KR200333163Y1 - Infrared signal receiving device and photo printer capable of data branching - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an infrared signal receiving apparatus and a photo printer capable of data branching, and the infrared signal receiving apparatus is an infrared signal receiving apparatus connected to a plurality of target apparatuses to transmit data, wherein the user includes an infrared transmitting means. An infrared signal receiver for receiving an infrared signal from a terminal, converting the infrared signal into an electrical signal, and outputting the electrical signal; A transmitter; And a controller configured to receive the electrical signal from the infrared signal receiver and control the transmitter to transmit the data to one of the plurality of target devices according to the type of data included in the electrical signal. According to the present invention, a photo printing service is provided inexpensively and simply to users of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera and an infrared ray transmitting means.

Description

Infrared signal receiving device and photo printer capable of data branching}

The present invention relates to an infrared signal receiver and a photo printer capable of data branching.

Recently, a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone having an IC chip or a memory storing financial information such as a credit card number for financial settlement has been developed and sold to consumers. These mobile communication terminals are equipped with infrared communication means or RF (Radio Frequency) communication means, the financial settlement is made by transmitting the stored financial information in the form of an infrared signal or RF signal.

In addition, not only an IC chip or memory storing financial information but also a mobile communication terminal having a small camera are on sale. Therefore, the user may capture a desired scene using a camera built in the mobile communication terminal and store the desired scene in the memory of the terminal. The user may view a picture stored in the terminal through a display window of the terminal, or may connect the terminal to a computer and store the image in the computer or transmit the image through a mobile communication network.

On the other hand, by using a camera embedded in the mobile communication terminal and a photo printer for printing a conventional sticker photo (photo printer) to transfer the photo data taken through the camera embedded in the mobile communication terminal to the photo printer via a mobile communication network stickers A service for printing photos is invented and is under preparation.

However, the above-mentioned service is a method of transmitting the photo data taken by the camera built in the mobile communication terminal to the photo printer through the mobile communication network, the data is transmitted to the photo printer through a number of processes to complicate the system configuration and to use the mobile communication network There is a problem such as having to pay.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an infrared signal receiving apparatus for branching data to a photo printer or a card payer according to the type of data received from a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a photo printer that receives data transmitted from a mobile communication terminal from an infrared receiver and outputs a photo or transfers data to a card payment machine according to the type of input data.

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a photo output and billing system according to the present invention,

2 is a view showing an embodiment of a block diagram of an infrared signal receiving apparatus 1 according to the present invention shown in FIG.

3 is a view showing another embodiment of a photo printing and billing system according to the present invention,

4 is a view showing a first embodiment of a block diagram of a photo printer 5 according to the present invention shown in FIG.

5 is a view showing a second embodiment of a block diagram of a photo printer 5 according to the present invention shown in FIG.

6 is a view showing a third embodiment of a block diagram of the photo printer 5 according to the present invention shown in FIG.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in the infrared signal receiving device connected to a plurality of target devices for transmitting data, receiving an infrared signal from a user terminal having an infrared transmission means for converting into an electrical signal and outputting it; An infrared signal receiver; A transmitter; And a controller configured to receive the electrical signal from the infrared signal receiver and control the transmitter to transmit the data to one of the plurality of target devices according to the type of data included in the electrical signal. A signal receiving apparatus is provided.

The controller may control the transmitter to transmit the data to a bill payer if the data is billing related data, and to control the transmitter to transmit the data to a photo printer if the data is image data. .

In order to achieve the above another object, according to the present invention, an input unit for receiving data; An output unit for outputting billing related data to a billing machine; A printing module for receiving and printing image data; And a controller which receives the data from the input unit and outputs the data to the output unit if the data is billing related data and outputs the data to the printing module if the data is image data.

The photo printer may further include a switch manually operated by an administrator, and the controller may control the transmitter by determining the type of the data according to the position of the switch.

According to another aspect of the present invention, to achieve the above another object, an output unit for outputting the billing-related data to the billing machine; A printing module for receiving and printing image data; And a switch configured to be selectively connected to one of the output unit or the printer module by a manager according to the type of input data, and outputs to the output unit if the input data is charge related data. A photo printer outputting the image data to the printing module is provided.

In addition, the billing-related data or image data is an infrared signal including the billing-related data transmitted from the mobile communication terminal or an infrared signal including the video data received by the infrared signal receiving apparatus and converted into an electrical signal It is preferable that the data is transmitted.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a photo output and billing system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a photo output and bill payment system includes an infrared signal receiver 1, a photo printer 2, and a bill payment machine 3. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the infrared signal receiving apparatus 1 determines the type of data received from a mobile communication terminal (not shown), and transmits the data to the photo printer 2 when the data is image data. If the data related to the billing is sent to the billing machine (3).

In more detail, the infrared signal receiving apparatus 1 receives an infrared signal including image data or financial information modulated according to a predetermined infrared communication method from a mobile communication terminal. The infrared signal receiving apparatus 1 determines the type of data received from the mobile communication terminal and transmits the data to the photo printer 2 if the data is image data, and transmits the data to the bill payment machine 3 if the data is billing related data. .

On the other hand, a mobile communication terminal includes a camera, stores financial information such as a card number in an IC chip or a memory, and includes an infrared transmission means. Infrared Data Association (IrDA) method is typical as an infrared communication method applied to a mobile communication terminal, but is not limited thereto.

The photo printer 2 is a printer capable of printing a so-called sticker photo and may be implemented by various printers such as an ink jet printer or a digital printer.

The bill payment machine 3 receives financial information such as a credit card number from the infrared signal receiver 1 and performs bill payment. In more detail, information about a transaction such as a credit card number and a payment amount received from the infrared signal receiving apparatus 1 is transmitted to a central computer (not shown) such as a credit card company to obtain a transaction approval.

The infrared signal receiving device 1 and the photo printer 2 or the infrared signal receiving device 1 and the billing machine 3 may be generally connected by wire, but not limited thereto. It is possible.

2 is an embodiment of a block diagram of an infrared signal receiving apparatus 1 according to the present invention shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 2, the infrared signal receiver 1 includes an infrared signal receiver 11, a controller 12, and a transmitter 13.

The infrared signal receiving unit 11 receives an infrared signal including image data or financial information modulated according to a predetermined infrared communication method from the mobile communication terminal, converts the infrared signal into an electrical signal, and outputs the electrical signal to the control unit 12.

The control unit 12 receives an electrical signal from the infrared signal receiving unit 11, determines the type of data included in the electrical signal as previously programmed, and outputs the data to the transmitting unit 13. That is, the controller 12 transmits the data received from the infrared signal receiver 11 to the photo printer 2 when the data is image data, and transmits the data to the billing machine 3 when the data is related to billing. To control.

The control unit 12 performs necessary signal processing in addition to the aforementioned data branch. For example, when the input data is image data compression-coded by a predetermined method, decoding corresponding to the encoding method is performed or converted into a data form that can be processed by the photo printer 2.

When the transmission unit 13 is wired between the infrared signal receiver 1 and the photo printer 2 or between the infrared signal receiver 1 and the billing machine 3 by wire, a separate communication port for each is provided. It is desirable to have. However, when data is transmitted through a wireless communication method such as an infrared communication method, at least one wireless communication port may be provided and implemented according to various methods.

3 is a view for explaining another embodiment of the picture output and billing system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a photo output and bill payment system includes an infrared signal receiver 4, a photo printer 5, and a bill payer 6. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the infrared signal receiving device 4 receives data transmitted by the mobile communication terminal (not shown), converts the data into an electrical signal, and includes data from the infrared signal receiving device 4. The photo printer 5 receiving the received electrical signal determines the type of data, and outputs a photo corresponding to the image data if the data is image data, and transmits the image to the bill payment machine 6 if the data is billing related data. .

That is, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the infrared signal receiving apparatus 1 determines the type of data received from the mobile communication terminal (not shown), and transmits the data to the photo printer 2 or the bill payment machine 3. On the other hand, according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, the photo printer 5 branches the data.

On the other hand, the infrared signal receiving device 4 and the photo printer 5 or between the photo printer 5 and the billing machine 6 is generally connected by wire, but is not limited to this wireless connection such as infrared communication method It is possible.

4 is a first embodiment of a block diagram of the photo printer 5 according to the present invention shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 4, the photo printer 5 includes an input unit 51, a control unit 52, an output unit 53, and a printing module 54.

The input unit 51 receives input data related to bill payment such as image data or credit card number from the infrared signal receiving apparatus 4 and outputs it to the controller 52.

The controller 52 receives input data related to billing, such as image data or credit card number, from the input unit 51, determines the type of input data according to a preprogrammed data, and then outputs the data to the output unit 53 or the printing module 54. ) That is, the controller 52 transmits the data input from the input unit 51 to the printing module 54 when the data is image data, and transmits the data to the output unit 53 when the data is related to the payment. The output unit 53 transmits data back to the bill payment machine 6.

In addition to the above-described data branch, the controller 52 controls the entire operation of the photo printer 5 and performs necessary signal processing. For example, when the input data is image data compression-coded by a predetermined method, decoding corresponding to the encoding method is performed or converted into a data form that can be processed by the printing module 54.

The printing module 54 is a module including hardware and software that receives image data from the controller 52 and outputs the input image data as a photo.

FIG. 5 is a second embodiment of a block diagram of the photo printer 5 according to the present invention shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 5, the photo printer 5 includes an input unit 51, an output unit 53, a printing module 54, a switch 55, and a controller 56.

Since the input unit 51, the output unit 53, and the printing module 54 perform the same functions as illustrated in FIG. 4, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The switch 55 informs the controller 56 of the type of data input to the input unit 51. That is, the controller 56 may determine whether the input data is bill payment-related data or image data according to which position the switch 55 is placed.

The switch 55 is manually operated by the manager of the photo printer 5 and is provided at an appropriate position outside the photo printer 5 so that the manager of the photo printer 5 can be easily operated.

The control unit 56 receives input data related to billing, such as image data or credit card number, from the input unit 51, determines the type of input data according to which position the switch 55 is placed, and then outputs the data to the output unit ( 53) or to the printing module 54. That is, the controller 56 transmits the data received from the input unit 51 to the printing module 54 if the data is image data, and transmits the data to the output unit 53 if the data is related to the payment. The output unit 53 transmits data back to the bill payment machine 6.

In addition to the above-described data branch, the controller 56 controls the entire operation of the photo printer 5 and performs necessary signal processing.

FIG. 6 is a third embodiment of a block diagram of the photo printer 5 according to the present invention shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 6, the photo printer 5 includes an input unit 51, an output unit 53, a printing module 54, a control unit 57, and a switch 58.

Since the input unit 51, the output unit 53, and the printing module 54 perform the same functions as illustrated in FIG. 4, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The control unit 57 performs a function of controlling the entire operation of the photo printer 5. In addition, after receiving data from the input unit 51 performs the necessary signal processing and outputs to the switch (58). For example, when the input data is image data compression-coded in a predetermined manner, the controller 57 may perform decoding corresponding to the encoding scheme or convert the data into a data format that may be processed by the printing module 54.

The switch 58 is manually operated by the manager of the photo printer 5 to connect between the control unit 57 and the output unit 53 or between the control unit 57 and the printing module 54. That is, the manager of the photo printer 5 connects the control unit 57 and the output unit 53 by operating the switch 58 when the data inputted to the photo printer 5 is the bill payment-related data. Connect the control unit 57 and the printing module 54.

The switch 58 is provided at an appropriate position outside the photo printer 5 so that the manager of the photo printer 5 can easily operate.

As described above, according to the present invention, a user of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a camera and an infrared transmitting means and capable of financial settlement by using an infrared signal receiving apparatus or a photo printer capable of data branching according to the type of data is moved. Photographs taken with the camera built into the communication terminal can be printed out instantly through a photo printer, and at the same time, payment can be made using the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, it provides inexpensive and simple photo printing service to mobile terminal users.

Claims (8)

An infrared signal receiving device connected to a plurality of target devices to transmit data, An infrared signal receiver for receiving an infrared signal from a user terminal having an infrared transmitting means, converting the infrared signal into an electrical signal, and outputting the electrical signal; A transmitter; And And a controller configured to receive the electrical signal from the infrared signal receiver and control the transmitter to transmit the data to one of the plurality of target devices according to the type of data included in the electrical signal. Infrared signal receiver. According to claim 1, And the controller controls the transmitter to transmit the data to a bill payer if the data is billing related data, and controls the transmitter to transmit the data to a photo printer if the data is image data. According to claim 1, The user terminal is a mobile communication terminal that stores the financial information for payment, and equipped with a camera and infrared transmission means, The infrared signal receiving unit may receive an infrared signal including the financial information from the user terminal or an infrared signal including image data photographed by the camera, and converts the infrared signal into an electrical signal and outputs the converted electrical signal. An input unit for receiving data; An output unit for outputting billing related data to a billing machine; A printing module for receiving and printing image data; And And a control unit which receives the data from the input unit and outputs the data to the output unit if the data is charge related data and outputs the data to the printing module if the data is image data. The method of claim 4, wherein The fee payment related data or image data may be input by converting an infrared signal including the fee payment related data transmitted from a mobile communication terminal or an infrared signal including the video data into an electrical signal after receiving the infrared signal. A photo printer, characterized in that the data transferred to the negative. The method of claim 4, wherein Further comprising a switch manually operated by an administrator, And the control unit determines the type of the data according to the position of the switch to control the transmission unit. An output unit for outputting billing related data to a billing machine; A printing module for receiving and printing image data; And Including a switch for the manual operation by the administrator according to the type of input data to selectively connect to one of the output unit or the printer module, And if the input data is billing-related data, output the output to the output unit, and if the input data is image data, output to the printing module. The method of claim 7, wherein The billing related data or image data may be transmitted after an infrared signal receiving apparatus converts an infrared signal including the billing related data transmitted from a mobile communication terminal or an infrared signal including the video data into an electrical signal. Photo printer, characterized in that the data.