JPS6072062A - Portable type data input device for pos terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To input a data at an optional place separated from a POS terminal without using a cable by transmitting an inputted data to a POS body by using infrared-rays. CONSTITUTION:A data input device 1 is provided with a key input button 12 for inputting a data, a transmitting instruction, etc., a display panel 13 and an infrared-rays emitting part 11. A POS body 2 has a photodetecting part 3 and photodetects infrared-rays generated from the infrared-rays emitting part 11 by operating a data transmitting instruction by the key input button 12. The POS body 2 is provided with a card reader 4, too.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a portable data entry device for a POS terminal. Here, POS is an abbreviation for Point-of-Sales, meaning a point-of-sale device.

For POS terminals, the POS terminal installer side (
(hereinafter referred to as the standman) inputs most of the data. However, it may be necessary for a customer to enter data when purchasing an item. For example, when a customer uses a magnetic credit card, the customer enters a personal identification number (PIN code); however, in this case, the customer cannot directly enter the personal identification code at the POS terminal because there is a risk that the personal identification code will be known. Conventionally, a separate data input device connected by a cable is provided at a location slightly away from the POS terminal body (hereinafter referred to as the PO8 body). However, with such data input devices, the length of the cable cannot be extended very long, and the distance from the main body cannot be maintained, making it insufficient in terms of confidentiality.

Also, routing the cables is a hassle due to the layout of the stand. Especially at gas stations etc.
It would be very convenient if a customer could enter a personal identification code while in the car when refueling or purchasing other goods, and would also be suitable for maintaining confidentiality.

Furthermore, it is not necessarily limited to confidentiality, but also in general cases.
Such a data input device is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable data input device capable of inputting data necessary for POS terminal processing at any location away from the POS terminal. There is a particular thing.

The data input device of the present invention inputs input data l)
It is a portable device that uses infrared rays to transmit data to the OS itself and does not require cables.

It has two main functions. The first function is to hold the input data, and the second function is to transmit the stored data at the infrared edge when instructed by the PO8 main body. Unlike infrared remote control, the control side is not the main one, but PO8 is used only as an input means for the POS" main unit.
Follow the instructions on the main unit to transfer the data. Therefore, the first function and the second function are performed separately in time.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on Examples.

FIG. 1 shows the external shape of a data input device 1 which is an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a key person capo 121 display panel 13 for inputting data, transmission commands, etc. It is equipped with an infrared light emitting section 11. As shown in FIG. 2, a light receiving section 3 is provided in the main body 2 of the PO8 to receive infrared light emitted from the infrared light emitting section 11 when the key person capotan 12 operates a data transmission command.

FIG. 3 shows a circuit block diagram of the embodiment. 30 is a control section, 31 is a transmitting section that generates and modulates infrared rays, 32 is a key input circuit, 33 is a display circuit, 34 is a buzzer circuit, and 35 is a memory section. The key capotan 12 consists of a numeric keypad for inputting numbers, a numeric keypad for data transmission commands, and other function keys. When data is input using the key capotan 12, it is encoded by the key input circuit 32 and a signal is input to the control section 30. This signal is temporarily stored and held in the memory section 35. l)
When the OS main unit 2 presses the transmission command key of the key person capotan 12 when indicating an instruction to accept data from the data input device 1 of the present invention, the control unit 30 reads the data stored in the memory unit 35, The transmitting unit 31 emits infrared rays modulated with transmission data. The transmitter 31 is, for example, a semiconductor photodiode.

It consists of a diode output modulation circuit that modulates in a specified format and emits an optical signal. Note that input operation instructions from the control unit 30 to the customer, instructions during transmission, etc. are displayed on the display panel 13 by the display circuit 33.

The operation of the data input device of the present invention will be described below, taking as an example the operation of inputting a password when using a magnetic card. The operation of the control section 30 at that time is shown in a flowchart in FIG.

Now, when a customer pays for refueling or purchasing goods using a magnetic credit card at a gas station, the standman receives the magnetic card from the customer and at the same time hands over the data input device 1 of the present invention and inputs the pin code to the customer. do that for me. The customer inputs the number according to the operating instructions displayed on the display panel 13 (for example, '1 code input car 1') and returns the device to the standman (step Pl in FIG. 4). At this time, the buzzer circuit 34 generates a buzzer sound every time one digit of the number is entered, thereby informing the customer that the key has been input without fail. The standman takes the returned data input device 1 and magnetic card to a POS terminal located in an office within the store, and inserts the magnetic card into the card reader 4 of the main body 2 of the PO8.

When the PO1S body 2 confirms that the magnetic card has been successfully read, it issues an instruction to accept the customer's PIN code input to the PO1S.
8 Display on main body 2. When the standman confirms this instruction, he turns the infrared light emitting section 11 of the data input device 1 to PO.
8.Press the transmission command key (transmission key) on the key capotan 12 toward the light receiving section 3 of the main body 2. Then, the control unit 30 controls the transmitting unit 31 to emit infrared rays modulated by the input data (step P2 in FIG. 4).
8 Main body 2 Demodulates the optical signal received by the optical section 3, and sends the password code to the central processing unit (not shown) through the built-in MODEM.

The central processing unit checks whether the magnetic card is valid or not, and if there is a response, 1) the OS main body 2 performs slip processing and other sales-related actions;

As explained above, the data input device according to the present invention is l
) Data transmission to the OS main body is by infrared rays without using cables, so it can be made portable and can be used at any location away from the PO3 main body. In addition, if data is input immediately into the PO8 main unit when data is input, the place where the data is input is limited to a place within the direct range of infrared rays and a limited distance, but this data input device is Since the functions are divided into two: storage and data transmission, data transmission can be reliably carried out near the PO8 main body.The standman must be close to the PO8 main body when processing slips, so the above is necessary. Moving it closer to the main body does not add any special work.

Note 1. Although the explanation has been made using a gas station as an example, this kind of use is also possible in a general store. Further, in a restaurant or the like, it is also possible to input a customer's order into the PO8 body from a remote location using a portable data input device.゛

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of transmitting data to the POS terminal main body,
Fig. 3 is a circuit diagram of the embodiment, and Fig. 4 is a circuit block diagram of the embodiment.
Flowchart showing the operation of the first part. 1...Data input device, 2...POS (terminal) body, 3...Light receiving section, 4...Card reader, 11...Infrared light emitting section, 12...Key person capotan, 13. ...Display spring element, 30...Control unit, 31
... Transmission unit, 32... Key input circuit, 33... Display circuit, 34... Buzzer circuit, 35... Memory section. Patent applicant: Nippon Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Akihiko Sado

Claims (1)

[Claims] A portable data input device K that inputs some of the data to be transmitted to the central processing unit through the POS terminal in a POS terminal that exchanges data with the central processing unit, and inputs data and data transmission commands. a memory section for temporarily storing the input data, a transmission section for generating and modulating infrared rays for transmitting the data to the POS terminal, and a transmission section for inputting and transmitting the data.
It consists of a control unit that controls storage and transmission operations, and it transfers the stored data to the POS terminal when instructed by the POS terminal.
l) An OS characterized by transmitting to an OS terminal.
A belt-type data input device for terminals.