JPS58163062A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides for the use of a versatile card, such as a credit card or a cash card, that records information regarding the financial credit of a customer, thereby allowing the purchase of food, cash vouchers, and cigarettes. , relating to vending machines that can provide beverages, other products, services, etc.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Below, a ticket vending machine that sells various types of tickets, such as train tickets and commuter passes, will be explained as an example. In conventional ticket vending machines, such as ticket vending machines that sell train tickets, fares are paid directly with cash or with a card such as a token card that has a certain value as cash. Tickets were only released after the fare was paid by inserting cash into the coin slot.

Nowadays, versatile cards such as credit cards and cash cards that record information regarding the financial credit of customers are widely used. Under such circumstances, there is a problem in that ticket vending machines that only accept payment by cash cannot provide convenient access.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been developed based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and is an automatic vending machine that provides convenience to users by allowing them to purchase products with a versatile card that records information regarding the financial credit of the customer. The purpose is to provide opportunities.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention provides a reading means for reading information from a general-purpose card on which information regarding economic credit of a customer is recorded and outputting the information to a control unit, and instead of direct cash payment, The percentage charge is that the control section settles the charges and sells the products based on information regarding economic credit.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a ticket vending machine which is an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the rotation.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show, as an example, a ticket vending machine that sells tickets based on operations by passengers. In FIG. 1, a guide plate 2 of the ticket vending machine is provided at the upper part of the front side of the ticket vending machine 1. Below that, there is provided a display section 6 that displays the input amount, payment fee, amount of change, etc., and further below that, there is provided an operation section 4 that is operated by the customer. This operation unit 4 is configured to accept a general-purpose card such as a credit card or a gear card (Identification Card) that records information regarding the financial credit of the customer.
Card slot 5 into which the rd (hereinafter referred to as ID card) is inserted.
It consists of a banknote slot 6, a coin slot lower, a code number input means for inputting the customer's code number recorded on the ID card, such as a numeric keypad 8, and a fare button 9 corresponding to the boarding section. There is. Further, a discharge port 10 from which tickets and change are discharged is provided below the operating section 4.

Here, an ID card that can be used in the ticket vending machine will be explained. In this embodiment, the customer's bank account number is recorded as magnetic information as information regarding the customer's financial credit, and the PIN number is also recorded as magnetic information to prevent unauthorized use of the lost ticket. Only ID cards that are currently available can be used.

The block configuration of the ticket vending machine is shown in FIG. That is, a reading means 11 is provided for reading the customer's bank account number and the customer's personal identification number from the ID card. A control section 12 for inputting information read by the reading means 11 is provided. a banknote mechanism 16 that determines, counts, and stacks the banknotes inserted from the banknote input port 6, and discharges the banknotes that have been stacked to the discharge port 10 according to a command from the control unit 12;
Determination of coins inserted from the coin input lower.

A coin mechanism 14 is provided for counting and accumulating coins, and for ejecting the accumulated coins to the ejection port 10 according to commands from the control section 12. The control section 12 controls the reading means 111, the banknote mechanism 1, the coin mechanism 14, and the like. Input information from the numeric keypad 8 and charge button 9, operate the display section, and press the printing device 1.
5 to print the desired ticket.

If the customer's PIN number input from the reading means 11 and the numeric keypad 8 match, the primary control unit 12
Fees can now be debited from the bank via the data transmission device FT16.

Next, the operation of the ticket vending machine will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the ID card is inserted into the card slot 5, the reading means 11 reads the customer's personal identification number and bank account number and outputs them to the control section 12. The control unit 12 determines whether or not there is a bank account number and a PIN number, and if "F is absent", the process moves to a cash transaction flow (detailed operation explanation will be described later), and if "F" is present, the above-mentioned numeric keypad is used. The customer is prompted to enter the PIN number via 8. The control unit 12 determines whether the PIN number input via the numeric keypad 8 matches the PIN number input via the reading means 11, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to a cash transaction flow. (described later), if they match, the customer is prompted to press the charge button 9. The control unit 12 inquires about the balance of the corresponding bank via the data transmission device 16 and determines whether the balance ≧ the fee, and if the balance is small, the process moves to a cash transaction flow (the operation will be explained later). If the balance is large, a predetermined fee is deducted from the corresponding bank account via the data transmission device 16 to settle the transaction, and the fact is displayed on the display section. Thereafter, the control unit 12 prints a ticket via the printing device 15 and causes the ticket to be discharged through the discharge port 10.

When moving to the cash transaction flow, the ID card is first returned. Then, the control unit 12 displays a message to the effect that the fare and cash should be inserted on the display unit B, so that the customer inserts the cash and presses the fare button. The control unit 12 determines via the banknote mechanism 13 and the coin mechanism 14 whether the input amount is equal to or greater than the fare, and if it has reached the amount, prints a desired ticket via the printing device 15. If necessary, change is also simultaneously released via the banknote mechanism 16 and coin mechanism 14.

With such a ticket vending machine, the fare of the ticket can be deducted from the customer's bank account, making it more convenient for the passengers. Moreover, since the PIN number is required to be input, unauthorized use of lost tickets is prevented.

It should be noted that the above embodiment is just an example, and it goes without saying that each member may be replaced with a member having the same function. For example, in the above embodiment, a ticket vending machine that sells train tickets has been described, but the invention is not limited to this, and the commuter pass 1
It can also be applied to machines that sell coupon tickets, admission tickets, reserved seat tickets, etc. In addition, in this embodiment, the customer's bank account number is used as information regarding the customer's financial credit, but the information is not limited to this. For example, the member number given by the credit card company or the ID card It is also possible to use the identification number recorded in the.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above explanation, in the vending machine of the present invention, goods can be purchased with a versatile card that records information regarding the user's financial credit, so that it is convenient for the user. It has excellent effects such as:

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a ticket vending machine which is an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the same example, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the same example. 4... Operation section, 5... Card insertion section, 11... Reading means, 12... Control section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a vending machine in which a control unit controls and dispenses goods based on the operation of an operation unit, the operation unit is provided with a card input unit into which a versatile card that records information regarding a user's economic credit is inserted. In addition, a reading means is provided for reading information recorded on the card inserted into the input section and outputting it to the control section, and instead of direct payment of cash, information regarding the economic credit of the user read from the card is provided. A vending machine characterized in that the control section settles the charge based on the information and discharges the goods.