JPH1097668A - Method and device for managing card information on credit card used for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an automatic vending machine to sell a commodity after confirming the credit-worthiness of a credit card inserted into the machine by using the information stored in the terminal computer of the machine. SOLUTION: A card management center 1 is provided with a host computer 104 and a transmitting facility 4 and an automatic vending machine 2 is provided with a receiving facility 5, a card reader 111, and a terminal computer 110. The host computer 104 of the center 1 outputs the information on the validity/invalidity of the credit cards of the members of a credit company as card information and the transmitting facility 4 of the center 2 transmits the digital data of the card information through radio communication. The receiving facility 5 of the machine 2 receives the radio signal of the card information and the terminal computer 110 of the machine 2 stores the card information required by the machine 2 by extracting the information and outputs a command 'sell the commodity' or 'do not sell the commodity' to the machine 2 after confirming the validity/invalidity of a credit card inserted into the card reader 111.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for managing card information of a credit card used for a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine is a labor-saving machine that automatically sells commodities by inserting a currency or a substitute card. The type of vending machine varies depending on the product to be sold.
Tobacco, etc.), services (exchange machines, coin lockers, etc.), and information (public telephones, automatic weighing scales, etc.).

[0003] In addition, there are also entertainment machines such as jukeboxes and game machines, but these are generally not included in the category of vending machines in view of their labor-saving functions. However, in the present invention, all products that automatically sell goods (goods, services, information, etc.) by inserting a currency or a substitute card are included in the vending machine. Vending machines use cards as an alternative to currency, but most of the conventional cards are prepaid, such as telephone cards used for public telephones and orange cards used for JR ticket vending machines. Card. Conventionally, it has been technically difficult to use a exit card to purchase a product from a vending machine.

[0004]

When purchasing a product using a credit card, in addition to a "sales contract" between the credit user and the member store, a credit institution and a financial institution such as a credit company are used. (Hereinafter referred to as a credit company), a “replacement contract” for the product price will be concluded, and the credit company will use information (credit information called credit information) ) Is essential. Since the information owned by one company is not sufficient for a credit company, several credit information agencies are created to use information owned by other companies and exchange information with each other.

[0005] In the information list, the fact that payment to the credit company has been delayed or insolvency has been posted as "accident information", and the credit company does not newly give credit to those who have such information. Because of this, it is called a so-called “blacklist”.

[0006] As representative credit information institutions, there are four companies of a bank type, a credit type, a Sarah type, and a foreign type. These information centers have information (name, address, date of birth) for identifying customers. Information on credits (date and time of transaction, timing of transaction, remaining bonds, etc.), and accident information (delinquency, bankruptcy, bankruptcy, etc.) are collected. ing.

[0007] The credit user is a member of the credit company, and the store is a member store of the credit company.
The card management center is an information center of a credit bureau, but may be a financial institution such as a credit company or another institution.

[0008] When a member purchases a product at a member store using a credit card, the work of checking creditworthiness such as whether the card is valid and whether the card is used within a usage limit (credit limit). Must be done by the merchant.

[0009] There are methods of confirmation by telephone inquiry to a card management center and matching with an "invalid card list" provided by a member store. Recently, online inquiry by CAT has become widespread.

It is technically difficult to use a credit card to purchase a product from a vending machine because it is difficult to check the creditworthiness of a credit user. This is because confirmation must be made by telephone inquiry to the card management center, collation with the "invalid card list" provided by the member store, or online inquiry by CAT terminal, all of which require human resources. . However, it is not impossible for a credit card user to make an online inquiry using a CAT terminal.
The telephone fee due to the use of the T terminal must be borne by the member store, and the telephone fee imposes a burden on the product purchaser. Therefore, it is actually difficult to implement a method using the CAT terminal as a system.

[0011] It is an object of the present invention to provide a data processing device for a vending machine with credit card credit information that allows the most recent information on the creditworthiness of a member to be held as card information. And a device for managing card information.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, in the card information management method for a credit card used in a vending machine according to the present invention, the credit strength of the credit card used in the vending machine is confirmed. A card information management method for a credit card, wherein the vending machine has a data processing device, and the data processing device of the vending machine stores at least card information relating to validity or invalidity of a credit card of a member of a credit company. Memorize and read the card information about the credit card used by the member to purchase the product, confirm the validity or invalidity, instruct the vending machine to sell the product when the credit card is valid, automatic It outputs a product sales stop command to the vending machine.

[0013] A card information management method for a credit card for confirming the creditworthiness of a credit card used for purchasing a product by a data processing device of a vending machine based on information issued from a card management center, The card management center transmits at least card information relating to the validity or invalidity of the credit card of the credit company member, the data processing device of the vending machine receives and stores the card information transmitted from the card management center, Read the card information about the credit card used by the member to purchase the product and check whether it is valid or invalid.If the credit card is valid, instruct the vending machine to sell the product. It outputs a command to stop selling the product.

The card information transmitted from the card management center is information relating to fluctuations in the validity of the credit card. The data processing device of the vending machine receives the card information transmitted from the card management center, and Updates information.

The card management center transmits card information by digital data, and the data processor of the vending machine receives the digital data of the card information.

The vending machine data processing apparatus extracts and stores only card information required by the vending machine.

A credit card information management device used in a vending machine is a credit card information management device used in a vending machine having a data processing device. Is
At least store credit card information about the validity or invalidity of the credit card of the member of the credit company, read out the card information about the credit card used by the member to purchase the product, confirm the validity or invalidity, and control the vending machine When the credit card is valid, the vending machine is instructed to sell the product, and when the credit card is invalid, the vending machine outputs a command to stop selling the product.

The card management center has a host computer, and is a card information management device for a credit card used in a vending machine having a card reader and a terminal computer as a data processing device in the vending machine. The host computer of the center outputs information regarding the validity or invalidity of the credit card of the member of the credit company to the terminal computer of the vending machine as card information, and the card reader of the vending machine serves as the card reader of the member purchasing the product. To input credit card data, the terminal computer of the vending machine receives the card information transmitted from the host computer of the card management center as input, stores the card information,
Check the validity or invalidity of the member's credit card entered in the card reader, instruct the vending machine to sell the product for the valid credit card, and stop selling the product for the invalid credit card This is an instruction to the vending machine.

The card management center has a transmission facility, the vending machine has a reception facility, and the transmission facility of the card management center wirelessly transmits a digital data signal of card information output from a host computer. The receiving equipment of the vending machine receives the radio signal of the card information transmitted from the card management center and inputs it to the terminal computer, and the terminal computer selectively extracts and stores the card information, or It updates the contents of the card information and outputs whether the credit card input to the card reader is valid or invalid.

The transmitting equipment of the card management center is as follows:
FM multiplex broadcasting equipment. The receiving equipment of the vending machine receives card information broadcast by FM multiplex broadcasting from a card management center.

Also, the terminal computer of the vending machine is:
From the received card information, only the card information necessary for the vending machine is extracted and stored, and based on the stored contents, a determination as to whether the credit card input to the card reader is invalid or valid is output.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, according to the present invention, information relating to the creditworthiness of a credit card (referred to as card information) is sent from a card management center 1 of a credit information agency to each vending machine 2.
Is transmitted to the data processing device 3 of the vending machine 2, and the data processing device 3 of each vending machine 2 always has the latest card information and can freely take out the latest card information whenever necessary.

The host computer 104 provided in the card management center 1 stores information necessary for determining whether all the credit cards of the members are valid or invalid for each credit company 101,1.
02, 103, and the information is transmitted to the transmission equipment 4
Is transmitted to the receiving equipment 5 of the vending machine 2 managed by the member store of the credit company.

In FIG. 2, each credit company 101,
102 and 103 are telephone lines 10, 20, and 30, respectively.
And sends the card information of the member as digital data to the host computer 104 of the card management center 1. The host computer 104 processes data of each credit company, and transmits
To transmit the data of the card information. Reference numeral 105 denotes a first storage unit of the card management center 1. The first storage unit 105 stores card information data transmitted from each credit company. The transmission facility 4 is a facility for transmitting digital data of card information as a radio signal. The transmission facility 4 can use the broadcasting station 106. When using the broadcasting station 106, digital data of card information is transmitted from the host computer 104 of the card management center 1 to the broadcasting station 106 via the telephone line 40, and
From 6, the card information is broadcast by radio. In the present invention, when the broadcasting station 106 is used for the transmission facility 4, the broadcasting station 106 performs a part of the function of the card management center 1.

The vending machine 2 has a receiving facility 5, a terminal computer 110 of a host computer 104 as a data processing device 3, a credit card reader 1
11 are provided. The receiving equipment 5 includes: a receiving unit 107;
A band-pass filter 108 and a digital demodulator 109
It is. Receiving section 107 receives the radio wave transmitted from broadcast facility 4 and outputs a digitally modulated signal. The digital modulation signal is passed through a band pass filter 108, reproduced into digital data by a digital demodulator 109, and input to a terminal computer 110. Terminal computer 110
Receives the reproduced card information, processes the digital data, stores all input data or extracted data in the second storage unit 113 and controls the card reader 111 and the display 112, A control command is issued to the vending machine 2.

The card reader 111 reads the ID of the card of the member that has been input, and outputs the content to the terminal computer 110. The terminal computer 110 reads the credit card that has been input based on the data read from the second storage unit 113. The validity / invalidity and credit limit of the card are checked. For example, when the credit card data input to the card reader 111 is “valid”, the vending machine 2 is instructed to “permit the sale of goods”, and When the credit card data is "invalid", the vending machine 2 may be instructed to "stop selling the merchandise", and the fact may be displayed on the display 112 if necessary. Of course, it is possible to determine whether or not the price of the product to be purchased is within the credit limit as a condition for permitting or canceling the sale of the product.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an existing article vending machine. The vending machine 2 includes a cash device 201 and a pointing device 20.
2 and a storage / sale device 203. The money machine 201 accepts the entered currency (coins, bills),
The sorting device 204 checks the authenticity. In the case of a genuine coin, the counting is performed by the calculation device 205, and when it is a fixed amount, a "sale OK signal" is issued. The computing device 205 issues a “change signal” when necessary, and the change device 206 receives the signal and issues a “change”. The instruction device 202 is for issuing a “sales instruction” of the product selected by the user operating the push button of the control device 207. Storage and sales equipment 203
Is to store the product in the storage device 208 in a form suitable for various characteristics, and take out the product selected from the sales device 209 in response to the "sales instruction" to the exit.

When the vending machine 2 receives a command for "permission to sell merchandise" from the terminal computer 110, the computer 2
05 "Sales OK signal" and the pointing device 202
The merchandise may be sold in accordance with the "sales instruction" of the selected merchandise output from, and when the instruction of "sale discontinuation" is received, the credit card may be returned in the same manner as the counterfeit money. The present invention is not limited to the case where the vending machine 2 shown in FIG. 3 is controlled. Of course, a dedicated circuit can be configured to instruct the sale or discontinuation of the product.

The card management center 1 and each vending machine 2
The transmission of card information between the terminals 3 is one-way communication unilaterally sent from the card management center 1 to the member store, and can be realized by using data broadcasting such as FM text multiplex broadcasting. The broadcasting station 106 uses a broadcasting station having FM multiplex broadcasting equipment.

In FM multiplex broadcasting, a new signal is multiplexed to a higher frequency than the stereo sub-channel signal,
This is a method of modulating and broadcasting, and includes a DARC method, a fixed reception method, an RDS method, and other methods. Literature (Pro
c. of VehicleNavigation &
Information Systems Conf
rence (1994) A4-2 p111-116)
FIG. 4 shows a protocol of the DARC system disclosed in the above. In FIG. 4, the transmission path characteristics are specified for the layer 1. In addition to the L + R signal and the LR signal, which are normal FM stereo broadcast signals, a multiplex signal is superimposed on a higher frequency side than the LR signal.

The layer 2 defines a data frame configuration including an error correction method. Each frame is composed of 272 blocks in the column direction.
BIC (Block Identifier)
ionic Code) is added, and frame synchronization and block synchronization are performed based on the BIC. Of the 272 blocks in the column direction, 190 blocks are packets for transmitting data, and 82 blocks are parity packets for transmitting parity in the column direction. Each packet for transmitting data has a 176-bit information part in the row direction and a 14-bit CRC (Cyclic Re-Response) which is an error correction code.
(Dundancy Code) and an 82-bit parity part.

That is, the transmission data is first subjected to error correction in this layer, using this one frame as a basic unit.

Layer 3 defines the structure of the data packet. The data packet is BI out of each row in the frame.
It consists of 176 bits excluding C, CRC and parity.

Further, this data packet is composed of a prefix and a data block. The prefix includes information about the packet.

Level 4 defines the structure of a data group. A data group is composed of one or more data blocks. That is, based on the information in the prefix in the data packet, the data packet numbers are arranged in the order of the data packet numbers from "0" to the data blocks with the information end flag in the prefix. This data group also includes a CRC for error detection, and the card information data is also subjected to error correction in this layer.

Layer 5 constitutes a data unit in which a group of information data transmitted by FM multiplex broadcasting, that is, a data group in which data groups such as a card ID, credit information, a limit, and the like in credit card company units are collected. Also, some transmission methods such as forming a data unit group by some credit company data can be applied.

FIG. 5 shows a processing procedure of the host computer 104. The host computer 104 first reads the data of company A among the credit companies (company A, company B, company C) 101, 102, and 103 through a telephone line,
The data is stored in the first storage unit 105. Similarly B
The data of company C and company C are read and stored in the first storage unit 105.
To save. Then, according to the data stored in the first storage unit 105, the packet data of the layer 3 of the FM multiplex broadcasting shown in FIG. 4 is created.

The data of the hierarchy 3 is created based on the hierarchy 5 which is a set of data units. The data of the layer 5 is composed of a unit group. FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the unit group and an example of data in the unit. Each unit includes a unit header that always exists at the beginning of the unit and unit data that is actual data. The unit data starts with the company name indicating which credit company this unit is for, then the credit card ID number, whether the ID number is blacklisted, and usage Data follows in the order of the possible amount, another ID number, and so on.

In this embodiment, the company name is described at the head of the unit data.
The company name always exists before the number, and it is possible to mix data of various credit companies in the same unit, or to compress the unit using a data compression method to reduce the amount of data Such a configuration is also possible.
The layer 3 packet data is transmitted via a telephone line to the broadcasting station 106 which is a transmission facility, and the broadcasting station sends card information on air in the form of radio waves.

The data of the card information that has been aired is received by the receiving equipment 5 of each member store 2. FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the receiving unit 107 in the receiving facility 5. FIG. 7A shows an example in which data is transferred by the FM multiplex transmission method. FIG.
In (a), the mixer 114 multiplies the input signal by the output of the oscillator 115, and outputs the multiplied signal to the band-pass filter 117. The oscillator 115 emits a single frequency, and the variable condenser 116 sets the frequency of the oscillator 115 to a desired value. Bandpass filter 11
7, only the necessary components of the multiplied signal are extracted, and the FM demodulator 118 extracts the FM audio signal and the FM multiplexed signal. This passes through the band pass filter 108 of FIG. 2, and only the FM multiplex signal is extracted. The FM multiplex signal is a kind of digital modulation signal, and the digital demodulator 1
At 06, the data is demodulated into digital data and input to the terminal computer.

For example, assume that an FM broadcast of 80 MHz is input to the mixer 114. Since the IF frequency of the FM demodulation is usually 10.7 MHz, the oscillator 115 is
6, the oscillation frequency is adjusted to 69.3 MHz. As a result, the outputs of mixer 114 are 10.7 MHz and 149.3 MHz. Required component is 10.7MHz
Only 10.7 MH at the band-pass filter 117
Extract only the component of z. Thereafter, FM demodulation is performed by the FM demodulator 118 to extract the FM audio signal and the FM multiplex signal. Note that the FM audio signal is cut by the band pass filter 108. Although this configuration has been described with the method of adjusting the tuning frequency with a variable capacitor, the method may be adjusted with a PLL.

In FIG. 7A, FM multiplex broadcasting is used.
In the present system, there is no need for an audio signal, so there is no need to send data by FM multiplexing. Therefore, FIG. 7B shows an example in which data is transmitted using an MSK signal, which is a method used for FM multiplex signals. 119, 120, 12
Reference numeral 1 denotes a mixer, an oscillator, and a variable condenser, which have the same functions as 114, 115, and 116 in FIG. In FIG. 7B, FM demodulation for obtaining an FM multiplexed signal is unnecessary, and 76 kHz which is a carrier frequency of the FM multiplexed signal is used as an IF signal.

For example, assuming that the carrier frequency is 900 MHz, oscillator 899.924 MHz
And the mixer outputs 76 KHz and 179
Obtain 9.924 MHz. 1799.924 MHz is an unnecessary component, and the unnecessary component is cut by the band-pass filter 108 at the subsequent stage.

Thus, the receiving equipment 5 is provided with the carrier 7
An MSK signal of 6 KHz can be obtained. The bandpass filter 108 is a 76 KHz filter, and an LV3400M which is an LSI manufactured by Sanyo can be used.
Unnecessary signals such as FM audio signals are removed by this filter.

As the digital demodulator 109, an LC72700E, which is a Sanyo LSI, can be used for MSK demodulation, and digital data can be obtained from the MSK signal. This digital data is processed by the terminal computer 110. The contents of the processing are shown in the flowchart of FIG. Processing to the terminal computer 110 is as follows:
There are two types: storage of card information data and reading of card information.

FIG. 8A shows a process of storing card information data. In step 501, data is sequentially received. In step 502, unit data is extracted. Since the credit company name exists as data at the head of the unit data as shown in FIG.
, It is checked whether or not the company name matches the terminal of the vending machine 2. For example, the vending machine 2 that handles only the card of the company A receives the next data without storing the data other than the company A. If the received data is company A data, the data is stored in the second storage unit 113.

FIG. 8B shows a card information reading process. In step 505, when the member's credit card is input to the card reader 111, step 5
At 06, the ID number of the credit card is read, and at step 507, the ID of the card is read from the second storage unit 113.
Card information relating to the D number is selected and read.

In step 508, the card reader 111 is checked against the card information stored in the second storage unit 113.
It is checked whether the credit card entered in (1) is on the blacklist, whether the credit limit or available amount is insufficient, and if the credit card meets the conditions for permitting advance payment, the process proceeds to step 509. Instruct the vending machine 2 to "commodity sale", and instruct the vending machine 2 to "stop selling merchandise" in step 510 when the conditions for permitting advance payment are not satisfied.

In the present invention, the card information is credit information and accident information for all members of the credit company (company A, company B, company C,...), And the member uses a credit card to When purchasing merchandise and services at a merchant store, a "payment agreement" with a credit company
Can be exchanged for "valid" cards,
What is called a "blacklist" is an "invalid" card. Although the contents of the card information are exactly the same as the online inquiry by the CAT, in the present invention, the card information is transmitted from the card management center 1 to the terminal of the vending machine 2 of the member store, and the terminal of the vending machine 2 The card information about the credit card data input to the card reader, which is stored in the second storage unit 113 of the computer 110, is selectively read out from the second storage unit 113, and the credit card ""Valid","invalid",
It is possible to make a judgment of "discontinuation of product sales".

With the card information transmitted from the card management center, card information for all members of all credit companies can be transmitted periodically or irregularly. Card information, the card management center will only provide information that has changed in validity, including new subscriptions and when a credit card has changed from valid to invalid or from invalid to valid. By transmitting the data, the data processing device of the vending machine can update the stored contents with the card information whose effect has changed. The vending machine data processing device retains the latest card information by extracting and storing only the data required by the vending machine from the card information sequentially transmitted as digital data from the card management center. be able to.

As described above, in the embodiment, the digital data signal of the card information is wirelessly transmitted from the card management center through the transmission equipment, and the digital data signal of the card information is received by the reception equipment and input to the terminal computer of the vending machine. An example has been described. If wireless transmission equipment, especially FM multiplex broadcasting, is used for transmitting card information, a management system can be realized only by equipping each vending machine with a terminal computer and receiving equipment. May be performed using
Further, card information can be input to a terminal computer of a vending machine using a file device such as a magnetic disk device, a magnetic tape device, and a floppy disk.

[0052]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to purchase goods, services, information, and the like from a vending machine using a credit card, thereby greatly increasing the utility value of the credit card. Has an effect that can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a card management center and a member store.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a protocol of the FM multiplex transmission system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing processing contents of a host computer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a data unit group.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating a receiving unit of a receiving facility in a member store.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are flowcharts showing terminal computer processing of a member store.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card management center 2 Vending machine 3 Terminal 4 Transmission equipment 5 Reception equipment 10, 20, 30, 40 Telephone lines 101-103 Credit company 104 Host computer 105 First storage unit 106 Broadcasting station 107 Reception unit 108 Bandpass filter 109 FM Demodulator 110 Terminal computer 111 Card reader 112 Display 113 Second storage unit 114 Mixer 115 Oscillator 116 Varicon 117 Bandpass filter 118 FM demodulator 119 Mixer 120 Oscillator 121 Varicon 201 Money device 202 Pointing device 203 Storage / sales device 204 Sorting device 205 Counting device 206 Change device 207 Control device 208 Storage device 209 Vending device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Hiromichi Suzuki 1-6-6 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Media Marketing Network Co., Ltd. (72) Tatsuo Hiramatsu 2-chome Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. 5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshinori Tomita 2-5-5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. 2-chome Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka (72) Inventor Seiji Suzuki Keihan, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 2-5-5 Hondori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Nishimura Inventor 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masahiro Seto Moriguchi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Software Co., Ltd. 2-5-2-5 Keihanhondori-shi, Sanyo (72) Inventor Ryuji Yoshi ▼ 2-5-2-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyoden Machine Software Co., Ltd.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A credit card card information management method for confirming the creditworthiness of a credit card used in a vending machine, wherein the vending machine has a data processing device, and wherein the vending machine has a data processing device. Stores at least card information on the validity or invalidity of the credit card of the member of the credit company, reads out the card information on the credit card used by the member for purchasing the product, confirms the validity or invalidity, A card information management method for a credit card used in a vending machine, which instructs a vending machine to sell a product when the vending machine is valid, and outputs an instruction to stop selling the product to the vending machine when the vending machine is invalid. 2. A credit card card information management method for confirming the creditworthiness of a credit card used for purchasing a product by a vending machine data processor based on information issued from a card management center, The card management center transmits at least card information regarding the validity or invalidity of the credit card of the credit company member, the vending machine data processing device receives and stores the card information transmitted from the card management center, Read the card information about the credit card used by the member to purchase the product and check whether it is valid or invalid.If the credit card is valid, instruct the vending machine to sell the product. A vending machine used for vending machines, which outputs a command to stop selling products. Card information management method of Ttokado. 3. The card information transmitted from the card management center is information relating to fluctuations in the validity of the credit card, and the data processing device of the vending machine receives the card information transmitted from the card management center, and 3. The card information management method for a credit card used in a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the information is updated. 4. The card management system according to claim 2, wherein the card management center transmits the card information by digital data, and the data processing device of the vending machine receives the digital data of the card information. Card information management method for credit cards used in vending machines. 5. The automatic vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the data processing device of the vending machine extracts and stores only card information required by the vending machine. Card information management method for credit cards used in vending machines. 6. A credit card information management device used in a vending machine having a data processing device, wherein the data processing device of the vending machine is a card relating to at least validity or invalidity of a credit card of a member of a credit company. The information is stored, the card information on the credit card used by the member for purchasing the product is read, the validity or invalidity thereof is confirmed, the vending machine is controlled, and when the credit card is valid, the vending machine is notified of the product. A card information management device for a credit card used in a vending machine, which instructs the vending machine to instruct the vending machine to sell the product when the vending machine is invalid. 7. The card management center has a host computer, and is a card information management device for a credit card used in a vending machine having a card reader and a terminal computer as a data processing device in the vending machine. The host computer of the center outputs information regarding the validity or invalidity of the credit card of the member of the credit company to the terminal computer of the vending machine as card information. The credit card data is input. The terminal computer of the vending machine receives the card information transmitted from the host computer of the card management center, stores the card information, and stores the card information of the member input to the card reader. Check the validity or invalidity of the credit card, The vending machine instructs the vending machine to sell the product to the valid credit card, and instructs the vending machine to stop selling the product to the invalid credit card. Card information management device for used credit cards. 8. The card management center has a transmission facility,
The vending machine has a receiving facility. The transmitting facility at the card management center transmits the digital data signal of the card information output from the host computer by radio. The receiving facility at the vending machine is transmitted from the card managing center. Receiving the wireless signal of the transmitted card information and inputting it to a terminal computer, the terminal computer selectively extracts and stores the card information, or updates the contents of the card information, and updates the credit information input to the card reader. 8. The card information management device for a credit card used in a vending machine according to claim 7, which outputs a judgment as to whether the card is valid or invalid. 9. The transmission facility of the card management center is FM
It is a multiplex broadcasting facility. The receiving equipment of the vending machine is FM from the card management center.
9. The card information management device for a credit card used in a vending machine according to claim 8, wherein the card information is received by multiplex broadcasting. 10. A terminal computer of a vending machine extracts and stores only card information necessary for the vending machine from the received card information, and based on the stored contents, a credit card input to a card reader. 10. The card information management device for a credit card used in a vending machine according to claim 7, which outputs a judgment of invalidity or validity of the credit card.