KR100415152B1 - Automatic vending machine with the function of advertisment and game and method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine equipped with advertisements and game functions, in which coffee, cola, cider, and other drinks are purchased with a vending machine while the game is expected to have an advertising effect. Currency accepting means for accepting the money entered into the system, storage means for storing the type and content of the game, display means for displaying the type of the game on the front of the vending machine, judging whether the user has selected the game function, Game execution means for executing the selected game when the game is executed by the game execution means, and a decision for determining the win or lose, and a currency return means for returning the money entered when it is determined that the user has won the win or loss decision means. When it is determined that the user has lost in the decision-making means. When the game is not executed, the money input from the outside is stored in the money receiving means.

By using a vending machine equipped with such advertisement and game functions, the user can withdraw the desired product free of charge, the vending machine owner can obtain additional income as an advertising fee, and the advertiser can advertise more efficiently.

Description

Automatic vending machine with the function of advertisment and game and method using the same}

The present invention relates to a vending machine equipped with advertising and game functions (hereinafter referred to as a "vending machine") and a method of using the same. In particular, an advertisement effect is expected while purchasing a beverage such as coffee, cola, cider, etc. while playing a game. The present invention relates to a vending machine having an advertisement and a game function and a method of using the same.

In general, the vending machine is automatically discharged through the product outlet by sequentially leaving a single product such as coffee, tobacco, canned beverage, and ramen having a certain size in a state in which it is placed in a predetermined storage space in the vending machine according to the input of bills or coins. As a device provided to a buyer, the goods can be conveniently purchased through a vending machine provided on a sidewalk of a general road or in a building without having to go to a general convenience store or a store for the purchase of goods.

However, the conventional vending machine as described above is limited to the specific single article having a certain specification is simply discharged through the discharge port and provided to the purchaser by inserting the bill or coin. Therefore, there is a problem that the structure is very vulnerable to actively induce or satisfy the buyer's desires and interests that are increasingly diversified, resulting in a decrease in sales profits and no contribution to the creation of added value.

As an example of solving the above problems there is a technique disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-0018050.

That is, in the above publication, an additional game can be played on the vending machine, and after the user puts the bills into the game, the user executes the game to obtain a virtual money (a specially made circular chip) when the user wins, and when the user loses, the original input is made. The amount of money is lost, and the user can add additional bills to play the game again or select a desired item.

However, the above-described prior art simply adds a gambling game to the vending machine, and does not have much effect on the user who wants to select only coffee or canned beverage.

Moreover, since the gambling property is strong in such a vending machine, it is also very doubtful whether it can be installed with an actual vending machine by causing melancholy.

In addition, in a general vending machine, for example, a coffee vending machine, advertisements are displayed on the front of the vending machine, but after the user inserts coins or bills into the inlet, the user presses a selection button to select the type of coffee, Until the coffee was withdrawn, the state of the draw was taken, so the advertising did not work.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems described above, a vending machine and a method for using the vending machine having a game function that can withdraw a desired product for free when the user runs the game and win the game To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of exhibiting an advertising function in the game described above and a method of using the same.

1 is an external perspective view of a vending machine according to the present invention;

2 is an explanatory diagram of a coin discrimination mechanism used as an example of money determination means used in the vending machine of the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

4 is a block diagram for executing a game of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of executing the game shown in FIG. 4;

6 illustrates a state of a game executed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: vending machine 102: bill insertion slot

103: coin insertion hole 104: return lever

105: input amount display window 106: vending machine status display window

107: currency payment port 108: price display and article selection unit

109: item outlet 110: game display window

111: Game Switch

In order to achieve the above object, the vending machine equipped with the advertisement and game functions of the present invention detects money input from the outside and judges its authenticity, money accommodating means for accommodating money input from the outside, the type and content of the game. By storage means for storing, display means for displaying the type of game on the front of the vending machine, game execution means for judging whether or not the user has selected a game function, and executing the selected game when the game is selected, and game execution means. Win / loss determining means for determining the win or loss of the executed game, and currency return means for returning the money put in when the win determination means determines that the user has won, when the win determination means determines that the user lost or when the user said If you do not play the game, the externally entered currency will It is made of a structure that is accommodated.

Further, in the vending machine of the present invention, the display means is made of an LCD window, and the game is made of one of a bingo game or a slot machine game.

Moreover, in the vending machine of this invention, the card of a bingo game or a slot machine game consists of an advertisement.

Moreover, in the vending machine of the present invention, the storage means for storing the type and content of the game, the game execution means, and the win / loss decision means are made of a one-chip microprocessor.

In addition, in the use of the vending machine to achieve the above object, a vending machine that sells coffee, cans, beverages, or ramen, etc., stores bingo games or slot machine games in the vending machine, and the type of the game is displayed to the outside through the display window In the method of using a vending machine in which the displayed game card is displayed, the step of detecting the currency input from the outside and determining its authenticity, judging whether or not the user has selected the game function, and when the game is selected Executing the selected game, determining the winning or losing of the executed game, returning the money entered when the user is determined to win in the winning or losing decision step, and when the winning or determining is determined When the user does not play the game, externally entered currency It is housed in the vending machine.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description and the accompanying drawings.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in drawing, the same code | symbol shows the same part, and the repeated description is abbreviate | omitted. In addition, the money in a present Example refers to a banknote or a coin.

1 is an external perspective view of the vending machine 100 according to the present invention.

Vending machine 100 of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, a conventional banknote insertion hole 102, coin insertion hole 103, return lever 104 to return the inputted money, input amount display window (displayed) 105), the vending machine status display window 106 indicating the state of the vending machine 100, the currency payment 107 for returning the put bill or the change of money, displaying the price and type of the goods to be sold and selecting the goods Price and item selection unit 108 and an item outlet 109 for discharging the selected item.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 110 denotes a game display window made of an LCD displaying a game according to the present invention from the front of the vending machine 100, and reference numeral 111 denotes a game for executing a game shown in the game display window 100. Switch.

Fig. 2 is a coin discrimination mechanism used as an example of currency determining means used in the vending machine of the present invention.

In Fig. 2, the coin selecting mechanism 1 includes a main body 2 constituting the apparatus main body, a gate plate 3 covering the upper and lower portions of the main body freely and a front cover covering the lower part of the main body 2 ( 4)

Between the lower part of this main body 2 and the front cover 4 which covers this lower part, several coin paths which are not shown in figure, and several coin classification levers which are not shown which classify input coins into these coin paths are arrange | positioned. It is.

Moreover, between the main body 2 and the gate plate 3 which covers the upper part freely, the coin inlet 17 and the coin path 5 inclined so as to guide the coin thrown in from this coin inlet 17 are formed. In the middle of the coin passage 5, authenticity determination means 6 for discriminating the kind and authenticity of coins that pass through is disposed.

The authenticity determination means 6 is an oscillation coil arranged to provide an interval such that one coin 9 passes through both sides of the coin passage 5, as shown in FIG. 7) and the receiving coil (8).

The oscillation coil 7 is arranged in a box 10 separate from the gate plate 3, the box 10 being freely supported for rotation about the main body 2 via an axis 11 arranged at the top. The force is applied in the direction away from the main body 2 by the coil spring 12 wound around the shaft 11.

The lower end 10a of the box 10 constitutes a part of the bottom surface of the coin passage 5.

In Fig. 2, reference numeral 15 denotes a gate lever for forcibly discharging the coin, which is in contact with the protrusion 15a, and 20 denotes a gate for changing the traveling direction of the coin falling from the coin inlet 17. Rail.

2 and 3 illustrate that the oscillation coil 7 and the reception coil 8 are configured to determine the authenticity of the coin 9, the oscillation coil 7 and the reception coil are used for discriminating banknotes. (8) A light emitting sensor and a light receiving sensor may be used instead, and a specific configuration for discriminating the authenticity of the input money is not the object of the present invention, and thus is omitted in this embodiment.

Next, a structure and method for executing a game of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

4 is a block diagram for executing a game of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of executing the game shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state of the executed game.

In Fig. 4, reference numeral 41 denotes authenticity determination means for determining the type and authenticity of the money with respect to the money put in order to purchase a desired item from the outside of the vending machine 100, and reference numeral 42 denotes the input money. It is a currency return means for returning change money when the user requests a return or the difference between the purchase price of the item and the amount of money entered, and when the user wins the game, (43) is a currency return means. It is a means of accepting money.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a control means for controlling each means for an operation selected by the user in the vending machine 100, 45 a one-chip microprocessor with a memory function, and 46 a vending machine type. And display means corresponding to the game display window 110.

The one-chip microprocessor 45 is a storage means 451 having a function of a memory for storing the type and contents of the game in the game display window 110 of the vending machine 100, and determines whether the user has selected a game function. And game execution means 452 for executing the selected game when the game is selected, and win / loss determination means 453 for determining the win or loss of the game executed by the game execution means 452.

Next, a method of executing a game while purchasing an article according to FIG. 5 will be described.

In FIG. 5, when a user inputs money into the banknote insertion slot 102 or the coin insertion slot 103 to purchase a desired item from the vending machine 100 (hereinafter, a case where a coin is inserted for convenience of explanation) will be described. (S51), the authenticity determination means 41 judges the authenticity of the coin 9 injected using the oscillation coil 7 and the receiving coil 8, as shown in FIG. At this time, if it is determined that the coin 9 is forged, the coin is returned to the currency payment port 107 by the currency return means 42 (S53).

If it is determined in step S52 that the coin is true, the amount of money input by the control means 44 is checked and displayed on the input amount display window 105 (S54), and whether the input amount is suitable for purchasing the goods or changes. It is determined whether to pay (S55), and if you need to pay change, calculate the change (S56).

If it is determined in step S55 that the change is not to be paid and the user selects the item to be purchased (S57), the operation for discharging the item corresponding to the menu selected by the control means 44 to the item return port 109 is performed. In operation S58, it is determined whether the user executes the game in operation S59. That is, it is determined whether the user has operated the game switch 111.

If the user has not executed the game in step S59, the money put by the user is accepted in the money receiving means 43 (S60), and only the change is paid to the money paying slot 107 (S61). .

On the other hand, the operation of discharging the article to the article return port 109 is executed in step S58, and step S59, which is a procedure for determining whether or not the user executes the game, may be omitted. That is, in the case where step S59 is omitted, the game is always executed and proceeds to step S62 despite the user's intention.

Next, when the user executes a bingo game or slot machine game stored in the game storage means 451, the type of the game is displayed on the game display window 110 via the display means 46.

As shown by way of example in Fig. 6, the game displayed on the game display window has a card shape in which three rows and three columns of cards display specific advertisements, and the game attempted by the user by the game execution means 452 is executed. In the row / column, the winning / deciding determining unit 453 judges whether the same advertisement matches each other, that is, whether or not the winner is won (S62).

As shown in Fig. 6, when the advertisements in the first row match, the control means 44 forcibly operates the return lever 104 to return the money input by the user to the money paying slot 107.

In the case of not winning at step S62, the flow returns to step S60 to accept the money entered by the user.

As mentioned above, although the invention made by this inventor was demonstrated concretely according to the said Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

In the above description, the case where the money is put into the vending machine has been described, but it is of course applicable to the case where the vending machine is used as a personal terminal or a mobile phone.

According to the present invention, by using a vending machine equipped with the above advertisement and game functions, when a user purchases a desired item with the vending machine, the user enjoys the game while the item is discharged, and also wins the game free of charge when winning the game. It is possible to withdraw, and the owner of the vending machine can expect the increase in sales by replacing the payment with the income of advertising even if the user withdraws the goods for free as described above.

In addition, the advertiser requesting the advertisement on the vending machine has an advantage of maximizing the advertisement effect because the user pays close attention to the advertisement of the company during the game.

Claims (6)

In the vending machine with advertising and game functions, Authenticity determination means for detecting money input from the outside and determining the authenticity thereof, Money receiving means for receiving the money introduced from the outside, Game storage means for storing bingo games and slot machine games, etc., Game execution means for executing the selected game when a game to be executed is selected from the games stored in the game storage means; Display means for displaying, on the front of the vending machine, a card consisting of a kind of the bingo game or a slot machine game and an advertisement when executing the selected game; Win / loss determination means for determining the win / loss for the game executed by the game execution means, And a money return means for returning the committed money when it is determined in the win / loss determination means that the user has won, And when the user determines that the user has lost the game, or when the user does not play the game, the externally charged money is stored in the money receiving means. The method of claim 1, The game execution means further comprises a means for determining whether or not the user has selected the game function. delete delete A vending machine that sells coffee, canned beverages or ramen, etc., which stores bingo games or slot machine games in the vending machine, the types of the games are displayed externally through the display window, and the cards of the displayed games are composed of advertisements. In the use method of the vending machine, Determining the authenticity by detecting money input from the outside, Determining whether the user has selected the game function, and executing the selected game when the game is selected, Determining the winning or losing of the executed game and displaying a card made of advertisement on a display window; Returning the entered money when it is determined that the user has won in the win / loss decision step, And when the user is determined to have lost the game or when the user has not played the game, money input from the outside is stored in the vending machine. A vending machine that sells coffee, canned beverages or ramen, etc., which stores bingo games or slot machine games in the vending machine, the types of the games are displayed externally through the display window, and the cards of the displayed games are composed of advertisements. In the use method of the vending machine, Determining the authenticity by detecting money input from the outside, Executing the selected game when the user selects a desired game among the stored games, Determining the winning or losing of the executed game and displaying a card made of advertisement on a display window; Returning the entered money when it is determined that the user has won in the win / loss decision step, And when the user is determined to have lost the game or when the user has not played the game, money input from the outside is stored in the vending machine.