KR200373816Y1 - Mileage Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention allows the use of mileage cards of each company through vending machines. Especially, unlike conventional vending machines, money such as bills and coins is not a payment method, but items are earned through points of earned mileage cards issued by each company. It is characterized in that it is possible to purchase a card, the card input / collection unit for the customer to insert / collect the mileage card, the card reader unit to read the points and membership information accumulated in the mileage card, the central to recognize the information confirmed in the card reader unit Control system, output window showing the accumulated points to the consumer, a product selection unit where the consumer selects products using the mileage points, a mileage calculation unit that reflects the mileage points by subtracting mileage points of the products selected by the consumer, and final mileage data Mileage storage unit for storing in the central control system, A display unit for outputting the stored mileage, storage goods, which houses the product chamber, the product comprises providing unit configured to provide the consumer selected product. This makes it easier for each company to manage mileage and obtain member information data, and increases the utilization of accumulated mileage points for consumers.

Description

Vending machine where you can purchase items using mileage points {Mileage Vending machine}

The present invention relates to a method of purchasing an item through a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine that can purchase an item using mileage points. Traditional vending machines can be used to purchase items such as cash, mobile phones (ex. Moneta payments), and credit cards.

Recently, the mileage card issued by each company is not available except for direct discounts and savings. Therefore, not only the inconvenience of consumers but also the utilization of mileage points is lowered, and the issuer of the mileage card issuer had to devise a way to deal with the remaining mileage of consumers.

The present invention is devised to solve the above problems, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can purchase goods using mileage points.

Therefore, the mileage card issued by each company is configured to recognize the mileage card in the vending machine by discussing the member information about the mileage card with the company.

When the goods can be purchased through the mileage card as described above, consumers can actively use the mileage points, and each company becomes easier to secure mileage management and member information data.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine that can purchase goods using mileage points according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a method of purchasing a product using mileage points according to the present invention.

* Description of Signs of Important Parts of Drawings

1/31. Card slot

1. Magnetic Card Input 31. Thermal Card Input

2. Magnetic card reader 32. Thermal card reader

3. Central control system

4. Point output window

5. Select product button

6. Goods storage room

7. Mileage Calculator

8. Product Provider

9. Card Recall Button

10. Mileage Storage

11. Display

12. Card recovery section

20. Product Selection Unit 20-1. Merchandise display

Vending machine using the mileage points according to the present invention for achieving the above problems card input / recovery unit (1,31 / 12) for the customer to insert / collect the mileage card, the card that reads the points and membership information accumulated in the mileage card Reader unit (2,32), central control system (3) to recognize the information confirmed in the card reader unit, the point output window (4) showing the accumulated mileage points to the consumer, the customer selects the product using the mileage points The product selection unit 20, the mileage calculation unit 7 to add the mileage points of the products selected by the consumer to reflect the mileage, the mileage storage unit 10 to convert the final mileage data to the central control system, the stored mileage It includes a display unit 11 for outputting, a product storage room 6 for storing a product, and a product providing unit 8 for providing a product selected by a consumer. And a gong.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a constant view of a vending machine that can purchase a product using the mileage point according to the present invention, the card input / recovery unit (1,31 / 12), card collection button (9), product selection unit 20 , A product display unit 20-1, a product selection button 5, a point output window 4, and a product providing unit 8.

In more detail, when the consumer inserts the card into the magnetic card input unit 1 or the thermal type card input unit 31, the mileage point is presented in the point output window 4, and the consumer selects the product in the product selection unit 20. By selecting a product in the display unit 20-1 and pressing the product selection button 5 to receive the product by the product providing unit 8, the card can be recovered by pressing the card collection button (9).

2 is a block diagram of a method for purchasing a product using mileage points according to the present invention, the magnetic card reader unit 2, the thermal card reader unit 32, and the central control system 3 associated with FIG. ), The mileage calculator 7, the mileage storage unit 10, the display unit 11, the product storage room 6.

Referring to the effect of the present invention configured as described above in detail.

The present invention is to purchase the goods by inserting the mileage card as shown in Figures 1 and 2 by inserting the card into the magnetic card input unit 1 or the thermal type card input unit 31, the magnetic card reader unit 2 Read the points and member information stored in the card in the thermal card reader unit 32 and recognize the data in the central control system 3 to display the accumulated points in the output window (4). If not, it is returned through the card recovery unit 12. The consumer checks the output point, selects the product in the product display unit 20-1, presses the product selection button 5, and the selected product is discharged from the product storage room 6 through the product providing unit 8 and The points are deducted from the mileage calculation unit 7 and displayed on the point output window 4. In case of purchasing additional products, the above procedure is repeated when the selection button 5 of the products corresponding to the remaining mileage points is repeated, and the consumer presses the card collection button 9 to stop the purchase. After the final purchase is completed, the remaining points are stored in the mileage storage unit 10 and then transmitted to the central control system 3, and when the remaining mileage points are output by the display unit 11, the consumer via the card recovery unit 12 The card is retrieved.

As described above, when purchasing goods using mileage points, consumers can use the points more conveniently and actively, thereby increasing the utilization of mileage cards issued by each company. Since the number of times the consumer uses the company increases, the customer acquisition and customer loyalty are continuously increased, and data collection of member information can be performed smoothly.

Claims (4)

A card input / collection unit (1,31 / 12) for inserting and collecting mileage cards to purchase goods; Card reader unit (2,32) for reading the accumulated points and membership information of the inserted card, A central control system 3 for recognizing data read by the card readers 2, 32; A point output window 4 showing the point recognized by the central control system 3 to the consumer; A product selection unit 20 capable of selecting a product by the mileage points shown in the output window 4, A product providing unit 8 for discharging the product in the product storage chamber 6 for storing the product selected by the product selecting unit 20; A mileage calculation unit 7 for subtracting mileage points corresponding to a product provided by the product providing unit 8; A mileage storage unit 10 for storing the remaining mileage points after being deducted from the mileage calculation unit 7 and transmitting them to the central control system 3; Vending machine that can purchase a product using the mileage point consisting of a display unit 11 for outputting the last mileage point stored in the mileage storage unit (10). The method of claim 1, wherein the card input / recovery unit (1,31 / 12) According to two types of mileage cards, the input part is determined by the magnetic card input part 1 or the thermal type card input part 31. The card recovery part 12 is the same place as the card input part. A vending machine for purchasing goods using mileage points including a card retrieval button (12). The method of claim 1, wherein the product selection unit 20 Where the consumer selects a product corresponding to the mileage point, the product using the mileage point including a product display unit 20-1 for identifying the product and a product selection button 5 for selecting a desired product You can buy a vending machine. The product providing unit (8) according to claim 1, A vending machine for purchasing goods using a mileage point including a product storage room (6) for storing goods displayed on the vending machine to a place for providing a product selected by the consumer.