| 摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a system for managing a plurality of vending machines from a main vending machine using a management network, without the need to periodically visit and check all the machines, and effectively managing a plurality of vending machines even from a remote place using a wire or wireless Internet system. The main vending machine comprises a controller for controlling a vending machine mechanism and processing data transmitted from each sub-vending machine to store it in a memory : a Bluetooth communication module for transmitting various data from each sub-vending machine to the controller; a display means for displaying sales and management information of each sub-vending machine, as well as a moving picture outputted by a graphic controller according to a signal outputted from the controller; and a keypad for controlling the controller and the display means and selecting items. Each sub-vending machine comprises: a Bluetooth communication module for communicating with the main vending machine; a controller for receiving and transmitting various data from and to the Bluetooth communication module through a data processing section and controlling a vending machine mechanism; and a sensor for transmitting data concerning items on sale to the controller.</p> |
