JPH064768A - Register with crime prevention function and crime prevention system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the register which can inform automatically a police organ of a case of theft at the time when the case of theft is generated, and also, the crime prevention system for which the register is used. CONSTITUTION:The system consists of a network center 9 and a register 1 connected mutually, and the register is constituted by providing a timer 5 for counting the time when a drawer 4 is opened, a controller 7 for inputting a counting value of the timer and raising an alarm in the case where a prescribed input processing is not executed before a prescribed time elapses, and a communication equipment 6 for transmitting the alarm raised by the controller 7 to the network center 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a register used in retail stores and the like, which has a crime prevention function, and a crime prevention system using the register.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the security function of a register with a security function of this type has been one in which each register alone prevents theft (for example, a special lock mechanism is provided).
In addition, the case is notified to a police agency by using a telephone or the like, or an independent crime prevention system is installed and the crime prevention system is operated when the case occurs or thereafter.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional register with a crime prevention function, if the crime prevention function is destroyed and the drawer is opened, it is no longer possible to prevent theft. In such a case, the incident was reported after the criminal fled, which could make it difficult to resolve the incident early. In addition, the conventional crime prevention system has a drawback that a specific action (such as pressing a button) is required to report an incident, and the criminal may not be able to report before escaping to avoid danger. The present invention solves the above conventional problems, and when a theft case occurs,
An object of the present invention is to provide a register capable of automatically reporting an incident to a police agency, and a crime prevention system using the register.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the crime prevention function register of the present invention has a timer for counting the time when the drawer is open, and a count value of the timer is input for a fixed time. The present invention is characterized by including a control device that issues an alarm when a predetermined input process has not been performed by the lapse of time, and a communication device that transmits the alarm issued by the control device to a network center.

Further, the crime prevention system of the present invention which achieves the above object comprises a network center and a register which are mutually connected by a communication network, and the register comprises a timer for counting the time when the drawer is open, and the register. A control device that issues an alarm when a predetermined input process is not performed before a predetermined time elapses after inputting the count value of the timer, and a communication device that transmits the alarm issued by the control device to the network center When the alarm is received from the register, the network center specifies the register that has transmitted the alarm and notifies the police agency. The network center is connected to a plurality of registers via a communication network.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a security-equipped register (hereinafter, simply “register”) according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing its appearance. Like the conventional register, the register 1 of this embodiment includes a keyboard 2, a display 3, and a drawer 4, and also includes a timer 5, a modem 6, and a general control section 7 for controlling them. .

The timer 5 starts when the drawer 4 is opened by an input to the exchange key, and counts the time until a predetermined input is made or the drawer 4 is closed. The modem 6 is connected to a network center via a communication network, and transmits a signal emitted from the central control unit 7.

As shown in FIG. 3, the integrated control section 7 is
A keyboard control unit 71 that controls the keyboard 2, a display control unit 72 that controls the display 3, a drawer control unit 73 that controls the drawer 4, a timer control unit 74 that controls the timer 5, and a signal transmitted from the modem 6. And a CPU 76 and a memory 77 as a control device for integrally controlling these.

When there is a key input from the keyboard 2, the keyboard control section 71 sends this to the CPU 76.
Then, the CPU 76 performs predetermined processing on the input data and displays the processing result on the display 3 via the display control unit 72. The drawer control unit 73, when the exchange key is input from the keyboard 2, the CPU 7
In response to the instruction of 6, the drawer 4 is opened. When the drawer 4 is closed, a signal indicating it is sent to the CPU 76.

When the drawer 4 is opened, the timer controller 74 starts the timer 5 and checks the count value of the timer 5. If a predetermined key input or the drawer 4 is closed within a fixed time after the drawer 4 is opened, the timer controller 74 stops the counting of the timer 5 by the instruction of the CPU 76 and returns it to the initial state. On the other hand, if no processing is performed within the fixed time, a signal indicating that the fixed time has elapsed is sent to the CPU 76.

The communication control section 75 issues an alarm when the CPU 76 receives a signal from the timer control section 74 indicating that a certain period of time has elapsed. This alarm is sent to the network center via the modem 6 and the communication network. CP
The U76 performs the above control according to the program stored in the memory 77.

Next, the operation of the register configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When there is a key input in the initial state, the CPU 76 checks whether or not the exchange key is input (steps S1, S2,
S3). Then, if the input is other than the exchange key, a predetermined process corresponding to the input is performed (step S9).

When the exchange key is pressed, the drawer 4 is opened by the drawer control unit 73 (step S
4) The display control unit 72 displays a message such as "Is currency exchange?" On the display (step S).
5). Further, the timer 5 is started by the timer control unit 74 (step S6).

When there is a predetermined input indicating that currency exchange is to be performed within a fixed time, a normal currency exchange process is performed (step S10). If there is no input and the drawer 4 is not closed, the communication controller 75 issues an alarm and the modem 6 transmits the alarm to the network center (step S8). Therefore, when an incident occurs and the drawer 4 is opened for a reason other than currency exchange, an alarm is automatically issued without any operation.

FIG. 5 shows the structure of a crime prevention system using the register 1 of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, one or a plurality of registers 1 are provided for each retail store 8, and the network center 9 is connected to each register 1 of the plurality of retail stores 8 by a communication network. It should be noted that the network center 9 is not connected to each register 1, but is connected to each of the retail stores 8 by a single line summarized by each retail store 8.
You may make it connect every.

When the network center 9 receives the alarm from the register 1 or the retail store 8, the network center 9 identifies the register 1 or the retail store that issued the alarm and notifies the police agency of the occurrence of the incident.

[0017]

As described above, the security-equipped register of the present invention has a timer for counting the time when the drawer is open, and a predetermined value until a predetermined time elapses after the count value of the timer is input. Since the control device that issues an alarm when no input processing is performed and the communication device that transmits the alarm issued by the control device to the network center are configured, the drawer is opened in the event of theft or the like. If no action is taken for a certain period of time after that, an alarm is automatically issued, which has the effect of helping early resolution of the case.

Further, since the alarm is automatically issued, no action is required for reporting the case, and there is an effect that the criminal can report without danger before escaping.

Further, the crime prevention system of the present invention connects the above-mentioned crime prevention function register with a network center through a communication network, and when the network center receives an alarm, the register which transmitted the alarm is specified to a police agency. Since it is decided to report, in addition to the same effect as described above, there is an effect that it is possible to promptly report the place where the incident occurred.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a register with a crime prevention function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the register shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an overall control unit of FIG.

4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the register of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a security system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 register 4 drawer 5 timer 6 modem (communication device) 7 integrated control unit (control device) 9 network center

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A timer for counting the time during which the drawer is open, and a control device for issuing an alarm if a predetermined input process is not performed before a predetermined time elapses after inputting the count value of the timer. A register with a crime prevention function, comprising: a communication device for transmitting an alarm issued by the control device to a network center. 2. A network center and a register mutually connected by a communication network, wherein the register inputs a timer for counting the time when the drawer is open and a count value of the timer, and a predetermined time elapses. And a communication device for transmitting an alarm issued by the control device to the network center, wherein the network center outputs an alarm from the register. A security system characterized by, when receiving a message, identifying the register that has transmitted the alarm and notifying the police agency. 3. The security system according to claim 2, wherein the network center is connected to the plurality of registers via a communication network.