JPH10105802A - Automatic vending machine management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the facility cost of a communication line from automatic vending machines to a central management device, to manage the automatic vending machine group of a wide range compared with a case where only a specified small power radio is used and to permit a maintenance personnel in the site to communicate with the central management device in response to the fault of an automatic vending machine. SOLUTION: Information transmission parts 5a-5b transmit operation information of the automatic vending machines 1a-1b. Personal haudyphone line terminals 7a-7b transmit operation information to the central management device 4 and execute transmission/reception for a call. Communication mode switch control parts 8a-8b switch an operation information transmission mode for transmitting operation information and a call transmission/reception mode for the call. Operation/display parts 9a-9b input a control indication for controlling the communication mode switch control parts 8a-8b and display the state of mode switching. A personal handyphone line terminal 11 receives operation information from the automatic vending machines 1a-1b and executes transmission/reception for the call. An information reception part 12 receives and outputs operation information from the automatic vending machines 1a-1b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine management system, and more particularly, to a vending machine management system for managing vending machines by transmitting various management data of the vending machines to a central management unit via a communication line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional vending machine management system, there is a system in which a modem of a central management unit and a vending machine are connected by a public line to collect management data of the vending machine.
For example, it is known from JP-A-3-76495. In addition, a vending machine equipped with a specified low-power radio, and a system that collects data from vending machines scattered in and around a radio wave at one location using a data collection terminal of the specified low-power radio Is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
No. 96 is known.

[0003]

In the conventional vending machine management system described above, when the modem of the central management unit and the vending machine are connected by a public line, the vending machine is installed from the public line. If the terminal is far away from the terminal, it is necessary to connect the cable between them.However, depending on the location of the vending machine, it is not easy to set up a wired facility. It has the disadvantage of being expensive.

Further, in the case of a system for collecting data of a vending machine up to a location where radio waves can reach at one place by using a data collection terminal of a specified low power radio, a communication distance is limited. There is a disadvantage that data of vending machines scattered over a wide area cannot be collected.

Further, by transmitting and receiving information between each vending machine and the central management device via a public line or a specified low-power wireless line, the central management device can remotely transmit failure information of each vending machine. Even if you can easily find out, the vending machine of the above-mentioned conventional system does not have a telephone for communication, and the maintenance staff who went to the site in response to the failure receives the support of the maintenance center for the repair of the failure For the occasion, it is necessary to bring a mobile phone for communication, and if you do not bring it, you will not be able to contact you and it will not be possible to repair smoothly, which may lead to reduced efficiency of maintenance work Has disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to easily secure a communication line from an installation place of a vending machine to a central management device, reduce the facility cost of the communication line, and use only a conventional specific low-power radio as a communication line. Can manage a vending machine group installed in a wider area than in the case of a system that uses a vending machine.In addition, maintenance staff who went to the site in response to the failure of the vending machine talks with the central management device from the site when repairing the failure It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine management system having a communication means capable of performing the above.

[0007]

A vending machine management system according to the present invention is arranged such that a vending machine transmits information on its own operating status as operating information to a remote management device via a simplified portable telephone system line. It is composed of

Further, the vending machine management system according to the present invention includes a vending machine having an information transmitting section for transmitting information about its own operating status as operating information, and a vending machine transmitted from the vending machine via a communication line. A central management device for remotely managing the vending machine with an information receiving unit for receiving the operation information, wherein the vending machine is a simplified mobile phone system as the communication line. A first simplified portable telephone line terminal for transmitting the operation information to the central management device via a line, and a second simplified portable telephone line terminal for the central management device to receive the operation information. Be composed.

Further, the vending machine management system according to the present invention comprises: a vending machine having an information transmitting section for transmitting information about its own operation status as operation information; and a vending machine transmitted from the vending machine via a communication line. A vending machine management system including a central management device for remotely managing the vending machine with an information receiving unit for receiving the operated information, wherein the vending machine has (A) the central management device; A first telephone for transmitting and receiving a call, (B) transmitting the operation information to the central management device and transmitting / receiving a call with the central management device via the simplified mobile phone system line as the communication line; (C) switching between a transmission mode of the operation information to the central management device and a transmission / reception mode for a call between the central management device. First performing certain communication mode switching
A communication mode switching control unit, (D) a first operation unit for inputting a control instruction for controlling the first communication mode switching control unit, and (E) a first operation mode displaying a state of the communication mode switching. A display unit, wherein the central management device (F) a second telephone for transmitting and receiving a call to and from the vending machine; and (G) the vending machine via a simplified portable telephone system line as the communication line. A second simplified portable telephone line terminal for receiving the operating information from the vending machine and transmitting and receiving the call for communication with the vending machine, (H) a receiving mode of the operating information from the vending machine and the vending A second communication mode switching control unit for performing communication mode switching, which is a switching to a transmission / reception mode for communication with a device, (I) a control instruction input for controlling the second communication mode switching control unit A second operation unit that performs ) Configured with a second display unit, which displays the status of the communication mode switching.

Further, the vending machine management system of the present invention comprises a plurality of vending machines provided with an information transmitting section for transmitting information on the operation status of the vending machine as operation information, and the vending machine via a communication line. A vending machine management system including an information receiving unit for receiving the operation information from the vending machine and a central management device for remotely managing the vending machine, wherein the vending machines are grouped, and The remaining vending machine excluding the specific vending machine in the group is the first vending machine, the specific vending machine in the group is the second vending machine, and the first vending machine is the Comprises: (A) a specific low-power wireless transmission device that wirelessly transmits first operation information as the operation information;
(B) a specific low-power wireless receiving device that receives the first operation information wirelessly transmitted from the first vending machine, and (C) a simplified mobile phone system as the communication line. Via the line, third operation information including the first operation information wirelessly transmitted from the first vending machine and the second operation information as its own operation information is sent to the central management device. A first simplified mobile phone line terminal for transmitting, the information transmitting unit of the second vending machine, wherein the specific low-power wireless receiving apparatus receives the first vending machine received from the first vending machine Editing the operating information and the second operating information to generate the third operating information and output it to the simplified mobile phone line terminal for sending to the central management device;
The central management device includes (D) a second simplified mobile phone line terminal that receives the operation information.

Further, the vending machine management system according to the present invention comprises a plurality of vending machines provided with an information transmitting section for transmitting information on the operation status of the vending machine as operation information, and the vending machine via a communication line. A vending machine management system including an information receiving unit for receiving the operation information from the vending machine and a central management device for remotely managing the vending machine, wherein the vending machines are grouped, and The remaining vending machine excluding the specific vending machine in the group is the first vending machine, the specific vending machine in the group is the second vending machine, and the first vending machine is the Comprises: (A) a specific low-power wireless transmission device that wirelessly transmits first operation information as the operation information;
(B) a first telephone for transmitting and receiving a call to and from the central management device, and (C) a specification for receiving the first operation information wirelessly transmitted from the first vending machine. (D) The first operation information and the own operation information transmitted wirelessly from the first vending machine via the simplified mobile phone system line as the communication line. A first portable telephone line terminal for transmitting third operation information including the second operation information to the central management device, and transmitting and receiving a call for communication with the central management device; A first communication mode switching control unit that performs communication mode switching that is a switching between a transmission mode of the third operation information to the central management device and a transmission / reception mode for a call with the central management device, (F ) The first communication mode switching control unit A first operation unit for inputting a control instruction for controlling the communication mode, and (G) a first display unit for displaying a state of the communication mode switching, wherein the information transmission unit of the second vending machine includes: The specific low-power wireless receiving device edits the first operation information and the second operation information received from the first vending machine to generate the third operation information, and sends the third operation information to the central management device. A second telephone for outputting to the simplified portable telephone line terminal for transmission, and wherein the central management unit (H) transmits and receives a call to and from the second vending machine;
(I) a second system for receiving the third operation information from the second vending machine via the simplified cellular phone system line as the communication line and transmitting and receiving a call for communication with the vending machine; Simplified mobile phone line terminal, (J) the second
Communication mode switching control for performing communication mode switching, which is switching between a reception mode of the third operation information from the vending machine of the third type and a transmission / reception mode for a call between the second vending machine. Unit, (K) a second operation unit for inputting a control instruction for controlling the second communication mode switching control unit, and (L) a second display unit for displaying a state of the communication mode switching. It is composed.

[0012]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a vending machine management system according to the present invention.

The vending machine management system according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is installed scattered all over a certain area, automatically sells a predetermined product, and transmits information on its own operating status to operating information. A plurality of vending machines 1a-1b transmitting as a simple mobile phone system (personal
Handy Phone System: Personal Hand
vending machine 1a via a base station 2 and a switching network 3 which constitute a telephone line of a Yphone System (PHS).
Vending machine 1a-1b
And a central management device 4 for remotely managing the information.

The vending machine 1a also includes an information transmitting unit 5 for transmitting information 17a on the operation status as operation information.
a, for transmitting operation information to the central management device via the telephone 6a, the base station 2, and the switching network 3 used for making a call with the central management device 4, and for communicating with the central management device 4 A simple mobile phone line terminal 7a for transmitting and receiving,
A communication mode switching control unit 8a for performing a communication mode switch, which is a switch between an operation information transmission mode for transmitting operation information to the central management apparatus 4 and a call transmission / reception mode for a call between the central management apparatus 4; An operation / display unit 9a for inputting a control instruction for controlling the mode switching control unit 8a and displaying a communication mode switching state is provided.

The vending machine 1b, like the vending machine 1a, transmits an information 17b about the operating status as operating information, a telephone set 6b, a simplified portable telephone line terminal 7b, a communication mode switching control. Unit 8b and an operation / display unit 9b.

Further, the central management device 4 includes a vending machine 1a.
Telephone 10 and base station 2 used to make a call with .about.1b
A simplified portable telephone line terminal 11 for receiving operation information from the vending machines 1a and 1b transmitted via the telephone line via the exchange network 3 and transmitting and receiving for communication with the vending machines 1a and 1b; An information receiving unit 12 that receives and outputs operating information from the vending machines 1a and 1b received by the simplified mobile phone line terminal 11, an operating information receiving mode for receiving operating information from the vending machines 1a and 1b, and an automatic Vending machine 1a
Communication mode switching control unit 13 for performing communication mode switching for switching to a call transmission / reception mode for performing a communication between the communication mode and the communication mode for inputting a control instruction for controlling the communication mode switching control unit 13. It is composed of an operation / display unit 14 for displaying a switching state.

Next, the operation will be described.

In FIG. 1, vending machines 1a-1b are:
Each predetermined product is automatically sold, and as information indicating the operation status, data such as the sales amount of the product, the sales amount, and the device failure information are transmitted from the respective vending machines to the central management device 4 at a predetermined time. To be sent. In each of the vending machines 1a to 1b, each time data such as the sales quantity and sales price of a product is updated, the information 17a to 17b is input to the information transmission units 5a to 5b. In each of the vending machines 1a to 1b, the information transmission units 5a to 5b are automatically activated at predetermined times. When the information transmission units 5a to 5b are automatically activated, first, the communication modes are switched from the information transmission units 5a to 5b. Control units 8a to 8
b, a data transmission start request signal is sent to the simplified portable telephone line terminals 7a to 7b. Upon receiving the data transmission start request signal, the simplified portable telephone line terminals 7a to 7b transmit PHS radio waves from the antennas 15a to 15b and start a call operation to the central management device 4. Antenna 15a ~
When the PHS radio wave from the base station 15b is received by the antenna 16 of the base station 2 and the connection to the central management unit 4 via the switching network 3 is completed, the connection completion signal is sent to the communication mode switching control unit 8
The information is transmitted from the simplified portable telephone line terminals 7a to 7b to the information transmitting units 5a to 5b via the terminals a to 8b. The information transmitting units 5a and 5b that have received the connection completion signal enter an operation information transmission mode state for transmitting the stored data to the central management device 4 as operation information. The communication mode switching control units 8a to 8b are normally switched to the operation information transmission mode side. For example, in the vending machine 1a, the information transmission unit 5a
Is transmitted to the simplified mobile phone line terminal 7a through the communication mode switching control unit 8a, so that the transmission data from the information transmitting unit 5a is transmitted through the communication mode switching control unit 8a to the simplified type mobile phone line terminal 7a. It is transmitted from the mobile phone line terminal 7a to the central management device as operation information. At this time,
A code indicating transmission data from the vending machine 1a is added to the head of the transmission data and transmitted. The transmitted operation information is received by the simplified portable telephone line terminal 11 of the central management device via the base station 2 and the switching network 3. The communication mode switching control unit 13 of the central management device is normally switched to the operation information reception mode side, and the simplified mobile phone line terminal 7a of the vending machine 1a and the simplified mobile phone line terminal 11 of the central management device 4 are switched. When the line is connected to the vending machine, a connection completion signal with the vending machine is sent from the simplified mobile phone line terminal 11 to the information receiving unit 12 via the communication mode switching control unit 13. The information receiving unit 12 that has received the connection completion signal enters the operation information receiving mode state, and subsequently receives the operation information transmitted from the vending machine 1a.
The information receiving unit 12 that has received the operation information sends the vending machine 1a
A predetermined data processing is performed as operation information from the server and a predetermined output is performed to the outside. The above vending machine 1a
After the operation information is sent from the vending machine to the central management unit, the operation information is sent out by another vending machine in the same operation at another predetermined time, and the operation is sequentially performed from the other vending machine. Each time information is sent, a call is made from the vending machine and a line connection is made with the central management unit 4. When the transmission of the operation information from all the vending machines to the central management device 4 completes, the transmission of the operation information from the vending machine 1a to the central management device is performed at predetermined time intervals. .

Next, a description will be given of a call operation performed between a maintenance person dispatched to the site and a central management apparatus for repairing a failure of the vending machine based on failure information from the vending machine.

For example, when a maintenance person from the vending machine 1a performs a key operation for switching to a call transmission / reception mode on the operation / display unit 9a in order to call the central management unit, the communication mode switching control unit 8a is activated. The communication mode switching control unit 8a is switched to the call transmission / reception mode side. In this state, the display of the communication mode of the operation / display unit 9a changes to a display indicating that the state has been switched to the call transmission / reception mode state.
The maintenance person knows that the telephone 6a and the simplified portable telephone line terminal 7a are connected, and that the dial operation for making a call from the telephone 6a is enabled. When the maintenance person dials the telephone number of the central management apparatus, a call is made, and a line is connected to the central management apparatus 4, a call can be made with the central management apparatus 4. In this call state, even if the information transmission unit 5a is automatically activated at the time of transmitting the operation information of the vending machine 1a, the information transmission unit 5a is not connected to the simplified mobile phone line terminal 7a. Therefore, the transmission of the operation information is blocked by the communication mode switching control unit 8a. If a key operation for a call is performed on the operation / display unit while the operation information is being transmitted, the communication mode switching control unit 8a switches to the call mode state until the operation information transmission operation is completed. The switching operation to the communication mode state is performed after the operation information transmission operation is completed. The transition of these operation states can be confirmed by the display on the operation / display unit. When the maintenance person performs a key operation for switching to the call transmission / reception mode on the operation / display unit 9a to call the central management device, the operation information from another vending machine is transmitted to the central management device. Is displayed, a display indicating the busy state is displayed.

In the vending machine management system described with reference to FIG. 1, the central management unit 4 includes a plurality of vending machines 1
This is a system for receiving and managing each operation information on a one-to-one basis from a to 1b, and when a failure occurs in the vending machines 1a to 1b, a maintenance worker dispatched for repair talks with the central management unit. It is a system with a telephone that can
FIG. 2 shows a system in which the maintenance staff does not need a telephone for talking to the central management apparatus. In FIG. 2, since a telephone is not required, communication mode switching is not required, and a communication mode switching control unit and an operation / display unit for performing a control operation of the communication mode and confirming a control result state are not required.
The vending machine management system shown in FIG. 2 transmits vending machines 21a to 21b for transmitting information 17a to 17b on the operation status.
21b, and a central management unit 24 that receives the operation information transmitted from the vending machines 21a to 21b and outputs information 18 on the operation status of the vending machines 21a to 21b.

In the vending machine management system described with reference to FIG. 1, the central management unit 4 receives operating information from the plurality of vending machines 1a to 1b on a one-to-one basis via a PHS telephone line. It is a system to manage,
Each vending machine transmits its own operation information to the central management unit 4 via the PHS line on a one-to-one basis, and transmits a specific low-power radio from a plurality of vending machines installed in the vicinity of the vending machine. It is also possible to use a system that receives each piece of operation information transmitted using the information and transmits the information together with its own operation information to the central management apparatus 4. That is, vending machines transmitting by specific low-power radio, and operation information transmitted from those vending machines are received by specific low-power radio, and together with their own operation information are transmitted to the central management unit by a simplified mobile phone line terminal. Vending machine to send Figure 3
Shown in

The vending machine management system shown in FIG. 3 includes vending machines 32a to 32b, a vending machine 31, and a central management device (not shown). Since the configuration of the central management device in this case is the same as that of FIG. 1, the central management device is omitted in FIG. Vending machines 32a-32
b is an information transmitting unit 5a to 5b for transmitting operation status information 17a to 17b as operation information, a specific low power wireless transmission unit 33a for transmitting operation information via antennas 36a to 36b using specific low power radio. To 33b. In addition, the vending machine 31 adds the specific low-power wireless receiving unit 34 to the vending machines 1a and 1b shown in FIG. 1 and receives the operation information transmitted from the vending machines 32a and 32b via the antenna 37. , Vending machines 1a to 1 shown in FIG.
Vending machines 32a-32b instead of the information transmitting section 1b
And an information transmitting unit 35 for transmitting to the central management device 4 information 17c about its own operation status together with the operation information transmitted from the server. In this system, the vending machines 32a to 32b and the vending machine 31 form one group, and a specific vending machine 31 in the group is provided to the central management device 4 in a simplified type having a wide area. The operation information is transmitted by using the mobile phone line terminal 7a, and the vending machines 32a to 32v scattered around the specific vending machine 31 are transmitted.
32b transmits the respective operation information to the specific vending machine 31 using the specific low-power wireless transmission units 33a to 33b, and transmits the specific low-power wireless reception unit of the specific vending machine 31 to the specific vending machine 31. 37 and simplified mobile phone line terminal 7a
The system is configured to transmit operation information to the central management device 4 via a special low-power wireless terminal that is lower in cost than the simplified mobile phone line terminal, thereby reducing the cost of the entire system. Can be.

The specific low-power radio transmitting unit described above has a carrier sensing function and suppresses its own transmission when transmission from the specific low-power radio transmitting unit of another vending machine is being performed. Therefore, interference with transmission from a specific low-power wireless transmission unit from another vending machine can be avoided.

Also, for the system shown in FIG.
Similar to the system shown in FIG. 2, the system configuration in the case where a telephone for the maintenance staff to talk with the central management unit is not required is shown in FIG.
Shown in The vending machine management system shown in FIG. 4 includes the same vending machines 32a to 32b as the vending machine shown in FIG.
It comprises a vending machine 41 and a central management device (not shown). Since the configuration of the central management device in this case is the same as that of FIG. 2, the central management device is omitted in FIG.

[0027]

As described above, the vending machine management system of the present invention is configured such that a vending machine is provided with a simplified portable telephone line terminal and a simplified portable telephone system line can be used as a communication line. As a result, it is easy to secure communication lines from the vending machine installation location to the central management device, which can reduce the cost of communication line facilities, and can cover a wider area than conventional systems using only specified low-power radios. Has the effect that the vending machine group installed in the company can be managed.

In addition, the provision of the telephone in the simplified portable telephone line terminal has an effect that the maintenance staff who goes to the site in response to the failure can easily receive the support of the maintenance center from the site for the repair of the failure. ing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a vending machine management system according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the form.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the vending machine management system according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the form.

FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of the vending machine management system according to the present invention;
It is a block diagram which shows the form.

FIG. 4 is a fourth embodiment of the vending machine management system according to the present invention;
It is a block diagram which shows the form.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a-1b Vending machine 2 Base station 3 Switching network 4 Central management unit 5a-5b Information transmitting unit 6a-6b Telephone 7a-7b Simple mobile phone line terminal 8a-8b Communication mode switching control unit 9a-9b Operation / display unit DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Telephone 11 Simple mobile telephone line terminal 12 Information receiving part 13 Communication mode switching control part 14 Operation / display part 21a-21b Vending machine 24 Central management device 31 Vending machine 32a-32b Vending machine 33a-33b Specific low power Wireless transmission unit 34 Specified low power wireless reception unit 35 Information transmission unit 41 Vending machine

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine management system in which a vending machine transmits information on its own operation status as operation information to a remote management device via a simplified portable telephone system line. 2. A vending machine having an information transmitting section for transmitting information about its own operating status as operating information, and an information receiving section for receiving operating information transmitted from the vending machine via a communication line. A vending machine management system comprising a central management device for remotely managing the vending machine, wherein the vending machine is connected to the central management device via a simplified mobile phone system line as the communication line. A vending machine management system, comprising: a first simplified mobile phone line terminal for transmitting operation information; and a second simplified mobile phone line terminal, wherein the central management device receives the operation information. . 3. A vending machine provided with an information transmitting section for transmitting information about its own operating status as operating information, and an information receiving section for receiving operating information transmitted from the vending machine via a communication line. A vending machine management system comprising: a central management device that remotely manages the vending machine; and (A) a first telephone that transmits and receives a call to and from the central management device; (B) a first simplified portable telephone line terminal for transmitting the operation information to the central management device via the simplified portable telephone system line as the communication line and transmitting and receiving a telephone call with the central management device; (C) a first communication mode for performing communication mode switching, which is a switching between a transmission mode of the operation information to the central management device and a transmission / reception mode for a call between the central management device. (E) a first operation unit for inputting a control instruction for controlling the first communication mode switching control unit, and (E) a first display unit for displaying the communication mode switching state. Wherein the central management unit comprises:
(F) a second telephone for transmitting and receiving a call to and from the vending machine; (G) receiving the operating information from the vending machine via the simplified portable telephone system line as the communication line and the vending machine (H) a mode for receiving the operation information from the vending machine, and a mode for transmitting and receiving a call between the vending machine. A second communication mode switching control unit that performs communication mode switching, which is a switching of (I); a second operation unit that performs a control instruction input for controlling the second communication mode switching control unit; A vending machine management system, comprising: a second display unit for displaying a state of communication mode switching. 4. A plurality of vending machines provided with an information transmitting section for transmitting information on the operation status of the self as operation information, and information for receiving the operation information from the vending machine via a communication line. In a vending machine management system comprising a receiving unit and a central management device for remotely managing the vending machine, the vending machines are grouped,
The remaining vending machines except the specific vending machines in the group are the first vending machines, the specific vending machines in the group are the second vending machines, and the first vending machine is the first vending machine.
Vending machine comprises: (A) a specific low-power wireless transmission device for wirelessly transmitting first operating information as the operating information; and the second vending machine comprises: (B) the first automatic vending machine. A specified low-power wireless receiving device that receives the first operation information wirelessly transmitted from the vending machine, and (C) wirelessly communicates with the first vending machine via a simplified mobile phone system line as the communication line. A first simplified mobile phone line terminal for transmitting third operation information including the first operation information transmitted in step (a) and the second operation information being its own operation information to the central management device. The information transmitting unit of the second vending machine edits the first operating information and the second operating information received by the specific low-power wireless receiving device from the first vending machine. To generate the third operation information and send it to the central management device. Vending machine management, wherein the central management device comprises: (D) a second simplified mobile phone line terminal for receiving the operation information. system. 5. A plurality of vending machines provided with an information transmitting section for transmitting information about their own operation status as operation information, and information for receiving the operation information from the vending machine via a communication line. In a vending machine management system comprising a receiving unit and a central management device for remotely managing the vending machine, the vending machines are grouped,
The remaining vending machines except the specific vending machines in the group are the first vending machines, the specific vending machines in the group are the second vending machines, and the first vending machine is the first vending machine.
Vending machine comprises: (A) a specific low-power wireless transmission device that wirelessly transmits first operation information as the operation information; and the second vending machine comprises: (B) the central management device; A first telephone for transmitting and receiving a call, (C) a specific low-power wireless receiving device for receiving the first operation information wirelessly transmitted from the first vending machine, and (D) a simple communication line. Of the third operation information including the first operation information wirelessly transmitted from the first vending machine and the second operation information which is its own operation information via the portable telephone system line. A first simplified portable telephone line terminal for transmitting to the central management device and transmitting and receiving a call to and from the central management device, and (E) a transmission mode for transmitting the third operation information to the central management device Transmission and reception for a call between the telephone and the central management unit (F) a first operation unit for inputting a control instruction for controlling the first communication mode switching control unit, and G) a first display unit for displaying a state of the communication mode switching, wherein the information transmitting unit of the second vending machine is configured such that the specific low-power wireless receiving device is provided from the first vending machine. Compiling the received first operation information and the second operation information to generate the third operation information and outputting the third operation information to the simplified cellular phone line terminal for transmission to the central management device; Central management device
(H) a second telephone for transmitting and receiving a call to and from the second vending machine; (I) the third vending machine from the second vending machine via a simplified portable telephone system line as the communication line.
Second simplified portable telephone line terminal for receiving operation information of the mobile phone and transmitting / receiving for communication with the vending machine, (J)
A second communication for performing a communication mode switch that is a switch between a reception mode of the third operation information from the second vending machine and a transmission / reception mode for a call between the second vending machine. A mode switching control unit, (K) a second instruction for inputting a control instruction for controlling the second communication mode switching control unit;
A vending machine management system comprising: (L) a second display section for displaying the communication mode switching state.