JPH11203548A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to utilize his own ID card having the desired password number without further cost and labor for inputting the password number by holding a password number input function at a card reader/writer. SOLUTION: The user goes to a shop to handle the issue of the ID card, a card, to which no password number is inputted, is issued and that card is inserted into a card slot 11 of an automatic vending machine. The card is sent into a card reader/writer 12, the presence/absence of password number data is discriminated and when these data are absent and the password number is inputted by a ten key 13, the ID card is formed by writing that number through the card reader/writer 12 onto the card. It is not necessary to install a card encoder or the like for inputting the password number, cost burden is decreased just for it and the user can write his own desired password number onto the card arbitrarily while utilizing the automatic vending machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine which can handle an ID card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of vending machines have been developed for purchasing goods using an ID card. One of them is a vending machine that handles products such as alcoholic beverages and tobacco that can only be purchased by adults, and an ID card that can prove to be an adult because it can be sold only to adults. These products cannot be purchased without using. In addition, an ID that is valid only in a specific place, for example, a company or facility
A card is issued, a product is purchased using the ID card, and the price is of a postpaid type. In this type of vending machine, it is desired to input a password at the same time as inserting the ID card in order to cope with counterfeiting of the ID card and to confirm the identity of the person. In that case, it is conceivable to enter the personal identification number desired by the user with a card encoder or the like at the store, company, facility, etc. where the card issuance, and hand it to the user. In addition, it is necessary to provide a card encoder for each facility, so that the cost burden increases and the trouble of inputting a password for each card is troublesome and troublesome. In addition, as a method that does not require a card encoder, there is a method in which a personal identification number is serially put in advance by a card issuing company, but there is a disadvantage that a user cannot use a desired number as a personal identification number.

[0003]

An object of the present invention is to provide an ID
A vending machine that allows users to use ID cards with their desired PINs without burdening the costs of shops, companies, facilities, etc. that issue cards, and without having to enter PINs. To provide.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a card reader and writer, and the card reader and writer has a password input function.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the present invention, a card reader and writer is provided, and a numeric keypad for inputting a personal identification number is provided. Then, the personal identification number is written by the card reader & writer, and the card is taken out of the vending machine. In the case of an ID card in which a password has already been written, the card is inserted and the password is input, the card reader & writer reads the password, and if the password matches the entered password, the card can be purchased.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a flowchart of the operation. 1 is a control unit of a vending machine, 2 is a coin insertion slot, 3 is a coin identification machine, 4 is a bill insertion slot, 5 is a bill identification machine, 6 is a product selection button, 7 is a return button, 8 is a change return port, Reference numeral 9 denotes a product discharge mechanism, 10 denotes a product exit, 11 denotes a card insertion slot, 12 denotes a card reader and writer, 13 denotes a numeric keypad, and 14 denotes a display unit. A coin or a bill is inserted from the coin insertion slot 2 or the bill insertion slot 4, the product selection button 6 is operated, and if the product can be sold, the control unit 1 sends a sales signal to the product unloading mechanism 9, and the product is delivered. The point of being carried out to the exit 10 is the same as the conventional vending machine. In the case of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and other products that cannot be purchased without an adult, the user goes to a store that handles ID card issuance, proves that he is an adult, and has not entered a PIN When a card is issued and the card is inserted into the card slot 11 of the vending machine, the card is sent to the card reader & writer 12. Card read &
The writer 12 discriminates the presence or absence of the personal identification number data. If there is no personal identification number data, the user can input the personal identification number.
A D card is formed. Subsequently, the merchandise can be sold unless the return button 7 is pressed, and the merchandise is carried out by inserting coins or bills and selecting the merchandise. As soon as the return button 7 is pressed, the card is returned to the card slot 11.

When an ID card on which a personal identification number is already written is inserted into the card insertion slot 11, the card reader & writer 12 reads the personal identification number, and
The number is compared with the number input by the user in step 3, and if the number matches, the product can be sold, and the product is carried out by the same operation as described above. If the passwords do not match, the user is required to input the password again or return the card to the card slot 11.

The display unit 14 displays various information necessary for the operation of the user and provides it to the user's convenience. For example, when a card is inserted and the password is not written, the password is displayed. Display prompting the user for input, display prompting for product selection when card writing is completed and the product can be sold, and the number entered when the card with the PIN entered is inserted does not match the PIN It can be used variously for displaying the time.

Postpaid ID for a specific company or facility
In the case of a card, an ID card issued by a company or facility is inserted into the card insertion slot 11, a desired password is input by the numeric keypad 13, written by the card reader & writer 12, and the product selection button 6 is operated. Thus, the merchandise can be purchased, and the amount of the price is written on the card by the card reader & writer 12, and can be paid out later.

[0011]

According to the present invention, stores, companies, facilities, and the like that handle card issuance only need to hand the card to the user, and there is no need to install a card encoder or the like for inputting a personal identification number. The burden is accordingly reduced, and the trouble of inputting a PIN is not required, and the cost of the entire vending machine system can be greatly reduced. The user can use the vending machine to arbitrarily input his / her desired PIN. You can write on the card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 control unit 2 coin insertion slot 3 coin discriminator 4 bill insertion slot 5 bill discriminator 6 product selection button 7 return button 8 change return port 9 product delivery mechanism 10 product exit 11 card insertion slot 12 card reader & writer 13 numeric keypad 14 Display

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine comprising a card reader and writer, wherein the card reader and writer has a password input function. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a numeric keypad for inputting a personal identification number.