KR101041940B1 - A vending machine for selling gold-bar - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gold bar vending machine, an offline sales unit (10); An online sales unit 20; Security monitoring means (30); Call means 40; A central controller 50; A memory unit 60; Sensor means 70; A communication interface unit 80; A comprehensive management server 90; It is composed of a database (DB) so that the price of goods changes frequently, such as gold bars (hereinafter referred to as "gold bar") can be conveniently purchased with an unmanned vending machine, and the payment method of goods sold in the vending machine is cash and It is possible to make payments with the card together, and to prevent theft and remotely communicate with the user and the vending machine manager. In addition, by adding the ability to use the Internet to the vending machine, you can purchase goods online using the Internet, the buyer of the product can sell the goods to the seller of the product through the vending machine as needed, unmanned vending machine By selling products offline and online, and economically This particular product is a useful invention that the advantages available to buy.

Gold bar, vending machine, offline sales department, online sales department, internet network.

Description

A vending machine for selling gold-bar}

The present invention relates to a vending machine for selling goods to an unmanned vending machine, and more particularly, it is possible to conveniently purchase goods such as gold bars (hereinafter referred to as "gold bars") in which the price of the goods changes from time to time with an unmanned vending machine on-line. Gold bar vending machine that can be purchased online while using the internet, and has various functions to repurchase products from buyers, which can increase the convenience of product purchases to the buyers and facilitate the management of the vending machine efficiently. It is about.

In general, an automatic vending machine (hereinafter, referred to as a "vending machine") is an apparatus that can sell various goods such as beverages, coffee, tobacco, daily necessities, etc., and is installed in public places, amusement parks, supermarkets, etc. And a machine configured to automatically deliver goods desired by the user when the card is inserted.

In recent years, vending machines that can be used by consumers for 24 hours because a new distribution structure is required due to changes in marketing environment due to changes in mass production, mass consumption, and consumption patterns due to the transition from labor-intensive industrial structure to technology-intensive industrial society. Installations are on the rise.

Therefore, in addition to the emergence of new distribution structures such as supermarkets and shopping centers, the emergence of unmanned vending machines was inevitable due to rising labor costs, restrictions on places, and convenience of purchase.

On the other hand, vending machines in a broad sense sell goods by coins, banknotes, and cards, such as beverage vending machines, food vending machines, tobacco vending machines, ticket vending machines, daily vending machines (stamps, postcards, socks, tissue paper, hygiene products). , Newspapers, magazine vending machines, ID photo shooters, etc.).

Such a vending machine is a so-called touch type device for displaying a product discharge mechanism for discharging goods stored in the outside to the outside, an input port (payment mechanism) for inputting money, and inputting predetermined information while displaying various kinds of information. A display and a control device for controlling the operation of the product discharge mechanism, displaying various types of information on the display and processing the information input from the display are provided.

The control device is configured to display a product selection screen on the display when the amount of money put into the input port is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and the selected product (product to be discharged) based on information input from the display by the purchaser who has seen the product selection screen. ) And the corresponding product is discharged to the outside by the product discharging mechanism, and after discharging the product, the product selection screen is displayed again on the display, and the selected product is recognized and responded based on the information input from the display. A process of discharging goods to the outside by the product discharging mechanism is executed in sequence.

The vending machine is equipped with an additional monitor to implement the advertising function in addition to the sale of the product, but since the price of the product can be sold only a constant price of the product is often changed gold bars (hereinafter referred to as "gold bar" The flaw was that it could not be sold.

In addition, the conventional vending machine has a problem that the vending machine is not provided with a means for remotely communicating with the anti-theft means or a user who is a user and a vending machine manager.

In addition, the conventional vending machine described above also has the inconvenience of not being able to purchase the goods online using the Internet.

The present invention has been invented to solve various defects and problems caused by the conventional vending machine in view of the above circumstances, the object of which is to unmanned goods such as gold bars (hereinafter referred to as "gold bars") that the price of the goods changes from time to time There is a gold bar vending machine that can be conveniently purchased as a vending machine.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a payment means for payment of goods sold in the vending machine with cash, and the convenience of purchasing the goods provided with an anti-theft means and a means for remotely communicating with the user and the vending machine manager. It is to provide a gold bar vending machine that can increase and efficiently manage the vending machine.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a gold bar vending machine that adds a function of using the internet to a vending machine, thereby enabling purchase of goods online using the internet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a gold bar vending machine that allows a buyer of a product to sell a purchased product to a seller of the product through a vending machine as needed.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a gold bar vending machine that can sell goods offline and online with an unmanned vending machine, thereby significantly reducing the selling price of the goods and purchasing the goods economically.

The gold bar vending machine of the present invention for achieving the above object is an offline sales unit for selling goods directly from the vending machine on-line; A merchandise repurchase unit for repurchasing merchandise from the buyer of the merchandise; An online sales unit that sells products online through an internet network; Security monitoring means for monitoring the impact on the vending machine or theft of goods; Call means for the manager to communicate with the product buyer; A central control unit for controlling the vending machine, controlling reading of the advertisement message in the memory unit, and remotely communicating with the integrated management server through the Internet network; A memory unit for storing a control program, setting data and advertisement data; Sensor means for detecting an abnormality of the remaining amount of the stored goods, the amount of money to be input and the discharge of the goods; A communication interface unit for connecting the vending machine to the integrated management server through the Internet network; A comprehensive management server connected to the Internet network and managing a plurality of vending machines located at remote locations; It is characterized by consisting of a database that manages the database of the advertising content of the vending machine, the installation location of the vending machine, identification information, and management status.

According to the present invention, a product such as a gold bar (hereinafter referred to as a "gold bar") whose price changes from time to time can be conveniently purchased with an unmanned vending machine, and a payment method of goods sold in the vending machine can be paid with a card with cash. In addition, the anti-theft means and a means for remotely communicating with the user and the vending machine manager can increase the convenience of purchasing the goods, and facilitate the management of the vending machine efficiently. It is possible to purchase goods online by using the Internet, the buyer of the goods can sell the goods to the seller of the goods through the vending machine as needed, and to sell the goods offline and online with the unmanned vending machine. Exceptionally low prices and significantly lower prices There point.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the gold bar vending machine of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a gold bar vending machine of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention gold bar vending machine includes an offline sales unit 10 for selling goods directly on the vending machine; A product repurchase unit 10 'for repurchasing the sale product from the buyer of the product; An online sales unit 20 for selling goods online through an internet network; Security monitoring means 30 for monitoring the impact on the vending machine or theft of goods; Call means (40) to communicate with the manager and the product purchaser; A central control unit 50 for controlling the vending machine and controlling reading of the advertisement message in the memory unit and remotely communicating with the integrated management server through the Internet network; A memory unit 60 for storing a control program, setting data, and advertisement data; Sensor means (70) for detecting an abnormality of the remaining amount of the stored goods and the amount of money to be put and the discharge of the goods; A communication interface unit 80 for connecting the vending machine to the integrated management server through the Internet network; A comprehensive management server 90 connected to the Internet network and managing a plurality of vending machines located at remote locations; It consists of a database (DB) which manages the database of the contents to be advertised, the installation location of the vending machine, identification information, and management status.

The product is gold, and it is preferable that the product is packaged in a case in the form of a gold bar or embedded in a case on a card.In a case or a card in which the gold bar is embedded, information on the weight, purity, origin, manufacturer, etc. of the product (gold bar) It is preferable that the barcode and hologram are recorded and the RFID IC chip is embedded in the gold bar.

The off-line sales unit 10 includes a product storage means 11 for storing a product to be sold in a vending machine, a product selection means 12 for selecting a product to be purchased, and a balance and a product for returning the balance with the product to be purchased. The sales means of the goods according to the discharge means 13, the cash input unit 14, the card payment unit 15, and the payment processing means 16 to settle the price of the goods to be purchased, and the price of the changed goods in real time. Composed of commodity price control means 17 to control, the printer 23 for outputting the payment receipt is further configured.

The merchandise storage means 11 is configured to be classified and stored according to the kind of goods (for example, by weight of a gold bar), and the merchandise selecting means 12 touches and selects the goods displayed on the screen to select them. And a keyboard 22 for selecting a product by operating a touch screen combined display 21 and a key, and the balance and product discharge means 13 can combine both the discharge of the purchased product and the return of change money. It consists of.

The card payment unit 15 includes a card touch unit 15a and a sign pad 15b, and the product price control unit 17 changes the price of the product in real time according to a command signal from the central controller 50. It is configured to control the payment processing means 16 to pay by.

In addition, the online sales unit 20 displays an advertisement and a product to be sold on the screen, and a touch screen combined display 21 for inputting mouth information by touch, and inputs input information while selecting the quantity of the product to be purchased. It consists of a keyboard 22 and a printer 23 for outputting a receipt.

The cash input unit 14, the card payment unit 15, the payment processing means 16, and the commodity price control means 17 is configured to be used both in offline sales and online sales, the security monitoring The means 30 comprises a surveillance camera 31 and an impact sensor 32 installed on the fireproof wall 11d in the vending machine, and the surveillance camera 31 is formed on the touch screen combined display 21. It consists of the 1st surveillance camera 31a and the 2nd surveillance camera 31b provided in the balance and product discharge means 13. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the product repurchase unit 10 'is a product input means 11' into which the repurchased product is inputted, and a product recognition means 12 'recognizing a product introduced into the product input means 11' and the inputted product. The product recognition unit 12 'includes a bar code reader and a hologram recognizer that reads a barcode on a card with a built-in goods detection sensor and a gold bar. It consists of an RFID reader.

In the product input means 11 ', a surveillance camera 11a' may be provided similarly to the balance and the product discharge means 13.

In addition, the call means 40 is installed on the upper part of the combined touch screen display 21, and is composed of a speaker 41, a microphone 42, and a call button 42.

The central control unit 50 controls each unit of the vending machine and controls reading and reading of advertisement messages in the memory unit, and remotely communicates with a comprehensive management server through an internet network. The memory unit 60 controls the central control unit. The control program of 50 and various setting data and advertisement data are stored, and the sensor means 70 includes a plurality of remaining amount detecting sensors for detecting a remaining amount of stored goods for each kind of goods, and a quantity of money for detecting the amount of money inputted. Consists of a sensor and a sensor for detecting the release of goods.

The communication interface 80 connects the vending machine to the integrated management server 90 through the Internet network or interfaces the integrated management server 90 through the Internet network for remote management and download of advertisement data.

The comprehensive management server 90 is connected to the Internet network to manage a plurality of vending machines in remote locations, and to create a variety of advertising data sent to the vending machine, product price management, product management, inventory management, sales by vending machines, obstacles In order to comprehensively manage settlement, the database DB stores and stores various types of information and data necessary for comprehensive management of the integrated management server 90 as a database.

2 is an external view of the gold bar vending machine of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 2, the main body case of the gold bar vending machine of the present invention is composed of an upper panel, a center panel, and a lower panel.

In the upper panel, a product storing means 11 is built-in, and the front of the center panel is a cash input portion 14 and a card payment portion 15 as a card touch portion 15a, a sign pad 15b, and a touch screen. As the combined display 21, the keyboard 22, the printer 23, the first surveillance camera 31a and the call means 30, a speaker 41, a microphone 42, and a call button 43 are installed. The panel is provided with a second surveillance camera 31b together with the balance and product discharge means 13, and a locking means 33 for locking the door, which is the front panel, on one side.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a product storage means according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the product storage means 11 of the gold bar vending machine of the present invention has a plurality of merchandise stacks 11a and goods stacked at the lower ends of the merchandise stacks 11a in which goods are classified according to types and loaded up and down. A product discharging means 11b for selectively discharging the selected product, a first sliding chute 11c and a second sliding chute 11c 'for slidingly moving the product discharged by the product discharging means 11b; And a fireproof wall (11d) covering the entire product stack (11a) up, down, front, back, left, and right, and the front of the fireproof wall (11d) is a door type to load the goods on the goods stack (11a) It is installed.

In addition, a purchase product accommodating part for accommodating the repurchased goods is installed in the right side under the second sliding chute 11c ', and the refractory wall surrounds the purchase product accommodating part.

Next will be described in detail the operation of the present invention gold bar vending machine configured as described above.

Figure 4 is a flow chart for performing the sale of goods on-offline using the gold bar vending machine of the present invention, Figure 5a is the initial screen of the combined touch screen display according to the present invention, Figures 5b and 5d is a touch screen for offline sales Display screen of the display, Figures 6a to 6c shows the display screen of the combined touch screen display at the time of offline sales, the gold bar vending machine of the present invention alternately through the touch screen combined display 21 the advertising screen and the product sales initial screen The buyer who wants to purchase the product offline while displaying the product sales initial screen as shown in FIG. 5A and displayed on the touch screen combined display 21 is displayed at the time of the offline purchase shown on the left side of FIG. 5A. Touch the product you wish to purchase (displayed the weight of the gold bar as a purchased product in Figure 5a) of the product display of. For example, if you want to purchase a 3g gold bar, touch the 3g on the screen (step S2).

In this way, the central control unit 50 of the gold bar vending machine determines that the sale is offline by the touch signal of step S2, and displays the offline purchase goods confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 5B on the combined touch screen display 21 (S3). step).

On the offline purchase product confirmation screen of FIG. 5B, the buyer checks the purchased product and touches the "buy" window if the product to be purchased is correct, and touches the "first page" window if the product is not to be purchased. After the screen of FIG. 5A is displayed, select the product to be purchased again by executing the step S2, or touch the number of the product to be purchased among the products displayed at the bottom of the screen by touching the left and right arrows at the bottom of the screen. Select your purchases, check your purchases and touch the "Buy" window.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5C, the "Purchase" window appears as a display window of "Please pay with cash or card" as shown in FIG. 5C. In this state, the buyer inputs cash into the cash input unit 14 to settle the payment. Or touch the card to the card touch unit (15a) to pay.

When the purchaser pays cash in the cash input unit 14, the central control unit 50 determines whether the cash is completed during the set time (step S4), and the payment is made in step S4. If it is not completed, the process returns to the step S1 and displays the advertisement and product sale screen.

When the payment is completed in step S4, the amount of money input is detected by the money amount sensor of the sensor unit 70 to determine whether the input payment amount reaches the selling price of the selected product (step S5). 50 controls the corresponding product discharging means 11b of the merchandise storage means 110, and the payment processing means 16 processes the settlement amount to discharge the selected product through the balance and the product discharging means 13, , If there is change, return the change and print the receipt from the printer 23 of the duvet (step S6).

If the payment amount input in step S5 does not reach the selling price of the selected product, the process returns to step S4 and steps S4 and below proceed sequentially.

In the case of the card payment after the execution of step S3, the buyer touches the card to the card touch unit 15a to make a payment. In this case, the user may make payment according to the guide message displayed on the combined touch screen display 21.

That is, when the purchaser touches the card to the card touch unit 15a, the central control unit 50 determines whether the card is usable, and if it is impossible, displays the "not available" in the message window MW. A prompt message "Enter the installment period" is displayed. Accordingly, when the buyer inputs the installment period by operating the keyboard 22, the message in the message window (MW) indicates "Please sign" and the buyer signs the sign pad ( After signing 15b), the message in the message window (MW) says "Card payment is in progress." → "The payment was successful." → The selected product is discharged through the balance and the product discharging means 13 as in the case of the cash input, while guiding the message such as "draw the product from the lower product discharge port" one by one.

On the other hand, if the buyer wants to purchase the goods online, the buyer is in the state of initial purchase as shown in Figure 5a is displayed on the touch screen combined display 21 (step S1) the buyer at the time of online purchase shown on the right side of Figure 5a Touch the product you wish to purchase (display the weight of the gold bar, the right purchase goods in Figure 5a) of the product display of or enter the weight of the gold bar you want to buy on the display window using the keyboard 22 and the keyboard 22 Press the Enter key. For example, if you want to purchase a gold bar of 1g, using the keyboard 22 to enter 1g and press the enter key (step S2).

In this way, the central control unit 50 of the gold bar vending machine determines the on-line sales by the touch signal of the step S2 and displays the online purchase goods confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 6A on the combined touch screen display 21 (S3). step).

In the online purchase product confirmation screen of FIG. 6A, when the buyer checks the purchased product and the product to be purchased is correct, the buyer inputs the recipient information (receipt name, contact information, address to be received, request information) using the keyboard 22, and the shipping cost. After selecting a payment method, touch the "Order" window, and if the product you want to purchase does not fit, touch the "first page" window so that the screen of FIG. 5A appears and execute step S2 to select the product you want to purchase. Select again (step S11).

The payee information entered here may be a buyer of a product that purchases and pays for the product, and the buyer and the recipient of the product may be different. In other words, if you need a gift for a variety of anniversary, you can enter the recipient of the gift as a recipient and purchase the product. In this case, a product purchased online is a system of programs in which the buyer or the recipient of the product (the recipient of the gift) will deliver it anywhere in the country or around the world if the buyer or the customer chooses it as a gift. Will ship to the world.

In the step S11, if the "payment upon receipt" is selected in the payment method of shipping, the buyer pays directly at the place where the goods are delivered. If the "payment at the time of order" is selected, the cash is input as in the case of purchasing the offline product. Payment can be made by directly entering the unit 14 or by touching the card to the card touch unit 15a.

That is, when the purchaser pays cash in the cash input unit 14, the central control unit 50 determines whether the cash is completed for the set time (step S12), and determines whether the payment is completed (step S12). If is not completed, the process returns to the step S1 and displays the advertisement and the product sale screen.

When the payment is completed in step S12, the amount of money input is detected by the money amount sensor of the sensor unit 70 to determine whether the input payment amount reaches the selling price of the selected product (step S13). As shown in FIG. 6, the "order completed" of the message window MW is displayed, and a receipt for the payment amount is output from the printer 23 (step S14).

If the payment amount input in step S13 does not reach the selling price of the selected product, the process returns to step S12 and steps S12 and below are sequentially performed.

In the case of the card payment after the execution of step S10, the buyer touches the card to the card touch unit 15a to make a payment. In this case, the user may make payment according to the guide message displayed on the combined touch screen display 21.

That is, when the purchaser touches the card to the card touch unit 15a, the central control unit 50 determines whether the card is usable, and if it is impossible, displays the "not available" in the message window MW. A prompt message "Enter the installment period" is displayed. Accordingly, when the buyer inputs the installment period by operating the keyboard 22, the message in the message window (MW) indicates "Please sign" and the buyer signs the sign pad ( After signing 15b), the message in the message window (MW) says "Card payment is in progress." → "You have successfully paid." → The receipt of the payment amount from the printer 23 is output while sequentially guiding the message such as "Order completed" (step S14), other order confirmation, distribution guide, A / S guide, return / refund guide on the screen Will be displayed.

As described above, a purchaser who purchases a product using the gold bar vending machine may cause inconvenience such as malfunction of the device or purchase a product on-line or online. When the call button 43 is pressed, the manager can be called to solve the inconvenience of using the manager and the speaker 41 and the microphone 42.

In addition, the buyer who purchased the product may sell the purchased product through the gold bar vending machine of the present invention. In this case, the buyer may sell the product to be sold by inputting the product input means 11 '.

That is, when the buyer inputs the product to be sold into the product input means 11 ′, the product input into the product input means 11 ′ is a purchased product detection sensor, bar coder reader, hologram recognizer of the product recognition means 12 ′. And the information recognized and recognized by the RFID reader is transmitted to the central control unit 50, the central control unit 50 judges the purchase goods and when the repurchase approval procedure of the goods is finished, approves the repurchase to the customer and immediately the central control unit (50). ) Judges the purchase product and transmits the purchase price information corresponding to the purchase product to the payment processing means 16 through the balance and product discharge means 13 to the person who sells the product under the control of the payment processing means 16. The amount of the sell-off will be paid or the amount of the sell-off will be paid by wire transfer.

In addition, the image captured by the first surveillance camera 31a and the second surveillance camera 31a, which are the surveillance cameras 30 of the security surveillance unit 30, is stored in the memory unit 60, and the comprehensive management server 90. When the administrator monitors and monitors in real time, and the impact is applied to the fireproof wall 11d in the vending machine, the shock sensor 32 installed in the fireproof wall 11d detects the shock and the overall management server 90 In addition, it informs the security status of the vending machine and sends a shock detection signal to a separate security company that is connected to the security function to prevent the theft of goods by the security company.

In addition, the comprehensive management server 90 transmits the price information of the product which changes from time to time to the central control unit 50 to control each vending machine to sell the product at the price provided by the central control unit 50, and also each vending machine. Ad management by product management, inventory management, failure management, settlement management and sales analysis, etc. by storing the necessary data in the database (DB) and by transmitting to the central control unit 50 of each vending machine The content to be displayed on the screen such as an advertisement is displayed through the combined touch screen display 21.

While the present invention has been described as a preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

1 is a block diagram of a gold bar vending machine of the present invention;

2 is an external view of the present invention gold bar vending machine,

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a product storage means according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a flow chart for performing the sale of goods on-offline using the present invention gold bar vending machine,

5A is an initial screen of a combined touch screen display according to the present invention;

5B to 5D are display screens of a combined touch screen display for off-line sales,

6A to 6C are display screens of a combined touch screen display for online sales,

Description of the Related Art

10: offline sales department 10 ': product repurchase department

11: merchandise storage means 11 ': merchandise input means

11a: Loading goods 11a ': Sensor

11b: product discharging means 11c: first sliding chute

11c ': First sliding suit 11d: Fireproof wall

12: product selection means 12 ': product recognition means

13: balance and product discharge means 14: cash input means

15: payment card 16: payment processing means

17: product price control means 20: online sales department

21: touch screen combined display 22: keyboard

23: printer 30: security monitoring means

31: surveillance camera 31a: the first surveillance camera

31b: second surveillance camera 32: shock sensor

33: locking means 40: call means

41: speaker 42: microphone

50: central control unit 60: memory unit

70: sensor means 80: communication interface unit

90: Comprehensive management server DB: Database

Claims (8)

An offline sales unit 10 for selling the goods directly on the vending machine; A product repurchase unit 10 'for repurchasing the sale product from the buyer of the product; An online sales unit 20 for selling goods online through an internet network; Security monitoring means 30 for monitoring the impact on the vending machine or theft of goods; Call means (40) to communicate with the manager and the product purchaser; A central control unit 50 for controlling the vending machine and controlling reading of the advertisement message in the memory unit and remotely communicating with the integrated management server through the Internet network; A memory unit 60 for storing a control program, setting data, and advertisement data; Sensor means (70) for detecting an abnormality of the remaining amount of the stored goods and the amount of money to be put and the discharge of the goods; A communication interface unit 80 for connecting the vending machine to the integrated management server through the Internet network; A comprehensive management server 90 connected to the Internet network and managing a plurality of vending machines located at remote locations; In the gold bar vending machine consisting of a database (DB) for managing the database of the advertising content of the vending machine, the installation location of the vending machine, identification information, management information; The off-line sales unit 10 includes a product storage means 11 for storing a product to be sold in a vending machine, a product selection means 12 for selecting a product to be purchased, and a balance and a product for returning the balance with the product to be purchased. The sales means of the goods according to the discharge means 13, the cash input unit 14, the card payment unit 15, and the payment processing means 16 to settle the price of the goods to be purchased, and the price of the changed goods in real time. Composed of commodity price control means 17 to control, the printer 23 for outputting the payment receipt is further configured; The product repurchase unit 10 'is a product input means 11' into which repurchased goods are input, a product recognition means 12 'recognizing a product to be input into the product input means 11', and a product The product recognition means 12 'comprises a purchased product detection sensor for detecting the input product and a barcode reader for reading a barcode on a card with a built-in gold bar, a hologram recognizer, and a gold bar. It consists of an RFID reader that recognizes the information recorded on the built-in RFID IC chip, and when the repurchase approval procedure is completed by the product recognition means of the product recognition means 12 ', the customer approves the repurchase and immediately pays (cash or Bank transfer); The call means 40 is a gold bar vending machine, characterized in that composed of a speaker 41 and a microphone 42 and the call button 43 is installed on the combined touch screen display 21. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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