KR20010056692A - A vending machine for full motion transmitter-receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a vending machine capable of recording and transmitting image and voice at once, which can be used for sending personal information to other person or company without a high-priced computer and a digital camera and for confirming messages of letters or moving picture. CONSTITUTION: The machine includes a cash mechanism recognizing and processing an amount of money injected by a user, an image and voice input part getting image and voice of the user and processing into image and voice information, a control part memorizing the processed image and voice information and controlling a series of processes of transmitting and receiving data by interfacing with computer, an input and output device outputting the image information output according to control signal of the control part and inputting order of the user, a data transmitting and receiving part interfacing with Internet and transmitting and receiving moving picture information output from the control part, and a voice output part outputting the voice information of the control part.

Description

Video information sending and receiving vending machine {A vending machine for full motion transmitter-receiver}

The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine capable of transmitting and receiving a user's appearance and voice using a vending machine.

In general, accessing the Internet refers to connecting a computer to a circuit network connected to the world, or logging into such a host and communicating with the same communication protocol.

Using this internet, you can exchange a variety of information quickly and easily around the world, and receive up-to-date information about your interests almost every day.

And they can collaborate and work across streets and regions, and provide their personal information to all Internet users worldwide.

The computers that users access and use on the Internet have their own unique Internet addresses that are represented in a hierarchical format, such as the postal address we use on the network.

In other words, you can send mail to other users through the Internet, or access other hosts to get the desired information.

The address is an electronic address or an e-mail address and is called an Internet number or IP address of a unique number. It is actually a 32-bit number and is usually separated by a dot (.). It is displayed using number (0 ~ 255). These IP addresses are managed by the Network Management Center and the Network Information Center (NIC). In Korea, KRNIC and the Korea Computer Center.

However, finding the information you need on the Internet is not an easy task, but on the World Wide Web (WWW), you can get the information you want from a document composed of hypertext or hypermedia (including links to other resources). Can be read through a program called a browser.

Therefore, in order to access the Internet, there must be a computer and a tool for accessing the network, and in order to transmit its own information, a peripheral device must be provided for data formation.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to meet the request of the times, and the object of the present invention is to record and transmit its information by video or voice, and receive the received video mail when mail information is received by the personal mobile communication equipment. It is to provide a vending machine for sending and receiving video.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine equipped with a coin to take out a desired product, a money mechanism for recognizing and processing the amount of money input by the user, and receiving an image and audio. And a control unit for controlling a process of storing and processing the input image / audio information and a series of processes for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the Internet, and a control signal of the control unit. Input / output device for receiving and outputting the output image information and receiving user command, Data transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving video information output from the controller by connecting to the Internet, and voice output unit for outputting audio information of the controller. Characterized in that configured.

1 is a block diagram of a vending machine for transmitting and receiving video information according to the present invention;

2 is a control flow diagram of a video information transmission and reception vending machine according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: money mechanism 2: A / V input unit

3: I / O device 4: Data transmitter / receiver

5: audio output unit 6: control unit

7: Data input / output device

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the video transmitting and receiving vending machine of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a video transmission and reception vending machine according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a money mechanism 1 for receiving and returning money from a user, and converting an image contained in a lens into an electrical signal, processing the digitalized image information, and inputting audio information by receiving a user's voice. / V input unit (Audio Vedio, 2), a control unit 6 for controlling the process of storing and processing the input video / audio information and a series of processes for transmitting and receiving data by connecting over the Internet, and the control unit (6) Input / output device (3) for receiving and outputting image information output according to the control signal of < RTI ID = 0.0 > and < / RTI > a user command, and a data transmitting / receiving unit (4) for transmitting and receiving video information output from the controller (6) by connecting to the Internet. ) And a voice output unit 5 for outputting voice information of the control unit 6. In addition, a magnetic storage device and an optical storage device 7 which are data input / output devices may be further provided.

The A / V input unit 2 is an apparatus such as a digital camera, which converts an image contained in a lens into an electrical signal and converts the image into a digital image signal and outputs the image information to the controller 6. Device. And it is a device such as a microphone that converts the voice into a voice signal and outputs to the control unit (6).

The input / output device 3 is a kind of pointing device that puts a transparent digitizer on the display screen to execute an instruction by pressing a menu or the like with a finger, and configures the digitizer as a touch screen monitor, also called a touch panel. Therefore, there is no need to use a general keyboard and mouse.

The data transmitter / receiver 4 is composed of a wired / wireless modem for converting a video signal and an audio signal input to the controller 6 into a video signal and transmitting / receiving compressed video compressed information to the Internet. The output unit 5 is a device such as a speaker for outputting a voice signal. In addition, if the user wants the information photographed above, the user may store the information by storing it on a floppy disk as an example of the data input / output device.

The operation sequence of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

The video transceiving vending machine in the start stage of the standby state in which power is supplied and connected to the Internet displays the advertisement and video recording method previously input through the monitor in step S10.

The advertisement of step S10 may receive a banner advertisement from a website company or other companies.

In the next step S11, the user connects to take pictures or checks the received information, and in step S12, an expected time required for the user to take a picture is selected from preset input times.

If the amount of money is input to the cash inlet (not shown) of the money mechanism 1 in step S13 by the estimated time required to be selected in step S12, it is determined whether the amount is greater than or equal to the amount indicated in step S14. If it is less than the amount of money, the process returns to the step S13.

In step (S14), the menu has a variety of basic menus such as website selection, voice message, video message, shortcut mailbox, mail transmission, transmission stop, start, cancel, background music selection, voice size, background music size control, etc. Is set to allow the user to select on the touch screen monitor (3). For example, if a video message is selected, a submenu according to the characteristics of the basic menu is selected, such as whether or not background music selection is displayed again.

In the next step S16, if the user selects Y as the background music selection from the menu selected in the step S15, the function of each selection menu such as listening to the background music size is tested.

When the test is completed in step S17, recording is started by photographing in step S18, and at the same time, the controller 6 counts the time and starts charging the money.

When the creation of the moving picture letter is completed in the next step S19, the recording and the counter are terminated in the step S20.

When the user confirms the video content completed in the step S20 in step S21, the recorded content is executed in step S22, and the user satisfies the recorded content in the step S23. When the user selects the confirmation by the screen monitor 3, the moving picture information inputted to the A / V input unit 2 is compressed by the control unit 6 and stored in the temporary storage device (not shown).

In addition, if the user does not select to confirm the recording in step S21, the process proceeds to step S24 described later.

If the user does not satisfy the recorded content in step S23 and presses the cancel or end button in the menu of the touch screen monitor 3, the process returns to step S15 to start recording and recording again. If the user presses the end button of the main menu again, only the base rate is settled and the difference is returned.

In step S24, the final amount is settled and displayed by the time counted in step S20, and if the final amount is less than or equal to the final amount of money in step S25 and the final amount of step S24, In S32) the difference is input.

If the final amount is more than the final amount compared to the final amount, the user inputs an e-mail address of the receiver side to the touch screen monitor 3 in step S26 and through the data transmitting / receiving unit 4 in step S27. Send over the Internet.

When the transmission is completed in the next step (S28), the difference is returned and the video message transmission is completed in step S29, and the thank-you message is displayed on the touch screen monitor 3 together with the transmission completion message, and again the step ( S10).

In addition, if you want to check the received e-mail, you can check the website after entering the basic fee, you can use the text service of the personal mobile communication company in addition to the e-mail, you can also check the received message .

According to the present invention as described above, even without an expensive computer and a digital camera, such as a peripheral device, at the same time to record and transmit video and audio, rather than a written letter to submit their information to an individual or a company, in addition to e-mail The text message and video messages can be checked at any time by receiving a text service from a personal mobile communication company.

Claims (6)

In the vending machine equipped with coins to take out the desired product, A cash mechanism 1 for recognizing and processing the amount of money input by the user, a video / audio input unit 2 for receiving video and audio and processing the same as video / audio information, and processing the stored video / audio information. And a control unit 6 for controlling a series of processes for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the Internet, and an input / output device for receiving and outputting image information output according to a control signal of the control unit 6 and receiving a user command. ), A data transmitter / receiver 4 for transmitting / receiving video information output from the controller 6, and a voice output unit 5 for outputting voice information of the controller 6; Video vending and vending machine. The method of claim 1, A video transmitting and receiving vending machine further comprising a data input / output device. The data input and output device of claim 2, A video transmitting / receiving vending machine comprising a magnetic storage device or an optical storage device. In the vending machine equipped with coins to take out the desired product, Receiving the amount of the user's recording time selection, the menu selection step of selecting the background image and the background voice during recording, the recording start step of starting the recording and counter, and the end of the recording and ending the counter And a receiving side address input step of the user inputting a receiving side account, and a transmitting step of transmitting the created mail. The method of claim 4, wherein in the menu selection step, And a selection menu testing step in which the user can preview the selected background image and the background voice. The method of claim 4, wherein the recording end step, Reconfirming the recorded contents by the user, canceling and terminating the recorded contents, returning to the selection menu selection step when the cancellation is selected, and returning the difference when the termination selection is performed. Vending machine video transmission and reception control method characterized in that.