Device and method for buying an item in a vending machine

Details Device and method for buying an item in a vending machine Device and method for buying an item in a vending machine

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G07F 7/10 (2006.01) G07F 7/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2368261

A payment instrument unit (300, 400, 600) that can be connected to a vending machine, comprising a connecting member for connecting the payment instrument unit to the corresponding member of the vending machine, and a means (302) of communicating with the vending machine (100) by using a certain vending machine protocol (107), is characterized in comprising a first means (304) that comprises a first data transmission device (305) for receiving a contact request (502) from wireless terminal equipment (111), and a second means (307) comprising a second data transmission device (308) for authenticating the user of the said wireless terminal equipment. The method for buying an item from a vending machine is characterized in that the contact request coming from the terminal equipment is transmitted to the payment instrument unit located in the vending machine, the contact request from the terminal equipment is received (502) by the payment instrument unit at a certain stage of the purchasing transaction, the user of the said terminal equipment is authenticated (701, 702), specification of the item to be bought is acknowledged (205) by using the user interface of the vending machine, and the charging data are generated (704) after the item has been specified.

L'invention porte sur un module de paiement (300, 400, 600) pouvant être raccordé à un distributeur automatique et comprenant un élément de raccordement permettant de raccorder le module de paiement à l'élément correspondant du distributeur automatique, et un dispositif (302) destiné à communiquer avec le distributeur automatique (100) à l'aide d'un certain protocole (107). Ce module se caractérise en ce qu'il comprend un premier organe (304) comprenant un premier dispositif de transmission de données (305) permettant de recevoir une demande de contact (502) provenant d'un équipement terminal sans fil (111) et un second organe (307) comprenant un second dispositif de transmission de données (308) permettant d'authentifier l'utilisateur de l'équipement terminal sans fil. Ce procédé visant à acheter un article dans un distributeur automatique se caractérise en ce que la demande de contact provenant de l'équipement terminal est transmise au module de paiement placé dans le distributeur et qu'elle est reçue (502) par le module de paiement à un certain étage de la transaction d'achat. L'utilisateur de l'équipement terminal est authentifié (701, 702), l'interface utilisateur du distributeur accuse réception (205) de la désignation de l'article à acheter et les données de chargement sont générées (704) après détermination de l'article.

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