JPS63291192A - Pos terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is a so-called POS system that manages products at the point of sale.
Concerning terminals in the system.

(Prior Art) POS systems have been introduced in many retail stores because they enable the management of products at the time they are sold.

The POS terminal used in this system reads the product's source marking code from a scanner and then
- Should it be displayed on the indicator lamp?

-1 Nen used a buzzer to notify the operator that the code was correctly read by the scanner.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the former case, the operator has to pay attention to all the display lamps when scanning, which may hinder the movement of the product or other operations. However, in the latter case, the operator does not need to pay attention to the indicator lamp as in the former case.

When other POS terminals are adjacent to each other and those POS terminals are also used at the same time.

There is a drawback that it may not be possible to determine whether the buzzer sound is coming from the POS terminal that the user is using or the buzzer sound from the neighboring POS terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide a full range of PPOS terminals by using voice as an indication that the product code has been read correctly, but by emitting a voice different from that of other POS terminals.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the POS terminal according to the present invention has a scanner that can see the entire code source marked on the product, and stores all information such as the product name and price corresponding to the code. a keyboard with data keys and function keys; a display displaying product name, price, etc.; and when a character code to be emitted from the keyboard is inputted, The code is stored in its own buffer, and when the code of the product is read by the scanner, the price lookup memory is searched to obtain the product name and its price information, and the information is displayed on the display. A POS terminal control unit that reads out all character codes previously stored in the buffer, a voice synthesis unit that converts the character codes into corresponding analog signals, and an analog signal from the voice synthesis unit. It consists of a speaker that outputs.

(Example) The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings and the like. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a POS terminal according to the present invention.

First, before using the POS terminal, the operator inputs all NO0s of the POS terminal to be used from the keyboard 1.

The POS terminal control unit 6 selects the above NO0, for example, No.
1 y<When received, the character code "One" is stored in the entire buffer 6a.

By inputting the above code, preparation for use of the POS terminal is completed.

Next, the operator actually operates the POS terminal at PO8.
Full explanation will be provided if used for business purposes.

When the product code attached to the product itself or its packaging is read by the scanner 3, the POS terminal control section 6 accesses the price lookup memory 4 and performs a search using the read code. As a result, the product name and its price information stored in the part corresponding to the code are found.

At the same time, the character code "One" stored in the buffer 6a is also read out and sent to the speech synthesis section 5. The voice synthesis unit 5 converts the signal into a gold analog signal with the character code "One" and outputs it from the speaker 7.

The POS terminal control unit 6 displays the above-mentioned read product name and price information on the display 2 at the same time as the output from the speaker.

In other POS terminals, the operator uses keyboard 1 before using the entire POS terminal.
S terminal No. 2 NO.

By inputting 2, you can output a voice different from that of the POS terminal above, that is, the voice "Tsu", so even if many POS terminals are installed adjacent to each other, you can output the voice of the POS terminal you are using. All readings can be recognized reliably.

Although one embodiment has been described above, the sound to be output may be "Okay", "Good", etc.
In addition, by preparing a male and female voice output section in the voice synthesis section so that male or female voice can be output, it is possible to more easily distinguish the sounds output from a plurality of POS terminals.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention is configured to output all sounds preset in the speech synthesis section when the input from the scanner is made normally, so that multiple POS
If all terminals are adjacent to each other, each POS will have one POS.
Since the terminal outputs a voice unique to the registered product, the operator can clearly distinguish it from the voice for reading the product code from the adjacent POS terminal, which is effective.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a POS terminal according to the present invention. 1...Keyboard 2...Display 3...
Scanner 4...Price lookup memory 5...Bamboo voice synthesis section 6...PO8 Goominal control section 6a...Buffer 7...Speaker Fig. 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A scanner that reads codes source marked on products, a price lookup memory that stores information such as the product name and price corresponding to the code, and a keyboard equipped with data keys and function keys. When a character code to be displayed and a predetermined voice is to be emitted from the keyboard is input, this character code is stored in its own buffer, and when the product code is read by the scanner, the price is A POS terminal control unit that searches a lookup memory to obtain a product name and its price information, displays it on the display, and reads out a pre-stored character code from the buffer, and the character code is matched. What is claimed is: 1. A POS terminal comprising: a voice synthesis section that converts the voice into an analog signal; and a speaker that outputs the analog signal from the voice synthesis section.