TW479210B - Control device for vending machine and the summation system for sales data - Google Patents

Control device for vending machine and the summation system for sales data Download PDF

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TW479210B
TW479210B TW90104312A TW90104312A TW479210B TW 479210 B TW479210 B TW 479210B TW 90104312 A TW90104312 A TW 90104312A TW 90104312 A TW90104312 A TW 90104312A TW 479210 B TW479210 B TW 479210B
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A controller for vending machine, wherein the control device is configured in the memory of the main controller and provided with a first file for storing the relative information of the goods sold on the vending machine and goods coding corresponding to each goods, and a second file for storing the sales records using the goods coding from the first file; and, for processing the sales data according to the content in the first and the second files. Further, the content in the first and the second files can be inputted to an external calculator through a memory card and the external calculator is used for summation processing.

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479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc/008 五、發明說明(I ) 發明領域 本發明是有關於一種販賣多種類商品的自動販賣機之 控制裝置及販賣資料合計系統。 發明背景 近年來在街道之中開始出現一種無人便利商店 (Convenience Store)。此種無人便利商店其實是設置可販 賣罐裝飮料、鋁箔包飮料、點心類等各式各樣綜合商品之 自動販賣機(以下稱爲「便利自販機」)。此外,便利自販 機並不是只限於設置在便利商店中,也可以設置在例如醫 院之購買部等。 因此,此便利自販機爲了防止與顧客之間產生無用之 糾紛,便預先明白的列出販賣金額,同時發行給顧客所購 買商品的相關收據(Receipt),並留下販賣紀錄。上述販賣 紀錄是利用設置於自動販賣機之控制裝置中,例如是 SRAM等記憶體,紀錄每次販賣之販賣日期與時間、商品 名稱、販賣價格以及販賣數等資料,並製作成如第6圖所 示之販賣紀錄檔案。 但是’在上述習知的便利自販機的自動販賣機之控制 裝置中’若需要記憶販賣紀錄檔案,會產生所謂必須增加 記憶體之必要容量之問題。舉例來說,假設一天之販賣次 數爲150次,而以一週期間作爲合計單位,到合計結束時 會紀錄1000次份量左右之資料。若一個商品名稱爲20個 位元組,則在此1000次份量之資料中,僅僅是記憶商品 名稱就要花費20K位元組之記憶容量。 4 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A.丨規格(210 X 297公釐) -------------------訂---------線 4^· (請先閱讀背面之注咅?事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 479210 A7 B7 7 2 8 3pi f . doc /0 0 8 五、發明說明(τ) (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 此外,由於便利自販機之販賣資訊是經由顯示在自販 機內部所設置終端機之液晶顯示器進行確認,較一般的自 動販賣機之確認項目還要多,因此較習知的確認方法還要 容易產生確認錯誤,所以並不恰當。 因此,本發明之主要目的即在於提供一種自動販賣機 之控制裝置及販賣資料合計系統,可以解決上述問題點, 能夠抑制記憶販賣紀錄檔案之記憶體之必要容量,同時可 容易且確實的進行販賣資訊之確認。 發明槪述 爲了解決上述之問題,關於本發明申請專利範圍第1 項所記載的自動販賣機之控制裝置,此裝置包括可記憶自 動販賣機所販賣商品之相關資訊與各個商品所對應之每個 商品編碼之第一檔案,以及利用第一檔案之商品編碼而記 憶販賣紀錄之第二檔案。其特徵在於根據第一檔案與第二 檔案之內容而進行販賣資訊之處理。因此,可以抑制記憶 販賣紀錄檔案之記憶體之必要容量。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 此外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第2項所記載的自動 販賣機之控制裝置,其特徵在於使用各個商品之欄位號碼 作爲上述之商品編碼。因此,不需要另外設置商品編碼。 另外,,關於本發明申請專利範圍第3項所記載的自動 販賣機之控制裝置,其特徵在於變更上述第一檔案內容 時,可在上述第二檔案中記憶變更資訊。因此,可自動的 讀取變更資訊而進行販賣資訊之處理。 此外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第4項或第5項所記 5 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A.4規格(210 X 297公釐) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc/008 五、發明說明(勺) 載的自動販賣機之控制裝置,其特徵在於當自動販賣機內 部發生故障時,可在上述第二檔案中記憶故障資訊。因此, 可以利用第二檔案作爲故障之管理。 另外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第6項、第7項、第 8項所記載的自動販賣機之控制裝置,其特徵在於可在上 述第一檔案中記憶商品之類別資訊。因此,可容易的進行 每一特定類別之合計處理。 關於本發明申請專利範圍第9項所記載的自動販賣機 之販賣資訊合計系統,適用於具有可記憶自動販賣機所販 賣商品之相關資訊以及對應各個商品之每個商品編碼之第 一檔案以及利用第一檔案之商品編碼而記憶販賣紀錄之第 二檔案之自動販賣機之控制裝置。其特徵在於先讀取上述 第一檔案與第二檔案之內容,並輸入外部電子計算機中, 再利用外部電子計算機而進行販賣資訊之合計處理。因 此’利用個人電腦等外部電子計算機,可以容易且確實的 確認販賣資訊,同時可以容易的進行合計處理,也能夠從 各式各樣的觀點進行合計。 此外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第10項所記載的自 動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,其特徵在於上述第一檔案 與第二檔案之內容可透過紀錄媒體而載入外部電子計算機 中。因此,可簡單的進行從外部電子計算機之檔案讀取。 另外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第11項所記載的自 動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,其特徵在於利用上述外部 電子計算機可變更上述第一檔案之內容,並且可以將變更 6 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A‘l規格(210 X 297公餐) -------裝--------訂--------- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 479210 7 2 8 3pi f. :/008 A7 B7 五、發明說明(V) 後之內容寫入上述第一檔案中。因此,在變更販賣商品或 變更販賣價格時,可以容易更換檔案資料。 此外’關於本發明申請專利範圍第12項或第13項所 記載的自動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,其特徵在於上述 第一檔案與第二檔案之內容是利用一般的合計程式可以讀 取之資料形式輸出。因此,不需要另外開發特別的合計程 式。 厘式之ft單說明 爲讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵、和優點能更明 顯易懂’並進一步提供發明專利範圍之解釋,下文特舉一 較佳實施例,並配合所附圖式,作詳細說明如下: 第1圖爲自動販賣機之控制裝置之系統方塊圖。 第2圖爲商品一覽檔案之一例示意圖。 第3圖爲紀錄檔案之一例示意圖。 第4圖爲形式一覽表。 第5圖爲外部電子計算機使用之合計處理流程圖 第6圖爲習知之販賣紀錄檔案示意圖。 圖式之標記說明: 1 :主控制部 2:輸入控制部 3 =顯示控制部 4:硬幣處理控制部 5:紙幣處理控制部 6:販賣控制部 7 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -I------訂------- 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc/〇〇8 五、發明說明(k) 7 :卡片連接器 8 :記憶卡 SI、S2、S3、S4、S5、S6、S7、S8、S9 :步驟 聿夺佳眚施例之詳細說明 以下根據圖示詳細說明本發明之較佳實施例。 第1圖爲自動販賣機之控制裝置之系統方塊圖。以主 控制部1統籌控制輸入控制部2、顯示控制部3、硬幣處 理控制部4、紙幣處理控制部5以及販賣控制部6等之終 端機控制部。在主控制部1之基板上設置有CPU以及 ROM、SRAM等記憶體。輸入控制部2具有鍵盤與液晶顯 示器之終端機裝置(未圖示)管制與主控制部1間之資料輸 入與輸出。顯示控制部3控制顯示器(未圖示)或商品號碼 輸入鍵而通知主控制部1顯示投入自動販賣機之金額或從 商品輸入鍵輸入之商品號碼。硬幣處理控制部4進行硬幣 識別機構(未圖示)之控制,紙幣處理控制部5進行紙幣識 別機構(未圖示)之控制。販賣控制部6控制商品搬出機構 (未圖示)而進行將選擇之商品搬出。 此外,在主控制部1中設置有卡片連接器7,在此卡 片連接器7中插入記憶卡8,就可以從記憶卡8讀取控制 程式或各種資料。此外,也可以將主控制部1之記憶體中 所保存之資料寫入記憶卡8中。 此種自動販賣機即所謂之便利自販機,例如設置在醫 p 院之購買部,可綜合販賣罐裝飮料、鋁箔包飮料、點心類、 甚至是紙尿布或奶粉等各式各樣商品。各個商品儲存在各 8 --------------------訂---I-----線 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)/\,1規格(210 X 297公釐) 479210 A7 B7 7 2 8 3p i f . doc /0 0 8 五、發明說明(& ) 個欄位(Column)中,在投入現金並選擇商品後,商品搬出 機構會動作,將商品從所設定欄位中取出,而運送到商品 取出口。 如第2圖所示,此種自動販賣機將所販賣商品之商品 名稱、販賣價格等商品相關資訊製作成商品一覽檔案而紀 錄在主控制部1之SRAM等記憶體中。在第2圖中之「攔 位號碼」爲儲存各個商品的欄位之號碼,「類別」爲根據 各個商品之交貨單位而將商品分類。 此種自動販賣機之控制裝置係利用上述欄位號碼作爲 商品編碼,而將販賣等之經歷紀錄成如第3圖所示之紀錄 檔案。在第3圖中之「形式」如第4圖所示可區分商品之 販賣、合計結算、價格變更、商品變更、故障發生等發生 之事項。此外,第3圖中之「資料」在販賣之情況下爲顯 示販賣個數,在價格變更之情況下爲顯示變更後之價格, 在故障之情況下爲顯示故障編碼。 因此,經由分別紀錄商品一覽檔案與記錄檔案等兩個 檔案,可以抑制紀錄檔案之記憶體的必要容量。特別是記 錄檔案以欄位號碼取代一件位元組數相當大之商品名稱, 可以大幅的抑制紀錄檔案之記憶體的必要容量。例如在一 台便利自艰機之欄位數目爲200之情況下,商品名稱爲20 位元組’在商品一覽檔案中,商品名稱所需要之記憶容量 爲4K位元組。此外,因爲欄位號碼之最大數目爲200, 一件相當於1位元組,所以在例如紀錄1〇〇〇次份量資料 之記錄檔案中,欄位號碼所需要之記憶容量爲1K位元組。 9 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(21〇 X 297公t ) --------------------訂---------線· (請先閱讀背面之注音?事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 479210 五、發明說明(1 ) 一 因此,紀錄商品名稱以及欄位號碼所需要之記憶容量總計 爲5K位元組,較習知需要20K位元組之情況下’已大幅 的減少了。 因此,記憶體之記憶容量不需要如習知的那樣大’可 以根據兩種類檔案之資料,而進行過去販賣履歷之確認° 例如,確認在1999年10月20日13時12分販賣一袋紙 尿布500元之情況。首先,檢索第3圖之記錄檔案’在紀 錄此日期與時間的欄位中,確認形式爲「〇」、欄位號 爲「1」、資料爲「1」。接著,檢索第2圖之商品一覽檔 案,確認欄位號碼「1」爲「紙尿布」,其販賣價格爲「5〇〇 元」。此結果可以確認在1999年10月20日13時12分 販賣一袋紙尿布500元。 此外,所使用之檔案資料也可以合計銷售額狀況°例1 如,合計在所定期間內屬於類別1商品之銷售額情況’根 據第2圖之商品一覽檔案,確認適當商品之欄位編號、商 品名稱以及販賣價格,由在第3圖之記錄檔案中計算形式 爲「〇」與適當欄位號碼在所定期間內之販賣個數。因此’ 利用合計之販賣個數與販售價格,可以算出該商品之合計 銷售額。此合計結果可以將商品名稱、銷售個數、合計銷 售額顯示在自動販賣機內部終端機之顯示器上。此外’可 以保存此合計結果,在下一次合計時,將合計後之資料加 算至保存之合計結果中。 此外,在變更一部份商品之價格或更換一部份欄位之 商品的情況下,在記錄檔案中可紀錄更換日期與時間以及 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A1規格(2】0 X 297公釐) -----------^^裝--------訂--------- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 479210 7 2 8 3p i f . doc / 0 0 8 ^ B7 五、發明說明(¾ ) 變更內容。此結果可在合計時從插入點繼續合計。因此, 在結算所保存之合計結果之情況下,可在記錄檔案中紀錄 結算合計。另外,在發生故障之情況下,在記錄檔案中也 會紀錄故障發生日期與時間以及故障編碼。因此,也能夠 根據記錄檔案而進行故障之管理。 以上所說明之販賣確認或銷售額合計等之確認是利用 操作自販機內部所設置之終端機,在主控制部1中進行處 理,並顯示在上述終端機之液晶顯示器上。當然也可以使 用外部之個人電腦等,來進行販賣確認或銷售額合計等。 接著,說明其操作要點。首先,將記憶卡8插入設置 於自動販賣機內部之卡片連接器7中,使紀錄在主控制部 1之記憶體中之商品一覽檔案以及記錄檔案之內容寫入記 憶卡8中。接著,將寫入商品一覽檔案以及記錄檔案內容 之記憶卡8裝置於例如是管理中心之個人電腦之外部電子 計算機中,利用外部電子計算機執行合計處理。因此,自 動販賣機管理者,可從各種觀點容易的合計自動販賣機之 販賣狀況。 而且,在變更販賣商品或商品價格之情況下,也可透 過記憶卡8使用外部電子計算機更換商品一覽檔案。亦即, 先將記憶卡8插入卡片連接器7中,在寫入商品一覽檔案 至記憶卡8後,將此記憶卡8插入外部電子計算機之卡片 插入口,並載入商品一覽檔案之內容至外部電子計算機 中。接著,利用外部電子計算機更換從商品一覽檔案讀取 之內容中需要更改的地方,再將更換後之資料寫入記憶卡 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂---------線一 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210 X 297公釐) ο 1X 2 9 7 7 2 8 3pif.doc/ 0 0 8_E_ 五、發明說明(1) 8。之後,記憶卡8再插入卡片連接器7,並以主控制部1 進行讀取,使主控制部1內部之商品一覽檔案的內容更換 成從記憶卡8讀取之內容。 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 接著,使用流程圖說明利用外部個人電腦進行合計處 理之順序。第5圖爲外部電子計算機使用之合計處理流程 圖。 步驟S1 :將記憶卡8插入卡片連接器7,使商品一覽 檔案以及記錄檔案之內容寫入記憶卡8中。 步驟S2 :將寫入檔案內容之記憶卡8裝置到個人電 腦上,並使資料載入個人電腦中。 步驟S3 :執行合計用程式。 步驟S4 :將合計結果顯示在個人電腦之畫面上,可 視需要而列印出來。 步驟S5 :辨別是否按下檔案資料變更指令之按鈕。 步驟S6 :按下變更按鈕後,顯示變更用之畫面,利 用按鍵輸入進行必要資料之變更。 步驟S7 :辨別是否按下資料變更完成按鈕。 步驟S8 :將變更後之資料寫入記憶卡8中。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 步驟S9 :從個人電腦將記憶卡8取出後,插入自動 販賣機之卡片連接器7中,將主控制部1之記憶體檔案更 換成記憶卡8之內容。 此外,在上述之實施型態中是利用欄位號碼作爲商品 編碼,但並不只限於此種方式,也可以給予各個商品另夕f 的商品編碼。另外,上述之商品一覽檔案以及記錄檔案之 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A.I規格(210 X 297公釐) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc/008 五、發明說明((0 ) 資料形式,例如是像CSV之形式之市面上販售的列表計 算軟體等也可處理之形式,則使用市面上販售軟體之外部 電子計算機也能夠容易的進行合計處理或資料變更。 以上只說明本發明之組成,接著說明可達到之效果。 亦即,關於本發明申請專利範圍第1項所記載的自動 販賣機之控制裝置’在第一檔案中可記憶自動販賣機所販 賣商品之相關資訊與各個商品所對應之每個商品編碼,在 第二檔案中則利用第一檔案之商品編碼而記憶販賣紀錄。 再根據第一檔案與第二檔案之內容而進行販賣資訊之處 理。因此,可以抑制記憶販賣紀錄檔案之記憶體之必要容 量。 此外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第2項所記載的自動 販賣機之控制裝置,因爲使用各個商品之欄位號碼作爲上 述之商品編碼,所以不需要另外設置商品編碼。 另外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第3項所記載的自動 販賣機之控制裝置,在變更上述第一檔案之內容時’因爲 可在上述第二檔案中記憶變更資訊,所以可自動的讀取變 更資訊而進行販賣資訊之處理。 此外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第4項或第5項所記 載的自動翠賣機之控制裝置,當自動販賣機內部發生故障 時,因爲可在上述第二檔案中記億故障資訊,所以也可利 用第二檔案作爲故障之管理。 另外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第6項、第7項或第 8項所記載的自動販賣機之控制裝置’因爲可在上述第一 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A.1规格x 297公釐)479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc / 008 V. Description of the Invention (I) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device for a vending machine that sells various types of goods and a total sales data system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, a Convenience Store has begun to appear in the street. This type of unmanned convenience store is actually an automatic vending machine (hereinafter referred to as a "convenience vending machine") that can sell a variety of comprehensive products such as canned food, aluminum foil packaging, and snacks. Furthermore, the convenience vending machine is not limited to being installed in a convenience store, and may be installed in, for example, a purchasing department of a hospital. Therefore, in order to prevent useless disputes with customers, this convenient vending machine will clearly list the sales amount in advance, and issue a receipt to the customer for the goods purchased, and leave a sales record. The above-mentioned sales record is made by using a control device installed in an automatic vending machine, such as a memory such as SRAM, to record the sales date and time, product name, sales price, and sales number of each sale, and make it as shown in Figure 6 The record of the sales record shown. However, "in the conventional automatic vending machine control device that facilitates self-vending machines", if a vending record file needs to be memorized, there arises a problem that a necessary capacity of a memory must be increased. For example, suppose that the number of sales per day is 150 times, and the total period is one week, and the data of about 1,000 times will be recorded at the end of the total. If a product name is 20 bytes, in this 1000-times data, it will take 20K bytes of memory capacity to merely memorize the product name. 4 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A. 丨 specifications (210 X 297 mm) ------------------- Order -------- -Line 4 ^ · (Please read the note on the back? Matters before filling out this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 479210 A7 B7 7 2 8 3pi f .doc / 0 0 8 V. Description of the invention (τ ) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page.) In addition, since the vending machine's sales information is confirmed through the LCD display of the terminal installed inside the vending machine, there are more confirmation items than ordinary vending machines. Therefore, it is more prone to confirmation errors than the conventional confirmation method, so it is not appropriate. Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a vending machine and a total sales data system, which can solve the above-mentioned problems, can suppress the necessary capacity of the memory of the sales log file, and can be easily and surely sold. Confirmation of information. Description of the Invention In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, regarding the control device of the vending machine described in item 1 of the scope of patent application of the present invention, the device includes information related to the products sold by the vending machine and each corresponding to each product. The first file of the product code and the second file of the sales record by using the product code of the first file. It is characterized by processing the sales information based on the contents of the first file and the second file. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the necessary capacity of the memory of the memory sales record file. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs In addition, the control device of the vending machine described in item 2 of the patent application scope of the present invention is characterized by using the column number of each product as the above-mentioned product code. Therefore, there is no need to set a separate product code. In addition, the control device of the vending machine described in item 3 of the scope of patent application for the present invention is characterized in that when the content of the first file is changed, the change information can be stored in the second file. Therefore, the change information can be automatically read and the sales information can be processed. In addition, the paper size stated in item 4 or item 5 of the scope of patent application for this invention applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A.4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc / 008 V. Invention Description (spoon) The control device of the vending machine is characterized in that when a failure occurs inside the vending machine, the failure information can be stored in the second file. Therefore, the second file can be used as a fault management. In addition, the control device for the vending machine described in claims 6, 7, and 8 of the scope of patent application for the present invention is characterized in that the category information of the goods can be stored in the first file. Therefore, it is easy to perform the total processing for each specific category. The total sales information system of the automatic vending machine described in item 9 of the scope of patent application of the present invention is applicable to the first file with the information about the products sold by the automatic vending machine, the first file corresponding to each product code, and the use of Control device of the vending machine for the product code of the first file and the second file for storing the sales record. It is characterized in that the contents of the first file and the second file are read first and input into an external electronic computer, and then the external electronic computer is used to perform the total processing of the sales information. Therefore, using an external electronic computer such as a personal computer, it is possible to easily and reliably confirm the sales information, and at the same time, it is possible to perform the totalization process easily, and to perform the totalization from various viewpoints. In addition, the sales information total system of the automatic vending machine described in item 10 of the scope of patent application for the present invention is characterized in that the contents of the first file and the second file can be loaded into an external computer through a recording medium. Therefore, it is easy to read files from an external computer. In addition, the total sales information system of the vending machine described in item 11 of the scope of patent application for the present invention is characterized in that the content of the first file can be changed by using the external electronic computer, and 6 paper standards can be changed to apply to China. National Standard (CNS) A'l Specification (210 X 297 Meals) ------- Outfit -------- Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back first (Fill in this page again) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 479210 7 2 8 3pi f.: / 008 A7 B7 V. The contents after the description of the invention (V) are written in the first file mentioned above. Therefore, it is possible to easily change the archive information when changing the selling product or the selling price. In addition, regarding the total sales information system of the automatic vending machine described in item 12 or 13 of the scope of patent application for the present invention, the contents of the first file and the second file can be read by a general total program. Data output. Therefore, it is not necessary to develop a special totalizer. The ft list in centimeters is described in order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible and to provide an explanation of the scope of the invention patent. A preferred embodiment is given below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The detailed description is as follows: Figure 1 is a system block diagram of the control device of the vending machine. Figure 2 shows an example of a product list file. Figure 3 shows an example of a record file. Figure 4 is a list of formats. Figure 5 is a flowchart of the total processing used by an external computer. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a conventional sales record file. Description of the drawing symbols: 1: Main control section 2: Input control section 3 = Display control section 4: Coin processing control section 5: Banknote processing control section 6: Sales control section 7 (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in this (Page) -I ------ Order ------- Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc / 〇〇8 V. Description of the invention (k) 7: Card connector 8: Memory card SI, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9: Steps to capture the details of the best examples DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a system block diagram of the control device of the vending machine. The main control unit 1 controls terminal control units such as the input control unit 2, the display control unit 3, the coin processing control unit 4, the banknote processing control unit 5, and the vending control unit 6. A memory such as a CPU, ROM, and SRAM is provided on a substrate of the main control unit 1. The input control section 2 has a keyboard and a liquid crystal display terminal device (not shown) that controls data input and output between the main control section 1 and the main control section 1. The display control unit 3 controls a display (not shown) or a product number input key, and notifies the main control unit 1 to display the amount of money put into the vending machine or the product number input from the product input key. The coin processing control unit 4 controls the coin identification mechanism (not shown), and the banknote processing control unit 5 controls the banknote recognition mechanism (not shown). The sales control unit 6 controls a product carry-out mechanism (not shown) to carry out the selected product. In addition, a card connector 7 is provided in the main control unit 1, and a memory card 8 is inserted into the card connector 7, so that a control program or various data can be read from the memory card 8. Alternatively, the data stored in the memory of the main control unit 1 may be written into the memory card 8. This kind of automatic vending machine is the so-called convenient self-vending machine. For example, it is set up in the purchasing department of a hospital, and can comprehensively sell a variety of products such as canned food, aluminum foil packaging, snacks, and even diapers or milk powder. Each product is stored in each 8 -------------------- Order --- I ----- line (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standards (CNS) / \, 1 specifications (210 X 297 mm) 479210 A7 B7 7 2 8 3p if .doc / 0 0 8 V. Description of the invention (&Amp;) In the Column, after putting in cash and selecting a product, the product moving out mechanism operates to take the product out of the set field and transport it to the product take-out outlet. As shown in Fig. 2, this type of automatic vending machine creates a product list file of product information such as the product name and selling price of the sold product, and records it in a memory such as the SRAM of the main control unit 1. The "barrier number" in Figure 2 is the number of the field where each product is stored, and the "category" is the classification of the product according to the delivery unit of each product. The control device of such a vending machine uses the above-mentioned field number as a product code, and records the experience of sales and the like into a record file as shown in FIG. 3. The "form" in Figure 3, as shown in Figure 4, can distinguish items such as sales, total settlement, price changes, product changes, and malfunctions. In addition, the "data" in Figure 3 shows the number of sales in the case of sales, the price after the change in the case of price changes, and the fault code in the case of failures. Therefore, by recording two files such as the product list file and the log file, the necessary capacity of the memory of the log file can be suppressed. In particular, the record file is replaced by a field number instead of a product name with a relatively large number of bytes, which can greatly reduce the necessary capacity of the memory of the record file. For example, in a case where the number of columns for convenience is 200, the product name is 20 bytes. In the product list file, the memory capacity required for the product name is 4K bytes. In addition, since the maximum number of field numbers is 200, one piece is equivalent to 1 byte, so in a record file that records 1,000 times of data, the memory capacity required for the field number is 1K bytes. . 9 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇X 297g t) -------------------- Order -------- -Line · (Please read the phonetic on the back? Matters before filling out this page) Printed by the Employees 'Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by the Employees' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by 479210 The total memory capacity required for the name and field number is 5K bytes, which has been greatly reduced compared to the case where 20K bytes are conventionally required. Therefore, the memory capacity of the memory does not need to be as large as it is known. 'You can confirm the past sales history based on the information of the two types of files. For example, confirm that a bag of paper was sold at 13:12 on October 20, 1999. 500 yuan for diapers. First, search the record file in Figure 3 '. In the field where this date and time are recorded, confirm that the format is "0", the field number is "1", and the data is "1". Next, search the product list file in Figure 2 and confirm that the field number "1" is "paper diaper" and its selling price is "500 yuan". This result confirms that a bag of paper diapers was sold for 500 yuan at 13:12 on October 20, 1999. In addition, the file data used can also be used to total sales status. Example 1 For example, the total sales of products belonging to category 1 within a predetermined period. 'According to the product list file in Figure 2, confirm the column number and product of the appropriate product. The name and the selling price are calculated in the record file in Figure 3 in the form of "0" and the number of selling within the predetermined period of the appropriate field number. Therefore, using the total number of sales and the sales price, you can calculate the total sales of the product. The total result can display the product name, the number of sales, and the total sales amount on the display of the terminal inside the vending machine. In addition, you can save this total result, and add the total data to the saved total result at the next total time. In addition, in the case of changing the price of some products or replacing some of the products in the field, the date and time of replacement and the paper size applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A1 specification (2) 0 X 297 mm) ----------- ^^ Installation -------- Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 479210 7 2 8 3p if. Doc / 0 0 8 ^ B7 V. Description of the invention (¾) Changes. This result can continue to total from the insertion point at the total time. Therefore, in the case of the total result held by the clearing house, the total settlement can be recorded in a log file. In addition, in the case of a fault, the date and time of the fault and the fault code are also recorded in the log file. Therefore, fault management can be performed based on the log file. The above-mentioned confirmation of the sales confirmation or the total sales amount is handled by operating the terminal set inside the self-vending machine, processed in the main control unit 1, and displayed on the liquid crystal display of the terminal. Of course, you can also use an external personal computer, etc. to confirm sales or total sales. Next, the operation points will be described. First, the memory card 8 is inserted into a card connector 7 provided inside the vending machine, and the contents of the product list file and the contents of the log file recorded in the memory of the main control unit 1 are written into the memory card 8. Next, the memory card 8 in which the product list file and the recorded file contents are written is installed in an external electronic computer such as a personal computer of a management center, and the total processing is performed by the external electronic computer. Therefore, the vending machine manager can easily aggregate the vending status of the vending machine from various viewpoints. In addition, when the sales product or the product price is changed, the product list file may be replaced by an external computer through the memory card 8. That is, first insert the memory card 8 into the card connector 7, and after writing the product list file to the memory card 8, insert the memory card 8 into the card insertion slot of an external computer and load the contents of the product list file to External computer. Next, use an external computer to replace the content that needs to be changed from the content read from the product list file, and then write the replaced data to the memory card (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page). Order ----- ---- Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, this paper is printed in accordance with Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) ο 1X 2 9 7 7 2 8 3pif.doc / 0 0 8_E_ 5. Description of the invention (1) 8. After that, the memory card 8 is inserted into the card connector 7 and read by the main control unit 1, so that the content of the product list file inside the main control unit 1 is replaced with the content read from the memory card 8. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page.) Next, use a flowchart to explain the procedure for total processing using an external personal computer. Figure 5 shows the total processing flow for external electronic computers. Step S1: Insert the memory card 8 into the card connector 7, so that the contents of the product list file and the record file are written into the memory card 8. Step S2: Install the memory card 8 into the personal computer and load the data into the personal computer. Step S3: The total program is executed. Step S4: Display the total result on the screen of the personal computer, and print it out if necessary. Step S5: Determine whether to press the button of the file data changing instruction. Step S6: After pressing the change button, a screen for changing is displayed, and the necessary data is changed by key input. Step S7: Determine whether the data change completion button is pressed. Step S8: Write the changed data to the memory card 8. Printing step S9 by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs: After removing the memory card 8 from the personal computer, insert it into the card connector 7 of the vending machine, and replace the memory file of the main control unit 1 with the content of the memory card 8. . In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the field number is used as the product code, but it is not limited to this method, and the product code of each product may be given. In addition, the above paper list file and the paper size of the record file are subject to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) AI specification (210 X 297 mm) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc / 008 V. Description of the invention ((0) Data format, for example It is a form that can be processed by commercially available list calculation software in the form of CSV, and the external electronic computer using commercially available software can also easily perform total processing or data change. The above only describes the composition of the present invention That is, the effect that can be achieved is described below. That is, regarding the control device of the vending machine described in item 1 of the scope of patent application for the present invention, the first file can store information about the products sold by the vending machine and each product's location. Corresponding to each product code, in the second file, the sales record is stored by using the product code of the first file. The sales information is processed according to the contents of the first file and the second file. Therefore, the memory sales record can be suppressed. The necessary capacity of the memory of the file. In addition, the The control device of the vending machine uses the column number of each product as the above-mentioned product code, so there is no need to set a separate product code. In addition, the control device of the vending machine described in item 3 of the patent scope of the present application is in When changing the content of the above-mentioned first file 'Because the change information can be stored in the above-mentioned second file, the change information can be automatically read and the sales information can be processed. In addition, the fourth or fifth aspect of the scope of patent application for the present invention In the control device of the automatic vending machine described in the item, when a failure occurs in the vending machine, since the fault information can be recorded in the above second file, the second file can also be used as a fault management. The control device of the vending machine described in the scope of the patent application for the invention item 6, 7, or 8 'because the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A.1 specification x 297 mm can be applied to the first paper size mentioned above)

線· (請先閱讀背面之注音?事項再填寫本頁} 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 479210 A7 B7 五 _I 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 7 2 8 3pi f . doc /0 0 8 發明說明(η ) 檔案中記憶商品之類別資訊,所以可容易的進行每一特定 類別之合計處理。 關於本發明申請專利範圍第9項所記載的自動販賣機 之販賣資訊合計系統,具有可記憶自動販賣機所販賣商品 之相關資訊與對應各個商品之每個商品編碼之第一檔案以 及利用第一檔案之商品編碼而記憶販賣紀錄之第二檔案之 自動販賣機之控制裝置。此系統在讀取上述第一檔案與第 二檔案之檔案內容後,輸入外部電子計算機中,並利用外 部電子計算機進行販賣資訊之合計處理。因此,使用個人 電腦等外部電子計算機,可以容易且確實的確認販賣資 訊,同時可以容易的進行合計處理,也能夠從各式各樣的 觀點進行合計。 此外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第10項所記載的自 動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,因爲可將上述第一檔案與 第二檔案之內容透過紀錄媒體而輸入外部電子計算機中, 所以可簡單的進行至外部電子計算機之檔案讀取。 另外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第11項所記載的自 動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,因爲可利用上述外部電子 計算機變更上述第一檔案之內容,並且將變更後之內容寫 入上述第一檔案中,所以在變更販賣商品或變更販賣價格 時,可以容易更換檔案資料。 此外,關於本發明申請專利範圍第12項或第13項所 記載的自動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,因爲上述第一檔 案與第二檔案之內容是利用一般的合計程式可以讀取之資 --------------------訂---------線· (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(210 X 297公釐) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc/008 五、發明說明(Vt) 料形式輸出,所以不需要另外開發特別的合計程式。 雖然本發明已以一較佳實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以限 定本發明,任何熟習此技藝者,在不脫離本發明之精神和 車E圍內,當可作各種之更動與潤飾,因此本發明之保護範 圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者爲準。 ----------------------------- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製Line · (Please read the phonetic on the back? Matters before filling out this page} Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs's Consumer Cooperatives 479210 A7 B7 5_I Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economics' Consumer Cooperatives 7 2 8 3pi f. Doc / 0 0 8 Description of the invention (η) The category information of the goods is stored in the file, so the total processing of each specific category can be easily performed. Regarding the total sales information system of the automatic vending machine described in item 9 of the scope of patent application of the present invention, A control device for a vending machine that can memorize information related to a product sold by an automatic vending machine, a first file corresponding to each product code of each product, and a second file that uses a product code of the first file to memorize a sales record. The system reads the file contents of the first file and the second file, inputs them to an external computer, and uses the external computer to process the total sales information. Therefore, it is easy and reliable to use an external computer such as a personal computer. You can check the sales information, and you can easily perform total processing. In addition, regarding the sales information totaling system of the vending machine described in item 10 of the scope of patent application for the present invention, the contents of the first file and the second file can be input to an external computer through a recording medium. Therefore, it is easy to read the files to an external electronic computer. In addition, regarding the total sales information system of the vending machine described in item 11 of the scope of patent application for the present invention, the external electronic computer can be used to change the first file. Content, and the changed content is written into the above-mentioned first file, so when changing the selling product or changing the selling price, the file information can be easily changed. In addition, it is described in item 12 or 13 of the scope of patent application for the present invention. Sales information totalization system of the automatic vending machine, because the contents of the first file and the second file are information that can be read by a general total program ------------------ --Order --------- Line · (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in this page) The paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 Grid (210 X 297 mm) 479210 A7 B7 7283pif.doc / 008 5. The invention description (Vt) is output in the form of material, so there is no need to develop a special total program. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with a preferred embodiment, However, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and retouches without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the surroundings of the vehicle. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be regarded as the attached patent. The scope is subject to definition. ----------------------------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Economy Printed by the Ministry of Intellectual Property Bureau's Consumer Cooperative

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經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印?π 479210 A8 g 7283pif.doc/008 gg 六、申請專利範圍 1·一種自動販賣機之控制裝置,該控制裝置包括: 一第一檔案,該第一檔案可記憶自動販賣機所販賣之 商品的相關資訊與對應各個商品之一商品編碼; 一第二檔案,該第二檔案利用該第一檔案之該商品編 碼而記憶一販賣紀錄;以及 根據該第一檔案與該第二檔案之內容而進行販賣資訊 之處理。 2. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述之一種自動販賣機之控 制裝置,其中包括以各個商品之欄位號碼作爲該商品編 碼。 3. 如申請專利範圍第1項或申請專利範圍第2項所述 之一種自動販賣機之控制裝置,其中包括在變更該第一檔 案時,可記憶變更資訊於該第二檔案中。 4. 如申請專利範圍第1項或申請專利範圍第2項所述 之一種自動販賣機之控制裝置,其中包括當自動販賣機內 部發生故障時,可記憶故障資訊於該第二檔案中。 5. 如申請專利範圍第1項或申請專利範圍第2項所述 之一種自動販賣機之控制裝置,其中包括在該第一檔案中 記憶商品之類別資訊。 6 · —^種自動販買機之販買資訊合目十系統’適用於具有 可記億自動販賣機所販賣商品之相關資訊與對應各個商品 之每個商品編碼之一第一檔案以及利用該第一檔案之商品 編碼而記憶販賣紀錄之一第二檔案之自動販賣機之控制裝 置,該販賣資訊合計系統包括: 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(2]〇 X 297公爱) ----------------------------- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 479210 A8 B8 7 2 8 3pi f . doc / 0 0 8 ^ JJo 力、申請專利範圍 讀取該第一檔案與該第二檔案之內容,而輸入一外部 電子計算機中;以及 利用該外部電子計算機進行販賣資訊之合計處理。 7. 如申請專利範圍第6項所述之一種自動販賣機之販 賣資訊合計系統,其中該第一檔案與該第二檔案之內容包 括透過一紀錄媒體而輸入該外部電子計算機。 8. 如申請專利範圍第6項或申請專利範圍第7項所述 之一種自動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,其中該外部電子 計算機包括可變更該第一檔案之內容,並且將變更後之內 容寫入該第一檔案。 9 ·如申g靑專利軺[3弟6項或申g靑專利範圍第7項所述 之一種自動販賣機之販賣資訊合計系統,其中該第_檔案 與該第二檔案之內容是利用一般的合計程式可以讀取之資 料形式輸出。 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) --------訂--I------線^^·. 經濟部智慧財產局員Η消費合作社印製 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準(CNS)A4規格(2】〇χ 297公t )Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs? π 479210 A8 g 7283pif.doc / 008 gg 6. Scope of patent application 1. A control device of a vending machine, the control device includes: a first file, the first file can memorize relevant information about the goods sold by the vending machine Information and a product code corresponding to each product; a second file that uses the product code of the first file to memorize a sales record; and sell according to the contents of the first file and the second file Processing of information. 2. A control device for an automatic vending machine as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, which includes the field number of each product as the product code. 3. The control device of an automatic vending machine as described in item 1 of the patent application scope or item 2 of the patent application scope, including when the first file is changed, the change information can be memorized in the second file. 4. A control device for a vending machine as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application or item 2 of the scope of patent application, which includes the failure information memorized in the second file when an internal failure occurs in the vending machine. 5. The control device of an automatic vending machine as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application or item 2 of the scope of patent application, which includes information about the category of the commodity in the first file. 6 · ^ 10 types of vending machine information system for buying information "Applicable to the first file with relevant information about the products sold by the vending machine and the corresponding product code of each product and the use of the The control device of the vending machine of the second file, which stores the product code of the first file and memorizes the sales record of the second file. The total sales information system includes: This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (2) 0X 297 public love ) ----------------------------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 479210 A8 B8 7 2 8 3pi f. doc / 0 8 ^ JJo, the scope of the patent application, read the contents of the first file and the second file, and input them into an external computer; and use the external computer to process the total sales information. 7. The total sales information system of a vending machine as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the contents of the first file and the second file include input to the external computer through a recording medium. 8. The total sales information system of a vending machine as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application or item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the external electronic computer includes a content that can change the first file, and the changed content Write the first file. 9 · As described in the patent application [3 or 6 patent applications or patent application item 7 of the scope of a vending machine sales information total system, wherein the contents of the _ file and the second file are using general The total program can be read and output in the form of data. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -------- Order --I ------ line ^^ ·. Printed on paper by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Consumer Cooperatives China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (2) 0 × 297 mm t)
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