JP5861326B2 - Camera unit device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a camera unit device.

  Generally, in a store, sales data (product name, number, amount) and change data registered by a sales data processing device such as an ECR (Electronic Cash Register) or POS (Point of sale) terminal are traded as journal data. In addition to sequentially recording every time, other operation statuses are also sequentially recorded. Then, at the end of a day's business, the person in charge looks at this journal data to check in detail the operator's operation mistakes and unauthorized operations while checking various operation statuses by the operator. I have to. Conventionally, as a technique for preventing fraud by an operator or preventing troubles with customers, for example, a camera is installed on the ceiling of a store and a POS terminal is photographed from above, or a camera is installed on a wall surface. A technology that enables a counter table (loading platform) installed beside the POS terminal to be photographed obliquely from above, thereby making it possible to detect an operator's erroneous operation, fraud, customer service, trouble with a customer, etc. (Patent Document 1) Have been proposed).

JP 2005-115504 A

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above requires an expensive camera equipped with a telephoto function because the distance between the camera and the subject is long, and requires extensive construction for camera installation and wiring. Furthermore, since camera control is performed on the POS terminal side, there is a problem that a large burden is placed on the POS terminal side.

An object of the present invention is to enable recording of necessary images.

In order to solve the above-described problem, one aspect of the present invention is as follows.
A camera unit device that is mounted on a main unit unit that constitutes a sales data processing device that registers sales data for each transaction, and includes a camera with an imaging function,
A mounting portion that is detachably mounted to the main unit device and is electrically connectable;
A customer display for the customer waiting for registration to view,
A recording unit for sequentially recording images taken by the camera;
A control unit for controlling operations of the display unit for the customer, the camera, and the recording unit, and
A storage section for storing a removable external storage medium that records an image recorded by the recording section in a removable manner;
And a lock unit is disposed on the lid that covers the opening of the storage unit .

According to the present invention, a necessary image can be recorded.

The block diagram which showed the communication system (sales data processing system) containing ECR applied as a sales data processing apparatus. The block diagram which showed the basic component of the main body unit apparatus 100 and the camera unit apparatus 200 in the state which mounted | wore with the main body unit apparatus 100 which comprises ECR. The external view of the state which looked at ECR from the front diagonal. The external view of the state which looked at ECR from the one side. (1) is the figure which looked at the front of case 200A of customer display part 204 from the diagonal direction, (2) is the figure which looked at the back of the case 200A from the diagonal direction. (1) is a diagram illustrating an image photographed by a customer-side camera 205, and (2) is a diagram illustrating an image photographed by an operation-side camera 207. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a mounting portion (connecting portion) between the main unit device 100 and the camera unit device 200, where (1) is a partial sectional view of the mounting portion (connecting portion), and (2) is a camera The expansion perspective view of the mounting part by the side of the unit apparatus 200. FIG. The figure which showed the various files with which the main body unit apparatus 100 side was equipped, (2) is the figure which showed the various files and tables with which the camera unit apparatus 200 side was equipped. The figure for demonstrating the record structure of the electronic journal file Y6. (1) is a figure for demonstrating event table Y2 with which the camera unit apparatus 200 side is provided, (2) is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement at the time of preserve | saving an image according to event generation | occurrence | production. The figure for demonstrating the function of the camera unit apparatus. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement at the time of the registration process of the sales data in the main body unit apparatus 100 side. The flowchart which showed the event control process in the camera unit apparatus 200 side. The flowchart which showed the work file creation process by the camera unit apparatus 200 side. The flowchart which showed the preservation | save file creation process in the camera unit apparatus 200 side. The figure for demonstrating the event table Y2 with which the camera unit apparatus 200 side is provided in the modification of this embodiment. The figure for demonstrating operation | movement at the time of preserve | saving an image according to event generation | occurrence | production in the modification of this embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the other example of the attachment position of a camera in the modification of this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a communication system (sales data processing system) including an ECR (Electronic Cash Register) 1 applied as a sales data processing apparatus.
The sales data processing system is a LAN system in which a plurality of ECRs 1 installed in a store are connected to a management apparatus (server apparatus) 2 via a LAN (private private line) 3. The sales data processing system of the affiliated store A is communicatively connected to the sales data processing system of another affiliated store B via the Internet 4. Each ECR 1 includes a main body unit device 100 and a camera unit device 200. The main body unit device 100 and the camera unit device 200 are connected to a hub (HUB) 5 via a LAN 3, and the hub. (HUB) 5 is communicatively connected to the server apparatus 2 side. That is, the main unit device 100 and the camera unit device 200 are individually connected to the server device 2 by communication.

  As a basic function (standard function) of ECR1, the main unit 100 registers the input sales data for one transaction and responds to the denomination passed from the customer at the end of registration for one transaction. It has a sales data registration function that performs various types of tightening processing. Furthermore, the main unit 100 has a function of generating an event code in response to various key operations, drawer open / close, etc., and transmitting the event code to the camera unit 200. . The camera unit device 200 takes a picture of a customer who is waiting for registration (waiting for payment) and takes a picture of the person in charge (operator) and its operation status (imaging function), as well as this camera function. It has a function of recording and saving a moving image extracted at a predetermined timing from the recorded images (moving images), and further has a function of sending this recorded and saved moving image to the outside.

  The server device 2 receives and acquires sales data from the main unit device 100 constituting each ECR 1 in its own store, displays the sales status on the monitor, collects and manages the sales data, and sells the unit price for each ECR 1. It is set to change. In addition, the server device 2 acquires moving image data and the like from the camera unit device 200 and displays them on a monitor in order to find an operation mistake or illegal operation by an operator, a trouble with a customer, or the like. The mobile terminal device 6 is a mobile phone, a PDA (personal portable information communication device), or the like, and can be connected to the server device 2 at each store via the wireless communication network 7 and the Internet 4. In this case, the mobile terminal device 6 receives and acquires sales data from the main unit device 100 of the ECR1 that is arbitrarily selected and designated, and displays the sales status on the monitor, an operation error by the operator, an unauthorized operation, a trouble with the customer, etc. In order to find out, moving image data or the like is acquired from the camera unit device 200 and displayed on a monitor.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic components of ECR1.
The main unit device 100 and the camera unit device 200 constituting the ECR1 (sales data processing device) are detachably electrically connected via the communication cable 300 and the power cable 400, and the camera unit device 200 is broken. The new camera unit device 200 can be freely replaced at any time according to the above. The main unit device 100 and the camera unit device 200 cooperate with each other as necessary to perform various processes. The communication cable 300 and the power cable 400 may have a cable configuration in which they are merged.

  The main unit 100 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the main unit 100 according to various programs. The storage unit 102 includes, for example, a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, and a drive system thereof, and programs and various applications for realizing the present embodiment according to an operation procedure illustrated in FIG. Etc., or a database, character font data, etc. are stored. The above-mentioned storage medium is not limited to a built-in storage medium provided in a fixed manner, and may be a removable external storage medium. Program / data can be transmitted from another device to a wired transmission line. Alternatively, it may be installed in a storage medium via a wireless transmission path, or accessed by using a server that stores and manages programs / data. The memory 103 is a work area for temporarily storing various data necessary for the operation of the main unit device 100 such as timing data and flags. Although the above-mentioned time measurement data is omitted in the drawing, it is data obtained by a clock function for measuring the current date and time.

  The CPU 101 includes an operation unit 104, a scanner 105, an operator display unit 106, a printing unit 107, a drawer driving unit 108, a COM port 109, and a LAN communication unit 110, which are input / output peripheral devices, via a bus line. The CPU 101 controls these operations according to the input / output program. The operation unit 104 has a keyboard on which various pushbutton keys are arranged. On the keyboard, in addition to a numeric keypad (not shown), a registration key K1, a subtotal key K2, a cash / deposit key K3, A camera switch CA and the like are provided, and a mode switch MS is provided.

  The registration key K1 is a key for instructing registration of sales data by department. The subtotal key K2 is a key for displaying the total amount of sales data registered up to the present time during one transaction as a subtotal. The cash / deposit key K3 is a lock key for instructing the end of registration of one transaction after placing the deposit. The camera switch CA is operated when the camera unit device 200, which is a feature of the present embodiment, is newly mounted on an ECR that is not equipped with a camera (for example, a simple low-cost ECR) to achieve higher functionality. Key. When the camera switch CA is operated, the main unit 100 supplies power to the camera unit 200, and also generates event codes generated in response to various key operations, drawer open / close, etc. A function to transfer to the device 200 is called and set to an operable state.

  The mode switch MS is a rotary switch that switches various operation modes (program types) such as “registration (REG)”, “return (RF)”, “settlement (Z)” in accordance with the switching position. In a state where the mode is switched to the “registration (REG)” mode, the CPU 101 generates an event code corresponding to the operation according to various key operations, displays the input sales data, and displays the total sales. When the registration process for updating is executed and the cash / deposit key K3 is pressed at the end of registration of one transaction, the drawer is released or a receipt is issued.

The scanner 105 has, for example, an image sensor (image sensor) such as a CCD or a CMOS, and reads a bar code or a two-dimensional code attached to the product during scanning operation when registering the product. The CPU 101 analyzes the image data photographed by the scanner 105 to decode a barcode or the like and specify a product.
The operator display unit 106 displays data about money and products, messages, and the like for a person in charge (operator), and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display.

  The printing unit 107 is, for example, a non-impact printer such as thermal transfer or ink jet or a dot impact printer, and performs receipt printing. The drawer driving unit 108 controls the opening / closing of the drawer 108A according to a key operation, and the CPU 101 generates a drawer open / close event according to the opening / closing of the drawer 108A. The COM port 109 is a serial port for connection with the camera unit device 200. The LAN communication unit 110 is a communication interface with the server device 2. The power supply unit 111 supplies driving power to each unit using commercial power as a power supply, and supplies power to the camera unit device 200 after the camera switch CA is operated.

  The camera unit device 200 has a CPU 201 as a core, and is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the camera unit device 200 according to various programs. The storage unit 202 includes, for example, a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, a flash memory, and a drive system thereof, and stores programs and various applications for realizing the present embodiment illustrated in FIGS. Remember. The memory 203 is a work area for temporarily storing various data necessary for the operation of the camera unit device 200. The CPU 201 includes a customer display unit 204, a customer side camera 205, a customer side microphone 206, an operation side camera 207, an operation side microphone 208, a card interface unit 209, a COM port 210, and a LAN communication unit 211 as input / output peripheral devices. Are connected via a bus line, and the CPU 201 controls their operations in accordance with an input / output program.

  The customer display unit 204 is for a customer waiting for registration (waiting for payment), and has the screen face the customer side, and is composed of, for example, a 7-segment LED (light emitting diode) and the like. , Display the amount of deposit, etc. numerically. The customer-side camera 205 is arranged close to the customer display unit 204 and shoots mainly on the face of the customer waiting for registration. The operation-side camera 207 is a person in charge (operator) and its operation. This is a camera for monitoring the situation, and is a monitoring camera for shooting the person in charge (operator) and the operation status. Although details of the customer-side camera 205 and the operation-side camera 207 are not shown in the drawings, the camera has a lens unit, an image sensor, an A / D (analog / digital) conversion unit, and the like, and can capture moving images. The subject image from the lens unit is formed on an image sensor (CCD or CMOS), so that the subject can be photographed with high definition.

  The customer-side microphone 206 is a directional microphone directed toward the customer side, and collects voice from the customer side waiting for registration during shooting by the customer-side camera 205. The operation side microphone 208 is a directional microphone directed to the operator side, and collects sound from the operator side during shooting by the operation side camera 207. Although not shown, the customer microphone 206 and the operation microphone 208 are configured to include an A / D (analog / digital) converter, an audio buffer, an audio signal processing circuit, and the like.

  The card interface unit 209 is inserted and connected to an SD card 212 as an external recording medium. The SD card 212 has a customer-side camera 205, a moving image photographed by the operation-side camera 207, a customer-side microphone 206, an operation The voice collected by the side microphone 208 is recorded and saved. The external recording medium is not limited to the SD card 212, and may be other external recording media. The COM port 210 is a serial port for connection with the main unit device 100. The LAN communication unit 211 is a communication interface with the server device 2, and the CPU 201 transmits the contents of the SD card 212 to the server device 2 in response to an instruction from the main unit device 100.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the ECR 1 configured as described above as viewed from the front oblique side (customer side), and FIG. 4 is an external view of the ECR as viewed from one side of the ECR.
On the upper surface of the main unit 100, an operator display unit 106 is disposed, and a keyboard and a mode switch MS constituting the operation unit 104 are disposed. A receipt issuing port (not shown) for taking out a receipt sent from the printing unit 107 is disposed on the upper surface of the main unit 100.

  The camera unit device 200 includes a housing 200A for the customer display unit 204 and a pole-shaped support member (supporting pole) 200B that supports the housing 200A. The support pole 200B supports the housing 200A, and a lower end portion thereof is vertically fixed (removably attached) to the back surface side of the main unit device 100. The upper end of the support pole 200B is mounted with a housing 200A, and the length thereof can be adjusted. The housing 200A is rotatable with respect to the support pole 200B. That is, the height of the housing 200A and its orientation can be adjusted, and the height of the display unit 204 for the customer, the customer side camera 205, the customer side microphone 206, the operation side camera 207, and the operation side microphone 208 are adjusted accordingly. The direction can also be adjusted.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing both the front and back surfaces of the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204, FIG. 5 (1) shows the front side of the housing 200A, and FIG. 5 (2) shows the housing 200A. The back side is shown.
The customer side camera 205 is disposed on the front side of the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204, and the operation side camera 207 is disposed on the back side of the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204. That is, as shown in FIG. 5 (1), a customer display unit 204 is disposed on the front side of the housing 200A, and the customer side camera 205 and the customer display are arranged at the lower end of the customer display unit 204. A side microphone 206 is arranged. The shooting direction of the customer-side camera 205 is the direction of the customer waiting for registration, and the angle of view is within a range where the customers in the registration queue can be shot.
FIG. 6A illustrates a customer image in the registration queue taken by the customer-side camera 205, and shows a state in which the next customer is lined up behind the top customer. The directivity direction of the customer side microphone 206 is the customer direction waiting for registration.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the operation side camera 207 and the operation side microphone 208 are disposed on the back surface side of the housing 200A, and a lid that covers the opening of the storage unit that stores the SD card 212. A body 200C is disposed. The shooting direction of the operation-side camera 207 is the operator direction, and the angle of view is within a range where the entire operation unit 104 and the face of the operator who is operating can be shot.
FIG. 6B illustrates a monitoring image obtained by photographing the person in charge (operator) and the operation status thereof with the operation-side camera 207, and shows a case where the operator puts and removes money with the drawer 108A opened. ing. The directivity direction of the operation-side microphone 208 is the operator direction during operation. A lock 200D is disposed on the lid 200C of the storage unit for storing the SD card 212 in order to prevent the SD card 212 from being stolen. For example, the lock 200D is secured using a dedicated key possessed by the person in charge. The lid 200C is opened and the SD card 212 is taken out. In the figure, reference numeral 200E denotes various electronic components housed in the housing 200A.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a mounting portion (connecting portion) between the main unit device 100 and the camera unit device 200, and FIG. 7 (1) is a partial sectional view of the mounting portion (connecting portion). FIG. 7B is an enlarged perspective view of the mounting portion on the camera unit device 200 side.
On the back side of the main body unit device 100, a main body connector portion A1 for mounting the camera unit device 200 in an upright state is provided, and a communication cable 300 and a power cable 400 are wired in the main body connector portion A1. ing. The support pole 200B constituting the camera unit device 200 is divided into a lower base fixing part B1 and an upper movable pole part B2, and the movable pole part B2 is rotatably attached to the base fixing part B1. In addition, it is attached so as to be able to extend and contract in the vertical direction, and the movable pole portion B2 can be held at a desired position. A communication cable 300 and a power cable 400 are wired inside the base fixing part B1 and the movable pole part B2.

  At the lower end portion of the base fixing portion B1 constituting the support pole 200B, a camera connector portion B3 is provided as a mounting portion on the camera unit device 200 side, and a base fixing link B4 is provided. The camera connector part B3 has a cylindrical shape as a whole and is inserted into a fitting hole A2 formed at the center of the main body connector part A1 and is press-fitted and fixed. The lower half of the camera connector part B3 A notch is formed in the vertical direction. The base fixing link B4 meshes with a screw portion formed on the surface of the base fixing portion B1, and can move up and down.

  The configuration in which the camera connector B3 is press-fitted and fixed to the main body connector A1 is as follows. That is, the rod-shaped wedge portion B5 that is interlocked with the vertical movement of the base fixing link B4 enters the cut portion of the camera connector portion B3 and widens the lower half of the camera connector portion B3 outwardly. The camera connector B3 is press-fitted and fixed to the main body connector A1 by being brought into pressure contact with the inner wall of the fitting hole A2. In FIG. 7 (2), arrows attached to both sides of the camera connector B3 indicate the direction in which the lower half of the camera connector B3 moves in accordance with the direction of rotation of the base fixing link B4. The configuration of the mounting portion (connecting portion) between the main unit device 100 and the camera unit device 200 is not limited to the press-fit fixing type as described above, and may be any type such as a screw type.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing various files stored and managed on the main unit unit 100 side, and various files and tables stored and managed on the camera unit apparatus 200 side.
The product unit total file X1, the department total file X2, the transaction total file X3, and the like are stored and managed on the main unit 100 side. The product total file X1 is a department total file X2, and the transaction total file X3 is a file that stores and manages the cumulative value (total value) of sales data (number, amount) by product, department, and transaction. It is.

  On the camera unit device 200 side, a customer-side work file Y1, an operation-side work file Y2, an event table Y3, a customer-side save file Y4, an operation-side save file Y5, an electronic journal file Y6, and the like are stored and managed. Yes. The customer-side work file Y1 is, for example, a video captured by the customer-side camera 205 or collected by the customer-side microphone 206 from the time the power is turned on at the start of business day to the time when the power is turned off at the end of business. The recorded voices are correlated and sequentially recorded from the head position. When the size (capacity) is reached, the head is returned to the head position and images and voices are cyclically recorded. Similarly, the work file Y2 on the operation side is a file in which the moving image shot by the operation side camera 207 and the sound collected by the operation side microphone 208 are associated with each other and sequentially recorded from the head position. When it reaches, it returns to the head position and records images and sounds cyclically.

  The event table Y3 extracts moving images and sounds within a predetermined period from the customer-side work file Y1 and the operation-side work file Y2, and records them in the corresponding customer-side save file Y4 and operation-side save file Y5. It is a table which memorize | stores the extraction conditions which show in which period the image and sound are extracted when making it preserve | save. The customer-side saved file Y4 and the operation-side saved file Y5 are files for recording and saving moving images and sounds extracted from the customer-side work file Y1 and the operation-side work file Y2, and the contents are transmitted to the outside. Therefore, the contents of the storage files Y4 and Y5 are written to the SD card 212 or transmitted to the server device 2 via the LAN communication unit 211. The electronic journal file Y6 is a file for storing and managing each sales data and operation status as sales record data (electronic journal data: EJ data) for each transaction, and the contents are written in the SD card 212 or the LAN communication unit 211. Or transmitted to the server device 2 via

  When the storage file Y4 on the customer side and the storage file Y5 on the operation side are recorded on the SD card 212, the camera unit apparatus 200 also records the electronic journal file Y6 in association with the SD card 212. Similarly, when the storage file Y4 on the customer side and the storage file Y5 on the operation side are transmitted to the server device 2 of the external device, the electronic journal file Y6 is also associated with the server device 2 and transmitted. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the record structure of the electronic journal file Y6. The record includes “date and time”, “event code”, “person in charge”, “slip number”, “money amount”, “character”. It has a configuration having each item of “column”.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the event table Y3.
As shown in FIG. 10 (1), the event table Y3 is configured to include items of “event”, “event code”, “operation”, “backward time”, and “extended time”. “Event” indicates various key operations and drawer open / close operations on the main unit unit 100 side, and “event code” is an event generated in response to the operation and transmitted from the main unit unit 100. The code is shown. “Operation” indicates an operation corresponding to “event”, and “save (save start / save end)”, “display”, and “communication” are set. It should be noted that a plurality of operations such as “save” and “display” may be set in the “operation”.

  Here, “save (save start / save end)” of “operation” is a command indicating in which period an image or sound is to be extracted when extracting an image to be saved. When extracting images and sounds within a period from the initial registration operation (for example, department operation) performed at the start of the transaction to the closing operation (drawer closing) of the drawer 108A performed at the end of one transaction, as illustrated in FIG. In addition, “save start” is set for “action” with “event” being “department key”, and “save end” is set for “action” with “event” being “close drawer”. “Display” of “operation” is a command indicating that data is displayed on the customer display unit 204, and displays the unit price, product name, subtotal amount, change amount, etc. of the registered product. “Communication” of “Operation” is a command indicating that data transmission / reception is performed with the server device 2 via the LAN communication unit 211.

  “Retroactive time” starts extraction from the previous retroactive time based on the occurrence of the event “start of saving” when the operation of extracting the moving image and audio to be stored from the work files Y1 and Y2 is started. In the example shown in the figure, the “event” is set to “30 seconds” corresponding to the “return time” of the “department key”. In this case, This indicates that the extraction operation should be started “30 seconds” before the occurrence of the “save start” event. FIG. 10 (2) shows that the start timing of the extraction operation is “30 seconds” before the first registration operation.

  The “extended time” indicates that when the operation of extracting the moving image and the sound from the work files Y1 and Y2 is finished, it should be extracted until the subsequent extended time based on the occurrence of the “save end” event. The illustrated example shows a case where “20 seconds” is set corresponding to “extended time” when “event” is “drawer closed”, and the extraction operation is performed after “20 seconds” after the occurrence of the event “save end”. Indicates that it should end. FIG. 10B shows that the end timing of the extraction operation is “20 seconds” after the drawer is closed. The “operation”, “backward time”, and “extended time” constituting the event table Y3 are items that can be arbitrarily set by the user operation, and “operation”, “backward time”, “ The contents of “Extended time” can be changed freely.

  Next, the operation concept of ECR in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12 to 15. Here, each function described in the flowcharts of FIGS. 12 to 15 is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. Further, it is possible to sequentially execute the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via a transmission medium such as a network. In other words, in addition to the recording medium, an operation unique to the present embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the overall operation of the camera unit apparatus 200.
The characteristic configuration of the camera unit device 200 includes a mounting unit (a communication cable 300, a power cable 400, and a camera connector unit B3) that is detachably mounted and electrically connected to the main unit unit 100, and registration. A customer display unit 204 for a waiting customer to visually recognize, a camera (customer-side camera 205, operation-side camera 207), a recording unit (CPU 201, storage unit 202) for sequentially recording images taken by the camera, It is the point which has the control part (CPU201, the memory | storage part 202) which each controls operation | movement of the display part 204 for a customer, a camera, and a video recording part.

  The camera unit device 200 has functions as shown in the figure. The communication control function 221 is a function for receiving events and electronic journal data from the main unit device 100 via the COM port 109 and the COM port 210, and delivers the received events and electronic journal data to the event control function 222. When the power is turned on at the main unit unit 100 side, the event control function 222 operates a moving image capturing function 223 that captures an image from the customer side camera 205 and the operation side camera 207 activated in response to the power on. Then, the sound capturing function 224 that captures sound from the customer-side microphone 206 and the operation-side microphone 208 activated in response to power-on is operated.

  The video compression function 225 compresses the video captured by the video capture function 223, the audio compression function 226 compresses the audio captured by the audio capture function 224, and the work file creation function 227 includes a video compression function. The customer side image compressed by the H.225 and the customer side audio compressed by the audio compression function 226 are recorded (recorded and recorded) in the work file Y1 on the customer side, and the operation side compressed by the video compression function 225 is recorded. A process of recording (recording, recording) the sound on the operation side compressed by the image and sound compression function 226 in the work file Y2 on the operation side is performed. As a compression method, for example, MPEG-4 is used, but the compression method is arbitrary.

  Here, the event control function 222 interprets an event received from the main unit device 100 and operates a function corresponding to the event content. The save file creation function 228 is an event content from the event control function 222. In response to the above, a process is performed in which moving images and sounds are extracted from the customer-side work file Y1 and the operation-side work file Y2, and are recorded and saved in the customer-side save file Y4 and the operation-side save file Y5. The electronic journal file creation function 229 operates according to the event content from the event control function 222, and performs a process of sequentially writing EJ data from the main unit 100 to the electronic journal file Y6. The customer display function 230 operates in accordance with the event content from the event control function 222, and performs processing for sending display data from the main unit 100 to the customer display unit 204 for display. The LAN communication function 231 operates according to the event content from the event control function 222, and with the server device 2 via the LAN communication unit 211, the customer-side storage file Y4, the operation-side storage file Y5, the electronic journal Processing to transmit the file Y6 is performed.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation on the main unit 100 side, and is a flowchart showing the operation in the registration mode that is started when the mode switch MS is switched to the “registration (REG)” position. .
First, the CPU 101 constituting the main unit 100 has checked whether a registration operation has been performed, that is, whether a scanning operation has been performed by the scanner 105 in order to read a barcode or the like from a product, or a department key or the like after inputting the number of value data. Whether the registration key K1 is operated (step A1) or whether the subtotal key K2 is operated (step A6).

  If a registration operation is performed (YES in step A1), the process proceeds to the next step A2, and the input data (product name and unit price) is transmitted to the camera unit device 200 as an event. As a result, the product name and the unit price are displayed on the customer display unit 204 on the camera unit device 200 side. Then, the input product name and unit price are displayed on the operator display unit 106 (step A3), and the contents (sales data) of the product total file X1 and the department total file X2 based on the input data. The registration process to update is performed (step A4). Further, after performing the process of updating the subtotal amount for one transaction (step A5), it is checked whether the subtotal key K2 is operated (step A6), but if the subtotal key K2 is not operated (NO in step A6). Each time a registration operation is performed (YES in step A1), the above operation is repeated (steps A2 to A5).

  When the subtotal key K2 is operated (YES in step A6), an event indicating the operation on the subtotal key K2 is transmitted to the camera unit device 200 together with the subtotal amount (step A7). As a result, the subtotal amount is displayed on the customer display unit 204 on the camera unit device 200 side. Then, after the subtotal amount is displayed on the operator display unit 106 (step A8), it is checked whether or not the deposit is valued (step A9). Here, when the deposit is counted (YES in step A9), after the process of displaying the entered deposit on the operator display unit 106 (step A10), the cash / deposit key K3 is displayed. The operation waits (step A11).

  Now, when the cash / deposit key K3 is operated (YES in step A11), the drawer 108A is opened (step A12), and the opening of the drawer 108A is transmitted as an event to the camera unit device 200 (step A13). Then, the closing process for ending registration of one transaction is executed, and the sales data for the current transaction is added to the sales data for cash transaction in the transaction total file X3 and the value is updated (step A14). . Then, sales data for one transaction is printed and a receipt is issued (step A15). If the drawer 108A is closed (YES in step A16), the closing of the drawer 108A is transmitted to the camera unit device 200 as an event (step A16). Then, the process returns to the above-described step A1 until it is detected in step A18 that the “registration (REG)” mode is released by the mode switch MS, and waits until the first registration operation in the next transaction is performed.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the event control function on the camera unit device 200 side, and the execution is started in response to power-on from the main unit 100.
First, the CPU 201 on the camera unit device 200 side starts work file creation processing when the power is turned on on the main unit device 100 side (step B1). In this case, work file creation processing is performed by operating the moving image capturing function 223, the sound capturing function 224, the moving image compression function 225, the sound compression function 226, and the work file creation function 227 shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the work file creation process (step B1 in FIG. 13) in detail.
First, the CPU 201 activates the customer side camera 205, the customer side microphone 206, the operation side camera 207, and the operation side microphone 208 (step C1), and then captures an image from the customer side camera 205 (step C2). After the image is compressed (step C3), the compressed image is recorded in the work file Y1 on the customer side together with the time stamp (current date and time) (step C4). Further, an image is captured from the operation side camera 207 (step C5), the captured image is compressed (step C6), and then the compressed image is recorded in the operation side work file Y2 together with a time stamp (current date and time). (Step C7).

  In addition, an image is captured from the customer microphone 206 (step C8), the captured sound is compressed (step C9), and the compressed sound is recorded in the customer work file Y1 together with a time stamp (current date and time). (Step C10). Further, the voice is captured from the operation side microphone 208 (step C11), the captured voice is compressed (step C12), and then the compressed voice is recorded in the operation side work file Y2 together with the time stamp (current date and time). (Step C13). Then, it is checked whether the power is turned off on the main unit 100 side (step C14). If the power is on (YES in step C14), a predetermined time (33 msec) has elapsed from the previous recording time to the work file. (Step C15).

  Here, 33 msec is the time per frame when 30 images are recorded per second. If this 33 msec has not elapsed (NO in step C15), the process returns to the above-described step C8 to perform the recording operation. Is continued (steps C8 to C13), but when 33 msec has elapsed (YES in step C15), the process returns to step C2 described above and recording and recording operations are continued (steps C2 to C13). In this state, when the power is turned off on the main unit 100 side (YES in step C14), the CPU 201 stops the customer side camera 205, customer side microphone 206, operation side camera 207, and operation side microphone 208 (step C16). In addition, after the recording and the recording operation are stopped (step C17), the flow exits from FIG.

  When such work file creation processing is completed (step B1 in FIG. 13), it is checked whether an event has been received from the main unit 100 (step B2), or whether the power is turned off on the main unit 100 side. (Step B17). Now, when an event is received from the main unit 100 (YES in step B2), the event table Y3 is referred to (step B3), and it is determined whether or not there is a matching event code (step B4). As a result, if there is no event code that matches the received event (NO in step B4), the process returns to step B2 to invalidate the received event, but if there is a matching event code (in step B4). YES), a process of storing the received event in the electronic journal file Y6 (step B5) is performed.

  If the event content is display data for the customer display unit 204 (YES in step B6), the display data is displayed on the customer display unit 204 (step B7), and then the process returns to the above-described step B2. If it is not display data (NO in step B6), it is checked whether the “operation” of the event is “start of saving” (step B9) or “end of saving” (step B13). For example, if a registration operation such as a department (1) key and a department (2) key is performed, the “operation” of the department (1) key and department (2) key is “start saving” (start Event) (YES in step B9), the process proceeds to the next step B10 to check whether the start flag (not shown) is “ON”.

  The above-mentioned start flag is “ON” when the start timing of the operation of extracting the moving image and the sound from the work files Y1 and Y2 can be specified, and is “OFF” at the end of the previous transaction ( Step D11 of FIG. 15 described later). As a result, at the time of the first registration operation in the current transaction, since it is determined in step B10 that the start flag is “off”, the process proceeds to the next step B11, where the current date and time is set as the start event occurrence date and time. Temporarily store it with the event. As a result, it is determined that the start timing of the extraction operation can be specified. After the start flag is turned “on” (step B12), the process returns to step B2.

  If the next operation is performed and the operation is a registration operation such as department (1), department (2), etc., the “operation” is also “start of saving” (start event) (YES in step B9). However, since the start flag is “ON” at the time of the first registration operation, since this is detected in step B10, the above steps B11 and B12 are skipped. Return to B2. Hereinafter, every time a registration operation is performed, “Save start” (start event) is detected in Step B10. However, since the start flag remains “ON”, the process returns to Step B2 described above. The above operation is repeated.

  Here, after the registration of one transaction is completed on the main unit unit 100 side and cash or the like is closed, when the drawer 108A is closed, the “action” of the event is “save end” (end event). Because there is (step B13), the current date and time are temporarily stored as the end event occurrence date and time together with the end event (step B14). And after starting a preservation | save file creation process (step B15), it returns to above-mentioned step B2. If the event is not a start or end event (NO in step B13), the process proceeds to step B16, and data is transmitted / received to / from the server device 2 via the LAN communication unit 211 as processing corresponding to the other event. Thereafter, the process returns to step B2.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the storage file creation process (step B15 in FIG. 13).
First, the start event and its occurrence date and time temporarily stored in step B12 of FIG. 13 and the end event and its occurrence date and time temporarily stored in step B14 are acquired (step D1). Then, the “retroactive time” corresponding to the start event is acquired from the event table Y3 (step D2), and the storage start time (extraction start timing) is calculated based on the occurrence date and time of the start event and the retroactive time (step D3). . Similarly, the “extended time” corresponding to the end event is acquired from the event table Y3 (step D4), and the storage end time (extraction end timing) is calculated based on the occurrence date and time of the end event and the extended time (step D5). ).

  The storage start time (extraction start timing) and storage end time (extraction end timing) calculated thereby are stored in the customer-side storage file Y4 and the operation-side storage file Y5, respectively (step D6). In this state, the customer-side work file Y1 and the operation-side work file Y2 are accessed, and images are sequentially read from the position of the save start time (extraction start timing), and the corresponding customer-side save file Y4 and the operation-side work file Y2 are read. A save file creation process to be written to the save file Y5 is started (step D7). Similarly, a save file creation process is performed in which audio is sequentially read from the corresponding work files Y1 and Y2 from the position of the save start time (extraction start timing) and written to the corresponding save file Y4 on the customer side and save file Y5 on the operation side. Start (step D8).

  Thereafter, until the storage end time (extraction end timing) is reached (step D9), the process returns to the above-described step D7, and the above-described storage file creation process is continued. That is, the save file creation process is continued from the closing of the drawer 108A at the end of one transaction until the extended time (for example, 20 seconds) elapses. If the registration operation for the next transaction is started while the save file creation process is continued, the save file creation process and the event control process are executed in parallel, resulting in step B2 in FIG. Thus, an event corresponding to the operation can be accepted, and event control corresponding to the event is performed. In addition, when the current transaction registration operation ends and the drawer 108A is closed while the previous transaction save file creation process is continuing, the current transaction save file creation process is completed until the previous transaction save file creation process is completed. I am trying to make you wait. In this case, although not shown, in the flowchart of FIG. 13, the busy state of the save file creation process is determined, and if the result is busy, the start of the save file creation process for the current transaction is suspended. It becomes feasible.

  Now, when the storage end time (extraction end timing) is reached (YES in step D9), after the above start flag is turned “OFF” (step D10), whether the storage destination of the storage file is the SD card 212 or not. (Step D11). Here, the storage destination is arbitrarily set in advance by a user operation, and if the set storage destination is the SD card 212 (YES in step D11), the customer-side storage file Y4, the operation-side storage file A process of outputting Y5 together with the electronic journal file Y6 to the SD card 212 and writing to the SD card 212 is performed (step D13). If the storage destination is not the SD card 212 (NO in step D11), the customer-side storage file Y4 and the operation-side storage file Y5 together with the electronic journal file Y6 are sent to the server apparatus 2 via the LAN communication unit 211. To output to the server device 2 side (step D12). After outputting to the storage destination in this way, the flow of FIG. 15 is exited.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the ECR 1 (sales data processing apparatus) includes the main body unit apparatus 100 and the camera unit apparatus 200, and the camera unit apparatus 200 can be attached to and detached from the main body unit apparatus 100. A mounting unit (communication cable 300 and power cable 400, camera connector unit B3) that is mounted and electrically connectable, a customer display unit 204 for a customer waiting for registration, and a camera (customer-side camera 205, An operation-side camera 207), a recording unit (CPU 201, storage unit 202) for sequentially recording images taken by the camera, and a control unit (CPU 201, control unit) for controlling operations of the customer display unit 204, camera, and recording unit, respectively. Since the storage unit 202) is included, the sales data processing device for registering the sales data for each transaction is provided. It is possible to intelligently by combining the camera on the customer display unit to be. This eliminates the need for camera installation work, and even with a low-price sales data processing device, a high-function camera can be easily added, making it highly practical.

  The cameras are a customer-side camera 205 for photographing a customer waiting for registration, and an operation-side camera 207 for photographing the operation status of the main unit 100. The customer-side camera 205 and the customer-side camera 205 are displayed on the customer display unit 204. By combining the operation side camera 207, the camera can be disposed at an appropriate position.

  The customer-side camera 205 is mounted on the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204 and is installed in a direction in which a customer's face waiting for registration can be photographed face-to-face. The face of the customer whose contents are visually confirmed can be photographed at an appropriate distance from the front, and a high photographing effect can be obtained.

  The operation-side camera 207 is mounted on the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204 and is installed in a direction in which the operation unit 104 on the main unit 100 and its periphery can be photographed. Can be photographed at an appropriate distance from the front, and a high photographing effect can be obtained.

  The customer side camera 205 is arranged on the front side of the casing 200A of the customer display unit 204, and the operation side camera 207 is arranged on the back side of the casing 200A of the customer display unit 204. When the customer is facing each other, the customer and the operator and the operation status can be photographed at an appropriate distance from the front.

  Since the camera unit device 200 is provided with the customer microphone 206 and the voice collected by the customer microphone 206 is recorded, the voice can be appropriately recorded near the customer's face, This can be useful when troubles occur or when a request is received from a customer.

  Since the camera unit apparatus 200 is provided with the operation side microphone 208 and the sound collected by the operation side microphone 208 is recorded, the sound can be appropriately recorded near the operator's face, and the customer It can be useful when trouble occurs.

  The camera unit device 200 has a housing 200A of the display unit for customer 204 and a support pole 200B that supports the housing 200A. The support pole 200B can be rotated and moved up and down with respect to the main unit 100. Since it is mounted, the customer-side camera 205 and the operation-side camera 207 can be arranged at substantially the same height as the customer display unit 204, and the customer-side camera 205, according to the position of the customer and the operator, It is possible to adjust the height and shooting direction of the operation-side camera 207.

  Since the lock 200D is provided on the lid 200C of the storage unit for storing the portable external storage medium (SD card 212), the SD card 212 is stolen, so that an image of the customer and the operation status are taken. It is possible to prevent confidential information such as images from being disclosed to a third party, which is effective in terms of security management.

  The camera unit device 200 reads the customer-side saved file Y4 and the operation-side saved file Y5 in response to a communication instruction from the main unit device 100, and transmits them to the server device 2 via the LAN communication unit 211. In order to find an operation mistake or an illegal operation by the operator, a trouble with a customer, etc., a monitor display on the server device 2 or the mobile terminal device 6 becomes possible.

  The camera unit device 200 operates using the drive power supplied from the main unit unit 100 side as a power source, and determines the event contents each time an event generated in response to an operation on the main unit unit 100 side is transferred. In addition to controlling the operations of the customer display unit 204, the customer side camera 205, and the operation side camera 207 in accordance with the event contents, the video recording operation is also controlled, so that it is linked to the operation on the main unit 100 side. This eliminates the need to provide an operation unit on the camera unit device 200 side, and does not require a power supply to the camera unit device 200, which is advantageous in terms of downsizing and cost.

  The ECR 1 (sales data processing device) has a camera unit device 200 that is detachably attached to the main unit device 100 and can be electrically connected. The camera unit device 200 is connected to the customer display unit 204. Images taken by the customer-side camera 205 and the operation-side camera 207 provided in the vicinity are sequentially recorded, and according to an event generated in response to an operation on the main unit unit 100 side, Since the image to be stored is extracted from the image and the extracted image to be stored is sent to the outside, the intelligent of the camera unit device 200 combining the customer display unit 204 with the customer side camera 205 and the operation side camera 207 is provided. In addition to eliminating the need for camera installation work, even a low-priced sales data processing device can be The can be easily added, it becomes rich in practicability.

  When extracting an image to be stored, the camera unit device 200 stores an event table that stores whether it is a start event instructing the start of image storage or an end event instructing the end of image storage in association with an event. Since the image from the start event to the end event is extracted as the image to be stored with reference to Y3, the necessary image can be extracted as the image to be stored and extracted according to the contents of the event table Y3 The image to be saved can be changed.

  The camera unit device 200 captures an image from the customer-side camera 205 and sequentially records the compressed image in the customer-side work file Y1, and extracts an image to be stored from the customer-side work file Y1. Since the customer-side storage file Y4 is generated, the storage file Y4 is not generated in real time when shooting by the customer-side camera 205. For example, the free time from the end of registration of one transaction to the start of the next transaction is used. Thus, the save file Y4 can be generated, the burden on the CPU 201 can be reduced, and the save file Y4 can be generated efficiently.

  Similarly, the camera unit apparatus 200 sequentially records images compressed from the operation-side camera 207 and compressed into the operation-side work file Y2, and extracts an image to be saved from the operation-side work file Y2. By doing so, the save file Y5 on the operation side is generated, so the save file Y5 is not generated in real time when shooting by the operation side camera 207, for example, from the end of registration of one transaction to the start of the next transaction The save file Y5 can be generated using time, and the load on the CPU 201 can be reduced, and the save file Y5 can be generated efficiently.

  The camera unit device 200 records the generated customer-side storage file Y4 and operation-side storage file Y5 on the SD card 212. For example, by removing the SD card 212 as necessary, for example, another external Using the device, it is possible to confirm the contents of the customer-side saved file Y4 and the operation-side saved file Y5 by displaying them on a monitor.

  The camera unit apparatus 200 records the electronic journal file Y6 in addition to the generated customer-side storage file Y4 and operation-side storage file Y5 on the SD card 212 in association with them. Using an external device, it is possible to check the contents of the saved files Y4 and Y5 against the contents of the electronic journal file Y6. It becomes effective when inspecting troubles in detail.

  Since the camera unit device 200 transmits the generated customer-side storage file Y4 and operation-side storage file Y5 to the server device 2 via the LAN communication unit 211, the server device 2 side stores the storage file Y4. , Y5 can be displayed on the monitor and the contents can be confirmed.

  The camera unit apparatus 200 transmits the electronic journal file Y6 to the server apparatus 2 via the LAN communication unit 211 in addition to the generated customer-side storage file Y4 and operation-side storage file Y5. It is possible to check the contents of the saved files Y4, Y5 against the contents of the electronic journal file Y6 using an external device, and inspect whether there is any operator error or unauthorized operation, This is effective when inspecting troubles with customers in detail.

  In the above-described embodiment, the event table Y3 stores items of “event”, “event code”, “operation”, “backward time”, and “extended time” as shown in FIG. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration may be adopted in which an item “storage target” is added as shown in FIG. 16. That is, in the above-described embodiment, based on the images and sounds extracted by referring to the event table Y3 from the images and sounds recorded in the customer-side work file Y1 and the operation-side work file Y2. The customer-side saved file Y4 and the operation-side saved file Y5 are generated. Of the customer-side saved file Y4 and the operation-side saved file Y5, which saved file is to be created is set as the “saved object”. It may be arbitrarily selectable according to the setting content of the item.

  In other words, the “storage target” is an item in which the storage target of the storage target is set. In the example shown in the figure, the “storage target” corresponds to the department (1) key of the liquor that has sales restrictions depending on the age of the customer. The “target” is a case where “customer side” is set in the “storage target” so that it can be confirmed later whether the image is a minor from the image of the customer. In addition, the “storage target” corresponding to the subtotal key includes a timing at which the customer is likely to visually recognize the display content of the customer display unit 204 (a timing at which the customer's face can be photographed from the front), troubles with the customer, This is a case where “customer side and operation side” is set as “target to save” in order to match the timing of money transfer that is likely to be fraudulent by the operator. In addition, as the timing of handling money, the “operating side” should be selected from the viewpoint of fraud by the operator, etc. in the “save target” corresponding to opening / closing the drawer, cash / deposit key, deposit key, deposit key, drawer This is the case.

  In the above-described embodiment, “save start” and “save end” are set in “operation”, and either “return time” or “extended time” is set. In the example shown in FIG. 16, “Save” may be set in “Operation”, or other operations may be set. In addition, both “back time” and “extension time” may be set corresponding to the event. For example, when “2 seconds before” is set in “return time” corresponding to “department (1) key” of liquor and “after 3 seconds” is set in “extended time”, department (1 ) When a key is operated, it is set that an image recorded within the time before and after (2 seconds + 3 seconds = 5 seconds) should be extracted based on the operation time (event occurrence time) It may be. In addition, when “3 seconds before” is set in the “backward time” corresponding to the “subtotal key” and “after 5 seconds” is set in the “extended time”, the subtotal key is operated. Further, based on the operation time (event occurrence time), it may be set that the images recorded within the time before and after (3 seconds + 5 seconds = 8 seconds) should be extracted.

  Furthermore, “10 seconds before” is set for “return time” corresponding to “open drawer”, “0 seconds after” is set for “extended time”, and “drawer is closed” corresponding to “close drawer”. When “Backward Time” is set to “0 seconds ago” and “Extended Time” is set to “10 seconds later”, the operation time point (event occurrence time point) is used as a reference according to the drawer opening / closing operation. Alternatively, it may be set that an image recorded within the time before and after (10 seconds + 10 seconds = 20 seconds) should be extracted.

In addition, “display” set in the “operation” item indicates that data is displayed on the customer display unit 204, and “communication is”
It shows transmission / reception with the server apparatus 2 via the LAN communication unit 211. In this way, even when “retroactive time” and “extended time” are set for each event, it can be realized by basically the same operation as the flowchart of FIG. In this case, step B10 and step B12 in FIG. 13 are omitted, and in step B9, it is checked whether the content of the event is “save”, and in step B13, it is checked whether the drawer 108A is closed. That's fine.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for supplementarily explaining the operation when “return time” and “extension time” are set for each event.
In the example shown in the figure, when the “return time” of the event (1) is “2 seconds” and the “extended time” is “3 seconds”, the “return time” of the event (2) is “3 seconds”. When the “extension time” is “5 seconds” and the “extension time” of the event (1) and the “backward time” of the event (2) overlap, the extraction period of the image and sound is the event ( 1) “2 seconds before occurrence” and “5 seconds” after event (2) occurrence.

  In the illustrated example, the no-operation time between the event (2) and the next event (3) is long, and after the “extended time” of the event (2) has elapsed, the “ If there is a time interval until the “retroactive time” starts, it means that no image or sound is extracted within this free time. Then, since the “backward time” of the event (3) occurrence is “2 seconds” and the “extension time” is “3 seconds”, the occurrence “5 seconds” from “2 seconds before the event (3) occurrence” The period until the later is the image and audio extraction period.

  As described above, when “return time” and “extension time” are set for each event, images within the time before and after the event occurrence time (operation time) can be extracted for each event. In this case, if the extraction period of the event that occurred last time overlaps with the extraction period of the event that occurred this time, the period from the “back time” of the event that occurred last time to the time after the “extension time” of the event that occurred this time Since the extraction period is a combination of both events, even if extraction is performed for each event, duplicate storage of the same content can be prevented. Also, if there is a time interval between the “extended time” of the event that occurred last time and the start of the “retroactive time” of the event that occurred this time, extraction within this free time may be omitted. Since it can, useless storage can be prevented.

  In the above-described embodiment, the customer camera 205 and the customer microphone 206 are arranged on the front surface side of the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204, and the operation camera 207 and the operation microphone 208 are connected to the customer display unit 204. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mounting position is not limited as long as it is in the vicinity of the customer display unit 204. For example, FIG. 18 illustrates a case where the customer side camera 205 and the operation side camera 207 are attached to other positions. The customer side camera 205 and the customer side microphone 206 are provided on the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204. This is a case where the operation side camera 207 is disposed on the upper side of the support pole 200B and the operation side microphone 208 is disposed on the lower side of the support pole 200B. . As described above, the mounting positions of the customer-side camera 205 and the operation-side camera 207 may be changed depending on the shooting direction and the angle of view of the customer-side camera 207 and the directivity of the customer-side microphone 206 and the operation-side microphone 208.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the camera unit device 200 is configured to mount the support pole 200B that supports the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204 so as to be rotatable and vertically movable with respect to the main unit unit 100. The body unit device 100 is not limited to the support pole 200B but may be the housing 200A of the customer display unit 204.

  Further, the “apparatus” and “unit” shown in the above-described embodiments may be separated into a plurality of cases by function, and are not limited to a single case. In addition, each step described in the above-described flowchart is not limited to time-series processing, and a plurality of steps may be processed in parallel or separately.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and includes the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.
Hereinafter, the invention described in the claims of the present application will be appended.
(Appendix)
(Claim 1)
The invention described in claim 1
A camera unit device that is mounted on a main unit unit that constitutes a sales data processing device that registers sales data for each transaction, and includes a camera with an imaging function,
A mounting portion that is detachably mounted to the main unit device and is electrically connectable;
A customer display for the customer waiting for registration to view,
A recording unit for sequentially recording images taken by the camera;
A control unit for controlling operations of the display unit for the customer, the camera, and the recording unit, and
A camera unit device.
(Claim 2)
The invention according to claim 2 is the camera unit device according to claim 1,
The camera includes at least one of a customer-side camera for photographing a customer waiting for registration and an operation-side camera for photographing an operation state of the main unit unit.
This is a camera unit device.
(Claim 3)
The invention according to claim 3 is the camera unit device according to claim 1,
A customer-side camera for photographing a customer waiting for registration as the camera may be provided, and the customer-side camera may be mounted on the housing of the customer display unit and face-to-face photograph of a customer waiting for registration Installed in a possible orientation,
This is a camera unit device.
(Claim 4)
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the camera unit device according to the first or third aspect,
As the camera, an operation side camera for photographing an operation state of the main unit unit device is provided, and the operation side camera is mounted on a housing of the customer display unit and operated on the main unit unit device. Is installed in the direction that can shoot the area and its surroundings,
This is a camera unit device.
(Claim 5)
The invention according to claim 5 is the camera unit device according to claim 1,
A customer-side camera for photographing a customer awaiting registration as the camera and an operation-side camera for photographing an operation status of the main unit unit; A side camera is arranged, and the operation side camera is arranged on the back side of the casing.
This is a camera unit device.
(Claim 6)
A sixth aspect of the present invention is the camera unit device according to the first or third aspect,
A customer-side camera for photographing a customer awaiting registration as the camera;
In addition, a customer microphone for collecting customer voice,
A recording unit for recording the voice collected by the customer microphone;
Further comprising
In addition to controlling the operation of the customer display unit, the camera, and the recording unit, the control unit controls the operation of the customer microphone, the recording unit,
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 7)
The invention according to claim 7 is the camera unit device according to claim 1 or 4,
An operation-side camera for photographing the operation status of the main unit unit as the camera;
Furthermore, an operator-side microphone for collecting the operator-side voice,
A recording unit for recording the voice collected by the operator-side microphone;
Further comprising
In addition to controlling the operation of the customer display unit, the camera, and the recording unit, the control unit controls the operation of the operator side microphone and the recording unit.
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 8)
The invention according to claim 8 is the camera unit device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The camera unit device has a housing for the display unit for customers and a support pole for supporting the housing, and the support pole is attached to the body unit device so as to be rotatable and vertically movable.
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 9)
The invention according to claim 9 is the camera unit device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A storage unit that detachably stores a portable external storage medium that records an image recorded by the recording unit;
Disposing a lock on the lid that covers the opening of the housing;
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 10)
The invention according to claim 10 is the camera unit device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A transmission unit for transmitting an image recorded by the recording unit to an external device;
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 11)
The invention according to claim 11 is the camera unit device according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The customer display unit, the camera, the recording unit, and the control unit operate using the driving power supplied from the main unit as a power source,
The control unit determines an event content each time an event generated in response to an operation on the main unit unit side is transferred through the mounting unit, and the customer display unit according to the event content, Control the operation of the camera and the recording unit,
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 12)
The invention according to claim 12
A camera unit device that is mounted on a main unit unit that constitutes a sales data processing device that registers sales data for each transaction, and includes a camera with an imaging function,
Recording means for sequentially recording images taken by the camera provided in the vicinity of a customer display unit for a customer waiting for registration to view;
A discriminating means for discriminating an event generated in response to an operation on the main unit unit side through a mounting part that is detachably mounted on the main unit unit and electrically connectable;
In accordance with the event determined by the determining means, an extracting means for extracting an image to be stored from the recorded images;
Sending means for sending the image to be stored extracted by the extracting means to the outside;
A camera unit device.
(Claim 13)
The invention described in claim 13 is the camera unit device according to claim 12,
Event storage means for storing whether it is a start event instructing the start of image storage or an end event instructing the end of image storage in association with the operation on the main unit unit side;
The extraction means is an end event after being determined to be a start event when extracting an image to be stored from the recorded images according to the event determined by the determination means. Extract the image until it is determined as the image to be saved,
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 14)
The invention according to claim 14 is the camera unit device according to claim 12 or 13,
The camera is a customer-side camera for photographing customers waiting for registration,
The recording means sequentially records images compressed by taking an image from the customer side camera in the work file on the customer side,
The extraction means generates a customer-side storage file by extracting an image to be stored from images recorded in the customer-side work file;
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 15)
According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the camera unit device according to the twelfth or thirteenth aspect,
The camera is an operation-side camera for photographing the operation status of the main unit unit.
The recording means sequentially records the compressed image obtained by taking the image from the operation side camera in the operation file on the operation side,
The extraction means generates an operation-side storage file by extracting an image to be stored from images recorded in the operation-side work file.
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 16)
The invention according to claim 16 is the camera unit device according to claim 14 or 15, wherein
The sending means records the generated storage file on a removable external storage medium;
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 17)
The invention according to claim 17 is the camera unit device according to claim 16,
According to the operation on the main unit unit side, it further comprises journal storage means for acquiring and sequentially storing the operation data as journal data,
The sending means records the journal data stored in the journal storage means in the portable external storage medium when the generated storage file is recorded in a removable portable external storage medium;
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 18)
The invention according to claim 18 is the camera unit apparatus according to claim 14 or 15, wherein
The sending means sends the generated saved file to an external device;
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 19)
The invention according to claim 19 is the camera unit device according to claim 18,
According to the operation on the main unit unit side, it further comprises journal storage means for acquiring and sequentially storing the operation data as journal data,
The sending means sends journal data stored in the journal storage means to the external device when the generated save file is sent to the external device.
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 20)
The invention according to claim 20 is the camera unit device according to claim 12,
If the event determined by the determining means is a predetermined operation, the extracting means is an image recorded within the time before and after the recorded image among the recorded images. Extract,
This is a camera unit device characterized in that it is configured as described above.
(Claim 21)
The invention according to claim 21
Against the computer,
A function for sequentially recording images taken by the camera provided in the vicinity of a display unit for customers for a customer waiting for registration to view;
A function of determining an event generated in response to an operation on the main unit unit side through a mounting unit that is detachably mounted on the main unit device and electrically connectable;
A function of extracting an image to be stored from the recorded images in accordance with the determined event;
A function of transmitting the extracted image to be stored to the outside;
It is a program for realizing.

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2 Server device 3 LAN (private private line)
100 Main unit 200 Device unit 101, 201 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 102,202 Memory | storage part 204 Customer display part 205 Customer side camera 206 Customer side microphone 207 Operation side camera 208 Operation side microphone 209 Card interface part 210 COM port 211 LAN communication part 212 SD card 200A Case 200B Support pole 200C Storage part cover Body 200D Lock A1 Body Connector B1 Base Fixing B2 Movable Pole B3 Camera Connector Y1 Customer-side Work File Y2 Operation-side Work File Y3 Event Table Y4 Customer-side Storage File Y5 Operation-side Storage File Y6 Electronic Journal File 300 Communication cable 400 Power cable

Claims (8)

A camera unit device that is mounted on a main unit unit that constitutes a sales data processing device that registers sales data for each transaction, and includes a camera with an imaging function,
A mounting portion that is detachably mounted to the main unit device and is electrically connectable;
A customer display for the customer waiting for registration to view,
A recording unit for sequentially recording images taken by the camera;
A control unit for controlling operations of the display unit for the customer, the camera, and the recording unit, and
A storage section for storing a removable external storage medium that records an image recorded by the recording section in a removable manner;
A camera unit device in which a lock is disposed on a lid that covers the opening of the storage unit. A camera unit device mounted on a main unit unit constituting a sales data processing device and provided with a camera,
A customer display,
A recording unit for sequentially recording images taken by the camera;
A control unit for controlling operations of the display unit for the customer, the camera, and the recording unit, and
A discriminator for discriminating an event generated in response to an operation on the main unit unit side;
An extraction unit for extracting an image to be stored from the recorded images in accordance with the event determined by the determination unit;
A sending unit for sending the image to be stored extracted by the extracting unit to the outside;
A camera unit apparatus comprising: An event storage unit that stores whether it is a start event instructing the start of image storage or an end event instructing the end of image storage in association with an operation on the main unit side;
When the extraction unit extracts an image to be stored from the recorded images according to the event determined by the determination unit, the extraction unit is determined to be a start event and is an end event. The camera unit apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein an image until the determination is made is extracted as an image to be stored. The camera is a customer-side camera for photographing customers waiting for registration,
The recording unit sequentially records the compressed image obtained by capturing the image from the customer camera in a work file,
The extraction unit, a camera unit according to claim 2 or 3 for generating a save file by extracting an image storage target from among the images that are recorded in the working file. The camera is an operation-side camera for photographing an operation situation on the main unit unit side,
The recording unit sequentially records an image obtained by compressing the image taken from the operation side camera in a work file,
The extraction unit, a camera unit according to claim 2 or 3 for generating a save file by extracting an image storage target from among the images that are recorded in the working file. The delivery unit, a camera unit according to claim 4 or 5 records saved files the generated freely portable external storage medium detachable. In accordance with the operation on the main unit unit side, it further includes a journal storage unit that acquires and sequentially stores the operation data as journal data,
The delivery unit according to claim 6 also the journal data stored in the journal storage unit when recording saved files the generated freely portable external storage medium detachable to be recorded on the portable external storage medium Camera unit device. If the event discriminated by the discriminating unit is a predetermined operation, the extracting unit records images recorded within the time before and after the recorded time among the recorded images. the camera unit system according to any one of claims 2-7 for extracting.

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