TWM599428U - Machine online value-added system - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation provides an online value-added system for machines. The online value-added system includes a management server and at least one terminal machine. The management server obtains the monitoring information in the terminal machine and provides a value-added service for the terminal device to log in to the management server to obtain the monitoring information. The management server extends the service life of the value-added service according to the value-added request input by the terminal device. The management server will stop providing value-added services when the service life of the value-added services has expired. In this way, the author can quickly add value to the value-added service of the remote terminal machine based on the input operation of the terminal device.

Description

Machine online value-added system

This creation relates to a value-added system, especially to an online value-added system for machines.

Existing game machines, optional vending machines, automatic vending machines, self-service washing machines, coin-operated cash registers or coin exchange machines have been widely used in the surrounding environment of life. The appearance of these machines has brought more life to people. More entertainment and convenience effects. However, machines are mainly carried out through money transactions, so for machine owners, they must actively inspect the machines to confirm whether the machines need money replenishment, money recovery, or item replenishment, etc., so as to ensure the machine Can provide a complete operation for consumers to use. However, the existing machine does not provide any value-added service operations.

This creative embodiment provides an online value-adding system for machines, providing a simple and fast online value-adding method.

This creative embodiment provides an online value-added system for machines, including a management server and at least one terminal machine. The management server is connected to the terminal machine through the network, and obtains the monitoring information of the terminal machine through the monitoring circuit in the terminal machine. The management server provides value-added services for a terminal device to log in to the management server to obtain monitoring information. The value-added service provided by the management server has a use period, and the management server extends the use period according to the value-added request entered by the terminal device in the login management server. The value-added request includes the device code of the terminal machine and the value-added amount. The management server will stop providing value-added services when the service life of the value-added services has expired.

In summary, the online value-added system for machines provided by this creative embodiment allows personnel to log in to the management server via a terminal device through a simple operation method, and enter a value-added request to quickly and securely The value-added service of the terminal machine proposes online value-added, thereby extending the use time of this value-added service.

In order to have a better understanding of the features and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed descriptions and drawings about this creation. However, the provided drawings are only for reference and explanation, not to limit this creation.

The following are specific specific examples to illustrate the implementation of this creation, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of this creation from the content provided in this specification. This creation can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of this creation. In addition, the drawings in this creation are merely schematic illustrations, and are not depicted in actual size, and are stated in advance. The following implementations will further describe the related technical content of this creation in detail, but the content provided is not intended to limit the scope of protection of this creation.

It should be understood that although terms such as "first", "second", and "third" may be used in this document to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are mainly used to distinguish one element from another, or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used in this text should, depending on the actual situation, possibly include any one or a combination of more of the associated listed items.

This creative embodiment provides a machine online value-added system. The machine online value-added system described here provides users with online value-added services provided by remote terminal machines through a network connection. The terminal machine can be, for example, a vending machine, a game machine, an item vending machine, a self-service washing machine, a coin-operated cash register, a coin exchange machine, or other terminal machines for personnel to conduct related transactions on the machine. Furthermore, the above-mentioned value-added service refers to the way that personnel can remotely monitor the terminal machine to know the relevant working status of the terminal machine in real time, such as the terminal machine's own financial or logistics information, and hardware It can be combined with intelligent judgment to actively notify related signals, so that personnel can grasp the monitoring status anytime and anywhere, and make corresponding measures in real time.

It is worth noting that the above-mentioned value-added service has a certain period of use, and as long as it is within this period of use, the relevant operations of this value-added service can be used normally. However, once the expiration date is exceeded, the online value-added operation must be continued, and the expiration date can be extended for a period of time to continue using.

[System architecture embodiment of machine online value-added system]

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of the machine online value-added system provided by this creative embodiment. The online value-added system 1 described in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a management server 3, a terminal machine 4, and a terminal device 5, for example. The number of terminal machines 4 can be one or more, and each terminal machine 4 can be independently connected to the management server 3 through the network 2, so that each terminal machine 4 and the management server 3 Both can transmit data to each other through network 2. The terminal device 5 is also connected to the management server 3 through the network 2, so that the terminal device 5 and the management server 3 can transmit data to each other through the network 2. The terminal device 5 is, for example, an electronic device that can be used by the machine personnel to operate a mobile phone or computer to obtain related work information of the terminal machine 4 from the management server 3, but this creation does not take this as limit.

Furthermore, each terminal machine 4 has its own independent identification code for the management server 3 to judge and use, and a corresponding circuit is provided inside the terminal machine 4 to correlate the terminal machine 4 itself The data is sent back to the management server 3 through the network 2. For example, when the terminal machine 4 is operating normally, a monitoring circuit in the terminal machine 4 can collect various monitoring information generated by various human-computer interaction operations performed by the personnel on the terminal machine 4. The monitoring information is, for example, money transaction data related to the amount of money in the terminal 4 or item transaction data related to the amount of items, and the collected transaction data can be further sent back to the management server 3 along with the ID code. , So that the management server 3 can provide value-added services accordingly and allow the terminal device 5 to log in and query or obtain monitoring information, and the value-added services provided by the management server 3 are not long-term services, but have a period of use. If the period of use has expired Or it will expire, you can extend the use period of this value-added service through online value-added.

Furthermore, the value-added service provided by the management server 3, for example, can store the monitoring information returned by each terminal 4 separately according to different terminal 4, and can further perform statistics and analysis related operations on this transaction data. . For example, the management server 3 can perform statistical calculations of revenue data on the monitoring information of each terminal machine 4, so that it can know that each terminal machine 4 is in a specific time period (such as daily, weekly, every Month, quarter, or year) total monetary revenue or total output of goods.

Alternatively, the value-added service provided by the management server 3 can further analyze whether the monitoring information meets a warning condition, and if it meets a warning condition, it can actively output relevant warning signals to remind the personnel to pay attention. The above warning condition is, for example, whether the money transaction data meets a preset money amount or the article transaction data meets a preset shipment quantity, but this creation is not limited to this. For example, when the money transaction data meets the preset money amount or the item transaction data meets the preset shipment quantity, it may mean that the amount of money collected in the terminal 4 is full. The personnel need to get the money back at the terminal immediately, or It is that the inventory of the items inside the terminal 4 is insufficient and the personnel need to go to the terminal 4 to replenish the items immediately. At this time, the management server 3 can output a transaction prompt signal to remind relevant personnel to pay attention.

In one embodiment, the value-added service provided by the management server 3 may, for example, be further based on the machine status returned by the terminal machine 4 to know whether there is any fault signal in the terminal machine 4 and determine whether to remind Personnel attention. For example, when the management server 3 receives the fault prompt signal returned by the terminal machine 4, the management server 3 may further output the fault prompt signal to remind relevant personnel to pay attention.

The terminal device 5 can be operated by a person to log in to the management server 3, and to query related monitoring information corresponding to the bound terminal machine 4. In one embodiment, a person can register and use a new account by operating the terminal device 5 and according to the registration procedure provided by the management server 4, so as to obtain legal account use. After obtaining a legal account, a person can log in to the management server 3 with this legal account on any terminal device 5, and inquire about the monitoring data of the terminal 4 corresponding to the legal account. In an embodiment, the number of terminal machines 4 bound to a legal account may be one or more.

Therefore, when the terminal device 5 logs in to the management server 3 with a legal account connection based on a human operation, the management server 3 can provide relevant value-added services related to the monitoring information of the binding terminal 4 corresponding to this legal account for inquiries. . Therefore, personnel can use this mechanism to log in to the management server 3 through the terminal device 5 to remotely monitor the various revenue data or machine status of the terminal machine 4, so that the personnel can experience shortages of goods and money on the terminal machine 4. When there is a shortage, money is full or a machine malfunctions, it can be dealt with immediately. In one embodiment, the terminal device 5 may also actively perform remote control on the terminal device 4 after logging in to the management server 3, when receiving a fault prompt signal output by the management server 3, for example, through the management server 3. Control the terminal machine 4 to restart or shut down to try to troubleshoot the terminal machine 4.

In addition, it is worth noting that when the terminal device 5 logs in to the management server 3 with a legal account connection based on a human operation, the management server 3 will give priority to determining whether this legal account can also use the aforementioned value-added service time has expired. If it is judged not, the legal account can continue to use the function operation of the value-added service, otherwise, if there is, the user must add value through online to continue to enjoy the function of the value-added service. The online value-added method mentioned here means that a person can log in to the management server 3 through a legal account and enter a value-added request for extending the service life of the value-added service at the same time, and then the management server 3 will determine the value-added request Whether the correct relevant content is included for verification, the management server 3 can determine whether to extend the use period of the value-added service of the terminal machine 4 bound to the legal account based on this.

[Embodiment of function block of machine online value-added system]

Please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the machine online value-added system provided by this creative embodiment. For the convenience of description, the terminal machine 4 shown in FIG. 2 uses one as an example. The monitoring circuit 40 in the terminal machine 4 may include, but is not limited to, a control circuit 401, a data acquisition circuit 402, a communication circuit 405, and money. Transaction unit 403, item output detector 404, fault detection circuit 406 and reset circuit 407. The control circuit 401 is electrically connected to the data acquisition circuit 402, the communication circuit 405, the fault detection circuit 406, and the reset circuit 407, respectively. The data acquisition circuit 402 is electrically connected to the money transaction device 403 and the item output detector 404 respectively. Here, the terminal machine 4 is an example of the hardware architecture of a vending machine or an automatic vending machine, and the construction of the monitoring circuit 40 is also for convenience of example, but the creation is not limited to this.

In one embodiment, the data acquisition circuit 402 obtains the money transaction data through the money transaction device 403 and the item transaction data through the item output detector 404. The transaction data mentioned here refers to any combination of money transaction data and item transaction data. The control circuit 401 can also record the transaction time according to the transaction data obtained by the data acquisition circuit 402, and can return the transaction data to the management server 3 through the communication circuit 405. The money transaction device 403 described here is, for example, any combination of a coin acceptor and a cash register, and the item output detector 404 can be, for example, an infrared detector, but the invention is not limited to this. The communication circuit 405 is, for example, a Wi-Fi communication circuit or a mobile communication circuit. The money transaction data here, for example, refers to the total amount of money received by the terminal machine 4 through the money transaction device 403, and the item transaction data here, for example, refers to the quantity of goods output at the terminal machine 4.

The fault detection circuit 406 can detect the operating status of the terminal machine 4 to know whether the terminal machine 4 itself is faulty. Furthermore, the fault detection circuit 406 can detect the software operation status of the terminal machine 4 and whether the hardware components are faulty, and can output a fault signal to the control circuit 401 when a fault is detected. The control circuit 401 can then This fault signal controls the communication circuit 405 to output a fault prompt signal to the management server 3. In addition, the detailed operation principle of the fault detection circuit 406 is known to those skilled in the art, so it will not be detailed here.

In another embodiment, when the control circuit 401 receives the reset signal output by the management server 3 through the communication circuit 405, the control circuit 401 correspondingly controls the reset circuit 407 to initiate a reset operation. The setting action is, for example, controlling the terminal machine 4 to restart or shut down. It can be seen that the terminal machine 4 can transmit the relevant monitoring information to the management server 3 through the monitoring circuit 40 described above, so that the management server 3 can provide query, monitoring, warning or remote control based on the monitoring information Value-added services for various applications such as control.

The management server 3 includes, but is not limited to, a communication module 32, a processing module 30, and a memory module 34, for example. The processing module 30 obtains the network 2 connection with the terminal machine 4 and the terminal device 5 through the communication module 32 to transmit data. The application 341 in the memory module 34 can be used by the processing module 30 to perform the following functional operations, such as the database module 3411, the statistics module 3413, the analysis module 3415, the notification module, and the 3417 value-added module 3419 The module can be executed by the processing module 30, but this creation is not limited to this.

In one embodiment, the database module 3411 can store the data returned by each terminal machine 4 and a list of legal accounts.

The statistics module 3413 can perform statistics on the data returned by each terminal machine 4 stored in the database module 3411, and then know the revenue data of each terminal machine 4. This revenue data can be, for example, the amount of money income or The number of items output, but this creation is not limited by this.

The analysis module 3415 can perform data analysis and judgment on the data returned by each terminal machine 4 stored in the database module 3411 and the statistical results of the statistical module 3413, and then learn the transaction data or machine of each terminal machine 4 Whether the condition meets the warning conditions.

The notification module 3417 is when the analysis module 3415 determines that the transaction data or machine status of a certain terminal machine 4 meets the warning conditions, the notification module 3417 can output a prompt signal to the corresponding terminal device logged in through a legal account. . The type of the prompt signal output by the notification module 3417 may be, for example, a transaction prompt signal, a failure prompt signal, and an abnormal prompt signal. The transaction reminder signal indicates that the transaction data of the terminal 4 has a message that the item needs to be restocked, the money is full, or the money is insufficient. The fault prompt signal represents that the terminal machine 4 has a fault. The abnormal warning signal means that the terminal 4 may have an illegal transaction.

The value-added module 3419 is used to determine whether the service period of the value-added service that can be used by the legal account has expired. When the judgment expires, the legal account cannot use the above-mentioned value-added service normally, and then the value-added module 3419 can be used again. According to the input of a value-added request to extend the use period of the legal account to use the value-added service. It is worth noting that the number of legal accounts that are bound to the terminal 4 can be one or more, and the use period of the value-added service provided by the management server to the terminal 4 bound to the same legal account can be Different or the same. In one embodiment, the user can also individually request a value-added service provided by multiple terminal machines 4 bound to the same legal account, and the value-added module 3419 will use the received value Request an individual judgement whether to extend the use period.

In one embodiment, the terminal device 5 can install a monitoring program, and through the execution of the monitoring program, the terminal device 5 can be registered in the management server 3, and the terminal device 4 can be remotely controlled through the management server 3 Monitor the job.

[Embodiment of the process of online value-added management of the server]

Refer to Fig. 3 in conjunction with Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the online value-adding operation of the management server provided by the authoring embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 3 can, for example, cooperate with the architecture provided in FIGS. 1 and 2 to perform the following steps, but this creation is not limited to this.

In step S301, the management server 3 obtains the monitoring data returned by the terminal machine 4 through the network 2. In this step, after the management server 3 obtains the monitoring data, various value-added services such as storage, statistics, analysis, or notification can be performed on the monitoring data. For detailed processing methods of the monitoring data, please refer to the application 341 in Figure 2 together. The operation of the various functional modules provided will not be detailed here.

In step S303, the receiving terminal device logs in. In this step, the management server 3 can be based on whether the login account used by the terminal device 5 is a legal account, if it is a legal account, the terminal device 5 is allowed to log in to the management server 3, otherwise if it is an illegal account, the terminal device 5 is not allowed Log in to the management server 3.

In step S305, it is determined whether the service life of the value-added service has expired. When step S305 is executed after step S303 is executed, after the login account of the representative terminal device 5 is a legal account, at this time, the management server 3 will further determine whether the value-added service corresponding to the legal account has arrived. In an embodiment, a legal account can be bound to one or more terminal machines 4.

In step S307, a value-added service is provided. When the judgment in step S305 is no, the management server 3 can provide value-added services for the current legal account for use. In other words, the user can check the monitoring information sent back to the management server 3 by the terminal machine 4 on the bound terminal device 4 through the legal account.

In step S309, it is determined whether the use period is about to expire. In this step, the management server 3 judges in advance whether the use period of the value-added service of the terminal machine bound to the currently logged-in legal account will expire after a period of time, so as to know how long the use period can be used in advance, so that personnel can Respond early. The aforementioned period of time can be, for example, one week or 10 days later, but this creation is not limited.

In step S311, a value-added notification signal is output. When the determination in step S309 is YES, the management server 3 can output a value-added notification signal to the terminal device 5 currently logged in to the management server 3 through a legal account, so that personnel can use the value-added notification signal to advance the expiration date Propose online value-added.

In step S313, it is determined whether to add value online. When step S305 is judged to be yes, step S309 is judged to be no, or step S311 is executed, step S313 is executed. In this step S313, the management server 3 determines whether a value-added request has been received. In one embodiment, a person can log in to the management server 3 with a legal account through the terminal device 5 and make a value-added request.

In step S315, a value-added request is received. When the determination in step S313 is yes, the management server 3 can receive the value-added request made by the terminal device 5.

In step S317, it is judged whether it is legal. In this step, the management server 3 determines whether the content of the added value request is legal. In one embodiment, the management server 3 determines whether the value-added request includes a device code and a value-added amount. The device code is used to determine which terminal device is to be requested for value-added, and the value-added amount is The amount required for value-added services.

For example, the device code shown in FIG. 4, the device code can be obtained by the terminal device 5 by taking a picture of a quick response matrix code (Quick Response Code, QR Code) 6 on the terminal machine 4, and the device will be photographed The result is returned to the management server 3 for the management server 3 to obtain the device code. Or, as shown in Figure 5, a schematic diagram of the terminal device 5 logging in to the management server 3, the device code can also be directly registered on the terminal device 5 of the management server 3 through a legal account, and the terminal device 5 can display as shown in Figure 5. As shown in the screen, the personnel can directly select the terminal device 4 to be added in Figure 5, such as machine 1, and return the selected result to the management server 3 for the management server 3 to obtain the device code.

The value-added amount can be obtained by a person by purchasing a physical stored-value card 7 as shown in Fig. 6, and the terminal device 5 photographs the one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode on the physical stored-value card 7, and returns the photographing result to The management server 3 allows the management server 3 to obtain information on the value-added amount. Alternatively, the value-added amount can also be purchased by a person by purchasing a virtual stored-value card 7a as shown in FIG. 7, and the virtual stored-value card 7a can be received by e-mail or text message, and then the terminal device 5 photographs the virtual stored-value card 7a The one-dimensional bar code or two-dimensional bar code of, and the shooting result is returned to the management server 3 for the management server 3 to obtain the information of the value-added amount. In another embodiment, the value-added amount can also be purchased by a person through the physical stored-value card 7 or virtual stored-value card 7a, and the value-added serial number on the physical stored-value card 7 or virtual stored-value card 7a is input by the terminal device 5. On the management server 3, the management server 3 can obtain information on the value-added amount.

Therefore, in step S317, when the management server 3 determines that the terminal machine 4 corresponding to the acquired device code is legally registered and the value-added amount is correct, the management server 3 will determine that the value-added request is legal. If the management server 3 determines that the terminal machine 4 corresponding to the acquired device code is not legally registered, or the value-added amount is incorrect, the management server 3 will determine that the value-added request is illegal. The legal registration of the terminal machine 4 here refers to whether the terminal device 4 is bound by a legal account. If it is, it is deemed legal, and if it is not, it is deemed illegal. The above amount is correct means that the value-added amount was purchased through a legally authorized channel and has a legal barcode or serial number that can be verified together.

In step S319, the use period is extended. When the determination in step S317 is yes, the management server 3 extends the value-added service usage period of the terminal device 4 specified in the value-added request, so that the terminal device 5 can log in to the management server 3 to continue to obtain the corresponding bound terminal device 4 Monitor information. In one embodiment, the aforementioned extended period of use may be fixed or have different extended periods based on different value-added amounts.

When step S313 is judged to be no or step S317 is judged to be no, return to step S301 to continue execution.

In addition, in another embodiment, when the value-added notification signal is output in step S311, the management server 3 may further report the current revenue status of the binding terminal machine 4 corresponding to the legal account. For example, the management server 3 can count the revenue of the terminal machine 4 at regular intervals during the service life, such as monthly revenue or quarterly revenue, and can further analyze whether the revenue indicator is growth, flat, or decline. Therefore, when the management server 3 outputs the value-added notification signal, it can also output the revenue report signal during the use period to the terminal device 5, so that when the personnel receives the revenue report signal through the terminal device 5, it can be based on the revenue report signal. The revenue indicators in the revenue report signal are growth, flat or decline, and then determine whether to continue to add value online.

[Beneficial effects of the embodiment]

The online value-added system of the machine provided by this creation is mainly to allow personnel to log in to the management server through the network online operation of the terminal device, and enter the value-added request into the management server in a quick and easy way, and then the management According to the value-added request, the server extends the related operations of the value-added service to the terminal machine that it wants to add. This way of creating this kind of added value is easy to operate, low in cost, and not easy to counterfeit and embezzle.

The content provided above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of this creation, and does not limit the scope of patent application for this creation. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made using this creation specification and schematic content are included in this creation application Within the scope of the patent.

1: Machine online value-added system 2: network 3: management server 30: Processing module 32: Communication module 34: Memory module 341: Application 3411: database module 3413: Statistics Module 3415: Analysis Module 3417: Notification Module 3419: Premium Module 4: terminal machine 40: monitoring circuit 401: control circuit 402: Data Acquisition Circuit 403: Item Output Detector 404: Money Trader 405: Communication Circuit 406: Fault Test Circuit 407: reset circuit 5: Terminal device 6: Quick response matrix code 7: Physical stored-value card 7a: Virtual stored value card S301: Obtain monitoring information S303: Receiving terminal device login S305: The use period of the value-added service has expired S307: Provide value-added services S309: The use period will expire soon S311: Output value-added notification signal S313: Online premium S315: Receive value-added request S317: legal S319: Extension of use period

Figure 1 is a system architecture diagram of the machine online value-added system provided by the authoring embodiment.

Figure 2 is a functional block diagram of the machine online value-added system provided by the authoring embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the online value-adding operation of the management server provided by the authoring embodiment.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the device code provided by the authoring embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the terminal device login management server screen provided by the authoring embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a stored-value card with a value-added amount provided by the creative embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the email notification of the value-added amount provided by the authoring embodiment.

1: Machine online value-added system

2: network

3: management server

4: terminal machine

5: Terminal device

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Claims (5)

An online value-added system for machines, including: A management server; and At least one terminal machine, any one of which includes a monitoring circuit; wherein the management server network connects to the terminal machine, and obtains a monitoring information of the terminal machine through the monitoring circuit, and provides A value-added service for a terminal device to log in to the management server to obtain the monitoring information; The value-added service provided by the management server has a use period, and the management server extends the use period according to a value-added request entered by the terminal device in logging into the management server; The value-added request includes a device code of the terminal machine and a value-added amount; Wherein, the management server stops providing the value-added service after the use period of the value-added service has expired. The machine online value-added system described in claim 1, wherein the device code of the terminal machine is a quick response matrix code (Quick Response Code, QR Code), and the value-added amount code is a one-dimensional bar code, two Dimensional barcode or value-added serial number. For the machine online value-added system described in claim 1, wherein when the management server determines that the terminal machine corresponding to the obtained device code is legally registered, and the value-added amount is correct, the management server Extend the service life of the value-added service, so that the terminal device can log in to the management server to continue to obtain the monitoring information of the terminal machine corresponding to the device code. The machine online value-added system according to claim 1, wherein the management server outputs a value-added notification signal to the terminal device before the expiration of the service life of the value-added service. The machine on-line value-added system according to claim 1, wherein when the management server outputs the value-added notification signal, it also outputs a revenue report signal in the service life to the terminal device, and the revenue report The signal has revenue indicators of growth, flatness or decline.

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