JP4929046B2 - Input system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an EPC code input system used in RFID.

  As an example of an application such as a BML browser, an application that requires input of a plurality of product information is also considered (see Patent Document 1). One of the input means considered in this technique is to manually input a barcode code with a remote controller.

  On the other hand, recently, as one of the distribution management means, a technique of using RFID having an IC chip and an antenna embedded with a memory instead of a conventional bar code and embedding product information therein has been attracting attention. Although there are a plurality of product information code systems, an example is a next-generation product code that replaces the current product identification barcode called EPC (Electronic Product Code). In the barcode, each product is manually read by a barcode reader. On the other hand, in a POS system using RFID, for example, “Place multiple products in the basket and place them on the POS table for the electronic tag of the cash register. And the total amount of the product is displayed at the cash register ”. Thereby, there exists an advantage that several goods information can be read by one operation.

JP 2002-024578 A

  Since product information has a large number of digits depending on the type of product and the manufacturer, it is necessary to simplify the operation of the user. Therefore, the process of manually inputting the product information (barcode in the conventional example) is read by a product information (barcode in the conventional example) reader, converted into a remote control code, transmitted to the television receiver (TV), and received by the browser. Will pass.

  However, there has been no proposal regarding means for transmitting a plurality of product information to the TV at a time and inputting them into the browser.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an EPC code input technique used in RFID.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a code input device for inputting each code stored in an RFID attached to each of a plurality of pasting targets to a browser of a browser-equipped device, A code acquisition unit for acquiring a code stored in each of the attached RFIDs, an input unit for performing an input for attaching a break of the obtained code, and a signal that can be interpreted by the browser with the code and the break There is provided a code input device comprising a code conversion unit for conversion and a transmission unit for transmitting the converted signal to a browser.

  Furthermore, it is preferable to have a display unit that performs a display that prompts the user to input a key indicating a pasting target and a display that prompts the user to input a key that indicates input completion. The product delimiter may be input by inputting a determination key. The product delimiter may be input using a plurality of keys.

  Preferably, the browser-mounted device is a television receiver, and the input device is a remote control device.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a code input method for inputting each code stored in an RFID attached to each of a plurality of pasting targets to a browser of a browser-equipped device, wherein A step for performing a display for prompting an input of the first key to be displayed, a step for performing a display for prompting an input of a key indicating the completion of input on the display unit when there is an input for the second key indicating a product break, and an input code. And a step of transmitting to a browser display device.

  Upon receiving an input of a code transmission key, the code length is analyzed, the code based on the first and second key inputs is converted into a key that can be recognized by a browser-equipped device, and the converted code is converted into a browser display device. It is preferable to have the step to transmit to.

  The present invention may be a program for causing a computer to execute the above steps or a computer-readable recording medium storing the program.

  If a product with an RFID is attached, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to input a product name, a code related to product information, or the like. As a feature of RFID, since a reader can read a plurality of information instantaneously, there is an advantage that convenience is increased and applications can be diversified.

  In this specification, the code refers to coded information such as a barcode, but also includes a product code including numbers and characters.

  Hereinafter, an input system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of the input system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the input system according to the present embodiment includes an input device 100 that inputs product information of a product 300 and a television receiver TV200 that includes a BML browser that is an example of a display device that can display a browser. And have. RFID 301 is affixed to the product 300.

  The input device 100 includes a code reading unit 107 that reads an RFID code, a memory 105 that stores the read code, a user input unit 111 that a user inputs, a controller control unit 115 that controls the whole, a user's It includes a display unit 117 that performs display based on input, a code conversion unit 103 that converts the read code, and a transmission unit 101 that transmits the code-converted code to the TV 200. The TV 200 includes a tuner 201, a demodulator 202, a TS decoder 203, a decoder 204, a remote controller receiver 209, a controller 208 / remote controller 210, a BML browser 207, and signals from the decoder 204. , A combining unit 205 that combines the signal from the remote control receiving unit 209 and the signal of the BML browser 207, and a display 206 that performs display based on the combined signal.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the input device 100 which is a remote control device. As shown in FIG. 2, a user input unit 111 that has a display unit 117 and a remote control transmission unit 101 that transmits a remote control signal and performs various inputs is provided. The user input unit 111 includes special buttons 145, 147, 151, and 153 such as red, blue, green, and yellow used in the BML browser, up, down, left, and right keys 135, 137, 143, and 141, and an enter key 133. ing. These keys can be recognized by the BML browser. Furthermore, a start key 161 and a transmission key 163 are provided as buttons newly added to the keys of a general remote control device. Special buttons 145, 147, 151, 153, etc., such as red, blue, green, yellow, etc. used in the BML browser are not particularly used for changing TV programs, etc. Is suitable.

Next, a processing example in the input device having the above configuration will be described. Assume that the browser display screen example 117-1 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the TV 200 when the product information is input by the user's channel selection and operation. A message to the user that says "If you use an input device, enter the following settings"
1) The remote control key that indicates the product break is “OK”
2) The remote control key indicating the completion of input displays a guidance message “red button” and a message “please press the OK button on the remote control to proceed”. This screen is created by the broadcasting station, and may not be displayed as long as the user can determine the remote control key indicating the product separation and the remote control key indicating the completion of input. As shown in FIG. 3, the input device 100 starts processing when the power is turned on (step S1: start), and determines whether or not the start button 161 (FIG. 2) is pressed in step S2 (step S2). . When the user presses the start button 161 to make a setting in accordance with the instruction of the display screen example 117-1 (YES), in step S3, a display prompting the user to input a remote control key indicating a product break is displayed on the display unit 117. . Next, in step S4, input is waited. In the case of the display screen example 117-1, the input from the user is a decision button. If there is an input (YES), in step S5, a display prompting input of a remote control key indicating completion of input is performed on the display unit 117. In step S6, in the display screen example 117-1, the input from the user is a red button. If there is an input (YES), the process proceeds to step S7 and waits for the transmission button 163 to be pressed. When the transmission button 163 is pressed, a code is read in step S8, and a code transmission process is performed from an input device (remote control device) as will be described later (step S9). When all of the codes are transmitted (YES in step S10), a set input completion key is transmitted in step S11, and the process is completed (step S12).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating detailed processing of the code transmission processing (step S9). As shown in FIG. 4, when the code transmission key 163 is pressed, a code transmission process is started in the remote control device (step S21: start), and the code length is analyzed in step S22. In step S24, the code converted into the remote control key is transmitted to the TV for one digit. If all the codes are transmitted to the TV in step S25 (YES), the set commodity is set in step S26. The delimiter key is transmitted, and the process is completed (step S27).

  FIG. 6 is a screen on which the determination button of the remote controller is pressed by the user in the display screen example 117-1 in FIG. 5 and transitions, and is a diagram showing a first screen example 117-2 that is accepting product information input. First, an input example when the input device of the present invention is not used will be described. The user inputs, for example, XXX111 in the input 1 column for the first product using the EPC code related to the product information using the remote control keys 0 to 9. When the information input of the second product is necessary, the enter button is pressed, and then the EPC code related to the product information is input, for example, YYY222 in the input 2 column using the remote control keys 0-9. If it is necessary to input information for the third product, the procedure entered for the second product is continued and, for example, ZZZ333 is entered in the input 3 field. When input of necessary product information is completed, it is completed with a red button. In this case, as the code, 'X "X" X "X" 1 "1" 1 "decision" Y "Y" Y "2" 2 "2" Decision “Z” Z ”Z” 3 ”3” 3 ”3” decision “...“ Red ”is sent from the input device to the TV-side browser device. The “determined” code is, for example, a code indicating a break for each product. Since this code is a code for the BML browser, it does not affect other functions of the TV.

  Next, the case where the input device of the present invention is used will be described. In the display screen example 117-1 in FIG. 5, the operation of the determination button on the remote controller is performed before the transmission button 161 is pressed.

On the input device (remote control device) side of the present invention, the user sets the remote control key indicating the product separation and the remote control key indicating the completion of input, and transitions from the display screen example 117-1 to 117-2 in FIG. When the transmission button is operated in the state of being made (step 7 in FIG. 3), an EPC code related to a plurality of product information is read (step S8 in FIG. 3). here,
1) If there is product information, it is converted to a remote control key corresponding to a numeric key and transmitted to the TV (browser) side. Next, when there is product information to be transmitted, it is transmitted to the TV (browser) side using a remote control key indicating a product break, and the process proceeds to the above 1).
2) When there is no product information, a remote control key indicating completion of input is transmitted to the TV (browser) side.

On the other hand, on the browser side, the following items 3) and 4) are set with the remote control keys other than 0 to 9 which are numeric keys that can be entered in the browser, displayed so that the user can confirm, and the entered product Prepare a screen with an area for entering and displaying information.
3) Remote control key indicating product separation 4) Remote control key indicating completion of all inputs

  According to the above procedure, product information is read from the RFID for a plurality of products, and each product is separated by a button or the like of the input device, and then converted into a remote control code and transmitted to the TV side. Product information can be conveniently input to a browser and displayed.

  The above describes an example in which product separation is performed by one remote controller key operation, but an EPC code related to product information is input as shown in the second screen example 117-3 during acceptance of product information input shown in FIG. Thereafter, in order to perform the input 2, the direction key 141 is used to move the cursor to the confirm button, and the screen for configuring the product delimiter with a plurality of keys for performing the determination process with the determination key 133 is also shown in S4 of FIG. This can be realized by waiting for a plurality of inputs. Further, the remote control key indicating the completion of input does not need to be automated if it is determined that the manual operation is not time-consuming. In this case, the process of S11 in FIG. 3 may be omitted.

  Note that the input device according to the present embodiment can also be incorporated in a TV. In this case, a key or menu corresponding to the start button and the send button in the above embodiment may be prepared on the TV side.

  In this embodiment, the transmission button and the start button are prepared separately, but they can also be used together. Furthermore, it is possible to display two information on the screen 1 on the screen 2 by making two of the browser screens into one. In this case, the procedure of “the user advances the browser next” can be omitted. Further, transmission can be performed without operating the transmission button.

  Furthermore, the second and subsequent operations can be simplified by registering and reading out the product delimiter key and the completion key in the input device.

  In addition, setting is not required if the key for product separation and the completion key are unified in the data broadcasting content. In addition, on the screen such as screen 3, as a user operation, when a product break is inserted with a button, the key indicating the product break can be constituted by a plurality of keys such as “horizontal key + decision”. The same applies to completion. Thereby, the number of keys to be prepared can be reduced. According to the present embodiment, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to input a product name, a code related to product information, etc. if the product is at hand, making full use of the characteristics of RFID. As a feature of RFID, since a reader can read a plurality of information instantly, convenience is increased and applications can be diversified.

  In addition, although the input of merchandise information was demonstrated, it is applicable also about the input of other information. For example, when managing information on a visitor to a certain event, RFID can be attached to the visitor, and a reader is provided at the entrance, so that the visitor delimiter can be managed by inputting from the input device.

  The present invention can be used as an input system for a large number of product information.

It is a figure which shows the example of 1 structure of the goods input system by one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the input device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the flow of the input process by this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the detailed process of a code process. It is a figure which shows the example of a browser display screen which prompts goods information input. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of a merchandise information input reception screen. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of a merchandise information input reception screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Input device, 101 ... Transmission part, 103 ... Code conversion part, 105 ... Memory, 107 ... Code reading part, 111 ... User input part, 115 ... Controller control part, 117 ... Display part, 200 ... Television receiver ( TV), 201 ... tuner, 202 ... demodulation unit, 203 ... TS decoder, 204 ... decoding unit, 205 ... synthesis unit, 206 ... display, 207 ... BML browser, 208 ... control unit, 209 ... remote control receiving unit, 210 ... remote control Control unit, 300 ... commodity, 301 ... RFID.

Claims (9)

A code input device that inputs each code stored in an RFID attached to each of a plurality of objects to be attached to a browser of a device equipped with a browser,
A code acquisition unit for acquiring a code stored in an RFID attached to each of the pasting targets;
An input unit for performing input for attaching the obtained code delimiter;
A code converter for converting the code and the separator into a signal interpretable by the browser;
A code input device, comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the converted signal to a browser.   The code input device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that performs a display for prompting an input of a key indicating a pasting target and a display for prompting an input of a key indicating completion of input.   The code input device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the input of a product break is performed by inputting a determination key.   The code input device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an input of a product break is performed with a plurality of keys. The code input device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is a remote control device,
Furthermore, the code input system characterized by having a television receiver as a device of the browsers. A code input method for inputting each code stored in an RFID attached to each of a plurality of objects to be attached to a browser of a device equipped with a browser,
A code acquisition step of acquiring a code stored in an RFID attached to each of the pasting targets;
An input step for performing input for attaching the obtained code delimiter;
A code conversion step of converting the code and the separator into a signal interpretable by the browser;
A code input method comprising: a transmission step of transmitting the converted signal to a browser . Program for executing code input how according to claim 6, wherein the to the computer. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program according to claim 7 . A code input device that acquires each code stored in an RFID attached to each of a plurality of objects to be attached to a browser of a device equipped with a browser ,
A code acquisition unit for acquiring a code stored in an RFID attached to each of the pasting targets;
An input unit for performing input for attaching the obtained code delimiter;
A code input device comprising: a code conversion unit that converts the code and the delimiter into a signal that can be recognized by the browser-equipped device.

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