JPH07192165A - Vending machine controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To vend an article with foreign money by converting the foreign money to the standard amount of money by a rate obtaining means and displaying the prices of articles in foreign money. CONSTITUTION:The controller is equipped with an exchange data input device 5, an arithmetic unit 9 which converts the amount of foreign money into the standard amount of money on the basis of an exchange rate, etc.; and exchange data on reference money are inputted at set time once in every 24 hours, and the amounts of foreign money for respective articles are calculated and displayed on a price display unit by articles. It is confirmed whether or not money is received and once the money is received, the total amount of money of the received money is calculated, and, it is decided whether or not there is a column of articles that can be vended and when there is the column, the lamp API of the vendable column is lighted up. Then, it is decided whether or not the selection button of the vendable column has been pressed and when the button has been pressed, an article is carried out. Further, it is decided whether or not change needs to be paid, the amount of the change is converted into a standard money price and corresponding reference money is returned.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controller for a vending machine that enables foreign currency to be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional vending machines can only sell fixed currencies, that is, Japanese currencies in Japan.

[0003]

As described above, since the conventional vending machine can sell only the fixed currency, it cannot sell the currency of other countries, which is inconvenient for the person who has the foreign currency. In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an automatic vending machine, which enables merchandise to be sold in foreign currency.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the control device for a vending machine according to the present invention comprises an identifying means for identifying foreign currency and a rate obtaining means for obtaining exchange rate information from the outside. A unit for converting foreign currency into a reference amount by the rate obtaining unit and a display unit for displaying the price of each commodity in the foreign currency based on the rate are provided.

Further, a conversion means for converting the change price to the reference price is provided.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a plurality of currency identification devices are used to correspond to various currencies, and the amount of each commodity is displayed in the amount of foreign currency based on the exchange rate information. In addition, the change will be converted to the standard amount and returned.

[0007]

1 is a block diagram of a control device for an automatic vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the automatic vending machine shown in FIG.
1 and 2, 1 is a main body of a vending machine, 2 is a sample can, 3 is a selection button, 4 is a price display, and 5 is an input key. Exchange data input device operated by the operator, 6 is a money slot, 7
Is a master device that has a CPU, has a determination function, outputs a command for controlling an automatic vending machine, and has a timer function and a storage unit. The storage unit stores various data and sales amount. Reference numeral 8 is a door slave that transmits / receives signals to / from the price indicator 4 and the coin mech 10 provided on the door, and 9 is an arithmetic device for converting the amount of foreign currency into a reference amount based on the exchange rate.

The control operation of the above configuration will be described below with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. First, every 24 hours
Once, the exchange data of the reference currency is input at the set time (step S1). Next, the amount of each product in foreign currency is calculated (step S2), and the amount is displayed on the price display for each product (step S3). Next, in another flowchart of FIG. 4, first, it is confirmed whether or not money has been input (step S4), and if there is money input, the total amount of inserted money is calculated (step S5), and whether there is a column available for sale. Whether or not it is determined (step S6), and if so, the lamp API of the column that can be sold is turned on (step S6).
7). Next, it is determined whether or not the selection button 3 of the column that can be sold is pressed (step S8), and when it is pressed, the product is unloaded (step S9). For example, 10 yen and 1 dollar is 110
You can purchase a product that costs JPY 1.10 as a yen. Next, it is determined whether there is change (step S1
0), the amount of change is converted into the reference currency price and returned in the reference currency (step S11).

[0009]

According to the present invention, by accepting various types of currencies, determining the price of the product based on the exchange data, and selling the product, it is possible to sell the product with one type of currency and also to sell the product with a plurality of currencies. Can be sold. In addition, since the change money is returned in the standard currency, it is possible to exchange the surplus money during the travel, which has the effect of increasing the sales opportunities by using the money when returning from the travel.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control device for a vending machine according to the present invention.

2 is an external view of the vending machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the block diagram of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the block diagram of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending Machine Main Body 2 Sample Can 3 Selection Button 4 Price Display 5 Currency Data Entry Device 6 Currency Entry 7 Master Device 8 Door Slave 9 Computing Device 10 CoinMec

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine that sells goods containing money in a receiving machine, identifying means for identifying foreign currency, rate obtaining means for obtaining exchange rate information from the outside, and foreign currency for the foreign currency. A control device for a vending machine, comprising: a means for converting into a reference amount of money by a rate obtaining means; and a display means for displaying the price of each commodity in foreign currency based on the rate. 2. The control device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising conversion means for converting the change price into a reference price.