JP4119561B2 - Vending machine network system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vending machine network system for cashless sales.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A vending machine having ID information reading means installed in a facility such as a game hall and a management device held by the facility such as a game hall are connected online, and a user of the facility can use an ID information medium such as a card. Cashless vending machine network systems for cashless vending machines that are configured to be used to purchase products from vending machines and make payments at the front of the facility are used at amusement halls, athletic gyms, accommodation facilities, etc. .
When a vending machine installation company and an operator of a facility such as an amusement hall are different, the conventional cashless vending machine network system uses one of the following methods for settlement.
(1) The sales information is totaled separately by both the vending machine and the management device, and the sales information of both sides is matched and settled.
(2) The management device aggregates the sales information and settles based on the sales information of the management device. (3) A settlement instruction button is added to the vending machine, the settlement of the vending machine is notified to the management apparatus, and settlement is made based on the sales information of the management apparatus.
(4) The administrator of the vending machine informs the operator of the vending machine verbally to the operator of the management apparatus and makes a payment based on the sales information of the management apparatus.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The settlement method in the conventional cashless vending machine network system has the following problems.
In the methods (1) and (2), if the payment timing on the vending machine side is different from the payment timing on the facility side, the sales information on both sides does not match, so that there is a problem that mistakes are likely to occur at the time of payment. is there.
The method (3) has a problem that the manufacturing cost of the vending machine increases due to the addition of the settlement button.
In the method (4), a difference in information is likely to occur between the administrator of the vending machine and the operator of the management apparatus, and a mistake is likely to occur during settlement.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a vending machine having ID information medium reading means installed in a facility such as a game hall and a management device owned by the facility such as a game hall are online. Provided is a vending machine network system that is connected and performs cashless sales using an ID information medium, and can prevent mistakes at the time of settlement without increasing the manufacturing cost of the vending machine. For the purpose.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a vending machine having ID information reading means installed in a facility such as a game hall and a management device owned by the facility such as a game hall are connected online. , A vending machine network system for cashless sales using an ID information medium, wherein the vending machine includes sales information transmitting means for transmitting sales information to a management apparatus, sales information storing means for storing sales information, and settlement Payment instruction information storage means for preliminarily storing the instruction information as ID information, determination means for determining whether or not the ID information that the ID information medium has is payment instruction information, and ID information that the ID information medium has is payment instruction information. Payment instruction information transmitting means for transmitting the payment instruction information to a management device owned by a facility such as a game hall at one time, and the ID information possessed by the ID information medium is the payment instruction information Management equipment possessed by facilities such as amusement halls has sales information storage means for storing sales information received from vending machines and payment instructions from vending machines. Provided is a vending machine network system comprising a form output means for outputting sales information of a vending machine in a form when information is received and when payment instruction information is received from a facility such as a game hall. .
[0005]
In the vending machine network system according to the present invention, when the vending machine installer instructs the vending machine using the ID information medium having the settlement instruction information, both the vending machine and the management device When the sales information of the vending machine is output in a form, and the facility operator instructs the management apparatus to settle the account, the management apparatus outputs the sales information of the vending machine in a form.
In the vending machine network system according to the present invention, the sales information of the vending machine is output at the vending machine side at the settlement timing, and the vending machine and the management device both output the form, and at the settlement side at the facility side. Since the form is output by the management apparatus, even if the settlement timing on the vending machine side differs from the settlement timing on the facility side, it is possible to settle the accounts without mistakes by comparing the three forms.
In the vending machine network system according to the present invention, if the settlement instruction information of the ID information medium is read into the existing ID information reading means of the vending machine network system, the settlement instruction information is transmitted via the settlement instruction information transmitting means. Since it is transmitted to the management device, there is no need to add a settlement button to the vending machine. The existing sales information transmission means of the conventional vending machine network system can be applied to the settlement instruction information transmission means. If the settlement instruction information is written in the existing ID information medium of the conventional vending machine network system, an ID information medium having the settlement instruction information can be created. Therefore, the vending machine network system according to the present invention can be realized without adding hardware to the conventional vending machine network system by only partially correcting the control program of the conventional vending machine network system. Since no payment button is required, the manufacturing cost of the vending machine is not increased.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Examples of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, a vending machine 1 and a management device 2 are installed in a facility such as a game hall.
The vending machine 1 includes an ID information reading device included in ID information media such as various cards and RF tags, a sales information transmitting device that transmits sales information to the management device 2, a sales information storage device that stores sales information, A payment instruction information storage device that stores payment instruction information in advance as ID information, a determination device that determines whether or not the ID information that the ID information medium has is payment instruction information, and the ID information that the ID information medium has is payment instruction information The payment instruction information transmitting device that transmits the payment instruction information to the management device 2 and the form output device that outputs the sales information when the ID information included in the ID information medium is the payment instruction information.
The management device 2 automatically stores the sales information storage device that stores the sales information received from the vending machine 1, the payment information received from the vending machine 1, and the payment information received from the facility. A form output device for outputting the sales information of the vending machine.
The vending machine 1 and the management device 2 are connected online.
[0007]
An operation related to the settlement of the vending machine network system according to the present embodiment will be described. The explanation of the operations related to normal cashless sales is omitted.
The operation on the vending machine 1 side will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the administrator of the vending machine inserts the ID information medium 3 having the settlement instruction information into the ID information reading device of the vending machine 1, the ID information included in the ID information medium 3 is read by the ID information reading device. Whether or not the ID information is settlement instruction information is determined by the determination device (steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 2).
If the read ID information is not settlement instruction information, the product is sold (step S3 in FIG. 2), and sales information including the ID information is transmitted to the management device 2 by the sales information transmitting device (FIG. 2). 2 step S4). Sales information is stored in the sales information storage device (step S5 in FIG. 2).
If the read ID information is settlement instruction information, the settlement instruction information is transmitted to the management apparatus 2 by the settlement instruction information transmitting device, and sales information from the previous settlement to the current settlement is printed out by the form output device. Then, the sales information from the previous settlement to the current settlement is deleted from the sales information storage device (steps S6 to S8 in FIG. 2).
[0008]
The operation on the management device 2 side will be described with reference to FIGS.
Sales information received from the vending machine 1 is stored in the sales information storage device (steps S1 to S3 in FIG. 3).
When the settlement instruction information is received from the vending machine 1, the sales information from the previous settlement to the current settlement is printed out by the form output device at the settlement timing on the vending machine side (steps S1, S2, FIG. 3). S4).
When the operator of the management device manually inputs the settlement instruction information on the facility side or automatically inputs the settlement instruction information on the facility side, at the settlement timing of the facility side, the vending machine from the previous settlement to the current settlement Sales information is printed out by the form output device (steps S5 and S6 in FIG. 3).
The sales information of the vending machine subjected to the printout in step S4 in FIG. 3 immediately before the sales information printout in step S6 in FIG. 3 is deleted from the sales information storage device of the management apparatus.
[0009]
In the vending machine network system according to the present embodiment, sales information of the vending machine 1 is output at both the vending machine 1 and the management device 2 at the settlement timing of the vending machine, and the facility side Since the form is output by the management device 2 at the settlement timing of the above, even if the settlement timing on the vending machine side differs from the settlement timing on the facility side, it is possible to settle the settlement without mistake by comparing the three forms.
In the vending machine network system according to the present embodiment, if the settlement instruction information included in the ID information medium 3 is read into the existing ID information medium reading device of the conventional vending machine network system, the settlement instruction information becomes the settlement instruction information. Since it is transmitted to the management device via the transmission means, it is not necessary to add a settlement button to the vending machine 1. The existing sales information transmission device of the conventional vending machine network system can be applied to the settlement instruction information transmission device. If the settlement instruction information is written in the existing ID information medium 3 of the conventional vending machine network system, the ID information medium 3 having the settlement instruction information can be produced. Therefore, the vending machine network system according to the present invention can be realized without adding hardware to the conventional vending machine network system by only partially correcting the control program of the conventional vending machine network system. Since the settlement button is unnecessary, the manufacturing cost of the vending machine 1 is not increased.
As can be seen from the above description, the cashless vending machine network system according to the present embodiment can prevent mistakes during settlement without increasing the manufacturing cost of the vending machine.
[0010]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention provides a cashless vending machine network system that can prevent mistakes during settlement without increasing the manufacturing cost of the vending machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram of a cashless vending machine network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the operation on the vending machine side involved in settlement.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation on the management apparatus side involved in settlement.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Vending machine 2 Management device 3 ID information medium

Claims (1)

A vending machine having an ID information reading means installed in a facility such as a game arcade and a management device possessed by the facility such as a game arcade are connected online to perform cashless sales using an ID information medium. In the network system, the vending machine includes a sales information transmission unit that transmits sales information to the management device, a sales information storage unit that stores the sales information, and a payment instruction information storage that stores the payment instruction information in advance as ID information. A means for determining whether the ID information included in the ID information medium is payment instruction information; and a facility such as a game hall holds the payment instruction when the ID information included in the ID information medium is payment instruction information. A payment instruction information transmitting means for transmitting to the management apparatus; and a form output means for outputting the sales information when the ID information of the ID information medium is the payment instruction information. The management device possessed by the facility such as the game hall has a sales information storage means for storing the sales information received from the vending machine, and the payment instruction information from the facility such as the game hall when the settlement instruction information is received from the vending machine. Vending machine network system, comprising: a form output means for outputting sales information of a vending machine in a form when a vending machine is received.

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