KR20020059081A - A vending machine that sells products by integrating a computer and a storage room. - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a vending machine integrated with a computer and a reception room which uses a computer to search an internet shopping mall and select and purchase wanted items immediately so that it increases users' convenience in using the internet shopping mall. CONSTITUTION: The vending machine comprises the parts of: a server part(1) which supports multimedia function about the items displayed at a computer monitor; a communication cable(2) which transmits a signal sent from the server part; the computer(3) which receives the signal from the communication network and generates multimedia function about the contents of the items; and the reception room(5) and an exit(6) for the items.

Description

A vending machine that sells goods by integrating a computer and a storage room. {Omitted}

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a number of merchandise sales functions and information usage systems such as vending machines (CDs, CD-ROMs, music tapes, video tapes). I purchased the product either by knowledge or by looking at the instructions on the packaging. At this time, the buyer could only know the actual contents of the product when he unpacked and executed the purchased product. In addition, the existing Internet home shopping took a lot of time for consumers to receive goods, and the after-sales part took time.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, the homepage of the Internet shopping mall on the Internet server (1) to the various information, such as the actual content of the product in the vending machine and the user manual, the buyer to the server through the computer integrated with the vending machine By visiting, searching, selecting, confirming the shopping mall, and using it as if it is actually used at home, the buyer should be fully aware of the contents of the product and purchase it. The selected product is transferred to the server by the internal program to manage inventory and Purchasing goods smoothly, or when you want to use the information beyond the free information available from the vending machine on the vending machine without a purchase, it can be used to pay the fee.

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1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a vending machine using a single computer.

Fig. 2 is a structure diagram of the vending machine when using one product storage room with a plurality of computers.

Figure 3 is a process of the present invention using a computer homepage

1 is a system diagram of a vending machine using a single computer. (1) is a server that integrates the program of the vending machine, and is a currency mechanism connected to the computer 3 through a communication cable (2) and installed in the vending machine (7). 4), the program of the server 1 is output to the computer 3, and the user finds and selects a product contained in the vending machine storage room 5, and executes it directly using the computer 3 keyboard.

By executing the actual program of the product in this way, the user can check and judge how the program is executed and the actual contents.

In addition, the purchase selection is made on the program, and the barcode stored by the internal program of the computer 3 is output to the server, and the product information is transmitted to the manufacturer at the time of sale so that inventory management can be performed smoothly. Export goods from.

2 shows the structure of the vending machine 7 when using a single warehouse with multiple computers.

The Internet server 1 storing the shopping mall, such as the storage room 5, the product list and the contents, is connected to the hub 8 by a communication cable 2 and the controller 9 by the hub 8 Computers 3A and 3B. , 3C, 3D) and the like and the currency mechanisms 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D are transferred to the server, the homepage screen inputted to the server 1 is displayed on the computer 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, and the like. When a user selects a paid information usage site or enters a shopping mall built on the homepage, the user decides to purchase the product through a search on the homepage, selects a product, and executes the actual content of the product in a basket on the homepage. (9), the selected product in the goods storage room (5) is taken out of the hopper and comes to the station on the sliding slope, the information is sent to the server (1) by the optical sensor and the signal algorithm is transmitted to the controller (9). The goods are sent to the exit 6 of the selected computer 3. At the same time, the merchandise sales information is transmitted to the producer through the server by barcode recognition.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a program is output to the computer 3 and a user executes shopping and information use using the computer keyboard 10.

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Claims (8)

When the computer 3 installed outside the vending machine receives the homepage signal of the vending machine manager sent from the server 1 through the communication network 2 and the currency mechanism 4, the user searches for the product contained in the vending machine interior 5. It is a vending machine that can select and execute the actual contents of the product and select whether to purchase or not. The server unit 1 supports multimedia of the contents of the product output on the computer monitor of the vending machine, and transmits a signal sent from the server unit. A computer characterized by a system comprising a communication cable (2) and a computer (3) for receiving a signal from the communication network section and producing a multimedia of the contents of the product, a product storage room (5) and an outlet (6); A vending machine that sells products by integrating the vending machine. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the homepage sent from the server (1) is a vending machine capable of taking information on the Internet which is necessary for the user because there is a product information in the vending machine internal storage room and a program that can move to another Internet site. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a system in which a bar code stored by a computer internal program is output to a server when a purchase is selected on a program, and at the same time, an address is found on a storage shelf and taken out of the hopper. The signal sent from the server 1 is connected to a hub 8 through a communication cable 2, which is connected to a control 9 and a plurality of computers 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, and the like. When connected, it is connected to one storage room, and multiple computers search and select information provided on one Internet homepage through one product storage room. vending machine. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the currency mechanism (4) is a device for using purchased goods and paid information, and is capable of issuing payments and receipts in the form desired by the buyer, such as bills, coins, and cards. A vending machine having a system according to claim 1, wherein the purchase goods and the use of paid information are carried out at the server (1) by means of a currency mechanism (4). The product selected according to claim 1 is taken out from the storage room 5, descends the slope, and comes to the goods station. Information is sent to the server 1 by an optical sensor, and a signal algorithm is transmitted to the controller 9 to select the exit. Vending machine with system sent to. In addition to the products stored in the vending machine storage room, a number of products are placed in the shopping mall, and the consumer selects the purchase, enters the card number on the server, and transfers the purchased goods to the vending machine operator first by means of transportation, which the buyer visits or transfers. A vending machine with a system that recognizes the buyer by matching the buyer's card by entering the card number entered on the server outside the product packaging.