JP2003157466A - Product sales system, vending machine, payment server, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a merchandise sales system using a vending machine that can sell merchandise without cash and without cash by using a portable terminal. . SOLUTION: This product sales system includes a vending machine 1
00 reads the authentication data from the portable terminal 400 holding the authentication data, and transmits the authentication data to the payment server 200 which is connected to the vending machine 100 via the dedicated communication line to authenticate the user. Go, and the user purchases a product. The purchased product information is stored in the settlement server 2
By transmitting the sales information from 00 to the management server 300 via the communication line, no extra charge is imposed on the user, and what kind of user, when and where, Information on whether or not such a product has been purchased can be obtained sequentially without conducting a questionnaire.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise sales system, a vending machine, a settlement server, a program and a recording medium, and more specifically, a mobile terminal is used to avoid extra charges for users. In addition, the present invention relates to the sale of products by mobile terminals and vending machines that can sell products without cash.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various vending machines such as various kinds of soft drinks, coffee, cigarettes, favorite items, books, clothing, entertainment, travel tickets, etc. are installed, and an unspecified number of users want to purchase the amount of goods. By inserting the coins or banknotes in the vending machine into the vending machine, the desired product can be obtained, which is very convenient in that the user can freely purchase the product with the coins or banknotes. . However, if the user does not have coins or banknotes, it is not possible to purchase the product, or there may be insufficient change in the vending machine when trying to purchase with banknotes. There is. In addition, since the above change, coins and bills inserted by the user are accumulated in the vending machine until the vendor who manages the vending machine collects the money, the vending machine aiming at the money There is also the problem of being rough. In addition, in order to directly insert coins and banknotes into an automatic vending machine for purchase, for example, forgery coins and the like are used to exploit goods and change.

In order to solve this, payment for the purchase of goods at an automatic vending machine is made by card payment such as an IC card or a debit card. Such card settlement involves complicated operations such as always checking the balance of the card and performing prepaid processing. On the other hand, a general credit card has a problem that it cannot be used in a vending machine because it involves an authentication process.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the "control method and system for vending machine" of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-23015 operates as follows. A sales management device in which billing information regarding products specified by the user of the vending machine, the individual number of the mobile phone owned by the user, and the random number generated by the vending machine and transmitted are connected from the mobile phone through a telephone line. Send to. The sales management device determines from the individual number of the mobile phone whether it is registered in advance, and if registered, encrypts the transmitted random number and returns it. The encrypted random number is sent from the mobile phone to the vending machine, and the vending machine decrypts it and compares it with the original random number to determine that it has been authenticated by the sales management device. The sale and the sale completion are transmitted to the sales management device via the mobile phone, and the sales management device performs settlement of the charging information. In this way, cheating by the user is prevented.

The "vending machine and mobile phone settlement system" of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-195642 operates as follows. The vending machine displays the telephone number to the mobile phone side payment server and the payment ID that uniquely identifies the charge on the mobile phone. The user who confirms this display connects the mobile phone to the mobile phone side payment server and transmits the payment ID configured for each charge. The mobile phone side payment server is
The payment ID is transmitted to the service-side payment server together with the caller ID for identifying the user's mobile phone acquired at the time of this connection. The service-side payment server permits the vending machine to provide the service for the fee specified by the payment ID. When the service-side payment server permits the service, the vending machine sells the charge, and the mobile phone-side payment server charges the user for the charge specified by the payment ID. Perform payment processing to the payment server on the service side.

[0006] Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-297357, "Vending Machine Price Settlement Method Using Mobile Phone and Automatic Vending Machine Price Settlement System", purchase of a vending machine connected to a mobile phone and a mobile phone network. It is a vending machine price settlement system that uses a mobile phone by using the price registration and settlement system. This vending machine price settlement system uses the amount of merchandise purchased by the user of the vending machine and the I
D, The vending machine vendor address is transmitted from the vending machine to the user's mobile phone, and the data is collected from the mobile phone by packet communication through the authentication access point and the payment collection process and the vending machine's The product is sold when it is sent to a vendor who manages sales and the data sent from the vendor to the vending machine matches the sent data.

However, in the above-mentioned technique, when the user purchases a product, in addition to the price of the product,
Communication costs for user authentication and billing will be added.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to sell a product by using a portable terminal device without incurring an extra charge to the user and selling the product without cash. System, vending machine, payment server,
The purpose is to provide a program and a recording medium.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, a commodity sales system according to claim 1 of the present invention is a mobile terminal device holding authentication data, and an automatic vending machine for reading the authentication data of the mobile terminal device. Machine, the vending machine is connected to the vending machine through a dedicated communication line, and a payment server for authenticating the user of the vending machine and collecting the payment is connected to the vending machine via a communication network. However, the vending machine includes a management server that manages the vending machine and manages sales information, the user of the vending machine connects the mobile terminal to the vending machine, and the vending machine is a user. The authentication data is obtained, the inquiry is made to the settlement server, and the user is authenticated. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the commodity sales system according to the first aspect, the vending machine transmits an interference wave when the authentication data is acquired from the mobile terminal, thereby causing an external interference. It is characterized by preventing communication and improving security. The claim 3 of the present invention is the claim 1.
Alternatively, in the product sales system according to the item 2, the vending machine is allowed to sell a user and select a desired product when the user of the payment server is successfully authenticated. Is characterized by. According to claim 4 of the present invention, in the product sales system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, the vending machine automatically sets payment information when the user completes selection of a desired product. Vending machine identification data, user authentication data, sales items,
Send the price for sale and the date and time of sale to request the settlement server to determine whether or not the product can be sold, and when the sale is permitted, carry out the selected product and notify the settlement server of a product carry-out completion notification. Comparing the received payment information with the credit information of the user to notify whether or not the product is available for sale, receiving a product delivery completion notification from the vending machine, and registering the payment information in the customer information DB. The user is informed of the details of the purchased product. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the commodity sales system according to the fourth aspect, when the settlement server receives a commodity carry-out completion notification from the vending machine, the age and sex of the user are used as sales information. Further, the purchased product, the identification data of the vending machine, and the sale date and time are transmitted to the management server. A program according to claim 6 of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the product sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A recording medium according to claim 7 of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium recording the program of the commodity sales system according to claim 6.

The vending machine according to claim 8 of the present invention is
The vending machine user having a customer information DB for connecting the portable terminal holding the authentication data of the user of the vending machine, acquiring the authentication data of the user, and storing the credit information of the customer The inquiry is made via a dedicated communication line to the settlement server that performs the authentication process, and the user is authenticated. According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the eighth aspect, when the authentication data is obtained from the mobile terminal device, an interference wave is transmitted to prevent an interference communication from the outside and security. It is characterized by increasing the safety of. Further, claim 10 of the present invention
The automatic vending machine according to claim 8 or 9, wherein when the user authentication from the settlement server is successful, the user is allowed to sell and the desired product can be selected. And Further, claim 11 of the present invention is
The vending machine according to claim 8, 9, or 11,
When the user completes the selection of the desired product, the vending machine identification data, the user authentication data, the item to be sold, the selling price and the selling date and time are transmitted as the payment information, and whether or not the product can be sold to the payment server. When the item is available for sale, the selected product is carried out and a notice of sale completion is sent to the settlement server. A program according to claim 12 of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the vending machine according to any one of claims 8 to 11. A recording medium according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium recording the program of the commodity sales system according to the twelfth aspect.

The settlement server according to claim 14 of the present invention further includes a customer information DB for receiving the authentication data of the user of the vending machine from the vending machine connected by a dedicated line and storing the credit information of the customer. It is characterized in that the received authentication data is collated and the collation result is returned to the vending machine as an authentication result. According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the payment server according to the fourteenth aspect, when the user completes selection of a desired product, the vending machine identifies the vending machine identification data and the user's identification data. Authentication data, sales items,
The sale consideration and the sale date and time are received as settlement information, the settlement information received is compared with the credit information of the user to notify whether the sale is possible, and the delivery completion notification from the vending machine is received. Settlement information in the customer information DB
In addition to registering with, the user is notified of the details of the purchased product. Further, claim 1 of the present invention
Item 6 is the settlement server according to claim 15, wherein when a product carry-out completion notification is received from the vending machine, the age, sex and purchase product of the user, identification data of the vending machine, and sales date and time are sales information. Is transmitted to a management server that manages the vending machine connected by a communication network. Further, a program according to claim 17 of the present invention is a computer, and the program according to any one of claims 14 to 16
It is a program for functioning as the payment server described in. A recording medium according to claim 18 of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium recording the program of the payment server according to claim 17.

[0012] Therefore, since the vending machine authenticates the user, the user does not incur charges other than the price of the product, and can promote cashless shopping. Further, by transmitting an interfering wave that conceals the communication between the mobile terminal and the vending machine, the personal information of the user can be kept secret. In addition, for the seller of the product, information about what kind of user, when, where, and what kind of product is purchased can be sequentially acquired without conducting a questionnaire. With this information, the selling point of the product can be known, so that the sales plan / production plan / inventory management can be carried out more effectively, and it can also be utilized as information for the next product development.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a commodity sales system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a product sales system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the product sales system includes a vending machine 100,
Payment server 200, management server 300, mobile terminal 40
It is composed of 0 and 0. Any number of vending machines 100
The payment server 200 and the payment server 200 are connected by a dedicated communication line network 500, and bidirectional communication is performed at high speed. Further, the arbitrary number of management servers 300 and the settlement server 200 are connected to each other through a dedicated line, a public communication line, or a communication network 600 such as the Internet. Furthermore, the mobile terminal 400 is a public communication network 7.
00 allows communication from the payment server 200 to be received.

The vending machine 100 is provided with various soft drinks,
It is a vending machine for selling magazines, books, cash vouchers, tickets, etc. The vending machine 100 is divided into groups for each product providing company that provides a product by the vending machine, and is provided with identification data for specifying the vending machine. The product providing company and the installation place can be specified by this identification data. In addition, the vending machine 10
0 can communicate with the mobile terminal 400 by infrared rays or wireless (such as Bluetooth). At the time of this communication, it is necessary to have a function of putting a barrier on the vending machine 100 itself in a frequency band that interferes with the radio waves in the frequency band transmitted by the mobile terminal 400. This interfering radio wave is not an electromagnetic wave that is harmful to humans, but a radio wave that is emitted by a fluorescent lamp and is less harmful. The purpose of this is to prevent malfunction of reception of the vending machine 100 and unauthorized intrusion, and to enhance security safety. For example, the structure of the vending machine 100 is an aluminum structure as shown in FIG. 2 and is not affected by an interfering radio wave. When the mobile terminal and the receiver of the vending machine communicate with each other, the controller causes the interference wave transmitter to block the vending machine itself in a frequency band that interferes with the radio wave of the frequency band transmitted by the mobile terminal. I am trying to put up.

The credit company makes a contract with a product providing company that manages the vending machine 100, performs authentication processing for the user of the vending machine 100, collects the price from the user, and sells information of the user who cannot specify an individual. provide. The payment server 200 is managed by a credit company, and executes the above-mentioned authentication processing, payment collection processing, sales information provision, and the like.

When the settlement server 200 receives the user authentication data (the personal identification number recognized by the credit company contracted by the purchaser) and the identification data of the vending machine 100, which are transmitted from the vending machine 100, Whether or not the contract with the product providing company is continuing from the identification data of the vending machine, and whether or not the contract is with the credit company with reference to the credit information regarding the customer and whether or not the customer has the ability to pay are inspected. The inspection result is notified to the vending machine 100.

When the selection of the product from the vending machine 100 is completed, the identification data of the vending machine, the user authentication data, the sale item (or the product number), the sale price, the sale date and time are used as the settlement information. To receive. This payment information is temporarily recorded as billing information for the customer, and a notification of whether the sale is possible or not and the reason thereof is returned to the vending machine 100.

Upon receipt of the product sale completion notification from the vending machine 100, the above settlement information is registered and the details of the purchased product are sent to the user via the public communication line 700. Also, the age and sex of the user are acquired from the credit information of the customer, and this information and the settlement information (identification data of the vending machine, sales item, sales price and sales date and time) are used as sales information in the communication network 600. It is transmitted to the management server 300 of the product providing company specified by the identification data of the connected vending machine.

When a predetermined period has passed, billing information is created from the previous payment information for each registered customer,
The charge amount will be deducted according to the method specified at the time of contract.

The management server 300 is managed by a product providing company that provides products to vending machines. The management server 300 receives the above-mentioned sales information from the settlement server 200, and refers to the table storing the identification data of the vending machine and the installation location of the vending machine, thereby identifying the installation location. As a result, the product providing company can successively obtain information about what kind of user, when, where, and what kind of product is purchased, without conducting a questionnaire. With this information, the selling point of the product can be known, so that the sales plan / production plan / inventory management can be carried out more effectively, and it can also be utilized as information for the next product development.

The mobile terminal 400 may be a personal computer, a mobile terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a mobile phone, as long as it can communicate with the vending machine 100. Good. On this mobile terminal 400, a secret password recognized by the credit company (the company that manages the payment server 200) contracted by the user himself / herself is transmitted by the password set by the user without displaying the password. It has a function to do. In addition, when making a call, the vending machine receives it as a transceiver that does not incur a normal call charge.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the product sales system of the present invention. Each function of the vending machine 100 and the payment server 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the vending machine 100 includes a control unit 110, a terminal communication unit 120, an inquiry unit 130, a product selection unit 140, a sales information transmission unit 150, and a product unloading unit 160. The control means 110 is used for various input / output with the user of the vending machine and the settlement server 200.
Perform overall control such as communication with. Terminal communication means 120
Detects the mobile terminal 400 of the user (detects that the mobile terminal is inserted into the insertion port as shown in FIG. 2), communicates with the mobile terminal 400, and the user contracts. Credit company (company that manages payment server 200)
The authentication data (personal identification number) recognized by is received. At this time, in the vending machine 100, a barrier is provided to the vending machine 100 itself in a frequency band that interferes with the radio waves in the frequency band transmitted by the mobile terminal 400, and the radio waves transmitted from the outside are blocked. . The inquiry unit 130 is the terminal communication unit 12
The user authentication data received at 0 is transmitted to the settlement server 200 via the dedicated communication line 500, and it is confirmed whether this user is a registrant of this system.

The product selection means 140 is the settlement server 200.
The authentication result is obtained from and the result is notified to the user by voice or text. For example, if the user does not have a contract with a credit company, "Please note that the customer is not registered as a contractor, so please make a contract." To do. If the user has a contract, the user will be notified by voice or text, "Please select a product." The user selects the product by referring to the product display, and presses the button corresponding to the product. Although a single product is selected here, a plurality of products may be selected or a plurality of the same products may be designated.

When the user completes the selection of the desired product, the sales information transmitting means 150 uses the identification data of the vending machine 100, the authentication data (the information that can identify the user), the sale item (or The product number), the sales consideration, and the sales date and time are transmitted to the settlement server 200.

The product unloading means 160 is the settlement server 200.
Receives a notification of whether or not the product designated by the user can be sold, and notifies the customer of the result by voice or text.
For example, if the purchase upper limit is preset in the customer information of the user, and the upper limit is exceeded,
Notify that the usage amount will exceed the upper limit,
Do not sell the item. In addition, when the sales permission is given, the user is notified by voice or text, "Thank you for using.", The purchased product is discharged from the product carry-out port, and the product has been carried out to the payment server 200. Notify that. During this time, it is a condition that the mobile terminal 400 is still plugged in the vending machine 100, and if it is pulled out on the way, it is invalid.

Further, in FIG. 3, the settlement server 200
Is a control unit 210, an authentication unit 220, a customer information DB
(Database) 230, payment means 240, and sales information providing means 250.

Before using this system, at least the following information is registered in advance in the customer information DB 230 for each customer.・ Name, address, age, gender ・ Authentication data (PIN number recognized by the credit company with which the purchaser contracts) ・ Credit card or bank account information ・ Customer identifier (customer ID) given at the time of contract
And password ・ E-mail address that was declared or given at the time of contract or telephone number or fax number that can receive e-mail

Further, the customer information DB 230 stores the purchase history of merchandise during a preset period for each customer.
As the purchase history, the sale item (or product number), the sale price, the sale date and time, the identification data of the sold vending machine are recorded for each user, and registered when the predetermined period has passed. Create billing information for each customer and deduct the billing amount according to the method specified at the time of contract.

The control means 210 communicates with the vending machine 100 through the dedicated communication line 500, communicates with the management server 300 through the communication network 600 such as the Internet, and the portable terminal 400 (or the credit company with the public communication line 700). It may communicate with the contact method registered by the user when the contract is made) and controls the entire function of the payment server.

The authenticating means 220 compares the user authentication data transmitted from the vending machine 100 with the user authentication data registered in the customer information DB 230, and
The vending machine 100 is notified of whether it has been authenticated or not.

The settlement means 240 uses the information (sales item (or item number), price, date and time of sale, identification data of the vending machine sold) regarding the product desired by the customer transmitted from the vending machine 100 and the user. Of the authentication data of this user, the entry in the customer information DB 230 is searched from the authentication data of this user, and it is determined whether or not the product can be sold by checking the following. The reason is returned to the vending machine 100. (1) If the purchase price is the upper limit of the purchase price for one time or the sales consideration exceeds the upper limit of the purchase price of the customer registered in the customer information DB 230, the sale is prohibited. (2) Whether the cumulative value of the purchase price is the upper limit value or the total of the cumulative price of the products purchased by the customer and the sales consideration recorded in the customer information DB 230 is the customer information DB 230.
If the cumulative purchase price of the customer registered in the above is exceeded, it will not be sold.

When none of the above conditions are met, the vending machine 100 is notified that the sale is possible. Also, when the settlement means 240 becomes available for sale, it temporarily records the user authentication data, the purchase sale item (or item number), the sale price, the sale date and time, and the identification data of the purchased vending machine. I'll do it.

The sales information providing means 250 is a vending machine 1
Upon receipt of the sales completion notice from 00, the temporarily recorded purchase sale item (or product number), sale price, sale date and time, and identification data of the purchased vending machine are recorded in the customer information DB 230 for each user. To do. Further, the user is notified of the details of the sales result to the e-mail address, telephone number or facsimile number registered in the customer information DB 230.

Further, the management server 300 that manages the vending machine is specified from the identification data of the vending machine at the time of purchase, and the age and sex of the user are retrieved from the customer information DB 230 to obtain sales information. The sale item (or product number), sale price, sale date and time, identification data of the vending machine, and age and sex of the user are transmitted to the specified management server 300. The management server 300 is specified by preparing a table in which the vending machine managed by the product providing company contracted by the credit company is associated with the management server.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure of the product sales system of the present invention. First, the user inserts his / her portable terminal 400 into the insertion slot of the vending machine 100 (step S01). The vending machine 100 detects that the mobile terminal 400 is inserted, communicates with the mobile terminal 400, and fetches the authentication data of the credit company with which the user has a contract (step S02). At the time of this communication, the vending machine 100 emits an interfering radio wave that cuts off communication from others to ensure security. Vending machine 1
00 transmits the fetched authentication data to the settlement server 200 via the dedicated communication line 500 (step S0
3) Wait until the result is returned.

The settlement server 200 receives the user authentication data transmitted from the vending machine 100, and compares the authentication data with the authentication data registered in the customer information DB 230. As a result of the collation, if they match, the user is authenticated as a contractor of the credit company, and if they do not match, the user is not authenticated, and this distinction and the reason thereof are returned to the vending machine 100 (step S04).

The vending machine 100 informs the user of this authentication result by voice or text (step S05). If this authentication result is not verified, the user was not a customer, so "The customer is not registered as a contractor. Please use it after contracting."
Then, notify by voice or text and wait until the next user comes. If the user is a customer, the user is notified by voice or text, "Please select a product." And the user is given a right to select the product.

The user selects a product by referring to the product display and presses the button corresponding to the product (step S0).
6). Here, a plurality of products may be selected instead of a single product for selection, or a plurality of the same products may be designated. The vending machine 100 calculates the sales consideration for the product selected by the user from the price table, transmits the following information as the payment information to the payment server 200, and receives the determination result of whether the product can be sold or not. Wait (step S07). Sales item (or product number), sales price, sales date and time, identification data for identifying the vending machine purchased

The payment server 200 transmits information from the vending machine 100 regarding the product desired by the customer (sales item (or product number), sales price, sales date and time, identification data of the vending machine sold) and the user. Of the authentication data of this user, the entry in the customer information DB 230 is searched from the authentication data of this user, and it is determined whether or not the product can be sold by checking the following. The reason is returned to the vending machine 100 (step S08). (1) If the purchase price is the upper limit of the purchase price for one time or the sales consideration exceeds the upper limit of the purchase price of the customer registered in the customer information DB 230, the sale is prohibited. (2) Whether the cumulative value of the purchase price is the upper limit value or the total of the cumulative price of the products purchased by the customer and the sales consideration recorded in the customer information DB 230 is the customer information DB 230.
If the cumulative purchase price of the customer registered in the above is exceeded, it will not be sold.

When none of the above conditions are met, the vending machine 100 is notified that the product is available for sale, and the user's authentication data, the purchased item (or product number) purchased, the price for sale, and the date and time of sale are temporarily displayed. , Record the identification data of the vending machine you purchased.

The vending machine 100 receives a notification of whether or not the product designated by the user can be sold from the settlement server 200, and notifies the user of the result (step S0).
9). If the sale is not possible, the reason will be notified to the user by voice or text and wait until the next user comes. For example, when the purchase price of the designated product for one time exceeds the preset upper limit value, the user is informed that "the usage amount exceeds the upper limit value." In addition, when the sales permission is given, the product that has been purchased is ejected from the product delivery port while notifying by voice or text "Thank you for using." The vending machine 100 is
After the product is discharged, the user authentication data and the sale completion notification are issued to the settlement server 200 (step S10), and the next user is waited for.

The settlement server 200 receives the sale completion notice from the vending machine 100, specifies the user from the authentication data, and registers the details of the sale result to the user in the customer information DB 230. Send notification to email address, telephone number or facsimile number (step S
11). Further, the customer information DB 23 that temporarily records the purchased sales item (or product number), the selling price, the selling date and time, and the identification data of the purchased vending machine for each user.
Record to 0.

The settlement server 200 also identifies the management server 300 that manages the vending machine according to the identification data of the vending machine at the time of purchase, and retrieves the age and gender of the user from the customer information DB 230. , The sale item (or product number), the sale price, the sale date and time, the identification data of the vending machine, and the age and sex of the user are transmitted to the specified management server 300 (step S1).
2).

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. The functions of the product sales system, the vending machine, and the settlement server according to the above-described embodiments are programmed into a CD-R in advance.
This CD-ROM is written in a recording medium such as OM.
Is mounted on a computer equipped with a medium drive such as a CD-ROM drive, these programs are stored in the memory or storage device of each computer, and the programs are executed, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. be able to.

As recording media, semiconductor media (eg, ROM, non-volatile memory card, etc.), optical media (eg, DVD, MO, MD, CD-R, etc.), magnetic media (eg magnetic tape, flexible disk). Etc.).

In addition, a case is also included in which the operating system or the like performs some or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the loaded program, and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

Further, the program described above is loaded into the memory provided in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit, and the CPU provided in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs a part of the actual processing based on the instruction of the program. Alternatively, a case in which all the operations are performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

When the above-mentioned program is stored in a storage device such as a magnetic disk of a server computer and is downloaded from a computer of a user who is connected via a network or distributed from the server computer in a form such as distribution, The storage device of this server computer is also included in the recording medium of the present invention.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the vending machine authenticates the user, the user does not incur any charges other than the price of the product, and can shop without cash. Can be promoted. In addition, the vending machine transmits a disturbing wave that conceals the communication between the mobile terminal and the vending machine, whereby the personal information of the user can be kept secret. In addition, for the seller of the product, information about what kind of user, when, where, and what kind of product is purchased can be sequentially acquired without conducting a questionnaire. With this information, the selling point of the product can be known, so that the sales plan / production plan / inventory management can be carried out more effectively, and it can also be utilized as information for the next product development.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a product sales system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a product sales system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the product sales system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Vending machine, 110 ... Control means, 120 ... Terminal communication means, 130 ... Inquiry means, 140 ... Product selection means,
150 ... Sales information transmitting means, 160 ... Merchandise unloading means, 2
00 ... Payment server, 210 ... Control means, 220 ... Authentication means, 230 ... Customer information DB (database), 240 ...
Settlement means, 250 ... sales information providing means, 300 ... management server, 400 ... mobile terminal, 500 ... dedicated communication network,
600 ... communication network, 700 ... public communication network.

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal that holds authentication data, an automatic vending machine that reads the authentication data of the portable terminal, and a communication connection with the automatic vending machine via a dedicated communication line. The automatic vending machine includes a payment server that performs user authentication and payment collection processing, and a management server that communicates with the payment server via a communication network and manages the vending machine and manages sales information. The user of the machine connects the mobile terminal to the vending machine, and the vending machine acquires the user's authentication data and makes an inquiry to the payment server to receive the user's authentication. A product sales system that is characterized by 2. The commodity sales system according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine transmits an interference wave when acquiring authentication data from the mobile terminal to prevent an interference communication from the outside. A merchandise sales system that features improved security. 3. The merchandise selling system according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine, when the user is successfully authenticated by the settlement server, is given a sale permission to the user to obtain a desired merchandise. The product sales system is characterized by enabling selection of. 4. The vending machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the vending machine, when the user completes selection of a desired product, sets the settlement data as identification data of the vending machine. , User authentication data, items for sale,
Send the price for sale and the date and time of sale to request the settlement server to determine whether or not the product can be sold, and when the sale is permitted, carry out the selected product and notify the settlement server of a product carry-out completion notification. Comparing the received payment information with the credit information of the user to notify whether or not the product is available for sale, receiving a product delivery completion notification from the vending machine, and registering the payment information in the customer information DB. A commodity sales system characterized by notifying the user of details of the purchased commodity. 5. The commodity sales system according to claim 4, wherein the settlement server, when receiving a commodity carry-out completion notification from the vending machine, sells information on the age, gender and purchase commodity of the user, Vending machine identification data,
A merchandise selling system characterized by transmitting a selling date and time to the management server. 6. A program for causing a computer to function as the product sales system according to claim 1. 7. A computer-readable recording medium in which the program of the commodity sales system according to claim 6 is recorded. 8. A vending machine having a customer information DB for connecting a portable terminal holding authentication data of a user, acquiring the authentication data of the user, and storing credit information of the customer. An automatic vending machine, characterized in that an inquiry is made through a dedicated communication line to a settlement server that performs user authentication processing, and the user is authenticated. 9. The vending machine according to claim 8,
An automatic vending machine, characterized in that when acquiring the authentication data from the portable terminal, an interfering wave is emitted to prevent external interfering communication and to enhance security safety. 10. The vending machine according to claim 8 or 9, wherein when the payment server authenticates the user successfully, the user is authorized to sell and the desired product can be selected. A vending machine characterized by that. 11. The vending machine according to claim 8, 9 or 11, wherein when the user completes selection of a desired product, identification data of the vending machine is provided as payment information.
Send the user's authentication data, sale item, sale price and sale date and time, request the settlement server to judge whether the sale is possible, carry out the selected product when the sale is possible, and settle the sale completion notice by the settlement. A vending machine characterized by notifying the server. 12. A program for causing a computer to function as the vending machine according to claim 8. 13. A computer-readable recording medium in which the program of the commodity sales system according to claim 12 is recorded. 14. The vending machine user authentication data is received from the vending machine connected by a dedicated line, the customer information DB storing the credit information of the customer is collated with the received authentication data, and the collation is performed. A settlement server which returns the result as an authentication result to the vending machine. 15. The settlement server according to claim 14, wherein when the user completes selection of a desired product, the vending machine identifies the vending machine identification data, the user authentication data, and the sale item. Receiving the sale consideration and the sale date and time as the payment information, comparing the received payment information with the credit information of the user to notify whether the sale is possible, and receiving the product delivery completion notification from the vending machine, A payment server characterized by registering the payment information in the customer information DB and notifying the user of the details of the purchased product. 16. The settlement server according to claim 15, wherein when a product carry-out completion notification is received from the vending machine, the age, sex and purchase product of the user, identification data of the vending machine, and the sales date and time are displayed. A payment server, wherein the payment information is transmitted as sales information to a management server that manages the vending machine connected via a communication network. 17. A computer as claimed in any one of claims 14 to 16.
A program for functioning as the payment server according to any one of 1. 18. A computer-readable recording medium on which the payment server program according to claim 17 is recorded.