AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE TO BE CONTROLLED BY DATA BROADCASTING AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE BY DATA BROADCASTING

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly and easily change the set contents of many automatic vending machines arranged in a wide range. ;SOLUTION: Each automatic vending machine 1 is provided with a receiving means 2 for receiving data transmitted by data broad-casting, a control means 3 for controlling the extraction of a control program for the machine 1 and the storage of the program in a program storage means 4 and the means 4 for storing the control program extracted by the means 3. When the control program for the machine 1 is transmitted by data broadcasting, the means 2 receives the transmitted data and extracts the control program to update the control program stored in the means 4.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1997,JPO