KR20030012091A - Method for managing a auto cigaret vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for automatically managing tobacco selling is provided to improve the management efficiency of a tobacco vending machine by allowing a user to buy a tobacco with a credit card and performing the stocktaking at a remote place through a communication network. CONSTITUTION: When a tobacco vending machine reading user's credit car, a card reader(40) recognizes the credit card. A tobacco recognition button(26), which is pushed by the user, is recognized. A price of a tobacco selected by the user is displayed on a price display unit(22). A modem(42) is operated. A VAN(Value Added Network)(58) receives a purchase demand and asks for a credit company's approval. After a settlement approval from the credit company, the VAN(58) performs a purchase approval on a CPU(Central Processing Unit)(20). The CPU(20) drives an automatic falling device driving unit(28) to fall the tobacco. The fallen tobacco is counted at a counter(21) and the counted value is stored on the CPU(20). The kind and number of the sold tobacco are notified to a store owner or a producer/wholesaler(56) through the modem(42).

Description

Auto Tobacco Sale Management Method {METHOD FOR MANAGING A AUTO CIGARET VENDING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to an automatic cigarette sales management method, and more particularly, to an automatic cigarette sales management method which makes it possible to easily know the stock of cigarettes and to automatically know all the matters related to the sale.

The conventional tobacco sales system mainly uses a single cigarette vending machine. Such a cigarette vending machine, when the user inputs a bill or coin, the money recognizer 14 recognizes this, and then presses the selection button 16 to select one of several cigarettes. If the amount of money is recognized, the amount of money input to the amount display unit 12 is displayed. The CPU 10 determines whether the amount of money is appropriate, operates the automatic dropping device driver 18 to recognize the cigarette selection according to the selection button 16 and to drop the cigarette.

Such a conventional cigarette vending machine must check the inventory of cigarettes by its owner or manager and order the scarce cigarettes from a wholesaler. In addition, in the case of inserting the bill, the bill recognition rate is low, the bill is not inserted into the user is often inconvenient.

The present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned problems, the object of the present invention is to enable the sale of cigarettes as a credit card, and to allow the store owner or wholesaler to know the sales history of cigarettes, the management of the store and wholesaler cigarette vending machine It is to increase efficiency.

As an example of the automatic cigarette sales management method according to the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention,

When a customer inserts a credit card, the card reader recognizes this.

Recognizing the cigarette selection button pressed by the customer;

The amount display section displays the amount for the selected cigarette,

Then, the modem is operated to request Bansa to purchase, and Ban Ban asks the credit card company to approve whether the credit card is valid. If the credit card company approves the payment, Ban approves the purchase from the CPU. Steps,

The CPU driving the automatic dropping device driving unit to drop a cigarette;

The dropped cigarette is counted at a counter and stored in a CPU;

The cigarettes sold in this way consist of a step in which the type and number of cigarettes are contacted by the modem owner or the manufacturer or wholesaler.

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional tobacco sales system

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an automatic cigarette sales management system according to the present invention

Figure 3 is an overall overview of the automatic cigarette sales management system according to the present invention

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10, 20: CPU 12, 22: amount display

14, 24: amount recognizer 16, 26: selection button

18, 28: automatic dropping device drive unit

21: counter 40: card reader

42: Modem 56: Manufacturer / Wholesaler

58: Bansa 60: shopkeeper

62: customer 64: credit card company

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2, there is shown an automatic cigarette sales management method according to the present invention.

The automatic cigarette sales management system according to the present invention, the user recognizes the amount of money when inserting bills or coins 24, the selection button 26 to select one of the various types of cigarettes, credit card payment The card reader 40, the amount of money is recognized when the amount of money is displayed on the display unit 22, the CPU 20 for controlling the entire system, and cigarettes according to the cigarette selection according to the selection button 26 The automatic dropping device driving unit 28 to drop, the counter 21 for detecting the number of falling cigarettes by detecting the operation of the automatic dropping device driving unit 28, and the matters paid by the card reader 40 And a modem 42 for transmitting to a financial institution.

The modem 42 may be a wired modem for wireless communication or internet communication.

Credit card payment is generally made by a bansa (Van 58) that receives and approves a card purchase request and a credit card company 64 that receives and approves the ban's approval request.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 3, the automatic cigarette sales management method according to the present invention will be described.

When the customer 12 inserts a credit card, the card reader 40 recognizes this. Of course, if you put a coin or banknote recognizes the amount of money input from the amount recognizer 24.

The cigarette 12 selected by the customer 12 is recognized. The selection button 26 has a button for the type and number of dams.

Then, the amount display portion 22 displays the amount of money for the selected cigarette.

Then, the modem 42 is operated to make a purchase request to the bansa 58, the bansa 58 makes a request for approval, such as whether the credit card validity to the credit card company 64, the credit card company 64 If the approval is made, the bansa 58 will approve the purchase to the CPU (20).

The CPU 20 then drives the automatic dropping device driver 28 to drop the cigarette.

The dropped cigarette is counted at the counter 21 and stored in the CPU 20.

The cigarettes sold in this way are contacted to the shop owner 60 or the manufacturer / wholesaler 56 by modem 42.

Then, the shopkeeper 60 or the manufacturer / wholesaler 56 can always know the inventory of the cigarettes at his / her predetermined office, and can immediately supply the insufficient tobacco.

As described above, the automatic cigarette sales management method according to the present invention solves the problem of conventional banknote recognition inability and difficulty in inserting the purchase of cigarettes by credit card, the store owner or the manufacturer / wholesaler is always at a distance by communication As inventory can be identified, tobacco vending machine management efficiency is high.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for implementing the automatic cigarette sales management method according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, as claimed in the following claims of the present invention Without departing from the gist of the present invention, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will have the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

Claims (1)

When the customer 12 inserts a credit card, the card reader 40 recognizes this; Recognizing the cigarette selection button 26 pressed by the customer 12; The amount display unit 22 displays the amount of money for the selected cigarette, Then, the modem 42 is operated to make a purchase request to the bansa 58, the bansa 58 makes a request for approval, such as whether the credit card validity to the credit card company 64, the credit card company 64 If the approval is made, the bansa 58 is to approve the purchase to the CPU 20, and The CPU 20 drives the automatic dropping device driver 28 to drop a cigarette; The dropped cigarette is counted at the counter 21 and stored in the CPU 20, The cigarettes sold as described above are contacted by the modem 42 with the owner 60 or the manufacturer / wholesaler 56 via the modem 42. Automatic cigarette sales management method characterized in that consisting of.