Title:
AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/086372
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An automatic vending machine communication system (1) includes automatic vending machines (10a-10d) forming an ad hoc network (40) and a make-up device (20) capable of communicating with the automatic vending machines. Each of the automatic vending machines (10a-10d) receives automatic vending machine information from another automatic vending machine through the ad hoc network (40) and sends out automatic vending machine information to the ad hoc network (40), the automatic vending machine information being composed of the received information including information on a commercial article of the each vending machine. The make-up device receives from automatic vending machines information on commercial articles of the automatic vending machines. This reduces labor in setting when an automatic vending machine is added and removed.
Inventors:
Miyake, Yoshihisa
Application Number:
PCT/JP2005/002879
Publication Date:
September 15, 2005
Filing Date:
February 23, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka, 01, 57185, JP)
Miyake, Yoshihisa
Miyake, Yoshihisa
International Classes:
G07F5/18; G07F9/00; H04B7/24; H04B7/26; (IPC1-7): H04B7/24; H04B7/26; G07F5/18; G07F9/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ohno, Seiji (Ohno & Partners, Kasumigaseki Building 36F 2-5, Kasumigaseki 3-chom, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 36, 10060, JP)