KR100407589B1 - information extension arbitration apparatus for driving kiosk terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information expansion arbitration apparatus for kiosk terminal operation. According to the present invention, in a kiosk terminal providing various types of information desired by a user through an image displayed on a monitor, data collision is prevented by giving priority to data of peripheral units providing various kinds of information to the kiosk terminal. By providing the information expansion arbitration apparatus, it is possible to smoothly supply two or more pieces of information without error of the kiosk terminal. In addition, when an error occurs in the kiosk terminal and the system is down, the system can be restored to the state immediately before the system is down, or the kiosk terminal can be restored to its original initialization state.

Description

Information extension arbitration apparatus for kiosk terminal operation

The present invention relates to a kiosk terminal for providing a comprehensive information of various products and affiliated stores through a monitor that appears as a video, and more particularly, to an information expansion arbitration apparatus for operating the kiosk system.

In general, the kiosk terminal refers to various advertisement information, life guide information, etc., which the user wants to obtain through stills, texts, graphics, video, animations, etc., which are installed outside a public institution or a specific public place and displayed on a monitor. Means a comprehensive information guide system provided by a simple button operation.

A predetermined operating program is typically built into the kiosk terminal, and after storing image information to be provided to a storage medium such as a compact disk (CD), the image information is displayed on a monitor by a user's button manipulation. It is supposed to be. Therefore, the video information to be provided has a disadvantage that the amount of information is limited by the storage capacity of the storage medium, and that various life information provided on the roadside in addition to advertisement information or guidance information cannot be delivered to the user in real time. there was. In addition, the user could not be issued a discount coupon for a particular advertisement product included in the video information and the discount merchant. In addition, the kiosk terminal was mainly developed in the government administrative network system and various guide systems, and was often used only by a few users.

However, in the kiosk terminal disclosed in detail in Korean Patent No. 98-27322 filed on July 7, 1998, a video advertisement monitor displaying advertisement information about an advertisement product and its affiliated store as a video, and the video advertisement monitor A video touch screen equipped with a selection button for searching the displayed advertisement information and outputting a discount coupon of a specific product and the affiliated store, a text advertisement monitor displaying advertisement information about the mail order product stored in the optical disc and the affiliated store, the text A text advertisement touch screen having a selection button for searching advertisement information displayed on an advertisement monitor and outputting a discount coupon of a specific mail order product and its affiliated store, and providing an advertisement image to the text advertisement monitor. As it is manipulated, it retrieves advertising information and searches for specific mail order products and their merchants. Optical disk driver for outputting a coupon print signal for outputting the in-coupon, provides an advertising image to the video advertising monitor, retrieve the advertising information as the video touch screen is manipulated and output a discount coupon of a particular advertising product and its affiliates As the touch screen switch of the text advertisement touch screen is turned on while outputting a discount coupon print signal, the life information print signal for providing unattended guided information on the text advertisement touch screen and its search image and outputting the living information The terminal system main body for outputting the discount coupon print signal and the living information print signal outputted from the optical disk driver and the terminal system main body is provided with a printer for outputting the discount coupon and the living information sheet to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. have. In other words, by constructing a multi-video advertising network, not only various advertisement information and life information are displayed through multiple monitors, but also the user searches for various advertisement information and life information displayed on the monitor, Since it is possible to output specific living information, it is possible to quickly search for various advertising information and living information of electrodes as well as a specific area according to the size of the multi-video advertising network, and various local living information papers made of imported or recycled paper. It is now possible to reduce the waste of resources due to the upheaval and easily get discount coupons and necessary living information magazines from discount merchants. In addition, it is installed in public places, such as train stations and terminals where people come and go frequently, so that people can receive various information provided by various public institutions as well as advertisement information and living information regardless of time and place. It became possible.

In other words, real-time video content transmitted through a cable modem, ADSL modem, DSU, CSU, etc. to form a network connected to its own server, information provider (IP), Internet service provider (ISP), and content provider (CP). Or text advertising service, product counseling service for internet shopping, video phone service, civil document issuance and crowd service, credit card payment terminal service, cash withdrawal service, coin exchange service, giro collection service, coupon issuance service, universal mobile phone Recharge service was provided.

However, since the kiosk terminal provides various information in a multitasking manner, data collision occurs between peripheral units providing different information, so that the desired service is not provided smoothly or an error occurs in the kiosk terminal itself. This causes problems such as service interruption.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an information expansion arbitration apparatus for kiosk terminal operation that can solve the above problems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information expansion arbitration apparatus for operating a kiosk terminal to provide two or more information more smoothly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information expansion arbitration apparatus for operating a kiosk terminal that can prevent data collision between peripheral units.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the present invention relates to an information expansion arbitration apparatus for operating a kiosk terminal device that provides a comprehensive information service by connecting to a server through a communication network: providing a service for various information to a kiosk terminal. An azic unit which is freely extended and connected to the peripheral unit providing the interface; It is connected between the main unit and the kiosk central processing unit of the kiosk terminal device to provide overall control over the interfacing, adjust and control the priority of the peripheral unit to be installed is installed, and the main CUI unit to prevent data collision Provided is an information expansion arbitration apparatus for kiosk terminal operation.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a kiosk terminal equipped with an information expansion arbitration apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a comprehensive information providing method performed through a kiosk terminal equipped with the information expansion arbitration apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

※ Explanation of code about main part of drawing ※

100: information expansion arbitration device 102: main CPU

104: ASIC 106: First address decoder

108: ROM 110: RAM

112: data latch section 114: 8-bit bidirectional buffer

116: second address decoder 118: jog connector

200: Kiosk main body central processing unit 202: ISA interface slot board

210: system motherboard 212: wireless remote control interface board

214: Data buffer section 216: CPU

218: wireless modem unit 220: self-monitoring data board

300: wireless control server

Hereinafter, the configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail together with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a kiosk terminal equipped with an information expansion arbitration apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the kiosk terminal may be broadly divided into an information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 and a kiosk main body central processing apparatus 200.

First, the information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 includes a main CPU 102 and an ASIC 104. As the main CPU 102, a Philips 80CL410 may be used.

For example, the ASIC 104 implemented with the DCB-1 includes a first address decoder 106, a ROM 108 that is a read-only memory, a RAM 110 that is a memory having a read / write structure, and a data latch unit 112. And a plurality of 8-bit bidirectional buffers 114 and a second address decoder 116. The ROM 108 and the RAM 110 are connected to the main CPU 102 through a first address decoder 106, and the plurality of 8-bit bidirectional buffers 114 are connected through the data latch unit 112. It is connected to the main CPU 102.

In addition, a jog connector 118 for diagnosing a system state of the information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 from time to time is connected to the main CPU 102 through an 8-bit bidirectional buffer 120.

On the other hand, the ASIC 104 is connected to a variety of peripheral devices 1 ... N (300) for providing a variety of information to the user.

In addition, the main CPU 102 is connected to the kiosk main unit 200 through an 8-bit bidirectional buffer 204. The kiosk main unit 200 is an ISA interface slot board 202, a system. And a main board 210 and a wireless remote control interface board 212. The data latch unit 206 and the addressing decoder 208 are built in the ISA interface slot board 202, and the data buffer unit 214 and the CPU 216 are installed in the wireless remote control interface board 212. And a wireless modem section 218 is built in. In addition, the wireless remote control interface board 212 is connected to the wireless control server 300, the self-monitoring data board 220 for monitoring the temperature, humidity, power failure, intrusion, various log data inside the kiosk terminal from time to time 220 ) Is connected.

The main function of the main CPU 102 is to process / respond to events generated from a plurality of peripheral devices 1... N 300 that provide various information, and a plurality of unspecified data to be transferred into the kiosk terminal. It assigns priorities so as not to conflict and allocates or waits to smoothly operate the kiosk terminal.

Meanwhile, the ASIC 104 has an encrypted address system invented for the security of a kiosk terminal and performs data communication with various peripheral devices 1... N 300. Looking at the encrypted address system,

1) Peripheral device 1 ... N (300) ID code (2 bytes) + transmission data (8 bytes) + operation code of CRC value (2 bytes)

2) Work code of current work (2 bytes)

3) Information Expansion Arbitration Device (100) -ISA Code (2 bytes)

4) Work code of kiosk terminal remote control and monitoring device (2 bytes)

5) External connection jog (external checkup connection device) (2 bytes)

The code is classified as By classifying codes as described above, when an error occurs in the kiosk terminal and the system is down, the system can be restored to the state immediately before the system is down, or the kiosk terminal can be restored to its original initialization state.

The above-described information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 according to the present invention is provided between a peripheral unit formed inside the kiosk terminal and the kiosk main CPU that controls the overall operation of the kiosk terminal and provides various information to the users. It's kind of like an interface card. Therefore, even if the information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 is not installed, the operation of the kiosk terminal may be normally performed. However, in the present invention, by providing the information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 inside the kiosk terminal, the data between the various peripheral devices that provide various information according to the user's request, such as integrated receipt release service, public telephone card release service, etc. It is possible to obtain an excellent effect that can prevent mixing.

In addition, the information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 can be configured to interface in a serial or parallel structure, it is possible to expand (expansion) connection of a new peripheral device. In addition, a program modification of a client that provides information to a server or a peripheral device can also be easily solved by a tag type subprogram, which facilitates function expansion or function reduction of a kiosk terminal according to a purpose.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a comprehensive information providing method performed through a kiosk terminal equipped with the information expansion arbitration apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 400, the CPU is initialized with the power turned on. In step 402, the memory unit of the kiosk terminal body checks whether a memory is ready to provide information. If it is determined that the memory is not ready, the process returns to step 400 or a system error process is performed. When the memory is ready, the process proceeds to step 404 and it is checked whether communication with the user, that is, the client, which is to receive the beneficial information through the peripheral device is possible. As a result of the check, if communication with the client is possible, the process proceeds to step 406 and between the main CPU 102 and the peripheral devices 1... N 300 in the information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1. IIC communication is started. Then, IIC cumulative function is received and IIC function is analyzed. On the other hand, if communication with the client is not possible, step 404 is repeated or system error processing is performed until a state in which communication with the client is possible is checked.

Subsequently, in step 408, communication is started using, for example, RS485, and it is checked whether the auxiliary communication is normal. In step 410, it is checked whether the system connected to the display device indicating information is normal. In step 412, it is checked whether the output device for outputting information selected by the user is on. As a result of the check, if the output device is not in the on state, the operation 412 is repeated until the output state is in the on state, or system error processing is performed. When the output device is in the ON state, the flow proceeds to step 414 to receive a command for controlling the operation state of the kiosk terminal from the server. Steps 416 to 422 are information expansion and arbitration processes performed in the information expansion arbitration apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1. First, in step 416, the peripheral device connection expansion and priority IDs are assigned to the peripheral devices. Give and adjust. In step 418, the communication is performed with the central processing unit (CPU) of the kiosk terminal main body, and the priority ID of the new peripheral device is registered. In operation 420, an event occurrence time at which a user selects information is checked. In operation 422, an interface is performed according to a priority ID of the peripheral device and an event occurrence time. Information arbitration is performed to prevent data conflicts by giving priority to various data supplied in real time from the above and registration priority peripheral units. Subsequently, in step 424, an information providing service is started to users in the order of peripheral devices given priority.

As described above, in the present invention, in the kiosk terminal providing various information desired by the user through the image displayed on the monitor, the data collision by giving priority to the data of the peripheral units providing the various information to the kiosk terminal By providing the information expansion arbitration device to prevent the, there is an effect that can be smoothly supplied two or more information without error of the kiosk terminal.

In addition, when an error occurs in the kiosk terminal and the system is down, the system can be restored to the state immediately before the system is down, or the kiosk terminal can be restored to its original initialization state.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for implementing the information expansion arbitration apparatus for kiosk terminal operation according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but the present invention as claimed in the following claims Various changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete An information expansion arbitration device for operating a kiosk terminal device that provides a comprehensive information service connected to a server through a communication network, Comprised of address decode 106 and 116, memory 108 and 110, data latch 112, n-bit bidirectional buffer section 114, freely with peripheral units 300 that provide various information services. An agile unit 104 which is connected in extension and provides interfacing between the kiosk terminal and peripheral units; The peripheral unit is connected between the AIZK unit 104 and the main body central processing unit 200 of the kiosk terminal device to collectively control the interfacing performed by the AIZK unit 104, and the peripheral unit is extended to the AIZK unit 104. It is composed of the main C FI 102 to assign the priority to the device unit 300 and to adjust the priority of the peripheral unit when the new peripheral unit is further extended connected to the AI Zi unit to prevent data collision between the peripheral unit units Information expansion arbitration device for kiosk terminal operation. According to claim 8, The peripheral unit 300 connected to the kiosk terminal device through the information expansion arbitration device provides a variety of information to the user, such as surveillance camera unit, coupon issuing unit, coin payment unit, complaint processing unit Information expansion arbitration apparatus, characterized in that the independent information providing unit. 9. The mediation apparatus of claim 8, wherein the memory unit comprises a RAM (110) and a ROM (108), and the n-way bidirectional buffer unit is an 8-bit bidirectional buffer unit.