Automatic coffee vending machine capable of being appointed on line and vending system and method of automatic coffee vending machine

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic coffee vending machine being automatically appointed on line and a vending system and method of automatic coffee vending machine. The coffee vending machine comprises a coffee brewing mechanism and further comprises an appointment order receiving unit, a coffee making unit, a pickup request receiving unit and a pickup confirmation unit, and the appointment order receiving unit is used for receiving an appointment order of a user sent by a background management center; the coffee making unit is used for controlling the coffee brewing mechanism on the automatic coffee vending machine to manufacture coffee of the corresponding type and quantity according to order information in the appointment order when an appointment time is reached; the pickup request receiving unit is used for receiving a pickup request of the user and obtaining pickup information corresponding to the pickup request; the pickup confirmation unit is used for sending the obtained pickup information to the background management center to provide the coffee corresponding to the appointment order for the user after the background management center is successfully verified and returns back confirmation information. The automatic coffee vending machine with the on-line appointment function can be provided, and the time of the user is saved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of coffee machines, in particular to an online-reservable automatic vending coffee machine and its vending system and method. Background technique [0002] With the advancement of the internationalization process, more and more Chinese people are beginning to taste Western beverages, and coffee is undoubtedly the first to bear the brunt. Relevant industry data show that China's coffee market space will continue to expand, and will enter a period of rapid growth in the next 10 years. With the growth of Chinese coffee consumers, self-service coffee machines have gradually come into our sight. [0003] The current automatic vending coffee machine is generally provided by the user before the coffee machine. The coffee machine provides a touch screen or operation buttons to provide the user with operations. The storage unit of the coffee machine stores coffee type icons and prices corresponding to different types of coffe...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] Because the current automatic vending coffee machine does not have a reservation function, only the user can order coffee when they come to the machine, so if there are many people who come to buy coffee at the same time, it is very inconvenient for many people to queue up to get the coffee, which wastes the time of the user. And when a user has something to do and has to wait for a cup of coffee, they will give up the idea of ​​buying coffee, resulting in the loss of customers

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