JPS5924394A - Vending machine management system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a method for managing during construction of a number of vending machines arranged at a plurality of locations spaced apart from each other.

(Technical background of Q Ming) When multiple vending machines are placed at multiple points separated from each other by a fraction of a meter, replenishment of products to these multiple vending machines requires the replenishment of products. A loaded patrol vehicle visits each vending machine at regular intervals,
Alternatively, they are dispatched to replenish vending machines each time they receive a report from a store that has vending machines installed.

[Problems with background technology]

However, the above-mentioned conventional 2n type has disadvantages in that it cannot immediately follow sudden changes in demand and not only cannot replenish products appropriately, but also increases labor costs, transportation costs, etc. for replenishing products.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made in order to eliminate the drawbacks of the conventional physical system of vending machines described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new vending machine management system that wirelessly manages the first vending machine. do.

[Summary of the invention]

Therefore, the present invention provides an information signal tit forming means for searching the quantity of inventory items on the vending machine side and forming an information signal for displaying the quantity of inventory items for each item, and receiving a discharge signal from a management center. A call signal receiving means, a 1'PI section signal transmitting means for transmitting an information signal, and a control means for controlling the information signal forming means and the information signal transmitting means in response to the call signal are provided, and , a calling signal transmitting means for transmitting a calling signal, an information signal receiving means for receiving a t7'# information signal, an information processing means for performing a predetermined process based on the received In information signal, and an information processing means connected to the information processing means. The above objective was achieved by providing an output means to enable the management center to monitor the stock quantity of each item in each vending machine one by one.

[Acts of the invention 11 [Example i] The 11th item 1 is the fruit of the vending machine management system according to the present invention.
In the diagram for explaining one example, 1 is the management center, 211
22...2n are vending machines arranged at a plurality of (n) locations spaced apart from each other.

First, when the vending machine 21~2nK is turned on, the quantity of inventory items in the vending machine body 3, the discharge signal receiver 4, and the vending machine body 3 are searched, and the inventory information for each item is calculated. an information forming means 5 for forming an information signal that causes a hailstorm;
1H information signal transmitting means 6 for transmitting information signals, and 'In7
Information signal forming means 5 and information signal transmitter 1! A control means 7 for controlling j6 is provided as hNI.

The management center 1 also includes [Y output multiplication signal transmitting means 8, information signal receiving means 9, information processing means 10, and operation console 11.
, input means 12 , display 13 , and printer 1
4, and the display 13 and printer 14 constitute an output means. The manual means 12 includes a call switch 15 and an output switch i6.

Management center 1 and multiple management centers configured as above (
? 1) vending machine 2. ~ 2n, when the calling switch 15 of the input means 12 of the management center 1 is closed, the information processing means IO outputs the calling signal P shown in FIG. 2A.
is supplied to the ringing signal transmitting means 8 and modulated therein before being transmitted to each vending machine 2. ~2n. This radio wave is received by the calling signal receiving means 4 of each vending machine 21 to 2n.

Now, regarding the vending machine 21, a signal Q as shown in 21st IB is supplied to the control means 7 from time tp. The control means 7 controls the information signal forming means 5 and the information signal transmitting means 6 in response to the signal Q being supplied, and at the time t1 when the signal Q is detected. Based on l, the vending machine 2. The time T1 previously allocated for tl
In the time from time t1 to time t; after the elapse of @
Information signal I, as shown in FIG.
t is transmitted from the information signal transmitting means 6.

Second vending machine2. A similar operation is carried out in , and an information signal l (, as shown in FIG.
From the time t after the time T assigned in advance for the vending machine 2 has elapsed, the time t≦
In the time until
Sent from Note that time T is the time point, and is the time point t.
), and is therefore set so that information M and signal R do not overlap in time.

In the same manner, the nth vending machine 2n is also shown in FIG. Based on the detection of signals Q and n as shown in -C
The information signal transmitting means 6 transmits an information signal Rn as shown in FIG.

In this way, when the information signals R, -RT1 are transmitted from the n vending machines 21 to 2n to the management center 1 so as not to overlap with each other in time, the information signal receiving means 9 of the management center 1 This is received by the information processing means 10, and a signal S, which is an information signal sequence as shown in FIG. 2, is supplied to the information processing means 10. The information processing means 1O performs predetermined processing based on this signal S, and processes each vending machine 2. ~2
The inventory quantity for each item at n is detected and displayed on the display 13. At this time, if the output switch 16 is operated, the 1# information displayed on the display 13 is outputted from the printer 14.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the vending machines 21 to 2n corresponding to the number of fields are arranged at a plurality of points separated from each other, and each vending machine 21 to 2n is connected to one vending machine main body. 3, and transmitting/receiving means 4, 6,
Although the case is shown in which the information signal shadow line 7 means 5 and the control means 7 are respectively provided, the transmitting/receiving means 4.6 and the control means 7 are installed at the points of the first plurality of vending machine bodies. It is also possible to share 3. Also, the transmission method of the information signals L to I- is not limited to the time division multiplexing ('T'J)M) method as shown in the embodiment, and various methods can be used. .

[Invention Q] Effects As explained above, the vending machine management method of the present invention can be explained by controlling the inventory quantity of each item in each vending machine from the management center. Please use V as appropriate at any time! Is there a sudden demand because it can be done? You can immediately respond to fluctuations by 1 + i5 + and increase sales - L. Moreover, when replenishing a product, you only need to go around and replenish only the automatic editions that lack the product, so you can easily replenish the product. It is possible to reduce personnel costs, 1.
：Profits can be significantly improved.

4. Oral surface 11i-1i: RQ light first, L 1. 2121 is a diagram showing a time chart of the same No. 2121 t, t for explaining an example of 11-komai.

l...Accounting Center, 2. ~2n... Vending machine,
3... Vending machine main body, 4... Calling signal receiving means,
5... Information signal forming means, 6... Information signal transmitting means, 7... Control means, 8... Calling signal transmitting means, 9.
... Information signal receiving means, 10 ... Information processing means, 11
. . . Operating vehicle, 12. Input means, 13. Display, 14. Fist-printer, 15. Call switch, 16. Output switch.

Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a vending machine management system in which a plurality of vending machines arranged at a plurality of locations separated from each other are centrally managed in a management center, each of the plurality of vending machines has the following: a calling signal receiving means for receiving a calling signal transmitted from the management center;
an information signal forming means for searching the quantity of its own inventory products and forming an information signal indicating the quantity in stock for each item; and an information signal transmitting means for transmitting the information signal formed by the information signal forming means; control means for controlling the information signal forming means and the information signal transmitting means in response to the calling signal; a calling signal transmitting means for transmitting the calling signal to the management center; information signal transmitting means for receiving the information signals respectively transmitted from the d machines; information processing means for performing predetermined processing J411 based on the plurality of received information signals; and outputting a processing output of one stage of the information processing. and an output means to collect the information signals transmitted from each of the plurality of vending machines at the management center, and to identify and obtain the inventory status of each vending machine. 0 automatic sales! ! Management method.