JPH03219391A - Automatic vending machine with card transaction function - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a vending machine with a card transaction function, such as an article vending machine that allows transactions using a card, and more specifically, to a vending machine with a card transaction function, such as an article vending machine that allows transactions using a card. Regarding vending machines with transaction functions.

(b) Prior Art Generally, this type of vending machine with a card transaction function allows transactions using a card having value data in addition to transactions using currency.

Furthermore, in this case, for specific customers who make many purchases,
A device is provided that sells using a discount card (
For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-34696).

However, when using this discount card, the discount rate set on the vending machine is fixed, so if the discount rate of the product is changed due to various conditions, the staff will change the setting of the vending machine each time. It was time-consuming to manually change the discount rate for multiple products individually by operating the internals, and a lot of work was required for each vending machine. Since the degree of discount is constant,
There were limits to the service provided to customers.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention provides a vending machine with a card transaction function that allows the card to change the setting of the discount rate so that the setting change operation of the vending machine can be omitted. purpose.

(d) Means for solving the problem This invention displays multiple types of products to be sold, and based on inputting the displayed product, the amount is discounted from the regular price of the product. A vending machine with a card transaction function that performs card transactions, the vending machine with a card transaction function having a control means for storing discount data for all transaction products in the card and controlling card transactions based on this discount data. It is.

It is also possible to provide a control means for controlling card transactions by making discount rates for products correspond to types of cards with different discount conditions.

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, when a card is inserted into a vending machine and a transaction product is specified for purchase, the control means reads the discount data for the transaction product recorded on the card and calculates the transaction amount. After deducting the amount, return the card and release the product.

Furthermore, when purchasing operations are performed using various cards with different discount conditions, the discount rate for the product will vary depending on the type of card, and a discount transaction will be executed depending on the preset service level of the card.

(f) Effects of the invention In this way, the discount rate for a product can be stored in the card, and this discount rate can be set arbitrarily to automatically change the product price. It is possible to omit the work of an attendant to change the setting of the product discount rate.

Furthermore, since the issuing card can issue cards with different discount rates depending on the degree of service provided by the customer, it is possible to provide finely tailored services to each customer.

(g) Examples An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The drawing shows a vending machine with a card transaction function, and in FIG. 1, this vending machine 11 with a card transaction function has a large number of menu selection buttons 12 on the front as a customer service section for purchasing products. , a guide display 13, a card insertion slot 14, a coin slot 15, a product discharge slot 16,
It is equipped with a change outlet 17 and a return lever 18.

Among these, the menu selection buttons 12 are arranged vertically and horizontally for each menu and can be pressed, and menus of various products are graphically displayed on the surface of the buttons 12, and their prices are also displayed. By selecting and pressing the graphically displayed menu, the selected corresponding product is designated and input.

The guidance display 13 displays various customer service guidance items such as input operation guidance, the effective value of the inserted cart, the amount of coins inserted, and whether the product is on sale or not on sale.

The card insertion slot 14 allows a magnetic card, for example, which has value data that allows for commodity transactions, to be inserted into and removed from the card insertion slot 14, so that it is possible to conduct commodity transactions using this magnetic card.

The coin input slot 15 allows purchase fees to be inserted into the coin to enable product transactions using coins, and when the transaction is completed, the specified input product is discharged from the product discharge port 16, and the change at this time is sent to the change discharge port. 17, and if the transaction is to be canceled during the purchase operation, the transaction is canceled by rotating the return lever 18.

On the other hand, inside the vending machine, there is a coin processing device equipped with a card processing unit that processes magnetic data on cards, a coin verification unit that determines the authenticity and denomination of coins, and a coin processing unit that processes the magnetic data of the card. A product dispensing device that issues products in accordance with the menu is built in, and these devices are driven by a control circuit that will be described later.

FIG. 2 shows a control circuit block diagram of a vending machine with a card transaction function, in which the CPtJ21 controls each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM22, and stores the control data in a readable manner in the RAM23.

The CPU 21 performs card transactions based on discount data recorded on the card, reads individual discount data for all transaction products that are magnetically recorded in advance on the card, and lowers the regular product price based on this discount data. Perform card transactions at discounted prices.

The card processing section 24 reads the discount data of the card on the magnetic stripe of the card inserted through the card insertion slot 14, and records a reduction in the transaction amount for the specified transaction item.

The coin processing device 25 determines the authenticity of the inserted coins, displays the inserted amount on the guide display 13 for genuine coins, and allows product transaction operations, and returns fake coins to the change outlet 17. to cancel the commodity trading operation.

The product release device 26 has a large number of menu selection buttons 12...
- Correspondingly, it has a built-in device that can release a wide variety of products.
The product specified for transaction at the time of product purchase is discharged from the inside to a product discharge port 16.

FIG. 3 shows an example of magnetic data prerecorded on a card, in which ID information 31 for identifying an individual, individual discount data 32 for all transaction products, and card effective balance information 33 are recorded.

In this case, by issuing cards with different discount rates and using them differently for each customer, it is possible to perform card transactions with rich service depending on the customer, and to provide detailed services to the customer. be able to.

The transaction processing operation of the thus configured vending machine with card transaction function will be explained with reference to chart 70 in FIG.

Normally, this vending machine 11 with a card transaction function displays "Please insert your card or coins" on the guide display 13, and displays various menus graphically on the menu selection button 12... , the regular product price of that menu is displayed with light, and the displayed menu is selected and is waiting in a state where input can be made by pressing (first step nl).
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In this standby state, the customer is now inserting the card into card slot 1.
4 to transact a product (second step n2), the discount data of the inserted card is read by the card processing section 24, and the discount price of each product is determined based on the discount data of this card. , the valuable data of the card is determined, and if there is valuable data that can be used for product transactions (3rd to
5th step n3~n5), Menu selection button 1 according to the discount data of this card
2..., the discount prices corresponding to various products are displayed, and the guidance display 13 displays "Please press the menu of your choice" (sixth step n6).

When the customer selects and presses a specific menu selection button 12, the transaction amount of the designated product is recorded as a deduction from the valuable data recorded on the card in the card processing unit 24 (7th to 8th steps n7). ~n8).

After processing this card data, the designated product specified by the customer is discharged into the product discharge port 16, and the card is returned to the card insertion slot 14, thereby completing the card transaction (No. 9
~10th step n9-n10).

By the way, in the fifth step n5 mentioned above, if there is no valuable data on the card, a display to that effect is displayed and a display guide is provided to insert a removable card (eleventh step n11).

Further, in the seventh step n7 described above, if the customer turns the return lever 18 during the purchase operation to cancel the transaction, the card is returned with the initial data intact (twelfth step n12).

Furthermore, if coins are used, the customer can press the menu selection button 12 to input after inserting the coins.
The designated product specified by the customer is discharged to the product discharge port 16, and the change is discharged to the change discharge port 17, and the coin transaction is completed (13th to 16th steps n13 to n16).
).

In addition, if the inserted coin is inspected by the coin processing device 25 and is found to be unsuitable, or if the customer turns the return lever 18 to cancel the transaction, the inserted coin is transferred to the change outlet 17. Release (17th to 18th steps n17 to
n18).

As mentioned above, the discount rate for a product can be stored in the card, and this discount rate can be set arbitrarily to automatically change the product price, so when the discount rate is changed, the staff will It is possible to omit staff work such as changing settings of product discount rates. Furthermore, since the issuing card can issue cards with different discount rates depending on the degree of service provided by the customer, it is possible to provide finely tailored services to each customer.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a vending machine with a card transaction function, FIG. 2 is a control circuit block diagram of the vending machine with a card transaction function, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing card data. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the card transaction processing operation. 11...Vending machine with card transaction function 12...Menu selection button 14...Card insertion slot 21...C
PU 24...Card processing unit 32...
discount data

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A vending machine with a card transaction function that displays multiple types of products to be sold and, based on the specified input of the displayed product, makes a card transaction at a discount from the regular price of the product. A vending machine with a card transaction function, comprising a control means for storing discount data for all transaction products in the card and controlling card transactions based on the discount data. (2) A vending machine with a card transaction function according to claim 1, comprising a control means for controlling card transactions by making discount rates for products correspond to card types having different discount conditions.