| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information goods vending machine with no distribution server. <P>SOLUTION: Vending machines 11 to 16 are provided with: a common information goods catalog 2 listing all information goods held by a whole vending machine; a wired or radio network connection device for transmitting/receiving information goods information configuring an information request as information related to the request of a customer, the information goods and the common information goods catalog 2 to/from the other vending machine; and a control device for updating and managing the common information goods catalog 2. The controller updates the common information goods catalog based on the information goods information received by a network connection device, and transfers the information goods information to the other vending machine, and when the information goods which is not held by the vending machine is requested from the common information goods catalog, transfers an information request 100 as information related to the request to the other adjacent vending machine, and the network connection device receives the information goods transferred from the other vending machine based on the information request 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |
