JP5328278B2 - Self POS system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self POS system which is easily installed in a small store, achieves suppression of labor cost and reduction in an installation space, and is improved in operability for a customer. <P>SOLUTION: The self POS system 1 for trading of commodities includes a body having a receipt printer 6, a fixed scanner 7 and a multi-reader 8, and a display unit 4 provided above the body. The body and the display unit are vertically accommodated, thereby allowing reduction of an entire footprint therefor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a POS system capable of trading products, and is particularly a self-POS system capable of performing self in a small store such as a convenience store.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the conventional self-POS 100 has a pedestal 101, a money processing unit 102 placed on the pedestal 101, and the money processing unit 102 at the same width as the money processing unit 102. The scanner support unit 103 is vertically supported and fixed, and the display unit 104 includes a magnetic card reader 104a and a display 104b fixed to the upper part of the scanner support unit 103. Since the self-POS 100 is configured to be relatively large, the pedestal 101 is configured by a substantially box-shaped member that can firmly support and fix an upper heavy object. In addition, the money processing unit 102 includes a change unit and a cash input unit, and a settlement process is performed when the customer inputs money necessary for the amount displayed on the screen of the display unit 104 into the cash input unit. A scanner 103 a is provided in the vertical support surface of the scanner support unit 103, and the customer reads the purchased product while holding the surface above the money processing unit 102 and the surface with the barcode facing the scanner 103. Make it. Then, the barcode is displayed on the screen of the display unit 104 based on the read information. Therefore, the magnetic card reader 104a provided on the side surface of the display unit 104 does not use the above-described money processing unit 102, and performs a predetermined payment using a membership card or the like, for example, when performing credit card payment or the like. Used when collecting points or discount processing. In this case, processing using both the magnetic card reader 104a and the money processing unit 102 is performed.

  Next, FIG. 11 shows a conventional self-POS 200 that does not have the money processing unit 102 of the self-POS 100 described above. That is, the conventional self-POS 200 includes a pedestal 201, a scanner 202 provided on the left side of the upper top surface of the pedestal 201, and information stored on a credit card or a mobile phone provided on the right side of the upper top surface of the pedestal 201. Reader / writer 203 that reads and settles, a support part 204 having a receipt printer or the like on the back side of the upper top surface of the pedestal 203, and a display part 205 provided on the upper part of the support part 204.

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  However, the self-POS 100 as shown in FIG. 10 is large and requires a large installation space. That is, a receipt printer (not shown) or the like is mounted above the money processing unit 102, and necessary components are installed horizontally, so that the purchased product 101b has another pedestal 101a as shown in FIG. The installation space must be provided, and that much installation space is required. In addition, it is necessary to provide a place for purchased products for which payment processing has been completed, and as a result, there is a risk of misjudging whether the customer has made payment. In addition, the scanner 103a mounted on the scanner support unit 103 is irradiated with the irradiation surface of the scanner parallel to the upper surface of the money processing unit 102, so a short person or the like directly looks at the laser emitted from the scanner. There was also a fear.

  Further, the self-POS 200 as shown in FIG. 11 does not have a place for placing a purchased product (not shown) like the self-POS 100 shown in FIG. 10, and the scanner 202 stands at a predetermined height like a microphone. Therefore, it has the same problem in that there is a possibility that a low-level person or the like may look directly at the laser emitted from the scanner. Further, the self-POS 200 is troublesome in operation because the scanner 202 is provided on the left side of the upper top surface of the pedestal 201 and the reader / writer 203 provided on the right side on the opposite side is large. Since the POS 200 is performed by self, there is a problem that an erroneous operation is likely to occur.

  Under these circumstances, the introduction of large self-service POS at large stores was conducted, but the introduction of small stores such as convenience stores has not progressed, and personnel at small stores such as convenience stores There were strong demands for cost hike suppression and installation space miniaturization.

  The present invention achieves space saving by narrowing the main body (body) (hereinafter referred to as the main body) of a POS system that performs merchandise transactions, and storing necessary components vertically in a compact manner. The purpose is to improve the operability of customers by creating a space for placing purchased products on the side and placing a large display in the space above the space for placing products.

A self-POS system according to the present invention is a self-POS system including a main body having a receipt printer, a fixed scanner, and a multi-reader, and a display unit provided on the upper portion of the main body. The receipt printer is accommodated, the fixed scanner is accommodated in the upper part of the receipt printer accommodating part, and the multi-reader is accommodated in the upper part of the fixed scanner accommodating part .

  A detachable pedestal is provided at the bottom of the main body of the self-POS system according to the present invention. The pedestal is provided with an irradiation scan area scanned from the fixed scanner, and scanned before and after scanning to the left and right of the irradiation scan area. It is characterized by securing a space for placing products separately.

  The receipt printer of the self-POS system according to the present invention is characterized in that it is provided at the lower part of the fixed scanner so that the paper can be exchanged by pulling it out to the irradiation scan area side when the receipt paper is exchanged.

  The self-POS system according to the present invention is characterized in that the laser beam from the fixed scanner is irradiated obliquely with respect to the upper surface of the pedestal.

  The multi-reader of the self-POS system according to the present invention is characterized in that the upper surface is inclined with respect to the base end portion of the main body.

  According to the self-POS system of the present invention, a self-POS system including a receipt printer, a fixed scanner, a main body having a multi-reader, and a display unit provided on an upper portion of the main body, the main body and the display. It is possible to reduce the installation area as a whole by accommodating the part vertically.

  According to the self-POS system of the present invention, a detachable pedestal is provided at the lower part of the main body, and the irradiating scan area scanned from the fixed scanner and the left and right sides of the irradiating scan area are scanned before and after the scanning. It is possible to secure a space for placing finished products separately.

  According to the multi-reader of the self-POS system according to the present invention, the fixed scanner is provided so as to protrude from the main body, and the customer's eyes are prevented from receiving the light of the scanner directly by arranging the fixed scanner below the multi-reader. Is possible.

  According to the multi-reader of the self-POS system according to the present invention, the upper surface is inclined with respect to the base end portion of the main body.

  According to the self-POS system of the present invention, it is possible to place a purchased product on the flat pedestal upper surface by irradiating the laser from the fixed scanner obliquely with respect to the pedestal upper surface.

  According to the receipt printer of the self-POS system according to the present invention, it is possible to replace the paper by pulling it out to the irradiation scan area side when replacing the receipt paper by being provided under the fixed scanner.

  According to the self-POS system of the present invention, the settlement button displayed on the display of the display unit, the multi-reader, and the magnetic card reader are arranged close to each other.

  According to the self-POS system of the present invention, the receipt printer is provided with notifying means for notifying the receipt paper replacement time.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a POS system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a self-POS system according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the self-POS system shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the self-POS system 1 is detachably mounted on a pedestal 2 that is formed of a sheet metal plate or the like that is a horizontally long rectangular shape and a thin plate shape, and is detachably mounted at the front center rear of the pedestal 2. A main body (body) 3, a display unit 4 provided above the main body 3 so as to be rotatable (including a body tiltable in the front-rear direction), and a magnetic card reader 5 are provided. Here, the “system” referred to in the self-POS system 1 is used as a collection of elements in which a plurality of elements are organically related to each other and perform a function as a whole. Therefore, the self POS system, the pedestal 2, the body (torso) 3, display unit 4, is as a collection of magnetic card reader 5. The main body (body) 3 is also used as a main body hereinafter.

  The pedestal 2 is formed of a sheet metal plate of approximately 2 mm in the present embodiment, and can be placed on a gantry (not shown). And since this base 2 is comprised larger than the bottom face of the main body (torso) 3, it can install stably and can ensure the space which puts purchased goods in an installation place. Details will be described later.

  The main body (body) 3 is configured such that the size of the bottom surface thereof is approximately an A4 size installation area, and can be mounted in an A4 size by removing the pedestal 2. (Not shown) can be reduced in size, and space can be saved. In this case, the front width is the shorter size of the A4 size, and the depth direction is the longer size of the A4 size. Accordingly, the self-POS system 1 according to the present invention distinguishes between the scan area S and the settlement area J and separates the components constituting the scan area S and the settlement area J as shown in FIGS. Thus, it is characterized in that it is compactly integrated.

  The main body (body) 3 includes a receipt printer 6 provided at the bottom of the main body (body) 3, a fixed scanner 7 provided on the top of the receipt printer 6 for reading a barcode of the product, and the fixing As shown in FIG. 2, an electronic money multi-reader (non-contact IC card reader compliant with a plurality of standards) 8 (hereinafter referred to as a multi-reader) is provided on the upper portion of the scanner 7.

  As shown by a broken line in FIG. 2, the receipt printer 6 is configured to be able to be pulled forward when the receipt paper is replaced. Further, the fixed scanner 7 emits laser light so that laser light from a laser light source (not shown) incorporated therein can be irradiated within the range of the front end portion of the base 2 and the tip t to L. The irradiation angle is set to be oblique. This laser beam is irradiated with a plurality of laser beams so that the barcode can be read instantaneously. In short, the laser beam is set so as not to protrude from the tip t of the base 2. In this embodiment, the structure reflected by several mirrors is employ | adopted. In this embodiment, the fixed scanner 7 is irradiated obliquely to the front side of the pedestal 2, and as shown in FIG. 3, the purchased product purchased by the customer is the pedestal 2 (or when the pedestal 2 is not present). Can be placed on a stand (not shown). Therefore, the bar code is reliably read by the laser beam of the fixed scanner 7 by placing the purchased product on the base 2 stably. Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the front side irradiated with the laser light of the fixed scanner 7 is a place where a predetermined space is secured because it is a place where the purchased product is usually placed, that is, an empty space. Since the receipt printer 6 is an area, the receipt printer 6 can be pulled out forward using the empty area when the receipt paper is exchanged, thereby reducing the size of the apparatus.

  A multi-reader 8 is installed above the fixed scanner 7 of the main body (body) 3 so as to block the light of the fixed scanner 7 like a eaves. As shown in FIG. 5, the multi-reader 8 is formed so that the upper surface is inclined about 10 degrees with respect to the base end portion of the main body (body) 3. For example, when a customer performs a payment process with an IC card, the customer can read it by touching it on the upper surface of the multi-reader 8, and the payment can be made with a device that stores electronic money such as a mobile phone. When processing, a predetermined amount is read and settled and information is also written on the mobile phone side. However, if the upper surface is not an inclined surface but a flat surface, the customer can use an IC card or mobile phone. May be misplaced, which also has the effect of preventing such misplacement. Further, in the present embodiment, a drop prevention guide 8a is provided that prevents the IC card or the mobile phone from being left behind and prevents the drop even when it is temporarily placed on the upper surface of the multi-reader 8. The fall prevention guide 8a is constituted by a guide that protrudes upward with a constant width, but a member such as a slip stopper may be used instead of the guide. Further, the reason why the upper surface of the multi-reader 8 is inclined by about 10 degrees is not only to prevent the above-described fall, but also to be inclined forward even when a customer using a wheelchair makes a payment, for example. Has the advantage of facilitating the settlement process.

  Next, the display unit 4 provided on the upper part of the multi-reader 8, that is, above the main body (body) 3, which can be rotated (including those which can be tilted in the front-rear direction), and the side of the display unit 4 A magnetic card reader 5 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 4 includes a touch panel type liquid crystal display (hereinafter referred to as a display) 4 a, and various types of information are processed according to information processed by the fixed scanner 7 and the magnetic card reader 5 by the display 4 a. Can be displayed. The display unit 4 is also provided with a speaker for notifying by voice or the like. The notification means is constituted by the display on the display unit 4 or a speaker for notification by voice or the like.

  The magnetic card reader 5 is used when processing with a credit card or a membership card. The magnetic credit card or the like is processed with the magnetic card reader 5, and points can be accumulated using the membership card or the like. When discount processing is performed, it is used in combination with the multi-reader 8.

  Then, on the display 4a, the settlement process can be performed by pressing the display of the “payment” button 4b that allows settlement.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a scan area S (base 2, receipt printer 6, fixed scanner 7) and settlement area J (multi-reader 8, display unit 4, magnetic card reader 5). ) Are separated from each other. That is, when the bar code of the purchased product is read by this configuration, the customer's line of sight can be concentrated on the scan area S and processed without moving the line of sight. In the case of processing in the area, it is possible to perform processing in a concentrated manner without moving the line of sight from the magnetic card reader 5, the multi-reader 8, and the display 4a without moving the line of sight of the customer, thereby preventing an erroneous operation.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the distance between the multi-reader 8 and the magnetic card reader 5 can be moved with respect to the “payment” button 4b displayed in the display 4a. It is characterized in that it can be concentrated only on devices necessary for the settlement processing without any erroneous operation by arranging them at such a short distance. As shown in FIG. 7, the “payment” button 4 b, the multi reader 8, and the magnetic card reader 5 are arranged close to each other even when customers of different heights process in the area of the settlement area J. Accordingly, the settlement process can be easily performed.

  Next, the present embodiment is characterized in that the main body (body) 3 and the magnetic card reader 5 are colored as indicated by hatching in FIG. In short, when a customer operates the self-POS system 1, it is intended to raise the attention and to improve the operability by giving a color to the portion that needs to be operated. When the same effect is produced in place of this color, it is needless to say that a color other than the color may be used, or other means may be used in combination.

  Next, details of the pedestal 2 which is a feature of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, on the upper surface of the base 2, an irradiation scan area 2 a 1 on the front surface where the laser of the fixed scanner 7 is irradiated, and a pre-scan 2 a 2 before the purchased product is scanned before the laser is irradiated. The irradiation scan area 2a1 is characterized in that it can be distinguished from the scanned 2a3 on which the purchased product is placed after being irradiated with the laser.

  By providing such an irradiation scan area 2a1, pre-scan 2a2, and scanned 2a3 areas, it is possible to determine whether the customer has scanned the purchased product, and an erroneous operation of scanning the purchased product twice This is characterized in that it can be prevented.

  Then, according to the present embodiment, in order to prevent the purchased product from being read twice or more by the fixed scanner 7, only the areas of the irradiation scan area 2a1, the pre-scan 2a2, and the scanned 2a3 are provided. No countermeasure is taken on the fixed scanner 7 side. That is, when the barcode is read by the fixed scanner 7, if the same barcode is used, the product is counted repeatedly. In this case, the purchased product is placed on the base 2 and scanned from the irradiation scan area 2a1. When moving to the 2a3 area, scanning is performed with a predetermined time interval. As a result, even if there is a vibration of the product when the customer moves the purchased product, the barcode is not overlapped and read. The predetermined time interval is set to about 2 to 3 seconds.

  Further, since the self-POS system 1 in this embodiment may not normally have a salesperson nearby, the receipt printer 6 may run out of paper. For this reason, a receipt paper out notification means is provided so that an alarm is displayed in advance on a speaker, a display or the like when paper out is likely to occur. In this embodiment, since the receipt paper length is known, this receipt paper out detection is detected by calculating the value obtained by dividing the receipt paper length by the paper length per rotation. Of course, these means may be used.

  Next, the operation of the self POS system 1 according to the present invention will be described.

  First, the customer comes to the front of the self-POS system 1 with the product he / she wishes to purchase (or put it in a basket).

  On the pedestal 2 of the self-POS system 1, “before scan 2 a 2” is displayed in a right area, for example, a yellow colored frame, and an area in front of the main body (body) 3, for example, a blue color is applied. “Irradiated scan area 2a1” is displayed in the frame, and “Scanned 2a3” is displayed in the left area, for example, a green-colored frame. Put the goods. Thereafter, the products are moved one by one to the irradiation scan area 2a1, and the barcode is read.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the scan area S includes a range irradiated with laser light to read a barcode. In the present embodiment, the scan area S is described as an area including the fixed scanner 7 and the receipt printer 6. Yes.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the customer looks up from the bottom, such as when the customer squats down, by irradiating the tip of the pedestal 2 just before the tip t, it does not protrude. In addition, direct viewing of the laser beam can be prevented. Further, even when a large product such as a lunch box is placed in front of the main body of the self-POS system 1, it is possible to reliably read the barcode, thereby improving the convenience of the customer.

  Further, since the product scan area S has the same height as the pre-scan 2a2 and scanned 2a3 areas, the customer can reliably and easily scan the barcode without lifting the product.

  The fixed scanner 7 has a function of preventing reading twice, and prevents double counting of products. When the customer finishes scanning all of the products, the customer settles the products.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the settlement area J is installed at a height just right for the customer's eyes, and the customer confirms the settlement amount displayed on the large display, and then uses the multi reader 8 Make a payment. The multi-reader 8 is installed obliquely at an angle of about 10 degrees so that even a short customer can easily settle. In addition, a fall prevention guide is installed so that customers with handicap can also make payments with electronic money in place.

  When the customer's payment is completed, the receipt is printed out from the receipt printer 6. When there is no receipt paper, the irradiation scan area 2a1 is made flat, so that the receipt printer 6 can be easily exchanged by pulling out the receipt printer 6 to the irradiation scan area 2a1 on the front surface of the main body. When the customer finishes the checkout, the customer goes home with the checkout item placed on the left side of the self-POS system 1.

Since it comprised as mentioned above, according to this invention, there exist the following effects and they are illustrated.
(1) A fixed scanner and a multi-reader are built in the main body, and smooth operability with little eye movement is possible.
(2) By scanning the product from the right to the left of the main body, the product storage before and after the scanning is distinguished, and there is an effect of suppressing fraud.
(3) It is small and can be installed with a small installation area, and is compact and easy to change the installation location.
(4) Since the scanner is built in the center of the main body, the reading position is easy to understand.
(5) The moving distance from the product storage area is short and the customer's line of sight can be concentrated on scanning.
(6) Since the laser does not protrude from the counter, it can be used safely even if there are short customers such as children.
(7) Since a multi-reader (non-contact IC card reader) is built in the center of the main body, the settlement position is easy to understand.
(8) The moving distance between the “payment” button on the screen and the settlement means is short.
(9) Since the self POS is fixed on a thin and wide base, the height is not affected.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately improved or changed within the scope of the purpose of the improvement or the idea of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the structure of the self POS system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a self-POS system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the scanning state of the fixed scanner of the self POS system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the scanning state of the fixed scanner of the self POS system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the multi reader | leader of the self POS system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the settlement area and scan area of the self POS system concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the settlement area and scan area of the self POS system concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the settlement area and scan area of the self POS system concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view which shows the structure of the self POS system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the conventional self POS. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the conventional self POS.

Explanation of symbols

1 Self POS System 2 Base 2a1 Irradiation Scan Area 2a2 Before Scan 2a3 After Scan 3 Body (Body)
4 Display unit 4a Liquid crystal display 4b “Payment” button 5 Magnetic card reader 6 Receipt printer 7 Fixed scanner 8 Electronic money multi-reader (non-contact IC card reader) / multi-reader 8a Fall prevention guide 100 Self POS
101 Pedestal 101b Purchased goods 102 Money processing unit 103 Scanner support unit 103a Scanner 104a Magnetic card reader 104b Display 200 Self POS
201 pedestal 202 scanner 203 reader / writer 204 support unit 205 display unit J settlement area S scan area t tip of pedestal

Claims (4)

A self-POS system including a receipt printer, a fixed scanner, a main body having a multi-reader, and a display unit provided on an upper portion of the main body,
The receipt printer is accommodated in the lowermost part of the main body, the fixed scanner is accommodated in the upper part of the receipt printer accommodating part, and the multi-reader is accommodated in the upper part of the fixed scanner accommodating part,
A detachable pedestal is provided in the lower part of the main body, and the pedestal is provided with an irradiation scan area scanned from the fixed scanner, and a space for separately placing scanned and scanned products on the left and right of the irradiation scan area. Self-POS system characterized by ensuring The self-POS system according to claim 1 , wherein the receipt printer is housed so that the paper can be replaced by being pulled out to the irradiation scan area when the receipt paper is replaced. 2. The self-POS system according to claim 1 , wherein the laser beam from the fixed scanner is irradiated obliquely with respect to the upper surface of the pedestal. The self-POS system according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-reader is formed with an upper surface inclined with respect to a base end portion of the main body.

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