JPS6382594A - Goods provider - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an article providing device that can give benefits to articles provided by inserting a predetermined card.

(1) Prior Art The article providing device to which this invention is applied is a vending machine or an automatic lending machine. This is a system that sells products at a discount to customers who have inserted a pre-registered predetermined card.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-12176 discloses a configuration in which the discount amount for discount sales is recorded on the card and returned to the person who inserted the card.

-1 Problems to be solved by the invention As described above, it has been a conventional practice to give predetermined benefits to the person who inserts the card, but it is now possible to differentiate the benefits depending on the history of card usage. is not configured.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a device that, when a specific customer is recognized by using the 5 card, determines whether to sell or lend an article in light of the customer's past usage of the card.

(-4 Means for Solving Problems) The present invention will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. When 2) determines the appropriateness of the inserted banknotes or coins and outputs an inserted money signal according to the amount, the inserted amount calculation device (3) adds and counts the signal.The control device (5) is an input amount calculation device. In step (3), the calculated input amount is compared with the offer price for each type of item set in the price setting device (6) to determine the types of items that can be provided.At this time, the card input device (
4A], the card processing device (
Step 4) determines whether the inserted card is a predetermined specific card, and if it is a specific card, reads the history information of the card recorded therein and outputs it to the control device (5). The history information of a card indicates, for example, the number of times the card has been used to provide goods, and the control device (5) sets the price according to the history information. A discount is applied to each offered price set in (6), and the discounted offered price of each article is displayed on the display device (7).

Therefore, the customer who has inserted the card only has to insert money according to the price displayed on the display device (7). When a card is inserted into the control bag fl F51, the input amount calculating device (3) compares the calculated input amount with the discounted offering price to determine the type of article that can be provided. . The selection section (8) has a selection switch for each type of article.

The article delivery device (9) performs an operation for delivering the article when the selection switch corresponding to the article determined to be available by the control device (5) is operated. After sending out the goods, R after sending out the goods
(9) outputs a sending end signal, and the card processing device (4)
The history information is rewritten according to the signal.

The card is returned to the person who inserted the card from the card insertion device (4A). That is, the card processing device (4) adds one time to the number of times the card has been used.

(e) Goods can be provided at a discounted price to specific customers who have inserted an action card. Each time the card is used, a history is added to the card, so discounts can be given depending on the number of times the card is used.

(f) Embodiment The present invention will be described in detail by taking as an example an apparatus for providing recorded video cassettes. When considering lending video cassettes, if the recorded content is, for example, the latest movies or music scenes, it is inappropriate to lend them and it is preferable to sell them. Therefore, the video cassette providing device in this example has two functions, a sales function and a lending function, and the provision of video cassettes will be explained below in terms of both sales and lending.

In FIG. 2, the customer inserts coins into the coin slot Qll or the bill slot az, and confirms the amount of money inserted and the out-of-stock video cassette on the display device α9, which is a CRT display, for example. And cassette display shelf αX and display panel αJ
View the cassette title and sales or rental price for each cassette, select the video cassette you want, and press the switch (
Select by operating S, )...(Sn). Here, the rental price is the total amount of the rental fee and the guaranteed amount refunded when the cassette is returned. Furthermore, by inserting the benefit card into the card slot (7), the customer can receive benefits for sales or lending.

The card referred to in this invention is a card such as a magnetic card, a laser card, an IC card, etc., on which information can be recorded and which can be rewritten. Video cassette supply device (
1■ When a power-do is inserted, it reads the history information of the card recorded there.

The selling price or rental price of each video cassette title is discounted using a discount rate determined by the number of times the card has been used in the past, and the discounted offer price is displayed on a display device (151).

Therefore, the customer using the card inserts money according to the discount price and operates the selection switches (sl), . . . (Sn). In this way, the selection switch (S1)...(Sn)
The video cassette selected by the operation is ejected to the ejection port (161) by the drive of the cassette delivery device, but at the same time as this ejection, a receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port (17). It is preferable that the date and time of provision, the cassette title, the registration number of the video cassette provision device, etc. are written on it.In addition, a recognition section is provided on the side of the video cassette, and various recognition information is displayed on the side of the video cassette. Is it recorded with an optical recognition mark?

Or recorded on magnetic tape. The recognition information includes identification information of the video cassette and information on the amount of security deposit to be refunded when the cassette is returned.

Further, some video cassettes are for sale only depending on the recorded content, and sales information indicating whether or not the video cassette is for sale is also added to the identification information. If a rental period is specifically determined, the date and time information needs to be recorded in the recognition unit as one of the recognition information when the video cassette is provided. In this way, when recording information each time, it is easier to record date and time information magnetically.

In order for the customer to return the provided cassette, that is, to return the loaned video cassette and return the security deposit, the customer inserts the cassette into the return receiving section αa. The article providing device αα inspects the recognition unit of the returned video cassette and determines whether the cassette is appropriate based on the presence or absence of identification information. In an apparatus that handles video cassettes exclusively for sale and video cassettes that can be sold and lent, the type of cassette is determined by detecting sales information. Also, if there is a loan period.

Read the date and time information to determine whether it is within the period.

Furthermore, the quality of the returned video cassettes was checked.

For example, this is done by playing back the cassette at high speed and checking the reproducibility of the recorded signal, mechanical changes, etc. As a result, if the returned video cassette is not for sale only, the rental period has been observed, and there is no quality problem, the video cassette providing device H.
In case of a, coins are paid out from the coin return slot for information on the amount of the security deposit, and if they are banknotes, they are refunded from the banknote insertion slot α2 which also serves as the return of the banknotes. However, regarding the returned video cassettes, if we consider the most efficient device, if the video cassettes returned to the return acceptance department meet various return conditions, they will be automatically transferred to the cassette storage department. Although it is desirable to use this for the next delivery, this requires an extremely complicated mechanism.

Therefore, one possible simple method is that once the video cassettes returned to the return acceptance department satisfy the return conditions,
This cassette was returned to the original cassette display shelf (1) by the customer.
There is a structure in which the deposit is refunded when the deposit is returned to 41.

Fig. 3 shows the configuration of the video cassette providing device αα, where the control unit (2) consists of a control board mainly consisting of a CPU (211), a ROM (211) storing a control program, and a RAM (θ).Coin sorting and processing device! (2) 1 banknote identification processing device [equipped] 1 selection device ω equipped with selection switches ('Sl)...(Sn), display device a, cassette delivery device, continuous cassette loading device!@, receipt The card processing device OD of the printer for issuing the card and the recognition information processing device (7) capable of reading and recording the recognition information recorded in the recognition section of the video cassette are connected to the I10 interface G3. The I10 interface 0 is connected to the CPU (211) along with the ROM and RAM (231) via an address bus and a data bus.

In the RAM+231, sales prices and rental prices for each title of each video cassette, and various discount rates for the sales prices and rental prices according to card history information are set in advance using an input device such as a keyboard. Coin sorting processing device c! a communicates with the coin input port all and includes a coin switch, a change detector, and a coin dispensing device;
The coins inserted into D are sorted, and the coin signal generated in the coin switch and the signal generated in the change detector indicating the presence or absence of change coins are sent to the I10 interface C3.
2 to the CPU (2υ), and the CPU outputs the necessary coin payout signal to the I10 interface I33.
Through the coin sorting processing device c! Give to 4. Banknote identification processing bag! (C) communicates with the banknote insertion slot α2, and when a banknote is inserted, it is determined whether the banknote is appropriate, and if the banknote is appropriate, a banknote signal is output.
J through Te CPUCl! 11, and the CPU (211
provides a signal for dispensing the necessary banknotes to the banknote identification processing device (support) through the I10 interface C32+. Banknote identification processing device cl! Reference numeral 9 has a bill stacking section, and when a bill dispensing signal is input, the bill is taken out from the bill stacking section, transferred in a direction opposite to the taking direction, and transferred to the bill insertion slot Q.
Pay out banknotes from 2+. The selection device ■ is a selection switch (Sl)...(Sn
), and each customer can select one of the selection switches (S
l) ... (Sn) is operated, the corresponding selection signal is
The display device α9 displays the input amount and out-of-stock cassettes on a CRT display, and receives signals from the CPUCl!11 through the I10 interface 134. The inside of the device includes a drive motor for sending out each cassette storage section provided according to the title of the bidet gift set.The card processing device c3υ is connected to the card slot ■, and records information on the card using magnetic signals. Read the biographical information provided.

In addition, new history information is recorded as the card is used, and the card is returned to the customer through the card slot.

The recognition information processing device (■) reads the recognition information recorded in the recognition unit of the cassette inserted into the return acceptance section a& by means of a magnetic signal and outputs it to the CPUC21+, and the cassette ejecting device (30A) that is taken out from the cassette It includes a recording device (30B) for writing provision date and time information into the recognition section of the cassette.

The operation of the control section 4 will be explained with reference to chart 70 in FIG. The control unit ■ first returns the return receiving unit Q81 in the Sl step.
The sensor (to) detects the insertion of a video cassette into the step.
It is determined whether card 7 lag is set in internal register F of No. 1. If card 7 lug F is not set, the primary S step determines whether a card is inserted.
Ru. When the card is inserted by the customer, the card processing device 0]J reads the history information recorded on the card and outputs it to the control unit e. Then, the control unit (■) sets the card flag F in step S4, reads the discount rate according to the history information from the RAMC 231 in step S5, and reads the selling price, rental price, and discount rate stored in the RAMC 23) in step S. Set the offered price calculated by
The offered price is displayed on the display device α9 in 7 steps. The internal registers R1 to Rn temporarily store the offered price for selling or lending each cassette title. Then, the control unit (■) determines whether money is inserted at step S.

If no card is inserted, the process goes directly from the Sl step to the 88th step. Coin sorting processing equipment (
When a proper coin or banknote is inserted into the banknote recognition processing device (finance) or banknote identification processing device and a coin signal or banknote signal is generated, step S performs arithmetic operations according to these signals to calculate the amount of money inserted. , this amount is displayed on the display device Q5.
Display on 1. When money has been inserted in this manner, the control section (2) determines whether the card flag is set in step 810. And if no cards are inserted and card 7 lag is not set, there will be no discount on the offered price.

The control unit port sets the selling price or rental price stored in the RAMC 23 as the offer price in the internal registers R8 to Rn of the CPU (211).However, if a card is inserted and the card flag is set, the internal register Since the discounted offer price is set in RI-Rn in 5llll steps, step SL is skipped.In step S8, the control section inputs the input amount and the title of the video cassette set in internal registers R1 to Rn. The video cassettes that can be provided are determined based on the amount of input by comparing the amount of money to be provided at each time.At this time, if the amount of input exceeds the set amount, the control unit The cassettes that can be provided are determined depending on whether there is change or not.Press the selection switch (Sl) (8 ports) corresponding to the video cassette that can be provided.
When the video cassette is detected in step S13, the control unit □ gives a drive signal to the cassette delivery device □ in step S14 to take out the selected video cassette from the cassette storage section. SI5
In step (2), the control unit (2) outputs the provision date and time information to the recording device (30B) on the side of the recognition information processing device, and records this information as a magnetic signal in the recognition unit of the bidet gift card taken out. Then, the control unit (3) sends the video cassette taken out to the outlet a61 in step S1, and in step S1 outputs print information indicating the amount received, the date and time of provision, the type of video cassette provided, etc. to the printer (c) and drives it. A receipt with this information printed will be issued. Next, the control unit (2) checks whether the card flag is set in step S's, and if it is not set, clears all internal registers F, R, to Rn of the CPU (211) in step 821.

In addition, when the card flag is set, in step S19, the control unit (■) outputs the history information with new information added due to the card being used to the card processing device 6υ, and rewrites the history information in step 820. The internal register is cleared in step 1, Stt, which controls the card return of the card processing device G3]).

Next, when the customer inserts the video cassette into the return receiving section for return, in step S2□, the control section ■ operates the magnetic signal reader 6D to inspect the recognition section, and in step S23, the control section ■ recognizes the video cassette. Determine whether the file contains identification information. If a video cassette or something similar to a video cassette unrelated to this device is fraudulently inserted into the return acceptance section α&, no identification information will be detected by the reading device (30A) of the % recognition information processing device ■, ensuring reliable discrimination. be done. When a proper video cassette is inserted into the return receiving section u81, Ittl
l Obe ■ identifies the sales information in the recognition information in step St4, determines whether it is a sales-only cassette, and then
In the same step, the provision date and time information of the recognition information is determined to determine whether the return deadline has been met. and 32
The quality of the returned video cassette is checked in step 6, and if it is normal, a drive signal is given to the cassette loading device @ in step St to load the cassette inserted into the return receiving section U into the machine. Next, in step S, the i control unit (2I) outputs the security deposit amount information in the recognition information 5 to the coin sorting processing device (2) or banknote identification processing device (c), and outputs the coin dispensing device and banknotes included in this device. The deposit is refunded by driving the dispensing device.

As mentioned above (the present invention is based on the past O usage status of the inserted card ((
The price at which the product is offered is determined based on this information. The usage status of the card is recorded on the card as history information, and in the embodiment, the number of uses is recorded, but the total amount paid for sales or rentals by using the card may also be recorded. In this example, a device having both sales and rental functions is described, but it may also be a device exclusively used for falling slopes.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, detailed services can be provided to the card owner, thereby improving the operating rate of the device, since the price of the product is determined according to the usage status of the card.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining the configuration of the present invention in blocks, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the appearance of a video cassette providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram thereof, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the control section. (3)...Input amount calculation device, (4)...Card processing device, (51...Control device, (81...Selection section, (9)...Article delivery device. Applicant: Sanyo Denki Co., Ltd. 1 other agent Patent attorney Takuji Nishino 1 other person Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input amount calculation device that calculates the amount of money inserted into the money insertion device, and a device that reads card history information recorded on the card inserted into the card insertion device and records new card history information by selling products. An article providing device comprising: a card processing device for processing the article; and a control device for determining the offering price of the article according to card history information and controlling the provision of the article.