JPH0481993A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Automatic vending machine

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Publication number
JPH0481993A
JPH0481993A JP11229190A JP11229190A JPH0481993A JP H0481993 A JPH0481993 A JP H0481993A JP 11229190 A JP11229190 A JP 11229190A JP 11229190 A JP11229190 A JP 11229190A JP H0481993 A JPH0481993 A JP H0481993A
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Prior art keywords
vending machine
information
telephone
automatic vending
mobile
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Inventor
Hiromu Murakami
村上 博武
Hajime Ito
肇 伊藤
Hiroshi Shibuta
渋田 博士
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Fuji Electric Co Ltd
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Fuji Electric Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the service area of a mobile communication further scrupulous by providing a function as a base station in a mobile telephone network. CONSTITUTION:A radio repeater 2 as the repeating base station in the mobile communication, is arranged in an automatic vending machine 1. A mobile telephone set 5 is capable of communicating with a subscriber's telephone set such as a general telephone or an automobile telephone as the normal automobile telephone. Moreover, a specified code number for navigation designated by the center of an information offering businessman, is transmitted so that the offer of traffic related information of the surrounding of the automatic vending machine 1 can be received. Thus, the information offer constituted of a scrupulous zone, or information collecting service can be realized at a low cost.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention] 【産業上の利用分野】[Industrial application field]

この発明は、各種の自動販売機に関し、更に詳しくは移
動電話網における基地局としての機能を持たせるように
した自動販売機に関する。
The present invention relates to various types of vending machines, and more particularly to a vending machine that functions as a base station in a mobile telephone network.

【従来の技術】[Conventional technology]

今日、自動販売機の普及は目覚ましく、あらゆる場所に
各種のものがきめ細か(展開されている。 そこで、この自動販売機の設置状況に着目してこれに電
話機を組み込み、自動販売機に公衆電話機の機能を持た
せるようにしたものが提案されている(特開昭62−2
6595号、同63−94749号などの公報参照)。
Today, the spread of vending machines is remarkable, and various types of machines are being deployed in various places. Therefore, we focused on the installation situation of these vending machines and incorporated telephones into them. A device with additional functions has been proposed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-2
(See publications such as No. 6595 and No. 63-94749).

【発明が解決しようとする課題】[Problem to be solved by the invention]

一方、「いつでも・どこでも利用できる」通信として、
船舶、自動車、列車、航空機、更には人間などの各種移
動体を対象とした移動体通信が実現しており、通話のみ
ならずデータ伝送にも活用されているが、そのサービス
エリヤについては一層のきめ細かさが望まれている。 そこで、この発明は、各所に多数散在する自動販売機の
立地条件を一層活用することにより、自動販売機設置場
所周辺の移動体に対する情報提供、あるいはその周辺か
らの情報収集を簡易に実現するようにした自動販売機を
提供することを目的とするものである。
On the other hand, as a communication that can be used anytime and anywhere,
Mobile communication has been realized for various moving objects such as ships, automobiles, trains, aircraft, and even humans, and is used not only for calls but also for data transmission, but the service area is still in need of further development. Detailedness is desired. Therefore, this invention makes it possible to easily provide information to moving objects around the vending machine installation location or collect information from the surrounding area by making further use of the location conditions of many vending machines scattered in various places. The purpose is to provide a vending machine with

【課題を解決するための手段】[Means to solve the problem]

この発明は、移動体通信における中継基地局、例えば自
動車電話における基地局、車両位置自動表示システム(
AVMシステム)におけるサインポスト、テレターミナ
ルシステムにおけるテレターミナルなどの役割を果たす
無線中継器を自動販売機本体に内蔵させるものである。
This invention relates to relay base stations in mobile communications, such as base stations in car telephones, and automatic vehicle position display systems (
A wireless repeater that plays the role of a sign post in an AVM system, a teleterminal in a teleterminal system, etc. is built into the vending machine body.

【作 用】[For use]

上記中継器を自動販売機内に設置することにより、次に
述べるような各種のサービス機能を実現することができ
る。 (1)自動販売機周辺を通過する移動体へのサービス中
継器を自動車電話の基地局とし、通常の自動車電話とし
ての通信サービスを行うとともに、ナビゲーション端末
を搭載した自動車からセンタにダイヤルさせることによ
り、当該基地局の位置信号に基づいてその周辺の地図情
報などをセンタからナビゲーション端末に送信するなど
の情報提供を行う。 (2)自動販売機の機能と一体化したサービス自動販売
機自体に移動電話機を備えて公衆電話としての利用を図
る他、センタよりこの移動電話機を介して送信された天
気予報、ニュース、ゲームソフトなどを自動販売機内の
端末に蓄積しておき、求めに応じて天気予報などは自動
販売機のデイスプレィに表示し、ゲームソフトなどは媒
体に書き込んで提供する。また、自動販売機にファクシ
ミリを付設し、IDカードと連動させて特定の情報を引
き出させる。 (3)自動販売機設置場所周辺からの情報収集(テレメ
ータ機能) 自動販売機内に移動電話機を設けるとともに、周辺に各
種環境センサを設置し、このセンサで収集した気象情報
(気温、湿度、風速など)、公害情報(CO濃度、NO
XfM度、光化学スモッグの発生の有無など)などのデ
ータを移動電話機を介してセンタに伝送させる。 (4)自動販売機設置場所周辺を通過する移動体の制御
(テレコントロール機能) 例えば、自動車の速度を計測する速度センサとアラーム
発信器を自動販売機に付設し、速度違反車に対して警告
を発信する。 (5)自動販売機設置場所周辺を運行する車などの管理 例えば、中継器に分散送信方式のAVMシステムにおけ
るサインポストの機能を持たせ、パトロールカーやタク
シ−車の運行を管理する。また、テレターミナルシステ
ムのテレターミナルの機能を持たせ、例えば営業マンの
携帯端末とセンタとの間でデータの授受を行わせる。 (6)自動販売機の各種管理情報の収集自動販売機内に
売上情報などを収集、蓄積するデータユニット及び移動
電話機を内蔵させ、自動販売機管理に必要な各種の情報
をセンタに伝送させる。
By installing the above repeater in a vending machine, various service functions as described below can be realized. (1) By using the service repeater for mobile units passing around the vending machine as a base station of the car phone, it provides communication services as a normal car phone, and allows cars equipped with navigation terminals to dial the center. Based on the position signal of the base station, information is provided by transmitting map information of the surrounding area from the center to the navigation terminal. (2) Service integrated with vending machine functions In addition to equipping the vending machine itself with a mobile phone and using it as a public telephone, weather forecasts, news, and game software can be sent from the center via this mobile phone. Information such as weather forecasts can be displayed on the vending machine's display upon request, and game software can be written on media and provided. Additionally, a facsimile machine is attached to the vending machine and linked to an ID card to retrieve specific information. (3) Collecting information from around the vending machine installation location (telemeter function) In addition to installing a mobile phone inside the vending machine, various environmental sensors are installed around the vending machine, and weather information (temperature, humidity, wind speed, etc.) collected by the sensors is installed inside the vending machine. ), pollution information (CO concentration, NO
Data such as XfM degree, presence or absence of photochemical smog, etc.) are transmitted to the center via the mobile phone. (4) Control of moving objects passing around the vending machine installation location (telecontrol function) For example, a speed sensor that measures the speed of a car and an alarm transmitter can be attached to the vending machine to warn against speeding cars. Send. (5) Management of vehicles operating around the vending machine installation location For example, a repeater may be provided with the function of a sign post in a distributed transmission AVM system to manage the operation of patrol cars and taxi cars. It also has the function of a teleterminal in a teleterminal system, and allows data to be exchanged between, for example, a salesperson's mobile terminal and the center. (6) Collection of various management information of vending machines A data unit and a mobile phone for collecting and storing sales information, etc. are built into the vending machine, and various information necessary for vending machine management is transmitted to the center.

【実施例】【Example】

以下、図に基づいてこの発明の詳細な説明する。 第1図はこの発明の第1の実施例を示す概念図で、この
実施例は自動販売機設置場所周辺を走行する自動車に対
して情報提供を行うシステムの例である。図において、
1は道路沿いに設置された自動販売機、2は自動販売機
1に内蔵された自動車電話基地局としての無線中継器、
3はそのアンテナ、4は自動販売機1の設置場所周辺を
走行する自動車、5は自動車4に搭載された車載用の電
話機、6はそのアンテナである。なお、図示していない
が、無線中継器2は有線あるいは無線により制御局に接
続され、更に自動車交換局を経て、一般電話網に接続さ
れた情報提供事業者のセンタに接続されているものとす
る。 このような構成において、移動電話機5は、−般電話あ
るいは自動車電話の加入電話機との間で通常の自動車電
話としての交信が可能であるが、更に上記センタが指定
する特定のナビゲーション用コード番号を発信すること
により、自動販売機lの周辺の交通関連情報の提供を受
けることができる。この情報提供は音声によるものの他
、自動車4に特別のナビゲーション端末を搭載しておく
ことにより、デイスプレィ上に地図情報などを表示して
行うことができる。また、これらの情報は呼び出しの都
度、センタから送信してもよいし、予め自動販売機1内
の端末に送信、蓄積しておいたものを無線中継器2から
発信してもよい。 第2図は位置自動表示システムとしてのこの発明の第2
の実施例を示すものである。図において、2は図示しな
い自動販売機に内蔵された中継基地としての役割をする
無線中継器、2aはその一部を構成する位置コード発信
器、3は無線中継器2のアンテナ、5は自動販売機設置
場所周辺を走行する図示しない自動車に搭載された車載
用の移動電話機、6はそのアンテナ、7は自動販売機設
置場所周辺で営業活動をする営業マンが携帯する携帯用
の移動電話機、8はそのアンテナ、9は無線中継器2と
有線で接続された一般電話網、10は管理センタ、11
は位置信号判別・分離装置、12は位置表示器、13は
固定電話機である。 このような構成において、移動電話機5,7から管理セ
ンタ10に、あるいはその逆に電話をかけると、図示し
たように移動電話機5.6からの音声又はデータ信号A
、A’ と位置コード発信器2aからの位置コード信号
Bとが一緒になった信号C(C=A又はA’ 十B)が
自動的に管理センタ10に送られる。これを受信した管
理センタ10の位置信号判別・分離装置11はこれを信
号A。 A゛とBとに分離し、音声信号A、A’ は電話機13
に送り、位置コード信号Bは位置表示器12に送る。こ
のようにして、管理センタ10では相手方の位置を即座
に知ることができる。
Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment is an example of a system that provides information to automobiles traveling around a place where a vending machine is installed. In the figure,
1 is a vending machine installed along the road; 2 is a wireless repeater built into the vending machine 1 as a car phone base station;
3 is its antenna, 4 is a car that runs around the installation location of the vending machine 1, 5 is an in-vehicle telephone mounted on the car 4, and 6 is its antenna. Although not shown, it is assumed that the wireless repeater 2 is connected to a control station by wire or wirelessly, and is further connected to a center of an information provider connected to a general telephone network via an automobile switching center. do. In such a configuration, the mobile phone 5 is capable of communicating with a regular phone or a car phone subscriber phone as a normal car phone, but it also can communicate with a specific navigation code number specified by the center. By making a call, it is possible to receive traffic-related information around the vending machine I. This information can be provided not only by voice but also by displaying map information and the like on a display by equipping the car 4 with a special navigation terminal. Further, these pieces of information may be transmitted from the center each time a call is made, or may be transmitted and stored in advance to a terminal within the vending machine 1 and transmitted from the wireless repeater 2. Figure 2 shows the second example of this invention as an automatic position display system.
This is an example of the following. In the figure, 2 is a wireless repeater built into a vending machine (not shown) and serves as a relay base, 2a is a position code transmitter that constitutes a part thereof, 3 is an antenna of the wireless repeater 2, and 5 is an automatic An in-vehicle mobile phone mounted on a car (not shown) that travels around the vending machine installation location; 6 is its antenna; 7 is a portable mobile phone carried by a salesman who conducts sales activities around the vending machine installation location; 8 is its antenna, 9 is a general telephone network connected to the wireless repeater 2 by wire, 10 is a management center, 11
12 is a position indicator, and 13 is a fixed telephone. In such an arrangement, when a call is made from a mobile telephone 5, 7 to the management center 10 or vice versa, a voice or data signal A from the mobile telephone 5.6 is sent as shown.
, A' and the position code signal B from the position code transmitter 2a (C=A or A' + B) are automatically sent to the management center 10. The position signal discrimination/separation device 11 of the management center 10 that received this signal receives it as a signal A. The audio signals A and A' are separated into A' and B, and the audio signals A and A' are sent to the telephone 13.
and the position code signal B is sent to the position indicator 12. In this way, the management center 10 can immediately know the location of the other party.

【発明の効果】【Effect of the invention】

この発明によれば、自動販売機を無線中継基地として活
用することにより、現在の自動販売機の設置状況から極
めてきめ細かいゾーン構成の情報提供、あるいは情報収
集サービスを安価に実現することができ、自動販売機の
運用者、あるいはこれに相乗りする他の事業者に新たな
事業機会を与えるとともに、自動販売機設置場所周辺に
対する新たなサービス提供による集客力の向上により、
自動販売機自体の売上増しを期待できる。
According to this invention, by utilizing vending machines as wireless relay bases, it is possible to provide information on extremely detailed zone configurations or to provide information collection services at low cost based on the current installation status of vending machines. By providing new business opportunities to vending machine operators and other businesses that share their services, and by improving the ability to attract customers by providing new services in the vicinity of vending machine locations,
We can expect an increase in sales of the vending machines themselves.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図はこの発明の第1の実施例の概念図、第2図は同
じく第2の実施例の概念図である。
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a second embodiment.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1)移動体通信における基地局の役割を果たす無線中継
器を本体に内蔵させたことを特徴とする自動販売機。
1) A vending machine characterized by having a built-in wireless repeater that functions as a base station in mobile communications.
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