KR20020064862A - Auto vending machine of phone card and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a vending machine for phone cards which receives pin number from server and writes at the phone cards whenever the phone cards are sold so that it helps to widen the kinds of materials for the phone cards. CONSTITUTION: In the vending machine for the phone cards which largely consists of the server(10) which stores plural pin number and an encoding program and sends the information through network on request from the vending machine(30) and the vending machine which writes pin number to the phone cards in entering a purchase key, the vending machine comprises the parts of: a communication part(31) which communicates with the server through a phone line; a loading box(32) which piles up paper-made phone cards with a magnetic part formed; a transfer tool which draws out the loaded phone cards one by one and transfers to rear side; a pin number writing part(40) which writes pin number at the magnetic part of the phone cards; an encoder(41) which encodes self-stored program for using phones to the magnetic part; the purchase key(43) which is placed at front side of the vending machine; and a control part(42) which drives the transfer tool, connects to the server to request pin number and controls the pin number writing part to write pin number at the magnetic part.

Description

Phone card vending machine and control method {Auto vending machine of phone card and control method

The present invention relates to a telephone card automatic vending device and a control method thereof, and in particular, it is possible to reduce the price as the telephone card made of paper, in which no information is recorded, can be lowered, and it is manufactured from a telephone network operator. The present invention relates to a telephone card automatic vending device and a control method thereof, so that the material cost can be reduced by purchasing and transporting a plastic telephone card.

Prepaid calling card means that the user pays a certain amount in advance to the telephone network operator and makes a call corresponding to the fee.

Most of these prepaid phone cards use a phone card 1 formed of a plastic material, as shown in FIG. 1, and a magnetic part 2 for recording a pin number and a predetermined program on one surface of the phone card 1. ) Is formed.

The use of the prepaid telephone card uses a telephone 3 equipped with a separate reading section 4 for reading the information recorded in the magnetic section 2, as shown in FIG. As described above, the magnetic part 2 of the telephone card 1 is passed through the reading part 4 so that the information recorded in the magnetic part 2 is transmitted to the telephone station through the telephone 3 to be used.

That is, when the information recorded in the magnetic unit 2, for example, the pin number is read by the reading unit 4 and transmitted to the telephone station, the telephone station confirms the amount prepaid to the current telephone card as the pin number. The user is allowed to make a phone call by the amount.

Currently, a prepaid calling card vending machine is provided to allow users to conveniently use the prepaid calling card as described above.

The conventional telephone card vending machine has a built-in telephone card of a finished product made of plastic material with a pin number and an operating program recorded in the magnetic part, and when the user presses a purchase key after inserting a certain amount into the vending machine. It is configured to eject the telephone card.

However, the conventional telephone card vending machine has to pre-integrate the telephone card of the finished product with the pin number and operation program completely recorded inside the vending machine. Thereafter, the above pin numbers were recorded in the magnetic part of the plastic phone card in a separate place and embedded in the vending machine. Therefore, the process was very troublesome, and as the plastic phone card having a certain thickness was used, It is not possible to put a larger amount of telephone cards into the vending machine, and a problem arises in that a separate transportation cost is consumed to transport the telephone cards from the telephone network operator.

Therefore, the present invention for solving the above problems is to receive the pin number to be recorded on the prepaid phone card from the server connected through the telephone network to record at that time to the magnetic part of the phone card when selling the phone card, there is no information The use of unrecorded paper phone cards can lead to lower prices and the need to purchase and transport finished plastic phone cards from telephone network operators to reduce material costs. An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone card vending machine and a control method thereof.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional telephone card.

2 is a view showing an example of use of a conventional telephone card.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a telephone card automatic vending device of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a front view showing a telephone card vending device of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a calling card of the paper material applied to the present invention.

6 is a view showing the internal structure of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart showing a control process of the present invention.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

10: server, 20: telephone,

21: reader, 30: vending machine,

31: communication unit, 32: loading box,

33: pressing plate, 34: spring,

35: transport means, 36: motor,

37: drawing out roller, 38: roller,

39: conveyor, 40: pin number recorder,

41: encoder, 42: control unit,

43: purchase height

3 to 7 illustrate the present invention for achieving the above object, and the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The present invention for achieving the above object,

The server stores a plurality of pin numbers to be recorded on the telephone card 100 to be sold and an encoding program to be stored on the telephone card 100, and transmits the stored information when the information is requested from the vending machine 30 through a telephone network ( 10);

Built-in phone card 100 is not recorded any information, vending machine 30 for recording and discharging the pin number provided through the server 10 to the phone card 100 when inputting the purchase key 43 ); Configure but

The vending machine 30,

A communication unit 31 which communicates with a server via a telephone line;

A stacking box 32 in which a telephone card 100 made of paper on which a magnetic portion 101 capable of recording information is formed is stacked;

A transfer means (35) for driving the control card to take out the telephone card (100) stored in the stacking box (32) and to convey it to the rear end;

A pin number recorder 40 for recording the pin number supplied from the server 10 to the magnetic part 101 of the telephone card 100 to be transferred by the transfer means 35;

An encoder 41 installed at a rear end of the pin number recording unit 40 and encoding a program for using a telephone of a telephone card, which is stored in the magnetic part, of the telephone card 100;

A purchase key 43 installed at the front of the vending machine 30;

When the purchase key 43 is input, the transfer means 35 is driven so that one phone card 100 loaded in the loading box is drawn out, and the pin 10 is requested by connecting to the server 10 through the communication unit 31. A control unit 42 controlling the pin number recording unit 40 so that the pin number transmitted from the server 10 is recorded in the magnetic unit 101 of the telephone card; Characterized in that consisting of.

In addition, the control unit 42 is connected to the server 10 every predetermined time when the purchase key is not input, characterized in that for updating the encoding program to the latest version.

A pressing plate 33 for pressing the calling card 100 to be stacked is formed at the upper end of the loading box 32, and the pressing plate 33 is supported by a separate spring 34.

As shown in FIG. 6, the transfer means 35 draws out one by one the telephone card 100 of the paper material loaded in the stacking box 32 and transfers it to the rear end. The control unit 42 is located below the stacking box 32. Under the control of the motor 36 is formed to rotate at a predetermined angle, the drawer roller 37 for rotating and drawing out one telephone card 100 on the axis of the motor 36 is stored, the stacking box 32 ), A roller 38 and a conveyor 39 for transferring the telephone card 100 withdrawn by the take-out roller 37 to the pin number recording unit 40 and the encoder 41 are provided.

The rear end of the encoder 41 is formed with a discharge guide 47 for guiding the telephone card 100 to the outlet 46 of the vending machine 30, the front of the vending machine 30 of the currency and coins The banknote input unit 44 and the coin input unit 45 for the input are formed.

On the other hand, one side of the vending machine 30 is provided with a telephone 20 to enable the use of the telephone card 100 discharged from the vending machine 30 on the spot, the telephone 20, the telephone card 100 The reading unit 21 for reading the pin number and the program recorded in the magnetic unit 101 of the present invention is formed.

As a control method of the configured telephone card vending device,

A first process of connecting to a server and checking and updating a version of an encoding program connected to an encoder when the power is turned on;

A second process of inputting money for the purchase of a telephone card and inputting a purchase key, by which the controller drives the transfer means so that one of the telephone cards loaded in the storage box is withdrawn and supplied to the pin number recorder;

Requesting a pin number to be recorded on the calling card by connecting to the server, and causing the pin number transmitted from the server to be recorded in the magnetic part of the calling card in response to the request;

A fourth step of encoding a series of programs for causing the phone card to be read by the reader of the phone, in the magnetic part of the phone card in which the pin number is recorded in the third step;

A fifth process of discharging the telephone card made of paper material through the discharge hole after the fourth process; Characterized in that proceeds.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

When the vending machine of the present invention is installed, the telephone 20 is installed at one side of the vending machine 30 as shown in FIG. 3, and the telephone network PSTN is connected to the telephone 20. The communication unit 31 of the to share, the telephone network is connected to the server (10).

By connecting as described above, the communication unit 31 of the server 10 and the vending machine 30 can exchange information with each other through the telephone network.

When power is supplied to the vending machine 30, the control unit 42 operates the current state of each component, for example, the normal operation of the motor 36 and the rollers 37 and 38 constituting the conveying means 35. Check whether the program and the version of the program stored in the encoder (41), and connected to the server 10 through the communication unit 31 to the current version of the program stored in the encoder 41 and the server (10) The version of the stored program is checked and if the version of the program stored in the encoder 41 is low, the new program is updated from the server 10 and stored in the encoder 41.

In this state, when the user inputs a certain amount of money through the banknote input unit 44 or the coin input unit 45 to purchase a telephone card, and then presses the purchase key 43, the controller 42 makes the purchase. After recognizing that the key 43 is input, the motor 36 of the transfer means 35 is driven to rotate the take-out roller 37 by a predetermined angle. The telephone card 100 is withdrawn and conveyed to the pin number recording unit 40 through the conveyor 39.

In addition, the control unit 42 connects to the server 10 through the communication unit 31 and requests downloading of usable pin numbers, and the server 10 requests available pin numbers according to the request of the control unit 42. The communication unit 31 is transmitted to the communication unit 31 through the telephone network, and the communication unit 31 supplies the pin number supplied from the server 10 to the pin number recording unit 40.

The pin number transmitted from the server 10 to the communication unit 31 is transmitted as a dial tone signal.

Accordingly, the pin number recording unit 40 records the pin number provided from the communication unit 31 in the magnetic unit 101 of the telephone card 100 made of paper material transferred through the conveyor 39.

The phone card 100 in which the pin number is recorded on the magnetic part 101 by the pin number recorder 40 is transferred to the encoder 41 at the rear end along the conveyor 39, and the encoder 41 is The self-stored program is encoded in the magnetic unit 101 of the calling card 100.

The phone card encoded by the program in the encoder 41 is moved through the discharge guide 47 and discharged to the discharge port 46, so that the user receives the phone card 100.

The user can immediately make a call using the telephone 20 installed next to the vending machine 30 after receiving the calling card 100.

That is, by passing the magnetic part 101 of the purchased telephone card 100 through the reading part 21 of the telephone 20, the various information stored in the magnetic part 101 by the said reading part 21 is carried out. In particular, the pin number is read and transmitted to the telephone network operator to make a phone call through a separate authentication process.

Meanwhile, when the purchase key 43 is not input, the controller 42 connects to the server 10 at regular intervals and updates the encoder 41 of the encoder 41 to the latest version.

8 shows another embodiment of the present invention,

The control unit connects to the server during the initial operation and downloads a certain number of pin numbers in a batch and stores them on its own.After that, when a purchase key is input, the controller selects any one of its stored pin numbers and records them on a blank card. If all the pin numbers are exhausted, then connect to the server again and download and use a certain number of pin numbers.

Then, the controller displays the number of remaining pin numbers through the pin number display unit 49 whenever the telephone card is sold.

According to another embodiment operating as described above, since the controller of the vending machine does not need to be connected to the server 10 each time the card is sold, the load on the server 10 can be reduced so that the server 10 The effect of smooth operation can be expected.

According to the present invention operating as described above, the vending machine manager does not have to perform the task of inputting the pin number and the program to the telephone card 100 one by one, and the operation becomes simple, and the telephone card of the finished product from the telephone network operator Since only the number of available pin numbers can be distributed without being supplied, the transportation cost of the product can be greatly reduced, and as a paper phone card is available, a larger number of phone cards can be stored in a limited space. In addition, it can be expected to reduce the production cost of the product significantly.

As described above, the present invention receives a pin number for recording on a prepaid calling card from a server connected through a telephone network and records the information on the magnetic part of the calling card at the time of selling the calling card, so that no information is recorded. Unavailable paper phone cards can be used to reduce prices, and you can save material costs by not having to purchase and transport finished plastic phone cards from telephone network operators. The effect of providing the vending device and its control method can be expected.

Claims (4)

The server stores a plurality of pin numbers to be recorded on the telephone card 100 to be sold and an encoding program to be stored on the telephone card 100, and transmits the stored information when the information is requested from the vending machine 30 through a telephone network ( 10); Built-in phone card 100 is not recorded any information, vending machine 30 for recording and discharging the pin number provided through the server 10 to the phone card 100 when inputting the purchase key 43 ); Configure but The vending machine 30, A communication unit 31 which communicates with a server via a telephone line; A stacking box 32 in which a telephone card 100 made of paper, on which a magnetic portion 101 capable of recording information is formed, is stacked; A transfer means (35) for driving the control card to take out the telephone card (100) stored in the stacking box (32) and to convey it to the rear end; A pin number recorder 40 for recording the pin number supplied from the server 10 to the magnetic part 101 of the telephone card 100 to be transferred by the transfer means 35; An encoder 41 installed at a rear end of the pin number recording unit 40 and encoding a program for using a telephone of a telephone card, which is stored in the magnetic part, of the telephone card 100; A purchase key 43 installed at the front of the vending machine 30; When the purchase key 43 is input, the transfer means 35 is driven so that one phone card 100 loaded in the loading box is drawn out, and the pin 10 is requested by connecting to the server 10 through the communication unit 31. A control unit 42 controlling the pin number recording unit 40 so that the pin number transmitted from the server 10 is recorded in the magnetic unit 101 of the telephone card; Phone card vending device, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 1, The control unit 42 is connected to the server every predetermined time when the purchase key is not input, the automatic calling card automatic sale device, characterized in that for updating the encoding program to the latest version. A first process of connecting to a server and checking and updating a version of an encoding program connected to an encoder when the power is turned on; A second process of inputting money for the purchase of a telephone card and inputting a purchase key, by which the controller drives the transfer means so that one of the telephone cards loaded in the storage box is withdrawn and supplied to the pin number recorder; Requesting a pin number to be recorded on the calling card by connecting to the server, and causing the pin number transmitted from the server to be recorded in the magnetic part of the calling card in response to the request; A fourth step of encoding a series of programs for causing the phone card to be read by the reader of the phone, in the magnetic part of the phone card where the pin number is recorded in the third step; A fifth process of discharging the telephone card made of paper material through the discharge hole after the fourth process; Control method of the telephone card automatic vending device, characterized in that proceeded to. The method of claim 3, wherein The control unit connects to the server during the initial operation and downloads a certain number of pin numbers in a batch and stores them on its own.After that, when a purchase key is input, the controller selects any one of its stored pin numbers and records them on a blank card. When all the pin numbers are exhausted, the control method of the automatic telephone card vending device, characterized in that to connect to the server again and then download and use a certain number of pin numbers again.