JP6252907B2 - Transaction terminal device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention comprises a large-screen touch input / display screen of the lid portion with respect to the body is provided rotatably, to a viable preparative引端terminal apparatus payment processing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic devices such as information processing apparatuses are known in which a lid portion is rotatably provided with respect to a main body (see, for example, FIGS. 2 and 8 of Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-45736 A

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, information processing apparatuses used for settlement, transactions, and the like have begun to employ a display unit including a large touch panel, as in consumer information processing apparatuses, and operations are also performed by the touch panel. However, in the above-described payment processing by the information processing apparatus or other business processing, when the operator lifts the lid to replace or replenish the printing roll paper built in the apparatus, or close the lid after the replacement or replenishment. When the following problem occurred. That is, when the lid is opened and closed, the operator may unintentionally touch the touch panel provided on the lid. As a result, a settlement process unintended by the operator may be executed or the unintended settlement process may be canceled. Therefore, an operator of the information processing apparatus (for example, a store clerk) has to receive the card again from the customer and redo the payment from the beginning again, which not only takes time for the operator but also takes time for the customer. May be inconvenient and uncomfortable. The above-described problems may occur when the cover is opened / closed for replenishment of printing roll paper in business other than payment or for the purpose of maintenance of the information processing apparatus. Furthermore, there is a problem that when the lid is in an open state, information that is not desired to be viewed by a third party is displayed, and information of a service user (for example, a customer) is not protected.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and reduces the occurrence of processing unintended by the operator in settlement or other business processing, thereby reducing the trouble, inconvenience, inconvenience of the operator and the customer. and an object thereof is to provide a引端terminal device preparative you reduce the pleasure. The present invention aims at providing a引端terminal device preparative that protects information service receiver (e.g., a customer).

The present invention includes a main body, a display unit that displays a procedure for a settlement process, an input unit that performs a touch input to the procedure display screen for the settlement process displayed on the display unit, and the display unit And a lid portion provided with the input portion, a housing portion for accommodating a printing medium inside the main body, and printing for printing settlement contents on the printing medium in a state where the lid portion is closed with respect to the main body. And when the touch input is present when the lid is closed with respect to the main body, the procedure of the settlement process is advanced from the first procedure display screen of the settlement process immediately before the touch input. and a control unit 2 of the procedure the display screen displayed on the display unit, wherein the control unit is configured in the middle execution of the settlement process in a state where the lid is closed, the state in which the lid is opened If there is a touch input after detecting, the Displayed on the display unit so that the first procedure display screen of already processed is not changed to the second procedure the display screen, a transaction terminal device.

According to引端end device taken of the present invention, when the lid is in the open state, the occurrence of unintended processing operator in the processing of payment or other business is reduced, the operator and the customer effort, inconvenience Discomfort is reduced. Furthermore, the information of service recipients (for example, customers) in transaction and business processing is protected.

The whole perspective view showing the closed state of the settlement terminal device (information processor) of the embodiment concerning the present invention. Side sectional view in the fully open state of the payment terminal device (information processing device) of the embodiment according to the present invention The block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the payment terminal device (information processing apparatus) of this embodiment concretely Control flow chart of touch panel operation based on detection of lid open state

  Hereinafter, a settlement terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a closed state of a settlement terminal device 1 (information processing device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a settlement terminal device 1 (information processing device) according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used as a settlement terminal device for performing settlement of, for example, a magnetic reading type credit card.

  The settlement terminal device 1 has a rectangular box-shaped main body 2 whose top is opened in the opening 2 </ b> A, and a lid 3 that covers the opening 2 </ b> A of the main body 2. In the following description, the lid 3 side will be described as the upper side, and the main body 2 side will be described as the lower side. On the upper surface 3A of the lid 3, a touch panel display 3D including a display 3B (liquid crystal display panel, see FIG. 3) and a touch input detector 3C (touch screen, see FIG. 3), and the power of the payment terminal device 1 are supplied. A power switch 3E for turning on or off, and a “return” key 3F for canceling the input operation performed immediately before and returning to the previous state are provided. On the liquid crystal display panel 3B, software operation keys necessary for various operations, software numeric keys for inputting numbers, numbers input by the software numeric keys, information necessary for performing various operations, or operations are performed. Information indicating the result is displayed.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of the payment terminal device 1 (information processing device) according to the embodiment of the present invention in a fully opened state. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid portion 3 has a hinge portion 3 </ b> G at the lower portion of the rear end portion, and rotates in the vertical direction with respect to the main body 2 to open and close the opening portion 2 </ b> A. An upper printer unit 4 </ b> A that is a part of the printer module 4 is attached to the lower surface of the front end of the lid unit 3. The main body 2 is provided with an open state detection switch 2B that detects that the lid portion 3 is in an open state (that is, the end portion opposite to the hinge portion 3G of the lid portion 3 is separated from the main body 2). . The main body 2 has a hinge portion 2C in the upper part of the rear end portion, and has a semi-cylindrical containing portion 2E for containing the printing roll paper 2D (printing medium) in the inner center portion. A lower printer unit 4B, which is a part of the printer module 4, is attached to a guide path that guides the drawing unit 2F drawn from the print roll paper 2D to the outside of the main body 2 on the front side of the housing unit 2E. A lock portion 5 for fixing the upper printer portion 4A attached to the lid portion 3 is provided behind the lower printer portion 4B. That is, the lid portion 3 is fixed to the main body 2 by the lock portion 5 fixing the upper printer portion 4A. The printer module 4 is formed by the upper printer unit 4A and the lower printer unit 4B in a state where the main body 2 is closed by the lid unit 3, and performs printing on the drawer unit 2F of the print roll paper 2D. When the lock release button 5A (see FIG. 1) linked to the lock unit 5 is pressed down, the upper printer unit 4A is released from being fixed by the lock unit 5 and the lid unit 3 can be rotated.

(Hardware configuration of payment terminal device)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram specifically illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the settlement terminal device 1 (information processing device) according to the present embodiment. The information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 that generally manages the processing of each unit of the payment terminal device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 2, each unit of the payment terminal device 1 is connected to the CPU 21.

  The local wireless communication unit 22 is connected to the local wireless communication antenna 23, and performs wireless communication by, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) via a local wireless communication path (not shown). Local wireless communication is not limited to, for example, a wireless LAN, but may be Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like. The wide area wireless communication unit 24 is connected to the wide area wireless communication antenna 25 and performs wide area wireless communication via a wide area wireless communication path (WAN: Wide Area Network) (not shown). Wide-area wireless communication is, for example, W-CDMA (Wideband Code Multiple Access), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) E (L). Can do.

  The settlement terminal device 1 of the present embodiment is equipped with two wireless communication units, that is, the local wireless communication unit 22 and the wide area wireless communication unit 24 as a communication function, but either one may be mounted. Alternatively, instead of the wireless communication unit, a wired communication unit such as a wired LAN such as IEEE802.3, a public telephone line, or a dedicated telephone line may be provided.

  The display unit 3B is configured using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence), and displays information or data instructed by the CPU 21 to be displayed. The touch input detection unit 3C detects a touch input of a user (for example, a clerk at a registered member store of a credit card or a customer who has purchased a product) on the touch panel display unit 3D.

  A flash ROM (Read Only Memory) 32 stores various data. The stored data may be, for example, business-related data or a program for controlling the operation of the payment terminal device 1 (mainly the information processing unit 20). Further, the program includes various programs related to the operation of the payment terminal device 1 such as an application (software) for payment processing. For this reason, the flash ROM 32 has a function as a recording medium for recording a program.

  A DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 33 is used for temporarily storing processing data generated in the middle of arithmetic processing associated with the operation of the payment terminal device 1 (mainly the information processing unit 20). Work memory used.

  The keypad unit 34 includes a power switch 3E and a “return” key 3F shown in FIG.

  The magnetic card reader unit 35 is provided on the side of the main body side surface 2J opposite to the main body side surface 2H provided with the lock release button 5A in FIG. 1 together with a slit (not shown) for sliding the magnetic card. Card information read from the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card by the magnetic card reader unit 35 is input to the CPU 21.

  The printer module 4 is connected to and controlled by the CPU 21 via a printer interface (hereinafter “printer I / F”) 41 that performs bus conversion / signal conversion. An open state detection switch 2B (see FIG. 2) that is provided on the main body 2 and detects that the lid 3 has been opened (that is, the end opposite to the hinge 3G of the lid 3 is separated from the main body 2). Is also connected to the CPU 21 via the open state detector 42. Accordingly, the CPU 21 receives a signal indicating whether the lid 3 is opened or closed.

  In addition, a power supply unit (not shown) for supplying power to each unit of the settlement terminal device 1 including the information processing unit 20 is provided. A CPU 21, a tamper control unit 36, which will be described later, and an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) 37 are connected to a backup battery 38. When the supply of power from a power supply unit (not shown) is stopped, the backup battery Power is supplied from 38. The tamper control unit 36 is for ensuring tamper resistance of the settlement terminal device 1. “Tamper resistance” refers to resistance to an unauthorized analysis or modification of software or hardware inside the apparatus, or an unauthorized take, modification, or use of information inside the apparatus. That is, tamper resistance is, for example, the difficulty of analyzing internal structures provided in software or hardware or stored data. By providing tamper resistance, for example, information of a service user (for example, a customer) can be protected and transactions can be performed safely. The information of the service beneficiary is stored in, for example, the SRAM 37, and the tamper control unit 36 deletes the information stored in the SRAM 37 when detecting the unauthorized analysis, modification, attack, information take-off or the sign described above. Or make it inaccessible.

  Further, a non-contact type IC card reader / writer unit that reads card information recorded on the non-contact type IC card and a contact type IC card reader unit that reads card information recorded on the contact type IC card may be provided. The card information read by the non-contact type IC card reader / writer unit or the contact type IC card reader unit is input to the CPU 21.

  FIG. 4 is a control flowchart of the touch panel operation by detecting the open state of the lid 3. The features of the payment terminal device 1 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 1 to 3 described above.

  In the flowchart of the touch panel operation illustrated in FIG. 4, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 detects whether the lid unit 3 is in the open state or the closed state by the open state detection unit 42 connected to the open state detection switch 2B. (Step S401). When detecting that it is in the “open state”, the information processing unit 20 of the settlement terminal device 1 responds even if a touch on the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D is detected by the touch screen (touch input detection unit 3C). The operation is not performed (step S402). As a specific example, the display screen of the touch panel display unit 3D is not changed in response to the touch on the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D. That is, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 displays the display screen displayed immediately before touching the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D on the touch panel display unit 3D even after touching the touch screen.

  Alternatively, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 displays a display screen different from the display screen immediately before touching the touch screen for a preset period after the touch, and then immediately before touching the touch screen. The display screen may be displayed again. The display screen that is different from the display screen immediately before the touch is, for example, the touched display element (for example, software key) among the display elements constituting the display screen is changed to highlighted display, and the other display is the same as that immediately before the touch. An element may be provided. The display screen of the touch panel display unit 3D returns to the non-emphasized display immediately before the touch after passing through the highlighted display of the touched display element once. Accordingly, the settlement terminal device 1 can more clearly present to the operator that the operation corresponding to the touch input is not performed when the lid 3 is in the opened state.

  As described above, when the lid 3 is opened, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 changes the display screen displayed immediately before touching the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D to the touch screen. Even after the touch, is displayed on the touch panel display 3D. When the lid 3 is in a closed state, the display screen of the touch panel display unit 3D transitions in response to a touch on the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D. That is, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 displays a display screen different from the display screen immediately before the touch input on the touch panel display unit 3D according to the touch input to the touch screen. Occurrence of processing unintended by the operator is reduced, and the labor, inconvenience, and discomfort of the operator and the customer are reduced.

  For example, when the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 is executing the payment process, when trying to print a receipt indicating payment contents, the remaining roll paper 2D for printing the receipt is in a small state. Or jam may occur during printing. The operator of the settlement terminal device 1 changes the roll paper 2D or cancels the jammed state of the drawer 2F by changing the cover 3 from the closed state to the open state. During these operations, the operator may unintentionally touch the touch screen of the large-screen touch panel display unit 3D that occupies a considerable area of the upper surface 3A of the lid 3. In this case, the operator intends that the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 is in a state in which an operation corresponding to the touch on the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D can be executed (a state in which the display screen can be changed). Processing that does not occur. For example, it is conceivable that the operator erroneously ends the settlement process in the middle. Alternatively, it is conceivable that an operator rewrites or erases input information by mistake. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the display content on the display unit of the touch panel display unit 3D is changed to another display content not intended by the operator and displayed.

  In order to solve this problem, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment displays the touch panel display unit 3D immediately before touching the touch screen when the lid unit 3 is opened. The display screen to be displayed is displayed on the touch panel display unit 3D. When the lid 3 is in the closed state, the information processing unit 20 of the settlement terminal device 1 displays a display screen different from the display screen immediately before the touch input according to the touch input to the touch screen 3D. To display. Therefore, the occurrence of processing not intended by the operator is reduced, and the labor, inconvenience, and discomfort of the operator and customer are reduced. The above effects are the same in other business processes using the settlement terminal device 1.

  In step S402, when the lid 3 is in an open state, a number of display screens that are displayed immediately before touching the touch screen of the touch panel display 3D are displayed on the touch panel display 3D. There is a way. In the first method, the payment terminal device (information processing device) does not detect a touch, that is, the detection signal from the touch input detection unit 3C corresponding to the touch on the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D is not output. It is. This is realized, for example, when the information processing unit 20 sets the touch screen in the insensitive state or interrupts the supply of operating power to the touch screen. The second method is to treat the payment terminal device (information processing device) as detecting the touch but not detecting it. For example, the detection signal from the touch screen is output, but the information processing unit 20 blocks the input of the detection signal from the touch screen to the CPU 21. Alternatively, the detection signal from the touch screen is input to the CPU 21, but the information processing unit 20 does not sense the input of the detection signal or does not input the operation program corresponding to the detection signal. The third method is that the settlement terminal device (information processing device) does not execute the operation according to the touch input. That is, a detection signal from the touch screen is output and the detection signal is input to the CPU 21, but the information processing unit 20 does not execute the software program corresponding to the touch input to the touch screen. . Whichever method is used, the display screen of the touch panel display unit 3D does not transition to a different display screen in response to a touch on the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D when the lid 3 is in an open state. That is, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 displays the display screen displayed immediately before touching the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D on the touch panel display unit 3D even after touching the touch screen.

  Furthermore, when the lid 3 is in the open state, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 may turn off the display on the touch panel display unit 3D (step S403). That is, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 may hide the display screen of the touch panel display unit 3D when the lid unit 3 is in the opened state. The information processing unit 20 of the settlement terminal device 1 turns off the backlight (not shown) or turns off the display screen signal output to the touch panel display unit 3D in order to hide the display screen of the touch panel display unit 3D. To.

  The operator of the store where the payment terminal device 1 is installed looks at the touch panel display unit 3D from the drawer 2F side of the roll paper 2D and operates the payment terminal device 1. During the operation, if the lid 3 is changed from the closed state to the open state, the content displayed on the touch panel display unit 3D may be seen by a third party other than the operator. Among the contents displayed on the touch panel display unit 3D, there is information that is not desired to be seen by a third party, such as customer card information, personal identification number, store secret information, and operator personal information. If the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 turns off the display on the touch panel display unit 3D when the lid 3 is in the open state, such information that is not desired to be seen by a third party is not displayed. Therefore, information of a service recipient (for example, a customer) in transaction and business processing is protected.

  The information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 repeats steps S401 to S403 described above while the lid 3 is in the open state. At this time, if the power switch 3E or the “return” key 3F is pressed, the information processing unit 20 of the settlement terminal device 1 enables an operation corresponding to the touch input to the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D. Good. Alternatively, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 may perform display on the touch panel display unit 3D. When the lid 3 is in the open state, when the operator needs some operation or confirmation of the display on the payment terminal device 1 (for example, escape from the operation error or confirmation of the operation error), the information processing unit 20 enables the operation or display. Accordingly, the settlement terminal device 1 becomes easier to use.

  When the closed state of the lid 3 is detected in step S401, the information processing unit 20 of the settlement terminal device 1 detects the touch on the touch screen of the touch panel display unit 3D by the touch input detection unit 3C, and receives the touch input. The corresponding operation is performed (step S404). At the same time, the information processing unit 20 of the payment terminal device 1 performs display on the touch panel display unit 3D (step S405).

  As described above, according to the settlement terminal device of the present embodiment, when the lid 3 is in the open state, occurrence of processing unintended by the operator in settlement or other business processing is reduced, and the operator and Customer trouble, inconvenience, and discomfort are alleviated, and information of service recipients (eg, customers) in transaction and business processing is protected. That is, the possibility that the payment process unintended by the operator is executed or the payment process unintentionally canceled is reduced. Therefore, an operator (for example, a store clerk) of the information processing apparatus does not have to receive the card from the customer again and make another payment from the beginning.

  As mentioned above, although various embodiment was described with reference to drawings, it cannot be overemphasized that this indication is not limited to this example. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present disclosure. Understood. The information processing apparatus and payment terminal apparatus of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate modifications and improvements can be made.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for application to an information processing apparatus and a payment terminal apparatus that include a large-screen touch input / display screen and that has a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the main body.

1 Payment terminal device (information processing device)
2 Main body 2A Opening portion 2B Open state detection switch 2C Hinge portion 2D Printing roll paper 2E Storage portion 2F Drawer portion 2H, 2J Side surface of main body 3 Lid portion 3A Upper surface 3B Display portion (liquid crystal display board)
3C Touch input detection unit 3D Touch panel display unit 3E Power switch 3F “Return” key 3G Hinge unit 4 Printer module 4A Upper printer unit 4B Lower printer unit 5 Lock unit 5A Unlock button 20 Information processing unit 21 CPU
22 Local Wireless Communication Unit 23 Local Wireless Communication Antenna 24 Wide Area Wireless Communication Unit 25 Wide Area Wireless Communication Antenna 32 Flash ROM
33 DRAM
34 Keypad 35 Magnetic Card Reader 36 Tamper Control 37 SRAM
38 Backup Battery 41 Printer Interface (Printer I / F)

Claims (10)

The body,
A display for displaying the procedure of the settlement process;
An input unit for performing touch input to the procedure display screen for the settlement process displayed on the display unit;
A lid portion connected to the main body and provided with the display portion and the input portion;
An accommodating portion for accommodating a print medium inside the main body;
With the lid closed with respect to the main body, a printing unit that prints payment contents on the printing medium;
If there is a touch input when the lid portion is closed with respect to the main body, a second procedure for proceeding with the settlement processing procedure from the first procedure display screen for the settlement processing immediately before the touch input. A control unit for displaying a display screen on the display unit,
When the control unit detects a state in which the lid is opened during the execution of the settlement process with the lid being closed , the control unit displays a first procedure display of the settlement process. Display on the display unit so as not to change from the screen to the second procedure display screen;
Transaction terminal device. A card reader for reading a card used in the transaction;
The printing unit prints the results of the transaction by the card read in the card reading unit to the print medium,
The transaction terminal device according to claim 1 . The control unit displays a display screen different from the first procedure display screen of the settlement process on the display unit when the lid is in an opened state, and then displays the first procedure display of the settlement process. Display the screen,
The transaction terminal device according to claim 1. The control unit displays a display screen different from the first procedure display screen of the settlement process on the display unit when the lid is in an opened state, and then displays the first procedure display of the settlement process. Display the screen, and then hide the display unit,
引端terminal device preparative according to claim 1, wherein. The control unit displays the first procedure display screen of the settlement process by setting the input unit to a non-detection state.
The transaction terminal device according to claim 1. The control unit displays a first procedure display screen of the settlement process by treating the touch input to the input unit as not detected.
The transaction terminal device according to claim 1. The control unit displays the first procedure display screen of the settlement process by not performing an operation according to the touch input.
The transaction terminal device according to claim 1. The body,
A lid portion connected to the main body and provided with a display portion and an input portion for touch input;
An accommodating portion for accommodating a print medium inside the main body ;
With the lid closed with respect to the main body, a printing unit that prints payment contents on the printing medium;
If there is a touch input when the lid portion is closed with respect to the main body, a second procedure display that advances the procedure of the settlement process from the first procedure display screen of the settlement process immediately before the touch input A control unit for displaying a screen on the display unit,
During the execution of the payment process in the state where the lid is closed, if there is a touch input after the state where the lid is opened is detected , the input unit does not detect the touch input.
Transaction terminal device. The body,
A lid portion connected to the main body and provided with a display portion and an input portion for touch input;
An accommodating portion for accommodating a print medium inside the main body;
With the lid closed with respect to the main body, a printing unit that prints payment contents on the printing medium;
If there is a touch input when the lid portion is closed with respect to the main body, a second procedure display that advances the procedure of the settlement process from the first procedure display screen of the settlement process immediately before the touch input A control unit for displaying a screen on the display unit,
During the execution of the settlement process with the lid closed, if there is a touch input after detecting the lid opened, the controller does not detect the touch input. To
Transaction terminal device. The body,
A lid portion connected to the main body and provided with a display portion and an input portion for touch input;
An accommodating portion for accommodating a print medium inside the main body;
With the lid closed with respect to the main body, a printing unit that prints payment contents on the printing medium;
If there is a touch input when the lid portion is closed with respect to the main body, a second procedure display that advances the procedure of the settlement process from the first procedure display screen of the settlement process immediately before the touch input A control unit for displaying a screen on the display unit,
If there is a touch input after detecting the opened state during the execution of the settlement process with the lid closed , the control unit does not perform an operation corresponding to the touch input. And
Transaction terminal device.

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