KR20030012399A - Method for managing sale of vending machine and analyzing sale-propensity thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A selling management of a vending machine and a method for analyzing the selling propensity of the vending machine through a communication network are provided to improve the convenience of product purchase and selling through the vending machine by reading and analyzing a vending coin bar code in the vending machine. CONSTITUTION: A user connects to an automatic vending machine sale/management server and logs thereon as a member, to register an automatic vending machine(S31). The user inputs information for requesting a vending coin issue including user recognition information, password, requiring price, settlement method, and receiving terminal information and requests the vending coin issue(S32). A requester is recognized by the user recognition information and the password, the settlement is certificated according to the selected settlement method, and the vending coin issue is approved(S33). A vending coin bar code, which includes the requiring price of the certificated requester, is issued and transferred to a selected terminal(S34). The vending coin bar code is read and information thereof is analyzed in the automatic vending machine(S35). Selectable products are displayed and a product selected is supplied according to product choice(S36). Product selling information is stored and automatic vending machine selling information is transferred(S37). A propensity to purchase is analyzed depending on the automatic vending machine selling information(S39).

Description

Vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through communication network {METHOD FOR MANAGING SALE OF VENDING MACHINE AND ANALYZING SALE-PROPENSITY THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through a communication network, in particular by issuing a bending coin barcode to a designated mobile terminal in response to a user requesting a bending coin, by reading the bending coin barcode from the vending machine , Vending machine sales management and sales tendency, vending machine remote management, sales information through vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method to analyze user's purchasing tendency from various aspects will be.

Conventional vending machine (vending machine) is a device that sells products such as coffee, beverages, tobacco, etc. When explaining the operation of the vending machine, first, if you put money such as coins or bills, the amount of money By recognizing this, the recognized amount is displayed and at the same time, the product can be selected. At this time, when the desired product is selected, the product is provided through the outlet. In the conventional vending machine, a product is sold using coins or banknotes. Alternatively, the vending machine may be made of a product selling method for making a small payment using an IC card charging a sum.

However, in the conventional vending machine, when using coins and bills, there is an inconvenience of having to carry these bills or coins at all times, or when using an IC card, they must be carried together with various other cards. This also had a number of problems, such as difficult to carry and manage.

In addition, in the conventional sales method of the vending machine, it is impossible to analyze the purchasing tendency according to the remote management of the vending machine or the sale of the vending machine. It is necessary to analyze the purchasing tendency according to sales.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and therefore, an object of the present invention relates to a vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through a communication network, in particular a mobile terminal designated according to a user requesting a bending coin By issuing a Bending Coin barcode, the Bending Coin barcode can be read from the vending machine so that it can be analyzed. To provide a vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through a communication network that can be analyzed in various aspects.

1 is a block diagram of a vending machine sales management network for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the database of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart showing a vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: communication network 10: user terminal

11: mobile terminal 20: vending machine sales management server

21: communication network connection means 22: control means

23: member management means 24: vending machine management means

25: Bar code issuance means 26: Payment request means

27: purchase propensity analysis means 28: database

30: Payment authentication server 40: Vending machine

41: communication network connection 42: control unit

43: barcode reader 44: product selection

45: product supply unit 46: display unit

As a technical means for achieving the above object of the present invention, the present invention is a vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method through a communication network, the first to access the vending machine sales management server to register and process vending machine registration step; A second step of selecting and inputting a bending coin issuing request information including user recognition information, a password, a desired amount, a payment method, and a receiving terminal information; A third step of recognizing the requestor using user identification information and a password according to the request for issuing the coin, authenticating the payment according to the selected payment method, and approving the issuing of the bending coin; A fourth step of issuing a bending coin barcode including a desired amount of the authenticated requestor and transmitting the bending coin barcode to a selected receiving terminal; Reading a bending coin barcode in a vending machine and analyzing information on the bending coin barcode; Displaying a selectable product and supplying the product according to the product selection; A seventh step of storing product sales information generated every time the product is sold and requesting payment by transmitting vending machine sales information including the stored sale information; An eighth step of approving the payment according to the payment request and transmitting the approval information; And a ninth step of analyzing a purchasing tendency based on the product selling information and converting the analyzed purchasing tendency information into a DB.

Hereinafter, a configuration of an apparatus for performing a vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method through a communication network according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a vending machine sales management network for carrying out the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a vending machine sales management network for carrying out the present invention is connected to a user terminal 10 connected through a communication network 1 such as the Internet. ), A mobile terminal 11, vending machine sales management server 20, payment authentication server 30 and the vending machine 40.

The vending machine sales management server 20 is a communication network connection means 21 for connecting to the user terminal 10, the mobile terminal 11, the payment authentication server 30 and the vending machine 40 through a communication network 1 such as the Internet. And control means 22 for performing overall data communication with the above-mentioned devices and systems through the network connection means 21, and controlling all functions of the interior thereof, and according to the control of the control means 22. Member registration and release process, the member management means 23 responsible for login and logout by identifying the member to the user and the vending machine registration processing under the control of the control means 22, vending machine sales information Vending machine management means 24 for controlling the storage of the bar code, bar code issuing means 25 for generating bending coin bar codes such as user identification information barcodes and price information barcodes under the control of the control means 22, and the control means. 22, control According to the payment authentication server 30, the payment request, and the barcode issuing means 25 is controlled in accordance with the payment authentication result from the payment authentication server 30, and communication with the payment authentication server 30 Payment request means 26 for monitoring the financial status of the members and the vending machine management means 24, in cooperation with the vending machine sales information, the purchase tendency by region, location, gender, age, vending machine type, product Purchasing tendency analyzing means 27 for analyzing and storing each data, and a database 28 for storing various types of data generated in the above-described process by data type.

The vending machine 40 has a communication network connection part 41 for connecting to the vending machine sales management server 20 through a communication network 1 such as the Internet, and the vending machine sales management server 20 through the communication network connection part 41. While performing data communication with the Bending Coin barcode read from the mobile terminal, controlling the supply according to the display and selection of products that can be sold with the price information included in the Bending Coin barcode, and specifying the detected vending machine status information. According to the control of the control unit 42 for controlling transmission to the mobile terminal of the business owner, a bar code lead 43 for reading the bar code displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal and providing it to the control unit 42. A product selection unit 44 for displaying a sellable product and processing a user's selection, a product supply unit 45 for processing a product supply under the control of the control unit 42, and the control According to the control of the unit 42, a display unit 46 for displaying information related to sales on the screen may be included. Meanwhile, a key input unit including the display unit, 10 keys, and a special key may be implemented as a touch screen.

Figure 2 is a detailed view of the database of Figure 1, referring to Figure 2, the database 28 is a name, social security number, address, ID, password, email address, mobile terminal call number (mobile phone number), payment bank account Member information DB (28a) for storing the member information including the number information, including the name of the owner, social security number, address, ID, password, email address, mobile terminal call number (mobile phone number) and the bank account number for payment Vending machine and business owner information DB (28b) for storing vending machine information consisting of vending machine information including owner information, vending machine type, vending machine installation location, product type, and communication environment, and user identification information barcode and amount information barcode Bending Coin Information DB (28c) for storing the Bender Coin Bartod, payment for the account number, balance, account processing information for payment of the member and vending machine owner Purchase tendency analysis information DB for storing purchase tendency information analyzed based on the product information DB 28d and the product sales information, that is, the purchase tendency information analyzed for each region, location, gender, age, vending machine type, and product. (28e).

3 is a flowchart showing a vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method according to the present invention.

Based on the accompanying drawings, the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail below.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3 with reference to the vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through the communication network according to the present invention, first, in the first step (S31) the Internet in the user terminal 10 and the mobile terminal 11 When requesting membership registration and vending machine registration by accessing the vending machine sales management server 20 through the communication network 1, etc., in response to this, the member management means 21 and the vending machine management means of the vending machine sales management server 20 ( 24) Each of them handles membership registration and release, vending machine registration and release, and also handles login and logout with reference to member identification number (ID or social security number) and password. Here, the member information includes a name, resident registration number, address, ID, password, email address, mobile phone number, payment bank account number information, the vending machine information, name of the owner, resident registration number, address, ID, password, email address Business owner information, including mobile phone number and payment bank account number, and vending machine information including vending machine type, vending machine installation location, product type, and communication environment. Such member information is stored and managed in the member information DB 28a of the database 28, and the vending machine and business owner information are stored and managed in the vending machine and the business spirit DB 28b of the database 28.

In addition, the first step (S31) is to generate, store and manage the user identification information barcode for user identification for each member at the time of membership registration, vending machine information, vending machine sales ranking, You can search the member information and purchase order information. This bending coin barcode is stored and managed in the bending coin information DB 28c of the database 28.

Next, in the second step (S32), the user identification information, password, desired amount, payment method from the user terminal 10 or the mobile terminal 11 to the vending machine sales management server 20 through a communication network 1 such as the Internet. And requesting for issuing a bending coin by providing information for issuing bending coins including receiving terminal information.

Next, in the third step (S33), the member management means 21 of the vending machine sales management server 20 confirms the membership by referring to the member information stored in the database 28 according to the request for issuing the coin. That is, the requester is recognized by the user identification information and the password, the payment is authenticated according to the selected payment method, and the issuing of the bending coin is described. Specifically, the request amount and the payable amount managed by the payment request means 26 are described. Compare and determine the issuance of the Bending Coin, and if the amount is less than the billable amount is approved, the issuance of the Bending Coin, while the amount is less than the billable amount is denied. Then, the bending coin issuing means 25 of the vending machine sales management server 20 is instructed to issue the bending coin.

Next, in the fourth step S34, the bending coin issuing means 25 of the vending machine sales management server 20 issues a bending coin barcode including the desired amount of the authenticated requester, and the vending machine sales management server 20 Request the control means 22 and transmits this bending coin barcode to the mobile terminal previously stored through the network connection means 21. Here, the bending coin barcode includes a user's recognition information barcode and the amount information barcode. Here, the user's recognition information barcode may include a user name, ID, social security number and other hourly identification, and the amount information barcode includes amount information.

Through this process, a user can receive and store a bending coin barcode corresponding to a desired amount to a desired mobile terminal, and purchase the desired product in the vending machine using the bending coin barcode as described below.

Next, in the fifth step S35, when the user displays the bending coin barcode on the screen of the mobile terminal 11 and approaches the bending coin barcode to lead the barcode reader 43 of the vending machine 40, the barcode reader 43 reads the bending coin barcode and sends it to the control unit 42, and analyzes and stores information on the bending coin barcode read by the control unit 42.

Next, in the sixth step S36, the controller 42 displays a selectable product through the product selection unit 44 based on the price information included in the information analyzed by the bending coin barcode, and selects the product. When the product selection is made through the unit 44, the controller 42 recognizes this and controls the product supply unit 45 to supply the selected product. Here, the operation state and related information of the vending machine are displayed on the display unit 46 under the control of the control unit 42.

Subsequently, in the seventh step S37, the vending machine 40 stores the product sales information generated every time the product is sold, and the vending machine sales information including the stored sale information is stored in the communication connection unit 41. Through the vending machine sales management server 20 through the request for payment according to the product sales. At this time, the payment request from the vending machine sales management server 20 may be made regularly or irregularly. Here, the vending machine sales information includes product sales information and vending machine status information, and the product sales information includes seller identification information, password, product, quantity, and sales amount, and the vending machine status includes remaining quantity, failure and damage for each product. Contains information.

Then, the eighth step (S38), the vending machine sales management server 20 monitors the financial status information for each member, while communicating with the payment authentication server 30, the payment request from the vending machine 40 Approves the payment according to, and then sends the approval information back to the vending machine (40). Here, the financial state information and the payment processing information of each member are stored and managed in the payment processing information DB 28d of the database 28.

Finally, in the ninth step (S39), the purchasing tendency is analyzed based on the product selling information, and the analyzed purchasing tendency information is made into a DB. The purchasing tendency is determined by region, location, and gender based on the product selling information. By age, age, vending machine type, and product, each of them is analyzed and stored, and the analyzed purchase tendency information is provided in a state of inquiry. Here, the purchase tendency analysis information is stored and managed in the purchase tendency analysis information DB 28e of the database 28, and the information may be appropriately used for marketing or customer-oriented marketing suited to the propensity of the customer.

In addition, in the ninth step, the product sales information included in the vending machine sales information is transmitted to the mobile phone of the vending machine owner, and in particular, when the emergency contact state such as the lack of stock of the product in the vending machine state information occurs, To send.

The present invention as described above can be applied not only to vending machines selling beverage products, but also to vending machines selling various other products such as dolls, fast foods, train tickets, and the like.

According to the present invention as described above, by requesting the user to the bending coin issuing the bending coin bar code to the designated mobile terminal, it is possible to read the bending coin bar code in the vending machine to analyze, it is easy to buy and sell the product through the vending machine It is possible to remotely manage the vending machine and to use the sales information to analyze the user's purchasing tendency in various aspects.

In addition, by using the purchase tendency analysis information according to the sale of the vending machine, it is possible to perform marketing or customer-oriented marketing suitable for the propensity of the customer.

The above description is only a description of specific embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various changes and modifications of the configuration are possible from the above-described specific embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Claims (10)

In the vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method through a communication network, A first step (S31) of accessing the vending machine sales management server to register and process the member registration and the vending machine; A second step (S32) of selecting and inputting bending coin issuing request information including user identification information, a password, a desired amount, a payment method, and a receiving terminal information; A third step (S33) of recognizing the requestor using user identification information and a password according to the request for issuing the coin, authenticating the payment according to the selected payment method, and approving the issuance of the bending coin; A fourth step (S34) of issuing a bending coin barcode including the desired amount of the authenticated requestor and transmitting the bending coin barcode to the selected receiving terminal; A fifth step (S35) of reading the bending coin barcode in the vending machine and analyzing the information on the bending coin barcode; Displaying a selectable product and supplying the product according to the product selection (S36); A seventh step (S37) of storing product sales information generated every time the product is sold and requesting payment by transmitting vending machine sales information including the stored sales information; An eighth step (S38) of approving the payment according to the payment request and transmitting the approval information; and And a ninth step (S39) of analyzing the purchasing tendency based on the vending machine selling information, and converting the analyzed purchasing tendency information into a DB (S39). The method of claim 1, wherein the first step is The member information includes name, resident registration number, address, ID, password, email address, mobile phone number, payment bank account number information, The vending machine information includes the owner information including the name of the owner, resident registration number, address, ID, password, email address, mobile phone number and payment bank account number, vending machine type, installation location of the vending machine, product type, communication environment Vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through a communication network comprising a vending machine information. The method of claim 2, wherein the first step A vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method of a vending machine, characterized by generating, storing and managing a user identification information barcode for user identification for each member during membership registration. The method of claim 3, wherein the first step A vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through a communication network, wherein the vending machine information, vending machine sales rankings, member information and purchase order information can be inquired while being connected to a vending machine sales management server. The method of claim 4, wherein the third step It is determined whether to issue a Bending Coin by comparing the amount requested and the amount that can be settled, and approving the Bending Coin issuance when the amount is less than the amount that can be settled. Vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through a communication network, characterized in that the distrust. The method of claim 5, wherein the bending coin bar code of the fourth step A vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method comprising a user's recognition information barcode and the amount information barcode. The vending machine sales information of the seventh step includes product sales information and vending machine status information. The product sales information includes seller identification information, password, product, quantity, sales amount, The vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method through a communication network, characterized in that the information including the remaining quantity, failure and damage information for each product. The method of claim 7, wherein the ninth step is Vending machine sales management and sales tendency analysis method characterized in that the product sales information contained in the vending machine sales information transmission to the mobile phone of the vending machine owner. The method of claim 8, wherein the ninth step is Vending machine sales management and propensity analysis method through the communication network, characterized in that when the emergency contact status of the vending machine state information is immediately transmitted to the mobile phone of the vending machine owner. The method of claim 9, wherein the ninth step is Based on the product sales information, the purchase propensity is analyzed and stored for each region, location, gender, age, vending machine type, and product, and the analyzed purchase propensity information is provided in a searchable state. Vending machine sales management and sales propensity analysis method.