JPH01169665A - Pos system attached with image data reading function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To directly input handwritten sentences, etc., and to facilitate the input of sales promotion sentences, etc., by newly providing a picture input device and the respective types of converting circuits at an existing POS system. CONSTITUTION:Picture data obtained by the picture input device consisting of a facsimile 1, an image scanner 2, a tablet 3, a writing pen 4, a mouse 5, etc., are converted into a data form suitable to the input form of a following circuit by a picture data processing circuit 6. Further, they are converted respectively to character data and numeric value data corresponding to the picture data by a picture/character converting circuit 7, and a character/picture converting circuit 8, and inputted to a processing circuit 9. Thus, the handwritten sentences, etc., can be directly inputted by the picture input device, and the input of the sales promotion sentences, etc., can be extremely facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a POS system with an image data reading function.

(Prior art and its problems) Some current POS systems have the function of printing messages such as promotional texts (text for sales promotion) on the slips given to customers. Since keys were used for input, the operation took time and was complicated. In particular, it is very time-consuming to enter several lines of text, so the current situation is that the promotional text functions that have been prepared are not fully utilized.

In addition, since data related to logistics, such as data on incoming delivery slips, etc., are input using keys each time, input errors occur frequently and highly reliable data cannot be accumulated.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and its purpose is to facilitate the input of promotional texts, etc., and to facilitate the input of incoming delivery slips, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a POS system with an image data reading function that does not cause errors even when the image data is read.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image input device such as a facsimile image scanner, a tablet, a light pen, and a mouse, and an image data processing circuit that converts the data format of image data obtained from the image input device. ,
An image/character conversion circuit that converts the image data output from this image data processing circuit into character data as necessary, and an image/character conversion circuit that converts the character data output from this image/character conversion circuit into numerical data as necessary. PO with image data reading function characterized by being equipped with a character/numeric conversion circuit
The gist is the S system.

(Function) In the POS system with an image data reading function of the present invention, an image input device and various conversion circuits are newly added to the existing POS system, so handwritten texts, etc. can be directly read by the image input device. Since it is possible to input information, it is easy to input promotional texts and the like. Further, since the incoming delivery slip and the like can be inputted as they are using the image input device, input errors will not occur at all.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings showing examples.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a main part of a POS system with an image data reading function according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 to 5 are specific examples of image input devices, ] is a facsimile, 2 is an image scanner, 3 is a tablet, and 4 is a facsimile.
is a light pen, and 5 is a mouse. Note that it is not necessary to provide all of these, and other image input devices may be used.

Next, facsimile 1. Image scanner 2, tablet 3. Light pen 4. An image data processing circuit 6 is provided downstream of an image input device such as a mouse 5, and is configured to convert the data format of image data obtained from the image input device into an input format for a subsequent circuit. Next, after the image data processing circuit 6, there is an image/character conversion circuit 7.
The numerical value conversion circuit 8 is sequentially removed, and the image/character conversion time #!
I7 converts the image data that is the output of the image data processor #I6 into character data as necessary, and the character/numeric conversion circuit 8 converts the character data that is the output of the image/character conversion circuit 7 as necessary. It is now converted to numerical data.

And image data processing circuit 62 image/character conversion circuit 7
The output of the two-character/numeric conversion circuit 8 is input to a processing circuit 9 as appropriate. The processing circuit 9 is a circuit that processes promotional materials, logistics-related data, etc. in the existing POS system, and conventionally data was input to the processing circuit 9 using keys.

However, facsimile 1. Image scanner 2. Tablet 3. Light pen 4. Image data obtained from an image input device such as a mouse 5 is converted by an image data processing circuit 6 into a data format suitable for the input format of a subsequent circuit,
The image/character conversion circuit 71 converts the image data into character data and numerical data corresponding to the image data by the character/numeric conversion circuit 8 and inputs them to the processing circuit 9. The conversion operation in the image/character conversion circuit 72 and the character/numeric conversion circuit 8 is performed by converting image data displayed on a screen such as a CRT into a tablet 3. It may also be done interactively using a light pen 4, a mouse 5, or the like.

Next, the data (image data, character data, numerical data) input to processing port #i9 is used in accordance with the POS system program (if there is data for promotional text, it is used when creating slips, etc. to be given to customers). If the data is logistics-related, it is displayed, printed out, or processed by the administrator as necessary.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the POS with image data reading function of the present invention
In the system, there is a fax machine.

Image scanner, tablet, light pen.

An image input device such as a mouse, an image data processing circuit that converts the data format of image data obtained from this image input device, and converts the image data output from this image data processing circuit into character data as necessary. It is equipped with an image/character conversion circuit and a character/numeric conversion circuit that converts the character data output from the image/character conversion circuit into numerical data as necessary. This makes it extremely easy to input promotional texts and the like.

(b) Since the image input device allows input of incoming delivery slips and the like as they are, no input errors occur.

(c) Therefore, the functionality of the POS system will be greatly improved,
Easy to introduce.

There are other effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the main parts of a POS system with an image data reading function according to the present invention. 1-Facsimile, 2° image scanner, 3.
Tablet, 4. Light pen, 5. Mouse, 6.
-1 image data processing circuit, 7... image/character conversion circuit, 8. character/numeric value conversion circuit, 9... processing circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] An image input device such as a facsimile, image scanner, tablet, light pen, or mouse, an image data processing circuit that converts the data format of image data obtained from this image input device, and an image that is the output of this image data processing circuit. Images/images that convert data to character data as needed
A POS system with an image data reading function, comprising a character conversion circuit and a character/numeric conversion circuit that converts character data output from the image/character conversion circuit into numerical data as required.