JPH0554244A - Setting confirmation device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the setting confirmation device of the automatic vending machine which improves the operability and facilitates the setting operation as to a setting confirmation device which enables data on sales prices, etc., to be set and sales data on the sold amounts of money, quantities, etc. CONSTITUTION:A main controller 1 has a 1st arithmetic control part 5 which convert various setting data stored in a 1st storage part 4 into a signal train and outputs it, and converts an external input signal train into setting data and stores the data in the 1st storage part 4 and a 1st transmitting and receiving circuit 6a which sends the converted signal train to an external device and receives a signal train sent from the external device, and a setting device 7 has a 2nd transmitting and receiving circuit 6b which sends and receives data to and from the main controller 1, a 2nd storage part 10 which stores received data from the 2nd transmitting and receiving circuit 6b, and a 2nd arithmetic control part 11 which is connected to the 2nd transmitting and receiving circuit 6b and 2nd storage part 10 and reads the data out of the 2nd storage part 10, converts the data into a signal train, and outputs it, or writes an inputted signal train in the 2nd storage part 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine setting confirmation device for setting control data of an automatic vending machine or confirming sales data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the data setting operation of an automatic vending machine has become complicated as the sales control function has become multifunctional.

As a general conventional sales control information setting device for a vending machine, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 13153/1991, the main control device of the vending machine is an arithmetic control unit. The storage unit and the keyboard are connected to each other, and the setting data is set in the storage unit according to the operation of the keyboard.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, setting of a large number of setting data necessary for sales control or confirmation of sales data is fixed to the main body of the vending machine (often inside the vending machine door). There was a problem that the operability was poor, because manual input had to be performed using a fixed keyboard.

In addition, the vending machine administrator who manages a plurality of vending machines needs to perform the same setting operation, resulting in an extremely long time.

In view of the above problems, the present invention makes it possible to take data from the main control device into the setting device at the time of operation, thereby allowing the setting device to operate independently, and transferring this data to another main control device. (EN) A vending machine setting confirmation device that enables the operation of the vending machine and simplifies the setting and checking operations of the vending machine.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, a setting confirmation device for a vending machine according to the present invention is a main control device for performing sales control and storing various sales data and arithmetic processing, and data setting and confirmation. The main controller has a circuit independent of a setting device used during operation, and the main controller converts a first storage unit for storing various setting data and various setting data stored in the first storage unit into a signal string. A first arithmetic control unit for converting a signal sequence input from the outside and externally into setting data and storing it in a first storage unit; and the converted signal sequence connected to the first arithmetic control unit to an external device. A first transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting and receiving a signal sequence transmitted from an external device, the setting device includes a second transmitting / receiving circuit for transmitting / receiving data to / from the main control device, and a data input Or select data A selection unit including a plurality of switches for operating the selection unit, a display unit for displaying data selected by the operation of the selection unit, a second storage unit for storing reception data from the second transmission / reception circuit, and the second storage unit. 2. Connected to the transmission / reception circuit, the selection unit, the display unit, and the second storage unit, the data stored in the second storage unit is converted into a read signal sequence and output, or the input signal sequence is written in the second storage unit. It is composed of a second arithmetic control unit.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the selection unit of the setting device is operated and data reception processing is performed, all the various setting data and sales data stored in the first storage unit of the main control device are collectively processed by the above-described structure. The setting device stores the collective data sent from the main control device after being converted and output as a signal sequence, while the second memory of the setting device is stored when the selection unit of the setting device is operated and data transmission processing is performed. All the data stored in the unit are collectively converted into a signal string and output, and the main control unit stores the sent batch data. Therefore, the same data can be stored in the first storage unit of the main control unit and the second storage unit of the setting unit, and the setting unit can be operated separately from the main control unit when setting or confirming the data. ,
It is possible to improve operability. In addition, setting data related to sales control preset in the main control unit,
It is possible to collect by the setting device and transfer this data to another main control device, and it is possible to simplify the setting operation of the multiple vending machines.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vending machine setting confirmation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a setting confirmation device of a vending machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a main control device that performs sales control and calculation and storage of sales data.

In the main control unit 1, 2 is a product selection unit composed of a plurality of switch groups by which a customer selects a product for sale, and 3 is a product carry-out control unit for carrying out a product corresponding to the product selection unit. Reference numeral 4 denotes a first storage unit for storing and storing sales control data regarding sales control such as sales price, operating conditions of the cooling / heating system, system control data such as time zone stop control, and sales data. It is connected to the product selection unit 2, the product unloading control unit 3 and the first storage unit 4, reads out various data stored in the first storage unit 4, converts various data into a signal sequence, and outputs or inputs. The first to convert the signal sequence into data and write it to the first storage unit 4
The arithmetic control unit 6a is connected to the first arithmetic control unit 5 and outputs the converted signal sequence to an external device as an optical signal, and outputs the optical signal.
It is a first transmission / reception circuit for converting an optical signal from an external device into an electric signal and inputting it.

Reference numeral 7 is independent of the main controller 1,
A setting device for setting or confirming the setting data and sales data. In the setting device 7, 6b is a second transmission / reception circuit for converting and inputting an optical signal transmitted from the main control device 1 into an electric signal and converting data into an optical signal for transmission to the main control device 1, 8 Is a selection unit composed of a plurality of switches for selectively inputting the setting data and sales data, 9 is a display unit for displaying and outputting the data, and 10 is the main control obtained by the second transmission / reception circuit 6b. A second storage unit 11 for storing the received data from the device 1 and the input data by the operation of the selection unit 8, 11 is the second transmission / reception circuit 6b, the selection unit 8, the display unit 9 and the second storage unit. 10 is a second arithmetic control unit that is connected to 10 and converts the data stored in the second storage unit 10 into a read signal sequence and outputs or outputs the input signal sequence to the second storage unit 10.

FIG. 2 shows a first transmission / reception circuit 6a and a second transmission / reception circuit 6b which are configured in the main control device 1 and the setting device 7.
2 is a block diagram of the first transmission / reception circuit 6
The circuit of the second transmitting / receiving circuit 6b has the same configuration. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 is a phototransistor for receiving an optical signal output from the main control device 1 or the setting device 7 and converting it into an electric signal, and 13 is connected to the phototransistor 12 and the phototransistor 1
Reference numeral 14 denotes a demodulation circuit that determines the serial signal output from the device 2, converts the serial signal into a predetermined code signal, and outputs the code signal as an electric signal. A modulation circuit that converts an electric signal output from the second arithmetic control unit 11 into a predetermined signal sequence.
A light emitting diode 5 is connected to the modulation circuit 14 and outputs light.

The operation of the setting confirmation device of the vending machine configured as above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the selection unit 8 of the setting device 7
When the operation start switch is operated (Step 1), serial data requesting data transmission to the main controller 1 is output from the second arithmetic and control unit 11 to the second transmission / reception circuit 6b (Step 2). The second transmission / reception circuit 6b converts the data requesting the data transmission into an optical signal and transmits the optical signal to the main controller 1. The first transmission / reception circuit 6a which has received the serial data requesting the data transmission from the setting device 7
Converts the received data into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal to the first arithmetic control unit 5.

The first transmission / reception circuit 6a receives the serial data transmitted from the setting device 7 for requesting data transmission (Step 3).
Read the data stored in the predetermined area of
The data is output as serial data to the first transmission / reception circuit 6a according to a predetermined order (Step 4). The data transmission process of the main control device 1 to the setting device 7 outputs all the predetermined data stored in the first storage unit 4 (Step
5) When the data indicating the end of the data transmission is transmitted, the process is completed (Step 6). The first transmission / reception circuit 6 a sequentially converts the data output from the first arithmetic control unit 5 into an optical signal and transmits the optical signal to the setting device 7.

On the other hand, the optical signal train transmitted from the main controller 1 is sequentially converted into an electric signal train by the second transmission / reception circuit 6b and sent to the second arithmetic control unit 11 of the setting device 7. The second arithmetic control unit 11, which has received the data sent by the processing of Step 4 to Step 6 of the main controller 1, receives the received data until the data indicating the end of the data transmission of the main controller 1 is received (Step 8). The data is sequentially stored in the second storage unit 10 (Step 7).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, when the operation completion switch of the selection unit 8 of the setting device 7 is operated (Step 1
0), serial data for starting data transmission from the second arithmetic control unit 11 to the main control device 1 and data stored in the second storage unit 10 are output to the second transmission / reception circuit 6b (St).
ep11). The second transmission / reception circuit 6b converts the data string into an optical signal and transmits it to the main controller 1. The first transmission / reception circuit 6a that receives the data string transmitted from the setting device 7 converts the received data into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal to the first arithmetic control unit 5.

The data string transmitted from the setting device 7 is input from the first transmission / reception circuit 6a (Step 12).
The first arithmetic control unit 5 writes the data transmitted from the setting device 7 in a predetermined area of the first storage unit 4 (St
ep13). The data transmission process of the setting device 7 to the main control device 1 outputs all predetermined data (St
ep14), the process is completed when the data indicating the end of the data transmission is transmitted (Step 15).

On the other hand, the optical signal train transmitted from the setting device 7 is sequentially converted into an electric signal train by the first transmission / reception circuit 6a and sent to the first arithmetic control unit 5. S of the setting device 7
The first arithmetic control unit 5, which has received the data sent by the processing of Step 13 to Step 15, receives the data indicating the end of the data transmission of the setting device 7 (Step 1
6), the received data is sequentially stored in the first storage unit 4 (St
ep13).

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the selection unit 8 of the setting device 7 is operated and the operation start process is performed,
All the various data stored in the first storage unit 4 of the main control device 1 are collectively converted into a signal sequence and output, and the setting device 7 stores the collective data sent from the main control device 1,
On the other hand, when the selection unit 11 of the setting device 7 is operated and the operation completion process is performed, all the received data stored by the process in the second storage unit 10 of the setting device 7 are collectively converted into a signal sequence and output. The main controller 1 stores the sent batch data.

Therefore, during the setting confirmation operation, the main controller 1
The same content as the data stored in the operation start processing (Step
(p1 to Step 8), the setting device 7 is loaded and the setting device 7 is operated alone, and the data changed by this is stored in the second storage unit 10 which is a data storage unit thereof. The data stored in is written in the main controller 1 by the operation completion process (Step 10 to Step 16).

As a result, the setting device 7 for confirming the setting of data can be made functionally independent of the main control device 1, and the setting device 7 can be operated in a state of being separated from the vending machine. The operability will be improved.

In addition, in the vending machine equipped with the setting confirmation device for the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the data stored in one setting device 7 is used as the operation completion processing (Step 10).
~ Step 16) makes it possible to set the same data in a plurality of vending machines and simplify the setting operation of the plurality of vending machines.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the setting device is circuit-independent of the main control device, and the main control device outputs the data stored in the first storage section thereof, and the setting device. The setting device has an input means for receiving and storing data from, and the setting device includes a selection part including a plurality of switches for selecting or inputting data, a display part for displaying and outputting the data,
By providing the data output means and the input means for receiving and storing the data sent from the main control device in the second storage section, the same contents as the data stored in the main control device are provided at the start of the setting confirmation operation. The data is stored in the second storage unit, which is the data storage unit, and the data changed by the data is stored in the main controller when the operation is completed. Write. As a result, the setting device that confirms the data settings can be made functionally independent of the main control device, and the setting device can be operated separately from the vending machine, improving operability. Becomes

In addition, in the vending machine provided with the setting confirmation device for the vending machine of the present invention, a plurality of data can be stored in one setting device by writing the data in another main control device. The same data can be set in the vending machine, and the setting operation of multiple vending machines can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a setting confirmation device for a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the transmission / reception circuit of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation in the operation start process of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation in the operation completion processing of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 main control device 2 product selection unit 3 product unloading device 4 first storage unit 5 first arithmetic control unit 6a first transmission / reception circuit 6b second transmission / reception circuit 7 setting device 8 selection unit 9 display unit 10 second storage unit 11 second Calculation control unit 12 Phototransistor 13 Demodulation circuit 14 Modulation circuit 15 Light emitting diode

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Sales control data relating to sales control such as sales prices corresponding to a plurality of sales products in a vending machine,
A first storage unit for storing and storing operating data of the cooling / heating system, system control data such as time zone stop control, and sales data such as sales, and a main storage unit connected to the front first storage unit. The setting data stored in the first storage unit is read out, the sales data is controlled, the sales data stored in the first storage unit is read, operated, and written, and the setting data and the sales data stored in the first storage unit are read out. A first arithmetic control unit for converting a predetermined signal sequence and outputting or converting an inputted predetermined signal sequence into predetermined data and writing the same in a first storage unit; and a first arithmetic control unit connected to the first arithmetic control unit for conversion. A main control device comprising a first transmission / reception circuit for transmitting the signal sequence transmitted to the external device and receiving the signal sequence transmitted from the external device, and the main control device is independent of the setting data and sales data. Select and enter Selection unit composed of a plurality of switches for display, a display unit for displaying data, and a second transmission / reception for receiving a signal sequence from the main control device and transmitting the signal sequence to the main control device. A circuit, a second storage unit that stores received data from the second transmission / reception circuit, and setting data by operating the selection unit; and a second storage unit that is connected to the selection unit, the display unit, the second transmission / reception circuit, and the second storage unit. The setting device comprises a second arithmetic control unit for converting the data stored in the storage unit into a read signal sequence and outputting the read signal sequence, or writing the input signal sequence into the second storage unit. A setting confirmation device for a vending machine, wherein the same data is stored in the two storage units and the first storage unit of the main control device. 2. A first control device connected to a main control device and a setting device.
The second transmission / reception circuit includes a circuit for connecting the main control device and the setting device with an electric signal and a conversion circuit for converting an electric-optical signal for connecting the main control device and the setting device with an optical signal. The setting confirmation device for a vending machine according to claim 1, which is electrically separable.