KR200317009Y1 - Managementing system for a slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine management system using a wired or wireless communication network, in particular, to install a sensor for detecting the failure of each operation unit of the vending machine, and generates an ARS voice message corresponding to the failure information detected by the sensor GPRS, Communication means such as GSM, CDMA, satellite communication, cellular phone, PHS, etc. are provided to inform the administrator by connecting to the mobile terminal or management controller of the administrator. By configuring the means to guide the control, ARS voice message promptly informs the administrator of the fault condition that occurred in the vending machine, and enables the administrator not only to remotely control some functions of the vending machine by dialing in remotely. Is busy by sending a text message to the manager's terminal. And to respond to rapidly determine the fault condition occurs in the automatic vending machine, it will be through the management controller of the vending machine management system using a wired or wireless communication network to be managed in an integrated manner multiple vending machines at the same time.

Description

Vending machine management system using wired / wireless communication network {Managementing system for a slot machine}

The present invention relates to a vending machine management system using a wired / wireless communication network. In particular, the administrator can be notified promptly to an administrator of an error state occurring in the vending machine through an ARS voice message. In addition, when the manager is busy, the administrator sends a text message to the manager's terminal so that the manager can quickly check and cope with the trouble caused by the vending machine. The present invention relates to a vending machine management system using a wired and wireless communication network.

In general, a vending machine refers to an unmanned vending machine and is currently used as a means of selling various items.

For example, the range of use of beverages such as coffee, juice, phone cards, tickets, etc. is increasing day by day.

1 shows a conventional vending machine,

A case (1) having a built-in sales item is provided therein, and on the front of the case (1), a selection button (2) for selecting an item to be purchased by the consumer, an item display window (3) showing the item, and a consumer's selection A discharge port 4 through which the article selected by the button 2 is discharged, a banknote inlet 5 through which bills are inserted, a coin inlet 6 through which coins are inserted, and a return port 7 through which change is discharged are formed.

However, in the related art, since a device for automatically determining a failure state of a vending machine is not provided, the administrator is not able to know this quickly even if the vending machine breaks down, so that the vending machine is often left in a broken state for a long time. In order to know the failure state of the vending machine, there is a problem that the administrator has to increase the inconvenience of using the maintenance while having to tour the vending machines installed in several places.

Accordingly, the present invention for solving the above problems is to install a sensor for detecting the failure of each operation unit of the vending machine, and to generate an ARS voice message corresponding to the failure information detected by the sensor of the administrator's portable terminal or management controller It is provided with a means to inform the user of the connection, and by configuring the means for guiding the administrator to control some functions of the vending machine when the administrator makes a phone call from a remote location, the ARS voice message indicates Not only the administrator can be notified promptly, and the administrator can control some functions of the vending machine from a remote place by phone, and when the manager is on the phone, the administrator can send a text message to the manager's terminal so that the administrator can quickly check Check and cope with It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine management system using wired / wireless communication network that allows multiple vending machines to be integrated and managed simultaneously.

1 is a front view showing a general vending machine.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a vending machine management system using a wired and wireless communication network of the present invention.

3 is a view showing an example of a text message transmitted to the administrator terminal by the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: kiibu, 11: sensor,

12: control unit, 13: memory,

14: ARS controller, 15: telephone connection,

16: text transmission unit, 17: remote control unit,

18: wireless communication module, 20: management control unit,

21: terminal,

2 and 3 illustrate a vending machine management system using a wired and wireless communication network of the present invention for achieving the above object, the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to this figure as follows.

The present invention for achieving the above object,

In the vending machine having a case for storing the goods to be sold, the bill and coin inlet, article outlet, article selection button, etc. are formed on the front of the case,

A key unit 10 for setting and inputting a telephone number for contacting an administrator;

A plurality of sensors 11 installed at each part of the vending machine to detect a failure state when a failure occurs;

The ARS control unit 14 and the text transmission unit 16 are controlled so that the administrator is notified of the failure state detected by the key units 10, and according to the control command of the administrator connected to the telephone connection unit 15 from a remote place. A control unit 12 controlling the remote driving unit 17 to control some functions of the vending machine;

A memory (13) for storing a plurality of contact telephone numbers inputted by the key portion (10) operation;

According to the control of the control unit 12 generates a voice message for informing the administrator of the failure state of the vending machine, and when the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 is connected to the manager's portable terminal generated An ARS control unit 14 for transmitting a voice message to a portable terminal of an administrator and sending an announcement message for remote control when the administrator is connected for remote control so that the administrator can control a vending machine function at a remote location;

A telephone connection unit 15 for accessing the terminal of the manager via a wired telephone network;

A wireless communication module 18 connected to the terminal 21 or the management control unit 20 of the manager through a wireless communication network;

A remote driver 17 controlling the function of the vending machine under the control of the controller 12; Characterized in that configured to include.

In addition, when the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 and the administrator terminal 21 are not connected, a text message for transmitting to the terminal of the administrator is generated and the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 is generated. Characterized in that it further comprises a text transmission unit 16 for transmitting to the manager terminal through).

The sensor 11 is installed in various parts of the vending machine to detect whether there is a failure, the coin input line or bill input line of the vending machine, the product discharge line, check the stock of goods, temperature, the amount of material input, etc. It has a function of outputting the detected information to the control unit 12.

In addition to the operation of the present invention, the control unit 12 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the vending machine.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

First, the manager operates the key unit 10 to input the phone number of the terminal (or landline) that he carries, and the control unit 12 stores the contact phone number that the user inputs through the key unit 10. (13), the memory 13 can store several contact numbers.

Then, when a failure occurs in a specific part of the vending machine operation, the sensor 11 detects the failure state, outputs the detected information to the control unit 12, the control unit 12 is currently automatically through the input information The ARS control unit 14 is driven to determine that a failure has occurred in a specific part of the vending machine so that the administrator can be notified of the failure state.

The ARS control unit 14 generates an ARS voice message corresponding to a failure state detected by the sensor 11 under the control of the control unit 12, and the telephone connection unit 15 contacts the communication stored in the memory 13. Automatically dials the phone number and attempts to connect to the terminal the administrator is carrying.

If the wired telephone line is unavailable, the wireless communication module 18 attempts to connect to the terminal 21 of the manager through communication means such as GPRS, GSM, CDMA, satellite communication, cellular phone, PHS, and the like.

When the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 and the administrator's portable terminal 21 (or landline) are connected by the above attempt, the ARS control unit 14 transmits the previously generated voice message. The administrator who listened to the message will be able to check the current failure status of the vending machine.

The voice message generated by the ARS control unit 14 is a warning voice message such as "No change is currently returned from the vending machine" or "There is no stock of goods sold", and the voice message is transmitted to the manager terminal. The administrator can check the current failure state of the vending machine.

On the other hand, when the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 attempts to connect to the administrator's portable terminal when the administrator is busy or not connected for other reasons, in the present invention, a text message indicating the fault condition of the administrator is determined. Will be transmitted to the mobile terminal 21.

That is, when the telephone connection unit 15 (or the wireless communication module 18) is not connected when the administrator attempts to connect to the mobile terminal, the control unit 12 drives the character transmission unit 16 and transmits the character. The unit 16 is driven to generate a text message corresponding to the fault condition detected by the sensor 11 and transmit the text message to the manager's portable terminal through the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18.

The text message transmitted from the text transmission unit 16 is sent to the portable terminal of the administrator is output on the screen of the terminal, so even if the administrator is not connected to the telephone connection unit 15 and the wireless communication module 18 It is possible to check the failure state of the vending machine.

Figure 3 shows an example of the text message transmitted from the text transmitting unit 16 is output on the screen of the manager's mobile terminal, the change is not returned from the vending machine screen. A text message such as the following is displayed, and the administrator can directly check the fault condition that occurred in the vending machine through this screen.

As described above, in the present invention, the failure state generated in the vending machine is notified to the administrator in parallel with the ARS voice message and the text message, so that the administrator can be notified of the failure state of the vending machine more quickly and accurately.

Alternatively, the control unit 12 applied to the present invention checks the state of the vending machine at a predetermined time, and transmits the identified information to the management control unit 20 through the wireless communication module 18, and the management control unit 20 is The information sent from all the vending machines under management is collected and displayed so that the administrator can grasp the status of several vending machines in one place.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the administrator can control some functions of the vending machine from a remote place.

For example, in the case of a beverage vending machine such as coffee, it is possible to adjust the input amount of coffee, sugar, prim, etc., and the temperature of water, etc.

First, an administrator attempts to connect to the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 using his mobile terminal or a general telephone, and the administrator connects to the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18. When the ARS control unit 14 sends a guide message 'Please enter a password', if the administrator enters the password in advance according to the guide message ARS control unit 14 outputs a guide message for the next process Allow administrators to control some features of the vending machine.

That is, the ARS control unit 14 selects a function to be controlled. The coffee input amount is 1, the sugar input amount is 2, the prim input amount is 3 ', and the like, and a corresponding message is outputted. In response, when the administrator inputs 1, the ARS control unit 14 again increases the coffee input amount to 1 Times, the coffee input quantity is reduced, please enter the number 2 ', and in response to the administrator inputs the number 2 to reduce the coffee input amount, the ARS control unit 14 again' reduces 2% of the current input amount Is 1, the 5% reduction in the current input is 2, the 8% reduction in the current input is 3, and so on. 'Then the administrator can select the final coffee input. .

When a control command for controlling a specific function of the vending machine is input from the administrator through the above process, the control unit 12 drives the remote drive unit 17 according to the control command input by the administrator to adjust the corresponding function. .

That is, as described above, if the manager instructs to decrease the amount of coffee input, the remote driving unit 17 is driven to adjust the amount of coffee input from the vending machine by the amount set by the manager.

According to the vending machine management system using the wired and wireless communication network of the present invention that operates as described above, the administrator can quickly notify the administrator of the failure state of the vending machine through the ARS voice message and the text message so that the manager can cope with it. Administrators can control some of the vending machines from remote locations, allowing them to manage their vending machines more efficiently.

As described above, the present invention installs a sensor for detecting a failure of each operation unit of a vending machine, and generates an ARS voice message corresponding to the failure information detected by the sensor, thereby generating GPRS, GSM, CDMA, satellite communication, and cellular. Means for connecting to the administrator's portable terminal or management controller through communication means such as phone, PHS, etc., and means for instructing the administrator to control some functions of the vending machine when the administrator dials in remotely. By quickly configuring the vending machine, ARS voice message promptly informs the administrator, and enables administrators to remotely control some functions of the vending machine by remotely calling the manager's terminal when the manager is busy. Sending text messages allows administrators to quickly troubleshoot the vending machine. And due to respond, through the supervisory controller can be expected an effect to provide a vending machine control system using a wired or wireless communication network to be managed in an integrated manner multiple vending machines at the same time.

Claims (2)

In the vending machine having a case for storing the goods to be sold, the bill and coin inlet, article outlet, article selection button, etc. are formed on the front of the case, A key unit 10 for setting and inputting a telephone number for contacting an administrator; A plurality of sensors 11 installed at each part of the vending machine to detect a failure state when a failure occurs; The ARS control unit 14 and the text transmission unit 16 are controlled so that the administrator is notified of the failure state detected by the key units 10, and according to the control command of the administrator connected to the telephone connection unit 15 from a remote place. A control unit 12 controlling the remote driving unit 17 to control some functions of the vending machine; A memory (13) for storing a plurality of contact telephone numbers inputted by the key portion (10) operation; According to the control of the control unit 12 generates a voice message for informing the administrator of the failure state of the vending machine, and when the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 is connected to the manager's portable terminal generated An ARS control unit 14 for transmitting a voice message to a portable terminal of an administrator and sending an announcement message for remote control when the administrator is connected for remote control so that the administrator can control a vending machine function at a remote location; A telephone connection unit 15 for accessing the terminal of the manager via a wired telephone network; A wireless communication module 18 connected to the terminal 21 or the management control unit 20 of the manager through a wireless communication network; A remote driver 17 controlling the function of the vending machine under the control of the controller 12; Vending machine management system using a wired or wireless communication network, characterized in that configured to include. The method of claim 1, wherein when the telephone connection unit 15 or the wireless communication module 18 and the administrator terminal 21 are not connected, a text message for transmitting to the terminal of the administrator is generated and the telephone connection unit 15 or wireless Vending machine management system using a wired or wireless communication network, characterized in that it further comprises a character transmission unit for transmitting to the manager terminal through the communication module (18).