KR102213705B1 - Method and apparatus for distributing sales amount of vending machine to at least one user - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application discloses a method and a device for distributing the sale amount of a vending machine to at least one user. The vending machine includes a first display, a second display, and each components, such as a container, a plurality of powder boxes, an ice-maker, etc., containing ingredients for preparing a beverage.

Description

Method and apparatus for distributing the sales amount of the vending machine to at least one user {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING SALES AMOUNT OF VENDING MACHINE TO AT LEAST ONE USER}

The present application relates to a method and apparatus for distributing a sales amount of a vending machine to at least one user.

A beverage vending machine can provide various types of beverages, and can quickly manufacture an ordered beverage among various types of beverages and provide them to a user. Since the beverage vending machine can be provided in various places, a user can easily order and receive beverages through the beverage vending machine.

However, in a conventional beverage vending machine, beverage production and beverage provision are performed in one space, so accidents such as putting a user's hand in to receive the beverage provision while beverage production is being performed in the one space can be prevented. There was no. Accordingly, during beverage production, beverage production is disturbed, resulting in a decrease in the completeness of the manufactured beverage, and as unintentional accidents are not prevented, harm is inflicted on the user's body, and the user's ability to provide beverage services provided by the beverage vending machine Satisfaction may decrease.

Accordingly, the operation of the beverage vending machine, such as beverage manufacturing and beverage provision, is implemented to be performed in a separate space, so that it is a time when it is required to implement a beverage vending machine to improve the satisfaction of the beverage provision service.

According to an embodiment of the present application, one task is to improve the satisfaction of the beverage providing service by allowing the operation of each vending machine (e.g., beverage manufacturing operation, beverage provision operation, and product provision operation) to be performed in a separate space. It is to provide a vending machine and its operation method.

According to an embodiment of the present application, another task is to provide a vending machine that improves the efficiency of profit distribution by automatically calculating profits for users associated with the vending machine when beverage sales and payment are completed, and an operation method thereof. have.

According to an embodiment of the present application, another task is to calculate the payment cost by automatically calculating the payment cost to users associated with the vending machine when payment for the purchase is completed when the material for zero beverage is insufficient. It is to provide a vending machine that improves the efficiency of the machine and its operation method.

The problem to be solved by the present application is not limited to the above-described problems, and the problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings. .

According to an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a beverage vending machine, comprising: a first display; A second display; Each of the components including materials for manufacturing beverages, comprising: a barrel including a space for preparing coffee beans, a plurality of powder boxes including raw materials for beverage manufacturing, an ice maker, and a water supply device; A discharge device connected to the configurations for discharging the materials from the configurations; A cup holder provided with a plurality of cups; Articles provided with straws and leads; A support for forming a beverage manufacturing space, a beverage providing space, and an article providing space defined by spaces formed on the outer surface; A cup support provided in the beverage preparation space defined on the support; A moving member for moving the cup support; Payment device; And a control circuit, wherein while displaying an advertisement on the first display, receiving an input for ordering a beverage on the second display, and in response to receiving an input for ordering the beverage, the Payment for the ordered beverage is performed using a payment device, and payment information including information on the amount of the paid beverage is transmitted to the server in response to the completion of the payment for the beverage, and the server The first cup of the plurality of cups is transferred from the cup holder to the cup of the beverage manufacturing space in response to the distribution of the amount of the paid beverage based on payment information and the payment for the beverage is completed. Control to be placed on a support, and control to discharge some of the ingredients for making the ordered beverage from at least some of the configurations to the first cup, using the dispensing device, and When manufacturing is completed, the cup support is moved on the support by using the moving member to provide the first cup containing the prepared beverage placed on the cup support to the user, and the article holder A beverage vending machine may be provided that is set to discharge the straw and the lid through the article providing space.

According to an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a method of operating a beverage vending machine, comprising: receiving an input for ordering a beverage on a second display while displaying an advertisement on a first display; In response to receiving the input for ordering the beverage, performing payment for the ordered beverage using the payment device; In response to the completion of payment for the beverage, transmitting payment information including information on the amount of the beverage to be paid to the server, wherein the server includes the payment of the beverage based on the payment information. Controlling a first cup of the plurality of cups from the cup holder to be placed on the cup holder of the beverage production space in response to the distribution of the amount of money and completion of payment for the beverage; Controlling the first cup to discharge some of the ingredients for making the ordered beverage from at least some of the configurations comprising ingredients for making a beverage using a dispensing device; When the production of the ordered beverage is completed, providing the first cup containing the prepared beverage placed on the cup support by moving the cup supporter on the supporter by using a moving member ; And discharging the straw and the lid from the article holder through the article providing space.

The means for solving the problem is not limited to the above-described solutions, and solutions that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings. .

According to an embodiment of the present application, a vending machine for improving the satisfaction of a beverage providing service by allowing the operation of each vending machine (e.g., beverage manufacturing operation, beverage provision operation, and product provision operation) to be performed in a separate space, and the same A method of operation may be provided.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, when sales and payment of beverages are completed, a vending machine and an operating method thereof for improving the efficiency of profit distribution by automatically calculating profits for users associated with the vending machine may be provided.

According to an embodiment of the present application, when payment for the purchase is completed when there is a shortage of ingredients for zero beverages, the payment cost to users associated with the vending machine is automatically calculated to improve the efficiency of calculation of payment costs. A vending machine and a method of operating the same can be provided.

According to various embodiments, effects are not limited to the above-described effects, and effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the present specification and the accompanying drawings. .

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of devices constituting a beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present application.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a beverage vending machine and a server according to an embodiment of the present application.
3 is a view for explaining an example of devices provided outside the beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application.
4 is a view for explaining an example of devices provided inside the beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of a beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present application.
6 is a diagram for explaining an example of an operation of providing an interface for ordering beverages of a beverage vending machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.
7 is a view for explaining an example of an operation of paying a beverage by a beverage vending machine and calculating an amount by a server according to an embodiment of the present application.
8 is a view for explaining an example of an operation of manufacturing a beverage, providing a beverage, and providing an article in a beverage vending machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.
9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the operation of the beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present application.
10 is a view for explaining an example of an operation of distributing a payment amount by a server according to measurement of the amount of material in the beverage vending machine and payment of insufficient Jae-ryong according to an embodiment of the present application.

According to an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a beverage vending machine, comprising: a first display; A second display; Each of the components including materials for manufacturing beverages, comprising: a barrel including a space for preparing coffee beans, a plurality of powder boxes including raw materials for beverage manufacturing, an ice maker, and a water supply device; A discharge device connected to the configurations for discharging the materials from the configurations; A cup holder provided with a plurality of cups; Articles provided with straws and leads; A support for forming a beverage manufacturing space, a beverage providing space, and an article providing space defined by spaces formed on the outer surface; A cup support provided in the beverage preparation space defined on the support; A moving member for moving the cup support; Payment device; And a control circuit, wherein while displaying an advertisement on the first display, receiving an input for ordering a beverage on the second display, and in response to receiving an input for ordering the beverage, the Payment for the ordered beverage is performed using a payment device, and payment information including information on the amount of the paid beverage is transmitted to the server in response to the completion of the payment for the beverage, and the server The first cup of the plurality of cups is transferred from the cup holder to the cup of the beverage manufacturing space in response to the distribution of the amount of the paid beverage based on payment information and the payment for the beverage is completed. Control to be placed on a support, and control to discharge some of the ingredients for making the ordered beverage from at least some of the configurations to the first cup, using the dispensing device, and When manufacturing is completed, the cup support is moved on the support by using the moving member to provide the first cup containing the prepared beverage placed on the cup support to the user, and the article holder A beverage vending machine may be provided that is set to discharge the straw and the lid through the article providing space.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the payment information may further include identification information for the beverage vending machine, and a beverage vending machine may be provided in which the related parties to the beverage vending machine are identified based on the identification information in the server. have.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, based on a method for distributing the amount stored in the server, a beverage vending machine may be provided in which the amount of the beverage is distributed to the identified persons.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, a beverage vending machine including at least one of a landlord, a tenant, or a manager may be provided for the related parties.

According to an embodiment of the present application, a plurality of sensors provided in the configurations for detecting the amount of the materials; further comprising, the control circuit: the amount of the materials by using the plurality of sensors Detect, identify a first material having an amount lower than a preset value among the materials, perform a payment for the purchase of the first material, and a payment amount for the first material based on the payment A beverage vending machine configured to transmit information to the server may be provided.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, a beverage vending machine may be provided, in which the payment amount for the first material is distributed to the identified parties based on a method for distributing the payment amount stored in the server. .

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a plurality of flat plates of transparent material are further included, wherein each of the plurality of flat plates is the beverage vending machine associated with each of the beverage manufacturing space, beverage provision space, and article provision space. A beverage vending machine may be provided, which is provided in the opening, and the beverage manufacturing space is implemented to be visually recognized by a user through a first plate provided in the beverage manufacturing space among the plurality of flat plates.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the control circuit: When the cup support is placed in the beverage providing space, a second plate provided in the beverage providing space among the plurality of flat plates is moved to move the beverage manufacturing space. A beverage vending machine may be provided that provides a user with a first cup containing the prepared beverage placed on the cup support by opening.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the cup support may include an outer wall, and an inner surface of the outer wall may be implemented to have a shape corresponding to the shape of the lower end of the first cup.

According to an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a method of operating a beverage vending machine, comprising: receiving an input for ordering a beverage on a second display while displaying an advertisement on a first display; In response to receiving the input for ordering the beverage, performing payment for the ordered beverage using the payment device; In response to the completion of payment for the beverage, transmitting payment information including information on the amount of the beverage to be paid to the server, wherein the server includes the payment of the beverage based on the payment information. Controlling a first cup of the plurality of cups from the cup holder to be placed on the cup holder of the beverage production space in response to the distribution of the amount of money and completion of payment for the beverage; Controlling the first cup to discharge some of the ingredients for making the ordered beverage from at least some of the configurations comprising ingredients for making a beverage using a dispensing device; When the production of the ordered beverage is completed, providing the first cup containing the prepared beverage placed on the cup support by moving the cup supporter on the supporter by using a moving member ; And discharging the straw and the lid from the article holder through the article providing space.

Various embodiments of this document and terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutes of the corresponding embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one or a plurality of the items unless clearly indicated otherwise in a related context. In this document, “A or B”, “at least one of A and B”, “at least one of A or B,” “A, B or C,” “at least one of A, B and C,” and “A Each of phrases such as "at least one of, B, or C" may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding one of the phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first", "second", or "first" or "second" may be used simply to distinguish the component from other corresponding components, and the components may be referred to in other aspects (eg, importance or Order) is not limited. Some (eg, a first) component is referred to as “coupled” or “connected” with or without the terms “functionally” or “communicatively” to another (eg, second) component. When mentioned, it means that any of the above components can be connected to the other components directly (eg by wire), wirelessly, or via a third component.

The term "module" used in this document may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic blocks, parts, or circuits. The module may be an integrally configured component or a minimum unit of the component or a part thereof that performs one or more functions. For example, according to an embodiment, the module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

Various embodiments of the present document include one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (eg, internal memory 136 or external memory 138) readable by a machine (eg, electronic device 101). It may be implemented as software (for example, the program 140) including them. For example, the processor (eg, the processor 120) of the device (eg, the electronic device 101) may call and execute at least one command among one or more commands stored from a storage medium. This makes it possible for the device to be operated to perform at least one function according to the at least one command invoked. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. A storage medium that can be read by a device may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here,'non-transient' only means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain a signal (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and this term refers to the case where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium. It does not distinguish between temporary storage cases.

According to an embodiment, a method according to various embodiments disclosed in the present document may be provided by being included in a computer program product. Computer program products can be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. Computer program products are distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (e.g. compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or through an application store (e.g. Play StoreTM) or two user devices (e.g. It can be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) directly between, e.g. smartphones) In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily generated in a storage medium that can be read by a device such as a server of a manufacturer, a server of an application store, or a memory of a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (eg, module or program) of the above-described components may include a singular number or a plurality of entities. According to various embodiments, one or more components or operations among the above-described corresponding components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (eg, a module or a program) may be integrated into one component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each component of the plurality of components in the same or similar to that performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. . According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, program, or other component are sequentially, parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically executed, or one or more of the above operations are executed in a different order or omitted. Or one or more other actions may be added.

1. Beverage Sales System

Hereinafter, a beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present application will be described.

In the present specification, the beverage sales system operates the beverage vending machine 100 to manufacture and provide a beverage (eg, coffee) corresponding to a menu selected by the user, and various amounts (eg, coffee) corresponding to the menu selected by the user. : Profits, payments, etc.) can be automatically settled and distributed. The beverage sales system manages the beverage vending machines 100 located in various places, and various amounts for related parties (eg, managers, lessors, etc.) related to the beverage vending machines 100 located in various places Can be automatically settled and distributed.

Hereinafter, the beverage sales system will be described in more detail.

2. Composition of beverage sales system

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of devices constituting a beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 1, the beverage sales system may include a beverage vending machine 100, a server 200, and electronic devices 300 of persons related to the beverage vending machine 100 (eg, managers, landlords, etc.). have. Meanwhile, since the smart topic management system may be properly implemented in a system type or an on-device type, this will be described later in "2.3 Table of Contents".

According to an embodiment of the present application, the beverage vending machine 100 includes materials for manufacturing beverages corresponding to various menus (eg, water, coffee beans, beverage powder, liquid beverage, etc.), and Based on the production of the beverage can be provided to the user. The beverage vending machine 100 manufactures a beverage in a beverage manufacturing space that can be visually recognized by the user so that the beverage manufacturing process can be observed by the user, and moves the manufactured beverage to the beverage provision space upon completion of beverage manufacturing so that the user obtains the beverage. can do. In addition, the beverage vending machine 100 may provide convenience so that a user can conveniently drink a beverage by providing predetermined articles (eg, straws and lids) through an article providing space along with beverage provision. As described above, the beverage vending machine 100 has a beverage manufacturing space, a beverage providing space, and an article providing space separately, and performing an operation suitable for the purpose of each space provides high quality to the user (e.g., high convenience and stability). This high, hygienic) beverage service can be provided. The beverage vending machine 100 is provided in various places, and can provide high-quality beverages to users at each location. Beverage vending machines 100 provided in various places may be operated by various parties. For example, the related parties may include managers, tenants, landlords, and the like. The manager is a person who manages the beverage vending machine 100, the tenant is a person who owns the beverage vending machine 100 and lends it to a lessor, and the lessor is a person who leases the beverage vending machine 100 from the tenant ( Or, it may be someone who wants to earn profits by operating it by borrowing). It is not limited to the bar described, and there may be various parties in the beverage vending machine 100 to which an amount should be charged according to the operation of the beverage vending machine 100, and there may be different parties for each beverage vending machine 100. For example, a beverage vending machine may have a manager, a landlord, and a tenant, but other beverage vending machines may have a landlord and a tenant without a manager, and the renter and tenant of a beverage vending machine and other beverage vending machines may be different people.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the server 200 may manage and settle various amounts (eg, proceeds, payment costs for purchasing materials, etc.) generated according to the operation of the beverage vending machine 100. The server 200 may accumulate information on beverage vending machines 100 provided in various places and information on related parties (eg, managers, lessors, tenants, etc.) associated with each of the beverage vending machines 100. . The server 200 calculates the amount generated by the beverage vending machines 100 operated in various places, and the amount calculated by the related parties (eg, manager, lessor, tenant) related to each beverage vending machine 100 Can be imposed by distributing them.

For example, the proceeds may be divided and distributed into manager proceeds, lessor proceeds, and tenant proceeds, and the proceeds may mean an amount excluding maintenance costs including material costs for beverage vending machines from sales of beverage vending machines. For example, the manager's proceeds may be a sum of a predetermined amount for a beverage vending machine and an amount corresponding to a preset first percent of the proceeds of the beverage vending machine, and the tenant's proceeds are the second predetermined amount of the proceeds of the beverage vending machine. It may be an amount corresponding to a percentage, and the lessor's profit may be an amount excluding the manager's profit and the lessee's profit from the profit. For example, the first percentage may be set to one of 0.1 to 5%, and the second percentage may be set to one of 30% to 60%. In addition, the predetermined predetermined amount may be set to one value in units of 10,000 won among 50,000 won to 100,000 won.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the external electronic device 300 is an electronic device of persons related to the beverage vending machine 100 (eg, manager, lessor, tenant, etc.), and the beverage vending machine 100 from the server 200 You can receive information on various amounts according to the operation of For example, the electronic device 300 includes personal terminals (eg, smart phone 301, etc.), electronic devices provided in a fixed location (eg, PC 302, etc.), and a movable personal notebook ( 303) may be included.

Meanwhile, the beverage sales system is not limited to the devices included in the beverage sales system illustrated in FIG. 1, and the beverage sales system may be implemented to include more devices or fewer devices. For example, although it will be described later in Table of Contents 2.2, the server 200 is not implemented, the beverage vending machine 100 manages the amount by itself, and the beverage vending machine 100 may charge an amount to those involved in the beverage vending machine 100.

2.1 An example of configurations of the beverage vending machine 100 and the server 200

Hereinafter, an example of components for performing the operation of the beverage vending machine 100 and the server 200 will be described.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a beverage vending machine 100 and a server 200 according to an embodiment of the present application. Meanwhile, it is not limited to the bar illustrated in FIG. 2, and the beverage vending machine 100 and the server 200 may include fewer or more configurations than the illustrated configurations. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 and the server 200 may be implemented to perform a corresponding operation by further including at least one component (eg, a settlement module 243) included in the server 200 to be described later. have.

Meanwhile, modules included in the control circuits (eg, the first control circuit 143, the second control circuit 242) of the beverage vending machine 100 and the server 200 described below (eg, payment module 144 ), the settlement module 243) may control the control circuit to perform an operation associated with the module. In other words, the modules are implemented as a program for controlling to perform an operation associated with the module, a computer-readable code, a process or instructions, and when the modules are executed by the control circuit, the control circuit Can be controlled to perform an operation associated with the module.

2.1.1 An example of a functional configuration of the beverage vending machine 100

In the following, first, an example of a functional configuration of the beverage vending machine 100 will be described.

2, according to an embodiment, the server 100 includes a first communication circuit 141, a payment device 142, a first control circuit 143 including a payment module 144, and a memory 145. It may include.

The first communication circuit 141 may communicate with an external device. For example, the communication circuit 141 may be connected to a network through wireless communication or wired communication to establish communication with an external device (eg, the server 200) and exchange data. The wireless communication is, for example, LTE, LTE-A (LTE Advance), CDMA (code division multiple access), WCDMA (wideband CDMA), UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications system), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), or GSM ( Global System for Mobile Communications) and the like may include cellular communication using at least one of. According to an embodiment, wireless communication is, for example, WiFi (wireless fidelity), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low power (BLE), Zigbee, NFC (near field communication), magnetic secure transmission, radio It may include at least one of a frequency (RF) and a body area network (BAN). According to one embodiment, wireless communication may include GNSS. The GNSS may be, for example, a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass), a Beidou Navigation Satellite System (hereinafter “Beidou”), or Galileo, the European global satellite-based navigation system. Hereinafter, in this document, "GPS" may be used interchangeably with "GNSS". Wired communication may include at least one of, for example, universal serial bus (USB), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), recommended standard 232 (RS-232), power line communication, or plain old telephone service (POTS). have. The network 162 may include at least one of a telecommunication network, for example, a computer network (eg, LAN or WAN), the Internet, or a telephone network.

The payment device 142 may be a device for performing payment based on various payment means (eg, credit card, mobile payment) provided by a user when a beverage is purchased by the beverage vending machine 100. For example, the payment device 142 communicates with an input port for acquiring a card for payment (eg, credit card, check card) provided from a user, and a payment server for reading the card when inserting the card and proceeding with payment. It may include a communication module and the like to perform. In addition, for example, the payment device 142 may include various short-range communication circuits (eg, NFC circuits, etc.) for performing payment with the mobile of the user in order to perform payment by mobile provided by the user. have. In addition, for example, the payment device 142 may include an input port for receiving various types of cash (eg, bills, coins, etc.) provided by the user and a device (eg, a reader, etc.) for identifying cash. .

The control circuit 143 may control the overall operation of the beverage vending machine 100. To this end, the control circuit 143 may perform calculations and processing of various types of information and control the operation of components of the beverage vending machine 100 (eg, the first communication circuit 141 ). The control circuit 143 may be implemented as a computer or a similar device according to hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In hardware, the control circuit 143 may be provided in the form of an electronic circuit that performs a control function by processing an electrical signal (eg, a CPU, etc.), and in software, the control circuit 143 is driven in hardware. It can be provided in the form of a program that lets you know. On the other hand, in the following description, unless otherwise specified, the operation of the beverage vending machine 100 may be interpreted as being performed by the control of the control circuit 143.

The control circuit 143 may include a payment module 144, and may perform payment for a beverage selected by a user using the payment module 144. For example, the payment module 144 identifies amount information for a selected beverage through a touch screen (for example, the second display 112) of the beverage vending machine 100 to be described later, and performs payment of the identified amount. You can make a request to the user (e.g. indicate the amount paid). The payment module 144 may perform and complete a payment for a beverage using the payment device 142 described above, and may obtain an amount of money by selling the beverage. In addition, the payment module 144, which will be described later, may be described later, but in the event of a shortage of materials for beverage manufacturing, the material may be ordered and settled with a mart that sells Haeda ingredients, thereby paying an amount for the material.

The memory 145 includes various information (eg, information on a beverage menu, information on options for each beverage (eg, amount of water, amount of ice, temperature, etc.), the above-described payment information, information on the manager's terminal, etc. The database may store data temporarily or semi-permanently, for example, in the memory 145, an operating system (OS) for driving the beverage vending machine 100, and a web site are hosted. For example, data related to a program or application (eg, web application) may be stored. Examples of the database 125 include a hard disk (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), and a flash. There may be a flash memory, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), etc. Such a database may be provided as an internal type or a detachable type.

2.1.2 An example of a functional configuration of the server 200

Hereinafter, an example of the functional configuration of the server 200 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 2, according to an embodiment, the server 200 may include a second communication circuit 241, a second control circuit 242 including a settlement module 243, and a database 244. .

The second communication circuit 241 may establish communication with external devices (eg, the beverage vending machine 100 and the electronic devices 300 of related parties). The second communication circuit 220 establishes a communication connection with the beverage vending machine 100 and connects it, and receives payment information (eg, information on beverage payment, information on material payment) from the beverage vending machine 100. have. Since the second communication circuit 241 may be implemented as the first communication circuit 141 of the beverage vending machine 100 described above, a duplicate description will be omitted.

The second control circuit 143 may control the overall operation of the beverage vending machine 100. To this end, the control circuit 143 may perform calculations and processing of various types of information and control the operation of components of the beverage vending machine 100 (eg, the second communication circuit 241 ). Since the second control circuit 242 may be implemented like the first control circuit 143 of the beverage vending machine 100 described above, a duplicate description will be omitted.

The second control circuit 143 includes a settlement module 243, and the settlement module 243 performs settlement for related parties associated with the beverage vending machine 100 based on payment information received from the beverage vending machine 100. Can be done. The normal module 243 may perform a settlement for the amount based on a rate at which the amount is to be distributed and/or a fixed cost for each party concerned. This will be described later.

The database 244 may accumulate personal information on related parties (eg, manager, lessor, tenant, etc.) associated with each of the beverage vending machines 100 provided in various places. The server 200 may calculate an amount generated for each beverage vending machine 100 based on the accumulated personal information.

2.2 Beverage Sales System Implementation Example

The beverage sales system may be implemented as a system type or an on-device type as described above.

According to an embodiment, as described above, when the beverage sales system includes the beverage vending machine 100 and the server 200, the beverage sales system may be defined as a system type. In other words, in a system-type system, payment by sales of beverages is performed in one configuration (for example, the beverage vending machine 100), and settlement of the amount using payment information obtained based on this and requesting payment of the amount to related parties The operation to be performed may be a type of system that is performed in another configuration (eg, the server 200).

According to another embodiment, when the above-described configurations are implemented in one physical device, the beverage sales system may be defined as an on-device type. For example, configurations of the server 200 may be implemented in the beverage vending machine 200, and in this case, the beverage sales system may be defined as an on-device type. In this case, the beverage vending machine 100 may perform an operation of automatically calculating the amount and requesting payment of the amount to related parties.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the beverage sales system is described as being of a system type, but the descriptions may be applied mutatis mutandis even when the beverage sales system is implemented as an on-device type.

2.3 Physical configuration of the beverage vending machine 100

Hereinafter, an example of the physical configuration of the beverage vending machine 100 will be described.

3 is a view for explaining an example of devices provided outside the beverage vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. 4 is a view for explaining an example of devices provided inside the beverage vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. Meanwhile, the apparatus is not limited to the devices included in the beverage vending machine illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 4, and the beverage vending machine may be implemented to include more devices or fewer devices.

Hereinafter, devices provided inside and outside the beverage vending machine 100 for a beverage providing service will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, components provided outside the beverage vending machine 100 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 3, the beverage vending machine 100 includes a space 101 with beans, a first display 111, a second display 112, and a beverage manufacturing space implemented to enable visual recognition from the outside. (121), a beverage providing space 122, an article providing space 123, and a fixing device 131 may be included.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the beverage vending machine 100 may have a space 101 with beans that can be viewed from the outside. The bean-providing space 101 is provided with beans for coffee production, and the bean-providing space 101 is a barrel of various shapes (for example, a circular or polygonal column) attached to and provided inside the beverage vending machine 100 It can be formed inside of. The container may be made of a transparent material (eg, transparent plastic or glass) so that the space 101 formed inside the container can be visually recognized from the outside. In addition, the outer surface of the beverage vending machine 100 may be opened as much as the bean-providing space 101 so that the bean-providing space 101 can be visually recognized from the outside. Accordingly, through a part of the outer surface of the opened beverage vending machine 100, the user can visually recognize the beans loaded in the bean-providing space 101 formed inside the barrel.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the beverage vending machine 100 may include a first display 111 for providing predetermined information, and a second display 112 with the first display 111. The first display 111 may display a designated advertisement, and the second display 112 may display a designated advertisement, an interface for ordering various types of drinks, and various setting screens. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 may store advertisement information provided by an advertiser or advertisement information received from an external electronic device, and display the advertisement information through the first display 111. The second display 112 may be implemented as a touch screen not only to provide advertisements but also to receive user input on an interface. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 displays the advertisement information related to the advertisement information displayed on the first display 111 through the second display 112, while the second display 112 When a user's input is received, the beverage vending machine 100 may display an interface including menus for beverages that can be produced. The beverage vending machine 100 provides information on a beverage according to a user's input on the interface of the second display 112 and sets options for beverages (eg, amount of water, amount of ice, temperature, etc.). It receives the input and can finally identify it. In addition, the beverage vending machine 100 has settings related to the beverage vending machine 100 through the second display 112 (e.g., network settings, settings for starting a beverage manufacturing test, status (material quantity) information, washing settings, etc.) You can display the interface for ).

Meanwhile, the first display 111 has an area larger than the area of the second display 112 in order to improve ad immersion, and may be provided at a higher position than the second display 112. For example, the area of the first display 111 is 32 inches, the area of the second display 112 is 16 inches, and the first display 111 is a predetermined distance from the second display 112 It may be provided to be spaced apart in the upward direction.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the beverage vending machine 100 may include a beverage manufacturing space 121, a beverage provision space 122, and an article provision space 123 implemented to be visually recognized from the outside. Each of the spaces will be described later, but may be implemented by supports 234 provided inside the beverage vending machine 100. A beverage is prepared in the beverage manufacturing space 121, a manufactured beverage is provided in the beverage providing space 122, and an article such as a straw or a lid (lid) may be provided in the article providing space 123 . An outlet may be further provided to provide beverages and articles through the respective spaces. The outer surface of the beverage vending machine 100 may be opened as much as the area of each space so that each space can be visually recognized from the outside. In this case, a flat plate 204 as much as a portion of the opened outer surface may be provided on a part of the opened outer surface so that a user cannot put a part of the body (eg, hand) into the spaces during normal times. The flat plate 204 may be implemented with a transparent material (eg, transparent plastic or glass). The beverage vending machine 100 has each of the flat plates 204 on the upper side so that a user can put a body part (eg, hands) when providing beverages or articles through the beverage providing space 122 and the article providing space 123 It may include moving members (eg, a motor, a motor, and a cog and a rod for moving the flat plate 204 by being connected to the flat plate 204) for moving in the direction or left and right directions.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the beverage vending machine 100 may include a fixing device 131 for fixing to the ground. The fixing device 131 may include a height adjustment nut for height adjustment, a fixing nut for fixing, and a rubber pad for being in close contact with the ground during fixing. As each of the nuts is rotated, the lower end (ie, rubber pad) of the beverage vending machine 100 is in close contact with the ground by adjusting the height (eg, a height adjusting nut) or adjusting the position of the rubber pad (eg, a fixing nut). You can do it.

Hereinafter, components provided in the beverage vending machine 100 will be described.

4, the beverage vending machine 100 includes an inner side 201 and an outer side 202 each having devices, and a connection member 203 connecting the inner side 201 and the outer side 202 ) Can be included. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 includes a container in which a space 101 for coffee beans is formed on the inner surface 201, and a material support 211 for storing materials (eg, a bean bag, a powder bag, etc.) 210 ), at least one lamp, etc. 212 for providing lighting and UV disinfection of materials, and raw materials for manufacturing beverages (eg, white sugar, milk powder, banana, lemon (or peach), chocolate, green tea) powders A plurality of powder boxes 221 in which powders are provided in order to do so, an ice maker 222 for providing ice during beverage production, a water supply device for supplying water from direct water or including a bucket to supply water during beverage production ( 223), discharging devices 230 and 231 for discharging each beverage material (powder, liquid beverage, ice, water) into a paper cup placed in the beverage manufacturing space 121, the above-described spaces (e.g., beverage manufacturing space (121), the beverage providing space 122, the cup support 233, the support 234 for forming the article providing space 123, a cup holder provided with cups provided as the beverage production space 121 ( 235), and a disposal device 250 for disposing of various waste materials (eg, wastewater, coffee grounds, etc.). In addition, for example, the beverage vending machine 100 is provided with a panel of the first display 111 and a panel of the second display 112 as described above on the outer surface 202, and items (eg, straws, and An article holder 236 with a lid (lid)) may be provided.

Meanwhile, devices provided in the beverage vending machine 100 are not limited to the bar shown in FIG. 4, and may be implemented in various shapes. For example, in the discharging device 230, all materials (eg, water, ice, coffee beans, powder, etc.) are illustrated as being mixed, but configurations in which each material is disposed (eg, a bean-equipped barrel 101, The discharging device 230 may be provided in each of the powder boxes 221 and the ice maker 222 in the form of a predetermined discharging tube, so that each discharging tube may be formed to face the beverage manufacturing space. Accordingly, each material is discharged through the discharge pipe to a paper cup placed in the beverage production space, and mixed in the paper cup to prepare a beverage.

On the other hand, the beverage vending machine 100 is not limited to the bar shown in FIG. 4, and more configurations may be provided. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 includes a power supply unit for driving devices provided inside the beverage vending machine 100, wires connecting the power supply unit and devices, a mixing bowl for mixing materials, and a liquid container equipped with a liquid beverage. And a liquid beverage peristaltic pump for moving the liquid beverage from the liquid container to the paper cup. In addition, for example, the ice maker 222 may be further provided with a configuration for melting the ice maker 222 at a specified time (eg, 12 o'clock at night). In addition, for example, the beverage vending machine 100 may further include a foamer for generating foam when a beverage requires foam.

Hereinafter, among the components provided inside the beverage vending machine 100 described above, components requiring further explanation will be described.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, when the inner side 201 and the outer side 202 of the beverage vending machine 100 are separated and opened, the at least one lamp lamp 212 provides light to the material support 211 ) Can be easily identified. In addition, the at least one lamp 212 includes an ultraviolet lamp, and can be sterilized by irradiating ultraviolet rays to materials placed on the support 211 of the beverage vending machine 100 when the beverage vending machine 100 is closed. I can.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, each of the plurality of powder boxes 221 includes a cover that opens and closes to fill a material on the upper end, a hole for fastening to a protrusion (not shown) of the beverage vending machine 100, and a table pushing. It may include a portion connected to the pushing device for, and a discharge port for discharging the material at the bottom. The protrusion has a narrow protrusion shape extending in the vertical direction, and the hole may be implemented in a shape corresponding to the protrusion. In accordance with the drive of the material pushing device, the material can be pushed and discharged through the discharge port. The angle of the discharge port is adjustable, and the direction in which the material is discharged can be adjusted accordingly. In addition, different materials may be provided in the plurality of powder boxes 221. For example, according to the arrangement order of the plurality of powder boxes 221, white sugar, milk powder, banana, lemon (or peach), chocolate, and green tea are placed in each of the plurality of powder boxes 221 from left to right. It can be provided.

As the disposal device 250, a drain pipe and a waste water pipe connected to the ice maker 222, a bubbler pressure removing pipe, and a drain pipe connected to the water supply device 223 are formed, respectively, generated according to the operation of the beverage vending machine 100. Waste water can be discarded into the disposal device 250.

3. Operation of the beverage vending machine 100

Hereinafter, various examples of the operation of the beverage vending machine 100 will be described.

3.1. First Embodiment <Beverage Sales and Sales Amount Settlement Operation>

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 includes materials (eg, water, coffee beans, beverage powder, liquid beverage, etc.) for manufacturing beverages corresponding to various menus, and based on the provided materials The beverage can be prepared and provided to users. The beverage vending machine 100 manufactures a beverage in a beverage manufacturing space that can be visually recognized by the user so that the beverage manufacturing process can be observed by the user, and moves the manufactured beverage to the beverage provision space upon completion of beverage manufacturing so that the user obtains the beverage. can do. In addition, the beverage vending machine 100 may provide convenience so that a user can conveniently drink a beverage by providing predetermined articles (eg, straws and lids) through an article providing space along with beverage provision.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may perform payment for a selected beverage and may transmit payment information including information on an amount obtained according to the payment to the server 200. The server 200 may calculate an amount according to beverage sales based on the payment information, and distribute it to respective parties (eg, a manager, a lessor, or a tenant).

5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of a beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present application. According to various embodiments, the operation of the beverage sales system is not limited to the order of operations illustrated in FIG. 5, and may be performed in a different order from the illustrated order. Further, according to various embodiments, more operations than the operation of the beverage sales system illustrated in FIG. 5 may be performed, or at least one less operation may be performed. Hereinafter, FIG. 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8.

6 is a view for explaining an example of an operation of providing an interface for ordering beverages of the beverage vending machine 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. 7 is a view for explaining an example of a beverage payment of the beverage vending machine 100 and a price settlement operation of the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present application. 8 is a view for explaining an example of the beverage manufacturing, beverage provision, and article provision operation of the beverage vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present application.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may receive an input for ordering a beverage through a touch screen in operation 501. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the beverage vending machine 100 displays an advertisement through the first display 111 at normal times (for example, before a user's input is received or before beverage production), As shown in 601 of FIG. 6, an advertisement related to an advertisement displayed on the first touch screen 111 may also be displayed on the second display 112. In other words, the vending machine 100 provides an advertisement by interlocking the first display 111 and the second display 112 in normal times, thereby improving immersion in the advertisement. Thereafter, when the beverage vending machine 100 receives a user's input on the second display 112 or identifies the user's proximity (e.g., by using a proximity communication device to receive a signal from the user's terminal, the user's proximity) Identification), an interface including a plurality of menus may be displayed on the second display 112 as shown in 602 of FIG. 6. The beverage vending machine 100 receives an input for selecting a menu among a plurality of menus on the second display 112, and accordingly, a screen 531 for setting a beverage option and payment as shown in 603 of FIG. 6 The screen 532 may be displayed simultaneously or sequentially at this time. The beverage option is for controlling the characteristics of the beverage and may include an amount of water, an amount of ice, and a temperature. The payment screen 532 shows a method for payment (eg, card, mobile pay, etc.) and information for guiding payment (eg, a card injection port and a portion where the terminal contacts for payment). Can include.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 (for example, the payment module 144) may perform payment for a beverage selected by a user using the above-described payment device 142 for payment of a beverage. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 may identify an amount for a selected beverage and display a payment request for the amount through the second display 112. Thereafter, the beverage vending machine 100 receives a card through an inlet for acquiring a payment card (eg, credit card, check card) provided from the user, and reads the card when the card is inserted and the amount for the selected beverage It is possible to communicate with a payment server (eg, a card server) in order to proceed with the amount of payment. In addition, for example, the beverage vending machine 100 uses various short-range communication circuits (eg, NFC circuits, etc.) to perform payment with the user's mobile, by performing communication connection with the mobile of the user's place of use, Payment can be made. In addition, for example, the beverage vending machine 100 may obtain cash equivalent to the amount of the beverage through an inlet for injecting various types of cash (eg, bills, coins, etc.) provided by the user.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may provide payment information to the server 200 in operation 503. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the beverage vending machine 100 identifies information 701 about the amount paid and the beverage vending machine 100 when payment for a beverage ordered by a user is completed. Payment information including information 702 for (eg, information about the location of the beverage vending machine 100 or information about the identification ID of the beverage vending machine 100) may be transmitted to the server 200.

According to an embodiment, the server 200 may identify the beverage vending machine 100 for which payment has been completed in operation 504, and may identify related parties associated with the identified beverage vending machine 100. For example, the server 200 includes information 702 for identifying the beverage vending machine 100 included in the payment information (e.g., information on the location of the beverage vending machine 100, or identification of the beverage vending machine 100). Based on the information on the ID), information on the related persons (711, 712, 713) corresponding to the beverage vending machine 100 stored in the server 200 (eg, manager, lessor, tenant, etc.) can be identified. . When the beverage vending machine 100 is purchased, the server 200 may receive information on related parties (eg, managers, tenants) of the beverage vending machine 100 from a renter who has purchased the beverage vending machine 100. In addition, the server 200 receives information on how to settle the amount of money from the lessor (eg, a settlement rate, or a fixed cost to be paid to the manager), and this is the person concerned of the beverage vending machine 100 It can be stored with information about the field. When the server 200 receives payment information from the beverage vending machine 100, the related parties stored to be associated with the beverage vending machine 100 based on the identification information 702 of the beverage vending machine 100 included in the payment information (e.g. : 711, 712, 713) can be identified and settlement of amounts for them can be initiated.

According to an embodiment, the server 200 may perform settlement for the identified parties based on the payment information in operation 505, and provide a price to the external electronic devices 300 of the parties in operation 506. . For example, as shown in 710 of FIG. 7, the server 200 identifies the amount calculated based on the information 701 on the amount paid for the beverage sale, and uses the identified amount into the beverage vending machine 100 ) And those involved (eg 711, 712, 713). The server 200 is based on a method (eg, a settlement rate, or a fixed cost to be paid to the manager, etc.) to settle the amount for the parties stored in the server 200, and each of the related parties (eg, 711, 712). , 713), such as u1(721), u2(722), u3(723), can be distributed. For example, an amount equal to a preset fixed cost (e.g., a fixed cost for management of the beverage vending machine 100, which may be x won per beverage sale) is distributed to the manager of the beverage vending machine 100, and An amount equal to the set fixed cost (e.g., can be set as x won per beverage sale according to the contract between the lessor and the tenant) is distributed to the tenant, and the remaining amount excluding the fixed costs from the amount of the sold beverage 701 Can be distributed. The distribution of the amount is only an example, and may be distributed in various ways, and the beverage vending machine 100 may not be distributed to the administrator because only the lessor and the tenant exist without a manager. After the distribution of the amount, the server 100 provides information 721, 722, and information about the amount distributed to electronic devices (eg, 301, 302, 303) of each party (eg 711, 712, 713). 723) can be provided. For example, the server 100 stores information on the distributed amount (721, 722, 723), and electronic devices (eg, 301, 302, 303) of stakeholders (eg 711, 712, 713) When connected to the server 100, an interface for displaying information 721, 722, and 723 about the amount of money distributed to the electronic devices (eg, 301, 302, 303) may be provided. In addition, for example, the server 100 directly transmits information on the distributed amount (721, 722, 723) to electronic devices (eg, 301, 302, 303) of stakeholders (eg 711, 712, 713). It can be transmitted in real time in the form of a message.

According to an embodiment, there may be a plurality of persons for each type (eg, manager, lessor, or tenant) of persons concerned with the beverage vending machine 100. In this case, the server 200 may distribute the amount based on a ratio determined for each person (eg, equally or differently from each other).

According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 300 of the related parties may check the payment from the server in operation 507, and when there is an error in the payment in operation 508, may request reconfirmation to the server 200. For example, the parties 711, 712, and 713 of the beverage vending machine 100 may check the calculated amount using an external electronic device (eg, 301, 302, 303). If there is an error in the amount settled as a result of the confirmation of the parties 711, 712, and 713, the parties 711, 712, and 713 may access the server 100 and request correction of the amount.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may manufacture a beverage and provide articles along with the manufactured beverage based on payment of the beverage in operation 504. When payment is completed after displaying the screen 532 for payment, the beverage vending machine 100 may start beverage production in response to the completion of payment. Hereinafter, a beverage manufacturing operation of the beverage vending machine 100 will be described.

First, as shown in 801 of FIG. 8, the beverage vending machine 100 has a cup on the cup support 233 positioned in the beverage manufacturing space 123 formed on the support 234 inside the beverage vending machine 100. (E.g., a paper cup, etc.) 813 can be placed. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 may place the cup 813 on the cup support 223 by using a device for moving the cup provided on the cup holder 235. The cup support 223 may have a shape to be in close contact with the lower end of the cup 813 so as to firmly support the cup 813. For example, the cup support 223 may include an outer wall including an inner surface having a shape corresponding to a shape (eg, a circular column) of the lower end of the cup 813. The height of the outer wall may be implemented as 1/3 of the height of the cup 813 so that the user can easily remove the cup 813 later. In addition, the shape of the cup support 223 may vary depending on whether or not the cup 813 is disposed. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 identifies the presence or absence of the cup 813 by using a sensor (not shown) disposed on the support 234, and the cup 813 is attached to the cup support 223. Before being placed, the outer wall is moved so that the gap between the outer walls of the cup support 223 is increased, and after the cup 813 is placed on the cup support 223, the gap between the outer walls of the cup support 223 is reduced. By moving the outer wall, the cup 813 may be controlled to be in close contact with the inner surface of the cup support 223. Thereafter, the beverage vending machine 100 may discharge and mix materials for beverage production into the cup 813. At this time, the beverage vending machine 100 detects whether the cup 813 is in close contact using a sensor provided on the cup support 223, and discharges and mixes the material only when the cup 813 is in close contact. I can. Thereafter, the beverage vending machine 100 identifies each material (eg, 812) corresponding to the beverage, and includes a configuration (eg, a coffee bean arrangement space 101) in which the identified materials (eg, 812) are provided. Discharge materials (eg, 812) to the cup 813 simultaneously or sequentially through the discharge devices 230 and 231 connected to the bucket, powder boxes 221, ice maker 222, water supply device 223, etc. can do. For example, when the selected beverage is an iced Americano, the beverage vending machine 100 places ground coffee beans or coffee beans through the discharging devices 230 and 231 connected to the barrel of the coffee bean arrangement space 101 to the cup 813 It is discharged to, the ice through the ice maker 222 is discharged to the cup 813, water is discharged to the cup 813 through the water supply device 223, and mixed to prepare a beverage. In addition, for example, when the selected beverage is peach tea, the beverage vending machine 100 identifies a powder box including peach powder among the plurality of powder boxes 221, and cups the peach powder from the identified powder box 813 ), the ice is discharged to the cup 813 through the ice maker 222, the water is discharged to the cup 813 through the water supply device 223, and mixed to prepare a beverage. In this case, the beverage vending machine 100 may indicate that beverage is being manufactured by lighting lamps provided around the beverage manufacturing space 123 in various ways (eg, repeating blinking) during beverage manufacturing.

The user 811 can watch the beverage manufacturing process through the transparent flat plate 204 placed in front of the beverage manufacturing space 123. Accordingly, the reliability of the beverage vending machine 100 for the beverage production of the user 811 may be increased.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 detects whether beverage production is complete, and when beverage production is completed, moves a cup containing the manufactured beverage from the beverage manufacturing space 123 to the beverage provision space 122 I can make it. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 includes a moving member (eg: rail) 820 for moving the cup support 233 on the support 234, and a moving member as shown in 802 of FIG. 8 Using 820, the cup support 223 may be moved (eg, slide) on the support to the beverage providing space 122. Although it has been described for example that the movable member 820 is a rail, the movable member 820 may be implemented by various devices for moving the cup support 223 without being limited thereto.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may differently adjust the moving speed of the cup support 223 using the moving member 820 according to the beverage option. For example, when the beverage vending machine 100 has a large amount of beverage and an option with a large amount of ice is selected, the moving speed of the cup support 223 is relatively slowed so that the beverage does not overflow from the cup 813. can do. The beverage vending machine 100 may control the moving speed differently as described above for some options among a plurality of options, as described above, but for the remaining options, the moving speed may be constantly controlled regardless of the option. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 may constantly control the moving speed regardless of the selection of temperature for a beverage, which is an option that is not related to overflow of the beverage.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may open the beverage providing space 122 to provide beverages. For example, when the cup support 223 has been moved to the beverage providing space 122, the beverage vending machine 100 moves the flat plate 233 provided in the beverage providing space 122 to move the beverage providing space 122 By opening the cup 813 containing the prepared beverage can be provided to the user.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may provide a straw 831 and a lid 832 through the article providing space 121 as shown in 803 of FIG. 8. The beverage vending machine 100 is not limited to the illustrated bar, and when payment for the beverage is completed, the straw 831 and the lid 832 may be dropped into the product providing space 121 and provided to the user. That is, without being limited to the described order, the beverage vending machine 100 may provide the straw 831 and the lid 832 through the article providing space 121 at various times after payment for the beverage is completed. Meanwhile, the beverage vending machine 100 moves the cup support 223 back to the beverage manufacturing space 223 when the cup 813 containing the beverage manufactured to the user is provided as shown in 803 of FIG. 8. I can make it.

3.2 Second Embodiment <Order and Payment Cost Settlement Operation in Case of Shortage of Materials>

Since the operations of the beverage vending machine 100 described above may be applied mutatis mutandis to the second embodiment, a redundant description will be omitted.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 includes components in which respective materials are provided (eg, a container including a bean arrangement space 101, a material support 11), powder boxes 221, and an ice maker 222. , Water supply device 223, etc.) may be provided with a sensor for identifying the amount of materials. The beverage vending machine 100 may perform payment for purchase of the material when the amount of the material is identified to be less than a preset amount through the provided sensor.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may transmit payment information including information on an amount paid for material purchase to the server 200. The server 200 may calculate a payment amount based on the payment information, and distribute it to respective parties (eg, a manager, a lessor, or a tenant).

9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of the operation of the beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present application. According to various embodiments, the operation of the beverage sales system is not limited to the order of operations illustrated in FIG. 9, and may be performed in a different order from the illustrated order. Further, according to various embodiments, more operations than the operation of the beverage sales system illustrated in FIG. 9 may be performed, or at least one less operation may be performed. Hereinafter, FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

10 is a view for explaining an example of an operation of distributing a payment amount by the server 100 according to the measurement of the amount of material in the beverage vending machine 100 and payment of insufficient Jae-ryong according to an embodiment of the present application.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may use a plurality of sensors in operation 901 to identify an insufficient amount of some of the plurality of ingredients. For example, as shown in 1001 of FIG. 10, the beverage vending machine 100 includes components in which respective materials are provided (for example, a barrel including a bean arrangement space 101, a material support 211) powder boxes ( 221, the ice maker 222, the water supply device 223, etc.) may be provided with a sensor 1011 for identifying the amount of materials. The sensor 1011 may include a sensor for measuring weight, an optical sensor for measuring a height to measure an amount of material, and the like. The beverage vending machine 100 may identify a value periodically received through the sensor 1011, identify a weight value, a height value, etc. based on the identified value, and convert it into an amount of material. The beverage vending machine 100 may pre-store information on a configuration in which the sensor 1011 is provided for each identification information for each sensor 1011. The beverage vending machine 100 receives the identification information of the sensor 1011 together with the value obtained by measuring the material from the sensor 1011, compares the pre-stored information with the identification information, and transmits the value. ) Can be detected. As the beverage vending machine 100 identifies information on a configuration in which the sensor 1011 is provided, it is possible to determine information on the amount of each material by identifying a material corresponding to the provided configuration. For example, the beverage vending machine 100 identifies the first amount based on the value of the sensor 1011, and the configuration in which the sensor 1011 is provided is among a plurality of powder boxes 221 When it is identified as being one powder box (eg, a peach powder box), it may be identified that the amount of peach powder is the first amount.

According to an embodiment, different types of sensors 1011 may be provided for each component in which the materials are provided. For example, in the case of the material support 211, a sensor for measuring the weight is provided, and a sensor for measuring the height of the material is provided inside a container including the powder box 1011 or the space 101 It can be provided. Accordingly, the beverage vending machine 100 may identify information on the amount of material by converting the value of the sensor 1011 using a different calculation method for each component.

According to an embodiment, the beverage vending machine 100 may identify that an amount of some of the plurality of ingredients is less than or equal to a preset value. A preset value for determining whether the amount of the material is insufficient may be preset by an administrator of the beverage vending machine 100. According to an embodiment, a preset value for determining whether the amount of material preset by the manager is insufficient may be adjusted according to various contextual information. The contextual information refers to various information related to the beverage vending machine 100, and includes various matters related to the beverage provision service such as the number of users using the beverage vending machine 100 and the temperature around the beverage vending machine 100. It may contain information to indicate. For example, when contextual information that is determined to require a lot of materials is accumulated in the beverage vending machine 100, the beverage vending machine 100 may set the preset value high so that the ingredients are quickly purchased. As an example, the beverage vending machine 100 acquires information on the number of currently accumulated users, and when it is identified that the number of users calculated based on the acquired information is larger than on other days, increases the preset value. The ingredients can be replenished more quickly. In addition, for example, the beverage vending machine 100 may adjust only preset values for specific ingredients. As an example, the beverage vending machine 100 detects today's temperature and, when the temperature of the day is higher than that of another day, increases only a preset value for determining the lack of an amount of a specific material (eg, "ice") related to the temperature. You can make certain ingredients replenish quickly.

According to an embodiment, in operation 902, the beverage vending machine 100 may perform a payment for purchasing a material and provide payment information. For example, as shown in 1002 of FIG. 10, the beverage vending machine 100 communicates with the server of the mart 1021 to purchase insufficient materials, and completes a payment for the purchase of the material. can do. In this case, the payment for the insufficient material of the beverage vending machine 100 may be performed according to the approval of the manager after the material shortage notification message is transmitted to the manager. After payment is completed, the beverage vending machine 100 includes information on the amount paid for the purchase of materials and information for identifying the beverage vending machine 100 (e.g., information on the location of the beverage vending machine 100, or Information about the identification ID of 100)) may be transmitted to the server 200.

According to an embodiment, the server 200 may perform settlement for the identified parties based on payment information in operation 904, and may request payment from the external electronic devices 300 of the parties in operation 905. . For example, as illustrated in 1010 of FIG. 10, the server 200 may distribute a payment amount for material purchase to the beverage vending machine 100 and related parties (eg, 711, 712, 713). The server 200 is based on a method (eg, a settlement rate, or a fixed cost to be paid to the manager, etc.) to settle the payment amount for the parties stored in the server 200, and each of the related parties (eg, 711, 712, 713) can be distributed (eg, u1(1021), u2(1022), u3(1023)). For example, the amount paid is not distributed to the manager and the lessor of the beverage vending machine 100, and the tenant may be required to request all of the amount of the purchased material. The distribution of the payment amount is only an example, and may be distributed in various ways, and a predetermined payment amount may also be distributed to the lessor according to a contract between the lessor and the tenant of the beverage vending machine 100. After the distribution of the amount, the server 100 provides information 1021, 1022, and information about the amount distributed to electronic devices (eg, 301, 302, 303) of each party (eg 711, 712, 713). 1023) can be provided. For example, the server 100 stores information on the distributed amount (721, 722, 723), and electronic devices (eg, 301, 302, 303) of stakeholders (eg 711, 712, 713) When connected to the server 100, an interface for displaying information 721, 722, and 723 about the amount of money distributed to the electronic devices (eg, 1021, 1022, and 1023) may be provided. In addition, for example, the server 100 directly transmits information (721, 722, 723) on the distributed amount to electronic devices (eg, 1021, 1022, 1023) of stakeholders (eg, 711, 712, 713). It can be transmitted in real time in the form of a message.

According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 300 of the related parties may confirm a payment request from the server in operation 906 and pay the price to the server 200 in operation 907. For example, the persons concerned 711, 712, and 713 of the beverage vending machine 100 may check the calculated payment amount using an external electronic device (eg, 301, 302, 303). If the parties 711, 712, and 713 use an external electronic device (eg, 301, 302, 303), the requested payment may be delivered to the server 100.

Claims (1)

As a method of distributing a sales amount of a vending machine to at least one user,
The vending machine is each component including a first display, a second display, and materials for manufacturing beverages, a barrel including a space for preparing coffee beans, a plurality of powder boxes including raw materials for beverage manufacturing, an ice machine, and water supply Apparatus, a discharging device connected to the elements for discharging the materials from the elements, a cup holder with a plurality of cups, an article holder with a straw and lid, a beverage defined by spaces formed on the outer surface A manufacturing space, a beverage provision space, and a support on which an article provision space is formed, a cup support provided in the beverage preparation space defined on the support, a moving member for moving the cup support, a payment device and a control circuit, ,
Receiving an input for ordering a beverage on the second display while displaying an advertisement on the first display;
In response to receiving the input for ordering the beverage, performing payment for the ordered beverage using the payment device;
In response to the completion of payment for the beverage, payment information including information on the amount of the paid beverage is transmitted to the server, and the server distributes the amount of the paid beverage based on the payment information. Steps performed;
Controlling a first cup of the plurality of cups from the cup holder to be placed on the cup holder of the beverage production space in response to the completion of payment for the beverage;
Controlling the first cup to dispense some of the ingredients for making the ordered beverage from at least some of the configurations using the dispensing device;
When the production of the ordered beverage is completed, the cup support is moved on the support by using the moving member to provide the first cup containing the prepared beverage placed on the cup support to the user. The step of doing; And
Including the step of setting to discharge the straw and the lid from the article providing space through the article providing space,
The payment information further includes identification information for the vending machine,
Persons concerned with the vending machine are identified in the server based on the identification information,
Based on the method for distribution of the amount stored in the server, the amount of the beverage is distributed to the identified parties,
The officials include at least one of a landlord, a tenant, or a manager,
The vending machine further includes a plurality of sensors provided in the configurations to detect the amount of the materials,
Detecting the amount of the materials using the plurality of sensors by the control circuit;
Identifying a first material among the materials having an amount lower than a predetermined value; And
Performing a payment for the purchase of the first material, further comprising the step of setting to transmit information on the payment amount for the first material based on the execution of the payment to the server,
The payment amount for the first material is distributed to the identified parties based on a method for distribution of the payment amount stored in the server,
The vending machine further includes a plurality of flat plates made of transparent material,
The beverage manufacturing space is implemented to be visually recognized by a user through a first plate provided in the beverage manufacturing space among the plurality of plates,
How to distribute the sales amount of vending machines.

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