JPS63201889A - Card type vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a card-type vending machine that sells products using a debit card that uses a prepaid and reduced amount system.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, card-type vending machines that sell products using debit cards have been attracting attention in response to the cashless era.

With a debit card, each time you purchase a product, the product price is subtracted from the card's monetary value, and the remaining value is updated. When purchasing a product from a vending machine that has multiple types of sales products with different prices and a sales method that allows you to select and sell the product using a selection switch, the monetary value of the card is more important than the product price. It happens that it becomes lower. When such a situation occurs, in the conventional method, the card user looks at the balance display after inserting the card, compares it with the product price, and then decides whether or not the product can be purchased at the vending machine.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the above method requires the user to check the balance display before making a decision, and has the disadvantage that it does not automatically notify the user of a lack of funds. Ta.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention provides a card-type vending machine that notifies the card user if the monetary value of the card is less than the lowest price among the product prices at the time the card is inserted and prompts the card user to settle the transaction. It is something to do.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to achieve this object, the card type vending machine of the present invention includes a debit card having a monetary value recorded thereon, and a magnetic card for reading and writing the monetary value on the card. A card reader/writer, a product sales means for selling products,
a price setting means for setting the price of the product; a control device for outputting a product sales permission signal to the product sales means based on the monetary value of the read card; and a control device for subtracting the price of the sold product from the monetary value of the card; The device is composed of a means for memorizing the monetary value of the card read and a means for canceling the sale of the product, and a buzzer that prompts the card user to settle the transaction if the monetary value of the read card is less than the lowest price of the product. There is.

Effect: With this configuration, if the monetary value of the card read when the card is inserted is less than the lowest price of the product, the control device will sound a beep to prompt the card user to pay, and the card will not be used. When the person outputs a payment permission signal to 5-2 using the payment permission signal output means, the card is returned, and when the next card is inserted, the buzzer stops sounding, and even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the next card is not inserted. If the card is not inserted, the monetary value of the read card will be erased from the storage means and the buzzer will stop sounding.

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 front view of a card-type vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and 1 is the main body of the card-type vending machine. Reference numeral 2 denotes a card reader/writer body, which in this embodiment is a magnetic card reader/writer for reading 9 and writing to a magnetic card. 3 is a card insertion slot, 4 is a product selection switch, 5 is a product sample, 6 is a coin slot, 7 is a change takeout port, and 8 is a product takeout port. Reference numeral 9 represents a payment permission signal output means (hereinafter referred to as payment switch), and 10 represents a return switch for returning a card or coin.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of a magnetic card 6-banner reader/writer in one embodiment of the present invention. This magnetic card reader/writer is an automatic card-running type that allows only one card to be inserted at a time. 11 is a debit card (hereinafter simply referred to as a card), 12 is a motor that runs the inserted card, and 13 is a motor 12.
A pulley 14 is a drive belt attached to the rotating shaft. 16 and 16 are running rollers A and B, and 17 and 18 are running belts AB. The running roller A15 is connected to the drive belt 14 and drives a running belt A17. The card 11 inserted through the card insertion slot 3 runs between running belts A17 and B18. Reference numeral 19 denotes a read magnetic head, and 20 a write magnetic head, which are attached to a position in contact with the magnetic stripe portion of a running card, and read and write to the card while the card is running. ? Reference numeral 1 denotes a card insertion detection means provided near the card insertion slot 3, which detects the insertion of a card.

Figure 3 shows the circuit diagram 7 in one embodiment of the present invention.
This is a link diagram. 9 is a payment switch, and 1Q is a return switch. Reference numeral 22 denotes a product selling means, which carries out the product selected by the product selection switch 4.

23 is a storage means that stores the monetary value of the card read by the magnetic head 19 for reading 9 and also stores the monetary value obtained by subtracting the price of the product sold by the product sales means 22. 24 is a price setting means for setting the price of the product selected by the product selection switch 4; in this embodiment, the product for sale is A.

There are four types: B, C, and D, each priced at 60 yen.

The prices are set at 8Q yen, 100 yen, and 160 yen.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a control device, which is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and performs card reading/writing processing, monetary value subtraction processing, product sales signal output processing, and also inputs the product price set by the price setting means 24. If the lowest price is less than the monetary value stored in the reading and storage means 23 when the card is inserted, the buzzer 26 prompts the user to pay, and when the user presses the payment switch 9, the card is returned and the next When the card is inserted, processing is performed to stop the buzzer 26.

The operation of the card-type vending machine configured as described above will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 which shows the processing procedure in an embodiment of the present invention.0 First, the processing procedure for product sales using a normal card will be explained. explain. In step 101, the lowest product price is determined from among the product prices set by the price setting means 24.

In this example, it is 60 yen. Next step 102
to determine whether the card has been inserted. When the card is inserted, the motor 13 is driven to move the card in the insertion direction to perform card reading processing (step 1o3).
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The read monetary value is stored in the storage means 23 (step 1o4), and the card stops running. Here, storage means 2
It is determined whether the monetary value stored in step 3 is less than 6Q yen, which is the minimum price of the product (step 105), and if it is 6Q yen or more, the process proceeds to step 106. In step 106, a permission signal is output to the product sales means 22 to enable the sale of only products whose price is less than the monetary value, thereby allowing the product to be sold. For example, if the monetary value is 90 yen, a sales permission signal is output only for products of 60 yen and 80 yen. In step 107, it is determined whether the product has been sold by the product sales means 22, and if the product has been sold, the process proceeds to step 10B. If the product has not been sold, it is determined whether the return switch 1o has been pressed (step 109); if the return switch 10 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step 112; if the return switch 10 has not been pressed, the process returns to step 107). .

In step 108, the sales amount is subtracted from the monetary value stored in the storage means 23, and the result is stored in the storage means 23 again. In step 110, the monetary value stored in the storage means 23 is written on the card, and the card is returned (step 111).
. The above is the processing procedure for normal product sales by card.

If it is determined in step 105 that the monetary value stored in the storage means 23 is less than 60 yen, step 11
Proceed to step 2 and sound the buzzer 26 to prompt the user to pay. In step 113, it is determined whether or not the switch 9 to checkout 1o has been pressed, and if it has not been pressed, the process returns to step 112. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step 114, where the card is returned with its monetary value set to zero. In step 115, it is determined whether the next card has been inserted, and if the next card has been inserted, the process advances to step 116. In step 116, the buzzer 26 stops sounding, and in step 1
In step 17, the storage means 23 VC performs a settlement process in which the remaining balance of the old card stored in the card is added to the inserted card, and in step 1
Proceed to step 11 and perform the same processing as above. Step 11
If the next card is not inserted in step 5, proceed to step 11.
Proceed to step 8. In step 118, it is determined how much time has passed since the card was returned in step 114. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step 115, but if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process proceeds to step 119, and in step 104 the process is memorized. The monetary value stored in the means 23 is erased and the entire process is completed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing a buzzer, if the monetary value of the card is less than the lowest price of the product price, it is automatically determined that the amount is insufficient. The person can be notified. Additionally, users can be prompted to pay and proceed to the next operation, allowing for smooth sales. It also prevents users from forgetting their cards. Furthermore, even if the user repeatedly inserts the next card, the buzzer does not continue ringing and can automatically stop sounding.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a debit card that records a monetary value, a magnetic card reader/writer for reading and writing the monetary value on the card, a product sales means for selling products, and a product sales means for selling products. a control device that outputs a product sales permission signal to the product sales device based on the monetary value of the read card and subtracts the price of the sold product from the monetary value of the card; A storage means for storing the monetary value of the card and the remaining value after the sale of the product; a settlement permission signal output means for outputting a settlement permission signal according to the operation of the card user; and a notification means for prompting the card user to pay if the monetary value of the card read when the card is inserted is less than the lowest price among the product prices. If the amount is less than the price, the buzzer is sounded to prompt the card user to settle the payment, and when the card user outputs a payment permission signal by the payment permission signal output means, the card is returned, and when the next card is inserted. The sound of the buzzer is stopped, and if the next card is not inserted even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the monetary value of the read card is deleted from the storage means and the sound of the buzzer is stopped. If the monetary value of the purchased card is less than the lowest price of the product, the user is immediately and automatically notified by a buzzer. In addition, it is possible to prompt the user to pay the bill and guide them to the next operation, allowing for smooth sales without confusing the user. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting the card. Also, even if the user does not insert the next card,
The buzzer does not keep ringing, and the redundant buzzer can be stopped automatically.

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[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a card-type vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of a magnetic card reader/writer, and Fig. 3 is a circuit of the card-type vending machine. The block diagram and FIG. 4 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure. 1... Card-type vending machine, 2... Magnetic card reader/writer, 9... Payment permission signal output means (payment switch), 11... Debit card, 22... Product sales method, 23...
...Storage means, 24...Price setting means, 25.
...control device, 26 ...buzzer O

Claims (1)

[Claims] a debit card with a monetary value recorded thereon, a magnetic card reader/writer for reading and writing the monetary value on the card, a product sales means for selling products, and a price setting means for setting the price of the product; a control device that outputs a product sales permission signal to the product sales means based on the monetary value of the read card and subtracts the price of the sold product from the monetary value of the card; After the sale ends, there is a storage means for storing the remaining value, a settlement permission signal output means for outputting a settlement permission signal according to the operation of the card user, and a settlement permission signal output means for outputting a settlement permission signal when the monetary value of the read card is less than the lowest price among the product prices. and a buzzer that prompts the card user to make payment, and the control device sounds the buzzer if the monetary value of the card read when the card is inserted is less than the lowest price of the product price. When the card user outputs a payment permission signal using the payment permission signal output means, the card is returned, and when the next card is inserted, the buzzer stops sounding and waits for a predetermined period of time. A card-type vending machine characterized in that if a next card is not inserted after a period of time has elapsed, the monetary value of the read card is erased from the storage means and the buzzer stops sounding.