JP5277695B2 - Ticketing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket-issuing machine which conducts advertisements, only when they are required, for effective conducting of sales promotion. <P>SOLUTION: The ticket-issuing machine 1 has an operating part 17, which identifies the kinds of tickets and issues a ticket corresponding to an identified kind, when the operating part is operated. In this case, the machine is provided with a human body-detecting means 20, which detects that a person is approaching, and a voice-output means 181 which reads out, from a voice storage means, voice data corresponding to the current day of the week or the current time zone and then outputs the voice data, when the human body-detecting means detects a person. Furthermore, the machine outputs a voice for efficient sales promotion, only when a ticket-purchasing person is stands in front of the machine itself. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket issuing machine that issues a designated ticket.

Conventionally, a vending machine having a function of providing information such as advertisements by screen display or audio output has been disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3407240

  However, conventional vending machines with a function to perform advertisements always output advertisements, and the content of the advertisement is relative to the surrounding environment (for example, season, time, etc.) where the vending machine is installed. May not be appropriate. Also, for buyers who are not interested in advertising or who already know the same advertising as what is currently being advertised, it appears to be noisy and the buyer is interested in the new advertisement when starting a new one. In some cases, the advertising effect is diminished.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of the above problem recognition, and an object thereof is to provide a ticket issuing machine that can advertise only when necessary and can effectively promote sales.

In order to solve the above problems, the ticket issuing machine of the present invention has an operation display unit that displays an operation display screen having an operation button for each ticket type, and when the operation display unit is operated , the specified ticket In a ticket issuing machine that issues a ticket corresponding to a seed, a human body detecting means for detecting that a person has approached, a product code corresponding to each ticket type for each operation display screen, and a day of the week or a time zone a voice storage unit for setting storing audio data, when the human body detecting means detects a human, currently displayed screen and the current day of the week or the audio data corresponding to the time zone read from the voice memory means output, Voice output means.

According to this configuration, only when the ticket purchaser stands in front of the ticketing machine, it is possible to output a voice for sales promotion, and it is possible to output a voice for efficient sales promotion without noise. it can. Further, according to this configuration, an operation display screen can be provided, and voice data for sales promotion can be set for each operation screen. For example, when a screen for a warm dish is designated, Produce sales according to the type of order, such as outputting voices that meet the purpose of
can do.

  Further, the issued ticket of the present invention is a food ticket for specifying a dish, and the voice data is voice data for sales promotion corresponding to the food ticket that can be issued in a current time zone. To do.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to promote sales of voice tickets corresponding to the current time zone by voice. For example, when selling cheap lunches or morning service meal tickets, “Now, it is lunch time.” Such sales promotion voice output can be performed, and efficient sales promotion can be performed in the case of a popular meal ticket or a meal ticket with a limited time zone.

  The ticketing machine according to the present invention further includes voice data output order storage means for storing the order in which the voice data is output, and the voice output means performs voice data in the order stored in the voice data output order storage means. Is output.

  According to this configuration, a function of registering a plurality of audio data can be provided, a plurality of registered audio data can be combined, and the amount of data to be stored can be reduced by not registering overlapping audio data. .

  According to the ticketing machine according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an effect that an effective sales promotion advertisement can be made only when the ticket purchaser comes in front of the ticketing machine.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a sales system using a ticketing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. This sales system will be installed in restaurants, etc.
The ticket issuing machine 1 is a ticket issuing machine that issues a meal ticket, and is connected to a network 2 such as a LAN (Local Area Network).
The management device 3 communicates with the ticket issuing machine 1 via the network 2 to manage the operation of the ticket issuing machine 1 and manage information in the ticket issuing machine 1. Further, sales result data is collected from the ticket issuing machine 1, and an order for a product based on the management and sales information is given.

  The ticket issuing machine 1 includes a CPU 10, a RAM 11, a ROM 12, a communication unit 13, a bill identification unit 14, a coin insertion slot 141, a bill insertion slot 142, a money dispensing section 15, a dispensing outlet 151, and a ticket printing. The issuing unit 16, the operation display panel 17, the voice synthesizing unit 18, the speaker 181, the timer circuit 19, and the human sensor 20 are provided.

The CPU 10 (central processing unit) controls the overall processing operation of the ticket issuing machine 1.
The RAM 11 (random access memory) stores a screen file, an audio master, an audio setting file, and a product file, which will be described later. In addition, a storage area used for the arithmetic processing of the CPU 10 is provided.
The ROM 12 (read only memory) stores a program executed by the CPU 10.
The currency identification unit 14 identifies the type of banknote and currency inserted by the user (customer) from the coin insertion slot 141 and the banknote insertion slot 142.
The money payout unit 15 pays out money from the payout outlet 151 as change or refund money.
The food voucher print issuing unit 16 prints and cuts the name of the dish on the roll sheet and issues it as a food voucher. Note that the food ticket print issuing unit 16 may print a single ticket and issue it as a food ticket.
The operation display panel 17 is configured using a touch panel, and displays a dish selection button in a selectable manner. When the user touches a selection button of a desired dish, the selection of the dish is input. In addition to the dish selection button, the operation display panel 17 also displays a cancel key, a key for instructing purchasing a plurality of the same dish, and the like.
The voice synthesizer 18 creates a combination of voices to be output using the voice master and the voice setting file stored in the RAM 11 and outputs the combined voice from the speaker 181.
The clock circuit 19 is a clock circuit that clocks the current date, day, and time.
The human detection sensor 20 is a sensor that detects that there is a person within 1 meter to 2 meters in front of the ticket issuing machine according to the present embodiment by infrared rays or the like. The sensor detection method is not limited to the ultraviolet method according to the present embodiment, and may be another method having the function of the present invention.
The communication unit 13 performs communication with the management device 3 via the network 2.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the ticket issuing machine 1. In the figure, an operation display panel 17 is arranged on the front face of the ticket issuing machine 1. The operation display panel 17 displays a normal display screen that displays a large number of food selection buttons corresponding to each meal ticket.
The normal display screen is a screen corresponding to a screen number designated by an instruction from the management device 3 or a manual operation according to a screen file to be described later stored in the RAM 11 (for example, when screen file number 2 is set, Display the winter food selection screen).
When the user recognizes the user by the standing sensor 20 before the ticket issuing machine 1, the voice data created by the voice synthesizer 18 is output from the speaker 181. The user selects a dish using the operation display panel 17 and pays the price of the selected dish by inserting money from the coin insertion slot 141 or the bill insertion slot 142. Change and refund money are paid out from the payout exit 151.

FIG. 3 is an example of a screen file stored in the RAM 11. Screen files include screen numbers, screen names, audio numbers, next page numbers, products 1, products 2, etc. (for example, winter screens, summer screens, morning service screens, lunch screens, etc.) ) Are stored in association with each other. Switching of screen information stored in the screen file is performed from the management device 3 via the network 2. It is also possible to switch by manual operation.
Here, the screen number is a number that uniquely identifies screen information in the screen file, the screen name is the name of the screen, the audio number is the audio number in the audio setting file to be described later corresponding to this screen information, the next page The number is the screen number of the next screen related to the screen currently displayed on the operation display panel 17 (for example, the screen displayed when the user selects the “next screen” button on the screen being displayed), The product 1 and the product 2 are data corresponding to a product such as a product code and a product file described later.

FIG. 4 is an example of an audio master stored in the RAM 11. In the audio master, an audio data number, an audio name, audio data, and the like are stored in association with each audio data.
Here, the voice data number is a number that uniquely identifies the voice information in the voice master, the voice name is the name of the voice, and the voice data is input to the voice synthesizer 18 to create a combination of voices to be output. This is data for outputting sound from the speaker 181.

FIG. 5 is an example of an audio setting file stored in the RAM 11. Audio setting file includes audio number, setting name, audio data number, next audio number, waiting time, number of playbacks, day of the week setting (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday), start time, end Time and the like are stored in association with each voice number.
Here, the voice number is a number that uniquely identifies the setting in the voice setting file, the setting name is the name of the setting, and the voice data number is the number of the voice data that is output first.
The next voice number is a voice number that is first read out after the voice data corresponding to the voice data number is output, and then read out after the elapse of a waiting time to be described later, whereby a large number of voice data can be set on one screen.
The waiting time is a waiting time until the sound data corresponding to the next sound number is output after the sound data corresponding to the sound data number is output.
The number of times of reproduction is the number of times the output of the audio data (audio data number and next audio number) registered in the number is repeated, and stops when the set number of audio data outputs are repeatedly output. If the number of times of reproduction has not been set, the output of the audio data is repeated until the food ticket print issuing unit 16 completes the ticket issuing or stops the ticket issuing.
The setting for each day of the week is a setting for whether or not to output audio data for each day of the week. Audio data is output only on the day of the week on which “1” is set, and no audio data is output on the day of the week on which “0” is set. Like that. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the voice data from being output on the day of the week when ticketing cannot be accepted for each day of the week.
The start time and end time are settings of a time zone for outputting audio data. The start time and end time are the days of the week set to output audio data ("1") by day of week setting, and the time zone from the time set at the start time to the time set at the end time Only output audio data. If the start time and end time are not set, audio data is output in all time zones.

FIG. 6 is an example of a product file stored in the RAM 11. In the product file, the product number, product name, price, etc. are stored in association with each product (dish).
Here, the product number is a number that uniquely identifies the product, the product name is the name of the dish, and the price is the sales price of the product.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of the operation display panel 17 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the product name and price of each dish stored in the product file are displayed on the selection button for each dish on the operation display panel 17 and the next page number is stored in the screen file. A “next screen” button is also displayed. When this “next screen” button is touched, a screen having a screen number set as the next page number of the screen file is displayed. A “return” button (not shown) is displayed on the next screen, and a “next screen” button is also displayed when the next page number is stored in the screen file.
The user touches the selection button of the desired dish by looking at the display on the operation display panel 17 in FIG. 7, and inserts the price from the coin insertion slot 141 or the bill insertion slot 142. A meal ticket is issued from the meal ticket printing and issuing section 16, and change is paid out from the payout outlet 151 as necessary.

  Next, the operation in which the ticket issuing machine outputs a voice for sales promotion will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation in which the ticket issuing machine according to the present embodiment performs audio output.

  First, in step S1, the CPU 10 checks whether or not the setting data of each file has been received from the management device 3. If the setting data is received, the CPU 10 stores the setting data of the ticket issuing machine 1 stored in the RAM 11 in step S2. The setting file is updated to information corresponding to the received setting data, and the process returns to step S1. If setting data has not been received, the process proceeds to the next step S3.

  Next, in step S3, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the user is operating (using) the ticket-issuing machine. If the user is operating, the process corresponding to the current operation is performed in step S4. After completion, the process returns to step S1. Completion of processing is, for example, when the ticket machine is deposited and the selection button of the meal ticket is touched, the corresponding meal ticket is issued, the change and refund process is completed, and the predetermined time is reached If the next operation is not performed (if the screen is switched, the screen is returned to the normal display screen first), the processing is completed. The human detection sensor 20 may recognize that the person is no longer in the detection range and complete the processing. If not, the process proceeds to the next step S5.

  Next, in step S5, the CPU 10 reads screen number data from the screen file and displays an initial display screen specified by the management device 3 (for example, screen number 3: lunch screen in FIG. 3).

  Next, in step S6, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the human detection sensor 20 has detected that there is a person in the detection range. If no person has been detected, the CPU 10 returns to step S1. If a person is detected, the process proceeds to step S7.

  Next, in step S7, the CPU 10 reads a voice number corresponding to the currently displayed screen number from the screen file (for example, the lunch screen voice number 0002), and sets the voice setting file corresponding to the read voice number. Data (for example, the voice data number of the voice setting file corresponding to the voice number 0002 on the lunch screen, the next voice number, the setting for each day of the week, the start time and the end time setting data) is read.

  Next, in step S <b> 8, the CPU 10 acquires information on the current day of the week and time from the time measuring circuit 19.

  Next, in step S9, the CPU 10 checks whether or not the current day of the week acquired in step S8 and the time information match the day of the week set in the voice setting file read out in step S7 and the time zone. If they match, it is determined that the sound data set in the sound setting file is output, and if they do not match, it is determined that the sound data is not output. If it is determined that the audio data is output, in the next step S10, based on the audio data number set in the audio setting file read in step S7 (for example, audio data 2 corresponding to the lunch audio number 0002), Corresponding audio data (for example, “It is now lunch time”) is read from the audio master, and is output to the audio synthesizer 18 and the audio is output from the speaker 181 in step S11. If it is determined in step S9 that no audio data is output, the process proceeds to step S12.

  Next, in step S12, the CPU 10 checks whether or not there is a next voice number in the voice setting file read out in step S7. If there is a next voice number, the CPU 10 returns to step S10, and the next voice number ( For example, based on the next voice number 3) corresponding to the lunch voice number 0002, the corresponding voice data (for example, “How is it?”) Is read from the voice master, and the waiting time set in the voice setting file is After the elapse of time, in step S11, the sound is output to the speech synthesizer 18 and the sound is output from the speaker 181. In step S12, if there is no next voice number, the process returns to step S1.

  As described above, according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention, by detecting the user, the voice data is output only when the user comes in front of the ticket vending machine 1 and is sold. It is possible to promote advertising.

  In addition, according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention, since the contents of the sales promotion can be changed according to the day of the week or the time zone, the sales promotion can be more effectively performed.

  In the present embodiment, setting of each file, switching instruction, data collection of sales results, and the like are performed from the management device 3 via the network 2, but the management device 3 is incorporated in the ticket issuing machine 1. As a configuration, it is possible to provide a setting button on the operation display panel 17 so that the administrator can manually operate the button when the setting button is pressed.

  In this embodiment, the button for selecting a desired dish by the user is the touch panel of the operation display panel 17, but the specific configuration is not limited and may be within the scope of the present invention. For example, a mechanical button or the like can be used.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, but the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Changes are also included.

  The present invention is not limited to ticketing machines, and can be applied to terminals for ordering installed in stores. For example, on an ordering terminal that is installed at each table in a restaurant and is operated by a customer to place an order, when a new material arrives, a new menu button using the material is added and displayed, and the customer It can be applied to a system that informs the user that a new menu has been added and promotes sales of the new menu.

It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the sales system using the ticket issuing machine by embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the external appearance structure of the ticket issuing machine by embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the screen file by embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the audio | voice master by embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the audio | voice setting file by embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the goods file by embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a display of the operation display panel by embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement which the ticket issuing machine by embodiment of this invention performs audio | voice output.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ticket issuing machine 2 Network 3 Management apparatus 10 CPU 11 RAM 12 ROM 13 Communication part 14 Banknote identification part 141 Coin insertion slot 142 Bill insertion slot 15 Money dispensing part 151 Payment outlet 16 Food ticket printing issuing part 17 Operation display panel 18 Voice synthesizing part 181 Speaker 19 Timing circuit 20 Human sensor

Claims (3)

An operation display unit for displaying an operation screen having operation buttons for each denomination, if the operation display unit is operated, the ticket dispenser to issue a ticket corresponding to the denomination identified,
A human body detecting means for detecting that a person has approached;
For each operation display screen, a product code corresponding to each ticket type, and further, a voice storage means for setting and storing voice data for each day of the week or time zone,
When the human body detection means detects a person, a voice output means for reading out and outputting voice data corresponding to the currently displayed screen and the current day of the week or time zone from the voice storage means;
A ticketing machine characterized by comprising: The issued ticket is
It is a meal voucher that identifies food,
The audio data is
It is voice data for sales promotion corresponding to the meal ticket that can be issued in the current time zone,
The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1 . Audio data output order storage means for storing the order of outputting the audio data;
With
The sound output means outputs the sound data in the order stored in the sound data output order storage means;
The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein

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