JP4060118B2 - POS barcode scanner and POS device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bar code scanner for POS that is installed corresponding to a POS main body, for example, in a mass sales store such as a supermarket, and has a scanner unit and can read bar code information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 11 is an external perspective view showing a POS apparatus equipped with a conventional POS bar code scanner. As shown in FIG. 11, a POS device normally used in a mass-market store such as a supermarket is fixed on the counter 1 and has a scanner unit that reads a barcode attached to a customer purchase. A scanner (POS bar code scanner) 2 and a POS main body 3 for receiving bar code information read by the bar code scanner 2 and paying for a customer's purchased product are provided.
[0003]
The bar code scanner 2 and the POS main body 3 are provided with display units 4 and 5 as customer displays for displaying the price and the like in the bar code information read by the bar code scanner for each product purchased by the customer. A customer or the like can visually check the display on the display units 4 and 5 and confirm the price of his / her purchased product. In FIG. 11, a multi-item keyboard 6 through which an operator can input various information is provided on the side portion 2a of the scanner portion of the barcode scanner 2. The POS main body 3 is provided with an operator display 7, a multi-item keyboard 8, and a printing unit 9 for printing receipts.
[0004]
By the way, the back side 2b of the scanner surface of the barcode scanner 2 faces the customer side passage, and if this part (back side 2b) can be used for a display part such as an advertisement, it is easy for the customer to visually recognize the advertisement effect. Can be increased. For this reason, posters 10 such as “advertisement flyers” and “notifications” are pasted on the back side of the scanner surface.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, paper-based displays such as leaflets have to be replaced each time the display content is changed, which is troublesome and requires human work, is costly, and cannot be handled quickly. It was.
On the other hand, the display unit 4 provided on the back surface of the barcode scanner 2 is configured by a fluorescent display tube (VFD) as a customer display. For this reason, characters such as the price, name, and settlement price of the scanned product are displayed. Only character information such as alphanumeric characters, kana and kanji can be displayed, and images such as pictures cannot be displayed. Therefore, it is not suitable for displaying “advertisement flyers” such as posters, “notices”, and the like.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, can display an image, and can easily and quickly notify information related to advertisements and notification items to customers at low cost. An object of the present invention is to provide a POS bar code scanner and a POS device that are provided with an image display unit that can be visually recognized.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a POS barcode scanner which is installed corresponding to a POS main body and has a display unit and a scanner unit and can read barcode information. It is provided on the back surface of the barcode scanner, and is characterized in that it can be rotated in the left-right direction around a support shaft provided on at least one of the left and right side portions.
[0008]
In the above configuration, the image display surface of the image display unit may include an angle adjustment mechanism that can adjust the angle with a shaft formed on at least one of the left and right sides as a support shaft. Furthermore, the image display surface of the image display unit can be provided with an angle adjustment mechanism that can adjust the angle with a horizontal axis formed on at least one of the upper and lower sides as a support shaft.
[0009]
According to the above configuration, it is possible to display an image, and it is possible to easily and quickly notify information related to advertisements and notification items to a customer at a low cost, and also a display that is easy to visually recognize. Department can be provided.
[0010]
Note that, in a POS barcode scanner installed vertically, it is easy to attach a display unit to a housing flat part on the customer passage side, which is the back of the scanner.
[0011]
The POS apparatus according to the present invention includes a POS bar code scanner and a POS main body that performs payment using bar code information acquired from the POS bar code scanner.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is an external perspective view showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of a display portion of a barcode scanner, FIG. 3 is a view showing an operation of an angle adjusting mechanism, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the embodiment, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the keyboard, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the overall operation.
The POS device according to the embodiment has a scanner surface on the operator side of the counter 1 and can read the barcode information, and the bar code information acquired from the barcode scanner 2A is used for settlement. And a POS main body 3A to be configured.
[0013]
The barcode scanner 2A is a vertically installed type, and a multi-item keyboard 6A is provided on the housing side (scanner side 2a) toward the operator, and the image display unit 11 is provided on the back side of the scanner surface (not shown). Is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the image display unit 11 has an image display surface 11a composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display capable of displaying image information 13 such as a picture as well as character information 12 (image display). In FIG. 1, the image display unit 11 has a rectangular panel shape, and its image display surface 11a is directed to the passage side. As shown in FIG. 3, various axes are used as supporting shafts. It is provided so as to be rotatable, and the angle can be adjusted in various directions.
[0014]
That is, in FIG. 3A, the angle of the direction of the display surface can be adjusted upward in the drawing with the horizontal axis 11b provided on the upper side of the rectangular image display unit as the rotation axis. Further, in FIG. 3B, the direction of the display surface can be adjusted to the left side of the drawing with the vertical axis 11c provided on the left side (customer passage entrance side) of the rectangular image display unit as the rotation axis. is there. Further, in FIG. 3 (c), the rotation mechanism of FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) is incorporated, and the shaft 11d provided on the upper side of the rectangular image display unit can be rotated as a rotation axis. The shaft 11e provided on the left side can be rotated about the rotation axis, and therefore the direction of the image display surface 11a can be adjusted in the vertical and horizontal directions.
[0015]
Referring to the configuration shown in FIG. 4, the barcode scanner 2A includes a scanner CPU 21 that is a control device, a reading unit (scanner unit) 22 connected to the CPU 21, an image display unit 11, a display angle change drive unit 23, And a POS interface 24 which is a connection portion with the POS main body 3A. Needless to say, the display angle of the image display unit may be changed manually. In this case, the display angle change drive unit 23 is not necessary.
[0016]
Further, the POS main body 3A in FIG. 4 includes a POS CPU 31 as a control device, a keyboard unit 32 for inputting various instructions, a storage unit 33 for storing predetermined data, and instructions. A drawer drive unit 34 for opening and closing the drawer based on the printer, a printing unit 9 for printing receipts, etc., a display unit 5 for sequentially displaying settlement results, price information read by the scanner, and a barcode scanner The scanner interface 35, which is a connection part to 2A, the one-person system when the POS device is used by one operator, and the two-person control system in which the scanner operation and the settlement operation are performed by different operators, respectively. Based on this, a one-person / two-person display control unit 36 that switches and controls the display unit 5 is provided as will be described later.
[0017]
The outline of the operation in the present embodiment in the case of a one-person system will be described with reference to FIG. Switching between the one-person system and the two-person system is performed by pressing the two-person system key 8a shown in FIG. In the case of a one-person system, one operator M1 operates in the counter, and the product purchased by the customer M2 is registered (read) using the barcode scanner 2A, and the registration process is completed. Settlement is performed at the register stand (POS main body 3A). In FIG. 5, C indicates a basket containing a purchased item with barcode information. As shown in FIG. 5A as a screen display example, at the time of product registration, the registered product name, its price, subtotal, and total are displayed on the display screen 11a.
[0018]
On the other hand, at the time of the settlement process after the product registration, as shown in FIG. 5B, the display screen 11a displays predetermined information for the next customer M4 following the previous customer M3. If the display content is switched by operating the lock key (deposit / total) key (FIG. 6: 8b) as a predetermined instruction signal from the keyboard, it is automatically performed simultaneously with the start of the settlement process. The display can be switched. In this example, “Today is Point Service Day” is displayed as the display contents during the checkout process. In addition, you may make it promote today's cheap goods. In this way, in the case of a one-person system, the next customer M4 is in a waiting state for the customer M3 that is being settled at the time of settlement, so that effective information can be displayed in the waiting time. , Facilitating commercial transactions, increasing advertising effectiveness, etc.
[0019]
In FIG. 5B, the angle of the display screen is adjusted so that the display surface of the image display unit 11 is slightly directed toward the next customer. This angle adjustment is instructed from the keyboard of the POS main body. However, the angle adjustment is not performed, and the state shown in FIG. 5A, that is, the display surface may be maintained so as to be perpendicular to the customer passage. Although not shown, in the case of a two-person system, the display does not change even when the lock key (deposit / total key) 8b is operated as a predetermined instruction signal from the keyboard. Since the registration process can be continued, the registration data is displayed. On the other hand, in the case of a two-person system, if the next customer's product registration process has not been performed for a predetermined time or more, the display content may be automatically replaced with a promotion or the like, and the state shown in FIG. .
[0020]
The overall operation of the embodiment will be described below based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not there is product registration (step S1). If there is product registration, product information based on the barcode information is displayed (step S2). If there is continued product registration (step S3, Y), it is repeated. When the merchandise registration is lost, the payment amount is displayed on the display unit of the POS main body (step S5) by pressing the closing key (step S4). Then, the use state of the one-person system or the two-person system is judged (step S6). In the case of the one-person system, predetermined information such as advertisements (commercials) and information items are displayed on the bar code scanner (step S7). ). On the other hand, in the case of a two-person system, the process returns to step S1. Further, not limited to the one-person system and the two-person system, if there is no product registration for a predetermined time (a time longer than the waiting time) (step S8, Y), it is assumed that there is no customer and the process proceeds to step S7. If the predetermined time is not exceeded (step S8, N), the display of the product information is maintained (step S2).
[0021]
Embodiment 2. FIG.
The second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the second embodiment, an application example of the present invention when the cashier is suspended will be described.
When the cashier is at rest, the panel-shaped image display unit 11 is rotated so as to be substantially perpendicular to the passage as shown in the figure, and the angle is adjusted so that the image display screen faces the passage entry side. As the display contents, as shown in FIG. 9, the information screen related to the suspension such as “Please do other cashier during the suspension” is made easier for the customer to visually recognize. Conventional POS devices and POS bar code scanners cannot display such an information screen. Therefore, a chain or the like is placed in the passage to notify the customer that the station is inactive, and to the passage. In order to prevent the intrusion of customers, it took time and effort for staff members to hang and remove chains, etc., but according to the present invention, such labor is not required and labor costs, etc. Reduction can be achieved. Such a display can be performed by a key operation on the keyboard.
[0022]
Embodiment 3 FIG.
The third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. Although the first and second embodiments have been described with respect to the vertically installed barcode scanner, the present invention can also be applied to a horizontally installed barcode scanner 2A ′. As shown in FIG. 10, the display screen of the image display unit is provided on the side of the passage of the barcode scanner housing. Also in this case, the image display unit can be adjusted in angle in the left-right and up-down directions as shown in FIG.
[0023]
(Supplementary note 1) In a POS barcode scanner which is installed corresponding to the POS main body and has a display unit and a scanner unit and can read barcode information,
The POS barcode scanner, wherein the display unit is provided on the rear surface of the barcode scanner and is rotatable in the left-right direction about a support shaft provided on at least one of the left and right side portions.
(Appendix 2) In the bar code scanner for POS described in Appendix 1,
The POS barcode scanner, characterized in that the image display surface of the image display section includes an angle adjustment mechanism that can adjust the angle with an axis formed on at least one of the left and right sides as a support shaft.
(Appendix 3) In the bar code scanner for POS described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2,
The POS barcode scanner, characterized in that the image display surface of the image display unit includes an angle adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting the angle with a horizontal axis formed on at least one of the upper and lower sides thereof as a support shaft.
(Supplementary note 4) In the POS barcode scanner according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 3,
The POS barcode scanner is characterized in that it is installed vertically.
(Supplementary Note 5) A POS apparatus comprising the POS barcode scanner according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 4, and a POS main body that performs settlement using barcode information acquired from the POS barcode scanner.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the present invention, an image can be displayed, and information related to advertisements and notification items to customers can be easily and quickly notified at low cost, and also visually. In particular, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a POS barcode scanner and a POS device including a display unit that is easily visible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the vicinity of a display unit of a barcode scanner.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation of an angle adjustment mechanism.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram.
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram schematically showing the operation of the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a keyboard.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an overall operation.
FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
9 is an enlarged perspective view of the display unit shown in FIG. 8. FIG.
FIG. 10 is an external perspective view showing Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a conventional technique.
[Explanation of symbols]
2A, 2A ′ POS bar code scanner (bar code scanner), 3A POS main body, 11 image display unit, 11a display screen.

Claims (2)

In a POS barcode scanner which is installed corresponding to a POS main body and has a display unit, a scanner unit , and a one-person / two-person display control unit and can read barcode information,
The display unit is provided on the back surface of the barcode scanner, and is rotatable in the left-right direction around a support shaft provided on at least one of the left and right side parts ,
The one-person / two-person display control unit is configured to switch between product information based on the barcode information and information other than the product information by operating a tightening key to display on the display unit. And a bar-code scanner for POS that switches between a two-person mode in which only the product information is displayed on the display unit . POS barcode scanner according to claim 1,
A POS main body that performs payment using the barcode information acquired from the POS barcode scanner;
A POS device comprising:

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