KR100334113B1 - Method for inputting alphanumeric character for Descriptor Program of ECR - Google Patents

Abstract

If the operating mode of the electronic cash register is a descriptor program mode for determining a descriptor program mode, the first cash register receives a first user input for selecting an alphanumeric input method, and the first user input is an alphanumeric character. In the case of a selection command for displaying a list on the screen, an electronic money for receiving a second user input for selecting at least one alphanumeric character from the alphanumeric list on the screen and storing the alphanumeric character in the buffer of the descriptor currently being programmed. An alphanumeric input method for a descriptor program of a register.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the user can program the descriptor more quickly and conveniently without referring to the instruction manual or using a separate character overlay keyboard plate.

Description

Method for inputting alphanumeric character for Descriptor Program of ECR}

The present invention relates to an alphanumeric list input method for a descriptor program of an electronic cash register. More particularly, the present invention relates to an alphanumeric list when inputting letters, numbers, special characters, etc. for various descriptor programs in an electronic cash register. The present invention relates to a method of inputting an alphanumeric character for a descriptor program of an electronic cash register, which allows selection of these items.

The electronic cash register is a financial information management device widely used in commercial activities by improving the efficiency of sales by providing various management functions such as registration and closing of financial transaction information, identifying product inventory, and managing customer by item. The general electronic cash register has various operation modes such as registration mode, check mode, settlement mode, and program mode, so that a user can select a specific operation mode by using a key switch. Provides a variety of convenient features to help you.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration of a general electronic cash register, and includes a keyboard 50 for inputting money transaction information or various mode signals of the system, and an overall operation of the system by input of the keyboard 50. The central processing unit 10 to control, the RAM 20 for temporarily storing money transaction information, sales data, various data, etc., the ROM 30 storing the operation program of the system, and the data for financial management Financial management EPROM 40, a cash drawer 80 for storing cash, a printer 90 for issuing various reports such as receipts under the control of the central processing unit 10, and the central processing unit 10. It is comprised by the display 100 which informs a user by control. The transfer of data between each component is via a data bus 60 and the control of each component is via a control bus 70.

Hereinafter, the operation of a general electronic cash register will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

When various user information such as monetary transaction information and mode signal of the system are input by using the keyboard 50, this information is transmitted to the central processing unit 10 via the data bus 60, and the central processing unit 10 is a ROM. By loading the system program stored in (30) and performing the operation, the key input is analyzed and stored in a corresponding PLU (Price Look Up) of the RAM 20 in an appropriate data format. Accumulate and store the data values stored in the corresponding PLU on the table. The accumulated information is output through a printer when a user requests it, and reports the transaction information and the operation state of the electronic cash register through the display 100 to the user.

The financial management EPROM 40 is connected to a common bus by an EPROM reader (not shown) and is controlled by the central processing unit 10 according to a user's request to store various transaction details and tax information, and based on this information. This provides non-volatile for time-scheduled periods of valid stored data for tax purposes. The financial management EPROM 40 basically stores and stores important data on financial management, such as the year, month, day, and the number of settlements of the day, the sum of the sales amount of the day and the sum of all the sums so far. On the other hand, the general electronic cash register has a variety of operation modes to select a specific operation mode using a key switch, these operation modes provide a variety of convenient functions.

The operation modes include a registration mode used when registering a daily transaction, a return mode used when returning an item for which a receipt has already been issued, an inspection mode used when checking the contents of a transaction count so far, It includes a settlement mode used to close a day's sales and check and delete the contents, and a programming mode used to program contents required for registration. In particular, the program mode allows the user to enter and use various programs for date and time, tax, contact person password, items, price lookup (PLU), system selection, etc., through key input. It allows you to operate the registrar to suit your intended use and taste.

When inputting letters, numbers, special characters, etc. for the descriptor program in the electronic cash register as described above, two methods are used. First, an ASCII code as shown in FIG. 2 of the character is used. The descriptor can be programmed by typing or by entering a key that corresponds to each character on an alpha overlay keyboard that has been temporarily converted for alphanumeric input.

In the former case, there is a snippet that you need to refer to the ASCII code table in the manual to enter the ASCII code of each character. In the latter case, you can also refer to the manual to know which key is on the keyboard. There was a hassle to type on a specially designed alpha overlay key board sheet.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, when inputting letters, numbers, special characters, etc. for various descriptor programs in the electronic cash register, by listing each character in the alphanumeric list to the desired character When selected, the alphanumeric input method for the descriptor program of the electronic cash register allows users to program descriptors more quickly and conveniently without having to consult the user manual or use a separate character overlay keyboard board. The purpose is to provide.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a general electronic cash register,

2 is an exemplary diagram showing an ASCII code table;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a preferred embodiment of an alphanumeric input method for a descriptor program of an electronic cash register according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a descriptor buffer set on a RAM.

In order to achieve the above object, an alphanumeric input method for a descriptor program of an electronic cash register according to the present invention may include determining whether an operation mode of an electronic cash register is a descriptor program mode for inputting a descriptor program, Selecting at least one alphanumeric character from the alphanumeric list on the screen when the first user input is input to select an alphanumeric input method and the first user input is a selection command for displaying an alphanumeric list on the screen; The user may program the descriptor more quickly and conveniently by receiving the second user input and storing the corresponding alphanumeric character in the buffer of the descriptor currently being programmed.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the alphanumeric input method for a descriptor program of an electronic cash register according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a preferred embodiment of an alphanumeric input method for a descriptor program of an electronic cash register according to the present invention.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, a first determination step S10 of determining whether an operation mode of the electronic cash register is a descriptor program mode for inputting a descriptor program;

A step S20 of receiving a first user input for selecting an alphanumeric input method when an operation mode is the descriptor program mode as a result of the determination in the first determination step S20;

A second determining step (S30) of determining whether the first user input is a selection command for displaying an alphanumeric list on a screen or a selection command for inputting an ASCII code;

As a result of the determination in the second determination step (S30), if the first user input is a selection command for displaying the alphanumeric list, a second user input for selecting at least one alphanumeric character from the alphanumeric list on the screen; Receiving the and stores the alphanumeric characters in the buffer of the descriptor currently being programmed (S40);

As a result of the determination in the second determination step S30, if the first user input is a selection command for inputting an ASCII code, an ASCII code value is input through a third user input, and the corresponding character number is input to a descriptor buffer currently being programmed. Storing (S50);

As a result of the determination in the second determination step S30, if the first user input is not a selection command for displaying the alphanumeric list on the screen and the selection command for inputting the ASCII code, the fourth user input is input. In step S60, the user selects a character selected by the user on the keyboard converted to an alpha overlay and stores the character in a descriptor buffer currently being programmed.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a descriptor buffer set on a RAM.

First, in the first determination step S10, it is determined whether the operation mode of the electronic cash register is a descriptor program mode for inputting a descriptor program.

As a result of the determination in the first determination step S20, if the operation mode is not the descriptor program mode, the operation mode is performed. On the other hand, if the operation mode is the descriptor program mode, in step S20, the first method for selecting an alphanumeric input method is performed. Receive user input.

Thereafter, in the second determination step S30, it is determined whether the first user input is a selection command for displaying an alphanumeric list on the screen or a selection command for inputting an ASCII code.

As a result of the determination in the second determination step S30, if the first user input is a selection command that wants to display the alphanumeric list, in step S40, at least one alphanumeric character of the alphanumeric list on the screen is selected. 2 Receives user input and stores the corresponding alphanumeric character in the buffer of the descriptor as shown in FIG.

In this case, a method of selecting a number of characters is to place a cursor on a desired number of characters on the list of alphanumeric characters on the screen, and then press ENTER to store the character in the descriptor buffer currently being programmed. .

On the other hand, if the first user input is a selection command for inputting an ASCII code as a result of the determination in the second determination step (S30), in step S50, an ASCII code value is input through a third user input and the corresponding character number is input. It is stored in a descriptor buffer of the type shown in FIG. 4 currently being programmed.

As a result of the determination in the second determination step (S30), if the first user input is not a selection command for displaying the alphanumeric list on the screen and the selection command for inputting the ASCII code, then in step S60 a fourth It accepts the character selected by the user on the keyboard converted into alpha overlay through user input and stores the character in the descriptor buffer currently being programmed.

This makes programming descriptors faster and easier.

Terminologies used herein are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or customs of those skilled in the art, and the definitions should be based on the contents throughout the present application. will be.

In addition, since the present invention has been described through the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in view of the technical difficulty aspects of the present invention, those having ordinary skill in the art can easily be different from another embodiment of the present invention. Since modifications may be made, it is obvious that both the embodiments and modifications cited in the above description belong to the claims of the present invention.

As described in detail above, if the operation mode of the electronic cash register is a descriptor program mode for inputting a descriptor program, and if the descriptor program mode, the first user input for selecting an alphanumeric input method is received. If the user input is a selection command that wants to display a list of alphanumeric characters on the screen, a second user input for selecting at least one of the alphanumeric characters from the list of alphanumeric characters on the screen is accepted and the corresponding alphanumeric buffer is stored in the descriptor currently being programmed. According to the present invention stored in, there is an advantage that the user can program the descriptor more quickly and conveniently without referring to the user manual or using a separate character overlay keyboard plate.

Claims (3)

In the alphanumeric input method for the descriptor program of the electronic cash register, A first determining step of determining whether an operation mode of the electronic cash register is a descriptor program mode for inputting a descriptor program; Receiving a first user input for selecting an alphanumeric input method when an operation mode of the electronic cash register is the descriptor program mode as a result of the determination in the first determination step; A second judging step of determining whether the first user input is a selection command for displaying an alphanumeric list on a screen or a selection command for inputting an ASCII code; And As a result of the determination in the second determination step, if the first user input is a selection command for displaying the alphanumeric list, a second user input for selecting at least one alphanumeric character from the alphanumeric list on the screen is received. An alphanumeric input method for a descriptor program of an electronic cash register, characterized by storing the corresponding alphanumeric character in a buffer of a descriptor currently being programmed. The method of claim 1, wherein the method for selecting an alphanumeric character comprises placing a cursor at a desired alphanumeric number on the alphanumeric list on the screen and then hitting enter. Alphanumeric input method for. The method of claim 1, If the first user input is a selection command for inputting an ASCII code as a result of the determination in the second determination step, receiving an ASCII code value through a third user input and storing the corresponding character number in a descriptor buffer currently being programmed; ; And As a result of the determination in the second judging step, if the first user input is not a selection command for displaying the alphanumeric list on the screen and a selection command for inputting the ASCII code, character overlay is performed through a fourth user input. and receiving a character selected by the user on the keyboard converted to (alpha overlay) and storing the character in a descriptor buffer of a program currently being programmed.