JP2000348260A - Pc-equipped pos device and method for connecting pc- equipped pos device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a PC-equipped POS device to/from which an input-output device is easily attached/detached in the case of relocation, layout change and maintenance. SOLUTION: A POS control board 2 being a control board having a POS function is expanded to a general purpose type PC main body 1, and connectors 21 to 23 formed on the board 2 are connected to a connector relay box 3 in which relay connectors 31 to 33 connecting to a peripheral device such as a keyboard 4 or a printer 6 are provided. The box 3 is also provided with a post 51 holding a display 51 for customers. According to this configuration, a connector for attaching and detaching is arranged at the side face of the box 3, and the attachment and detachment of an input-output device is easy in the case of relocation, layout change and maintenance. The box 3 is also used as a pedestal for the display 5 so as not to expand the installation pace for the input-output device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a PC-based POS device applied to a general-purpose PC or a POS device having a POS (point of sales / point-of-sale information) control unit which can be installed separately. Connection method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a POS device utilizing a PC and a PC
The connection method of the POS device is applied as one device for sales management. This PC-based POS device has a feature that there is a large degree of freedom in installation that is not available in the integrated POS, and is used as a sales talk. In addition, it is being sold to customers who need to utilize the abundant software resources of PCs, and is gaining favorable reviews.

FIG. 2 shows a conventional PC-based POS device and a method of connecting the PC-based POS device. In the conventional system shown in FIG. 2, the interface cables of the keyboard 4, the customer display 5, and the printer 6 are directly connected to the connectors 21, 22 and 23 on the POS control board 2 by a cable group 7.
By such a connection method, the degree of freedom of installation by the separate installation is secured.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional PC-based POS device and the connection method of the PC-based POS device, the degree of freedom of installation by the separate installation is ensured, but the relocation and layout change are not required. Therefore, it is not easy to attach / detach the input / output device because the connectors 21, 22 and 23 are inside the PC body 1. The display pedestal 52 for the customer is necessary for stabilizing the installation of the display 5 for the customer, and the installation space for the display pedestal 52 must be secured. These problems are summarized as follows.

A first problem is that input / output devices cannot be easily attached or detached during relocation, layout change, or maintenance. The reason is that since the control unit is a general-purpose PC, the POS
In order to realize the function, it is necessary to realize the POS function in the form of an option board of a PC. As a result, PO
This is because a connector for connecting an S-dedicated input / output device must be arranged on the board.

[0006] The second problem is that it is necessary to sacrifice installation space in order to facilitate attachment and detachment. The reason for this is that it is necessary to provide a connector portion outside in order to facilitate attachment and detachment, and as a result, the installation space increases accordingly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has been developed for a PC-based POS device and a PC-based POS device that can easily be relocated, changed in layout, and detached from input / output devices during maintenance. It is intended to provide a connection method.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a PC-based POS device according to the first aspect of the present invention is configured so that a general-purpose PC main body and an extension can be added to the general-purpose PC main body. POS which is a control board having a POS function
It is characterized by comprising a control board and a connector relay box provided with a relay connector for connecting the POS control board with peripheral devices such as a keyboard and a printer.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the POS device utilizing the PC according to the first aspect, a connector for connecting a signal line to a peripheral device is provided on a side surface of the connector relay box. Good.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the PC-based POS device according to the first or second aspect, the connector relay box further includes a support for installing a customer display which is a display device for the customer. It is good to provide and configure.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the first to third aspects are provided.
The POS device utilizing PC according to any one of
On the S control board, a connector for connecting to peripheral devices is provided, and the connector and the peripheral devices may be connected to each other via a connector relay box.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the PC-based POS device according to the third or fourth aspect, a connector for connecting to peripheral devices may be provided on the POS control board.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a POS control board having a POS function is added to a general-purpose PC main body, and a customer display, which is a display device for a customer, is installed on a general-purpose PC main body. Connection box provided with a relay connector provided with a supporting column and a general-purpose PC main body are connected by signal lines, and connection between the connector relay box and peripheral devices such as a keyboard and a printer is performed. It is characterized by having been constituted.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a POS device utilizing a PC and a method of connecting the POS device utilizing the PC according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a PC-based POS device and a method of connecting the PC-based POS device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a PC utilization type P of this embodiment is shown.
The OS device includes a general-purpose PC main body 1, a POS control board 2, a connector 21 provided on the POS control board 2,
22, 23, connector relay box 3, customer display 5, support column 51, keyboard 4, printer 6, connector 3 provided on the side of connector relay box 3
1, 32, and 33. Also, PC
The connection method of the POS device is the PC configured as described above.
This is a method in which the POS device is connected by two cable groups 7 and 8.

The POS control board 2 composed of the above-mentioned components is a control board having a dedicated POS function which can be added to the general-purpose PC main body 1. Note that P
On the OS control board 2, connectors 21, 22, and 23 for connecting to peripheral devices are provided.

The connector relay box 3 is a connector relay box for establishing a connection between the POS control board 2 and peripheral devices, and also serves as a base of the display 5 for customers.

The keyboard 4 is a device for inputting / outputting data to / from a PC-based POS device. Cable group 7
Is a signal line connecting between the PC body 1 and the connector relay box 3. The cable group 7 is connected to the connector 21 on the POS control board 2 built in the PC main body 1,
22 and 23 are connected.

The cable group 8 is an interface cable between the customer display 5 and the printer 6. The cable group 8 is connected to connectors 31, 32 and 33 provided on the side of the connector junction box 3, and is further converted into the cable group 7 inside.

The support column 51 is for fixing the customer display 5 to the connector junction box 3.

Next, an example of the operation of the PC-based POS device shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. PC-based POS
The apparatus is a system in which the PC main body 1 is a POS control unit, and POS input / output devices can be separately connected and installed.
The point that the degree of freedom of installation is large is a significant difference from the integrated POS, which is a feature.

The connection method of the PC-based POS device according to the present embodiment is performed by connecting the POS input / output device of the keyboard 4, the customer display 5, and the printer 6 to the POS control board 2 built in the PC body 1. By providing the connector junction box 3, the input / output devices can be easily attached and detached with the connectors 31, 32, and 33 arranged on the side of the connector junction box 3, and the degree of freedom of installation and the ease of relocation and layout change. Is secured.

Next, the flow of data in a normal POS business operation will be described. When data is input from the keyboard 4, the data is transmitted to the POS control board 2 via the connector relay box 3. The transmitted data is processed in the PC main body 1 and the POS control board 2, and then displayed as customer display data and print output data via the connector relay box 3 through the customer display 5.
And transmitted to the printer 6 for display and printout. In this way, the same operation as the conventional one is realized.

According to the PC-based POS device and the method for connecting the PC-based POS device of the above-described embodiment, the installation space can be kept as it is by adopting the connector relay box also serving as the base of the display for the customer. By facilitating attachment / detachment, it is possible to relocate equipment at the sales floor, change the layout, and facilitate equipment replacement during maintenance. This will be described in more detail below.

In FIG. 1, a keyboard 4, a customer display 5, and a printer 6 are conventional POS input / output devices. The attachment and detachment of these signal cables are performed by connectors 31, 32 and 33. This connector is
It is arranged on the side surface of the connector relay box 3 which also serves as the pedestal of the customer display. For this reason, attachment and detachment are easy, and relocation and replacement of equipment can be easily performed. In addition, since the pedestal is also used, the installation space can be made equal to the conventional one.

The above embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, it is not limited to this.
Various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, the PC-based POS device and the connection method of the PC-based POS device of the present invention are applicable to a general-purpose PC having a POS function having a POS function.
An S control board is added, a connector relay box provided with a support for installing a customer display for a customer is connected to a general-purpose PC main body by a signal line, and furthermore, the connector relay box is connected to a peripheral device. Are connected.

According to this configuration, the connector for detachment is arranged not on the inside of the PC main body but on the side surface of the connector junction box, and it is easy to attach and detach the input / output device at the time of relocation, layout change and maintenance. Further, even though the connector relay box is also used as a pedestal of the display for the customer, and the connector portion for attaching and detaching is realized not inside the PC main body but outside, it is not necessary to expand the installation space of the input / output devices.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a PC-based POS device and a method of connecting the PC-based POS device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional PC-based POS device and a connection method of the PC-based POS device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 PC main body 2 POS control board 3 Connector relay box 4 Keyboard 5 Customer display 6 Printer 7, 8 Cable group 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33 Connector 51 Post 52 Customer display base

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A general-purpose PC main body, a POS control board that is a control board having a POS function and configured to be added to the general-purpose PC main body, and a peripheral device such as the POS control board and a keyboard and a printer And a connector relay box provided with a relay connector for connecting between the PC and the PC-based POS.
apparatus. 2. The PC-based POS device according to claim 1, wherein a connector for connecting the peripheral device and a signal line is provided on a side surface of the connector relay box. POS device utilizing PC 3. The PC utilization type P according to claim 1 or 2.
In the OS device, the connector relay box is further provided with a support for installing a display for a customer, which is a display device for the customer. 4. The PC-based POS device according to claim 1, wherein a connector for connecting to the peripheral device is provided on the POS control board. A PC-based POS device connected to peripheral devices via the connector relay box. 5. The PC utilization type PO according to claim 3 or 4.
In the S device, a PC-based POS device is provided, wherein a connector for connecting to the peripheral device is provided on the POS control board. 6. A relay connector configured by adding a POS control board having a POS function to a general-purpose PC main body and providing a support for installing a customer display, which is a display device for a customer, is provided. A connector relay box and the general-purpose PC main body connected by signal lines; and a connection between the connector relay box and peripheral devices such as a keyboard and a printer. Connection method.