摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To refer to information which an automatic vending machine has without using private software and to refer to, set and change information which the automatic vending machine has from an arbitrary terminal. SOLUTION: An automatic vending machine has a storage means 26 storing an identifier specifying the automatic vending machine in a network, a network connection means 27 connected to the network, and an information generation/ supply means 24 generating supplied information in the network and supplying information in the network and functions as a server in the network. The information generation/supply means 24 describes information in a format which is usually used in the network. A terminal user accesses the automatic vending machine based on the identifier through the network and displays supply information of the automatic vending machine on a terminal screen by using network information reference software which is on sale.</p> |