PURPOSE: To collect data in a wide range at one place by a device which collects the data from an automatic tending machine by specific small power radio.
CONSTITUTION: The above collector is to collect the data of the automatic vending machine such as sales information, the alarm information of a fault and sold-out, etc., and housing coin information, etc.. from the automatic vending machines 11-18 scattering at buildings and limited areas by small power radio by using a terminal 2 for data collection, and when the automatic vending machine unable to perform direct radio transmission with the terminal 2 for data collection is present, the transmission/reception of a command between the automatic vending machine unable to directly perform communication and the terminal 2 for data collection and that of the data of the automatic vending machine can be performed by setting the automatic vending machine capable of performing the communication as a relay station.
OTANI MASAYUKI
YAMAZAKI YASUHIRO
TAKAHASHI TOSHIYUKI