JPH09171590A - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly monitor the probability of abnormal situation occurrence and also to provide a quick resolving means at the time of abnormal situation occurrence. SOLUTION: When a cashier, etc., operate an ECR operating part 11 and opens a drawer, a drawer switch 9 becomes a state indicating drawer-open and interruption, etc., takes place to the treated by a control part 10. The control part 10 permits a video camera 1 consisting of a CCD camera, etc., to be a working state with an interface 5 in accordance with the procedure of a video recording control part 14a by the interruption, etc., and also permits a video recording device 3 consisting of an 8mm video, etc., to be the working state with the interface 8 so as to execute the video recording of the output video signal of the video camera 1. Then, when the drawer is closed, the drawer switch 9 becomes the state indicating drawer-closed, the control part 10 detects it and the video camera 1 and the video recording device 3 is to be brought into the halt state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic cash register having a monitoring function for security of a money handling place.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional electronic cash registers (hereinafter referred to as E
As a surveillance system (also referred to as CR), it operates independently of ECR such as displaying a cashier's place with a video camera, and it is not linked with ECR operation such as drawer operation. Therefore, it is not possible to take a flexible action such as appropriate recording when there is a possibility of occurrence of an abnormality and quick response to the solution when an abnormality occurs.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a technique for appropriately monitoring the possibility of occurrence of an abnormal situation and providing a quick solution when an abnormal situation occurs. To build.

[0004]

An electronic cash register is provided with a video camera, a video recording device, and a switch that opens and closes in accordance with opening and closing of a drawer of the electronic cash register, and an image taken by the video camera when the drawer is opened is displayed. Record with the video recorder.

A time measuring means, a video signal converting means for time, and a superimposing means for superimposing the video signal are provided to superimpose the time on the video and record the video.

The receipt number signal issued by the electronic cash register and the superimposing means for superimposing the receipt number on the video signal are provided, and the receipt number is superposed on the video signal for recording.

The electronic cash register is provided with a video camera, a video recording device, and an abnormal input key, and by pressing the abnormal input key, the video image taken by the video camera is recorded by the video recording device.

A time measuring means, a time video signal converting means, and a superimposing means for superimposing the video signal are provided, and the time is superposed on the video for recording.

The video camera is installed in a housing on the back of the electronic cash register.

The video camera is installed side by side with the customer cash amount display unit of the electronic cash register.

The lens of the video camera is a wide-angle lens or a fish-eye lens.

A video monitor is provided on the operation section side of the electronic cash register, and a video signal picked up by a video camera is displayed on the video monitor.

A video output unit is provided in the electronic cash register to output a video signal picked up by the video camera to the outside.

The electronic cash register is provided with a signal output unit for an abnormal input key, and outputs a signal for pressing the abnormal input key to the outside.

[0015]

The electronic cash register is provided with a video camera, a video recording device, and a switch that opens and closes according to the opening and closing of the drawer of the electronic cash register, and the video recording device records the image taken by the video camera when the drawer is opened. By doing so, ECR with a high possibility of abnormal occurrence
It is rational because it can record video during operation.

By providing a time measuring means, a video signal converting means for time and a superimposing means for the video signal, and superimposing the time on the video for recording, the time when the abnormality occurs can be easily specified.

When an abnormality occurs, a means for fetching a receipt number signal issued by the electronic cash register and a means for superimposing the receipt number on the video signal are provided, and the receipt number is superimposed on the video signal for recording. It becomes easy to identify customers and the like.

By providing the electronic cash register with a video camera, a video recording device, and an abnormal input key, and pressing the abnormal input key to record an image taken by the video camera with the video recording device, ECR
Can handle abnormal situations other than during operation.

By providing a timekeeping means, a video signal converting means for time and a superimposing means for the video signal, and superimposing the time on the video for recording, it is possible to easily specify the time of occurrence of an abnormality other than during ECR operation. .

The video camera can be installed in the housing behind the electronic cash register to monitor the image of the customer.

The video camera can be directed to the customer without any discomfort by installing the video camera together with the customer's money amount display portion of the electronic cash register.

By making the lens of the video camera a wide-angle lens or a fish-eye lens, it is possible to clearly image a customer who is a short distance from the ECR.

A video monitor is provided on the operation section side of the electronic cash register, and the video signal picked up by the video camera is displayed on the video monitor, so that the camera properly catches the subject or the apparatus operates normally. You can monitor whether there is something.

By providing a video output unit in the electronic cash register and outputting a video signal captured by a video camera to the outside, the video can be monitored in an office or a security room.

The electronic cash register is provided with a signal output unit for an abnormal input key, and a signal for pressing the abnormal input key is output to the outside so as to warn an office or a security room of the occurrence of the abnormal condition. it can.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an electronic cash register according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of one embodiment of an electronic cash register according to the present invention. When the cashier or the like operates the ECR operation unit 11 to open the drawer, the drawer switch 9 including a micro switch or the like enters a state in which the drawer is opened, and the control unit 1
0 is interrupted. Control unit 10 by the same interrupt
In accordance with the procedure of the recording control unit 14a, the video camera 1 including a CCD camera and the like is activated through the interface 5, and the recording device 3 including an 8 mm video and the like is activated through the interface 8 and the video camera 1 is activated. Record the output video signal of. Next, when the drawer is closed, the drawer switch 9 is in a state indicating that the drawer is closed, and the control unit 10 detects this and puts the video camera 1 and the recording device 4 into the hibernation state.

When the control unit 10 detects that the drawer is open, the real time is read from the clock 12 according to the procedure of the superimposition display control unit 14b and the character code is written in the address corresponding to the display position on the video RAM 7. The same character code may be used as a video signal in the pattern generation unit 6 and may be superimposed with the output video signal from the video camera 1 in the superposition circuit 2 and recorded by the recording device 3 in the same manner as above.

When the cashier or the like inputs a receipt number from the ECR operating unit 11, the control unit 10 causes the character code of the receipt number to correspond to the display position on the video RAM 7 in accordance with the procedure of the superimposition display control unit 14b as described above. Write to address. The same character code may be used as a video signal by the pattern generator 6 and may be superimposed on the output video signal from the video camera 1 by the superposition circuit 2 and recorded by the recording device 3.

The ECR operation unit 11 includes an abnormal input key 1
If the cashier or the like senses an abnormal situation such as a threat, the key 11a is pressed down. When the control unit 10 detects the pressing signal by an interrupt or the like, the recording control unit 14
According to the procedure of a, the output image of the video camera 1 and the time at that time are recorded in the recording device 2 in the same manner as above. At this time, the object to be imaged can be expanded by controlling the rotation mechanism (not shown) of the video camera 1 to perform panning or the like.

FIG. 2 is a front view (A) and a rear view (B) of a perspective view of another embodiment of the electronic cash register according to the present invention. The main part of the block diagram of the electronic cash register is also shown in FIG. Electronic cash register 2
A window 22 made of translucent glass or the like is provided on the rear surface 21b of the video camera 1, and the video camera 1 (not shown in FIG. 2) is provided therein.
Is installed with its lens 1a facing rearward. In the same manner as above, the video recording device 3 (not shown in FIG. 2) installed inside the video camera 1 and the electronic cash register 21 is operated by operating the ECR operation unit 11 to open / close the drawer, etc. One subject or the like is recorded. Panel 21a on the front operating portion side of the electronic cash register 21
It is also possible to provide a video monitor 15 made of liquid crystal or the like, and display the same screen as the video recorded by the video recording device 3 to monitor the operating status of the video camera 1.

A side surface 21c of the electronic cash register 21
It is possible to monitor the same video in an office, a security room, etc. by providing a connector 23 in the above and outputting the video signal S1 of the video camera to the outside through a signal cable L21. Further, in the same manner as above, when the abnormal time input key provided in the ECR operation unit 11 of the electronic cash register 21 is pressed, the control unit 1
In the case of 0, an alarm signal is generated by the alarm output unit 13 and transmitted to the office or security room from the connector 23 through the signal cable L21 as the pressing signal S2 of the abnormal input key to notify the occurrence of the abnormal condition. .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of the electronic cash register according to the present invention. A block diagram of the main part of the electronic cash register is also shown in FIG. A video camera 1 (not shown in FIG. 3) is installed inside the customer-side amount display section 32 installed on the upper portion 31d of the electronic cash register 31 with the lens 1a facing the customer side. The video recording device 3 installed inside the video camera 1 and the electronic cash register 31 by opening / closing the drawer by operating the ECR operating unit 11 in the same manner as described above.
(Not shown in FIG. 3) operates to record the subject of the video camera 1 or the like.

The lens 1a of the video camera 1 may be an ordinary lens, but may be a wide-angle lens or a fisheye lens.

[0034]

As described above, by installing a video camera and a video recording device inside the electronic cash register and recording while the drawer is open or when an abnormal situation occurs, an abnormal situation Since the occurrence status can be accurately grasped, the abnormal situation can be quickly processed and resolved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of an electronic cash register according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view (A) and a rear view (B) of a perspective view of another embodiment of an electronic cash register according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of an electronic cash register according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Video Camera 1a Lens 2 Superimposing Circuit 3 Video Recording Device 5 Interface 6 Pattern Generation Section 7 Video RAM 8 Interface 9 Drawer Switch S1 Output Video Signal S2 Abnormal Input Key Press Signal 10 Control Section 11 ECR Operation Section 11a Abnormal Input Key 12 clock 13 alarm output unit 14a recording control unit 14b superimposition display control unit 15 monitor 21 electronic cash register 22 window 23 connector L21 signal cable 31 electronic cash register 32 display unit for customers

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An electronic cash register is provided with a video camera, a video recording device, and a switch that opens and closes according to the opening and closing of a drawer of the electronic cash register, and the video recorded by the video camera when the drawer is opened is the video recording. An electronic cash register characterized by recording on the device. 2. The electronic cash register according to claim 1, further comprising a clocking means, a video signal converting means for time, and a superimposing means for superimposing the video signal, and superimposing the time on the video for recording. 3. A receipt number signal issued by an electronic cash register and a superimposing means for superimposing the receipt number on the video signal are provided, and the receipt number is superposed on the video signal for recording. The electronic cash register according to claim 1 or 2. 4. An electronic cash register is provided with a video camera, a video recording device, and an abnormal input key, and by pressing the abnormal input key, the video imaged by the video camera is recorded by the video recording device. An electronic cash register characterized in that. 5. The electronic cash register according to claim 4, further comprising a clocking means, a video signal converting means for time and a superimposing means for superimposing the video signal, and superimposing time on the video for recording. 6. The electronic cash register according to claim 1, wherein the video camera is installed in a housing on the back of the electronic cash register. 7. The electronic cash register according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the video camera is provided together with a customer price display portion of the electronic cash register. 8. The video camera lens is a wide-angle lens or a fish-eye lens, as claimed in claim 1 or 4.
Electronic cash register as described. 9. The electronic cash register according to claim 1 or 4, wherein a video monitor is provided on a side of the operation unit of the electronic cash register, and a video signal picked up by a video camera is displayed on the video monitor. 10. The electronic cash register according to claim 1, wherein the electronic cash register is provided with a video output section, and a video signal picked up by a video camera is output to the outside. 11. The electronic cash register according to claim 4, wherein the electronic cash register is provided with a signal output unit for an abnormal input key, and a signal for pressing the abnormal input key is output to the outside.