JP4394243B2 - POS system touch panel display method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a touch panel for a POS system installed in a supermarket, a discount store, a convenience store, and the like, and more particularly to a touch panel for a POS system that eliminates malfunction and improves workability and operability. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a keyboard is used as an input device for performing operations such as input to this type of POS system. However, since the operation is complicated, a touch panel is used, and the display on the touch panel is the same as the keyboard. All the selection keys were displayed on the screen.
[0003]
Moreover, what changes the content of the several selection key displayed when operating a touch panel and changing to another mode is also developed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved]
However, touching the selection key displayed on the surface of the touch panel incorrectly will cause a malfunction, resulting in an error state, generating an unpleasant warning sound to notify the error, and processing for error cancellation is required. It was a result of wasting time and effort.
[0005]
In addition, the reason for the error is displayed after the error occurs, but it is only necessary to add a description to the guide message along with the operation.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a POS register touch panel display method for improving the operability by preventing erroneous operation of the touch panel for inputting the POS register.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In view of the above reasons, the present invention normally displays only the selection keys necessary for selection among a plurality of selection keys displayed on the surface of the touch panel in accordance with a key sequence that defines the order of selectable keys. Unnecessary selection keys are displayed by changing the brightness, color, pattern, etc. Furthermore, unnecessary selection keys are made not to react even when pressed. The selection key is not displayed.
[0008]
[Action]
In the touch panel of the POS register , according to the key sequence that defines the order of selectable keys , the present invention normally displays only necessary selection keys among a plurality of displayed selection keys, and unnecessary selection keys include It is intended to prevent erroneous operation by changing the brightness, color, pattern, etc. so that it does not react or is not displayed even when pressed.
[0009]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the touch panel display method of the POS system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining an embodiment of a POS system touch panel display method according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates a next embodiment of a POS system touch panel display method according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining another embodiment in which the touch panel display method of the POS system of the present invention is implemented, and FIG. 4 is a key of the POS system of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a sequence example, FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram expressing the key sequence example of FIG. 4 of the present invention in a key sequence table, and FIG. 6 implements the touch panel display method of the POS system of the present invention. It is an outline explanatory view explaining the embodiment which performed.
[0011]
The present invention relates to a touch panel for a POS system installed in a supermarket, a discount store, a convenience store, and the like, and more particularly to a touch panel for a POS system that eliminates malfunction and improves workability and operability. The display method of the touch panel of the POS system according to claim 1 is a touch panel for input of the POS system, wherein a plurality of selection keys 1A. Of the 1B, only the selection key 1A necessary at the time of selection is normally displayed, and the unnecessary selection key 1B is displayed by changing the brightness, color, pattern, and the like.
[0012]
Furthermore, the display method of the touch panel of the POS system according to claim 2 is a touch panel for input of the POS system, wherein a plurality of selection keys 1A. Of the 1B, only the selection key 1A necessary at the time of selection is normally displayed, and the unnecessary selection key 1B does not react even when pressed.
[0013]
In addition, the display method of the touch panel of the POS system according to claim 3 is the touch panel for input of the POS system, wherein a plurality of selection keys 1A. In 1B, only the selection key 1A necessary for selection is normally displayed, and the unnecessary selection key 1B is not displayed.
[0014]
In other words, the POS (Post Of Sales) system of the present invention is a point-of-sale information management system, and has recently been adopted in large stores such as department stores and supermarkets or convenience stores having a large number of chain stores. , Which is connected to a register and collectively manages sales information of sales products input by product reading means such as a barcode reader or a personal computer automatic reader provided in the register.
[0015]
The touch panel has a number of selection keys 1A. 1B, and any one of the selection keys 1A. It is input by touching 1B.
[0016]
Next, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. Only the necessary selection key 1A is normally displayed in 1B, while the unnecessary selection key 1B is displayed by changing the brightness, color, pattern, etc. Therefore, the necessary selection key 1A can be determined, and pressing by an erroneous operation is drastically reduced.
[0017]
Furthermore, in the next embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, only the selection key 1A required at the time of selection is normally displayed, while the unnecessary selection key 1B does not react even when pressed. In this case, there is no misoperation.
[0018]
Furthermore, in another embodiment, only the selection key 1A required at the time of selection is normally displayed, while the unnecessary selection key 1B is not displayed, so that the operator can judge the necessary selection key 1A at a glance. It can be done, and pressing by an erroneous operation is drastically reduced.
[0019]
That is, the present invention relates to the selection key 1A. 1B is a selection key that can be pressed according to the order of pressing, that is, the key sequence. 1B is checked in advance and the touch panel selection key 1A. Changes the display or response of 1B.
[0020]
Then, by forming the key sequence as a table, only the necessary selection keys 1A that can be pressed in that state or can be pressed next are normally displayed. FIG. 4 shows an example of all key sequences. The first line shows the order of pressing KEYB after pressing KEYB, then pressing KEYB and then pressing KEYC. The second line presses KEYB after pressing KEYB, and the third line presses KEYA. Later, KEYB, KEYD after that, KEYX is pressed after KEYX is pressed, KEYY is pressed, and KEYZ is pressed after KEYY is pressed.
[0021]
Next, what is shown in FIG. 5 is a table of all the key sequences shown in FIG. 4. In the initial state table 1, KEYA, KEYX, and KEYB are displayed. By pressing KEYA, table 2 shows When only KEYB is displayed and KEYB is pressed, KEYC and KEYD are normally displayed on the table 3. Further, when KEYB is directly pressed in the state of the table 1, only KEYD on the table 4 is displayed. Further, when KEYX is pressed, KEYY of the table 6 becomes normal display, and by pressing KEYY, KEYZ of the table 5 becomes normal display.
[0022]
Next, as illustrated in FIG. 6, in the embodiment of the present invention, for example, by pressing the “credit declaration” selection key on the table 1 of the touch panel of the POS system in the initial state, The selection keys 1A required for “Bonus”, “Combination”, and “Division” are normally displayed. Next, when “Bonus” is pressed, “Combination”, “Summer”, “Winter”, “Summer / Winter” are required in Table 3. The “collective”, “bonus”, “combined”, and “divided” normally displayed in the table 2 become unnecessary selection keys 1B, which are normally displayed in the table 2, and change the brightness, color, pattern, etc. It is displayed, does not react even when pressed, or is not displayed.
[0023]
At this time, “bonus”, “combination”, and “division” may be displayed as necessary selection keys 1A, which is suitable for changing the previously pressed selection key “bonus” to “collective”. .
[0024]
Furthermore, by pressing “summer / winter” on the table 3, “2 times”, “6 times”, “10 times”, “others” and the necessary selection keys 1 </ b> A are normally displayed. “Batch”, “Bonus”, “Combination”, “Division”, and “Combination”, “Summer”, “Winter”, “Summer / Winter” normally displayed in Table 3 become unnecessary selection keys 1B. The pattern or the like is changed and displayed, or even if pressed, it does not react or is not displayed.
[0025]
In this case as well, “Combination”, “Summer”, “Winter”, and “Summer / Winter” can be displayed as necessary selection keys 1A.
[0026]
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a method of changing the contents of the selection keys displayed in addition to moving the selection keys displayed downward one after another as shown in FIG. The operator is easier to operate if the key position does not change.
[0027]
In the conventional error processing, an error reason is displayed after an error occurs. In the present invention, an explanation of an impossible operation is displayed during operation guidance during operation, the reason why an operation cannot be performed using HELP, etc. Can be explained.
【The invention's effect】
[0028]
The display method of the touch panel of the POS system of the present invention makes it possible to increase the efficiency because the necessary selection keys and unnecessary selection keys that can be pressed are clarified and the number of erroneous operations is reduced or eliminated by the above-described configuration. It is free from unpleasant error sounds, improves operability, and is a highly practical invention.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining an embodiment in which a touch panel display method of a POS system of the present invention is implemented.
FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining the next embodiment in which the touch panel display method of the POS system of the present invention is implemented.
FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining another embodiment in which the touch panel display method of the POS system of the present invention is implemented.
FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an example of a key sequence of the POS system of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram expressing the key sequence example of FIG. 4 of the present invention in a key sequence table.
FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory diagram illustrating an embodiment in which the touch panel display method of the POS system of the present invention is implemented.
[Explanation of symbols]
1A Necessary selection key 1B Unnecessary selection key

Claims (3)

In a POS register input touch panel, according to a key sequence that defines the order of selectable keys, only a selection key necessary for selection is normally displayed among a plurality of selection keys displayed on the surface of the touch panel. A display method of a touch panel of a POS register , wherein unnecessary selection keys are displayed by changing brightness, color, pattern, and the like. In a POS register input touch panel, according to a key sequence that defines the order of selectable keys, only a selection key necessary for selection is normally displayed among a plurality of selection keys displayed on the surface of the touch panel. The display method of the touch panel of the POS register is characterized in that it does not react even when an unnecessary selection key is pressed. In a POS register input touch panel, according to a key sequence that defines the order of selectable keys, only a selection key necessary for selection is normally displayed among a plurality of selection keys displayed on the surface of the touch panel. A method of displaying a touch panel of a POS register , wherein unnecessary selection keys are not displayed.

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