JPH02132585A - Data collection processing system for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp sales data on each automatic vending machine and to control en bloc these sales data by collecting the store data of a data store device into a memory card and processing these collected data. CONSTITUTION:The store data stored in a data store device 2 are collected into a memory card 3 and stored as the card data. Then the card data is read out of the card 3 by a card reader 41, and the read data is stored in a disk 42 as the disk data. The disk data is processed by a processor 4, and the processed data showing the processing result is printed out by a printer. Thus it is possible to collect and control en bloc those data stored in the device 2.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Lifespan] The present invention collects stored data from a data storage device that is provided in each vending machine and stores sales data of its own machine as stored data. , relating to a system for processing.

[Conventional technology]

Some vending machines of this type are equipped with a data storage device for storing sales data such as sales data of the vending machine itself as storage data.

As a method of collecting stored data stored in this data storage device, a handy terminal equipped with a barcode reader as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Sho [i2-95672 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-117084] is used. As described in Japanese Patent Application No. 82-218751 filed by the same applicant as the present applicant, a method of collecting data using a memory card has already been proposed. There is.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, conventional methods have only proposed methods for collecting stored data, and have not disclosed anything about how to process the collected data.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a data collection and processing system for a vending machine that is capable of collecting and processing stored data stored in a data storage device.

[Means to solve the problem]

The vending machine data collection and processing system according to the present invention includes:
A system for collecting and processing stored data from a data storage device provided in each vending machine for storing sales data of the vending machine as stored data, the system comprising: collecting and processing the stored data from the data storage device; a memory card for collecting and storing the card data as card data, a card reader for reading the card data from the memory card and outputting the read data, a disk for storing the read data as disk data, and processing the disk data. The present invention is characterized in that it includes a processing device that obtains processing data representing processing results, and a printer that prints out the processing data.

[For production]

The stored data stored in the data storage device is collected on a memory card and stored as card data. Card data stored in the memory card is read by a card reader, and the read data read by the card reader is stored in a disk as disk data. The disk data is processed by a processing device, and processed data representing the processing result is printed out to a printer.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the data collection processing system for vending machines to which the present invention is applied is provided in each vending machine 1, and from a data storage device 2 for storing sales data of the vending machine itself as stored data. A system for collecting and processing stored data.

The data storage device 2 has a card insertion slot 21 into which a memory card 3 can be inserted.
By inserting the data into the memory card 3, stored data is collected from the data storage device 2 into the memory card 3 and stored as card data.

In order to process the card data collected on this memory card 3, a computer 4 such as a personal computer etc.
is used.

The computer 4 includes a card reader 41 for reading card data from the memory card 3. The card reader 41 outputs the read data to the computer 4 main body.

The computer 4 further includes a floppy disk device 4.
Make 2 into 9. By inserting a floppy disk (not shown) into the floppy disk device 42, the data read by the card reader 41 can be stored on the floppy disk as disk data. A floppy disk on which disk data is stored is called a data disk.

The computer 4 includes a CPU (not shown) for processing the disk data stored on the data disk, a system disk (not shown) storing a program for processing the disk data, and a CPU (not shown) for processing the disk data stored on the data disk. A RAM (not shown) for storing processing data representing processing results by the computer and the CPU, a printer (not shown) for printing out the processing data, a keyboard 43 for manually inputting operation commands, and and a display screen 44 for displaying operation details.

The operation of the CPU of the computer 4 in the data collection processing system having such a configuration will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 to 5 showing programs stored on the system disk.

FIG. 2 shows the main routine for selecting each process. FIG. 3 shows that the data read from the memory card 3 by the card reader 41 is divided into monthly units, and the cumulative sales data (management data) is stored as disk data on floppy disks for each vending machine to create a data disk. Figure 4 shows a subroutine (hereinafter abbreviated as a storage subroutine) that prints out the sales data accumulated on the data disk by operator, by vending machine, by content manufacturer, and by column. , a processing subroutine (hereinafter referred to as (abbreviated as the first printing subroutine),
Figure 5 shows the sales data accumulated on multiple data disks, and the total value for each model/disk/content maker/column is printed out on a printer list, and token sales are made for each model/content maker/column. A subroutine (hereinafter abbreviated as a second printing subroutine) for printing data and total sales data of all discs to a printer is shown.

First, referring to FIG. 2, when the computer is started (powered on), a main menu is displayed on the display screen 44 (step 100). Here, when a key is manually pressed to call the save subroutine from the keyboard 43 as a selection input (step l 0 1), the save subroutine shown in FIG. 3 is called. When other keys are pressed manually, a sales summary list output menu is displayed on the display screen 44 (step 102). Here, when a key is pressed manually to call the first printing subroutine from the keyboard 43 as a selection manual (step l 0 3), the first printing subroutine shown in FIG. 4 is called and the second printing subroutine is called.
If you manually perform the key to call the printing subroutine, the fifth
When the second printing subroutine shown in the figure is called and the return key is input, the process returns to step 100.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the save subroutine is called in step 101 of FIG. 2, "insert card" is displayed on the display screen 44 (step 200). When the memory card 3 with card data stored therein is inserted into the insertion slot 41a of the card reader 41 (step 20l), the card data is read into the R of the computer 4.
AM (step 202). When the card data reading process in step 202 is completed, the display screen 44
"Card information" is displayed at the top (step 203). Next, the CPU performs monthly sales data accumulation processing (step 204). That is, cumulative sales data for about qt month is stored on a floppy disk inserted into the floppy disk device 42, and a data disk is created. When the monthly sales data accumulation process in step 204 is completed, a "card clear request" is displayed on the display screen 44 (step 205). Select input here (
Step 20G) is to manually select card clear from the keyboard 43 (YE in step 207).
S), the memory contents of the memory card 3 inserted into the insertion slot 41a of the card reader 41 are erased (step 20).
8). After the card clearing process in step 208 is completed,
Or, in step 206, you manually pressed a key that did not select card clear from the keyboard 43 (N in step 207).
After O), when the return key is input, the process returns to step 100 in FIG.

As mentioned above, in step 103 of FIG.
When the printing subroutine is called, the first printing subroutine consisting of steps 300 to 311 shown in FIG. 4 is executed, and when the second printing subroutine is called, steps 400 to 311 shown in FIG. 5 are executed. A second print subroutine consisting of 415 is executed. This first
A detailed explanation of the printing subroutine and the second printing subroutine will be omitted since they are described in detail in FIGS. 4 and 5.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the stored data stored in the data storage device is not only collected on the memory card, but also the data collected on the memory card is processed, so that the sales of each vending machine can be increased. It becomes possible to understand data and manage it all at once. This makes it possible to eliminate data loss and constitutional amendments and improve data reliability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a data collection processing system for a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the data collection processing system of FIG. 1. It is. 1... Vending machine, 2... Data storage device, 3...
・Memory card, 4...Personal computer, 4
1... Card reader, 42... Floppy disk device. Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A system for collecting and processing stored data from a data storage device provided in each vending machine for storing the sales data of the vending machine as stored data, comprising: A memory card for collecting the stored data from a data storage device and storing it as card data, a card reader for reading the card data from the memory card and outputting the read data, and storing the read data as disk data. A data collection and processing system for a vending machine, comprising: a disk; a processing device that processes the disk data to obtain processed data representing a processing result; and a printer that prints out the processed data.