JP4398765B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  It is possible to take out the product selected by the product selection means, and it is possible to easily set the correspondence between the product and the price, in particular, with respect to the vending machine that settles the price at the price set for the selected product. It relates to vending machines.

  Conventionally, in sales of beverages and cigarettes, vending machines that greatly reduce selling costs and are not restricted by selling time are widely used.

  Generally, in a vending machine, a sample product is displayed so as to be visible from the outside, and a user selects a desired product from the displayed product sample, and the selected product is sold. As a means for selecting a product, there is a method in which a selection button is provided in the vicinity of a product sample. The selection button and a plurality of product storage units (product columns) provided in the vending machine have a predetermined correspondence relationship. Is set.

  Therefore, when the user presses the selection button near the product sample, the product is supplied from the corresponding product column, and the price of the product is settled.

  And when exchanging goods, it is necessary for the manager to change the merchandise stored in the merchandise column and the merchandise sample to be displayed, and to set the correspondence between the selection button, the merchandise column, and the price.

  In recent years, various techniques have been devised in order to simplify the setting of these correspondences. For example, in the column setting device of a vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, a product column is set by reading a barcode printed on a product.

  Further, in the column setting device in the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 2, the barcode (product code) of the product sample displayed so as to correspond to each selection button is read, and the correspondence between the stored product code and the price The price of each selection button is set with reference to the relationship.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-95192 JP-A-8-263732

  However, barcodes are often printed at a predetermined position on a product in a relatively small size, and it may take time to specify the printed portion of the barcode.

  In addition, since the product sample is created for the purpose of specifying the product, the barcode itself may not be printed. In such a case, it becomes impossible to read the barcode from the product sample, and it is necessary for the administrator to directly input the barcode or to read the barcode from the product.

  Furthermore, in order to set the price with the barcode, it is necessary to provide a dedicated barcode reader in the vending machine.

  In other words, since the barcode itself is printed for the purpose of managing the merchandise for sale, if the price is set by reading the barcode as in the prior art, it is necessary to specify the printing location of the barcode. Since it becomes necessary to provide a barcode reader, it cannot be said that the purpose of simplifying the price setting for the selection button and the product column has been sufficiently achieved.

  In addition, in the configuration that automatically reads the barcode from the product sample, it can be simplified easily if the barcode is printed on the product sample, but if the barcode is not printed on the product sample, the effect is obtained. There was a problem of not being able to obtain.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art and to solve the problems, and to provide a vending machine capable of easily setting the correspondence between the product selection means and the price. Objective.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the vending machine according to the first aspect of the invention enables the product selected by the product selection means to be taken out and the price set for the selected product. A vending machine that settles the price by a storage means for storing the package image of the product and the price of the product in association with each other, and a product sample corresponding to the selection signal output by the product selection means Displaying means for display, provided inside the outer door of the vending machine, enabling the outside of the vending machine to be photographed with the outer door closed, and removing it from the outside of the vending machine an imaging means that is capable of capturing the product sample which was displayed in the display unit, by comparing the package image said storage means photographing means and images taken and stored by the imaging means has captured Identify price of a product corresponding to the goods samples, and a price setting means for setting a corresponding relationship between the price of the selection signal and the product, the price setting means, display of the product sample which said imaging means has captured Recognizing a position, a correspondence relationship between the selection signal and the product is set .

In addition, the vending machine according to the invention of claim 2 is a vending machine capable of taking out the merchandise selected by the merchandise selecting means and performing payment for the price based on the price set for the selected merchandise. Storage means for storing the product package image and the price of the product in association with each other, photographing means for photographing a product sample, an image photographed by the photographing means, and a package image stored by the storage means. In comparison, the price setting means for specifying the price of the product corresponding to the product sample photographed by the photographing means, and setting the correspondence between the selection signal output by the product selection means and the price of the product, and the selection Display the product sample in response to the signal, and display means on which a symbol indicating the position is written, and the photographing means captures the product sample by photographing the symbol. The position of the display means is identified, and the price setting means recognizes the display position of the product sample photographed by the photographing means and sets the correspondence between the selection signal and the commodity. And

Further, the vending machine according to the invention of claim 3 is a vending machine that makes it possible to take out the merchandise selected by the merchandise selection means, and to settle the price at the price set for the selected merchandise. Storage means for storing the product package image and the price of the product in association with each other, photographing means for photographing a product sample, an image photographed by the photographing means, and a package image stored by the storage means. In comparison, the price setting means for specifying the price of the product corresponding to the product sample photographed by the photographing means, and setting the correspondence between the selection signal output by the product selection means and the price of the product, and the selection Display means for displaying the product sample in response to a signal, and moving means for moving the imaging means, wherein the price setting means displays the product sample taken by the imaging means Is recognized and the correspondence relationship between the selection signal and the product is set, and the moving unit sequentially moves the photographing unit with respect to a plurality of products displayed on the display unit, and executes shooting of the product sample It is characterized by that .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the vending machine stores the package image of the product and the price of the product in association with each other, and can photograph the outside of the vending machine from the inside with the outer door closed. The product is taken from outside the vending machine, the display position is recognized, the price of the corresponding product is specified by comparing with the stored package image, and the product selection means outputs the selection signal and the product Therefore, it is possible to obtain a vending machine that can easily set the correspondence between the product selection signal and the price from the package design of the product.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the vending machine stores the package image of the product and the price of the product in association with each other, photographs the product sample and the symbol written on the display means, and takes the photographed product. Compare the sample image and the stored package image to identify the price of the corresponding product, and set the correspondence between the selection signal corresponding to the display position indicated by the photographed symbol and the price of the product. From this package design, it is possible to obtain a vending machine that can easily set the correspondence between the product selection signal and the price.

According to the invention of claim 3, the vending machine stores the package image of the product and the price of the product in association with each other, and sequentially moves the photographing means with respect to the plurality of product samples displayed on the display means. The product sample is photographed, the image of the photographed product sample is compared with the stored package image to identify the price of the corresponding product, and the correspondence between the selection signal output by the product selection means and the price of the product Therefore, it is possible to obtain a vending machine capable of automatically setting the correspondence between a plurality of product selection signals and prices.

  A cigarette vending machine which is a preferred embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a cigarette vending machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine 1 includes a product selection button 11, an operation terminal 12, a camera 13, a locking mechanism 14, a product identification unit 15, a person identification unit 16, a main control unit 20, and a storage unit 30.

  Moreover, the vending machine 1 has the structure which consists of the main body 2, the inner door 3, and the outer door 4, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. Here, the products to be sold are stored in a product column (not shown) provided in the main body 2.

  Further, a product display section 5 is provided on the inner door 3, and a product sample is displayed on the product display section 5. Since the product sample is for allowing the user to select a product, a product sample having the same design as the product stored in the corresponding product column is displayed. For this sample product, it is not always necessary to print a barcode.

  Further, the outer door 4 is provided with a window for making the commodity display portion 5 visible from the outside, and a commodity selection button 11 is provided. Furthermore, a camera 13, a locking mechanism 14, a money processing unit 22a, and a safe 22b are provided inside the outer door 4.

  In addition, an operation terminal 12 for setting the price of the product selection button 11 is installed on the inner door 3. The operation terminal 12 is concealed with the outer door 4 closed. Similarly, the money processing unit 22a and the safe 22b are also concealed with the outer door 4 closed. Further, the outer door 4 can be locked by the locking mechanism 14.

  The outer door 4 is provided with a camera window 13a, and the camera 13 can photograph the outside of the vending machine 1 with the outer door 4 closed. Further, the camera 13 can be taken and photographed on the product display unit 5 as shown in FIG.

  When the camera 13 captures a product sample, the product identification unit 15 performs image processing to identify the package design of the captured product and outputs the package design to the main control unit 20. When the camera 13 takes an image of the outside of the vending machine 1, the person identifying unit 16 identifies the face of the person around the vending machine 1 by image processing and outputs it to the main control unit 20.

  The main control unit 20 is a control unit that controls the vending machine 1 as a whole, and includes a sales processing unit 21, a price setting processing unit 22, a suspicious person detection unit 23, and a lock management unit 24 therein. When the product selection button 11 is pressed, the sales processing unit 20 supplies the product from the corresponding product column and performs payment by the money processing unit 22a. The payment received is stored in the safe 22b.

  When the product package design is input from the product identification unit 15, the price setting processing unit 22 specifies the price of the product from the input package design and sets the correspondence between the product selection button 11 and the price. To do.

  In addition to providing a plurality of product selection buttons 11 corresponding to the displayed sample product on a one-to-one basis, any method can be used as means for selecting a product. For example, a numeric keypad for designating a product by a number May be used as product selection means. In this case, instead of setting the correspondence between the ten numeric keys to which the numbers 0 to 9 are assigned and the product price, the signal indicating the product number when the numeric key is pressed is associated with the product price. Even in the case of the product selection button, the correspondence between the selection button itself and the product price is not set, but the selection signal by pressing the selection button and the product price are actually associated with each other. Therefore, the price setting processing unit 22 sets the correspondence between the product selection signal generated by pressing the product selection button 11 or the numeric keypad and the price of the product. For the sake of convenience, the selection button will be described assuming that the correspondence between the selection button and the price is set.

  The suspicious person detecting unit 23 determines whether or not the person is a suspicious person when a face image is input from the person identifying unit 16, and when there is a possibility of being a suspicious person, the suspicious person in the storage unit 30. The detection history 33 is stored. In order to determine whether or not the person is a suspicious person, among the persons approaching the vending machine 1, an attempt was made to unlock the locking mechanism 14 even though the person did not use it normally or was not an administrator. A person or the like may be determined as a suspicious person. When it is determined that there is a possibility of being a suspicious person, the suspicious person detection unit 14 creates and stores crime prevention data in which the photographing time is associated with the face image.

  When a face image is input from the person identification unit 16, the lock management unit 24 compares the image with the administrator image 34 stored in the storage unit 30 in advance, and determines that the person is an administrator if they match. The locking mechanism 14 can be unlocked. Here, the locking mechanism 14 may perform unlocking when the administrator is authenticated by the locking management unit 14, or may be unlocked with a key owned by the administrator when the administrator is authenticated. A double key configuration may be used. Further, the lock management unit 24 is not limited to opening and closing the door, and may further perform lock management of the safe 22b.

  The storage unit 30 includes therein a product price database 31, sales product data 32, a suspicious person detection history 33, and an administrator image 34. Here, the suspicious person detection history 33 is a history of crime prevention data created by the suspicious person detection unit 23. The manager image 34 is image data of the face of a person having management authority, and is used for manager authentication by the lock management unit 24.

  The product price database 31 is a database in which an image indicating a product package design is associated with a product name (brand) and a product price. A specific example of this commodity price database is shown in FIG. In the figure, the product price database 31 associates the price “300” and the brand “A” with the package design “a001”. Further, the price “300” and the brand “B” are associated with the package design “a002”.

  Similarly, for the package design “b001”, the price “280” and the brand “C”, and for the package design “b002”, the price “280” and the brand “D” are the package design “b003”. Is associated with a price “280” and a brand “E”.

  Further, the price “250” and the brand “F” are associated with the package design “c001”, and the price “250” and the brand “G” are associated with the package design “c002”.

  On the other hand, the sales product data 32 is data in which a product name (brand) and a product price are associated with the selection signal output from the product selection button 11. Further, a product column is associated with the selection signal. The correspondence between the selection signal and the product column is preset as column setting data and stored in an arbitrary location such as the storage unit 30 or the main control unit 20. The correspondence relationship between the selection signal and the product column may be physically set and held by, for example, wiring.

  Therefore, when the user presses the selection button 11, the sales processing unit 21 can supply products from the corresponding product column according to the column setting data, and settle the price with reference to the sales product data 32. it can.

  Specific examples of the sales merchandise data and column setting data are shown in FIG. In the figure, the sales merchandise data 32 includes a price “250” and a brand “F” for the selection signal “1”, a price “280” and a brand “D” for the selection signal “2”, and a selection signal. The price “280” and the brand “E” are associated with “3”. Similarly, the price “300” and the brand “B” are associated with the selection signal “4” and the selection signal “5”.

  The column setting data 32a includes the product column “L1001” for the selection signal “1”, the product column “L1002” for the selection signal “2”, and the product column “L1003” for the selection signal “3”. Is associated. Similarly, the product column “L1004” and the product column “L1005” are associated with the selection signal “4” and the selection signal “5”.

  When the package design is input from the product identification unit 15, the price setting processing unit 22 refers to the product price database to identify the product and price, and updates the contents of the sales product data 32.

  More specifically, when the administrator sets a product price on the product selection button 11, the sample product is photographed by removing the camera 13 as shown in FIG. By comparing the package design of the photographed sample product with the product price database 31, the product price set in the product selection button 11 can be specified and the sales product data 32 can be updated. Further, when changing the product price set in the product selection button 11, the product price database 31 is updated in advance, and the sales product data 32 can be updated by executing the same operation.

  In general, barcodes are often printed on the side or back of products in order to avoid damaging the package design of the products. Even if barcodes are printed on product samples, they are confirmed from the outside. It is highly possible

  On the other hand, the purpose of package design is to allow users to identify products and to increase their willingness to purchase, so even a sample product has the same package design as the product to be sold, and is fully external. Displayed for confirmation.

  In the present invention, by using this package design for product identification, as shown in FIG. 3, the product can be specified and priced by photographing from the outside of the vending machine 1. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor of the manager in product identification as compared with the identification by bar code.

  By the way, in commodities such as tobacco, a plurality of brands generally have the same price. For example, in FIG. 4, the prices of the brand “A” and the brand “B” are the same (“300”), and the prices of the brand “C”, the brand “D”, and the brand “E” are the same (“280”). It is. Similarly, the prices of the brand “F” and the brand “G” are the same (“250”).

  Therefore, when setting the correspondence between the product selection signal and the price, it is not always necessary to specify the brand of the product, and only the price needs to be uniquely determined.

  Therefore, the price setting unit 22 collates the package design input from the product identification unit 15 with the product price database 31, and as a result, even if the product is not uniquely determined, If it is determined that it is, the price is set as the price of the product.

  For example, as a result of photographing the package design of the product sample corresponding to the product selection button 11 that outputs the selection signal “2” and collating it with the product price database 21, the brand is either “D” or “E”. If it is found that the prices of the brands “D” and “E” are both “280”, the price corresponding to the selection signal “2” is “280”.

  By the way, the position of the product sample taken by the camera 13 is displayed in the product display unit 5, that is, the product selection button 11 corresponding to the price of the specified product, for example, the administrator selects the product. An instruction may be given by pressing a button, or a symbol or the like indicating the position may be written on the merchandise display unit 5 to automatically identify it by image recognition.

  Next, the setting process of the correspondence relationship between the product and the price in the vending machine 1 will be described. For example, when the administrator performs a predetermined input from the operation terminal 12, the vending machine 1 shifts to the price setting mode and executes price setting. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the vending machine 1 in the price setting mode.

  As shown in the figure, first, the vending machine 1 determines whether or not an input for instructing a shift to the price setting mode has been made from the operation terminal 13 (step S101). If an instruction to shift to the price setting mode is received (step S101, Yes), the image input from the camera 13 is received to identify the product or the package design of the product sample (step S102), and then the price setting process The unit 22 refers to the product price database 31 and identifies the product (step S103).

  As a result, when the product cannot be specified (No at Step S104), the price setting processing unit 22 determines whether the price of the product can be specified (Step S105).

  When the product can be identified (step S104, Yes) or the product price can be identified (step S105, Yes), the price setting processing unit 22 receives an input of the product selection button 11 by the administrator (step S106).

  Then, the product selection button 11 that has received the input is associated with the specified price to update the sales product data 32 (step S107), and the price setting mode is terminated (step S109).

  On the other hand, when the price of the product cannot be specified (No at Step S105), the price setting processing unit 22 notifies the administrator of the failure of automatic setting (Step S108), and ends the price setting mode (Step S109). .

  In this flowchart, when the price setting for one product is completed, the price setting mode is canceled in step S109. However, if it is assumed that the prices of a plurality of products are set continuously, for example, operation It may be configured to determine whether or not the terminal 13 has been instructed to end the price setting mode, and when the terminal 13 has not been instructed to end the price setting mode, the process proceeds to step S102 again.

  In this flowchart, the input of the product selection button 11 is accepted after the product sample is photographed. However, for example, the product sample may be photographed after the input of the product selection button 11 is accepted.

  By the way, for an item for which automatic setting from the package design has failed, the administrator may directly input the item, or may be set by reading a barcode.

  Further, when setting is performed by reading a barcode, a dedicated barcode reader may be provided. However, from the viewpoint of reducing the cost and size of the vending machine 1, the camera 13 is used to photograph the barcode. It is desirable to read by image recognition.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the barcode 40 has a visual display 42 in which information indicated by the bar display 41 is described by numerals in addition to the bar display 41 used for reading by the barcode reader.

  Therefore, when reading a barcode by image processing on a captured image of the camera 13, the reading accuracy can be improved by identifying and reading both the bar display 41 and the visual display 42. .

  As described above, the vending machine 1 according to the first embodiment includes the product price database 31 in which the product package design is associated with the price / brand, and the camera 13 photographs the package design of the product sample. Since the price is set by collating with the commodity price database 31, it is possible to easily set the correspondence between the selection signal and the price.

  Further, since the camera 13 can be used for manager recognition and crime prevention, the manufacturing cost of the vending machine 1 can be reduced and the housing can be downsized as compared with the case where a dedicated bar code reader is used. Can be realized. Further, the camera 13 may be further shared with other usage methods such as determination as to whether or not the user is an adult.

  It should be noted that the contents of the product price database 31 can be dealt with when a new product is released by reading from a predetermined recording medium or updating by communication or the like.

  In the first embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the administrator removes the camera 13 and shoots a product sample from the outside of the vending machine 1, but in the second embodiment, the camera 13 is automatically moved to obtain the product sample. A vending machine that sequentially captures images will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a cigarette vending machine according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the vending machine 1a includes a camera unit 10 in which a camera 13 and a drive unit 17 are integrally formed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, a vertical rail 10a is disposed on the middle door 2a, and a slidable horizontal rail 10b is provided on the vertical rail. The camera unit 10 is slidably installed on the horizontal rail 10b.

  Therefore, the camera unit 10 can be moved to the position of any product sample displayed on the product display unit 5 by the operation of the drive unit 17. Further, the camera 13 is installed so as to be capable of rotating 180 ° in order to correspond to the case where the outside of the vending machine is photographed and the case where a product sample is photographed, and the drive unit 17 performs rotation control.

  Then, the price setting processing unit 22a controls the operation of the driving unit 17 in the price setting mode and moves the camera unit 10 to sequentially photograph a plurality of product samples.

  Since other configurations and operations are the same as those of the vending machine 1 shown in the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the processing operation in the price setting mode of the vending machine 1a will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation in the price setting mode of the vending machine 1a. As shown in the figure, first, the vending machine 1a determines whether or not an input for instructing a shift to the price setting mode has been made from the operation terminal 13 (step S201). If an instruction to shift to the price setting mode is received (step S201, Yes), the operation of the drive unit 17 is controlled and the camera 13 is moved to the first product display position (step S202).

  Then, an image input from the camera 13 is received to identify the product or the package design of the product sample (step S203), and then the price setting processing unit 22a refers to the product price database 31 to specify the product (step S204). ).

  As a result, when the product cannot be specified (No at Step S205), the price setting processing unit 22a determines whether the price of the product can be specified (Step S206).

  When the product can be specified (step S205, Yes) or the product price can be specified (step S206, Yes), the price setting processing unit 22a sends the product selection signal corresponding to the product display position and the specified price. Correspondingly, the sales merchandise data 32 is updated (step S207).

  On the other hand, when the price of the product cannot be specified (No at Step S206), the price setting processing unit 22a notifies the administrator of the failure of automatic setting (Step S208).

  After step S107 or after step S108, the price setting unit 22a determines whether or not the next product display position exists, that is, whether or not the price setting has been completed for all of the plurality of product selection signals ( Step S209).

  As a result, when the next product display position exists, that is, when there is a product column for which price setting is not performed (step S209, Yes), the price setting unit 22a executes operation control of the drive unit 17. After moving the camera 13 to the next product display position (step S210), the process proceeds to step S202 again.

  On the other hand, when the next product display position does not exist, that is, when the price setting is completed for all the product selection signals (No in step S209), the vending machine 1a ends the price setting mode.

  In this flowchart, as for the products for which automatic setting from the package design has failed, the administrator may directly input the bar code as in the vending machine 1 shown in the first embodiment. It may be set by reading.

  Further, in the case where setting is performed by reading a barcode, it is desirable that the barcode is photographed using the camera 13 and read by image recognition as in the vending machine 1 described in the first embodiment.

  As described above, the vending machine 1a according to the second embodiment includes the drive unit 17 that drives the camera 13, and automatically moves the camera 13 to the position of the product sample in the price setting mode and sequentially takes pictures. As a result, it is possible to automatically execute pricing for a plurality of products.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention is useful for setting the correspondence between products and prices, and is particularly suitable for simplifying the setting when setting prices for a plurality of products.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a schematic block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the vending machine which is Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the product price database shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the sales merchandise data shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the image processing with respect to a barcode. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the vending machine which is Example 2 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the processing operation of the vending machine shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1a Vending machine 2 Main body 3 Middle door 4 Outer door 5 Goods display part 10 Camera unit 11 Goods selection button 12 Operation terminal 13 Camera 13a Camera window part 14 Locking mechanism 15 Goods identification part 16 Person identification part 17 Drive part 20 Main Control unit 21 Sales processing unit 22 Price setting processing unit 22a Money processing unit 22b Safe 23 Suspicious person detection unit 24 Locking management unit 30 Storage unit 31 Product price database 32 Sales product data 33 Suspicious person detection history 34 Administrator image 40 Bar code 41 Bar display 42 Visual display

Claims (3)

A vending machine that enables the product selected by the product selection means to be taken out and that settles the price based on the price set for the selected product.
Storage means for storing the product package image and the price of the product in association with each other;
Display means for displaying a product sample in response to a selection signal output by the product selection means;
The inside of the outer door of the vending machine, the outside of the vending machine can be photographed in a state where the outer door is closed, and is removed and displayed on the display means from the outside of the vending machine Photographing means capable of photographing a product sample;
The image captured by the photographing means is compared with the package image stored by the storage means, the price of the product corresponding to the product sample photographed by the photographing means is specified, and the selection signal and the price of the product are Price setting means to set correspondence
With
The vending machine , wherein the price setting means recognizes a display position of a product sample photographed by the photographing means and sets a correspondence relationship between the selection signal and the product . A vending machine that enables the product selected by the product selection means to be taken out and that settles the price based on the price set for the selected product.
Storage means for storing the product package image and the price of the product in association with each other;
Photographing means for photographing product samples;
The image picked up by the photographing means and the package image stored by the storage means are compared, the price of the product corresponding to the product sample photographed by the photographing means is specified, and the selection signal output by the product selecting means; Price setting means for setting a correspondence relationship with the price of the product ;
Display means for displaying the product sample in response to the selection signal and having a symbol indicating the position thereof;
With
The photographing means identifies where the product sample is displayed by photographing the symbol,
The vending machine , wherein the price setting means recognizes a display position of a product sample photographed by the photographing means and sets a correspondence relationship between the selection signal and the product . A vending machine that enables the product selected by the product selection means to be taken out and that settles the price based on the price set for the selected product.
Storage means for storing the product package image and the price of the product in association with each other;
Photographing means for photographing product samples;
The image picked up by the photographing means and the package image stored by the storage means are compared, the price of the product corresponding to the product sample photographed by the photographing means is specified, and the selection signal output by the product selecting means; Price setting means for setting a correspondence relationship with the price of the product ;
Display means for displaying the product sample in response to the selection signal;
Moving means for moving the photographing means;
With
The price setting means recognizes the display position of the product sample photographed by the photographing means and sets the correspondence relationship between the selection signal and the commodity, and the moving means applies the plurality of products displayed on the display means. On the other hand, a vending machine characterized in that the photographing means is sequentially moved to photograph a product sample.

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