JPH07118035B2 - Card type vending machine - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card-type vending machine for selling, for example, canned beverages using cards.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a card system that sells products by using a card has been proposed in a specific area or a wide area, and an experimental system is operating in various places. This card system uses a re-recordable card, subtracts the product value from the amount stored in the card at the time of selling the product, re-records the remaining amount on the card and sells it. The existing ones are described in JP-B-47-42360 and JP-B-45-3992. The one using an IC card is described in JP-A-62-80761.

In such a card system, a device that can grasp what kind of products are sold by customer group when using the card has been proposed, and the detailed content thereof is disclosed in JP-A-62-290969. Stated. This feature is
By recording the information indicating the customer class on the card, it is unnecessary for the operator to confirm and input the customer class to the card user.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-described device, it is not necessary to input the information indicating the customer class, but the operator can also input the information indicating the product such as what kind of product is sold. It was necessary, and input mistakes were likely to occur.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. It is not necessary to input information indicating a customer segment and information indicating a product, and it is possible to grasp what kind of product is sold for each customer group of card users. A vending machine is provided.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the card type automatic vending apparatus of the present invention records customer demographic data indicating the demographic of the card user, and the amount of money, and the amount of money can be changed and rerecorded. Card reading means for reading customer data and the amount of money stored in the card, card writing means for changing the amount of money and re-recording on the card, a selection switch for selecting a product, and a product Product unloading means for unloading, and for each product,
Stores the sales quantity by customer class, receives the customer class data read by the card reading means from the card, and the product selection signal from the selection switch, and outputs the sales quantity by product of the selected product and by customer class. In addition, the product-by-customer-group-sale-sales-quantity storage means that is removable, and at the time of sale, 1 is added to the sales quantity for each product and customer-class that is output by the above-mentioned product-customer-layer-sale sales quantity storage means, and the addition result is updated. It is provided with adding means for outputting the sales quantity for each product and customer class to the sales quantity for each customer class.

Effect The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration,
Customer level data indicating the customer level of the card user is read from the card, and at the time of sale, the sales numbers by product and customer level stored in the product-by-customer layer-by-customer sales volume storage means are added and stored.
Then, the operator removed the commodity-by-customer-classified sales quantity storage means from the card-type automatic vending machine at the appropriate time, and removed the commodity-by-customer-classified sales quantity storage means from a plurality of card-type automatic sales machines by the same procedure. After that, take this with me,
Use a counting machine to count the number of items sold by product and customer segment,
By printing the number of products sold by product type and customer type using a printer and creating a customer level report, etc., it is not necessary to enter information indicating the customer type and product type. It is possible to get an idea of how to purchase products, to get an indication of how to purchase products and to supply goods to the vending machine, and to obtain reference data of the product composition when a new vending machine is newly installed. is there.

Embodiment A card-type vending machine 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 card type vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a card, which is a customer layer data indicating the customer group of the card user and the amount of money is magnetically recorded, and the amount of money can be changed and re-recorded. Reference numeral 2 denotes a card read / write means, which, when the card 1 is inserted, pulls the card 1 into the card read / write means 2 to read the customer data and the amount of money recorded on the card 1, and a card reading means 3. Change the amount,
The card writing means 4 re-records on the card 1. Reference numeral 5 denotes a selection switch, which outputs a product selection signal of a desired product to the price storage means 6 and the sales quantity storage means 7 classified by product and customer group. Reference numeral 8 denotes a product carrying means, which receives the output from the comparing means 9 and carries out the product. The product-by-customer-group-sale-number-of-sales storage means 7 stores the sales quantity by product and customer segment, and receives the customer segment data read by the card reading means 3 from the aard 1 and a product selection signal from the selection switch 5. Then, the number of sales of the selected product for each product and customer segment is output and removable. The price storage means 6 receives the product selection signal from the selection switch 5 and outputs the product price of the product selected from the stored product prices to the comparison means 9 and the subtraction means 10. is there. The comparing means 9 is the card reading means 3
The amount of money read in step 3 is compared with the product price from the price storage means 6, and the comparison result is output to the product carry-out means 8. The subtracting means 10 receives the comparison result of the comparing means 9, subtracts the product price from the price storing means 6 from the amount of money read by the card reading means 3, and stores the remaining amount in the card writing means 4. It is what is output. Then, the card writing means 4 re-records the remaining amount on the card 1. The adding means 11 receives the comparison result of the comparing means 9, adds 1 to the sales quantity for each product and customer class output from the sales quantity for each customer class, and sells the addition result for each new product. The sales quantity for each customer phase is output to the sales quantity storage means 7 for each customer class for each product.
Reference numeral 12 denotes a removal detection switch, which detects that the product-by-customer-group-sale-sales-quantity storage means 7 has been removed or installed. Reference numeral 13 denotes an erasing means, which receives the signal from the removal detection switch 12 and makes the sales quantity for each product and customer group stored in the sales quantity storage means 7 for each customer class zero. A return switch 14 outputs a return signal to the card read / write means 2.

Regarding the card type vending machine configured as described above,
The operation will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, when the card 1 is inserted into the card read / write means 2 (step 1), the card 1 is pulled into the card read / write means 2 (step 2), and the card reading means 3 stores the customer data recorded in the card 1. Then, the customer level data is output to the commodity-by-customer-classified sales quantity storage means 7, and the price is output to the comparison means 9 and the subtraction means 10 (step 3). Next, the product is selected, the selection switch 5 is pressed, and the product selection signal is output to the price storage means 6 and the sales quantity storage means 7 classified by product and customer group (step 4). Then, the price storage means 6 outputs the commodity price of the commodity selected from the stored commodity prices to the comparison means 9 and the subtraction means 10 (step 5). Next, the comparison means 9 compares the amount of money read from the card 1 by the card reading means 3 with the product price from the price storage means 6 (step 6). Then, if the product can be sold, the product unloading signal of the selected product is output to the product unloading means 8, and the product unloading means 8 carries out the product (step 7). Next, subtraction means 1
0 receives the product carry-out signal from the comparison means 9, subtracts the product price received from the price storage means 6 from the amount of money read from the card 1 by the card reading means 3, calculates the balance, and writes in the card writing means. Output to 4 (step 8). And
The card writing means 4 re-records the remaining amount on the card 1 (step
9). Next, the product-by-customer-classified sales quantity storage means 7 receives the customer-class data read by the card reading means 3 from the card 1 and the product selection signal from the selection switch 5, and selects the selected product by product or by customer class. The sales quantity is output to the adding means 11 (step 10). Then, the adding means 11 receives the product carry-out signal from the comparing means 9, adds 1 to the sales quantity for each product and for each customer class output from the sales quantity for each customer class and for each customer class, and the addition result is the product. The sales quantity storage means 7 for each customer class is internally controlled, and the sales quantity storage means 7 for each customer class stores the new sales quantity for each product and customer class (step 11). After that, the card read / write means 2 returns the card 1 (step 12). The series of operations described above (step 1)
In ~ (step12), we will sell products by card.
When the return switch 14 is operated while the card 1 is pulled into the card read / write means 2 (step 13), the card read / write means 2 causes the card 1 to read.
Is returned (step12).

Then, in the standby state, when the operator removes the commodity-based customer segment-based sales quantity storage means 7 from the card-type automatic vending apparatus, the removal detection switch 12 is activated, and the commodity-based customer segment-based sales quantity storage means 7 is removed. Is detected (step14). Then, the sales quantity storage means 7 for each product and for each customer segment
Is replaced and reattached, the removal detection switch 12 returns to detect that the replaced new commodity-by-customer-layer-sale-quantity storage means 7 is attached (step
15). Therefore, the erasing means 13 resets the sales quantity for each product and customer class stored in the sales quantity for each customer and customer class storage means 7 to zero (step 16), and newly starts counting.

Then, the operator follows the same procedure from the plurality of card type automatic vending apparatuses to store the sales quantity by means of the customer group 7
After removing it, take it back and use a counting machine to count the number of sales by product and customer segment, and use a printer etc. to print the number of sales by product and customer segment and create a customer report etc. To do. .

According to the card type vending machine shown in the above-mentioned embodiment, the customer group data indicating the customer group of the card user and the card 1 which records the amount of money and which can be re-recorded by changing the amount of money are used. A card reading unit 3 for reading the recorded customer segment data and the amount of money, a card writing unit 4 for changing the amount of money and re-recording it on the card 1, a selection switch 5 for selecting a product, and a product for carrying out the product. The carrying-out means 8 and the number of products sold for each product and customer group are stored, and the card reading means 3 is provided.
In response to the customer demographic data read from the card 1 and the commodity selection signal from the selection switch 5, the sales quantity of the selected commodity by commodity and customer demographic is output, and removable commodity demographic sales With the number storage means 7, at the time of sale,
The product-by-customer-group-sales-quantity-sales-quantity is output by adding 1 to the product-by-product and customer-class-by-customer-class sales-quantity output by the product-by-customer-class-by-customer-class sales quantity storage unit 7. And adding means 11 for outputting to the means 7.

With these configurations, the card-type vending machine according to the above-described embodiment reads the customer demographic data indicating the customer demographic of the card user from the card 1, and stores the commodities stored in the commodity-by-customer-classified sales quantity storage means 7 at the time of sale. The number of products sold by each customer type is added and stored. Then, the operator removes the commodity-by-customer layer-by-customer sales volume storage means 7 from the card type vending machine at appropriate times, and carries out the commodity-by-customer layer-by-group sales volume storage means 7 by a plurality of card-type automatic vending machines by the same procedure. After removing it, take it back and use the counting machine to count the number of items sold by product and customer segment, then use a printer etc.
By printing the sales volume for each customer segment and creating a customer segment report, etc., it is not necessary to enter information indicating the customer segment and information indicating the product, and it is possible to understand what kind of product is sold by the customer segment of the card user. It is possible to obtain a standard for purchasing the product and a standard for supplying the vending device with the product, and to obtain reference data of the product configuration when the vending device is newly installed.

When the card 1 is inserted, the card read / write means 2 pulls it into the card read / write means 2,
Since the card 1 is returned after re-recording, the card 1 is pulled out before the re-recording, or the card 1 is re-recorded during the re-recording.
This is to prevent accidents such as when the data is pulled out and the recorded data is destroyed.

In the present embodiment, the card 1 is magnetically recorded. However, without being particular about this, for example, a memory card having a semiconductor memory or an IC card having a semiconductor memory and a microprocessor is used for recording. Is also good.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sales quantity for each product and customer group is stored, but the sales amount for each product and customer group may be stored if necessary.

In addition, the customer demographic data which indicates the demographic of the card user recorded on the card 1 includes age group, sex, occupation, residential area, height,
It is possible to select and record necessary data such as weight and blood type.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, according to the present invention, the customer class data indicating the customer class of the card user and the amount of money are recorded, and the amount of money is changed, and the rerecordable card is used. Card reading means for reading customer data and amount, card writing means for changing the amount and re-recording on the card, selection switch for selecting a product, product unloading means for unloading a product, and customer class for each product It stores another sales quantity, receives customer data read by the card reading means from the card, and a product selection signal from the selection switch, and outputs the sales quantity of the selected product by product and by customer class. In addition, the removable sales volume by customer segment and the sales volume for each customer segment at the time of sale are incremented by 1 and the addition result is added to the new sales number It is provided with adding means for outputting the sales quantity for each product and customer class to the sales quantity storage means for each product customer class, and reads the customer class data indicating the customer class of the card user from the card and classifies the customer class by product at the time of sale. The sales quantity for each product and customer class stored in the sales quantity storage means is added and stored. Then, the operator removed the commodity-by-customer-classified sales quantity storage means from the card-type automatic vending machine at the appropriate time, and removed the commodity-by-customer-classified sales quantity storage means from a plurality of card-type automatic sales machines by the same procedure. After that, take it back and use a counting machine to count the number of sales by product and customer segment, print the number of sales by product and customer segment using a printer, etc., and create a customer segment report, etc. It is not necessary to enter information indicating the customer class and information indicating the product, grasp what kind of product is selling for each customer group of card users, and measure the stocking of the product and the supply of the product to the vending machine. In addition to the above, the reference data and the like of the product composition at the time of newly installing the vending machine can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card type vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an operation of the embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Card, 2 ... Card read / write means, 5 ...
... selection switch, 6 ... price storage means, 7 ... sales quantity storage means by product category, 8 ... commodity delivery means, 9 ... comparison means, 10 ... subtraction means, 11 ... addition means, 12 ... … Removal detection switch, 13 …… Delete means, 14 …… Return switch.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Customer demographic data indicating the demographic of card users,
A card that records the amount of money and changes the amount of money, and uses a card that can be re-recorded, a card reading unit that reads the customer demographic data and the amount of money stored in the card, and a card that changes the amount of money and re-records on the card Writing means, a selection switch for selecting a product, a product carrying-out means for carrying out a product, a sales number for each product and a customer group, and the customer class data read from the card by the card reading means, and the selection In response to a product selection signal from the switch, the sales number of the selected product by product and customer segment is output, and the detachable product segment customer segment sales volume storage means is removable, and the card reading means outputs the amount of money from the card. A price storage means for receiving the product selection signal from the selection switch and outputting the product price of the product selected from the stored product values, A comparison unit that compares the amount of money read by the card reading unit with the product price from the price storage unit and outputs the comparison result to the product discharging unit; and the card reading unit that receives the comparison result of the comparison unit. The product price from the price storage means is subtracted from the read amount, and the subtraction means for outputting the remaining amount to the card writing means, and the comparison result of the comparison means, and the sales quantity storage means for each customer group by product Adding 1 to the sales quantity for each product and customer class output by, and outputting the addition result as a new sales quantity for each product and customer class to the sales quantity storage means for each customer class Card type automatic vending machine.