device for a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the vending machine side of the vending machine sales information management device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart on the center side of the sales information management device of the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional sales information management device for a vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b, 1c Vending machine 2 Communication network 3a Center device 4a Main control unit 5a First sales information communication means 6 Inventory quantity storage means 7 Timer means 8, 8a Sales quantity storage means 9 Standard inventory quantity storage means 10th One calculation control part 11 Second sales information communication means 12, 12a Calculation control part 13 Second calculation control means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of vending machines, a communication line network connected to the plurality of vending machines, and a center device connected to the communication line network for managing sales information of the plurality of vending machines. In the sales information management device, each vending machine has an inventory quantity storage means for storing the inventory quantity for each product, a timer means for indicating a standard time, and a sales quantity memory for storing the sales quantity by time zone for each product. Means, a stock amount storage means, the timer means, a main controller connected to the sales quantity storage means for controlling the sales quantity and inventory quantity for each time zone, and controlling the entire vending machine, and the vending machine First sales for transmitting and receiving various data between a standard inventory amount storage means for storing a standard inventory amount for each product for detecting a decrease in the inventory amount and the center device connected to the communication line network Information Connected to the communication means, the main control unit, the reference inventory quantity storage means, and the first sales information communication means to compare the inventory quantity with the reference inventory quantity for each sale, and the inventory quantity becomes smaller than the reference inventory quantity. In this case, the first sales information communication means is provided with a first arithmetic and control unit for outputting the stock amount, and the center device is connected to the communication line network and variously connected to the vending machine. When the second sales information communication means for transmitting and receiving the data of the above and the number of sales by time zone for each product of the vending machine are input, the calculation of calculating the standard inventory amount for each product based on the input data When the second sales information communication unit connected to the control unit, the calculation control unit, and the second sales information communication unit receives the number of sales for each product by time zone, the calculation control unit receives Output data and use the calculation control unit to determine the criteria for each product. When the storage amount is calculated, it comprises a second arithmetic control unit that outputs data to the second sales information communication means, and the first arithmetic control unit compares the inventory amount and the reference inventory amount for each sale. And the inventory amount becomes smaller than the reference inventory amount, the sales information management device for the vending machine notifies the center device of the inventory amount and notifies that the inventory amount is decreasing. 2. A sales quantity storage means for storing the sales quantity for each day of the week for each product, and a main controller connected to the sales quantity storage means for controlling the sales quantity and inventory count for each day of the week for each product and the entire vending machine. When the control unit and the day-to-day sales quantity for each product of the vending machine are input, the calculation control unit that calculates the reference inventory amount for each product based on the input data, the calculation control unit, and the second sale When the second sales information communication unit connected to the information communication unit receives the number of sold products for each day of the week for each product, the received data is output to the calculation control unit, and the calculation control unit outputs the reference inventory for each product. The sales information management device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a second arithmetic control unit that outputs data to the second sales information communication unit when the quantity is calculated.