JPH06119358A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to quickly stop announcing sound in front of a customer by a clerk by providing a time limit stoppage means stopping the announcement of an error when it exceeds a reference time and a manual stoppage means stopping the operation of the announcement of the error. CONSTITUTION:When a malfunction generated in a function part is detected by an error sensor 16, a buzzer 17 outputs announcing sound and a timer circuit 18 measures the operation time by the control of a CPU 13. When it becomes preliminarily set reference time, the buzzer 17 is stopped by the control of the time limit stoppage means of the CPU 13. When an input operation is performed for the clear key of a keyboard 4 before the buzzer 17 is stopped, the operation of the buzzer 17 is stopped by the control of the manual stoppage means of the CPU 13 which detects this. Namely, the continuous announcing sound of the buzzer is automatically stopped in a prescribed time and a skilled clerk can quickly stop the announcing sound by performing the manual operation of the keyboard 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a POS (Point Of Sale)
s) Information processing devices such as terminals and electronic cash registers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information processing apparatuses such as POS terminals and electronic cash registers are equipped with R / J (Receipt / Journal) printers, card reader / writers, etc. as various functional units for performing predetermined operations. Malfunctions may occur in these functional units. Therefore, in such an information processing apparatus, generally, when an error detection unit such as a detection sensor detects the occurrence of a malfunction of a functional unit, an error notification unit such as a buzzer continuously outputs a notification sound. ing.

By doing so, the user can be notified of the occurrence of the error, and this user can quickly perform the error processing work. Then, in such an information processing apparatus, when the user eliminates the cause of the error or manually operates a predetermined switch serving as a manual stop means, the operation of the error notification means is stopped and the output of the notification sound ends. It is supposed to do.

[0004]

In the information processing apparatus as described above, the user is informed of the occurrence of the error by the notification sound that is continuously output.

In such an information processing apparatus, the output of the notification sound can be stopped by the predetermined switch operation or the elimination of the cause of the error as described above. It may be difficult to stop the notification sound due to complexity. In this case, the clerk cannot stop the notification sound continuously output from the information processing device in front of the customer, which is unfavorable because it gives the customer discomfort.

[0006]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Various functional units for respectively performing a predetermined operation are provided, and error detecting means for detecting the occurrence of a malfunction in these functional sections are provided, and notification is made according to the detection output of the error detecting means. An error notification means for continuously outputting a sound is provided, and a timed stop means is provided for stopping the operation of the error notification means when the operating time of the error notification means exceeds a preset reference time. A manual stop means is provided for stopping the operation of the error notification means when an input operation is detected during the operation of the error notification means before the operation.

[0007]

Since the output of the continuous notification sound is automatically stopped within a predetermined time by the timed stop means, it is possible to prevent the salesclerk from being unable to stop the notification sound in front of the customer.
Even if the output time of the notification sound is set to a time at which a novice user can reliably recognize the occurrence of an error, an expert user or the like can quickly stop the notification sound by the manual stop means, so It can satisfy both the expert and the user.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, as shown in FIG. 2 in appearance, an electronic cash register 1 which is an embodiment of this information processing apparatus is provided with a card reader / writer 3 at the bottom of a main body housing 2 and above which a keyboard is provided. 4 and R / J printer 5
Are arranged side by side, and displays 6 for customers (not shown) and cashier are erected.
The electronic cash register 1 includes, as a circuit, an example of the card reader / writer 3, the keyboard 4, the R / J printer 5, the display 6 and the like as shown in FIG. 1
CPU (Central Processing Uni
t) 13 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 1 for temporarily storing various information in the CPU 13 in a freely updateable manner.
4. ROM (Read Only) that fixedly stores various information
Memory) 15, error sensor 1 which is an error detection means
6, buzzer 17 as error notification means, timer circuit 18
It has a structure in which, etc. are connected.

In the electronic cash register 1, the card reader / writer 3 and the R / J printer 5 described above are used.
And other movable mechanisms and electronic circuits such as the controllers 7 to 10 and the RAM 14 are major functional parts. In the electronic cash register 1, the error sensor 16 for detecting a malfunction of the functional unit including the movable mechanism as described above is formed of, for example, a pressure sensitive sensor or an optical sensor, and includes an electronic circuit. The error sensor 16 that detects a malfunction of the functional unit is formed by, for example, the CPU 13 that operates according to a program in the ROM 15.

In the electronic cash register 1, the time stop means for stopping the operation of the buzzer 17 when the operation time of the buzzer 17 exceeds a reference time preset in the RAM 14 or the like to about 2.5 (sec). Here, it is formed by the CPU 13 and the timer circuit 18. Further, in this electronic cash register 1, the buzzer 1 is operated before the time stop means as described above is activated.
The manual stop means for stopping the operation of the buzzer 17 when an input operation is detected during the operation of the CPU 7 is the CPU 13 here.
And a clear key (not shown) of the keyboard 4.

In such a configuration, the electronic cash register 1 displays, for example, product information operated and input by the keyboard 4 on the display 6 and R / R.
Receipt and journal with J printer 5 (both not shown)
Printed on the customer's prepaid card (not shown)
The amount information of is updated by the card reader / writer 3 and accounting processing is performed to execute sales business.

Here, in the electronic cash register 1, when the error sensor 16 detects a malfunction occurring in the above-mentioned functional unit as illustrated in FIG. 3, the CPU 13 controls the CPU 13 according to the detection output. , The buzzer 17 starts to output the notification sound continuously, and the timer circuit 1
8 starts measuring the operation time of the buzzer 17. When the operation time of the buzzer 17 measured by the timer circuit 18 exceeds a preset reference time, the buzzer 1 is controlled by the time stop means such as the CPU 13.
The operation of 7 is stopped.

In addition, in the electronic cash register 1, when the clear key of the keyboard 4 is input before the operation of the buzzer 17 is stopped by the above-described time stop means, the CPU 13 or the like which detects this operation is manually operated. The operation of the buzzer 17 is stopped and the error state is released by the control of the stop means. In the electronic cash register 1, even when the operation of the buzzer 17 is stopped by the above-described time stop means, the operation mode is fixed to the error state until the clear key of the keyboard 4 is operated. Has become.

By doing so, the electronic cash register 1 can notify the user of the occurrence of an error by the continuous alarm sound of the buzzer 17, so that the user can quickly perform the error processing work. be able to.
In this electronic cash register 1, since the continuous output of the notification sound of the buzzer 17 is automatically stopped in a predetermined time as described above, the notification that the electronic cash register 1 continuously outputs is in front of the customer. It is prevented that the staff cannot stop the sound.

Further, in this electronic cash register 1, for example, when the output time of the notification sound of the buzzer 17 is set to a time at which a novice user can surely recognize the occurrence of an error, an expert user clears the keyboard 4. Since the notification sound can be quickly stopped by manually operating the key, both beginners and experts can be satisfied.

Further, in this electronic cash register 1, in order to return the operation mode to the registered state when an error occurs, the clear key of the keyboard 4 is manually operated regardless of whether the beep sound of the buzzer 17 is stopped or not. It is supposed to do. That is, in this electronic cash register 1, even if the alarm sound of the buzzer 17 automatically stops after a predetermined time, the error state is maintained until the clear key of the keyboard 4 is manually operated. Even after the notification sound is stopped, the cause of the error can be confirmed by visually recognizing the display state of the display 6.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention is provided with various functional units for executing predetermined operations, and with error detecting means for detecting the occurrence of malfunction of these functional units. An error notification means for continuously outputting a notification sound in accordance with the detection output is provided, and a timed stop means is provided for stopping the operation of the error notification means when the operation time of the error notification means exceeds a preset reference time. By providing the manual stop means for stopping the operation of the error notification means when the input operation is detected during the operation of the error notification means before the timed stop means operates, the continuous output of the notification sound by the time stop means is provided. Is automatically stopped within a predetermined time, preventing the salesclerk from not being able to stop the alarm sound in front of the customer's eyes. Even if the output time of the notification sound is set to a time that can be recognized by the user, an expert user or the like can quickly stop the notification sound by the manual stopping means, so that both the beginner and the expert user can be satisfied. It is possible to achieve such effects.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing device 3, 5, 7-10, 14 Functional part 4, 13 Manual stop means 13, 18 Timed stop means 16 Error detection means 17 Error notification means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Various types of functional units that perform predetermined operations, error detection means that detects the occurrence of malfunctions in these functional units, and a notification sound that is continuously output according to the detection output of the error detection means. Error notifying means, a time stop means for stopping the operation of the error notifying means when the operation time of the error notifying means exceeds a preset reference time, and the error notifying means before the time stop means operates. An information processing device comprising: a manual stop means for stopping the operation of the error notifying means when an input operation is detected during the operation of.