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WO2020175945A1
WO2020175945A1 PCT/KR2020/002852 KR2020002852W WO2020175945A1 WO 2020175945 A1 WO2020175945 A1 WO 2020175945A1 KR 2020002852 W KR2020002852 W KR 2020002852W WO 2020175945 A1 WO2020175945 A1 WO 2020175945A1
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    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/08—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means
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    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
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    • G06Q20/18—Payment architectures involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
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    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/02—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by keys or other credit registering devices
    • G07F7/025—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by keys or other credit registering devices by means, e.g. cards, providing billing information at the time of purchase, e.g. identification of seller or purchaser, quantity of goods delivered or to be delivered

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  • This invention relates to a vending machine management system. More specifically, this invention
  • It relates to a vending machine management service provision method using a payment terminal that provides a vending machine signal conversion payment, its device, and a vending machine management system.
  • a vending machine (hereinafter referred to as a vending machine) means that when you insert money or insert a card, the buyer
  • vending machines that support the card payment function use a separate module and payment system.
  • the present invention was proposed to solve the above-described problems, and the existing card 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 Or, it is configured to be connected to a vending machine system without an online payment function, so you can use the existing vending machine system board as it is, while making vending machine signal conversion payment possible
  • the purpose of this is to provide a payment terminal that enables card payment and management of payment information, a method of operation thereof, and a vending machine system including the same.
  • the present invention aims to reduce the installation, management and maintenance cost of vending machines by providing a vending machine management system using the above payment terminal, and to facilitate online management services of offline vending machines.
  • An apparatus for solving the above-described problems, in a server device, converts the input/output signal of the vending machine into a form that can be processed by the payment terminal in a payment terminal connected to the vending machine and pays When reading the means information, at least one of the product information or the amount information obtained from the conversion and a full payment approval request generated using the read payment means information, a communication unit for receiving from the payment terminal; And the payment approval request Based on the full text, it includes a management service providing unit that provides a management service of the vending machine to a manager terminal corresponding to the vending machine.
  • the method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above-described problems in the operation method of the server, converts the input/output signal of the vending machine into a form that can be processed by the payment terminal in the payment terminal connected to the vending machine. And reading the payment means information, receiving at least one of the product information or amount information obtained from the conversion and a full payment approval request generated by using the read payment means information from the payment terminal; And the payment And providing a management service of the vending machine to a manager terminal corresponding to the vending machine based on the full text of the approval request.
  • a system for solving the above problems includes a vending machine having a main board and a power supply unit for controlling a button input unit, a product management unit, and an ejection unit in the vending machine system; and the power supply.
  • the product information of the product management unit obtained from the conversion processing unit or Using at least one of the amount information and the payment method information read above, the full text of the payment approval request
  • a payment terminal that generates and transmits the full text of the payment approval request to the server; And provides an approval response based on the full text of the payment approval request to the payment terminal, and recalls the management service of the vending machine based on the full text of the payment approval request.
  • the payment terminal Including a server provided to the manager terminal corresponding to the vending machine;
  • the payment terminal generates a vending machine control message when an approval response corresponding to the payment approval request message is received, and a control corresponding to the vending machine control message
  • a signal 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 Converts, converts the signal voltage level of the control signal and inputs it to the main board, and the vending machine responds to the input control signal, inputs the input amount, and A product selection process is performed, and a product corresponding to the product information is discharged through the discharge unit.
  • a payment terminal capable of being connected to an existing vending machine system, enabling card payment and payment information management by providing a vending machine signal conversion payment while using the existing vending machine system board as it is. And it is possible to provide a method of operation and a vending machine system including the same.
  • the present invention can communicate with most vending machines or similar devices with a relatively small board size and simple board configuration, without removing the internal board of the existing vending machine or installing a new payment system inside. , It is possible to solve both installation difficulties and cost problems by connecting a payment terminal that provides expandability to other devices by operating using the power of the vending machine without using a separate power supply.
  • the present invention is based on a vending machine management system using the above payment terminal.
  • the service can be provided by the administrator terminal, and the management service can include various services such as vending machine location management, product information management, inventory notification, or error countermeasure guidance, and functions are expanded by the payment terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. It has the effect of reducing the cost of installing, managing and maintaining the old vending machines, and enabling online management services of offline vending machines.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a payment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining more specifically a conversion processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show a conversion processing circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is a ladder for explaining the operation of the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 7 is for more specifically explaining the server according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a ladder diagram for explaining a management service process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG 9 are diagrams for explaining management registration information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS 11 to 15 illustrate an administrator interface according to an embodiment of the present invention These are drawings for 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852.
  • Fig. 16 shows an error table according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • 17 to 18 are diagrams showing a notification interface of an administrator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the term "payment terminal” refers to an NFC card reader part, a card reader part, a 10 card reader part, a payment means code reader part or a magnetic strip for the operation of a vending machine interlock function according to an embodiment of the present invention. It may include a terminal to provide a payment service for payment method information read from the customer's card using a reader. 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 There can be examples of a payment terminal that is equipped with an electronic payment function using a customer's card or mobile terminal equipped with at least one payment method.
  • relay server refers to a van that relays electronic credit card payments ( ⁇ 4 You can refer to a relay server as an example, but it is related to bank payment or payment method code payment as well as credit card electronic payment.
  • Various types of financial servers such as other financial company servers, can also correspond to this, and depending on specific functions, it may refer to an auxiliary server that is operated separately as a separate server type as an additional function different from the actual payment relay function.
  • FIG 1 schematically shows an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • a payment system includes a vending machine 100, a payment terminal 200, a relay server 300, a financial institution server 400, and a manager terminal 500.
  • the vending machine 100 may be a normal vending machine without a conventional card payment function, and the power supply unit 120 that supplies power to the vending machine, the main board unit that controls the overall operation (0), receives one or more button inputs. It may include a button input unit 130, a product management unit 140 for registering product identification information and price information corresponding to the button input, and a discharge unit 150 for discharging the product under control of the main board unit 0. .
  • This payment terminal (200) is a bar code, ( 2 yo code, 10 card or
  • It may include a payment means reader unit 240 and a communication unit 220 for providing a payment service using payment means information read from the magnetic card.
  • the payment terminal 200 reads the transaction means information and reads. Using the obtained payment means information, a payment approval request message for a product transaction may be generated, and the generated transaction settlement approval request message may be transmitted to the relay server 300.
  • the payment terminal 200 provides a function of a payment terminal having an electronic payment function and is linked with the main board unit 110 of the vending machine 100 to facilitate communication payment of vending machine products. Can be provided.
  • the payment terminal 200 is connected to a vending machine, converts the input and output signals of the vending machine into a form that can be processed by the payment terminal, reads payment means information, and according to the conversion process, the vending machine 100 By using at least one of the product information or amount information obtained from and the read payment means information, a payment approval request message can be generated, and the payment approval request message can be transmitted to the server.
  • the payment terminal 200 is equipped with a payment program, and such payment
  • the program is used to transmit a transaction settlement approval request message to the relay server 300 to perform the credit settlement processing by requesting approval.
  • the settlement terminal 200 is a message or slip containing a receipt related to the transaction approval when the transaction is approved. Can be printed.
  • the payment terminal 200 generates a vending machine control message when an approval response corresponding to the payment approval request message is received, converts the vending machine control message into a control signal corresponding to the vending machine, and the control signal Signal voltage level of It can be converted and input to the above main board.
  • the vending machine 100 performs input amount input and product selection processing in response to a control signal input to the main board unit 110, and responds to the product information through the discharge unit 150. Let the product be discharged.
  • the payment terminal 200 is the main of the vending machine 100
  • It can be connected to the external I/O port of the board unit 110, and in particular, it is connected to the COIN TX and RX pins among the external I/O ports, so that the amount information can be transmitted/received, or the amount signal can be input.
  • the payment terminal 200 can receive power from the power supply unit 120 of the vending machine 100.
  • the operating power of the existing vending machine 100 uses an analog 24V voltage. Accordingly, the payment terminal 200 converts the power of the power supply unit 120 of the vending machine 100 into the operating power for the payment terminal 200 and the operating power of the peripheral devices connected thereto. It can be converted and supplied.
  • the relay server 300 receives the above approval request message, relays the approval request message to the financial institution server 400 to confirm approval, and sends the response message according to the approval status to the payment terminal (200). Can be transferred to.
  • the relay server 300 can transmit the full text of the approval request for the transaction to the financial company server 400, and the financial company server 400 relays the response message including whether it is approved or rejected. It is transmitted to 300, and the relay server 300 may transmit the response message back to the payment terminal 200.
  • the relay server 300 can be taken as an example of a server on the side of a Van (Value Added Network) company, which provides payment agency services in an electronic payment system using a credit card.
  • the invention is not limited thereto, and the relay server 300 may be a server that relays only voucher purchases other than a server that acts as a payment agent, and may include all various types such as a simple relay server connected to a server of a general financial company.
  • the financial company server 400 may be a bank server that issued a check card, a card company server that issued a credit card, or other various code payment servers that issued code information used as a payment method, and payment means Approval processing, cancellation processing, and transmission of approval results can be performed according to the approval message of
  • the relay server 300 may provide a management service of the vending machine 100 to the manager terminal 500 based on specialized information received from the payment terminal 200 connected to the vending machine 100.
  • the vending machine 100 management service may be provided in real time, and may include a variety of vending machine management information provision services including an inventory management service based on the full text of the approval request or an error notification service based on the error communication text.
  • Product display code information can be included in the full text of the payment approval request for communication, the error signal of the vending machine 100 is identified, and it is converted into an error code through table conversion. Thus, error communication messages can be generated and transmitted.
  • the relay server 300 pre-registers the manager terminal 500, and provides various management service information including the inventory management service and error notification service of the vending machine 100 to the registered manager terminal 500. Can be provided.
  • the relay server 300 communicates with the manager terminal 500 connected through a show:man interface to provide the vending machine management service information, or is installed in the manager terminal 500.
  • the vending machine management service information may be provided by communicating with the application, and the provided management service information may be output through a graphic user interface of the administrator terminal 500.
  • manager terminals 500 may include various devices that can be connected to computers, tablets, laptops, notebooks, mobile terminals, and other relay servers 300 operated by vending machine managers, and management of relay servers 300
  • the service provision function may be separated and implemented as a separate service provision device.
  • FIG. 2 is a more detailed illustration of a payment terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the payment terminal 200 includes a control unit 210, a communication unit 220, an input unit 230, a payment means reader unit 240, an output unit 250, and a payment information processing unit 260 , A conversion processing unit 280 and a storage unit 270.
  • the control unit 210 controls the overall operation of the payment terminal 200 to generate a full transaction settlement approval request or a previously approved transaction cancellation request for a transaction according to the payment means information and payment information to be read. , Process to be transmitted to the payment server 300.
  • the payment information processing unit 260 requests a payment approval corresponding to the product information or the transaction amount received from the vending machine 100 according to the payment means information input through the input unit 230 or the read payment means information. Can generate full text.
  • the payment information processing unit 260 may store the transaction completion information according to the payment in the storage unit 270 together with the approval slip and interface output.
  • the output unit 250 may include a display or a printer for outputting the payment processing status of the payment terminal 200 and a slip message for approval and cancellation.
  • the payment terminal 200 includes an output unit ( 250) can also provide an interface for entering names.
  • the output unit 250 is connected to the input unit 230, and can also control the display input and output of the transaction interface. Accordingly, the user can input necessary information through the transaction interface.
  • the payment method leader unit 240 includes one or more reader modules for reading payment method information from the payment method.
  • the payment method leader unit 240 is Magnetic-type credit card (10), of course, can read payment method information of credit cards made with RF-type contactless 1C cards or contact-type 1C cards, and can also read code images such as QR codes or barcodes through scanners.
  • the payment method reader unit 240 includes a magnetic strip reader (MSR) for reading payment method information, and a 1C card reader unit for reading 1C payment method information or code image for reading payment method information. It may include a scanning unit.
  • MSR magnetic strip reader
  • 1C card reader unit for reading 1C payment method information or code image for reading payment method information. It may include a scanning unit.
  • the reader unit 240 may further include a near-field communication payment module according to the NFC, WIFI, or Bluetooth standard.
  • the payment method information may include, for example, at least one of the payment method number, code image, expiration date, CVC information or user name.
  • the communication unit 220 transmits the above-described transaction settlement approval request message to the relay server 300, or receives the approval response message according to the payment approval request or the cancellation response message according to the cancellation request.
  • the communication unit 220 is a type that is connected in a wireless or wired manner through a local area network (LAN) and an Internet network, a type connected through a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, and a mobile communication network such as 3G and 4G. It is possible to be connected through short-range wireless communication, such as NFC (Near Field Communication, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Wi-Fi, etc.).
  • LAN local area network
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • a storage unit 270 the billing terminal 200, and functions to store various data and application required for the operation, a magnetic medium (Magnetic Media) such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape switch n, a CD- ROM (Compact Disk Read Only
  • optical media such as DVD (Digital VideoDisk), magneto-optical media such as floptical disk, and ROM, RAM , Random Access Memory), and always memory.
  • the conversion processing unit 280 is the main board unit 110 and power supply of the vending machine 100
  • the supply unit 120 It is connected to the supply unit 120 to perform conversion processing of the signal input and output from the vending machine 100 and power, which will be described more specifically in FIG. 3.
  • 4 and 5 are exemplary diagrams showing a conversion processing circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the vending machine 100 communicates with the internal/external devices using the pre-synchronous communication, but the voltage level does not match the currently used standard, so it cannot be processed in a general 1C. .
  • the conversion processing unit 280 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the signal level 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 Conversion unit (281), communication professional conversion unit (282) and power conversion unit (283) can be included. 6]
  • the signal level conversion unit 281 is connected to the main board unit 110 of the vending machine 100 and corresponds to the level of the signal output from the main board unit 0 to the input level of the payment terminal 200 It converts to the level to be processed.
  • the signal level conversion unit 281 is a voltage drop circuit for lowering the voltage level of the communication message signal output from the main board unit 0 to the payment terminal 200 to the input signal level of the payment terminal May include.
  • It may include a voltage boosting circuit for raising the voltage level of the vending machine control signal input to the board unit 0 to the input signal level of the vending machine.
  • the signal level corresponding to the vending machine 100 is 2AW auxiliary synchronization
  • the signal level corresponding to the payment terminal 200 is It can be a communication level.
  • the signal level conversion unit 281 converts the non-standard coordination machine communication signal for a vending machine into a signal that can be processed at the level, or by processing the reverse conversion, thereby enabling the transmission and reception of signals.
  • the communication message conversion unit 282 is output from the main board of the vending machine.
  • the vending machine communication signal is converted and processed into a communication message that can be processed by the payment terminal.
  • the payment information processing unit 260 may generate a vending machine control message when an approval response corresponding to the payment approval request message is received.
  • the format of the communication signal output from the main board unit 110 of a general vending machine 100 may be composed of a general communication signal such as 1 «-232.
  • payment at the payment terminal 200 In order to process the approval request message, it is required to convert the communication signal into a payment message format.
  • the communication message conversion unit 282 can convert a general communication signal such as 1 «-232 into a payment message format, and accordingly, the payment information processing unit 260 is converted from the communication message conversion unit 282 By acquiring the acquired professional information, by identifying at least one of product information or price information from the aforementioned professional information, a payment approval request message corresponding thereto can be generated.
  • the communication message conversion unit 282 the communication message conversion unit 282
  • code information obtained from the vending machine communication signal can be obtained, and the code information may include at least one of product display code information or error code information.
  • the code information can be used for the vending machine inventory management service of the relay server 300, for example, the product display code information is the location where the products in the vending machine 100 are arranged. 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 Information can be displayed, which can correspond to specific products previously set by the management service.
  • the code information can be used for the vending machine error notification service of the relay server 300, for example, the error code information can indicate the error type information generated in the vending machine 100, which is used for the management service. It can be provided to the administrator terminal 500 by.
  • control unit 210 of the payment terminal 200 can transmit the product display code information to the relay server 300 by including the product display code in the payment approval request message when the product display code information is obtained, and error code information When is acquired, the error code information may be included in a separate communication message and transmitted to the relay server 300.
  • This code conversion unit 284 can store a code conversion table for such code conversion.
  • the code conversion table contains an error code table or product corresponding to the communication signal converted by the signal level of the vending machine 100. At least one of the display code tables may be included.
  • the communication message conversion unit 282 can obtain product display code information or error code information by referring to such a code conversion table of the code conversion unit 284.
  • the payment information processing unit 260 is the approval corresponding to the above payment approval request
  • a vending machine control message can be generated, and a communication message
  • the conversion unit 282 inversely converts the vending machine control message into a control signal corresponding to the vending machine, and converts it back into a general communication signal such as 1 «-232.
  • the signal level conversion unit 281 lowers the signal voltage level of the control signal.
  • the vending machine 100 responds to the input control signal input to the main board unit 110.
  • the input amount input and product selection processing are performed, so that the product corresponding to the product information can be discharged through the discharge unit 150.
  • the power conversion unit 283 converts the power output from the power supply unit of the vending machine to power available from the payment terminal or one or more peripheral devices.
  • the power converter 283 may include a power converter for external power supplied to the peripheral device and a power converter for internal power.
  • the supply voltage of the general vending machine 100 is The supply voltage for communication can be converted and output as: 811 (: 5 ⁇ voltage), and the internal power supply converter converts 24 ⁇ voltage to 3.3 ⁇ voltage with a linear regulator method, enabling efficient power distribution.
  • the payment terminal 200 is supplied with its own power and power for peripheral devices through distribution of the power supply,
  • the offline vending machine 100 using the existing auxiliary synchronization signal and 1 «-232 communication, etc., is converted into a vending machine system that allows card payment without a separate internal circuit replacement. And the installation process can be minimized. have.
  • FIG. 4 and 5 are circuit diagrams of the signal level conversion unit 281 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a boosting circuit for boosting the signal line COIN_RX input to the vending machine to a 24V signal level, FIG. 5 shows a voltage drop circuit for reducing the output of the RS232 RX signal line output from the vending machine to a 5V signal level.
  • the conversion unit 281 is relatively simple and capable of maintaining communication speed, such as a special RS 232 type 24V auxiliary synchronization signal voltage that cannot be processed in general 1C.
  • the power conversion unit 283 of the payment terminal 200 distributes the operating power of the payment terminal 200 and the peripheral devices Supply (S1003).
  • the vending machine 100 generates product information and a price signal corresponding to the input of the vending machine button (S 1005), and outputs it to the payment terminal 200 (S 1007).
  • the product information and the price signal can be managed through the product management unit 140, and the product management unit 140 further performs confirmation processing of the stock information corresponding to product identification information (for example, product number or product name). can do.
  • product identification information for example, product number or product name
  • the payment terminal 200 through the conversion processing unit 280, down-converts the output signal level (SW09), processes the communication message conversion of the level-converted signal (SW11), payment information processing unit ( 260) to output product information and payment target amount (SW13).
  • the payment terminal 200 stores the payment means information input through the card reader unit 240
  • the payment information processing unit 260 After reading (S W15), the payment information processing unit 260 generates a payment approval request message based on the read payment means information, product information, and payment target amount, and transmits it to the relay server 300 (S1017).
  • the payment terminal 200 generates the vending machine control message through the payment information processing unit 260, and the vending machine through the communication message conversion unit 282 of the conversion processing unit 280 (100) Inverse conversion processing is performed as a control signal (S1025).
  • the signal level conversion unit 281 of the conversion processing unit 280 is the inversely converted control
  • a value signal can be input, and a control signal or 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 Depending on the user button input, the discharge of the selected product can be processed (031).
  • a payment terminal and its operation method that is configured to be connectable to an existing vending machine system and enables card payment and management of payment information by providing a vending machine signal conversion payment while using the existing vending machine system board as it is, and A vending machine system including this can be provided, and without removing the internal board of the existing vending machine or installing a new payment system inside, a relatively small board size and a simple board configuration can provide expertise with most vending machines or similar devices. It is possible to solve both installation difficulties and cost problems by connecting a payment terminal that can be received and operated using the power of a vending machine without using a separate power source, providing expandability to other devices.
  • the relay server 300 may be a management service providing server 300 that provides a management service with processing of an approval request message, and is collectively referred to as the server 300 It will be described later.
  • the server 300 includes a control unit 310, a communication unit 320, an approval processing unit 330, a user registration unit 340, a management service providing unit 350, and a notification message processing unit. (360) and a storage unit (370).
  • control unit controls the overall operation of the server 300 to process payment approval
  • vending machine management service controls the operation of the overall modules to provide the processing result to the payment terminal 200, or to process management service information according to the management service to be transmitted to the administrator terminal 500.
  • the approval processing unit 330 may process the payment approval request information, and transmit an approval request corresponding to the payment approval request information to the financial company server 400 to check whether or not the financial company server 400 The approval result is received and processed to be delivered to the payment terminal 200.
  • the user registration unit 340 processes the registration of user information for providing the vending machine management service by the management service providing unit 350.
  • User information includes, for example, location information corresponding to the vending machine 100, Equipment classification information, terminal identification information (1st high school)), connected payment terminal (200) identification information, user identification information (e.g., user name, mobile phone number, e-mail, etc.) can be included, and accordingly registered user information is a vending machine. 00) It may be mapped to the individual manager information and stored in the storage unit 370.
  • the manager terminal 500 corresponding to the vending machine can be processed based on the user registration information registered in the user registration unit 340 described above.
  • Vending machine management information providing service output through the interface, and the above payment 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 It may include an inventory management service based on the message of approval request and an error notification service based on the error communication message of the vending machine 100 received from the payment terminal 200.
  • the management service providing unit 350 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the manager
  • Inventory management information transmitted from the terminal 500 to the user registration unit 340 can be initially registered, and a query service corresponding to the registered inventory management information can be provided to the manager terminal 500.
  • the management service provider 350 provides the vending machine's inventory management service corresponding to the inventory management information. It can be provided to the above administrator terminal through.
  • the inventory management service is a service that updates the inventory information corresponding to the registered inventory management information, and provides the current inventory information corresponding thereto to the manager terminal 500 according to the approval processing of the payment approval request message.
  • the inventory management information may include at least one of location information corresponding to the vending machine, terminal identification information, payment terminal information, product display code information, installation number information, notification reference value information, and current inventory information. .
  • the location information may indicate coordinate information or geographic information of a location where the vending machine 100 is installed.
  • the terminal identification information may indicate the terminal identification information 110 of the connected payment terminal.
  • the product display code information can correspond to the position of each display rack equipped in the vending machine 100, and each display rack position contains one or more products of the same or different columns ((:01 ⁇ ) and vending machines (100 ) Can be displayed from the front to the rear Therefore, the product display code information can indicate the location of the product in the vending machine 100, and product identification information for each product location can be pre-registered.
  • the management service provider 350 can confirm that the product corresponding to the obtained product display code information has been paid and shipped out.
  • the current inventory information can be obtained by subtracting and updating the installed number information.
  • the management service provider 350 is the approval processing unit 330
  • the inventory of the products in the vending machine 100 responding to the current display code information by subtracting and updating the current inventory information in response to the product display code information obtained based on the payment approval request information. It is possible to determine the number in real time and provide a management service corresponding to this to the administrator terminal (500).
  • the notification message processing unit 360 based on the notification reference value information, if the subtracted and updated current inventory information is less than the notification reference value information, processing so that an inventory notification message is provided to the manager terminal 500 can do.
  • the notification message processing unit 360 sends an inventory notification message including the current inventory information. It can be generated and processed directly to the administrator terminal 500 through the communication unit 320. In addition, the notification message processing unit 360 transmits the notification message to a separate email server, text message server, or push server. The transmission of notification messages to the administrator terminal 500 can be processed.
  • the communication unit 320 in the payment terminal 200 connected to the vending machine 100, the result of converting the input and output signals of the vending machine 100 into a form that can be processed by the payment terminal 200, an error code When is generated, an error communication message including the error code can be received from the payment terminal 200.
  • the received error communication message may be transmitted to the notification message processing unit 360, and the notification message processing unit 360 processes an error notification message based on the received communication message to be provided to the manager terminal 500. can do.
  • the payment terminal 200 can determine the vending error code by comparing the conversion result signal of the input/output signal of the vending machine with a previously stored error table, and the notification message processing unit 360 can determine the vending error code. It can be processed so that necessary action information corresponding to the error message is included in the error notification message.
  • the communication unit 320 is connected in a wireless or wired manner through a local area network (LAN) and an Internet network, a type connected through a universal serial bus (USB) port, 3G, 4G and It is possible to connect through the same mobile communication network, and to connect through near-field wireless communication methods such as NFC (Near Field Communication, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Wi-Fi, etc.).
  • LAN local area network
  • Internet network a type connected through a universal serial bus (USB) port
  • USB universal serial bus
  • the storage unit 370 is a variety of data and data necessary for the operation of the server 300
  • optical media such as magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), and digital video disks (DVD).
  • magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), and digital video disks (DVD).
  • CD-ROM compact disk read only memory
  • DVD digital video disks
  • Magnetic-Optical Media such as Floptical Disk and ROM, RAM (Random Access Memory), and flash memory.
  • FIG. 8 is a ladder diagram for explaining a management service process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the server 300 registers inventory management information according to the user registration of the manager terminal 500 (S2001).
  • the payment request message at the payment terminal (200) is accompanied by the product display code above.
  • the server 300 transmits the payment approval information to the payment terminal 200 and 2007)
  • the reverse converted control signal is sent to the vending machine To be delivered to (100)
  • the server 300 deducts and updates the current stock information of the product information corresponding to the product display code approved for payment through the management service provider 350 (2009).
  • the server 300 delivers an inventory notification message to the manager terminal 500 through the notification message processing unit 360 ⁇ 2013).
  • the payment terminal 200 detects the error signal and processes the signal level conversion 2019).
  • the payment terminal 200 performs a conversion process according to the table comparison on the voltage level converted signal, and can generate error code information accordingly (2021).
  • the payment terminal 200 is an error communication including the table-converted error code.
  • a message can be generated 2023), and the generated communication message can be transmitted to the server 300 2025).
  • the server 300 can determine the necessary action information corresponding to the error code through the notification message processing unit 360, 2027), and generate an error notification message including the determined necessary action information 2029), The generated vending machine error notification message may be transmitted to the administrator terminal 500 (2031).
  • FIG 9 are diagrams for explaining vending machine management registration information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is an example of vending machine registration information for real-time inventory management of vending machine management registration information, and the vending machine registration information includes vending machine location information, terminal identification information, product display code information, product name information, installation count information, notification reference value information , Usage information and current inventory information.
  • the location information can represent the geographical location information of the vending machine (0)
  • the terminal identification information 110 can represent the terminal identification information of the vending machine 100 or the payment terminal 200 connected thereto.
  • the display code information may indicate column (column) location information corresponding to the position where the product was displayed, and the product name information may indicate the identification information of the product displayed at the above position.
  • the installation number information can indicate the maximum number of information that can be counted in response to one display code
  • the notification reference value information is the minimum value for sending a notification message according to insufficient inventory, and a schedule compared to the above installation number information. It can be automatically determined and entered as a ratio value, or can be specified according to user input.
  • the use status information can indicate whether the current vending machine is running, and the current stock information may include the current remaining stock information corresponding to the position of the product display code described above. 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 As it can be, it may be deducted from the initially registered number information according to the aforementioned update process.
  • FIG. 10 shows the manager registration information for providing the manager terminal 500 of the vending machine management registration information, and the manager registration information is managed by the manager terminal 500, for example. It may include at least one of equipment identification information, terminal identification information, terminal identification information of the administrator terminal 500 (for example, mobile phone number information), and usage information.
  • 11 to 15 are diagrams for explaining an administrator interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the server according to the embodiment of the present invention ( 300 can provide management service information to the manager terminal 500 through the management service providing unit 350.
  • a user interface based on management service information can be output in various ways.
  • vending machine status information is terminal name information, business license number information, vending machine type information, corresponding to the terminal identification information, Vending machine status information and usage information may be included.
  • sales information includes transaction date information, business number information, branch information, terminal identification information, and payment means
  • the management service provider 350 can aggregate and calculate the sales information based on the full text of the approval request from the payment terminal 200 as management service information and provide it to the manager terminal 500. have.
  • FIG. 13 shows the transaction details interface output from the manager terminal 500 based on the management service information
  • the transaction details information is the transaction date extracted from the full text of the payment approval request corresponding to each vending machine transaction. It may include at least one of information, transaction date information, business operator number information, branch information, terminal identification information, installation location information, product display code information, transaction amount information, payment type information, and transaction approval number information.
  • FIG. 14 shows the inventory and maintenance details inquiry interface output from the manager terminal 500 based on the management service information, and inventory and maintenance details information can be input from the manager terminal 500, and The date, time, and terminal identification information corresponding to the maintenance details can be stored and managed for each vending machine 100.
  • Fig. 15 shows product information registration that can be entered through the manager terminal 500
  • the management service provider 350 of the server 300 registers and updates the management information. 2020/175945 1»(:1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2020/002852 Management service can be provided. According to the input to the product information registration interface from the administrator terminal 500, product classification, vending machine identification information, product display code information, product name Information, maximum value information, reference value information, and usage information can be determined, and the current inventory information can be updated and stored in real time by the management service provider 350 after initial registration.
  • 16 shows an error table according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the code conversion unit 284 of the payment terminal 200 includes a conversion table for converting the error signal of the vending machine 100 into error code information.
  • the error code is 1 byte of alphabetic character and a number.
  • the notification message processing unit 360 is converted from the table-converted error code information into a vending machine. It is possible to determine which error has occurred in (100), and to generate appropriate action information corresponding to this, and to be included in the error notification message.
  • 17 to 18 are diagrams showing a notification interface of a manager terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the inventory notification message includes, for example, terminal identification information of the payment terminal 200 installed in the vending machine 100, and the vending machine 100 Location information, product display code information, product name information, and remaining number information (current inventory number information) may be included.
  • the manager will determine the number of products at any display location of the vending machine at any location.
  • the shortage can be checked in real time in advance.
  • the notification message processing unit 360 can transmit such a shortage notification message to the manager terminal 500 at each payment due to the shortage of stock or periodically according to a predetermined time, and the manager
  • the terminal 500 may set in advance through the management service providing unit 350 whether to receive an out of stock notification message according to certain conditions.
  • FIG. 18 shows an error notification message output from the administrator terminal 500 in FIG. 17
  • the error notification message includes, for example, terminal identification information of the payment terminal 200 installed in the vending machine 00, location information of the vending machine 100, error code information, and error content information corresponding to the error code. , May include necessary action information.
  • the administrator can check in advance what problem has occurred in the vending machine in a location in real time.
  • the notification message processing unit 360 periodically sends the error notification message to the administrator terminal 500 ), and the administrator terminal 500 can set in advance through the management service provider 350 whether to receive an error notification message according to a certain period and condition.
  • the method according to the present invention described above is a program to be executed on a computer. It can be manufactured and stored in a computer-readable recording medium, and examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices.
  • a computer-readable recording medium is connected to a networked computer system.
  • Decentralized, computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner, and functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the above method are easy for programmers in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. Can be inferred.

Abstract

본 발명의 실시 예에 따른 서버의 동작 방법은, 자판기와 연결된 결제 단말에서, 상기 자판기의 입출력 신호를 결제 단말에서 처리 가능한 형태로 변환하고 결제 수단 정보를 리딩하면, 상기 변환으로부터 획득되는 상품 정보 또는 금액 정보 중 적어도 하나와 상기 리딩된 결제 수단 정보를 이용하여 생성한 결제 승인요청 전문을, 상기 결제 단말로부터 수신하는 단계; 및 상기 결제 승인요청 전문에 기초하여, 상기 자판기의 관리 서비스를 상기 자판기에 대응하는 관리자 단말로 제공하는 단계를 포함한다.

Description

2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 명세서
발명의명칭:자판기신호변환결제를제공하는결제단말을 이용한자판기관리서비스제공방법，그장치 및자판기관리 시스템
기술분야
[1] 본발명은자판기관리시스템에관한것이다.보다구체적으로,본발명은
자판기신호변환결제를제공하는결제단말을이용한자판기 관리서비스제공 방법,그장치 및자판기관리시스템에관한것이다.
배경기술
[2] 자동판매기（이하,자판기）는화폐를투입하거나카드를넣으면구매자가
원하는물건이자동적으로나오는기계로서,음료,식품,담배,티켓,신문,잡지, 우표,양말,휴지 ,위생용품등과같은일상생활용품을판매하는
무인매점으로서의 기능및 역할을한다.
[3] 이러한자판기를통한물품판매는다양한형태로발전하고있으며,초기에는 주로캔음료나커피등의 음료상품들을판매하였으나,최근에는즉석요리, 위생용품,도서 ,장난감등의상품을판매하는다양한자판기가운영되고있고, 인건비의증가로인해자판기를통한물품판매는급속도로증가하고있다.
[4] 또한,최근에는온라인통신기능이구비되어 네트워크를통한카드결제가 가능하게되는자판기들도출시되고있어,그결제수단의폭이 넓어지고있다.
[5] 다만,카드결제기능을지원하는자판기는별도의모듈과결제시스템을
필요로하는바,기존의 이러한기능이 없는자판기들에서는카드결제기능을 부가하기 어려운문제점이 있다.
[6] 나아가,최근에는코드이미지기반의 결제방식의 이용률도높아지고있으며 , 예를들어 요코드,바코드등을이용한글로벌페이 결제서비스가이루어지고 있으나,기존의자판기에서는이러한방식의결제지원또한불가능한실정이다.
[7] 현재전국적으로수많은기존자판기들이 배치 및운용되고는있으나,이러한 기존자판기들도현재또는이후방식의결제를가능하게하기 위하여는,기존의 자판기 내부기판을제거하고새로운결제시스템을교체설치하여야하는등, 비용적인문제와현실적인설치 어려움이 공존하는실정이다.
[8] 또한,기존의오프라인자판기들의 배치 및운용을위하여는,여러자판기들의 재고및물품관리와주기적 정비를위한직접방문이요구되는바,이로인하여 오프라인자판기의설치,관리 및유지 비용이 점점높아지고있는실정이다. 발명의상세한설명
기술적과제
[9] 본발명은상기한바와같은문제점을해결하고자제안된것으로,기존의카드 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 또는온라인결제기능이 없는자판기시스템에 연결가능하게구성되어,기존의 자판기시스템보드를그대로이용하면서도자판기신호변환결제를
제공함으로써,카드결제및결제정보관리를가능하게하는결제단말및그 동작방법과,이를포함하는자판기시스템을제공하는데그목적이 있다.
[1이 또한,본발명은상기결제단말을이용한자판기관리시스템을제공함으로써, 자판기의 설치,관리 및유지비용을절감하고,오프라인자판기들의온라인 관리서비스를용이하게하는데그목적이 있다.
과제해결수단
[11] 상기한바와같은과제를해결하기위한본발명의실시 예에 따른장치는,서버 장치에 있어서,자판기와연결된결제단말에서,상기자판기의 입출력신호를 결제단말에서처리 가능한형태로변환하고결제수단정보를리딩하면,상기 변환으로부터 획득되는상품정보또는금액정보중적어도하나와상기 리딩된 결제수단정보를이용하여 생성한결제승인요청 전문을,상기결제단말로부터 수신하는통신부;및상기결제승인요청 전문에 기초하여,상기자판기의 관리 서비스를상기자판기에 대응하는관리자단말로제공하는관리서비스 제공부를포함한다.
[12] 상기한바와같은과제를해결하기위한본발명의실시 예에 따른방법은, 서버의동작방법에 있어서 ,자판기와연결된결제단말에서 ,상기자판기의 입출력신호를결제단말에서처리 가능한형태로변환하고결제수단정보를 리딩하면,상기 변환으로부터 획득되는상품정보또는금액정보중적어도 하나와상기 리딩된결제수단정보를이용하여 생성한결제승인요청 전문을, 상기 결제단말로부터수신하는단계;및상기 결제승인요청 전문에기초하여, 상기자판기의관리서비스를상기자판기에 대응하는관리자단말로제공하는 단계를포함한다.
[13] 상기한바와같은과제를해결하기위한본발명의실시 예에 따른시스템은, 자판기시스템에 있어서,버튼입력부,상품관리부및배출부를제어하는메인 보드및전원공급부를구비하는자판기 ;및상기 전원공급부로부터 전원을 공급받고,상기 메인보드와연결되어상기자판기의 입출력신호를상기 결제 단말에서 처리가능한형태로변환하며,결제수단정보를리딩하고,상기 변환 처리부로부터 획득되는상기상품관리부의상품정보또는금액정보중적어도 하나와,상기 리딩된결제수단정보를이용하여,결제승인요청 전문을
생성하며,상기 결제승인요청 전문을서버로전송하는결제단말;및상기결제 승인요청 전문에기초한승인응답을상기결제단말로제공하며,하여,상기 결제승인요청 전문에 기초한상기자판기의관리서비스를상기자판기에 대응하는관리자단말로제공하는서버를포함하고;상기 결제단말은상기결제 승인요청 전문에 대응하는승인응답이수신된경우자판기제어 전문을 생성하고,상기자판기제어 전문을상기자판기에 대응하는제어신호로 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 변환하며,상기 제어신호의신호전압레벨을변환하여상기 메인보드로 입력하고,상기자판기는상기 입력된제어신호에 대응하여,투입금액 입력 및 상품선택처리를수행하여,상기 배출부를통해상기상품정보에 대응하는 상품을배출한다.
발명의효과
[14] 본발명의실시 예에 따르면,기존의자판기시스템에 연결가능하게구성되어, 기존의자판기시스템보드를그대로이용하면서도자판기신호변환결제를 제공함으로써카드결제 및결제정보관리를가능하게하는결제단말및그 동작방법과,이를포함하는자판기시스템을제공할수있다.
[15] 이에따라,본발명은기존의자판기내부기판을제거하거나,내부에새로운 결제시스템을설치하지 않고도,비교적작은보드사이즈와간단한보드 구성으로대부분의자판기또는그유사장치들과전문을주고받을수있고, 별도의 전원을사용하지 않고자판기의 전원을사용하여구동하여다른기기에 대한확장성을제공하는결제단말을연결함으로써,설치 어려움과비용적 문제점을모두해결가능하게한다.
[16] 또한,본발명은상기결제단말을이용한자판기관리시스템기반의 관리
서비스를관리자단말로제공할수있으며 ,관리서비스는자판기위치 관리 , 상품정보관리,재고알림또는에러조치 안내등의다양한서비스들을포함할 수있어,본발명의실시 예에 따른결제단말에의해기능이확장된자판기의 설치,관리 및유지 비용을절감하게하고,오프라인자판기들의온라인관리 서비스를용이할수있게되는효과가있다.
도면의간단한설명
[17] 도 1은본발명의실시 예에 따른전체시스템을도시한도면이다.
[18] 도 2는본발명의실시 예에 따른결제단말을설명하기 위한블록도이다.
[19] 도 3은본발명의실시 예에 따른변환처리부를보다구체적으로설명하기 위한블록도이다.
[2이 도 4및도 5는본발명의실시 예에따른변환처리 회로를나타내는
예시도이다.
[21] 도 6은본발명의실시 예에 따른전체시스템동작을설명하기위한래더
다이어그램이다.
[22] 도 7은본발명의실시 예에 따른서버를보다구체적으로설명하기위한
블록도이다.
[23] 도 8은본발명의실시 예에 따른관리서비스프로세스를설명하기위한래더 다이어그램이다.
[24] 도 9내지도 은본발명의실시 예에따른관리등록정보를설명하기 위한 도면들이다.
[25] 도 11내지도 15는본발명의실시 예에따른관리자인터페이스를설명하기 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 위한도면들이다.
[26] 도 16은본발명의실시예에따른에러테이블을나타낸다.
[27] 도 17내지도 18은본발명의실시 예에따른관리자단말의알림인터페이스를 나타내는도면들이다.
발명의실시를위한형태
[28] 이하첨부된도면과설명을참조하여본발명의바람직한실시예에대한동작 원리를상세히설명한다.
[29] 다만,하기에도시되는도면과후술되는설명은본발명의특징을효과적으로 설명하기위한여러가지방법중에서바람직한실시방법에대한것이며,본 발명이하기의도면과설명만으로한정되는것은아니다.
[3이 또한,하기에서본발명을설명함에 있어관련된공지기능또는구성에대한 구체적인설명이본발명의요지를불필요하게흐릴수있다고판단되는 경우에는그상세한설명을생략할것이다.그리고후술되는용어들은본 발명에서의기능을고려하여정의된용어들로서 ,이는사용자,운용자의의도 또는관례등에따라달라질수있다.그러므로그정의는본명에서전반에걸친 내용을토대로내려져야할것이다.
[31] 또한,이하실시되는본발명의바람직한실시예는본발명을이루는기술적 구성요소를효율적으로설명하기위해각각의시스템기능구성에기구비되어 있거나,또는본발명이속하는기술분야에서통상적으로구비되는시스템 기능구성은가능한생략하고,본발명을위해추가적으로구비되어야하는 기능구성을위주로설명한다.
[32] 만약본발명이속하는기술분야에서통상의지식을가진자라면,하기에
도시하지않고생략된기능구성중에서종래에기사용되고있는구성요소의 기능을용이하게이해할수있을것이며 ,또한상기와같이생략된구성요소와 본발명을위해추가된구성요소사이의관계도명백하게이해할수있을 것이다.
[33] 또한,이하실시예는본발명의핵심적인기술적특징을효율적으로설명하기 위해본발명이속하는기술분야에서통상의지식을가진자가명백하게이해할 수있도록용어를적절하게변형하여사용할것이나,이에의해본발명이 한정되는것은결코아니다.
[34] 결과적으로,본발명의기술적사상은청구범위에의해결정되며,이하
실시예는진보적인본발명의기술적사상을본발명이속하는기술분야에서 통상의지식을가진자에게효율적으로설명하기위한일수단일뿐이다.
[35] 본명세서설명되는, "결제단말”이라함은본발명의실시 예에따른자판기 연동기능동작을위해， NFC카드리더부, 카드리더부, 10카드리더부,결제 수단코드리더부나마그네틱스트립리더를이용하여고객의카드로부터 리딩되는결제수단정보의결제서비스를제공하기위한단말기를포함할수 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 있으며,적어도하나이상의결제수단을구비한고객의카드또는휴대단말을 이용한전자결제기능을구비하여이루어진결제단말이 예시될수있다.
[36] 또한, "중계서버’’라함은신용카드전자결제를중계하는밴 (\^4 사즉중계 서버를일례로지칭할수있으나,신용카드전자결제뿐만아니라,은행결제 또는결제수단코드결제와관련된다른금융사서버등다양한형태의금융 서버도이에해당할수있으며,특정기능에따라서는실제결제중계기능과 다른부가기능으로서별도의서버형태로분리하여운영되는보조서버를 지칭할수도있다.
[37] 도 1은본발명의실시예에따른전체시스템을개략적으로도시한것이다.
[38] 본발명의실시예에따른결제시스템은자판기 (100),결제단말 (200),중계 서버 (300),금융사서버 (400)및관리자단말 (500)을포함한다.
[39] 자판기 (100)는기존의카드결제기능이없는통상의자판기일수있으며 , 자판기전원을공급하는전원공급부 (120),전반적인동작을제어하는메인 보드부 ( 0),하나이상의버튼입력을수신하는버튼입력부 (130),버튼입력에 대응하는상품식별정보와금액정보를등록하는상품관리부 (140),메인 보드부 ( 0)의제어에따라상품을배출하는배출부 (150)를포함할수있다.
[4이 결제단말 (200)은거래자의결제수단인바코드, (2요코드, 10카드또는
마그네틱카드로부터리딩되는결제수단정보를이용하여결제서비스를 제공하기위한결제수단리더부 (240)및통신부 (220)를포함할수있다.결제 단말 (200)은거래자의결제수단정보를리딩하고,리딩된상기결제수단정보를 이용하여,상품거래의결제승인요청전문을생성하며,상기생성된거래결제 승인요청전문을중계서버 (300)로전송할수있다.
[41] 특히，본발명의실시예에따른결제단말 (200)은전자결제기능을구비하여 이루어진결제단말의기능을자판기 (100)의메인보드부 (110)와연동하여 자판기상품의통신결제를제공할수있다.
[42] 이를위해,결제단말 (200)은자판기와연결되어,상기자판기의입출력신호를 상기결제단말에서처리가능한형태로변환하며,결제수단정보를리딩하고, 상기변환처리에따라자판기 (100)로부터획득되는상품정보또는금액정보중 적어도하나와,상기리딩된결제수단정보를이용하여,결제승인요청전문을 생성하며,상기결제승인요청전문을서버로전송할수있다.
[43] 예를들어,결제단말 (200)은결제프로그램을구비하며,이러한결제
프로그램을이용하여중계서버 (300)에거래결제의승인요구메시지를 송신하여승인요청을함으로써신용결제처리를수행한다.결제단말 (200)은 거래승인시거래승인과관련된영수증이포함된메시지또는전표를출력할수 있다.
[44] 그리고,결제단말 (200)은상기결제승인요청전문에대응하는승인응답이 수신된경우자판기제어전문을생성하고,상기자판기제어전문을상기 자판기에대응하는제어신호로변환하며,상기제어신호의신호전압레벨을 변환하여상기메인보드로입력할수있다.
[45] 이에따라,자판기 (100)는메인보드부 (110)로입력된제어신호에대응하여, 투입금액입력및상품선택처리를수행하여,상기배출부 (150)를통해상기 상품정보에대응하는상품을배출하게한다.
[46] 또한,이와같은동작을위해,결제단말 (200)은자판기 (100)의메인
보드부 (110)의외부입출력포트에연결될수있으며,특히,외부입출력포트중 COIN TX및 RX핀과연결되어,금액정보를송수신처리하거나,금액신호를 입력할수있다.
[47] 그리고,결제단말 (200)은동작을위해,자판기 (100)의전원공급부 (120)로부터 전원을공급받을수있다.다만,기존자판기 (100)의동작전원은아날로그 24V 전압을이용하는바,결제단말 (200)의디지털처리에는부적합할수있다.이에 따라,결제단말 (200)은자판기 (100)의전원공급부 (120)의전원을결제 단말 (200)용동작전원및이에연결되는주변기기의동작전원으로변환 처리하여변환공급할수있다.
[48] 한편,중계서버 (300)는상기승인요청전문을수신하고,승인요청전문을 금융사서버 (400)로중계하여승인여부를확인할수있으며,승인여부에따른 응답전문을결제단말 (200)로전송할수있다.
[49] 예를들어,중계서버 (300)에서는상기거래에대한승인요청전문을금융사 서버 (400)로전송할수있고,금융사서버 (400)는이의승인/거절여부를포함한 응답전문을중계서버 (300)로전송하며,중계서버 (300)는상기응답전문을 다시결제단말 (200)로전송할수있다.
[5이 앞서설명한바와같이，중계서버 (300)는신용카드를이용하는전자결제 시스템에서결제대행서비스를제공하는밴 (Value Added Network : VAN)사 측의서버를일례로들수있다.하지만,본발명은이에한정되는것이아니라 중계서버 (300)가결제를대행하는서버이외에전표매입만을중계하는서버일 수도있으며,일반금융사의서버와연결되는단순중계서버등다양한형태를 모두포함할수있다.
[51] 한편,금융사서버 (400)는체크카드를발행한은행서버이거나,신용카드를 발행한카드사의서버이거나,결제수단으로이용되는코드정보를발급한기타 다양한코드결제서버일수있으며,결제수단의승인전문에따른승인처리, 취소처리및승인결과전송등을수행할수있다.
[52] 한편,중계서버 (300)는자판기 (100)와연결된결제단말 (200)로부터수신되는 전문정보를기반으로,자판기 (100)의관리서비스를관리자단말 (500)로제공할 수있다.
[53] 여기서자판기 (100)관리서비스는실시간으로제공될수있으며,승인요청 전문에기초한재고관리서비스또는에러통신전문에기초한에러알림 서비스를포함하는다양한자판기관리정보제공서비스를포함할수있다.
[54] 또한,이러한서비스제공을위해결제단말 (200)에서는자판기 (100)와의 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 통신에 따른결제승인요청 전문에상품진열코드정보를포함시킬수있으며, 자판기 (100)의 에러신호를식별하고,테이블변환을통해 에러코드로변환하여 에러통신전문을생성 및전송할수있다.
[55] 그리고,중계서버 (300)는,관리자단말 (500)을사전등록하고,등록된관리자 단말 (500)로자판기 (100)의 재고관리서비스및에러 알림서비스를포함하는 다양한관리서비스정보를제공할수있다.
[56] 중계서버 (300)는상기 관리서비스정보를제공하기 위해 ,쇼:만인터페이스를 통해접속된관리자단말 (500)과통신하여상기자판기관리서비스정보를 제공하거나,관리자단말 (500)에 설치된어플리케이션과통신하여상기자판기 관리서비스정보를제공할수있으며 ,제공된관리서비스정보는관리자 단말 (500)의그래픽사용자인터페이스를통해출력될수있다.
[57] 이러한관리자단말 (500)은,자판기 관리자가운용하는컴퓨터,태블릿,랩탑, 노트북,휴대단말, 기타중계서버 (300)에 접속가능한다양한기기를 포함할수있으며,중계서버 (300)의 관리서비스제공기능은분리되어별도의 서비스제공장치로구현될수도있다.
[58]
[59] 도 2는본발명의실시 예에 따른결제단말을보다구체적으로도시한
블록도이다.
[6이 도 2를참조하면,결제단말 (200)은제어부 (210),통신부 (220),입력부 (230),결제 수단리더부 (240),출력부 (250),결제정보처리부 (260),변환처리부 (280)및 저장부 (270)를포함한다.
[61] 제어부 (210)는결제단말 (200)의 전반적인동작을제어하여,리딩되는결제 수단정보및결제정보에 따른거래에 대한거래결제승인요청 전문또는기 승인된거래의취소요청 전문을생성하고,결제서버 (300)로전송되도록 처리한다.
[62] 이를위해 ,결제정보처리부 (260)는입력부 (230)를통해 입력된결제수단정보 또는리딩된결제수단정보에 따라자판기 (100)로부터수신되는상품정보또는 거래금액에 대응한결제승인요청 전문을생성할수있다.
[63] 또한,결제정보처리부 (260)는상기결제승인요청정보에 따른승인전문이 수신되면,승인전표및 인터페이스출력과함께상기 결제에따른거래완료 정보를저장부 (270)에 저장할수있다.
[64] 그리고,출력부 (250)는결제단말 (200)의 결제처리상태및승인및취소에 대한전표메시지등을출력하기 위한디스플레이또는프린터를포함할수 있다.결제단말 (200)는출력부 (250)를통해서명 입력을위한인터페이스를 제공할수도있다.
[65] 또한,출력부 (250)는입력부 (230)와연결되어,거래 인터페이스의디스플레이 입출력을제어할수도있다.이에따라,사용자는거래 인터페이스를통해필요 정보를입력할수있다. 2020/175945 1»（：1/10公020/002852 한편,결제수단리더부 (240)는결제수단으로부터 결제수단정보를리딩하기 위한하나이상의 리더모듈을포함한다.결제수단리더부 (240)는마그네틱 방식의신용카드 (10)는물론 RF방식의 비접촉식 1C카드또는접촉식 1C카드로 제작된신용카드의 결제수단정보도읽을수있으며,스캐너를통한 QR코드 또는바코드등의코드이미지의 리딩도가능할수있다.그를위해,결제수단 리더부 (240)에는결제수단정보를리딩하기위한자기스트립 리더 (MSR)와, 1C 결제수단정보를리딩하기위한 1C카드리더부또는코드이미지 결제수단 정보를리딩하기위한스캐닝부를포함할수있다.또한,결제수단
리더부 (240)는 NFC, WIFI,또는블루투스표준규격에따른근거리통신결제 모듈을더포함할수있다.
[67] 이에따라,결제수단리더부 (240)를통해거래결제를위한상기 결제수단
정보가독출될수있다.결제수단정보는예를들어,결제수단번호,코드 이미지 ,유효기간, CVC정보또는사용자이름중적어도하나를포함할수있다. 그리고,통신부 (220)는전술한거래결제승인요청 전문을중계서버 (300)로 전송하거나,상기 결제승인요청에 따른승인응답전문또는취소요청에따른 취소응답전문을수신한다.
69] 통신부 (220)는근거리통신망 (LAN : Local Area Network)및 인터넷망을통해 무선또는유선방식으로접속되는형태, USB(Universal Serial Bus)포트를통하여 접속되는형태, 3G, 4G와같은이동통신망을통해접속되는형태, NFC(Near Field Communication, RFID(Radio Frequency Identification), Wi-Fi등과 ¾은 근거리무선통신방식을통해접속되는형태가가능하다.
한편,저장부 (270)는결제단말 (200)의동작에필요한다양한데이터 및 어플리케이션을저장하는기능을수행하며,하드디스크,플로피 디스크및자기 스 n 테이프와같은자기 매체 (Magnetic Media), CD-ROM(Compact Disk Read Only
7 7 7 6 626811 Memory), DVD(Digital VideoDisk)와같은광기록매체 (Optical Media),늘롭티컬 디스크 (Floptical Disk)와같은자기 -광매체 (Magneto-Optical Media)및롬 (ROM), 램 (RAM, Random Access Memory),늘래시 메모리를포함할수있다.
[7 그리고,변환처리부 (280)는자판기 (100)의 메인보드부 (110)및전원
공급부 (120)와연결되어,자판기 (100)로부터 입출력되는신호및전원의 변환 처리를수행하는바,이는도 3에서보다구체적으로설명하도록한다.
[73] 도 3은본발명의실시 예에 따른변환처리부를보다구체적으로설명하기
위한블록도이며,도 4및도 5는본발명의실시 예에따른변환처리 회로를 나타내는예시도이다.
도 3을참조하면,일반적으로자판기 (100)가내/외부장치와통신하는방식은 조보동기통신을사용하지만그전압레벨이 현재사용되어지는표준규격과는 맞지 않아일반적인 1C에서는처리할수가없는실정이다.
[75] 이에따라,본발명의실시 예에따른변환처리부 (280)는,신호레벨 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 변환부 (281),통신전문변환부 (282)및전원변환부 (283)를포함할수있다. 6] 신호레벨변환부 (281)는상기자판기 (100)의메인보드부 (110)와연결되어, 상기메인보드부 ( 0)로부터출력되는신호의레벨을결제단말 (200)의입력 레벨에대응하는레벨로변환처리한다.
7] 이를위해,신호레벨변환부 (281)는상기메인보드부 ( 0)로부터상기결제 단말 (200)로출력되는통신전문신호의전압레벨을상기결제단말의입력신호 레벨로하강시키는전압강하회로를포함할수있다.
8] 또한,신호레벨변환부 (281)는상기결제단말 (200)로부터상기메인
보드부 ( 0)로입력되는자판기제어전문신호의전압레벨을상기자판기의 입력신호레벨로상승시키는전압승압회로를포함할수있다.
9] 일반적으로,자판기 (100)에대응하는신호레벨은 2AW조보동기통신
레벨이며,상기결제단말 (200)에대응하는신호레벨은
Figure imgf000011_0001
통신레벨일수 있다.
[8이 이에따라,신호레벨변환부 (281)는자판기용비규격조보동기통신신호를 레벨에서처리가능한신호로변환하거나,그역변환을처리함으로써, 신호의송수신을가능하게한다.
[81] 한편,통신전문변환부 (282)는,상기자판기의메인보드로부터출력되는
자판기통신신호를,상기결제단말에서처리가능한통신전문으로변환 처리한다.
[82] 여기서,결제정보처리부 (260)에서는상기결제승인요청전문에대응하는 승인응답이수신된경우자판기제어전문을생성할수있다.
[83] 그리고,통신전문변환부 (282)는상기자판기제어전문을상기자판기에
대응하는제어신호로변환처리할수있다.
[84] 보다구체적으로,일반적인자판기 (100)의메인보드부 (110)로부터출력되는 통신신호의형식은 1«-232와같은일반통신신호로구성될수있다.그러나, 결제단말 (200)에서의결제승인요청전문처리를위하여는상기통신신호를 결제용전문형식으로변환처리하는것이요구된다.
[85] 따라서,통신전문변환부 (282)는 1«-232와같은일반통신신호를결제용전문 형식으로변환할수있으며,이에따라,결제정보처리부 (260)는통신전문 변환부 (282)로부터변환획득되는전문정보를획득하고,상기전문정보로부터 상품정보또는금액정보중적어도하나를식별하여,이에대응하는결제 승인요청전문을생성할수있다.
[86] 특히,본발명의실시예에따르면,통신전문변환부 (282)는,코드
변환부 (284)에저장된코드변환테이블을참조하여,자판기통신신호로부터 획득되는코드정보를획득할수있으며,코드정보는상품진열코드정보또는 에러코드정보중적어도하나를포함할수있다.
[87] 여기서,코드정보는중계서버 (300)의자판기재고관리서비스에이용될수 있는바,예를들어상품진열코드정보는자판기 (100)내상품이배열된위치 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 정보를나타낼수있고,이는관리서비스에의해미리설정된특정상품에 대응될수있다.
[88] 또한,코드정보는중계서버 (300)의자판기 에러 알림서비스에 이용될수있는 바,예를들어 에러코드정보는자판기 (100)에서 발생된에러종류정보를 나타낼수있고,이는관리서비스에 의해관리자단말 (500)로제공될수있다.
[89] 이를위해 ,결제단말 (200)의 제어부 (210)는상품진열코드정보가획득된경우 결제승인요청 전문에상기상품진열코드를포함시켜중계서버 (300)로전송할 수있으며,에러코드정보가획득된경우별도의통신전문에상기 에러코드 정보를포함시켜중계서버 (300)로전송할수있다.
[9이 코드변환부 (284)는이러한코드변환을위한코드변환테이블을저장할수 있다.예를들어,코드변환테이블에는자판기 (100)의신호레벨변환된통신 신호에 대응하는에러코드테이블또는상품진열코드테이블중적어도 하나를포함할수있다.통신전문변환부 (282)는코드변환부 (284)의 이와같은 코드변환테이블을참조하여 ,상품진열코드정보또는에러코드정보를 획득할수있다.
[91] 한편,결제정보처리부 (260)는상기결제승인요청 전문에 대응하는승인
응답이수신된경우자판기제어 전문을생성할수있으며,통신전문
변환부 (282)는상기자판기제어 전문을상기자판기에 대응하는제어신호로 역변환하여,다시 1«-232와같은일반통신신호로변환할수있다.
[92] 이 때,신호레벨변환부 (281)는상기 제어신호의신호전압레벨을하강
변환함으로써,상기 메인보드부 ( 0)로입력되도록한다.
[93] 이에따라,자판기 (100)는메인보드부 (110)로입력된입력된제어신호에
대응하여,투입금액 입력 및상품선택처리를수행하여,상기 배출부 (150)를 통해상기상품정보에 대응하는상품을배출할수있게된다.
[94] 한편,전원변환부 (283)는상기자판기의 전원공급부로부터출력되는전원을 상기 결제단말또는하나이상의주변장치에서 이용가능한전원으로
변환한다.
[95] 여기서,전원변환부 (283)는주변장치로공급되는외부전원용전원변환부와, 내부전원용전원변환부를포함할수있다.일반적인자판기 (100)의 공급전압은
Figure imgf000012_0001
통신용공급전압을：811(： 방식의 5\전압으로변환출력할수있으며,내부전원용전원변환부는 24¥ 전압을리니어 레귤레이터 방식으로 3.3¥전압으로변환출력하여,효율적인 전원분배를가능하게 한다.
[96] 이에따라,결제단말 (200)은공급전원의분배를통한자체전원및주변장치용 전원이 공급되고,
Figure imgf000012_0002
통신등이가능한신호레벨의 변환및전문변환 처리를통해,기존의조보동기신호및 1«-232통신등을이용하는오프라인 자판기 (100)를,별도의내부회로교체 없이도카드결제가가능한자판기 시스템으로전환시킬수있으며,이에따른비용투자및설치과정을최소화할수 있다.
[97] 도 4및도 5는본발명의실시 예에따른신호레벨변환부 (281)의회로도로서, 도 4는자판기로입력되는신호선 COIN_RX를 24V신호레벨로승압처리하는 승압회로를도시하고있으며 ,도 5는자판기로부터출력되는 RS232 RX 신호선의출력을 5V신호레벨로하강처리하는전압강하회로를도시하고 있다.
[98] 도 4및도 5에도시된바와같이，본발명의실시 예에따른신호레벨
변환부 (281)는일반적인 1C에서처리할수없는특수한 RS 232방식의 24V 조보동기신호전압등을비교적단순하면서통신속도를유지할수있는
BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR DARLINTON회로로구성하여 1C에서입력및출력 가능한 TTL신호전압레벨인 5V규격으로변환처리할수있다.
[99] 도 6은본발명의실시예에따른전체시스템동작을설명하기위한래더
다이어그램이다.
[10이 도 6을참조하면,자판기 (100)의전원공급부 (120)의전원공급에따라 (S1001), 결제단말 (200)의전원변환부 (283)는결제단말 (200)및주변기기의동작 전원을분배공급한다 (S1003).
[101] 그리고,자판기 (100)는자판기버튼입력에대응하는상품정보및금액신호를 생성하며 (S 1005),결제단말 (200)로출력한다 (S 1007).
[102] 여기서상품정보및금액신호는상품관리부 (140)를통해관리될수있으며, 상품관리부 (140)는상품식별정보 (예를들어상품번호또는상품명)에 대응하는재고정보의확인처리를더수행할수있다.
[103] 그리고결제단말 (200)은,변환처리부 (280)를통해,출력된신호레벨을하강 변환하고 (SW09),레벨변환된신호의통신전문변환을처리하며 (SW11),결제 정보처리부 (260)를통해상품정보및결제대상금액을출력한다 (SW13).
[104] 이후,결제단말 (200)은카드리더부 (240)를통해입력된결제수단정보를
리딩하고 (S W15),결제정보처리부 (260)는리딩된결제수단정보,상품정보및 결제대상금액에기초한결제승인요청전문을생성하여,중계서버 (300)로 전송한다 (S1017).
[105] 그리고,중계서버 (300)는결제승인요청전문의승인요청을금융사
서버 (400)로전달하고 (SW19),승인응답을수신하며 (SW21),수신된승인응답에 대응하는결제승인정보를결제단말 (200)로전달한다 (S 1023).
[106] 이후,결제단말 (200)은결제승인정보가수신된경우,결제정보처리부 (260)를 통해자판기제어전문을생성하며,변환처리부 (280)의통신전문변환부 (282)를 통해자판기 (100)제어신호로서역변환처리한다 (S1025).
[107] 그리고,변환처리부 (280)의신호레벨변환부 (281)는상기역변환된제어
신호의신호레벨을역변환하여,자판기 (100)의메인보드부 (110)로
입력한다 (S 1029).
[108] 이에따라,자판기 (100)에서는금액신호가입력될수있으며,제어신호또는 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 사용자버튼입력에따라,선택된상품의배출이처리될수있다 ( 031).
[109] 이에따라,기존의자판기시스템에연결가능하게구성되어,기존의자판기 시스템보드를그대로이용하면서도자판기신호변환결제를제공함으로써 카드결제및결제정보관리를가능하게하는결제단말및그동작방법과,이를 포함하는자판기시스템을제공할수있으며,기존의자판기내부기판을 제거하거나,내부에새로운결제시스템을설치하지않고도,비교적작은보드 사이즈와간단한보드구성으로대부분의자판기또는그유사장치들과전문을 주고받을수있고,별도의전원을사용하지않고자판기의전원을사용하여 구동하여다른기기에대한확장성을제공하는결제단말을연결함으로써,설치 어려움과비용적문제점을모두해결가능하게한다.
[11이
[111] 도 7은본발명의실시예에따른자판기관리서비스를제공하는중계
서버 (300)를설명하기위한블록도이다.
[112] 도 7을참조하면,본발명의실시예에따른중계서버 (300)는승인요청전문의 처리와함께관리서비스를제공하는관리서비스제공서버 (300)일수있으며 , 서버 (300)로통칭하여후술하도록한다.
[113] 이와같이본발명의실시예에따른서버 (300)는,제어부 (310),통신부 (320), 승인처리부 (330),사용자등록부 (340),관리서비스제공부 (350),알림메시지 처리부 (360)및저장부 (370)를포함한다.
[114] 제어부 (자 0)는서버 (300)의전반적인동작을제어하여,결제승인처리및
자판기관리서비스를처리하고,이에대한처리결과를결제단말 (200)로 제공하거나,관리서비스에따른관리서비스정보가관리자단말 (500)로 전송되도록처리하기위한전반적인모듈들의동작을제어한다.
[115] 승인처리부 (330)는,상기결제승인요청정보를처리하고,금융사서버 (400)로 상기결제승인요청정보에대응하는승인요청을전달하여승인여부를확인할 수있으며,금융사서버 (400)의승인결과를수신하여결제단말 (200)로 전달되도록처리한다.
[116] 한편,사용자등록부 (340)는,관리서비스제공부 (350)의자판기관리서비스 제공을위한사용자정보등록을처리한다.사용자정보는예를들어 , 자판기 (100)에대응하는위치정보,장비구분정보,단말식별정보 (1고)),연결된 결제단말 (200)식별정보,사용자식별정보 (예를들어사용자이름,휴대폰 번호,이메일등)를포함할수있으며 ,이에따라등록된사용자정보는 자판기 00)별관리자정보에매핑되어저장부 (370)에저장될수있다.
[117] 그리고,관리서비스제공부 (350)는,상기자판기의관리서비스를상기
자판기에대응하는관리자단말 (500)로제공할수있는바,이는전술한사용자 등록부 (340)에서등록된사용자등록정보에기초하여처리될수있다.
[118] 보다구체적으로,자판기관리서비스는,자판기관리정보를사용자
인터페이스를통해출력하는자판기관리정보제공서비스와,상기결제 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 승인요청전문에기초한재고관리서비스와,결제단말 (200)로부터수신되는 자판기 (100)의에러통신전문에기초한에러알림서비스를포함할수있다.
[119] 이를위해,본발명의실시 예에따른관리서비스제공부 (350)는,관리자
단말 (500)로부터의사용자등록부 (340)로전달된재고관리정보를최초등록할 수있으며,등록된재고관리정보에대응하는조회서비스를관리자단말 (500)로 제공할수있다.
[12이 그리고,관리서비스제공부 (350)는승인처리부 (330)에서처리되는상기결제 승인요청전문의승인처리에따라,상기재고관리정보에대응하는상기 자판기의재고관리서비스를상기통신부 (320)를통해상기관리자단말로 제공할수있다.
[121] 여기서,재고관리서비스는상기결제승인요청전문의승인처리에따라,상기 등록된재고관리정보에대응하는재고정보를갱신하고,이에대응하는현재 재고정보를관리자단말 (500)로제공하는서비스를포함할수있다.상기재고 관리정보는,상기자판기에대응하는위치정보,단말기식별정보,결제단말 정보,상품진열코드정보,설치개수정보,알림기준값정보및현재재고정보 중적어도하나를포함할수있다.
[122] 위치정보는,자판기 (100)가설치된위치의좌표정보또는지리정보를나타낼 수있다.또한,단말기식별정보는연결된결제단말의단말식별정보 (110)를 나타낼수있다.
[123] 그리고,상품진열코드정보는,자판기 (100)에구비된각진열대위치에대응할 수있으며,각진열대위치에는동일또는상이한하나이상의상품들이각각의 컬럼 ((：01 ^ 을이루어자판기 (100)전면으로부터후방으로진열될수있다. 따라서,상품진열코드정보는자판기 (100)내상품의위치를나타낼수있고, 상품의위치별상품식별정보가사전등록될수있다.
[124] 이에따라,관리서비스제공부 (350)는승인처리부 (330)의승인결과로부터 상품진열코드정보가획득되면획득된상품진열코드정보에대응하는상품이 결제및반출되었음을확인할수있는바,최초등록된설치개수정보로부터 차감갱신함으로써,현재재고정보를획득할수있다.
[125] 예를들어,관리서비스제공부 (350)는승인처리부 (330)에서상기결제
승인요청전문이승인된경우,상기결제승인요청정보에기초하여획득되는 상품진열코드정보에대응하여,상기현재재고정보를차감갱신함으로써, 현재진열코드정보에대응하는자판기 (100)내상품들의재고개수를 실시간으로파악하고,이에대응하는관리서비스를관리자단말 (500)로제공할 수있는것이다.
[126] 그리고,알림메시지처리부 (360)는,상기알림기준값정보에기초하여 ,상기 차감갱신된현재재고정보가상기알림기준값정보이하인경우,재고알림 메시지가상기관리자단말 (500)로제공되도록처리할수있다.
[127] 알림메시지처리부 (360)는현재재고정보를포함하는재고알림메시지를 생성하여,통신부 (320)를통해직접관리자단말 (500)로의메시지전송을처리할 수있다.또한,알림메시지처리부 (360)는알림메시지를별도의이메일서버, 문자메시지서버또는푸시서버로전송하여관리자단말 (500)로의알림메시지 전송을처리할수있다.
[128] 한편,통신부 (320)는,상기자판기 (100)와연결된상기결제단말 (200)에서,상기 자판기 (100)의입출력신호를결제단말 (200)에서처리가능한형태로변환한 결과에러코드가생성된경우,상기결제단말 (200)로부터상기에러코드를 포함하는에러통신전문을수신할수있다.
[129] 수신된에러통신전문은알림메시지처리부 (360)로전달될수있으며,알림 메시지처리부 (360)는,상기수신된통신전문에기초한에러알림메시지가, 상기관리자단말 (500)로제공되도록처리할수있다.
3이 이를위해,전술한바와같이결제단말 (200)은상기자판기의입출력신호의 변환결과신호를미리저장된에러테이블과비교하여자판기에러코드를 결정할수있으며,알림메시지처리부 (360)는상기자판기에러코드에대응하는 필요조치정보가상기에러알림메시지에포함되도록처리할수있다.
[131] 한편,통신부 (320)는근거리통신망 (LAN : Local Area Network)및인터넷망을 통해무선또는유선방식으로접속되는형태, USB(Universal Serial Bus)포트를 통하여접속되는형태, 3G, 4G와같은이동통신망을통해접속되는형태, NFC(Near Field Communication, RFID(Radio Frequency Identification), Wi-Fi등과 같은근거리무선통신방식을통해접속되는형태가가능하다.
[132] 한편,저장부 (370)는서버 (300)의동작에필요한다양한데이터및
어플리케이션을저장하는기능을수행하며,하드디스크,플로피디스크및자기 테이프와같은자기매체 (Magnetic Media), CD-ROM(Compact Disk Read Only Memory), DVD(Digital VideoDisk)와같은광기록매체 (Optical Media),늘롭티컬 디스크 (Floptical Disk)와같은자기 -광매체 (Magneto-Optical Media)및롬 (ROM), 램 (RAM, Random Access Memory),늘래시메모리를포함할수있다.
[133] 이와같은서버 (300)의구성을통해,통상의자판기 (100)와연결된결제
단말 (200)의변환출력정보를이용한자판기 (100)의관리서비스제공이 가능하게되며,특히재고관리및에러처리를관리자단말 (500)을이용하여 매우신속하고용이하게제공할수있게하므로,자판기의설치,관리및유지 비용을최소화할수있다.
[134]
[135] 도 8은본발명의실시예에따른관리서비스프로세스를설명하기위한래더 다이어그램이다.
[136] 도 8을참조하면,본발명의실시예에따른서버 (300)는관리자단말 (500)의 사용자등록에따른재고관리정보를등록한다 (S2001).
[137] 그리고,자판기 (100)에서의상품진열코드및금액신호출력에따라 (S2003), 결제단말 (200)에서의결제승인요청전문이상기상품진열코드와함께 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 서버 (300)로전달되면 2007),서버 (300)는결제승인정보를결제단말 (200)로 전달하여 2007),역변환된제어신호가자판기 (100)로전달되도록
처리한다 2008).
[138] 이후,서버 (300)는관리서비스제공부 (350)를통해,결제승인된상품진열 코드에대응하는상품정보의현재재고정보를차감갱신한다 2009).
[139] 만약,현재재고정보가미리설정된기준값이하인경우 2011),서버 (300)는 알림메시지처리부 (360)를통해재고알림메시지를관리자단말 (500)로 전달한다 ^2013).
[14이 한편,자판기 (100)에서에러신호가발생되면 2015),결제단말 (200)은에러 신호를감지하여 2017),신호레벨변환을처리한다 2019).
[141] 신호레벨변환처리에 있어서,결제단말 (200)은전압레벨변환된신호를 테이블비교에따른변환처리를수행하며 ,이에따른에러코드정보를생성할 수있다 2021).
[142] 그리고,결제단말 (200)은테이블변환된에러코드를포함하는에러통신
전문을생성할수있으며 2023),생성된통신전문은서버 (300)로전송될수 있다 2025).
[143] 이후,서버 (300)에서는알림메시지처리부 (360)를통해 ,에러코드에대응하는 필요조치정보를결정할수있으며 2027),결정된필요조치정보를포함하는 에러알림메시지를생성하고 2029),생성된자판기에러알림메시지는관리자 단말 (500)로전송될수있다 2031).
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[145] 도 9내지도 은본발명의실시 예에따른자판기관리등록정보를설명하기 위한도면들이다.
[146] 도 9는자판기관리등록정보의실시간재고관리를위한자판기등록정보를 예시한것으로,자판기등록정보는자판기위치정보,단말식별정보,상품진열 코드정보,상품명정보,설치개수정보,알림기준값정보,사용여부정보및 현재재고정보를포함할수있다.
[147] 여기서,위치정보는자판기 ( 0)의지리적위치정보를나타낼수있으며 ,단말 식별정보 (110)는자판기 (100)또는이와연결된결제단말 (200)의단말식별 정보를나타낼수있다.상품진열코드정보는상품이진열된위치에대응하는 열 (컬럼)위치정보를나타낼수있으며,상품명정보는상기위치에진열된 상품의식별정보를나타낼수있다.
[148] 그리고,설치개수정보는하나의진열코드에대응하여산입가능한최대개수 정보를나타낼수있으며,알림기준값정보는재고부족에따른알림메시지를 송신하기위한최소값으로서,상기설치개수정보에대비한일정비율값으로 자동적으로결정되어입력되거나,사용자입력에따라지정될수있다.
[149] 한편,사용여부정보는현재자판기의구동여부를나타낼수있으며,현재재고 정보는,전술한상품진열코드위치에대응하는현재남은재고정보를포함할 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 수있는바,최초등록된개수정보로부터 전술한갱신처리에 따라차감될수 있다.
[150] 그리고,도 10을참조하면,도 10은자판기관리등록정보의 관리자단말 (500) 제공을위한관리자등록정보를나타내는것으로,관리자등록정보는예를 들어,관리자단말 (500)에서 관리하는장비구분정보와,단말식별정보와, 관리자단말 (500)의 단말식별정보 (예를들어,휴대폰번호정보)와,사용여부 정보중적어도하나를포함할수있다.
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[152] 도 11내지도 15는본발명의실시 예에따른관리자인터페이스를설명하기 위한도면들이다.
[153] 도 11내지도 15에도시된바와같이,사전등록된자판기 관리등록정보와, 결제단말 (200)로부터수신되는승인요청 전문또는통신전문에기초하여,본 발명의실시 예에 따른서버 (300)는관리서비스제공부 (350)를통해관리자 단말 (500)로관리서비스정보를제공할수있다.관리자단말 (500)에서는관리 서비스정보에기초한사용자인터페이스가다양한방식으로출력될수있다.
[154] 도 11은관리서비스정보에기초하여 관리자단말 (500)에서출력되는자판기 현황정보인터페이스를나타낸것으로,자판기 현황정보는단말기식별정보에 대응하는단말기명정보,사업자번호정보,자판기종류정보,자판기상태정보 및사용여부정보가포함될수있다.
[155] 또한,도 12는관리서비스정보에기초하여 관리자단말 (500)에서출력되는 매출정보인터페이스를나타낸것으로,매출정보는거래일자정보,사업자번호 정보,지점 정보,단말기식별정보와,결제수단별건수및금액정보를포함할 수있다.이와같이,관리서비스제공부 (350)는결제단말 (200)의승인요청 전문에 기초한매출정보를관리서비스정보로서 집계산출하여 관리자 단말 (500)로제공할수있다.
[156] 한편,도 13은관리서비스정보에기초하여 관리자단말 (500)에서출력되는 거래내역 인터페이스를나타낸것으로,거래내역정보는,각각의자판기 거래에 대응하여결제승인요청 전문으로부터추출되는거래 일자정보,거래 일시 정보,사업자번호정보,지점 정보,단말식별정보,설치위치 정보,상품 진열코드정보,거래금액정보,결제유형정보및거래승인번호정보중 적어도하나를포함할수있다.
[157] 그리고,도 14는관리서비스정보에기초하여 관리자단말 (500)에서출력되는 재고및정비내역조회 인터페이스를나타낸것으로,재고및정비내역 정보는 관리자단말 (500)로부터 입력될수있으며,재고및정비내역에 대응하는일시, 시간,단말식별정보가자판기 (100)별로저장및관리될수있다.
[158] 한편,도 15는관리자단말 (500)을통해 입력가능한상품정보등록
인터페이스를나타낸다.관리자단말 (500)에서의상품등록에따른관리정보가 입력되면,서버 (300)의관리서비스제공부 (350)는관리정보의등록및갱신 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 관리서비스를제공할수있다.관리자단말 (500)로부터의상품정보등록 인터페이스에 대한입력에 따라,상품구분,자판기식별정보,상품진열코드 정보,상품명 정보,최대값정보,기준값정보및사용여부정보가결정될수 있으며,현재 재고정보는최초등록이후관리서비스제공부 (350)에의해 실시간으로갱신저장될수있다.
[159] 도 16은본발명의실시 예에 따른에러 테이블을나타낸다.
[16이 도 16에도시된바와같이,본발명의실시 예에 따른결제단말 (200)의코드 변환부 (284)는자판기 (100)의 에러신호를에러코드정보로변환하기 위한변환 테이블을포함할수있다.예를들어 ,에러코드는영문자 1바이트및숫자
1바이트의조합에 대응될수있으며,각에러코드에 대응하는에러 내용정보가 알림 메시지처리부 (360)에서미리 저장및관리될수있다.따라서,알림 메시지 처리부 (360)는테이블변환된에러코드정보로부터자판기 (100)에 어떠한 에러가발생되었는지를판단할수있으며 ,이에 대응한적절한조치정보를 생성하여 에러 알림 메시지에포함되도록처리할수있다.
[161] 도 17내지도 18은본발명의실시 예에따른관리자단말의 알림 인터페이스를 나타내는도면들이다.
[162] 도 17은관리자단말 (500)에서출력되는재고알림 메시지를예시한것으로, 재고알림 메시지는예를들어,자판기 (100)에설치된결제단말 (200)의 단말 식별정보와,자판기 (100)의 위치정보와,상품진열코드정보와,상품명정보와, 잔여 개수정보 (현재 재고개수정보)를포함할수있다.
[163] 이에따라,관리자는어느위치의자판기의 어떠한진열위치상품개수가
부족한지를실시간으로미리 확인할수있다.알림 메시지 처리부 (360)는이러한 재고부족알림 메시지를재고부족에따라발생되는매결제시마다또는일정 시간에 따라주기적으로관리자단말 (500)로전송할수있으며 ,관리자
단말 (500)은어떠한조건에따라재고부족알림 메시지를수신할지를관리 서비스제공부 (350)를통해미리 설정할수있다.
[164] 한편,도 18은도 17은관리자단말 (500)에서출력되는에러 알림 메시지를
예시한것으로,에러 알림 메시지는예를들어,자판기 00)에 설치된결제 단말 (200)의단말식별정보와,자판기 (100)의 위치정보와,에러코드정보와, 에러코드에 대응하는에러내용정보와,필요조치정보를포함할수있다.
[165] 이에따라,관리자는어느위치의자판기에서 어떠한문제가발생하였는지를 실시간으로미리확인할수있다.알림 메시지처리부 (360)는이러한에러 알림 메시지를오류발생시점으로부터 일정시간에따라주기적으로관리자 단말 (500)로전송할수있으며,관리자단말 (500)은어떠한주기 및조건에따라 에러 알림 메시지를수신할지를관리서비스제공부 (350)를통해미리설정할수 있다.
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[167] 상술한본발명에따른방법은컴퓨터에서실행되기위한프로그램으로 제작되어컴퓨터가읽을수있는기록매체에저장될수있으며 ,컴퓨터가읽을 수있는기록매체의예로는 ROM, RAM, CD-ROM,자기테이프,플로피디스크, 광데이터저장장치등이있다.
[168] 컴퓨터가읽을수있는기록매체는네트워크로연결된컴퓨터시스템에
분산되어 ,분산방식으로컴퓨터가읽을수있는코드가저장되고실행될수 있다.그리고,상기방법을구현하기위한기능적인 (function)프로그램,코드및 코드세그먼트들은본발명이속하는기술분야의프로그래머들에의해 용이하게추론될수있다.
[169] 또한,이상에서는본발명의바람직한실시예에대하여도시하고
설명하였지만,본발명은상술한특정의실시예에한정되지아니하며 , 청구범위에서청구하는본발명의요지를벗어남이없이당해발명이속하는 기술분야에서통상의지식을가진자에의해다양한변형실시가가능한것은 물론이고,이러한변형실시들은본발명의기술적사상이나전망으로부터 개별적으로이해되어서는안될것이다.

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2020/175945 1»（：1/10公020/002852 청구범위
[청구항 1] 서버의동작방법에 있어서,
자판기와연결된결제단말에서,상기자판기의입출력신호를결제 단말에서처리가능한형태로변환하고결제수단정보를리딩하면,상기 변환으로부터획득되는상품정보또는금액정보중적어도하나와상기 리딩된결제수단정보를이용하여생성한결제승인요청전문을,상기 결제단말로부터수신하는단계;및
상기결제승인요청전문에기초하여,상기자판기의관리서비스를상기 자판기에대응하는관리자단말로제공하는단계를포함하는
서버의동작방법.
[청구항 2] 제 1항에 있어서,
상기제공하는단계는,
상기관리자단말로부터수신된재고관리정보를등록하는단계;및 상기결제승인요청전문의승인처리에따라,상기재고관리정보에 대응하는상기자판기의관리서비스를제공하는단계를포함하는 서버의동작방법.
[청구항 3] 제 2항에 있어서,
상기제공하는단계는,
상기결제승인요청전문의승인처리에따라,상기등록된재고관리 정보에대응하는재고정보를갱신하는단계를포함하는 서버의동작방법.
[청구항 4] 제 3항에 있어서,
상기재고관리정보는,상기자판기에대응하는위치정보,결제단말 정보,상품진열코드정보,설치개수정보,알림기준값정보및현재 재고정보중적어도하나를포함하는
서버의동작방법.
[청구항 5] 제 4항에 있어서,
상기갱신하는단계는,
상기결제승인요청전문이승인된경우,상기결제승인요청정보에 기초하여획득되는상품진열코드정보에대응하여,상기현재재고 정보를차감갱신하는단계를포함하는
서버의동작방법.
[청구항 6] 제 5항에 있어서,
상기제공하는단계는,
상기차감갱신된현재재고정보가상기알림기준값정보이하인경우, 재고알림메시지를상기관리자단말로제공하는단계를포함하는 서버의동작방법. 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852
[청구항 7] 제 1항에 있어서,
상기자판기와연결된상기결제단말에서,상기자판기의 입출력신호를 결제단말에서처리 가능한형태로변환한결과에러코드가생성된경우, 상기 결제단말로부터상기 에러코드를포함하는통신전문을수신하는 단계;및
상기수신된통신전문에기초한에러 알림 메시지를,상기관리자단말로 제공하는단계를더포함하는
서버의동작방법.
[청구항 8] 제 7항에 있어서,
상기 결제단말은,상기자판기의 입출력신호의 변환결과신호를미리 저장된에러 테이블과비교하여자판기 에러코드를결정하고, 상기 에러 알림 메세지는상기자판기 에러코드에 대응하는필요조치 정보를포함하는것을특징으로하는
서버의동작방법.
[청구항 9] 제 1항에 있어서,
상기 결제단말은상기자판기의 메인보드와연결되어,상기 메인 보드로부터출력되는신호의 레벨을상기 결제단말에 대응하는레벨로 변환하는신호레벨변환부를포함하는단말인것을특징으로하는 서버의동작방법.
[청구항 ] 서버장치에 있어서,
자판기와연결된결제단말에서,상기자판기의 입출력신호를결제 단말에서 처리가능한형태로변환하고결제수단정보를리딩하면,상기 변환으로부터 획득되는상품정보또는금액정보중적어도하나와상기 리딩된결제수단정보를이용하여 생성한결제승인요청 전문을,상기 결제단말로부터수신하는통신부;및
상기 결제승인요청 전문에기초하여,상기자판기의관리서비스를상기 자판기에 대응하는관리자단말로제공하는관리서비스제공부를 포함하는
서버장치.
[청구항 11] 제 항에 있어서,
상기 관리서비스제공부는,
상기 관리자단말로부터수신된재고관리정보를등록하고, 상기 결제승인요청 전문의승인처리에따라,상기 재고관리 정보에 대응하는상기자판기의 관리서비스를상기통신부를통해상기 관리자 단말로제공하는
서버장치.
[청구항 12] 제 11항에 있어서,
상기 관리서비스제공부는, 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852 상기결제승인요청전문의승인처리에따라,상기등록된재고관리 정보에대응하는재고정보를갱신하는
서버장치.
[청구항 13] 제 12항에있어서,
상기재고관리정보는,상기자판기에대응하는위치정보,결제단말 정보,상품진열코드정보,설치개수정보,알림기준값정보및현재 재고정보중적어도하나를포함하는
서버장치.
[청구항 14] 제 13항에있어서,
상기관리서비스제공부는,
상기결제승인요청전문이승인된경우,상기결제승인요청정보에 기초하여획득되는상품진열코드정보에대응하여,상기현재재고 정보를차감갱신하는
서버장치.
[청구항 15] 제나항에있어서,
상기차감갱신된현재재고정보가상기알림기준값정보이하인경우, 재고알림메시지가상기관리자단말로제공되도록처리하는알림 메시지처리부를더포함하는
서버장치.
[청구항 16] 제 항에있어서,
상기통신부는,
상기자판기와연결된상기결제단말에서,상기자판기의입출력신호를 결제단말에서처리가능한형태로변환한결과에러코드가생성된경우, 상기결제단말로부터상기에러코드를포함하는통신전문을수신하고, 상기수신된통신전문에기초한에러알림메시지가,상기관리자단말로 제공되도록처리하는알림메시지처리부를더포함하는
서버장치.
[청구항 17] 제 16항에있어서,
상기결제단말은,상기자판기의입출력신호의변환결과신호를미리 저장된에러테이블과비교하여자판기에러코드를결정하고, 상기에러알림메세지는상기자판기에러코드에대응하는필요조치 정보를포함하는것을특징으로하는
서버장치.
[청구항 18] 제 항에있어서,
상기결제단말은상기자판기의메인보드와연결되어,상기메인 보드로부터출력되는신호의레벨을상기결제단말에대응하는레벨로 변환하는신호레벨변환부를포함하는단말인것을특징으로하는 서버장치. 2020/175945 1»（：1^1{2020/002852
[청구항 19] 자판기시스템에있어서,
버튼입력부,상품관리부및배출부를제어하는메인보드및전원 공급부를구비하는자판기 ;및
상기전원공급부로부터전원을공급받고,상기메인보드와연결되어 상기자판기의입출력신호를상기결제단말에서처리가능한형태로 변환하며,결제수단정보를리딩하고,상기변환처리부로부터획득되는 상기상품관리부의상품정보또는금액정보중적어도하나와,상기 리딩된결제수단정보를이용하여,결제승인요청전문을생성하며,상기 결제승인요청전문을서버로전송하는결제단말;및
상기결제승인요청전문에기초한승인응답을상기결제단말로 제공하며,하여,상기결제승인요청전문에기초한상기자판기의관리 서비스를상기자판기에대응하는관리자단말로제공하는서버를 포함하고;
상기결제단말은상기결제승인요청전문에대응하는승인응답이 수신된경우자판기제어전문을생성하고,상기자판기제어전문을상기 자판기에대응하는제어신호로변환하며,상기제어신호의신호전압 레벨을변환하여상기메인보드로입력하고,
상기자판기는상기입력된제어신호에대응하여,투입금액입력및 상품선택처리를수행하여,상기배출부를통해상기상품정보에 대응하는상품을배출하는
자판기시스템.
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