JPS63219094A - Goods renting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a device that can automatically lend goods by inserting money.

(b) Prior art As an automatic lending device for such items, the Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-812
There is a device shown in Publication No. 0. This system lends out special shoes for use in polling games, and by inserting a coin, the gamer's regular shoes are exchanged for the game shoes, and when the game shoes are returned, the regular shoes are given in exchange. It has a Ding configuration.

Further, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 41-7094, a tape cartridge insertion hole, a tape cartridge selection button, and a coin insertion hole are provided in the tape cartridge container body, and the tape cartridge is inserted into all the tape cartridge insertion holes, and after inserting coins, An automatic tape cartridge dispensing machine is shown in which a selection button is operated to pick up a desired cartridge.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, according to the former conventional example, it is necessary to leave the item in place of the loaned item, making it difficult to use it for purposes other than renting shoes. Also, according to the latter example, since the borrowed tape cartridge was used as the source and the next cartridge was taken out, in this case, the tape cartridge was returned. If so, it is possible that a user may obtain a tape cartridge using a relatively cheap loan document.

As described above, since all conventional lending devices use goods as operating media, their use is limited, and they are also susceptible to unauthorized use.
Right. Therefore, the present invention provides a lending system that uses money as an operating medium, and also provides a device that can prevent financial fraud in money transactions.

B) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. 1, which is shown in block form as an embodiment. By inserting banknotes or coins, the banknote identification device (
When the coin sorting device (7A) and the coin sorting device (7B) determine the appropriate coin and output an input coin signal according to the amount, the input amount calculation unit [1 (8) adds and counts the signal l. Then, the card is inserted into the card input device (kCIA), and the card is inserted into the card processing device (kCIA).
When 1) reads the specific recognition code installed on the card and determines that it is a compatible card, the lending control device (2) uses the input amount calculation device (8) to calculate the input amount and price setting device. The types of items that can be rented are determined by comparing the rental prices for each type of item installed at (two people). The rental price is the total amount of the payment deposit and the rental fee at the time of return. In addition, a card compatible with the article lending device is provided with a recording section for recording lending information as well as a recognition code. The rental information is the item number or rental number of the rental item, and further includes the rental date and time if there is a return deadline. The rental item is provided with a recognition unit to record provided information such as the item number or rental number. Selection section (
9A) has a selection switch l for each type of article, and the article delivery device (9) selects this selection switch when the selection switch corresponding to the article determined to be lentable by the rental control device (2) is operated. The next step is to send out the article. After sending out the article, the article sending device e (9) outputs a sending end signal, and the rental control device (2) uses this signal to output rental information regarding the rental article to the card processing device (1). As a result, the card processing device (1) records lending information on the card, and then returns the card from the card insertion device (IA).

The return of the rental item is accomplished by the customer returning the item to the return item receiving section (3) and inserting the card into the card insertion device jl (IA). At this time, the discriminating device (5) compares the rental information read from the card by the card processing device (1) and the provided information read from the recognition unit of the rented item by the identification device (4), and determines whether the rented item has been returned. Determine if it is. When it is determined that the item is a legitimate rental item, the money dispensing device t (61Y) is activated to dispense the deposited money.If there is a return deadline, the loan amount recorded on the card is
From the time of exit, it is determined whether the return deadline has been met, and if the deadline has been met, the deposit is paid out, and if it is late, the amount minus the prescribed late fee l is paid out from the deposit.

(e) Effect It becomes possible to rent goods and keep deposits.

The deposit is paid when the rental information recorded on the card matches the provided information recorded on the returned item.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 2 shows an external view of the article lending device Ql, and in this example, it is a pre-recorded video rental device. In the figure, the customer inserts money into the coin slot (1υ) or bill slot α2, checks the amount inserted and the video cassette (l) that is out of stock on the display device α4, which is a CRT display, for example, and inserts a card into the card slot (example). Insert the card.The card referred to in this invention is a card that can record and rewrite information, such as a magnetic card, laser card, IC card, etc.The card is inserted into the video cassette lending device αQ. Then, the card recognition code recorded there is read and it is determined whether a compatible card has been inserted.If a valid card is inserted, video cassettes can be rented out, but the customer cannot use the cassette display shelf α. Then look at the cassette title and rental price for each cassette on the display panel α, and press the desired video cassette 1 selection switch (S,
)...Select by operating (S, ). Then, the video cassette selected by operating the selection switch (Sl)...(SrL) is ejected to the ejection port (161) by the drive of the cassette delivery device, but at the same time as this ejection, the receipt is issued from the receipt issue number (Iη). It is preferable that the received amount, date and time of provision, cassette title, etc. be written on the receipt.Also, a recognition part is provided on the side of the rented video cassette, so that the cassette number, rental number, etc. The provision information is recorded with an optical recognition mark such as a bar code or recorded on magnetic tape.

To return the cassette Y that the customer borrowed and return the deposit that was deposited along with the rental fee at the time of borrowing, the customer inserts the card into the cassette return acceptance section along with Tsuko into the card slot. The video cassette lending device then determines whether the lending information recorded on the card matches the information provided by the recognition unit.

Furthermore, the quality of the returned video cassette is checked by, for example, playing back the cassette at high speed and checking the reproducibility of the recorded signal and changes in the mechanism. , video cassette lending device (IG is coin return slot A according to the amount of deposit)
9, and if it is a banknote, it is taken out from the banknote insertion slot α2, which also serves as a return slot for banknotes.

Fig. 3 shows the configuration of the video cassette providing device αQ, in which the control unit +21 is composed of a control board centered on the CPU (211-?) ROM@ and RAMCl!31Y storing the control program.Coin sorting process Device (goods), banknote identification processing device (c), selection switch (Sl)...(
Selection equipment equipped with Sn)l! t (261, display device (15
1, Cassette sending device 1@, Cassette loading device rlL@,
A printer for issuing receipts, three card processing devices, and an identification device (7) for reading provided information recorded in the recognition section of a video cassette are each connected to the I10 interface 03, and the T10 interface 03) XROMt2a-? RAM (7 with 23)
"C via L/sno<su> and data bus (b)"
Connected to CPUI2υ. In the RAM (231), the rental price and deposit amount information for each title of each video cassette are set in advance by an input device such as a keyboard.The coin sorting processing device @ communicates with the coin input slot αυ and has a coin switch, It includes a change detector and a coin dispensing device, and it sorts the coins inserted into the coin slot Uυ, and when a proper coin is inserted, a coin signal is generated on the coin switch, and a signal generated on the change detector indicating the presence or absence of change coins. I 10 interface 7 Ace C321'Y outputs to the LCCPU (211), CPU (2υ is a signal for dispensing the necessary coins' fjtT10 It is given to the coin sorting processing device (to) through the interface 03, and the banknote identification processing device (ha) ) is connected to the banknote insertion slot (Iz), and when a banknote is inserted, it is determined whether it is appropriate or not.
CPU (2υ is T1 for the signal for dispensing the necessary banknotes)
0 interface 025 to the banknote identification processing device (c). The banknote identification processing device (c) has a banknote stack section, and when a banknote dispensing signal is input, it takes out the banknote from the banknote stack section, transfers the banknote in the opposite direction to the receiving direction, and discharges the banknote from the banknote insertion slot α2. . The selection device is a selection switch (S,) provided for each video cassette title.
(S), and when a customer operates any of the selection switches (31)...(S,), a corresponding selection signal is sent to the CPU (2) through the YI10 interface o21'h.
Output to υ. Display device a This is a CRT display that displays the input amount and out-of-stock cassettes.I1
An indignant signal is given from the CPU B through the 0 interface C321. The cassette delivery device @ includes a delivery drive motor for each cassette storage section provided in the device according to the title of the video cassette. The card processing device Cυ communicates with the card slot (to) and reads rental information recorded on the card using magnetic signals when returning a cassette, and also reads rental information according to the rental item when renting a cassette. The card is recorded and returned to the customer through the card slot. The identification device (to) reads the provided information recorded in the recognition section of the cassette inserted into the return acceptance section and identifies CPUG! Output to υ.

The operation of control m4 will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The control unit (to) first detects the input/absence of video cassette to the return receiving unit side at step S by the temperature sensor (g), and if the video cassette is not inserted, it is determined at step S to insert money. When appropriate coins or banknotes are inserted into the coin sorting processing device r2a or the banknote identification processing device (c) and a coin signal or a banknote signal is generated, the Ss step performs arithmetic operations according to these signals to calculate the inserted amount. At the same time, the frame is displayed on the frame display device a3. In step S, the control unit (2) compares the input amount with the rental price for each video cassette title set in the RAM (to) and determines the video cassette that can be lent according to the input amount. At this time, if the input amount exceeds the set amount l, the control unit (2) determines a loanable cassette according to the presence or absence of change indicated by the coin sorting processing device rIt (24J).

If there is a cassette that can be lent for the amount invested, the control unit @ determines whether a proper card is inserted in step Ss. When the correct card is inserted, the card processing device 6υ reads and outputs a predetermined recognition code.
As a result, the control unit (2) determines whether a proper card has been inserted.

Then, when the selection switch (Sl) corresponding to the video cassette that can be provided is detected by operating the selection switch (Sl) (Sl) in step 1S6, the control section C2G controls the following S? In the step, a drive signal is given to the cassette delivery device (5) to take out the selected video cassette from the cassette storage section and send it to the take-out port υe, and the coin sorting device (7B) or banknote identification device as necessary. (7A) A dispenser for dispensing change by controlling each money dispensing device fIt. In step S, the control unit ■ records rental information such as the cassette number or rental number of the lent cassette.
As a result, the card processing device (1) records the lending information l in the recording section of the card. Then, in 89 steps, the control unit (1) controls the return of the card from the card slot opening by the card processing device (1), and then, in the StO step, print information l printer (1) indicating the received amount, lending date and time, loaned video cassette type, etc. A receipt Y with this information printed is issued.

Next, when the customer inserts the video cassette ()Y into the return acceptance section in order to return it, the control section (2) operates the identification device (4) in step 811 to inspect the recognition section of the cassette.

In step 1, the control unit (21) determines whether the signal output by the identification device (4) includes provided information.A video cassette or similar foreign object unrelated to this device is illegally inserted into the return receiving section αa. When this happens, the identification device (4) will not detect the provided information and can reliably discriminate.

A suitable video cassette is inserted into the return receiving section a8.

If so, the controller determines in step 811 whether the correct card is inserted. If the signal read and output from the card by the card processing device (1) includes a predetermined recognition code, the control unit (2) sends the rental information read by the card processing device (1) along with the recognition code to the identification device in step 814. Compare with the provided information read by (4). If the type of video cassette recorded on the card is returned, the cassette number or rental number indicated by the rental information and the provided information is the same, and the control! 1s (21JG! Determine the validity of the return.

Then, in step S0, the control unit ■ checks the quality of the returned video cassette, and if it is normal, it sends a drive signal to the cassette loading device (to) in step SI6, allowing the cassette inserted into the return receiving unit to be stored inside the machine. Incorporate into. Next, the control unit @ uses the deposit amount information YItAM (2) in the sty step.
3 and outputs it to the coin sorting processing device (goods) or banknote identification processing device (c), and drives the coin dispensing device and bill dispensing device included in these devices to refund the deposit.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to lend by depositing money, so it can be applied to various lending devices.Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to various lending devices. In addition, since the deposit is refunded by checking the recorded information on the Ecard and the recorded information on the item at the time of return, it is possible to fully deal with fraud and misuse.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram explaining the configuration l block of the present invention;
The figure is an external perspective view of a video cassette lending device which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram thereof, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the control section. (1)...Card processing device, (2)...Rental control device, (3)...Return item receiving section, (4)...Identification device, (5)...Discrimination device, ( 6)...Money dispensing device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An article lending device into which a card having a recording section for recording rental information can be inserted, and the rental article is equipped with a recognition section for recording provided information, which also records the rental information when lending the article. a card processing device that reads rental information when returning a rented item; a lending control device that controls lending of the item by inserting a card into which a predetermined amount of money has been inserted; a returned item receiving unit; an identification device that identifies the recognition unit of the article; a determination device that determines whether the article is to be returned based on provided information read by the identification device and lending information read by the card processing device; An article lending device comprising a money dispensing device for dispensing a deposit.