JPS59186088A - Management data confirmation apparatus for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to the sales amount of each sales column in a vending machine,
The present invention relates to a confirmation device for management data such as sales quantity and sales price.

(b) Conventional technology: Conventionally, in vending machines, confirmation of management data was
Specify the display code of the management data using an input device such as a keyboard, and enter the sales column number. It was displaying administrative data about the sales column being sent. Therefore, it is difficult to operate, and for example, when inputting data using a keyboard, the function keys and number keys must be operated several times in a predetermined order, leading to input errors and the inconvenience of confirming incorrect data. Moreover, the confirmation operation while comparing the display of the input device and the product display section disposed on the front panel is cumbersome, and the comparison between the sales column and the display management data may be mistaken.

(c) Purpose In view of the above points, the present invention provides a device that can display management data for each sales column on an amount display device that displays the input amount with a minimum number of inputs when confirming management data. B) Configuration: In a vending machine that is equipped with multiple sales columns and sells products from the corresponding sales column by a product selection operation,
Equipped with a storage device that stores management data for each sales column and an input device that specifies the display mode of the management data, the management data of the sales columns is sequentially read from the storage device according to the designation of the display mode, and the input amount is displayed. The amount is displayed on the amount display device.

(E) Embodiment Figure 1 shows the control circuit of a vending machine, where (l) is a microcomputer that is a control device, 0 is an amount display device, and a product sales availability indicator provided corresponding to each sales column. The display device (14) is equipped with a product sold-out indicator, and (14) is a product selection section that is equipped with a product selection switch for each sales column. ';tJ
It is connected to the. (161 is a money data output unit that generates an input money signal and a change signal indicating the presence or absence of change money;
(L7) is a money dispensing device that connects the microcomputer α2 through the interface (L7) together with the money data output section.
It is connected to the. Further, (II is a sales device, which performs sales operations based on sales data introduced from the microcomputer α2 through the interface (A), and outputs a sold-out signal for products in each sales column.And (II) 4) is an input device for specifying the display mode of management data, and in this example, it is a switch (4□) (42).
(4g) allows the sales amount, sales quantity, and sales price to be displayed, respectively.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of the operation flowchart of a microcomputer (Iz) that centrally controls the vending machine.

After the microcomputer α2 completes the predetermined initial settings after being powered on, it inputs money data from the money data output unit αe through the interface Q8I. The money data consists of data on the number of coins inserted, out-of-change data, and return data for each denomination, and the microcomputer α2 sets the data on the number of coins inserted and data out of change for each denomination, and calculates the amount of money inserted based on the data on the number of coins inserted. and set it. Then, based on the return data, it is detected whether the customer has operated the return switch, and if it has been operated, the control of the money dispensing subroutine is executed for the money dispensing device (I7), and the connector M
Return to However, if the return switch is not activated, after the input amount data, the product sales data, and the product sold data are sequentially output to the display device αJ through the interface a clause, the data from the product selection section aa is output from the interface shout. Enter selection switch data. Therefore, the display device performs display according to input display data.

When it is detected that any product selection switch has been operated based on the selection switch data, the microcomputer (12) executes the control of the sales subroutine for the sales device α and returns to the connector M.

In this sales subroutine, the microcomputer U is
1 is added to the number of sold items in the sales column that is stored in the AM and which is the sales operation, and the sales amount is added to the sales amount. and a microcomputer (121 is the input amount (
The products that can be sold are determined based on the sales price of each product stored in advance in the RAM (or the remaining amount after sales), the out-of-change data, and the sold-out product data. Next, the microcomputer α2 checks whether automatic refund is necessary or not, and if automatic refund is necessary, shifts to a money payout subroutine. There are two automatic refunds: one is to issue change when there are no products left over after a sale that can be sold, and the other is to return the excess amount if the input amount exceeds the maximum input amount. And the microcomputer (121 is one of the switches (41) of the input device (4)
) (42) Detects ON of (48), both are OFF
If so, it returns to the connector M. However, if any of the switches (41) (42) (4g) is turned on, the display mode of the corresponding management data is set. For example, when the switch (4□) is turned on, the sales amount display mode is entered, and the microcomputer (12) reads the sales amount data stored in the RAM and outputs it as display data to the display device (131) through the interface a9. The microcomputer (1
21 executes such sales amount display control for all sales columns, and the display device αJ sequentially displays the sales amounts of each sales column at regular intervals, and the microcomputer αz returns to the connector M when the display is finished. In addition, the microcomputer (121) displays, as display data, sales amount data regarding a certain sales column, as well as product sales data indicating that the sales column is available for sale, or product sold-out data indicating that the sales column is sold out. When output, the display device 0 lights up the product sales available indicator or product sold out indicator related to this sales column, and the vending machine manager can use these indicators to check the sales amount while checking the sales column. .

Figure 3 shows that microcomputer < 1 in sales operation.
21 is a functional block diagram showing the operation of adding the sales amount and the number of sales and storing it in the RAM.

In the same figure, (3) is a RAM that stores the sales amount, sales quantity, and product sales price for each sales column, (71 is a RAM that stores each sales amount based on the selection switch data introduced from the selection switch manual buffer (11) RAM set for each column (3
Encoder that addresses storage area 1, (c) is 50
A calculation device that calculates the input amount based on the input money signals C1゜o'ctoo, C6゜, C0゜ for each type of coin: 0 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, and 10 yen. (C) is the input amount and selling price. and determines whether or not a selected product can be sold based on out-of-change data and out-of-product data;
Goods) is a sales control device that controls the sales of products based on the sales-ready signal ■ from the comparison device (c) and selection switch data, and (c) sells selected products with the sales-ready signal ■ from the comparison device (c). This is a control device that adds and counts the sales amount and number of sales related to columns.

Incidentally, the selling price of the product for each sales column is stored in RAM (3) by a predetermined input device when setting the vending machine.

When money is inserted into the vending machine with this configuration, the inserted money signal C6° oa c, ooa c,. - The calculation device (2) calculates the input amount based on the CIO. Then, when the customer operates any of the selection switches (11), (12) to (in), the selection switches Qi and Yu are introduced from the selection switch manual buffer aυ to the encoder (7). Addresses the storage area of the sales column corresponding to the switch.On the other hand, the comparison device (c) compares the input amount of the arithmetic device Q with the sales price of the sales column stored in the RAM (3) and sells the product. Determine the possibility of using the comparison device (c) if it is possible to sell it.
outputs a sales enable signal ■, and the sales control device (goods) controls the product sales of the selected sales column.

In addition, upon input of the sales enable signal V, the control device (c) reads the sales amount data from the designated storage area of the RAM (3) and adds the sales price, and also reads the sales quantity data and adds rlJ, respectively. Store in RAM (3) again.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the operation of the microcomputer (12) in the management data display mode.
0 is the display switch manual buffer, (l]) is either switch (41) (42X) through the OR gate (26)
43) is a control device that stores the number of sales columns when the operation signal is input; (6) is a control device that stores the number of sales columns when an operation signal is input; R
an encoder (5) that addresses the sales amount storage unit, sales quantity storage unit, or sales price storage unit of AM (3);
is a display control means. In addition, the display device αJ is
4 digital displays (2A) (2B) ・(2C
Equipped with an amount display device (2) consisting of an amount display device (2) consisting of an X2D), product sold out indicators (81) (s, ) to (8n) for each sales column, and product sales ready indicators (9□) (92) to (9n). ing.

Assuming that the switch (4,) is now turned on, the control device αC stores the number of sales columns and outputs control data based on the number of columns, and the encoder (6) outputs this control data and the display switch capaffa (10). RAM (3) for the first sales column based on the display switch data from
) addresses the sales amount storage unit.

The display control means (5) displays digital displays (2A) (2B) (2C) (
2D), the digit display data is sent to terminal P. -P6 are sequentially outputted, and digit signals are outputted from terminals D2 to D according to the digit to be displayed to cause pulse lighting. on the other hand,
The control device αυ outputs the product sales data indicating that the first sales column is available for sale or the product sold-out data indicating that the product is sold out, and the display control means (5) outputs the product sales data indicating that the first sales column is available for sale, and the display control means (5) outputs the product sales data indicating that the first sales column is sold. Terminal P to K of the product sale indicator (91) or product sellout indicator (8□) corresponding to the sales column. In addition to supplying signals from the terminal D0 or D8
The digit signals are output sequentially. Terminal P0 to such digital indicators (2A) (2B) (2C) (2D), product sold out indicator (81), product available for sale indicator (9,)
-P6 and the terminals D0-D, the output of the display signal is repeated over a fixed period of time by time division. After displaying for a certain period of time on the display device α floor, the control device! t(1
υ subtracts rlJ from the stored number of sales columns and outputs new control data to the encoder (6), and the encoder (6) reads the RAM for the second sales column based on this control data and display switch data. (31 sales amount storage unit. Therefore, the display control means (5) is addressed.
) controls the display of the sales amount data of the sales column read from the RAM (3) and the product sales availability data or product sold-out data of the sales column output from the control unit.

In this way, the control device (11) sequentially subtracts and outputs control data until the initially stored number of sales columns becomes rlJ, and the encoder (6) outputs the RA for each sales column.
The display device αJ sequentially displays the sales amount for each sales column read from the RAM (3) on the amount display device (2). 4, ) or (43) is turned on, the encoder (6) sets the R for each sales column based on the display switch data and control data at this time.
The display control means (5) addresses the sales quantity storage unit or sales price storage unit of AM(3), and the display control means (5) displays the sales quantity or sales price amount for each sales unit that is sequentially read out from RAM(3). It controls the display on the display device (2). In this case as well, the control device αD outputs ready-to-sell data and product sold-out data for the sales column displaying the number of sold items or sales price.

In addition, recently, a method has been put into practical use as an input device for vending machines in which the input contents are represented by barcodes and inputted using barcode leagues. Good too. In this case, control codes indicating sales amount display commands, sales quantity display commands, and sales price display commands are expressed as bar hoods, and the bar code pattern is read by the bar code league and input to the micro combinator (12+). Generally, a keyboard is equipped with a display, but a barcode input device requires a display because it consists of a barcode printed sheet and a barcode league. In order to display the amount on the amount display device, a vending machine equipped with a barcode input device is even more effective.

(f) Effect According to the present invention, the sales amount, number of sales,
In order to sequentially display management data such as sales prices on the amount display device, there is no need to specify the sales column using the input device (operation is easy.Moreover, the amount display device installed on the front panel of the vending machine In order to display the management data on the product display section, the administrator can easily check the management data against the product display area.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a control circuit diagram of a vending machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine, Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the operation of the microcomputer during a vending operation, and Fig. 4 2 is a functional block diagram showing the operation of the microcomputer in the management data display mode. FIG. (2)...Amount display device, (3)...Storage device,
(4)...Input device f, (5)...Display control means. Figure 1 s2

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a vending machine that is equipped with a plurality of sales columns and sells products from the corresponding sales column by a product selection operation, an amount display device that displays the input amount and storage of management data for each of the sales columns. an input device for specifying a display mode of management data; and a display control for reading out the management data related to the sales column and sequentially displaying it on the amount display device when the display mode is specified by the input device. A vending machine management data confirmation device comprising: