JPH0652202A - Ticket issuing system and ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a ticket issuing system and a ticket issuing machine which can control ticket issuing data by their application classification and also, can facilitate a use allocating work. CONSTITUTION:A ticket issuing machine controller sends out menu switching information set in advance to the ticket issuing machine 1 in accordance with the use allocation data of a computer and the ticket issuing machine switches selectively and drives a menu display selecting means 21 based on the sent-out menu switching information and executes a ticket issue processing in accordance with the menu contents driven selectively. The computer reads out the data by their application classifications from a storage means set in advance, a fact that the read-out data are in application classifications is confirmed by a confirming means and the setting of use data in the menu display selecting means 21 in the ticket issuing machine is executed by an input means. The menu display selecting means 21 consists of a block switching part 21a, a piece number switching part and an account button part 21c and the ticket issuing machine 1 is constituted so that the allocation can be changed easily by switching each of these block switching part 21a, piece number switching part 21b and account button part 21c.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket vending system and a ticket vending machine, and more particularly to a ticket vending system and a ticket vending machine capable of performing remote control and use management of ticket issuing data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a ticket vending system which can be remotely controlled by connecting a remote ticket vending machine controller to the ticket vending machine via a ticket vending machine and a communication module. In such a ticket sales system, for example, the entrances of cafeterias such as schools and workplaces, amusement parks where replacement systems are implemented, pools or planetary rooms, etc. , For example 100
The ticket vending machine is connected by a communication module and a communication line of the ticket vending machine controller distant from each other. With this type of ticket sales system, whether or not it is possible to sell or provide a sales menu such as each account and Western food, Japanese food, Chinese food, etc. that shows the items of the menu to be provided at the reserved time of the preset "sales schedule" The information such as or is displayed on the screen.

[0003]

However, in this type of ticket vending system, it is necessary to manually switch the menu blocks of a plurality of ticket vending machines for each menu selection block for morning, day, and night. However, not only the working time of the worker is increased, but also the menu selection for each of the menu selection blocks for morning, daytime, and night may not be performed smoothly and surely due to an erroneous operation of the manual operation. For example, if a worker switched to a menu selection block for daytime and switched to a menu selection block for morning, he would only be able to purchase meal tickets for light snacks for the morning, which would serve as a ticket vending machine. There is a problem in that Further, in the above-mentioned ticket sales system, in addition to the case of being used as a ticket sales system of a cafeteria, when the usage is changed as an entrance ticket sales system of a movie theater, the allocation of the menu display selection means etc. must be changed in block units. It was Therefore, when changing the allocation for each menu block, it is necessary to change the wire connecting the control unit of the ticket vending machine and each customer service switch, which is a labor-intensive task.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a ticket vending system and a ticket vending machine which can manage ticketing data for each application and can easily perform application allocation work.

[0005]

As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides a ticket vending machine having a menu display selecting means, a money processing means, a ticket issuing means and a means for controlling the same, and the ticket vending machine and the ticket vending machine. Machine controller is connected by transmitting / receiving means, the ticket vending machine controller is connected to a computer for creating application-specific data, and menu switching information according to application-specific data created by the computer is transferred from the ticket vending machine controller to the ticket vending machine. Then, the ticket vending machine selectively drives the menu display selecting means based on the sent menu switching information to drive it, and the ticket issuing process is performed according to the contents of the selectively driven menu. The computer reads the application-specific data from the preset storage means, confirms by the confirmation means that the read data is the application-specific data, and the application data in the menu display selection means of the ticket vending machine. Is set by the input means. Further, the present invention is
The menu display selection means comprises a block switching unit, a number switching unit and an account button unit, and the allocation can be changed by switching among the block switching unit, the number switching unit and the account button unit.

[0006]

The ticket vending machine controller sends preset menu switching information to the ticket vending machine according to the usage allocation data of the computer, and the ticket vending machine selectively operates the menu display selecting means based on the sent menu switching information. By switching and driving and performing ticketing processing according to the selectively driven menu contents, it can be quickly applied to ticket vending machine systems in cafeterias, admission ticket sales systems in general sports centers, admission ticket sales systems in movie theaters, etc. can do. Preferably, the computer reads the application-specific data from preset storage means, confirms by the confirmation means that the read data is application-specific data, and in the menu display selection means of the ticket vending machine. The use data is set by the input means. Further, in the ticket vending machine, the menu display selecting means is composed of a block switching unit, a number switching unit and an account button unit, so that the allocation can be easily changed by switching each of the block switching unit, the number switching unit and the account button unit. To

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the ticket vending system and ticket vending machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a ticket vending machine applied to an embodiment of the ticket vending system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention, FIG.
4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the ticket vending system shown in FIG. 1 and the menu selection section of the ticket vending machine, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example applied to the menu selection section of the ticket vending machine in the ticket vending system of the cafeteria. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example applied to a menu selection section of a ticket vending machine in an entrance ticket sales system of a general sports center, and FIG. 4 is an example applied to a menu selection section of a ticket vending machine in an entrance ticket sales system of a movie theater. 6 and 6 are diagrams showing the entire configuration of the ticket selling system, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating application allocation data on a personal computer of the ticket selling system shown in FIG. 5, and FIGS. 7 to 9 are ticket selling systems shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of FIG.

In FIG. 1, on the front of the ticket vending machine body 20, there is a display unit 6 capable of graphic display, a selection button 7 having a plurality of menus, a confirmation button 8, a ticket take-out opening 25, a return button 24, a coin button. A money processing unit 10 including an insertion slot, a settlement button 26, a bill insertion slot 27,
It is composed of a menu selection section 21 in which a plurality of selection buttons 7 are arranged, a bill insertion slot 27, a display section 23 for displaying the coin insertion amount, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows an example applied to a menu selection section of a ticket vending machine in a ticket sales system of a cafeteria, and is a partially enlarged view of the menu selection section 21 provided with the selection button 7 in FIG. . In FIG. 1, when coins are inserted from the coin insertion slot, the menu button switches 21a to 21c shown in FIG. 2 showing meals and drinks are gradually turned on according to the amount of coins inserted. The menu button switch 21a shows a block switching button, the menu button switch 21b shows a sheet number switching button, and the menu button switch 21c shows an account button. With the menu button switch 21a, large scale 01, normal scale 02, and small scale 03 are selected, and then the number of sheets is selected with the menu button switch 21b.

As for the number of meal tickets, one of the 1 button 0A, the 2 button 0B, the 3 button 0C, the 4 button 0D, and the 5 button 0E is arbitrarily selected to specify the required number. After the number of meal tickets is selected, the menu button switch 21c lights up, and these menu buttons 00
From 1 to 013, select the menu you want to eat and drink. This menu can be appropriately selected or subscribed depending on the season or time of day. In addition, each menu button is, for example, curry rice 001, katsudon 002, tempura soba 003, kisoba 004, hamburger set meal 005, cutlet set meal 006, sandwich 007, beef steak 008, soup 009, rice 010, miso soup 011,
Coffee 012 and juice 013. Each of these menu buttons is a fitting type menu button unit, and these button units are detachably attached to the menu selection unit 21. A connector (not shown) is connected to the menu button unit by wiring, so that menu items can be easily added or deleted by simply exchanging the menu data for the cafeteria and the button unit.

When a coin is inserted through the coin insertion slot 10 described above, for example, when 200 yen is inserted through the coin insertion slot, Kisoba 004, rice 010, coffee 01
2. Juice 013 lights up. Curry rice 001, tempura soba 003, kisoba 004, rice 010, coffee 01 when 300 yen is inserted from the coin slot
2. Juice 013 lights up. When you insert 500 yen from the coin insertion slot, curry rice 001 and katsudon 0
02, tempura soba 003, kisoba 004, hamburger set meal 005, cutlet set meal 006, sandwich 007, beef steak 008, soup 009, rice 010, miso soup 011, coffee 012, juice 013 all light up.

The menu selection section 21 can limit the menu selection range. For example, the morning menu is, for example, Kiboba 004, coffee 012,
Juice 013 and sandwich 007 are select button 7
You can select with. The lunch menu is, for example, curry rice 001, katsudon 002, tempura soba 00 in FIG.
3, Kisoba 004, Hamburg set meal 005, Cutlet set meal 0
06, sandwich 007, buckwheat 004, soup 00
9, rice 010, miso soup 011, coffee 012, and juice 013 can be selected from the selection button 7. The evening menu includes, for example, curry rice 001, katsu-don 002, tempura soba 003, kisoba 004, hamburger set meal 005, cutlet set meal 006, sandwich 007 in FIG.
Beef steak 008, soup 009, rice 010,
Miso soup 011, coffee 012, and juice 013 can be selected from the selection button 7. Therefore, the ticket vending machine controller 2 of FIG. 5 sends the menu switching information preset according to the time element to the ticket vending machine 1, whereby the ticket vending machine can be quickly managed for each time period.

In the menu selection section 21 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the menu range for summer, winter, spring or autumn can be appropriately selected. Therefore, this menu selection unit 2
In 1, it is possible to reliably select the menu according to each season. In the above embodiment, the selection is made by the button switch 7 as shown in FIG. 1. However, it is needless to say that the selection button is not limited to this, and is selected by a menu selection section (not shown) made of a panel type liquid crystal. May be selected, or a plurality of backlight type push buttons (not shown) may be selected, and the push buttons may be switched according to the contents of the menu marked up and down.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example applied to the menu selection section of the ticket vending machine in the entrance ticket sales system of the general sports center. The menu selection section 21 provided with the selection button 7 in FIG. 1 is partially enlarged. It is shown. In FIG. 1, when coins are inserted from the coin insertion slot, the menu button switches 21a-1 to 21c shown in FIG. 3 showing menus of sports facilities according to the amount of coins inserted.
-1 lights up gradually. Menu button switch 21a
-1 indicates a block switching button, and menu button switch 21b-1 indicates a number switching button.
The menu button switch 21c-1 indicates an account button. With the menu button switch 21a-1, after selecting the adult 04 and the dwarf 05, the menu button switch 21b-2 is lit, so any one of them is selected.

The number of admission tickets is 1 button 0A, 2
Any one of the sheet button 0B, the 3 sheet button 0C, the 4 sheet button 0D, and the 5 sheet button 0E is arbitrarily selected to specify the required sheet number. After the number of admission tickets is selected, the menu button switch 21c-1 is turned on and the desired sports facility is selected from these utilization facility selection buttons 014 to 019. With this use facility selection button, pool 01
4, gymnasium 015, table tennis 016, tennis court 01
7, roller skates 018, and ice skates 019 are provided. The selection button switch of this sports facility can be appropriately selected or added depending on the season or time of day. For example, it can be divided into summer sports and winter sports, and sports with no particular limitation on the season.

In the vending machine for admission tickets arranged in this general sports center, for example, the use time of the pool, the use time of the tennis court, and the use time of ice skating can be set individually. For example, the pool is open every day from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm except on summer Mondays, and admission tickets are sold only during that period, and at other times the button switch 014 lamp is turned off and the pool admission ticket is closed. You can choose not to sell. Similarly for other facilities, the time is set in the ticket vending machine controller 2 in FIG. 5 so that it lights up during the usage time when the fee is charged, and the button switch is turned off outside the usage time.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example applied to a menu selection section of a ticket vending machine in an entrance ticket sale system of a movie theater, and a partially enlarged view of the menu selection section 21 provided with the selection button 7 in FIG. It is a thing. The admission ticket sales system for movie theaters is, for example, a system in which admission tickets for movie theaters in a building can be automatically purchased at any time. In FIG. 1, when a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot, the menu button switch 21a− shown in FIG. 4 showing the name of the movie theater and the name of the movie to be shown, for example, in a movie theater in the building, depending on the inserted amount. 2 to 21c-2 gradually light up. The menu button switch 21a-2 shows a block switching button, and the menu button switch 21b-2 shows a sheet number switching button.
Reference numeral c-2 indicates an account button. With the menu button switch 21a-2, after selecting the adult 06, the child 07, the student 08, and the member 09, the menu button switch 21b-2 lights up, so any one of them is selected.

The number of admission tickets is 1 button 0A, 2
Any one of the sheet button 0B, the 3 sheet button 0C, the 4 sheet button 0D, and the 5 sheet button 0E is arbitrarily selected to specify the required sheet number. After the number of admission tickets is selected, the menu button switch 21c-2 is turned on, and the desired theater is selected from these used theater selection buttons 020-024. The first movie theater 020, the second movie theater 021, the third movie theater 022, the first Japanese movie theater 023, and the second Japanese movie theater 024 are provided by the use movie theater selection button. The selection button switch of this movie theater can be appropriately selected or added depending on the road show period or the like.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the ticket vending machine system of the present invention. In the figure, the ticket vending machine 1 is
It is connected to the ticket vending machine controller 2 by the wireless antennas 3a and 17, and is remotely controlled based on a control signal from the ticket vending machine controller 2, and based on the control signal from the ticket vending machine controller 2, according to the sales time zone, each menu block It is a ticket vending machine that automatically switches between. Such ticket vending machines 1 are, for example, food ticket vending machines installed at a plurality of entrances of restaurants such as schools and workplaces. In the following description, a meal ticket vending machine installed at the entrance of a cafeteria such as a school or a workplace will be described as an example.

The ticket vending machine 1 has the communication module 3 of the ticket vending machine 1 and the antennas 3a and 17a, and the communication module 10 of the ticket vending machine controller 2 and the antennas 3a and 17a.
The signal is transmitted or received by. The distance between the wireless antennas 3a and 17a is preferably 100 m or less, and the communication module 10 of the ticket vending machine controller 2 electrically transmits / receives a transmission / reception signal received or transmitted by the wireless antennas 3a and 17a to the communication of the ticket vending machine 1. Up to 10 modules 3 can be connected. This is a range / condition for placing the ticket vending machine controller 2 at a predetermined management place on the school premises or company premises and controlling the plurality of ticket vending machines 1 from the ticket vending machine controller 2.

The ticket vending machine 1 includes the communication module 3 which constitutes a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as "microcomputer") 11, a menu block information storage section 4 for storing switching information of menu blocks for each time zone, and the ticket vending machine 1.
A ticket vending machine control section 5 for controlling the inside is provided. The communication module 3 includes an interface such as RS232C and a receiver, and the interface receives, for example, menu block switching information for each time period input from the ticket vending machine controller 2. In the receiver, the switching information of the menu block for each time zone input to the interface is demodulated and stored in the menu block information storage unit 4 according to the instruction of the ticket vending machine control unit 5. Also, electrically connected to the microcomputer 11 are a menu selection button 7 and a display display section 6, which are stored in respective predetermined addresses of the menu block information storage section 4 according to a command from the ticket vending machine control section 5. Each menu block information is read out and the menu block information is displayed on the display unit 6.

The purchaser of the meal ticket displays the display section 6
A desired meal ticket is selected from the menu selection button 7 while viewing the menu block information of. The menu selection button 7
After selecting, again, the price is paid from the price insertion unit 10 while looking at the food ticket price information that displays the price of the menu of the selected food ticket on the display unit 6. Next, when it is confirmed on the display unit 6 that the menu of the desired meal ticket is displayed, the confirmation button 8 is pressed to purchase the desired meal ticket from the ticket issuing unit 9.

The ticket vending machine controller 2 includes a communication module 11 for transmission, a storage section 12 for storing a signal for switching menu block information, a switching control section 13 for controlling switching of menu block information for switching menu block information, and a ticket vending machine. The machine 1 includes a sale time management unit 14 that manages a sale time for each menu block, a setting unit 15 that performs account-specific settings and group-specific settings for each menu, and a switching unit 16 that performs automatic and manual switching.

In FIG. 5, the personal computer 18 prepares application allocation data, and the allocation data is 1 at maximum.
Up to 80 can be easily changed by software. A specific creation procedure for creating the usage allocation data will be described with reference to FIG. 9 described later. Examples of these allocation data are the block switching information, the number of sheets switching information, and the account information in FIGS. When there is no operator, the automatic / manual switching unit 16 selects the automatic mode in response to a command from the personal computer 18 and performs the following operations fully automatically. When the automatic mode is selected by the automatic / manual switching unit 16, the setting unit 15a for each account and the group setting unit 15b for setting the number of blocks or the number specify the numerical values corresponding to the respective settings. Done. That is, in the account-specific setting unit 15a, contents such as meals and drinks are specifically set, and, for example, curry and rice 001, katsudon 002,
Tempura Soba 003, Kiso Soba 004, Hamburger Set Meal 00
5, cutlet meal 006, sandwich 007, beef steak 008, soup 009, rice 010, miso soup 0
Items on sale such as 11, coffee 012, juice 013 and the sales quantity are set in advance with specific numerical values. In the group-specific setting unit 15b, the number of blocks or the number of sheets is set,
Large 01, medium 02, small 03 and number of sheets 1 0
A, 2 sheets 0B, 3 sheets 0C, 4 sheets 0D, 5 sheets 0E can be performed.

In the sale time management unit 14, the group-based setting unit 15b of the setting unit 15 manages the sale time for each group of M, L, and D indicating morning and noon and night. The morning menu of the M group set by the group setting unit 15b is sold from 8:30 am to 11:30 am, and the lunch menu of the L group is sold from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm It will be sold until 30 minutes and the evening menu of D group will be sold from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
In the sale time management unit 14, the timer 14a automatically sets the start time and the end time of sales of each group M, L, D.

In the timer 14a, each group M,
The sales start time and the sales end time for each L and D are automatically set, and the determination unit 14b confirms the automatic setting time T _OUT and the actual time T _REAL , and the automatic setting time T _OUT is the actual time. When approaching T _REAL , ticket vending machine controller 2
The time (T _C1 + T) that takes into consideration the time T _C1 required to control the switching information for each group M, L, and D in the above-mentioned group, and the margin T _C3 such as the time T _C2 required for transmission to the ticket vending machine 1 described above.
_The sale time is managed in synchronization with _C2 + T _C3 ).

In the menu information switching control unit 13, the menu of the time zone M group determined by the determination unit 14b of the information sale time management unit 14 is sold T _OUT1 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am, It is said that the L group menu will be sold T _OUT2 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm and the D group menu will be sold T _OUT3 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Control is performed in consideration of _C1 + _TC2 + _TC3 ). Storage unit 1
2, the time T automatically set for each group M, L, D based on the command from the menu information switching control unit 13
_OUT1 , T _OUT2 , T _{OUT3 An} address is designated for each time, and time information is temporarily stored. In the communication module 17 for transmission, the transmission section modulates and encodes the transmission information, and then the transmission information is transmitted from the antenna 17a to the antenna 3a via an interface such as RS232C, and the communication on the reception side of the ticket vending machine 1 is performed. Received by module 3.

In the menu selection button 7 and the display section 6 connected to the microcomputer 17, the M, L, and L stored in the respective predetermined addresses of the menu block information storage section 4 are instructed by the ticket vending machine control section 5. The sales information based on the time information for each D group is read out, and the menu block information is displayed on the display unit 6. The meal ticket purchaser selects a desired meal ticket from the menu selection button 7 while looking at the menu block information on the display unit 6. After selecting the menu selection button 7, while paying attention to the meal ticket price information displaying the price of the menu of the selected meal ticket on the display unit 6, the price is paid from the price inserting unit 10. The price insertion part 10
When the display menu 6 confirms that the menu of the desired meal ticket is paid, the confirmation button 8 is pressed and the desired meal ticket can be purchased from the ticket issuing unit 9.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a procedure for creating application allocation data by the personal computer of the ticket selling system shown in FIG. A flowchart showing this data creation procedure is started (step 1, hereinafter abbreviated as ST1). Data is read from the pre-registered floppy disk FD of the personal computer 18 shown in FIG. 5 (ST
2). The allocation data is displayed on the CRT of the personal computer 18 (ST3). The confirmation processing on the side of the personal computer 18 is performed by the above processing from ST1 to ST3.

Next, data is input from the keyboard of the personal computer 18 (ST4). When data is input from the keyboard of the personal computer 18, the CPU of the personal computer 18
Then, it is judged whether or not the data setting is completed (ST
5). When the CPU of the power controller 18 determines that the data setting is completed, the data on the floppy disk FD is saved (ST6). ST4 to S above
By the processing up to T6, the ticket vending machine controller 2 is controlled from the personal computer 18.

When the above-described procedure for creating the purpose allocation data by the personal computer 18 is performed, the data is transferred to the ticket vending machine controller 2 shown in FIG. 5, and the procedure for creating the purpose allocation data by the personal computer 18 is completed (ST7,
8). In this way, the application allocation data is created by the personal computer 18, and the application allocation data is transferred to the ticket vending machine controller 2.

7 to 9 are flow charts showing the details of the operation of one embodiment of the ticket vending machine system of the present invention. Note that description will be made with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 5. First, the flowchart of FIG. 6 is started, and application allocation data is created by the personal computer 18 shown in FIG. 5 (ST9). Next, the automatic or manual switching unit 16 of the ticket vending machine controller unit 2 is automatically switched to automatically perform the following operation (S
T10).

After the automatic or manual switching unit 16 is automatically switched, the setting unit 15 sets the account-specific setting unit 15a.
Then, contents such as meals and drinks are specifically set. For example, curry and rice 001, katsudon 002, tempura soba 0
03, Kisoba 004, Hamburg set meal 005, cutlet set meal 006, sandwich 007, beef steak 00
Items such as 8, soup 009, rice 010, miso soup 011, coffee 012 and juice 013 are set in advance with specific numerical values (ST11).

After the items to be sold such as meals and drinks and the quantity to be sold are set in advance by the specific values in the account-specific setting section 15a, the large-scale setting 01, the normal-size setting 02, and the small-size setting 03 in the group-specific setting section 15b. And the number of sheets 0A to 0E are set (ST1
2). After the block switching and the number of sheets switching are set in the group-specific setting section 15b of the setting section 15,
The sale time management unit 14 manages the sale time for each group of M, L, and D indicating morning and noon and night.
For example, M Group Kiba 004, Sandwich 0
Tickets for 07, coffee 012 and juice 013 are 8 am
It is sold from 30:30 to 11:30 am and has L group curry and rice 001, katsudon 002, tempura soba 0
Food tickets such as 03 are sold from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, and vouchers for D group curry rice 001, katsudon 002, hamburger set meal 005, cutlet set meal 006, and beef steak 008 are served from 5:30 pm to pm 6
Set the timer so that it will be sold until 30 minutes (ST
13).

In the timer 14a, each group M,
The start and end times of sales for each L, D are M, L, D
When set for each group, the determination unit 14b of the sale time management unit 14 determines the automatically set time T _OUT and the actual time T _REAL (ST14). In the determination unit 14b, the automatically set time T _OUT is the actual time T _REAL.
Each group M in vending machine controller 2 when approaching to, L, required time T _C1 required to control the switching information for each D, the time required for transmission to the high-functional vending machine 1 T
_C2 time that takes into account a margin time T _C3, such as (T _C1 + T _C2 + T
Determine whether to manage the release time in synchronization with _C3 ).

The determination unit 14 of the information sale time management unit 14
In b, when it is determined that the sale time is managed, the switching control unit 13 determines whether the switching timing has come (ST15). For example, the menu of time group M group is T from 8:30 am to 11:30 am
_{OUT1 is} sold and the menu of the L group is 11:30 am
Minutes to 1:30 pm, T _OUT2 will be on sale, and D group menus will be available from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
_The switching controller 13 is controlled in synchronization with the sale of _OUT3 in synchronization with the above time (T _C1 + T _C2 + T _C3 ). If it is not determined to manage the sale time, the process returns to ST4 and the timer 14a of the sale time management unit 14 is reset. S
When the switching control unit 13 determines at T6 that the switching timing has come, the storage unit 12 stores the time information and the like.
Considering the time (T _C1 + T _C2 + T _C3 ), an address is designated for each time T _OUT1 , T _OUT2 , T _OUT3 which is automatically set for each group M, L, D by a command from the switching control unit 13. Temporary information, time information, and group menu information are stored. After the time information and the group menu information are stored in the storage unit 12, the communication module 17 transmits the above menu information for each time and group to the communication module 3 of the ticket vending machine 1 via the communication cable 100 (ST16). When it is determined in ST6 that the switching timing has not come, the process returns to ST4 and the timer 14a is set again. Transmission from the ticket vending machine controller 2 to the ticket vending machine 1 is performed according to the above flowchart.

The flow chart of FIG. 8 shows the operation for permitting transmission from the ticket vending machine 1 to the ticket vending machine controller 2. In the communication module 3 of the ticket vending machine 1 shown in FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not there is a transmission (ST17).
When the communication module 3 of the ticket vending machine 1 determines that there is a transmission, it is determined whether or not the ticket vending machine 1 is currently processing (ST18). If it is determined that the ticket vending machine 1 is not currently processing, the microcomputer 11 prepares for reception and storage (ST19). When the microcomputer 11 is prepared for reception and storage, a transmission permission signal is sent to the ticket vending machine controller 2 (ST20).

The above-mentioned transmission permission signal is sent to the ticket vending machine controller 2
To the switching control unit 13, the transmission permission signal is sent from the communication module 17 to the storage control unit 12.
The control is performed based on the time information and the group-specific menu information stored and read in (ST21). The above ST
In 17, when it is determined that there is no transmission to the communication module 3 of the ticket vending machine 1, the process jumps to ST21 to execute the process. In ST18, when it is determined that the ticket vending machine 1 is currently processing, ST17 is performed again. In the above flowchart, the ticket vending machine 1 and the ticket vending machine controller 2 can be synchronized with each other in synchronization timing.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation of the ticket vending machine shown in FIGS. The ticket vending machine 1 lights up the selectable PBS based on the menu contents instructed by the host when the amount of the desired menu is inserted from the money insertion slot of the money processing unit 10 (ST22, 23). PBS that can be selected based on the menu contents instructed by the host
After is turned on, it is determined whether or not a desired button is pressed by the selection button 7 (ST24). When it is determined that the desired button has been pressed from the selection button 7, the ticket issuing unit 9 performs the ticket issuing process for the menu (S
T25). After the ticket issuing processing of the menu is performed by the ticket issuing unit 9, the change is returned from the change return port 9 if there is change (ST26). When there is change, after the change is returned from the change return port 9, the selection button is automatically reset (ST27). As described above, by ending the flowchart of the process shown in FIG. 8, the operation of the ticket vending machine 1 is temporarily stopped until the next menu selection or cash insertion.

Although the ticket selling system for the cafeteria has been mainly described in the above embodiment, it can be applied to the admission ticket selling system of the general sports center by configuring the menu selecting section 21 as shown in FIG. . At this time, for example, since the respective button covers of the block switching button portion 21a-1, the number switching button portion 21b-1, and the account button portion 21c-1 of the menu selection portion 21 of the customer service panel are detachably formed, a predetermined amount is provided. Replace with the button cover. That is, the large restaurant 01, ordinary restaurant 02, small restaurant 03, and curry rice 00 of the cafeteria shown in FIG.
1, Katsudon 002, Tempura soba 003, Kisoba 004,
Hamburger set meal 005, cutlet set meal 006, sandwich 007, beef steak 008, soup 009, rice 010, miso soup 011, coffee 012, juice 01
Remove the button cover of No. 3 and block switching button section 2
1a-1 adult 04, dwarf 05 and account button 21c
The button covers of the pool 014, gymnasium 015, table tennis field 016, tennis court 017, roller skates 018, and ice skates 019 of -1 are fitted.

Further, the use is set for the sports center from the personal computer 18 shown in FIG. 5, and the adult 04, the child 05 and the pool 014, the gymnasium 015, the table tennis field 016, the tennis court 017, the roller skates 018, the ice skates 019 are set.
A signal corresponding to the button can be sent from the personal computer 18 to the ticket vending machine 1 via the ticket vending machine controller 2. Therefore, the ticket selling system can be applied to various ticket selling systems by changing the program setting and the button cover without re-wiring complicated wiring each time the usage of the ticket selling system is changed. Therefore, the ticket selling system can provide a versatile ticket selling system by simple handling. In the above embodiment, the case where the automatic operation is performed by the automatic or manual switching unit 16 has been described, but the setting unit 1 is manually operated by the operator.
It is also possible to switch the display from the menu of the day to the display of the menu of the night by performing the setting in 5, and managing the sale time by the sale time management unit 14. In the above embodiment, the case where cash is inserted from the price insertion unit 10 has been described, but it is possible to purchase a meal ticket even with a cashier by inserting a card, for example, a credit card of a bank, instead of cash.

In the ticket vending system, the personal computer 18 and the ticket vending machine controller 2 shown in FIG. 5 are online.
It may be via personal computer communication. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the communication between the ticket vending machine controller 2 and the ticket vending machine 2 is wireless, but the communication between the ticket vending machine controller 2 and the ticket vending machine 2 may be performed by wire.

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As described above, according to the present invention, by switching the contents of each menu selection block of the ticket vending machine by remote control from the ticket vending machine controller, the menu selection block can be switched quickly and surely and the application Allocation work can be performed easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ticket vending machine applied to an embodiment of a ticket vending system and a ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a menu selection unit provided with selection buttons of a ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the ticket vending system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a menu selection unit provided with a ticket vending machine selection button of an embodiment of the ticket vending system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a menu selection unit provided with a ticket vending machine selection button of an embodiment of the ticket vending system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a ticket vending system and a ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the details of the operation of an embodiment of the ticket vending machine system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of the operation of an embodiment of the ticket vending machine system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing details of the operation of an embodiment of the ticket vending machine system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing details of the operation of an embodiment of the ticket vending machine system and the ticket vending machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ticket vending machine 2 ticket vending machine controller 3 communication module 3a antenna 4 storage unit 5 control unit 7 selection button 9 ticket issuing unit 10 money processing unit 12 storage unit 13 switching control unit 14 release time management unit 15 setting unit 15a account setting unit 15b group Separate setting section 17 Communication module 17a Antenna 18 Personal computer 21 Menu selection section 21a Block switching section 21b Number of sheets switching section 21c Account button section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ticket vending machine having a menu display selecting means, a money processing means, a ticket issuing means, and a means for controlling the ticket vending machine, the ticket vending machine and the ticket vending machine controller are connected by a transmitting / receiving means, and the ticket vending machine controller is data for each application. Connected to a computer for creating the above-mentioned computer, and sends out the menu switching information according to the application-specific data created by the computer from the ticket vending machine controller to the ticket vending machine, and the ticket vending machine performs the above based on the sent menu switching information. A ticket selling system in which menu display selecting means is selectively switched and driven, and ticket issuing processing is performed according to the contents of the selectively driven menu. 2. The computer reads the application-specific data from a preset storage means, confirms that the read data is the application-specific data, and displays the menu on the ticket vending machine. The use data set in the selection means is set by the input means.
The listed ticket sales system. 3. The menu display selection means comprises a block switching unit, a number switching unit and an account button unit, and the allocation can be changed by switching each of the block switching unit, the number switching unit and the account button unit. Ticket vending machine configured in.