Japan has entered the aging society. IMF data show that by November 2013, the number of Japanese aged more than 65 years old accounts for more than 25% of the total population for the first time. A quarter of Japanese citizens are senior citizens aged more than 65 years old. It is estimated that by 2050, laborers of the right age in Japan will reduce from 87 million of the climax stage in 1955 to about 55 million. Therefore, machines that can work instead of people are very popular in Japan.
Vending machine is one of the most ubiquitous devices on the urban streets in Japan. By the end of 2013, Japan will have about 5,090,000 vending machines, mainly placed at subway stations, tram stops, business streets, entertainment venues, park attractions and other places with large human traffic, for consumers to purchase food and drinks conveniently. They almost become the main source of breakfast for those rushed office workers. To promote efficiency, as the data source of mass data, the Internet of Things of vending machine has become a new market to be expanded by operators.
The vending machine is characterized by the Internet of Things, in addition to the basic real-time management of purchase-sale-stock, the real-time analysis of purchase behaviors is added, including the convergence of the user gender/age judged by the Graphics Recognition System to the Cloud system as an information source of mass data. Refer to the following requirements :
* Stable transmission signals and strong reliability
* the module should adapt to large temperature difference because it is installed in outdoor devices
* Pass KDDI network certification
* MC2270, CDMA-EVDO module customized for Japanese market
* High performance and high reliability