JPH06223087A - Commodity automatic accepting machine and commodity automatic accepting using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce labor in a shop and to make the shop unmanned by designating a commodity by a bar code card corresponding to the commodity to enable a customer to directly visually confirm the actual article of the commodity. CONSTITUTION:Bar codes different at every commodity samples are printed on bar code cards 9 used in a commodity automatic accepting machine 1, and these cards 9 have such prescribed thickness and out line dimensions that they can be read by a bar code reader 2, and they are arranged adjacently to respective commodity samples. When performing the procedures by the bar code card 9, the customer inserts the bar code card 9 to the bar code reader 2. Then, the commodity name is displayed on the screen of a CRT 7 with a touch panel to prompt the customer to confirm it. He inputs the delivery destination of the commodity from the CRT 7 with the touch panel after confirming the commodity. When the delivery destination is designated and finished to input, the price payment processing is transferred. In the case of cash payment, the processing is performed in a manner that he throws a prescribed amount of money to a paper money reception/payment machine 6 and a coin reception/ payment machine 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commodity automatic reception machine, and more particularly, to a commodity automatic reception machine installed in a department store, a convenience store or the like and capable of automatically specifying a commodity, a destination, a payment of a price, and the like. The present invention relates to a product automatic reception system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as an automatic accepting machine of this type, there is a type of selecting a product displayed on a screen, paying for the price, and issuing a voucher. There has been a method in which a customer who obtains a voucher using this product automatic reception machine brings the voucher to a store and takes a procedure for designating a delivery destination of the product at the store. As described above, the conventional product automatic accepting machine is often installed at a position away from the sales promotion of the product, which is inconvenient for the customer.

[0003]

For example, in the conventional product automatic accepting machine, there is a problem that the actual product is not well understood because the product selection is only on the screen display, and in order to deliver the product, There was the inconvenience of having to go to the shop for the exchange ticket and take the delivery procedure again.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an automatic merchandise accepting apparatus and a merchandise automatic accepting system using the same, which enables labor saving and unmanned operation of a store.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic merchandise accepting device which can also serve as a delivery means.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a reading means for reading a bar code card recording a bar code corresponding to a product, and a delivery destination of the product after the bar code is read by the reading means. Automatic acceptance of goods, characterized by comprising: an input device for inputting a price, a price processing unit for performing price processing of the product, a reading unit, the input device, and a control unit for controlling the price processing unit. You have the opportunity.

Further, according to the present invention, the reading means is a bar code reader, and the price processing unit performs processing for payment of the price with at least one of a cash processing machine and an ID card reader. After that, an automatic merchandise receiving machine is obtained, which comprises a receipt issuing unit for issuing a receipt.

Further, according to the present invention, the reading means is a scanner for scanning the bar code card, and the price processing unit is at least one of a cash processing machine and an ID card reader, and is for paying the price. And a receipt issuing unit for issuing a receipt.

Further, according to the present invention, an automatic merchandise receiving facility is provided with a computer system that receives data required for the delivery from the control means, processes the data, and issues a delivery instruction. The system is obtained.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a commodity automatic reception machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the commodity automatic reception machine 1 includes a bar code reader 2, an ID card reader 3,
It is composed of a receipt issuing unit 4, a coin depositing / dispensing machine 5, a bill depositing / dispensing machine 6, a CRT 7 with a touch panel, and a control unit 8 (see FIG. 2). Flicker lamps 12a, 12b and 12c are mounted above the bar code reader 2, the ID card reader 3 and the receipt issuing unit 4 for guiding customer operations. It blinks in synchronism with the insertion / removal of the medium into / from the receipt issuing unit 4.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an automatic merchandise accepting system using the automatic merchandise accepting machine 1 according to the present invention shown in FIG. The barcode reader 2, the ID card reader 3, the receipt issuing unit 4, the coin depositing / dispensing machine 5, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 6, and the CRT 7 with the touch panel are connected to the control unit 8 in the automatic commodity accepting machine 1.

The product automatic reception machine 1 of the present invention is usually installed in a department store event space or the like, and a product sample such as a gift for year-end gift is placed therein.

The bar code card 9 used in the automatic goods accepting machine 1 is printed with a different bar code for each product sample, and has a predetermined thickness and outer dimensions so that the bar code reader 2 can read it. , Adjacent to each product sample.

When a customer performs a procedure using the barcode card 9, first, the barcode card 9 is inserted into the barcode reader 2. At this time, CRT with touch panel
The product name is displayed on the screen of 7 and prompts the customer to confirm. In addition, when reading the barcode card 9, the product automatic reception machine 1
Alternatively, a scanner (not shown) may be connected to the control unit 8 in place of the barcode reader 2 so that the customer himself / herself scans the barcode card 9 with the scanner.

When the product is confirmed, the delivery destination of the product is then input from the CRT 7 with a touch panel. In the case of the present invention, the selection display by prefecture appears first, and when this selection ends, the selection display by municipality appears next, and when the selection ends, the selection display by town name appears next, and the selection When is completed, the address and the name of the sender and the name of the sender are input at the end, and the designation of the delivery destination is completed. As described above, the product automatic reception machine 1 according to the present invention can also specify the delivery destination.

When the input of the delivery destination is completed, the processing for payment of the price is started. In this embodiment, the ID is used as the payment method of the price.
You can choose between direct debit with the card 10 and cash payment. In the case of card withdrawal, ID card 1
0 is inserted into the ID card reader 3 to be processed, and in the case of cash payment, to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 6 and the coin depositing / dispensing machine 5,
Processing is performed by inserting a predetermined amount of money. still,
If there is change, a bill depositing / dispensing machine 6 and a coin depositing / dispensing machine 5
Will be returned from.

When the above processing is completed, finally, the product name,
The receipt issuing unit 4 issues a receipt 11 in which the delivery destination and the amount of money are described.

Further, these data are sent to the host computer 13 through the control unit 8 and further through the line.
By being sent to the mini computer 14 provided in the delivery center, the product can be delivered from here to the designated destination. Further, the control unit 8 may be directly connected to the computer system provided in the distribution center.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the actual product can be directly confirmed by designating the product by the bar code card corresponding to the product, and the product can be delivered to the destination from the CRT with a touch panel. Since it is possible to specify and automatically pay the price, it is possible to save the labor of going to the store again to carry out the procedure of delivering the product, and to save the labor and unmanned store.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 product automatic reception machine 2 bar code reader 3 ID card reader 4 receipt issuing unit 5 coin depositing / dispensing machine 6 bill depositing / dispensing machine 7 CRT with touch panel 8 control unit 9 barcode card 10 ID card 11 receipts 12a, 12b, 12c Flicker lamp

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading a barcode card in which a barcode corresponding to a product is read, an input device for inputting a delivery destination of the product after the barcode is read by the reading means, and a reading device for the product. An automatic commodity accepting machine, comprising: a price processing unit for performing price processing; and a reading unit, the input device, and a control unit for controlling the price processing unit. 2. The automatic merchandise accepting device according to claim 1, wherein the reading means is a bar code reader, and the price processing unit is at least one of a cash processing machine and an ID card reader, and for the payment of the price. After processing
A commodity automatic reception machine comprising a receipt issuing unit for issuing a receipt. 3. The automatic commodity accepting machine according to claim 1, wherein the reading means is a scanner for scanning the barcode card, and the price processing section is at least one of a cash processing machine and an ID card reader. An automatic receipt machine for goods, comprising: a receipt issuing unit for issuing a receipt after performing the processing for payment. 4. A product automatic reception system using the product automatic reception device according to claim 1, which receives data necessary for the delivery from the control means, processes the data, and issues a delivery instruction. A product automatic reception system characterized by being equipped with.