JP2007058390A - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily change an image of a commodity displayed in account contents even when a combination of articles related to the commodity is changed. <P>SOLUTION: A controller has: an image data file acquisition part acquiring an image data file of the article imaged by a digital camera; an image data storage part storing the image data file; an account storage part storing an account associated with a plurality of image data files; an account rewriting part 25 rewriting contents of the account storage part; and a display control means controlling display contents of a touch panel display 3. The display control means displays meal ticket selection buttons 31 each corresponding to each the account on a meal ticket selection screen 30. The meal ticket selection button 31 includes a plurality of sub areas 32 each displayed with contents of the image data file related to the corresponding account. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that issues tickets such as meal tickets.

  There are ticket machines (ticketing devices) that issue various tickets such as meal tickets. Such a ticket vending machine has a touch panel display and displays a selection button (display area assigned to an account) for selecting a ticket to be issued on the touch panel display. And in this selection button, the image of the goods concerning a ticket is displayed (for example, refer to patent documents 1). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user from mistaking the product and pressing the selection button.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-206251 (FIG. 1)

  In a ticket vending machine, the contents of a product that is the object of a ticket are often changed. For example, in the case of a meal ticket, the contents of a product may be periodically changed such as a weekly menu or a daily menu. In the case of the ticket vending machine described above, if the product is changed, the image of the product displayed on the selection button must also be changed. At this time, even if the product is composed of a plurality of existing products, every time the combination of these products is changed, a new product image must be taken or created. Becomes complicated.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a ticket issuing device that can easily change an image of a product displayed in account contents even when a combination of articles related to the product is changed.

Means and effects for solving the problems

  The ticketing device of the present invention includes an input device, an image data file acquisition unit that acquires an image data file related to an article, and an image data storage unit that stores a plurality of the image data files acquired by the image data file acquisition unit. And an account storage means for storing a plurality of accounts associated with the plurality of image data files, and an account rewriting means for rewriting the stored contents of the account storage means in accordance with an input signal from the input device. Further, display means, display control means for displaying the contents of the plurality of image data files associated with the account in a display area assigned to the account in the display means, and a user is displayed on the display means. Selecting means used for selecting a specific account from the plurality of accounts. And the ticket issuing means which issues the ticket which concerns on the said account selected by the said selection means is provided.

  According to the present invention, among the image data files stored in the image data storage means, the image data file of a desired article is stored in the account storage means in association with a predetermined account, whereby the display area of the account in the display means Can display an image of a desired article. Thereby, the combination of the image of the article displayed in the display area is changed only by changing the image data file associated with the account by the account rewriting means. Therefore, the product image displayed in the display area can be easily changed.

  In the present invention, the image data file acquisition means may acquire the image data file captured by a digital camera. According to this, the image data file of the article can be easily acquired.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the display area of the account displayed on the display means includes a plurality of sub-areas in which the contents of each image data file are displayed. According to this, images of a plurality of articles can be neatly arranged in the display area.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, it is more preferable that the display control means varies the size of the display area according to the number of the image data files associated with the account. According to this, even when the number of image data files associated with the account is large, the image of the article can be displayed in the display area with a desired size.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this Embodiment is an example which applied this invention to the ticket issuing apparatus used in order to sell a meal ticket (ticket). FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a ticket issuing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the ticket issuing apparatus 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ticket issuing device 1 includes a touch panel display 3, a ticket issuing unit 4, a cash processing unit 5, and a control device 7. Further, the ticket issuing apparatus 1 is detachably attachable with a digital camera 8 for imaging a product. The touch panel display 3 is obtained by integrating a liquid crystal monitor (display means) and a touch panel (input device and selection means) installed on the surface of the liquid crystal monitor. A user who is a customer can operate the ticket issuing apparatus 1 by touching (touching) a finger or the like on the display screen of the liquid crystal monitor according to the display contents displayed on the liquid crystal monitor of the touch panel display 3. The ticket issuing unit 4 generates a desired meal ticket based on an instruction from the control device 7. The generated meal ticket is discharged to the outside from the ticket issuing opening 4a. The cash processing unit 5 performs cash deposit / withdrawal processing when purchasing a meal ticket. The control device 7 controls the ticket issuing device 1 as a whole.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 7 includes an image data file acquisition unit 21, an image data storage unit 22, an account storage unit 23, a display control unit 24, and an account rewriting unit 25. Yes. The image data file acquisition unit 21 acquires image data files of one or a plurality of articles constituting a product related to a meal ticket. In the present embodiment, the digital camera 8 images an article (for example, the article a in FIG. 1) and generates an image data file for the article. Then, the image data file acquisition unit 21 acquires an image data file from the digital camera 8.

  The image data storage unit 22 stores many image data files acquired by the image data file acquisition unit 21. An example of the content of the image data file stored in the image data storage unit 22 in the present embodiment is shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the image data storage unit 22 stores image data files such as “chicken a”, “tonkatsu b”, “rice c”, “soup d”, and “drink e”.

  The account storage unit 23 stores an account associated with information on each meal ticket issued by the ticket issuing apparatus 1, for example, the name of a product corresponding to the meal ticket, an image data file of an article constituting the product, and the like. In the present embodiment, the account “chicken A” associated with the image data file “chicken a”, the account “tonkatsu B” associated with the image data file “tonkatsu b”, and the image data file “rice c”. Is associated with the account “Rice C”, the account “Soup D” with the image data file “Soup d”, the account “Drink E” with the image data file “Drink e”, and the image data file. An account “set I” associated with “chicken a”, “rice c”, “soup d” and “drink e” and an account “set J” associated with image data files “chicken a” and “rice c”. ”And an account“ set K ”in which the image data files“ tonkatsu b ”,“ rice c ”,“ soup d ”, and“ drink e ”are associated with each other. Nine account corresponding to nine meal ticket or the account image data file "cutlet b" and "Rice c" associated "set L" is stored in the account storage unit 23 (see FIG. 4).

  The display control unit 24 controls the contents displayed on the touch panel display 3. The display control unit 24 displays a meal ticket selection screen on the touch panel display 3 when the user purchases the meal ticket. The meal ticket selection screen will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an example of a meal ticket selection screen that the display control unit 24 displays on the touch panel display 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the meal ticket selection screen 30 includes an account “chicken A”, an account “tonkatsu B”, an account “rice C”, an account “soup D”, an account “drink E”, and an account “set I” to A meal ticket selection button (display area) 31 assigned to the account “set L” is displayed.

  The meal ticket selection button 31 includes a sub-region 32 in which the content of the image data file associated with the corresponding account is displayed. In other words, the food ticket selection button 31 to which the account “chicken A” is assigned has one sub-region 32 in which the contents of the image data file “chicken a” are displayed, and the food ticket selection button 31 to which the account “tonkatsu B” is assigned. Shows the contents of the image data file “Rice c” in the sub-area 32 where the contents of the image data file “tonkatsu b” are displayed, and the food ticket selection button 31 to which the account “Rice C” is assigned. One sub-area 32 is assigned the account “Drink E” in the sub-area 32 where the contents of the image data file “Soup d” is displayed in the meal ticket selection button 31 to which the account “Soup D” is assigned. The sub-region 32 where the contents of the image data file “Drink e” is displayed is assigned to the meal ticket selection button 31 and the account “Set I” is assigned. The food ticket selection button 31 is assigned to the account “Set J” in the four sub-areas 32 displaying the contents of the image data files “Chicken a”, “Rice c”, “Soup d” and “Drink e”. The food ticket selection button 31 has two sub-regions 32 in which the contents of the image data files “chicken a” and “rice c” are displayed, and the food ticket selection button 31 to which the account “set K” is assigned has image data. Four sub-areas 32 displaying the contents of the files “tonkatsu b”, “rice c”, “soup d”, and “drink e” are displayed on the meal ticket selection button 31 to which the account “set K” is assigned. Two sub-regions 32 each displaying the contents of the data files “tonkatsu b” and “rice c” are displayed.

  The display control unit 24 varies the size of the meal ticket selection button 31 or the size of the sub area 32 according to the number of sub areas 32 displayed on the food ticket selection button 31. That is, the display control unit 24 displays the meal ticket selection button 31 in which the four sub areas 32 are displayed so as to be larger than the food ticket selection button 31 in which the two sub areas 32 are displayed. Further, the display control unit 24 displays only one sub-region 32 displayed on the food ticket selection button 31 so as to be larger than the sub-regions 32 displayed on the food ticket selection button 31.

  And when the meal ticket selection screen 30 is displayed on the touch panel display 3, a user inserts cash into the cash processing part 5, and touches the meal ticket selection button 31 corresponding to the account of a desired product, thereby issuing a ticket. The part 4 generates a food ticket related to the account and discharges it from the ticketing opening 4a.

  The account rewriting unit 25 rewrites the stored contents stored in the account storage unit 23. Specifically, when the administrator displays the account rewriting screen on the touch panel display 3 and further operates the touch panel display 3 to change the image data file associated with the account, the account rewriting unit 25 The image data file associated with the account is changed according to the input signal from the touch panel display 3.

  Next, a processing procedure when the administrator creates the meal ticket selection screen 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the administrator creates the meal ticket selection screen 30. When the administrator operates the touch panel display 3 to display the account rewriting screen, the flowchart of FIG. 5 is started. As shown in FIG. 5, when the account rewriting screen is displayed on the touch panel display 3, the process proceeds to step S <b> 101 and whether or not the administrator causes the image data file acquisition unit 21 to acquire the image data file of the article. The image data file acquisition unit 21 determines. When the administrator causes the image data file acquisition unit 21 to acquire the image data file of the article, it is necessary to connect the digital camera 8 to the ticket issuing device 1. If the image data file acquisition unit 21 determines that the administrator causes the image data file acquisition unit 21 to acquire the image data file of the article (step S101: YES), the process proceeds to step S102, where the image data file acquisition unit 21 The image data file of the article imaged by the digital camera 8 is acquired. The image data file acquired by the image data file acquisition unit 21 is stored in the image data storage unit 22. If the image data file acquisition unit 21 determines that the administrator does not allow the image data file acquisition unit 21 to acquire the image data file of the article (step S101: NO), the process proceeds to step S103 and the account storage unit 23 stores the data. Rewrite the contents. The administrator selects an image data file stored in the image data storage unit 22 based on the account rewriting screen displayed on the touch panel display 3, and the selected image data file is associated with a desired account. Operate the touch panel display. At this time, the account rewriting unit 25 rewrites the stored contents of the account storage unit 23 according to the input signal from the touch panel display 3 so that the selected image data file is associated with the desired account. And it transfers to step S104, the magnitude | size and arrangement | positioning of the food ticket selection button 31 and the sub area | region 32 corresponding to each account are registered, and preparation of the food ticket selection screen 30 is completed.

  According to the present embodiment described above, image data files of a plurality of articles are associated with a predetermined account and stored in the account storage unit 23, so that a desired subregion 32 of the meal ticket selection button 31 on the meal ticket selection screen 30 is displayed. An image of the article can be displayed. Therefore, the combination of the image of the article displayed on the meal ticket selection button 31 is changed only by the account rewriting unit 25 rewriting the image data file associated with the account. Thereby, the image of the product displayed on the meal ticket selection button 31 can be easily changed.

  Moreover, since the image data file acquisition part 21 acquires the image data file imaged with the digital camera 8, the image data file of articles | goods can be acquired easily.

  Furthermore, since the food ticket selection button 31 includes the sub-region 32, images of a plurality of articles can be arranged in the food ticket selection button 31 in an orderly manner.

  In addition, since the display control unit 24 varies the size of the meal ticket selection button 31 according to the number of image data files associated with the account, the number of image data files associated with the account is large. In addition, the image of the article can be displayed on the meal ticket selection button 31 in a desired size.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention can be modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. That is, in the above-described embodiment, the food ticket selection button 31 includes the sub area 32, but the food ticket selection button does not include the sub area, and the content of the image data file is displayed at an arbitrary position of the food ticket selection button. It may be configured. At this time, the images of the article may be arranged so that parts of the images overlap each other.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the digital camera 8 captures an article and generates an image data file of the article, and the image data file acquisition unit 21 acquires the image data file from the digital camera 8. However, the image data file acquisition unit 21 may be configured to acquire image data via a recording medium such as a memory card. The image data file may be generated by a device other than the digital camera 8 such as a film scanner. The content of the image data file may be an illustration.

  In the above-described embodiment, the display control unit 24 changes the size of the food ticket selection button 31 or the sub area 32 according to the number of image data files associated with the account. A configuration in which the size of the button 31 or the sub-region 32 can be changed regardless of the number of image data files may be employed. For example, the structure which displays only the meal ticket selection button 31 which concerns on specific goods, such as a recommendation menu, may be sufficient. The size of the food ticket selection button 31 or the sub area 32 may be fixed regardless of the number of image data files.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the ticket issuing device 1 has the touch panel display 3 in which the display unit and the selection unit are integrated. However, the display unit and the selection unit may be separated. . For example, the ticket issuing device may have a normal liquid crystal display and an operation panel.

  In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the touch panel display 3 is configured to also serve as an input device operated by the administrator in order to create the meal ticket selection screen 30, but such an input device is a device other than the touch panel display 3. It may be a thing.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the ticket issuing apparatus 1 that issues a food ticket is shown, but the present invention is also applicable to an apparatus that issues other tickets such as a concert ticket.

It is a schematic block diagram of the ticket issuing apparatus which is embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the ticket issuing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the image data file memorize | stored in the image data memory | storage part shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the meal ticket selection screen displayed on the touch panel display shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when producing the meal ticket selection screen shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ticketing apparatus 3 Touch panel display 4 Ticketing part 4a Ticketing port 5 Cash processing part 7 Control apparatus 8 Digital camera 21 Image data file acquisition part 22 Image data storage part 23 Account storage part 24 Display control part 25 Account rewriting part 30 Food ticket selection screen 31 Meal ticket selection button 32 Sub area

Claims (4)

An input device;
Image data file acquisition means for acquiring an image data file related to the article;
Image data storage means for storing a plurality of the image data files acquired by the image data file acquisition means;
Account storage means for storing a plurality of accounts associated with a plurality of the image data files;
Account rewriting means for rewriting the stored contents of the account storage means according to an input signal from the input device;
Display means;
Display control means for displaying the contents of the plurality of image data files associated with the account in a display area assigned to the account in the display means;
A selection means used for a user to select a specific account from the plurality of accounts displayed on the display means;
A ticket issuing device comprising ticket issuing means for issuing a ticket related to the account selected by the selection means.   2. The ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data file acquisition means acquires the image data file imaged by a digital camera.   The ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display area of the account displayed on the display means includes a plurality of sub areas in which the contents of each image data file are displayed.   The ticket issuing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control unit varies the size of the display area according to the number of the image data files associated with the account.

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