TWM641248U - Electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment is provided. The electronic vending machine includes a processing circuit, a cash charging device, a digital payment device and an operating interface. When a transaction behavior of the electronic vending machine is generated, the processing circuit starts a transaction time timing, and accumulates the cash payment amount through the cash charging and the digital payment amount through the digital payment device during the transaction time. When the processing circuit obtains the commodity shopping signal through the operating interface during the transaction time, the processing circuit regards the latest accumulated result of the cash payment amount and the digital payment amount obtained respectively during the transaction time as a total payment amount. When the total payment amount is greater than or equal to a commodity amount specified in the commodity shopping signal to purchase the commodity, the processing circuit controls a delivery device to deliver the commodity. And when the total payment amount is less than the commodity amount specified in the commodity shopping signal to purchase the commodity, the processing circuit controls the delivery device to prohibit the commodity from being shipped.

Description

Electronic vending machine that can mix and pay at the same time

The creation relates to an electronic vending machine, in particular to an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment.

With the popularization of digital payment, current electronic vending machines are gradually supporting this digital payment method. Therefore, in addition to cash payment, existing electronic vending machines can also choose digital payment. However, at present, when electronic vending machines pay for goods, if they choose to pay in cash, they must pay the full amount of the goods in cash; and if they choose to pay digitally, they must pay the full amount of the goods in digital payment.

The technical problem to be solved by this creation is to provide an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment in view of the deficiencies in the prior art.

The inventive embodiment provides an electronic vending machine capable of mixed payment at the same time, including a processing circuit, a cash collector, a digital payment device and an operation interface. The cash toller is electrically connected to the processing circuit; the digital payment device is electrically connected to the processing circuit; the operation interface is electrically connected to the processing circuit and provides the buyer with an operation to input a commodity shopping signal; the delivery device is electrically connected to the processing circuit. Wherein the processing circuit starts a transaction time timing when a transaction behavior occurs, and Accumulate the cash payment amount obtained through the cash toll device and the digital payment amount obtained through the digital payment device within the transaction time; when the processing circuit obtains the commodity shopping signal during the transaction time, the processing circuit will collect the cash payment obtained separately during the transaction time The latest cumulative result of the amount and the digital payment amount is regarded as a total payment amount. When the total payment amount is greater than or equal to the amount of a commodity purchased in the commodity shopping signal, the processing circuit controls the shipping device to ship the commodity; and when the total When the payment amount is less than the commodity amount specified in the commodity shopping signal, the processing circuit controls the shipping device to prohibit the commodity from being shipped.

To sum up, the electronic vending machine provided by this creative embodiment can simultaneously mix payment, through multiple payment methods, buyers can flexibly choose whether to pay by cash or digital payment, and the payment method is in line with human operation, which can be beneficial Product sales in electronic vending machines.

In order to further understand the characteristics and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings about this creation. However, the provided drawings are only for reference and explanation, and are not used to limit this creation.

1, 1a, 1b: Electronic vending machines

101: Processing circuit

102: The first register

103: Cash collector

104: accumulator

105:Digital payment device

106: Second temporary register

107: Network circuit

109: Timer

111: Operation interface

113: Shipping device

115:Bluetooth communication network

3: Cloud server

5:Mobile communication device

S201: Obtain cash payment signal

S202: Obtain digital payment signal

S203: Obtaining a commodity shopping signal

S205: start trading time timing

S207: Accumulate cash payment amount and digital payment amount

S209: Obtain a commodity shopping signal

S211: The total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount

S213: end of timing

S215: Shipping

S217: end

S401: Obtain cash payment signal

S402: Obtain digital payment signal

S403: Obtaining a commodity shopping signal

S405: start trading time timing

S407: Temporary storage of cash payment amount and digital payment amount

S409: Accumulate cash payment amount and digital payment amount

S411: Obtaining a commodity shopping signal

S413: The total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount

S415: Timing ends

S417: Shipping

S419: end

S601: Broadcasting commodity sales information

S603: Receive an order information

S605: Obtain the authentication information of order taking

S607: Authentication succeeds

S609: start transaction timing

S611: The paid amount is equal to the commodity amount

S613: Obtain cash payment signal

S615: The total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount

S617: Shipping

S619: Timing ends

S621: end

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a control flow diagram of an electronic vending machine that can mix payment at the same time provided by the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment according to the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a control flow diagram of an electronic vending machine that can mix payment at the same time provided by the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electronic vending circuit that can simultaneously mix payment according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a control flow diagram of an electronic vending machine that can mix payment at the same time provided by the present invention.

The implementation of the invention is described below through specific specific examples, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the invention from the content provided in this description. This creation can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the idea of this creation. In addition, the drawings of this creation are only for simple illustration, not according to the actual size of the depiction, prior statement. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of this creation in detail, but the content provided is not intended to limit the protection scope of this creation.

It should be understood that although terms such as "first", "second", and "third" may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one component from another component, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used herein may include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

This creative embodiment provides an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment is provided with commodities for buyers to choose from, and the payment method can be paid in multiple ways, such as cash payment (such as coins or banknotes) and digital payment (such as mobile payment, electronic payment, third-party payment, credit card payment, electronic ticket payment, virtual currency payment, etc.). To put it simply, when a buyer purchases a product on this electronic vending machine, the subsequent checkout method for this product can be paid by two different payment methods, such as cash payment and digital payment, or all through cash Payment or all through multiple payment methods such as digital payment, which will be more convenient for buyers to purchase goods in electronic vending machines, and be more flexible and humane Multiple payment mechanisms for operation.

[The first hardware architecture of an electronic vending machine that can mix and pay at the same time]

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment according to the present invention. The electronic vending machine 1 described in this embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the electronic vending machine) that can mix and pay at the same time, for example, the electronic vending machine 1 includes but is not limited to a processing circuit 101, a cash collector 103, a digital payment device 105, and a network circuit 107 , a timer 109 , an operation interface 111 and a shipping device 113 . The processing circuit 101 is electrically connected to the cash collector 103 , the digital payment device 105 , the network circuit 107 , the timer 109 , the operation interface 111 and the shipping device 113 , and serves as one of the main operating cores of the electronic vending machine 1 .

The cash collector 103 is used for buyers to input cash, so that the processing circuit 101 can obtain a cash payment signal from the cash collector 103 , and the cash payment signal can reflect the cash payment amount actually obtained by the cash collector 103 . The digital payment device 105 is used for buyers to perform digital payment operations, so that the processing circuit 101 can obtain a digital payment signal from the digital payment device 105. This digital payment signal can reflect the digital payment amount actually obtained by the digital payment device 105. The digital payment device 105 For example, scanners (such as for scanning one-dimensional barcodes, two-dimensional barcodes or QR codes), RFID readers, NFC readers, barcode generators, card readers...etc. The network circuit 107 is used for the electronic vending machine 1 to carry out network operation, so that the digital payment device 105 can connect to the cloud server 3 (such as mobile payment server, electronic payment server, third-party payment server, credit card payment server, electronic ticket payment server, virtual currency payment server, etc.), or the network circuit 107 can display the relevant sales details of the electronic vending machine 1 (such as the sales quantity of each item of goods, the sales of each item of goods Amount, cash deposit of each currency value, etc.) are sent back to the operator's server (picture omitted) through the network for monitoring. The network circuit 107 mentioned here is, for example, a wireless communication network (such as a mobile communication network or a WIFI network) or a wired communication network (such as a local area network).

The timer 109 provides a timing function, so that the processing circuit 101 can know a single The trading hours of the commodity. The operation interface 111 provides buyers with related operations for purchasing commodities on the electronic vending machine 1 , and the operation interface 111 is, for example, any combination of buttons, coin return levers, touch display panels, . . . The shipping device 113 is that the processing circuit 101 judges that the purchaser has completed the payment for the purchased product, and then the product can be shipped, and the subsequent buyer can obtain the product from the shipping device 113 . It should be noted that only the technical features related to the electronic vending machine 1 and this case are described here, but for those skilled in the art, the electronic vending machine 1 may also include other software and hardware related configurations.

The relevant details of the mixed payment are further described here, when the processing circuit 101 generates a transaction behavior, it can start a transaction time counting. In one embodiment, the transaction behavior described here is, for example, generated by the processing circuit 101 knowing that the buyer has purchased goods in the electronic vending machine 1 through any one of the cash collector 103, the digital payment device 105, or the operation interface 111. related input operations. For example, the processing circuit 101 can obtain the cash payment signal through the cash collector 103 or the digital payment signal through the digital payment device 105 at the first time, or the processing circuit 101 can also obtain the commodity input by the buyer through the operation interface 111 Shopping signal, now the processing circuit 101 controls the timer 109 to start a transaction time counting (for example, 30 seconds), and then the processing circuit 101 will receive the payment amount at the first time and the subsequent transaction time at the first time. The total payment amount is obtained by accumulating the payment amount received from the cash collection device 103 or the digital payment device 105. In other words, the total payment amount may include the cash payment amount obtained through the cash collection device 103 and the payment amount obtained through the digital payment device 105. Digital payment amount. It should be noted that as long as one of the various transaction behaviors illustrated above is generated, the processing circuit 101 can control the timer 109 to start timing the transaction time. The buyer operates other transaction methods on the electronic vending machine 1 .

The digital payment method described here is, for example, when the digital payment device 105 inputs a digital payment request according to a buyer interacting with the digital payment device 105 through a mobile communication device 5 At this time, the processing circuit 101 can obtain the digital payment signal from the digital payment device 105, and the digital payment device 105 can then connect to the cloud server 3 through the network circuit 107, and provide relevant authentication information of the digital payment signal to The cloud server 3 conducts the authentication. When the digital payment device 105 receives a success message that the cloud server 3 authenticates the digital payment request, the digital payment device 105 can output the digital payment amount representing successful transaction authentication to the processing circuit 101 .

During the transaction time, the processing circuit 101 will judge whether a commodity shopping signal input from the operation interface 111 has been received, and the commodity shopping signal at least includes the commodity price of the designated commodity to be purchased. When the processing circuit 101 has received the commodity shopping signal within this transaction time, the processing circuit 101 will judge whether the latest accumulated total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount represented by the commodity shopping signal; The shipping device 113 ships the product, and if the total payment amount is greater than the product value, it will also perform a change operation. On the contrary; if the determination is negative, the processing circuit 101 controls the shipping device 113 to prohibit the shipping of the goods.

In one embodiment, when the commodity successfully completes the payment procedure through the aforementioned mixed payment method, the electronic vending machine 1 may further provide receipt printing or uniform invoice printing, for example, the processing circuit 101 may print the receipt or uniform invoice of the commodity through The printer prints and outputs, and the transaction details of the receipt include, for example, payment amount (such as cash payment amount and digital payment amount), commodity name, commodity amount, etc., but this creation is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, when the processing circuit 101 receives a commodity shopping signal within the transaction time, the processing circuit 101 judges that the latest accumulated total payment amount is less than the product amount represented by the commodity shopping signal, and if the timer 109 at this time Before the timing is over, continue to accumulate the payment amount (including cash payment amount or digital payment amount) within the remaining timing time, and when the latest total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount, the processing circuit 101 can control the shipment The device 113 performs product shipment.

In one embodiment, when the processing circuit 101 does not receive When receiving the product shopping signal, or when the product shopping signal is obtained during the transaction time, but the total payment amount at the end of the transaction time is still less than the product purchase amount, the refund operation will be performed. The refund operation mentioned here is, for example, that the processing circuit 101 refunds the total payment amount, if the original payment amount is cash, then refund directly in cash, and if the original digital payment amount is refund online.

[First control method of electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment]

Please refer to Figure 2. Fig. 2 is a control flow diagram of an electronic vending machine that can mix payment at the same time provided by the present invention. The flow chart shown in FIG. 2 is illustrated with the architecture of FIG. 1 as an example, but not limited thereto. The process shown in Fig. 2 includes the following steps, for example.

In step S201, a cash payment signal is obtained. Here, the processing circuit 101 can obtain a cash payment signal through the cash collector 103, and can obtain the cash payment amount from the cash payment signal.

In step S202, a digital payment signal is obtained. Here, the processing circuit 101 obtains the digital payment signal through the digital payment device 105, and can obtain the digital payment amount after the transaction authentication of the digital payment signal is successful.

In step S203, a product shopping signal is obtained. Here, the processing circuit 101 obtains the commodity shopping signal through the operation interface 111 , that is, the commodity buyer can generate a commodity shopping signal that can be identified as a transaction behavior by operating the operation interface 111 of the electronic vending machine 1 .

In step S205, the transaction time counting is started. When the payment amount is obtained through either step S201 or S203, the processing circuit 101 controls the timer 109 to start counting a transaction time.

In step S207, the cash payment amount and the digital payment amount are accumulated. Here, the processing circuit 101 obtains the cash payment amount through the cash toller 103 or the digital payment amount through the digital payment device 105 during the transaction time to obtain the total payment amount. It should be noted that What is important is that the total payment amount also includes the payment amount previously obtained in step S201 or step S203.

In step S209, it is determined whether to obtain a product shopping signal. Here, the processing circuit 101, for example, judges whether the buyer performs an input operation to purchase the commodities of the electronic vending machine 1 through the operation interface 111 to obtain a commodity shopping signal. When step S209 judges yes, step S211 is executed. When step S209 judges no, step S213 is executed.

In step S211, it is determined whether the total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount. After the processing circuit 101 obtains the commodity shopping signal through the operation interface 111, it judges whether the latest total payment amount accumulated in step S207 is greater than or equal to the product amount specified by the commodity shopping signal. When step S211 judges yes, step S215 is executed. When step S211 judges no, step S213 is executed.

In step S213, it is determined whether the timing is over. Here, it is judged whether the transaction time has expired, and when step S213 judges yes, step S217 is executed. When step S213 judges no, step S207 is executed. When the transaction time counting ends, the timer 109 will stop counting.

In step S215, shipment. Here, the electronic vending machine 1 will ship the products designated by the product shopping news, and successfully complete the successful product shopping. In addition, if the total payment amount is greater than the product amount, the electronic vending machine 1 will also make the total payment amount greater than the product amount. The difference in the amount will be refunded.

In step S217, end.

When the execution of step S217 ends, it means that the electronic vending machine 1 has not received the commodity shopping signal within this transaction time or has received the commodity shopping signal but the total payment amount is less than the commodity amount, so at this time the electronic vending machine 1 will respond to the received The total amount paid will be refunded.

It should be noted that step S201, step S202, and step S203 in FIG. 2 are used to illustrate the possible transaction behaviors of the buyer purchasing goods from the electronic vending machine 1, and step S205 is performed after step S201, step S202, and step S203. When any transaction behavior of Automatically start trading time timing.

[The second hardware architecture of the electronic vending machine that can mix and pay at the same time]

Please refer to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment according to the present invention. Compared with the aforementioned electronic vending machine 1 in FIG. 1 , the electronic vending machine 1a in this embodiment is provided with an accumulator 104 , a first temporary register 102 and a second temporary register 106 , and only the differences will be described here. As for the relative description of the names of the components with the same component symbols, please refer to the foregoing descriptions.

The accumulator 104, the first register 102 and the second register 106 shown in FIG. 3 are respectively electrically connected to the processing circuit 101, and the first register 102 is also electrically connected to the cash collector 103 and the accumulator 104, The second register 106 is also electrically connected to the digital payer 105 and the accumulator 104 .

In one embodiment, when the cash collection device 103 obtains the cash payment amount, in addition to temporarily storing the cash payment amount in the first register 102, the cash collection device 103 will also output a first trigger signal to the processing circuit 101 at the same time, so that Based on this, the processing circuit 101 can know that the cash payment amount has been temporarily stored in the first register 102 . Similarly, when the digital payment device 105 obtains the digital payment amount, in addition to temporarily storing the digital payment amount in the second register 106, the digital payment device 105 will also output a second trigger signal to the processing circuit 101 at the same time, so that the processing circuit 101 Based on this, it can be known that the second register 106 has temporarily stored the digital payment amount.

In one embodiment, when the processing circuit 101 receives the first trigger signal, it can notify the accumulator 104 to read the cash payment amount in the first register 102 for accumulation; similarly, when the processing circuit 101 receives the second trigger signal After receiving the signal, the accumulator 104 can be notified to read the digital payment amount in the second register 106 for accumulation. And the accumulative result of the accumulator 104 can obtain the total payment amount.

In one embodiment, when the processing circuit 101 receives the first trigger signal and the second trigger signal at the same time, the processing circuit 101 notifies the accumulator 104 to read the value of the first register 102 first Accumulate and then read the value of the second temporary register 106 to accumulate, or the processing circuit 101 may also notify the accumulator 104 to read the value of the second temporary register 106 first and then accumulate the value of the first temporary register 102. Values accumulate.

The accumulator 104 described here mainly provides a value accumulation function. For example, the processing circuit 101 can control the accumulator 104 to accumulate the cash payment amount and the digital payment amount respectively obtained by the cash collector 103 and the digital payment device 105 during the transaction time, and also That is to say, the accumulative result obtained by the accumulator 104 can be used to obtain the total amount paid by the buyer through the cash collector 103 or the digital payment device 105 at the current transaction time of the electronic vending machine 1a. The total payment amount may be partly cash payment amount and partly digital payment amount, and of course the total payment amount may be all cash payment amount or all digital payment amount.

In one embodiment, when the transaction time is over, the processing circuit 101 can further clear the accumulation result of the accumulator 104 to zero, so that the accumulator 104 can start accumulating the cash payment amount or Digital payment amount.

[Second control method of electronic vending machine capable of mixed payment at the same time]

Please refer to Figure 4. Fig. 4 is a control flow diagram of an electronic vending machine that can mix payment at the same time provided by the present invention. The flow chart shown in FIG. 4 is illustrated with the architecture of FIG. 3 as an example, but not limited thereto. The process shown in FIG. 4 includes the following steps, for example.

In step S401, a cash payment signal is obtained. Here, the processing circuit 101 can obtain a cash payment signal through the cash collector 103, and can obtain the cash payment amount from the cash payment signal.

In step S402, a digital payment signal is obtained. Here, the processing circuit 101 obtains the digital payment signal through the digital payment device 105, and can obtain the digital payment amount after the transaction authentication of the digital payment signal is successful.

In step S403, a product shopping signal is obtained. Here, the processing circuit 101 obtains the commodity shopping signal through the operation interface 111 .

In step S405, the transaction time counting is started. When the payment amount is obtained through either step S401 or S403, the processing circuit 101 controls the timer 109 to start counting a transaction time.

In step S407, the cash payment amount and the digital payment amount are temporarily stored. Here, the cash payment amount obtained by the cash collection device 103 is temporarily stored in the first temporary register 102 and the notification processing circuit 101, and the digital payment amount obtained by the digital payment device 105 is temporarily stored in the second temporary register 106 and the notification processing circuit 101.

In step S409, the cash payment amount and the digital payment amount are accumulated. When the processing circuit 101 receives the notification from the cash collector 103 or the digital payer 105 respectively, the processing circuit 101 immediately notifies the accumulator 104 to pay the cash payment amount in the first register 102 and the cash payment amount in the second register 106 respectively. The digital payment amount is accumulated.

In step S411, it is determined whether to obtain a product shopping signal. Here, the processing circuit 101, for example, judges whether the buyer performs an input operation to purchase the commodities of the electronic vending machine 1b through the operation interface 111 to obtain a commodity shopping signal. When step S411 judges yes, step S413 is executed. When step S411 judges no, step S415 is executed.

In step S413, it is determined whether the total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount. After the processing circuit 101 obtains the commodity shopping signal through the operation interface 111, it judges whether the latest total payment amount accumulated in step S409 is greater than or equal to the product amount specified by the commodity shopping signal. When step S413 judges yes, step S417 is executed. When step S413 judges no, step S415 is executed.

In step S415, it is determined whether the timing is over. Here, it is judged whether the transaction time has expired, and when step S415 judges yes, step S419 is executed. When step S415 judges no, step S407 is executed. When the transaction time counting ends, the timer 109 will stop counting.

In step S417, shipment. Here, the electronic vending machine 1a refers to the Order purchased items for shipment.

In step S419, end. After this transaction time is over, the accumulative result of the accumulator 104 will be cleared to zero.

It should be noted that step S401, step S402, and step S403 in FIG. 4 are used to illustrate the possible transaction behaviors of buyers purchasing commodities in the electronic vending machine 1, and step S405 is performed after step S401, step S402, and step S403. When any transaction behavior occurs, the transaction time timing can be automatically started.

[The third hardware architecture of the electronic vending machine that can mix and pay at the same time]

Please refer to FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of an electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment according to the present invention. Compared with the above-mentioned electronic vending machine 1 in FIG. 1, the electronic vending machine 1b in this embodiment is provided with a Bluetooth communication network 115, and only the differences will be described here. As for the related descriptions of the component names with the same component symbols, See previous instructions.

The bluetooth communication network 115 shown in FIG. 5 is electrically connected to the processing circuit 101. The processing circuit 101 can broadcast a commodity sales information through the bluetooth communication network 115. Machine location information...etc. Therefore, when a buyer is located near the electronic vending machine 1b and can obtain a communication connection with the Bluetooth communication network 115, the buyer can, for example, obtain the product sales information wirelessly through the mobile communication device 5, and can sell the product according to the product. The online order guide provided by the information returns an order information to the electronic vending machine 1b. At this time, the electronic vending machine 1b can obtain the order information through the network circuit 107 or the Bluetooth communication network 115, and judge whether the buyer comes to the electronic vending machine 1b to pick up the goods according to the order information. The order information includes, but is not limited to, the purchased product, the product amount, the paid amount, and the order number, for example. Here, the Bluetooth communication network 115 can, for example, use the broadcasting technology of Beacon to actively push and broadcast the products of the electronic vending machine 1b in the form of electronic coupons. The paid amount in the order information is the full or part of the online payment of the commodity by the buyer through the mobile communication device 5 in the form of digital payment. point.

After the buyer returns the order information to the electronic vending machine 1b through the mobile communication device 5, the buyer can come to the position of the electronic vending machine 1b to pay the balance (if necessary) and pick up the goods. For example, the buyer can interact with the digital payment device 105 of the electronic vending machine 1b through the mobile communication device 5 to conduct a transaction, so that the electronic vending machine 1b can obtain the order-taking authentication associated with the order information through the digital payment device 105 information. Alternatively, the buyer can also perform an operation input through the operation interface 111 of the electronic vending machine 1b to perform a transaction, so that the electronic vending machine 1b can obtain the order retrieval authentication information associated with the order information through the operation interface 111 . The manner in which the aforementioned mobile communication device 5 interacts with the digital payment device 105 of the electronic vending machine 1b can be similar to the relevant operation of the buyer making digital payment through the digital payment device 105 . The authentication information for taking orders is, for example, any combination of characters, numbers, barcodes, QR codes or graphics, but this creation is not limited thereto. When the electronic vending machine 1b obtains the transaction behavior of the order-taking authentication information, it can judge whether the order-taking authentication information is legal. For example, when the electronic vending machine 1b judges that the obtained order-taking authentication information includes a legal order number, that is The authentication can be successful and the follow-up product picking operation can be continued. Then the electronic vending machine 1b can start the transaction time timing, and judge whether there is a balance in the order information corresponding to the order information that has not been paid. Shipment. Conversely, if there is still a balance that has not been paid, the balance can be paid through the cash collection device 103 or the digital payment device 105 within the transaction time, and the goods can be shipped after the balance is paid.

[Third control method of electronic vending machine capable of mixed payment at the same time]

Please refer to Figure 6. Fig. 6 is a control flow diagram of an electronic vending machine that can mix payment at the same time provided by the present invention. The flow chart shown in FIG. 6 is illustrated with the architecture of FIG. 5 as an example, but not limited thereto. The process shown in FIG. 6 includes the following steps, for example.

In step S601, broadcast commodity sales information. In this electronic vending machine 1b, for example Commodity sales information can be broadcast through the Bluetooth communication network 115 .

In step S603, an order information is received. When a buyer receives the commodity sales information through the mobile communication device 5 and places an order according to the commodity sales information, the electronic vending machine 1b can receive the order information for the commodity sales information.

In step S605, obtain order taking authentication information. The electronic vending machine 1b can obtain the order-taking authentication information input by the buyer through the mobile communication device 5 through the digital payment device 105 , or the electronic vending machine 1b can also obtain the order-taking authentication information input by the buyer through the operation interface 111 .

In step S607, it is determined whether the authentication is successful. After the electronic vending machine 1b obtains the transaction behavior of the order-taking authentication information, it can determine whether the order-taking authentication information includes the order number in the legitimate order information. When step S607 judges yes, step S609 is executed. When step S607 judges no, step S601 is executed.

In step S609, the transaction timer is started. The processing circuit 101 controls the timer 109 to start counting a transaction time.

In step S611, it is determined whether the paid amount is equal to the commodity amount. The electronic vending machine 1b judges whether the paid amount in the order information corresponding to the order authentication information is equal to the commodity amount. When step S611 judges yes, step S617 is executed. When step S611 judges no, step S613 is executed.

In step S613, a cash payment signal is obtained. The electronic vending machine 1b obtains the cash payment amount input by the buyer through the cash collector 103. For example, the processing circuit 101 can obtain a cash payment signal through the cash collector 103, and can obtain the cash payment amount from the cash payment signal.

In step S615, it is determined whether the total payment amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount. Here, the cash payment amount obtained in step S613 and the paid amount in the order information are accumulated to obtain the total payment amount, and then it is judged whether the total payment amount is greater than or equal to the product amount. When step S615 judges yes, step S617 is executed. When step S615 judges no, then Execute step S619.

In step S617, shipment. Here, the electronic vending machine 1b is to deliver the goods designated for purchase by the goods shopping information.

In step S619, it is determined whether the timing is over. When step S619 judges yes, step S621 is executed. When step S619 judges no, step S613 is executed. When the transaction time counting ends, the timer 109 will stop counting.

In step S621, end. Here it means that the buyer has not successfully paid for the unpaid balance within the transaction time, so the buyer must re-input the order taking authentication information in the electronic vending machine 1b through step S605 to pick up the goods with the order information again.

In addition, it should be noted that step S613 is exemplified by obtaining the cash payment amount, but the digital payment amount can also be obtained through the digital payment device 105 instead of or at the same time.

In one embodiment, the processing circuit 101 can be, for example, one or any combination of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or a system-on-chip (SOC), and can cooperate with other related circuits Components and coordinating firmware to realize the above-mentioned functional flow. In addition, each of the foregoing embodiments may be implemented independently or multiple embodiments may be implemented together, and the invention is not limited thereto.

[Advantageous Effects of Embodiment]

This creation provides electronic vending machines that can be mixed at the same time. Through multiple payment methods, buyers can flexibly choose whether to pay by cash or digital payment, and the payment method is in line with human operation, which is conducive to the sales of electronic vending machines. .

The content provided above is only the preferred feasible embodiment of this creation, and does not limit the scope of patent application for this creation. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the instructions and drawings of this creation are included in the application for this creation. within the scope of the patent.

1: Electronic vending machine

101: Processing circuit

103: Cash collector

105:Digital payment device

107: Network circuit

109: Timer

111: Operation interface

113: Shipping device

3: Cloud server

5:Mobile communication device

Claims (10)

An electronic vending machine capable of mixed payment at the same time, comprising: a processing circuit; a cash collector electrically connected to the processing circuit; a digital payment device electrically connected to the processing circuit; an operation interface electrically connected to the processing circuit , providing buyers with an operation to input a commodity shopping signal; and a shipping device, electrically connected to the processing circuit; wherein the processing circuit starts a transaction time timer when a transaction behavior occurs, and accumulates through the transaction time during the transaction time A cash payment amount obtained by the cash toller and a digital payment amount obtained through the digital payer; wherein when the processing circuit obtains the commodity shopping signal during the transaction time, the processing circuit will currently obtain it respectively during the transaction time The latest cumulative result of the cash payment amount and the digital payment amount is regarded as a total payment amount. When the total payment amount is greater than or equal to the product amount of the product specified in the product shopping signal, the processing circuit controls the shipment The device ships goods; and when the total payment amount is less than the product amount specified in the product shopping signal, the processing circuit controls the shipping device to prohibit the product from being shipped. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment as described in Claim 1 further includes an accumulator, wherein the processing circuit controls the accumulator to accumulate the cash payment amount and the digital payment amount within the transaction time to obtain the total payment amount, and the processing circuit clears the accumulation result of the accumulator to zero at the end of the transaction time, wherein the transaction behavior is generated by the processing circuit obtaining a cash payment signal reflecting the cash payment amount through the cash toller, The processing circuit obtains a digital payment signal reflecting the digital payment amount through the digital payment device or the processing circuit obtains the commodity shopping signal through the operation interface. The electronic vending machine capable of mixed payment at the same time as described in claim 2, further comprising a A timer, wherein the processing circuit starts the timer to count the transaction time when the cash payment amount or the digital payment amount is obtained, and the timer stops counting when the transaction time ends. The electronic vending machine capable of mixed payment at the same time as described in claim 2 or 3 further includes a first register and a second register, the first register is used to temporarily store the cash payment amount, the second register Two temporary registers are used to temporarily store the digital payment amount. When the cash payer obtains the cash payment amount, the cash payment amount is temporarily stored in the first register and outputs a first trigger signal to the processing circuit, When the digital payment device obtains the digital payment amount, it temporarily stores the digital payment amount in the second register and outputs a second trigger signal to the processing circuit, and when the processing circuit receives the first trigger signal The accumulator is notified to read the value accumulation of the first register, and when the processing circuit receives the second trigger signal, the accumulator is notified to read the value accumulation of the second register. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment as described in claim 4, wherein when the processing circuit receives the first trigger signal and the second trigger signal at the same time, the processing circuit notifies the accumulator to read the first Accumulate the value of the temporary register and then read the accumulated value of the second temporary register, or the processing circuit notifies the accumulator to read the accumulated value of the second temporary register before reading the first temporary register The value of the device is accumulated. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment as described in claim 4 further includes a network circuit and a bluetooth communication network, wherein when the digital payment device interacts with the digital payment device through a mobile communication device according to a buyer When inputting a digital payment request, the digital payment device is connected to a cloud server through the network circuit, and when the digital payment device receives a success message that the cloud server authenticates the digital payment request, the digital payment device The device outputs the digital payment amount to the processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit broadcasts a product sales message through the Bluetooth communication network, and receives the product through the network circuit or the Bluetooth communication network An order information of the sales information, and an order authentication information associated with the order information input by the buyer through the mobile communication device through the digital payment device. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment as described in claim 6, wherein the order information includes the purchased product, the amount of the product, the amount paid, and the order number, and when the order retrieval authentication information obtained by the processing circuit includes the order number, then When the transaction time is started and the paid amount in the order information is equal to the commodity amount, the processing circuit controls the shipping device to ship the commodity; when the order fetching authentication information obtained by the processing circuit includes the order number Then start the transaction time timing, and when the paid amount in the order information is less than the commodity amount, the processing circuit obtains the cash payment amount through the cash toller during the transaction time, and compares the cash payment amount with the paid amount When the total payment amount after the accumulated amount is greater than or equal to the commodity amount, the processing circuit controls the shipping device to ship the commodity. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment as described in Claim 6, wherein the digital payment device is at least one of a scanner, an RFID reader, an NFC reader, a card reader, and a barcode generator. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment as described in claim 6, wherein the cloud server is a mobile payment server, an electronic payment server, a third-party payment server, a credit card payment server, an electronic ticket payment server, and a virtual At least one of the currency payment servers. The electronic vending machine capable of simultaneous mixed payment as described in claim 6, wherein the operation interface is at least one of a button, a coin return lever, and a touch display panel, and the network circuit is a wireless communication network or a wired communication network.

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