WO2023162416A1 - 物品供給装置及び物品供給システム - Google Patents

物品供給装置及び物品供給システム Download PDF

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WO2023162416A1
WO2023162416A1 PCT/JP2022/045905 JP2022045905W WO2023162416A1 WO 2023162416 A1 WO2023162416 A1 WO 2023162416A1 JP 2022045905 W JP2022045905 W JP 2022045905W WO 2023162416 A1 WO2023162416 A1 WO 2023162416A1
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創 近藤
祐樹 小林
晃 水科
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  • the present invention relates to an article supply device and an article supply system.
  • an article supply device capable of supplying an article, comprising: a storage section that stores an article; a supply section that supplies the article stored in the storage section; an operation unit that can be operated to supply the article, a lock unit that locks the operation of the operation unit so that it cannot be operated, a control unit that unlocks the lock unit, and an unlocked lock unit.
  • a notification unit that notifies a first state and a second state in which the operation of the operation unit is completed in different notification formats.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of an article supply device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the article supply device according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the article supply device of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a timeline diagram for explaining notification according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an article supply device of Modification 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an article supply device system according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a front view of an article supply device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is an example of an article supply device.
  • FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an article supply device according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is an example of a terminal in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a terminal according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the server 3 in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the article supply device data D1.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the serial code data D2.
  • FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the article supply device system according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the article supply device of the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is an example of photographing an information display.
  • FIG. 18 is an example of a serial code input screen displayed on the terminal.
  • FIG. 19 is an example of guidance information displayed on the terminal.
  • FIG. 20 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of the server.
  • FIG. 20 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of the server.
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of guide information for an error in the article supply device.
  • FIG. 22 is an example of an error screen for notifying that the serial code could not be authenticated.
  • FIG. 23 is a timeline diagram for explaining notification according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 24 is a block diagram of an article supply device according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the article supply device of the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 26 is a timeline diagram for explaining notification according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 27 is a block diagram of an article supply device according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 28 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the article supply device system according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the server according to the fourth embodiment;
  • the article supply device In order for the user to receive an article supply from the article supply device, the user himself/herself must operate the article supply device. In order to prevent theft and erroneous operation, the article supply device is provided with a time during which the user can operate it. Therefore, in order for the user to operate the article supply device without mistaking the operation timing, it is preferable that the article supply device informs the user of the state of the device itself.
  • the product supply device is provided with a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and the product supply procedure and timing are displayed on the display screen, the user's operation can be correctly guided.
  • the article supply device is intended to be installed in a large number in various places including outdoors, it is possible to reduce the cost by considering the installation cost, installation location, maintenance management, etc. of the article supply device. It is made like Therefore, it is desirable to notify the user of the state of the article supply device so that the user can operate the article supply device without mistaking the timing of the operation while simplifying the configuration of the article supply device.
  • a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
  • the article supply apparatus will be described by taking as an example a configuration of an article supply apparatus that notifies an operable state in which the user can operate and an operation completed state in which the user has completed the operation.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of an article supply device 1 in the article supply device system of this embodiment.
  • the article supply device 1 stores a plurality of articles and randomly supplies one article from the plurality of articles to the user.
  • An exit 16, a coin return port 17, and a notification unit 18 are provided.
  • the article accommodating section 12 is configured such that articles can be easily accommodated by pulling the article accommodating section 12 forward and inserting the articles from the front side of the article supply device 1 .
  • the same display 13 is used for the article supply device 1 that supplies the same article.
  • the item information shown on the display 13 is also changed.
  • the product information includes the product name of the product, description information of the product, and a description image of the product.
  • the notification unit 18 is composed of a light-emitting element such as an LED and a transparent member, and the light from the light-emitting element can be visually recognized through the transparent member. Although the type and number of light-emitting elements do not matter, an example in which green light-emitting elements are arranged will be described in this embodiment mode. Note that the notification unit 18 may be a speaker that outputs sound.
  • FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the article supply device 1.
  • the article supply device 1 includes an article storage section 101 , an article supply section 102 , a lock section 103 , an operation section 104 , a control section 105 , a notification control section 107 and a cash reception section 108 .
  • the article storage section 101 is the same as the article storage section 12 shown in FIG. 1, and stores a large number of articles.
  • An article supply section 102 having a rotating disk having a hole large enough for one article to pass through is installed in the lower portion of the article storage section 101 .
  • a lock unit 103 locks and unlocks the operation unit 104 . When locking the operation unit 104, the lock unit 103 notifies the notification control unit 107 of the lock. Similarly, when unlocking the operation unit 104, the lock unit 103 notifies the notification control unit 107 of the unlocking.
  • the operation unit 104 transmits the operation of the handle 15 shown in FIG.
  • the operation unit 104 is locked by the lock unit 103, and when the lock is released, the handle 15 can be rotated by the user's operation.
  • the unlocking mechanism for example, an unlocking mechanism using a solenoid lock is used.
  • a solenoid lock is used to put the handle 15 in a non-rotatable state (locked state), and the solenoid is energized to release the lock and make the handle 15 rotatable.
  • the unlocking mechanism is not limited to a solenoid lock, and other unlocking mechanisms may be used.
  • the handle 15 When the lock portion 22 is in the unlocked state, the handle 15 is rotated by a predetermined angle to rotate the turntable, and the hole of the turntable and the drop opening provided at the bottom of the article storage portion 101 face each other. Then, one article is supplied from the drop port to the outlet 16 through a passage communicating with the outlet 16 .
  • the control unit 105 controls locking and unlocking of the lock unit 103 .
  • the unlocking of the lock unit 103 by the control unit 105 is performed by payment with cash inserted into the insertion port 14 .
  • the control unit 105 locks the lock unit 103 after detection of the discharge of the article to the outlet 16 or after a predetermined time has elapsed after unlocking.
  • the control section 105 may lock the lock section 103 by a lock signal controlled from the outside.
  • the notification control unit 107 notifies the state of the article supply device 1 by controlling the lighting, extinguishing and blinking speeds of the light emitting elements of the notification unit 18 .
  • the pattern of lighting, extinguishing and blinking of the light-emitting elements differs according to the state of the article supply device 1 .
  • the types of states of the article supply device 1 notified in the present embodiment are the operable state (first state) and the operation completed state (second state). Therefore, the notification control unit 107 is configured so that the pattern of lighting, extinguishing and blinking in the operable state (first state) is different from the pattern of lighting, extinguishing and blinking in the operation completed state (second state). Secondly, it controls the speed of lighting, extinguishing and blinking of the light emitting element.
  • the operable state is a state in which the lock unit 103 is released.
  • the article supply device 1 waits for the user to operate the operation portion 104 (handle 15).
  • the control unit 105 unlocks the lock unit 103 on the condition that the cash receiving unit 108 (to be described later) has detected that money corresponding to the price of the article has been inserted. That is, the notification control unit 107 performs control to notify the operable state on condition that the user pays the price. In the operable state, the notification control unit 107 notifies by controlling the light-emitting element to flash at predetermined intervals.
  • the operation completed state is a state in which the operation of the operation unit 104 by the user is completed, the lock unit 103 is locked, and the operation unit 104 cannot be operated.
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the operation completion state on condition that the lock unit 103 is locked. In the operation completion state, the notification control unit 107 gives notification by controlling the notification unit 18 to keep the light-emitting element on all the time. Since a series of supply processes is completed after the operation unit 104 is operated, after the lock unit 103 is locked, the article supply apparatus 1 is in a standby state waiting for the next supply process. be. Therefore, the operation completion state (second state) can also be said to be a standby state. Therefore, in the following description, the operation completion state is described as a standby state (second state).
  • the cash reception unit 108 detects whether the money inserted has reached the supply price of the goods. Upon receiving a lock release signal from server 3 via communication unit 106, cash reception unit 108 enables the function of a coin sorting unit (not shown) for sorting inserted coins from an initial disabled state (off state). state (on state). Coins inserted from the insertion port 14 pass through an internal coin sorting unit (not shown), and are divided into a passage leading to a return port 17 and a passage leading to a storage unit (not shown) in which coins are stored. I know. When the coin sorting section is in an invalid state, the inserted coin passes through the coin sorting section as it is and is discharged from the return port 17.
  • the coin sorting unit sorts coins, sends coins that can be used for payment to a storage unit (not shown), and ejects unsuitable coins from the return port 17 .
  • the coin sorting unit sorts coins that can be used for payment by type.
  • the cash receiving unit 108 counts the number of coins of each type sorted by the coin sorting unit using a sensor, and acquires the amount of money inserted. Then, when the amount of money inserted reaches the set price of the article, the cash receiving unit 108 sends an unlocking signal to the control unit 105 .
  • the price (amount) of the goods is set in the cash reception unit 108 by the server 3 or manually.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of notification processing of the article supply device 1 according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a timeline for explaining the notification method controlled by the notification control unit 107.
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to light the light-emitting element in order to notify the standby state indicating that the supply is on standby (Step 20).
  • the notification unit 18 is lit as shown in FIG. 4(1).
  • the cash reception unit 108 determines whether the amount of money inserted has reached the price of the article (Step 21).
  • a lock release signal is sent to the control section 105 (Step 22).
  • the control unit 105 unlocks the lock unit 103 (Step 23).
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to emit light in order to notify the operable state (first state) indicating that the steering wheel 15 can be operated.
  • the element is blinked (Step 24). At this time, the notification unit 18 is blinking as shown in FIG. 4(2).
  • the control section 105 of the article supply device 1 determines whether or not the handle 15 of the operation section 104 has been operated (for example, rotated once) in order to determine the supply of articles (Step 25).
  • the handle 15 is operated (for example, rotated once) (Step 25: Yes)
  • one article is supplied from the article supply section 102 to the outlet 16 (Step 26).
  • the control unit 105 locks the lock unit 103 (Step 27).
  • the control unit 105 determines whether a predetermined time (for example, one minute) has elapsed since the lock was released (Step 29). If the steering wheel 15 has not been operated (Step 25: No) and a predetermined time (for example, one minute) has elapsed since unlocking (Step 29: Yes), the control unit 105 locks the lock unit 103 (Step 26).
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to light the light emitting element in order to notify the operation completion state (standby state) (Step 28). At this time, the notification unit 18 is lit as shown in FIG. 4(3).
  • the notification control unit 107 of the present invention performs control to blink the light emitting element of the notification unit 18 to notify the operable state, and performs control to light the notification unit 18 to notify the operation completion state.
  • the state of the article supply device is notified by lighting or blinking of the light emitting element.
  • the user can know the timing to operate the article supply device 1 . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from making a mistake in supplying articles.
  • the configuration of the article supply device can be simplified, thereby facilitating the installation location, maintenance, and the like.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the article supply device 1 in this modification.
  • An electronic payment unit 110 is provided instead of the cash reception unit 108 .
  • the electronic payment unit 110 confirms payment by communicating with an external electronic payment server.
  • the electronic payment unit 110 receives a lock release signal indicating the completion of payment from the electronic payment server, the electronic payment unit 110 notifies the control unit 105 of this.
  • the notification control unit 107 of the present invention performs control to blink the notification unit 18 to notify the operable state, and performs control to light the notification unit 18 to indicate the operation completed state.
  • the state of the article supply device is notified by lighting or blinking of the light emitting element. Thereby, the user can know the timing to operate the article supply device 1 . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from making a mistake in supplying articles.
  • the notification unit 18 is provided independently on the front surface of the article supply device 1 .
  • Modification 2 will be described by taking as an example a configuration in which it is integrated with components other than the notification unit 18 .
  • the goods supply device 1 includes a supply price display section displaying supply price information regarding the supply price of goods.
  • the supply price display section is made of a transparent member, and the notification section 18 is provided behind the supply price display section.
  • the light-emitting element of the notification unit 18 emits light, the light from the light-emitting element is transmitted through the supply price display unit, so that the blinking state can be recognized.
  • the user pays attention to the price displayed in the supply price display section because the user has to put money for the price into the article supply device 1 .
  • the notification is given at a location that the user always pays attention to, the user can easily notice that the state of the article supply device 1 has changed, and the user can perform the operation at the correct timing.
  • the article supply device 1 has been described as an example of the configuration of the article supply device that notifies the operable state (first state) and the operation completed state (second state).
  • the present embodiment a configuration of an article supply device that notifies an operable state, an operation completed state, and an authentication waiting state (third state) will be described.
  • the same numbers are assigned to the same configurations as those of the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the article supply device system of this embodiment.
  • the article supply system comprises an article supply device 1 , a user terminal 2 and a server 3 .
  • the article supply device 1, the terminal 2 and the server 3 are connected to a communication network 4 and can communicate with each other.
  • the communication network 4 means a communication path through which data communication is possible. That is, the communication network 4 includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for connection, a LAN such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a telephone communication network, a cable network, and a communication network such as the Internet. Any wireless.
  • the article supply device 1 supplies articles to the user who purchased the magazine 5 .
  • the magazine 5 is a product purchased by the user.
  • the magazine 5 contains second identification information 19 (serial code) for authenticating the supply of goods.
  • the second identification information 19 is a unique serial code or the like that differs for each of the five magazines. Such a serial code can be generated using check digits or the like.
  • FIG. 7 is a front view of an example of the article supply device 1 according to this embodiment.
  • the article supply device 1 is provided with first identification information 11 (information display body: QR code (registered trademark)) in addition to the configuration of the above embodiment.
  • QR code registered trademark
  • the first identification information 11 displayed on the front surface of the article supply device 1 is a page for authenticating the unique article supply device identification information (device ID) for identifying the article supply device 1 and the second identification information 19.
  • URL Uniform Resource Locator
  • the first identification information 11 includes other information such as position information for identifying the place where the article supply device 1 is installed, the name of the store, information such as the price of the article, and information on the article supply device. 1 may also include management information necessary to manage the .
  • a method of displaying a QR code as an information display by attaching it to the front surface of the article supply device 1 is adopted, but the method is not limited to this.
  • the information display body of the first identification information 11 may be displayed on the display section.
  • the position where the first identification information 11 is displayed is not limited to the front surface of the article supply device 1 .
  • it may be displayed near the return port 17 at a position where the bottom surface of the return port 17 can be visually recognized.
  • the display 13 is preferably displayed at a position different from the first identification information 11 , for example, in front of the article storage section 12 .
  • FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the article supply device 1. As shown in FIG.
  • the article supply device 1 includes a communication section 106 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment.
  • the communication unit 106 can communicate with the server 3 via the communication network 4 .
  • the communication unit 106 receives various control signals from the server 3 .
  • the control unit 105 unlocks the lock unit 103 upon receiving an unlock signal transmitted when the authentication of the serial code, which is the second identification information 19, is completed in the server 3, which will be described later.
  • the unlock signal is sent from the server 3 to the article supply device 1 specified by the first identification information displayed on the article supply device 1 by the terminal 2 described later.
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to change the operable state (first state), the operation completed state (second state), and the authentication waiting state (third state) to the article supply device 1 state. reported as The notification control unit 107, upon receiving the notification of unlock execution by the lock unit 103, controls the notification unit 18 to notify the operable state. Receipt of the unlock signal indicates that the serial code has been authenticated. Therefore, on condition that the serial code has been authenticated, the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the operable state. It can be said that When the locking unit 103 executes locking, the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the operation completion state.
  • the notification control unit 107 Upon receiving the authentication-in-progress signal from the server 3 via the communication unit 106, the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the authentication waiting state. In the authentication waiting state, the notification control unit 107 notifies by blinking the light emitting element of the notification unit 18 at predetermined intervals. Notification is made at the second flashing rate. In this embodiment, an example in which the first blinking speed is slower than the second blinking speed will be described, but the first blinking speed and the second blinking speed may be different.
  • the terminal 2 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a device configuration example of a smartphone, which is an example of the terminal 2.
  • the terminal 2 includes a display 21, a touch operation panel 22 integrated with the display 21, and a built-in speaker 23 and camera 24.
  • the terminal 2 is provided with a control board, an internal battery, a power button, a volume control button, etc., which are not shown.
  • control board Various microprocessors such as a CPU, GPU, and DSP, various IC memories such as ASIC, VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a wireless communication module for wirelessly communicating with a mobile phone base station are mounted on the control board. Also, the control board is equipped with a so-called I/F circuit (interface circuit) such as a driver circuit for the touch operation panel 32 . Each element mounted on these control boards is electrically connected to each other via a bus circuit or the like, and is connected so as to be able to read/write data and transmit/receive signals.
  • I/F circuit interface circuit
  • FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the terminal 2.
  • the terminal 2 includes an operation input unit 301, an imaging unit 302, a processing unit 303, an image display unit 304, a sound output unit 305, a communication unit 306, and a storage unit 307. .
  • the operation input unit 301 is for inputting various user operations, and outputs an operation input signal corresponding to the operation input to the processing unit 303 .
  • the functions of the operation input unit 301 include, for example, elements such as a touch operation pad, home button, button switch, joystick, and trackball that are directly operated by the user with a finger, as well as acceleration sensors, angular velocity sensors, tilt sensors, and geomagnetic sensors. It can also be realized by an element or the like that detects motion or posture. In FIG. 10, the touch operation panel 22 corresponds to this.
  • the photographing unit 302 performs photographing processing of the information display body (QR code) of the first identification information 11 and outputs the photographed image to the processing unit 303 .
  • the imaging unit 302 includes a lens, an imaging device, and a controller that controls them. In FIG. 10, the camera 24 corresponds to this.
  • the processing unit 303 comprehensively controls operations of the terminal 2 based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 307, operation input signals from the operation input unit 301, and the like.
  • the functions of the processing unit 303 can be realized by, for example, electronic components such as microprocessors such as CPUs and GPUs, ASICs, and IC memories.
  • the processing unit 303 includes a calculation unit 51, an image generation unit 52, a sound generation unit 53, and a communication control unit 54 as main functional units.
  • the calculation unit 51 outputs to the image generation unit 52 , the sound generation unit 53 and the communication control unit 54 .
  • the calculation unit 51 includes an information display body acquisition unit 510 , a serial code acquisition unit 511 , and a supply information guidance unit 512 .
  • the information display body obtaining unit 510 reads the information display body of the article supply device 1 photographed by the photographing unit 302 and obtains the first identification information 11 .
  • the serial code acquiring section 511 transmits a request for transmitting a serial code input screen including the acquired device ID.
  • the destination (link destination) of this request is the server 3 .
  • the serial code input screen is received, and the serial code input screen is displayed on the image display section 304 via the image generation section 52 . Also, the serial code input on the serial code input screen is transmitted to the server 3 .
  • the supply information guidance unit 512 displays the authentication result of the serial code, the guidance regarding the supply of goods, and the guidance regarding errors (impossible to supply) on the image display unit 304 via the image generation unit 52 . .
  • the functions of the information display body acquisition unit 510, the serial code acquisition unit 511, and the supply information guide unit 512 can be realized by a web browser installed in the terminal 2, and a dedicated application But it can be done.
  • the image generation unit 52 generates one image in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second) based on the processing result of the calculation unit 51 and outputs the generated image signal to the image display unit 304 .
  • the functions of the image generator 52 are, for example, a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a program such as a video codec, an IC memory for drawing frames such as a frame buffer, and texture data development. It can be realized by an IC memory or the like.
  • the sound generation unit 53 generates sound signals such as sound effects and various operation sounds based on the processing result of the calculation unit 51 and outputs the sound signals to the sound output unit 305 .
  • the function of the sound generator 53 can be realized by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec capable of reproducing voice files, or the like.
  • the communication control unit 54 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with the server 3 or the like.
  • the image display unit 304 displays a screen based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 52.
  • the function of the image display unit 304 can be realized by a display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display.
  • the image display unit 304 corresponds to the display 21 in FIG.
  • the sound output unit 305 is for outputting sound effects and the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 53 .
  • the sound output unit 203 corresponds to the speaker 23 in FIG.
  • the communication unit 306 is connected to the communication line N to realize communication.
  • the function of the communication unit 306 can be realized by, for example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like.
  • the storage unit 307 a program for operating the terminal 2 and realizing various functions of the terminal 2, data used during the execution of the program, etc. are stored in advance, or temporarily stored each time processing is performed. remembered.
  • the storage unit 307 can be realized by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an IC memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, or the like.
  • the storage unit 307 stores a system program and a control program.
  • the system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of the terminal 2 as a computer.
  • the control program is a program for functioning as the calculation section 51 (the information display body acquisition section 510, the serial code acquisition section 511, the supply information guide section 512) of the processing section 31.
  • the server 3 is a server system that includes one or more server devices, storage devices, and the like.
  • the server 3 performs processing such as authentication processing.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server 3. As shown in FIG.
  • the server 3 includes a storage unit 61 , a processing unit 62 and a communication unit 63 .
  • the storage unit 61 is realized by, for example, RAM, ROM, IC memory such as flash memory, magnetic disk such as hard disk, optical disk such as CD-ROM and DVD, etc., and stores system programs and function programs.
  • a system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of a computer.
  • the function program is a program for causing the processing section 62 to function as an article supply device determination section 621, a serial code authentication section 622, and a lock control section 623, which will be described later. It also stores article supply device data D1 and serial code data D2, which will be described later.
  • the article supply device data D1 stores the device ID of the article supply device 1 and the number of articles in stock for that article supply device 1 .
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the article supply device data D1. As shown in FIG. 13, the article supply device data D1 is stored in association with the device ID of the article supply device 1 and the inventory quantity of the article supply device 1 having the device ID.
  • the serial code data D2 is the serial code written in magazine 5.
  • the serial code is a unique code number assigned to each magazine 5 and not duplicated. Such a serial code can be generated using check digits or the like.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the serial code data D2. As shown in FIG. 14, the serial code data D2 is stored in association with a unique serial code and an authentication flag. As will be described later, the serial code authentication unit 622 authenticates the user's right to acquire an article using the serial code, and when the supply of the article from the article supply apparatus 1 is completed, the authentication flag field of the serial code indicates that the authentication has been completed. is given an authenticated flag indicating
  • the processing unit 62 comprehensively controls the operation of the server 3 based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 61 .
  • the functions of the processing unit 62 can be realized by, for example, electronic components such as microprocessors such as CPUs and GPUs, ASICs, and IC memories.
  • the processing unit 62 includes an article supply device determination unit 621, a serial code authentication unit 622, and a lock control unit 623 as main functional units.
  • the article supply device determination unit 621 receives the serial code input screen request from the terminal 2, acquires the device ID included in the request, and determines whether the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1. to judge. If it is included in the article supply device data D1, the article supply device determination unit 621 confirms the inventory quantity of the article supply device 1 with that device ID, and if there is an inventory quantity, the article supply device with the device ID acquired by the user is confirmed. It is determined that the device 1 is an article supply device 1 capable of supplying articles. Then, the article supply device determining section 621 identifies the article supply device 1 to which the lock release signal is transmitted. When the determination and specification are completed, the article supply device determination section 621 transmits a serial code input screen to the terminal 2 .
  • the article supply device determining section 621 transmits an authentication in-progress signal to the specified article supply device 1, indicating that the authentication process of the serial code has started.
  • the item supply device determination unit 621 determines that the item cannot be supplied.
  • An error screen to guide is transmitted to the terminal 2. Note that a period during which the article can be supplied from the article supply apparatus 1 is predetermined, and even if a request for a serial code input screen is received from the terminal 2 after the lapse of the period during which the article can be supplied, the article cannot be supplied. An error screen is sent to the terminal 2 to guide that it is impossible.
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 collates the serial code input on the input screen with the serial code of the serial code data D2, and confirms that the serial code input on the input screen is included in the serial code data D2, and If the authentication flag is not set for that serial code, it is assumed that the serial code entered on the input screen has been authenticated. Then, guidance information for guiding the supply of goods is transmitted to the terminal 2 of the user. Note that the serial code authentication unit 622 also authenticates the expiration date of the serial code entered on the input screen when an expiration date is set for the serial code. On the other hand, if the serial code authentication unit 622 fails to authenticate the serial code (including cases where the serial code cannot be authenticated because the expiration date has expired), the terminal 2 displays an error screen to inform that the serial code cannot be authenticated. Send.
  • the lock control unit 623 determines that the article supply device with the acquired device ID can be supplied. Send an unlock signal to the device 1 .
  • FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram of the article supply system of this embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a flow chart of the article supply device 1. As shown in FIG. First, the operation of the article supply device system will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the article supply device 1 executes notification processing (Step 1).
  • the details of the notification process (Step 1) will be described later.
  • FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of photographing of the information display body of the first identification information 11 of the article supply device 1 by the photographing unit 302 of the terminal 2.
  • the user stands in front of the article supply device 1, operates the terminal 2 so that the information display body of the first identification information 11 is displayed on the display 31 of the terminal 2, and photographs the information display body.
  • the information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 2 acquires the first identification information 11 from the imaged information display body of the first identification information 11 .
  • the acquired first identification information 11 includes the device ID of the article supply device 1 and is link destination information (for example, URL) to means for authenticating the serial code 12 (Step 3).
  • link destination information for example, URL
  • the serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 2 transmits to the server 3 a request for transmission of the serial code input screen based on the link destination including the device ID of the article supply device 1 (Step 4).
  • the server 3 receives the request from the terminal 2 and performs authentication processing (Step 5). When starting the authentication process, the server 3 transmits an authentication-in-progress signal to the article supply device 1 . Details of the authentication process will be described later.
  • the terminal 2 receives the serial code input screen without receiving the error guide screen from the server 3, the serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 2 displays the serial code input screen (Step 6).
  • FIG. 18 is an example of a serial code input screen displayed on the terminal 2.
  • FIG. The user inputs the serial code in accordance with the input guidance written on the displayed input screen (Step 7). In this example, it is assumed that the user has entered the serial code "1VB3588" into the serial code input screen. Then, the serial code acquisition unit 511 transmits the serial code to the server 3 (Step 8).
  • the server 3 receives the serial code and performs authentication processing (Step 5).
  • the server 3 transmits guidance information to the terminal 2 when the serial code can be authenticated. Also, when the article supply device 1 is identified and the serial code is authenticated, the server 3 transmits an unlock signal to the article supply device 1 .
  • the supply information guidance unit 512 of the terminal 2 receives the guidance information from the server 3 and displays the guidance information (Step 9).
  • FIG. 19 is an example of guidance information displayed on the terminal 2.
  • the guide information in FIG. 19 guides that the serial code is authenticated, that the handle 15 of the article supply device 1 is operated to receive the article, and that the handle 15 is locked in one minute. The user operates the article supply device 1 according to the guidance information.
  • the article supply device 1 transmits a supply report to the server 3 .
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 of the server 3 receives the supply report, and if the supply report is a report that the article has been normally supplied, the corresponding serial code authentication flag field of the serial code data D2 indicates that authentication has been completed. is given, and the serial code cannot be used again (Step 10). Also, the inventory quantity of the article supply device 1 that has sent the supply report is decremented by one. The above is the description of the overall operation.
  • the authentication processing (Step 5) of the server 3 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
  • the article supply device determination unit 621 of the server 3 acquires the device ID included in the request (Step 101).
  • the acquired device ID is "12560".
  • the article supply device determination unit 621 uses the article supply device data D1 to determine the device ID (Step 102). Determination of the device ID is determination as to whether the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1. If the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 103: Yes), the article supply device 1 with the device ID acquired by the user can supply an article for collaboration with the magazine 5. It is determined that it is the supply device 1 . On the other hand, if the acquired device ID is not included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 103: No), the article supply device 1 having the device ID acquired by the user can supply the article for collaboration with the magazine 5. It judges that the article supplying apparatus 1 is not a valid article supplying apparatus 1, and transmits error guide information to the terminal 2 (Step 110).
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of guide information for an error in the article supply device.
  • the acquired device ID is "12560" and is included in the article supply device data D1. is determined to be the article supply device 1 capable of supplying
  • the article supply device determination unit 621 confirms whether or not the article supply device 1 having the acquired device ID has an article in stock (Step 104).
  • the article supply device determination unit 621 determines that the article supply device 1 of the acquired device ID can supply the article, and outputs an authentication signal. to the article supply device 1 (Step 105).
  • the article supply device determining section 621 transmits the serial code input screen to the terminal 2 (Step 106).
  • the article supply device determination section 621 transmits error guide information to the terminal 2 (Step 110). For example, error guide information as shown in FIG. 21 is transmitted to the terminal 2 .
  • the inventory quantity of the article supply device 1 with the device ID “12560” acquired in the article supply device data D1 is not “0” (Step 104: Yes), so the serial code input screen is sent to the terminal 2. (Step 106).
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 receives the serial code entered on the input screen (Step 107), it authenticates the obtained serial code (Step 108).
  • the obtained serial code is "1VB3588", and the serial code "1VB3588" is to be authenticated.
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 collates the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, and determines that the acquired serial code is included in the serial code data D2 and that the serial code has an authenticated flag. If not, it is determined that the obtained serial code has been authenticated (Step 109). Note that the serial code authentication unit 622 also authenticates the expiration date of the serial code entered on the input screen when an expiration date is set for the serial code. If the serial code has a valid expiration date and the serial code is authenticated, the serial code authentication unit 622 transmits guidance information regarding the supply of goods (Step 112).
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 collates the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, and determines whether the acquired serial code is not included in the serial code data D2 or the acquired serial code is a serial code. Even if it is included in data D2, if the serial code has an authenticated flag, the serial code has an expiration date, and if the expiration date has passed, the acquired serial code is inappropriate. not authenticated. If the serial code authentication unit 622 fails to authenticate the serial code (including cases where the serial code cannot be authenticated because the expiration date has expired), the serial code authentication unit 622 transmits an error screen to the terminal 2 informing that the serial code could not be authenticated. (Step 112).
  • FIG. 22 is an example of an error screen for notifying that the serial code could not be authenticated.
  • the error screen contains information explaining the details of the error to the user, such as the cause of the error, what to do next, and so on.
  • the acquired serial code is "1VB3588", which is included in the serial code data D2 and has no authenticated flag. Also, the serial code does not have an expiration date. Therefore, the serial code authentication unit 622 determines that the acquired serial code "1VB3588" has been authenticated, and transmits guidance information regarding the supply of goods.
  • the lock control section 623 causes the article supply apparatus determination section 621 to An unlock signal is transmitted to the article supply device 1 having the identified device ID (Step 111).
  • the lock control unit 623 transmits an unlock signal to the article supply device 1 with the device ID "12560". This completes the description of the authentication processing (Step 5) of the server 3.
  • the notification processing (Step 10) of the article supply device 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 16, and the notification method controlled by the notification control unit 107 will be described using the timeline of FIG.
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the standby state (Step 200). At this time, as shown in FIG. 23(1), the light-emitting element of the notification unit 18 is lit.
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the authentication waiting state (Step 202). At this time, as shown in FIG. 23(2), the light emitting element of the notification unit 18 blinks at the first blinking speed.
  • the control unit 105 unlocks the lock unit 22 (Step 204).
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the operable state (Step 205).
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the light emitting element of the notification unit 18 to blink at the second blinking speed, as shown in FIG. 23(3).
  • the control unit 105 of the article supply device 1 determines whether or not the handle 15 of the operation unit 104 has been operated (for example, rotated once) in order to determine the supply of articles (Step 206).
  • the handle 15 is operated (for example, rotated once) (Step 206: Yes)
  • one article is supplied from the article supply section 102 to the outlet 16 (Step 207).
  • the control unit 105 locks the lock unit 103 (Step 208).
  • the control unit 105 determines whether a predetermined time (for example, one minute) has passed since the lock was released (Step 210). If the steering wheel 15 is not operated (Step 206: No) and a predetermined time (for example, one minute) has elapsed since unlocking (Step 210: Yes), the control unit 105 locks the lock unit 103 (Step 208).
  • the notification control unit 107 Upon receiving the lock notification from the lock unit 103, the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the standby state (Step 209). At this time, the notification control unit 107 lights the light-emitting element of the notification unit 18 as shown in FIG. 23(3). Finally, the control unit 105 makes a supply report to the effect that the goods have been supplied normally if the goods have been supplied normally, and reports that the goods have not been supplied if the goods have not been supplied. A report is made (Step 211).
  • the control unit 105 determines whether a predetermined time has passed since unlocking, and if the predetermined time has passed, the lock unit 103 is unlocked.
  • An example of locking is explained. This is just an example.
  • the lock control unit 623 of the server 3 measures the time from the transmission of the lock release signal, and does not receive the supply report indicating that the goods have been supplied normally until the predetermined time has passed.
  • the control section 105 may be configured to transmit a lock signal to the control section 105 of the article supply device 1 . In this case, upon receiving the lock signal, the control unit 105 brings the lock unit 103 into the locked state.
  • the lock unit 103 notifies the notification control unit 107 of locking and unlocking. This concludes the description of the notification process (Step 10) of the article supply device 1.
  • the configuration in which a plurality of article supply devices are provided has been described as an example, but the number of article supply devices may be one.
  • the information included in the first identification information 11 is only link information to the page for authenticating the serial code. Therefore, the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the authentication waiting state on the condition that the terminal 2 acquires the first identification information including the link information to the page for authenticating the serial code. configuration.
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the authentication waiting state at the first flashing speed, and to notify the operable state at the second flashing speed.
  • other notification methods may be used as long as the notification methods for the authentication waiting state and the operable state are different.
  • the color of the blinking light-emitting element may be changed to notify the authentication waiting state and the operable state by different notification methods.
  • the first identification information includes the device ID and the URL, which is link information to a page for authenticating the identification information.
  • the first identification information may include the article identification information for identifying the article that is stored.
  • the terminal 2 acquires the article identification information, it transmits it to the server 3 , and the server 3 displays the article information read based on the article identification information on the display of the terminal 2 .
  • the notification control unit 107 of the present invention notifies the state of the article supply device that changes according to the progress of the operation procedure, using different notification formats consisting of lighting and blinking of the light emitting element.
  • the user can know that the operation procedure of the article supply device 1 has changed, so that the user can know the timing of performing the operation for receiving the supply of articles. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from making a mistake in the operation procedure when supplying articles.
  • information that must be notified to the user in detail such as an input screen prompting the input of the serial code, guidance information prompting the operation of the article supply apparatus 1, error screen notifying the details of the error, etc., can be sent to the terminal. 2 is the configuration shown in FIG. Therefore, even if the article supply device 1 is composed of a mechanical display unit such as a light-emitting element, it is possible to prevent the user from making a mistake in the operation procedure.
  • the notification control unit 107 performs control to notify the operable state on the condition that the serial code is authenticated.
  • a configuration will be described as an example in which notification control unit 107 notifies an operable state on the condition that payment has been made after the serial code has been authenticated.
  • the same numbers are assigned to the same configurations as those of the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
  • FIG. 24 is a block diagram of the article supply device 1 according to this embodiment. Upon receiving the lock release signal, communication unit 106 notifies cash reception unit 108 .
  • Step 10 Since the notification process of Step 10 is different from the operation of the above embodiment, the notification process of this embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 25 . Note that in the notification processing of the present embodiment, Steps 212 to 214 are added between Steps 203 and 204 described with reference to FIG. 16, so description of similar operations will be omitted.
  • the notification control section 107 of the article supply device 1 controls the notification section 18 to notify that the article supply device 1 is in the standby state (Step 200). At this time, the notification control unit 107 of the article supply device 1 lights the light emitting element as shown in FIG. 23(1).
  • the notification control unit 107 controls the notification unit 18 to notify the authentication waiting state (Step 202). At this time, as shown in FIG. 23(2), the light emitting element of the notification unit 18 blinks at the first blinking speed.
  • the communication unit 106 receives the unlock signal (Step 203: Yes)
  • the cash reception unit 108 switches the function of the coin sorting unit from the initial disabled state (OFF state) to the enabled state (ON state) (Step 212).
  • the cash receiving unit 108 determines whether or not the amount of money inserted has reached the price of the article (Step 214). When the amount of money put in reaches the price of the item, a lock release signal is sent to the control unit 105 (Step 214). Upon receiving the unlock signal from the cash reception unit 108, the control unit 105 unlocks the lock unit 103 (Step 204). At this time, as shown in FIG. 23(3), the light emitting element of the notification unit 18 blinks at the second blinking speed. This is the end of the description of the notification process (Step 10) of the article supply device 1 according to the present embodiment.
  • the notification control unit 107 of the present invention performs control to notify the state of the article supply device that changes according to the progress of the operation procedure using different notification formats consisting of lighting and blinking of the light emitting element.
  • the user can know that the operation procedure of the article supply device 1 has changed, so that the user can know the timing of performing the operation for receiving the supply of articles. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from making a mistake in the operation timing in supplying the article.
  • information that must be notified to the user in detail such as an input screen prompting the input of the serial code, guidance information prompting the operation of the article supply apparatus 1, error screen notifying the details of the error, etc., can be sent to the terminal.
  • 2 is the configuration shown in FIG. Therefore, even if the article supply device 1 is composed of a mechanical display unit such as a light-emitting element, it is possible to prevent the user from mistaking the operation timing.
  • the notification control unit 107 performs control to notify the operable state on the condition that the insertion of money corresponding to the price of the article is detected after receiving the unlock signal.
  • the notification control unit 107 may be configured to perform control to notify that the settlement acceptance state has been established on condition that the lock release signal has been received.
  • the notification method in Modification 3 will be described with reference to the timeline diagram of FIG. 26 .
  • (1) standby state, (2) authentication waiting state, (3) operable state, and (4) standby state shown in FIG. 26 are the same as those in FIG. 23 described above. The difference from FIG.
  • the notification of the settlement acceptance state will be explained using a notification method that notifies by turning off the light emitting element, but other notification methods can be used as long as they can distinguish between the standby state, the authentication waiting state, and the operable state. It may be a method.
  • the information display body of the first identification element 11 has been described using the case where it includes the link information to the page for authenticating the identification information and the device ID.
  • the link information to the page for authenticating the identification information and the device ID are configured by different information display bodies.
  • a configuration adapted to the first embodiment is used for explanation, but it may be adapted to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 27 is a front view of the article supply device 1 of this embodiment.
  • a QR code two-dimensional code
  • a bar code one-dimensional code
  • a barcode one-dimensional code
  • the first identification information 111 (information display body: QR code) of the first type is further displayed (printed).
  • the first identification information 111 of the first type includes at least a URL that is link information to a page for authenticating the second identification information 112 described in the magazine 5 .
  • the first identification information 111 of the first type may include information such as article identification information (article ID) and price of the article, in addition to the above.
  • a second type of first identification information 112 (information display body: bar code) is displayed (printed) on the surface of the article supply device 1 .
  • the second type of first identification information 112 includes at least unique article supply apparatus identification information (apparatus ID) that identifies the article supply apparatus 1 .
  • apparatus ID unique article supply apparatus identification information
  • the first identification information 111 of the first type and the first identification information 112 of the second type are arranged at different positions. placed at a higher position than
  • the article supply device 1 executes notification processing (Step 1).
  • the user acquires the information display body of the first identification information 111 of the first type displayed on the article supply device 1 . Acquisition of the information display body is performed using the imaging function of the imaging unit 302 of the terminal 2 according to the user's operation (Step 201). The user operates the terminal 2 so that the information display body of the first identification information 111 of the first type is displayed on the display 13 of one of the plurality of article supply apparatuses 1 capable of supplying articles. Operate and photograph the information display body.
  • the information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 2 acquires the first identification information 111 of the first type from the imaged information display body of the first identification information 111 of the first type.
  • the acquired first identification information 111 of the first type is link destination information (for example, URL) to means for authenticating the serial code 12 (Step 202).
  • link destination information for example, URL
  • the serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 2 transmits a request to the server 3 requesting transmission of the serial code input screen (Step 203).
  • the server 3 receives the request from the terminal 2 and performs authentication processing (Step 204). Details of the authentication process will be described later.
  • the terminal 2 When receiving the input screen for the first identification information 112 of the second type from the server 3, the terminal 2 displays the received input screen (Step 205).
  • the user selects one of a plurality of article supply apparatuses 1 capable of supplying articles (the article supply apparatus 1 on which the information display body of the first identification information 111 of the read first type is displayed).
  • the terminal 2 is operated so that the information display body of the second type first identification information 112 of the different article supply device 1 is displayed on the display 31 of the terminal 2, and the information display body is photographed (Step 206).
  • the information acquisition unit 510 of the terminal 2 acquires the second type first identification information 112 from the imaged information display body of the second type first identification information 112 (Step 207).
  • the acquired second-type first identification information 112 is the device ID of the article supply device 1 (“12560”).
  • the information acquisition unit 510 transmits the device ID (“12560”) to the server 3 based on the link destination (Step 211).
  • the server 3 receives the device ID from the terminal 2 and executes authentication processing (Step 204).
  • the server 3 transmits an authentication-in-progress signal to the article supply device 1 specified from the device ID.
  • a notification process is performed (Step 10).
  • the serial code acquisition unit 511 of the terminal 2 displays the serial code input screen (Step 208).
  • the user inputs the serial code on the displayed input screen (Step 209).
  • the serial code acquisition unit 511 transmits the serial code to the server 3 (Step 210).
  • the server 3 receives the serial code and performs authentication processing (Step 204). Details of the authentication process will be described later.
  • the supply information guide section 512 of the terminal 2 Upon receiving the guidance information, the supply information guide section 512 of the terminal 2 displays the guidance information (Step 009).
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 of the server 3 receives the request from the terminal 2 (Step 400), it transmits an input screen for the device ID (first identification information of the second type) (Step 401).
  • the article supply device determination unit 621 receives the device ID entered on the input screen (Step 402). In this example, the received device ID is "12560".
  • the article supply device determination unit 621 uses the article supply device data D1 to determine the device ID (Step 403). Determination of the device ID is determination as to whether the acquired device ID is included in the article supply device data D1. If the obtained device ID is included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 403: Yes), the stock quantity of the article supply device 1 with that device ID is checked (Step 404).
  • the article supply apparatus 1 having the apparatus ID acquired by the user is determined to be an article supply apparatus 1 capable of supplying articles, and an authentication signal is transmitted to the article supply apparatus 1 (Step 405).
  • the acquired device ID is "12560" and is included in the article supply device data D1.
  • the acquired device ID is not included in the article supply device data D1 (Step 403: No)
  • it is determined that the article supply device 1 having the device ID acquired by the user is not an article supply device 1 capable of supplying articles.
  • error guidance information is transmitted to the terminal 3 (Step 412).
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of guide information for an error in the article supply device.
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 transmits the serial code input screen to the terminal 2 (Step 406).
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 authenticates the acquired serial code (Step 408).
  • the obtained serial code is "1VB3588", and the serial code "1VB3588" is to be authenticated.
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 collates the acquired serial code with the serial code of the serial code data D2, and determines that the acquired serial code is included in the serial code data D2 and that the serial code has an authenticated flag. If not, the obtained serial code is authenticated, and it is determined that the user's serial code has been authenticated (Step 409: Yes).
  • the serial code authentication unit 622 also authenticates the expiration date of the serial code entered on the input screen when an expiration date is set for the serial code.
  • the article supply apparatus determination unit 621 transmits guidance information regarding article supply (Step 410).
  • a supply permission signal is transmitted to the article supply apparatus 1 having the apparatus ID specified by the article supply apparatus determination unit 621 (Step 411).
  • the supply control unit 623 transmits a supply permission signal to the article supply device 1 with the device ID "12560".
  • Step 409 No
  • error guide information is transmitted to the terminal 2 (Step 4112).
  • error guide information as shown in FIG. 21 is transmitted to the terminal 2 . This completes the description of the authentication process (Step 204) of the server 3.
  • This embodiment has the following effects in addition to the effects of the above embodiments.
  • the first identification information of the first type common to the articles and the first identification information of the second type unique to the article supply device are used separately. By doing so, when the article to be stored in the storage section of the article supply device is changed to another article, the article can be changed without changing the first identification information of the second type displayed on the article supply device. Since it is sufficient to change only the first identification information of the first type displayed on the display 13 of the feeding device, it is possible to reduce the work burden on the administration side of this system.
  • An article supply device capable of supplying articles, a container containing an article; a supply unit that supplies the article stored in the storage unit; an operation unit operable to supply the article from the supply unit; a lock unit that locks the operation of the operation unit so that it cannot be operated; a control unit that unlocks the lock unit; a notification control unit that notifies, in different notification formats, a first state in which the locking unit is unlocked and a second state in which the operation of the operation unit is completed;
  • An article supply device comprising:
  • Appendix 3 A detection unit capable of detecting payment for the goods, The control unit releases the lock on condition that the detection unit detects completion of payment for the item.
  • the article supply device according to appendix 1 or appendix 2.
  • Appendix 4 a display unit displaying first identification information including an authentication destination for unlocking the lock unit;
  • the notification control unit notifies the first state, the second state, and the third state of waiting for authentication of unlocking the lock unit performed at the authentication destination in different notification formats.
  • the article supply device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.
  • the control unit performs the lock operation on the condition that the article supplying device for supplying the article is specified by acquiring the first identification information and that the authentication for unlocking the lock unit is completed. to release the The article supply device according to appendix 4.
  • the first identification information includes access information to means for obtaining second identification information for unlocking the lock unit.
  • the article supply device according to appendix 4 or appendix 5.
  • the first identification information includes identification information that identifies the article supply device.
  • the article supply device according to any one of appendices 4 to 7.
  • the first identification information includes article identification information that identifies an article accommodated in the accommodation section.
  • the article supply device according to any one of appendices 4 to 8.
  • the notification control unit notifies the first state, the second state, the third state, and the fourth state in which the article supply device is waiting for the supply of the article in different notification formats. , The article supply device according to any one of appendices 1 to 9.
  • the notification control unit notifies in a different format that combines any one of extinguishing the light emitting unit, lighting the light emitting unit, blinking the light emitting unit, and blinking the light emitting unit at different speeds,
  • the article supply device according to any one of appendices 1 to 10.
  • An article supply system capable of supplying articles, a container containing an article; a supply unit that supplies the article stored in the storage unit; an operation unit operable to supply the article from the supply unit; a lock unit that locks the operation of the operation unit so that it cannot be operated; a control unit that unlocks the lock unit; a notification control unit that notifies, in different notification formats, a first state in which the locking unit is unlocked and a second state in which the operation of the operation unit is completed; Goods supply system comprising.

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