Title: Vending machine for oriental tea and method for vending the tea
Abstract: The present invention provides a vending machine for oriental tea and method for vending the tea. The vending machine comprises a monitor, a monetary detection part, a pulse detection part detecting the user's pulse, an iris photograph part for photographing the user's iris, an oriental tea selection switch, a data input part, a controller for deciding the health condition of the user, a plurality of oriental medicine material storage barrel, discharge controlling part, and a mix and heat part for mixing and heating a certain water and various oriental medicine tea.
Patent Number: 6,845,879 Issued on 01/25/2005 to Park
| Inventors:
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Park; Dong-Ok (1020-601, Samsung APT., #101, Emae-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR)
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| Appl. No.:
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344811 |
| Filed:
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February 14, 2003 |
| PCT Filed:
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September 24, 2001
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| PCT NO:
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PCT/KR01/01592
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| 371 Date:
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February 14, 2003
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| 102(e) Date:
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February 14, 2003
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| PCT PUB.NO.:
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WO02/25608 |
| PCT PUB. Date:
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March 28, 2002 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
| Sep 25, 2000[KR] | 2000/56313 |
| Current U.S. Class: |
221/13; 221/92 |
| Intern'l Class: |
G07F 011/00 |
| Field of Search: |
221/2,3,7,9,13,15,92,94,123,124
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References Cited [Referenced By]
| Foreign Patent Documents |
| 05-108937 | Apr., 1993 | JP | .
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| 09-330462 | Dec., 1997 | JP | .
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| 10-269431 | Oct., 1998 | JP | .
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| 1020000049946 | Aug., 2000 | KR | .
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Other References
Korean Patent Abstract, 1020000049946; Aug. 5, 2000.*
English Abstract of JP 05-108937.
English Abstract of JP 09-330462.
English Abstract of JP 10-269431.
English Abstract of KR 1020000049946.
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Primary Examiner: Noland; Kenneth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cantor Colburn LLP
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A vending machine for oriental tea comprising:
a monitor for displaying manual of the vending machine, a user's pulse and
health condition and advertising screen;
a monetary detection part for detecting whether coins (bills) or credit
card are inputted or not to operate the vending machine;
a pulse detection part detecting the user's pulse and outputting data
corresponding to the pulse;
an iris photograph part for photographing the user's iris and outputting
data corresponding to the iris;
an oriental tea selection switch for selecting any one of a kind of
oriental medicine tea;
a data input part for inputting data corresponding to sex, age, weight of
the user;
a controller for deciding the health condition of the user based on data
signals outputted from the blood pressure detection part, the iris imaging
part, the data input part and the oriental medicine selection switch and
simultaneously outputting control signals which select various oriental
medicine materials and contents which improves the health condition of the
user;
a plurality of oriental medicine material storage barrel which store
various oriental medicine materials;
a discharge controlling part which is installed around discharge hole of
each of the oriental medicine material storage barrel and controls
discharge quantity of various oriental medicine tea discharged from each
oriental medicine storage barrel according to control signals outputted
from the controller; and
a mix and heat part for mixing and heating a certain water and various
oriental medicine tea discharged from the oriental medicine storage barrel
and providing the oriental tea in a cup.
2. A vending machine for oriental tea, which comprises:
a monetary detection part for detecting whether coins (bills) or credit
card are inputted or not to operate the vending machine;
a monitor for displaying manual of the vending machine, a user's pulse and
health condition and advertising screen;
a monetary detection part for detecting whether coins (bills) or credit
card are inputted or not to operate the vending machine;
a pulse detection part detecting the user's pulse and outputting data
corresponding to the pulse;
an iris photograph part for photographing the user's iris and outputting
data corresponding to the iris;
a data input part for selecting any one of a kind of oriental medicine tea
and for inputting data corresponding to sex, age, weight of the user;
a controller for deciding the health condition of the user based on data
signals outputted from the blood pressure detection part, the iris imaging
part and the data input part and simultaneously outputting control signals
which select various oriental medicine materials and contents which
improves the health condition of the user;
a plurality of oriental medicine material storage barrel which store
various oriental medicine powder;
a discharge controlling part which is installed around discharge hole of
each of the oriental medicine material storage barrel and controls
discharge quantity of various oriental medicine tea discharged from each
oriental medicine storage barrel according to control signals outputted
from the controller; and
a powder package part for packaging oriental medicine powder discharged
from the oriental medicine storage barrel.
3. An oriental medicine tea vending machine, which comprises:
a pulse detection part and an iris photograph part being mounted on a body
of the vending machine such as coffee and beverage vending machine for
diagnosing user's health condition;
a controller for outputting control signals, based on results of the user's
health diagnosis, which select various oriental medicine materials and
contents which improves the health condition of the user;
a plurality of oriental medicine material storage barrel which store
various oriental medicine materials; and
a discharge controlling part which is installed around discharge hole of
each of the oriental medicine material storage barrel and selectively
discharges the oriental medicine material powder in each oriental medicine
storage barrel according to control signals outputted from the controller
into a powder package part or a mixing and heating part which mixes and
heats a certain water and oriental medicine material powder tea discharged
from the oriental medicine storage barrel and provides the oriental tea in
a cup.
4. The oriental medicine tea vending machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein
each oriental medicine storage barrel have different size, and the inside
lower part of each of barrels is provided with means which detects the
remains of high concentrated oriental medicine powder in low side of
inside and supply corresponding data through the controller to a monitor
which displays the remnants are notified in distance.
5. An oriental medicine tea vending machine, which comprises:
a health diagnosis means being mounted on a body of the vending machine
such as coffee and beverage vending machine for diagnosing user's health
condition;
a controller for deciding user's health condition based on data outputted
from the health diagnosis means and for outputting data which select
various oriental medicine materials and contents which improve the health
condition of the user; and
a discharge controlling part which is installed around discharge hole of
each of the oriental medicine material storage barrel and automatically
controls the discharges quantity of the oriental medicine material powder
from each oriental medicine storage barrel according to control signals
outputted from the controller.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a vending machine for oriental tea and
method for vending the tea, more particularly to a oriental or Chinese
medicine tea vending machine which check user's health condition
automatically and can provide the oriental tea by mixing various oriental
medicine powder appropriately in accordance with user's health condition
(disease).
BACKGROUND ART
Generally, vending machines which sell a product selected by a user among
many kinds of products comprise, for example such as coffee vending
machine which discharge a cup filled with selected coffee, sugar and water
when the user puts coins in the vending machine that keeps various coffee,
sugar and water in each storage barrel.
If the oriental tea or Chinese medicine tea are sold by mixing various
highly concentrated oriental medicine material power appropriately by
using a principle of the said coffee vending machine and an iris diagnosis
method which is utilized in diagnosis of human health, it not only
contribute to the nation's health also can obtain foreign currency by
exporting equipment and medicinal herbs.
The iris diagnosis method is to diagnose human disease by detecting a shape
and location of an autonomic nerve surrounding pupil of human and it is
already utilized at many herb clinic or hospitals for internal diseases.
A pupil is located in the middle of the iris (the pupil of the eye). The
pupil changes its size depend upon light's luminosity. A membrane like a
fence is form round between a pupil and a pupil of the eye 1/3 ahead of
outside of pupil edge. A line, which is surrounding pupil, is an autonomic
nerve. The autonomic nerve is the center of the organization of the human
body and the shape of autonomic nerve line reveals a condition of
digestive organ. The autonomic nerve is spread the internal organs, blood
vessels, etc., and, it controls each function necessary to life
maintenance unconsciously, automatically and reflectively. For instance,
the heart always keeps beating regularly while sleeping. The autonomic
nerve is comprised of the sympathetic nerve and the parasympathetic nerve
and is disposed in same organ. The functions of the two nerves are
substantially opposite each other.
The sympathetic nerve and parasympathetic nerve are spread in various
organs of same internal organ and govern the function against each other.
For example, as for sympathetic nerve, it makes the pulsation of the heart
intense but the parasympathetic nerve makes the pulsation of the heart
slow. Namely, the two nerves cooperate each other by opposite function and
the function of each organ is controlled as a result. The nerves are
governed autonomously by the medulla oblongata or the backbone in
diencephalon. Furthermore, the sympathetic nerve is related with
adrenaline but the parasympathetic nerve is related with acetylcholine.
The portion, which the autonomic nerve governs, is excessively important
organ in life maintenance. Especially, the autonomic nerve governs the
stomach and the intestines of the digestive system among internal organs
regardless of their intention and the digestion motion is suppressed in
function of the sympathetic nerve and is promoted in function of the
parasympathetic nerve. The function of the kidney, a center of blood
circulation, is strengthened by the parasympathetic nerve and is
suppressed by the parasympathetic nerve. The breath can be controlled up
to a certain point but it is usually governed by autonomic nerve. Thus,
the organs of the body are controlled by the function of a nervous system.
The present applicant would like to emphasis repeatedly that a shape of
iris membrane which shows autonomic nervous system shows the condition of
digestive organs. Inside of the autonomic nervous line indicates stomach
and intestines, the large intestine is connected with almost all of
viscera and the large intestine has possibility to have an effect on
viscera correspond to it. 85% of all diseases are nearly caused because of
the large intestine. The autonomic nervous membrane of healthy man forms
an almost circle and is located in 1/3 far from the pupil.
It is the iris diagnosis method that can know health condition by using
shape of the autonomic nervous membrane and the distance from the pupil.
For instance, when the autonomic nerve line droops, the large intestine
become to droop so the large intestine especially press down the uterus
and the bladder in the case of woman so that it disrupts the normal
activity and it causes various pains such like menstrual colic or cystitis
but if the said autonomic nerve line is saved as data and data about
diseases and a prescription hereupon is constructed in memory territory of
a controller which controls the operation of the vending machine, it
provides the best oriental medicine tea to the user.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a vending
machine for oriental tea and method for vending the tea which check user's
health condition automatically and further can provide oriental medicine
tea by mixing various oriental medicine powder appropriately according to
the user's health condition (disease).
To achieve such object, the oriental medicine tea vending machine according
to the present invention comprises: a monitor for displaying manual of the
vending machine, a user's pulse and health condition and advertising
screen; a monetary detection part for detecting whether coins (bills) or
credit card are inputted or not to operate the vending machine; a pulse
detection part detecting the user's pulse and outputting data
corresponding to the pulse; an iris photograph part for photographing the
user's iris and outputting data corresponding to the iris; an oriental tea
selection switch for selecting any one of a kind of oriental medicine tea;
a data input part for inputting data corresponding to sex, age, weight of
the user; a controller for deciding the health condition of the user based
on data signals outputted from the blood pressure detection part, the iris
imaging part, the data input part and the oriental medicine selection
switch and simultaneously outputting control signals which select various
oriental medicine materials and contents which improves the health
condition of the user; a plurality of oriental medicine material storage
barrel which store various oriental medicine materials; a discharge
controlling part which is installed around discharge hole of each of the
oriental medicine material storage barrel and controls discharge quantity
of various oriental medicine tea discharged from each oriental medicine
storage barrel according to control signals outputted from the controller;
and a mix and heat part for mixing and heating a certain water and various
oriental medicine tea discharged from the oriental medicine storage barrel
and providing the oriental tea in a cup.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a oriental medicine
tea vending machine according to the present invention.
FIGS. 2a and 2b are block diagram showing circuits settled inside of the
present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operation of the vending machine according to
the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A preferred embodiment according to present invention is explained in
conjunction with drawings by way of example.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a power switching part 40 is composed to supply
electric power to a blood pressure detection part 50 and an iris
photographing part 70 by switching drive power generating from a power
supply part 10 according to a power switching control signal generating
from a controller 30 when money is detected in a monetary detection part
20, a monitor 100 is installed on the top front of the vending machine to
display a manual of the vending machine and the pulse and a health
condition of user.
The monetary detection part 20 is composed to detect coins (bills) or
credit card for utilizing the vending machine and to supply data hereupon
to a controller 30, and a data input part 15 is composed to input data
corresponding to sex, age and weight of the user.
The pulse detection part 50 as a means for diagnosing the user's health
condition is consisted of a pulse detection part 52 and an
electrocardiogram wave sensor 54 formed outside the vending machine,
wherein the pulse detection part 52 is consisted of a light emitting diode
52a for measuring a blood stream and a phototransistor 52b as light
receiving element and the electrocardiogram wave sensor 54 is consisted of
an electrode for detecting electrocardiogram wave, and an ultrasonic image
diagnosis machine 60 is composed to output data which corresponds to a
specific portion of the user photographed with ultrasonic waves.
Also, the iris photographing part 70 is consisted of infrared rays camera
or general CCD camera for photographing iris of the user and outputting
data corresponding to the photographed iris image, and an analog/digital
converter 90 is composed to supply the signal to the controller 30 by
changing it as a digital signal when the signals outputted from the blood
pressure detection part 50, the ultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60 and
the iris photographing part 70 inputted through an amplification part 80.
The controller 30 decides the user's health condition depend upon data
outputted from the blood pressure detection part 50, the iris
photographing part 70 and ultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60, the
controller 30 is provided with a program in order to output control
signals which choose various oriental materials and contents which improve
the user's health condition, the 1 or the n discharge amount control part
110-110n is set up around the discharge hole of high concentrated oriental
medicine powder storage barrels 200, 200a, - - - , 200n which store
various oriental medicine powders and is composed of a stepped motor and a
screw which is combined to a shaft of the stepped motor in order to
control discharge content of oriental medicine in a state of powder
automatically which is in oriental medicine powder storage barrel depend
upon control signal outputted from the controller 30.
Further, inside of a low side of the high concentrated oriental medicine
powder storage barrels 200, 200a, - - - , 200n are equipped a sensor as a
remnants detection part 201, 202, when the amount of the high concentrated
oriental medicine powder is less than a regular amount the sensor detects
it and supply a data corresponding to the amount to the monitor through
the controller 30 so that the monitor can display the remnants or supply
to a sever 320 through internet 310 so that a management office 340 and
oriental medicine material supply store 350 can know the fact and the
signal from the iris photographing part 70 or the ultrasonic image
diagnosis machine 60 is supplied to a doctor terminal 360 or a herb doctor
terminal 330 through the internet 310 and the sever 320 so that the
doctors can diagnosis user's health condition.
A mixing and heating part 300 is composed to mix and heat various oriental
medicine material discharged from the oriental medicine storage barrel 200
and regular water discharged from the water tank 200n and to drop the
oriental medicine tea into cup, and the oriental medicine discharged from
the 1-n discharge quantity control parts 110, 110n can be packaged in a
powder packing part 500 if the user wishes.
The operation of the oriental medicine tea vending machine as above said is
as following.
For example, the oriental medicine tea vending machine according to the
present invention is installed in public baths, a waiting room or premises
of subway station as displaying manual in the monitor 100.
If a user inserts regular coins or bills to the monetary detection part 20
of the oriental medicine tea vending machine installed in the places, the
controller 30 detects it and supplies switching control signal to the
power switching part 40 and supplies electric power to the blood pressure
detection part 50, a ultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60 and the iris
photographing part 70, and explains manual again through speaker or
monitor which is omitted in the drawing.
In such situation, the user presses the light emitting diode 52a for blood
stream measurement that is the constituent element of the pulse sensor 52
and the photo transistor 52b using a finger of one hand and simultaneously
presses electrode for electrocardiogram wave detection that is the
constituent element of electrocardiogram wave sensor 54 using a finger of
other hand.
At this time, in the process that the light of infrared rays range
projected from the light emitting diode 52a for measuring blood stream
goes into as incidence upon a photo transistor 52b as light receiving
elements reflected afterward getting through the surface of the skin, the
hemoglobin in the blood absorb light of specific wave length. Namely, the
quantity of incidence light can be measured by the absorption function
which is caused by signal of hemoglobin in the blood, there is a
difference in the quantity of incidence light because the number of
hemoglobin differs depend on the streaming blood. Accordingly, the
quantity of blood stream that pass through the tip of a finger depend on
pulse change periodically, and the changed value is transmitted to the
photo transistor 52b so that it shows the voltage difference based on the
value.
Moreover, the method for detecting an electrocardiogram wave detection is
to detect R wave generating when the heart is pumping, wherein the R wave
is transferred to the surface of a finger on the electrode for detecting
electrocardiogram wave at the same time the heart beats and the wave is
detected though the electrode for detecting electrocardiogram wave
detection of as electrocardiogram wave sensor 54.
That is, what occurring in the heart's beating measures in two ways at the
same time, wherein the difference of two signals means that detection
times are different each other. In a case of pulse detection through blood
stream quantity, it takes a certain time to reach a finger from the heart
by various reasons such as a shape of blood pipe, etc., while in a case of
an electrocardiogram wave, it can be detected as the nearly same time of
the heart shrinkage.
The data outputted from the pulse sensor 52 and the electrocardiogram wave
sensor 54 of the said blood pressure detection part 50 are amplified more
than a certain level by the amplification part 80 and then is converted to
a digital data through analog/digital converter 90 to be supplied to the
controller 30, wherein the controller 30 utilizes the data to check user's
health to measure the highest and lowest blood pressure level of the user.
Further, the controller 30 checks the health condition of a user by using
data of blood pressure and iris pattern of the user when the controller 30
receives data photographed in the ultrasonic image diagnosis machine 60
and the iris photographing part 70 and age, sex, weight and a mike (not
shown) of the user inputted in a data input part 15. For instance, the
controller 30 supplies a discharge quantity control signal to the 1 or the
n discharge quantity control part optionally installed around a discharge
hole of a high concentrated oriental medicine storage barrels 200, 200a, -
- - , 200n which store various oriental medicine powder, if the user has a
headache, a oriental medicine tea based on oriental medicine powder which
can reduce the headache is served to the user, if the user has an
articulation inflammation, a oriental medicine tea based on oriental
medicine powder which can reduce the articulation inflammation is served
to the user, or if the user has a menstruation pain, a oriental medicine
tea based on oriental medicine powder which can reduce the menstruation
pain is served to the user,
The powder discharged from each storage barrel 200 according to the
operation of the 1 or the n discharge quantity control part 110-110n is
mixed and heated with a certain water discharged from the water tank 200n
in the mixing and heating part 300 and then puts to the cup which droops
and the user drinks the oriental medicine tea.
Namely, in accordance with the vending machine according to the present
invention, if the user inserts coins, the controller 30 in FIG. 2 detects
a coin inserted in step S1, and the controller decides if the user selects
a certain oriental medicine tea (tea for a hangover removal, a jujube tea)
in step S2, the oriental medicine tea discharged from storage barrel is
provided to the user.
However, if the user don't select a certain oriental medicine tea in the
step S2, the user's blood pressure (pulse) measured and user's iris
photographed are supplied to the controller 30, the controller 30 checks
user's health in step S4, selects related diagnosis data and controls the
operation of a discharge quantity control part in step S6 in order to
discharge decided quantity of oriental medicine tea from each storage
barrel 200.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
As has been explained heretofore, according to the oriental medicine tea
vending machine according to the present invention, the vending machine
checks user's health and serves a certain oriental medicine tea mixing
various oriental medicine powder depend on the health condition of a user
(disease), so that it have a good effect of improving user's health.
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