KR100794614B1 - Apparatus and method for analyzing transaction data of a pos device - Google Patents

Abstract

A device and a method for analyzing transaction data of a POS(Point Of Sale) terminal are provided to use data of a single data format by converting the data format output from the POS terminal into the single data and analyze transaction details by storing the transaction data output from the POS terminal in synchronization with a video signal of a CCTV(Closed-Circuit TeleVision). An ASCII(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) code converter(215) converts raw transaction information received from the POS terminal into the ASCII code. A transaction information extractor(213) extracts the transaction information from the converted raw transaction information. An abnormal information filter(211) determines abnormal transaction by analyzing the extracted transaction information. An abnormal transaction processor(212) zooms in and records video by controlling a camera neighboring to the POS terminal related to the abnormal transaction when the abnormal transaction is determined. A DBMS(DataBase Management System) storing part stores the extracted transaction information and index information of the extracted transaction information. A file archive storing part stores video information received from the camera and the transaction information sequentially according to time order.

Description

Apparatus and method for analyzing transaction data of a POS device}

The present invention relates to a point-of-sale management device and method for transmitting sales information to a remote device, and more particularly, to a point-of-sale terminal for analyzing and processing transaction information on a point-of-sale terminal transmitted to a remote device. An information analyzing apparatus and method.

Generally, Point of Sales (POS) system is a management system that analyzes and utilizes information by inputting distribution information such as items, prices, and quantities into a computer at the same time as it is sold in a retail store. to be. The POS system inputs sales information into a point-of-sale terminal (hereinafter referred to as a 'POS terminal') by contacting a reader (ie, a scanner) with a unique mark or barcode printed or attached to a product package, and through a main computer. Information of a plurality of POS terminals is comprehensively managed. Based on the sales information, the retailer can implement product management and business automation such as identifying sales trends from time to time, maintaining an appropriate level of inventory, and expanding the display of well-sold products.

On the other hand, CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) system installs a camera in the place where you want to take a video processing card (Digital Vedio Recorder (DVR)) card and I / O I / O card ) To monitor the location where CCTV is installed. The DVR is a CCTV replacement security device that stores the recorded video as a digital signal. The DVR has better image quality, no hassle to replace the video tape, and is easy to edit, transmit, and search than the existing CCTV. It is expanding.

The CCTV system is also used to prevent theft at a merchandise sales store. Since it is provided separately from the POS system, the POS terminal of each store is usually managed by concentrating and managing the main computer and CCTV terminal of the POS system in a computer room or a management room. Is involved only in the settlement of sales, and the shop monitoring function through CCTV is in charge of the computer room or management room. Recently, methods for integrating product management by connecting remote devices such as the DVR terminal to the POS system have been proposed.

However, since the data format of the information output from the above-described POS terminal is different, there is a problem that it is not easy to utilize this in the DVR terminal. In addition, since the transaction information collected from the POS terminal and the image information recorded from the CCTV are stored separately, there is a problem in that it is not easy to search for a specific image when a specific transaction occurs.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for analyzing transaction information for a point-of-sale terminal by converting the data format output from the point-of-sale terminal into a unified data format.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for analyzing transaction information for a point-of-sale terminal that enables analysis of transaction details by storing transaction information output from the point-of-sale terminal in synchronization with a video image signal of a CCTV. Is in.

Apparatus for achieving the above object; An ASCII code conversion unit for converting transaction source information received from the point of sale terminal into an ASCII code; A transaction information extraction unit for extracting transaction related information from the transaction source information converted by the ASCII code conversion unit; A singular information filtering unit configured to analyze the transaction related information extracted by the transaction information extracting unit and determine whether a singular transaction occurs; And a singular transaction processing unit for processing to perform an enlarged recording by controlling a camera near a point of sale terminal related to the transaction, when a singular transaction generation is determined by the singular information filtering unit.

In this case, the transaction-related information is characterized in that any one or more selected from a transaction method, price, quantity and goods.

On the other hand, the apparatus further comprises a transaction information conversion unit for converting the transaction information of the ASCII form extracted by the transaction information extraction unit into transaction information of the Unicode form.

The apparatus may further include a DBMS storage unit storing transaction information extracted from the transaction information extracting unit and index information thereof; And a file archive storage unit in which video information and transaction information received from the camera are sequentially stored in chronological order.

When the singular transaction processing unit determines that a singular transaction occurs by the singular information filtering unit, the high-speed recording is performed by controlling a camera near the point of sale terminal associated with the transaction, and recording is performed in high quality by increasing the image quality coefficient. And processing.

The singular transaction processing unit may include generating a signal to a sensor connected to the device and operating an alarm when it is determined that the singular transaction is generated by the singular information filtering unit.

The method for achieving the above object; Converting transaction source information received from the point of sale terminal into an ASCII code; Extracting transaction related information from the transaction source information converted into the ASCII code; Determining whether a specific transaction has occurred by analyzing the extracted transaction related information; And if the unusual transaction occurs, controlling the camera near the point of sale terminal related to the transaction to perform the enlarged recording.

According to the present invention, by converting data output from a plurality of point-of-sale terminals into a unified data format, it is possible to effectively filter specific transaction information, and to effectively search and classify the converted transaction information. .

In addition, according to the present invention, by storing the transaction information output from the point-of-sale terminal in synchronization with the video image signal of the CCTV to check the video signal mapped for a specific transaction to easily check the situation such as theft, theft, etc. The advantage is that it is possible.

The present invention proposes an apparatus and method for converting a data format used for each point-of-sale terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a 'POS terminal') into an unified data format to effectively analyze the data format. That is, the data received from each POS terminal is converted into data in a unified format, and analyzed accordingly to take appropriate pre-set measures when a specific transaction history occurs. In addition, as the transaction history information is received, the corresponding transaction history information is stored in synchronization with the video signal received from the CCTV, thereby facilitating the search of the video screen for each transaction history.

In addition, more effective transaction monitoring is possible by separately controlling the camera associated with the transaction location when the unusual transaction occurs.

On the other hand, the device for analyzing and storing the data received from the POS terminals (that is, transaction information analysis device) may be implemented as a separate device connected to the network, it is integrated in the DVR device connected to the POS terminal through the network It may also be implemented. In this case, the transaction information analysis apparatus maps and stores the transaction information received from the POS terminals to the image information received through the DVR. In the following description, the present invention will be described as an example in which the transaction information analyzing apparatus according to the present invention is included in a DVR device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted when it is determined that the detailed descriptions of the known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

First, a transaction information analysis apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and then a transaction information analysis method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

1 is a view showing a point of sale system for transmitting sales information to a remote device according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, information about a product input through the scanner 110 is transmitted to the POS terminal 100, and the POS terminal 100 operates information (ie, sales information) related to the sale of the corresponding product. Output to various external devices (ie, the monitor 120, the printer 130, the DVR 150, etc.). For example, the sales information is transmitted to the printer 130 and a receipt is output, and the sales information is transmitted to the monitor 120 (for example, a light emitting diode (LED) display device) so that the customer can check the information such as the sales price. Will be printed. On the other hand, the operation information related to the sale of goods is transmitted to a remote device such as DVR 150 through the network 140 in accordance with the present invention. At this time, the transaction information analysis apparatus according to the present invention as described above will be described as being included in the DVR (150).

Therefore, when transaction detail information is transmitted to the DVR 350 at the time of merchandise sale, effective sales monitoring may be performed by mapping and storing image information about the sale time with the sale information.

At this time, since the format of the data received from the POS terminal 100 is transmitted in various formats for each POS equipment, in order to effectively use it, the transaction information analyzing apparatus (ie, the DVR 150) according to the present invention receives the received data. Convert data to a unified data format.

Meanwhile, the POS terminal 100 communicates with the scanner 110 in a PS2 manner, and communicates with the monitor 120 and the printer 130 in an RS232 manner. The PS2 communication method is a serial communication method mainly used as an input device of a PC keyboard or a mouse, and may be used for communication with the scanner 110. In addition, the RS232 method is a representative serial communication method defined by the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), and has a disadvantage in that the communication speed is short and the communication distance is short, but only one transmission line is required for one transmission, thereby reducing cost. Due to its advantages, it is widely used as a general data communication means.

On the other hand, when the operating information about the sale is transmitted from the POS terminal 100 to the printer 130 and the monitor 120 by the RS232 communication method, the transaction history information according to the present invention is the POS terminal 100 ) Is converted into data that can be transmitted through a network, and the converted operational information is transmitted to a remote device (eg, the DVR 150, the remote terminal device 160, etc.) through the network 140. Accordingly, when the payment is made at the point of sale of the product, effective monitoring may be performed through the DVR 150. The effective monitoring of the sale may be performed by linking the information about the payment with the image data clip at the point of payment. This becomes possible. In addition, through the remote terminal device 160 connected to the Internet network or the like, it is possible to monitor and manage the sales in real time no matter where the manager is located.

Hereinafter, a detailed structure of the transaction related information received by the DVR 150 including the function of the point of sale terminal will be converted into a unified data format according to the present invention with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a point of sale terminal and a digital image storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the POS device 100 includes a POS operation program unit 201, a transaction information monitoring program unit 202, a TCP / IP driver 203, a network input / output port 204, and the like. The DVR 150 including the function of a point of sale terminal includes a singular information filtering unit 211, a singular transaction processing unit 212, a transaction information extracting unit 213, a DVR function unit 214, and an ASCII code conversion unit. 215, the transaction information converter 216, the network input / output port 217, the storage unit 218, and the like.

As described above, the DVR function unit 214 in the DVR 150 is a part of the DVR which performs unique functions such as video recording, video representation, camera control, and sensor signal control, and the remaining components are sold at the time of sale according to the present invention. Added to function as a management device. Therefore, a separate point-of-sale management device may be configured as parts other than the DVR function unit 214 in the DVR 150 and controlled through interfacing with the DVR 150.

The POS operation program unit 201 is software installed for processing sales information on the POS terminal 100. The POS operation program unit 201 processes various types of information input at the time of sale and operates the sales information (eg, sales time, product information, price). Information, payment information, etc.) and the operation information according to the present invention, such as external devices such as the monitor 120, the printer 130, the remote device (eg, the DVR 150, the remote terminal device 160), and the like. Will be processed for transmission. The transaction information monitoring program unit 202 performs a function of transmitting transaction source information to a transaction information analyzing apparatus (that is, the DVR 150) when transaction information occurs according to the present invention.

The TCP / IP driver 203 provides the network I / O port 204 with a description of the operation of TCP / IP when transmitting and receiving data through the network I / O port 204, thereby providing data of a TCP / IP communication method. Enables sending and receiving. The network input / output port 204 may perform TCP / IP data communication with external remote devices (ie, the DVR 150 and the remote terminal device 160) through the control of the TCP / IP driver 203. do.

Transaction source information transmitted from the POS device 100 is transmitted to the DVR device 150 through the network 140 and received through the network input / output port 217 of the DVR device 150. At this time, since the transaction source information received from the POS device 100 is a different raw data format (Raw Data Format) for each POS device 100, the operation of converting the data into a unified format according to the present invention is performed. do.

First, the received transaction source information is converted by the ASCII code converter 215 into an ASCII code. That is, according to the POS device 100, since the transaction source information varies in format, the present invention converts and analyzes the generalized ASCII code in order to easily analyze the source information.

The ASCII code information converted by the ASCII code converting unit 215 is input to the transaction information extracting unit 213, and the transaction information extracting unit 213 analyzes the corresponding transaction information through the ASCII code, and thus the transaction method and price. Transaction-related information such as quantity, quantity and goods will be extracted.

In this case, the transaction information is provided to the DVR function unit 214, and the DVR function unit 214 maps the image information related to the transaction details at the time point of the received transaction details to the storage unit 218. Will be saved. That is, the transaction information extracted by the transaction information extraction unit 213 is notified to the DVR function unit 214, and is overlaid and recorded on the video along with the video signal. As such, by displaying transaction information on an image around the POS device 100, the user can quickly understand the situation. At this time, the transaction information is recorded in the same file together with the real-time video signal, a detailed description will be described later in the description of FIG.

In addition, the ASCII-type transaction information extracted by the transaction information extractor 213 is converted into transaction information of the Unicode form in the transaction information converter 216 to be stored in a neutral language, and then stored. Stored in section 218.

Meanwhile, the transaction related information extracted by the transaction information extracting unit 213 is provided to the singular information filtering unit 211, and the singular information filtering unit 211 analyzes the extracted information to determine whether there is unusual information. . For example, when the transaction details become 'cancel transaction', 'return' and the like, it may be regarded as unusual information.

As such, when a singular transaction occurs, the singular transaction processing unit 212 performs a predetermined function. That is, the corresponding contents of the singular transaction are notified to the DVR function unit 214 and perform a predetermined specific function.

For example, when the unusual transaction occurs, the video can be recorded at high speed, and the picture quality coefficient can be increased to record more clearly. In addition, by generating a signal to a sensor connected to the DVR 150, an alarm may be sounded. In addition, by controlling the camera connected to the DVR 150, it is possible to zoom-in (zoom-in) around the POS (100) where the specific transaction occurred, to enlarge and record.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a transaction information analysis procedure for a point of sale terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, first, when the transaction information analysis device (ie, the DVR) receives transaction source information through TCP / IP (S301), the received transaction source information is analyzed and converted into an ASCII code (ASCII). S302). The transaction information is analyzed and extracted (S303) from the converted ASCII code, and the extracted transaction related information is analyzed (S304).

At this time, when a unique transaction occurs as a result of the analysis (S305), it performs a function according to the predetermined specific transaction occurs (S306). For example, video may be recorded at high speed and the image quality may be increased to record a clear image, or a signal may be generated to a sensor to operate an alarm, or a camera may be controlled to enlarge and record.

Meanwhile, the extracted transaction related information is recorded together with a video signal received at a corresponding transaction point (S307), and the ASCII type transaction information is converted into Unicode (S308) and stored in a database (S309).

4 is a diagram illustrating fields of data transmitted to a transaction information analysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, data transmitted from the POS device 100 is a raw data format, and contains various contents according to a program of the POS device 100 and a transaction information display device.

Meanwhile, the data transmitted from the POS device 100 includes a field indicating the total data length 410, a field indicating the device identification information 420, a field indicating the transaction source information 430, and the like. .

The total data length field 410 is a field indicating the total packet size, so that the packet size of the total data transmitted through the field can be known.

The device identification information field 420 is a field indicating where transaction origin information is obtained. For example, the device identification information is 'Printer' when the device identification information is 1, and 'Customer Display' when the device identification information is 2. In case of 3, it can be distinguished by setting as 'Cash Drawer'.

The transaction source information field 430 represents transaction data input to a transaction information display apparatus used for a transaction.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of data stored in a storage unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, transaction information may be stored in two forms. That is, the data is stored as separate data in the DBMS (DataBase Management System) storage unit 500 for the efficiency of retrieval, and the file is archived according to the signal generation order of the video and transaction information for synchronization with the video signal. File Archive) may be stored in the storage unit 510.

That is, the DBMS storage unit 500 stores the transaction information 501, which is converted and extracted as described above, and index 502 information thereof, and the video archive storage unit 510 stores video information 511 and Transaction information 512 is stored sequentially in chronological order.

Therefore, the transaction information 501 stored in the DBMS storage unit 500 is used to confirm the entire transaction history, and the transaction stored in the file archive storage unit 510 is used to confirm the video signal related to the transaction history. Reference is made to the information 512 and the video information 511 mapped and stored therein. The information stored in the file archive storage unit 510 is also recorded in chronological order so that it can also have legal evidence.

Hereinafter, an example in which the DVR device 150 is actually implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 11.

6 is a diagram illustrating a monitoring screen displayed from a digital image storage device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the DVR apparatus 150 may receive a video signal from each CCTV and display the full screen. In this case, when a specific button is clicked, the video image recorded at a specific transaction point can be searched and played according to the present invention.

That is, when a specific button is clicked on in FIG. 6, a transaction history search menu as shown in FIG. 7 is provided. 7 is a diagram illustrating a menu screen for searching transaction details according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, when the transaction related information is input through the POS string filter provided in the upper part of FIG. 7 and a search is executed, corresponding transaction history information may be obtained as a search result screen as shown in FIG. 9. Will be.

In this case, when the specific transaction details or the specific transaction details are selected from the search results of FIG. 9, the video image recorded during the corresponding transaction may be displayed as shown in FIG. 10.

11 is a diagram illustrating a camera control menu for transaction monitoring according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 11, as described above, the DVR apparatus 150 may control a camera installed in each POS terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, as described above, when a specific transaction occurs, it is possible to control the cameras installed around the POS terminal 100 in which the transaction occurs and to perform enlarged reproduction.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the appended claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a view showing a point of sale system for transmitting sales information to a remote device according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a point of sale terminal and a digital image storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a transaction information analysis procedure for a point of sale terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing fields of data transmitted to the transaction information analysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of data stored in a storage unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a monitoring screen displayed from a digital image storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a menu screen for transaction history search according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating a search word input screen for searching transaction details according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view showing a transaction history search results according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a diagram illustrating a playback of a recording screen for an unusual transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a view showing a camera control menu for transaction monitoring according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: POS terminal 110: scanner

120: monitor 130: printer

140: network 150: transaction information analysis device

160: remote terminal device 201: POS operating program unit

202: transaction information monitoring program

203: TCP / IP driver 204, 217: network input / output port

211: singular information filtering unit 212: singular transaction processing unit

213: transaction information extraction unit 214: DVR function unit

215: ASCII code conversion unit 216: transaction information conversion unit

217: network input and output port 218: storage unit

410: total data length information 420: device identification information

430: transaction source information 500: DBMS storage unit

501, 512: transaction information 502: index

510: File archive storage unit 511: Video information

Claims (11)

In the transaction information analysis device for analyzing the transaction source information received from the point of sale terminal, An ASCII code conversion unit for converting transaction source information received from the point of sale terminal into an ASCII code; A transaction information extraction unit for extracting transaction related information from the transaction source information converted by the ASCII code conversion unit; A singular information filtering unit configured to analyze the transaction related information extracted by the transaction information extracting unit and determine whether a singular transaction occurs; And And a singular transaction processor configured to perform a magnification recording by controlling a camera near a point of sale terminal related to the transaction when the singular transaction occurrence is determined by the singular information filtering unit. Transaction information analysis device for. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction related information, Transaction information analysis apparatus for a point of sale terminal, characterized in that any one or more selected from a transaction method, price, quantity and goods. The method of claim 1, wherein the device, Transaction information analysis apparatus for a point of sale terminal further comprises a; transaction information conversion unit for converting the transaction information of the ASCII form extracted by the transaction information extraction unit into the Unicode form transaction information. The method of claim 1, wherein the device, A DBMS storage unit storing transaction information extracted from the transaction information extracting unit and index information thereof; And And a file archive storage unit, in which video information and transaction information received from the camera are sequentially stored in chronological order. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific transaction processing unit, When the singular information filtering unit determines that a singular transaction is generated, a high speed recording is performed by controlling a camera near the point of sale terminal associated with the transaction, and processing to perform recording in high quality by increasing the quality factor. Transaction information analysis apparatus for a point of sale terminal characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific transaction processing unit, And when the singular transaction generation is determined by the singular information filtering unit, generating a signal to a sensor connected to the device to operate an alarm. In the method for analyzing the transaction source information received from the point of sale terminal, performed by the transaction information analysis device, Converting transaction source information received from the point of sale terminal into an ASCII code; Extracting transaction related information from the transaction source information converted into the ASCII code; Determining whether a specific transaction has occurred by analyzing the extracted transaction related information; And And if the specific transaction occurs, controlling the camera near the point of sale terminal related to the transaction so as to perform an enlarged recording process. The method of claim 7, wherein the transaction related information, A transaction information analysis method for a point of sale terminal, characterized in that any one or more selected from a transaction method, price, quantity and goods. According to claim 7, After the transaction-related information extraction step, And converting the extracted transaction information of the ASCII type into the transaction information of the Unicode type. The method of claim 7, wherein if the judgment result is unusual, High speed recording by controlling a camera near the point of sale terminal associated with the transaction, and processing to perform recording in high quality by increasing the image quality coefficient . The method of claim 7, wherein if the judgment result is unusual, And generating a signal to a sensor connected to the device to operate an alarm.

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