VENDING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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1. A control method of a vending machine which has a display module to display an image stored therein or inputted from an outside, the control method comprising:
- determining whether a door of the vending machine is open;
changing an image mode of the display module for displaying images if it is determined that the door of the vending machine is open; and
displaying a certification mode window provided to certify a user if the image mode is changed.
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Abstract
A control method of a vending machine which has a display module to display an image stored therein or inputted from the outside is provided. The control method includes: determining whether a door of the vending machine is open; changing an image mode displayed on the display module if it is determined that the door of the vending machine is open; and displaying a certification mode window to certify a user if the image mode is changed.
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20 Claims
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1. A control method of a vending machine which has a display module to display an image stored therein or inputted from an outside, the control method comprising:
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determining whether a door of the vending machine is open; changing an image mode of the display module for displaying images if it is determined that the door of the vending machine is open; and displaying a certification mode window provided to certify a user if the image mode is changed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vending machine, comprising:
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a display unit which displays an image stored therein or inputted from an outside; a user input unit which receives an input signal from a user; a door which accommodates the display unit; a detector which detects whether the door is open; and a controller which changes an image mode of the display unit for displaying images if it is determined that the door is open. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vending machine, comprising:
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a display unit that displays information on a product contained in the vending machine; an interface through which data of the product, corresponding to the information on the product, is received from an outside and transmitted to the outside in a wireless manner; a storage unit that stores the data of the product; and a controller that controls the display unit to display the information on the product based on the data of the product, and controls the interface to receive from and transmit to the outside the data corresponding to the information, wherein the data comprises an image, a price, a quantity and sales data of the product.
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