| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine enabling a manager or buyer to know the number of commodity required in future and easily access by use of a Web browser. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine 1-6 comprises a main system 1-6-1, a server 1-7, a database 1-8, a bar code reader 1-6-2, a general commodity selection button 1-6-3, and radio communication equipment 1-9. The buyer 1-11-1 is accessible to the vending machine 1-6 through the radio communication equipment 1-9 or the bar code reader 1-6-2 by use of a buyer terminal (e.g., cellular phone) 1-11. The main system 1-6-1 (control part) manages the body (vending machine) 1-6, and performs authentication processing of a connecting source to the vending machine 1-6, retrieval processing for the detail of a commodity, inventory control of the commodity, and the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |
