JP2000020827A - Area information transmission system using network for task - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily collect area information, and to display area information on a data terminal by transferring and collecting the area information in a host by using a network, extracting the area information, and transmitting the extracted data. SOLUTION: A terminal 101 transmits task data to a host 105 in a normal task, and transmits area information at the time of inputting the area information. The host 105 extracts the area information from the transmitted data, stores the area information in a DB106-2 for the area information, edits the data, and stores the data in a DB106-1 for a home page. At the time of receiving a display request from a customer's terminal 108, the host 105 reads the DB 106-1 for the home page, and transmits the area information to the customer's terminal 108. Then, the area information is displayed at a display part of the customer's terminal 108. Also, at the time of receiving a display request from a service display 103, the host 105 reads the DB 106-2 for the area information, edits the data, and transmits the data to the service display 103.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses an existing network, such as a POS system or a financial system, to transmit regional information from a business input terminal spread over various regions, such as a store point information input terminal. , A system for providing information to customers and the general public.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, there are the following cases as a method of providing general public with local information such as parking lot empty information and event holding information. A method in which general information is transmitted from a base station using a GPS free channel and received by a mobile GPS navigation device (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-172392).
There is a method of providing service information including text information in map information by an automobile navigation device using FM text multiplex broadcasting (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-35187). In addition, a homepage (H
A system for providing information in P) is also known.

[0003]

In the above prior art,
Various proposals have been made for a method of supplying data to the display terminal on the customer side, but no sufficient study has been made on how the source collects such comprehensive regional information. Creation of this information generally depends on humans,
At the time of collecting information, a collector individually listens by telephone or collects information from each region through the Internet, and inputs and edits the information from a keyboard to create a homepage or a database (DB). For this reason,
There is a problem that it takes time and effort to collect local information, and it is difficult to obtain information easily.

According to the present invention, by constructing a system capable of collecting local information (regional information) from a convenience store, a restaurant, a shopping street, or an independent store closely connected to a region for the purpose of attracting customers and improving sales, An object of the present invention is to provide an information provision service by making it possible to easily obtain local information from anywhere in the country without significantly changing an existing system.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention of the present invention, a chain store or the like has a network for transmitting business information generated during normal business to a host. A function that allows the host to transfer and collect regional information using a network, a function to extract regional information for display output, and a function to transmit extracted data to enable the display of regional information on a data display terminal It is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a host extracts local information from information transferred from an input terminal at any time,
By storing / updating in a file, it is possible to provide information transferred in real time. A third invention is to transmit and display information of a designated area from a display terminal.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the transfer of display information to a display terminal is also performed via a normal business network. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, information on a region requested by a customer is acquired through an existing business network and transferred to an IC card carried by the customer for electronic commerce, in conjunction with the commerce. It is.

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows an overall system according to an embodiment of the present invention. With reference to the figure, a description will be given of a mechanism for collecting local information and a form of providing the information. In the figure, 101 is a store terminal such as a cash register, a so-called cash register,
In normal business, the terminal 101 is used for accounting at a store, but according to the present invention, the terminal 101 can input regional information.

The terminal 101 serves as a host at a higher level in a normal business, in terms of the number of sales by item, sales management by region and store, inventory management,
Business data for performing product delivery management and the like is transmitted, and when regional information is input, the regional information is transmitted. 102 is the terminal
Data input means to 101. The data input means 102 is, for example, a handheld terminal (HHT).
Generally, the handheld terminal has a data input function and a function of transmitting the input data to the terminal 101. In such a handheld terminal, usually, after inputting the stock status of goods in a store or creating a slip, such information is transferred to the terminal 101. Using this function, first, the local information is input to the handheld terminal (HHT) 102, and then the local information is transmitted from the handheld terminal 102 to the terminal 101 by the transmission function, whereby the local information is transmitted to the terminal 101.
Can be entered.

The regional information may be information specific to a store or a region and useful to the customer. For example, in addition to a standard menu, information on a certain restaurant, a recommended menu of the day, a constantly changing parking lot, etc. There is even real-time information such as the degree of congestion of a car park or store or the weather, and the present invention enables provision of such a wide range of information.

Reference numeral 105 denotes a computer system which manages business data from the terminal 101 and is a host including a server.
It is a host device in the present invention. The host 105 processes business data and regional information, and manages each as a database. An existing network 104 connects the terminal 101 and the host 105 online, and transmits and receives business data in normal business.

Reference numeral 106 denotes a database (DB) of the host 105
It is. The database 106 includes one for managing business data and one for managing regional information. The regional information database includes a homepage DB 106-1 and a regional information DB 106-2. The homepage DB 106-1 is a database of local information created in a homepage language HTML so that it can be viewed as a homepage, for example. The regional information DB 106-2 is a database for managing the regional information transmitted from the terminal 101.

The host 105 identifies the area data from the terminal 101 and the received data including the business data, extracts the area information, and stores it in the area information DB 106-2. Further, the local information is edited into HTML-formatted local information and stored in the homepage DB 106-1. Reference numeral 108 denotes a customer terminal, which is a guide terminal installed at a mobile terminal or a station. Customer terminal 10
8 is configured so that the regional information of the homepage DB 106-1 can be viewed.

Reference numeral 103 denotes a service display installed in the store. The service display 103 is connected to the existing network 104 in the same manner as the terminal 101, and is a device that provides a customer who has visited the store with the same local information display service as the customer terminal 108. The host 105 has a function of transmitting the regional information from the homepage DB 106-1 to the customer terminal 108 and transmitting the regional information from the local information DB 106-2 to the service display 103.

Reference numeral 107 denotes a network for communication between the customer terminal 108 and the host 105. Network 107 is
From host 105 to customer terminal 108 Homepage DB 106-
This is the transmission path for transmitting the area information of 1. <Overall Operation and Flow> The operation flow of the overall system will be described with reference to FIG.

Prior to the data collection processing of the host 105, the operator once inputs data to the data input means 102,
The terminal 101 is connected to the data input means 102, and the data is transferred from the data input means 102 to the terminal 101 to be input to the terminal 101. Then, by transmitting data from the terminal 101 to the host 105, the data collection processing of the host 105 is performed. This data collection may be performed in conjunction with the transmission of business data, or may be performed by transmitting only regional data alone. The data extraction process of the host 105
The local information is extracted from the data transmitted from 101 to the host and stored in the local information DB 106-2. Also host 10
5 edits the data so that it can be displayed as a homepage and stores it in the homepage DB 106-1.

In the data output process, when a display request from the customer terminal 108 reaches the host 105, the host 105 reads the home page DB 106-1 and transmits the regional information to the customer terminal 108. By displaying this data on the customer terminal 108 with display software (viewer) for a home page, the regional information is displayed on the display unit of the customer terminal 108. When a display request from the service display 103 reaches the host 105,
The host 105 reads the local information DB 106-2, edits the data into a display format for the service display 103, and transmits the data to the service display 103 via the existing network 104.
By displaying this data on the display unit on the service display 103, the area information is displayed.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the present invention is applied to a POS network system in a chain store. <Each element> 201 and 201 'are store terminals such as POS terminals. The shop terminal 201 'is installed in a geographically different area from the shop terminal 201, or is located at a sales floor with different floors in the same shop such as a department store.

Reference numeral 202 denotes a handheld terminal (HHT) as a means for inputting data to the store terminal 201. 203
, A store server; and 204, a workstation of the store server 203. The store server 203 is a store terminal
Located on a network 216 that connects the host 201 and the host 205, it manages sales data from store terminals for each store and has a role to reduce the processing load on the host by transmitting sales data to the host 205 in a lump. ing. In addition, the workstation 204 instructs the store server 203 to transmit sales data to the host 205 and the like.

Reference numeral 208 denotes a sales inventory management file for storing and managing ordinary business data. 206 is a regional information database (DB) for storing regional information, and 207 is a database for the display 214. 210 is a database (DB) for a homepage. A server 211 on the network transmits and receives data to and from the host 205, the guide terminal 212, and the portable terminal 213. The mobile terminal 213 is a mobile terminal such as a mobile terminal or a car navigation system, and the reference numeral 214 is a service display installed in the store and operated by a customer. These are devices for displaying regional information, and have a function of making a display request to the host 205 by operation of a customer and receiving regional information from the host 205. <Connection status and relevance of each requirement> The store terminal 201 has a function of receiving data from the handheld terminal 202 by wireless or cable connection, and a host 20 via the store server 203.
It has a function to send and receive data with 5. The store terminal 201 'has a function of transmitting and receiving data to and from the host 205 via the existing line 216. The handheld terminal 202 has a data input function and the store terminal 20.
It has a data transmission function by wireless or cable connection to 1. In this example, an example of cable connection will be described.

The store server 203 is a store terminal 20 in the store.
1 and transfer of data between the shop terminal 201 and the host 205. A workstation (WS) 204 is connected to the store server 203, and the store server 203
Instructions and data input to The host 205 has a sales inventory management file 208, a regional information database (DB) 206 for regional information, a service display database (DB) 207, and a homepage database (DB).
210 are connected and manage these files.

The server 211 includes a host 205, a guide terminal 212, and a portable terminal 213 on a network 215 such as an ISDN.
Is connected to Further, the service display 214 is connected to the host 205 via the store server 203 and the existing business network 216 like the store terminal 201. <Overall Operation and Flow><Data Collection Processing> The regional data input to the handheld terminal 202 is input from the handheld terminal 202 to the store terminal 201. The store terminal 201 stores the local information of the store terminal 201 by pressing the send key.
3 to the host 205. On host 205,
This data is identified and extracted from the received data, stored in a regional information database (DB) 206, the stored data is edited and stored in a service display database (DB) 207, and further edited in HTML format for a homepage. It is stored in the homepage database (DB) 210. <Data Output Processing> When a display request from the guide terminal 212 or the portable terminal 213-1 reaches the host 205, the host 205 reads data from the homepage DB 210 and transmits regional information to the terminal. By displaying this data with display software (viewer) for a homepage on these terminals, the local information is displayed on the display unit of the guide terminal 212 or the portable terminal 213.

When the display request from the service display 214 reaches the host 205, the host 205 reads the service display DB 207 and transmits the data to the service display 214. By displaying this data on the service display 214, the area information is displayed. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a POS for a restaurant, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts of the program. The input process and transmission operation of the regional information during the sales process will be described with reference to FIG.

The POS for the restaurant is shown in FIG.
The program for performing the processing operation of FIG. 5 may be stored in a recording medium such as a floppy disk, and may be installed from the recording medium to the apparatus at the time of initialization of the apparatus. POS30
1 is provided with a mode setting switch 306 that can designate an operation mode by being rotated by a key, and one of the modes is selected by the rotation position of the key. FIG.
When the initial processing at the time of turning on the power of the POS is completed,
At step S1, the rotational position of the key is confirmed, and the process proceeds to steps S2, S3,... S4, S5 according to the rotational position. When the normal mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S3, and the CPU 30
No. 2 confirms in step S31 whether or not it is an input of a visitor.

The keyboard 309 of the POS 301 has an entry key 309-1, and the clerk enters the restaurant and presses the key 309-1 each time a group that secures one meal table enters. When this key 309-1 is pressed, the flow shifts to step S32. Step S32 is a step of updating the number of vacant tables, and the area 30 for storing the number of vacant seats provided in the area for storing regional information and the like in the memory 303.
Read 3-4, subtract 1 and update. This area is
By the initial processing at the time of power-on of the POS, a fixed value, for example, the number of seats of the restaurant at the time of setting the system is set and input and stored in the non-volatile memory. Seat area 30 within 3
Write to 3-4. Therefore, if the restaurant has 30 tables, this step S32
, The number of vacant seats becomes 29,
It is managed in this storage area 303-4.

When step S32 is executed, the CPU 302
Returns to the original state of normal processing, and enters an input waiting state.
Also, since this step S32 is executed in a few milliseconds, in the case of a group requiring two tables, the operator must press twice to update the memory so that the number of available seats is correctly managed. Can be. When the customer finishes the meal and makes a payment, the operator inputs the type of meal from the keyboard. The CPU 302 determines NO in step S31 and YES in step S33. Step S
At step 34, the CPU 302 performs normal POS sales input, total calculation, and consumption tax calculation. In step S35,
The CPU 302 performs deposit input and change calculation from the accumulated sales amount.

Steps S34 and S35 are normal sales calculation steps, in which merchandise information is input using a barcode reader 312, and displays 307 (for customers) and 30 are displayed.
8 Display the product name and price of the registered item (for clerk). In the case of cash transactions, cash is delivered by opening the drawer. If the customer pays using an IC card or the like, the transaction processing using a known card is performed in step S35.
Do with. That is, in this IC card transaction, a transactionable balance is stored in a memory provided in the IC card,
The security is increased by encrypting the transfer data using a decryption technique, and the transaction is performed by regarding the tradable balance in the memory as cash. In step S36, the CPU 30
Reference numeral 2 denotes management information stored in the sales information storage area 303-5 in the memory 303, such as updating the number of sales for each item, updating the sales amount, totaling the total sales amount on the day, totaling the change payment amount, and the like. To update. If a store server 203 (not shown) is connected to the POS 301,
These pieces of management information are transmitted to the store server 203, and the store server 203 performs cumulative management. When the management information accumulation process and the memory update process are completed, the process proceeds to the next step.
In step S37, the CPU 302 jumps to step SS1.

In step SS2, the CPU 302 increments the number of vacant seats stored in the seat information storage area 303-4 of the area information storage area 303-3 of the memory 303 by one. Next, in step SS3, the CPU 302 confirms whether or not the transaction is a so-called electronic commerce using an IC card. This means that the IC card transaction has already been performed in step S3.
If the transaction is performed in step 5, it can be automatically determined that the transaction is an IC card transaction, so that the process can proceed to YES. However, if the customer has an IC card and does not use the IC card to pay for this transaction,
The customer is asked whether to input the regional information into the C card, and the IC card reader / writer 31 provided in the POS 301 is inquired.
The CPU 302 confirms the presence of the IC card by inserting the IC card into the "1", and proceeds to the next step SS5. if,
If the user does not have an IC card, or if the insertion of the IC card into the card reader has not been performed for a certain period of time, the process proceeds to step SS4 and returns to step S38 of the main routine. In step SS5, the PO
Whether or not S can record data on the IC card is confirmed by the information confirmation protocol between the POS and the IC card. After confirming that the POS 301 is permitted to record on the IC card, the POS 301 proceeds to step SS6 for supplying area information and the like.

In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which there are a plurality of pieces of information such as areas, and the customer selects desired information from the information. If no selection is required, steps SS6 and SS7 described below are used. Is not required, instead the entire regional area
Provide a step to read out 303-6. In step SS6, a region selection screen is supplied to the customer display 307, and the customer selects a region. The clerk may inquire about the area where the customer wants and input the corresponding number. When the region is specified, the process moves to the next step SS7. Step SS
In step 7, the number of bytes in the corresponding area 303-7 of the area information storage area 303-3 is determined, and an inquiry is made as to whether or not the determined value can be stored in the IC card as an area required for storage. When the POS terminal receives the permission notification that the data can be stored from the IC card and enables the storage in step SS9, the POS terminal sends the local information to the network 21 to the host device.
Request via 6 and receive regional information from the host. Then, the information of the area selected in step SS10 is
Transfer to C card. When the transfer is completed, step SS
At 4, the process returns to step S38 of the main routine.

Upon completion of the transaction, the CPU 302 prints the items to be printed on a general receipt on the receipt by the printer 312 in step S38, and issues the receipt. Also, in step S39, if a card such as a credit card or a point card is used for the transaction, the record information of the card is updated. Step S3
When step 9 is completed, input of normal processing is awaited, and one transaction ends.

As for the data stored in the IC card, a display device called a balancer, which can see stored data, is now widely used so that the stored area information can be viewed. . In FIG. 5, when the area information is input, the processing is executed from step S2. In step S441, input processing of the regional data is performed. When a handheld terminal (HHT) 202 is used as an input device for local data, the HHT 202 is connected to an interface 314 provided on the shop terminal 301 in FIG. 3 via a connector or the like, and a transfer key is operated on the HHT 202. Thus, the area information input to the HHT 202 is stored on the disk 304 via the interface 314.

In step S442, the regional data stored on the disk 304 is transmitted to the regional data transmission buffer B303-2.
To be stored. In step S443, whether or not this data is to be transmitted is displayed on the display 308 to confirm the operator. When not transmitting now, “No” is input from the keyboard 309 of the POS 301. If the transmission is confirmed, the process waits for the transmission key 309-2 to be pressed in step S423.
When the transmission key 309-2 is depressed, it is first determined in step S424 whether there is business transmission data in the transmission buffer A 303-1.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the format of data transmitted to the line via the line control circuit 305. The transmission data includes a transmission header section A, an application data section B, and an end code section C. The application data section B includes an information identification section B-1 and a data section B-2. Step S424
If there is transmission data in step S425, the flow shifts to step S425 to add the fact to the information identification section B-1 in FIG. To send.

3 and 5, in step S425, the CP
U302 transmits the business data preferentially. After transmission, the transmission buffer A303-1 is cleared in step S426, and step S426 is executed.
Return to 424. If there is no transmission data in step S424, it is checked in step S427 whether there is area information data to be transmitted in the transmission buffer B303-2. If there is area information data to be transmitted, the fact is added to the information identification section B-1 which is the area information in step S428, and the data section
Set regional information in B-2 and send. After transmission, the transmission buffer B is cleared in step S429.

On the other hand, when performing the settlement of the closing, step S
4 and subsequent processes are executed. In step S421, in the settlement process, the data of the sales information storage area 303-5 of the memory 303, such as the total sales of the day and the number of sales by item, is printed out to the printer 310. Is stored in the transmission buffer A 303-1, and the transmission key 309-2 waits for the pressing of the step S423. Thereafter, the data is transmitted to the host based on the steps described above.

When an order or delivery notification is made, the process from step S5 is executed. In step S431, in the order / delivery information input process, when data indicating order or delivery, and data of item and quantity are input from the keyboard 309, the input data is transmitted to the transmission buffer A30 in step S422.
Store in 3-1. Thereafter, the transmission key 309-2 waits for pressing the step S.
The state becomes 423, and data is transmitted to the host based on the above-mentioned steps.

In this example, if the area information is stored in the transmission buffer at an arbitrary timing, it can be transmitted when the business data is transmitted. In addition, the memory data indicating the number of vacant seats described above is stored in the transmission buffer B303-
If the CPU 302 transfers the number of vacant seats to the host 205, the real-time number of vacant seats can be transmitted to the host 205 as area information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the host 205 and shows a flow of a process of storing information transmitted from the POS terminal 301. In the storage processing of FIG.
Upon receiving the information from the S terminal 301, the received data is determined by the information identifying unit B-1 in FIG. 10 in step S512.
If the data is regional data, the information identifying unit B-1 determines whether or not it is a storage request for regional data in step S513. If it is a request to store regional data, the application data section B-2 is stored in the regional information DB 206 shown in FIG.
In step S515, the information is stored in the service display DB 207. Further, in step S516, the format (H
(TML format), and stores it in the homepage database 210 in step S517.

FIG. 7 shows a display output processing flow of the host 205. In the display process of FIG. 7, if it is determined in step S621 that information from the guide terminal 212 or the portable terminal 213 has been received, the type of the received data is determined in step S622 by the information identifying unit.
Perform according to B-1. If it is a display request, in step S623, the database 210 for the home page (by designating the directory and file name) is read, and in step S624, the read data (file) is transmitted to the terminal which has requested the display.

FIG. 8 shows a display output processing flow of the guide terminal 212 and the portable terminal 213 in FIG. This will be described with reference to the display example of FIG. This processing can be realized by using a home page viewer. In step S701, the terminal 212 or the terminal 213 recognizes the display request of the regional information by pressing a command or a key indicating the display request of the regional information from the terminal 212 or the terminal 213. Step S
At 702, the host 205 requests the main menu of the regional information, and receives the main menu edited for display. In step S703, the display 212-1 or 213-
1 displays the main menu 801 of the regional information. The desired area name is displayed on the main menu 801.

When Kanto is designated in the area information menu 801, the selected sub menu is recognized in step S 704. In step S705, a submenu is requested to the host 205, and the submenu edited for display is received. In step S706, a submenu 802 of the name of the prefecture of Kanto such as Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, etc. is displayed on the display 212-1 or 213-1.

When Kanagawa prefecture is designated in the submenu 802, a lower level submenu (menu of municipalities in Kanagawa prefecture) is selected in step S707, and the processing from step S705 is repeated. If the submenu 804 is a selection of the final detailed menu, it is considered that the final detailed menu has been selected in step S707, and in step S708, the host requests map information of the selected area.

When the map information is received from the host in step S709, the received map information is displayed on the display 212-1 or 213-1 as shown in 805 in step S710. If a restaurant A is designated by a mouse or the like in 805, a logical store location is detected in step S711, and information on the detected store is requested to the host in step S712. In step S713, when the store information is received from the host, in step S714, the information (parking lot information, recommended menu information, etc.) is displayed as in the display of the child screen 805-1 of 805.

FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of the service display. The service display 1101 is a CPU of a processing processor.
1102, ROM / RAM 1103 for memory, D for external storage device
ISK 1104, line 1105 for sending and receiving data, display 1106 with display function, keyboard for data input function
It consists of 1107. In addition, the function of the keyboard 1107 can be performed by a mouse or a touch panel.

FIG. 12 shows the service display 21 of the host 205.
4 is a display processing flow to FIG. In step S1221, when the host 205 receives data from the service display 214, the host 205 determines in step S1222 whether or not the received data is a regional information display request by the information identification unit B-1 in FIG. If the request is a regional information display request, the information identification unit B-1 determines whether the request is a display request in step S1223. If it is a display request,
In step S1224, data specified by a file name or the like is read from the service display database 207. In step S1225, the data is edited for display on the service indicator 214, and the edited data is edited in step S1226.
Send to 214.

FIG. 13 is a display processing flow of the service display 214. The display on the display 1106 is in accordance with FIG. In step S1301, the service display 214 is pressed by the command or key indicating a display request of the regional information from the keyboard 1107 on the service display 214.
Recognize the display request of the regional information. In step S1302,
It requests the host 205 for the main menu of the regional information via the line 1105, and receives the main menu edited for display via the line 1105. In step S1303,
The main menu is displayed on the display 1106. When the main menu is selected from the keyboard 1107 or the like, the selected sub menu is recognized in step S1304, the sub menu is requested to the host 205 in step S1305, and the sub menu edited for display by the host 205 is displayed. Receive menu data. In step S1306, the received data is displayed on display 1106 as a submenu. A lower submenu is selected from the keyboard 1107 or the like. In step S1307, this selection is recognized, and if it is not the selection of the final detailed menu, the processing from step S1305 is repeated again.

If the final detail menu is selected, the process moves to step S1308 to host the map information of the selected area.
Request 205. When map information is received from the host in step S1309, the map information received in step S1310 is displayed on the display 1106. When the location of the store is selected from the map displayed on the display 1106 with a mouse or the like, the logical store is recognized in step S1311 and the process proceeds to step S1312.
Then, the information of the recognized store is requested to the host 205. Upon receiving the shop information from the host 205 in step S1313, the information is displayed on the display 1106 in step S1314.

According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained. <Advantages of Store> (1) Since a store can be a transmission base of information, local information can be used as a means of advertising a recommended menu and bargain information unique to the store. (2) By transmitting local information as well as store advertisements, it is possible to improve customer service and attract customers.

(3) Since the store functions as a source / collection place of information, it is possible to provide information as a product. (4) Large chain stores and the like can guide customers, leading to an increase in customers. <Advantages of Customer> (1) Even if there is no terminal at home, information can be obtained from familiar terminals such as stores, stations, and car navigation systems.

(2) The location of a store and vacant stores can be easily understood. (3) Immediately enter a favorite menu store.

[0051]

In the above embodiment, the input terminal is a store terminal. However, the input terminal may be an input terminal provided at a counter of a financial institution such as a bank for the business of bank staff. In this case, the business information network between the branch office and the head office of each financial institution may be used as an existing network to transmit the regional information.

As described above, according to the present invention, when collecting information to be provided to the public, a network for transmitting general business data and a terminal for inputting / transmitting business data,
In addition, by using existing equipment such as a host used in business and transmitting local information, it is possible to provide a local information providing service without adding a large-sized equipment. In addition, the information collecting side can automatically collect information of each area only by the operation of the information transmitting side, as compared with the conventional method of manually obtaining the information, which has an effect of facilitating information collection. The host extracts local information from the information transmitted from the terminal, stores / updates the information in the information DB file, and automatically transmits information inputted to the terminal to the host during business processing. Thus, real-time information can be provided.

The local information stored in the host can be edited by the host by sending a display request operation from a customer terminal connected to the host via a network. The customer terminal receives this edited regional information and displays it on the display,
The local information can be displayed in response to the display request of the local information from the public data display terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall system diagram

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present system.

FIG. 3 is a hard block diagram of a POS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a processing flow of a POS terminal.

FIG. 5 is a flow of a normal sales process of a POS terminal.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a host storage process.

FIG. 7 is a display processing flow of a host.

FIG. 8 is a display processing flow of the guide terminal / mobile terminal.

FIG. 9 is a display example of a guide terminal / mobile terminal.

[Figure 10] Identification diagram of information

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the service display.

FIG. 12 is a display processing flow on the service display of the host.

FIG. 13 is a display processing flow of the service display.

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (Reference) H04Q 9/00 321 H04L 11/00 310Z (72) Inventor Yuujiro Yoshida 4-1-1 Kamidadanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture No. 1 Inside Fujitsu Limited (72) Kazumasa Moriya 4-1-1 Kamikadanaka Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture 1-1 Inside Nobunhiko Nishio 4-1-1 Kamiodanaka Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture No. 1 Inside Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor Tadao Tigetsuki 4-1-1 Kamidanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture 1-1 Inside Fujitsu Limited (72) Minoru Masuda 4-1-1 Kamidanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture No. 1 Inside Fujitsu Limited

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[Claims] A plurality of input terminals, which are located at geographically different places and input a local information related to the area together with the business processing, transmit / receive local information and business information associated with the business processing between the input devices. To extract local information,
A local information transmission system comprising: a host device having a function of transmitting the extracted data; and a display terminal for the extracted data, wherein the host device collects the local information input from the input terminal and transfers and displays the collected information to the display terminal. 2. The input terminal checks the presence or absence of regional information each time business information is transferred to the host device. If there is regional information, the input terminal also transfers the regional information. 2. The local information transmitting system according to claim 1, wherein the information DB file is updated and the information DB file is updated. 3. The local information transmission system according to claim 2, wherein the display terminal requests display of data of an information DB file, and transmits local information of a designated area to the display terminal. 4. The display terminal is provided in parallel with at least one input terminal and connected to a line used by the input terminal, and information transfer to the display terminal uses the line. 2. The local information transmission system according to claim 1, wherein 5. The area information according to claim 1, wherein the input terminal has a transaction function using an IC card, and receives and transfers the corresponding area information from a host to an IC card owned by a customer. Outgoing system. 6. An input terminal device comprising: input means for inputting business information and area information; transfer means for transferring information to a higher-level device via a line; and transfer means for distinguishing between business information and area information. An input terminal device that transfers data to a higher-level device via a line. 7. The input terminal device according to claim 6, further comprising: means for distinguishing and managing the regional information from the information inputted by the input means for inputting the business information, wherein said managing means is distinguished. An input terminal device for transmitting said regional information to a host device as regional information via a business information transfer line. 8. The input terminal device according to claim 6, wherein said means for initiating the transmission of the business information and, when the local information is present based on the activation of said means, are linked with the transmission of the business information. An input terminal device for transmitting information to a host device. 9. A program for operating a CPU of an input terminal device, having a function of inputting business information and regional information, and a function of transferring information to a higher-level device via a line under the control of the CPU. And a transfer function for storing a program including a program for distinguishing between business information and regional information and transferring the information to a higher-level device via the line. 10. A program for operating a CPU of an input terminal device according to claim 9, wherein said program has a function of distinguishing and managing regional information from information input from input means for inputting business information. A recording medium characterized in that the management function has a program for transmitting the distinguished area information to a host device as area information via a business information transfer line. 11. A program for operating the CPU of the input terminal device according to claim 9, comprising a function of starting transmission of business information, and a step of controlling the presence or absence of regional information based on the start by said means. And recording a program including a step of transmitting the regional information to a higher-level device in conjunction with the transmission of the business information, if the regional information exists. 12. A step of receiving information transmitted from an input terminal device through a line, distinguishing the information between regional information and business information, storing the regional information and business information in different databases, A host-side program in a local information collection and display system, comprising: a step of editing information for a display terminal; and a step of transmitting edited local information in accordance with a display request from the display terminal. 13. The local information transmitting system according to claim 1, wherein the input terminal devices are arranged at geographically different places and input local information of different regions. system. 14. The local information transmitting system according to claim 13, wherein the host device integrates and stores the local information from the respective input terminal devices, and selects the requested local information in response to a request from the display terminal. A local information transmission system characterized in that the information is output to a display device.